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<h3 id="a022466">Zeus Webinar: Bioabsorbable Polymers as Biomaterials</h3>

<p><em>Anticipated to promote greater awareness and understanding in the field of bioabsorbable polymers, Zeus presents free webinar on August 28, 2008.</em> </p>

<p>Orangeburg, SC (PRWEB) August 22, 2008 -- Zeus, Inc., a leader in polymer science, is pleased to announce it will be hosting an informative and cutting-edge bioabsorbables webinar entitled, "Bioabsorbable Polymers as Biomaterials."</p>

<p>Presented by Dr. Bruce Anneaux and James Lindsey, the webinar will provide insight into the development of synthetic bioabsorbable and biodegradable polymers and the application of these materials in the medical device industry. To register or for more details about this free webinar and its presenters, visit "New Information" at www.zeusinc.com.</p>

<p>Commenting on the webinar, Dr. Bruce Anneaux, Corporate Manager, Research & Development, said, "Zeus is committed to exploring and advancing innovative concepts and the widespread application of bioabsorbable polymers into the medical industry has the potential to revolutionize this field. It is this potential that makes this webinar particularly relevant and significant."</p>

<p>The webinar will focus primarily on the commercially available synthetic bioabsorbable polyesters with an emphasis on copolymer design. Attendees will also gain valuable information related to the following sub-topics:</p>

<p>    * tBioabsorbable Polymer Applications<br />
    * tBioabsorbable Polyester Design<br />
    * tBiodegradation<br />
    * tProcessing<br />
    * tSterilization<br />
    * tPackaging </p>

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"There has been steady growth in the area of biomaterials and this webinar will provide insight into many of these advances as it relates to the medical device industry," said James Lindsey, Research Engineer. "The webinar seeks to enhance participants' understanding of the science of bioabsorbable materials and promote greater awareness of the many possibilities that lie ahead."</p>

<p>About Zeus, Inc.:<br />
Zeus, Inc. is headquartered in Orangeburg, SC USA. Zeus is a world leader in the design and production of high-performance polymer tubing used in demanding applications; operating 10 facilities on seven campuses in North America, Europe, and Asia. Zeus products and services are preferred by companies in medial, automotive, electrical fluid handling and mechanical markets. For more information, visit www.zeusinc.com.</p>


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<h3 id="a022465">RoadLoK Security Introduces All-New RoadLoK Arachnid M1 by Beringer</h3>

<p><em>RoadLoK Security has again proven that motorcycle security and performance go hand-in-hand with the new RoadLoK Arachnid M1 by Beringer!</em></p>

<p>Orange County, NY (PRWEB) August 22, 2008 -- The all-new RoadLoK® Arachnid® M1 manufactured by French friction specialists, Beringer®, is the world's first high-performance caliper and locking system compatible with all radial-caliper-equipped motorcycles. Beringer has successfully incorporated RoadLoK Security's patent-pending locking technology into their high-performance radial-mount caliper to produce a sleek and stylish solution to motorcycle theft. </p>

<p>Beringer has been manufacturing brakes for racing application for more than 15 years boasting unequaled performance and superior quality. Because Beringer manufactures calipers and rotors for both street and race applications--with no performance differences between the two--the rider gets a 16% reduction in unsprung weight on the front axle and 20% greater stopping ability over stock--not to mention, unequaled security that only the RoadLoK system can offer.</p>

<p>The new Arachnid M1 features a removable BrakeBolt™ locking pin and ABLOY® EXEC lock mechanism. The system is integrated into a powerful Beringer Aerotec® 4-piston, radial-mount brake caliper; the Arachnid M1 is compatible with any motorcycle using 108mm radial-mount front brake calipers. RoadLoK Security's "universal-fit" approach marks a company-first: this is a new locking system vaunting coverage for all Japanese sport bikes outfitted with 108mm radial calipers produced back to the 2003 model year! The new M1 is even compatible with several European motorbikes using the same popular radial-mount offset.</p>

<p>The new Arachnid M1 system is currently available through RoadLoK Security and Beringer. The M1 is available in a wide range of anodized colors including black, blue, gold, silver, purple, titanium and eye-catching red. All systems come complete with a matching Beringer Aerotec 4-piston radial-mount caliper. Kit pricing starts at $1999.99 (USD) for a complete billet braking package!</p>

<p>Don't forget: since the new Arachnid M1 uses the same proven RoadLoK technology as the RoadLoK Defender™ and the RoadLoK Sniper™, it is endorsed by GEICO® Powersports making it eligible for a discount on your GEICO insurance policy. Call GEICO for more information about the RoadLoK discount in your state.    </p>

<p>For more information and model fitment visit roadlok.com or call (888)-ROADLOK today.</p>

<p>Contacts:</p>

<p>RoadLoK Security<br />
126 Sprague Avenue<br />
Middletown, NY 10940<br />
(888)-ROADLOK<br />
www.roadlok.com</p>

<p>Béringer, SA<br />
ZA F-42940<br />
Châtelneuf, France<br />
+33 (4) 77 768 295<br />
www.beringer.fr</p>

<p>GEICO Powersports<br />
One GEICO Landing<br />
Virginia Beach, VA 23454<br />
(800)-44-CYCLE<br />
www.geico.com</p>


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<h3 id="a022464">Leading Concrete Stain Manufacturer, Concrete Camouflage® Listed For Sale</h3>

<p><em>With the explosive growth of concrete stain, it's hard to imagine why anyone would place Concrete Camouflage®, for sale on the open market. Especially providing they seem to hold one of the top spots in an industry that is today one of the best flooring solutions available. You have to ask yourself, Could this be Your Lucky day? Or just another article? Let's see.</em></p>

<p>Dallas, TX (PRWEB) August 22, 2008 -- Concrete Camouflage®, in a surprising move, has been recently placed for sale on the open market, being listed with Scot Jones of The Jones Group. A prominent specialists in Business Mergers and Acquisitions, located in the Dallas, Texas area. Even more surprising is the listing price which seems to be a giveaway by today's standards at only $1.2 million. That's U.S. dollars, not even Euros. </p>

<p>After becoming a staple, leader, and authority within the concrete stain industry, it certainly has some scratching their heads and wondering why sell at a time when Concrete Camouflage® is seemingly ready to burst with growth? When you visit Mr. Jones website listing of the offering and company details, found at www.JonesCorporate.com, it says only that the Concrete Camouflage® offering for sale, is because it is not the owners core business.</p>

<p>Ok, that's fair enough, but it also says in not so many words, that this particular business is essentially at a point in it's growth, and it further indicates that Concrete Camouflage® has such a following, that it may very well be sitting within it's industry in a place few ever see, the beginning of greatness. If so, that would be like have being able to have gotten in, at the very take off, of companies like Coca Cola®, Kleenex®, or Sherwin Williams®.</p>

<p>As it turns out that is the very reason for the offering. Concrete Camouflage® has evidently grown to a point of, and reached a place in it's evolution, that with the owners other businesses and current projects of interest, they are ready to pass Concrete Camouflage® on to it's new owners, so that they can take it to it's much earned, deserved, and what looks to be an easily achievable pinnacle. Which is the reason given for Concrete Camouflage®, having been listed with Mr. Jones.</p>

<p>So what is Concrete Stain anyway and why would it make Concrete Camouflage® such a great investment? Concrete stain which was found primarily in commercial applications at first, soon went residential as well. Now found in many homes and businesses and gaining in popularity, concrete stain has become today's alternative to traditional flooring.</p>

<p>Being used both indoors and outdoors it was once available only to contractor's, yet the increased demand for concrete stain from the do it yourself population quickly brought the product into the mainstream, and Concrete Camouflage® looks to be positioned to ride the leading edge of this tremendous wave.</p>

<p>What fuels this demand for concrete stain? Simply said, the beauty of it, the ease of use, and likely most of all the rather significant cost savings over other types of flooring, along with the allergy friendliness, low maintenance, and much more.</p>

<p>Chances are you or someone you know has or will have stained concrete somewhere around your home and/or business. Chances are Concrete Camouflage is or will be the products it's stained with. Or as they would prefer to say, You've "Camouflaged Your Concrete!" TM.</p>

<p>So there you have it. The only question now is, who will be the next owners. Though it seems likely to be gobbled up by some big fish competitor, who knows, if you have an extra million or so it could be you. Though you may want to hurry as this rare investment opportunity doesn't seem very likely to last long.</p>

<p>For more information on Concrete Camouflage®, you can visit their website at ConcreteCamouflage Concrete Stain and Supplies Though to make inquiries in regards to the sale of Concrete Camouflage®, or to request further information in regards to such, Please contact Mr. Scot Jones via The Jones Group or at 1 888 808 5071.</p>


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<h3 id="a022463">American Elements Announces Expanded Bromide and Iodide Manufacturing Capacity</h3>

<p><em>In response to increased demand for halide compounds, American Elements announced today it has increased the capacity for U.S. based manufacturing of metallic iodide and bromide compounds.</em></p>

<p>Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) August 22, 2008 -- In response to increased demand for halide compounds, American Elements announced today it has increased the capacity for U.S. based manufacturing of metallic iodide and bromide compounds. </p>

<p>Bromide and Iodide compounds including the alkali iodides, such as sodium iodide, lithium iodide and potassium iodide, and bromides of various transition metals, such as cobalt bromide, precious metals such as silver bromide and post-transition metals such as lead bromide and germanium bromide have found new and novel applications in medical, bio-science and environmental applications.</p>

<p>For further technical and pricing information on American Elements' full line of advanced ceramic, electronic, glass and structural advanced material products, please contact your local American Elements distributor or American Elements U.S. corporate headquarters at (1)310-208-0551, FAX (1)310-208-0351 or mail:customerservice(at)americanelements.com. American Elements is America's leading manufacturer and supplier of rare earth and other advanced material products with distribution offices in Europe, Asia and South America.</p>

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<h3 id="a022462">Chief® Provides Flat Panel Tilt at the Touch of a Button</h3>

<p><em>The new CM8T15U™ automatically adjusts to preset positions for viewing.</em></p>

<p>Minneapolis, MN (PRWEB) August 22, 2008 -- www.chiefmfg.com - Chief Manufacturing, the industry leader in flat panel and projector mounting solutions, announces the release of the CM8T15U Automated Tilt Mount, providing smooth flat panel tilt at the touch of a button. The CM8 provides automated tilt when you turn on your TV and when the TV is powered off, it automatically returns to a low-profile, flush position. </p>

<p>Often times, obstacles in a room require a flat panel to be mounted higher than the ideal viewing height. The CM8 works to solve this problem, providing smooth, motorized tilt 2 degrees up and 13 degrees down. When not in use, the CM8 blends into décor, featuring an extremely low-profile design, at only 3.6" (91 mm) from the wall.</p>

<p>For easy installation, the CM8 mounts directly to studs and is designed with Chief's exclusive Glide Lock™ latching mechanism, to ensure a secure installation. The mount features a universal interface to fit most flat panel TVs on the market, and can be used with an IR remote control or optical sensor.</p>

<p>For more information, visit Chief at CEDIA booth #1014.</p>

<p>About Chief:<br />
Chief Manufacturing is a division of Milestone AV Technologies, a Duchossois Group Company, and has more than 30 years of proven product and service excellence. Committed to responding to industry needs in the Pro AV, Residential and Office markets, Chief offers a complete line of mounts, lifts and accessories for flat panel displays and projectors.</p>

<p>Chief continues to design innovative mounting solutions that complement the technology they support. With multiple product awards and patented designs, Chief provides unique mount features, and is recognized for delivering not only quality products, but knowledgeable, helpful customer service.</p>

<p>U.S. and Europe sales offices support a global network spanning the Americas, Europe, the Pacific Rim and beyond. Chief distribution centers are located in Minnesota and the Netherlands. www.chiefmfg.com.</p>


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<h3 id="a022461">America's Fastest Growing Companies Includes Bridgelogix</h3>

<p><em>Inc. today ranked Bridgelogix on its annual ranking of the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in the country. The list is the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy - America's independent-minded entrepreneurs.</em></p>

<p>(PRWEB) August 22, 2008 -- Inc. today ranked Bridgelogix No. 4136 on its annual ranking of the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in the country. The list is the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy - America's independent-minded entrepreneurs. Taken as a whole, these companies represent the backbone of the U.S. economy. </p>

<p>"Our second annual Inc. 5000 continues the most ambitious project in business journalism," said Inc. 5000 Project Manager Jim Melloan. "The Inc. 5000 gives an unrivalled portrait of young, underreported companies across all industries doing fascinating things with cutting-edge business models, as well as older companies that are still showing impressive growth."</p>

<p>Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Tulsa, OK, Bridgelogix is defined by its innovative data collection and warehousing solutions that are offered by a company built on customer commitment, industry experience and a relentless dedication to providing the best to the Infor Baan, BPCS, ERPLN and ERPLX community. Bridgelogix's mission is to work with companies to help them achieve operational excellence - moving them forward, faster, with innovative solutions that help them simplify and automate their internal business processes and eliminate waste thereby reducing costs within their supply chain.</p>

<p>"We were thrilled to see our name when the results of the 2008 Inc. 5000 list were announced," said Koty Krishna, Founder and CEO of Bridgelogix. "This is another major achievement in an already banner year. Bridgelogix experienced record growth in 2007, was awarded by Managing Automation for technology advancements and now this recognition. Bridgelogix believes these accomplishments reflect deep understanding of our market, a suite of functionally rich yet user friendly solutions, stellar customer service and perhaps the most important-- unparallel hard work and commitment from every single employee of Bridgelogix in the US, Europe, India," he added. "Awards such as these are motivators to top our previous performance and to continually provide robust and reputable solutions to the Infor ERP community," he concluded.</p>

<p>The 5000 companies that made the list reported aggregate revenue of $185 billion and median three-year growth of 147 percent. Most important, the 2008 Inc. 5000 companies were engines of job growth, having created more than 826,033 jobs since those companies were founded. Complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and a list of the fastest-growing companies that can be sorted by industry and region can be found at www.inc5000.com.</p>

<p>Hottest Regions for Fastest-Growing Companies<br />
The New York metro area tops the Inc. 5000 list with the most companies of any city with 355. Washington, D.C. comes in a close second with 300 companies on the list; Los Angeles comes in third with 244 companies, and Atlanta (194 companies) and Chicago (189 companies) round out the top five. Interestingly, only 62 companies on the Inc. 5000 are not based in metropolitan areas.</p>

<p>Grand Rapids, Mich. leads the list with the highest median revenue of any metro area ($26.2 million, 16 companies), followed by San Antonio, Texas ($21.3 million, 25 companies), Baton Rouge, La. ($18.8 million, 14 companies), Houston ($17.1 million, 97 companies), and Kansas City, Mo.-Kan. ($16.5 million, 39 companies).</p>

<p>Hottest Industries for Fastest-Growing Businesses<br />
The most notable median growth categories among the Inc. 5000 fastest-growing businesses are in the Energy category (which grew by 298%), followed by Government Services (which grew by 220%), Security (200% growth), IT Services and Software (both grew by 187%), and Consulting (which grew by 182% on average).</p>

<p>The largest business category is IT Services, with 579 Inc. 5000 companies. Business Services (532 companies), Construction (459), Manufacturing (405), and Advertising & Marketing (361) complete the top five industries ranked on the 2008 Inc. 5000.</p>

<p>Industries reporting the highest median revenue are Travel ($38.8 million), Financial Services ($16.3 million), Logistics ($15.4 million) Government Services ($14.2 million), and Energy ($14.2 million).</p>

<p>Methodology<br />
The 2008 Inc. 5000 list measures revenue growth from 2004 through 2007. To qualify, companies must be U.S.-based and privately held, for profit, independent - not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies - as of December 31, 2007, and have had at least $200,000 in revenue in 2004, and $2 million in 2007.</p>

<p>Companies can apply for next year's Inc. 5000 by registering with "IncBizNet, Business Network for Private Companies", at www.incbiznet.com.</p>

<p>About Inc.com Inc.com, the daily resource for entrepreneurs, delivers how-to guides, advice, tools, breaking news, and rich multi-media to help business owners and CEOs start, run, and grow their businesses. Inc.com offers dynamic marketing solutions to help advertisers effectively reach Inc.com's audience of business leaders. Visit http://www.inc.com.</p>

<p>About Inc. 500|Inc. 5000 Conference Each year, Inc. magazine and Inc.com celebrate the remarkable achievements of today's entrepreneurial superstars -- the privately held small businesses that drive our economy. The Inc. 500|Inc. 5000 Conference brings together members of the Inc. 5000 community--both a new class of Inc. 5000 honorees and the list's alumni--for three days of powerful networking, inspired learning and momentous celebration. For the first time ever, this powerful networking event is open to all. Please join us September 18-20, 2008 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Washington, D.C. For more information or to register, visit www.Inc500Conference.com or call us at 877-211-0489.</p>

<p>For more information on Bridgelogix, visit www.bridgelogix.com.</p>


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<h3 id="a022460">24 Seven Expands Western Region to Court Fashion, Retail, Marketing, Advertising and Creative Sectors</h3>

<p><em>New West Coast VP of Operations Says Lean Economy Offers Strong Opportunities for Third-Party Employment Agencies</em></p>

<p>Los Angeles, Calif. (PRWEB) August 22, 2008 -- 24 Seven is vying for a greater share of the fashion, retail, marketing, advertising and creative sectors on the West Coast with new locations opening in Seattle and downtown Los Angeles. The company's California Market Center office in the Fashion District is its second Los Angeles location, providing convenient access to 24 Seven's current fashion and marketing clients and prospects. Headquartered in New York, the premier creative talent placement agency also has offices in Santa Monica, Newport Beach, San Francisco and London. </p>

<p>24 Seven's newly appointed West Coast VP of Operations, Anthony Donnarumma, says he anticipates the company's growth will continue running counter to industry trends. "While fashion retailers and agencies tighten their belts, they still need to keep business moving," says Donnarumma. "We're helping companies streamline the hiring process by expanding services and opening strategic locations convenient to current and potential clients."</p>

<p>Donnarumma recently joined 24 Seven after the company's merger with The Gromwell Group, where he served as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer. His previous experience in finance and operations includes management positions with Deloitte and Touche and Starpoint Solutions, LLC.</p>

<p>According to Donnarumma, 24 Seven's Los Angeles openings include high-level managers, planners and buyers in the fashion retail sector. Companies in region's marketing and advertising sectors have frequent openings for graphic designers, user interface specialists, account executives and traffic managers.</p>

<p>Los Angeles fashion and retail clients include Gap, BCBG, Fredericks of Hollywood, Juicy Couture, Rock & Republic and 7 for All Mankind. Marketing and advertising clients include Ogilvy and Mather, Chiat Day, Rapp Collins, Deutsch Advertising and Genex Advertising.</p>

<p>Los Angeles candidates interested in applying for positions with 24 Seven clients may forward a resume and cover letter to Meghan Brumley, mbrumley@24Seveninc.com.</p>

<p>For more details on 24 Seven's new Seattle location and clients, click here.</p>

<p>To best meet the needs on both sides of the hiring table, 24 Seven recruiters apply their respective industry expertise to save time, effort and money in the search process. Recruiters pre-screen candidates with in-depth interviews, portfolio assessments and reference checks. Through its online gateway, www.24SevenTalent.com, 24 Seven offers creative talent access to a variety of career enhancement services, such as specialized training, educational seminars, industry news and events, and discounts for career and personal services.</p>

<p>About 24 Seven<br />
Founded in 2000, 24 Seven is an eight-year market leader in the fashion, marketing, advertising, creative, beauty, retail, home furnishings and entertainment sectors. 24 Seven has established a reputation for placing exceptional creative talent, from entry level all the way to executive level. Additionally 24 Seven was certified as a Women's Business Enterprise by the WBENC (Women's Business Enterprise National Council) and was honored to receive the prestigious Ernst & Young 2007 Entrepreneur of the Year Award in the Business Services category in the Metropolitan New York area. For more information about 24 Seven, visit www.24seveninc.com.</p>


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<h3 id="a022459">6 Advantages of a Vernay Supravalve®</h3>

<p><em>The Supravalve® has been a mainstay of the Vernay Medical check valve line-up for over 20 years, and is still one of the most preferred assembled check valves used in the medical industry. Here are 6 advantages of a Vernay Supravalve®.</em></p>

<p>Yellow Springs, Ohio (Vocus/PRWEB ) August 22, 2008 -- The Supravalve® has been a mainstay of the Vernay Medical check valves line-up for over 20 years. But did you know the Supravalve® has 6 advantages compared to other check valves in the medical industry? </p>

<p>Here are 6 advantages of a Vernay Supravalve®:</p>

<p>   1.   Highly reliable in critical applications where drugs, blood or other fluid media, require the dosing to be precisely checked with care. More specifically the Supravalve® is used in medical fields such as:</p>

<p>      •   Drug Delivery<br />
      •   Blood Oxygenators<br />
      •   Blood Handling<br />
      •   Wound Drainage applications<br />
      •   Infusion sets</p>

<p>   2.   100% functionally tested for forward flow, reverse leakage and weld integrity.<br />
   3.   Assembled in a Class 10,000 clean environment to ensure the safety of the patient.<br />
   4.   Non-position sensitive.<br />
   5.   Provides a non-torturous flow path with low pressure losses at both medium and high flow rates. Having a non-torturous flow-path assures the valve is optimized for applications where Haemolysis is a concern.<br />
   6.   Available in a multitude of fitments and material selections that can readily be sterilized using Gamma, ETO or High temperature Sterilization methods.</p>

<p>At the heart of the Supravalve® is a duckbill check valve, a technology patented by Vernay many years ago. The silicone duckbill check valve is assembled into mating plastic components, using a state of the art automated assembly process. All configurations of the Supravalve® Check Valve are USP Class VI compliant.</p>

<p>Vernay Laboratories designs and manufactures precision molded elastomeric materials. Primary area of expertise is in the design and manufacture of elastomeric check valves for fluid control applications. Standard product lines include a variety of check valve designs both fully Elastomeric and molded onto metal or plastic.</p>

<p>For further information on the Vernay Supravalve® product line, please call 1-866-Vernay-1 or visit our website at www.vernay.com</p>

<p>About Vernay<br />
Vernay Laboratories is proud to provide precision-engineered fluid control rubber components and assemblies to companies around the world. Vernay serves the Automotive, Medical, Office Products, Small Appliances, Small Engine, White Goods, and Specialty markets. Using our expertise in the creation of manufacturing processes, quality & environmental standards and new cutting-edge elastomeric materials, we design check valves and other fluid control rubber products that offer advanced solutions to your complex engineering problems.</p>

<p>Links:<br />
http://www.vernay.com/ProductCategories/Duckbills.html<br />
http://www.vernay.com/ProductCategories/CheckValves.html<br />
http://www.vernay.com/Technologies/Material.html</p>


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<h3 id="a022458">Corvest: Writing Instruments are Ideal Promotional Products for Small Businesses</h3>

<p><em>Corvest, a top-20 promotional products supplier and parent company of Adva-Lite, Toppers and It's All Greek To Me, today announced the launch of a new promotion surrounding the benefits of utilizing promotional pens.</em></p>

<p>Largo, FL (PRWEB) August 22, 2008 -- Corvest, a top-20 promotional products supplier and parent company of Adva-Lite, Toppers and It's All Greek To Me, today announced the launch of a new promotion surrounding the benefits of utilizing promotional pens. Details regarding the promotion, which offers the company's best-selling gel ink pen at less than $1.00 per piece, can be found by clicking here. Organizations wishing to take advantage of the company's promotion can download an easy to use fax order form click here or can visit www.advalite.com/gp55 to order online. All orders placed by end customers will be forwarded to a network of participating promotional products distributors. </p>

<p>Mark Holland, Corvest's Vice President of Marketing, said, "In the promotional products industry, we have a common saying that every promotional pen has an average of six users in its lifetime. We had the idea to demonstrate the progression of passing a pen along from one person to the next, much like the pop culture game 'six degrees of Kevin Bacon.' This is a highly effective way to show just how many impressions one promotional pen will have." </p>

<p>The company points out that small business owners are acutely aware of the balance between self-promotion with tangible goods versus soft platforms such as print advertisements and television and radio commercials. Because of their practicality and low investment cost, partnered with the high number of exposures they generate, the company is utilizing its "Six Degrees of Separation" promotion to illustrate that writing instruments are ideal promotional products.</p>

<p>Holland adds, "If a client has $5,000 to spend on advertising, they can either buy one ¼-page advertisement in the local paper or they can buy 5,000 writing instruments. Unlike the newspaper ad, which will only appear in one edition, the pens will be passed from user to user, allowing the decorated message to live on for years to come. To think of the number of people who see or use just one of those pens is staggering. If, as consumers, we look in our desks, in our purses, or next to our home telephones, we'll find a pen with someone else's name on it. There's no reason it can't be your name on that pen."</p>

<p>In addition to offering their best-selling pen at a low minimum quantity price for less than $1.00 per piece, Corvest has a number of other high-quality promotional items at deeply discounted products. These items, including screen printed bags, personalized pens, decorated travel mugs and polycarbonate bottles, can be found at www.corvest.com/specials.jsp.</p>

<p>Corvest is a Counselor Top 40 Supplier, holding the number 18 position. It's All Greek To Me won the 2008 Distributor Choice Award for Supplier of the Year: Toys, while Adva-Lite received the award for Supplier of the Year: Flashlights.</p>

<p>About Corvest</p>

<p>Award-winning, multi-million dollar promotional products supplier Corvest SPV, LLC, located in beautiful, sunny central Florida, owns and operates three highly successful operating units - Adva-Lite, Toppers and It's All Greek To Me. Each unit has been in operation for nearly 50 years, and the company as a whole employs over 400 talented associates in the brand new, state-of-the-art, 300-thousand square foot facility. Owned by one of the world's leading private investment firms, Corvest remains a top 20 wholesale supplier for the promotional product industry. For more information, please visit www.corvest.com, www.toppersllc.com , www.advalite.com, or www.iagtm.com.</p>


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<h3 id="a022456">Alchemy Systems Unveils New Release of SISTEM™ Training Platform</h3>

<p><em>Alchemy Systems, the leader in innovative training solutions for the workforce, today announced a new release of its group-based training platform, SISTEM™. Alchemy's latest version, SISTEM™ 3.3, further enhances training and compliance management automation with new features and added courseware for entry-level, lower-skilled employees and job seekers in industries throughout North America.</em></p>

<p>Austin, TX (PRWEB) August 21, 2008 -- Alchemy Systems, the leader in technology and multimedia based training solutions for the workforce, today announced a new release of its group-based training platform, SISTEM. Alchemy's latest version, SISTEM 3.3, further enhances training and compliance management automation with new features and added courseware for production employees and job seekers in industries throughout North America. </p>

<p>The SISTEM computer based training (CBT) platform is an all-in-one training solution that can accommodate small or large groups of trainees (up to 150) via individual hand-held remotes. SISTEM comes with over 90 interactive, industry-specific courses that test employee comprehension, increase their retention and have been proven to boost productivity through engaging multimedia training videos and group-based interaction. SISTEM includes and integrated web-based Learning Management System (LMS) that automates the documentation process and provides a central location for training records.</p>

<p>With the new customer-inspired release, SISTEM 3.3 now features an improved administrative interface and a visually integrated help system for increasing the overall ease of use. Customers are also now able to create company and/or job-specific courses using any Microsoft Windows multimedia files, as well as, create assessments and surveys using the web-based LMS. Once created, all courses and assessments can be delivered either online as e-learning or as group-based training.</p>

<p>SISTEM's helps food processors and manufacturers advance their compliance training to meet Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) standards and in turn, helps prevent prevalent food safety recalls. Nine of the top fifteen meat producers including Tyson, Smithfield Foods Inc., Sysco Corporation, National Beef Packing Company, Hormel Foods Corporation, OSI Group, Sara Lee Corporation and American Foods Group, are using SISTEM to deliver GMP and HACCP training (key elements in the GFSI) and to automate their training documentation process. With SISTEM 3.3, these companies are now able to create courses that are specific to a production worker's job description, test the employee on their comprehension and then automatically document the results. Each employee's training results are accessible via the web-based learning management system and can be downloaded into various electronic formats and printed for verification during critical audits necessary for GFSI compliance. Furthermore, multiple versions of the same SISTEM course allow managers to rotate often repeated courses to keep employees engaged, and because SISTEM courses are provided in both English and Spanish versions, training is consistent for multi-lingual environments.</p>

<p>The same SISTEM components are being used in workforce centers across the country to teach job seekers the skills they need to be attractive to business. In the last 2 years, Missouri Career Centers alone have utilized SISTEM to train more than 28,000 job seekers on over 68,000 courses. SISTEM's e-learning capabilities give job seekers the ability to train online, which workforce centers use to expand service delivery options while also helping their clients combat high gas prices. With the release of SISTEM 3.3, Alchemy is also introducing a new Customer Service Certification library that will enable job seekers to learn the competencies for successfully completing the National Retail Federation's (NRF) customer service exam.</p>

<p>New courses that come with SISTEM 3.3 include Emergency Preparedness, Ergonomics, Forklift Safety, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP): Maintenance Personnel, Hand and Power Tools, Hearing Protection, Introduction to Food Allergens, and Proper Handling of Food Allergens. Other courses, including GMP: Effective Hand Washing Techniques, GMP: Hygiene and Sanitation, Keeping Foods Safe from Harmful Bacteria, Overview of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP), Preventing Food Contamination, and Preventing Food Borne Illness, have been updated by Alchemy to reflect changes in regulations. With SISTEM 3.3, courses such as ADA, FMLA, Hazard Communication and Violence in the Workplace are now available in two versions for added training versatility.</p>

<p>To date, Alchemy has delivered over 1.5 million SISTEM courses for food and industrial safety compliance training in over 40 states and provinces within the US, Canada and Mexico. "Our customers are experiencing outstanding effects from their ability to deliver and manage effective critical-skills training at an affordable price using the SISTEM training platform," said Jeff Eastman, CEO at Alchemy Systems, "With better educated employees, employers are seeing improved employee moral, increased productivity and a decrease in turnover."</p>

<p>About Alchemy Systems:<br />
Alchemy Systems, based in Austin, Texas, provides technology and multimedia training solutions for fostering talent development in the global workforce. Courses are delivered and managed through a unique group-based training platform or as individual e-learning courses through a web-based learning management system. Alchemy's course catalog includes highly-interactive educational media and covers topics such as job search, career readiness, industrial safety, mandated training, basic supervision and job success skills, as well as industry-specific training courses. More information about SISTEM and Alchemy Systems is available at SISTEMtraining.com.</p>


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<h3 id="a022457">Plataine Enables SolidWorks Users to Optimize Production with Advanced Nesting Capabilities</h3>

<p><em>Production optimization software allows manufacturers to design 3D models in SolidWorks, then seamlessly translate them into 2D format for nesting optimization.</em></p>

<p>Chicago (PRWEB) August 22, 2008 -- Plataine, a leading provider of integrated production optimization solutions, announced today that its Total Production Optimization product supports seamless integration with SolidWorks® 2008 3D CAD software and has been certified as a SolidWorks Solution Partner Product. </p>

<p>Plataine's Total Production Optimization is a complete production management system that combines real-time shop-floor data with the most advanced nesting and production scheduling capabilities. Plataine's advanced nesting capabilities have a proven track record of providing manufacturers with material savings of up to 20%.</p>

<p>SolidWorks 2008 delivers a host of unique features to help companies design better products more quickly. The software includes more than 250 customer-requested enhancements and significant innovations that break new ground in engineering efficiency. SolidWorks 2008 provides a new intuitive, time-saving user interface (UI) as well as impressive 3D graphics, builds on the company's breakthrough SolidWorks Intelligent Feature Technology (SWIFT), accelerates better product design, and includes more advanced design analysis capabilities than any other CAD software.</p>

<p>Using the two products, manufacturers are able to design a 3D model of the product or part and then seamlessly transfer the 3D model into a 2D format for nesting optimization, eliminating numerous manual tasks and potential conversion errors.</p>

<p>The integration of SolidWorks and Plataine Total Production Optimization is already in use by leading manufacturers, enabling these companies to streamline and compress manufacturing cycles from design to production.</p>

<p>"Plataine has strong reputation for delivering production optimization capabilities," said Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks Corp. Director of Marketing and Alliances Efrat Ravid. "The integration of Plataine's Total Production Optimization and SolidWorks 2008 removes manual steps and ensures the accuracy of the results, allowing manufacturers to streamline production and expedite product delivery."</p>

<p>"By partnering with SolidWorks and integrating our products, we enable manufacturers to focus on providing the customer with the right product at the right time for the lowest possible cost," said Avner Ben-Bassat, Plataine's President. "Together, the products also help manufactures increase productivity and reduce material waste--contributing to the company's bottom line as well as to the preservation of the environment."</p>

<p>About Plataine<br />
Plataine is a leading provider of production optimization solutions for manufacturers of metal, wood, textile and composite-material products. Plataine's production optimization solutions enable manufacturers to be more competitive by increasing material utilization, improving productivity, and shortening manufacturing cycles to ensure on-time delivery of products to customers. Plataine's solutions are used by hundreds of manufacturers worldwide, including Bassett Furniture, Boeing, Century Furniture, Drexel Heritage, Ethan Allen, Ford, General Motors, The Gap, Hagger, Nike, and Wrangler. For more information, visit www.plataine.com or contact your local Plataine office.    </p>

<p>SolidWorks is a registered trademark of Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks Corp. Other brand and product names are trademarks of their respective owners.</p>


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<h3 id="a022455">AgroResin Rainbow - Adding Bright New Colors to the Sustainability Spectrum</h3>

<p><em>PWP Industries has launched a colorful new series of biodegradable packaging, AgroResin Rainbow, an expansion of its AgroResin fiber composite packaging portfolio. The Rainbow series is a sustainable - yet cool - choice of packaging for perishable produce, quick-service, frozen and deli food applications.</em> </p>

<p>Vernon, Calif. (PRWEB) August 21, 2008 -- Imagine a package as red as an apple and just as biodegradable. PWP Industries has recently launched a colorful new series of biodegradable packaging, AgroResin® Rainbow, expanding its AgroResin® fiber composite packaging portfolio. </p>

<p>"The variety of vibrant colors opens up exciting new possibilities for the use of the already popular packaging," says Scott Sanders, Director of New Business Development, PWP Industries. "The intense and undeniably attractive colors of the AgroResin® Rainbow series have been specially formulated to accentuate the packaging of food and produce to enhance their marketing appeal."</p>

<p>The Rainbow series, available in many shapes, sizes and colors, is permeable to air, water and grease resistant, and microwaveable. "The development of the Rainbow series makes AgroResin® a great sustainable - yet cool - choice of packaging for perishable produce, quick-service, frozen, and deli food applications," explains Dr. Yan Xu, Founder and Managing Director of GRENIDEA, a sustainable material company.</p>

<p>AgroResin® Rainbow allows companies to project a hip image which will appeal to youth audiences, and with the flexible choice of a spectrum of eye-catching colors, companies can match tones to complement their food presentations. In addition, the use of AgroResin® Rainbow promotes companies as good corporate citizens through their adoption of a sustainable alternative.</p>

<p>For more information on pricing and sales for AgroResin® and other products from PWP Industries, please contact PWP Industries, toll-free, (877)-700-0330. www.pwpindustries.com</p>

<p>PWP Industries, founded in 1998, is a leading PETE and Polypropylene food packaging thermoformer in North America, with manufacturing plants located in Vernon, California, Abilene, Texas, and Mineral Wells, West Virginia. PWP is highly regarded in the food packaging industry for producing competitively priced quality parts, superb customer service, and innovative product designs.</p>

<p>About AgroResin®: Designed using a lifecycle approach, AgroResin® is a molded fiber composite made primarily of cellulose or lignocellulose fiber networked via adhesives. It takes advantage of the abundant and renewable fiber residue of agricultural farming. The first molded fiber composite packaging in the world, AgroResin® can be made from any plant fiber, enabling sustainability and a positive impact on the ecosystem.</p>


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<h3 id="a022454">Valensi Rose, PLC Prevails In Breach of Contract Arbitration Against Ultraviolet Devices, Inc. ("UVDI") On Behalf Of A Former Senior Executive</h3>

<p><em>Valensi Rose, PLC prevailed in a breach of contract arbitration on behalf of its client, Mr. Stephen Pegg, former vice president and chief financial officer of UltraViolet Devices, Inc. ("UVDI"), and former president of its Sparks Technology division. A court entered judgment against UVDI in the amount of $537,165 plus interest. The judgment also contemplates future legal fees and costs incurred to compel UVDI to satisfy the judgment.</em></p>

<p>Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) August 21, 2008 -- Valensi Rose, PLC prevailed in a breach of contract arbitration on behalf of its client, Mr. Stephen Pegg, former vice president and chief financial officer of UltraViolet Devices, Inc. ("UVDI"), and former president of its Sparks Technology division. A court entered judgment against UVDI in the amount of $537,165 plus interest. The judgment also contemplates future legal fees and costs incurred to compel UVDI to satisfy the judgment. </p>

<p>"We are naturally very pleased with the outcome on behalf of our client," said Valensi Rose Managing Partner Arlen Gunner. "Employment law proceedings can be very long, drawn-out and expensive. Through arbitration, our client had his case heard within a shorter time frame and at a lower cost." </p>

<p>"It is unfortunate UVDI chose to breach this contract, and I greatly appreciate the efforts of Michael Morris and David Krol of Valensi Rose," said Mr. Pegg. "Their professionalism, dedication and commitment have been instrumental in bringing the facts to light."</p>

<p>In 2004, Mr. Pegg was hired by UVDI, a privately held manufacturer and supplier of purification products for surface, air, water and effluent treatment, as its chief financial officer and vice president of finance. In October 2005, Mr. Pegg and UVDI's chairman of the board signed an Employment Continuation Agreement, which provided certain assurances in the event of a change of control at UVDI. Shortly after the Agreement was signed, UVDI promoted Mr. Pegg to president of Sparks Technology, a company that UVDI acquired.</p>

<p>In 2006, UVDI's chairman died, and within two months, Mr. Pegg was terminated without cause or notice. When Mr. Pegg sought to enforce the Agreement, however, UVDI claimed that the Agreement was unenforceable, and refused to provide severance pay, continue his benefits, or pay any of his legal fees, as required under the Agreement.</p>

<p>Valensi Rose filed a Demand for Arbitration on its client's behalf, and alleged that UVDI breached the Agreement. In response, UVDI filed a $1 million counterclaim, accusing Mr. Pegg of fraud in procuring the Agreement. UVDI also sought to rescind the Agreement, and punitive damages.</p>

<p>After reviewing all of the facts with their client, Valensi Rose decided to file a Motion for Summary Judgment in an attempt to dispose of all of UVDI's affirmative claims without a hearing. In response, UVDI did not dispute any of the facts; instead, it argued that the alleged facts proved that Mr. Pegg violated his fiduciary duties to UVDI.</p>

<p>The arbitrator granted the Motion, determining that all of UVDI's claims against Mr. Pegg, and its defenses to the enforceability of the Agreement were without merit. Soon afterward, UVDI conceded liability on Mr. Pegg's claim for breach of contract.</p>

<p>The judgment was rendered by the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles - West District (Case No. SS016851).</p>

<p>About Valensi Rose, PLC:<br />
Established in 1952, Valensi Rose, PLC is a full-service business law firm providing its clients with the broad range of legal services needed in a complex business environment. The firm is AV® rated by Martindale Hubbell (its highest rating). The firm's practice areas include: federal, state and international tax planning and litigation; estate planning and probate; civil litigation, family law, real estate; business and corporate law; non-profit law; labor and employment law; and music, entertainment and intellectual property law.</p>

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<h3 id="a022453">Burnes' Eco-Design Strategy Targets 25 Percent Waste Reduction Over Three Years</h3>

<p><em>Burnes Home Accents, the leading maker of photo frames, has introduced a collection of reclaimed wood and recycled plastic photo frames, marking the first year of an eco-design strategy. The goal of the enterprise-wide sustainability initiative is not merely to bring sustainable products to market, but to reduce overall corporate waste by 25 percent within a three-year period.</em></p>

<p>Round Rock, TX (PRWEB) August 21, 2008 -- Burnes Home Accents, the leading maker of photo frames and related photo storage products, has introduced a collection of reclaimed wood and recycled plastic photo frames, marking the first year of an eco-design strategy that has impacted every aspect of the frame manufacturer's business. </p>

<p>The goal of the enterprise-wide sustainability initiative is not merely to bring sustainable products to market, but to reduce overall corporate waste by 25 percent within a three-year period. Accordingly, Burnes' eco-design strategy considers sustainability from product design and choice of materials, through manufacturing and distribution, to the product's end-of-life.</p>

<p>"In addressing true sustainability, we had to look beyond the end product," said Jean-René Gougelet, president of Burnes Home Accents. " Our eco-design strategy has a higher purpose that will help sustain our business and the earth's limited resources -- and improve the lives of our employees and customers, their families and communities."</p>

<p>Burnes is using its manufacturing facility in Durango, Mexico, as a working model for testing and implementing socially conscious practices. This prototype for sustainable manufacturing will help Burnes suppliers become more environmentally responsible.</p>

<p>"Going forward, we will partner exclusively with suppliers who share our vision of sustainability and are willing to work with us to streamline production and implement energy efficiencies," said Gougelet.</p>

<p>Burnes has already partnered with the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), the world's strongest system for guiding forest management toward sustainable outcomes. The company is currently undergoing the FSC's lengthy audit process -- which documents the chain of custody of all raw materials coming into a factory -- and expects to be certified by spring 2009. Ultimately, all of Burnes' wood products -- as well as the paper used in Durango-manufactured photo albums -- will come from certified harvested forests.</p>

<p>Among the Burnes' zero waste efforts is a closed-loop system that enables the Durango plant to capture all sawdust produced during the cutting process. The sawdust is sold to a Burnes supplier, who uses it to create medium density fiberboard (MDF). Burnes then purchases the fully recycled MDF for manufacturing the backs of photo frames, as well as other products.</p>

<p>Burnes is also focused on reducing product damage that occurs in transit, a huge problem for photo-frame manufacturers. To date, the company has made dramatic strides in this arena, including decreasing the damage rate of one particular product line from 40 to 4 percent.</p>

<p>"We want to keep packing materials to a minimum, but need to ensure that each item arrives in tact. So we're also investigating alternative and sustainable packaging materials and methods," said Gougelet.</p>

<p>By designing products that can be made in the Durango facility, Burnes is reducing transportation costs and emissions expended during importation. Among these are some of the new Decor Essentials photo frames, a collection of made from reclaimed wood and recycled plastic -- materials that would otherwise end up in landfills. Classic designs in a variety of broad-appeal finishes ensure a long product life. Burnes is donating a percentage of the proceeds from every Decor Essentials product to Save the Earth, a foundation that funds education and research on environmental issues.</p>

<p>To make sustainability more tangible, the company has also initiated a voluntary 'personal growth plan' to assist employees in making positive changes in their lives. Early initiatives include an on-line resource for everyday ecological and sustainable practices and an organic snack bar with facts on nutrition and environmentally responsible agriculture.</p>

<p>Founded by Charles D. Burnes in 1917, Burnes Home Accents (http://www.burnesofboston.com) is the largest designer, marketer and manufacturer of photo frames, photo albums, and related photo storage and display products.</p>

<p>Editor's note: Mike Kirkland, vice president, marketing, is available for interviews. Digital photos and product samples available on request.</p>


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<h3 id="a022452">Kerk Offers ZBX Series for Precise Positional Accuracy in Design Operations</h3>

<p><em>Kerk Motion Products offers its ZBX Series anti-backlash assembly, an ideal linear actuator for design operations requiring precise positional accuracy and repeatability at a minimum cost. The ZBX Series is ideal for vertical applications requiring noise or vibration control.</em></p>

<p>Hollis, NH (PRWEB) August 21, 2008 -- Kerk Motion Products, one of the world's premier manufacturers of non-ball lead screws, offers its ZBX Series anti-backlash assembly, an ideal linear actuator for design operations requiring precise positional accuracy and repeatability, at a minimum cost. The inherent damping qualities of the ZBX design make it ideally suited for vertical applications requiring noise or vibration control. </p>

<p>Kerk's standard ZBX unit utilizes a patented self-lubricating polyacetal nut that is radially preloaded on a 303 stainless steel screw. The ZBX linear actuator assembly offers exceptional torque consistency and repeatability when traversing in either direction through its unique load transfer capability.</p>

<p>--   ZBX linear actuators are ideally suited to light load applications</p>

<p>End machining to customer specifications and Kerkote® TFE screw coating are optional for the ZBX linear actuators, as are designs for special operating configurations or environments.</p>

<p>--   ZBXF flange mounts and ZBXY thread mounts are also offered with the ZBX series</p>

<p>For additional information on Kerk's ZBX Series of Linear Actuators for light load applications, please visit http://www.kerkmotion.com/products/products-overview.asp.</p>

<p>About Kerk Motion Products:<br />
Established in 1976, Kerk Motion Products, Inc. is one of the world's largest exclusive manufacturers of non-ball lead screws. The company, headquartered in Hollis, NH, develops internationally patented, anti-backlash designs and materials that provide high accuracy, unsurpassed repeatability, and long life in a full range of motion control applications. The company's production facilities include its own injection molding and moldmaking, CNC machine tools, and a quality control department utilizing real-time SPC. For more information about Kerk Motion Products and its lines of lead screws, screw rails, and linear rails, contact Kerk Motion Products, Inc., 1 Kerk Drive, Hollis, NH 03049; Call 603-465-7227; Fax 603-465-3598. More information is available at www.kerkmotion.com.</p>


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<h3 id="a022451">DVD Duplication/Replication/Optical Media Packaging Company Duplium Gets Nintendo Certification</h3>

<p><em>Dallas/Toronto based optical media manufacturer and supply chain management provider Duplium, one of North America's largest DVD/CD duplication and replication companies, becomes Nintendo Certified</em></p>

<p>Dallas, TX (PRWEB) August 21, 2008 -- Optical media has become a widely used format for the gaming, entertainment, and software industries. In fact, it is probably the most recognized format for music, software, games, and other types of information storage utilized in present times. Several companies across the globe specialize in providing disc duplication, replication, and other services related to optical media that are essential for the success of companies across a wide spectrum of industries. However, not all are certified to provide a full range of high volume services that assist companies to the fullest extent necessary for optimum success. Duplium, one of North America's largest optical media manufacturers and supply chain management providers, has recently received Nintendo Certification, which puts them even further ahead of the competition. </p>

<p>The Benefits of Nintendo Certification</p>

<p>As mentioned in a recent interview with CaymanMama.com News, Dallas/Toronto based Duplium's recent Nintendo Certification will have benefits for both the company and its clients. The company will have the authorization to assemble and package raw materials for Nintendo products consumers purchase in stores. This is stated to be a natural fit for Duplium clients, many of whom are software companies involved in the gaming and entertainment markets and looking for someone to package and assemble their products. Also, in regards to their prime location, Ryan Anderson of Duplium states, "it makes for a great fit logistically to save our clients money on freight which is becoming a larger and larger concern for our marketplace." The full interview with Ryan Anderson, Duplium Director of North American Sales, can be viewed by visiting http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTTTbIlB3qI.</p>

<p>Duplium Corporation</p>

<p>Duplium Corporation specializes in high volume DVD/CD replication, CD/DVD duplication, mastering, printing, packaging, and other services related to disc media as well as third party logistics. Duplium headquarters are based in Dallas, Texas and Toronto, Canada. The company's ideal geographic locations allow them to service more than 80% of North America within a 24 hour time frame. Duplium is encouraging companies, business professionals, and others to visit them online at http://www.duplium.com for information on how their services can be instrumental for increasing their success, as well as improving company relationships with customers or clients.</p>

<p>For more information about Duplium, or the services the company provides, please visit http://www.duplium.com.</p>

<p>Media Contact:<br />
Ryan Anderson<br />
800-928-2018<br />
dupliumpr @ gmail.com</p>


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<h3 id="a022450">Ultriva CEO Discusses Lean Manufacturing Systems and the Future of American Manufacturing on Better Process Podcast</h3>

<p><em>Narayan Laksham tells manufacturers how to be more customer-centric through implementing consumption-driven replenishment techniques.</em></p>

<p>Cupertino, Calif. (Vocus/PRWEB ) August 21, 2008 -- Ultriva Inc., the company that designs software and solutions to enable 'Lean Business' through customer-centered manufacturing, has been featured on a two-part Better Process podcast. The daily podcast is aimed at CEOs and senior executives at small and midsize manufacturing firms, and also attracts decision makers in the engineering, manufacturing and wider supply chain functions. </p>

<p>In part one, CEO Narayan Laksham, and show host Ken Rayment discuss the definition of "lean" and how to apply the concept beyond the plant by engaging customers and external suppliers. By doing so, manufacturers can quickly transition to a manufacturing model that results in reduction of inventory, elimination of stock outs and increase in customer satisfaction.</p>

<p>Laksham also provides an example of a major heating and air conditioning company that was having problems with its supply chain: experiencing costly manufacturing shutdowns and interruptions, and resulting in a loss of productivity. After deploying Ultriva's electronic Kanban software, the company is now on target to save $2.5 million dollars in the first year of deployment. He also describes how a lean solution can complement existing ERP or MRP system.</p>

<p>In part two, on the future of American manufacturing, Laksham and Rayment discuss how off-shoring can be more expensive than manufacturing in the U.S. when the additional costs associated with transportation, bigger lot sizes and additional inventory to cover the long lead times are factored in.</p>

<p>"Manufacturing needs to be where the market is," emphasizes Laksham. "The primary reason for off-shoring is to save labor costs which in reality are a small component of the total manufacturing costs. Higher labor costs in the U.S. can be easily offset by lower inventory, quicker customer response and higher quality."</p>

<p>Laksham also outlines the difference between manufacturing in the United States versus in other countries. U.S. manufacturers see the shop floor as a cost center whereas executives in other countries view it as a value center led by energetic, forward-thinking young engineers.</p>

<p>Useful links:</p>

<p>    * Part One: website and Narayan Laksham's blog.<br />
    * Ultriva Lean Assessment Tool:link<br />
    * Ultriva Lean Supply 2-minute videodemo.<br />
    * Ultriva Lean Scheduling 2-minute video demo.<br />
    * Lean manufacturing white paper</p>

<p>About Better Process Podcast:<br />
The Better Process Podcast is the voice of the small and mid-sized manufacturing firm. Based in Colorado and across the United States via Skype, the Better Process Podcast interviews small and mid-sized manufacturing companies, and the companies that service these companies. Shows are free to download from iTunes (search for Better Process Podcast in iTunes music store) and are available most business days. More information on the show can be found at http://www.BetterProcess.com.</p>

<p>About Ultriva:<br />
Ultriva Inc. designs lean manufacturing software and solutions that drive and execute lean processes across the supply chain, from suppliers to customers. Ultriva's flagship product, Ultriva Electronic Kanban, eliminates stock-outs while reducing inventory levels up to 75 percent. Ultriva Lean Scheduling complements demand-driven replenishment strategies by optimizing production schedules in real time around the most variable customer demand. Ultriva Supplier Replenishment extends the replenishment capabilities of Kanban to include schedule-based replenishment, discrete POs, min/max, consignment and VMI (vendor-managed inventory) replenishment methods. Ultriva's products are in use in more than 100 plants worldwide, incorporating more than 4,000 suppliers, transacting over one billion dollars of inventory and reducing manufacturing costs for industry leaders such as AGCO, Emerson, Ingersoll-Rand, McKesson, Rexnord, and Timken.</p>

<p>Contact:<br />
Tim Cox | ZingPR<br />
(650) 369-7784<br />
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<h3 id="a022449">LED Signs Now as Low as $59 at AffordableLED.com</h3>

<p><em>While the surging prices of commodities are triggering an instant chain reacting, online wholesale distributors of LED signs, Affordable LED is slashing off prices on their popular LED Signs! Starting from only $59, any business owner can easily own LED signs. What's more, the company is free shipping on all purchases of LED signs!</em></p>

<p>Rowland Heights, CA (PRWEB) August 21, 2008 -- Every business can now have a highly effective LED sign without spending a fortune and can in fact, be a very wise investment in the long run. Unbelievably, LED signs prices start for as low as $59 at Affordable LED. </p>

<p>AffordableLED.com, an experienced online LED signs wholesaler is a company that not only prides itself in making the most creatively-designed LED signs; but also making sure that all customers get the lowest priced LED sings online. AffordableLED.com can instantly match or even lower any other LED sign maker who claims to have the lowest LED signs price. Now, more than ever, is the best time to invest in LED signs as AffordableLED.com is offering all its LED signs with the lowest price guarantee. </p>

<p>Giving more and more reasons for business owners to invest in LED signs, AffordableLED.com is also offering free shipping (code: "FS880408") on any product purchased on their web store.</p>

<p>As a pioneer and foremost expert in the design and manufacture of LED signs, AffordableLED.com has become a highly respected and admired company. Currently, there are already quite a number of highly-creative LED signs being offered by AffordableLED.com. From the usual coffee and laundry LED signs to ice cream and sushi LED signs, practically anything and everything can be made into a LED sign, depending on what the client needs.</p>

<p>AffordableLED.com is also focused on directing all their marketing efforts to businesses, big and small, to inform them of the instant advantages of LED signs over neon signs. LED signs are not only cheaper to maintain and operate, it also gives the business more flexibility and creativity in terms of designing an effective and visually appealing business signage. Moreover, LED signs consume around 80% less electricity, giving any business owner an instant advantage over neon signs. LED signs also incorporate movement in their designs, making it more interactive and instantaneously catching the attention of every potential customer passing by.</p>

<p>AffordableLED.com also launched a new webpage containing articles on why LED signs are a worthwhile investment. Check out the page from time to time as the company continuously updates it.</p>

<p>About AffordableLED.com<br />
Based in Southern California, AffordableLED.com is the leading manufacturer of indoor and outdoor LED signs. All LED signs are of high quality, produced with cutting edge technology. LED signs can be customized to suit the needs of the clients. All LED signs sold have a 1 year warranty and a lower-than-market price guarantee.</p>


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<h3 id="a022448">Hartmann to Attend Premier Fashion Trade Show</h3>

<p><em>Most Influential Decision Makers In Industry To Buy For Spring 2009</em></p>

<p>Lebanon, Tenn. (Vocus/PRWEB ) August 21, 2008 -- Hartmann is proud to announce its participation at MAGIC Marketplace, a prominent international fashion trade event known for its role in developing and launching consumer trends. Celebrating 75 years of influence in the business of fashion, MAGIC will bring thousands of global buyers to The Las Vegas Convention Center and Las Vegas Hilton on August 25-27 to select collections from the world's leading manufacturers. The show's MAGIC MAN is considered the most extensive assortment of today's menswear. </p>

<p>Making its first appearance at MAGIC, Hartmann has been selected to join other iconic luxury brands and high-end retailers for prominent positioning in the White Pavilion. Featuring its updated Tweed™ Collection as well as new Aged Belting Leather business cases and other personal leather goods, Hartmann invites all stores to visit Booth 4217 and see what the renowned company has to offer for spring 2009.</p>

<p>More than 120,000 attendees from 80 countries were on hand to shop from more than 4,000 companies, 5,000 brands and 20,000 product lines at February's MAGIC Marketplace. MAGIC is credited by retailers as being the top resource for discovering new vendors, and 80 percent of the specialty brands featured at MAGIC do not participate in smaller shows.</p>

<p>Hartmann, one of the country's oldest luggage and leather goods manufacturers, is currently celebrating its 130th anniversary. Since 1877, Hartmann has developed, manufactured and marketed the finest luggage and leather goods to meet the travel and business needs of those who appreciate American luxury. Headquartered in Lebanon, Tenn., Hartmann distributes and sells its luggage, business cases, and personal leather accessories in the U.S. and internationally through finer department and specialty luggage stores. Hartmann is owned by Clarion Capital Partners, LLC, a New York-based private equity firm investing in the consumer products, specialty retail, business services, healthcare services, specialty financial services and niche media/entertainment industries. Additional information about Clarion may be found at www.clarion-capital.com. For more information about Hartmann, please visit www.hartmann.com.</p>


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<h3 id="a022447">Data-Basics announces 2008 User's Group Meeting for SAM Pro Enterprise Customers</h3>

<p><em>Meeting will take place September 7-9, 2008 in Cleveland, Ohio.</em></p>

<p>Cleveland, OH (PRWEB) August 21, 2008 -- Data-Basics, a leading provider of service management software to the HVAC industry, will be hosting the 2008 User's Group Meeting to help their clients get more out of their SAM Pro Enterprise software. Registration can be done by calling 1-800-837-7574 or by visiting www.databasics.com. All registrations are due by August 29, 2008. </p>

<p>The two-day seminar will take place September 7-9 at the Doubletree in Cleveland the event is open to all companies that use, or have interest in upgrading to, SAM Pro Enterprise. The sessions will cover a variety of topics, including:</p>

<p>    * How to get more out of your SAM Pro software utilizing best practices<br />
    * How to increase productivity through mobile computing<br />
    * Understanding and using the new features in SAM Pro</p>

<p>In addition to these topics, attendees will benefit from the opportunity to exchange knowledge with and network with users in industries that include service and construction, equipment sales and service, facilities maintenance management and national accounts. Also, the event features round table sessions where attendees can interact and discuss the lessons, and make and receive recommendations on getting the most out of the product.</p>

<p>"Last year's meeting was a resounding success, and our largest ever," said Arthur Divell, CEO, Data-Basics. "We feel that this year will provide an even greater learning and networking experience for those that attend."</p>

<p>About Data-Basics:<br />
As a software provider for more than 30 years, Data-Basics has helped hundreds of service, construction and facilities firms streamline and improve their business through technology. The company's software is in use across North America at a variety of businesses, which has provided the company with experience in a wide range of industries and disciplines.</p>

<p>With more than 30 years of experience, Data-Basics provides field service software, work order software, dispatching, and service management software solutions to automate the field service, accounting, service dispatching, and more for service contractors, facilities maintenance and similar industries.</p>


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<h3 id="a022446">Nystrom Building Products Acquires Arden Architectural Specialties: 80 Years of Combined Business Expected to Generate Sustainable Growth, new Product Lines</h3>

<p><em>Nystrom Building Products, Brooklyn Park MN, announces the acquisition of Arden Architectural Specialties, Inc., New Brighton MN, effective immediately. Nystrom Building Products is the world's leading direct-to-site provider of complementary building products for the commercial construction industry. Nystrom and Arden Architectural offer complementary lines of products serving the same markets.Nystrom has experienced consistent growth in both domestic and international markets, more than doubling revenues over the past five years. The addition of Arden Architectural is expected to boost growth by another 15%-20%, while expanding the company's overall market reach.</em> </p>

<p>Minneaplois (PRWEB) August 20, 2008 -- Nystrom Building Products, Brooklyn Park MN, announces the acquisition of Arden Architectural Specialties, Inc., New Brighton MN, effective immediately.</p>

<p>Nystrom Building Products is the world's leading direct-to-site provider of complementary building products for the commercial construction industry. Nystrom and Arden Architectural offer complementary lines of products serving the same markets.</p>

<p>Nystrom has experienced consistent growth in both domestic and international markets, more than doubling revenues over the past five years. The addition of Arden Architectural is expected to boost growth by another 15%-20%, while expanding the company's overall market reach.</p>

<p>Nystrom CEO Scott Sustacek describes the acquisition as a good fit in terms of both culture and business objectives.</p>

<p>"Employees at both organizations describe themselves as focused on the customer," Sustacek said. "Nystrom is about quality products, responsiveness and flexibility with our customers. We routinely adapt our products and processes to fit with the way they do business. This acquisition is very much in line with that philosophy and strategy. We look forward to realizing the many synergies that will benefit both our customers and our combined workforce."</p>

<p>According to Arden Architectural founder and president Fred Berndt, "Our employees and customers helped us build this business from scratch, so we've been committed to finding a transition strategy that would honor their efforts and ensure the continued growth of the business. After many discussions over a number of months, we're confident that Nystrom offers the complementary products, expertise and values necessary for us to achieve our objectives."</p>

<p>Nystrom will continue to offer Arden Architectural products and services under the Arden Architectural brand through its network of manufacturers reps. Nystrom's direct sales force will assume responsibility for sales and service in areas not currently serviced by Arden Architectural representatives.</p>

<p>About Nystrom Building Products (www.nystrom.com)<br />
Sixty-year-old Nystrom Building Products, which sells direct to commercial contractors, provides a wide range of products, from architectural louvers to expansion joint covers to fire extinguisher cabinets, for major construction projects on five continents.</p>

<p>Nystrom has become an active participant in "building information modeling," which brings together architects, builders and manufacturers to create detailed, shared working models of both the building and the construction process before a shovel of dirt has been moved. The result is a faster, more efficient building process using "just in time" principles first developed in manufacturing and retail applications.</p>

<p>About Arden Architectural<br />
Twenty-year-old Arden Architectural works closely with architects, engineers and interior designers to design and specify components such as entrance systems, wall protection and stair nosings for use in commercial and institutional building projects.</p>

<p>As an active member of the US Green Building Council and its regional chapter, Arden Architectural has made a significant commitment to achieving sustainability in both its products and its operations.</p>

<p>Contact:<br />
Martin Keller<br />
Introworks</p>

<p>    * 612-220-6515</p>

<p>mkeller(at)introworks.net</p>

<p>OR<br />
John McKay<br />
Introworks<br />
(o) 952-288-2732<br />
(c) 612-636-3535<br />
jmckay(at)introworks.net</p>


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<h3 id="a022445">Magnalight.com Combines Explosion Proof Paint Spray Booth Fluorescent Lights With Explosion Proof Emergency Lights</h3>

<p><em>In order to meet OSHA's strict requirements for hazardous location lighting as well as the needs of paint spray booth operators, Magnalight.com combines fluroscence with explosion proof qualities that meet OSHA requirements.</em> </p>

<p>Dallas, TX (PRWEB) August 20, 2008 -- OSHA stipulates that paint spray booths must use "explosion proof lights" that are rated Class 1, Division 1 under UL 844 requirements. Fluorescent lights and emergency lights that meet these explosion proof standards do not create enough heat or spark to cause flammable vapors in Groups C and D to ignite in confined spaces, like paint booths. "Often referred to as intrinsically safe lights, fluorescent lights are popular in paint spray booths because fluorescent lights provide even lighting and more consistent true color," said Rob Bresnahan, President of Larson Electronics' Magnalight.com web sales channel. "While our explosion proof fluorescent lights continue to be popular with oil rigs and aerospace companies as surface mount lights, we have seen more and more paint booth operators working to bring their shops compliant with OSHA requirements. We offer explosion proof fluorescent lights that can be mounted on the ceiling or on carts with wheels. In this way, the operators can either work with overhead lighting or position these hazardous location fluorescent lights to illuminate specific portions of the painted pieces," Rob continued.</p>

<p>"We think we offer one of the best values in the industry. Our explosion proof paint spray booth lights are certified to UL 844 for hazardous locations, UL 595 and 1598 as waterproof lights for marine and saltwater applications and UL 924 which covers the use of these intrinsically safe lights as emergency lights. We have recently added a second ballast to our existing fluorescent fixtures that enables them to operate not only as a work area light in the paint spray booth, but also offer 90 minutes of emergency lighting in the event of power loss. Our explosion proof fluorescent light offers dual duty as a functional work light and an explosion proof emergency light, saving the paint spray booth operator or the oilfield operator money, both in fixtures and installation costs, while meeting all the OSHA requirements for hazardous location lighting. To top it off, we offer these fixtures, made right here in Texas, under $1000 each and usually with less than 2 weeks lead time."</p>

<p>The explosion proof paint spray booth lights are the most recent addition to a growing line of intrinsically safe lights and explosion proof lights designed for oilfield applications and petrochemical plant applications for Magnalight.com. Specialty items include Class 1, Division 1 HID and LED flashlights, 24 inch tank cleaning lights and rail mount lights for hazardous locations. "We really have worked to become a one stop shop for plant maintenance workers, oil field operators, paint spray booth operators and shipyards, who need a variety of explosion proof surface mount and portable lighting," Rob concluded.</p>

<p>You can learn more about Larson Electronics and the full range of explosion proof and intrinsically safe lights at www.magnalight.com or 1-800-369-6671.</p>


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<h3 id="a022444">Actronix, Inc. Ranked 4051 in Inc. Magazine's Annual Inc. 5000 with Three-Year Sales Growth of 71.2 Percent</h3>

<p><em>Ranking comes five years after company turnaround from dire straights.</em> </p>

<p>Flippin, AR (PRWEB) August 20, 2008 -- Actronix, an American manufacturer of highly engineered cable assemblies, wire harnesses and high-level assemblies for industrial consumers based in Flippin, Ark., was ranked 4051 in Inc. Magazine's annual list of the 5000 fastest growing privately held companies in the U.S. The company boasts a three-year sales growth of 71.2 percent. Actronix is one of 13 Arkansas companies to make the list.</p>

<p>Last year marked the debut of the Inc. 5000, an expanded version of the Inc. 500, which has been published every year since 1982. The list profiles the fastest growing private companies in the U.S., as determined by each company's percentage of revenue growth from 2004 to 2007. To qualify for the list, companies must have been founded by the first week of 2004 and demonstrate four full years of revenue.<br />
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"Of course, any award or ranking like our inclusion in the Inc. 5000 is a tremendous accomplishment for Actronix," said Tim Grant, CEO and president. "However, making the Inc. 5000 marks a particularly momentous occasion, as five short years ago Actronix was cash poor and faced with potential failure. The fact that we've been able to rejuvenate this once-struggling company to be included in the Inc. Magazine's list of the 5000 fastest growing privately held companies is a source of extreme pride for all 300 members of the Actronix team."<br />
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   In 2003, Grant joined Actronix and was faced with determining future plans for the company, including potentially closing it. Instead, by utilizing visionary tactics, Grant and his team of seasoned industry professionals saved Actronix from demise, while sustaining jobs in the U.S., elevating quality standards and giving back to the local community. Actronix is now debt free, with cash in the bank and a substantial line of credit to support future growth - all factors that contributed to the company's inclusion in the Inc. 5000.<br />
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According to Inc. Magazine, the companies included in the 2008 list comprised roughly $185 billion in revenue in 2007 with a median three-year growth of 147 percent. The companies have employed more than 826,033 people since their inception. Last year, 18 Arkansas companies from a variety of sectors including business services, transportation and logistics made the Inc. 5000 list.</p>

<p>About Actronix, Inc.<br />
Founded 30 years ago in Flippin, Ark., Actronix, Inc. is an American manufacturer of highly-engineered cable assemblies, wiring harnesses and high-level assemblies for industrial consumers. The company specializes in products for a variety of industries including medical, instrumentation, communications and security and defense. In addition to corporate offices and a manufacturing facility in Flippin, Actronix has a second facility in Newport, Ark. Through an innovative partnership with the Arkansas Department of Corrections, this facility is located on the grounds of McPherson Women's Unit. For more information regarding Actronix, Inc., visit www.actronixinc.com.</p>

<p>About Inc.com<br />
Inc.com, the daily resource for entrepreneurs, delivers how-to guides, advice, tools, breaking news, and rich multi-media to help business owners and CEOs start, run, and grow their businesses. Inc.com offers dynamic marketing solutions to help advertisers effectively reach Inc.com's audience of business leaders. Visit http://www.inc.com.</p>

<p>About Inc. 500|Inc. 5000 Conference<br />
Each year, Inc. magazine and Inc.com celebrate the remarkable achievements of today's entrepreneurial superstars -- the privately held small businesses that drive our economy. The Inc. 500|Inc. 5000 Conference brings together members of the Inc. 5000 community--both a new class of Inc. 5000 honorees and the list's alumni--for three days of powerful networking, inspired learning, and momentous celebration. For the first time ever, this powerful networking event is open to all. Please join us September 18-20, 2008 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Washington, D.C. For more information or to register, visit www.Inc500Conference.com or call 877-211-0489.</p>


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<h3 id="a022443">Peter Balbus to be Featured Innovation Expert on American Airlines, Northwest Airlines and Delta Airlines In-flight Audio Programs</h3>

<p><em>Live interview introduces the breakthrough business strategy of "Ownable Distinction - the Antidote to Commodization".</em></p>

<p>Richardson, TX (PRWEB) August 20, 2008 -- Pragmaxis LLC announced today that its founder and managing director, Peter Balbus, will be a featured guest on the SkyRadio American Innovators in-flight audio program on American Airlines in August and October, and Northwest Airlines and Delta Airlines starting in August and running through December. The program, an interview conducted by SkyRadio host Dennis Michael, features Mr. Balbus explaining the proprietary concept of "Ownable Distinction - the Antidote to Commodization", and how companies of all types and sizes can use the strategy to rapidly achieve and sustain high-margin competitive positioning. </p>

<p>In the interview, Balbus asserts that commodization is a serious threat to virtually all businesses. "Commodization is an erosive competitive condition where it is very difficult for your customers to perceive any meaningful distinction between your products and services and those of your competitors," he said.</p>

<p>He sees commodization occurring in airline travel, automobiles, cell phones, banking, consumer electronics, chemicals, lighting, appliances and many other industries. "If your customers can't perceive any meaningful distinction between your products or services and everyone else's, then they'll almost certainly buy the least expensive one," observes Mr. Balbus. "This leads to lowest cost being the sole basis for competition - a strategy that only the most efficient companies can make work - and usually only at razor-thin margins."</p>

<p>Same Product - Great New Packaging!</p>

<p>Brand extensions and novel packaging are no substitute for real innovation. Ownable Distinction shifts the basis of competition away from cost and towards creating uniqueness that renders the competition largely irrelevant. The core problem is that most companies have been designed with structures, processes and metrics that are not able to effectively address today's fast paced global markets and fierce competitive dynamics that demand real and continuous innovation.</p>

<p>"This is why we see commodization occurring across the board in virtually every industry today", he notes. "It's a sure sign of a systemic failure in companies with their products and services becoming commoditized." The long-term answer to commoditization is true corporate innovation - not just perfunctory makeovers.</p>

<p>Using the innovation techniques of Ownable Distinction, companies are significantly more likely to avoid commoditization and potentially achieve and sustain iconic status within their industries. In his SkyRadio interview, Balbus cites as classic examples the Apple iPod, the reintroduced Volkswagen Beetle and the Motorola RAZR cell phone. But a single iconic product isn't enough to ensure long-term success. Corporate innovation demands a continuous stream of distinctive products over time. Balbus notes, "Of these three companies and their products, only Apple has been able to build on its iconic brand image established with one product and continue to follow-up with similarly iconic products, including the MacBook and iPhone through their systemic product development approach. That's the hallmark of true corporate innovation," he observes.</p>

<p>Mr. Balbus offers 25 years of progressive interim management, management consulting and technology commercialization experience helping organizations define and achieve critical business objectives through the intelligent integration of business and technology strategies. With an educational foundation in chemical engineering and the management of innovation, Mr. Balbus has consistently focused on the commercialization of leading-edge technologies with an emphasis on physical process and materials applications including electronics, nanotechnology, chemicals, energy production, and energy storage and management. He holds a B.S. in chemical engineering from MIT and has completed the executive program in corporate strategy from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.</p>

<p>Mr. Balbus served as Chairman and President of the MIT Enterprise Forum from 2005-2007 and is currently a founding officer of the Texas Technology Association, an organization for senior business executives that promotes broad-based technology innovation as a core component of regional economic development. He is a popular speaker at industry conferences.</p>

<p>About Pragmaxis LLC</p>

<p>Pragmaxis LLC is an independent management consulting group that specializes in assisting corporations to define and operationalize technology commercialization and new market initiatives. The firm helps clients understand how specific industries are likely to be shaped by technology, competitive and regulatory forces over the next 5-10 years and how these dynamics will create both specific opportunities and risks.</p>

<p>Pragmaxis offers particular expertise in assisting clients to identify especially compelling opportunities and define alternatives for maximizing the value represented by these opportunities through creative yet pragmatic strategic commercialization and market capture approaches. Industries served include aerospace, manufacturing, transportation, plastics and process synthesis, specialty chemicals, energy, lighting, financial services, consumer goods, medical devices, high-tech, electronics and telecommunications.</p>

<p>Please visit us at www.pragmaxis.com.</p>


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<h3 id="a022442">Kerk Motion Products Offers VHD Series for High Load Motion Control Applications</h3>

<p><em>Kerk Motion Products, one of the world's premier manufacturers of non-ball lead screws offers its VHD Series, ideal for eliminating drag and wear associated with high pre-load forces. The VHD Series is ideal for OEMs in a variety of industries.</em></p>

<p>Hollis, NH (PRWEB) August 20, 2008 -- Kerk Motion Products, Inc., one of the world's premier manufacturers of non-ball lead screws, offers its VHD Series, ideal for eliminating drag and wear associated with high pre-load forces. The Kerk VHD Series anti-backlash Assembly provides the maximum load-carrying capability and the highest axial stiffness of any Kerk nut Assembly. </p>

<p>Designed for smooth, quiet operation and long life, the VHD Assembly provides low drag torque by making use of the patented Kerk AXIAL TAKE-UP MECHANISM, creating a stiff spacer which will continually expand to accommodate the wear which occurs during use.</p>

<p>--   In addition to wear compensation capabilities, a Kerk VHD Screw provides less axial bi-directional compliance</p>

<p>The self-lubricating Kerk VHD Series Assembly is also instrumental in combating environmental and noise reduction challenges, as encountered in the packaging industry. Since airborne paper dust is regularly generated in the cartoning and case packing area, almost everything eventually gets covered in a light layer of dust. However, the VHD Screw does not require grease to operate, and therefore reduces noise and dust in the workplace.</p>

<p>--   The VHD Series Assembly is ideal for work with long and finer lead Screws</p>

<p>Accuracy, reliability, and load rating make the Kerk VHD Series Assembly a popular replacement for ball Screws. Available leads from 1.27mm/.050" to 92mm/3.6" and lengths up to 4m/160" cover a range unmatched by ball Screws. VHD Series Screws are 303 stainless steel, with Kerk's custom Kerkote® TFE extended life coating optional. Assemblies are available cut-to-length or with Screws machined to your requirements.</p>

<p>For more information on Kerk's VHD Series anti-backlash Assembly for high load motion control applications, please visit http://www.kerkmotion.com/pdf/kerk-leadscrews.pdf.</p>

<p>About Kerk Motion Products:<br />
Established in 1976, Kerk Motion Products, Inc. is one of the world's largest exclusive manufacturers of non-ball lead Screws. The company, headquartered in Hollis, NH, develops internationally patented, anti-backlash designs and materials that provide high accuracy, unsurpassed repeatability, and long life in a full range of motion control applications. The company's production facilities include its own injection molding and moldmaking, CNC machine tools, and a quality control department utilizing real-time SPC. For more information about Kerk Motion Products and its lines of lead Screws, screw rails, and linear rails, contact Kerk Motion Products, Inc., 1 Kerk Drive, Hollis, NH 03049; Call 603-465-7227; Fax 603-465-3598. More information is available at www.kerkmotion.com.</p>


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<h3 id="a022441">Complete Line of Security Storage and Transport Equipment from Eagle MHC</h3>

<p><em>Eagle MHC's new comprehensive line of full-size and mini security storage and transport units, allowing for safe storage of valuable materials and items subject to pilferage.</em></p>

<p>Clayton, Del. (Vocus/PRWEB ) August 20, 2008 -- Eagle MHC offers a comprehensive line of full-size and mini security storage and transport units, allowing for safe storage of valuable materials and items subject to pilferage. The heavy-gauge open-wire construction allows for easy viewing of contents for security and inventory control checks. </p>

<p>Among the items offered are full-size security units in a variety of sizes which are available in stationary, mobile and dolly truck models. Optional shelves are offered for versatility, including Eagle's patented Add-A-Shelf® design that allows for the effortless addition or removal of shelving without disassembling the entire security unit. Choose from chrome, Eaglegard® green epoxy finish or stainless steel for long-life durability.</p>

<p>Mini-security units 40" high in four separate dimensions are also available, featuring chrome finish with optional shelves.</p>

<p>For more information on security storage and transport equipment from Eagle MHC, contact Lynda Donavon. Tel. (800) 441-8440 or (302) 653-3000.<br />
Web site: www.eaglegrp.com.</p>

<p>Contact Information:<br />
Lynda Donovan<br />
(800) 637-5100 or (302) 653-3000 - Ext. 3027<br />
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<h3 id="a022440">American Tire Corporation Acquired Large Land for New Plant</h3>

<p><em>American Tire Corporation has acquired large land for its new plant which is much bigger than any single manufacturing land owned by any of other OTR tire manufacturers in the world.</em></p>

<p>Chino, CA (PRWEB) August 20, 2008 -- American Tire Corporation (ATC) is pleased to announce that it has successfully purchased a large parcel of land for one of its new plants in Washington. </p>

<p>This parcel of land is as large as 22,605,000 square feet (around 2,100,000 square meters). Although it is much bigger than any single manufacturing land owned by any of other OTR tire manufacturers in the world, ATC is going to acquire another big parcel of land with the similar size to support its long-term development in the OTR tire industry.</p>

<p>The key constructions on this parcel of land will be done in several months. All related preparations for production are currently on schedule. Various cooperation and business from different companies and investors are under going.</p>

<p>With the objective to become the largest and best manufacturer for 63" and 57" tires, American Tire Corporation is a US government-supported OTR tire manufacturer with operations in different US states and other countries. ATC has created several "firsts" in the OTR tire industry. For more information, please check its website http://www.americantire.us.</p>


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<h3 id="a022437">NDIA Homeland Security Symposium to Host McCain and Obama Representatives</h3>

<p><em>Speakers from the leading Presidential campaigns, Congress, the Administration, and other opinion leaders will convene in Washington, DC on September 9th-10th to share their views about future homeland security policies and programs. Full details of the 2008 Homeland Security Symposium and Exhibition may be viewed at www.NDIA.org/meetings/8490.</em> </p>

<p>Arlington, VA (PRWEB) August 19, 2008 -- Speakers from the leading Presidential campaigns, Congress, the Administration, and other opinion leaders will convene in Washington, DC on September 9th-10th to share their views about future homeland security policies and programs. Full details of the 2008 Homeland Security Symposium and Exhibition may be viewed at www.NDIA.org/meetings/8490. </p>

<p>As a change in Administrations approaches, NDIA's Homeland Security Division has assembled a robust agenda under the theme of "New Directions In Homeland Security," and packed it with influential speakers.</p>

<p>Highlighting this year's symposium will be a Presidential Candidates' Vision for "New Directions in Homeland Security" Panel with Former Secretary of the Navy John Lehman presenting the McCain campaign vision and Special Advisor on Homeland Security, Ruchi Bhowmik presenting the vision of the Obama campaign.</p>

<p>Symposium content will include Congressional perspectives, DHS procurement outlook, small business opportunities, infrastructure protection, immigration policy and implementation, and preparedness and disaster response segments featuring top level officials from Congress, DHS, and FEMA.</p>

<p>The Symposium, to be held in Arlington, VA, will include an exhibition of homeland security related technologies products, services and technologies.</p>

<p>Featured Speakers will include:</p>

<p>    * Congressman Bennie Thompson (D-MS), Chairman, Committee on Homeland Security, U.S. House of Representatives</p>

<p><br />
    * Congressman Dan Lungren (R-CA)- Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure Protection, Committee on Homeland Security, U.S. House of Representatives</p>

<p><br />
    * Mr. Robert Stephan, Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection, DHS</p>

<p><br />
    * Mr. Bruce Davidson, Deputy Director, Office of SAFETY Act Implementation, DHS</p>

<p><br />
    * Mr. Thomas A. Cellucci- Chief Commercialization Officer, DHS</p>

<p><br />
    * Mr. Thomas Essig, Chief Procurement Officer, DHS</p>

<p><br />
    * Mr. Kevin Boshears, Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, DHS</p>

<p><br />
"With the level of speakers this symposium has attracted, it is shaping up to be a real 'who's who' of Homeland Security," said NDIA Vice President of Operations, Barry Bates. "Providing industry with the information it needs to shape its business strategy to support DHS requirements is a key component of our mission, and it's even more important to provide the full spectrum of possibilities in an election year."</p>

<p>In addition to providing industry with business intelligence for the future directions of Homeland Security policy, programs and procurement objectives, the symposium will also offer provide Government homeland security professionals the opportunity to visit a broad array of industry product and service exhibits.</p>

<p>"This is a critical year for businesses to gather as much intelligence as possible to be able to position products, services and overall capabilities in a manner that best serves the needs of the incoming administration and the future of the Department of Homeland Security," Said Bob Kelly of Centauri Solutions and NDIA's Homeland Security Division Chairman.</p>

<p>About the NDIA Homeland Security Division:<br />
The Homeland Security Division focuses on the protection and security of the assets, information, facilities, and resources of the government, military, and private sector organizations which comprise the technological, military, and industrial infrastructure of the United States. The Division provides input and advice to a wide range of agencies and departments of federal, state, and local governments, and to commercial, industrial, and academic institutions.</p>


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<h3 id="a022439">American Precision Prototyping Hires Director of Sales / Account Management</h3>

<p><em>New Director of Sales to assist with increasing sales and customer satisfaction.</em></p>

<p>Tulsa, OK (PRWEB) August 20, 2008 -- American Precision Prototyping, LLC. (APP), an industry-leading service bureau that provides fast, high-quality Rapid Prototype and Rapid Manufactured parts announced today the addition of Joey Florez to the APP team.</p>

<p>Mr. Florez comes to APP with over 12 years experience in sales and customer service at the management level and will be managing the sales / account management department. Mr. Florez has a proven record of increasing sales and possesses exemplary management skills both of which will greatly benefit the current sales staff and the APP customers. </p>

<p> "We are very excited to have Mr. Florez on the team", stated Jason Dickman, President of APP. "He is an energetic, focused individual with the desire and commitment to take the APP sales department to the next level", continued Dickman.</p>

<p>"I am excited to be with a fast growing, forward moving company like APP", stated Mr. Florez. "APP has the best customer service / sales team and leadership in the industry. Their commitment to continuous improvement coupled with my experience will ensure we remain a top notch team providing the best customer service in the industry", continued Florez.</p>

<p>About American Precision Prototyping, LLC.<br />
American Precision Prototyping, LLC (APP), a privately held services company located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is the premier rapid prototyping and manufacturing facility in the Midwest. APP sets itself apart from other digital manufacturing facilities by offering free, instant online quoting 24/7, complete project solutions from design to production utilizing the latest equipment and materials in-house, providing unsurpassed customer service, and offering their customers a 100% quality guarantee. "Instant Quotes, Quality Parts"<br />
More information on the company is available at www.approto.com.</p>


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<h3 id="a022436">Powder-Solution's BFM™ Fitting Dramatically Reduces Safety Risks in Bulk Powder Manufactures and Consumers</h3>

<p><em>Traditional hose clamps used in bulk powder processing can create poor air quality and cross contamination in foods.</em></p>

<p>Chanhassen,MN (PRWEB) August 19, 2008 -- www.powder-solutions.com - Powder-Solutions, Inc., American distributors of the USDA accepted/3A certified BFM™ fitting, is helping to diminish cross contamination and chronic powder leakage that is associated with typical hose clamps and flex sleeves used in bulk powder processing. </p>

<p>"Today's bulk powder processors know that hose clamps can be difficult to fit. This improper fitting can cause powder to leak into the atmosphere, creating potentially hazardous air quality conditions. Additionally, sloppy fit can contribute to product build-up and cross contamination" states Marv Deam CEO of Powder-Solutions, Inc. "We are proud to offer the BFM™ fitting to bulk powder processors in an effort to reduce these problems" </p>

<p>Cross contamination can lead to illnesses in consumers and recalls of bulk powder products, ultimately contributing to huge liability costs for manufacturers and processors.</p>

<p>In an effort to eliminate these sanitation and safety risks, bulk powder processors nationwide are now working with Powder-Solutions, Inc. to incorporate the BFM™ fitting in their plants.</p>

<p>By providing a perfectly sealed and crevice free fit, the BFM™ fitting helps avoid cross contamination of products. The positive seal eliminates product leakage and improves plant air quality. The snap-in tool free replacement process ensures a perfect fit every time.</p>

<p>"Flat out, the BFM™ fitting results in safer and cleaner bulk powder processing," continues Deam. "The BFM™ fitting is very quickly revolutionizing bulk powder processing."</p>

<p>A full video of how the BFM™ fitting is replacing traditional hose clamps in bulk powder processing, can be found at http://www.powder-solutions.com/</p>

<p>About Powder-Solutions, Inc.<br />
Powder-Solutions, Inc. is a leading distributor of the USDA accepted/3A certified BFM™ fitting, the first flexible industrial connective solution specifically designed to replace the standard flexible sleeve and hose clamp assembly and address chronic sanitation and safety concerns for the bulk powder processing industry. By working closely with companies in the food, dairy, nutritional, pharmaceutical, chemical and other industries, Powder-Solutions, Inc. continues to develop and refine new strategies to assist these companies in achieving their business objectives via safe and innovative plant processes. For more information on Powder-Solutions, Inc. or the revolutionary BFM™ fitting, visit www.powder-solutions.com.</p>


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<h3 id="a022435">Enterprise Licensing Lean Six Sigma Intellectual Property.</h3>

<p><em>Open Source Six Sigma introduces Enterprise Licensing Solutions including Lean Six Sigma training materials, assessments and course manuals. Enterprise license fees range from under $1,000 USD to less than a maximum of under $60,000 USD. Learn more and get samples at www.opensourcesixsigma.com/enterprise.</em></p>

<p>Scottsdale, AZ (PRWEB) August 19, 2008 -- Open Source Six Sigma introduces Enterprise Licensing Solutions aimed at providing high quality, economically feasible training materials and intellectual property to small, medium and large-sized corporations. </p>

<p>Traditionally corporations would acquire the rights to Lean Six Sigma Training Materials, also known as intellectual property, by licensing the assets from one of several six sigma consulting firms. These licenses typically grant a corporation the right to customize base materials, train their employees and distribute the materials within the corporation. Under this model today's licensing fees for Lean Six Sigma Intellectual Property ranges in price from approximately $100,000 USD on the low end up to $5 Million USD.</p>

<p>The Open Source Six Sigma Enterprise Solutions offer similar licensing rights however we have both standardized and reduced the licensing fees so that corporations of all sizes can afford to acquire High Quality Lean Six Sigma Intellectual Property without engaging a consulting partner, developing materials internally or incurring high-cost license fees.</p>

<p>The Open Source Six Sigma curriculum and training material is some of the most widely used and highly acclaimed intellectual property within the industry today. It is currently distributed to thousands through the leading industry portal, iSixSigma as well as The International Institute for Six Sigma Professionals (ISSSP) and available directly thru Open Source Six Sigma at www.opensourcesixsigma.com.</p>

<p>The Open Source Six Sigma materials provide corporations a unique opportunity to acquire cost effective Lean Six Sigma Intellectual Property that has its roots in Six Sigma deployments world-wide. This is important because it has allowed the opportunity for some the top companies to help refine the materials.</p>

<p>Open Source Six Sigma training materials portfolio is made up of nine training courses covering everything from LSS DMAIC Black Belt, Green Belt and Yellow Belt to Executive, Champion, Team Members and Project Selections training including preparation and certification exams, as well as professionally formatted course manuals.</p>

<p>The standard Open Source Six Sigma Enterprise License grants corporations perpetual, royalty-free, unlimited internal use from as low as $1,000 to a maximum of less than $60,000 USD. For more information and product samples visit our enterprise page at www.opensourcesixsigma.com/enterprise.</p>


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<h3 id="a022438">FindAnyFloor.com Leading the Way in Website Accessibility</h3>

<p><em>Section 508 Compliance Opens the Door for All Users </em></p>

<p>Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) August 19, 2008 -- FindAnyFloor.com, "The Web's flooring authority," has taken another big progressive step. By year's end, FindAnyFloor.com and its partner sites - Pro.FindAnyFloor.com and Green.FindAnyFloor.com - will be Section 508 compliant. </p>

<p>508 compliance means these sites will be fully accessible by people with disabilities. While federal agencies are required to be 508 compliant by law, the private sector has not been quick to follow suit. FindAnyFloor.com founder and CEO Damien Patton recognized the real need for 508 compliance for his latest venture.</p>

<p>"As an organization we have chosen to embrace an environment of accessibility despite the additional time and expense involved," said Patton. "Our goal is to make sure that our flooring information is available to everyone."</p>

<p>Making the Internet Section 508 compliant will open up a wealth of information to the approximately 60 million people in the U.S. alone who have some form of disability. FindAnyFloor.com provides consumers with a one-stop reference resource on various flooring types, such as bamboo, carpet, cork, hardwood, stone, vinyl and more. In addition, site visitors will be able to access floor buying and installation guides, a glossary of flooring terms, an "Ask The Expert" function and an exhaustive "Find It Locally" tool. With the latter, users can find over 60,000 flooring retailers, installers and cleaners - all conveniently listed and flagged on a Google map - just by entering their zip code.</p>

<p>Some of the Section 508 features that the trio of sites will feature include coding for the use of assisted devices, no excessive use of Flash visuals, and closed captions on all videos with sound. For more information about the sites' accessibility features visit http://www.FindAnyFloor.com/accessibility.xhtml</p>

<p>About FindAnyFloor.com: FindAnyFloor.com is striving to be the world's largest floor covering information site and social community. The site is a free resource for consumers as well as flooring professionals on all subjects related to flooring. The site also provides interactive tools for the flooring do-it-yourselfer and professional alike. FindAnyFloor.com is proud to be working towards becoming Section 508 compliant and a fully accessible site for all visitors.</p>

<p>About Damien Patton: Damien successfully created Pacific Imports International, a large floor covering distributor that he sold in 2007. The company maintained offices in Asia and the United States and became a premier distributor and retailer of bamboo and hardwood flooring. Damien is the Founder and CEO of FindAnyFloor.com, the end result of his vision to have the largest and most accessible floor covering resource and social community on the Web.</p>

<p>Contact:<br />
Shannon Lang   <br />
FindAnyFloor.com Press Room<br />
Ph: 702-242-9663<br />
www.FindAnyFloor.com</p>


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<h3 id="a022434">The Covenant Security Companies Showcase New Capabilities at the ASIS 2008 Conference</h3>

<p><em>The Covenant Security Companies, an American-owned, global leader in protective security, training, assessments, and risk management, will be showcasing several new capabilities at the ASIS 2008 International Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, September 15th through the18th.</em></p>

<p>Chicago, IL (PRWEB) August 19, 2008 -- The Covenant Security Companies, an American-owned, global leader in protective security, training, assessments, and risk management, will be showcasing several new capabilities at the ASIS 2008 International Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, September 15th through the18th. </p>

<p>"The ASIS Conference will be a great forum for us to demonstrate how we've proactively developed our services to meet the demands of the evolving security challenges facing our clients" said Robert Coe, CEO of The Covenant Security Companies. "Innovation is one of the reasons we are recognized and respected in the security industry." </p>

<p>Covenant Security International (a member of the Covenant brand) will debut its newly formed Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) division at the conference. The primary focus of CIP will be assisting clients in meeting CFATS regulatory requirements of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including the new CFATS-SVA tiered program. With recent key hires Angela Tasky-Williams and Joe Trindal, former DHS Branch Chief. Covenant is uniquely positioned to provide a full range of best practices, cost efficient regulatory compliance and consulting.</p>

<p>"We're excited to introduce our highly-experienced team at the ASIS Conferences" David Kervin, President of Covenant Security International added. "These are some of the same individuals who helped shape the policies and techniques that have made our country safer."</p>

<p>The conference will also feature Covenant's enhanced capabilities in Executive Protection (EP) and Canine Services, along with its premier Protective Security Officer Services. Additionally, instructors from Covenant Training Center will be on hand to highlight the diverse range of courses offered at 2000-acre tactical training facility located in McGregor, Texas.</p>

<p>You can meet the Covenant Security team at Booth 4626</p>

<p>About the Covenant Security Companies<br />
Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois with offices across the United States and internationally, Covenant manages over $180 million in contracts and employs more than 2,700 security personnel located both domestically and internationally. Covenant provides a wide range of high-quality protective force, tactical training and security solutions through four operating companies- Covenant Homeland Security Solutions, Covenant Aviation Security, Covenant Security Services, Covenant Security International, as well as Covenant Training Center, Our 2000-acre tactical training center in McGregor, Texas. Services include Protective Force Operations - Armed and Unarmed; Security Program Management; CFATS Compliance Consulting, Critical Infrastructure Protection, Industrial Security Services; Aviation Security Services; Emergency Preparedness and Planning; Tactical Training; Investigations, Audits and Survey Services; Executive Protection, Risk Assessment and Management, Special Security Operations; Ancillary Services; Pre-Employment Screening; Drug Testing; FOCI Program Management; OSHA Safety; and Canine Operations.</p>

<p>For more information on comprehensive security solutions, please contact the following:</p>

<p>Critical Infrastructure Protection: Angela Tasky-Williiams at 703-344-3125 and Joe Trindal at 703-537-9801.</p>

<p>International Services: David Kervin at 703-342-7104</p>

<p>Protective Guard Services: Rebecca Horner at 610-362-0570</p>

<p>Canine Services: Louis Fuertes at 703-277-9633</p>


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<h3 id="a022433">Turner Construction Attains Safety Milestone</h3>

<p><em>Top General Contractor Accumulates Over Five Million Safety Observations</em></p>

<p>San Carlos, Calif. (Vocus/PRWEB ) August 19, 2008 -- Turner Construction Company has amassed more than five million safety observations using the DBO2 SafetyNet system, which was first implemented in November 2004. This safety milestone was commemorated at the 50 Connell Project in Berkeley Heights, NJ--where the five millionth observation was recorded--on August 5, 2008.</p>

<p>DBO2's leading product, SafetyNet, helps companies at risk for catastrophic loss to track and measure the leading indicators in their safety systems--and to evaluate how effective, affordable and sustainable these systems are on an ongoing basis.</p>

<p>"DBO2 SafetyNet has generated a wealth of information on safety performance and trending--both for Turner and our subcontractors," says Cindy DePrater, Vice President and Corporate Director of Safety and Loss Control. "With DBO2, we have the ability to tie together 45 of our business units across the nation and to track subcontractor progress in implementing Turner's safety program and our requirements above and beyond OSHA. We have approximately 6000 ongoing projects at any one time and 280 full-time safety professionals who have a lot of ground to cover. DBO2 allows those safety professionals to really hone in on the subcontractors to create and raise awareness of our safety requirements and Building L.I.F.E. (Living Injury Free Everyday). The instant reporting that SafetyNet offers enables us to make the right decisions at the field and operational levels."    </p>

<p>Safety Superintendent Richard Korner recorded the five millionth observation in the SafetyNet system and was informed by his project executive of the news. "It felt like I hit the lottery, that I was at the right place at the right time," he says. "But as I thought some more about it, I believed it could truly have happened to any one of us, in the course of walking our jobs and doing our best to keep each other out of harm's way."</p>

<p>Korner has been a SafetyNet user since January 2006. Since then, he has witnessed a rapid growth in overall usage and top-down involvement. "Over the last five years, it's just amazing how SafetyNet has caught on. I know that the project executives meet on a regular basis to discuss observations, who's making them, and which jobs are doing better than others. This information that we collect is something that's carried all the way up to the top and trickles back down."</p>

<p>Looking ahead, DePrater expects the next significant milestone to be deeper, more meaningful engagement with the system. "The five million observation milestone signifies engagement in the DBO2 SafetyNet system by everyone in our company," she says. "Next, we will focus on what people do with those nuggets of insight in order to continue to raise the bar on safety and loss prevention, not only for Turner but the industry as a whole. We're on the right track with improving the use of the system and extracting meaningful data that we can use for positive change."</p>

<p>Barry Nelson is CEO of DBO2 and is inspired by Turner's results. "Our entire team salutes Turner's commitment to using leading indicators to drive improved organizational, financial and safety performance. The dramatic and sustained positive results that Turner has derived from using both leading and lagging indicators provides a glimpse at the new standard for risk and safety management," he says.</p>

<p>About Design Build Own Operate Inc. (DBO2):<br />
DBO2, located in San Carlos, CA, was founded in October 2001 and has emerged as a leader in measuring human error and its consequence in the workplace. DBO2 is a wholly owned subsidiary of Industrial Scientific Corporation, sharing a joint vision of "preserving human life on, above and below the earth." With more than 43 million observations, DBO2 has amassed the largest repository of workplace behaviors and conditions in the world. DBO2's SafetyNet, QualityNet and ProductivityNet software services are currently used on a daily basis at more than 7,000 worksites for some of the world's largest companies.</p>


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<h3 id="a022432">Gerbig Engineering Introduces New Product Feature</h3>

<p><em>Gerbig Engineering has designed and created a new product specifically to use with the Gerbig Cleanroom systems.</em></p>

<p>Burnsville Minn. (PRWEB) August 19, 2008 -- Gerbig Engineering, a designer, fabricator and installer of cleanrooms and cleanroom equipment now has available new feature for the AireCell line of modular cleanrooms. The product is an integrated wall mounted pre-filter. The pre-filter features a perforated aluminum panel, hinged frame and anodized aluminum framing to match the AireCell framing System. The pre-filter is available in efficiencies up to MERV 7. </p>

<p>The wall mounted pre-filter allows users to have much easier access to change the filter. Now cleanroom users don't have to access their ceiling to change filters, thus reducing cleanroom disturbance.</p>

<p>"This product is one of several features that we have introduced recently that significantly enhances the cleanroom functionality and ease of maintenance", said Fred Gerbig, President of Gerbig Engineering. "The industry response to these enhancements has been extremely positive."</p>

<p>Gerbig Engineering is a privately owned company located in Burnsville, MN. The company specializes in designing, fabricating and installing cleanrooms and cleanroom systems for the medical and pharmaceutical industries. This includes hardwall and softwall cleanrooms, modular cleanrooms and cleanroom workstations.</p>


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<h3 id="a022430">Schneider Group Acquires ISCO</h3>

<p><em>Strengthens its position in the world lens market for cinema projection, home cinema and industrial applications.</em></p>

<p>Bad Kreuznach, Germany (PRWEB) August 19, 2008 -- Schneider Group, a global leader in the production of high-precision lenses, is expanding its market position in the areas of cinema projection lenses, home cinema and industrial lenses. As of 15 August, Schneider Group took over the operations of Göttingen-based ISCO Group - a specialist in cinema projection lenses and specialized lenses. The ISCO brand will be retained in the market. </p>

<p>"Our aim is a collaborative combining of strengths, and we see ourselves well positioned for continued growth in the digital projection market," said Dr. Josef Staub, CEO of Schneider Group. ISCO is equally optimistic about the future. "We look forward to having the optics specialist Schneider-Kreuznach as a partner," says Hans-Joachim Manus, CEO of ISCO Precision Optics. "This reinforces our longevity on the market." </p>

<p>About Schneider Group:<br />
The Schneider Group specializes in the development and production of high-quality photographic lenses, cinema projection lenses, high-quality lenses for industrial applications and precision mechanics. The group consists of the Jos. Schneider Optische Werke ( founded in1913) and its affiliates Pentacon (Dresden, Germany), Praktica (London, UK), Schneider Optics (New York, Los Angeles), Schneider Bando (Seoul) and Schneider Asia Pacific (Hong Kong). The main brand is "Schneider-Kreuznach." Schneider Group has 550 employees worldwide, with 345 at its German headquarters. The group is the long-time world market leader for high performance lenses.</p>

<p>In North America, for more information contact Schneider Optics, Inc., 7701 Haskell Avenue, Van Nuys, CA, 91406 USA. TEL: +1 800 228-1254; FAX: +1 818 505-9865; info @ schneideroptics.com, or visit www.schneideroptics.com.</p>

<p>Contact:<br />
Jos. Schneider Optische Werke GmbH<br />
Wolfgang Berger<br />
Ringstraße 132<br />
D-55543 Bad Kreuznach<br />
Germany<br />
Tel. +49 671-601-287<br />
Fax: +49 671-601-289<br />
BergerW @ schneiderkreuznach.com<br />
www.schneiderkreuznach.com</p>

<p>fishermen communications gmbh<br />
Dr. Heiko Reisch<br />
Kaiserstraße 61<br />
D-60329 Frankfurt am Main<br />
Germany<br />
Tel. +49 69-210860-0<br />
Fax: +49 69-210860-21<br />
hreisch @ fishermen-com.de<br />
www.fishermen-com.de</p>


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<h3 id="a022431">All Flex Announces Flexible Heaters as a New Product Offering</h3>

<p><em>All Flex Acquisitions, LLC, a manufacturer of flex circuits and flex circuit assemblies announces a new capability in producing custom Flexible Heater Circuits. Flexible Heater Circuits are thin, lightweight and flexible substrates that can provide heat to selected areas of instrumentation, electronic systems, equipment, and a variety of other applications</em></p>

<p>Northfield, Minn. (PRWEB) August 19, 2008 -- All Flex Acquisitions, LLC, a manufacturer of flex circuits and flex circuit assemblies announces a new capability in producing custom Flexible Heater Circuits. Flexible Heater Circuits are thin, lightweight and flexible substrates that can provide heat to selected areas of instrumentation, electronic systems, equipment, and a variety of other applications. </p>

<p>All Flex can reverse engineer, design and fabricate flexible heaters to meet customer's exact requirements. Flexible polyimide heaters and heater assemblies are fabricated with a variety of metal alloys to deliver custom solutions for heating capacity, watt density, and other application specific customer needs.</p>

<p>"Designing, building and supplying flexible heaters on polyimide substrates is a natural extension of our existing product line technology." Said Greg Closser, President of All Flex. "We are responding to the requests of our rapidly growing customer base. Heaters utilize similar manufacturing and design capabilities as our flexible circuitry, and the benefits sought dovetail with current market needs. The All Flex expansion into heaters helps position us with the relentless electronic industry demand for more value in less space."</p>

<p>Polyimide material and adhesive systems are appropriate in most any application that would be suitable for a flexible circuit; including exposure to harsh chemicals and corrosive environments, temperature extremes, aerospace & vacuum environments requiring low out-gassing, and applications constrained by limited space and weight for the heater. Because polyimide is light weight and flexible, heaters can be built in irregular shapes and conform to contours and 3-dimensional patterns.</p>

<p>All Flex is a privately owned company located in Northfield Minnesota. All Flex has served a variety of markets with flexible circuit applications, including single-sided flexible circuits, double-sided flexible circuits, and multi layer flex circuitry. All Flex provides quick turn prototypes and low to medium volume manufacturing and assembly of flexible PCBs. Its unique product offerings include Maxi- Flex ® (40' +) and Flexible Circuit Heaters.</p>


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<h3 id="a022429">Wet Design Realizes Success with Afterburner's Flawless Execution Methodology</h3>

<p><em>Wet Design, creator of spectacular water features and perhaps best known for its 9-acre lake of animated fountains at the Bellagio, Las Vegas, has long practiced and espoused the benefits of lean manufacturing. In seeking to apply the same efficiency to all aspects of its business processes, Wet Design has partnered with Afterburner, Inc. with a commitment to support an ongoing program designed to educate employees in the principles and techniques of Flawless ExecutionSM.</em></p>

<p>Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) August 19, 2008 -- Wet Design, creator of spectacular water features and perhaps best known for its 9-acre lake of animated fountains at the Bellagio, Las Vegas, has long practiced and espoused the benefits of lean manufacturing. In seeking to apply the same efficiency to all aspects of its business processes, Wet Design has partnered with Afterburner, Inc. with a commitment to support an ongoing program designed to educate employees in the principles and techniques of Flawless ExecutionSM. </p>

<p>It has been said that Wet Design's CEO, Mark Fuller, has a talent for unconventional thinking. It was, therefore, not surprising that after reading Flawless Execution by James D. Murphy, founder & CEO of Afterburner, Inc., Mr. Fuller asked his team to read the book and then investigate. Afterburner's project leader, Jim 'Boots' Demarest, was then invited to share the Flawless Execution methodology with the Wet Design team. The methodology, born from fighter aviation, is a continuous improvement process that incorporates four steps: Plan-Brief-Execute-Debrief.</p>

<p>According to Harvey Goldstein, V.P. Marketing for Wet Design, one of the appeals of Flawless Execution is that it is "universally applicable and makes sense because it has been real world tested." Despite his initial concerns that the military aspects of the program would prove too counter-cultural to Wet Design's creative/entertainment-based philosophy, Mr. Goldstein said that within a month team members began to see how easy it was to adopt. Before anyone realized it, the Plan-Brief-Execute-Debrief methodology took root in the daily routines of people in the company and execution began to improve.</p>

<p>Jason Hall, V.P. of Achieving Excellence and Manufacturing at Wet Design, was truly impressed by the way Jim 'Boots' Bemarest "came in, became one of us, fit in, dug in, and understood our business enough to help us get more aligned with our goals. He taught us how to discipline ourselves and have the accountabilities built into the plans."</p>

<p>Mr. Hall's "Kaisan" (from the Japanese meaning "change for the better") training taught him how to get production up to speed but not how to manage production, hold people accountable, or organize and plan. By incorporating the Flawless Execution process into the Kaisan, he has been able to change the management of the line assembly area. The team now plans, briefs team leads, incorporates changes and executes, then debriefs at the end of the shift. It used to take 18 hours to build 10 "fire shooters". The same number is now achieved in just 8 hours. "The Afterburner methodology helps us react quickly to the abnormalities of manufacturing that occur on a daily basis… unchecked, the abnormalities throw everything into an emergency mode which turns into one big avalanche and then you just can't plan and execute."</p>

<p>About Afterburner</p>

<p>Afterburner, Inc. is an international management training company that teaches the techniques of Flawless Execution and peak performance, born in the high-reliability environment of fighter aviation, to the world's top corporations through keynote speaking, corporate teambuilding events, seminar workshops and leadership development. Afterburner has trained the sales teams and top executives of more than 100 of the Fortune 500 companies. Inc. magazine has named Afterburner to its prestigious Inc. 500 LIST twice. Over the past two years the company has expanded its operations to Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom. For additional information, please contact Afterburner at (800) 261-2912.</p>


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<h3 id="a022428">Boxwood Partners Advises on the Sale of NMR and SealTech to Reinforced Plastic Systems, a Portfolio Company of Southfield Capital Advisors</h3>

<p><em>Based in Mobile, Alabama, NMR is a leading manufacturer and innovator of engineered, custom-fabricated composite products including a broad range of flexible reinforced plastic and dual laminate piping and fittings, heavy ducting, and engineered composite panel products used in a variety of industrial applications.</em></p>

<p>Richmond, VA (PRWEB) August 19, 2008 -- Boxwood Partners, LLC is pleased to announce the strategic sale of Non Metallic Resources, Inc. (NMR) and SealTech, Inc. to Southfield RPS Holdings, Inc., d/b/a Reinforced Plastic Systems (RPS), a portfolio company of Southfield Capital Advisors. Boxwood Partners acted as the exclusive advisor to both NMR and SealTech with respect to the transaction. Terms were not disclosed. </p>

<p>Based in Mobile, Alabama, NMR is a leading manufacturer and innovator of engineered, custom-fabricated composite products including a broad range of flexible reinforced plastic and dual laminate piping and fittings, heavy ducting, and engineered composite panel products used in a variety of industrial applications. SealTech, a distinct company with common ownership with NMR, provides comprehensive field installation, maintenance, and repair services. The companies together provide turnkey, design-to-installation solutions for an international customer base that includes leading corporations in the power generation, chemical processing, pulp and paper, and mining markets, as well as the major engineering, construction services firms that serve these markets. </p>

<p>John Webster, the founder of NMR and SealTech, said "Both NMR and SealTech are great fits with RPS given their innovative products, engineering capabilities, installation and repair services, customer base, and most importantly their people. The NMR/Sealtech team looks forward to working together with RPS and Southfield to capitalize on the many exciting opportunities within the U.S. and internationally." Regarding Boxwood Partners, Webster added, "Boxwood was very knowledgeable, professional, and easy to work with - they really helped us achieve our goals and get this deal done."</p>

<p>About Reinforced Plastic Systems<br />
Founded in 1956, Reinforced Plastic Systems provides custom corrosion-resistant composite products and related design, installation, and maintenance services primarily to the power, pollution control, chemical, pulp and paper, steel, mineral processing, and water/waste treatment industries. The company is headquartered in Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia and operates eight facilities throughout the United States and Canada. RPS was acquired by Southfield Capital Advisors in January 2008.</p>

<p>About Southfield Capital Advisors<br />
Southfield Capital Advisors is an operationally driven private investment firm focused on buying and building premier lower middle-market businesses in partnership with management. Founded in 2005, Southfield Capital provides equity for majority recapitalizations and management-led buy-outs of privately owned businesses and divisions of public companies. The firm manages $150 million in capital and seeks investments in companies generating $5-15 million of EBITDA based in North America with compelling business models, exceptional management teams, and attractive growth and profitability trends. Southfield Capital is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut, with additional offices in Louisville, Kentucky and Alexandria, Virginia. For more information, visit www.southfieldcapital.com.</p>

<p>About Boxwood Partners<br />
Boxwood Partners, LLC (www.boxwoodpartnersllc.com), together with its affiliate Boxwood Capital Partners, is an integrated mid-market investment banking and private investment management firm based in Richmond, Virginia. Boxwood Partners combines a unique blend of senior-level transaction advisory, business operating experience, and proven process execution skills to give its clients a distinct advantage in the market. The firm's extensive relationships within the global capital and buyer communities (including U.S. and international private equity groups, corporations, hedge funds, and lenders) and other important transaction-related service providers such as consultants, attorneys, and accountants ensure that the firm's clients receive the attention and service they deserve.</p>

<p>Contact:       Bobby Morris<br />
Phone:       804.343.3442</p>


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<h3 id="a022427">Putman Media Wins 17 Publishing Awards</h3>

<p><em>Putman Media, Inc. (www.putman.net), a privately held business-to-business media firm with 70 years of experience serving manufacturing communities, has been bestowed with 17 awards from the 2008 American Society of Business Press Editors (ASBPE) Azbee Awards and the 2008 Awards for Publication Excellence (APEX) for outstanding achievement in publishing. These awards honor Putman's magazines for editorial, graphic and strategic excellence.</em></p>

<p>Itasca, Ill (PRWEB) August 19, 2008 -- Putman Media, Inc. (www.putman.net), a privately held business-to-business media firm with 70 years of experience serving manufacturing communities, has been bestowed with 17 awards from the 2008 American Society of Business Press Editors (ASBPE) Azbee Awards and the 2008 Awards for Publication Excellence (APEX) for outstanding achievement in publishing. These awards honor Putman's magazines for editorial, graphic and strategic excellence. </p>

<p>The Journal from Rockwell Automation and Our Partners won the 2008 APEX Awards for "Best Custom-Published Magazines & Journals" and for "Cover Design" - December 2007 issue. The "Best Custom-Published Magazines & Journals" prize recognizes the magazine as a whole for content, design, fulfillment of its mission for the customer and overall quality.<br />
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Magazines that received 2008 ASBPE National Azbee Awards include:</p>

<p>    * Control Design, Honorable Mention for Magazine of the Year, Under 80,000 Circulation. Control Design is dedicated to the special information needs of industrial machine builders.<br />
    * Food Processing won the Silver Award for "Life on Mars" by Editor-in-Chief Dave Fusaro, December 2007, Individual/Organization Profile, Under 80,000 Circulation. Food Processing is dedicated to the food and beverage industry.<br />
    * For Regular Column, Staff Written, Under 80,000 Circulation, Control magazine Executive Editor Jim Montague, Silver Award for "Control Report," May and December 2007 issues. Control serves users of control, instrumentation and automation technologies.</p>

<p><br />
National Azbee design honors were bestowed to:</p>

<p>    * The Journal from Rockwell Automation and Our Partners, a bimonthly custom magazine published for Rockwell Automation: Gold Award for "Stand Out From the Crowd," Cover, December 2007 issue, Under 80,000 Circulation.<br />
    * The Journal also won the Silver Award for Table of Contents Page or Pages, June 2007 issue, Under 80,000 Circulation.<br />
    * Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, devoted exclusively to help drug industry professionals: Silver Award for "2007: Facing a Year of Uncertainty," Cover, February 2007 issue, Under 80,000 Circulation.</p>

<p><br />
Magazines that received 2008 ASBPE Regional Azbee Awards include for editorial excellence include:</p>

<p>    * Editor-in-Chief Paul Studebaker of Plant Services, Bronze Award, Editorial/Editor's Letter, 80,000 or More Circulation, "From the Editor," March and September 2007 issues. Plant Services is dedicated to excellence in maintenance, reliability and asset management<br />
    * Plant Services, Gold Award, Regular Column Contributed, 80,000 or More Circulation, "Crisis Corner" by Joel Leonard, March and May 2007 issue.<br />
    * Plant Services, Silver Award, Regular Column Contributed, 80,000 or More Circulation, "Energy Expert" by Peter Garforth, June and December 2007 issues.<br />
    * Chemical Processing, covering U.S. chemical manufacturing processing operations, won the Silver Award for How-To Article, Under 80,000 Circulation, "Properly install column internals" by Editor-in-Chief Mark Rosenzweig, Managing Editor Ken Schnepf and Art Director Derek Chamberlain.</p>

<p><br />
2008 ASBPE Azbee Regional design awards include:</p>

<p>    * Chemical Processing, Gold Award, Front Cover - Photo, Under 80,000 Circulation, for "Chemical Industry Sees Green," January 2007 issue.<br />
    * Wellness Foods, a bimonthly magazine providing the wellness foods and beverages market with information about ingredients, regulations, formulation and more, won the Silver Award, Opening Page/Spread - Computer Generated, Under 80,000 Circulation, "Heart Healthy Naturally," February 2007 issue.<br />
    * Control, Gold Award, Opening Page/Spread - Photo, Under 80,000 Circulation, "Built to Last," February 2007 issue<br />
    * Food Processing, Silver Award, Opening Page/Spread - Photo, Under 80,000 Circulation, "Your Prime Choice," February 2007 issue.<br />
    * Plant Services, Gold Award, Opening Page/Spread - Photo, 80,000 or More Circulation, "To the last byte," April 2007 issue.</p>

<p><br />
About Putman Media, Inc.<br />
Putman Media, Inc. (www.putman.net) strives to be an exceptional media company as judged by the communities it serves. Putman consistently delivers unique, relevant and integrated media services and solutions that enable its customers to compete in an aggressive, high-speed environment. Its titles include Plant Services, Chemical Processing, Control, Control Design, Industrial Networking, Food Processing, Wellness Foods, Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and www.KnowPharma.com, and The Journal from Rockwell Automation and Our Partners. </p>

<p>About the American Society of Business Press Editors<br />
The ASBPE (www.asbpe.org) is the professional association for full-time and freelance editors and writers employed in the business, trade and specialty press.</p>

<p>About the APEX Awards<br />
Sponsored by the editors of the Writing That Works, a division of Communications Concepts, Inc., the APEX Awards (www.apexawards.com) is an annual international competition for writers, editors, publications staff and business and nonprofit communicators. The APEX Awards honor excellence in corporate communications.</p>


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<h3 id="a022426">New Supply Chain Network Optimisation Tool for Australia - GRA Launches ORion-PI®</h3>

<p><em>Supply chain consultants, GRA, have launched ORion-PI, an internationally recognised best-of-breed supply chain network optimisation tool, into the Australian and New Zealand marketplace.</em></p>

<p>(PRWEB) August 18, 2008 -- Supply chain consultants, GRA, have launched ORion-PI, an internationally recognised best-of-breed supply chain network optimisation tool, into the Australian and New Zealand marketplace. </p>

<p>ORion-PI is a powerful and proven tool that:<br />
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<p>    * determines the optimal supply chain network structure and operating policies from a cost, profit and/or service perspective<br />
    *     assesses the opportunities, risks, feasibility and implications of different supply chain strategies<br />
    *     simulates new supply chain models<br />
    *     audits and benchmarks supply chain performance<br />
    *     determines the optimal approach for responding to changes such as increased or slowing growth, increasing energy and carbon costs, acquisition of a new business, business disruptions, etc</p>

<p>GRA Partner, Carter McNabb, said:</p>

<p>'GRA recognised the gap in the Australian market for supply chain network optimisation tools. We went through an extensive global review process with fourteen different vendors over a twelve month period in the search of the tool that would deliver the greatest benefit to our clients.'</p>

<p>'ORion-PI was the stand-out. It was clearly superior to the others because of the quality of solutions and the breadth of the suite. It covers global and local supply chain network optimisation, inventory optimisation, production optimisation, capacity planning and transportation optimisation, and it provides tools for warehouse and distribution centre facility optimisation and design such as dynamic slotting, pick-path optimisation and workforce scheduling.'</p>

<p>'Much of this technology is new to Australia, and it represents an opportunity for Australian companies to raise the performance bar further. GRA are looking forward to helping our clients deliver superior service, cost and asset efficiency results through the application of the ORion-PI toolset. In the current economic environment, every dollar counts.'</p>

<p>The ORion-PI suite has been extensively researched and developed by Axxom Software AG, a leading global organisation based in Germany with certified SAP interfaces and key partnership with universities around the globe. Their clients include Adidas, BASF, BMW, DuPont, GlaxoSmithKline, Avon and Siemens. Of particular interest, ORion-PI was recently used to redesign the supply chain of WLS - logistics service provider of McDonald's Germany and Luxembourg.</p>

<p>The addition of ORion-PI to the GRA toolset gives further analytical capabilities to GRA's existing areas of expertise and creates new opportunities for our clients. GRA now offers an end-to-end supply chain service from supply chain network optimisation to operational improvement to facility and infrastructure design.</p>

<p><br />
About Axxom Software AG<br />
Axxom Software AG is an international provider of software solutions developed for the optimisation of value-add processes.</p>

<p>The company offers solutions for the design, simulation, planning and optimisation of all business processes and systems in all fields of supply chain and logistics. Axxom's solutions are used by leading organisations in over 25 countries around the world. Axxom is headquartered in Munich, Germany with additional support and development offices in Ireland and Romania.</p>

<p>GRA has the exclusive Australian and New Zealand rights to Axxom's ORion-PI supply chain network optimisation tool.</p>

<p>About GRA<br />
GRA is an expert supply chain consulting firm specialising in demand, inventory and supply chain optimisation. We combine expert knowledge with best-of-breed planning and optimisation systems to take your supply chain to the next level. Our experience is your experience, and we work side-by-side with our clients to ensure change is successful and benefits are sustainable. Guaranteed results are typically delivered within 8-12 weeks, and we aim for a minimum 3:1 ROI.</p>


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<h3 id="a022425">Hockey Player Signs with Essentia to Distribute Throughout Texas</h3>

<p><em>NHL Alumni Jocelyn Guevremont decides to partner with the Texas division of budding Montreal based eco-friendly mattress company Essentia.</em></p>

<p>Montreal, Quebec (PRWEB) August 18, 2008 -- NHL Alumni Jocelyn Guevremont decides to partner with the Texas division of budding Montreal based eco-friendly mattress company Essentia, after falling stick over puck for the Essentia collection of natural memory foam sleep products. www.EssentiaDirect.com </p>

<p>Montreal born, Guevremont won 2 memorial cups with the Junior Canadians and later spent 9 years in the NHL, during the Guy Lafleur and Ken Dryden era. Drafter 3rd pick to the Vancouver Canucks, he later dedicated much of his career to the Buffalo Sabres. As a defenseman who retired due to chronic shoulder pain, Guevremont knows a thing or two about sports injuries and the importance of proper back support and spinal alignment. That's why, after hearing about Essentia's outstanding comfort from his son, Guevremont just had to try it out himself. So he took his son's word for it, bought a mattress and the rest is Essentia history.</p>

<p>"I was very excited about the product, about the quality of comfort and quality of support and health benefits the Essentia products offer, so I couldn't wait to get involved," said Guevremont.</p>

<p>"There was a level of comfort that I'd never experienced before from a mattress or a pillow," says Guevremont about the harmony of sleeping on an Essentia bed. "Athletes sweat a lot in their sleep and the natural memory foam helps control my body temperature rather than elevate it by creating a humid and sticky environment. When I move at night, my wife doesn't feel it so it doesn't wake her up, and what's most important to both of us is that we're breathing in fresh air rather than toxic chemicals while we sleep."</p>

<p>Guevremont may have hung up his skates, but he hasn't yet retired. He loves his Essentia mattress so much that he's inviting all of Texas to get into bed with him. Representing his hometown within the state of Texas, Guevremont plans to launch 25 Essentia stores all across the state within the next five years.</p>

<p>For direction to the Essentia Dallas store location please visit:<br />
www.essentiadirect.com/locations/dallas</p>

<p>For more information, please contact:</p>

<p>Dena Zakaib<br />
Marketing and Public Relations<br />
Essentia<br />
Tel: 1-866-661-3071<br />
Web site: www.myessentia.com<br />
Email: dena @ myessentia.com</p>


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<h3 id="a022424">Phoseon Technology Combines Forces with Bürkle Machinery and Tikkurila Coatings for UV-LED Curing of Wood Coatings at IWF 2008</h3>

<p><em>Curing of UV Wood Coatings using Phoseon's SLM™ technology based on UV-LED has significant process and environmental advantages.</em></p>

<p>Hillsboro, Oregon (PRWEB) August 18, 2008 -- IWF 2008 in Atlanta sees the official North American unveiling of the co-operation between Robert Bürkle GmbH of Germany, the industrial coatings group of Tikkurila Oy of Finland and Phoseon Technology on the use of UV-LED curing technology for the drying of base coats and top coats onto roller coated wood components such as doors and furniture pieces. In May 2008 Bürkle publicly demonstrated a their KA compact lacquering line at Xylexpo in Milan with UV-LED drying based on the UVITEC®2D technology platform developed by Tikkurila Coatings in conjunction with Phoseon Technology.</p>

<p>The UV-LED drying technology is designed using Phoseon's Semiconductor Light Matrix (SLM™) technology which combines a dense array of light emitting semiconductor devices (UV-LED), with high tech micro optics and micro cooling in a cost-effective MOEMS (micro opto electro-mechanical system) package. SLM™ Technology offers important advantages to the coatings market including significantly reduced energy consumption, very low amounts of heat at the work surface, and very long lifetimes. These advantages, and others, are all available at comparable cost of ownership to existing solutions.</p>

<p>"Phoseon continues to widen the application of our UV-LED based curing technology to important vertical markets by combining our know-how and technology with market leaders and innovators" commented Bill Cortelyou, Phoseon CEO. "we aim to continue to leverage the technology advantages in terms of ease of use and integration and significant advantages environmentally with regards to low power usage, zero ozone production and mercury free UV light generation." </p>

<p>More details on the technology and its application will be available at the Bürkle North America booth at IWF 2008 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta from August 20th to August 23rd 2008.</p>


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<h3 id="a022423">Bison Gear Introduces Right Angle AC/DC Von Weise Drop-In Replacement Gearmotor</h3>

<p><em>New universal gearmotor operates on 115V AC, 60 or 50 Hz, or 115V DC and offers versatility in mounting, output shafts and speed control</em></p>

<p>St. Charles, IL (PRWEB) August 18, 2008 -- To meet the needs of a wide variety of established OEMs, Bison Gear & Engineering Corp. introduces its new VWDIR03 right angle fractional horsepower gearmotors designed as Von Weise Drop-In Replacements. The Bison VWDIR03 is available in 13 standard models, with output speeds from 4.5 to 100 RPM and torques from 27 to 250 in-lbs. With applications ranging from exercise equipment to conveyors, the VWDIR03 gearmotors are driven by a versatile universal motor that can be run from 115V AC or DC and which can be inexpensively speed controlled with a rheostat or a simple "light dimmer" triac electronic control. </p>

<p>Versatility is further enhanced through the choice of left, right or double output shaft configurations, all position mounting, and the 1/15 hp motor rotation is reversible. Manufactured in Bison's U.S.A. facilities to the highest quality standards to ensure dependable, long-life operation, Bison's new VWDIR03 gearmotors are available with U.L. and CSA recognition and are supported by Bison's solid application and design engineering support to customize standard models to meet specific OEM needs.</p>

<p>The VWDIR03 is part of the growing Bison line of Von Weise Drop-In Replacement gearmotors, which encompasses over 75 standard models.</p>

<p>About Bison Gear & Engineering Corp.<br />
Founded in 1960, Bison Gear & Engineering Corp. designs and manufactures fractional horsepower electric motors, gearmotors and gear reducers used in industrial and commercial OEM applications worldwide. Bison's strong engineering tradition, based on Robusticity (TM) principles, offers products with up to twice as much torque in the same package size as competitors. Bison employs over 270 associates in its St. Charles, Illinois facility which produces gearmotors and reducers in parallel shaft and right angle configurations, as well as AC and DC electric motors, for applications where dependability and long lifetimes are important.</p>


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<h3 id="a022422">Stoneworks Software Introduces RMLink® for Windchill® An Enhanced Requirements Management Integration</h3>

<p><em>Lanham, MD 8/13/08 Stoneworks Software Corporation has partnered with PTC® and IBM® to launch a new product offering, Requirements Management Link. Also referred to as RMLink®, this solution is an essential middleware product that facilitates the communication between Telelogic DOORS® Server and PTC's Windchill Product Suite. RMLink®, with its sleek design and intuitive web-based user interface, is integrated seamlessly throughout the PTC Windchill® web-based application.</em></p>

<p>(PRWEB) August 16, 2008 -- PTC has recently signed a Co-Sell/Referral Plan with Stoneworks Software Corporation and has begun efforts to offer the solution internationally. "We are pleased that PTC views this as a tool that is important to its customers, and we are delighted to have been included in the Partner Advantage™ Program," stated Joe Gardenghi, Chief Operations Officer of Stoneworks Software Corporation." Andy Barlow, PTC's Senior Director of Business Development, stated, "With the addition of Stoneworks Software Corporation to the PTC Partner Advantage Program, Windchill PDMLink® users have access to the a unique and powerful solution with RMLink® solution." He continued, "The partner program is comprised of software providers selected for their expertise. Through our review process, Stoneworks Software Corporation demonstrated its expertise in enhanced requirements management integration. The company is a great addition to the program." Remarkably, RMLink® allows project management and development teams to view DOORS® requirements and their attributes within seconds. RMLink® further allows configuration management and DOORS® requirements management information to be uniformly retrieved and traced. </p>

<p>RMLink® is loaded with features that are essential to the success of product development teams. The capabilities and cost benefits that RMLink® provides are the tools needed to keep integrated product development teams on track, focused, and aligned. RMLink® is distributed via CD and is installed with minimal effort providing turnkey integration. The RMLink® package-based installer allows Systems Administrators to easily deploy RMLink® Server and components. The RMLink® installation package is offered in shrink wrap and click wrap packages. Regardless of the preferred installation method, the RMLink® Setup Wizard easily guides one through the install. </p>

<p>Stoneworks Software Corporation, a Lanham, MD USA based company, is an international leader in delivering solutions that take Product Life Cycle Management (PLM), Configuration Management (CM), and Requirements Management (RM) to the next level. Stoneworks Software Corporation understands the growing demand in today's PLM arena. As the PLM market grows, so do the tools needed to maintain global value chains.</p>

<p>Stoneworks, with its product RMLink®, is the very first validated IBM Rational Telelogic DOORS® partner. Stoneworks is demonstrating industry leadership in bringing innovative software product line tools and integrations to the forefront of the mainstream software development community. As a validated PTC and IBM partner, Stoneworks can continue to expand its collaboration and technology co-development efforts with the IBM Rational Product Suite, Telelogic DOORS® and PTC Windchill®, as well as build market credibility and shorten customer evaluation cycles.</p>

<p>To learn more about RMLink® and the Stoneworks Software Corporation please reference the Stoneworks website provided here. URL: http://www.sws-corp.com</p>

<p>PTC, Windchill, Partner Advantage and Windchill PDMLink are trademarks or registered trademarks of Parametric Technology Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries.</p>


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<h3 id="a022421">Corevision Delivers Best Practices for Creating a Business Intelligence Competency Center</h3>

<p><em>Exclusive interview featuring Corevision's Cole Whitney</em></p>

<p>Denver, CO (PRWEB) August 15, 2008 -- Cole Whitney, Director of Corevision Corp., recently participated in an exclusive interview with Ron Powell and the Business Intelligence Network (www.BeyeNETWORK.com). In this interview, Cole explains Corevision's best practices for creating a Business Intelligence Competency Center featuring the business case, charter, planning, design, process and staffing required for accelerating adoption of BI throughout the enterprise. </p>

<p>"Corevision is taking our financial domain expertise and partnership with the Cognos toolset and evolving to a best practice methodology for business intelligence competency centers that integrate IT/business processes with technology and tools to increase the use and adoption of BI throughout the enterprise," says Cole Whitney, Director of Corevision Corp.</p>

<p>"I have seen the rise in the number of BI competency centers that are being mandated as part of the strategic vision of organizations in parallel with the emphasis on driver-based planning which combines reporting and planning with rolling forecasts. Corevision fits nicely into this niche," says Ron Powell, Cofounder and Editorial Director of the Business Intelligence Network.</p>

<p>To listen to the interview, please click here.</p>

<p>The Business Intelligence Network Solution Spotlights are intuitive dialogues with innovative solution providers, and these spotlights provide a cutting-edge introduction to the new products and services of interest to the business intelligence community. The Network publishes six newsletters serving more than 115,000 readers across a wide variety of industries, making it the largest newsletter-based information source for business intelligence, performance management, data warehousing, data integration and data quality.</p>

<p>About Corevision<br />
Corevision is a performance management consulting company based in Dallas that utilizes Cognos solutions to improve corporate performance. Corevision specializes in enterprise planning, balanced scorecarding, business intelligence and financial consolidation. Implementing corporate performance solutions requires a fundamental balance of technology, highly-skilled resources, industry knowledge, business process expertise, change management acumen and overall leadership capacity. Corevision has demonstrated all of these attributes on every engagement for the last 12 years and continues to act as a conduit for transforming your strategic vision into tangible results. Focusing on execution of your core strategic initiatives is Corevision's highest priority.</p>

<p>About Business Intelligence Network™<br />
The Network's flagship site BeyeNETWORK.com leads the industry with up-to-the-minute news, newsletters, articles, executive spotlights, podcasts, expert-hosted channels and blogs. Experts include Claudia Imhoff, Bill Inmon, Craig Schiff, Colin White, David Loshin, and others. BeyeRESEARCH.com provides research and case studies from leading authors and experts in business intelligence. BeyeBLOGS.com is a business intelligence-specific community blogging site that provides an open forum about industry issues and challenges. BeyeSEARCH.com offers the first and only editor-driven directory and search engine specially built to serve this industry.</p>

<p>This press release is based upon information provided by the Company. The Business Intelligence Network does not independently verify statements made and has no obligation to update these statements after the date of release.</p>

<p>Contact:<br />
Business Intelligence Network<br />
Katie Rostermundt<br />
krostermundt @ b-eye-network.com<br />
1-262-780-0202</p>

<p>Contact:<br />
Corevision<br />
Cole Whitney<br />
Cole.whitney @ corevisioncorp.com<br />
1-214-244-6798</p>


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<h3 id="a022420">Toro Redefines Productivity with the New Groundsmaster 5900 and 5910 16-foot Rotary Mowers</h3>

<p><em>With the ability to cut an acre of grass in less than five minutes, the Groundsmaster 5900 and 5910 are the next generation in Toro's industry leading line of 16-foot area rotary mowers. Loaded with productivity boosting advantages like the Cummins turbo-diesel engine, SmartCool System with auto-reversing cooling fan, onboard InfoCenter diagnostics, climate controlled cab and more, the Groundsmaster 5900 and 5910 deliver segment-leading power, precise maneuverability, increased operator comfort and reduced noise levels</em>.</p>

<p>Bloomington, Minn. (PRWEB) August 15, 2008 -- The Toro Company introduces the next generation in the industry's leading line of 16-foot area rotary mowers - the Groundsmaster 5900 and 5910. </p>

<p>Loaded with new productivity boosting advantages like the Cummins turbo-diesel engine, SmartCool System with auto-reversing cooling fan, onboard InfoCenter diagnostics, climate controlled cab and more, the Groundsmaster 5900 and 5910 deliver segment-leading power, precise maneuverability, increased operator comfort and reduced noise levels.</p>

<p>"Equipped with a 99 horsepower Cummins® Turbo Diesel engine, the Groundsmaster 5900 series can mow an acre in less than five minutes, or more than 13 acres an hour," said Christopher Anderson, Groundsmaster associate marketing manager for Toro. "These mowers are ideal for those wanting to get the job done both quickly and comfortably."</p>

<p>The mowers also come standard with a four-way adjustable seat plus an air ride suspension. The seat-mounted ControlHub offers easy fingertip actuation of controls.</p>

<p>"The Groundsmaster 5900's four-wheel drive and horsepower will really help us get the done job quickly," said Wesley Martin, a grounds maintenance supervisor in Harford, Md. "In fact, all of the new enhanced features come together to create a much more efficient, effective and productive machine."</p>

<p>The Groundsmaster series also features the exclusive Toro SmartCool™ System with an auto-reversing cooling fan to help keep the engine from overheating. To reduce downtime, SmartCool briefly reverses the cooling fan to blast chaff and debris from the air intake screens before things get too hot.</p>

<p>To help ensure that the Groundsmaster 5900 series stays in good health, each mower is outfitted with the onboard InfoCenter diagnostics. The InfoCenter display provides critical operating information, including calibration, diagnostics and systems alerts, for machine management, system protection, trouble-shooting and safety.</p>

<p>"The InfoCenter is a great tool to help us make sure things are working properly," Martin said. "In the long run, I'm sure it will help us save a lot of time and money."</p>

<p>For additional comfort, the Groundsmaster 5910 offers a factory integrated climate-controlled cab, including air conditioning and heating, as well as 360 degrees of visibility.</p>

<p>For more information on the Groundsmaster 5900 series, visit www.toro.com/5900; contact your local Toro distributor at 800-803-8676; or write to Toro Commercial Equipment at 8111 Lyndale Avenue South, Bloomington, MN 55420.</p>

<p>Note: The Groundsmaster series mowers are included in Toro's GSA contract and are available through the National Intergovernmental Purchasing Alliance.</p>

<p>About The Toro Company<br />
The Toro Company (NYSE: TTC) is a leading worldwide provider of outdoor beautification products, support services and integrated solutions. With sales of nearly $1.9 billion in 2007, Toro is committed to providing environmentally responsible products of customer-valued quality and innovation. Since 1914, the company has built a tradition of excellence around a number of strong brands that serve a customer base that includes golf course superintendents, groundskeepers, sports field managers, landscape and irrigation contractors, fruit and vegetable growers, and homeowners. The Toro Company is headquartered at 8111 Lyndale Avenue in Bloomington, Minn. Visit the company Web site at www.thetorocompany.com.</p>


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<h3 id="a022419">A Path to Predictable and Streamlined Semiconductor New Product Revenue</h3>

<p><em>In the semiconductor industry today the majority of product design teams are challenged in meeting their schedule commitments to the businesses they support. Every design team would like to predictably meet the business revenue objectives, however they may be lacking skills or resource bandwidth to implement changes that enable the realization of this goal. Jorvig Consulting Inc. today announces services that enable a predictable, streamlined path to revenue for new product development organizations in the semiconductor industry.</em></p>

<p>Chandler, AZ (PRWEB) August 15, 2008 -- In today's semiconductor industry the majority of product design projects are challenged in meeting the agreed timeline to production release. Depending on the complexity of projects, delays can range anywhere from a few weeks to multiple months, resulting in a proportionate delay in market entry. The top four reasons most often cited as contributors to project delays are:</p>

<p>    * Lacking quality and timeliness of overall project requirements.<br />
    * Lacking clarity of individual requirements, objectives and deliverables.<br />
    * Limited feature change controls in place.<br />
    * Limited skills of project leadership in the non-technical areas.</p>

<p>An emphasis on improving upon the known delay contributors such as those identified above is certainly a step towards the predictable and streamlined path to product revenue that organizations wish to achieve. Another consideration is that many design teams are also impacted by quiet, behind the scenes roadblocks that subtly steal away productivity and bring an element of unpredictability to project execution. These behind the scenes issues are best categorized as unknowns, since they are largely invisible to the majority of the team population.</p>

<p>Achieving predictable and on time project results requires that both the known and unknown design process roadblocks are addressed. The challenge in doing so is that design teams either do not have the time, or are lacking the necessary skills, to effectively mitigate them. Jorvig Consulting today announces IC design process management services that implement permanent solutions for project unknown and known challenges, thus enabling a predictable and streamlined path to new product revenue.</p>

<p>"Design teams are constantly driven to improve in their ability to deliver projects as planned and making that a reality is the core services provided by Jorvig Consulting. Like all of our clients, no team wants to be late on a product introduction; they always want to do what they say they will do. If predictable and streamlined project execution to revenue is an unrealized priority for a business, the services announced today provide solutions through leadership coaching and specific modifications to the design teams processes," says Jeff Jorvig, President of Jorvig Consulting Inc.</p>

<p>The foundation of cycle time improvements is an understanding of where all the roadblocks exist in a design teams processes. The more subtle unknown roadblocks will never be exposed and unpredictability will prevail without a thorough analysis of the process, placing scrutiny on individual expectations and deliverables. As part of the core service offerings announced by Jorvig Consulting is a unique discovery course of action that reveals the unknown roadblocks by means of a thorough analysis of each individual's task success expectations.</p>

<p>A focus on the design process is an essential ingredient where a predictable path to new product revenue is the objective. Project management strategies alone will not be effective if all the design teams interactions and deliverables are not crisply defined for all of designs internal and external interfaces. A well-defined IC design process provides the basis for project management tactics to flourish, thus providing the streamlined and predictable results a business demands.</p>

<p>About Jorvig Consulting, Inc.<br />
Jorvig Consulting provides consulting and coaching services for New Product Development teams in the semiconductor industry. Many NPD teams are challenged in predictably meeting objectives for the businesses they support. The services of Jorvig Consulting provide solutions to those challenges, thus enabling teams in meeting the businesses product release goals. http://www.jorvigconsulting.com</p>


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<h3 id="a022418">Roundtable to Explore the Role of Technology in Delivering Productivity Gains and Cost Reductions to Fabricators</h3>

<p><em>Tube & Pipe Fabricating and Producing Conference and Roundtable will take place September 9-10 in Columbus, Ohio.</em></p>

<p>Deerfield, IL (PRWEB) August 15, 2008 -- Metal fabricators attending the Tube & Pipe Fabricating and Producing Conference and Roundtable will have the opportunity to get educated and exchange ideas related to the role of technology in delivering productivity gains and cost reductions to the production floor.</p>

<p>The interactive roundtable will take place as part of the Tube & Pipe Fabricating and Producing Conference and Roundtable, which will be held September 9-10 in Columbus, Ohio. </p>

<p>Moderated by Plataine's North America Vice President and General Manager of Sales Richard Piacenza, the roundtable discussion will explore the following topics:</p>

<p>    * Avoiding bottlenecks and unnecessary costs on the production floor<br />
    * Managing the dynamics of real-time production floor scheduling<br />
    * Delivering uninterrupted customer service in the face of supply and production disruptions<br />
    * Realizing production line economies of scale in a small batch environment<br />
    * Linking real-time production optimization to your ERP system </p>

<p>"To keep up with the competition, metal fabricators need to constantly develop innovative strategies to increase shop floor efficiencies," says Piacenza. "New technologies can play a huge role in helping fabricators that operate in a small batch environment achieve unprecedented productivity gains. This roundtable will be a great opportunity for fabricators to get up to speed on the topic and compare notes with industry peers and experts."</p>

<p>Complete program information and registration to the event can be obtained at http://www.fmanet.org/Conferences/FMA-Educational-Event.cfm?EventID=228.</p>

<p>About Plataine:<br />
Plataine is a leading provider of production optimization solutions for manufacturers of metal, wood, textile and composite-material products. Plataine's production optimization solutions enable manufacturers to be more competitive by increasing material utilization, improving productivity, and shortening manufacturing cycles to ensure on-time delivery of products to customers. Plataine's solutions are used by hundreds of manufacturers worldwide, including Bassett Furniture, Boeing, Century Furniture, Drexel Heritage, Ethan Allen, Ford, General Motors, The Gap, Hagger, Nike, and Wrangler. For more information, visit www.plataine.com or contact your local Plataine office.    </p>

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<h2>August 14, 2008</h2>


<h3 id="a022406">Local Las Vegas Businessman Goes from NASCAR Pit Crew to Internet Tech Frontier</h3>

<p><em>Forward-Thinking Entrepreneur Unveils FindAnyFloor.com </em></p>

<p>Las Vegas (PRWEB) August 14, 2008 -- Businessman Damien Patton is the classic American success story. From humble beginnings in L.A., he has risen to the heights of success in business. Throw in tours of duty with the U.S. Navy in Desert Storm and Somalia; working as a top pit crew professional on the NASCAR circuit; and graduating magna cum laude from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro with a B.S. in Finance despite not finishing high school, and you get the picture. </p>

<p>'I'm a very competitive person,'' said Patton. "I always want to be the best I can be and I pride myself on learning from my mistakes."</p>

<p>A high-energy, Type A individual, Patton likes his challenges thick and fast. It's hardly surprising, then, that at one time he also served as a Crime Scene Investigator while working full time in a management role for a technology company. Once he moved into the entrepreneurial world, Patton created and managed Pacific Imports International (PII), a premier flooring operation in Honolulu, Hawaii. PII started as a distributor and retailer of hardwood and bamboo flooring and expanded its footprint into a contract manufacturer with offices in Las Vegas, Hawaii and China.</p>

<p>After years of hearing flooring customers comment about the lack of consistent and detailed flooring information available on the Internet, he decided to create what the customer thought was missing and FindAnyFloor.com was born.</p>

<p>A man of both charity and compassion, Patton brings these qualities to his work. He also has a concern for the environment that has led him to develop Green.FindAnyFloor.com. Not forgetting industry professionals, Patton also started Pro.FindAnyFloor.com, as he wanted somewhere for retailers, installers and floor cleaners to socialize other than a few times a year at tradeshows. And from the outset, he was determined that all his sites will be Section 508 accessible.</p>

<p>"Section 508 is part of the federal Rehabilitation Act and was put in place so that technology in all government agencies would be accessible to people with disabilities," said Patton. "We want to take a lead role in the private sector and try to spread the idea. Our goal is to get other commercial websites to realize there are millions of people who need a 508 level of access, and follow suit."</p>

<p>As the audience for his sites grow and his ideas gain popularity, Patton constantly looks to the future.</p>

<p>''We have a lot of plans,'' said Patton. "Besides our innovative ideas in covering and serving the flooring industry, we want to expand into green building information - not just green flooring. We want to take the technology and ideas we implement and move into other industries, always with an emphasis on accessibility."</p>

<p>With FindAnyFloor.com and its partner sites, Damien Patton has embraced a new challenge. It is one in which he sees the Internet as a powerful tool for the environment, and a basic right of the millions of people with disabilities.</p>

<p><br />
About FindAnyFloor.com: FindAnyFloor.com is striving to be the world's largest floor covering information site and social community. The site is a free resource for consumers as well as flooring professionals on all subjects related to flooring. The site also provides interactive tools for the flooring do-it-yourselfer and professional alike. FindAnyFloor.com is proud to be working towards becoming Section 508 compliant and a fully accessible site for all visitors.</p>

<p>About Damien Patton: Damien successfully created Pacific Imports International, a large floor covering distributor that he sold in 2007. The company maintained offices in Asia and the United States and became a premier distributor and retailer of bamboo and hardwood flooring. Damien is the Founder and CEO of FindAnyFloor.com, the end result of his vision to have the largest and most accessible floor covering resource and social community on the Web.</p>

<p>Contact:<br />
Damien Patton<br />
Founder and CEO<br />
Ph: 702-242-9663<br />
www.FindAnyFloor.com</p>


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<h3 id="a022405">Sensing the Future with Packaged and Flexible Piezoelectric Transducers</h3>

<p><em>The future of sensing, actuating, and energy harvesting is looking bright for the aeronautic, automotive, and manufacturing industries, with the introduction of a new suite of packaged, and conformable piezoelectric transducers. The packaged QuickPack®, and flexible PowerAct™ piezoelectric transducers are replacing traditional solenoid and standard piezo technologies with a new, low profile, low power, flexible, and robust alternative.</em></p>

<p>Medford, MA (PRWEB) August 14, 2008 -- Packaged QuickPack®, and flexible PowerAct™ piezoelectric transducers are replacing traditional solenoid and standard piezo technologies with a new, low profile, low power, flexible, and robust alternative. </p>

<p>Piezoelectric transducers can do many things. They can operate as sensors, actuators, vibration dampeners, and energy harvesters. Traditionally pneumatic valves have performed such operations using solenoid technology. However, size, reliability, and power consumption have pushed the limits of these devices. Now a new alternative is available that can offer several advantages over solenoids, including reduced size, weight, and faster response time. These advances offer huge potential in the aeronautic, automotive, and manufacturing industries. </p>

<p>Midé's President, David Gilbert, believes that, "the next generation of piezoelectric transducers take actuating and sensing to a new level; offering viable solutions for many varied applications, including: powering wireless sensor networks; health monitoring for oil and gas industries; solid state cooling fans for LED lighting; health monitoring for flight vehicles; and, pneumatic valve control."</p>

<p>This smart technology has been pioneered by Medford based Midé Technology (www.mide.com">www.mide.com), and its QuickPack® piezoelectric transducer range, which brings piezoelectric technology to a number of new applications. Through a proprietary QuickPack® manufacturing process, Midé Technology packages piezoelectric wafers into a robust, hermetically sealed, protective skin with pre-attached electrical leads, producing a highly reliable component with no soldered wires. The QuickPack® transducer's protective skin also provides electrical insulation and defense against humidity and harsh contaminants, bringing ease of connection, and increased life time to piezoelectric actuators, sensors, vibration dampeners, cooling fans, and energy harvesters. It makes piezoelectrics easier to use, and easier to integrate into products.</p>

<p>A recent addition to this smart technology has been the flexible PowerAct™ piezoelectric transducer. The PowerAct's ability to conform to curved surfaces whilst adding conformability and directionality of actuation to the existing benefits of the QuickPack® packaged piezoelectric transducer make it ideally suited for sensing and actuating applications with cylindrical, or complex surfaces.</p>

<p>Recently, Midé has been able to improve its proprietary manufacturing process and reduce manufacturing costs. In turn Midé can now offer the benefit of packaged piezoelectric transducers at a much lower cost than ever before. Midé transducers can be used as sensors, actuators, energy harvesters, and cooling fans. Midé has previously developed custom transducers for such applications as HVAC valves to replace solenoid valves. Midé has also designed a custom valve that is used in a large volume air regulator product.</p>

<p>If you'd like more information about this topic, please visit our website (www.mide.com), or to schedule an interview with Conor Clery, please call Conor at 781 306 0609 ext 292, or email Conor at cclery @ mide.com</p>


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<h3 id="a022403">Gazebo Accents Introduces New Gazebo Rail Designs</h3>

<p><em>Gazebo Accents hits a home-run with a new collection of gazebo rail designs. These unique styles are sure to impress and inspire the pre-made wood gazebo industry.</em></p>

<p>Moreno Valley, CA (PRWEB) August 14, 2008 -- In their quest to distance themselves from the rest of the pack, and with the ability to design and manufacture one of a kind pre-made gazebos.Gazebo Accents, the west coast leading retailer of wood, and vinyl gazebos, has once again expanded their already popular wood gazebo line with wonderful new rail designs. You can choose from an oriental style to a modern contemporary and anywhere in between. All gazebos are built in kit form for easy installation. </p>

<p>"To come up with something unique and different is a welcomed challenge," said Jim Pena, owner and lead designer of Gazebo Accents, who has 25 years in the pre-made wood gazebo business. "Homeowners are not limited to one or two options, but have many choices in creating their own unique gazebo, without costing them an arm and leg."</p>

<p>History of Gazebos:<br />
Gazebos belong to a variety of garden structures with similar functions that include pavilions, kiosks, belvederes, follies, alambras, pergolas and more. As the etymologies of those names suggest, such structures are quite popular in warm and sunny climates. </p>

<p>Through most of American history, gazebos continued as a garden feature reserved for the well to-do. George Washington had a small-eight sided garden structure at Mount Vernon. Thomas Jefferson wrote about gazebos -- then usually called summerhouses or pavilions. He planned to build at least three in different styles at his home, Monticello, but only got around to building one.</p>

<p>Types of Gazebos:<br />
Trying to decide what gazebo is best for you can be an overwhelming task. There is aluminum, rod iron, redwood, cedar, pine, vinyl, bamboo, and various hardwoods available. If cost is your main concern, then the metal with canvas roof kind are normally the cheapest, but may not hold up to well in a strong wind. Wood and vinyl will take the elements the best, but can be quite expensive. Rather than hiring a contractor to build from scratch, a pre-made gazebo kit is a great investment, and will cost much less in comparison to a contractor built structure.</p>

<p>To find out more information about our gazebo designs and options, visit us at GazeboAccents.com where you will find our current prices and job photos. You can also read customer testimonials, and request a current price guide. You may call us at (951) 255-0795 an expert will help you with any questions you may have.</p>


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<h3 id="a022404">Mecmesin Launches Advanced Motorised Test System</h3>

<p><em>Mecmesin, a leading force & torque test solutions manufacturer, has announced the release of their new MultiTest-d test system. Incorporating enhancements to its design and functionality, the MultiTest-d works in conjunction with a digital force gauge and forms an ideal entry-level motorised test system for professionals who wish to evaluate quality control parameters of their products in tension and compression.</em></p>

<p>(PRWEB) August 14, 2008 -- Mecmesin, a leading force & torque test solutions manufacturer, has announced the release of their new MultiTest-d test system. Incorporating enhancements to its design and functionality, the MultiTest-d works in conjunction with a digital force gauge and forms an ideal entry-level motorised test system for professionals who wish to evaluate quality control parameters of their products in tension and compression. </p>

<p>The new system retains the robust high quality design of the existing MultiTest motorised test range and continues to offer customers a cost-effective measurement solution through a superb range of added benefits. These include improved potentiometer control enabling greater precision and fine-tuning of critical test variables such as speed; the addition of displacement as a test measurement parameter, and an enlarged LCD screen offering clear and comprehensive test settings and result information.</p>

<p>One of the most significant advantages of the new system is the ability to run continuous test cycles. Customers needing to perform multiple tests on a sample and requiring minimal set-up time can now automate them to run continuously, thereby removing the need for an operator to initiate every test manually. The system is therefore an ideal solution for professionals who wish to perform repetitive tests to assess characteristics, such as the stress properties of their products.</p>

<p>The expansion of the data-transfer capabilities means that quality managers can now rely on the new MultiTest-d to plot the graph of force and deflection to analyse essential physical parameters such as coefficient of friction and tensile strength.</p>

<p>The MultiTest-d is available in 1kN and 2.5kN capacities.</p>

<p>For further information call +44 (0) 1403 799979 or email sales @ mecmesin.com.</p>


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<h3 id="a022402">Tree-Free, Waterproof Eco-Paper Made from Stone Available as an Alternative to Virgin and Recycled Pulp Papers.</h3>

<p><em>Natural Source Printing, Inc., a FSC Certified, Carbon-free source for eco-friendly and sustainable printing and packaging launches FiberStone™ eco-friendly papers for labels, tags, unit-cartons, POP displays, catalogs, marketing materials and other printed products. FiberStone™ is a unique blend of natural limestone powder and other recyclable materials.</em></p>

<p>Orange, CA (PRWEB) August 14, 2008 -- Natural Source Printing (NSP), an FSC Certified and Carbon neutral source for sustainable, eco-friendly printing, packaging, and marketing materials has introduced FiberStone™ Papers- a line of tree-free, low carbon footprint papers. NSP has been producing labels, unit cartons, POP displays, casepacks, brochures, catalogs, annual reports and high quality pressure sensitive labels on the stone paper material. </p>

<p>FiberStone™ Tree-Free papers come from an abundant renewable, sustainable resource- limestone. </p>

<p>Mary Loyer, President of Natural Source Printing states, "Our vision is to help companies achieve their environmental and sustainability goals. As companies embrace greater responsibilities for environmental concerns, they are seeking resources to help them along that path. Adding FiberStone™ Papers to our vast list of green materials further cements our commitment to providing our customers with the most comprehensive menu of FSC, recyclable and green solutions in the industry."</p>

<p>Loyer adds, "More and more green conscious companies are focusing on sustainable and low carbon footprint materials. Our own unique FiberStone™ Tree-Free Papers have a carbon footprint that is at least 1/3 that of virgin paper, half that of recycled paper. Loyer explains that the production of FiberStone™ Papers uses no water in processing, no trees, no chemicals, and very little energy to produce."</p>

<p>Right now calcium carbonate is used as a whitening agent for regular virgin and recycled paper, but people have discovered that it can replace virgin or recycled paper altogether. To the touch, it feels like a regular coated paper. And because it doesn't require water to manufacture, it saves more than just trees.</p>

<p>Reduce, Recycle, and Renew have been key features of NSP's products. Other examples are their re-pulpable, recyclable Fiberboard POP displays, biodegradable plastic bags, and 14 lb. recycled paper shipping palettes.</p>

<p>"Natural source printing has taken a leadership role to reduce the climate impact of its offerings to customers through greener materials including corn based (PLA) plastics, recycled papers, eco-friendly inks and compostable adhesives. We are proud to partner with them to now also reduce the climate impact of the power needed to produce their products," says Michael Stewart Partnerships Manager of Carbonfund.org.</p>

<p>Natural Source Printing's website lists the following benefits of their tree-free paper.</p>

<p>What kind of process is used to make FiberStone Paper?<br />
FiberStone Paper is made with a clean production process which does not utilize water or emit toxic air. FiberStone Paper is free of bleach, acid, or other chemicals.</p>

<p>One ton of FiberStone Paper can offer the following benefit to the environment:</p>

<p>20 Trees not cut down<br />
42lbs. water borne waste not created<br />
7,480 gallons water/waste water saved<br />
167lbs. solid waste not generated<br />
236lbs. atmospheric emissions eliminated (acid rain)<br />
25 million BTU's energy not consumed</p>

<p>About Natural Source Printing:<br />
Natural Source Printing is a Carbon Neutral Printer supplying Eco-friendly Printing, Packaging and Marketing materials. FiberStone™ Paper is unique to NSP. To find out more information FiberStone™ Papers please contact NSP at the toll free number below.</p>

<p>For more information please contact:<br />
Mary Loyer<br />
President<br />
Natural Source Printing<br />
(866) 551-4NSP<br />
Natural Source Printing</p>


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<h3 id="a022401">Metal Finishing Leader MetoKote Opens Eighth Facility in Mexico</h3>

<p><em>MetoKote Corporation, the industry leader in metal finishing processes, is pleased to announce the opening of its newest facility in San Luis Potosí, SLP, Mexico.</em></p>

<p>Lima, OH (PRWEB) August 14, 2008 -- MetoKote Corporation, the industry leader in metal finishing processes, including electrocoat (e-coat), powder coat and liquid paint, is pleased to announce the opening of its newest facility in San Luis Potosí, SLP, Mexico. This is the eighth facility in Mexico for MetoKote which has a total of 38 facilities across North America, South America and Europe. </p>

<p>MetoKote strategically located this facility in the San Luis Potosí area because of the rapid growth in this region and the strong demand for coatings. This central region of Mexico, referred to as Bajio and Altiplano areas, is within a two hour radius of industrial cities such as Queretaro, Aguascalientes Irapuato, Leon and Silao.</p>

<p>This plant currently operates one high production electrocoat monorail line with a part envelope of 36" x 48" x 72". The line is designed to coat small to medium sized parts with a turnaround time of 24 hours or less. This facility also offers light assembly, special packaging for automotive spare parts, labeling, and inventory tracking of customer parts. When at full capacity, the company will employ approximately 50 employees. The plant has adequate room for growth with future plans to add powder coat and liquid paint lines.</p>

<p>MetoKote Corporation, headquartered in Lima, Ohio, services over 1,500 customers throughout the United States and the world. MetoKote provides environmentally sound and cost-effective coating solutions to a wide variety of industries such as agriculture, appliance, automotive, computer, construction equipment, electrical, furniture, industrial equipment, recreational, and truck and bus.</p>

<p>Meeting the demands of such a diverse group of industries requires an equally diverse range of custom coating services and technologies. MetoKote offers a full range of high technology custom coating services, including electrocoating (e-coat), powder coating, liquid paint and other custom coatings. MetoKote is constantly researching and developing new protective coating applications to meet your needs.</p>

<p>The MetoKote "Continuous Customer Focus" is their commitment to customers. It is the ability to direct a custom coating project from the initial opportunity stage throughout the entire project cycle. Their start-to-finish capability allows complete project management of protective coating applications including: evaluation, design conception, solution recommendation, implementation, quality production and process management. Their dedication to continuous improvement in protective coating applications results in additional customer benefits and opportunities, providing expertise and leadership to meet your needs.</p>


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<h3 id="a022400">Digital Signature Software Facilitates Engineering, Production, and Logistics at Mailhot Industries</h3>

<p><em>Mailhot Industries advances workflow processes by implementing Cosign® digital signature software from ARX (Algorithmic Research).</em></p>

<p>San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) August 14, 2008 -- CoSign digital signature software is implemented at Mailhot Industries (Quebec, Canada). With assistance from the leading digital signature company, ARX (Algorithmic Research), the international manufacturer of hydraulic cylinders has expedited processes and secured their workflow. </p>

<p>Engineering design approvals, QA forms, expense reports, and additional business processes require signatures as a part of Mailhot's internal procedures. Prior to Mailhot's implementation of CoSign, the documents were each printed, manually routed for signature purposes, and archived. With the generation of thousands of documents each month, the workflow had become extremely cumbersome, demanding a significant amount of attention simply for support. To remedy the situation, Mailhot decided to utilize CoSign, which offers a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)-based solution that allowed for the creation of a secure paperless workflow and the integration of their engineering seals.</p>

<p>"CoSign provided us with a standard-based digital signature solution for streamlining our workflow, which also guaranteed that external entities will have no problem reading and validating our files," explained Rejean Belanger, IT Manager at Mailhot Industries. Rejean added, "CoSign's strong security provisions and its tight integration with Mailhot's network were major factors in our decision".</p>

<p>Mailhot's implementation of the CoSign digital signature software has allowed them to turn multiple day processes into procedures that can be completed in just a few hours. CoSign is also saving the company hundreds of dollars each month in paper-related costs. Expense reports and design approvals are now routed electronically and signed digitally, allowing documentation to be reviewed and authorized as quickly as it is prepared.</p>

<p>"Mailhot Industries' use of CoSign highlights the ease with which the CoSign digital signature software can assist an organization that produces thousands of paper documents a month, improve its operational efficiencies, and substantially cut its paper-related costs," said Ari Seror, Director of Professional Services, ARX.</p>

<p>About Mailhot Industries<br />
Mailhot Industries manufactures telescopic and industrial cylinders that have won an international reputation. A 100,000 sq. ft. plant, as well as four strategically located manufacturing and distribution facilities, allows Mailhot to build and maintain close working relationships with each of its customers. Mailhot Industries' mission is to explore new technologies and adapt them to their customers' needs. For more information, please visit http://www.mailhotindustries.com/.</p>

<p>About CoSign Digital Signatures<br />
CoSign® is ARX's digital signature solution that allows users to digitally sign multiple document types, records, files, forms, and electronic transactions from their desktop or via a zero-footprint technology using any Web browser. By using standard digital signature technology, CoSign produces a portable signature record for every signature it captures. The portable signature format - CoSign®PSF™ enables partners, customers, and prospects to retain and verify the proof of identity, intent, and transaction integrity over the life of the record without any proprietary software. CoSign signatures are being used by hundreds of thousands of users in Enterprise, B2B and B2C processes, to learn why please see our white papers and product details at www.arx.com/products/cosign_moreinfo.php.</p>

<p>About The Digital Signature Company - ARX (Algorithmic Research)<br />
ARX is a global provider of digital signature solutions for the life sciences, healthcare, government, engineering, and manufacturing organizations. ARX has over 20 years of experience assisting life sciences, healthcare, governmental, engineering, and manufacturing businesses cost effectively to secure, streamline, and scale their business processes and transactions. The company specializes in enabling organizations of any size to scale digital signature and security solutions at the lowest TCO while retaining proper control mechanisms that are required by legislation, regulation and industry best practice. For more information, please visit www.arx.com.</p>

<p>CoSign is a registered trademark and CoSign PSF is a trademark of Algorithmic Research, Ltd. All other trade names and trademarks are the property of their respective holders.</p>


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<h3 id="a022399">Baby Boomer Business Owners Pave the Way for Huge Wave of Private Business Transfers</h3>

<p><em>Millions of Baby Boomers are approaching retirement and that means that lots of businesses will be changing hands. Strategic Endeavors helps business owners prepare their companies for transition and sale and has developed several new tools to help make the transition easier. Creating maximum value for a business owner is a process that takes time and careful planning and Business Owners are starting to realize the importance of creating an exit plan.</em></p>

<p>Lancaster, PA (PRWEB) August 14, 2008 -- As the millions of Baby Boomer Business Owners begin planning for retirement, their businesses will also go through transitions from one generation to the next; to inside executives or to an outside buyer. Most business owners want to maximize their business' value and that creates difficult scenarios for the owner. </p>

<p>"The value these business owners will receive for all of their hard work and investment is highly dependent upon how they approach and execute the sale process," says Jim Eshleman, president and founder of Strategic Endeavors LLC. "Failure to plan for this most important event can result in under-selling your business or worse yet, liquidation at a fraction of the going concern value." </p>

<p>Eshleman has been selling businesses since 2000 and is seeing an increased interest in how to position a business for sale. "Sadly, many business owners do no planning or wait until they are burned out, bored or in poor health and then hope for an employee or buyer to approach them. They sell from the weakest position."</p>

<p>"But if these same owners had run their businesses, year in and year out, as if they were going to sell them, they would be building value over time and positioning themselves to get the maximum value at whatever time the sale occurs. Life's unexpected events can change an owner's timing in an instant."</p>

<p>Eshleman also notes that the other key to maximizing value is to create a market for your business. "Due to confidentiality concerns, owners instinctively feel that they should wait for that one right buyer to come to them. You can run all the formulas and models you like, but at the end of the day, a business is worth what a buyer is willing to pay. If you only have one buyer with no competition, how do you know that he/she is the one that will pay the most for your business?"</p>

<p>As a result of what the team at Strategic Endeavors has seen in the marketplace and through the experience of actually selling companies, they have developed several new tools for business owners who are ready to begin planning for the eventual sale of their businesses.</p>

<p>"We have taken some of the processes that we use over and over in business sale transactions and made them available to business owners on an a la carte basis," notes Kate Eshleman, a senior business analyst and Eshleman's daughter.</p>

<p>"What we see more and more frequently with the Baby Boomers is that they are thinking ahead. They want to maximize enjoyment of life after business but they don't know how to prepare and are afraid to get advice for confidentiality reasons." Eshleman notes that "business sales are heavily influenced by the last 3 to 5 year history. The ideal time to begin planning is about 5 years out.</p>

<p>"It's an exciting time for these Baby Boomer business owners," says Kate Eshelman. "They have worked their entire lives to build these businesses and now it's time for them to reap the benefits. The exit planning process can re-energize and refocus an owner as well as lead to a much more financially secure retirement."</p>

<p>Strategic Endeavors LLC serves owners who want to plan for and execute the sale of their privately owned business. In working directly with the business owner and a team of professional advisors, Strategic Endeavors spearheads the selling process to maximize the value of the business. Based in Lancaster, PA, the father-daughter team has transacted businesses in manufacturing and distribution, service contractors and professional service businesses. More information can be found at http://www.strategicendeavors.com, on their blog at http://privatebusinesstransfer.wordpress.com or at 717-898-7662.</p>


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<h3 id="a022398">Nexcopy Introduces 20 Target SD Duplicator for Bulk Data Loading to Secure Digital Media Formats</h3>

<p><em>New Secure Digital duplicator from Nexcopy provides bulk data loading to 20 targets, includes support for miniSD and microSD duplication.</em></p>

<p>Ladera Ranch, CA (PRWEB) August 14, 2008 -- Nexcopy Inc., a leading manufacturer in USB Duplicator equipment, announced the release of it's SD200PC, a 20 target SD duplicator system to aid users in bulk data loading to Secure Digital media formats. </p>

<p>The SD200PC is designed for quick and easy data loading to Secure Digital media such as SD cards, miniSD cards and microSD cards. The SD Duplicator is a 20 target system with powerful copy and duplication functions. Users may copy files from a source location on a PC or use the low-level binary copy function to copy a full image from a Secure Digital media source.</p>

<p>"Secure Digital media formats are the leading flash memory type for deployment of field applications to hand-held devices, mobile phones, GPS units and telecommunication devices," says Greg Morris, President of Nexcopy. "Developing an SD duplicator with powerful copy utilities along with ease-of-use was a request our sales channel had been asking for months. They asked and we delivered."</p>

<p>The SD200PC is well suited for data loading to flash memory for Palm devices and SmartPhones as the system will also function as a miniSD duplicator through the use of media adapters. The SD duplicator is equally suited for data loading to Blackberry devices, GPS units and mobile phones as the SD200PC will also function as a microSD duplicator through the use of microSD media adapters.</p>

<p>Morris continues, "We paid specific attention to the low-level binary copy function to insure the SD duplicator will duplicate Linux distribution packages for embedded applications and software deployment via Secure Digital media. The unit is a PC based system, and it was important we had some level of support for Linux users. The bit-for-bit copy function provides that support."</p>

<p>There are more features and benefits to the SD200PC 20 target SD Duplicator. Learn more at: Secure Digital Duplicator</p>

<p>Nexcopy's complete line of SD Duplicators and USB Duplicators are available through a world-wide network of authorized resellers.</p>

<p>About Nexcopy Incorporated:<br />
Nexcopy Incorporated specializes in developing and manufacturing the finest and most feature rich flash memory duplicators in the market. Pioneering the solid-state memory duplication market, Nexcopy supplies Central and South America, Europe, India, Asia, Pacific Rim and serves the U.S. market through it's U.S. headquarters at: 27762 Antonio Parkway Suite L1, Ladera Ranch, CA 92694.</p>

<p>For Nexcopy Incorporated<br />
Mr. Greg Morris<br />
+1 949 481 6478<br />
gregm @ nexcopy.com<br />
http://www.nexcopy.com</p>


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<h3 id="a022397">Full 71% of Manufacturing Executives Believe the cost of Greening Manufacturing is Getting Lower, and the Potential Profits Higher</h3>

<p><em>EFT Research recently surveyed over 300 North American manufacturing, operations and supply chain executives to establish where their greening efforts are being focused, how they're being managed and financed, and how the outlook for eco-products is changing. The resulting 'Green Manufacturing: Adoption & Implementation Report' revealed that the corporate mindset around environmental initiatives is changing, and the need to invest in innovative products and new technologies is growing.</em></p>

<p>San Francisco, California (PRWEB) August 14, 2008 -- With 77% of manufacturing executives in agreement that energy prices will rise significantly next year, the focus of operations budgets is turning sharply towards how to cut the dependence on oil. With this in mind, EFT asked respondents to pinpoint what real projects they are investing in, what the challenges and barriers have been, and where they are seeing an ROI. </p>

<p>The timely industry report revealed that the vast majority of respondents, 95%, agree that green manufacturing will continue to expand. Furthermore, 66% believe there to be a market for more expensive and greener products in their industry. And it's not just the increased profits that are driving green initiatives - 43% of respondents report that environmental imperatives have resulted in improved efficiency and product quality for their operation.</p>

<p>So what are they doing to achieve these encouragingly positive results? The most popular choice, that of 65% of respondents, was investing in recycling and reuse programs. Additionally water reduction programs (58%), continuous improvement (54%), energy management (50%), environmental management (46%), materials management (36%), establishing a corporate green team (33%), and supplier management (32%) are all reported to be making manufacturing leaner, greener and more profitable.</p>

<p>What's pushing manufacturers to adopt green initiatives where once there was such reluctance to invest? According to the survey, 64% of executives expect green initiatives to further their overall corporate sustainability strategy and vision, 62% see green initiatives as a good response to customer interest in environmentally friendly products and services, and 51% feel they are improving their public reputation. On the operations side, 52% noted cost reduction as a key benefit, and 47% saw improved efficiency.</p>

<p>Katharine O'Reilly, EFT's Senior Vice President of Environmental Research, suggests that it's the change in the attitude of manufacturing executives that is the most promising change. "When asked how they view green manufacturing initiatives, 84% told us that they see them as part of an overall optimization strategy. This marks a major sea change, and implies that environmntal programs are becoming part of the standard arsenal of strategies employed to boost innovation and optimize operations." Indeed, 96% of executives agree that environmental initiatives and traditional business objectives were far from mutually exclusive, and can and should be combined to move businesses forward.</p>

<p>To read the full results of the survey, including information on environmental regulations faced, environmental project implementation and progress, energy efficiency investments, customer demands for environmental data, and manufacturing carbon footprint measurememt, download the full 32pg. report for free at http://events.eyefortransport.com/manufacturing/free_report.shtml<br />
EFT conducted the survey to celebrate the launch of its Green Manufacturing - Sustainable Supply Chain Summit being held in San Francisco on October 15-17, 2008. Full details including the agenda and speaker list can be found at www.eft.com/SustainableSC</p>

<p>For more information, contact:<br />
Katharine O'Reilly<br />
SVP Environmental Research<br />
EFT Research<br />
Tel: 1 800 814 3459 ext 329 (US toll free) or +44 (0)20 7375 7207<br />
Email: koreilly(at)eft.com</p>


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<h3 id="a022396">CANIDAE Pet Foods Expands All Natural Pet Treats Line</h3>

<p><em>CANIDAE Pet Foods is pleased to announce that its line of all natural holistic dog treats is expanding. A new Snap-Bits™ line will compliment the existing line of Snap-Biscuits™ as healthy and all natural dog treats.</em></p>

<p>San Luis Obispo, CA (PRWEB) August 14, 2008 -- CANIDAE Pet Foods, Inc. (www.canidae.com), manufacturer of all natural holistic pet foods fed and recommended by thousands of certified breeders and rescue organizations throughout North America, is expanding its line of all natural holistic dog treats to include a new smaller-sized dog training treat called Snap-Bits™. </p>

<p>The new Snap-Bits™ treats for dogs are identical in formulation to CANIDAE's existing line of all natural Snap-Biscuits™ treats except Snap-Bits™ are smaller in size and available in smaller packages. While Snap-Biscuits™ are larger treats that easily break apart into four smaller pieces, Snap-Bits™ are already "bit-sized" and ready to be fed to smaller breed dogs or used as a training reward for dogs of any size.</p>

<p>Both the new Snap-Bits™ and the popular Snap-Biscuits™ lines are available in three highly palatable formulations: Chicken and Turkey Meal, Lamb Meal and Brown Rice, and CANIDAE PLATINUM® specially formulated for senior and overweight dogs.</p>

<p>CANIDAE Snap-Biscuits™ and CANIDAE Snap-Bits™ are made with human grade meat meals, whole grains, herbs, fruits and vegetables. These all natural treats provide a crunchy texture that helps scrape away plaque and tarter and a hint of peppermint for fresh breath.</p>

<p>Scientifically formulated to provide balanced Omega 6 & 3 Fatty Acids, these natural canine treats contain essential vitamins and chelated minerals, guaranteed viable micro-organisms, guaranteed enzyme activity to help break down cellulose, and natural skin & coat conditioners.</p>

<p>As with all CANIDAE pet food products, these formulas have been tested to demonstrate superior digestibility and excellent palatability and are made the CANIDAE® way with superior quality: no corn, wheat, soy, grain fractions or fillers and naturally preserved.</p>

<p>Photo captions:</p>

<p>canidae-bits-orig.jpg - CANIDAE Chicken & Turkey Meal Snap-Bits™ box<br />
canidae-bits-lr.jpg - CANIDAE Lamb Meal & Brown Rice Snap-Bits™ box<br />
canidae-bits-plat.jpg - CANIDAE PLATINUM® Snap-Bits™ box</p>

<p>About CANIDAE Pet Foods, Inc:</p>

<p>Founded out of love for pets and animals, CANIDAE Pet Food, Inc. manufactures and distributes a complete line of healthy meat based, holistic all-natural dog food, cat food, and gourmet pet treats sold world wide through independent pet food retailers including over 6000 locations throughout the United States and Canada. For more information visit www.canidae.com.</p>

<p>Media Contact:</p>

<p>Jim Mantych<br />
Marketing Director<br />
promotions @ canidae.com<br />
800 398-1600 ext 113</p>

<p>CANIDAE® Pet Foods, Inc.<br />
P. O. Box 3610<br />
San Luis Obispo, CA 93403</p>


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<h3 id="a022395">FindAnyFloor.com Set to Become "The Web's Flooring Authority"</h3>

<p><em>Revolutionary Website Launched Yesterday </em><br />
Las Vegas (PRWEB) August 13, 2008 -- Filling a glaring void in the realm of flooring information, Las Vegas-based FindAnyFloor.com launched yesterday. The brainchild of successful flooring and tech entrepreneur Damien Patton, the site brings together flooring customers and flooring professionals and aims to give consumers the most comprehensive information source available for purchasing or maintaining virtually any kind of floor surface. </p>

<p>"I was on WebMD.com and I thought to myself: Where's the WebMD of flooring? Where's the all-knowing information service?" said Patton, explaining how FindAnyFloor.com came to be. "I started looking at other industries and they had similar information websites. I checked the flooring industry and every site I found was either biased due to commercial interests or other factors. And all of them combined didn't equal what FindAnyFloor.com has become today."</p>

<p>Carefully indexed for easy navigation, FindAnyFloor.com guides the visitor through the various aspects of bamboo, carpet, cork, hardwood, stone, vinyl and other floors. They will learn the advantages and disadvantages of each, suitability to their particular climate, allergy friendliness and other very practical considerations, all presented in simple language and lay terms.</p>

<p>FindAnyFloor.com also boasts handy buying and installation guides, a glossary of flooring terms, and a listing of frequently asked questions (FAQs). A cornerstone of the site is the "Find It Locally" tool: By entering their zip code, site visitors can find over 60,000 flooring retailers, installers and cleaners -- all conveniently listed and flagged on a Google map. This makes FindAnyFloor.com a great place for flooring pros to get listed -- which they can do for free.</p>

<p>Rolling out on August 18 will be the partner site Pro.FindAnyFloor.com, aimed at industry professionals, while September will see the unveiling Green.FindAnyFloor.com, showing Patton's commitment to environmental responsibility. In addition, all three sites will be Section 508 compliant by the end of the year -- meaning that they will be fully accessible to people with disabilities.</p>

<p>Said Patton: "It's vitally important to me that I not only develop the premier flooring information site, but that I make a contribution to moving the Internet towards accessibility for the approximately 60 million people with some form of disability in this country alone."</p>

<p>About FindAnyFloor.com: FindAnyFloor.com is striving to be the world's largest floor covering information site and social community. The site is a free resource for consumers as well as flooring professionals on all subjects related to flooring. The site also provides interactive tools for the flooring do-it-yourselfer and professional alike. FindAnyFloor.com is proud to be working towards becoming Section 508 compliant and a fully accessible site for all visitors.</p>

<p>About Damien Patton: Damien successfully created Pacific Imports International, a large floor-covering distributor that he sold in 2007. The company maintained offices in Asia and the United States and became a premier distributor and retailer of bamboo and hardwood flooring. Damien is the Founder and CEO of FindAnyFloor.com, the end result of his vision to have the largest and most accessible floor covering resource and social community on the Web.</p>

<p>Contact:<br />
Damien Patton<br />
Founder and CEO FindAnyFloor.com<br />
Ph: 702-242-9663<br />
http://www.findanyfloor.com</p>


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<h3 id="a022394">International Management Thinker -- Henry Mintzberg -- Becomes an Entrepreneur at Age 68</h3>

<p><em>CoachingOurselves.com is an innovative management development program co-created by Professor Henry Mintzberg, a renowned academic and author on organizations and management, and Phil LeNir, former director in a global high-tech firm. Inspired by Mintzberg's core concepts in management, CoachingOurselves.com supports the development of managers in small teams by providing participants with a variety of learning topics written by leading management thinkers. This new initiative is gaining worldwide recognition and is taking-off in Japan.</em></p>

<p>Montreal (PRWEB) August 13, 2008 -- At age 68 Henry Mintzberg internationally renowned academic, author and management thinker has become an entrepreneur of a new company called CoachingOurselves.com Based on his core concepts in management, the aim of CoachingOurselves.com is to help manager's leverage their collective experience and insight by offering a variety of learning topics developed by leading management thinkers. </p>

<p>Mintzberg believes that the practice of management is dangerously off track, with serious consequences for our organizations. In 2004 he published Managers not MBAs partly to make the case that managers and leaders cannot be created in a classroom. That is because management is a practice, not a science, or profession. Reflecting on one's own experience, as a leader and a manager, and sharing that with others is the key to management learning.</p>

<p>"As human beings, we engage by belonging to a community; it is the social glue that bonds us together, for the social good, and so allows us to function energetically. Companies thus function best when committed people work in cooperative relationships, under conditions of trust and respect. Destroy this, and the whole institution of business collapses," says Mintzberg.</p>

<p>This thinking began in 1996 when Mintzberg and his colleagues set out to rethink the education of managers. The result was the International Masters in Practicing Management, which takes managers around the world to work on their own and each other's organizational issues.</p>

<p>Now imagine taking this learning philosophy beyond the university. That is exactly what he has done with CoachingOurselves.com. In 2006, Phil LeNir, Mintzberg's stepson and then, director of engineering of a high tech company, approached Henry for advice.</p>

<p>"Our company was at one of the lowest points of our industry. We were at the bottom of the dot-com crash and were being acquired by a larger organization. My managers would say to me - We've just lost half our local team replacing it with offshore developers. I am an engineer and now you want me to be a manager? "</p>

<p>LeNir remembers wondering how he could help his team learn new management skills with literally no budget. Mintzberg's counsel: get them around a table periodically so that they can at least share their concerns and reflect on their experiences in dealing with them.</p>

<p>This simple approach went so well that LeNir and Mintzberg incorporated CoachingOurselves.com. This latest incarnation of Mintzberg's core concepts in management development is accessible to all levels of management. Participants get together in groups of 4 to 8 and are provided with various topics written by leading management thinkers. Some examples of topics include; Silos and Slabs in Organizations, Strategy as Seeing, High Performance Teams and The Play of Analysis.</p>

<p>Minztberg's intention over the past decade has been to change how management is practiced. But it was not until Phil's efforts did he realize that this had to happen through the efforts of managers themselves. "We, as 'experts', can show the way, and develop materials, but managers will have to run with it on their own initiative".</p>

<p>With five Japanese companies, including Fujitsu SSL and SAP AG in Germany already doing bi-weekly sessions, worldwide interest in this affordable and effective management development alternative is on the rise. CoachingOurselves.com currently has partners in Denmark, Norway as well as Japan and soon in China and Brazil where there is enthusiastic interest. It turns out that this very simple, natural process works pretty much everywhere and through every culture.</p>

<p>"In order to ensure the further advancement of Fujitsu SSL, it is necessary to aggressively promote human development. We discovered 'CoachingOurselves' and decided to practice it. We were the first company in Japan to introduce it, and adapt it to our company's pillar development program. From now on our company will continue to provide 'BA' (shared space to create knowledge) where internal and external middle managers can interact with each other. We will continue to address the strengthening of middle managers with CoachingOurselves" - Mr. Ikegami, CEO of Fujitsu SSL</p>

<p>For additional information on the news that is subject of this release or to arrange interviews please contact Fiona Keats or visit http://www.coachingourselves.com</p>

<p>About Henry Mintzberg:</p>

<p>McGill University professor Henry Mintzberg is an astute, acclaimed management thinker and prolific author of more than 150 articles and 15 books. His seminal book, The Rise and Fall of Strategic Planning, criticizes some of the practices of strategic planning today and is considered required reading for anyone interested in strategy. Mintzberg is an iconoclast who has advised some of the world's largest corporation.</p>

<p>Tom Peters called him: "Perhaps the world's leading management thinker".</p>

<p>The 2008 Wall Street Journal's ranking of influential business thinkers put him 9th!</p>

<p>Contact:<br />
Fiona Keats, Product Development<br />
www.coachingourselves.com<br />
617-340-3477</p>


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<h3 id="a022393">Kozio Supports Freescale's Enhanced Embedded Power Architecture™ Microcontrollers for Automotive and Industrial Devices</h3>

<p><em>Providing comprehensive at-speed functional test and troubleshooting for single board computer designers and manufacturers.</em></p>

<p>Longmont, CO (PRWEB) August 13, 2008 -- Kozio®, Inc. (www.kozio.com), the market leader in at-speed hardware functional test for board designs based on Freescale'e Power Architecture™ microcontrollers, today announced support of kDiagnostics embedded test application and kPOST power-on self-test embedded application for Freescale's MPC55xx 32-bit microcontrollers for advanced automotive and industrial systems. </p>

<p>The kDiagnostics® embedded test application, ValidationAssistant™, SequenceRunner™, and SequenceReporter™ are part of a total solution for automated functional test for board designs based on MPC55xx microcontrollers, which consistently prove out new board designs built on Power Architecture technology in minutes.</p>

<p>The kDiagnostics embedded test application provides hardware designers and test engineers the ability to run comprehensive test suites at full-speed, allowing greater detection of design or assembly faults. This offering avoids the tedious and open-ended process of testing software and hardware simultaneously while allowing engineers the ability to alter test sequences dynamically for faster root cause determination.</p>

<p>Engineers program the kDiagnostics application directly into the boot or execution memory of the device under test. Once executing, the user executes hundreds of test suites to prove out the new design. In manufacturing, kDiagnostics communicates over Ethernet or serial to test management software that executes user-defined test sequences.</p>

<p>The MPC5554 32-bit embedded controller is the first device from Freescale's MPC55xx family designed for engine management. Containing the Book E compliant core built on Power Architecture technology, the MPC5554 is ideal for any application that requires complex, real-time control. As demands on automotive and industrial designs increase, the MPC5554 offers system performance up to five times higher than available from its market-leading MPC500 predecessors.</p>

<p>Pricing & Availability:<br />
Support for custom boards using Freescale's MPC5553, MPC5534, MPC5554, MPC5561, MPC5565, MPC5566, and MPC5567 MCUs is now available. Please enquire about support for older MPC551X processors. The price for the royalty-free embedded test application kDiagnostics, fully configured to run on the customer's custom board, starts at $14,950. The host tools start at $1,500 per application, with package discounts available. Kozio uses the PHYTEC phyCORE-MPC5554 single board computer for regression testing.</p>

<p>About Kozio, Inc:<br />
Founded in 2003, Kozio Inc. is the technology leader for real-time embedded hardware test applications and fully integrated test management software for 32-bit embedded systems. Our royalty-free kDiagnostics and kPOST applications offer a complete solution that addresses the need for better fault coverage at a reduced cost. Our SequenceRunner, SequenceReporter, and ValidationAssistant applications offer one-button testing, interactive troubleshooting, and report generation for volume circuit board testing. Kozio is headquartered in Longmont, CO.</p>

<p>Sales Contact: Kozio, Inc., 2400 Trade Centre Ave, Longmont, CO 80503, Tel: +1 303-776-1356, Fax: 303-776-1357, Web site: www.kozio.com, E-mail: sales @ kozio.com.</p>

<p>Kozio, the Kozio logo, kDiagnostics, kPOST, ValidationAssistant, SequenceRunner, and SequenceReporter are trademarks or registered trademarks of Kozio, Inc. All other trademarks and products are the property of their respective owners.</p>


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<h3 id="a022392">DuPont Recognized as ‘Outstanding Corporate Innovator’ for Market Back Approach to New Product Development and Commercialization</h3>

<p><em>The leading global advocate for product development and innovation, the Product Development Management Association (PDMA) recognized DuPont today with its 2008 Outstanding Corporate Innovator award for the company’s efforts to convert new products and technologies into profitable revenue growth.</em> </p>

<p>Wilmington, DE August 13, 2008 -– The leading global advocate for product development and innovation, the Product Development Management Association (PDMA) recognized DuPont today with its 2008 Outstanding Corporate Innovator award for the company’s efforts to convert new products and technologies into profitable revenue growth. </p>

<p>In 2007, DuPont commercialized over 1,200 new products with strong representation from all five growth platforms. New products commercialized over the last five years accounted for 36 percent of DuPont’s total revenue in 2007. More than $10 billion of the company’s $29 billion revenue came from products introduced since 2003.</p>

<p>“This Innovation award serves as a very prestigious recognition of our new product development and commercialization strategy,” said DuPont Senior Vice President and Chief Science & Technology Officer Uma Chowdhry. "We are proud of DuPont’s strong track record in delivering differentiated offerings to customers that have resulted in real revenue growth for DuPont."</p>

<p>“We are pleased to recognize DuPont as an organization that demonstrates an enterprise-wide commitment to innovation and is highly successful in the continuous development of profitable new products and businesses,” said Stan Jankowski, chair of PDMA’s OCI award selection committee and President of N.O.V.A Consulting Co.</p>

<p>DuPont was recognized by PDMA for the use of strong market-focused tools, training, and a disciplined innovation process to drive the company’s desired transformation. Two examples given were the creation of the five “growth platforms” to focus on white space opportunities and synergies between its individual business units as well as the creation of a new, disciplined market driven innovation process which stresses strong voice of the customer opportunity validation.</p>

<p>Thirty-nine firms have been recognized as Outstanding Corporate Innovators since the inception of the award in 1976. Among past recipients are: Affymetrix, Apple Computer, BMW Group, FedEx Corp., Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Herman Miller, Hewlett-Packard, Hunter Douglas, Mine Safety Appliance (MSA) Inc., Nabisco, and Pepsi-Cola.</p>

<p>PDMA is the premier advocate and comprehensive resource for product development and innovation professionals in the United States and abroad. The association is dedicated to improving the effectiveness of individuals and organizations in product development and management.</p>

<p>DuPont is a science-based products and services company. Founded in 1802, DuPont puts science to work by creating sustainable solutions essential to a better, safer, healthier life for people everywhere. Operating in more than 70 countries, DuPont offers a wide range of innovative products and services for markets including agriculture and food; building and construction; communications; and transportation.</p>


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<h3 id="a022391">Jiangsu Jewel Launches Advanced Golf Cars & Electric Vehicles into Sports & Entertainment Markets</h3>

<p><em>Wondering where to purchase high quality golf cars? Jiangsu Jewel is the direct answer, presenting customers categories of convenient & suitable electric vehicles for sure.</em></p>

<p>(PRWEB) August 13, 2008 -- Jiangsu Jewel, which got its start in the golf accessories business in 1976, excelled in manufacturing hundreds of products like golf cars, sight-seeing vehicles, shuttle bus, golf buggies, electric vehicles, good wagon, sports & entertainment parts, etc. To reach each buyer's request, Jiangsu Jewel never stops developing its electrodynamic technology, inclining to achieve perfect quality for its products. </p>

<p>With a total floor space of more than 40,000 sq.m., Jiangsu Jewel's well-quipped factory is able to handle mass production of electric cars around 30 units/day. The factory is divided into four production lines, mainly in two parts: golf car production line/sight-seeing car production line, which lead Jiangsu Jewel to produce categories of vehicles simultaneously. By this efficient management, Jiangsu Jewel gains sorts of awards such as ISO 9001:2000, CE certificate, and EEC.</p>

<p>As a professional OEM/ODM manufacturer, Jiangsu Jewel has strong experience producing and designing special or customized electric vehicles with it strong electrodynamic techniques. Capable of offering markets the premium golf cars, Jiangsu Jewel exports its vehicles toward U.S., Europe, etc. By its promotive OEM services, Jiangsu Jewel set up sorts of well-designed cars for customers' needs. For example, the Shuttle Bus (JS6081A, 7-3), used in golf course, the resorts, villas, garden-style hotels, or for tourist attractions, is designed with not only two seats, but four seats or six seats.</p>

<p>***More Vehicles in Jiangsu Jewel***</p>

<p>The Golf Cart, Jiangsu Jewel's major vehicle, is well-made both in appearance and function. Approved by CE & ISO 9001, the maximum speed of this Golf Cart is 25 km/hr, providing passengers safety for sure. With its voltage of 36V/48V & power of 3kw/4kw motor, this Golf Cart hardly lacks electric power, even though, the battery of this electric Golf Cart is rechargeable. Thus, these functions allows overseas users the ability to familiarize themselves with the cart.</p>

<p>Made of tempered glass, the front cover panel of the Sight-seeing Vehicle (JS6042J, 5-9) ensures passangers' safety. This Sight-seeing Vehicle, overall dimensions 3025*1400*1800mm, is set up for four cosy seats. With minimum turning radius of 4.5m, the Sight-seeing Vehicle is able to make passengers comfortable even in big turning movement. The maximum speed of this Sight-seeing Vehicle is 33km/hr, which also means it can be used with trust & safety.</p>

<p>Another main product--Electric Bus (JS6041, 12-1)--is also designed for conveying passengers from golf course to the resorts, villas, or garden-style hotels. Similar to the sight-seeing vehicle but different in its seat-designing, this Electric Bus can be made in customized order, providing buses in 2-seated type, 4-seated type, or even 6-seated type. It can handle the range(loaded) of 68km and climbing ability of 30%, which makes this Electric Bus powerful for transportation in many conditions.</p>

<p>In addition, Jiangsu Jewel's Good Wagon (JS6061A, 8-3), with an electric truck with two seats, attracts users attention by its utmost delivery volume. With overall dimensions of 3650*1400*1800mm and max. speed of 30km/hr, this Good Wagon can deliver goods with safety and ease. As a goods-carrier, Jiangsu Jewel's Good Wagon is capable of handling sorts of goods-delivery service for both golf players or golf course owners, dealing with range(loaded) up to 80km.</p>

<p>Always keeping it eyes open to golf car accessories business, Jiangsu Jewel will take more time and effort to innovate and develop its vehicles, trying to present more types of electric cars in the coming future.</p>

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<h3 id="a022390">GTT to Sell Display Technologies Patent Portfolio</h3>

<p><em>Global Technology Transfer Group, Inc., GTT, has announced the availability of a patent portfolio dealing with improved OLED illumination stability and improvements to AMEL technology.</em></p>

<p>Portland, OR (PRWEB) August 13, 2008 -- Global Technology Transfer Group, Inc., (GTT), a leader in patent asset management services, has announced the availability of a patent portfolio dealing with improved OLED illumination stability and improvements to AMEL technology. This portfolio is entitled 'Display Technologies Patent Portfolio' and consists of six US patents, one that relates to OLED technology and five that relate to AMEL technology. </p>

<p>The OLED patent relates to an improved passive matrix OLED device that provides for a control mechanism to maintain uniform light output from individual pixel elements throughout the illumination period. The invention additionally claims a passive matrix OLED device that provides for a control mechanism that prevents overshoot and undershoot illumination.</p>

<p>OLEDs have found a common place in small-screen devices such as cell phones, PDAs, and digital cameras. The first OLED product was a Pioneer car radio offered in limited production in Japan in 1997. Kodak was the first to release a digital camera with an OLED display in March of 2003. Sony soon followed in 2004 with personal-entertainment handhelds containing OLED displays. Sony followed this up in 2007 by releasing in Japan the first OLED TV. Research firm NanoMarkets released predictions for high commercial growth in the OLED market. Their predictions maintained the OLED market would hit $10.9 billion by 2012 and $15.5 billion two years later. While these predictions include active matrix OLEDs (AMOLEDs), NanoMarkets predicts OLED-based lighting to exceed $1 billion and the market for OLED displays in mobile phones and handhelds to rise to $7.2 billion by 2014, (both market areas in which PMOLEDs have seen success). Although OLED technology is still developing there is currently a notable market presence of OLEDs. GTT has analyzed the patent portfolio and prepared a detailed marketing report highlighting the technology and potential. For access to this information, please contact GTT.</p>

<p>The five AMEL patents also represent significant and important improvements to AMEL technology. The inventions described in the patents improve the color output, limit the voltage power required, and reduce manufacturing yields in AMEL devices.</p>

<p>"OLED technology, with its thin format, is highly sought after in the competitive markets of television, mobile phones and various other display and lighting application areas. Illumination stability is a key requirement for OLED market participants," explained Michael Lubitz, CEO & Chairman of GTT. "We are honored to be involved in the placement of this portfolio."</p>

<p>About Global Technology Transfer Group, Inc.<br />
GTT is a world leader in corporate outsourced patent asset management services, focused on helping corporations obtain the maximum value for their patent assets. GTT leverages its global network and expertise in patent portfolio management, technology transfer, and investment banking to provide the highest value result. The company's corporate headquarters are in Portland, Oregon.</p>


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<h3 id="a022389">Norwood Says No to Raising Prices in 2008 and Offers Distributors Even More Services</h3>

<p><em>Norwood Promotional Products is not raising prices in 2008, despite inflationary pressures. Norwood is offering customers even more online services to help drive sales.</em></p>

<p>Indianapolis, IN (PRWEB) August 13, 2008 -- Norwood Promotional Products demonstrates its ongoing commitment to distributor partnerships by holding prices for the remainder of 2008. Though many suppliers are raising prices due to rising costs of raw materials, freight, fuel and the declining value of the US dollar, Norwood is committed to its current pricing and continues to offer customers more services to help boost sales during these challenging economic times. </p>

<p>"We understand that distributors have made their own commitments to customers regarding pricing for the year and Norwood is doing what it can to support them during these tough economic times," said Jim Simone, SVP and Chief Marketing Officer. "Meanwhile, we continue to seek innovative solutions to help drive sales and build confidence in our products and services." </p>

<p>Norwood offers distributors a series of industry-leading solutions, including 24-Hour service on just about 400 products. They have also recently updated norwood.com and added a number of on-line marketing tools that help distributors market their products by theme, event and industry. In light of growing concern about product safety, Norwood also launched Safety SearchTM in July of this year. Registered distributors can log-in and access product safety test results for over 3,000 of Norwood's 4,300 products by simply entering the product's item number (results are continually being added until the entire line is represented).</p>

<p>"These are just a few of our distributor solutions," Simone continued. "We know that it is incumbent upon us to develop easy, turn-key selling tools that will support sales through current economic conditions. We will continue to keep our focus on our distributors' needs and provide more innovative products and service-related solutions for 2009."</p>

<p>Norwood Promotional Products is an industry leading supplier of imprinted promotional products. The company offers more than 4,300 products and is a market leader in several of the industry's major product categories. Norwood also offers hundred of products on 24-Hour service at no extra charge. The complete Norwood product offering includes:</p>

<p>Automotive & Tools • Awards, Recognition & Gifts • Bags, Meeting & Outdoor<br />
Calendars, Planners & Diaries • Drinkware & Housewares • Golf, Sports & Fun<br />
Good Value Calendars® • Health, Wellness & Safety • Office & Desk Accessories • Writing Instruments</p>

<p>For more information about Norwood Promotional Products visit the company's Internet site at www.norwood.com.</p>


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<h3 id="a022388">GROM USB MP3 Car Interface: New Way in Playing Digital Media through OEM Car Stereo</h3>

<p><em>GROM Audio is introducing a new accessory that makes playing media files on original car stereo much simpler. GROM USB Car Interface allows listening audio files directly from USB flash/disk drive using your car stereo system. Without any dedicated portable player GROM adapter add USB port directly to the car audio, provides clear sound and an ability to manage media through OEM stereo controls or steering wheel.</em></p>

<p>San Mateo, California (PRWEB) August 13, 2008 -- GROM Audio (http://gromaudio.com), a developer and a manufacturer of in-car multimedia technology solutions, announces new GROM USB Car Interface (Adapter) that allows listening audio files directly from USB flash/disk drive using original car stereo system. Developed for fast-growing market of digital media, GROM USB Car Adapter is a great accessory for playing MP3, WMA and AAC files directly from any mass storage USB drive with no dedicated portable player. GROM adds USB port directly to a car audio system giving an ability to manage media through car stereo controls or steering wheel.</p>

<p>GROM USB Car Adapter enables you to bring your favorite media collection in a car, easily access it, shuffle songs, skip between tracks, and adjust volume -- all of this only with OEM car stereo head unit or multifunction steering wheel controls</p>

<p>An exclusive technology and best-in-class audio decoder brings up a new level of listening experience - clear sound not poisoned by long wires and media player line out drivers. Extended control capabilities allow managing thousands of songs limited only by USB device capacity. Just connect your USB memory stick to your car stereo system through GROM USB Car Interface and enjoy the ride!</p>

<p>Currently GROM USB MP3 Car Interface supports, Audi, BMW, and Volkswagen car stereos. It is planned to make it operable with Acura, Chrysler, Honda, Mazda, Mercedes, Škoda, and Toyota as from September 2008.</p>

<p>GROM USB Car Interface main features:<br />
- Crystal clear CD quality sound for MP3, WMA and AAC media tracks<br />
- Ability to control music via car stereo or steering wheel buttons<br />
- Direct connection to a car stereo via CD changer or extension port<br />
- Folders are treated as disks<br />
- Support of USB disk/flash drive/mass storage devices with FAT/32 file system<br />
- No sound quality is lost in wires or media player line out</p>

<p>More information about GROM USB Car Adapter is available at http://www.gromaudio.com/usb.html .</p>

<p>About GromAudio:<br />
GROMAudio is an affiliate of X-MediaTech Corp.<br />
Founded in 2004 X-MediaTech is a developer and manufacturer of in-vehicle infotainment solutions. The company is specialized in integrating digital devices (iPod, iPhone, MP3 players, USB, Car PC) into OEM car audio systems.</p>

<p>Contact: Helen Kouznetsova,<br />
Manager<br />
GROMAudio<br />
Phone: 1-650-579-5939<br />
Fax: 1-866-259-3054</p>


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<h3 id="a022387">Next Generation Logistics Announces New Vice President, Financial Systems and Corporate Controller</h3>

<p><em>Financial Expertise To Bolster TMS-ERP Best of Breed Implementations.</em></p>

<p>Inverness, IL (Vocus/PRWEB ) August 13, 2008 -- President & CEO Aristides (Ari) P. Smith of Next Generation Logistics, Inc. a supply chain management consulting, managed services and software technology provider, has announced that Kenneth Fredrickson has joined the company as Vice President, Financial Systems and Corporate Controller. In this position, Ken will be responsible for all of the company's financial systems and integration of Next Generation Logistics, Inc. FreightMaster TMS® Transportation Management Suite into the Microsoft Dynamics™ ERP solutions. Ken who has a CPA, MBA and a BA in Accounting also has experience in implementing Microsoft Dynamics™ financial software.</p>

<p>“I am extremely pleased that Ken has joined Next Generation Logistics” said Smith. “He is an excellent addition to our team and will bring high level gap compliant financial expertise to our customers supply chain and ERP implementations.”</p>

<p>FreightMaster TMS® transportation management suite fully integrates with Microsoft Dynamics ERP solutions, providing complete visibility and data synchronization enabling accounting departments to further analyze freight costs, manage sku level pricing, and reduce the time it takes to audit, approve, and pay freight bills. </p>

<p>About Next Generation Logistics, Inc.<br />
Next Generation Logistics, Inc. is a leading Supply Chain Consulting, Managed Freight Services, and Technology provider. For the past 20 years, NGL has worked with companies in the Food & Beverage and Consumer Products Industries, recommending and implementing proven repeatable concepts, strategies, and software technology that drive down costs and improve operating efficiencies within their customers supply chains. www.nextgeneration.com</p>

<p>About Microsoft<br />
The worldwide leader in software, services, and solutions with a mission to help people and businesses realize their full potential. www.microsoft.com</p>


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<h3 id="a022386">All-Spec Industries Offers OKi PS-900 Soldering System Promotion to All Customers</h3>

<p><em>From now until the end of 2008, the new OK International PS-900 Soldering System is Buy 3 Get 1 Free.</em></p>

<p>Wilmington, NC (PRWEB) August 13, 2008 -- All-Spec Industries is now offering a promotion on the PS-900 soldering system; buy three OKi PS-900 high powered soldering systems and get a fourth for free.</p>

<p>The OKi PS-900 is a high powered soldering system designed to tackle lead-free soldering applications. The system is powered and controlled by OKi's SmartHeat® Technology which provides temperature stability without the need for calibration. The SmartHeat® Technology also minimizes the chances of damaged components with direct power, stored thermal energy transfer and a reduced risk of overshoot.</p>

<p>The OKi PS-900 soldering system includes:</p>

<p>    * PS-PW900 power supply<br />
    * PS-H3 hand-piece with cord<br />
    * WS2 auto-sleep work stand with sponge<br />
    * AC-CP2 cartridge removal pad</p>

<p><br />
OK International's PS-900 is a durable and effective soldering system but it also cuts soldering costs by using less energy, reducing the number of tip changes and spending less time and money on operator training.</p>

<p>To take advantage of All-Spec's Buy 3 Get 1 Free promotion, order three PS-900s from all-spec.com; All-Spec will then send the invoice to OK International who will send out the fourth PS-900. The shipping for the fourth PS-900 will be paid by OK International. This offer ends December 31, 2008.</p>

<p>For more information on this promotion, contact Customer Service or visit www.all-spec.com.</p>

<p>Established in 1988, All-Spec Industries carries ESD materials, electronic manufacturing tools, soldering stations and irons, and telecom, field service, and test & measurement equipment. All-Spec Industries normally ships 97% of all in-house stock orders received each day. In some cases, the product will ship directly from the manufacturer or one of the other off-site warehouses.</p>

<p>Contact:<br />
Customer Service<br />
All-Spec Industries<br />
www.all-spec.com</p>


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<h3 id="a022385">ASD Inc. Announces Call for Entries for '09 Instrument Support Program</h3>

<p><em>Alexander Goetz Instrument Support Program Fosters Creativity in Field Research</em></p>

<p>Boulder, Colo. (Vocus/PRWEB ) August 13, 2008 -- ASD Inc. (formerly Analytical Spectral Devices) is accepting entries for the annual Alexander Goetz Instrument Support Program, for the 2009 calendar year, from field researchers in the areas of remote sensing and field spectroscopy. The annual program encourages novel, unconventional and/or fundamental research. The program is co-sponsored by the Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (GRSS), a member organization of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE). </p>

<p>Now in its third year, the Instrument Support Program offers temporary use of ASD field instruments (FieldSpec® 3 and FieldSpec® HandHeld) to a maximum of ten recipients. The program provides field instrumentation to graduate students pursuing a Master's or Ph.D. within an accredited college or university program in the United States and all countries where Carnet documentation for shipments is accepted. Additionally, up to a total of $500 in publication charges (if the resulting paper is published in an approved publication) and/or travel assistance and print charges for presentation of an accepted abstract at a relevant scientific conference will be provided for each recipient.</p>

<p>The annual award program was established in honor of ASD's co-founder, Dr. Alexander F. H. Goetz. After more than twenty years at the University of Colorado as a professor, and founder/director of the Center for the Study of Earth from Space (CSES), Dr. Goetz retired in 2006. He is a life-long contributor and world-renowned expert in the field of spectroscopy and remote sensing. He is now with ASD full-time as Chief Scientist, and remains Chairman of the company.</p>

<p>"As a leading provider of high-performance analytical instrumentation solutions used in the field and labs around the world, the Instrument Support Program allows us to support graduate students to do research with up-to-date equipment as part of their degree programs," said Dr. Goetz. "The wide range of research topics from the first two year's winners is yet another testament to the broad application of our devices."</p>

<p>Entries will be accepted beginning July 1, 2008; proposals for the 2009 program are due no later than October 15, 2008. Proposals should be inventive, might be opportunistic, and need not have an immediate practical application or guarantee of success. Additional consideration will be given to proposals that bridge boundaries between traditional disciplines. All submissions will be reviewed by a prestigious interdisciplinary review committee chaired by Dr. Goetz, and winners will be announced the first week of December 2008. Additional program criteria and submittal guidelines are located on the ASD website.</p>

<p>About ASD<br />
ASD Inc. is unsurpassed in solving some of the world's most challenging materials measurement problems. We collaborate with industrial professionals, analytical researchers, and remote sensing scientists to provide the most reliable, high-performance analytical instrumentation solutions for real-world applications. Established in 1990 and based in Boulder, Colorado, USA, ASD Inc. has customers world-wide.</p>

<p>For more information, please contact Amanda Griffin, ASD Marketing Communications Manager, 2555 55th St., Suite 100, Boulder, CO, 80301 USA; 303/444-6522, 303/444-6825 (fax); amanda.griffin@asdi.com; www.asdi.com.</p>


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<h3 id="a022384">Doe Run Goes West to Share Mining, Recycling Story</h3>

<p><em>Doe Run metallurgist discusses past, present, future of Missouri mining.</em></p>

<p>St. Louis, MO. (PRWEB) August 13, 2008 -- K-12 educators attending the Colorado Mining Association Education Foundation's teacher workshop heard firsthand about the Missouri lead mining, smelting and recycling industry from Matthew Pratt, senior metallurgist for The Doe Run Company's Buick Resource Recycling Division. </p>

<p>Thirty teachers from Colorado, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Texas attended the 40th annual event, which was held at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colo. Pratt's presentation, held July 14, focused on Doe Run's recycling division in Boss, Mo., historical and present-day lead uses and how lead is mined, milled and smelted within Doe Run's Missouri operations. Environmental impacts and health issues were also discussed.</p>

<p>"Thanks to the information shared by Doe Run's Matthew Pratt, teachers participating in the four-week-long program and their current and future students will have a much better understanding of the importance of lead in today's society," said Dan Witkowsky, a metallurgical engineer and course coordinator for the education foundation. "Of special interest to the teachers was how lead - particularly from spent automotive batteries - is recycled and can be used over and over and over again. It's a success story that most of the public has not heard."</p>

<p>According to Pratt, it's important that educators get the full picture about lead so they can share it with their students. BRRD, which opened in 1991, recycles more than 13.5 million lead-acid batteries annually. In addition, BRRD is one of the few facilities in the world that accepts and recovers lead from cathode ray tube (CRT) glass, found in many computer monitors and television screens.</p>

<p>"Lead tends to get a bad rap, but it is a metal that is vital to our everyday lives," Pratt said. "Without it, our cars wouldn't start, medical services would be impacted, communications would suffer - the world would change dramatically. As producers, we must do our utmost to protect safety, health and the environment - using the best technology available - while providing this vital metal to consumers."</p>

<p>Throughout the year, Doe Run's education team visits schools near their facilities and speaks at educational institutions and special events. To learn more about these educational outreach initiatives, visit www.doerun.com.</p>

<p>Based in St. Louis, The Doe Run Company is a privately held natural resources company and the largest integrated lead producer in the Western Hemisphere. Dedicated to environmentally responsible mineral and metal production, Doe Run operates one of the world's largest, single-site lead recycling facilities, located in Boss, Mo. The Doe Run Company and its subsidiaries deliver products and services necessary to provide power, protection and convenience. Doe Run has operations in Missouri, Washington and Arizona. For more information, visit www.doerun.com.</p>


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<h3 id="a022382">Regal Electronics Introduces Low Profile Metal Body Dual-Stack "Mini" BNC Connector</h3>

<p><em>Regal Electronics has added a new low profile metal body dual-stack mini BNC connector to its product line. The new connector improves upon the space-saving efficiency of current stacked designs by decreasing the spacing between the ports and minimizing overall height. The new "mini" connector is especially good for applications where a strong, reliable physical connection is required in a tight space.</em></p>

<p>Sunnyvale, CA (PRWEB) August 13, 2008 -- Regal Electronics has added a new low profile metal body dual-stack mini BNC connector to its product line. Regal's new RoHS compliant connector improves upon the space-saving efficiency of current stacked designs by decreasing the spacing between the ports and minimizing overall height. </p>

<p>The connector builds upon the proven reliability of the time-tested BNC configuration, with it's twisting "snap-lock" design. The new "mini" connector is especially good for ever-shrinking test equipment, lab instrumentation, radio frequency patch panels, and broadcast and surveillance video applications, where a strong, reliable physical connection is required in a tight space.</p>

<p>The new Regal BNCM31202-LM-75R connector has a gold plated metal body for strength, shielding, and reliability. The operating frequency range is in excess of 1.5 GHz and impedance is 75 ohms. The connector is of the classic through hole/PC mount configuration, and has sturdy solderable mounting tabs for strength and connectivity.</p>

<p>About Regal Electronics, Inc.<br />
Since 1976, Regal has manufactured quality electronic components, speakers, connectors, and a wide variety of related products and services from its operations in the United States, China and Taiwan. Engineering support for Regal Electronics, Inc. line of products is located at its Sunnyvale, California, headquarters. More information may be found on Regal's Web site: http://www.regalusa.com.</p>


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<h3 id="a022383">Doe Run Peru Completing La Oroya Acid Plant</h3>

<p><em>Warehouse and distribution center for 30,800 metric tons of sulfuric acid is also in its final stages</em></p>

<p>Lima (PRWEB) August 13, 2008 -- Doe Run Peru is in the final stages of construction of a new sulfuric acid plant for the lead circuit at its La Oroya metallurgical complex. The plant is expected to be completed by September 30, officials said. </p>

<p>At the same time, work is also nearly done on a new warehouse and distribution center, which will be able to house as much as 30,800 metric tons of sulfuric acid produced at La Oroya.</p>

<p>The lead acid plant is the first of two such plants being built as part of Doe Run Peru’s environmental commitments with the Peruvian government. A second sulfuric acid plant for the Copper Circuit is also under construction and should be completed by October 2009 together with an upgrade of the copper circuit technology.</p>

<p>Edwin Escalante, Doe Run Peru’s commercial manager, said the contracts that are in place for sales of the plant’s future sulfuric acid production underscore the market’s confidence in the plant’s on-time completion.</p>

<p>Escalante made his comments during a visit to La Oroya by Douglas Cowan and James C. Wilson, representatives of Interacid Trading, which has signed agreements to purchase the future sulfuric acid production that will come from the lead and copper acid plants. Interacid is a world leader in the industry and is involved in the sale of more than 3 million metric tons of sulfuric acid a year.</p>

<p>Escalante said the lead acid plant required an investment of $35 million, and that the warehouse and distribution center would cost an additional $11 million. He added that the warehouse and distribution center investment is over and above the environmental commitments with the Peruvian State.</p>

<p>About Doe Run Peru<br />
Doe Run Peru is a mining and metals company operating in Peru's central Andes. The company has run the La Oroya metallurgical complex since 1997 and the Cobriza mine in Huancavelica since 1998, producing high quality refined metals while at the same time working to operate in a socially and environmentally responsible way.</p>

<p>Víctor Andrés Belaunde<br />
+(511) 215-1285<br />
vbelaunde(at)doerun.com.pe<br />
www.doerun.com.pe</p>


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<h3 id="a022381">New Carolina Pad and Paper Web Site Offers New Features and 2008 Collections</h3>

<p><em>Revamped site features monthly contests, e-cards, and more.</em></p>

<p>Charlotte, NC (PRWEB) August 13, 2008 -- Carolina Pad and Paper (CPP) (www.carolinapad.com), a leading supplier of fashion paper products for women and girls, launched a new Web site that showcases a fresh new design, more features, and navigation that is easier to use than ever. The site, which highlights CPP's 2008 school, office, and craft products, offers:<br />
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<p>- An e-card club that allows visitors to choose from a variety of card styles that they can personalize with their own messages. They can even register to get birthday, anniversary, and other special occasion reminders.</p>

<p>- Monthly contests. Each month, the site's "Cool Stuff" section will feature a new contest, giving visitors chances to win Carolina Pad and Paper products and other prizes. To enter August's "Glam Your Office" contest, visitors are invited to submit a tip on staying organized for a chance to win an Eye Candy or Simply Chic office system and a $100 gift card.</p>

<p>- Helpful tips on staying organized and clutter free.</p>

<p>- Useful templates for such Carolina Pad and Paper products as view binders.</p>

<p>"We want the site to be resourceful and fun," said Kathryn Thompson, Carolina Pad and Paper vice president-marketing. "We felt the previous site lacked the clever and fun feel that our consumers expect. The new site better captures what makes Carolina Pad and Paper different from other companies," said Thompson. "Even better, I think the new features like e-cards, tips, and contests give us a chance to connect with consumers and entertain them."</p>

<p>The site will also use online surveys and polls to gather information that helps drive product development. "The surveys and polls are great tools for getting feedback from consumers. We use this insight to design products that better fit their lifestyles," said Thompson.</p>

<p>Carolina Pad and Paper (CPP) is a leading supplier of fashion school and office products. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, with offices in Hong Kong and Shanghai, Carolina Pad and Paper is one of the fastest growing stationery companies in the world. Its school, office, and arts and crafts products can be found at mass merchant, office supply, grocery, and drug stores. CPP's portfolio of brands include JACK!E™ by signature designer Jacqueline Savage McFee (www.jackiemcfee.com), Notebound®, u:create™, and Ghostline®. Learn more about Carolina Pad and Paper at www.carolinapad.com.</p>


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<h3 id="a022379">Aritco Lift AB Selects BuyDesign Guided Selling and Configuration Software from TDCI</h3>

<p><em>Leading Manufacturer of Platform Lifts Will Use BuyDesign® to Streamline Quoting and Ordering. Solution Will be Integrated with Microsoft Dynamics NAV and Microsoft CRM</em></p>

<p>Columbus, Ohio (PRWEB) August 13, 2008 -- TDCI, Inc. (TDCI), the leading provider of configurator-based software solutions, announced today that Sweden-based Aritco Lift AB, a leading manufacturer of platform lifts, has selected TDCI's BuyDesign guided selling and configuration software to streamline quoting and ordering for Aritco sales people and approximately 40 trading partners throughout Europe, Asia, and Australia. Gartec LTD, Aritco's UK-based sister company, will also use BuyDesign and offer it to their own partner network. BuyDesign will be deployed via the Internet and integrated with Aritco's existing Microsoft Dynamics NAV Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system and Microsoft Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system. </p>

<p>BuyDesign is a comprehensive solution developed to streamline the sales process for customized products. BuyDesign helps companies that manufacture products with a wide range of features, options, and dimensions increase sales by becoming 'easy to do business with' while at the same time reducing order processing time, cost, and errors.</p>

<p>"Simplicity is Aritco's guiding principle, and our goal with trading partners is to maintain uncomplicated business relationships," said Anders Adolfson, Aritco Director of Marketing. "We selected BuyDesign as our quoting and ordering system because it will greatly simplify the selling process for both Aritco and our partners, and as a result, simplify the buying process for our customers."</p>

<p>BuyDesign will guide sales people through capture of requirements and dimensions from the customer, and suggest features, options and accessories. It will validate the configuration against engineering design constraints, calculate the "as-configured" price, and produce a detailed quotation document for delivery to the customer. For lift systems that are dimensionally configurable, BuyDesign will also utilize parametric CAD models to generate dimensionally-accurate drawings for review and approval by the customer. Once a proposal is accepted, BuyDesign will be used to convert the quote into a sales order which will be passed to Aritco's ERP system along with manufacturing information such as the bill of material, routing, and work instructions.<br />
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"BuyDesign's ability to dynamically produce configuration-specific customer drawings from relatively simple CAD models is one of the features that set it apart from the other products we evaluated," added Adolfson. "That capability will dramatically reduce the amount of time it takes to produce a detailed and accurate customer quote."</p>

<p>With 24x7 access via the Internet, BuyDesign will provide self-service quoting and ordering capabilities to Aritco trading partners in all time zones around world, greatly reducing their need for direct assistance from Aritco engineers.</p>

<p>Implementation support will be provided jointly by TDCI and TDCI's UK-based partner, MPBA. "We're excited to be working with Aritco and our European partner, MPBA, on this important project," said Dan DeMuth , TDCI President and COO. "As a result of the Aritco deployment of BuyDesign, we will further expand our international presence and enhance our integration with Microsoft applications."</p>

<p>About Aritco Lift AB<br />
Aritco Lift AB (www.Aritco.se) is the manufacturing unit of Aritco Group AB located near Stockholm, Sweden. Aritco Group has approximately 80 employees and a 300 million SEK (approximately $50 million) annual turnover. Aritco operates a modern manufacturing facility in Sweden which is currently producing over 2,000 lifting platforms a year, making the company one of the largest lifting platform manufacturers in Europe. Aritco lifts are sold through 40 trading partners in Europe, Asia, and Australia, the largest of which is Gartec LTD in the UK.    </p>

<p>About TDCI and BuyDesign<br />
TDCI (www.tdci.com) specializes in helping manufacturers and their distributors streamline the buying process for customized products. TDCI's BuyDesign® software is a comprehensive web-based guided selling and configuration solution developed to help companies increase sales by becoming 'easy to do business with' while improving profitability by reducing order processing time, cost, and errors. Built using a powerful product configurator, BuyDesign provides modular applications for guided product selection and configuration, product visualization, quoting and ordering, drawing and data generation, consumer interest creation, intelligent product catalogs and more.</p>


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<h3 id="a022380">Jill Wheeler Appointed Director of Marketing for Stanley Engineered Storage Solutions</h3>

<p><em>Stanley Vidmar, a manufacturer of premium custom storage solutions for use in a wide range of industries, is pleased to announce that Jill Wheeler has been promoted to Director of Marketing for Stanley Engineered Storage Solutions for North America.</em></p>

<p>Allentown, PA (PRWEB) August 13, 2008 -- Stanley Vidmar, a manufacturer of premium custom storage solutions for use in a wide range of industries, is pleased to announce that Jill Wheeler has been promoted to Director of Marketing for Stanley Engineered Storage Solutions for North America. </p>

<p>Wheeler will continue providing marketing leadership for Stanley Vidmar and will now have the added responsibility of Stanley InnerSpace, a leading supplier of healthcare-related storage solutions, which together form Stanley Engineered Storage Solutions.</p>

<p>In this position, Wheeler will oversee all marketing, advertising, and public relations; improve lead generation and closure; provide sales engineers with tools and resources needed to capture new business; and promote new products.</p>

<p>Wheeler has more than 15 years of professional marketing experience leading marketing communications, brand and website management, agency relationships, and budget management. Her accomplishments include launching Stanley Vidmar's new customer and sales websites, establishing a vertical marketing strategy, enhancing brand strategy, increasing lead generation, and managing public relations.</p>

<p>Prior to joining Stanley Vidmar, Wheeler was the Director of Sales and Marketing for RCN Corporation, where she oversaw all marketing, direct sales, and telemarketing efforts. Her experience also includes leading development efforts for Target Select/PBS, serving as account executive for Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom, and spearheading sales and marketing efforts for A&Z Industries.</p>

<p>Wheeler received a B.S. in business administration, marketing, and psychology from Albright College. She lives in Bethlehem with her husband and two children.</p>

<p>About Stanley Engineered Storage Solutions<br />
Established in 2007, Stanley Engineered Storage Solutions oversees operations of Stanley Vidmar, based in Allentown, Pa., and Stanley InnerSpace, headquartered in Grand Rapids, Mich.</p>

<p>Stanley Vidmar (StanleyVidmar.com) offers storage solutions to all industries, with modular space-saving systems that provide quick, safe access to parts, tools, and supplies. Stanley InnerSpace (InnerSpaceCorp.com) designs and manufactures storage solutions that organize supplies and improve staff efficiency in hospitals and healthcare institutions.</p>

<p>Stanley Engineered Storage Solutions is a business unit of The Stanley Works, a worldwide manufacturer and marketer of tools, hardware, and specialty hardware products for home improvement, consumer, industrial, and professional use.</p>


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<h3 id="a022378">Relios Jewelry Celebrates 33rd Anniversary!</h3>

<p><em>Relios Inc., designer and manufacturer of contemporary southwestern sterling silver jewelry, is celebrating 33 years in business this August. The company, which now employs over 150 people, started with humble beginnings as the brainchild of Relios President Bill Pollack who began as an independent artisan making jewelry out of his garage in Albuquerque, New Mexico in the early 1970’s.</em></p>

<p>(Vocus/PRWEB ) August 12, 2008 -- Relios Inc., designer and manufacturer of contemporary southwestern sterling silver jewelry, is celebrating 33 years in business this August. The company, which now employs over 150 people, started with humble beginnings as the brainchild of Relios President Bill Pollack who began as an independent artisan making jewelry out of his garage in Albuquerque, New Mexico in the early 1970’s. </p>

<p>“I started in lapidary, sawing, grinding and polishing stone and shell”, says Pollack who had graduated from the University of New Mexico. “I was always amazed at how beautiful the materials were, and the fact that they came straight out of the earth or bottom of the sea. I still get that feeling today with our new designs. Combining the art of jewelry design and the technology involved with the production process is still very challenging and rewarding – even 30-plus years later.”</p>

<p>In 1978 Pollack took Relios to new heights landing a national contract with J. C. Penney Co. for a line of sterling silver jewelry, which lasted a decade. From there, the company enjoyed continued growth and success becoming a major supplier for the QVC television network in 1987. And within just the last year, Relios outgrew its 11,000-square-foot factory and moved into a new 25,000-square-foot factory in northeast Albuquerque, allowing the company to double its production capacity and expand services to customers.</p>

<p>“While many U.S. jewelry manufacturers have found it more profitable to farm work out to other countries, we’ve (Relios) chosen to stay and uphold our ‘Made in the USA’ value system, and it’s paid off”, says Pollack. “Of course, there are certain concessions we’ve had to make - there are hardly any stone cutters left in the U.S., so many of our stones and beads are sourced worldwide. But everything else is done right here at our Albuquerque factory – from design, modeling the original, and casting, to stone setting and assembly - all right here under one roof. It helps us serve our customers better to have that kind of quality control”.</p>

<p>Pollack and his wife, Lead Designer and Vice President Carolyn Pollack, had their most profitable year yet in 2007, up nearly 15-percent from the previous year.</p>

<p>“Consistent customer service has gotten us where we are today – and that’s not all”, says Pollack. “We’re (Relios) very committed to the idea that in order to be successful, all stakeholders must be satisfied: employees, customers, vendors, and shareholders. We focus a lot on employee team building”, he says. “And the end result is a higher level of participation, enthusiasm and pride in satisfying its customers. It really is based on a strong set of principles and a commitment to continuous improvement”.</p>

<p>Relios produces a full line, from silver rings and drop earrings, to more traditional southwestern inlay jewelry. Relios’ Fall designer jewelry collections will be available to retailers beginning August 15th, and to consumers beginning on September 3rd.</p>

<p>About Relios, Inc.<br />
Relios Jewelry designs and manufactures more than 100 sterling silver jewelry designs per season in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. Their moderate to upper price point jewelry can be found online at http://www.ReliosWholesale.com and http://www.ReliosJewelry.com. Jewelry by Relios is made from only natural stones and high quality recycled sterling silver right here in the USA.</p>


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<h3 id="a022377">Nanmac Adds Sheila Giordano to Sales Team</h3>

<p><em>Sheila Giordano, most recently of Plansee USA, has joined Nanmac as Senior Account Manager. She will service the Heat Treating industry and related businesses. Nanmac will be at Furnaces North America, Oct. 21-22, in Nashville, Booth #140, where Ms. Giordano wiil be available for meetings.</em></p>

<p>Framingham, MA (PRWEB) August 12, 2008 -- Nanmac Corporation, leading supplier of thermocouples to industry since 1956, recently hired Sheila Giordano as Senior Account Manager, to service Nanmac's growing client base in the Heat Treating Industry. </p>

<p>Ms. Giordano joined the company on August 1, and brings nearly a decade of experience in the High Temperature Thermal Processing Industry with Plansee USA (formerly Schwarzkopf Technologies) and has traveled extensively throughout North America, Europe and Asia calling on end users and manufactures of high temperature furnaces and other applications related to thermal processing.</p>

<p>According to Ms. Giordano "It is an exciting change for me as Nanmac has a renowned reputation for its distinctive engineering expertise in the high temperature thermal processing industry, with an array of temperature sensors and related equipment, accessories, and calibration services. Nanmac's customers are many of the same I have called on for years.</p>

<p>Ms. Giordano will be at Furnaces North America on October 21-22 in Nashville (Booth #140), meeting with clients, partners etc. To make an appointment, please call her at 508-872-4811 x275, or email her at sgiordano @ nanmac.com.</p>

<p>About Nanmac<br />
Nanmac designs and manufactures temperature sensors and related products and services to automotive, aerospace, defense, medical, plastics, energy and electronics companies in the U.S. and thirty other countries. Learn more at http://www.nanmac.com</p>


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<h3 id="a022376">American Manufacturers Get a Web Presence in China</h3>

<p><em>U.S. manufacturers are targeting global growth markets to propel sales momentum. Exports to China from the United States are growing at a rate of 35% a year. The total volume of sales from products exported to China from the United States will continue to expand at a tremendous pace, making the China B2B market an unparalleled opportunity for years to come. How can small to medium-sized companies in the United States find the resources to effectively market and sell their products to China? For U.S. manufacturers looking to compete in China, Makopolo.com offers a targeted Web presence inside China to effectively showcase their products and services.</em></p>

<p>San Mateo, CA (PRWEB) August 13, 2008 -- While many American manufacturers are looking to sell their products to China, most rely exclusively on distribution partners in China to market their products. German manufacturers have long had a focus on selling to China, which has help to make Germany the world's number one exporter. Many German companies don't simply rely on distributors in China to generate business but actively pursue a Web strategy to gain a foothold in China's B2B market. Often times this strategy translates into creating a Web site in Chinese hosted in China for maximum search engine visibility. Now with Makopolo.com, American manufacturers of any size can get the same Web presence to gain marketing traction directly inside China. </p>

<p>Why is a web presence in Chinese and hosted in China important? Typically, B2B searches in China are in Chinese on Chinese search engines. American Web sites are at a real disadvantage. Also, the Chinese Internet access to the outside world is filtered: U.S. Web sites perform slowly in China, and are intermittently available. However, with Makopolo American companies can effectively overcome these challenges to get a Web presence directly within China. Makopolo give U.S. manufacturers an affordable and targeted Web presence to aggressively position them from within the booming market in China for B2B.</p>

<p>Makopolo.com will take a company's corporate and product information and translate it into Chinese. These products are then posted on Makopolo.cn, a leading on-line marketplace in China for B2B. This places American industrial products directly in front of prospective Chinese buyers. American companies can quickly and easily acquire a marketplace presence in China. Targeted leads are generated and immediately forward on to a corporate sales office, or directly to a Chinese distributor.</p>

<p>Makopolo.com will also pro-actively market an American company's product by circulating the products throughout various on-line marketplaces in China for a given industry. With Makopolo.com, U.S. manufacturers also get a Web site in Chinese and hosted on servers located in China. A Chinese URL is included so that companies can build up their links in China over time.</p>

<p>The goal is to generate maximum visibility to a targeted audience in order to gain a sales and marketing presence in the fastest growing market in the world. With Makopolo.com, American manufacturers of any size can easily promote their products and services to China. Small companies can now use technology to gain a truly global presence.</p>

<p>About Makopolo:<br />
Makopolo.com is a leading B2B marketplace in China with a singular focus on selling to China and using technology to promote global trade. Headquartered in San Mateo, California, Makopolo.com also has marketing offices located in Beijing, China. With Makopolo.com you get the familiarity of working with an American company while capitalizing on our domain expertise in the Chinese B2B market. Selling to China starts here.</p>


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<h3 id="a022375">Companies Can Now Offer Real-Time Pricing and Availability To Their Field Sales Force Via QuoteWerks</h3>

<p><em>Open beta test announced for the free QuoteWerks Real-time Server Application.</em></p>

<p>Orlando, FL (Vocus/PRWEB ) August 12, 2008 -- Aspire Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of sales quoting software solutions for the global small and midmarkets, announced today the open beta test of its real-time server application, a free offering for manufacturers or distributors in the United States who wish to offer real-time pricing and availability to their field sales force. </p>

<p>Virtually all manufacturers and distributors depend upon either outside independent sales agents or outside field sales reps to acquire customers and sell the company's product line. The process of quoting product for a customer is often times very tedious and time consuming given that the field sales agent must manually obtain product and pricing information and then enter that into a quote. This process is prone to errors from any number of reasons including the quoting of discontinued items; the use of incorrect pricing; and other human error factors to name a few. Inventory levels are also frequently unknown at the time of quoting, which can lead to customer service issues later for both the sales agent and the manufacturer or distributor who faces the cancellation of an order and the potential loss of a customer.</p>

<p>In addition to manufacturers and distributors, any company who has a field sales force and/or regional sales offices can also utilize this application to enable the real-time communication of price and availability changes to the company's products via the internet. "Our goal with the real-time server application is two fold, not only do we want to address the challenges often associated with manual quoting processes and field sales support, but we also want to further enhance the benefits associated with an automated quoting process as offered through QuoteWerks," explains John C. Lewe, IV, president of Aspire Technologies, Inc. "Aside from the ability to obtain real-time price and availability information, the real-time application will allow sales reps to obtain product data sheets and provides links to manufacturing websites relating to the products included in the quote. By giving the sales representative as much information upfront, and in a real-time environment, a company stands a greater chance of winning the sale and, more importantly, the customer."</p>

<p>The real-time server application offers companies:</p>

<p>    * Rapid configuration and deployment, which is achieved through single screen settings and the ability to test query settings every step of the way.<br />
    * Secure access by authorized sales reps only. Bi-directional communication between the sales rep's instance of QuoteWerks and the company's real-time data is achieved through XML feeds with encrypted user credentials and passwords ensuring that only those with access are permitted to initiate the real-time query.</p>

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Those companies who wish to participate in the beta program will benefit from:</p>

<p>    * Configuration and deployment support from QuoteWerks, ensuring that the application is correctly configured upon set-up.<br />
    * Ability to provide vital feedback to the QuoteWerks development team on the application and desired changes and enhancements.</p>

<p><br />
Companies who wish to participate in the beta test of this application are encouraged to contact Keith Carrington, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for QuoteWerks via email at keith(at)quotewerks.com or by calling (407) 248-1481. The beta test is open to all companies in the United States. There is no charge to participate in the beta program, although any field sales representative who participates in the beta must run QuoteWerks. This application will work with all three editions of QuoteWerks 4.0.</p>

<p>Additional information regarding the real-time server application may also be obtained by contacting Keith Carrington with Aspire Technologies, Inc. A commercial release date for this product offering has not been announced and is pending the results of the public beta program which is slated to run for the duration of this year.</p>

<p>About Aspire Technologies and QuoteWerks®:<br />
Aspire Technologies, the creators of the award winning QuoteWerks® sales quoting software, is the leading provider of sales quoting software with its award winning QuoteWerks® application deployed to thousands of businesses and enterprises worldwide. QuoteWerks® integrates with leading CRM and accounting packages, along with IT distributors D&H®, Ingram Micro®, SYNNEX®, and Tech Data®, enabling businesses in all industries to integrate QuoteWerks™ seamlessly into their existing environments. Aspire Technologies is headquartered in Orlando, Florida and is a Microsoft Certified Partner. For more information please visit www.quotewerks.com.</p>

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<h3 id="a022374">Barotex Adds Strength, Cuts Weight in DiMora's $2 Million Automobile</h3>

<p><em>World's most expensive production car is first to use volcanic rock.</em></p>

<p>Chatsworth, CA (PRWEB) August 12, 2008 -- Barotex Technology Corporation (BARX), inventor and producer of the remarkable Barotex® inorganic fiber, announced today that it has become the newest Technology Partner to work with DiMora Motorcar to develop and produce the Natalia SLS 2 sport luxury sedan. </p>

<p>Barotex materials have characteristics that make them superior to carbon fiber, fiberglass, Kevlar, and other advanced materials in a variety of applications. "Barotex enables our design team to create some of the strongest and most durable automotive components ever produced," stated Alfred DiMora, Founder and CEO of DiMora Motorcar.</p>

<p>DiMora further noted, "For the Natalia SLS 2, Barotex will be formed into various body panels and our revolutionary D-Tek™ chassis, where its high strength will add significantly to the automobile's torsional rigidity. Yet our chassis will be more than a thousand pounds lighter than the conventional steel chassis found on other luxury automobiles of similar size."</p>

<p>Barotex starts as volcanic rock, widely available throughout the world. "In contrast, carbon fiber products are petroleum-based, and we know about the challenges that involves," said Lilo Beuzieron, CEO of Barotex Technology Corporation and inventor of Barotex. "Not only is lava rock more abundant, but our manufacturing process requires far less energy. It is friendly to the environment, and the automobiles built with Barotex are lighter, so they use less energy every mile traveled."</p>

<p>"We recently received our patent for the proprietary process used to produce Barotex," noted Beuzieron. "We are delighted that the first production automobile to integrate this technology will be DiMora's Natalia SLS 2, which abounds with technological breakthroughs from bumper to bumper."</p>

<p>The versatility of Barotex fiber materials brings exceptional uses to a wide variety of products for markets including automotive, aerospace, ballistics, industrial, and sporting goods. In fabric form, Barotex offers an excellent combination of properties, from high strength and impact resistance to fire resistance and design adaptability. The design potential and flexibility possible are almost unlimited, thanks to the wide range of yarn sizes and weaving patterns that are available. Barotex does not stretch or shrink after exposure to very high or low temperatures, making it extremely stable in the production of automobile bodies and related parts.</p>

<p>The high strength-to-weight ratio of Barotex fiber makes it a superior material in many automotive applications. Barotex fiber is an inorganic material that will not burn or support combustion, which also improves passenger safety.</p>

<p>DiMora added, "When we began designing our 16-cylinder engine that would erupt with 1200 horsepower, we decided to call it the Volcano V16. It's only natural that we now surround the DiMora Volcano with volcanic rock from Barotex."</p>

<p>About Barotex Technology Corporation:<br />
Headquartered in Chatsworth, California, Barotex Technology Corporation has developed a family of materials that represent a truly disruptive and paradigm-shifting technology. We produce fibers that improve the quality and performance of our customers' products in the global armoring, transportation, industrial, aerospace and consumer markets. Barotex woven goods and most products made using the fibers can be recycled to produce new materials. For more information, please visit www.barotextechnology.com.</p>

<p>About DiMora Motorcar:<br />
Based in Palm Springs, California, DiMora Motorcar crafts automobiles designed to exceed expectations for safety, performance, technology, ecology, beauty, comfort, and luxury. We are the first to reveal the design, production, and testing of our automobiles via the Internet so that people around the world can learn about--and participate in--the process.</p>

<p>The founder, CEO, and driving force behind DiMora Motorcar, Alfred J. DiMora, produced two of America's finest luxury automobiles, the Clenet (as owner) and the Sceptre (as co-founder). When President Reagan declared 1986 the Centennial Year of the Gasoline-Powered Automobile, Mr. DiMora's Clenet was selected as the Official Centennial Car. As a result, he and the Clenet were honored at the Automotive Hall of Fame in Michigan. He also founded Starbridge Systems, Inc., where he developed the FPGA supercomputer. Using his technological and automotive backgrounds, Alfred DiMora blends the two worlds together to create this new experience in automotive history, the Natalia SLS 2. For more information about our products and how your company can become a Technology Partner of DiMora Motorcar, please visit www.dimoramotorcar.com.</p>


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<h3 id="a022373">On-Demand Software Leaders, SPS Commerce and 7HILLS, Unveil Integrated Supply Chain Solution for Small and Mid-Sized Businesses</h3>

<p><em>SaaS EDI and Logistics offering provides improved performance, compliance, and communications for mid-sized manufacturers and distributors.</em></p>

<p>Minneapolis, Minn., and Pittsburgh, PA (PRWEB) August 12, 2008 -- Leading Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) supply chain and logistics solution providers, SPS Commerce and 7Hills, today unveiled a new offering for small and mid-sized (SMB) organizations. The integrated solution combines robust B2B integration or EDI from SPS Commerce with proven logistics management capabilities from 7Hills, both delivered in a SaaS or on-demand model to eliminate the need for on-site software, hardware, and expertise. Mid-sized businesses increasingly need to meet performance, visibility, and compliance standards previously achieved only by large suppliers, distributors, and logistics providers. This SaaS solution enables SMBs to meet these same needs more rapidly and cost-effectively, enabling them to better compete and deliver improved customer service. 7Hills and SPS Commerce are also partners with SaaS or on-demand, integrated business management software leader, NetSuite. </p>

<p>"SPS' customers are continually looking to further expand their use of SaaS solutions for their supply chain," said David Novak, Executive Vice President of Business Development at SPS Commerce. "Integrating with leading solutions, including 7Hills' eBizNET-SC Suite and NetSuite, provides SPS' 11,000 supply-side customers with additional capabilities using the on-demand software delivery model that they prefer. We are pleased to be a strategic partner of 7Hills and offer integrated logistics management capabilities to our B2B integration customers." </p>

<p>7Hills' eBizNET-SC is a suite of web-based applications that bring high accessibility to manufacturers, distributors and logistics firms with geographically distributed operations. SPS Commerce's outsourced supply chain solutions include EDI, catalog and barcode label services for retailers, suppliers, distributors, and logistics providers.</p>

<p>"7Hills and SPS Commerce are committed to helping companies of all sizes better compete in today's aggressive and fast paced marketplace," stated Bob Kennedy, Executive Vice President of Business Development at 7Hills. "Our combined solution can link all trading partners in the supply chain with the information and movement of goods needed to fulfill their role. We are pleased to have teamed with SPS Commerce to offer this unique and important solution."</p>

<p>About 7Hills:<br />
7Hills provides Software Solutions in a SaaS environment for supply chain communities, supporting all the trading partners in a supply chain ecosystem. The eBizNET SC Suite, is a robust, integrated collection of Supply Chain Execution (SCE) systems that serves as the core of 7Hills offerings, including WMS, YMS, Port and Terminal Management, Acitivty Based Billing and Costing, TMS and Reverse Logisitics. As a complement to the eBizNET software, 7Hills offer operational expertise for SMBs as well as large companies. This expertise allows our customers to obtain the most from their software. Additionally, 7Hills provides knowledgeable resources who are experienced in integrating with other business systems such as ERP, EDI and Shipping systems. 7Hills USA headquarters is in Pittsburgh, PA. For additional information contact 1-866-910-3249 or visit www.7hillsbiz.com.</p>

<p>About SPS Commerce:<br />
SPS Commerce is the leader in Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) B2B integration, connecting every partner in the supply chain. Retailers, manufacturers and 3PLs have selected SPS Commerce as their outsourced provider to automate and integrate their trading relationships. Using the SaaS model, SPS Commerce dramatically lowers setup and on-going costs, along with the time and risks of traditional EDI software by outsourcing the entire B2B communication process. The company's offerings leverage its multi-tenant architecture, multi-party sharing, comprehensive knowledge of thousands of retailer's business processes and specifications and integration expertise with a variety of systems for accounting (Great Plains, Quickbooks, MAS series), ERP (Oracle, NetSuite, SAP), packing and shipping (Agile, InSite, Scancode), and WMS (HighJump, Infor, Manhattan Associates). SPS Commerce is the recognized SaaS leader in B2B integration with 37,000 customers, pre-built integrations spanning 2,900 unique fulfillment workflows across 1,300 retailers, grocers and distributors, a customer satisfaction rate of 93% and the most comprehensive SaaS product suite available. SPS Commerce is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.</p>


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<h3 id="a022372">RedPrairie WMS integrates Build-To-Order features in new release</h3>

<p><strong>Current warehouse management system (WMS) version supports in-line sequencing and work order processing for seamless production and logistics</strong></p>

<p>MILWAUKEE (Business Wire EON/PRWEB ) August 12, 2008 -- RedPrairie Corporation, a world leading consumer driven optimization company, has begun integrating its own Build-To-Order product’s in-line sequencing, as well as work order processing capabilities into its Warehouse Management System (WMS). The new updates will aid in supporting production line requirements – improving efficiency and accuracy for build-to-order manufacturers. These and other enhancements within the current release of RedPrairie’s Supply Chain Execution suite integrate work orders, production information and process flows from raw materials receipt through distribution, improving efficiency and accuracy. </p>

<p>The new WMS additions will allow several work orders to be allocated, scheduled and system-directed across multiple work stations. Labor standards, so successful in improving distribution workforce performance, have also been extended to the production line. These warehouse management system (WMS) enhancements will improve the efficiency, control and visibility of production work order processing. </p>

<p>“For manufacturers, supply chain management starts with the raw materials and components they receive from suppliers and continues all the way to the customer, sometimes extending to vendor-managed inventory at the customer site,” comments Tom Kozenski, RedPrairie vice president product strategy. “Manufacturers view this as one multi-step process which they want to support with a single integrated approach. Through this new WMS release, manufacturers for the first time have an integrated solution across these domains.”</p>

<p>RedPrairie’s Build-To-Order solution, in conjunction with the WMS, provides in-sequence parts and component delivery to production lines, error proofing and traceability, shop floor integration with material handling equipment, and outbound delivery sequencing. This bolsters warehouse management, reduces lead times and inventory costs, improves on-time delivery, and enhances lean manufacturing efforts.</p>

<p>The new WMS release also adds to the WMS’s vendor-managed inventory capabilities, improving visibility and control over inventory hand-off from supplier to customer. The new updates include support for the roll third party logistics providers often play in the process, tracking supplier information down to the item level, offering time-appropriate ownership transfer, and rules-based allocation algorithms by supplier.</p>

<p>Steve Banker, Service Director for Supply Chain Management at ARC Advisory Group, says, “We have seen the line between production and distribution operations blur over the past few years. What I find interesting about this release is that there is functionality typically found in a Production Management system, such as in-line sequencing, that can absolutely improve certain types of warehouse operations. Other functionality, such as Labor Management based on engineered standards, has far more typically been used in warehouse operations. But these functions can absolutely improve certain types of production operations. I applaud the cross fertilization, and the blurring of lines between Production and Warehouse Management systems.”</p>

<p>The new release of RedPrairie’s E2e™ Supply Chain Execution suite and WMS is now available in general release.</p>

<p>About RedPrairie Corporation</p>

<p>RedPrairie is a world leading consumer driven optimization company. Built on an advanced Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) developed over the past 15 years, the RedPrairie integrated suite of solutions offers on-demand capabilities to over 32,000 sites worldwide for many of the world’s largest companies.</p>

<p>RedPrairie’s E2e™ solutions synchronize people and products throughout the customer buying cycle to ensure goods reach the right place at the right time. At the point of sale, this means consumers have access to desired products and that the store is staffed with the right people to help them make their purchases. In the production cycle, it means suppliers and manufacturers time and synchronize shipments and production based on demand signals from the retailer. And in the back room of the store, it means having the least amount of inventory, solving the “last yard” problem of the retail supply chain.</p>

<p>With 20 global service sites and standard service methods that have been validated over the last 30 years, RedPrairie provides unparalleled service and support. For additional information, call 1.877.733.7724, or access www.RedPrairie.com.</p>

<p>RedPrairie is a registered trademark of RedPrairie Corporation.</p>

<p>E2e is a trademark of RedPrairie Corporation.</p>

<p>© 2008 RedPrairie Corporation. All Rights Reserved.</p>

<p>Release Summary:</p>

<p>RedPrairie Corporation, a world leading consumer driven optimization company, has begun integrating its own Build-To-Order products in-line sequencing, as well as work order processing capabilities into its Warehouse Management System (WMS).</p>

<p>Keyword Tags:</p>

<p>build to order, elements of supply chain planning and execution, redprairie, redprairie corp, supply chain execution, supply chain execution systems, warehouse management, warehouse management software, warehouse management system, warehouse management system software, warehouse management systems, wms </p>


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<h3 id="a022370">RACO Partners With Z-Space</h3>

<p><em>Two companies work together to provide customized data collection services to the business community.</em></p>

<p>Blue Ash, OH (PRWEB) August 12, 2008 -- RACO Industries and Z-Space Technologies are joining forces to offer customers a wider variety of data collection software and services. The value-added reseller and software development company are working together to create solutions for applications involving Inventory Management, Route Accounting, Asset Tracking, and Check In/Out, along with custom applications. Solutions Packs can be tailored to suit the business's exact needs at a highly competitive cost. RACO's hardware integration expertise and Z-Space's software development talent combine to make a formidable team providing world class products, services, and support. </p>

<p>"With our customers turning to RACO to provide complete end-to-end data capture (barcode) solutions and the need to seamlessly integrate with their existing systems, we required a highly flexible and scalable information management tool," says Larry Sherman, Manager of RACO's Advanced Solution Group. "Z-Space's flagship product ITScriptNet® provides RACO's integration team, a strong mobile solution for the enterprise." </p>

<p>Solution Pack applications soon to be released includes Survey/Audit, Access Control, Event Registration, File Tracking, Package Tracking, Student Attendance, Student Tracking, Event Scoring, Physical Inventory, and Time & Attendance.</p>

<p>"Working more closely with RACO allows us to benefit from their dedication to customer service and committed resources to AIDC," says Tim James, COO for Z-Space. "Partnering our products and services provides businesses cost-effective options with significant increases in productivity and a quick ROI."</p>

<p>RACO Industries is a leading value-added reseller of wireless data capture equipment, application software, and integration. RACO offers a large array of product lines from a widely diversified vendor base and is ready to meet the needs of any application. For more information, go to www.racoindustries.com or call 1-800-446-1991.</p>

<p>Z-Space Technologies is a software development company specializing in data collection applications. Z-Space's flagship product is ITScriptNet®, a data collection development and communication software package for batch and wireless data collection applications, with installations worldwide.</p>


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<h3 id="a022371">eiVia Delivers Marketing Event Intelligence</h3>

<p><em>Exclusive interview featuring eiVia's Richard Tanler.</em></p>

<p>Denver, CO (PRWEB) August 12, 2008 -- Richard Tanler, CEO of eiVia, recently participated in an exclusive interview with Mary Jo Nott and the Business Intelligence Network (www.BeyeNETWORK.com). In this interview, Tanler shares eiVia's view of the future, moving analytics from desktop spreadsheets to the Internet and linking cause-and-effect information with predictive analysis. </p>

<p>"Today users interpret reports based on their knowledge (often incomplete) and memory (sometimes poor) of performance-influencing marketing events," says Richard Tanler, CEO of eiVia. "eiVia has developed an extension of the data warehouse architecture which we refer to as Marketing Event Intelligence. It is a means of linking cause and effect data elements and delivers event-centric reporting, analysis and planning applications that improve the return on marketing."</p>

<p>"The growth of data volumes is expanding data collection, and one can no longer do analysis on such large data streams from a desktop spreadsheet," says Mary Jo Nott, Executive Editor of the Business Intelligence Network. "eiVia is moving analytics into the Internet cloud, offering the next generation of business intelligence."</p>

<p>To listen to the interview, please click here.</p>

<p>The Business Intelligence Network Solution Spotlights are intuitive dialogues with innovative solution providers, and these spotlights provide a cutting-edge introduction to the new products and services of interest to the business intelligence community. The Network publishes six newsletters serving more than 115,000 readers across a wide variety of industries, making it the largest newsletter-based information source for business intelligence, performance management, data warehousing, data integration and data quality.</p>

<p>About eiVia, Inc.<br />
eiVia develops and markets business intelligence analytic applications focused on delivering solutions to answer a business manager's most difficult questions: why, what if and what's best. eiVia's analytic solutions provide customers with actionable business intelligence, the applications that support day to day operational decisions.</p>

<p>About Business Intelligence Network™<br />
The Network's flagship site BeyeNETWORK.com leads the industry with up-to-the-minute news, newsletters, articles, executive spotlights, podcasts, expert-hosted channels and blogs. Experts include Claudia Imhoff, Bill Inmon, Craig Schiff, Colin White, David Loshin, and others. BeyeRESEARCH.com provides research and case studies from leading authors and experts in business intelligence. BeyeBLOGS.com is a business intelligence-specific community blogging site that provides an open forum about industry issues and challenges. BeyeSEARCH.com offers the first and only editor-driven directory and search engine specially built to serve this industry.</p>

<p>This press release is based upon information provided by the Company. The Business Intelligence Network does not independently verify statements made and has no obligation to update these statements after the date of release.</p>

<p>Contact:<br />
Business Intelligence Network<br />
Katie Rostermundt<br />
krostermundt@ b-eye-network.com<br />
+1-262-780-0202</p>

<p>Contact:<br />
eiVia, Inc.<br />
Jimmy McGuire<br />
jmcguire@ eivia.com<br />
+1-952-746-7831</p>


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<h3 id="a022369">Altico Advisors Launches Monthly Microsoft Dynamics Presentations</h3>

<p><em>Altico Advisors (www.AlticoAdvisors.com), a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner headquartered in Massachusetts, announced today the launch of monthly Microsoft Dynamics presentations to be conducted live at their Marlborough office. Each presentation will cover three areas: Dynamics CRM, Microsoft Business Intelligence (BI) tools, and Dynamics GP (formerly Great Plains).</em></p>

<p>Marlborough, MA (PRWEB) August 12, 2008 -- Altico Advisors (www.AlticoAdvisors.com), a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner headquartered in Massachusetts, announced today the launch of monthly Microsoft Dynamics presentations to be conducted live at their Marlborough office. Each presentation will cover three areas: Dynamics CRM, Microsoft Business Intelligence (BI) tools, and Dynamics GP (formerly Great Plains). </p>

<p>"The goal is to provide business decision makers with an opportunity to see Microsoft tools and applications in action, in a small group environment, and in an atmosphere that promotes an exchange of questions and answers," explains Marketing Director Marcia Nita Doron. "CRM, BI, and GP are the three pillars of our practice and we're anxious to give people an opportunity see what Microsoft technology can do for their business."</p>

<p>The presentations are structured in three parts so that participants can choose to attend some or all segments, depending on where their interests lie, based on a standard agenda:</p>

<p>8:30 - 9:45am EST - Overview of Dynamics CRM (Customer Relationship Management) for sales force automation, marketing automation, and service management</p>

<p>9:45 - 10:15am EST - For today's Information Worker, the Microsoft BI (Business Intelligence) tools you already own</p>

<p>10:15 - 11:30am EST - Overview of Dynamics GP (Great Plains), the ERP system of choice for financial and business management, inventory, collections, fixed assets, and more</p>

<p>Registration is currently available for the following Fridays: September 19, October 10, November 14, and December 12. Dates for 2009 will be forthcoming as well. Contact Marcia at 508-485-5588 x107 or mdoron@AlticoAdvisors.com to reserve a seat.</p>

<p>About Altico Advisors<br />
Headquartered in Massachusetts, Altico Advisors implements and supports business, financial, and customer management software solutions for mid-market companies throughout New England. Altico is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner specializing in Microsoft Dynamics GP (Great Plains) and CRM systems for manufacturing, distribution, software development companies and service organizations. In addition, Altico provides a wide variety of consulting and advisory services, such as outsourced financial services, business and IT strategy alignment, software selection, and business analytics. www.AlticoAdvisors.com</p>


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<h3 id="a022368">Texas Based Crane and Rigging Company Expanding to Accommodate Needs of Petroleum Industry</h3>

<p><em>Bishop Lifting Products, BLP, is adding a department to its Beaumont branch. The new "products" department will sell a variety of crane and rigging equipment currently in demand by petroleum companies operating in the Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast region. The products department will work hand in hand with the company's existing services department.</em></p>

<p>Houston, TX (PRWEB) August 12, 2008 -- The recent oil and gas boom has in turn increased the demand for high quality lifting and rigging products in the petroleum industry. To fulfill this increase in product need, Texas based Bishop Lifting is excited to announce that they are expanding their Beaumont branch to include a Products Department. The new department will offer oil and gas industry clients an extensive list of lifting equipment. Products sold will include wire rope slings, web slings, rigging hardware, wire and synthetic ropes, tie down chains, straps and hoists. </p>

<p>The new division will complement the company's existing Services Department which has operated for many years in Beaumont and the surrounding areas of Jefferson County, Port Arthur, Orange, Lumberton, Sabine Lake and Lake Charles, Louisiana. Bishop Lifting's Beaumont Service Department will continue to offer clients both offshore and land-based inspection, testing, repair and consulting services. Technicians at the Beaumont branch undergo rigorous training and are able to service cranes, slings, hoists and a multitude of oilfield equipment. All rigging gear related work is recorded in a "Rigging Gear Registry" which includes detailed paper and electronic documentation according to ASME B30, API, OSHA 1910/1926, CMAA 70/74 and manufacturer's recommendations.</p>

<p>Bishop Lifting's marketing director David Moseley is excited about the Beaumont expansion and expects the products division to fill a crucial need for oil and gas companies operating in the Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast Region. Moseley wants existing and new BLP customers to know that, "the products distributed in the Beaumont branch will carry the same trusted manufacturers' names and BLP quality that customers familiar with the Houston headquarters have come to expect". Some of the popular brands of product sold by Bishop Lifting include Crosby®, Thern®, Teufelberger®, Slingmax®, Campbell® Chain, Coffing® Hoists, Morse-Starrett®, Grignard®, Hillman Rollers®, Newco®, Capital Safety®, Klien Tools®, McKissick®, Renfroe® Wire Rope Industries, LTD and many others</p>

<p>Bishop Lifting Products, Inc. is a Texas Based company that has been manufacturing and distributing crane and lifting services and products for nearly a quarter of a century. They currently have over 100 dedicated employees throughout Texas, Louisiana and the Rocky Mountains who are ready to help companies and resellers in heavy lifting industries worldwide.</p>

<p>For more information about the exciting expansion of the Beaumont branch of BLP, contact David Moseley today at (800) 972-1041 toll free or log on to www.lifting.com</p>

<p>Contact:<br />
Sarah Greer<br />
Directory One Marketing<br />
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<h3 id="a022367">BlueCielo Launches InnoCielo Global Collaboration Framework 2008</h3>

<p><em>Latest version contains enhanced features such as automatic synchronization of workflow, replication of new file names, optimized scheduled export processes and more</em></p>

<p>Rijswijk, The Netherlands (PRWEB) August 12, 2008 -- BlueCielo ECM Solutions, a leading global software company offering Engineering Content Management (ECM) solutions, announced today that it has released InnoCielo Global Collaboration Framework 2008, the latest version of the InnoCielo Meridian Enterprise module that enables exchange of content and collaborative workflow between geographically dispersed engineering teams. </p>

<p>The InnoCielo Global Collaboration Framework allows geographically separated engineering teams to establish seamless exchange of content and global workflow to enable global engineering processes, while at the same time retaining their own local working environments and processes in InnoCielo Meridian Enterprise. The InnoCielo Global Collaboration Framework can also be used to collaborate with external engineering teams, streamlining outsourcing processes.</p>

<p>The engineering content exchanged can vary from Microsoft Office documents to 2D CAD drawings and 3D CAD assemblies. Metadata and references are exchanged together with the engineering content, preserving essential relations between individual files. Built-in and customizable rules make it possible to preserve consistency between files, assemblies, vaults and sites. The main enhancement in this release of InnoCielo Global Collaboration Framework is the capability to set up global workflows for engineering processes such as design, review and approval.</p>

<p>With the InnoCielo Global Collaboration Framework, global organizations can enjoy benefits such as the automated exchange of engineering content, shorter turnaround times, improved reliability, better protection of intellectual property, time efficiency and cost reduction.</p>

<p>The InnoCielo Global Collaboration Framework works in conjunction with BlueCielo's flagship ECM solution InnoCielo Meridian Enterprise - a robust, highly scalable engineering content management solution used in multiple vertical markets worldwide by companies such as Bluewater, EDF Energy, Entergy Nuclear, ExxonMobil, Finnish Rail, the Franke Group, Hewlett Packard, Huntsman, Met-Mex Penoles, Petrobras, Pfizer, RWE, Shell and many more.</p>

<p>New Features in InnoCielo Global Collaboration Framework 2008</p>

<p>The following new features are available in InnoCielo Global Collaboration Framework (GCF) 2008:</p>

<p>    * Support for advanced document workflow - Advanced document workflow (ADWF) is the versatile and fully configurable workflow feature introduced in InnoCielo Meridian Enterprise 2007. During a workflow, the ADWF state can now be synchronized to the collaborating vaults. This enables configuring global workflows for engineering processes such as design, review and approval.</p>

<p>    * Remote command queue -- This allows for commands to be executed in remote vaults without the need for an active online connection. The command queue can be used in combination with script to implement complex cross-site document management processes.</p>

<p><br />
    * Replication of renamed documents -- When a document is renamed in the vault that currently owns it, the new name can be replicated to the collaborating vaults.</p>

<p>    * Optimization of the scheduled export process -- The export of updates to remote vaults has been greatly optimized. For specific situations, this process is now up to 20 times faster, making it practical to schedule background updates multiple times per day.</p>

<p>    * Support for FTP transfer -- In GCF 2008, uploading of BriefCase files to the destination server through FTP is now supported.</p>

<p>    * Integration of HTTP configuration -- Configuring transfers through HTTP is now integrated with InnoCielo Meridian Enterprise Web Access, making it easier to configure and maintain.</p>

<p><br />
    * Enlistment of documents in single document workflow -- Single document workflow (SDWF) is the deprecated workflow feature from older versions of InnoCielo Meridian Enterprise. During a workflow, the SDWF state can now be synchronized to the collaborating vaults. This also enables configuring global workflows for engineering processes.</p>

<p>    * Support for a read-only main area -- Building on the introduction of general support for work areas in GCF 2.0, GCF 2008 now supports scenarios where all changes to documents are made in a work area before release to the main area. GCF 2008 will replicate the released documents to the main areas of the collaborating vaults.</p>

<p><br />
For further details on the InnoCielo Global Collaboration Framework and InnoCielo Meridian Enterprise, please visit http://www.bluecieloecm.com/products. You can also call us at (800) 323 2926 ext 111 (toll free from the USA), +1 404 634 3302 (Americas) or +31 (0)70 413 3700 (EMEA).</p>

<p>About BlueCielo ECM Solutions:<br />
BlueCielo ECM Solutions provides Engineering Content Management and Application Integration solutions for owner/operators in multiple vertical industries including energy, oil & gas, petrochemical, government, pharmaceutical, and discrete and process manufacturing. BlueCielo has more than two decades of industry experience with over 275,000 users in 50+ countries worldwide. The company has offices in the USA, UK, Russia, Germany and the Netherlands, together with an extensive global network of established partners. BlueCielo ensures a high level of service and support on a truly worldwide scale for its leading software solutions, InnoCielo Meridian Enterprise and InnoCielo TeamWork (formerly AutoManager Meridian and AutoManager TeamWork). For more information, please visit http://www.bluecieloecm.com, or call (800) 323 2926 ext 111 (toll free from the USA), +1 404 634 3302 (Americas) or +31 (0)70 413 3700 (EMEA).</p>

<p>BlueCielo, InnoCielo, Cyco and AutoManager are registered trademarks of BlueCielo ECM Solutions. All other brand names, product names, or trademarks belong to their respective holders. © 2008 BlueCielo ECM Solutions. All rights reserved.</p>


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<h3 id="a022366">Summit Media, LLC and Rockwell Automation Announce Safety Automation Forum</h3>

<p><em>New Safety Automation Forum shares innovations, best practices to help manufacturers protect people, improve productivity.</em></p>

<p>Chicago, IL (PRWEB) August 12, 2008 -- Summit Media LLC and Rockwell Automation have announced the creation of the Safety Automation Forum, a one-day industry event focused on helping manufacturers implement safety strategies that protect employees and processes without hindering productivity. </p>

<p>The forum, to be held November 18 in Nashville, Tenn., explores advances in technology, integrated safety automation, the ROI of safety investments, and global standards from leading authorities at Chevron, Procter & Gamble, Sherwin Williams, TÜV and other key organizations. These experts will provide insights on innovative integrated safety solutions, evolving standards and best practices.</p>

<p>The full, one-day agenda - moderated by Gary Mintchell, editor in chief of Summit Media's Automation World magazine - will offer ample opportunities for questions, feedback sessions, and networking with industry peers and experts.</p>

<p>Online registration for Safety Automation Forum is available at http://www.safetyautomationforum.com.</p>

<p>The Safety Automation Forum will take place at the Gaylord Opryland Center in Nashville, the day before the opening of the 17th annual Automation Fair event, which forum participants may attend free of charge. Automation Fair provides free educational opportunities for manufacturers, showcasing more than 100 exhibitors, as well as technical sessions, hands-on labs and industry forums.</p>

<p>Rockwell Automation takes a holistic approach to machine and process safety, and has established itself through growth and acquisition as the global market leader, based on data from the ARC Advisory Group.</p>

<p>About Summit Media, LLC:<br />
Chicago-based Summit Media, LLC is an integrated media publisher offering business information for manufacturing automation professionals. Summit Media, LLC publishes Automation World (http://www.automationworld.com) and a variety of e-media products, Webcasts, and conferences.</p>

<p>About Rockwell Automation:<br />
Rockwell Automation Inc. (NYSE: ROK) is a leading global provider of industrial automation power, control and information solutions that help manufacturers achieve a competitive advantage in their businesses. The company brings together leading global brands in industrial automation that include Allen-Bradley controls and services, and Rockwell Software factory management software. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wis., the company employs about 20,000 people serving customers in more than 80 countries.</p>

<p>For more information:<br />
Tanja Bartulovic<br />
Rockwell Automation<br />
Phone 440-646-4117</p>


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<h3 id="a022365">numberGo Publisher Free Business Intelligence Software Solves Business Data Needs</h3>

<p><em>numberGo Software's Joe Bonavita discusses how Publisher is meeting the needs of businesses by making sense of their data.</em></p>

<p>Denver, CO (PRWEB) August 11, 2008 -- Joe Bonavita, President of numberGo Software, recently participated in an exclusive interview with Ron Powell and the Business Intelligence Network (www.BeyeNETWORK.com). In this interview, Bonavita explains how numberGo provides powerful reporting and business intelligence tools for all businesses, big or small.</p>

<p>"numberGo Publisher is the perfect business intelligence solution for companies large and small who need to unlock their data," says Joe Bonavita, President of numberGo. "The conception of companies lacking data is false. It is more accurate to say that companies lack the ability to make meaningful sense of their data. numberGo allows users to slice and dice data in any way they need to make decisions impacting their business. numberGo especially shines in the area of publishing data for external users or customers. We hope after watching the interview, viewers will have a clearer idea on how numberGo Publisher can solve their business intelligence needs."</p>

<p>"It seems that offering each individual knowledge worker a customized view is ideal, especially in view of the timeliness of BI," says Ron Powell, Cofounder and Editorial Director of the Business Intelligence Network. "The elimination of IT in the report process, optimizes the productivity and decision making abilities of the end user." </p>

<p>To listen to the interview, please click here.</p>

<p>The Business Intelligence Network Solution Spotlights are intuitive dialogues with innovative solution providers, and these spotlights provide a cutting-edge introduction to the new products and services of interest to the business intelligence community. The Network publishes six newsletters serving more than 115,000 readers across a wide variety of industries, making it the largest newsletter-based information source for business intelligence, performance management, data warehousing, data integration and data quality.</p>

<p>About numberGo Software<br />
numberGo Software helps businesses unlock the power of their data. numberGo Publisher and Reader are the only full-featured free business intelligence software on the market today. Companies are finding it easier than ever to create and share more meaningful reports. With the ability to import from most common databases and Excel spreadsheets plus Salesforce.com and plugins for Quickbooks, along with custom plugins, numberGo is helping businesses around the world make sense of their information.</p>

<p>About Business Intelligence Network™<br />
The Network's flagship site BeyeNETWORK.com leads the industry with up-to-the-minute news, newsletters, articles, executive spotlights, podcasts, expert-hosted channels and blogs. Experts include Claudia Imhoff, Bill Inmon, Craig Schiff, Colin White, David Loshin, and others. BeyeRESEARCH.com provides research and case studies from leading authors and experts in business intelligence. BeyeBLOGS.com is a business intelligence-specific community blogging site that provides an open forum about industry issues and challenges. BeyeSEARCH.com offers the first and only editor-driven directory and search engine specially built to serve this industry.</p>

<p>This press release is based upon information provided by the Company. The Business Intelligence Network does not independently verify statements made and has no obligation to update these statements after the date of release.</p>

<p>Contact:<br />
Business Intelligence Network<br />
Katie Rostermundt<br />
+1-262-780-0202</p>

<p>Contact:<br />
numberGo Software<br />
Joe Bonavita<br />
+1-800-530-9647, ext.101</p>


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<h3 id="a022364">Purolator USA Opens Los Angeles Branch; Offers Logistics Services for Shipments Between U.S./Canada as well as Intra-U.S.</h3>

<p><em>Purolator USA, a provider of cross border logistics for businesses that ship regularly between the United States and Canada, has announced the opening of a new branch office in Los Angeles. The new branch will serve businesses that ship regularly to Canada from southern California, Arizona and Nevada. In addition, the new branch offers cost-effective delivery options for small package and express deliveries within the United States.</em></p>

<p>Jericho, NY (PRWEB) August 11, 2008 -- Purolator USA, a provider of cross border logistics for businesses that ship regularly between the United States and Canada, has announced the opening of a new branch office in Los Angeles. The new branch will serve businesses that ship regularly to Canada from southern California, Arizona and Nevada. In addition, the new branch offers cost-effective delivery options for small package and express deliveries within the United States. </p>

<p>"Purolator USA's presence in this critical market gives businesses a new option among logistics providers," says Santino Anderson, who was recently appointed as manager of the new Los Angeles office. "I am excited to introduce Purolator USA's extensive transportation options and unmatched commitment to customer service to the LA-region." </p>

<p>Purolator USA offers experience and expertise in cross border logistics, and ensures the seamless movement of goods across both sides of the Canadian border. Purolator USA has operations in both Canada and the United States, which provide access to established and extensive distribution networks throughout each country. Through its Purolator Trade Solutions service, Purolator USA provides access to cross border trade specialists, who can easily navigate U.S./Canadian customs regulations and procedures.</p>

<p>Purolator USA also offers small package and express delivery services within the United States. "We recently added intra-U.S. service, and it has already proven to be competitive to services offered by other small package providers," says Anderson.</p>

<p>The branch also presents a new North American option for businesses importing by air or by sea from Asia. Currently, businesses must contend with a daunting array of supply chain logistics whenever goods are imported from Asia. The typical supply chain for goods originating in Asia can be several weeks, if not months. Purolator USA's distribution networks and border clearance expertise will allow companies to streamline the delivery process, shaving valuable time from their distribution cycle.</p>

<p>Purolator USA has doubled the size of its U.S. office network during the past year, with branches operating in Los Angeles, Seattle, Chicago, Detroit, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Philadelphia, Raleigh/Durham, Buffalo and Newburgh, NY.</p>

<p>For more information about Purolator USA, please visit www.purolatorusa.com.</p>


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<h3 id="a022363">Solving Sodium: Manufacturers Face Challenges and Innovation</h3>

<p><strong>Solving Sodium: Food manufacturers look ahead to new challenges and innovation</strong></p>

<p>LENEXA, Kan. (Business Wire EON/PRWEB ) August 11, 2008 -- By Steffen Weck, Food Business Resource</p>

<p>Many of our favorite foods – French fries, bread, and potato chips come immediately to mind – contain a special, essential ingredient: salt. Also known as sodium chloride, this abundant mineral not only acts as a flavor enhancer and preservative, it plays a crucial role in our bodies when consumed in moderation. Sodium helps keep calcium and other minerals soluble in the blood, it stimulates the adrenal glands, and it aids muscle activity. </p>

<p>But it’s the “consumed in moderation” part that has many people worried. Sodium intake in the U.S. is at an all-time high. The departments of Agriculture and Health & Human Services published a set of Dietary Guidelines for Americans in 2006, recommending a sodium intake that doesn’t exceed 2300mg per day. Some studies estimate that the average person in the U.S. takes in around 4000mg per day, almost double the safe amount. Too much salt in a person’s diet can lead to serious health problems like high blood pressure, which can eventually lead to cardiovascular and kidney diseases.</p>

<p>The majority of sodium (77%) in the average U.S. diet comes from eating prepared or processed foods that contain it. The AMA’s Dietary Guidelines show that the remainder of sodium in a person’s diet is made up of naturally occurring sodium and that which has been added directly by the consumer. The AMA now recommends a 50% reduction in sodium in processed foods, fast food products, and restaurant meals be achieved over the next decade, in order to reduce the incidence of stroke and adverse heart issues.</p>

<p>For food manufacturers, data like this means big changes are on the horizon. Similar to the guidelines recently established for trans-fat usage in New York, industry-wide sodium reduction is likely to be the next goal for officials concerned with the health of the general public. Food manufacturers who can look ahead for ways to adapt to these inevitable changes will find themselves placed more strategically for continued success.</p>

<p>One of a Kind</p>

<p>The sodium reduction trend won’t be news to most; industry-wide sodium awareness has been proven via a variety of lower-sodium products introduced to market in years past. Some of the efforts of the early responders, however, have been met with mixed results.</p>

<p>This is largely because reducing sodium isn’t as easy as holding back a little salt. One of the biggest hurdles facing food manufacturers looking for a successful sodium reduction solution is as simple as it is frustrating: there’s nothing like salt.</p>

<p>No single ingredient can be used to replace the functionality of salt in food. Breads, for example, use sodium as a functional ingredient to manage the consistency, taste, texture, and growth of the dough. If the salt is reduced or removed entirely, the bread is drastically changed – that is, if it can be produced at all. Most consumers don’t realize that many other essential ingredients in the foods they eat require sodium-containing compounds, such as monosodium glutamate (MSG), baking soda, baking powder, disodium phosphate, sodium alginate, and sodium nitrate or nitrite.</p>

<p>Perhaps even more formidable a challenge for food manufacturers looking for sodium reduction solutions lies with the taste buds of the consumer. Consumers are simply accustomed to a lot of salt in their food. Last year, a leading food manufacturer reduced the sodium in some of their most popular products, and consumers did not react favorably to the change in recipe. Instead of growing accustomed to the milder flavor of the products, consumers either passed up the manufacturer’s foray into the lowered sodium category or simply added table salt to their now “low sodium” food.</p>

<p>Manufacturers of salt substitutes or light salts have attacked the problem from a different angle, developing mixtures of table salt and other compounds. Many salt substitutes contain potassium chloride, however; while small amounts of dietary potassium can lessen some of the harm of excess sodium, too much supplemental potassium can be harmful if a consumer has kidney problems or takes medication for congestive heart failure or high blood pressure that can cause potassium retention.</p>

<p>Finding The Solution</p>

<p>Because industry-wide sodium reduction is such a formidable challenge – and such a high priority – it will be necessary for food manufacturers, ingredient suppliers, food technologist and engineers to combine their efforts to find innovative ways to tackle the issue.</p>

<p>Advanced refrigerated mixing equipment that cools bread dough (and therefore retards yeast activity) as it mixes may help bread manufacturers adapt to strict limits on sodium use, for example. Other cutting-edge dough mixing equipment already being utilized allows a food manufacturer to more tightly control critical dough and batter processing conditions. Innovations in the tools food manufacturers use to produce their product will be critical as the industry moves into an increasingly health-conscious time.</p>

<p>Formulation modifications and substitution research from ingredient suppliers will be essential, as well. Some suppliers have recently made intriguing forays into zero-sodium leavening agents; others have continued to develop sodium reduction systems that claim to reduce sodium levels by 33% in prepared foods, frozen meals, meat and poultry, soups, sauces and dressings, and salted snacks without sacrificing consumer taste preference. Unfortunately, it’s unlikely that there will be a magic bullet solution that works for all food products across the entire industry. It’s highly likely that considerable interaction with all of the stakeholders (consumers, suppliers, manufacturers) will have to occur in order to understand how far the limits can be pushed and what sacrifices will have to be made.</p>

<p>The Price of Innovation</p>

<p>Of course, engineering new technology and developing ingredient replacement innovation comes at a cost. Without free use of sodium, food manufacturers, largely without exception, will be in need of capital investment. While there is no hard data on the potential cost to the food manufacturing industry when it comes to future sodium strictures, we can compare the situation to the effects of recent trans-fat reduction laws.</p>

<p>An industry-leading fast food chain, for example, conducted extensive research to find a replacement for the trans-fat laden oil they had used for years. Delays in the process incurred staggering costs; limited supplies of alternative oils, negative consumer feedback, and legal issues (the company agreed to pay $10.5 million to settle two class-action lawsuits charging that it inadequately publicized its February 2003 delay of a plan to reduce TFAs by nearly half) all contributed to the hefty price tag on reducing trans-fats in their product.</p>

<p>The TFA reduction laws meant big changes for every sector of the industry; shortening suppliers were required to install dedicated processing lines for non-trans shortenings, and processors had to learn how to deal with replacement ingredients that were much more temperamental during warmer and colder seasons. Depending on the kind of rules put in place for sodium reduction, it is safe to assume that everyone, from the R&D department staffer to the co-packer, from the product engineer to the marketing team, will find themselves faced with new challenges.</p>

<p>New Challenges, New Opportunities</p>

<p>While tackling a brand new set of limitations may make some food manufacturers weary, there is good news. Not only are there plenty of promising innovations being tested or used already, the challenges the industry faces may lead to exciting opportunities. As the public in general becomes more health and flavor savvy, partially replacing salts with herbs and other spices may lead to wide consumer acceptance. A public concerned with their health may be more willing to accept foods that taste a little different from those they have been used to in the past.</p>

<p>Changing a product’s pH, utilizing salt mimetics, and developing equipment that can sidestep the need for extraneous sodium during the manufacturing process are all ways in which food manufacturers can explore and conquer the sodium-reduction issue. Additionally, sensitivity levels of individuals should be taken into consideration when engaging in consumer product testing. Every individual has a different taste perception – an exhaustive tasting process will yield a much clearer picture about consumer tolerance for lower-sodium products.</p>

<p>Food manufacturers need not fear this impending industry-wide shift. Embracing the challenge of low-sodium manufacturing is likely to lead to innovation in the industry. Lowering sodium levels can contribute positively to both the health of the consumer and the ability of the food manufacturer to adapt to an ever-changing industry.</p>

<p>Sources:</p>

<p>- AMA Press Release June 13, 2006.</p>

<p>- Sodium: Are you getting too much? © 1998-2008 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research (MFMER).</p>

<p>- McDonald's cites short supply of new oils as delay in trans-fat reduction continues by Richard Martin. Nation's Restaurant News, May 30, 2005.</p>

<p>Release Summary:</p>

<p>Food Business Resource's Steffen Weck discuses the nature potential solutions to the problem of reducing sodium in our diets.</p>

<p>Keyword Tags:</p>

<p>food, food manufacturing, food trends, health, innovation, low sodium, product innovation, recent trends in food processing, research and development, salt, sea salt, sodium </p>


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<h3 id="a022362">Alloy Manufacturer in Brooklyn, NY Selects PlanetTogether Advanced Planning and Scheduling Solution</h3>

<p><em>Belmont Metals selects NexTec Group to implement an integrated APS and ERP solution: PlanetTogether and Sage MAS 500.</em></p>

<p>New York, NY (PRWEB) August 11, 2008 -- NexTec Group today announced that another dynamic and successful business has selected its advanced planning and scheduling (APS) solution, PlanetTogether, to help manage its complex production scheduling tasks, this time within the metal/alloy manufacturing industry. Belmont Metals, Inc. (www.BelmontMetals.com) is a specialty manufacturer of nonferrous metals and alloys, founded in 1896, and located in the heart of Brooklyn, New York.</p>

<p>Belmont Metals manufactures more than 3,000 metal formulations and shapes from its 80,000 square foot facility. With multiple production scheduling considerations at play and industrial real estate at a premium, Belmont Metals must make efficient use of every minute and every square foot in order to remain competitive.</p>

<p>To aid this efficiency, Belmont Metals made the strategic decision to invest in production scheduling software. PlanetTogether was selected for its powerful optimization tools, graphical drag-and-drop scheduling board, and flexible Microsoft .NET architecture.</p>

<p>NexTec Group, a PlanetTogether Premier Partner and Sage Software National Partner, was selected to implement the integrated business solution. "Belmont Metals evaluated a number of options and ultimately decided on PlanetTogether, Sage MAS 500, and O2 Process Manufacturing. Together these three products provide an integrated, comprehensive manufacturing solution capable of scaling with Belmont Metals as its business needs expand and change," said Andrew Nunez, general manager of Northeast offices for NexTec Group.</p>

<p>"The majority of the company's growth must come through efficiency rather than expansion," continued Nunez. "That's where PlanetTogether comes into play. By utilizing the real-time information, what-if analysis, and dynamic scheduling tools, it is realistic to expect that Belmont Metals can increase operating efficiency by 15 to 20 percent."</p>

<p>About NexTec Group<br />
NexTec Group specializes in providing small, mid-market and mid-enterprise companies with Financial, ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) and CRM (Customer Relationship Management) solutions suited to their specific industries and business needs. We leverage award winning systems like Microsoft Dynamics GP (formerly Great Plains), Microsoft Dynamics SL (formerly Solomon) and Sage MAS 500 ERP. Our suite of solutions also includes integrated CRM with Microsoft Dynamics CRM and Sage SalesLogix CRM, development and deployment of robust analytical and reporting tools, including: Microsoft SQL Reporting Services, Microsoft FRx and Microsoft Forecaster, Crystal Reports, OLAP for Microsoft Office Excel and Microsoft Performance Point Server (formerly Proclarity Analytics Server) to deliver comprehensive solutions for your business. For more information about NexTec Group, our solutions and our technical consulting and implementation services, please visit: www.nextecgroup.com.</p>


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<h3 id="a022361">EPCglobal NA Announces New Implementation Conference Track at EPC Connection 2008</h3>

<p><em>With the focus of many companies on meeting customer mandates and achieving internal benefits, the new track at EPCglobal North America's fifth annual event, being held Oct. 14-16 at the Chicago's Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, will help companies get up to speed quickly and cost-effectively.</em></p>

<p>New York, NY (PRWEB) August 11, 2008 -- EPCglobal North America, a not-for-profit, vendor-neutral, user-driven organization supporting the adoption of Electronic Product Code (EPC) technology, announced today that it has added a new Retail Supplier Implementation Track to the conference program of EPC Connection 2008. The event, produced by RFID Journal, is EPCglobal NA's fifth annual conference and exhibition. It will take place Oct. 14-16, 2008, at the Donald E Stephens Convention Center in Chicago, Il. </p>

<p>The Retail Supplier Implementation Track focuses on helping companies deploy radio frequency identification systems (RFID) based on Electronic Product Code (EPC) standards in the most cost-effective and profitable way. Among the topics to be covered are:</p>

<p>    * Understanding the Role of EPCglobal Standards in Supply Chain Collaboration<br />
    * Integrating EPC Into Business Processes and IT Systems<br />
    * Meeting Retailer's EPC RFID Requirements: Tagging the Pallet<br />
    * Meeting Retailers' EPC RFID Requirements: Tagging Sellable Units<br />
    * Alternatives for Managing the Cost and Complexity of High-Volume Tagging<br />
    * What to Do With Data from Your Retail Partner </p>

<p><br />
The sessions will be presented by experts from EPCglobal and leading early adopters. This in-depth, two day track follows an introductory preconference seminar, EPC Compliance and Benefits Training, that shows participants the basics of how to meet retailer requirements and use EPC data from those retailers to improve replenishment, promotions tracking and gain greater efficiencies through improved supply chain visibility.</p>

<p>EPCglobal is also offering a limited amount of free consultations to attendees. These 20-minute session will give attendees the opportunity to get personalized advice on how to get the most out of the conference's educational tracks as well as answer specific questions attendees have on how to implement EPC technologies and standards.</p>

<p>"We are very pleased to be able to offer additional benefits to attendees of this year's event," said John Seaner, Vice President and GM of EPCglobal US. "It's clear attendees want more detailed information on how to deploy EPC systems and more personalized advice. We are doing everything we can to meet those needs."</p>

<p>The event also features educational tracks focused on how to benefit from using EPC technologies and standards in manufacturing and supply chain operations. These tracks will consist of new case studies and objective end user presentations from companies across different sectors. The United States Department of Defense is also hosting a track, EPC in the Defense Industry, for its suppliers and others who want to learn from successful RFID deployments done by the DOD and top suppliers.</p>

<p>All attendees will receive a free "Guide to Meeting Sam's Club's RFID EPC Tagging Requirements," being produced by RFID Journal and the University of Arkansas' RFID Research Center. This detailed, step-by-step guide will explain what companies need to do to tag sellable units for Sam's Club. Chapters will focus on when to tag and where to tag in your operations, integrating EPC tagging with a manufacturing line, integrating EPC tagging with backend IT systems, how to overcome the challenges of tagging different types of products, how to evaluate systems integrators and questions to ask hardware providers.</p>

<p>"The education we are providing with EPCglobal at the event and the `Guide to Meeting Sam's Club's RFID EPC Tagging Requirements' will dramatically cut the time it takes to comply with retail tagging rquirement, even at the sellable unit level," said Mark Roberti, Founder & Editor of RFID Journal. "We've gained a lot of experience since Wal-Mart first ask suppliers to use EPC tags and now we've distilled that into practical education for those now looking to become compliant."</p>

<p>Companies interested in attending EPC Connection can register online by going to http://www.epcconnection.com/</p>

<p>About EPCglobal North America:<br />
EPCglobal North America serves subscribers in the United States and Canada fostering the adoption of EPC technology. For more information, visit www.EPCglobalNA.org.</p>

<p>About RFID Journal:<br />
RFID Journal is the leading source of news and in-depth information about radio frequency identification and its many business applications, in print, online and at face-to-face events. For more information, visit www.rfidjournal.com.</p>


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<h3 id="a022359">Chemidex Expands International Sales; Appoints Salchm as Agent in India</h3>

<p><em>Chemidex LLC expands its global Sales & Marketing presence and is now represented in India by M/s Salchm India.</em></p>

<p>(PRWEB) August 10, 2008 -- Chemidex LLC, a leader in providing specialized search engine services for the global chemical and life science industries, today announced that it has expanded its global presence and has appointed M/s Salchm India as a sales representative. </p>

<p>"This new agreement will allow us to continue to expand our sales efforts in India and allow us to provide world-class service to our 1000 current customer listings globally." said Henning Schwinum, President Chemidex International. "India continues to be a very strategic region for us and we believe Salchm India is the perfect partner to help us reach leading raw material/ingredient suppliers in this important region."</p>

<p>Chemidex offers a full suite of marketing and media solutions to augment a chemical and food ingredient supplier's sales and marketing strategy. The Chemidex Cybrary is designed to reach product formulators and Research & Development experts as early as possible in the product development cycle, provide them with product information precisely when they are making their raw material and ingredient selection and efficiently drive new sales for customers.</p>

<p>These services are available to Indian companies through M/s Salchm India.</p>

<p>M/s Salchm India<br />
505-510, 5th Floor<br />
The Sangeet Plaza<br />
Near Marol Fire Station<br />
Marol Maroshi Road<br />
Andheri (E)<br />
400 059 Mumbai<br />
India</p>

<p>Contact: Mrs. Neha Sharma Chanchlani<br />
Email : salchm@chemidex.com<br />
Tel : +91-22-2673 5447 / +91-99-6713 7555<br />
Fax : +91-22-2920 7834 / +91-22-2673 5466</p>

<p><br />
About Chemidex LLC<br />
Chemidex LLC is the market leader in providing specialized search engine services in the chemical and life science industries. The Chemidex® Cybrary® at www.chemidex.com utilizes a proprietary search engine that enables formulators to locate ingredients and raw materials based on Keyword search, end-use application, physical property criteria and starting point formulation performance criteria. As a result, Chemidex speeds formulators' product development while simultaneously enhancing raw material/ingredient suppliers' sales efforts by providing unprecedented market reach, service and product interest tracking.</p>

<p>Chemidex now offers focused Cybrary segments serving the Adhesives & Sealants, Graphic Arts & Inks, Food & Beverage, Household, Industrial & Institutional Cleaners, Paint & Coatings, Plastics & Elastomers and Personal Care industries. Membership to the Chemidex Cybrary is free to all qualified industry professionals.</p>

<p>About M/s Salchm India:<br />
A professionally managed organization, Salchm is committed to practice highest international standard of business by pursuing excellence and single-minded approach for providing best quality products and services to its clients with professionalism and efficiency.</p>

<p>We aim to achieve sustainable and viable growth rate through excellence in our activities and total satisfaction of customers and employees.</p>


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<h3 id="a022358">Bison Gear Introduces New "Commercial Duty" Gearmotor Product Line</h3>

<p><em>New line features over 75 standard gearmotor models designed as Von Weise Drop-In Replacements.</em></p>

<p>St. Charles, IL (PRWEB) August 10, 2008 -- In response to growing OEM customer demand, Bison Gear & Engineering Corp. introduces its new VWDIR line of fractional horsepower gearmotors designed as Von Weise Drop-In Replacements. The VWDIR line encompasses over 75 standard models of AC and DC parallel shaft and right angle gearmotors designed for a wide variety of commercial and light industrial applications. </p>

<p>Manufactured in Bison's U.S.A. facilities to the highest quality standards to ensure dependable, long-life operation, Bison's new VWDIR gearmotors range from 1/30 to 1/2 horsepower, with output torques from 12 to 800 in-lbs. DC models include 12V and 90V permanent magnet motors, as well as a 115V universal motors. AC models are available with 115V and 230V inputs in permanent split capacitor, split phase, shaded pole and universal motor designs.</p>

<p>The new Von Weise Drop-In Replacements from Bison Gear are U.L. and CSA recognized and supported by Bison's solid application and design engineering support to customize standard models to meet specific OEM needs.</p>

<p>"Over the past 24 months, we were approached by a growing number of customers requiring shorter lead times for these types of gearmotors and we have responded by tooling up this complete VWDIR line that is now in full production in our St. Charles, Illinois facility," said John Morehead, Bison Gear Vice President, Strategic Planning & Marketing. "The Bison sales team welcomes the opportunity to discuss how OEMs can now benefit from this new offering."</p>

<p>About Bison Gear & Engineering Corp.:<br />
Founded in 1960, Bison Gear & Engineering Corp. designs and manufactures fractional horsepower electric motors, gearmotors and gear reducers used in industrial and commercial OEM applications worldwide. Bison's strong engineering tradition, based on Robusticity (TM) principles, offers products with up to twice as much torque in the same package size as competitors. Bison employs over 265 associates in its St. Charles, Illinois facility which produces gearmotors and reducers in parallel shaft and right angle configurations, as well as AC and DC motors, for applications where dependability and long lifetimes are important.</p>


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<h3 id="a022354">Retired Astronaut, COO of United Space Alliance Recognize Plymouth Tube's Trent Plant for Contributions to Space Program</h3>

<p><em>Four-time shuttle astronaut and United Space Alliance COO, Dan Brandenstein, visited Plymouth Tube Company's Trent Mill in recognition for the AL-6XN® tubing provided for NASA's Constellation program. Along with the acknowledgment, Dan also presented the Trent Mill a Certificate of Appreciation on behalf of United Space Alliance, which is equally owned by the Boeing Company and Lockheed Martin Corporation.</em></p>

<p>East Troy, WI (PRWEB) August 9, 2008 -- Four-time shuttle astronaut and United Space Alliance COO, Dan Brandenstein, visited Plymouth Tube Company's Trent Mill in recognition for the AL-6XN® tubing provided for NASA's Constellation program. Along with the acknowledgment, Dan also presented the Trent Mill a Certificate of Appreciation on behalf of United Space Alliance, which is equally owned by the Boeing Company and Lockheed Martin Corporation. The certificate was presented for the contributions the Trent Plant makes towards the space program. Dan was born and raised in Watertown Wisconsin, roughly an hour away from the Plymouth Tube Trent Plant.    </p>

<p>Acquired from Crucible in 2007, Plymouth Tube's Trent Plant produces 1/8" to 4" diameter welded and welded and drawn stainless steel tubing including nickel and high alloys for a variety of applications. Primary products include mechanical, air cylinder, electropolished tubing, and specialty tubing products such as tubing for aircraft, sanitary, pharmaceutical, high purity, and nuclear applications.</p>

<p>Plymouth Tube Company's AL-6XN® tubing was chosen as the material for all fluid systems to be used on the new Constellation launch platform, an extremely corrosive environment. When using Plymouth Tube Trent's AL-6XN®, maintenance and time spent replacing tubes due to corrosion damage is greatly reduced. AL-6XN® is a superaustenitic stainless steel that has resistance to chloride pitting, crevice corrosion, and stress-corrosion cracking that is much superior to that of the 300 series stainless steels.</p>

<p>For more informaiton about Plymouth Tube visit: www.plymouth.com or www.plymouth.com/trent.aspx for more information about the Trent Plant.</p>

<p>About Plymouth Tube Co.<br />
Headquartered in suburban Chicago with 10 manufacturing plants across the U.S., Plymouth Tube Co. is positioned for continued global growth supplying the aerospace, transportation, energy, and industrial markets. Over the last five years Plymouth's sales revenue has more than doubled due to market share growth and strategic acquisitions.</p>

<p>Plymouth Tube Co. is a global supplier of specialty carbon, alloy, nickel alloy, and stainless steel tubing for mechanical, pressure, boiler, and hydraulic applications. Steel, nickel and titanium extruded and cold drawn shapes are produced by Plymouth Engineered Shapes. Additionally, Plymouth Tube Co. Chicago Processing offers coil slitting as well as a wide variety of specialty edging options.</p>


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<h3 id="a022353">Intertek and SEI Complete First Testing and Certification of Bunker Gear to NFPA 1971</h3>

<p><em>Added NFPA 1971 capabilities for the evaluation of structural firefighting garments provides manufacturers with a complete solution for testing and certification</em></p>

<p>Boxborough, MA (PRWEB) August 8, 2008 -- Intertek (LSE: ITRK), a global leader in testing, inspection and certification, and the Safety Equipment Institute (SEI), a private, nonprofit organization that administers non-governmental, third party certification programs, announced today that together, they have completed their first testing and certification of a structural firefighting garment to NFPA 1971: Standard on Protective Ensembles for Structural Fire Fighting and Proximity Fire Fighting. </p>

<p>Over the last 18 years, SEI and Intertek have forged an alliance with the aim of protecting workers and consumers who rely on Personal Protective Equipment. Throughout the tenure of the alliance, Intertek and SEI have been testing and certifying structural firefighting boots, and helmets. With the addition of new capabilities to test to NFPA 1971, manufacturers now have a complete service solution for the testing and certification of all structural firefighting ensembles, which significantly reduces the time for these essential life saving products to enter the market.</p>

<p>The NFPA 1971 standard sets requirements for the design, performance, testing and certification of structural firefighting protective ensembles. This includes coats, trousers, coveralls, helmets, gloves, footwear, interface components and accessories that can be attached to the ensemble. The ensembles are put through a rigorous series of tests to determine levels of protection from elements such as fire, chemicals, and biological agents.</p>

<p>"The addition of a component acceptance program with SEI to NFPA 1971 gives manufacturers a complete testing and certification package," says Gregg Tiemann, President, Intertek. "This new service will help us provide clients with greater efficiencies in testing and certification and, most importantly, enable the launch of life saving products to market faster than ever before."</p>

<p>Intertek is the preferred testing laboratory for many SEI certification programs. Products are tested and submitted for certification in the SEI programs for a number of protective equipment product categories and associated standards. Intertek's experts are members of organizations such as NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) and ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) and participate on their standards writing committees. The Cortland, NY laboratory is equipped with a state-of-the-art protective equipment facility for complete, accurate and repeatable test results.</p>

<p>Contacts<br />
For further information, please contact<br />
Nicole Kimmick, Field Marketing Manager<br />
Telephone: 978-635-8550</p>

<p>About Intertek's testing and certification services<br />
The Commercial & Electrical division of Intertek provides testing and certification services, including product safety testing and certification, electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) testing, performance testing, and management systems certification. These services provide global market access to customers in industries such as building products and materials. Visit www.intertek-etlsemko.com for further information or to contact your local Intertek office.</p>

<p>About Intertek<br />
Intertek is a leading international provider of quality and safety services to a wide range of global and local industries. Partnership with Intertek brings increased value to customers' products and processes, ultimately supporting their success in the global market place. Intertek has the experience, expertise, resources and global reach to support its customers through their network of more than 1000 laboratories and offices, 21,000 people in 110 countries around the world. For more information, visit www.intertek.com.</p>

<p>About SEI<br />
SEI is a private, nonprofit organization that administers non-governmental, third party certification programs for a broad range of safety and protective products. The purpose of SEI's programs is to assist government agencies, users, and manufacturers of safety equipment to ensure that protective equipment complies with the most current and comprehensive national standards. SEI sponsors certification programs for 23 categories of protective equipment. To view the SEI Certified Products List, visit www.seinet.org.</p>

<p>SEI is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) to the standard ISO Guide 65, General requirements for bodies operating product certification systems. The prestigious ANSI Accreditation affirms that SEI's certification programs comply with ten international guides pertaining to testing, inspection and certification. SEI is the only safety and protective equipment certifier to achieve this status. SEI certification programs differ from typical safety labeling and listing programs in that SEI contracts with independent testing and quality assurance organizations. The different organizations, each being experts in the functions they fulfill, provide a system of checks and balances that maintain the independence of each function and the integrity of the whole.</p>


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<h3 id="a022357">Noreve Introduces Diamond Case for Apple iPhone 3G</h3>

<p><em>The new pouch by Noreve has 6.8 karats of luxurious diamond and leather protection for the Apple iPhone 3G. This unique case is available in 15 distinct colors for $15K .</em></p>

<p>Signal Hill, CA (PRWEB) August 8, 2008 -- Noreve St. Tropez, a luxury leather case designer, has recently released a new diamond studded leather pouch for the Apple iPhone 3G. Each case is magnificently handcrafted in genuine leather adorned with 272 diamonds. Each diamond is between 18 and 22 points and of VS1 quality and G color. The total diamond weight is approximately 6.8 Karats.</p>

<p>Each pouch is available in any of Noreve's 15 color choices from Black to Pink to Sandy Vintage. The back of the pouch is embossed with the Noreve St. Tropez logo. The Apple iPhone 3G Diamond Pouch price tag is $14,990.00 and is available in North America at NoreveUSA.com.</p>

<p>Following up on the success of their leather cases, Noreve has decided to further customize their already elite designs. "This case is yet another step we are taking to help the Noreve brand become one of the most unique and recognized case manufacturers in the world," says Sam Brust, Vice President of Sales for NoreveUSA. "We look forward to working with additional types of precious stones in our future designs."</p>

<p>About NoreveUSA<br />
NoreveUSA is a luxury leather designer of cases for mobile devices. Opened in April of 2007 NoreveUSA is the North American division of Noreve St. Tropez in France, which began operations in 2004. Noreve's products are available in a multitude of colors and are guaranteed by a lifetime warranty. For more information, please visit NoreveUSA.com.</p>

<p>Contact:<br />
Natalie Spiller, marketing director            <br />
Tel: 866-804-9159 x.811<br />
Product Link: Noreve Apple iPhone 3G Diamond Pouch</p>


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<h3 id="a022356">BizEsp wins South East England Development Authority (SEEDA) Funding to Build Ultra-Fine Ball Grid Array (BGA) High Technology Production Lines</h3>

<p><em>BizEsp has won a prestigious funding award to build production lines using its unique patented technology for manufacturing ultra fine BGA (ufBGA) spheres for chip level packaging. The ufBGA spheres have diametres down to 75 microns. This is an enabling technology for further miniaturisation of Integrated Circuit (IC) packages.</em></p>

<p>Oxford, UK (PRWEB) August 9, 2008 -- BizEsp Limited, the high technology electronics materials specialist company based in the international technology hub of Oxford, England - announced today the launch of a new project to develop high tech production equipment for the manufacture of ufBGA spheres of diameters down to 75 microns. Spheres down to this fine size are currently commercially not available anywhere the world. The technology is needed to enable further miniaturisation of IC packages. The underlying technology has been developed by BizEsp engineers working in the Company's engineering centre in Oxford, UK and the Company has already filed a patent application on its invention. The project is being part funded by the UK government's South East England Development Agency (SEEDA) after BizEsp won a funding award against UK wide competition. </p>

<p>Announcing the project launch, CEO Dr Dosten Baluch said "we are delighted to have won UK government support for our technology. These are competitive grants which means they are subject to open competition by UK companies. It is, therefore, an excellent achievement by BizEsp to have won this funding and is an endorsement of our technology and its value to the UK. We are doing this project because BizEsp market research identified a strong "technology pull" in the microelectronics interconnect market for BGA solder spheres of diameter less than 200 microns, driven by relentless consumer demand for miniaturisation of electronics combined with ever increasing functionality of equipment for example cell phones that also function as audio/visual entertainment devices whilst offering multiple mobile communications functionalities. This needs substantial increases in integrated circuit miniaturization, processor speed and circuit density and, as a result, traditional wired or leaded electronics interconnect technology has already been stretched to its limits. Our ufBGA technology fulfils this important need and when combined with appropriate placement technologies, will enable electronics manufacturers to continue to increase miniaturisation whilst simultaneously achieving higher and higher equipment functions". </p>

<p>Ball Grid Array (BGA) technology simultaneously addresses the need for high density electrical interconnection and physical attachment of silicon chip devices. It employs a 2-D array of miniature solder alloy spheres under the silicon chip to provide both electrical connection and mechanical attachment to a mounting socket or circuit board. Currently, the smallest BGA spheres available on the market have diameters in the range 200 to 300 microns. BizEsp already has this type of technology to make BGA spheres in diameters 200 microns upwards (for further details of our standard BGA technology, interested readers are requested to contact BizEsp in Oxford, UK).</p>

<p>After completion of the current project (scheduled for Q2/2009), BizEsp will be offering spheres in diameters of 75 to 200 microns. Key process innovations mean that BizEsp's customers will get product from a production process that will be highly stable with high yields and quality combined with great batch-to-batch consistency. For customers, this means that they will have a product giving high reliability of their electronics, process stability and great batch-to-batch consistency in their interconnect operations.</p>


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<h3 id="a022360">ReCellular Announces $15 Million Capital Investment and Plans For Expanded Cell Phone Recycling Operations</h3>

<p><em>Global cell phone recycling company ReCellular prepares to expand operations and accelerate growth with capital investment from Investor Growth Capital (IGC).</em></p>

<p>Dexter, MI (PRWEB) August 10, 2008 -- ReCellular, the world's leading electronics-sustainability firm, announced today that Investor Growth Capital (IGC) is investing $15 million in a Series A Preferred Stock financing. The investment adds a growing clean-tech company to IGC's portfolio, and will enable ReCellular to expand operations and accelerate its rapid revenue growth. </p>

<p>"This investment marks a milestone in ReCellular's history," says ReCellular CEO Chuck Newman. "It marks our transition from a successful start-up in the emerging field of cell phone recycling into the undisputed global leader in electronics sustainability." </p>

<p>Newman has been a pioneer in the cell phone recycling marketplace since 1991. ReCellular has experienced explosive growth by capitalizing on two convergent trends: consumers' growing awareness of environmental issues, and the increasing sales of new wireless handsets.</p>

<p>As a result, ReCellular's revenues have increased an average of 25 percent for the past eight years. Today, the company is the leading collector, recycler and refurbisher of cell phones in the world: in 2008, the company is on track to collect more than 6 million phones and recycle more than 1.5 million pounds of material. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, recycling 6 million phones reduces carbon emissions by the equivalent of 8,400 cars over a year.</p>

<p>"Our goal was to develop a profitable company that was socially and environmentally responsible," says Newman. "Through the dedication of a talented team of people, ReCellular has exceeded all expectations. With IGC's support and investment, we will dramatically expand the company and set the standard for success in electronics-sustainability and clean-tech operations."</p>

<p>IGC Investment Objectives<br />
For IGC, the investment in ReCellular is part of the investment firm's "clean-tech" investing practice. The clean-tech sector is one of the fastest-growing sectors of the market; according to the National Venture Capital Association, investment in clean-tech operations has increased ten-fold over the past 5 years, from $235 million in 2003 to $2.6 billion in 2008.</p>

<p>"We see tremendous growth potential in ReCellular," says Albert Kim, Vice President of IGC. "They have revolutionized the electronics-sustainability industry by providing a convenient solution for consumers to recycle their used handsets, while at the same time extracting enough value from these phones to build a successful business. We have investigated many clean-tech companies, including many in the cell phone recycling arena, and we felt that ReCellular was clearly the world's most promising cell phone reuse and recycling firm."</p>

<p>IGC is the wholly owned venture capital arm of Investor AB, the largest listed industrial holding company in the Nordic region. IGC invests in high-quality, growth-oriented companies in North America, Europe and Asia.</p>

<p>IGC will invest $15 million in ReCellular. In connection with the investment, Noah Walley and Albert Kim will join ReCellular's board of directors. IGC will help realize ReCellular's expanded business plan by leveraging their collective experience in building and developing world-class companies and by accessing their unique, global relationship network.</p>

<p>"We chose to partner with IGC because of their deep knowledge of the sector, their experience with growth-stage companies, and the value they can bring through rich networks in the U.S., Europe, and Asia," says Newman.</p>

<p>ReCellular Growth Objectives<br />
According to a recent study released by Nokia, only three percent of mobile-phone users recycle their old handsets, and half of wireless users are not aware that cell phones can be recycled.<br />
With an estimated 3.3 billion cell-phone users worldwide, and 130 million phones retired in the U.S. every year, this study illustrates the opportunity for significant growth in the global cell phone recycling and reuse market.</p>

<p>ReCellular plans to capitalize on this opportunity to expand the reach and impact of the company. Among other initiatives, ReCellular plans to:</p>

<p>    * Expand operations in Michigan, opening new office facilities, consolidating processing in Washtenaw County, and significantly increasing the number of Michigan employees<br />
    * Rapidly increase phone collections, focusing on direct-to-consumer and trade-in partnerships, and building consumer awareness of the benefits of cell phone recycling<br />
    * Evaluate strategic acquisitions of other electronics recycling businesses that could complement ReCellular's expertise and operations.</p>

<p><br />
"We processed almost 5,000 phones in our first year of business," says Newman. "Today, we get an average of 24,000 phones - enough to fill seven mail trucks - every day, five days a week. With the support and resources of IGC, we see the potential to double the number of mail trucks delivering to ReCellular in the very near future."</p>

<p>Advisor<br />
XMS Capital Partners served as exclusive financial advisor to ReCellular in connection with this transaction.</p>

<p>About ReCellular<br />
With offices in the United States, Hong Kong, and Brazil, ReCellular Inc. is the world's foremost electronics-sustainability firm. ReCellular provides solutions for the collection, reuse and recycling of used personal electronics that generate financial return for its partners, quality products for its customers, funding for charity organizations, and protection of the environment. Corporate, charitable, consumer and wholesale information is available at ReCellular.com.</p>

<p>About Investor Growth Capital<br />
Investor Growth Capital (IGC) is the wholly-owned venture capital arm of Investor AB, a publicly traded industrial holding company, listed on the Stockholm Exchange. IGC was formed in the mid-1990s to invest in high-quality, growth-oriented companies. Today its 30 investment professionals are developing a portfolio whose value exceeds $800 million from offices located in New York, Menlo Park, Stockholm, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Beijing. Investor AB is a leading shareholder in a number of European multinational corporations, including ABB, Astra Zeneca, Atlas Copco, Electrolux, Ericsson and SEB. For almost a century Investor AB's business philosophy has been to build best-in-class companies in sectors where the group has strong knowledge and a networking advantage. IGC shares that approach and benefits from Investor AB's extensive global network of companies and senior managers. To learn more visit investorgrowthcapital.com.</p>

<p>About XMS Capital Partners<br />
XMS Capital Partners is a boutique investment bank focused on assisting growth companies with financial and strategic alternatives. To learn more, please visit xmscapital.com.</p>


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<h3 id="a022355">Quadros Systems' Offers Prioritized Ethernet Packet Handling</h3>

<p><em>Packet sorting and buffer management system allows TCP/IP content to get priority-based processing</em></p>

<p>Houston, TX (PRWEB) August 9, 2008 -- Responding to market demand for more responsive embedded systems, Quadros Systems, Inc., a leading supplier of configurable and scalable real-time operating systems (RTOS), today announced Prioritized Ethernet Framework, a significant new addition to its embedded networking software suite. This framework allows the RTXC Quadnet TCP/IP Software to give prioritized treatment to preferred networking content. </p>

<p>"The challenge for many networked embedded systems is there is no way to distinguish critical packets from the large volume of non-essential Ethernet traffic," said Bill Dittmann, chief engineer with Quadros Systems. "Ethernet packets are processed on a first-come first served basis. Important packets are left to wait while the packets that arrived ahead of them are processed. For embedded systems this leads to systems that are not responsive or, worse, fail to meet essential deadlines."</p>

<p>Prioritized Ethernet Framework is available as an add-on component to the RTXC Quadnet TCP/IP package. Features include:<br />
-Packet sorting system in the data link layer that uses the VLAN tag on the packet header to determine priority level<br />
-Multiple stack interfaces for multiple priority-based paths through the networking stack; the number of priority levels is user-configurable<br />
-Buffer management system to regulate buffer utilization and ensure available memory to handle critical packets<br />
-Individual sockets are bound to specific priority levels; all incoming and outgoing traffic on the socket is at the same priority level allowing prioritization to specific services.<br />
-Each priority level processes packets within a different RTXC Quadros RTOS task, which gives the packets preference in processing all the way through the TCP/IP stack.</p>

<p>"Previously, such sophisticated packet processing was only available in much larger and costlier systems," said Stephen Martin, vice president of sales and marketing for Quadros. "Quality of Service (QoS) standards have been driven by the IT industry but have not been broadly adopted in the embedded market due to its complexity and cost. The Prioritized Ethernet Framework for the RTXC Quadnet TCP/IP suite now offers an affordable solution for delivering this capability to embedded systems."</p>

<p>Availability<br />
Ethernet Prioritization framework is available now as a value-added option for new or current users of RTXC Quadnet TCP/IP software. Quadros Systems also offers engineering services to adapt the framework to specific applications. For more information about RTXC Quadnet TCP/IP software or other Quadros products, please visit www.quadros.com.</p>

<p>About Quadros, Systems, Inc.<br />
Quadros Systems, Inc. develops and markets RTXC technology, bringing together RTOS, hardware and software professionals into one development team to provide innovative technology that maximizes real-time responsiveness and eases the development process for customers. The RTXC RTOS family is complemented by VisualRTXC, an easy-to-use, powerful design tool that allows the developer to rapidly move between design concepts and generated C code. In addition to the RTXC RTOS family, Quadros Systems offers a wide range of communications stacks and middleware including RTXCusb (RTOS-agnostic USB stacks and drivers) and RTXCflashfile (a high performance file system for resident flash devices). RTXC products have been deployed worldwide in millions of embedded systems, serving markets such as communications, medical, and industrial automation. For more information, contact Quadros Systems, Inc. at 832-351-2830, Quadros Systems Europe at +49 (0) 8807-94350 or visit http://www.quadros.com.</p>

<p>RTXC, Quadros, RTXC Quadnet, RTXCusb, and RTXCflashfile are trademarks of Quadros Systems, Inc. All other tradenames and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. © 2008 Quadros Systems, Inc., all rights reserved.</p>


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<h3 id="a022352">Microfiltration Membrane and Ultrafiltration Membrane Training</h3>

<p><em>To kickoff the "Infrastructure, Sustainability & Testing Management " Conference, Sept 23-25, that the American Filtration and Separations Society (AFS) is holding in Charlotte, there will be seven short courses on September 22, 2008. Two of these courses are "Microfiltration Membrane" and "Ultrafiltration Membrane" Training.</em> </p>

<p>Richfield, MN (PRWEB) August 8, 2008 -- The American Filtration and Separations Society (AFS) is offering short course training on September 22nd in Charlotte, North Carolina.</p>

<p>To kickoff the "Infrastructure, Sustainability & Filter Testing Management " Conference, Sept 23-25, that the American Filtration and Separations Society (AFS) is holding in Charlotte, there will be seven short courses on September 22, 2008. Two of these courses are "Microfiltration Membrane" and "Ultrafiltration Membrane" Training.</p>

<p>Are you an Engineer or Chemist working in the Pharmaceutical, Microelectronic, Food and Beverage, Water and Waste Water, Chemical, Laboratory, or Medical Markets?</p>

<p>In these two half-day courses, attendees will gather new insights into the various types of microporous membranes including: Strengths and Weaknesses, Performance Characteristics, Integrity Testing, Retention Efficiency, Ratings and Comparisons.</p>

<p>They will learn to differentiate between microporous, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration, and reverse osmosis membranes. These courses provide an in-depth study of the microfiltration and ultrafiltration membranes typically used in the Pharmaceutical, Microelectronic, Food and Beverage, Water and Waste Water, Chemical, Laboratory, and Medical Markets.</p>

<p>The "Microfiltration Membrane" course is in the morning on September 22nd. The "Ultrafiltration Membrane" course is in the afternoon. They are being given at the Hilton University Place, Charlotte, NC.</p>

<p>These courses precede the AFS "Infrastructure, Sustainability & Testing Management" Conference, Sept. 23-25, 2008 at the same location</p>

<p>Instructor for both courses: Scott P. Yaeger</p>

<p>Over 30 years of experience in the development, manufacture, sales, marketing, application, and management of membrane companies including Sartorius, Cuno, Gelman Sciences, Parker Hannifin, and PTI Advanced Filtration. Mr. Yaeger has held positions titled Vice President, Engineering, Vice President Sales and Marketing, Sr. Vice President and General Manager, Executive Vice President. In addition to his experience in membrane manufacturing companies, Mr. Yaeger has spent a significant part of his career working with membrane users in all applicable markets worldwide.</p>

<p>For information on the "Microfiltration Membrane" training go to:<br />
Microfiltration Membrane Filtration</p>

<p>For information on the "Ultrafiltration Membrane" training go to:<br />
Ultrafiltration Membrane Filtration</p>

<p>For information on the Infrastructure, Sustainability & Testing Management Conference go to:<br />
Filtration Conference</p>

<p>For information on other course offerings go to:<br />
Filtration Training</p>

<p>AFS is the premier organization in North America dedicated to R&D, problem solutions and technology transfer in filtration and separation for the benefit of industrial processes, individual health and a clean environment.</p>

<p>The AFS conferences and events bring together the industry leaders, presenting the greatest opportunity to meet and hear the newest information in filtration and separation technology.</p>

<p>Over the past two years over 300 organizations have sent representatives to AFS events. These companies understand the value of employees with knowledge of the latest information in filtration and separation technology.</p>

<p>For information on AFS go to:<br />
American Filtration and Separations Society</p>

<p>Contact:<br />
Suzanne Sower<br />
American Filtration and Separations Society<br />
7608 Emerson Ave S.<br />
Richfield, MN 55423<br />
Phone: 612-861-1277<br />
Fax: 612-861-7959</p>


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<h3 id="a022351">Cherng Min Ambitiously Stretches Its Arms Over International Markets</h3>

<p><em>Cherng Min, a Taiwan-based expert in auto parts plastic plating, mold making and plastic injection products for automobiles, presents hundreds of mirror covers beyond your expectations.</em></p>

<p>(PRWEB) August 8, 2008 --With 40 years experience in chromium electroplating, mold making and design, ABS plastic injection, multi-layer nickel plating, and painting system, Cherng Min Enterprise Co., Ltd., which deeply dedicates itself to developing hundreds of products including car accessories, mirror covers, door handle covers, tailgate handle covers, ABS wheel covers, etc., plays a big role, presenting its extremely high-quality products to impress worldwide customers. </p>

<p>Combined with the advanced electroplating techniques of CYH (Cherng Yi Hsing Plastic Plating Factory Co., Ltd., established in 1969), Cherng Min began its car accessory business with ODM services in 1979, and continues to be well-known for its products in fair low price and high value, and even, in high accuracy plastic painting system, all-in-one injection mold and full automatic machines.</p>

<p>To accelerate its production efficiency, Cherng Min takes much effort to enhance its factory management, and the new CYH's firm also pass ISO 9001 norm, ISO 17025 and TS 16949 standard system. According to this process, it can precisely support mass production, on-time delivery and quality management system, exactly accomplishing every customized order to fit each client's need.</p>

<p>Well-equipped with its Multi-layer Nickel Process facilities, Cherng Min, compliant with quality-control standards, is capable of producing various dimensions of products including car accessories, signs, mirror covers, door handle covers and automotive larger formed components (maximum 320 cm in length). Additionally, Cherng Min emphasizes on developing its plating services, molding design, ABS+PC plastic plating and flame-retardant ABS plastic plating that leads itself to become a international top brand.</p>

<p>For elevating its production quality and function, Cherng Min also focuses on high-quality material procurement and high-accuracy manufacturing process. Take ABS wheel covers, No. CM-8823, for instance. Cherng Min provides cover sizes from 12" to 16", with dozens of appearances for customers to choose. Cherng Min's wheel covers are hardly rustproof or yellowed even after a long period of use, resulting from using high quality metals and electroplating technology to prolong the product cycle.</p>

<p>In Cherng Min, worldwide customers have categories of accessories to choose. The Door Handle Cover is one of Cherng Min's main products and features a brilliant shining look and good anti-corrosiveness; it is being exported not only toward U.S. but California, Australia, the Mid-East, etc.</p>

<p>In addition, another hot product--Tailgate Handle Cover--stands for Cherng Min with its excellent quality and fair price to fulfill drivers' requirements. Its stylish shape and shining look of the tailgate handle cover certainly enhance customers' cars.</p>

<p>Automotive Aftermarket Business<br />
Cherng Min also offers aftermarket services to target car restoration markets, especially within U.S. Customizing dimension of car accessories and ODM services are Cherng Min's two major business. It's able to design any customized size or shape of products beyond your expectation. Take Plastic Wheel Cover, for example; Cherng Min can make it fit any sort of vehicle in an impressing look to satisfy any driver's demand.</p>

<p>In the future, Cherng Min looks to gain more opportunities, and meet more clients, not only in North America, but Europe. It'll pay more attention to serving worldwide customers as far as possible.</p>

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<h3 id="a022350">Scala Inks Deal with Fortune 500 Petroleum Giant StatoilHydro of Norway</h3>

<p><em>StatoilHydro has chosen Scala to link their petrol stations with a digital signage network in Scandinavia and the Baltic countries</em></p>

<p>Exton, PA (PRWEB) August 8, 2008 -- Scala, the leading provider of end-to-end digital signage software, today announced that StatoilHydro has chosen Scala to link their petrol stations with a digital signage network in Scandinavia and the Baltic countries.</p>

<p>StatoilHydro is an integrated technology-based international energy company primarily focused on upstream oil and gas operations. Ranked #70 on the Fortune 500 list StatoilHydro is the 13th largest petroleum company in the world.</p>

<p>Headquartered in Norway, StatoilHydro has more than 30 years of experience from the Norwegian continental shelf, pioneering complex offshore projects under the toughest conditions. </p>

<p>The agreement between Scala and StatoilHydro finalizes an effort to develop a digital Petrol Station Network through the Scandinavian and Baltic countries. The Petrol Station Network is the cornerstone of a digital media concept conceived by the company to support current and future requirements for distribution and sharing of digital information across the Petrol Station Network in each country.</p>

<p>StatoilHydro has already started deploying their digital Petrol Station Network. Their network has a potential of 1500 Statoil-branded service stations. The deployment is starting in Norway, Denmark and Sweden with content that will be delivered over the internet to each Statoil station.</p>

<p>The digital signage network will be used to engage customers in the convenience store area of the stations by providing them with relevant information including news and weather, and will also be used as digital menu boards to display food and beverage options provided at each location.</p>

<p>"We choose Scala because we were looking for a software provider that had experience in larger networks. It was important for us to choose a thoroughly tested and established software platform that provided a variety of content possibilities," says Erik Sandsbråten, project manager in Statoil.</p>

<p>About Statoil Petrol Stations<br />
StatoilHydro operates 1150 full-service Statoil-branded service stations in Scandinavia as well as roughly 225 fully-automated sales outlets under the 1-2-3 name. The group holds a leading position in the Scandinavian service station sector, with roughly 23% of the market. StatoilHydro also operates 175 Statoil-branded service stations plus 15 unstaffed 1-2-3 sites in the Baltic counties and 250 Statoil-branded service stations in Poland.</p>

<p>Statoil-branded service stations offer petrol, diesel, fast food, groceries, car- and leisure products. Some stations also offer carwash and additional car services.</p>

<p>About Scala<br />
Scala is the leading global provider of software solutions for the connected signage industry including digital signage software and advertising management software for both digital and traditional signage networks. The company's connected signage software is used for dynamic signage networks in retail, education, entertainment, government and other industries for diverse applications such as Retail Advertising networks (Retail TV), Corporate Communications (Employee TV), Digital Billboards, Digital Menu Boards, Digital Posters, Community Access channels (Cable TV), Hotel lobby signage and information channels, Gas Pump "toppers", Billboards, Outdoor Advertising, Interactive touch-screens and Kiosks, etc. Scala pioneered the Connected Signage industry and today remains the world's largest provider of software for creating digital signage networks, driving more screens than all competitors combined. The Company provides enterprise class advertising management software for both digital and traditional signage networks to the world's largest outdoor advertising companies including CBS Outdoor, Clear Channel Outdoor, Magic Media, Reagan, Adams Outdoor Advertising, and many more. The Company's cutting-edge digital signage software powers thousands of digital signs around the world including the digital signage networks of Rabobank, IKEA, Burger King, T-Mobile, Virgin MegaStore, EuroDisney, McDonalds, Warner Brothers, Ericsson, The Life Channel, Rikstoto, FuelCast, Repsol, Shell, NorgesGruppen and many more. Scala is today headquartered near Philadelphia, PA and has wholly-owned subsidiaries in Canada, The Netherlands, France, Norway, and Japan with a direct presence in a number of other locations and countries. More information is available at www.scala.com.</p>

<p>©2008 Scala, Inc. 350 Eagleview Blvd. Exton, PA 19341. Scala, InfoChannel, and the Exclamation Point Logo are registered trademarks of Scala, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective organizations.</p>


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<h3 id="a022349">Homegrown Heroes are Wild, Blue and Full of Antioxidants: Maine's Season to Celebrate Wild Blueberries Begins</h3>

<p><em>Mid Summer is harvest time for hundreds of local Wild Blueberry producers as their nutritious, delicious crops hit peak ripeness. Mouth-watering expressions of local pride for the cherished fruit flourish this season, and this summer's regional celebrations are bigger and better than ever, reflecting the Wild Blueberry's growing popularity.</em></p>

<p>Portland, Maine (PRWEB) August 8, 2008 -- Harvest time is here for the delicious, nutritious lowbush Wild Blueberry, and this year's crop promises to be a particular source of pride for Maine. Downeast Maine's hundreds of producers spend two full years preparing for the harvest season when they will process millions of pounds of Wild Blueberries for the public to enjoy. For regions of Maine, this summer's harvest will set in motion lively displays of regional pride for the crop, through fairs, festivals and opportunities to learn about the special tradition of this delicious, nutritious local fruit at a time when the excitement surrounding the Wild Blueberry is at its peak. </p>

<p>The harvest, which begins in late July and continues through August, is the culmination of a long, unique history. The antioxidant-rich Wild Blueberry establishes itself naturally, thriving through challenging winters and low-fertility soil, in barrens and fields that stretch from Canada and Downeast Maine to the state's southwest corner, for thousands of years. Many of today's independent, family-owned growers in Maine have been in the Wild Blueberry business for generations, with the oldest commercial blueberry processing company dating back to 1874.</p>

<p>This naturally established berry is different from the highbush cultivated berry - it is smaller, has a distinctive sweet-tart taste, and is higher in antioxidants, and it naturally produces a spectrum of variations in color and size. Processing the millions of Wild Blueberries that are produced each year involves hand raking or machine harvesting, followed by sorting, cleaning and processing the berries within hours of being picked using state-of-the-art technology to preserve their flavor, quality and antioxidant capacity. While some are sold fresh locally, Wild Blueberries are primarily individually quick frozen (IQF) using a method that allows for the fast preservation of taste and nutrition. (Find our more about the Wild Blueberry harvesting process.)</p>

<p>Around the world, demand for Wild Blueberries has skyrocketed, thanks to growing awareness of the health benefits inherent in Nature's Antioxidant SuperFruit. Their potential role in cancer prevention, heart health, brain health, and vision health, including promising new research about the Wild Blueberry's role in the prevention of Alzheimer's disease, has increased demand and heightened its already-glamorous profile. Consequently, the harvest makes a major contribution to the economies of Maine and Canada; in Maine alone, producers bring over 70 million pounds of Wild Blueberries to consumers each year, and the crop has a market value of more than $190 million annually.</p>

<p>"Harvest time is always a source of pride and celebration in Maine and Canada," said Greg Bridges of Bridges Wild Blueberry Company and spokesperson for the Wild Blueberry Association of North America. "The area's wealth of local fairs and festivals that focus on the Wild Blueberry during harvest time offer an ideal opportunity for the public to discover the wonders of this local gem and to learn about why we take so much pride in this powerful, antioxidant-rich fruit. We encourage everyone to take part in these events that highlight Wild Blueberries, and to learn more about the dedicated work of Wild Blueberry growers responsible for making them available to consumers year-round."<br />
Popular events that celebrate harvest time include August's Wild Blueberry Festival in Machias (August 15-17). The festival is dedicated to the crop's history and culture, and features exhibits, lectures, a Blueberry Musical Comedy, and a popular baking and pie-eating contest. In Union, Maine, the Union Fair (August 17-23) holds a Wild Blueberry pancake breakfast, and presents a film that features the cultivating and harvesting methods of Maine's Wild Blueberry. During this fair's Wild Blueberry Festival Day, thousands of Wild Blueberry pies will be cooked and served free to all fair patrons, and a variety of Wild Blueberry culinary delights, including muffins, coffee cakes, crisps, and pastries will be available. The Wild Blueberry Association of Northern America offers a current list of all fairs and festivals that celebrate the Wild Blueberry during this busy harvest time that promises to be one of the state's most exciting.</p>

<p>About Wild Blueberry Association of North America<br />
The Wild Blueberry Association of North America is a trade association of growers and processors of Wild Blueberries from Maine and Canada, dedicated to bringing the Wild Blueberry health story and unique Wild Advantages to consumers and the trade worldwide. For the latest information on the health benefits of Wild Blueberries, where to purchase Wild Blueberries, or to find recipe ideas, visit www.wildblueberries.com.</p>

<p>Contact:<br />
Sue Till, Marketing Director<br />
Swardlick Marketing Group<br />
7 Custom House Street<br />
Portland, Maine 04101<br />
207.775.4100 tel<br />
207.775.5668 fax<br />
http://www.wildblueberries.com</p>


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<h3 id="a022348">Patented Corrosion Prevention Coating Now Available On The Web</h3>

<p><em>Van Nay has developed a major breakthrough in Corrosion Prevention with a product called ECK®. ECK® (Electrolysis, Corrosion, Kontrol) is the only patented product proven to prevent dissimilar metal corrosion. Some of the world's largest manufacturers use ECK® in their production process to prevent corrosion between aluminum & steel. To help protect your investments simply: brush, dip, spray or squeeze on ECK® during assembly.</em></p>

<p>South Elgin, IL (PRWEB) August 8, 2008 -- The corrosion coating that world class truck trailer and bus manufacturers have been applying to prevent corrosion is now available to the world. ECK® (Electrolysis, Corrosion, Kontrol) a patented corrosion coating was invented to prevent corrosion of dissimilar metals when applied to stainless steel hardware. "Our coating is used by some the largest fire truck, bus, ambulance and boat manufacturers in the United States, Mexico and Canada," said Richard Nay Sr., President of this 10-year-old company. "The magnesium chloride road ice chemicals that destroy trucks and trailers are now being prevented by our coating. Our patented product is applied by aerosol or brush preventing the natural corrosive reaction of dissimilar metals." </p>

<p>The United States Navy uses the product and two bridges were made in Pennsylvania also using ECK®. Is this the answer to the much publicized devastating bridge corrosion issue? "I can only tell you this, several years after the bridges were made, the inspectors concluded that ECK® prevented corrosion," said Nay.</p>

<p>Now those that need the corrosion prevention from electrolysis, galvanic and other forms of corrosion can obtain the coating product that has proven successful to leading industry manufacturers. "The world is full of dissimilar metal manufactured items, from vehicles to home swing sets, stainless hardware are used to assemble aluminum. Corrosion repair and replacement exceeds 350 dollars annually. Now a spray or a brush of our ECK® coating will help save money and extend the life of manufactured items."</p>

<p>For more information please visit: http://www.vannay.com</p>

<p>More information on ECK® applications: ECK - Application Video</p>


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<h3 id="a022346">New Portable 40 Ton Commercial Air Conditioning Unit Using "Green Technology" to Keep Industries Cool this Summer</h3>

<p><em>Industries throughout the Gulf Coast will be pleased to learn that they can fight off the unbearable heat, help the environment and keep their workers safe throughout the hot summer months with the help of a new 40 ton commercial portable air conditioning unit offered exclusively by Custom Air Products and Services, Inc.</em></p>

<p>Houston, TX (PRWEB) August 8, 2008 -- Custom Air Products' revolutionary 40 ton portable air conditioning unit is custom designed to meet the cooling needs of each client individually. Whether one is working offshore or in disaster recovery, this high performance air conditioning unit instantly provides a comfortable work site environment through the continuous cooling of 100 percent outside air. Hot and humid outdoor air enters the air conditioner and is cooled down by up to 40 degrees before it is distributed to the work environment. The result is a cooler, more productive workplace. </p>

<p>"Many of our customers work in extreme temperature conditions," said Taylor Norris, President of Custom Air Products and Services, Inc. "That's why we are devoted to providing them with an instant, custom designed cooling solution with our 40 ton portable commercial air conditioners. The air outside might be 95 degrees, but when it comes out of our air conditioner, it is a nice, cool 55 degrees."</p>

<p>Another feature of these high performance air conditioning units is the use of R-410A refrigerant. This new, "green" refrigerant is environmentally friendly and more efficient in extreme environments than its predecessor, R-22. Additionally, these new R-410A units absorb heat better and run cooler than commercial air conditioners that use R-22. Finally, customers that operate this new 40 ton portable air conditioner experience a more efficient and more effective cooling experience.</p>

<p>Custom Air Products and Services, Inc. puts the "custom" in "customer" by focusing on their customers' specific comfort and electrical requirements. The company designs, engineers and manufactures portable air conditioning equipment that will perform year round . Separating themselves from their mass producing competition, Custom Air Products and Services, Inc. provides their clients with flexibility regarding the specified cabinet materials (stainless steel, aluminum, or galvanized steel,) specialized skid materials (stainless steel, aluminum, coated structural steel or hot dipped galvanized steel,) and electrical classification (NEMA 4, 4X or 7.) By giving the customer these choices, Custom Air Products and Services, Inc. has established a reputation as an experienced custom manufacturer of both commercial and industrial portable air conditioning equipment that meets the customer's needs.</p>

<p>Beyond manufacturing custom built commercial and industrial portable air conditioners, Custom Air Products and Services, Inc. also manufactures, installs, maintains, and services a variety of other Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning equipment. for customers throughout the United States and Mexico.</p>

<p>For more information about Custom Air Products and Services or their 40 ton portable air conditioning unit, call 713-460-9009 or log on to www.customairproducts.com.</p>

<p>Sarah Greer<br />
Directory One Marketing<br />
www.directoryone.com</p>


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<h3 id="a022345">Marotta Delivers First MPACT® to Boeing</h3>

<p><em>Montville, NJ (August 7, 2008) - Marotta Controls is proud to announce the successful completion of First Article Inspection and Delivery of the MPACT 6000 to The Boeing Company for pneumatic weapon ejection on the P-8A Poseidon. This is the first unit in support of the new MPACT Pure Air Compression Technology systems development program.</em></p>

<p>Montville, NJ (PRWEB) August 8, 2008 -- Marotta Controls is proud to announce the successful completion of First Article Inspection and Delivery of the MPACT 6000 to The Boeing Company for pneumatic weapon ejection on the P-8A Poseidon. This is the first unit in support of the new MPACT Pure Air Compression Technology systems development program. </p>

<p>MPACT is a complete pneumatic system which generates the high-pressure compressed air required to jettison weapons from various military aircraft. Reusable, clean and safer than its pyrotechnic predecessors, the new MPACT is one of the most powerful ways for the warfighter to release stores. The MPACT 6000 is used on the forward fuselage of the P-8A Poseidon, a variant of the Boeing 737-800 which is under development for the United States Navy. The P-8A will provide persistent anti-submarine warfare, as well as anti-surface warfare, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance.</p>

<p>As part of First Article Inspection, the MPACT was subjected to several hundred hours of Safety of Flight Testing (SFT). During that process the MPACT components were analyzed and evaluated while subjected to rigorous temperature, vibration, acceleration, altitude and service life tests. This successful SFT completion and delivery of the MPACT system is a key milestone for the program.</p>

<p>"This is a new chapter in Marotta history and part of a turnaround that Marotta began in 2002," said Michael Leahan, Vice President and Chief Sales Officer of Marotta. "Over the past six years we have masterminded the technical innovations that have changed our company. We listened to our customers and built on our engineering capability through substantial investment in machinery and technically accomplished people. This has been a highly anticipated delivery, and we are proud to release the first MPACT to The Boeing Company. Completing this phase moves us one step closer to production."</p>

<p>About Marotta Controls<br />
Marotta is a contributor to today's most significant military, marine, commercial aerospace and space programs, including the F-18, F-22, F-35, and the P8-A. Marotta offers a wide range of systems, products and services including Electronic Control Systems, Pneumatic Weapon Ejection Systems, IR Missile Seeker Cooling Systems and High Pressure Pure Air Generation Systems.    </p>

<p>Tara Castorina<br />
Marotta Controls, Inc.                         <br />
tcastorina @ marotta.com<br />
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<h3 id="a022344">Worldwide Laser is Releasing the Latest With the New Trendy Laser System Designs Available Including Co2, YAG, and Fiber Lasers: These Laser Systems Can Operate as Stand Alone Units or Complete Turn Key Laser Systems</h3>

<p><em>Worldwide Laser, headquartered in Gilbert, AZ, and founded in 1986, has been building high quality complete turn-key custom laser systems for 22 years. Our engineers can review your laser system application then design and build a complete laser system for your requirements.</em></p>

<p>Gilbert, AZ (PRWEB) August 7, 2008 -- Worldwide Laser has complete laser systems available including Co2, YAG, and Fiber. These laser systems can operate as stand alone units or complete turn key laser systems. </p>

<p>Worldwide Laser, headquartered in Gilbert, AZ, and founded in 1986, has been building high quality complete turn-key custom laser systems for 22 years. The engineers at Worldwide Laser can review your laser system application then design and build a complete laser system for your requirements.</p>

<p>If the laser application in question calls for integration into an existing assembly or production line, WLSC engineers and technicians can build the laser, supply the software, & laser control interface. WLSC can then integrate the laser to your programmable controllers or virtually any other production line control method.</p>

<p>Worldwide Laser systems are successfully integrated with Allen Bradley pro-logics, ABB robots, and Omron controllers, just to name a few at many of our customers' larger industrial plants. WLSC laser controller software accepts serial input, RS232, barcode readers and scanners to allow for automatic file selection which will eliminate the costs and potential errors caused by operators and will cut labor time for our laser system end-users. The laser can fire from a mouse click, a foot pedal or even a digital input from a sensor or programmable logic control.</p>

<p>In cases where stand alone laser systems are required the Worldwide Laser engineers can design systems from relatively simple stand alone operations to much more complex systems involving feeder bowls, conveyer lines, automated loaders and unloaders, robots, vacuum arms, vision systems for recognition and/or directing the laser beam, and rotary dial tables.</p>

<p>Worldwide Laser controller software provides a custom 'front end' allowing programs written in VB or C++ to be added to the complete laser system control function thus database reporting for tracking products or other purposes can be introduced. Or custom user interface programs can be written to control motion system, number of jobs run, order of jobs run, etc. Worldwide Laser system division has VB and C++ programmers available to complete these custom programs for your complete laser systems.</p>

<p>Worldwide Laser engineers can design and build laser systems with Co2, YAG, or Fiber lasers and with wavelengths from 9.4um and 10.6 um for Co2 or 1064um, 532um, & 266um for YAG or Fiber lasers. Co2 lasers can be air cooled or water cooled from 10 watts to 150 watts and water cooled from 200 watts to 600 watts, Fiber lasers are air cooled, and most YAG lasers are water cooled. Generally complete laser systems from Worldwide Laser operate on 110v 15 amp or 220v 40amp electrical connections 440v 15 amp connections are offered for some laser systems. Worldwide Laser YAG systems can be either lamp or diode in the 1064um wavelength.</p>

<p>Worldwide Laser is one of the only remaining manufacturers of T.E.A. Co2 lasers the LP2000 series Lasers can be either spark gap or thyratron driven. Mask lasers from Worldwide Laser are often used for marking & drilling in certain industrial applications due to the high peak power and extremely fast processing speeds. Worldwide Laser also maintains a full inventory of parts & repair components for the Lumonics Series of Co2 Laser Mark lasers & provides refurbished Lumonics Laser Mark series lasers.</p>

<p>Worldwide Laser has a state of the art applications lab with Co2, YAG, Fiber, and T.E.A. mask Co2 lasers for sample marking or cutting any parts or products that are being considered for laser systems. Prior to building a complete laser system for your operations Worldwide Laser technicians can test your products in our applications lab and determine which laser, Co2/YAG/ or fiber and what wattage is most suitable for the required operation, then our engineers can suggest a complete laser system design with a price and delivery time frame quote. Worldwide Laser technicians visit your facility to provide installation and training for the laser system. All Worldwide Laser systems come with free unlimited system lifetime technical support via phone, fax, and e-mail, crating, shipping, install and training can be included in the quote for a single price with no extra costs.</p>

<p>Worldwide Laser offers leasing for all complete laser systems from 24 months to 60 months and either operating leases where costs can be expensed and not affect balance sheet or capital budgets or capital leases, often times these leasing options can lower the daily and monthly costs of laser system ownership and allow for the purchase and installation of the laser system. Let the Worldwide Laser sales team and administrative staff offer leasing cost options on complete laser systems for your operations.</p>

<p>Attached are some pictures of lasers and some examples of complete laser systems with vision, vibratory bowls, rotary fixtures, dial tables with electronic testers and vacuum arm parts for loading and unloading as a few examples of what the engineers at Worldwide Laser have built for our customers. Please contact Worldwide Laser if you have any questions or require any added details on these systems. Below is our contact information.</p>

<p>About Worldwide Laser<br />
Worldwide Laser headquartered in Gilbert Arizona and founded in July of 1986 builds laser cutting, laser marking, and laser etching systems types of systems are Co2, YAG, & Fiber.</p>

<p>Worldwide Laser Co2 (LP8000 series) laser systems are either galvo head or fixed beam systems utilizing sealed beam Co2 laser tubes (from Synrad or Universal).</p>

<p>Worldwide Laser is one of the only remaining manufacturers of T.E.A. mask Co2 (LP2000 series) lasers can be driven either by spark gaps or thyratrons. In the mask T.E.A. business Worldwide Laser is one of the leading suppliers for new and refurbished parts or beam delivery components for Lumonics Laser Mark Series Lasers. Co2 lasers from Worldwide Laser can either be sealed beam or T.E.A. Co2 and can be utilized for high speed and high quality laser marking or laser cutting.</p>

<p>Worldwide Laser also builds diode and lamp pumped YAG [LP9000 series lasers along with Fiber lasers for various laser marking, laser cutting, and laser etching operations. We provide Yag laser systems that range from 6 watts to 600 watts. Worldwide Laser offers Galvo based and Fixed beam laser systems with complete product handling.</p>

<p>Worldwide Laser has customers and offices in 10 countries in addition to the United States and a full range of product handling systems with technical support staff and installation engineers.</p>

<p>Worldwide Laser offers custom laser controller software & laser consulting and we can provide windows-based laser controller software for all of our Co2, YAG, & Fiber laser systems. For more information about Worldwide Laser call 480.892.8566 option 5 or visit our website at www.wlsc.com</p>


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<h3 id="a022347">SIGG to Launch New Brand: STEELWORKS</h3>

<p><em>The SIGG brand is 100% Swiss-made - while new brand will feature stainless steel products made in China</em></p>

<p>Frauenfeld, Switzerland (PRWEB) August 8, 2008 -- SIGG Switzerland, the manufacturer of the #1 reusable bottle in the world, has announced it is launching a brand called SteelWorks. The new brand name will hit retail in early 2009. </p>

<p>All of SIGG's traditional aluminum bottles are manufactured in the company's manufacturing plant at its headquarters in Frauenfeld, Switzerland. However, in the last few years SIGG has sourced some stainless steel thermoses and flasks from China. These products account for less than 3 percent of the company's total sales and beginning in early 2009 will be sold under the SteelWorks label. All of SIGGs aluminum bottles will continue to be made in Switzerland. </p>

<p>"We have received some consumer questions and prefer to be extremely clear about where our bottles are made," said SIGG CEO Steve Wasik. "We have full-time Swiss employees on the ground in China at the factories to ensure these specialty products meet our stringent quality standards. Several of our loyal consumers have told us that when they see the SIGG brand, they expect to get a Swiss-made product - and we agree! So, to reduce any further confusion, in 2009 we are introducing the SteelWorks brand on all of our stainless steel products."</p>

<p>SIGG has been making aluminum bottles in Switzerland for 100 years and the advantage it has over most of its competition is that SIGG owns its factory in Switzerland - and therefore can control its product safety and quality. Nearly all other brands of reusable bottle - aluminum and stainless - outsource 100% of their products to 3rd party manufactures in China.</p>

<p>SIGG aluminum bottles employ a baked-on, leach-proof protective liner and are constantly tested to ensure product safety. All of SIGGs aluminum bottles will continue to be manufactured in Switzerland, the country that Newsweek's published Environmental Performance Index ranked as the #1 greenest country in the world.</p>

<p>In accordance with European Norm 570, Swiss Law mandates that containers used for Food and Pharmaceuticals must be made from virgin aluminum at least 99.5% pure. SIGG complies with this Swiss standard for high quality and safety. Aluminum is one of the most eco-friendly packaging materials in the world because it is easy to recycle and - when recycled - aluminum regains nearly 100 percent of its original properties.</p>

<p>SIGG is a proud member of 1% For The Planet, donating 1 percent of worldwide sales to help to protect the environment.</p>

<p>SIGG was founded in 1908 in Switzerland, where it remains a must-have water bottle. SIGG bottles are designed and manufactured from a single piece of pure aluminum, giving them a uniform, seamless construction.</p>

<p>A solvent-free, eco-friendly powder-based coating is baked onto the exterior of the bottle, creating the brilliant exterior. The interior of the bottle has a water-based, non-toxic coating that is baked into the walls and remains flexible and crack resistant throughout the life of the bottle. The finish of the liner helps to protect the user from bacteria and mold growth.</p>

<p>The lining is neutral and resistant to fruit acids and energy drinks, so your drink will taste like your drink, every time. SIGG bottles exceed FDA requirements, having been independently tested to prove 0 % leaching. SIGG bottles are a perfect fit for every member of the family, with over 100 unique designs.</p>

<p>Swiss quality meets an eco-friendly style-forward look with SIGG water bottles. Visit www.mysigg.com to learn more.</p>


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<h3 id="a022343">Drill it, Mill it, Tap it, Thread it… Reid Supply Offers Customization of Standard Industrial Parts</h3>

<p><em>Reid Supply Company's President, John Carrier announced today the purchase of an additional CNC machine at Total Quality Machining, Inc. TQM, Reid's exclusive machining shop for customizing standard Reid stocked parts as well as quality precision tooling components and machining services, boasts customer savings and convenience through customization of standard stocked parts. Reid Supply's offering of customized industrial parts, components and supplies is a key industry differentiator for the 60 year-old company. This and more are featured on their state-of-the-art web site ReidSupply.com, and in print form in their full-line catalog. Call 800-253-0421 or order a catalog at ReidSupply.com.</em> </p>

<p>Muskegon, MI (PRWEB) August 7, 2008 - Reid Supply Company, a Michigan-based global distributor of industrial parts, components and supplies, recently added an additional Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machine for their exclusive machine shop to customize standard stocked parts, saving customers time and money. According to Mark Drum, manager of Total Quality Machining, Inc., (TQM) a Reid Entities' company specializing in modification and manufacturing of tooling component items, it can be difficult for customers to locate hard-to-find parts.</p>

<p>"If a customer needs an M-12 by 175 tap through we can take a blank knob and machine it to the correct specifications for the customer," says Drum. "Using the CNC machines is one way that we can customize thousands of stocked parts for our Reid customers and keep their costs down. Drill it, mill it, tap it, thread it, we do a lot of customization."</p>

<p>Before TQM's customization, customers were receiving standard product, sending it out to a job shop, and receiving it back. Now they can simply receive one product directly from Reid. John Carrier, President of Reid Supply stresses the importance of owning a machining company.</p>

<p>"TQM is a major differentiator for Reid Supply and a key advantage for our customers," says Carrier. "We will bend over backwards for customers who need customization, or for any customer who needs our help."</p>

<p>Reid Supply offers customization of thousands of stocked industrial parts through TQM. Working closely with Reid Supply's Rapid Response Team, TQM offers customers a different channel for supplying just the right parts through customization. Drum says that he works very closely with Reid's customer service team to make sure that customization meets or exceeds the customer's needs.</p>

<p>"When the customer service people at Reid Supply let us know when parts are needed we coordinate our efforts to make sure that we do the job right," says Drum. "And because we are part of Reid, their customers are TQM customers. We both have a vested interest to keep customers happy."</p>

<p>Drum says that attention to customer service shows by a lot of repeat business. He says if a customer wants one-here or one-there, or hundreds, TQM is ready to customize. They also provide high quality precision tooling components and machining services using state-of-the-art programmable machining centers and business planning software. Modifications normally take one week, unless it involves ordering special non-stocked parts or CNC set up where they have to squeeze it into the schedule. In that case it can take four to six weeks but they have been known to turn rush parts around the same day or the next day.</p>

<p>"TQM is one of many bonuses for doing business at Reid," says Greg Palmer, Director of Marketing. "ReidSupply.com offers customers access to FREE CAD drawings, Savings Promotions and Resource Guides. E-newsletters with features like e-library access, Ask an Expert Resource, Tools You Can Use, Industry Articles and Fun Facts, plus of course access to all of the products that you need separated into 12 color-coded categories online."</p>

<p>2008 marks the company's 60th anniversary year and Palmer says that Reid has definite growth goals. "We've been around for 60 years and that's no accident. An obvious method to continue our growth is to expand our product offering, but perhaps more importantly is that we continue operating with the same excellent customer service and support as we always have. We want to serve the customer better than anyone in the industry."</p>

<p>Reid's product offering features 12 color-coded categories of everything industrial including:</p>

<p>- Manual Controls<br />
- Clamps and Workholding<br />
- Tooling Components<br />
- Fasteners and Hardware<br />
- Leveling Devices and Vibration Control<br />
- Material Handling<br />
- Bearings and Power Transmission<br />
- Metalworking<br />
- Maintenance, Repair and Operations (MRO)<br />
- Pneumatics and Hydraulics<br />
- Structural Systems<br />
- Safety Supplies</p>

<p>In addition to the newly designed easy-to-use catalog and other print materials, Reid Supply re-launched their e-commerce web site, ReidSupply.com, with state-of-the-art search and navigation capabilities. The company is the only industrial distribution company that offers over 42,000 free CAD downloads on their web site. The web site also provides monthly sales fliers, free downloadable product information packets called Resource Guides, Reid SupplyLine monthly enewsletters and a new online catalog, which is a digital representation of their printed catalog as an easy online ordering alternative.</p>

<p>"We are serious about taking care of customers by offering them the best choices and industry leading customization of parts," says Carrier. "We believe that our rallying cry, 'While others may be bigger, nobody will serve the customer better' is the key to staying strong and growing in a very competitive marketplace. Try us out."</p>


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<h3 id="a022342">Getting Organized Just Got Easy with Smead Organomics</h3>

<p><em>The first "how to" website from the organizing experts at Smead </em></p>

<p>Hastings, Minn. (PRWEB) August 7, 2008 -- Smead®, a leading provider of filing and organizational products, announced today the launch of Smead Organomics (www.smead.com/organomics), the first "how to" website for getting organized. Smead Organomics is an easy-to-use resource that provides expertise and ideas to help people get more done with less stress.</p>

<p>"How organized you are directly impacts how you feel about your work and yourself, but there is no 'right' way to get organized," says Jim Riesterer, Vice President of Marketing at Smead. "There are as many organizing styles as there are people. That's why we developed Smead Organomics, a set of tools you can use to determine what will work best for you. It's organization for real people."</p>

<p>Smead Organomics delivers practical ideas through a variety of resources. Looking for a customized solution? "My Organomics" is an interactive tool that uses your personal work style and organizing challenges to recommend customized organizing options. Looking for the latest trends in organization? "Hot Topics" provides helpful tips and articles to keep you up to date. Short on time? "One Minute Answers" is where to go to quickly solve an organizing challenge. Ever wondered how much disorganization costs you or your employer? The "Organomics Calculator" lets you figure out the actual cost in time and money lost. Users can also join "Club Organomics" to receive the latest news and information on organizing ideas and products.</p>

<p>Developed in conjunction with numerous certified professional organizers, Smead Organomics makes getting organized quick and easy. Discover your personalized organizing solution today at www.smead.com/organomics.</p>

<p>Smead, www.smead.com, is a worldwide leader in office filing products and records management systems. For more than 100 years, Smead has brought a spirit of innovation and integrity to keeping businesses and home offices organized. Headquartered in Hastings, Minnesota, Smead is a privately held, woman-owned business offering thousands of organizational products with more than 2,400 employees across North America and Europe, including its Smead-Europe operations in The Netherlands.</p>


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<h3 id="a022341">ET Metal--The Industry-Wide Brilliant Expert in Powder Metal Parts</h3>

<p><em>Metallurgy & sintered techniques, of which ET METAL holds the outstanding expertise, leads it toward the worldwide metal gears, stainless tools, and brass hardware business within various foreign countries, actively seeking opportunities for global partnership as many as possible.</em></p>

<p>(PRWEB) August 7, 2008 -- ET METAL CO., LTD., an expert in manufacturing metallurgy & sintered products, ambitiously stretches it hands to overseas markets with its premium and brilliant metal parts/tools: powder metal parts, metal gear, stainless components, bushing, brass hardware, sintered gear for John Deere & Case IH, metallurgy powder bush, metal chair parts for Bock, brass filter 50 micron, sintered washer, door lock metal parts, stainless muffler by metal powder, pulley and more. The wide variety of ET METAL's products demonstrates its ambition to customers. </p>

<p>Specialized in producing sintered parts of 3 categories as Iron series, Copper series, and Stainless series, ET METAL provides various mechanical industries with a wide variety of products, such as agricultural machinery, power tools, automotive, house hardware, ship-building and so on, with high-quality mechanical parts. With over 20-year experiences in metallurgy skill, ET METAL exports its products over countries like U.S. Europe, Asia etc., winning the utmost satisfaction from clients all over the world.</p>

<p>With 5 lines of sintering furnaces & 40 compacting machines, ET METAL keeps its eyes open on developing its production capacity & capability, and certainly the high MQA (Manufacturing Quality Assurance). The processes of IQC, IPQC and OQC in ET METAL means stable quality production, which also allows for mass production. Additionally, the high-quality raw material, metal powder, which is imported from Sweden, stands firmly for the quality of ET METAL.</p>

<p>--The Major Metal Tools of ET METAL CO., LTD.</p>

<p>Sintered parts or powder metal components are widely used for machinery, house hardware, gardening tools, agricultural machines, electrical power tools and etc.; the Sintered Gear for John Deere and Case IH is a good example of the beforementioned. This Gear for any type of vehicle can be well-applied, for instance, more than 200 types of vehicle parts, motorcycle parts, delivery machine components, ship or transportation parts are made of sintered metals for this Gear.</p>

<p>Another main product--Metallurgy Powder Bush--is popular and mass-produced for its well-designed functions. For this Powder Bush, ET METAL offers 100 millions pics/year, and the OD (Outside Diameter) of this Powder Bush ranges from 4 mm to 10 cm, which means it can be customized for various types of size or amount, meeting each client's need and satisfaction.</p>

<p>Additionally, the Brass Filter 50 Micron is widely used in U.S. not only for Sherwood, but for any metal hardware, houseware, machinery usage. The Filter, made of high quality brass, copper, or even stainless steel and iron, is highly recommended by overseas users, especially the users in U.S., Europe, Asia. With the high-precision molds, ET METAL can control the flexibility in material composition of this Filter and lower the cost by its automation.</p>

<p>According to its strong R&D team, ET METAL produces the Sintered Washer with the International Standard of ISO 9001, giving buyers the impression of its advanced tech and safety for long-term use. Consumers can take very good advantages of this Sintered Washer by using it in agricultural machinery, power tools, automotive, office chairs, fasteners and so on. It can enhance by heat treatment as well as possible, prolonging it production life cycle by tough and good materials imported from Germany.</p>

<p>ET METAL, the worldwide brilliant expert in metal tools/parts, is now planning to step closer and closer toward every client's demand through continuous innovation. If you're wondering where to purchase the premium metal tools & sintered metal parts, contacting ET METAL is your best choice for elevating your business.</p>

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<h3 id="a022340">Jiin Haur Impresses Global Clients with its Newly-Designed Garden Tools</h3>

<p><em>From Japan to U.S. and from OEM to ODM, Jiin Haur positively keeps abreast of modern techniques, continuously providing markets brand new garden tools with its innovation.</em></p>

<p>(PRWEB) August 7, 2008 -- Starting its garden tools business in 1977, Jiin Haur Industrial Co., Ltd., with a strong R&D team, customized services and highly efficient management, steps out toward international gardening markets, standing firmly with its impressive horticultural/gardening tools in this competitive stage for more than three decades. </p>

<p>With a great amount of effort in the gardening business, Shyh-Biau Wu, the chief president of Jiin Haur, set up this company for carrying out his great idea and put his ideal into practice by producing products from garden tools and trimmers to grass shears, floral pruning shears, pruning shears, garden knives/sharpeners, lawn mowers, multi-function shears, long reach pruners, outdoor equipment, walking sticks and categories of handy garden tools.</p>

<p>Always keeping its eyes open to view each customer's demand, Jiin Haur excels itself at observing every detail from gardening activities, inclining to solve each problem for horticultural tools and attempting to enhance every step of the process while users work in his/her gardens. Customer-oriented--it's the way Jiin Haur treats its clients well; it aims at designing handy and multi-function tools to make the users experience joy and ease in use.</p>

<p>Jiin Haur also pays much attention to import premium quality material--Japanese carbon steel--to strengthen the blades of its shears, which are designed tough enough to withstand abrasion against most metals. This includes Leafage/Grass Shears, which is made of high carbon SK-7 steel, is designed with non-slip (rubber) grips for both left and right hand users, and even, with various stylish shapes, for both men and ladies. And, honorably approved by GS, TUV, CE & VPA certifications, Jiin Haur's garden tools are highly reliable and convenient for users, being recommended by customers from Europe, America, Japan, Mid-East, India, etc.</p>

<p>Due to its concern of high-value production and environmental protection, Jiin Haur never stops innovating its producing process. It insistently installs high-quality and high-accuracy machines, including an auto shearing testing machine for full-automatic mass production, micro hardness tester and spring testing system, which all effectively guarantee the best stability and resistance.</p>

<p>--Handy Garden Tools<br />
Jiin Haur takes lots of effort to produce diverse thoughtful devices, the the 6-3/4" By-Pass Pruning Shear (JH-611-1) is one of its main products. Made of high carbon SK-5 steel, the upper blade of this pruning shear is delicately polished while the lower blade of it is in orange and black. With its plated chrome body, this By-Pass Pruning Shear can undertake the hardness testing with and withstand abrasion against most metals.</p>

<p>Another major product--the 6-3/4" Floral Pruning Shear (JH-612-1)--is favored by not only individual users, but professional horticultural, governmental, and industrial users all over the world. With a non-stick PTFE coated blade, the handle of this Floral Pruning Shear is also anodized with other high-level materials: nylon/fiberglass combined with soft TPR grips. Th plastic lock and locking features of this Floral Pruning Shear is thoughtfully designed for safety and storage.</p>

<p>According to its concern of producing advanced gardening tools with safety-oriented functions, all the tools in Jiin Haur feature customer-friendly designed shape and functions, being noted for this thoughtful specification. Take the 8" By-Pass Pruning Shear (JH-812) for example, the device of thumb-oriented safety and of soft TPR grip makes this comfortable and ergonomic to use for both adults and kids.</p>

<p>Best but not only, the Knife Sharpener with Suction Pad (JH-016B), which is manufactured with zinc alloy body as well as with ABS plastic handle for safety, is designed for resharpening or tune-up the accuracy for devices like gardening knives and shears, grinding the these knives/shears while they're blunt. In addition, the Suction Pad gives this Sharpener stability and makes sharpening a hassle-free task.</p>

<p>In the future, Jiin Haur will take more attention to R&D development, factory management, more flexible marketing policies to fulfill every client's request, attempting to draw more attention from the competitive markets and continuously showing markets the best service and gardening tools by Jiin Haur's advanced innovation.</p>

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<h3 id="a022339">Purolator USA Puts Spotlight on Customer Service with Dedicated Service Professionals</h3>

<p><em>Purolator USA's strong commitment to customer service sets the company apart from its competitors in the transportation logistics industry. Purolator USA maintains a team of dedicated customer service professionals who work with each account to develop personalized logistics plans, and to ensure the timely and cost efficient delivery of shipments.</em></p>

<p>Jericho, NY (PRWEB) August 7, 2008 -- Nothing moves more seamlessly than a well-oiled supply chain - until a break occurs somewhere in the process, throwing everything askew. And unless a good customer service function is standing at the ready to pick up the pieces, the effect of a supply chain disruption can be devastating. </p>

<p>Purolator USA, the small package and freight forwarding subsidiary of Canada's largest freight services company, has committed significant resources to the critical need for customer service. Purolator USA has designated a team of employees, called "Client Relations Representatives (CRR)," whose sole function is to provide personal service to customers. </p>

<p>"Every Purolator USA customer is assigned to a dedicated CRR," explains Karen Arias, manager of client relations. "Our CRRs build relationships with their accounts. They know the ins and outs of each customer, and are able to recommend solutions that best meet the needs of each unique customer.</p>

<p>"When plans change at the 11th hour or a problem arises," Arias continues, our customers know to pick up the phone and call their CRR. They will have instant contact with a customer service professional who will immediately begin to address whatever the customer's need might be."</p>

<p>Purolator USA's approach to customer service is vastly different from what has increasingly become the industry norm, namely an 800-number manned by a series of automated voice prompts.</p>

<p>Jessica Webber, a Purolator USA CRR who operates out of the company's Detroit office notes that "customers really appreciate the high level of personal service that Purolator USA offers. Customers know that it's one stop shopping with me. They will not be bounced from person-to-person, or hang up unsatisfied."</p>

<p>Webber said that her familiarity with her customers' businesses has helped avoid delivery mishaps on several occasions. "I recall one time I happened to be in the warehouse, and noticed that one of my accounts' boxes had been labeled incorrectly. If I had not been there to make the necessary changes, those shipments would have arrived at the Canadian border and been turned away."</p>

<p>Purolator USA's Arias recognizes that having a team of dedicated service professionals on staff is a must in order to provide a positive customer experience.</p>

<p>Purolator USA provides cross border logistics expertise to both U.S. and Canadian businesses, and maintains operations in each country. In addition, the company offers small package and express delivery options for packages traveling within the United States.</p>

<p>For more information about Purolator USA and cross border logistics, please visit www.purolatorusa.com, or call 1-800-511-4811.</p>


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<h3 id="a022338">Macron Dynamics Moves to Larger Facility to Meet Increased Demand for Company's Linear Actuators and Custom Engineered Mechanical Motion Systems</h3>

<p><em>Macron Dynamics, a manufacturer of belt driven actuators and custom engineered mechanical motion systems, has moved to a larger facility north of Philadelphia to meet the growing demand for the company's linear actuators and automation engineering services.</em></p>

<p>Croydon, PA (PRWEB) August 7, 2008 -- Macron Dynamics Inc., a manufacturer of belt driven linear actuators, and custom mechanical motion systems, has relocated the company's headquarters and engineering facility to a 26,800 sq/ft building located in Croydon, Pennsylvania in response to a rising demand for Macron's motion components and automation systems. </p>

<p>"The move to a larger facility allows Macron to increase product inventory and production," said Craig Marshall, Executive Vice President. "We will continue to provide our clients and distribution partners with fast delivery and quality linear motion products." </p>

<p>In addition to increased inventory, the new facility will allow Macron's motion engineers greater flexibility in designing and assembling larger, complex automated motion systems.</p>

<p>"With more floor space, Macron engineers can better accommodate the demand for custom engineered linear motion systems with large footprints and multi-axis, multi-function capabilities," said Anthony Cirone, President. "These automation systems can be designed, assembled, tested, and shipped from our new facility, saving the client time and money."</p>

<p>Craig Marshall continued, saying that the increase in floor space will also allow efficient process flow and the implementation of lean manufacturing methodologies, a production advantage that was limited by Macron's previous smaller multi-site facilities.</p>

<p>Formally located in Horsham, the new location is centrally located 30 minutes northeast of center city Philadelphia and 1.5 hours to New York City, providing Macron access to major shipping routes for quick delivery.</p>

<p>Macron Dynamics offers customizable linear motion products that offer up to 500 feet of travel length, support up to 10,000 pounds, and operate at speeds up to 600 inches per second. All Macron Dynamics belt driven actuators come with a lifetime limited warranty. For additional information on Macon's new facility or any of Macon's linear motion products or engineering services, visit www.macrondynamics.com or call Macron Dynamics at 1-800-MACRON-1 (1-800-622-7661).</p>

<p>About Macron Dynamics, Inc.<br />
Macron Dynamics designs and manufactures linear motion control products and systems creatively engineered to improve productivity and reduce costs in commercial and industrial applications. Macron's products include belt driven linear actuators, linear drives, rail actuators, robotic positioners, gantries, dumbwaiters, screw driven positioning tables, roller conveyors, and extruded aluminum profiles. In addition, Macron specializes in the engineering of custom linear motion systems from basic assemblies to complete robotic automation units.</p>


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<h3 id="a022337">Franklin International Rebrands Industrial Division as Franklin Adhesives & Polymers to Strengthen its Position for Continued Growth</h3>

<p><em>Franklin International's Industrial Division becomes Franklin Adhesives & Polymers, a growing provider of adhesives for the U.S. and global wood-assembly markets; and pressure sensitive adhesives for office and food products. The rebranding is a springboard for future growth of the division domestically and internationally.</em></p>

<p>(PRWEB) August 7, 2008 -- Franklin International, a leading name in adhesives and sealants, is rebranding its Industrial Division as Franklin Adhesives & Polymers to provide a springboard for future growth of the division domestically and internationally. In addition to a new name, the rebranding includes a logo and color-coded system to differentiate products for the division's three primary markets. </p>

<p>The company introduces the repackaged Franklin Adhesives & Polymers with a striking new logo that has a progressive look but retains strong ties to the existing Franklin International logo through color and typeface. This serves to underscore adherence to the company's longstanding commitment to high product quality and superior customer service. The contemporary-style logo features a dominant letter "F," for Franklin, with a lower-case "i," representing International while providing a strong identity for the division.</p>

<p>As part of the rebranding effort, the division also has developed a color-coded labeling system for differentiating products by the markets it serves. The color green signifies adhesives for wood assembly, burgundy designates pressure sensitive adhesives and gold denotes Franklin's line of specialty polymers.Ad campaigns, collateral pieces and other branding elements will also employ the color-coded system for identifying products by market.</p>

<p>The rebranding effort is sequel to the appointment of Larry Owen as senior vice president for Franklin Adhesives & Polymers. With 27 years behind him at Franklin International, Owen has the experience and knowledge to take the division forward.</p>

<p>"Our rebranding effort demonstrates our strong commitment to the markets we serve," said Owen. "It is a strong step forward in raising global awareness of our division and the breadth of solutions we offer our customers."</p>

<p>Products from Franklin Adhesives & Polymers include assembly glues, edge and face glues, laminating glues, veneering and finger jointing glues to the domestic and global furniture, millwork and engineered-lamination markets under the brand names Titebond®, Multibond®, ReacTITE® and Advantage®. It also provides a broad line of permanent, removable or repositionable as well as specialty pressure-sensitive adhesives for label, tape, film and office product markets under the brand names of Covinax®, Micronax® and Acrynax®. In addition, Franklin Adhesives & Polymers provides specialty polymers for fiberglass applications and formulating of various adhesives.<br />
Franklin Adhesives & Polymers currently serves more than 60 countries on six continents worldwide.</p>

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About Franklin International: Based in Columbus, Ohio, U.S.A., Franklin International was established in 1935 and today is among the largest privately held manufacturers of adhesives sealants and polymers for commercial and industrial applications. Franklin integrates its core competency - emulsion polymerization - into a broad product offering, including glues, adhesives, hot melts, binders, sizing compounds and more. These products are distributed across six continents for use in construction, furniture manufacturing, millwork, paper converting, pressure-sensitive products and fiberglass reinforcement.</p>


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<h3 id="a022336">U.S. CAD™ to Present Southern California CAD Summit Sept. 25, 2008, at San Diego Convention Center</h3>

<p><em>U.S. CAD will present the region's premier computer-aided design training event, featuring the latest Autodesk technologies, from 7:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. Sept. 25, 2008, at the San Diego Convention Center. The event will draw hundreds from the area's architectural, geospatial and civil, manufacturing and building engineering fields. Learn more and register online at www.uscad.com.</em></p>

<p>Costa Mesa, CA (PRWEB) August 7, 2008 -- U.S. CAD, the Western U.S.'s largest provider of computer-aided design (CAD) services and products, and its largest Autodesk solutions reseller, will host the fourth annual Southern California CAD Summit Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008, at the San Diego Convention Center. Each year SCCS attracts hundreds of participants from the Western region's architectural, civil, manufacturing, geospatial and building engineering fields to learn about the latest Autodesk technologies and fine-tune their skills. </p>

<p>This year's conference, themed "Come Together: Integrating Data Across the Extended Design Team," will feature more than 45 classes focusing on emerging technologies in such areas as Building Information Modeling (BIM), sustainable or "green" building design and Integrated Project Delivery (IPD). Classes will spotlight the latest Autodesk software solutions and be taught by U.S. CAD's team of Autodesk Certified Instructors. The event will begin at 7:30 a.m. (classes start at 8:30 a.m.) and continue until 5:15 p.m.<br />
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"With more than 400 annual participants, SCCS is the biggest event of its kind in California, and a 'must-do' for architects, civil, electrical and structural engineers, mapping and geospatial professionals, and manufacturing designers who are at the leading edge of their fields - and dedicated to staying there," said Danny Counts, CEO of U.S. CAD. "In this one day, participants will gain in-depth knowledge of the latest Autodesk technologies and learn valuable, hands-on training tips from the strongest technical team in California, which they can put to work right away."<br />
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A sampling of the more than 45 SCCS class topics include:</p>

<p>    * "They're More Like Guidelines - Implementing Autodesk Vault"<br />
    * "Design Visualization in 3ds MAX Design"<br />
    * "Gotta Have Style With Civil 3D"<br />
    * "MapGuide Enterprise for Facilities, Project Management & GIS!"<br />
    * "Setting up your Projects in Revit Structure"<br />
    * "Bringing it all Together with NavisWorks"<br />
    * "Using Multileaders and Creating Multileader Styles in AutoCAD 2009"<br />
    * "A Day in the Life of Design Visualization"<br />
    * "A Better AutoCAD - AutoCAD Map 3D!"<br />
    * "Structural Analysis Workflows with Revit Structure"<br />
    * "Green Building Analysis Using IES"<br />
    * "Structural Collaboration with the Extended Design Team"<br />
    * "Arghh! I've been framed. Frame Generator in Inventor"<br />
    * "New Feature Enhancements in AutoCAD Architecture 2009"<br />
    * "Gas & Electric Utility Solutions: Integrating Your Engineering Design & Asset Management Workflows" </p>

<p>    <br />
A full schedule of SCCS classes, including instructor profiles, is available at http://www.uscad.com/cad_summit_classes.html. All classes will be held on the third floor of the San Diego Convention Center, near the West Terrace (Rooms 7A, 7B, 8, 9, 10, 11A, 11B and 6E).</p>

<p>American Institute of Architects members can earn one AIA Continuing Education learning unit in 27 of the SCCS classes offered.<br />
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Early bird registration for SCCS at a 20% discount is available through Aug. 20; standard registration runs Aug. 21 - Sept. 19. For more information and to register online, go to http://www.uscad.com/cad_summit_register.html.</p>

<p>About U.S. CAD<br />
Based in Costa Mesa, Calif., U.S. CAD, Inc. (formerly L.A. CAD) has grown to be the largest Autodesk reseller in California and the Western U.S., employing more than 60 employees, including 55 at its California offices that support customers using Autodesk technologies. U.S. CAD employs nearly 30 Technical Specialists, plus an additional 25 Autodesk Consultants through its strategic partner K-TEK Solutions, based in Northern California. With this technical bench strength of well over 50 individuals; U.S. CAD represents the strongest Autodesk technical team in California. U.S. CAD's expertise is sought after by an impressive array of companies because of its unique mix of technology implementation, project assessment, process consulting, knowledge assessment, project mentoring, flexible training options and expertise, and technical support services. U.S. CAD has grown rapidly due, in part, to its commitment to respecting the needs of its business partners and honestly communicating how complex technologies are successfully implemented, and to delivering solutions with the highest level of integrity.<br />
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"At U.S. CAD, we are well aware that AutoCAD and Autodesk software are critical applications around which you have built the success of your business," said Counts. "Because of this, it is important that you know what U.S. CAD has to offer you moving forward. We at U.S. CAD continually strive to make sure you receive the service and support you need to be successful in today's changing market."<br />
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To find out what makes U.S. CAD unique and all the ways it can help its customers "Achieve More!" go to http://www.uscad.com.</p>

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<h3 id="a022335">RTA Cabinet Store Announces Fourth Consecutive Quarter of Record Growth</h3>

<p><em>RTA Cabinet Store, one of the fastest growing kitchen cabinet importers, announces record growth for the fourth consecutive quarter. Despite the struggling housing market, this family run kitchen cabinet import has been able to defy industry trends and produce continued growth.</em></p>

<p>Bridgeport, PA (PRWEB) August 7, 2008 -- RTA Cabinet Store, a family kitchen cabinet importer based in Pennsylvania, announces their fourth consecutive quarter of record growth. Despite a struggling housing market and uncertain economy, they have found a way to defy the industry trends and produce unprecedented growth. RTA Cabinet Store imports ready-to-assemble kitchen cabinets and bathroom vanities which cater to both the DIY homeowner and contractors/builders. "We are in a unique position where our cabinets lend themselves to both a down economy and a booming economy. With the average kitchen remodel costing well over $20,000, a homeowner can remodel their kitchen with our cabinets for $5,000 or less." Stated Jake Park, Operations Manager for RTA Cabinet Store, "With a high quality cabinet at a price that is well below retail price, it is a natural choice whether you are looking for a way to update your house and add value, or looking to get more money out of a rental property". </p>

<p>RTA Cabinet Store currently offers seven different cabinet styles, with a wide range of sizes and accessories. They recently expanded into a unique granite product that allows contractors to buy granite countertops for 30-40% below current prices. "The addition of our two new rta kitchen cabinet lines has definitely contributed to our growth.", said Mr. Park. "The Windsor Maple and Sunset Maple cabinet lines give us two very popular finishes. The real contributor to our growth has been the granite countertops. By offering them only through contractors, we have been able to expand our customer base of repeat business". </p>

<p>While most kitchen cabinet manufacturers sell their kitchen cabinets through Home Depot and Lowes, RTA Cabinet Store has taken a grass roots approach by selling their cabinets through family owned businesses, direct to contractors, and their wholesale website. While there is a lot of competition on the internet, RTA Cabinet Store has been able to differentiate themselves by going direct to the manufacturing plant and importing RTA cabinets directly. Most of their competition actually drop ships their product from a main importer, rather than physically stocking their cabinets.</p>

<p>To learn more about RTA Cabinet Store and their products, you can visit their website- www.rtacabinetstore.com or contact them at 267-773-1006.</p>


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<h3 id="a022334">Plexus Online Wins Network Products Guide Reader Trust Award for Best Online Service</h3>

<p><em>Network Products Guide has named Plexus Online a winner of the 2008 Best Products and Services Award in the Online Services category.</em></p>

<p>Auburn Hills, MI (PRWEB) August 7, 2008 -- Plexus Systems, Inc. announced today that Network Products Guide, a Silicon Valley Communications publication and a world leading publication on technologies and solutions, has named Plexus Online a winner of the 2008 Best Products and Services Award in the Online Services category. This respected annual award honors products and services that represent the rapidly changing needs and interests of the end-users of technology worldwide. As part of the tech-industry's leading global awards program, this year's Best Products and Services were nominated from all over the world. </p>

<p>Plexus Online is on-demand software for the manufacturing enterprise, enabling businesses to manage their manufacturing operations, including quality and inventory, as well as financials, HR, regulatory compliance issues, and other critical priorities. Plexus Systems serves a global cross section of quality-driven manufacturing industries (OEM and suppliers), particularly automotive, defense, medical device and aerospace companies. Plexus Online is delivered via the software as a service model, with a web browser the only requirement for access. </p>

<p>"Increased end-user awareness and ongoing advances in technology are helping shape better products and services," says Rake Narang, editor-in-chief, Network Products Guide. "Plexus Online is driving improvements in manufacturing at every stage of the operation from the shop floor to the top floor."</p>

<p>"These awards go to the best technology products every year and we are honored that Plexus Online has gained the Network Products Guide readers' trust," said Patrick Fetterman, vice president of Marketing. "We are committed to helping our customers manage every aspect of their operations. No matter where they are in the world, Plexus customers can access detailed manufacturing data in real-time through the use of a simple browser."</p>

<p>About Plexus Systems, Inc.:<br />
Since 1995, Plexus Systems, Inc. (Auburn Hills, Mich.) has maintained a singular vision -- to drive significant cost, quality and productivity improvements for manufacturers, from the shop floor to the top floor. Plexus Online™ is an on-demand software for the manufacturing enterprise. Plexus Systems originated as an internal solution at a manufacturing company, designed to resolve quality challenges, including production, distribution and global supply chains management issues. In 2006, Apax Partners (www.apax.com) made a strategic investment in Plexus Systems, joining the founding investment group as stakeholders in Plexus. For more information, visit www.plex.com.</p>

<p>About Network Products Guide Awards:<br />
Network Products Guide, published from the heart of Silicon Valley, is a leading provider of products, technologies and vendor related research and analysis. You will discover a wealth of information and tools in this guide including the best products and services, roadmaps, industry directions, technology advancements and independent product evaluations that facilitate in making the most pertinent technology decisions impacting business and personal goals. The guide follows conscientious research methodologies developed and enhanced by industry experts. To learn more, visit www.networkproductsguide.com.</p>


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<h3 id="a022333">LP Issues Product Advisory for Composite Decking; Premature Deterioration Poses a Risk of Injury</h3>

<p><strong>Includes Decking and Railing Made at LP’s Meridian, Idaho Plant and Sold as WeatherBest®, Veranda® and ABTCo after Jan. 1, 2005</strong></p>

<p>NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Business Wire EON/PRWEB ) August 7, 2008 -- Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LP Building Products) (LP) (NYSE:LPX) today issued a product advisory for composite decking materials purchased after January 1, 2005, and made by LP at its Meridian, Idaho facility. </p>

<p>Some of the product can prematurely deteriorate and break, posing a risk of injury to consumers. LP decking products, including deck board and railings sold under the names of LP WeatherBest®, WeatherBest®, ABTCo and Veranda® are subject to this advisory. </p>

<p>The products are used for building outdoor decks. LP has received claims of premature deterioration of a small portion of its decking product due to variations in manufacturing processes in this time frame.</p>

<p>LP Executive Vice President of Specialty Products and Sales Rick Olszewski said, “We want consumers to be aware of the potential risk of injury, and to contact us. Though only a small portion of decking sold has been affected by these issues, we urge people who bought or installed these composite decking products after January 1, 2005 to contact us for an inspection through our decking notice Web site or customer service line.”</p>

<p>The decking advisory Web site is at www.deckingnotice.com.</p>

<p>Products Affected</p>

<p>WeatherBest, ABTCo and Veranda are composite products that look similar to natural wood and are sold in several different colors, including Driftwood Grey, Pacific Cedar, Tuscan Walnut, Western Redwood, Chestnut and Greystone.</p>

<p>The affected products were sold after January 1, 2005 under the WeatherBest name at building products dealers nationwide, and under the Veranda and ABTCo brands at The Home Depot stores in the western part of the U.S.</p>

<p>Only those Veranda decking and railing products manufactured by LP are the subject of this advisory. WeatherBest products manufactured after LP’s sale of the Meridian plant in October 2007 are not affected.</p>

<p>What Consumers Should Do: Check Decks for Safety, Arrange for Inspection, Stay Off Decks with Deterioration</p>

<p>Consumers should check their Veranda, WeatherBest or ABTCo decking materials for visible cracks or deterioration on the surface, and/or chipping of the surface layers. If the deck or railing is deteriorating, do not use the deck. Contact LP Decking Customer Service to promptly arrange for an inspection of the deck.</p>

<p>Even if there is no visible sign of deterioration, if you purchased Veranda or WeatherBest decking or railing products after January 1, 2005, please visit the decking advisory Web site at www.deckingnotice.com or contact LP Decking Customer Service to register and determine if your deck is among the products affected.</p>

<p>Veranda is produced by several manufacturers, but only product produced by LP is affected by this advisory. Visit www.deckingnotice.com or contact LP Decking Customer Service for help in determining which product you may have.</p>

<p>To ensure deck owners’ safety, LP will arrange an inspection to determine if your deck is affected by the deterioration issue in this notice and will remedy the problem, up to replacement of the entire deck if needed.</p>

<p>Contacts</p>

<p>For more information, help identifying the products or to arrange an inspection, go to LP’s decking advisory Web site at www.deckingnotice.com or contact LP Decking Customer Service at 1.888.325.1184.</p>

<p>LP, headquartered in Nashville, Tenn., is a premier supplier of building products, manufacturing innovative, high-quality commodity and specialty products for its retail, wholesale, homebuilding and industrial customers. LP no longer manufactures decking or railing products. Visit LP's Web site at www.lpcorp.com for additional information on the company.</p>

<p>Satellite Feeds</p>

<p>A video feed that includes official LP comments is available on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008 at 1:30–1:45 p.m. and 4:30–4:45 p.m. and Friday, Aug. 8, 2008 at 10:30–10:45 a.m. (all times ET). Coordinates are: AMC 3, Transponder: 19, Downlink: 4080 (H), Bandwidth: 36 MHz, Orbital Slot: 87 degrees WL.</p>

<p>MULTIMEDIA GALLERY</p>

<p>http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/mmg.cgi?eid=5750968</p>


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<h3 id="a022332">Microtech Systems Enables on Demand Entertainment Burning</h3>

<p><em>Content providers increase revenues, using Microtech Robotic disc burning and printing systems.</em></p>

<p>Belmont, CA (PRWEB) August 7, 2008 -- Microtech Systems announced today the launch of it's new X100 Robot, an innovative high performance machine that automates digital content burning onto popular consumer media; CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray discs. It also prints photo quality artwork onto the disc surface. The X100 robots are perfect for retailers looking to increase their revenues by offering more titles to their customers without inventory carrying costs. </p>

<p>"This is an exciting time for content publishers, consumers now have access to virtually unlimited choices in entertainment titles", said Microtech's Jon Hodges Vice President of Sales. </p>

<p>The X100 was released earlier this year for on demand disc production of video DVD titles. The X100 is a perfect digital delivery platform, that when properly configured can provide access to hundreds of thousands of DVD titles. Content providers and retailers finally have a solution that provides virtually unlimited content choices to consumers.</p>

<p>The X100 has key features that make it the perfect choice for on demand entertainment fulfillment in a retail environment.</p>

<p>    * Industry standard copy protection for DVD video titles - X100 can be equipped with disc recorders capable of producing industry standard CSS (copy scramble system) copy protected DVD discs.<br />
    * The touch screen enabled X100 - can be used for consumers to make product selections directly from the production machine. Alternatively the X100 can be installed back counter and accept order fulfillment requests from industry leading retail kiosk partners.<br />
    * Integration with the market leaders - Microtech Systems partners with all the major content and technology leaders, providing access to the long tail of content to consumers, satisfying demand for more entertainment choices, and increasing profits at the same time! </p>

<p><br />
About Microtech:<br />
Established in 1980, Microtech Systems is a pioneer in the development of automated digital content storage. Microtech is a manufacturer and global supplier of robotic CD/DVD/HD & Blu-ray on demand fulfillment systems. For more information visit: www.microtech.com</p>

<p>Contact:<br />
Microtech Systems - Marketing<br />
Sara Kumar<br />
tel: 1-800-223-3693</p>

<p>Microtech Systems - Sales<br />
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<h3 id="a022331">Sky-Trax Partners With Glenvale Technology, Inc.</h3>

<p><em>Sky-Trax announces value added reseller partnership with Glenvale Technology, Inc. Toronto, Canada.</em></p>

<p>New Castle, DE (PRWEB) August 7, 2008 -- Sky-Trax Inc. is pleased to announce its newest Premier Partner and Value Added Reseller (VAR), Glenvale Technology, Inc.</p>

<p>Sky-Trax, a technology company specializing in optical technology for tracking vehicles and assets inside warehouses, and Glenvale Technology, an Industrial Distributor located in Toronto, Ontario, will be working together to bring state-of-the-art warehousing solutions to Canadian industries. As a distributor of industrial automation products, Glenvale Technology's reputation throughout Canada makes the company a great fit as a Sky-Trax VAR. </p>

<p>Larry Mahan, President & COO of Sky-Trax said, "We are very excited to have Glenvale Technology as one of our first VARs in Canada. Their industry experience, market knowledge, and enthusiasm to bring new technologies to their customers make them a great addition to the Sky-Trax Premier Partner Team." As one of Sky-Trax's premier partners, Glenvale Technology is now an official distributor and carrier of Sky-Trax products, including the full line of Sky-Trax systems, individual components, and installation services.</p>

<p>Doug Lawrance, President of Glenvale Technology added, "Sky-Trax's leading edge optical technology for real-time warehouse pallet identification, data collection and vehicle tracking, is an excellent alternative to RFID based systems. As our customers install the Sky-Trax's Total-Trax Warehouse Solution they will benefit from an increase in efficiencies, accuracy and safety in their facilities, resulting in more profitable warehouse operations. We look forward to our new partnership with Sky-Trax, and to introducing their unique products for automated warehousing into the Canadian market."</p>

<p>The Sky-Trax Premier Partner VAR program is an opportunity for distributors, like Glenvale Technology, to expand their existing product line to include new alternative technologies, complementing their existing businesses and growing them to new levels. By expanding and differentiating their product lines, companies introduce their customers to cutting-edge solutions and position themselves as industry leaders with optical technology. This new partnership furthers Sky-Trax's reach into the Canadian marketplace and presents both companies with stronger reseller relationships and increased availability of products that are increasing in demand.</p>

<p>About Sky-Trax Inc.<br />
Sky-Trax develops revolutionary automatic data collection and inch-accurate location tracking systems for warehouse vehicles. Safety and productivity applications employing Sky-Trax's IPS technology are economical and practical to deploy, allowing warehouse professionals to substantially increase safety and improve warehouse efficiency. The results are fewer safety incidents, lower operating costs, improved inventory accuracy and greater throughput. For more information, please visit www.Sky-Trax.com.</p>

<p>About Glenvale Technology<br />
Glenvale Technology distributes state-of-the-art automation technology solutions and products from around the world to Canadian industries. The company focuses on two prime market areas: (1) Communications and Wireless Networks Products and Solutions for Industrial Process Industries and (2) Warehouse Logistics and Safety for Manufacturing & Warehousing. With 30 years plus of experience securing, selling, and supporting industrial automation products, Glenvale Technology strives to present unique leading-edge hardware and software technologies to its customers. For more information, please visit www.glenvaletechnology.com</p>


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<h3 id="a022330">JD Technologies, LLC and ThermoFab Form Strategic Relationship</h3>

<p><em>JD Technologies to use extensive field sales expertise to pursue new business applications for ThermoFab. JD Technologies, LLC, an effective field sales company and ThermoFab Inc., a US-based manufacturer of custom plastic enclosures, today announced the forming of a strategic relationship to significantly expand ThermoFab's business and services in New England and Eastern Canada.</em></p>

<p>Boston, Massachusetts (PRWEB) August 7, 2008 -- JD Technologies, LLC, an effective field sales company and ThermoFab Inc., a US-based manufacturer of custom plastic enclosures, today announced the forming of a strategic relationship to significantly expand ThermoFab's business and services in New England and Eastern Canada. </p>

<p>The relationship will allow ThermoFab to continue doing what they do very well - designing, developing and manufacturing custom thermoformed plastic enclosures - while JD Technologies, focuses on selling and building long term relationships with customers. ThermoFab has the proven capability and extensive experience to produce detailed parts that look and perform like injection-molded parts but with faster turn-around and higher quality needed for medium-volume production.</p>

<p>"As an experienced technical sales professional I am very excited to be working with a true leader in the thermoforming industry who not only understands the value of building long-term relationships with customers but has been very successful doing this time and time again" said John Knott, President of JD Technologies, LLC. "As an engineer I am very impressed with ThermoFab's proprietary manufacturing process that allows them to produce very detailed parts with a faster time to market than many other custom plastic techniques. Now our customers do not have to sacrifice detail on low to medium volume production runs."</p>

<p>"We are delighted to join forces with JD Technologies to help us expand our reach in the aerospace, medical device, and military & defense industries," said Thomas King, Jr. President of ThermoFab. "We have been very successful in growing our business to date and see this strategic partnership as an avenue for significant growth in the future. There are many industries that require custom plastic enclosures and this relationship will help us have the broadest, most consultative reach in the market.</p>

<p>About ThermoFab, Inc.</p>

<p>ThermoFab, a US based lean manufacturer head quartered in Shirley, Massachusetts, was established in 1976. Since then, ThermoFab has been an industry leader in designing and manufacturing high quality plastic thermoformed products, and services used in the medical, industrial, computer and other high technologies markets. With over 105,000 square feet of facilities in Massachusetts and Florida they have over 120 employees. Existing customers include but are not limited to GE, Teradyne, Hewlett Packard, Motorola, Dupont and Boston Dynamics. In-house services include 45 day push-pull system, dock-to-stock programs, tooling design & fabrication, custom painting and EMI / RFI shielding. For more information visit our web site at www.thermofab.com</p>

<p>About JD Technologies, LLC</p>

<p>JD Technologies LLC provides premium sales and marketing services to a group of high quality, complementary manufacturers of engineered services and products who serve the industrial, aerospace, military & defense and medical industries. They develop long term relationships with key customers who value the consultative style of selling and who wish to interface with sales professionals of high integrity. Their approach is to use proven consultative selling techniques. Consultative selling is a collaborative process that leads customers/prospects through an analysis of their current situation to a resulting improvement. For more information on JD Technologies, LLC, their products, services and their consultative selling methodology, visit www.JDTechSales.com</p>


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<h3 id="a022328">Zeus. Ready to Meet Challenges of Bioabsorbable Polymer Applications</h3>

<p><em>Armed with a rich and distinguished history in the field of polymer science, Zeus expands into extruding and customization of bioabsorbable polymers for use in demanding medical applications.</em></p>

<p>Orangeburg, SC (PRWEB) August 6, 2008 -- With a 40-year history in the design and manufacture of fluoropolymer tubing, Zeus is expanding its operations to include bioabsorbable polymers. This expansion furthers Zeus' commitment to advancing innovative concepts and ideas by making bioabsorbable polymer applications more promising for its customers.</p>

<p>Buttressed by its technical knowledge and experience with polymers and sophisticated applications, Zeus offers the most advanced bioabsorbable material processing capabilities and formulations in the industry. Zeus has the capability to process and extrude a wide range of bioabsorbable polymers for the medical device and pharmaceutical industries.</p>

<p>"Going beyond the ability to extrude these materials into high precision tubular geometries, Zeus is also able to perform full polymer characterization to provide our customers the necessary data to meet regulatory requirements," said Bruce Anneaux, Corporate Manger, Research and Development.</p>

<p>The future of the medical device industry will be greatly influenced by bioabsorbable materials. More than a component supplier, Zeus is partnering with start-up and multi-national companies to assist in the research and process development of bioabsorbable material applications.</p>

<p>"Our team of scientists and engineers continue to excel in quintessential polymer developments. Our biomaterials platform is a keystone technology targeted for the development of a wide variety of medical products for both preventive care and the treatment of disease," stated Bob Ballard, Vice President, Research and Strategic Business Development.</p>

<p>To learn more about our bioabsorbable polymers and other services, visit www.zeusinc.com.</p>

<p>About Zeus, Inc.:<br />
Zeus, Inc. is headquartered in Orangeburg, SC USA. Zeus is a world leader in the design and production of high-performance polymer tubing used in demanding applications; operating 10 facilities on seven campuses in North America, Europe, and Asia. Zeus products and services are preferred by companies in medial, automotive, electrical fluid handling and mechanical markets. For more information, visit www.zeusinc.com.</p>


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<h3 id="a022329">Boston Rack, Inc. to Become a Global Brand: Boston Rack International, Inc.</h3>

<p><em>Boston Rack, Inc., a storage system integrator company offering nationwide services of turn-key material handling systems will be providing its services on an international scale and they will be changing the company's name to Boston Rack International, Inc., announced Peter Murphy, founder and CEO. The name-change will be effective immediately.</em></p>

<p>North Easton, MA (PRWEB) August 6, 2008 -- Boston Rack, Inc., a storage system integrator company offering nationwide services of turn-key material handling systems will be providing its services on an international scale and they will be changing the company's name to Boston Rack International, Inc., announced Peter Murphy, founder and CEO. The name-change will be effective immediately. </p>

<p>Boston Rack International, Inc. expertise is providing storage solutions to industries such as Archive and Record Storage, Food and Beverage, Retail, Automotive, Third Party Logistics, Petroleum, General Warehouse and Distribution Centers, Pharmaceuticals and Government Services Administration. The company was founded in 1998 with the vision of creating a business that would provide a different kind of service from what was being provided in the United States, achieving $100 million in sales over twelve years, while expanding into global markets.</p>

<p>Ten years later, the company is on target of meeting this goal with projected sales of $60 million for 2008. Boston Rack International has become a leading nationwide storage and material handling systems integrator with offices in Massachusetts, California, Georgia, Pennsylvania, New York, and Indiana. Boston Rack International has started to introduce its services in key international markets such as Mexico, Canada, Venezuela and the Caribbean</p>

<p>Murphy's leadership and vision has led Boston Rack International, Inc. to a staggering sales growth of 400 per cent in four years. The company's competitive advantage is based in distinguishing specific industry niches and developing the strategies and tools to address their needs through the creation of a superior network in the storage industry and related fields. Boston Rack International, Inc. vital trait is its flexibility to take the required steps to enhance growth. The company has the ability to take prompt decisions and actions that will be on the client's best interest.</p>

<p>"Our company has grown because we provide our clients a complete service: we guide them throughout the process, from the designing phase to implementation, and we advise on how to improve production and distribution. Our business is not about selling storage equipment; our business is selling storage solutions. We have a skilled team of consultants with global experience that combined, speak more than 20 languages; they have multicultural backgrounds which is essential for understanding the needs of a global market. We are now in a position of becoming the Global Storage System Integrator. This vision will be tackled with the same dedication that we had when we first started Boston Rack, Inc. Our new phase as Boston Rack International, Inc. will position our company as 'your neighborhood storage supplier, with the world in our backyard'," explained Murphy.</p>

<p>Boston Rack International, Inc. is the place to find superior quality services and competitive pricing. Some of their top clients include: CVS Pharmacy, Pennzoil-Quaker State Company, Toyota, PR Supply, Iron Mountain, and KB Toys.</p>

<p>For additional information about Boston Rack International please visit: www.bostonrack.com or call at 508-230-5755.</p>


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<h3 id="a022324">For American Companies Selling to China Just Got Easier</h3>

<p><em>While U.S. businesses face sub-par economic growth at home, exports to China from the United States continue to expand at a rate of 35% a year. Makopolo, a leading on-line marketplace in China for B2B, enables American companies to successfully sell products and services directly into the China market. With the launch of Makopolo's web service for selling to China, American companies now have a convenient, affordable and targeted tool to pro-actively market and sell their products into the booming Chinese market for B2B.</em></p>

<p>San Mateo, CA (PRWEB) August 6, 2008 -- American companies of all types and sizes are beginning to target global growth markets to increase sales. The biggest of these, China, is growing at a rate of 13% this year, and is set to experience an unprecedented level of economic expansion in the years to come. But for U.S. businesses it is a market that poses significant challenges, with both the language barrier and the great distances between the two markets. </p>

<p>With Makopolo.com, a leading Chinese marketplace for B2B, American companies can now readily market and sell directly into China. With its headquarters in San Mateo California and with offices in Beijing, Makopolo is uniquely positioned to build a bridge between China and the United States, with a special focus on U.S businesses selling to China. And importantly, companies can gain direct access to the China market without the tricky business of working with off-shore vendors. Makopolo's sales and support lines operate from 9am to 5pm Pacific Standard time.</p>

<p>Makopolo will take a company's corporate and product information and translate it into Chinese. It will then post these products on to the Makopolo.cn B2B marketplace. U.S businesses get their products in Chinese on a marketplace hosted on servers located in China for maximum search engine visibility. This is important because U.S. business Web sites operate at a disadvantage: typically they are difficult to access when doing searches on Chinese search engines from within China. For American companies to successfully compete in the Chinese B2B Internet market, they need to have their products in Chinese on servers in China.</p>

<p>Makopolo has been engineered to deliver highly targeted leads. In addition to being posted onto marketplaces for B2B in China, companies get their own Web site with their logo and products, even their own Chinese URL. Leads come in as Requests for Quotes and will be translated into English as a part of a yearly service.</p>

<p>Who needs Makopolo.com? Companies that need to get their products into China: Companies that need an Internet presence directly inside this incredible market opportunity: Companies already established that need to drive more business to their Chinese distributors. With Makopolo.com American companies can get on the inside track to doing more and more business in China, now and for years to come.</p>


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<h3 id="a022323">New Web Site Brokering Business Bargains in Plastic Sheeting</h3>

<p><em>Plastic sheeting is one the 21st century's most versatile products. Meeting the growing demand in this increasingly busy market place, new brokerage site Plastic-Sheets.co.uk brings together buyers and sellers to provide the widest possible selection of materials and sheets in a range of colours, textures and sizes that is simply not available from traditional stockists.</em></p>

<p>Skelmersdale, West Lancashire (PRWEB) August 6, 2008 -- Buying from Plastic-Sheets.co.uk is simple. The site provides an easy e-commerce platform from which to search for materials based on colour and type. You then just select the product you want, add it to your online shopping basket and checkout your order. </p>

<p>Sellers are offered a complete service. They download an online form to tell the brokerage what they have for sale, their goods will appear on the site's searchable products list, where they can be found by material type and colour, price and quantity. The more information sellers give, the easier it will be for prospective buyers to choose the sheeting they are looking for.</p>

<p>When a buyer enquires or orders the material, Plastic-Sheets.co.uk contacts the seller to confirm that it is still available and e-mails an advice note with the order detail. The brokerage will then collect the order and deliver it to the buyer, collect the money and pay the seller.</p>

<p>Sellers often find their goods are wanted in some surprising places after they appear for sale on Plastic-Sheets.co.uk</p>

<p>ABS sheet has high-impact strength and is ideal for thermoforming, even modelling and designers making prototypes. It comes in Pinseal, Smooth, leathergrain and other finishes, including acrylic capped variants. This great material for vacuum forming can be sawn, routed, glued and heat formed.</p>

<p>Plastic-sheets are also the sole distributor of Bright Film laminated thick sheet ABS. A stunning material producing a durable, formable alternative to chrome plating, suitable for exterior use.</p>

<p>High Impact Polystyrene is widely used in the Point of Sale and advertising industries. It is also found extensively in uses as diverse as sanitary ware and shopfitting. Like ABS it is good for vacuum forming, trimming, printing and fabrication.</p>

<p>Plastic sheets provide windows for some modern structures. No other product offers better light transmission, not even glass. Clear Perspex acrylic sheet transmits 92% of all visible light and standard Perspex acrylic sheet is 5 times stronger than window glass - and it's half the weight.</p>

<p>Polycarbonate sheets also deliver the transparency of glass and are 250 times more resistant to impact, making the panes virtually unbreakable.</p>

<p>PETG sheet - a thermoplastic polyester - has a very high impact strength and can also be thermoformed or vacuum formed. It has a high transparency and maintains exceptional clarity during fabrication, heating and vacuum forming. PETG sheet can be cut, routed, welded, drilled, die-punched, bent cold or hot and is ideal for printing and welding. PETG can be readily vacuum and pressure-formed as well as heat bent and it can be silk screened using a variety of inks.</p>

<p>There are many more types with many more uses. The amazing variety of plastics brokered at Plastic-Sheets.co.uk can end up formed and fashioned as anything from the furniture in your home and the window panes in your greenhouse, to most of the non-metal component parts in the car you drive.</p>

<p>These most versatile of materials, plastics are both long-lasting and eminently recyclable. Environmental responsibility is a central value for the team at Plastic-Sheets.co.uk. Use of the brokerage service helps businesses to save resources, minimise energy use and reduce wastage. There are no minimum quantity requirements for users of the Web site - everyone is welcome to do business and the complete service is available for businesses to sell or buy as little or as much as they need.</p>

<p>Plastic-Sheets.co.uk is one of a kind: the only fully fledged e-commerce brokerage site that any business will ever need to both source and sell plastic sheets.</p>


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<h3 id="a022327">Magnalight.com Offers New Explosion Proof Lights To Protect Paint Booth Operators</h3>

<p><em>Magnalight.com introduces new OSHA approved, explosion proof "intrinsically safe" lights for paint booth operators. These lights are available on the web at Magnalight.com.</em> </p>

<p>Dallas, TX (PRWEB) August 6, 2008 -- Magnalight.com introduces new OSHA approved, explosion proof "intrinsically safe" lights for paint booth operators. These lights are available on the web at Magnalight.com. </p>

<p>OSHA requires spray paint booths be equipped with explosion proof or "intrinsically safe" lights. In fact, OSHA stipulates that lights that are safety rated by Underwriter Labs (UL) as Class 1 Division 1 are required due to the consistent presence of flammable vapors in and around paint booths. "Explosion proof lights are defined by the amount of heat and/or the potential for sparking in and around flammable vapors and dust," stated Rob Bresnahan, President of Larson Electronics. "Generally, operators of paint booths and spray booths for vehicles, equipment, cabinets and other liquid painted items are looking for a light source that is OSHA compliant, explosion proof and is effective in providing color consistent light output. On www.Magnalight.com, we have a wide range of hazardous location lights that meet the heat and spark requirements put forth by UL and required by OSHA."</p>

<p>Typically, paint booths incorporate fluorescent light fixtures, since fluorescent lights tend to have high output and consistent color. Magnalight offers explosion proof fluorescent light fixtures that are ideal for paint booth applications. Explosion proof fluorescent lights are also popular with oil rigs, derricks and other oilfield and petrochemical applications. "Customers can combine our new explosion proof pneumatic ventilator fans with a wide range of safety rated, explosion proof and hazardous locations lights for a complete solution for a spray booth or lab," Rob continued.</p>

<p>Magnalight is also working towards the release of an explosion proof LED light, containing high powered emitters that will effectively illuminate a vessel or tank, while providing a cost effective, lightweight, high powered lighting solution for broader petrochemical and shipyard applications. "A lot of the existing explosion proof lights are bulky and heavy," said Rob. "An LED light source can be bright, color consistent, lightweight, waterproof and durable. We have an extensive line of LED light bar emitters and several are undergoing certification for explosion proof safety ratings in the US and Europe."</p>

<p>Magnalight carries a wide range of portable explosion proof lighting, including tank lights, string lights, hand lamps, LED flashlights and HID flashlights. Combined with a comprehensive line of remote control spotlights, vehicle lights, transformers and power supplies, Larson Electronic's Magnalight is a solution center for manufacturing, industrial, petrochemical and oilfield operators worldwide. You can learn more about Larson Electronics at www.magnalight.com or by calling toll fee, 1-800-369-6671.</p>


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<h3 id="a022326">IVT and Siris Media Introduce "Video Webcast Production Studio in a Box"</h3>

<p><em>Joint offering is the only comprehensive portable desktop solution for creating, editing and distributing professional studio-quality video webcasts.</em> </p>

<p>Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) August 6, 2008 -- IVT, which transforms the reach and impact of companies' communications with an industrial-strength suite of enterprise rich media webcasting software products, and Siris Media, a professional digital media services and technology provider, today announced a portable solution that allows organizations to initiate and expand their use of professional-quality video presentations. </p>

<p>The IVT / Siris Media offering is a portable video production studio with built-in rich media webcasting software. To date, when a company or department wanted to use production-quality rich media for communications and training, the organization needed to invest tens of thousands of dollars to create a full production studio with video, lighting and audio equipment, plus acquire specialized webcasting software, or they had to rent expensive outsourced webcasting services that limited control over the creation, editing and distribution of each video presentation. Now, through the combination of IVT's software and Siris Media's hardware, their new 'webcasting studio in a box' solution is so easy to use that any person can simply start recording a video webcast that looks every bit as professional as something created at an expensive dedicated facility.</p>

<p>"The IVT and Siris Media portable video webcasting solution provides all the necessary software and hardware tools for enterprise users to immediately record, edit, publish, share and track studio-quality video webcasts and podcasts," said Phillip Whalen, IVT's president and CEO. "Through our partnership with Siris Media, we continue to expand our leadership position in the rich media industry by offering enterprise customers around the world with innovative webcasting products that enable them to meet their diverse video communications needs. We have combined the most comprehensive portable production studio with the easiest to use, industrial-strength webcasting software to offer a new, unique way of recording webcasts for customers who want studio-quality presentations at lower costs."</p>

<p>The IVT/Siris Media offering is an ideal webcasting option for companies that do not have the resources or need to invest in a full production studio. Users need only plug the appliance into an internet connection and sit down in front of the integrated camera and teleprompter to instantly begin creating and distributing high quality video presentations from a conference room or even their own office. Each webcast can automatically incorporate synchronized PowerPoint slides, surveys, author Q&As, search capabilities and in-depth viewing reports that detail audience behavior.</p>

<p>"This solution is powered by software and hardware designed to be easy for both first-time and experienced webcasters, and yet it is available for approximately one-tenth the cost of a professionally built in-house studio or ten days with a production crew," said Jon Emerson, president and CEO of Siris Media. "Our customers have reported as much as 100 percent or more return on investment (ROI) in a single quarter, from creating and distributing three to five studio-quality webcasts each month."</p>

<p>The IVT / Siris solution includes:</p>

<p>    * IVT Studio™ - a self-service software system that allows even novice users within an organization to create webcasts and podcasts. IVT Studio easily captures and synchronizes video, audio, PowerPoint and other rich media, creating instantaneous professional webcasts with minimal training. Users have the ability to re-record individual sections at the push of a button, and can incorporate interactive quizzes and Q&As with advanced viewer statistics that let users know who watched what and when.<br />
    * Siris Studio Pro™ - an entire production studio in one portable, compact, easy to use unit, Studio Pro integrates a professional camera, microphone and three-point lighting with an integrated computer and a built-in heads-up display. Users can direct the appliance with a keyboard, mouse or a hand-held remote control which allows users to zoom in or out while sitting in front of the camera. Studio Pro also enables the use of external sources or recording devices, a DVD/RW and an integrated multicard reader. </p>

<p>"Webcasting solutions that make it easier to capture, produce and distribute video presentations are instrumental in expanding video usage throughout the Fortune 1000 that are increasingly embracing this form of communication for day-to-day business operations," said Steve Vonder Haar, research director with market consulting firm Interactive Media Strategies.</p>

<p>"The combination of technologies from IVT and Siris helps to address some of the common hurdles to corporate adoption of online video communications," Vonder Haar said. "Siris' offering helps companies create video that makes a company's presenters look good while the easy-to-use IVT Studio takes the video and packages it for on-screen presentations tuned specifically for use in the corporate setting."</p>

<p>As part of the partnership, all new Siris Studio Pro customers are now receiving an integrated version of IVT Studio. Users can create video presentations immediately and can then opt to extend their IVT Studio subscriptions. Pricing for the joint solution starts at $24,900.</p>

<p>About Siris Media (http://www.sirismedia.com):<br />
Siris Media provides a broad range of digital media production services in addition to unique hardware that enables the self-service production of professional digital media. Siris Media's Studios are used by some of the worlds leading companies to enable the timely capture and distribution of critical corporate knowledge by enabling anyone in the enterprise to produce professional media on their own. Siris Studios quickly become a must have corporate communications tool and a key component of any strategic communications plan. Siris Media also provides a broad range of digital media design and production services for the enterprise - from marketing and sales demos, to presentations, executive communications and corporate training. Technology and services from Siris Media enable the enterprise to disseminate critical knowledge in a timely and effective manner.</p>

<p>About IVT (http://www.ivtweb.com/):<br />
IVT transforms the reach and impact of companies' communications. IVT's industrial-strength suite of reliable rich media webcasting software products is changing how people present, distribute and absorb ideas and information. From easy, self-service desktop applications to complete corporate webcasting solutions, IVT's products are powered by the world's most advanced, patented rich media publishing engine. Using video, PowerPoint and interactive elements, IVT's product suite allows companies of all sizes to create and share both live and pre-recorded communications. Webcasts and podcasts created with IVT software are providing content creators with immediate, detailed insight into audience behavior and message comprehension, closing the loop on modern communications. IVT is making meetings, training, communications and customer service efforts more effective, while increasing information retention and simultaneously cutting costs. IVT's products are available both in a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) model and a behind-the-firewall, enterprise model.</p>

<p>For general inquiries and additional product information, please go to www.ivtweb.com or contact info @ ivtweb.com.</p>


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<h3 id="a022325">Purolator USA Opens Full-Service Freight Processing Center in Philadelphia</h3>

<p><em>Purolator USA has announced the opening of a new regional processing facility in King of Prussia, PA. Purolator USA is a leading provider of cross border transportation logistics, and manages the seamless movement of goods across both sides of the Canadian border. The company has operations in both Canada and the United States and provides access to established and extensive distribution networks throughout each country. In addition to its cross border expertise, Purolator USA offers delivery options within the U.S. for small and express packages.</em></p>

<p>Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB) August 6, 2008 -- Purolator USA, the small-package and freight forwarding subsidiary of Canada's largest integrated distribution services company, has announced the opening of a new regional processing facility in King of Prussia, PA. The new facility services businesses located in Philadelphia, southern and central New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware and Virginia that ship regularly to Canada and within the United States. </p>

<p>"Businesses in this region are really clamoring for alternatives when it comes to transporting goods between the United States and Canada," branch manager Frank Jacketti explains. "The shaky U.S. economy, combined with skyrocketing fuel and transportation costs have caused many companies to rethink their business practices. Just because a business has 'always' done things one way doesn't meant there isn't a better, possibly less expensive way to get the job done. Purolator USA offers businesses choices that can help manage those costs." </p>

<p>Purolator USA offers customers unmatched experience and expertise in cross border logistics, and can ensure the seamless movement of goods across both sides of the Canadian border. The company has operations in both Canada and the United States and provides access to established and extensive distribution networks throughout each country. Through its Purolator Trade Solutions service, Purolator USA provides access to cross border trade specialists, who can easily navigate U.S./Canadian customs regulations and procedures.</p>

<p>Purolator USA also offers small package and express delivery services within the United States. "We recently added the domestic service option, and it has already proven to be superior to services offered by our competitors," says Jacketti.</p>

<p>In addition to its experience in cross border transportation logistics, Purolator USA is recognized for its commitment to customer service. Every Purolator USA customer is assigned a specific service representative, who ensures that each account's unique needs are addressed, and who is on call should a problem arise or a change need to be made to a logistics plan.</p>

<p>This individualized approach is well suited for the mid-Atlantic region, where cross border trade between Canada and the states of Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Jersey is at an all-time high. During 2006, more than $26 billion in goods traveled between Canada and these states.</p>

<p>Purolator USA doubled the size of its U.S. office network during the past 12 months, with branches or gateways now operating in Los Angeles, Seattle, Chicago, Detroit, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Philadelphia, Raleigh/Durham, Buffalo and Newburgh, NY.</p>

<p>For more information about Purolator USA, please visit www.purolatorusa.com.</p>


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<h3 id="a022322">Growth in RFID and GPS Integration Market Spurs Expansion of AppLocation Management Team - AppLocation Appoints CEO</h3>

<p><em>Gary Hartwig, President and co-founder, AppLocation Systems Inc., the developer of MOBILEFusion ™, announced today that Harry Mercer has joined the company as chief executive officer (CEO) effective immediately</em></p>

<p>Victoria, BC, Canada (PRWEB) August 6, 2008 -- Gary Hartwig, President and co-founder, AppLocation Systems Inc., the developer of<br />
MOBILEFusion ™, announced today that Harry Mercer has joined the company as chief executive officer (CEO) effective immediately.</p>

<p>Hartwig states, "We have been through exciting times with the successful launch of MOBILEFusion™, a mobile resource management platform that integrates RFID and GPS and are staged for rapid growth. We are delighted to have Harry's breadth of experience to guide us through expansion." </p>

<p>Hartwig will continue to serve as AppLocation's President with a focus on operations and customer service excellence. Mercer will assume overall company  leadership and report directly to the AppLocation Board of Directors. His primary focus as CEO with AppLocation will be growth, strategy and investor relations.</p>

<p>After a successful career in progressively senior leadership positions with known innovator in the telecom and information technology sectors, NBTel (now Bell Aliant), Mercer has performed key roles in technology innovation and growth strategy development with Advantera Communications Inc., and Atreus Systems Inc., Innovatia Inc., Mariner Partners Inc., xwave and Telus.</p>

<p>Mercer concluded, "I have the highest regard for what Gary and his team have built. MOBILEFusion™ represents a key advancement in location-enabled integration for supply chain visibility and has been well received by reference clients in the market. AppLocation's first rate technology development and solutions delivery team combined with a strong client-focussed culture and commitment to client, partner and supplier relationships has been its hallmark. I look forward to building on that foundation to drive to the next performance level."</p>

<p>About AppLocation Systems Inc.:<br />
AppLocation delivers Mobile Resource Management solutions linking GPS, RFID, real-time locating system (RTLS) and location-based services(LBS) on a single platform to deliver end to end supply chain and in-transit visibility.</p>

<p>MOBILEFusion™ is a carrier grade platform that enables location sensitive solutions to link directly to telecom networks, line of business and mobile applications such as inventory, billing and order entry. The convergence of RFID, GPS and LBS requires a next generation wireless plug and play platform to drive adoption of asset location for supply chain logistics. AppLocation uses its expertise in location based services and its web-based MOBILEFusion™ platform to track assets wirelessly improving our client's logistic and supply chain business decisions on land, on water, and in the air.</p>

<p>AppLocation, and MOBILEFusion are either registered trademarks or trademarks of AppLocation Systems Inc. in Canada, the United States and/or other countries. The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.<br />
For more information:<br />
Gary Hartwig,<br />
250-220-7122<br />
info@applocation.net        <br />
www.applocation.net</p>


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<h3 id="a022321">Thunderbird Launching Class On Doing Business In India</h3>

<p><em>New online certificate program gives executives tools they need in today's changing market.</em></p>

<p>Glendale, AZ (Vocus/PRWEB ) August 6, 2008 -- In the past decade, India has emerged as a rising star in the international business community. Whether you are interested in import or export, India is a place of almost unlimited possibilities. A booming middle class and a tech-savvy work force make India an appealing market for doing business. </p>

<p>"Recent trade laws in India have been revised to allow greater investment and trade with foreign companies and other nations. As a result, an affluent middle class is growing in India, as is a burgeoning demand for foreign goods traded on opened markets," says Kishore Dash, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Global Studies. "Furthermore, as Indians come to reside in other countries, especially the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, strong international financial alliances are being formed. India's immensity promises a challenge to the imagination and a boon to the businessperson. There are gaps in the infrastructure and cultural differences to navigate, but international business professionals believe the benefits outweigh the challenges." </p>

<p>With this in mind, Thunderbird School of Global Management has launched "Doing Business in India" -- a comprehensive, online certificate program on the dynamics of Indian business. The new four-week program offers working professionals the tools and knowledge they need to work effectively within India's business, political and cultural environment.</p>

<p>"Successful navigation of India's business environment requires a deeper understanding of India's CAGE -- cultural, administrative, geographic, and economic issues," Dash says.</p>

<p>Taught by Thunderbird's world-renowned faculty experts on India, global strategy, marketing, cross-cultural communications and cross-cultural negotiations, the program improves the global competitiveness of participants by providing them with the skills they need to build their cultural competence, create successful business partnerships, manage sustainable joint ventures and develop the strategic insight to create competitive advantage.</p>

<p>Students will learn to adapt their personal business styles to the Indian market, to overcome the most critical cultural gaps and to understand its political and economic structure and outlook.</p>

<p>The first program begins Sept. 1 with new sessions offered 12 times per year beginning the first of each month. The program comprises four components, "The Cultural NavigatorTM," which is a self-assessment tool, followed by a series of lectures discussing management issues, Indian culture and values, market segmentation and market entry. The program also includes interviews with Indian businesspeople addressing challenging topics as well as interactive case studies.</p>

<p>The Cultural Navigator is a unique web-based tool that includes a series of self-assessment exercises that allow students to discover their own cultural preferences, how they differ from their Indian counterparts and how they can adapt their individual business styles to achieve optimal effectiveness. Students receive 12 months access to the Cultural Navigator.</p>

<p>This is the second online instructor-led certificate course in Thunderbird's Doing Business in Emerging Markets Series. In 2007, Thunderbird launched Doing Business in China, and programs for Russia and Latin America are in development.</p>

<p>For more information about the program and to enroll, please call 800-605-5278 or visit http://www.ThunderbirdGlobal.com.</p>

<p>About Thunderbird:<br />
Founded in 1946, Thunderbird is the first and oldest graduate management school focused exclusively on global business. It is regarded as the world's leading institution in the education of global managers and has operations in the United States, Latin America, Asia and Europe, including Russia. Ranked No. 1 in international business by the Financial Times, U.S. News & World Report, and The Wall Street Journal/Harris Interactive 2007 Business School Survey, Thunderbird is dedicated to educating global leaders who create sustainable prosperity worldwide. The school's programs facilitate the development of the global mindset, which is critical to managing effectively in different social, economic and political environments. More than 38,000 students have graduated from Thunderbird, and its alumni live and work in more than 140 countries. For more about Thunderbird, please visit: www.thunderbird.edu.</p>

<p>Contacts:<br />
Carol Sunnucks<br />
Senior Director of Corporate Communications<br />
Thunderbird School of Global Management<br />
15249 North 59th Avenue<br />
Glendale, AZ 85306<br />
Tel: 602-978-7272<br />
Cell: 602-363-8556<br />
carol.sunnucks @ thunderbird.edu<br />
www.thunderbird.edu</p>

<p>Brian Camen<br />
Public Relations Coordinator<br />
Thunderbird School of Global Management<br />
15249 North 59th Avenue<br />
Glendale, AZ 85306<br />
Direct: 602.978.7922<br />
Fax: 602.978.7626<br />
Brian.Camen @ thunderbird.edu<br />
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<h3 id="a022320">Powerway Suite Targets Highly Audited Industries</h3>

<p><em>New Template Packs Deliver QMS Document Structure and Control for Aerospace Manufacturers, Medical Device Manufacturers, and Laboratories</em></p>

<p>Indianapolis IN (PRWEB) August 6, 2008 -- Powerway, Inc., the leading provider of product community software and services, today announced new Template Packs for the Aerospace AS9100, Medical Device ISO13485, and Laboratory ISO/IEC17025 industry standards. Powerway Template Packs automatically tailor the company's Suite 2000 product line to properly structure and organize quality management system (QMS) documentation. </p>

<p>Companies in industries governed by tough standards and regulations face a never-ending balancing act. Conformance to industry requirements has become a cost of doing business and those costs are rising, squeezing companies in competitive industries such as Aerospace, Medical Device, and Laboratory Services.</p>

<p>Leveraging Extensive Industry Standards Expertise</p>

<p>Powerway has over 20 years of experience in providing software and services to help companies address the quality standards of automotive (QS-9000/ISO-TS16949) and general (ISO9000) manufacturing. Furthering its leadership in standards-based document structure and control, Powerway is expanding its Suite 2000 product into industries that are increasingly demanding similar conformance.</p>

<p>"Suite 2000 has always been standards-driven with off-the-shelf capabilities that help companies quickly get to work on documenting and managing their QMS", said Dave Chambliss, CEO, Powerway. "Companies tell us that the stakes are increasing to be a valued member of the product communities they serve and that standards are key. We are listening and responding."</p>

<p>Powerway Suite 2000 contains a substantial number of features that make it a unique solution for the authoring, structuring, management, approval, and control of QMS documentation.</p>

<p>Making the QMS Functional and Auditable</p>

<p>"The failure to consistently control document format & structures, document references & relationships, and document change management is a common theme in QMS audits for all industries. We have focused on solving that problem.", said Brad Anderson, Content Management and Business Solutions, Powerway.</p>

<p>"Audit results reveal that companies struggle to define and maintain control over their processes and documentation. Suite 2000 delivers industry-targeted configurations that assist companies in getting their system under control quickly and effectively. Generally we see our customers experience positive auditor findings in those critical areas."</p>

<p>For more information, visit Suite 2000 Press Release</p>


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<h3 id="a022319">Industrial Nanotech, Inc. Announces Increase to Million Dollar Order for DEBA Textile Plant in Turkey</h3>

<p><em>Industrial Nanotech, Inc. (Pink Sheets:INTK), an emerging global leader in nanotechnology, today announced that the Company's Turkish Distributor, Kolorgen, Ltd. intends to replace the balance of the order for the Denizli Basma ve Boya Sanayii a.s. (DEBA) textile plant with the Company's revolutionary new patented product, EPX-4. The Company had previously announced the order as ten sea containers of Nansulate High Heat, which equated to $1,071,000.00 US in revenue to the Company. The change would increase the value of the order to Industrial Nanotech by approximately 35% due to the higher price of EPX-4.</em></p>

<p>Naples, FL (PRWEB) August 6, 2008 -- Industrial Nanotech, Inc. (Pink Sheets:INTK), an emerging global leader in nanotechnology, today announced that the Company's Turkish Distributor, Kolorgen, Ltd. intends to replace the balance of the order for the Denizli Basma ve Boya Sanayii a.s. (DEBA) textile plant with the Company's revolutionary new patented product, EPX-4. The Company had previously announced the order as ten sea containers of Nansulate High Heat, which equated to $1,071,000.00 US in revenue to the Company. The change would increase the value of the order to Industrial Nanotech by approximately 35% due to the higher price of EPX-4. </p>

<p>"The application of Nansulate High Heat at DEBA had started when the technical data for EPX-4 was released several months ago. Dr. Vedat, President of Kolorgen, Ltd. requested that we postpone shipment of the balance of the 10 containers of Nansulate High Heat he had ordered for the DEBA textile plant project while he discussed the performance qualities of the new EPX-4 product with his customer, in particular the faster cure time," stated Francesca Crolley, VP of Operations and Marketing for Industrial Nanotech, Inc. "Subsequently, Dr. Vedat requested that we send him 300 gallons of EPX-4 by expedited air freight and indicated that he will be providing a new delivery schedule for the sea containers of the EPX-4 product. The faster cure time of the EPX-4 product will allow them to complete the application ahead of schedule for this major project and the chemical and fire resistant qualities are an added valuable benefit to DEBA."</p>

<p>Nansulate(R) EPX is the Company's newest addition to their patented line of nanotechnology-based coatings which has a four year track record of providing energy and cost saving solutions for industry and homeowners worldwide. Nansulate(R) EPX-4 is a water-based epoxy system that combines superior thermal insulation with excellent corrosion protection, chemical resistance, and flame resistance, making it a unique and powerful protective coating for a wide variety of industrial and commercial plant, equipment, and building applications. The coating can be applied from 1/8" thick to several inches thick. Additional information is available at www.EPX4.com.</p>

<p>This is an update to the previously announced shipment schedule of the Company's patented Nansulate energy saving protective coatings to Kolorgen, Ltd, the Company's distributor in Turkey. The product is being applied at the Denizli Basma ve Boya Sanayii a.s. (DEBA) textile plant to reduce energy consumption and protect against corrosion of equipment in their textile facility, one of the regions largest.</p>

<p>About Nansulate(R)<br />
Nansulate(R) is the Company's patented product line of specialty coatings containing a nanotechnology based material and which are well-documented to provide the combined performance qualities of thermal insulation, corrosion prevention, and resistance to mold growth in an environmentally safe, water-based, coating formulation. The Nansulate(R) Product Line includes both industrial and residential coatings.<br />
About Industrial Nanotech Inc.<br />
Industrial Nanotech Inc. is quickly emerging as a global nanoscience solutions and research leader. The Company develops and commercializes new and innovative applications for nanotechnology. Additional information about the Company and its products can be found at their websites, (http://www.industrial-nanotech.com) and (http://www.nansulate.com).<br />
Safe Harbor Statement<br />
Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: This release includes forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, the impact of competitive products, the ability to meet customer demand, the ability to manage growth, acquisitions of technology, equipment, or human resources, the effect of economic and business conditions, and the ability to attract and retain skilled personnel. The Company is not obligated to revise or update any forward-looking statements in order to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this release.</p>

<p>SOURCE: Industrial Nanotech, Inc.</p>

<p>CONTACT:</p>

<p>For Industrial Nanotech Inc., Naples<br />
Investor Relations:<br />
The Cervelle Group, LLC<br />
Rob Karbowsky, 407-475-9966 ext. 227.<br />
rob(at)thecervellegroup.com</p>

<p>or</p>

<p>Media Inquiries:<br />
The Cervelle Group, LLC<br />
Tina Kuhn, 407-475-9966<br />
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<h3 id="a022318">SpaceSpecials.com Helps 3PLs Sell Warehouse Space and Services</h3>

<p><em>Using the power of "specials" SpaceSpecials.com is helping 3PL warehouses attract new business.</em></p>

<p>Clinton, NJ (PRWEB) August 6, 2008 -- In the logistics sector, as the 3PL warehousing space gets more crowded, the challenge for finding new customers is becoming paramount. Where does a 3PL start, when looking for customers? Especially, since customers can come in all shapes and sizes. For businesses looking for 3PL warehousing, tool of choice undoubtedly is the online search engine. </p>

<p>Sariva Enterprises has launched SpaceSpecials.com which is an online directory listing of 3PL warehouses. These are warehouses that offer services such as order fulfillment, public warehousing and contract warehousing. SpaceSpecials organizes each 3PL warehouse by the type of goods they handle, services they offer and the geographic location of the facilities.</p>

<p>SpaceSpecials.com targets wholesalers, ecommerce retailers, manufacturers and other businesses looking to outsource their order fulfillment operations.</p>

<p>SpaceSpecials.com allows warehouses to list their current space availability and also specify "specials" on warehouse space and services as and when they are made available.</p>

<p>Some examples of specials would be:</p>

<p>1. Abc warehousing is offering 10% discount on storage for the first year in their new facility in South Carolina for new signups. Call Bob at ext 122.<br />
2. Abc warehousing is offering 10% discount on all all handling charges in all their locations until Dec 2009.</p>

<p>Offering "Specials" can go a long way to attract new business and help you run your warehouse optimally.</p>

<p>Contact Information</p>

<p>Sam Singhal</p>

<p>Sam is the owner CEO of Sariva Enterprises LLC and the force behind www.SpaceSpecials.com.</p>

<p>SpaceSpecials.com is the only web portal which is designed specifically to promote specials on warehouse space and services. Our motto is that we will take you, where your customers are.</p>

<p>Sam has been offering technology based solutions to the financial and logistics industry for over 12 years. Sam can be contacted at 570-972-1277 or by email at ssinghal(at)spacespecials.com.</p>


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<h3 id="a022317">PD-LD Awarded New Patent for Latest VBG Improvement</h3>

<p><em>PD-LD awarded new patent for latest VBG improvement. Breakthrough suited for wide range of applications.</em></p>

<p>Pennington, NJ (PRWEB) August 6, 2008 -- PD-LD, Inc., the worldwide leader in Volume Bragg Grating® (VBG®) technology, was recently awarded a new U.S. patent that covers the firm's newest VBG advancement. This new patent demonstrates PD-LD's commitment to developing the important technology of VBG elements and making them suitable for an ever increasing range of applications. </p>

<p>U.S. Patent No. 7,391,703 protects an improved and simpler laser mechanism, according to Dr. Boris Volodin, creator of the patent and PD-LD's Director of Research and Development. "This unique finding allows us to create a new class of product that we think will be very desirable for the wide range of clients already utilizing our products for test equipment, spectroscopy, and other applications where high volumes of VBG's will be needed," said Volodin. "There are also various laboratory and military applications yet to be explored, as we move this technology beyond the concept phase."</p>

<p>"This method is an important advancement of the VBG element because it gives us the opportunity to increase the clear aperture of the recording, allowing for a larger tuning range of the wavelength, and more efficiency," said Dr. Vladimir Ban, PD-LD President and CEO.</p>

<p>Dr. Ban also emphasized the firm's willingness to customize this technology to suit customer needs. "PD-LD has introduced many new technologies to the marketplace, but our effort to collaborate with consumers and meet their unique demands truly sets us apart from others," he noted.</p>

<p>More information about U.S. Patent No. 7,391,703 and PD-LD's wide range of products, services and patents can be found on the company's website, www.pdld.com.</p>

<p>About PD-LD:<br />
PD-LD, Inc., a photonic packaging company, headquartered in Pennington, N.J. is a U.S. manufacturer and assembler of pigtailed or receptacle mounted fiber coupled laser diodes, LED's, Detectors, high power pulsed lasers and bi-directional devices for the optical communications, test equipment and medical industries. Named one the fastest growing technology companies in N.J., PD-LD provides custom Volume Bragg Grating® (VBG®) elements and VBG stabilized lasers for a variety of applications including Raman Spectroscopy, High Power Lasers and Displays. For more information on PD-LD's patent protected technologies, visit www.pdld.com.</p>

<p>Contact:<br />
Tom DeBerardine<br />
PD-LD Director of Sales<br />
609-564-7913<br />
tomd @ pd-ld.com</p>


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<h3 id="a022316">BioBlend Doubles Distributor Network</h3>

<p><em>Traditional Petroleum Supply Chain Getting Much Greener With Biodegradable, Bio-based Lubricants, Oils and Greases</em> </p>

<p>Houston, TX (PRWEB) August 5, 2008 -- BioBlend Renewable Resources, a leading manufacturer and marketer of bio-based lubricants, today announced that it has met the first milestone in its goal of greening the American petroleum supply chain. With the addition of ten more participants in the nation's first Green Distribution Network for bio-based and biodegradable products, BioBlend has doubled in its market coverage in the last six months. </p>

<p>The newest members on the BioBlend distributor roster are Sampson-Bladen in North Carolina, Wilcox and Flegel and Snider Petroleum, which are both based in Washington, and Windward Petroleum, headquartered in New Hampshire. They join other major distributors including SHOCO Oil, Suburban Oil, J. B. Dewar, Mid-Town Petroleum, Haycock Petroleum, and Dennis K. Burke, Inc. Currently BioBlend has distributors in 24 states with plans to cover the US in the next 12 months. BioBlend also recently made its first international sale to South America and has international expansion plans underway.</p>

<p>BioBlend president Sam Burkett is encouraged by the rate at which traditional petroleum distributors have come onboard. "They're seeing BioBlend as a natural expansion of their petroleum product lines," says Burkett. "And most importantly, they're getting the products into the hands of their customers which is where the high performance and environmental benefits are recognized."</p>

<p>Distributors say the environmental benefits of BioBlend bio lubricants make them a natural fit in today's economy. One of BioBlend's early adopters, Dennis K. Burke, Inc. is headquartered in Boston-Cambridge, an area known for environmental consciousness. In 1996 Burke became the first retail distributor of biodiesel in the state of Massachusetts and this year became the first in the state to offer E85, which is fuel that is 85% ethanol. "The BioBlend line was a natural fit for us," says Ted Burke, the company's president. "We've always been on the leading edge of alternative fuels and green engineering. The BioBlend line just works perfectly with our traditional distribution patterns and with our company's philosophy."</p>

<p>For Samson Bladen Oil in Clinton, NC., BioBlend products capture a rapidly growing niche market. "The demand was there," says Fred Jensen, General Manager of the Lubricants Division. "But nobody in our area was carrying these types of products. Our customers with elevator installations were immediately converted to BioBlend's hydraulic oil because it's biodegradable in 28 days. We've been very impressed with the rust-penetrating oil and the 2-cycle oil also. And our customers like the fact that BioBlend products are American made."</p>

<p>The BioBlend product line includes oils, greases and bio-based lubricants, hydraulic and metal working fluids and specialty products including aerosols formulated from environmentally responsible chemistries produced from renewable resources. The products, which can replace petroleum-based lubricants, support those companies which have made renewable and sustainable corporate environmental commitments. Moving to biodegradable products is increasingly seen as good risk management strategy for corporate America in reducing the hazards to employees and the liability and expense of petroleum cleanup and reclamation.<br />
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About BioBlend:<br />
BioBlend is the leading manufacturer and marketer of high performance, bio-based lubricants, oils and greases. The company's advanced lubricant products provide a renewable alternative to petroleum based lubricants while delivering superior lubricity and excellent performance and protection characteristics. BioBlend markets its biodegradable products, and supports environmentally responsible local sourcing and sustainability efforts, through a network of highly qualified lubricant distributors. BioBlend's products are cost competitive with traditional lubrication products and include industrial lubricants, food grade lubricants, aerosols and a growing offering of specialty and custom formulations. Find out more or locate a local distributor near you at www.bioblend.com.</p>


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<h3 id="a022311">Soundwin--the Outstanding VoIP Solution Provider Presents the Advanced VPN Devices</h3>

<p><em>Founded in 2004 by four entrepreneurs, Soundwin with strong R&D team and reliable marketing policy/services, profoundly innovates itself in telecommuting products, inclining to stretch its arms over international markets.</em></p>

<p>(PRWEB) August 5, 2008 -- According to its enterprise philosophy, Soundwin Network Inc., whose factory is well-equipped for 1,000,000 sq.m, is highly capable of mass production of hundreds of products like IP PBX, GSM Gateway, VoIP access devices, VPN Gateway, WiFi ATA, VPN, GSM phone, Analog Line SIP Proxy Server and so on. These telecommuting devices by Soundwin are all high-level quality and design with multi-function to offer buyers a new experience. </p>

<p>In spite of the changeable and competitive market nowadays, Soundwin insistently makes the effort and takes time to install many advanced technology & testing equipment like smart-bit and Agilent's VoIP Testing Hammer NXT to maintain its production reliability and stability. Honorably approved by ISO 9001, FCC with Part 15 & Part 68, and CE, Soundwin's VoIP access devices are highly recommended by customers from North America, Europe, China, and Southeast Asia, etc.</p>

<p>In order to export to more foreign countries and set up the partnership with more clients, Soundwin receives mass procurement for its VoIP devices as well as customized order purchasing. Thus, with this flexible marketing policy and management, Soundwin utilizes the most advanced R&D skills of IP Telephony, that contains superior voice quality, enabling it to play an important role in the global VoIP products market.</p>

<p>In addition to sustaining an array of proprietary technologies that have won Soundwin acclaim from all quarters around the world, Soundwin has also become one of the world's few vendors able to integrate H.323 / v2 / v3 / v4, SIP (RFC3261), voice coding, voice signal protocols and routing technologies in its product offerings. The VoIP solution for Modular VoIP Gateway & Caller ID is one of the typical example for Soundwin's integrated services.</p>

<p>--The Main Devices in Soundwin<br />
IP PBX, an Analog Telephone Adaptor, is well-designed with two telephone jacks to connect both the existing phone and fax machine. Each phone jack is able to operate independently with separate phone numbers. With this appropriate Internet telephone devices, customers will get clear telephone reception and reliable fax connections, and all while using the Internet for normal data operations.</p>

<p>Mentioning the appropriate telecommuting devices, the VoIP Manufacturer - 16 Port Caller ID VoIP Gateway certainly cannot be missed. The S1600 / S2400 Series of VoIP Gateway is fully SIP and with H.323 standard compliant high density gateway that provides a total solution for integrating voice-data network and PSTN. Due to its echo cancellation of G.165/G168, this VoIP Gateway absolutely presents users good voice quality, leading users pleased to use.    </p>

<p>Another major product of Soundwin is VPN Gateway, which is supported by protocol PPTP / L2PT / IP sec. The N200 / WN200 series of the VPN devices are highly-performed to provide up to 32 simultaneous VPN tunnels for branch-office linking or telecommuters. With total security and voice cost-effective solution, the VPN Gateway can provide buyers not only individual users but governmental and industrial customers in fair low price with good quality.</p>

<p>For the coming future, Soundwin will pay more attention to integrated modern techniques with delicate design into the brand new production line, trying to impress worldwide clients with its advanced devices, never stopping innovating itself for daily production.</p>


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<h3 id="a022315">New York-Based Sanders Law Firm Files Five Product Liability Lawsuits Against Pfizer on Behalf of Chantix™ Plaintiffs</h3>

<p><em>Leading personal injury law firm representing families of individuals who suffered from suicidal thoughts and erratic behavior while taking popular smoking cessation drug</em> </p>

<p>Mineola, N.Y. (Lexis Nexis/PRWEB ) August 5, 2008 - Marc Grossman, senior partner of leading national personal injury law firm Sanders Viener Grossman LLP, today announced that he has filed five separate product liability lawsuits against Pfizer, Inc., manufacturer of the hugely popular Chantix smoking cessation drug. </p>

<p>The lawsuits (Cases 110517/08, 110518/08, 110519/08, 110520/08 and 110561/08) were filed in the Supreme Court of New York, New York County, and claim that each of the plaintiffs either committed or attempted suicide while suffering from neuropsychiatric side effects that resulted from taking Chantix.</p>

<p>Chantix has been prescribed to more than 6 million people worldwide since its launch in August 2006 and has been approved for use in more than 70 countries as a drug to assist adults who want to quit smoking. However, recent studies have shown that Chantix may cause serious adverse side effects, such as suicidal thoughts and erratic behavior.</p>

<p>Earlier this year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an alert "to highlight important revisions to the warnings and precautions sections of the prescribing information for Chantix regarding serious neuropsychiatric symptoms."</p>

<p>"We've been investigating claims regarding Chantix ever since the FDA's initial communications about reported side effects, so our firm was well-prepared to vigorously represent our clients when we were contacted by their families," said Grossman. "For those familiar with this year's Tony Award-winning play, 'August: Osage County,' which has sparked debate about the risks of suicide and dysfunction stemming from prescription drug use, the fact that we are filing these actions on the eve of August 1st is a tragic illustration of life imitating art."</p>

<p>The filing of the Chantix lawsuits continues an extremely active year for Sanders Viener Grossman, in which the firm has secured a series of large settlements on behalf of its clients. The firm recently recovered large settlements for approximately 300 plaintiffs involved in the Vioxx-related litigation with Merck & Co. Last month, Sanders Viener Grossman recovered $8 million in damages for its clients over a span of just eight days, including a $5 million recovery in a product liability case.</p>

<p>According to Grossman, the firm has extensive experience with defective drug litigation and can provide Chantix victims with free consultations and case reviews to make sure their legal rights are protected.</p>

<p>For more information about Sanders Viener Grossman LLP, please visit www.thesandersfirm.com or call 1.800.FAIRPLAY.</p>


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<h3 id="a022314">Atlas Copco to Acquire Industrial Power Sales, Inc.</h3>

<p><em>Atlas Copco Tools & Assembly Systems LLC has entered into an agreement to acquire privately-held Industrial Power Sales, Inc. of Raleigh, NC. This acquisition brings Atlas Copco Tools & Assembly Systems closer to its customers in the southeastern region of the United States.</em> </p>

<p>(PRWEB) August 5, 2008 -- Industrial Power Sales is currently a distributor of tools, assembly systems and material handling equipment and has represented Atlas Copco Tools & Assembly Systems for 28 years. The company is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina and employs 61 people in the southeastern United States. </p>

<p>Industrial Power Sales has based their growth and success on the strength of customer support and providing superior products and service. The employees of IPS will become part of the Atlas Copco Tools and Assembly Systems team to increase the focus more directly on customers in this region. The office in Raleigh will continue to provide a high level of support to customers in this region and the service facility located in Birmingham, Alabama will join the Atlas Copco Tools Service team.</p>

<p>"The acquisition will give Atlas Copco better geographical coverage, allowing us to meet the needs of our global and regional customers. In addition, Industrial Power Sales employees have a great deal of valuable knowledge and experience, which complements that of our own people," says Mats Rahmstrom, President Atlas Copco Industrial Technique.</p>

<p>The company has been a distributor of Atlas Copco's products in Virginia, North and South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi. The North American Tools and Assembly Systems team will add up to 250 employees after the acquisition.</p>

<p>Atlas Copco is a world leading provider of industrial productivity solutions. The products and services range from compressed air and gas equipment, generators, construction and mining equipment, industrial tools and assembly systems, to related aftermarket and rental. In close cooperation with customers and business partners, and with more than 135 years of experience, Atlas Copco innovates for superior productivity. Headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, the Group's global reach spans more than 160 markets. In 2007, Atlas Copco had 33 000 employees and revenues of $9.3 BUSD. More information is available at www.atlascopco.com</p>

<p>Atlas Copco's Tools & Assembly Systems business area develops, manufactures and markets industrial power tools, assembly systems, aftermarket products, software and service. It innovates for superior productivity for applications in the automotive and aerospace industry, general industrial manufacturing and maintenance, and vehicle service worldwide. Principal product development and main manufacturing units are in Sweden, Great Britain, France. More information is available at www.atlascopco.us</p>


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<h3 id="a022313">Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition Company, LLC Reports its Second Quarter 2008 Results</h3>

<p><em>Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition Company, LLC (HBAC) reported increased orders, improved sales and higher earnings during the three months ending June 29, 2008 as compared to the same period in 2007.</em> </p>

<p>Wichita, Kan. (Vocus/PRWEB ) August 5, 2008 - Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition Company, LLC (HBAC) reported increased orders, improved sales and higher earnings during the three months ending June 29, 2008 as compared to the same period in 2007.</p>

<p>Net bookings for the three months ending June 29, 2008 totaled $1.7 billion. The continued strength in new order activity resulted in a new record backlog of $7.4 billion at the end of the second quarter of 2008.</p>

<p>Net sales for the three months ending June 29, 2008 were $1,028.7 million. During the quarter, the Company delivered 129 business and general aviation aircraft consisting of 50 jet, 50 turbo-prop and 29 piston aircraft. On June 18, 2008, HBAC delivered the first Hawker 4000, its flagship aircraft; a super-midsize business jet utilizing advanced composite construction. Second quarter 2008 sales increased by $327.6 million, compared to the second quarter of 2007, primarily due to the increase in aircraft deliveries.</p>

<p>During the three months ending June 29, 2008, the Company recorded operating income of $86.4 million, compared to an operating loss of $36.6 million during the second quarter of 2007. The increase in business and general aviation aircraft deliveries, sales growth in the customer support segment and $59.9 million in non-cash and non-recurring charges incurred during the second quarter of 2007 in accordance with purchase accounting as a result of the acquisition of the business from Raytheon Company, all contributed to the improvement in operating income performance. Partially offsetting these impacts was a $16.3 million charge associated with specific early-production Hawker 4000 units recorded during the second quarter of 2008. This charge resulted from an increase in the cost to conform the early aircraft to the final type design and higher than expected initial production costs.</p>

<p>Operating cash flow consumed during the six months ending June 29, 2008 was $59.2 million. The ramp-up in production rates along with the typical timing difference between aircraft deliveries and a more linear aircraft production schedule throughout the year, resulted in the operating cash consumption during this period.</p>

<p>"The strong global demand for Hawker Beechcraft aircraft and services is evidenced by our fifth consecutive quarter of record setting backlog," said Jim Schuster, chairman and CEO of Hawker Beechcraft Corporation. "Our investment in expanding our worldwide footprint with people and facilities is paying off."</p>

<p>Financial and other information for the three months ending June 29, 2008 is available on the Company's Web site at www.hawkerbeechcraft.com. An earnings call will be held on Wednesday, August 13, 2008 at 9:00 am CDT.</p>

<p>Earnings Conference Call:<br />
HBAC's earnings results conference call for the three months ending June 29, 2008 will be held Wednesday, August 13, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. CDT. To attend, please register at https://cossprereg.btci.com/prereg/key.process?key=PRVYWCFBD.</p>

<p>Once you have registered, you will be provided with the information you need to join the conference call, including dial-in numbers and pass codes. A recording of the earnings call will be posted to the Company's Web site on the afternoon of August 13, 2008 and will remain available for 45 days.</p>

<p>Hawker Beechcraft Corporation is a world-leading manufacturer of business, special-mission and trainer aircraft - designing, marketing and supporting aviation products and services for businesses, governments and individuals worldwide. The company's headquarters and major facilities are located in Wichita, Kan., with operations in Salina, Kan.; Little Rock, Ark.; Chester, England, U.K.; and Chihuahua, Mexico. The company leads the industry with a global network of more than 100 factory-owned and authorized service centers. For more information, visit www.hawkerbeechcraft.com.</p>

<p><br />
This release may contain "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. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, including statements that address activities, events or developments that we or our management intend, expect, project, believe or anticipate will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on management's assumptions and assessments in light of past experience and trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other relevant factors. They are not guarantees of future performance, and actual results may differ significantly from those envisaged by our forward-looking statements. Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described or implied in the forward-looking statements are general business and economic conditions, production delays resulting from lack of regulatory certifications and other factors, competition in our existing and future markets, lack of market acceptance of our products and services, the substantial leverage and debt service resulting from our indebtedness, loss or retirement of key executives and other risks disclosed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.</p>

<p>Press contact:<br />
Investor Relations contact:<br />
Andrew Broom<br />
+1.316.676.8674<br />
andrew_broom(at)hawkerbeechcraft.com<br />
www.hawkerbeechcraft.com</p>

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<h3 id="a022312">Aviation Director Joins Board of Washington D.C. Based Association</h3>

<p><em>With 20 percent membership growth in the last 12 months, the Aviation Suppliers Associations (ASA), knowledge base is at it's strongest point in history and expansion into Asia has the association on track to exceed 2008 goals. "I'm delighted about this appointment and appreciate the significant value that ASA brings to the industry and its more than 330 member companies," adds Bob Hogan, Director of Commercial Serviceable Assets and Customer Solutions, part of Pratt & Whitney's Global Service Partners network.</em> </p>

<p>Washington, D.C. (PRWEB) August 5, 2008 -- Today, the Aviation Suppliers Association (ASA), representing more than 330 global member companies that purchase and distribute aircraft parts world-wide, appoints Robert (Bob) V. Hogan from Pratt & Whitney to its Board of Directors. </p>

<p>"Successful associations exceed their goals through strong leadership, solid vision, and direction," states Michele Dickstein, President of ASA. "That is why we are pleased to have Bob join the Board and further drive ASA's efforts to build on our global association that positively impacts the aviation industry day in and day out. In addition to his strategic thought leadership, Bob brings more than three decades' worth of aviation operations, marketing, and financial experience to the Board that will help us further promote safety, regulatory compliance, and ethical business practices across industry."</p>

<p>With 20 percent membership growth in the last 12 months, ASA's knowledge base is at it's strongest point in history and expansion into Asia has the association on track to exceed 2008 goals. "I'm delighted about this appointment and appreciate the significant value that ASA brings to the industry and its more than 330 member companies," adds Bob Hogan, Director of Commercial Serviceable Assets and Customer Solutions, part of Pratt & Whitney's Global Service Partners network. "Through establishing operating standards, relevant training and a robust accreditation program (ASA-100), the ASA guides member companies to consistently operate to the highest safety and ethical standards."</p>

<p>About Pratt & Whitney:<br />
Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners is a total service provider for engines made by Pratt & Whitney, International Aero Engines, General Electric, Rolls-Royce and CFMI. In addition to engine overhaul and repair services, GSP provides customers with improved engine performance and increased asset value through a portfolio of services including line maintenance, engine monitoring and diagnostics, environmentally friendly on-wing water washes, leased engines, custom engine service programs, and new and repaired parts.</p>

<p>Pratt & Whitney is a world leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines, space propulsion systems and industrial gas turbines. United Technologies, based in Hartford, Conn., is a diversified company providing high technology products and services to the global aerospace and commercial building industries.</p>

<p>To learn more about Pratt & Whitney please visit their web site at: www.pw.utc.com.</p>

<p>About the Aviation Suppliers Association:<br />
The Aviation Suppliers Association (ASA), based in Washington, D.C., is a not-for-profit trade association, representing more than 330 global member companies that purchase and distribute aircraft parts world-wide. With approximately 140 years combined aviation leadership experience, ASA's Board of Directors and Corporate Officers focus the organizations energies on regulatory and legal matters such as safety, federal compliance, and ethical business practices that impact the aviation parts supply industry. As a result of the groups auditing capabilities, over 240 companies have received global accreditation since 1996.</p>

<p>ASA also recognizes outstanding industry leadership and commitment with its annual Edward J. Glueckler Lifetime Achievement award. Member companies include: distributors, suppliers, surplus sales organizations, repair stations, manufacturers, air carriers and other companies that provide services to the aviation parts supply industry. In addition, ASA has been recognized by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for Database Management, Industry Voluntary Accreditations, and contributes to House and Senate proceedings with an aviation focus. ASA has also been featured in Aviation Maintenance, Aircraft Technology Engineering & Maintenance, Overhaul & Maintenance, SpeedNews, and USA Today, along with other business journals and leading industry publications. Most recently, the organization participated in and supported the Aircraft Fleet Recycling Association (AFRA) aircraft disassembly exhibit showcased this July at the 2008 Farnborough Air Show held in the United Kingdom.</p>

<p>To learn more about ASA, their accreditation program, and the annual conference scheduled for July of 2009 which is sponsored by Boeing, M&M Aerospace, Integrated Logistics Services (ILS), and many other key aviation companies please visit their web site at: www.aviationsuppliers.org.</p>

<p>CONTACT INFORMATION:</p>

<p>Michele Dickstein, President<br />
Aviation Suppliers Association<br />
V: 202.347.6899<br />
F: 202.347.6894<br />
Website: www.aviationsuppliers.org</p>

<p>Kelly A. Isley, Partner<br />
Corcoran Associates<br />
Business Advisors & Public Relations<br />
V: 480.814.7471<br />
F: 480.905.0812<br />
Website: www.corcoranassoc.biz</p>


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<h3 id="a022310">Pendaflex® Shows Environmental Leadership with SFI® Fiber Sourcing Certification - Making the Green Choice That Makes the Difference</h3>

<p><em>As a part of a broad commitment to corporate social responsibility, Pendaflex, one of the world's premier manufacturers of organizational solutions, announced today that it has achieved Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI Inc.) fiber sourcing certification across the United States.</em></p>

<p>Melville, NY (PRWEB) August 5, 2008 -- As a part of a broad commitment to corporate social responsibility, Pendaflex, one of the world's premier manufacturers of organizational solutions, announced today that it has achieved Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI Inc.) fiber sourcing certification across the United States. </p>

<p>"At Pendaflex, we have a strong commitment to the environment, and so do our customers," said Candie Harris, Vice President of Marketing. "SFI® fiber sourcing certification plays a critical role in our environmental policy, and empowers our customers to make an educated environmental choice about the office organization products they buy."</p>

<p>Pendaflex has a long standing commitment to the environment. In the early 1990's Pendaflex developed a line of products made from 100 % recycled papers called Earthwise®. Earthwise was the first line of filing supplies to meet or exceed the EPA's revised guidelines of 30% for post consumer and recycled content. Earthwise products are made from papers that contain 50% post consumer materials. In addition, all Pendaflex paper filing supplies contain at least 10% post consumer materials. For more than 15 years Pendaflex has stood strong on delivering products with superior performance while helping our customers make a world of difference in protecting the planet.</p>

<p>"With SFI fiber sourcing certification Pendaflex is strengthening our environmental commitment and helping our customers demonstrate their own environmental commitment," said Gary Brooks, President and CEO of Esselte Corporation. "Certification to the SFI Standard means we can meet the increasing market demand for environmentally-friendly products which is good for our business and good for our forests."</p>

<p>With 152 million acres certified across North America, SFI's certification program is one of the largest in the world, with a standard based on principles and measures that promote responsible environmental behavior and sound forest management including measures to protect water quality, biodiversity, wildlife habitat, species at risk and forests of exceptional conservation value. Fiber sourcing certification means a company has verified that at least 66% of their supply comes from a SFI certified procurement operation.</p>

<p>SFI's program stands apart from other certification programs by addressing the fact that 90 per cent of the world's forests are not certified. SFI participants must track uncertified content and promote responsible forestry by encouraging landowners to reforest areas that have been harvested, use best management practices for protecting water quality and identify and protect important habitat elements for wildlife, including imperiled and critically imperiled species and communities. For areas outside of North America, SFI participants must take measures to procure fiber from known and legal sources, complete a risk assessment to avoid illegal sources and promote conservation of biodiversity hotspots and major tropical wilderness areas as defined by Conservation International.</p>

<p>"Demand for products from responsibly-managed forests is increasing worldwide and with today's announcement, Pendaflex joins a number of companies that are demonstrating environmental commitment through certification," said SFI Inc. President and CEO Kathy Abusow. "With just 10 per cent of the world's forests certified, Pendaflex has taken a leadership role by supporting global efforts to improve forest practices."</p>

<p>About Pendaflex:<br />
Pendaflex is one of the world's premier manufacturers of organizational solutions, bringing innovation, efficiency and style to workplace and home settings. Committed to simplifying consumers' lives, Pendaflex produces a broad range of filing and organizational products, as well as provides solutions and resources through our website Pendaflex.com and Pendaflex Learning Center. Located in Melville, NY, Pendaflex is the principal U.S. brand of Esselte Corporation, a $1.2 billion office products company with subsidiaries in 27 countries and distribution in more than 120 countries. Information about Pendaflex can be found at Pendaflex.com.</p>

<p>About SFI Inc.:<br />
SFI Inc. is a 501c(3) non-profit organization and is solely responsible for maintaining, overseeing and improving the Sustainable Forestry Initiative program. SFI Inc. directs all elements of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative program including the SFI Standard, fiber sourcing requirements, chain-of-custody certification, labeling and marketing. SFI Inc. is overseen by a three-chamber Board of Directors representing social, environmental and economic sectors.<br />
For more information about the SFI program, visit SFI.</p>


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<h3 id="a022309">Experian Delivers Account Monitoring Services</h3>

<p><em>Exclusive interview featuring Experian's Dan Meder.</em></p>

<p>Denver, CO (PRWEB) August 5, 2008 -- Dan Meder Vice President of Experian's Business Information Services, recently participated in an exclusive interview with Ron Powell and the Business Intelligence Network (www.BeyeNETWORK.com). In this interview, Meder explains how Experian's Account Monitoring Service provides third-party information that enables clients to minimize risk and maximize customer relationships. </p>

<p>"Small business portfolios need to be monitored to continually assess credit worthiness. It is important to know how your relationships with individual companies are progressing, but just as important is how those companies are paying other businesses," says Meder. "Experian's Account Monitoring Service helps manage risk and maximize customer relationships by providing insight into important changes that might be occurring with a business. In addition, Experian provides resources to help small business owners better manage their credit standing with tools specifically designed to meet their needs."</p>

<p>"In today's economy, it is valuable for organizations to utilize third-party information to determine the credit worthiness of their customers," says Ron Powell, Cofounder and Editorial Director of the Business Intelligence Network. "Sometimes the information gathered within the company does not give the complete picture of the customer and outside information gives a fuller picture of the cost of doing business with that customer. Experian's Account Monitoring Service can enable good fiscal decision-making."</p>

<p>To listen to the interview, please click here.</p>

<p>The Business Intelligence Network Solution Spotlights are intuitive dialogues with innovative solution providers, and these spotlights provide a cutting-edge introduction to the new products and services of interest to the business intelligence community. The Network publishes six newsletters serving more than 115,000 readers across a wide variety of industries, making it the largest newsletter-based information source for business intelligence, performance management, data warehousing, data integration and data quality.</p>

<p>About Experian plc:<br />
Experian plc is a global leader in providing information, analytical and marketing services to organizations and consumers to help manage the risk and reward of commercial and financial decisions. Combining its unique information tools and deep understanding of individuals, markets and economies, Experian partners with organizations around the world to establish and strengthen customer relationships and provide their businesses with competitive advantage. For consumers, Experian delivers critical information that enables them to make financial and purchasing decisions with greater control and confidence. Clients include organizations from financial services, retail and catalog, telecommunications, utilities, media, insurance, automotive, leisure, e-commerce, manufacturing, property and government sectors.</p>

<p>Experian plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange (EXPN) and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 index. It has corporate headquarters in Dublin, Ireland, and operational headquarters in Costa Mesa, Calif., and Nottingham, UK. Experian employs approximately 15,500 people in 38 countries worldwide, supporting clients in more than 65 countries around the world.</p>

<p>For more information, visit Experian plc's website on www.experiangroup.com.</p>

<p>About Business Intelligence Network™:<br />
The Network's flagship site BeyeNETWORK.com leads the industry with up-to-the-minute news, newsletters, articles, executive spotlights, podcasts, expert-hosted channels and blogs. Experts include Claudia Imhoff, Bill Inmon, Craig Schiff, Colin White, David Loshin, and others. BeyeRESEARCH.com provides research and case studies from leading authors and experts in business intelligence. BeyeBLOGS.com is a business intelligence-specific community blogging site that provides an open forum about industry issues and challenges. BeyeSEARCH.com offers the first and only editor-driven directory and search engine specially built to serve this industry.</p>

<p>This press release is based upon information provided by the Company. The Business Intelligence Network does not independently verify statements made and has no obligation to update these statements after the date of release.</p>

<p>Contact:<br />
Business Intelligence Network<br />
Katie Rostermundt<br />
krostermundt @ b-eye-network.com<br />
+1-262-780-0202</p>

<p>Contact:<br />
Experian plc<br />
Roslyn Whitehurst<br />
roslyn.whitehurst @ experian.com<br />
+1-714-830-5578</p>


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<h3 id="a022308">Economy Impacts Small Businesses</h3>

<p><em>As the economy continues to slide down there are many casualties, some of which come from the small business sector. There are solutions and opportunities to 'beat' the downturn according David T. Banfield, President of The Interface Financial Group.</em></p>

<p>Irvine, CA (PRWEB) August 5, 2008 -- David Banfield, President of The Interface Financial Group, commented that all is not bleak on the small business scene. His comments came with the announcement that Interface has just opened eight new offices to add to their growing 100+ office base. </p>

<p>Banfield explained that the new offices are necessary to service the increased demand for the company's unique financial service geared almost exclusively to the needs of the smaller but expanding business. He noted that "One of the main causes of business failure today is no different from the main cause 5 or 10 years ago -- lack of adequate working capital to fuel the expansion experienced by many small businesses." </p>

<p>While it is clear that numerous large organizations, Fortune 500 companies, are trimming their outlook and their work force it is also evident but not well publicized that small business owners are quietly working at expanding their operations. "This expansion is coming in the manufacturing sector but also much more noticeably in the service sector" observed Banfield, "typically a more difficult area to finance."</p>

<p>Being a victim of one's own success is a bitter pill to have to swallow especially in these economic times. The Interface Financial Group and other 'specialty' funders are bridging the gap for the small business entity, providing the much needed short term working capital to keep them alive and growing. That growth in turn translates into job creation and a healthier business environment. But as Banfield notes "Without the capital assistance it isn't going to happen and so with eight new offices located in Arizona, Texas, Illinois, Washington, Minnesota, Virginia, Iowa, and Florida, Interface at least will help in part to bridge the capital gap for small businesses".</p>


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<h3 id="a022307">Superior Lamp Inc. Wins Prestigious Torch Award from the Better Business Bureau</h3>

<p><em>Superior Lamp Inc., one of the nation's most respected distributors of heavy-duty industrial lighting products, has been awarded the prestigious Torch Award by the Better Business Bureau for Marketplace Excellence.</em></p>

<p>Mount Laurel, NJ (PRWEB) August 5, 2008 -- Superior Lamp Inc., one of the nation's most respected distributors of heavy-duty industrial lighting products, has been awarded the prestigious Torch Award by the Better Business Bureau for Marketplace Excellence. </p>

<p>Each year, the BBB bestows this honor on only two businesses and one individual in the fields of Marketplace Excellence, Advancing Marketplace Trust, and Consumer Leadership. All North American for-profit businesses that provide goods or services to retail and/or wholesale markets are eligible for this distinction and the nominees are selected in a closed nomination process which is not open to the public.</p>

<p>Superior Lamp Inc. is very proud to have been nominated and selected for this prestigious award as it exemplifies their tireless pursuit of excellence in customer service, quality excellence, environmental awareness, and energy-efficient lighting products. Since 1977, Superior Lamp Inc. has maintained the reputation as an industry leader for unparalleled quality and innovation in industrial lighting equipment across North America for their extensive line of lighting products.</p>

<p>They produce a wide range of lighting solutions in all sizes for every industrial application including fluorescent, incandescent, metal halide, mercury vapor, high-pressure sodium lighting, and lighting ballasts engineered to last fifty years and longer.</p>

<p>Every lighting product they market is designed and constructed to last eighteen times longer than standard household lighting so that their customers save money through longer-lasting lighting, reduced maintenance, and energy-efficiency. Their extensive line of lighting products includes products for heavy-duty industrial, commercial, institutional, municipal, and many other applications.</p>

<p>Superior Lamp Inc. designed, engineered, and marketed environmentally-responsible products from the company's inception as part of their ongoing efforts to help their customers reduce overhead costs and energy consumption.</p>

<p>Yet another way that Superior Lamp Inc. helps their customers trim costs is by making their products available for purchase directly from the company, which eliminates the processing costs that wholesale lighting companies must charge to stay in business.</p>

<p>For more information about Superior Lamp Inc. its extensive line of cost-efficient lighting products, and the 2008 Better Business Bureau Torch, you can visit the Superior Lamp Inc. website at http://www.superiorlampinc.com/index.htm or call the company toll-free at 800-257-8353.</p>


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<h3 id="a022304">ARMA International Selects Scott Murchison, Certified Records Manager in Atlanta, Georgia, to Present at 2008 National Conference</h3>

<p><em>Selected from hundreds of submissions, Scott Murchison, Certified Records Manager, will present an education session on "Records Issues Regarding Portable Data Storage Devices" at the 2008 ARMA International Conference and Expo</em></p>

<p>Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) August 5, 2008 -- Cadence Group®, an information and records management firm based in Atlanta, Georgia, is pleased to announce that Scott Murchison, Senior Practice Partner and Certified Records Manager (CRM), has been selected by ARMA International, the Association for Information Management Professionals, to present an education session on "Records Issues Regarding Portable Data Storage Devices" at the 2008 ARMA International Conference and Expo on October 20-23, 2008 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. </p>

<p>Murchison will facilitate a discussion of strategies, best practices and methods to counter the challenges created by the proliferation of portable data storage and transmission devices - including personal e-mail devices such as Blackberrys, PDAs, cellular phones, electronic lab notebooks and non-network laptops.</p>

<p>Even companies that think they can avoid this issue by not authorizing use of the technology can benefit from this session - because the technology is surely in use whether or not companies sanction it. The session includes tips on how to educate the work force about minimizing associated risk. Participants will have an opportunity to discuss their e-Discovery, compliance and technology concerns with a records and information management (RIM) expert.</p>

<p>"Cadence Group subscribes to and supports the policies of ARMA International, and we are proud that Scott is speaking on this strategic topic," stated Cadence Group CEO and President, Tina Baker. "Scott has a wealth of experience with records compliance and the associated technology issues. He has implemented numerous RIM programs, policies and procedures including the electronic records retention and electronic communications policies that address portable devices."</p>

<p>As the premier event in the RIM industry, ARMA '08 will draw over 4,000 professionals to the show floor where they can find, compare and evaluate the products that service their organizations. More than 200 of the industry's leading vendors will demonstrate the latest RIM products and services. The Conference also offers more than 100 popular education sessions for effectively managing information. This year the focus is on "Where the Business & Technology of Managing Records & Information Converge."</p>

<p>About ARMA:<br />
ARMA International, established in 1955, is a not-for-profit professional association and the authority on managing records and information - paper and electronic. Its approximately 11,000 members include records managers, archivists, corporate librarians, imaging specialists, legal professionals, IT managers, consultants and educators - all of whom work in a wide variety of industries, including government, legal, healthcare, financial services and petroleum in the United States, Canada and more than 30 other countries. For more information, go to http://www.arma.org.</p>

<p>About Cadence Group:<br />
Formed in 1988, Cadence Group is a women-owned and WBE-certified information and records management company headquartered in Atlanta with satellite offices in Houston, Texas and Washington, D.C. Clients range from Fortune 500 companies to large government agencies. Cadence Group serves a broad range of industries such as telecommunications, healthcare, finance, retail, manufacturing, energy, airlines, law firms, and federal and state government agencies.</p>

<p>For more information about Cadence Group, go to http://www.cadence-group.com. For information about Cadence Group's on-demand research service, go to http://www.cg-research.com.</p>


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<h3 id="a022306">American Trim Launches New Website</h3>

<p><em>American Trim launches a new customer centric website that showcases current capabilities and processes and the progressive manufacturing techniques the company is actively pursuing to propel the company and its customer base forward.</em></p>

<p>Lima, OH (PRWEB) August 5, 2008 -- Today, American Trim will publish their new, completely redesigned website. American Trim's CEO Jeffery Hawk believes that, "As a family-owned business, our success will not be a matter of chance, but of commitment to the core values that distinguish us." The new site showcases this commitment to today and tomorrow, making it clear what distinguishes American Trim from its competitors. </p>

<p>"My goal in designing our new site was to accurately display American Trim's diverse set of capabilities in a platform that was easy to navigate and contained information valuable to current and future customers," explained Nicole Busenbark, a Marketing Specialist at American Trim.</p>

<p>Readily available to customers, suppliers, and employees are current capabilities, research areas, news releases, and a variety of brochures and white papers. Also available on the website is easy to use Google® Mapping for each American Trim location in North America.</p>

<p>"The new website is another signal of our intent to be recognized as a brand that is revolutionary and on the cutting edge of new forming, finishing, and environmentally friendly alternatives to today's manufacturing processes," commented John Swigard, American Trim's Director of Marketing.</p>

<p>The site also provides information on the history of American Trim and the brand promise moving forward. To find out about American Trim or to view the new site, visit the American Trim website . Then make an appointment to come visit the design studio and gallery to see all of American Trim's unparalleled capabilities.</p>

<p>American Trim was founded in 1951 and specializes in the forming, decorating, and coating of metal and composite substrates. These core competencies are supported and enhanced by American Trim's Design, Research and Development activities ensuring the most advanced and cost effective solutions for its customer partners.</p>


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<h3 id="a022303">BLI Honors Konica Minolta with Two Pick of the Year Awards</h3>

<p><em>Leading independent office-equipment testing lab recognizes bizhub C353 and magicolor 8650DN as Best-in-Class Products for their respective segments.</em> </p>

<p>Ramsey, NJ (PRWEB) August 4, 2008 -- Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta), a leading provider of advanced imaging and networking technologies for the desktop to the print shop, today announced that Buyers Laboratory Inc. (BLI), a leading source for the unbiased and reliable intelligence for the imaging industry, has awarded Konica Minolta's bizhub C353 and magicolor 8650DN with Spring 2008 "Pick of the Year Awards" in their respective segments. After BLI's rigorous lab-based evaluations, which assess a wide range of products' performance areas including reliability, productivity, and security, BLI has acknowledged the bizhub™ C353 and magicolor® 8650DN as leading products at the forefront of the industry. </p>

<p>"The bizhub C353 and magicolor 8650DN from Konica Minolta proved to be highly reliable performers in BLI's testing," said BLI Managing Editor Daria Hoffman. "That, along with their very good ease of use and above average feature sets, all at a lower than average price, make it easy to see why the bizhub C353 and magicolor 8650DN were two of this spring's best."</p>

<p>bizhub C353 Delivers Great Color at Great Price:<br />
A multifunctional product (MFP - print, copy, fax, and scan all in one system) that features 35 page-per-minute, color and black-and-white output, the bizhub C353 proved to be a strong performer in BLI's exhaustive lab-based evaluation within Segment 3. The evaluation assessed a wide range of performance areas that included reliability, productivity, image quality, ease of use, IT-related characteristics and security. The bizhub C353 stood up to all of these challenges and notably, it was named the "Outstanding Segment 3 Business Color MFP".</p>

<p>The bizhub C353 is a high-speed MFP that puts power at the hub of any business, featuring 35-page-per-minute speed in color and B&W providing fast output to stay ahead of rising document traffic -- with up to 70 opm scanning, simultaneous bizhub send functions. Simitri® HD Color Polymerized Toner provides superb image quality with razor-sharp text and fine-line detail. The built-in Emperon® Print System enables seamless print/scan integration and award-winning security features; and offers the recently announced i-Option® kits offering web browser convenience, image panel display and Enhanced PDF Encryption. Additionally, BLI acknowledged the bizhub C353 is an outstanding value for small- to mid-size workgroups.</p>

<p>"Continuing the momentum of our three Fall 2007 awards, we are honored that BLI recognized a fourth product offering in our next-generation series of color office systems -- the bizhub C353 -- for its Spring 2008 'Picks,'" said Kevin Kern, vice president, marketing, Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. "With advanced network features and high-quality output capabilities, the bizhub C353 provides a powerful combination of speed, reliability, security and reduced cost of ownership in a compact footprint."</p>

<p>magicolor 8650DN Recognized for Outstanding Performance:<br />
Because of its strong overall performance, BLI awarded the magicolor 8650DN its "Pick" recognition for "Outstanding Large Workgroup Color Printer." BLI heralded its affordability, noting that the color laser printer offers excellent ease of use with its graphical print drivers and its Status Monitor utility, which keeps users informed of supplies status and error conditions. The magicolor 8650DN prints 35 pages per minute in color and black and white, and its 5-bits/pixel contone technology delivers 19,200 x 600 dpi-class quality with 256 smooth gradations.</p>

<p>With the magicolor 8650DN, advanced image processing and edge enhancement mode ensure fine lines and small-point text are sharp, clear, and complete. The printer's enhanced Automatic Density Control (eAIDC) means color reproduction stability from first print to last. The magicolor 8650DN, compatible with Windows 2000, XP, XP x64, Server 2003 and Vista, and Mac OS X c10.2+. supports media from postcard to 12.25" x 47.24", including 12" x 18" for full-bleed tabloid proofs complete with cropmarks.</p>

<p>"We are proud that BLI has recognized the magicolor 8650DN, validating our initiative to provide customer-driven products that are innovative, easy to use and able to excel even in the most demanding print environments," added Kern. "The magicolor 8650DN is an excellent choice for large workgroups, providing superior performance and superior image quality."</p>

<p>About Konica Minolta:<br />
Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. is a leader in advanced imaging and networking technologies for the desktop to the print shop. In 2008, Konica Minolta was recognized as the #1 Brand for Customer Loyalty in the MFP Office Copier Market by Brand Keys. For more information, please visit www.kmbs.konicaminolta.us.</p>

<p>Konica Minolta Corporate Contact:<br />
James Norberto<br />
Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc.<br />
+1 201.825.4000<br />
PR @ kmbs.konicaminolta.us</p>

<p>Konica Minolta Media Contact:<br />
Frank Tutalo<br />
Lois Paul and Partners<br />
+1 781.782.5761<br />
ftutalo @ lpp.com</p>

<p>Konica Minolta is a trademark of Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc. bizhub, Emperon and magicolor are registered trademarks of Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc. Simitri is a registered trademark of Konica Minolta Business Solutions, U.S.A. All other trademarks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners.</p>


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<h3 id="a022302">Molded Fiber's Green Packaging: Sustainability Merges with Packaging for the Retail and Health & Beauty Markets</h3>

<p><em>Molded Fiber, a UFP Technologies brand, today announced that it has increased its focus on the production of its 100% recycled molded pulp packaging for both the retail and the health and beauty care markets. Recent equipment additions have included large platen, high tonnage presses necessary in the production of "after-pressed" parts, which offer a higher aesthetic appeal than traditionally formed molded pulp.</em></p>

<p>Clinton, IA (PRWEB) August 4, 2008 -- Molded Fiber, a UFP Technologies brand, today announced that it has increased its focus on the production of its 100% recycled molded pulp packaging for both the retail and the health and beauty care markets. Recent equipment additions have included large platen, high tonnage presses necessary in the production of "after-pressed" parts, which offer a higher aesthetic appeal than traditionally formed molded pulp. Molded Fiber's Product Manager, Steve McLaughlin notes that the increasing costs of petroleum-based products such as foams and plastics have led to a marked increase in interest and business from many large customers. "With the current environment favoring sustainable types of products, including packaging, we have had a sharp increase in the level of interest from both large consumer goods and health and beauty care companies that require a package with a higher aesthetic appeal." McLaughlin goes on to mention that the increased interest has translated into sustained growth for the molded pulp packaging industry. </p>

<p>Some of the packaging applications that have fueled growth have been after-pressed trays, clamshells and inserts with features including color and clearly defined embossed customer logos. McLaughlin says that Molded Fiber's capabilities in pressing parts allows for a smooth finish on two sides and the ability in manufacturing to hold a design's tolerance much more closely. He does caution that use of color for a part, other than the base newsprint gray, usually only makes sense for very high volume projects. "The fact that we can deliver a part that satisfies some of the most critical eyes in the health and beauty care market and have that part be made from 100% post consumer recycled content is very satisfying."</p>

<p>About Molded Fiber<br />
Molded Fiber is North America's leading designer and manufacturer of interior packaging solutions made from 100% recycled paper. Commonly referred to as molded pulp packaging, it is a cost effective and environmentally friendly solution that reduces labor and saves space while providing superior protection at every stage of a product's sales cycle. For more information call 1-888-671-7774, visit www.moldedfiber.com or email info@ufpt.com . </p>

<p>About UFP Technologies, Inc.<br />
UFP Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ -- UFPT) is an innovative designer and custom converter of foams, plastics and natural fiber products. The company serves its customers through three major brands: United Foam, Simco Automotive and Molded Fiber; producing a vast array of custom-engineered packaging solutions and component products in eleven manufacturing facilities across North America. Its customers include leading companies in six core markets: Automotive, Computers & Electronics, Medical & Scientific, Aerospace & Defense, Consumer and Industrial. For more information on UFP Technologies' products and capabilities, contact Sue Midura, UFP Technologies, 172 East Main Street, Georgetown, MA, 01833, (800) 372-3172, visit www.ufpt.com.</p>


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<h3 id="a022299">Sunscreen Company Releases Lip Protection with Unrivaled 15% Zinc Oxide</h3>

<p><em>Setting a new standard in lip protection, Screen, Inc. has introduced a lip sunscreen with an unprecedented 15% zinc oxide. In addition to the unmatched zinc oxide content, Lip Screen has earned the Seal of Recommendation by the Skin Cancer Foundation.</em></p>

<p>Reno, NV (PRWEB) August 4, 2008 -- Setting a new standard in lip protection, Screen, Inc Screen, Inc. has introduced a lip sunscreen with an unprecedented 15% zinc oxide. In addition to the unmatched zinc oxide content, Lip Screen has earned the Seal of Recommendation by the Skin Cancer Foundation Skin Cancer Foundation. </p>

<p>"I've tried over 20 lip protection chap sticks, and this one works best for me," said Molly Bannister, of Eugene, OR, who has recovered from pre-cancerous cells on her lips. "I need the high percentage of zinc for the best protection."</p>

<p>Specially formulated for extended sun exposure, Lip Screen is the company's first product in their "Extreme" collection. It is an SPF 30 with broad-spectrum UVA/UVB protection and is available in cool mint or vanilla almond flavors.</p>

<p>"Lip Screen is perfect for outdoor enthusiasts," said Screen, Inc. founder Lori Nauman, who herself enjoys tennis, skiing and kayaking. "And it's particularly effective for people with cold sores or those that need to pay extra attention to sensitive lips."</p>

<p>In addition to lips, customers have been creative with their Lip Screen. With the high zinc oxide content, it's also effective in protecting the nose and forehead.</p>

<p>Launched on May 1st, 2008 Screen, Inc. is a facial sunscreen company owned by two mothers. Headquartered in Reno, Nevada, they specialize in facial sunscreen and are passionate about sun safety education. Screen, Inc.'s formulas are non-greasy and non-irritating and provide UVA/UVB broad-spectrum protection. Their entire collection earned the coveted Seal of Recommendation from the Skin Cancer Foundation as effective UV sunscreens.</p>


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<h3 id="a022301">Farmfest 2008 in Minnesota Showcases Thomas Skid Steer Loaders</h3>

<p><em>Farmfest 2008 in Minnesota showcased Thomas Skid Steer Loaders for farm and ranch use at the annual agriculture show that attracts some 35,000 visitors. Thomas Skid Steer Loaders are ruggedly dependable workhorses on farms and ranches.</em></p>

<p>Redwood County, MN (PRWEB) August 4, 2008 -- Thomas Equipment's full line-up of Thomas Skid Steer Loaders at will be showcased at Minnesota's 27th Annual Farmfest, an agricultural show that draws over 35,000 visitors, August 5th through 7th.</p>

<p>Thomas skid steers and attachments will be featured at Booth 436S. </p>

<p>Petter Etholm, President, said, "As Thomas Equipment celebrates its 65th Anniversary, we thank farmers for their support. The Thomas tradition is rooted in work for farmers by the founding Thomas brothers."</p>

<p>Gilbert Bedard, Vice President of Global Sales, said, "Thomas Skid Steer Loaders are especially great workhorses on the farm. We especially thank all those at the Gilfillan Estate for graciously hosting Thomas and all exhibitors and visitors to Farmfest 2008."</p>

<p>Thomas Skid Steer Loaders range from the Thomas 85 and Thomas 105 models that can turn in a barn stall or move easily with a heavy load through an average doorway, to the muscular 153 and bigger 175 and 250 models.</p>

<p>Dan Casey, Regional Business Manager, said, "Thomas is committed to meeting farmers' needs as ruggedly dependable Thomas skid steers hoist and stack bales, dig trenches, grade ground, clear brush, carrying rocks and sod or clean up with power and agility."</p>

<p>Thomas Equipment is online at www.thomasloaders.com, where farmers can learn more about Thomas Skid Steer Loaders.</p>

<p>Thomas Equipment Inc. is a unit of Osiris Corporation (OSRS), www.osiriscorp.net, which provides a variety of branded and other products to industrial markets through subsidiaries including: Thomas Equipment Inc.; Thomas Equipment Asia Co. Ltd.; Thomas Ventures, Inc., Pneutech-Rousseau, Inc. and TcomT Inc. Osiris' units manufacture and market industrial and construction equipment, distribute pneumatic and hydraulic systems and design wireless devices for the telecommunications industry, among other activities.</p>

<p>Safe Harbor Statement<br />
Under the Private Securities Litigation Act of 1995 -- This press release discusses forward-looking statements with risks and uncertainties. OSRS results could differ materially due to various factors, including inability to finance operations or expansion and hire or retain personnel, economy and interest rate changes, and events such as terrorism. OSRS believes statements to be reasonable, but neither OSRS nor any other person can represent they will be achieved. OSRS is not obligated to update statements due to new information, events or otherwise. Please see the risk factors associated with our Company and review our SEC filings.</p>


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<h3 id="a022298">Creative Clips by Colleen, LLC Announces Launch of New Product Line</h3>

<p>Cr<em>eative clips by Colleen, LLC launches new product line at the 2008 ABC Kids Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada.</em></p>

<p>Cave Creek, AZ (PRWEB) August 4, 2008 -- Creative Clips by Colleen, LLC announced today that the official launch of its new wholesale product line created for ladies and babies would take place at the ABC Kids Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada on September 7, 2008 through September 11, 2008 in booth 1541. </p>

<p>Captivating their customers with this unique collection, the ABC Kids Expo exclusive launch will showcase hand crafted clips made using high-end ribbons, and all clips come with a special Velcro strip used to help keep clips in the finest baby fine hair. From flowers to skulls, and approximately 50 designs in between, they will without a doubt be full of bling and glitz.</p>

<p>"Our hair clips make dressing in the morning fun for any age." States Colleen Connon, founder of Creative Clips by Colleen, LLC.</p>

<p>Inspired by the birth of her new baby girl who was born with a lot of fine hair, Colleen struggled to find cute hair clips that would stay in her daughter's hair. Colleen's hairdresser sister had given her some metal hair clips to play around with. She added some ribbon, bling embellishments that were trendy and fun, added a small Velcro strip that was used grab a hold of the baby fine hair and successfully prevented the clip from falling out. Within the first six months, Creative Clips by Colleen, LLC were being sold in 20 stores. To date, there are a total 30 retailers across the United States, London and Puerto Rico, along with one exclusive etailer, TheSpunkyMonkey.com; that are currently carrying the trendy hair clips.</p>

<p>As a wholesaler, Creative Clips by Colleen, LLC offers new retailers with an introductory package that consists of 48 clips, a decorative display and free shipping on your first wholesale order placed.</p>

<p>"Creative Clips wholesale business has grown to be able to produce large volume orders quickly and efficiently with superior customer service", adds Connon.</p>

<p>About Creative Clips by Colleen:<br />
In 2007, designer and manufacturer, Colleen Connon developed Creative Clips by Colleen, LLC after the birth of her daughter as a way to bring a little bling and glitz to her baby girl's fine hair. Colleen likes to refresh her product line on a continuous basis, as it is a way to keep current customers wanting and coming back for more. With 12 years of experience being a Concierge at a Scottsdale, AZ Resort, she knows that customer service is the key to all. For more information, visit www.creativeclipsbycolleen.com.</p>


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<h3 id="a022297">Corvest: Promotional Products Could Make Difference in Fight for Minority Voters</h3>

<p><em>Corvest, a top-20 promotional products supplier,is encouraging trade groups and civil rights organizations to utilize promotional products in supporting their endorsed candidates.</em></p>

<p>Largo, FL (PRWEB) August 2, 2008 -- Corvest, a top-20 promotional products supplier and parent company of Adva-Lite, Toppers and It's All Greek To Me, is encouraging trade groups and civil rights organizations to utilize promotional products in supporting their endorsed candidates. Corvest is currently offering savings of up to 30% off, as well as free one-color setup, on a number of the company's best-selling political promoters. The products are available for purchase by clicking here. </p>

<p>According to Samuel F. Rossa, President and CEO of Corvest, "This year's presidential election has generated a record number of voter registrations from minority groups. Some speculators have suggested, however, that with Obama being the first black presidential nominee, McCain could stand to lose a number of minority votes. By utilizing promotional products, companies and organizations supporting either McCain or Obama can keep their chosen candidate's message and likelihood fresh in the minds of their employees, customers or members." </p>

<p>Just because minority voters are responding to Obama on the campaign trail, however, it doesn't necessarily secure their vote come November. Rossa adds, "It's unfortunate that minority voters have a reputation for not turning out at the polls. It's so important--this year, more than ever--for everyone, including minorities, to get out and vote. Corvest's promotional products are an excellent way to reinforce a candidate's message and for encouraging people to vote."</p>

<p>With a barrage of bumper stickers, pins, yard signs and other traditional political promoters saturating the market, Corvest's selection of promotional items lends practicality to the campaign trail. By using decorated key-ring lites, personalized pens, branded drinkware and embroidered bags to promote a candidate, supporters are more likely to take a candidate's message to the workplace, to restaurants and to other places yard signs aren't able to reach.</p>

<p>Corvest is a Counselor Top 40 Supplier, holding the number 18 position. It's All Greek To Me won the 2008 Distributor Choice Award for Supplier of the Year: Toys, while Adva-Lite received the award for Supplier of the Year: Flashlights.</p>

<p>About Corvest</p>

<p>Award-winning, multi-million dollar promotional products supplier Corvest SPV, LLC, located in beautiful, sunny central Florida, owns and operates three highly successful operating units - Adva-Lite, Toppers and It's All Greek To Me. Each unit has been in operation for nearly 50 years, and the company as a whole employs over 400 talented associates in the brand new, state-of-the-art, 300-thousand square foot facility. Owned by one of the world's leading private investment firms, Corvest remains a top 20 wholesale supplier for the promotional product industry. For more information, please visit www.corvest.com, www.toppersllc.com, www.advalite.com, or www.iagtm.com.</p>


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<h3 id="a022296">Inter Flora Announces Certification for Fire Retardant Application</h3>

<p><em>Inter Flora is now certified to apply fire retardant chemicals to flammable artificial foliage. Approval was issued on 7/26/2008 from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, Office of the State Fire Marshall.</em></p>

<p>Rancho Cordova, CA (PRWEB) August 2, 2008 -- Inter Flora, the west coast's premier retail, wholesale and producer of high quality artificial plants, trees and floral products has completed the certification process for application of indoor and outdoor fire retardant to artificial plants, trees and floral foliage. This accomplishment enables Inter Flora to service casinos, government buildings, hospitals and other commercial facilities that require fire retardant products. Inter Flora can now diversify and expand its markets. </p>

<p>About Inter Flora: Inter Flora is a leading wholesaler, retailer and producer of high quality, permanent floras that are both innovative and lifelike. Inter Flora designs are both low in maintenance and cost effective. For over 20 years, Inter Flora has provided legendary customer service through uncompromising commitment to customer satisfaction.</p>

<p>Inter Flora's customers include architects, model homes, residential developers, office buildings, hotels, hospitals, casinos, furniture stores, interior decorators, home staging professionals, property managers, facility planners, corporate end users and internet customers.</p>

<p>For additional information on the new website please visit www.interflorainc.com.</p>

<p>Contact:<br />
Frank Civitano, president<br />
Inter Flora</p>

<p>877-UV-FLORA</p>


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<h3 id="a022294">Visy Receive Boost with Editorial Feature in Australia's Best Manufacturing</h3>

<p><em>Visy Australia has received a massive boost in the form of an editorial feature in the highly-regarded series of publications, Australia's Best. The company was included in Australia's Best Manufacturing, released to industry late July 2008.</em></p>

<p>Sydney, NSW (PRWEB) August 2, 2008 -- Visy was included in the popular series of 'Australia's Best' focussing on supplier relationships and the recent Visy supplier information session. </p>

<p>The inaugural VISY Supplier Information Session was held on Wednesday March 26th, in a marquee outside Visy's Technology & Innovation Centre at Coolaroo. Over 140 guests attended the session, including representatives from Visy's Top 100 suppliers, members of Visy's executive team and key procurement contacts throughout the business.</p>

<p>The theme of the day was "1+1=3". The message behind this slogan was that Visy can achieve more by working with their suppliers, or their own colleagues in other departments than they can alone. Some of the dynamic guest speakers on the day included Richard Pratt, John Murphy, Doug Lukin, Alice Crowley and Ian Young who spoke about the supply chain vision, future company direction and the new procurement model and processes Visy will adopt to encourage continuous improvement around the business.</p>

<p>The Visy Procurement team will now embark on formal supplier management programs which will be implemented to drive continuous improvement, increase performance and to encourage innovation and value from suppliers.</p>

<p>The supplier information session was the first time that Visy have gathered key suppliers together and shared Visy's future directions. Other important issues that were presented on the day were what consumers want from VISY and their suppliers - which is namely convenience, premium, value products that are good for the environment and good for them.</p>

<p>One of the crucial elements addressed on the day was that VISY's supplier partners, along with their customers are key to their sustainability as a business. Another topic discussed was that as Visy's customers continuously demand more from Visy, they in turn demand more from their suppliers.</p>

<p>Qualities that the corporation values in its suppliers are sustainability, commitment to the environment and communities as well as a healthy respect for their employees and a quality product. Innovation, new products and services, a sense of global competitiveness, efficient supply chain agility, and a focus on total cost, not just price are also important ingredients when selecting who they want to do business with. Demanding cost reduction supplier programs, a rigorous, fast paced approach to RFQ’s /RFP’s, a commitment to agreed behaviours and compliance, a united broader procurement team and buying teams represented by centre and business units are also factors in which suppliers Visy selects to invest in.</p>

<p>It is no secret that Visy has high standards when it comes to their suppliers, but they also offer them a lot in return. The chance to grow with the company and take the costs out from their supply chain is some of the advantages of working with Visy. They also present the opportunity for long term relationships, allowing suppliers to invest their business with the company and benefit from integrated logistics and technological innovation. Visy also aims to procure the best and lowest total cost solutions by collaborating with sustainable, innovative suppliers and by using technology for user friendly and transparent sourcing and purchasing processes. When working with Visy it is assured that suppliers can expect nothing less than a coordinated approach.</p>

<p>All in all the Supplier Information Session was a success, with Visy receiving positive feedback<br />
from their suppliers whom attended 1 + 1 = 3, as well as from Visy internal staff. The session concluded with tours of the Visy Technology and Innovation Centre, Automation displays and the new Visy Expo. Two lucky suppliers even walked away winning the lucky door prize. One received an accommodation package from Crown Promenade and another won a meal for two at the City Grill. The Crown Promenade and the City Grill were proud sponsors of Visy's Supplier Information Session.</p>

<p>As the world's largest privately owned recycling and packaging company, Visy's long term global strategy is to provide their customers with the world's best packaging and recycling solutions.</p>

<p>Visy are the first to admit that their business could not have achieved the remarkable results it has to date without the stewardship, commitment and talent displayed by their people. Visy recognise the importance of identifying, training and developing the company's best people to take their business to new heights.</p>

<p>Visy is committed to long-term partnerships with its key customers and suppliers. Just as their people remain vital to their business, working closely with Visy's customers and suppliers to achieve common goals is essential to their ongoing success. Visy is an evolving business. Founded as a box-maker; then expanding into paper recycling and primary packaging, the corporation continues to move deeper and broader into its two key areas of focus: packaging and recycling - wherever possible, combining these elements to create a perpetuating cycle to offer strong environmental and economic benefits.</p>

<p>Four of Visy's suppliers were involved in the feature, published in Australia's Best Magazine by Bean Media Group in Sydney. They were Flint Group, Blackwoods, National Fleet and Hulamin.</p>


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<h3 id="a022295">New Company to Pioneer Major Cost Savings in Textile Handling, Transport and Storage</h3>

<p><em>A new business, Space Vac, is dedicated to reducing the costs of storage, transportation and handling of bulky textile products. Vacuum packing machines from Space Vac provide a secure protective plastic covering from which most of the air is removed. This substantially shrinks the volume of blankets, fleeces, towels, duvets, pillows, curtains and other bulky textile or foam based products.</em></p>

<p>Manchester, UK (PRWEB) August 2, 2008 -- A new business, Space Vac, is dedicated to reducing the costs of storage, transportation and handling of bulky textile products. Vacuum packing machines from Space Vac provide a secure protective plastic covering from which most of the air is removed. This substantially shrinks the volume of blankets, fleeces, towels, duvets, pillows, curtains and other bulky textile or foam based products. </p>

<p>Vacuum packed textiles are safe from damp, flood, dust, mould spores and insects. In addition, packages are cleaner and easier to handle and manage. Chris McCormack, managing director of Space Vac commented, "We can reduce the volume of many textile products by as much as 70 percent from the original. The potential savings by the reduction in storage and transport capacity required are vast, let alone the reduction in loss due to in-storage damage or soiling. Naturally, the level of vacuum can be varied to permit unpacked product to re-loft quickly for perfect presentation."</p>

<p>Space Vac has access to many different materials. Pouches can be clear if it is important to see the package contents for identification, obscured where security is important or colour coded as an aid to management. The company will supply the correct size, quantity and specification of vacuum pouch. These may be custom printed with company or product names, logos, and other identifying or security marks where a customer needs this service.</p>

<p>Space Vac is a division of The Vacuum Pouch Company, a leading UK supplier of vacuum packaging systems for over 20 years. The company can supply vacuum packing machines, pouches and help users to make the most of the systems.</p>

<p>For low volume producers such as cottage-scale knitters or weavers, for example, the company can supply compact table top machines. For higher volume users the company supply high volume industrial machines. The machines are extremely safe and easy to operate and have low energy requirements.<br />
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More Information<br />
Adam McCormack or Herb Bellis, Tel. +44 (0) 161 797 6600 Fax. +44 (0) 161 797 0077<br />
E-mail: sales @ spacevac.co.uk Web: www.spacevac.co.uk<br />
Space Vac, Abel House Complex, Leigh Street, Walshaw, Bury, BL8 3AL, UK</p>

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<h3 id="a022293">CV Technology Expands Explosion Consulting Services in Wake of Sugar Dust Explosion Penalties</h3>

<p><em>Recently OSHA (The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration) levied the third-largest penalty for safety violations ever assessed by the Agency. CV Technology, an international leader in dust explosion prevention and mitigation, is currently expanding their consulting department to absorb an increase in demand due to the recent public awareness of explosion risk.</em></p>

<p>Jupiter, FL (PRWEB) August 2, 2008 -- Recently OSHA (The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration) levied the third-largest penalty for safety violations ever assessed by the Agency. The fines were levied against a sugar company for more than 200 individual safety violations spanning two refineries and totaling over $8.77 million dollars. </p>

<p>Many companies are scrambling to discover ways and means to avoid a similar experience. There is a greater awareness that there are significant and very real risks involving dust explosions, which include the initial blast, secondary fires, loss of life, and significant loss of process revenue. CV Technology, an international leader in dust explosion prevention and mitigation, is currently expanding their consulting department to absorb an increase in demand due to the recent public awareness of explosion risk.</p>

<p>"The threat of an explosion at facilities handling combustible dusts is very real. Every factory that processes combustible dry bulk materials should have a professional risk analysis and evaluation to understand their susceptibility to combustible dust explosions," says Dave Cvetas, CEO and founder of CV Technology, "The sooner the better, before it's too late. Analysis after the fact protects no one."</p>

<p>Large scale explosions in recent history have caused congress to stand up and take notice. In May 2008, the House of Representatives passed a bill requiring OSHA to issue a more standardized set of rules and regulations. That bill is now in the Senate. In addition OSHA now has begun a series of impromptu investigations at random facilities across the nation under their new National Emphasis Program on the dust hazard.</p>

<p>The costs associated with protection are quite moderate when compared against the potential damage from a dust explosion. Not to mention the level of fines OSHA could impose if the workplace is found to be unsafe.</p>

<p>"The best first step is to have a qualified risk analysis performed. From that start, options for protection can be developed that once properly implemented, reduce the likelihood for a dust explosion to manageable levels. That is our business and we are proud to say that no company can equal our track record of no losses," concludes Cvetas.</p>

<p>CV Technology provides professional dust explosion consulting services as well as manufacturing and installation of preventative and protective devices. From early warning systems and flameless vents to explosion suppression, the company covers the entire spectrum of explosion protection. More information on combustible dust can be found on their website: www.cvtechnology.com.</p>


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<h3 id="a022305">Altico Advisors Awarded Gold Certification Status from Microsoft</h3>

<p><em>Altico Advisors, www.AlticoAdvisors.com, is proud to announce that it has been awarded the status of Microsoft Gold Certified Partner with a special competency in Microsoft Business Solutions. Gold Certified Partners represent the highest level of competence and expertise with Microsoft technologies, and have the closest working relationship with Microsoft.</em></p>

<p>Marlborough, MA (PRWEB) August 5, 2008 -- Altico Advisors is proud to announce that it has been awarded the status of Microsoft Gold Certified Partner with a special competency in Microsoft Business Solutions. Gold Certified Partners represent the highest level of competence and expertise with Microsoft technologies, and have the closest working relationship with Microsoft. </p>

<p>As one of the requirements for attaining Gold Certified Partner status, Altico Advisors had to declare a Microsoft Competency. Microsoft Competencies are designed to help differentiate a partner's capabilities with specific Microsoft technologies - in this case, Microsoft Dynamics GP and CRM.</p>

<p>The Microsoft Business Solutions Competency is designed for partners with proven expertise in the design and implementation of enterprise resource planning (ERP) and customer relationship management (CRM) systems using Microsoft's financial, CRM and supply chain management solutions. Microsoft Gold Certified Partners have a proven track record helping organizations develop and build integrated Microsoft ERP and CRM solutions.</p>

<p>"Customers are looking for partners who can bridge the gap between their business demands and technology capabilities," said Allison Watson, corporate vice president of the Worldwide Partner Group at Microsoft Corp. "They need to trust in a company that can act as an expert adviser for their long-term strategic technology plans. Microsoft Gold Certified Partners can build a positive customer experience with our technologies. Today, Microsoft recognizes Altico Advisors as a new Gold Certified Partner for demonstrating its expertise in providing customer satisfaction using Microsoft products and technology."</p>

<p>The management team at Altico Advisors - CEO Rich Maloney, President Mike Kean, and Vice President Jim Hickey - joined in unison to say, "This is an achievement worth celebrating. We want to extend our gratitude to all of the dedicated Altico team members who made this distinction possible."</p>

<p>About Altico Advisors<br />
Headquartered in Massachusetts, Altico Advisors implements and supports business, financial, and customer management software solutions for mid-market companies throughout New England. Altico is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner specializing in Microsoft Dynamics GP (Great Plains) and CRM systems for manufacturing, distribution, software development companies and service organizations. Altico also provides a wide variety of consulting and advisory services, such as outsourced financial services, business and IT strategy alignment, software selection, and business analytics. www.AlticoAdvisors.com</p>


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<h3 id="a022300">Innovation Management Software Firm's "User Groups" Become Industry Confabs on Innovation Best Practices</h3>

<p><em>Software user group meetings are normally just for companies' IT professionals. Yet innovation management and idea management software firm Imaginatik plc is finding that its Idea Central User Group meetings around the world are becoming confabs for innovation-minded executives eager to share best practices on innovation management and enterprise-wide collaboration technologies. These representatives from global corporations are finding that Imaginatik's innovation management software is being used to not only improve products and fill their innovation pipeline, but also to harness employee ideas on saving energy, reducing costs and streamlining processes.</em></p>

<p>Boston, MA (PRWEB) August 4, 2008 -- What do a major international retailer, a pharmaceutical manufacturer, a media conglomerate and cell phone maker have in common? Apart from being leaders in their respective industry, each has participated in forums hosted by innovation management software pioneer, Imaginatik, plc. While the Boston-based company's Idea Central software enables companies to collaborate over corporate networks, Imaginatik's invitation-only User Groups are fast becoming opportunities for innovation-minded executives to exchange ideas over coffee. </p>

<p>"We initially viewed our Idea Central User Group meetings simply as a way to ensure that our clients were familiar with the software's range of innovation management and collaboration features," said Imaginatik CEO and co-founder Mark Turrell. "The participants themselves have made them much more than that. It's really remarkable to see a senior executive of a pharmaceutical firm chatting with her counterpart at a global retailer about how it solicited and rewarded employees for ideas which slashed energy costs," Turrell continued.</p>

<p>Imaginatik's clients, generally multinational corporations, use its Idea Central idea management and collaborative innovation software to solicit, manage and refine solutions to pressing business challenges ranging from new product development and line extensions to business process improvement to energy and cost reduction.</p>

<p>"Our clients recognize that the next big breakthrough product or cost saving idea might come from an employee in a lab, on a factory floor, office down the hall or at a remote sales location," said Turrell. Imaginatik enables organizations to harness the collective genius of their employees and stakeholders to drive top and bottom line growth. The result is an average return on investment of over 900 percent and dramatically stronger employee engagement.</p>

<p>Imaginatik's Idea Central User Groups have been held in over a dozen cities worldwide over the past several years. Imaginatik's clients and partners include Bayer, Cargill, Chevron, Georgia-Pacific, Hallmark, IBM, Pfizer and W.R. Grace.</p>

<p>About Imaginatik<br />
Founded in 1994, Imaginatik is the leading provider of innovation management and collaborative problem-solving software and processes to leading organizations worldwide. Imaginatik's Idea Central software, consulting and research enables our clients to drive their best-of-breed innovation activities. Imaginatik is a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer 2008, the only innovation management provider selected for this prestigious award.</p>

<p>Imaginatik's innovation management software and consulting services have helped clients discover significant sources of additional revenue, tangible cost savings, process improvements and increased product pipeline. Imaginatik is also committed to developing strategic solutions in the field of innovation, working with academic institutions such as the London Business School and the Cass School of Business in London, as well as leading practitioners of corporate innovation. Imaginatik is a CarbonNeutrall® company. For further information please visit www.imaginatik.com.</p>

<p>Imaginatik is listed on the London Stock Exchange Alternative Investment Market AIM: IMTK.L and quoted in the US OTC: IMGKF.</p>

<p>Media Contact:<br />
US: Adam Dubitsky, 202-652-2250 or, adamdubitsky@yahoo.com<br />
UK and Investor Relations: Tom Moriarty or Caroline Evans Jones, ICIS, 44-020-7651-8688</p>

<p>Copyright © 2008 Imaginatik, plc. All rights reserved. Idea Central ™ is a trademark of Imaginatik plc.</p>


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<h3 id="a022292">Gleni's New Selection of Exclusive Ostrich Handbags</h3>

<p><em>A new selection of luxury ostrich handbags just in at Gleni's showroom, gives wholesalers an opportunity to purchase some of these sought after bags for immediate delivery. The hand-crafted bags made with prestigious ostrich leather from a renowned Italian tannery are much in demand by fashionable women world over.</em></p>

<p>San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy (PRWEB) August 1, 2008 -- A new selection of exclusive ostrich leather handbags has just arrived at Gleni's showroom and Gleni are now making them available to their wholesale customers as well as their private customers.</p>

<p>Gleni, the Italian specialist of exotic leather handbags, have recently added a range of ostrich handbags to their online boutique, http://www.gleniboutique.com/, where private customers can order them from stock and have them shipped immediately without waiting for them to be made to order.</p>

<p>"Our ostrich handbags have always been in demand at the top end of the market," said Gleni director, "and until recently we have made them exclusively to order, but now demand from our customers has persuaded us to keep a line of ostrich bags in stock, so that there is no waiting period."</p>

<p>One advantage of ostrich over other exotic leathers, as far as customs regulations go, is that it is not classed as an endangered species and does not require the CITES documentation that python and crocodile do, so can be exported from Europe to anywhere in the world without delay.</p>

<p>The difference between an average ostrich handbag and a truly luxurious ostrich bag lies in the whole production process, from the selection of the skins right through to the actual making and finishing of the bag. To produce the wonderful soft, supple ostrich leather, beloved by top designers, ostrich skin needs the services of an expert and experienced tannery. The tanning process is crucial to the final feel of the leather, as well as the look of it and how well it takes and holds its color.</p>

<p>Gleni take advantage of Italy's generations of expertise in the leather industry and have selected an excellent tannery, which also serves some of the top name Italian fashion houses, to supply their exclusive ostrich leather.</p>

<p>"We believe in sourcing the very best materials for all our luxury handbags and by using this renowned Italian tannery for our ostrich skins, and then having them meticulously hand-crafted by experienced Italian artisans, we are able to produce luxury ostrich handbags to be truly proud of," said the director of Gleni company.</p>

<p>Ostrich leather has long been one of the most exclusive leathers, sought after by top designers for their signature collections. Ostriches are only farmed in a few areas of the world, the best skins considered to be from the Oudsthoorn area of South Africa, where ostrich farming was born, and there is a limited supply of top quality ostrich leather available. Together with ostrich leather's qualities of suppleness, durability and the chic look of its quill pattern texture, this makes it an extremely prestigious leather that commands high prices, and ostrich leather handbags get snapped up by fashionable women world over, who can't get enough of their elegance.</p>

<p>Gleni's made to order service is of course still available to both private and wholesale customers at http://www.bags-italy.com/, where they can choose both handbag design and color according to their preferences and have a luxury bag made especially for them.</p>

<p>Wholesale and private customers who would like more information on Gleni's luxury handbags can read more at http://www.gleni.it/ or can contact Cristina for details of the latest designs and colors available in their ostrich handbags.</p>


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<h3 id="a022291">Customer Acceptance As Product For Use In Critical Maintenance Roles, New Products, Informed Customers, Lead Inpro/Seal To Record Breaking Sales And Production Levels</h3>

<p><em>Inpro/Seal Company, the world's largest producer of industrial bearing isolators, reports that they shipped a record 52,000 seals during the month of June, 2008, the best in their 33 year history.</em></p>

<p>Rock Island, IL (PRWEB) August 1, 2008 -- Inpro/Seal Company, the world's largest producer of industrial bearing isolators, reports that they shipped a record 52,000 seals during the month of June, 2008, the best in their 33 year history. This follows a record breaking 2007 calendar year and 40,000 seals shipped the previous month. </p>

<p>Moreover, Inpro/Seal reports that sales for the first half of 2008 are dramatically ahead of projections and that calendar 2008 should be by far their best year ever.</p>

<p>WHAT THE HECK IS A BEARING ISOLATOR?<br />
In 1977, David C. Orlowski received patent #4,022,479 for what was to become the world's first bearing isolator. A non-contacting type labyrinth seal, the Inpro/Seal bearing isolator is a bearing protection device that never wears out. Protected bearings have run 150,000 hours (17 years) and more, eliminating the primary need for costly maintenance and repair.</p>

<p>A PRODUCT FOR THE TIMES<br />
According to Orlowski, CEO of Inpro/Seal, "When I invented the bearing isolator back in 1975, the industrial community considered it to be a novelty and, as such, it was widely misunderstood. Today, times have changed, as plants know that the maintenance, repair and operations of equipment used on the plant floor are vital areas that can be controlled and improved."</p>

<p>Orlowski continued, "Realizing that the product falls into a Best Maintenance Practice category, most of the Fortune 500 companies in the process industries and over half of the world's industrial companies use authentic Inpro/Seal products in critical maintenance roles. Inpro/Seal bearing isolators have gone on to be enthusiastically accepted by almost four million end users and have become a standard component in process pumps and electric motors around the world."</p>

<p>DYNAMICS<br />
To attain this kind of extraordinary success, certain dynamics come into play. At the top of the list is the fact that Inpro/Seal Company is a results oriented, marketing driven organization that has invested heavily in an "educate and inform" philosophy. As such, more and more end users understand the product and the unique and irrefutable attributes that make it the recognized standard of excellence.</p>

<p>THE AIR MIZER™-PS<br />
Orlowski concluded, "In 1975 the bearing isolator was new and innovative--it still is innovative. Though we have received over 40 additional patents, most are modifications or enhancements of the original. The basic product remains the same. A good example is the Articulating Air Mizer®-PS, a shaft sealing system that replaces dry running contact seals. The Air Mizer has contributed heavily to our record breaking production levels because it provides a non-contacting positive seal that previous sealing methods simply cannot attain."</p>

<p>A STEP ABOVE<br />
Invented initially for use in powder and bulk process applications, the Articulating Air Mizer®-PS eliminates the need for continual maintenance, replacing contact seals that need continual maintenance and carry a 100% failure rate.</p>

<p>The Air-Mizer® has proven to be a drastic improvement over dry running mechanical seals that begin to wear at start-up and soon require a rebuild kit. With today's commitment toward lean manufacturing, contact seals continue to lose favor in the process industries.</p>

<p>NOTHING ELSE LIKE IT<br />
Prior to the advent of the Air Mizer®, end users had to contend with dry running sealing methods that did not last. Mechanical seals are subject to wear on the seal faces as they make contact. Fibrous packings are subject to wear and short lifetimes from run-out where the packing can compress to create a leak path. Packing can also soften to the point where powder can leak to the outside, causing environmental problems.</p>

<p>The Air Mizer®, is a non-contact seal that avoids direct leakage of the particulate material and assures the highest levels of performance. A solid wall of air that functions as a barrier for contamination and works to retain product where it should be - in the equipment, not outside of it. It is the only shaft seal on the market that can handle angular misalignment caused by shaft deflection and mounting conditions. There is nothing else like it on the market.</p>

<p>AND MORE<br />
Attributes include: reduced energy consumption, lower maintenance costs, less lost product and an increase in equipment reliability that virtually eliminates downtime while meeting regulatory needs. As with all other Inpro/Seal products same day shipping is available. In addition, it is custom-engineered to suit individual applications and is easy to install as it conforms to existing clearances, boltholes and patterns for mixer shafts and/or stuffing boxes. Split designs allow for installation directly on the shaft without the removal of couplings or end plates.</p>

<p>WIDELY ACCEPTED<br />
In a relatively short time, the Air Mizer has grown to become an expanding line of shaft seals that provide a positive seal in applications where dry particulates, powders and bulk solids are handled, processed, packaged and stored. The product is so revolutionary that it has received or has been nominated for a number of awards by leading industry trade magazines. In one magazine, it is their Product Of The Year.</p>

<p>The Inpro/Seal facility in Rock Island, Illinois is the largest of its kind in the world devoted to the engineering, research, testing, marketing, sales and manufacture of bearing isolators. Their current facilities, expanded as part of a major investment just a few years ago, includes 26 of the latest CNC metal turning machines, presses, mills, CAD/CAM, sophisticated testing equipment as well as extensive laboratory and R & D operations. In the past six months, a total of 5 CNC machines have been placed on-line. With these investments, Inpro/Seal is poised soon to produce some 100,000 bearing isolators per month.</p>

<p>VERY ACTIVE R & D PROGRAM<br />
Additional product enhancements include: OM 32 for use in oil mist applications is the only known means to keep stray mist from entering the environment; the VBXX-MT™ that protects machine tool spindles from coolant, chips and heat to eliminate spindle malfunction; The CSR with a non-sparking design that permanently protects bearings in conveyor/idler rollers and the PMR that makes it literally impossible to contaminate bearings on paper machines.</p>

<p>ABOUT INPRO/SEAL<br />
Inpro/Seal Company is the originator and the world's number one manufacturer of bearing isolators, used to protect motor and pump bearings, machine tool spindles, turbines, fans, gear boxes, paper machine rolls and many other types of rotating equipment. Additional applications include the sealing, handling, processing, packing and storage of dry particulates, powders and bulk solids.</p>

<p>As the recognized global leader in bearing isolator technology, Inpro products are marketed to the aerospace, automotive, petroleum, refining, nuclear, power generation, metalworking, food processing, grain processing, chemical, water, wastewater treatment, metalworking, hydrocarbon processing, HVAC, pulp and paper, mining, mineral, ore processing and general industrial markets.</p>

<p>Signoff<br />
For more information on authentic Inpro/Seal Bearing Isolators, including "Introduction To Bearing Isolators", "Are Lip Seals Obsolete?" "Cost Justification Worksheet" a performance based free bearing isolator program or the name of the nearest trained distributor contact: Jason Putnam at: Inpro/Seal Company, P.O. Box 3940, Rock Island, Illinois 61204. Phone numbers are: (800) 447-0524 or (309) 787-4971. Fax number is: (309) 787-6114. Website: www.inpro-seal.com or www.bearingisolators.com</p>


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<h3 id="a022290">Basic Concepts Continues to Protect the Fragile Antartic Ecosystem Against Oil Spills</h3>

<p><em>Basic Concepts continues to have Environmental Spill Containment Products deployed on all seven continents with the most recent Sentry Quickberm installation at a scientific research site in Antarctica.</em></p>

<p>Anderson, SC (PRWEB) August 1, 2008 -- The spill berm pictured was constructed of heavy-duty 32 oz. polyurethane with an 18" tall wall that is constructed to withstand the harsh environment and sub-freezing temperatures of the polar region. The Quickberm was designed to provide secondary spill containment for a 10,000 gallon fuel bladder. The site has two 10,000 gallon hydrocarbon bladders requiring two spill berms. </p>

<p>Mr. Taube, the original project manager for the site, commented upon deploying the two spill berms: "… the berms were a breeze to set up and looks like they are going to work out well." After well over two years in service, the spill berms have performed so well that additional spill berms have been purchased including the latest ordered July 24, 2008.</p>

<p>Lee Hill, the territory sales manager for Basic Concepts, stated "The berms that Basic Concepts has supplied for secondary containment in Antarctica remain a flagship example of our commitment to providing the highest quality, most durable secondary containment berms on the market. This project is a source of pride for our company and we are thankful to have the opportunity to demonstrate just how durable our products are." </p>

<p>Basic Concepts' Environmental Spill Containment Products have been proven in the harshest environments. The ecosystem of the polar region is vulnerable to oil spills, so when the need arose Basic Concepts is who was entrusted. Basic Concepts' engineered spill containment berms and related products can be customized to solve almost any customer requirement. Remember that Sentry is always on guard against environmental oil spills.</p>

<p>About Basic Concepts<br />
Basic Concepts is a World War II veteran owned small business that manufactures environmental spill containment products. Founded in 1988, the company is celebrating its 20th year of serving a global market one customer at a time. Want to know more about Basic Concepts and its full line of secondary containment berms and oil spill products? Please contact Basic Concepts, Inc, 1310 Harris Bridge Rd, Anderson, SC 29621, telephone 1-800-285-4203 or visit the company website at www.basicconcepts.com.</p>


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<h3 id="a022289">Corvest Offering a Number of Promotional Products for Recreational Activities</h3>

<p><em>Corvest is offering deep discounts on a number of promotional products, many ideal take-alongs for staycations and recreational activities.</em></p>

<p>Largo, FL (PRWEB) August 1, 2008 -- Corvest, a top-20 promotional products supplier and parent company of Adva-Lite, Toppers and It's All Greek To Me, is offering deep discounts on a number of promotional products, many ideal take-alongs for staycations and recreational activities. The items, along with a number of other deeply discounted promotional products, can be found at www.corvest.com/specials.jsp. </p>

<p>Clara Davis, Corvest's Chief Financial Officer, says, "All year, employees look forward to taking their families on summer vacations. Unfortunately, because of the cost of gas, the rising cost of airfare and the weakening US dollar, many Americans are forced to either visit local attractions or take no vacation at all. It's been proven that taking time off from work actually increases productivity. Organizations looking to appease their employees and increase efficiency should utilize Corvest's promotional products to encourage their staff to take a break and relax."</p>

<p>Corvest's offering for staycations and mini-vacations includes screen printed backpacks, embroidered travel bags, personalized coolers and embroidered outdoor items such as blankets and chairs. Davis adds, "These items will not only serve to encourage employees to participate in recreational activities and to relax, but they'll serve as an advertising medium for the companies who order them. They'll be able to spread their company's message or increase brand recognition at picnics, parks, beaches and other local attractions. The small investment required for promotional products will really pay off in the end."</p>

<p>In addition to offering items for outdoor use, Corvest also has a number of products that are ideal for a variety of other industries. A selection of the company's business-related products for promoting the financial markets can be found by clicking here while safety products for hurricane season are located by clicking here. Corvest also has a number of products for promoting political campaigns and these you can find by clicking here as well as items for fundraising found by clicking here.</p>

<p>Corvest is a Counselor Top 40 Supplier, holding the number 18 position. It's All Greek To Me won the 2008 Distributor Choice Award for Supplier of the Year: Toys, while Adva-Lite received the award for Supplier of the Year: Flashlights.</p>

<p>About Corvest<br />
Award-winning, multi-million dollar promotional products supplier Corvest SPV, LLC, located in beautiful, sunny central Florida, owns and operates three highly successful operating units - Adva-Lite, Toppers and It's All Greek To Me. Each unit has been in operation for nearly 50 years, and the company as a whole employs over 400 talented associates in the brand new, state-of-the-art, 300-thousand square foot facility. Owned by one of the world's leading private investment firms, Corvest remains a top 20 wholesale supplier for the promotional product industry. For more information, please visit www.corvest.com.</p>


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<h3 id="a022288">NLBMDA and Home Channel News to Honor Curtis Lumber and McDonald Brothers At 2008 ProDealer of the Year Awards-Oct. 2, Chantilly, Va.</h3>

<p><em>The National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association (NLBMDA) and Home Channel News will honor Curtis Lumber as Multi-Unit ProDealer of the Year and McDonald Brothers as Independent ProDealer of the Year at the 2008 ProDealer of the Year Awards Dinner on Oct. 2, 2008 in Chantilly, Va. The 2008 ProDealer of the Year Awards Dinner, sponsored by Weyerhaeuser iLevel, are held in conjunction with the 2008 ProDealer Industry Summit Oct. 1-3, 2008, in Chantilly, Va. at the Westfields Marriott. Now in their 12th year, the awards have been presented annually by Home Channel News to commend excellence in the LBM industry.</em></p>

<p>Chantilly, Va. (PRWEB) August 1, 2008 -- The National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association (NLBMDA) and Home Channel News will honor Curtis Lumber as Multi-Unit ProDealer of the Year and McDonald Brothers as Independent ProDealer of the Year at the 2008 ProDealer of the Year Awards Dinner on Oct. 2, 2008 in Chantilly, Va.</p>

<p>The 2008 ProDealer of the Year Awards Dinner, sponsored by Weyerhaeuser iLevel, are held in conjunction with the 2008 ProDealer Industry Summit Oct. 1-3, 2008, in Chantilly, Va. at the Westfields Marriott. Now in their 12th year, the awards have been presented annually by Home Channel News to commend excellence in the LBM industry.</p>

<p>"Curtis Lumber and McDonald Brothers deserve recognition for their ability to sustain growth, build relationships and service their customers," said Ken Clark, editor in chief of Home Channel News. "They both have tremendous history, dating back to the 19th century; and both have been equally successful in earning the respect of their peers today." </p>

<p>Ballston Spa, N.Y.-based Curtis Lumber operates 22 units and showed an 11 percent sales increase on the HCN Top 500 Industry Scoreboard. The company is looking to capture long-term benefits through its acquisition of Gregory Supply.</p>

<p>Five-unit dealer McDonald Brothers, based in Southern Pines, N.C., showed a 14.3 percent sales increase on the Home Channel News Top 500 Industry Scoreboard and has achieved success partly by retaining key employees for 20 and 30 year tenures.</p>

<p>"Without a doubt the main reason for our award is the longevity and efforts of our great group of employees," said Angus McDonald, of McDonald Brothers, as he congratulated his employees and attributed the honor to their efforts.</p>

<p>The 2008 ProDealer of the Year Awards Reception, sponsored by Design House, will open festivities at 5:30pm. Awards dinner presentations will commence at 6:30pm and will honor Independent ProDealer of the Year, Multi-Unit ProDealer of the Year, and Supplier of the Year.</p>

<p>Home Channel News is the leading news and analysis magazine for the home improvement retail industry. Published 16 times a year, Home Channel News has reported breaking events since 1975. The newsmagazine serves retailers, wholesalers, distributors, buying co-ops and pro dealers selling hardware and home improvement products to do-it-yourself consumers and building professionals. Home Channel News is published by Lebhar-Friedman, Inc. http://www.homechannelnews.com</p>

<p>The National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association represents more than 8,000 lumber and building material companies with over 400,000 employees, 20 state and regional associations, and the industry's leading manufacturers and service providers. NLBMDA's member companies are the suppliers of builders in every state across the U.S. Since 2006, LBM Institute has been NLBMDA's resource center for industry research and information. http://www.dealer.org</p>

<p>For more information on the 2008 ProDealer of the Year Awards Dinner or the ProDealer Industry Summit please visit http://www.ProDealer.com or contact Hilary Cohen, Event Manager, at (212) 756-5036.</p>

<p>For information on covering the ProDealer of the Year Awards or the ProDealer Industry Summit in your publication contact Cristin Riffle-Lash, Marketing Manager, at (212) 756-5154.</p>


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<h3 id="a022286">Schindler Lifts confirmed by Bean Media Group for inclusion in Australia's Best Manufacturing</h3>

<p><em>Bean Media Group, publishers of the industry-leading publication, Australia's Best, have confirmed that Schindler Lifts have met the required standards of the magazine and have been included in their latest publication, released July 2008.</em></p>

<p>Sydney, NSW, Australia (PRWEB) August 1, 2008 -- Australia's Best Magazine includes Schindler Lifts in an exclusive editorial feature. The latest issue of Australia's Best is released in July 2008 and the Schindler Lifts editorial is an important part of the magazine.</p>

<p>Schindler's products can be found in many well-known buildings throughout Australia, including premium commercial office buildings, major airports, national shopping centres chains, exclusive residential apartments and specialty buildings. With innovative urban mobility solutions and a highly motivated, responsive national workforce; Schindler keeps people moving. </p>

<p>The company was founded in Switzerland in 1874 and has been operative in Australia since 1981. They are currently the number one in escalator installations and number two in elevator installations across the world. They employ 45,000 employees globally as well as 650 employees in Australia where their head office is located in Botany, Sydney. They have operations in most capital cities and in select regional areas and offer a number of services including new installations, servicing, maintenance, repairs, upgrades and modernisation.</p>

<p>Schindler's ultimate goal is to save their customers time and money. They aim to help you get your project completed quickly, efficiently and for the whole operation to be hassle free. In support of this belief is the way they choose to manage their business. The company's corporate vision is focused on leadership, not just in market share, but in the way they strive to take the lead in every aspect of the business.</p>

<p>The company performs and measures their success against a number of business factors including employee motivation, employee development, customer service, quality, innovation and safety. Schindler was recognised at the 2006Australian Business Excellence Awards where they proudly received the award for Success & Sustainability. The Australian Business Excellence Award, previously known as the Australian Quality Award, was awarded to Managing Director, Fernando Xavier on June 7th, 2007 in recognition of demonstrable Organisational Excellence.</p>

<p>"When it comes to business excellence awards, this is the 'World Cup'," says Ross Wraight, CEO of professional services company SAI Global, which runs the awards. "Only the elite make it through to the finals and actually get over the line. Australian businesses (such as Schindler) are setting benchmarks - and proving their capabilities against world standards. They are showcasing their abilities and how they have been able to achieve and sustain success."</p>

<p>The company has a Quality Assurance System in place with structured processes to ensure maximum efficiency. One example of this is the Purchase Order Management System (POMS), which is a web-based system that automatically sends purchase orders to vendors for acknowledgment and approval. When an order is placed an email with a link is sent directly to the vendor, which is then acknowledged and the system is updated. This process saves a lot of time and improves both accuracy and efficiency. Double and triple handling is eliminated and the additional time gained allows the procurement and logistics team to focus on more strategic issues.</p>

<p>Being able to provide the best quality materials on time and keeping equipment downtime to a minimum leads to improved customer satisfaction. Schindler has always closely monitored customer satisfaction and over the years they have found that there is a very close relationship between improvements in their supply chain and customer satisfaction. The business has a number of integrated global suppliers that help add value to their operations and they have provider agreements with Service Level Agreements for many of their suppliers. The strategic partnerships across the globe generally lead from the head office in Switzerland. Examples of this include our freight forwarding, merchandise, uniforms, IT systems to name a few.</p>

<p>Key suppliers to Schindler Lifts include Lift Materials, Lencrow Group and Taren Point Engineering.</p>


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<h3 id="a022287">PMP Get Thumbs Up from Australia's Best Magazine with Supply Chain Editorial Focus</h3>

<p><em>PMP Limited in Australia have been included in the illustrious publication, Australia's Best Manufacturing. This is good news for the printing giant, whose inclusion in the industry-leading magazine, will further underline their position as one of Australia's best printers.</em></p>

<p>Sydney, NSW (PRWEB) August 1, 2008 -- PMP were featured in Australia's Best Manufacturing, that was released in July 2008. The popular series of magazines are fast-becoming industry essential publications and PMP were included in the latest issue. </p>

<p>PMP is Australasia's largest commercial printer - producing over 3 billion catalogues, 26 million books, 30 million directories and 155 magazine titles each year. They are also Australasia's largest letterbox distributor - delivering twice weekly to over 7 million letterboxes across Australia and New Zealand.</p>

<p>PMP's main focus is increasing return on marketing investment and effort for their customers. The company does this by developing and delivering a range of services and solutions which help clients more effectively create, target and deliver messages to their markets and customers.<br />
PMP Limited is an ASX company with annual revenues exceeding $1.3 billion, more than 3,000 staff in Australia and New Zealand, and over 8,000 shareholders across the region. Prior to becoming a public company in 1992, PMP Limited operated for many years in the retail magazine distribution industry as Gordon & Gotch, in book printing as Griffin Press, in customer and market analytics as Pinpoint and HPA, in the printing industry as the Commercial Printing arm of News Limited, in premedia as Show-Ads Omega, and in publishing as Pacific Publications and Attic Futura (UK).</p>

<p>With such diverse operations PMP has found it easier in the past to deliver group wide procurement synergies in smaller indirect spend areas. However within the PMP Print business, one of the company's strengths has been its supply chain expertise in critical categories, such as its traditional partnerships with suppliers. Always on the lookout for ways to improve their already successful business, as well as recognising the need for all of its supply chains to be competitive, PMP have added an innovative procurement team to their ranks who bring a broader set of supply chain skills and experience to the forefront. This new, dynamic team have a strong long term focus when it comes to supply chain management and are currently evaluating a number of possibilities for significant supply chain integration based on more strategic partnerships across the whole business.</p>

<p>PMP's interaction with the supply market will be determined in the near future by the extent to which their suppliers are capable of meeting their business needs and objectives. Strong relationships will be fostered with the 'right' suppliers, such as those in high value categories who have the potential to positively impact the business. It is also possible that PMP will look at shared risk and reward with suppliers that meet their requirements.<br />
Creative category strategies are being devised within PMP based on internal and external customer needs. PMP supply chains will become more involved in process improvement and focused on driving for the lowest total cost and best possible result.</p>

<p>It is important to PMP that their suppliers maintain the level of proficiency and high standards that they hold for themselves as Australia's largest commercial printer. Strategic partnerships that work to benefit both the manufacturer and the supplier and provide a result that satisfies the customer is what PMP are all about.</p>

<p>The brand name PMP Print was adopted when seventeen of PMP's printing companies (excluding book printer Griffin Press) were amalgamated in 2000. Up until that date, PMP's printing businesses operated under separate brand names and specialised in particular customer markets or geographic locations. For example, Wilke Color (est. 1895) specialised in magazine printing and Westernport Printing (est. 1889) specialised in newspaper printing; Mercury Walch (est. 1970) operated in the Tasmanian market and Prestige Litho (est. 1920 as H.Pole & Co) operated in Queensland. Today, PMP Print is the region's largest commercial printing group producing a wide range of printed products, including catalogues, magazines, books and directories.</p>

<p>Key suppliers to PMP that were involved in the feature in 'Australia's Best' were Toyo Ink, Baytech Industrial and National Distributor Alliance.</p>


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<h3 id="a022285">The Must Have Mustard and Maze Collection for Autumn/Winter</h3>

<p><em>Established in 1887, Smythson is renowned for an innovative range of leather fashion, travel, jewelery, beauty and business accessories as well as handbags and bespoke stationery.</em></p>

<p>London, UK (PRWEB) August 1, 2008 -- Smythson are delighted to introduce the Mustard collection and the Maze bag for Autumn/Winter with colours and contrasting textures inspired by the spirit of the British landscape and changing of the seasons. Shades of Mustard, Forest, Cassis and Mocha are evocative of autumn leaves and winter hedgerows. </p>

<p>Smythson is proud to be one of Britain's foremost luxury brands. Established in 1887, Smythson is renowned for an innovative range of leather fashion, travel, jewellery, beauty and business accessories as well as handbags and bespoke stationery. Presented in distinctive Nile blue bags and boxes it is the essence of thoughtful giving, offering personalized gift ideas.</p>

<p>Following a history of over 120 years of innovation and design Smythson continues to develop a range of new and exciting products and collections drawing inspiration from archive pieces and new fashion trends.</p>

<p>Maze:<br />
The Maze bag has a lovely vintage 70s feel with contrasting goat skin leather and suede creating a soft, boxy silhouette in shades of Mustard, Forest, Cassis, Black and Mocha. Lined in smooth satin, the bag features an enamel hinge clasp in light brushed gold on the envelope pocket with three internal pockets and a zipped pouch to remain beautifully organised. Strikingly chic, the Maze clutch, with its envelope shape, is the perfect evening accessory. The Maze follows the success of The Nancy, which will remain as a core collection in Black and Dark Brown.</p>

<p>Mustard:<br />
The Mustard collection in Adamo leather takes inspiration from the angular lines of contemporary architecture whilst the silver and yellow enamel slide lends a retro 70s feel. Edges are cut on the diagonal creating a new sense of perspective and shape. The Mustard collection includes the new MAZE bag and clutch, purses, travel accessories and diaries for 2009.</p>

<p>Men's Correspondence Stationery:<br />
Smythson are renowned for their diverse collection of motif correspondence cards and hand-lined tissue envelopes. Autumn sees the introduction of a series of motifs for the boys. The monochrome collection includes Skull & Crossbones, a Motorbike, an Aston Martin, a Bicycle and a Bulldog catering for your inner Bond or Bad Guy.</p>

<p>Notes to Editors:<br />
As ever with Smythson products, both our core and limited edition collections are made with extreme attention to detail with the interior design as important as the exterior.</p>


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<h3 id="a022284">New Module Extends EasyBlank Capability</h3>

<p><em>AutoForm Engineering GmbH, the leading supplier of software solutions for sheet metal forming industry, has announced an enhanced version of EasyBlank. This enhanced version adds more value by extending the capability of EasyBlank via a new add-on module, which enables the import of various native CAD files.</em></p>

<p>(PRWEB) July 31, 2008 -- Today's CAD market is saturated with a diversity of products, making the compatibility and interoperability of CAD formats a challenge. The majority of users, which depend on different CAD data providers, have to convert the data to a generic industry standard such as IGES. This conversion very often implies loss in data quality and a disruption of workflow. Based on feedback from customers, AutoForm has enhanced EasyBlank by creating an add-on module. This module enables the direct import of various native CAD files, avoiding the need to convert different CAD data into standard formats. </p>

<p>Within the EasyBlank software, the user now imports not only IGES and VDA files but also the native files generated by CATIA V4, CATIA V5, Pro/ENGINEER, I-DEAS, SolidWorks and Unigraphics NX. The license for the add-on module can be purchased online. Users can experience the new functionality first hand by obtaining a free of charge, one week trial version.</p>

<p>Dr. Markus Thomma, AutoForm's Director of Marketing stated, "This enhanced version represents an important improvement over the previous versions. We have noticed that EasyBlank users must handle all kinds of CAD file formats from many different tool and die shops and stamping companies. In order to meet their needs and to add more value, we have provided a new add-on module. It increases the attractiveness of EasyBlank and significantly extends its capability."</p>

<p>EasyBlank is free downloadable software, which enables online purchasing of reports. EasyBlank rapidly calculates the developed blank outline from CAD part geometry, using the well known AutoForm-OneStep technology. In addition, EasyBlank is specialized for determining the optimal nesting layout. All the existing features make the software attractive for tool and die shops as well as for stamping companies. Users can purchase online the reports that contain detailed information on material consumption, thinning distribution of the part, blank outline and optimal nesting layout. The benefits of such a report are early cost analysis, minimization of material costs and material usage and finally minimized scrap.</p>

<p>About AutoForm Engineering GmbH:<br />
AutoForm Engineering develops and markets specialized die face design and simulation software for the automotive and sheet metal forming industries. With all of the Top 20 automobile producers and customers, AutoForm is recognized as the number one provider of software for product formability, die face design and virtual tryouts to the global automotive industry. AutoForm offices are located in Switzerland, Germany, The Netherlands, France, Spain, Italy, USA, Mexico, India, Japan and Korea. The company also serves the needs of its customers through agents and distributors in more than 15 other countries (Turkey, Brazil, etc.). Since May 2007 AutoForm serves the specific needs of small and mid-sized enterprises worldwide through its e-commerce platform EasyStamping.com. For detailed information visit www.autoform.com and www.easystamping.com.</p>


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<h3 id="a022283">Quadrant EPP's Borotron Enhanced HDPE Used In Radiation Shielding</h3>

<p><em>New boron-filled stock shapes form a complement to the world's broadest range of machinable plastic materials.</em></p>

<p>Reading, PA (Vocus/PRWEB ) July 31, 2008 -- Borotron® HD050 from Quadrant Engineering Plastic Products (Quadrant EPP) is a high-density polyethylene (HDPE) formulation enhanced with 5% elemental boron that provides extra shielding against neutron radiation. The combination of boron within a matrix of HDPE, a naturally hydrogen rich material, can work well in nuclear shielding applica-tions. Hydrogen rich materials attenuate neutrons extremely well and boron has an affinity for absorbing thermalized neutrons. </p>

<p>Potential uses include shielding for radiation therapy rooms, where the product in plate form is integrated into the wall structure. Other application environments where its properties bring simi-lar benefits include nuclear research centers, nuclear power plants, power generation areas in nuclear submarines, production areas for nuclear detection devices and the equipment itself, and spacecraft exposed to radiation.</p>

<p>Quadrant EPP has developed a manufacturing process and proprietary testing methods that help ensure that the boron is evenly distributed for peak performance. Borotron® HD050 plate is lighter than some other neutron shielding materials such as concrete, and easier to work with in construction than other options including water.</p>

<p>The new Quadrant EPP material is currently available in 1" x 48" x 96" plates.</p>

<p>About Quadrant EPP:<br />
Quadrant EPP's products range from UHMW polyethylene, nylon and acetal to ultra-high per-formance polymers that resist temperatures to over 800°F (425°C). The company's products are used for machined parts in food processing and packaging, semiconductor manufacturing, aero-space, electronics, chemical processing, life sciences, power generation and diverse industrial equipment. Quadrant EPP's products are supported by a global team of application development and technical service engineers.</p>

<p>Full support in evaluating designs and machining of parts is available from Quadrant Engineering Plastic Products' Technical Support Group. Learn more about Quadrant at http://www.quadrantplastics.com.</p>

<p>Acetron, CleanStat, Duraspin, Duratron, Erta, Ertalyte, Ertalene, Ertalon, Extreme Materials, Fluorosint, Ketron, MC, Monocast, Nylatron, Nylasteel, Polypenco, Proteus, Sanalite, Semitron, Techtron, TIVAR and Vibratuf are registered trademarks of the Quadrant group of companies.</p>


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<h3 id="a022280">Guardair Corporation Introduces 1500 Series Gun Vacs</h3>

<p><em>Guardair Corporation announces the launch of their 1500 Series GunVacs®. Powered by compressed air, the 1500 Series offer twice the power of standard shop vacuums in a compact, ergonomic, pistol-grip design.</em></p>

<p>Chicopee, MA (PRWEB) July 31, 2008 -- Guardair Corporation announces the launch of their 1500 Series Gun Vacs®. Powered by compressed air, the 1500 Series offer twice the power of standard shop vacuums in a compact, ergonomic, pistol-grip design. </p>

<p>With a design driven by customer feedback, the 1500 Series delivers superior worker comfort, convenience, and ease of use.</p>

<p>All models feature a rugged, cast aluminum body with contours engineered for superior ergonomics. A standard, 1-1/4" tapered vacuum inlet allows the use of a wide array of vacuum accessories. The wide, comfortable trigger includes a convenient trigger latch for extended term use. Dual ¼" FNPT air inlet ports allow for ease of installation and operation. The high filtration collection bag is perfect for cleaning debris such as metal chips, dirt, dust, and even finer materials such as powders or talc. A wrap-around zipper eases debris disposal. For convenient storage, a built-in hanging eyelet is featured. </p>

<p>Offered in three versions -- 1500, 1510, and 1548 -- each features a unique configuration and combination of accessories. Thus the 1500 Series Gun Vacs are the perfect tools for demanding industrial cleaning applications in a host of industries including aerospace, metal-working, automotive, plastic injection molding, woodworking, and food processing.</p>

<p>For over half a century, Guardair has been the leading US manufacturer of safety air guns, syphon spray guns, pneumatic vacuums, and accessories for the industrial MRO (Maintenance, Repair, and Operations) marketplace. Sold through a world-wide network of over 2,000 industrial and specialty distributors, all Guardair air tools incorporate the latest in safety features, pneumatic technology, and ergonomic design.</p>

<p>Visit Guardair online at www.guardaircorp.com</p>


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<h3 id="a022282">GENCO and Sky-Trax Named Finalist for CSCMP Supply Chain Award</h3>

<p><em>Partners chosen from more than 40 Innovation Award submissions.</em></p>

<p>New Castle, DE (PRWEB) July 31, 2008 -- Sky-Trax Inc., a technology company specializing in optical technology for tracking vehicles and assets inside warehouses, announced today that it and its Premier Partner Value Added Reseller (VAR), GENCO Supply Chain Solutions, were named one of seven finalists for the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) 2008 Supply Chain Innovation Award. GENCO Supply Chain Solutions is North America's largest U.S.-based and a Global Top 50 third-party logistics provider and recognized leader in reverse logistics. </p>

<p>The CSCMP Supply Chain Innovation Award, established in 2005, recognizes the best and most innovative teams in supply chain that demonstrate excellence and innovation in addressing a significant supply chain challenge. Previous winners include; The Aidmatrix Foundation (2007), Mercy ROi (2006) and Hewlett-Packard Procurement (2005). </p>

<p>The nomination cited GENCO Supply Chain Solutions' installation of an Indoor Positioning System (IPS), an optically enabled Real Time Location System (RTLS) that eliminates operator-dependent data collection processes. RTLS is powered by Sky-Trax's Total-Trax System, which provides 100 percent location and pallet identification accuracy along with significant productivity improvements and fast return on investment.</p>

<p>"We are very proud to be named as a finalist for this award. The Sky-Trax and GENCO teams have worked very hard on this project to ensure its success. Our collaboration delivered a proven return to the customer's operation, and the optical RTLS technology has generated enthusiastic recognition from the industry," said Larry Mahan, Sky-Trax president and chief operating officer. "We are very pleased to have GENCO as our partner on this project. As industry leaders in applied technology, GENCO brought a level of expertise and experience that made the goals of this project possible."</p>

<p>This solution increased productivity and accuracy significantly. The system reduced driver training time (from hours to minutes) and enabled equipment cost reductions (fewer forklifts needed). The complete system automatically collects valuable new operational data that includes forklift utilization (time traveled with or without product), travel distances (miles and route traveled), idle time (non-moving time), number of times a pallet is touched, speed of the material handling equipment, percentage of aisle congestion, and near-collision information among other benefits.</p>

<p>"It's rare in our industry when a game-changing technology can be adopted so quickly in a dynamic production facility. Sky-Trax technologies have improved our productivity in supply chain facilities significantly from the first day of implementation," said Cary Cameron, senior vice president, Strategic Processes and Technologies at GENCO Supply Chain Solutions. "As we continue to learn the capabilities of the system, we have worked with Sky-Trax to develop even more powerful applications to drive more bottom-line benefits to our customers."</p>

<p>GENCO Supply Chain Solutions' custom software layer provides additional features that enhance existing WMS capabilities and a greater range of data for ongoing analytics and operational improvements.</p>

<p>This year's finalists will present their respective submissions at the 2008 CSCMP Annual Global Conference, which will be held October 5-8 in Denver. Their case studies will also be published on the CSCMP Web site.</p>

<p>The winner of the 2008 CSCMP Supply Chain Innovation Award will be honored during a presentation at the closing session of the conference and featured in the December issue of Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies. Submissions are evaluated on value of the innovation and a written case study. Finalists are also judged on their oral presentation (draft and at conference session).</p>

<p>About Sky-Trax Inc.:<br />
Sky-Trax develops revolutionary automatic data collection and inch-accurate location tracking systems for warehouse vehicles. Safety and productivity applications employing Sky-Trax's IPS technology are economical and practical to deploy, allowing warehouse professionals to substantially improve safety and warehouse efficiency with automatic inch-accurate material and asset-tracking solutions. The results are fewer safety incidents, lower operating costs, improved inventory accuracy and greater throughput. For more information, please visit www.Sky-Trax.com.</p>

<p>About GENCO Supply Chain Solutions:<br />
GENCO Supply Chain Solutions is North America's largest U.S.-based and a Global Top 50 third-party logistics provider and the recognized leader in reverse logistics. The company manages over 125 operations and 37 million square feet of warehouse space throughout North America for a diverse range of retail, manufacturing and government customers. The company provides initial and ongoing value through a complete range of solutions, including contract logistics, transportation logistics, parcel negotiation and audits, reverse logistics, damage research, product liquidation, pharmaceutical services, government solutions and technology solutions. For more information, visit www.genco.com.</p>

<p>Sky-Trax Inc. Contact:         <br />
Sarah Sagin            <br />
Vice President, Marketing      <br />
Sky-Trax Inc.         <br />
98 Quigley Blvd.         <br />
New Castle, DE 19720         <br />
302-395-9540            </p>

<p>GENCO Supply Chain Solutions Contact:<br />
Donald Rendulic<br />
Director, Marketing and Corporate Communications<br />
GENCO Supply Chain Solutions<br />
100 Papercraft Park<br />
Pittsburgh, PA 15238<br />
412-820-3922</p>


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<h3 id="a022281">Corvest Offers Safety Tools for Earthquake Aftermath</h3>

<p><em>Promotional Products Company: Branded safety tools important now more than ever.</em></p>

<p>Largo, FL (PRWEB) July 31, 2008 -- Corvest, a top-20 promotional products supplier and parent company of Adva-Lite, Toppers and It's All Greek To Me, is seeking to remind companies of the importance of branded safety tools following yesterday's earthquake in southern California. Many of the company's safety tools are dynamo-powered lights, requiring no electricity or batteries. Corvest's entire selection of safety items can be found by clicking here. </p>

<p>According to Mark Holland, Corvest's Vice President of Marketing, "Thankfully, our customers on the west coast survived this earthquake with only a few broken dishes. In Florida, we're always worried when the next catastrophic hurricane will hit, so we have complete understanding for what Californians go through with the uncertainty of when the big quake will come. Yesterday's earthquake caused very minimal damage yet some businesses and residents experienced power outages. Corvest is encouraging companies to be proactive about providing their customers and employees with branded safety lights, just in case the big one comes sooner rather than later." </p>

<p>Corvest is also encouraging residents on the east coast and in the southern states to utilize branded safety tools during hurricane season. Holland adds, "Every geographical region has to incur natural disasters of some kind--the Midwest has tornadoes, New England has snow storms, and the south has hurricanes. The impact of hurricane Dolly partnered with yesterday's earthquake serves as proof that all regions can benefit from the use of promotional safety tools."</p>

<p>In addition to offering a number of battery- and electricity-free flashlights, Corvest is also a supplier of logo key-ring lights, branded pocket tools and screen printed auto safety lights. These items can assist organizations in all industries to lend a sense of compassion and care to their students, patients, employees or customers. These items will also be useful to consumers during winter storms, roadside hazards and power outages.</p>

<p>Corvest is a Counselor Top 20 Supplier, holding the number 18 position. It's All Greek To Me won the 2008 Distributor Choice Award for Supplier of the Year: Toys, while Adva-Lite received the award for Supplier of the Year: Flashlights.</p>

<p>About Corvest:<br />
Award-winning, multi-million dollar promotional products supplier Corvest SPV, LLC, located in beautiful, sunny central Florida, owns and operates three highly successful operating units - Adva-Lite, Toppers and It's All Greek To Me. Each unit has been in operation for nearly 50 years, and the company as a whole employs over 400 talented associates in the brand new, state-of-the-art, 300-thousand square foot facility. Owned by one of the world's leading private investment firms, Corvest remains a top 20 supplier for the promotional product industry. For more information, please visit www.toppersllc.com, www.advalite.com, or www.iagtm.com.</p>


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<h3 id="a022279">Spray Nozzles Service for Better Environmental Compliance</h3>

<p><em>To help manufacturers take more effective control of environmental issues, spray nozzle experts, Delavan, is bolstering their technical service with dedicated industry specialists.</em></p>

<p>Cheshire, UK (PRWEB) July 31, 2008 -- To help manufacturers take more effective control of environmental issues, spray nozzle experts, Delavan, is bolstering their technical service with dedicated industry specialists. </p>

<p>Delavan's sector specialist, Andy Nixon explained, "Client spray nozzle requirements vary greatly depending on their plant set-up and environmental objectives. Nozzles for gas cooling, for example, need to deliver liquid in volumes proportional to flue gas flow, with even distribution and small droplet size. This ensures complete evaporation of the droplets for maximum cooling, but without residual excess fluid use or wetting that could harm the plant."</p>

<p>Swirl Air two-fluid nozzles from Delavan ensure user processes can comply with stringent environmental standards, yield higher product quality and maintain process continuity to increase plant productivity. Swirl Air nozzles provide flow rates from one to 2,400 gallons per hour and spray angles from 50 to 100 degrees with precise control of droplet size.</p>

<p>Swirl Air nozzles provide the adaptability to meet variable process needs. There is a correlation between exhaust volume and temperature and the nozzles have the capability for flow adjustment so that output can be fine tuned to meet the prevailing requirement.</p>

<p>Applications arise in incinerators, cement production, metal production and other industries where there is a need for flue gas cooling or gas conditioning to remove harmful gasses or particles. Delavan engineers work closely with end users and the manufacturers of environmental control systems to select nozzles that optimise flow, distribution and droplet size to meet the environmental objective.</p>

<p>Swirl Air nozzles require just two inputs, the spray liquid and the propellant gas. This propellant is usually compressed air but could be an alternative gas or steam depending on the process or availability. As a nozzle specialist, rather than a provider of standardised off-the-shelf turnkey systems, Delavan are able to take into account fully, the client's air and liquid delivery systems and recommend nozzles to optimise system performance.</p>

<p>Operational needs are important. Nozzles will therefore be selected that offer extended service life and minimise maintenance downtime. Compressed air is introduced tangentially into the spray chamber to swirl round at high velocity. Primary atomisation is achieved as the liquid passes through the swirling air. This stream then passes through a precisely engineered structure, comprising the orifice and pintle plate. The change in pressure and stream direction causes secondary atomisation and creates the precise distribution pattern and droplet size required. Compared to pressure driven nozzles, Swirl Air nozzles achieve comparable levels of atomisation at much lower pressures.</p>

<p>Delavan has invested heavily in tooling to ensure nozzles are manufactured to precise tolerances and with exceptional levels of surface finish. Nozzle bodies and caps are usually made in long-life 316L and 440 Stainless Steel. Various grades of Hastelloy, Titanium and Inconel are available for applications with high temperatures or acidity. Critical wear components can be easily changed without dismantling the nozzle. For extreme conditions with aggressive particulates, carbide lined nozzles are available. Engineered accessories include lances to ensure perfect nozzle position. These may be heated, cooled or insulated where this is necessary.</p>

<p>Delavan's catalogue of over 30,000 pre-engineered nozzles and components are ideal for cleaning, coating, misting, dosing, or aeration as well as environmental control. Technical service is available via Delavan or authorised representatives throughout the world.</p>

<p><br />
More Information<br />
Michelle Rogers, Tel. +44 (0) 151 424 6821 Fax. +44 (0) 151 495 1043<br />
Web: www.delavan.co.uk E-mail: michelle.rogers@goodrich.com or sales@delavan.co.uk<br />
Delavan Spray Technologies, Gorsey Lane, Widnes, Cheshire, WA8 0RJ, UK</p>

<p>High/low resolution images are on the web at www.ainsmag.co.uk/de241/4581de1a.htm</p>

<p>Notes<br />
Delavan is a company within the Goodrich Corporation. Trade names are protected and defended in all countries where the company operates.</p>


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<h3 id="a022278">MaintainIT Forms Alliance with LMSPI</h3>

<p><em>MaintainIT, a Facility and Plant Maintenance Services Company, is pleased to announce they have formed a professional alliance with Lean Manufacturing Solutions Partnership, Inc. (LMSPI).</em></p>

<p>Greenville, SC (PRWEB) July 31, 2008 -- MaintainIT, a Facility and Plant Maintenance Services Company, is pleased to announce they have formed a professional alliance with Lean Manufacturing Solutions Partnership, Inc. (LMSPI). </p>

<p>LMSPI is a Lean Manufacturing Implementation Resource and together with MaintainIT will focus on improving manufacturing performance, creating value, and strengthening the presence of manufacturing in South Carolina. To date, results for LMSPI's manufacturing partners include sustainable, annualized, bottom-line improvements in excess of $70,000,000 with an average 2,880% return on investment.</p>

<p>"Threats to South Carolina manufacturing such as offshore manufacturing, inflation, piece pricing, and rising costs of business (health care, energy, transportation, and commodities) are real," says Jason Manarchuck, LMSPI's Marketing Director. "MaintainIT joins us in our mission to counter these threats by partnering with manufacturers to solve their biggest problems and focus on improving business performance. Creating a culture of problem-solving leverages manufacturing problems into competitive advantages. The result is reducing manufacturing costs, improving product quality, reducing lead times, and increasing bottom-line profits for local manufacturers."</p>

<p>"A critical factor for a successful lean manufacturing implementation is reliable equipment," says James Rogers, Vice President and Principal with MaintainIT. "Our partnership with LMSPI will provide customers the continuous and comprehensive plant services needed to sustain the manufacturing improvements in support of the manufacturing mission. This is a decisive strategy; one that will strengthen the value of manufacturing in South Carolina."</p>

<p>About Lean Manufacturing Solutions Partnership, Inc. (LMSPI)<br />
LMSPI is a Lean Enterprise Resource passionately focused on saving manufacturing in North America. Established in 2005, LMSPI is headquartered in Knoxville, TN with a regional office in Greenville, SC. LMSPI is currently scheduling no-cost, on site introduction meetings with manufacturing executives in the Upstate for the second half of 2008. For an introduction or to contact LMSPI, please visit www.Lean-Results.com. For corporate information and team background, you are invited to visit www.LMSPI.com.</p>

<p>About MaintainIT<br />
MaintainIT is a Facility and Plant Maintenance Services Company, specializing in Maintenance Improvement Consulting, related Technical Services and Contract Maintenance. For more information about MaintainIT, please visit www.MaintainIT.net.</p>


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<h3 id="a022277">PipeFlow.co.uk Releases Pipe Flow Expert 2008 version 3.11</h3>

<p><em>PipeFlow.co.uk today announced the release of PipeFlow™ Expert 2008 version 3.11, a major upgrade to the Microsoft Windows desktop application software for designing and analyzing piping systems.</em></p>

<p>Wilmslow, England (PRWEB) July 30, 2008 -- PipeFlow.co.uk (http://www.pipeflow.co.uk) today announced the release of PipeFlow™ Expert 2008 version 3.11 (http://www.pipeflow.co.uk/public/control.php?_path=/497/738), a major upgrade to the Microsoft Windows software for designing and analyzing piping systems. Pipe Flow Expert 2008 is a premier software application that models both open and closed loop pipe networks, calculates flow rates, pipe pressure drops, friction losses, pump operating points and much more. </p>

<p>Pipe Flow Expert's standard features include an easy-to-use intuitive user interface, a robust calculation engine that uses the accurate Darcy-Weisbach method for calculating pipe friction losses (with the Colebrook-White equation for calculating friction factors), an integrated fluid database with common liquid and gas properties, a pipe database with common pipe materials and sizes, and a fittings database with common valves and tees.</p>

<p>Pipe Flow Expert 2008 version 3 also supports entry of data in mass flow rate, up to 9 different fluid zones within the pipe system, pressure regulating valves (PRVs), back pressure valves (BPVs), and includes a verification document which compares the results produced by Pipe Flow Expert against the known results for over 40 cases of published data.</p>

<p>"Flow and pressure loss calculations have never been so easy. Our Pipe Flow Expert software has an easy-to-use interface that lets users get up and running immediately. Pipe Flow Expert is simply an ideal software package for anyone who designs, builds, operates or maintains a pipe system. Version 3 provides unbelievable value and gives the user a simple way to analyze and visualize their pipe system, and enables them to easily calculate the fluid flows and pressures in each pipe." said David Gardiner of PipeFlow.co.uk.</p>

<p>Users get the ability to view the calculated results in spreadsheet format and also on a visual pipe drawing with the pipes and nodes drawn according to a color gradient that is specified against a particular calculation, such as the volume of flow in a pipe, the pressure drop in a pipe, the friction loss in a pipe or other results data. The color coding and graphical representation of the system model provides for an instant visual analysis of the flows and pressures in the pipe system(Pipe Flow Expert visual analysis of flows and pressure drops).</p>

<p>"We get many positive comments on our Pipe Flow Expert interface and we place a high importance on keeping the software easy-to-use, even as we continue to add powerful new features. When you combine our best-in-class interface, value-for-money pricing, and powerful calculation engine, we become a compelling choice for most users." Gardiner said.</p>

<p>The Pipe Flow Expert software includes support for simple network licensing, allowing multiple users to run the software from a shared hard disk drive, without needing to install any other licensing software. The program is also available on USB Flash Drive and can be moved between machines via simple "Plug & Play".</p>

<p>Pipe Flow Expert is used by a variety of engineers and companies, from individual design consultants through to large middle east oil companies; anyone that needs a powerful, straightforward tool, which they can rely on to calculate flow rates, size pumps, check NPSHa, and find pressure losses in a pipe system. A free trial is available now: Solve the flows and pressure drops in your pipe system with Pipe Flow Expert 2008 (Download Pipe Flow Expert now).</p>

<p>About PipeFlow.co.uk - PipeFlow.co.uk (www.PipeFlow.co.uk) is owned by Daxesoft Ltd, a UK registered company. It has used PipeFlow as a trading name for over 10 years. PipeFlow designs and develops fluid flow and pressure drop calculations software that is used by engineers in over 70 countries worldwide. PipeFlow has over 1000 clients in a variety of industries including aerospace, chemical processing, education, food and beverage, general engineering, mining, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, power generation, water and wastewater processing.</p>

<p>For more information please email info @ pipeflow.co.uk or call +44 (0) 1625 509142</p>


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<h3 id="a022276">More Benefits of Recycling as eco|International Acquires Inventory Retailer AuctionDrop™ Inc.</h3>

<p><em>ECO International has broadened the benefits of recycling by acquiring the inventory retailer AuctionDrop ™ Inc.</em></p>

<p>Vestal, NY (PRWEB) July 30, 2008 -- Businesses familiar with the benefits of recycling can glean even more from ECO International, LLC's acquisition of inventory retailer AuctionDrop™, effective June 16th 2008. </p>

<p>The acquisition allows AuctionDrop™ -- a leading online retailer for the liquidation of wholesale surplus and salvage inventory and assets -- to grow and efficiently serve its customers with the necessary resources and technology. Customers receive the benefit of enhanced services, including expanded geographic coverage and additional services, including end-of-life recycling, to both the retailers and manufacturers.</p>

<p>ECO International, LLC, a world-wide electronics asset recovery and recycling company, will also be able to provide its clients who already recognize the benefit of recycling with even more innovative and expanded approaches for the disposition of e-Waste.</p>

<p>AuctionDrop™ is a leading online retailer for the liquidation of wholesale surplus and salvage inventory and assets. The Company's business-to-consumer model sources wholesale, surplus and excess inventory from big box national retailers, high-end luxury retailers and manufacturers selling merchandise through its own website portal (auctiondrop.com) as well as other online channels such as eBay. Operations include all aspects of the reverse supply chain from supplier pickup-up, merchandise auction listing, packing and shipping to tracking, and collections while providing superior customer service.</p>

<p>The AuctionDrop™ value proposition provides simplicity, consistency, and reliability for manufacturers and retailers to maximize yields on the disposition of excess inventories, customer returns, and damaged overstock goods. This is achieved by reducing the internal costs for the manufacturer or retailer while yielding the maximum value of the product by selling it directly to consumers and increasing the benefits of recycling.</p>

<p>Market performance: AuctionDrop™ consistently ranks among the top EBay sellers based on volume sold while maintaining a remarkable 98.2% positive buyer "feedback" rating for cumulative transactions to-date. Awards received; ª Always on Top 100 ª Silicon Valley Business Journal Fast 50 (Ranked #3) ª Deloitte & Touché Technology Fast Rising Stars (Ranked #12).</p>

<p>Auction Drop was advised on this transaction by America's Growth Capital.</p>

<p>About ECO International: ECO services various electronics recycling market segments from local municipalities and state recycling programs to original equipment manufactures (OEM's), Business to Business (B2B), Business to Retailer (B2R) and direct to consumer (B2C) programs helping increase electronics asset utilization and assure recycling regulatory compliance during technology life cycles. ECO is a privately held company with sister companies serving high technology electronic manufacturing, research and development, international electronic component distribution, with annual revenues in excess of $700 million.</p>

<p>Corporate vision includes investing in new technology, organic growth, strategic acquisitions, and third party partnerships to achieve our goals and objectives as a market leader.</p>

<p>To learn more about the benefits of recycling with asset recovery and recycling company ECO international and online excess inventory retailer AuctionDrop™, visit www.ecointernational.com or www.auctiondrop.com</p>

<p>Contact Information:    <br />
Vicky Bevilacqua-True             Brad Brown<br />
VP | Corporate Development          VP | Sales & Marketing<br />
Auction Drop                ECO International<br />
Direct: 650.470.6960             Direct: 607-321-2079 ext 331<br />
Fax: 650.470.6995 |vtrue @ auctiondrop.com Fax: 607-321-2085 | bbrown @ ecointernational.com</p>


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<h3 id="a022275">Xerox® Duplicators with LightScribe Introduced by Vinpower Digital</h3>

<p><em>Xerox-branded Standalone Tower DVD / CD Duplicators Feature Industry's First "Drag and Drop" Function and Built-in Disc Labeling Capabilities</em></p>

<p>Alhambra, CA (PRWEB) July 30, 2008 -- Vinpower Digital today introduces a new line of Xerox® DVD/CD Duplicators with LightScribe labeling capabilities. Following the inaugural line of Xerox-branded models that were introduced in the spring of 2008, the new offerings expand on the company's exclusive licensing agreement with Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) to provide eight new models that are among the most productive, reliable and cost-effective on the market. </p>

<p>Suitable for the duplicating needs of any organization or business, the new models include from one to 15 writer drives and can operate independently of a PC to provide a quick and inexpensive way to make multiple copies of CDs and DVDs.</p>

<p>LightScribe laser labeling can be used with or without a PC and allows users to burn text or full graphic labels directly onto compatible optical discs without the need for a separate printer. The new duplicators come with the industry's first "Drag and Drop" file function that transfers image files directly from a PC to the duplicator's internal hard drive. These easy to use features save customers money, reducing the time and effort usually required to produce a master disc for each project.</p>

<p>Several models in the line also provide users with an industry-leading 256MB buffer memory for more stable and reliable high-speed duplication with a greatly reduced occurrence of buffer under-run errors.</p>

<p>For additional information, or to arrange for an evaluation unit, please contact Doug Wright, Giles Communications, at 914-798-4115 or dwright@giles.com.</p>

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<h3 id="a022274">New DataHub Videos Simplify OPC Integration</h3>

<p><em>Newcomers to OPC can quickly develop the skills needed to build new systems or integrate OPC data into existing ones, while experts learn how to take OPC to the next level.</em></p>

<p>Georgetown, Ontario (PRWEB) July 30, 2008 -- A new series of videos from Cogent Real-Time Systems teaches through animated demonstration how to get up and running on a live data integration project using the OPC protocol. Featuring the highly acclaimed OPC DataHub technology, the videos break down the complex challenge of developing an integrated OPC-based data communication project into a group of easy to understand modules. </p>

<p>In a few minutes the user is led through the fundamental steps of connecting to an OPC server, and can then immediately move to more advanced topics such as bridging data from different sources, tunnelling a connection across a network to avoid the frustrations of DCOM, and logging data to a database. These and other skills, such as connecting to Excel, displaying OPC data in a web browser, and sending custom email messages with current data are all covered in compact lesson modules of 5 to 7 minutes.</p>

<p>"These videos highlight the ease of use of the OPC DataHub," said Andrew Thomas, President of Cogent. "In just an hour or two an engineer or system integrator can gain the skills necessary to undertake a relatively sophisticated data-integration project."</p>

<p>Participants can choose the topics that suit their needs, and stop or repeat the lesson as often as necessary. Each user action is carefully explained through clear instructions and animated demonstrations. The software shown in the videos is the same OPC DataHub that is available for free download, so participants can immediately put their new skills into practice.</p>

<p>The OPC DataHub gives quick, reliable, and secure access to valuable information direct from the factory floor. It is an integrated tool that can present live process data directly on an engineer's or manager's desk in a form most suitable: database, spreadsheet, web page, or custom program. It provides OPC tunnelling, bridging, and aggregation, and has a free API to support virtually any type of data connectivity.</p>

<p>The DataHub Videos are a set of modular lessons available online for self-paced learning of the basic functionality of the OPC DataHub. Because the OPC DataHub is a single tool that can be applied to practically any live OPC data integration project, users who complete these lessons are able to apply it to solve many of the common tasks of real-time data integration.</p>

<p>Founded in 1995, Cogent Real-Time Systems is the leader in real-time cross-platform data integration between Windows, Linux and QNX. Customers include the Bank of Canada, Cadbury Chocolate and the European Space Agency. Cogent leverages its experience in real-time data communications to provide the next generation of OPC products.</p>


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<h3 id="a022273">CapSnap Equipment Unveils New Environmentally Conscious Water Bottling Equipment Designs</h3>

<p><em>CapSnap Equipment is joining the ranks of "green" manufacturing, revealing their new designs that save thousands of gallons of water per year in the water bottling industry.</em></p>

<p>(Vocus/PRWEB ) July 30, 2008 -- Thinking “green” has become ubiquitous in the business world. Companies from all industries are touting themselves as leaders in environmentally friendly technology. Now CapSnap, the commercial water bottling division of Midbrook, Inc. has redesigned its world-renown 5-gallon bottle washers to join the industrial green movement. </p>

<p>Bottled water has been under attack from environmental activists for perceived damage the industry can cause to the Earth. CapSnap has designed their new washer to reduce waste occurring in the wash process and make bottled water more eco-friendly. The machines contribute less waste to the environment, and allow the reuse of 5-gallon bottles; which cuts down on waste from discarded bottles as well.</p>

<p>During the traditional water bottling wash and fill process, a substantial amount of water is lost down the drain. This accounts for a large portion of the waste in the process. CapSnap washers are now available in a low-consumption design that lessens the amount of water that goes down the drain during the washing process.</p>

<p>“Typically, when a washer was equipped with a pre-wash station, the water was recycled from the post-wash rinse stage and sent to drain after its use in the pre-wash stage.”, explains Don Reeder, CapSnap Equipment GM. CapSnap’s new design eliminates virtually all of this waste. The “green” washer utilizes a recycled, filtered pre-wash that keeps the consumption of water to the minimum a bottler will introduce at the final rinse stage of the sequence.</p>

<p>“In the new design, the final rinse solution is fed fresh into the last station of the washer. This is a solution of ozonated water or product water, depending on the bottler. The solution sheds to the final rinse tank, it’s re-used at the second to last rinse nozzle, and overflow is sent upstream to the recirculated rinse tank”, said Reeder.</p>

<p>Once the water is in the re-circulated tank, it can be employed in the initial rinsing process of the bottles. Overflow from that process travels to the pre-wash tank, which is the first stage of the washing process and where the dirtiest bottles are located. In a traditional design, the water from this process is sent to the drain after use, but with the new CapSnap design the water is fed through a 50 micron filter and re-used. The    design limits drain water to only the amount of fresh solution fed to the final rinse stage by reusing water at every stage of the process.</p>

<p>This new green design is just the beginning for CapSnap and Midbrook, according to Reeder.</p>

<p>“CapSnap is always looking to adopt environmentally friendlier products that serve the needs of their customers,” he said.</p>

<p>“If someone in the marketplace knows of, or has designed in-house features into their bottling processes, we would like to hear from them. We can offer process features like gas heaters that are much more efficient that electrical heat and motor shut-down based on a part-present signal to turn off energy using devices if there are no bottles in the queue for a specific amount of time. We are also designing fillers with flow-metering that can save water that is lost to over filling.”</p>

<p>Looking for new ways to bring environmentally friendly initiatives to the customer is a constant goal for CapSnap Equipment.</p>

<p>“Saving energy and natural resources is a corporate governance core value at Midbrook and we are striving to be an industry leader as such,” said Reeder.</p>

<p>This particular innovation came from discussions with a leading Middle Eastern bottler. The bottler was looking for ways to cut down on water consumption and make the plant more ecologically conscious. CapSnap worked to develop this design in order to drastically reduce the consumption of water inside the plant.</p>

<p>The test data shows up to an 88% reduction in water consumed during the wash process can be achieved when this practice is applied. By using water in the recycled format, the only drain water consumed was the overflow created by the fresh water introduced. This bottler calculated that over 71,500 gallons of water were saved in a usual 8-hour production run day, compared to their previous design. This equates to nearly 18,000,000 gallons of water going down the drain in a typical year of production.</p>

<p>Saving water during the bottling process is a top priority for many water bottling companies.</p>

<p>“It sounds ironic that a water plant would be concerned about water, but water is a precious commodity and a cost to the business. Some bottlers are motivated by being environmentally friendly and others are looking at water as a cost and the conservation of water as a sound business decision,” said Reeder.</p>

<p>As companies continue to look for ways to reduce cost and consumption, the CapSnap line of water bottling equipment will continue to research and implement new ways of achieving these goals. CapSnap offers this latest innovation in all of their equipment lines, ranging from machines that service small local bottlers to some of the largest water bottling systems in the world.</p>


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<h3 id="a022272">APWagner.com Moves Mid-Atlantic Shipping Hub to Larger Location in Camp Hill, PA</h3>

<p><em>The new location allows for expanded inventory and services.</em></p>

<p>Buffalo, NY (Vocus/PRWEB ) July 30, 2008 -- AP Wagner, the largest appliance parts distributor in the Northeast, has relocated its Mid-Atlantic Shipping Hub, from Harrisburg, PA to Camp Hill, PA. </p>

<p>The new location:<br />
AP Wagner<br />
431 Railroad Ave.<br />
Suite A<br />
Camp Hill, PA 17011 </p>

<p>The move has become necessary due to the increasing success of www.apwagner.com. The larger facility will also help to accommodate the continued strong growth that AP Wagner anticipates in the coming year.</p>

<p>AP Wagner President Mike Mangan said "We have worked to logistically place our main warehouses in locations that serve our customers throughout the United States and Canada. The new shipping hub, which has been expanded to 83,000 square feet, will allow us to better service our customers with a larger inventory and faster shipping times."</p>

<p>AP Wagner and APWagner.com service a growing network of do-it-yourselfers, appliance dealers and service technicians.</p>

<p>APWagner.com offers Appliance Repair Help for air conditioners, dishwashers, garbage disposals, refrigerators, ranges, washers, dryers, freezers, microwaves, humidifiers, trash compactors, dehumidifiers, hot water dispensers, ice makers and range hoods. APWagner.com also carries refrigerator water filters for all types of refrigerators.</p>

<p>AP Wagner has a staff of Appliance Parts Professionals available via online chat or through the customer care center if additional help is needed. The customer care center for APWagner.com can be reached at 888.279.2463.</p>

<p>APWagner.com is a Consumer Reports® recommended site as well as a dedicated leader in the distribution of appliance parts and accessories with 80 years experience. They service appliance dealers, service technicians and do-it-yourselfers. AP Wagner's main headquarters are located at 2205 George Urban Boulevard in Depew, New York.</p>

<p>For More Information:<br />
Christine Smith<br />
716-961-7142<br />
csmith @ apwagner.com<br />
AP Wagner.com</p>


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<h3 id="a022271">Aspen Avionics Expands Approved Model List STC for Evolution Flight Display</h3>

<p><em>EFD1000 PFD Approved for Installation in Over 600 Airplane Makes and Models</em></p>

<p>Oshkosh, WI (PRWEB) July 30, 2008 -- Aspen Avionics has added over 200 more airplanes to its FAA Approved Model List Supplemental Type Certificate (AML-STC) for the EFD1000 Primary Flight Display (PFD). </p>

<p>The expanded AML builds on the original AML certification granted to the company in March 2008, and authorizes installation of Aspen's Evolution PFD into more than 600 airplane makes and models, covering the vast majority of Class I and Class II airplanes flying today. The AML-STC enables avionics dealers to install the EFD1000 PFD without having to seek separate FAA field approvals for each installation.</p>

<p>The additional makes and models include airplanes with maximum indicated airspeeds up to 264 knots, conventional gear airplanes (taildraggers) and seaplanes, making the Evolution Flight Display's AML-STC one of the broadest in the industry.</p>

<p>"Today's expansion of our AML is deeply gratifying," said Aspen President and CEO, John Uczekaj, "and makes it even easier for more customers to install the Evolution PFD."</p>

<p>Aspen Avionics also announced approval of the EFD1000 PFD's ability to interface with Century and Cessna ARC autopilots, adding those popular autopilot systems to its existing approvals for Bendix/King and S-TEC autopilots.</p>

<p>"Demand for the Evolution Flight Display has been strong in all markets," said Doug Cayne, VP of Marketing for Aspen, "and the expanded AML and additional autopilot interfaces will make it available to even more airplane owners."</p>

<p>Cayne continued, "Aspen will keep adding aircraft to its AML on a regular basis, and expects to begin adding Class III airplanes by the end of 2008."</p>

<p>Class III airplanes are those with maximum gross weights in excess of 6,000 pounds.</p>

<p>Updates to the complete list of airplane makes and models covered by Aspen's AML-STC, as well as other certifications and interface approvals, are available at www.aspenavionics.com/approvals.</p>

<p>About Aspen Avionics, Inc.<br />
Aspen Avionics specializes in bringing the most advanced technology and capability from the commercial and business aviation markets into general aviation cockpits--and budgets. Our products increase situational awareness and reduce pilot workload, making it even easier and safer to fly in both VFR and IFR conditions. The way we look at it, getting the latest avionics technology shouldn't always mean spending a lot of money--on equipment or installation. At Aspen Avionics, we design products to be affordable, easy to install, and easy to own. The company can be found on the web at http://www.aspenavionics.com, or may be reached at (505) 856-5034. Print-ready images of the Evolution Flight Display are available at http://www.aspenavionics.com/pressdownloads.</p>


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<h3 id="a022269">Aspen Avionics Hosts North 40 Welcome Center At EAA AirVenture</h3>

<p><em>Aspen Offers Comfort to Pilots at Point of Entry</em></p>

<p>Oshkosh, WI (PRWEB) July 30, 2008 -- General aviation pilots and passengers who are hot and tired after their arrival at AirVenture will have an opportunity to catch their breath, cool down and rehydrate at the Aspen Avionics North 40 Welcome Center. </p>

<p>Located adjacent to the North 40 aircraft parking area tram stop, the Aspen Avionics Welcome Center will be stocked with cold water, table seating, maps and other AirVenture information, and--best of all--a chance to cool off in front of an industrial-size air conditioner.</p>

<p>"We're thrilled to be part of the AirVenture community," said Brad Hayden, Aspen's Director of Marketing. "AirVenture is a powerful venue to launch and showcase our products, and we are happy to be able to give something back to the campers and attendees, particularly those located in the North 40 area," he continued.</p>

<p>Aspen's Cirrus SR22, with an EFD1000 Primary Flight Display (PFD) installed, will be on display next to the Welcome Center tent, and a demo of the PFD will be running inside the tent.</p>

<p>The EFD1000 PFD and the EFD1000 Multi-Function Displays (MFDs) will also be on display at the Aspen Avionics booth in Hangar B, 2126.</p>

<p>The Aspen Avionics North 40 Welcome center is open from Saturday, July 26th, through the end of the show on Sunday, August 3rd.</p>

<p>About Aspen Avionics, Inc.<br />
Aspen Avionics specializes in bringing the most advanced technology and capability from the commercial and business aviation markets into general aviation cockpits--and budgets. Our products increase situational awareness and reduce pilot workload, making it even easier and safer to fly in both VFR and IFR conditions. The way we look at it, getting the latest avionics technology shouldn't always mean spending a lot of money--on equipment or installation. At Aspen Avionics, we design products to be affordable, easy to install, and easy to own. The company can be found on the web at http://www.aspenavionics.com, or may be reached at (505) 856-5034. Print-ready images of the Evolution Flight Display are available at http://www.aspenavionics.com/pressdownloads</p>


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<h3 id="a022270">Aspen Avionics Announces the Evolution Weather Receiver</h3>

<p><em>Offered at breakthrough pricing, the new receiver adds datalink weather capabilities to the Evolution Flight Display system.</em></p>

<p>Oshkosh, WI (PRWEB) July 30, 2008 -- Aspen Avionics, Inc., maker of the Evolution Flight Display system, announced today its new Evolution Weather Receiver. </p>

<p>The receiver, priced at $2,495 (MSRP), will deliver the full suite of XM WX® Satellite Weather aviation products featuring graphical in-flight weather data, and present integrated weather hazard data on Evolution Multi-Function Displays (MFDs) and Primary Flight Displays (PFDs).</p>

<p>The receiver, made exclusively for Aspen by Heads Up Technologies, is designed to deliver the datalink weather capabilities of Evolution Hazard Awareness built into the Evolution Flight Display system. It will be available in early second quarter 2009 as an optional upgrade for the Evolution MFDs and PFDs, with attractive bundled pricing when purchased together with a new MFD or PFD system.</p>

<p>"The Evolution Weather Receiver is yet another example of the company's commitment to making advanced digital avionics solutions affordable for the general aviation (GA) market," said John Uczekaj, President and CEO of Aspen Avionics.</p>

<p>"Safety is a primary concern for all pilots, and certified datalink weather solutions have, until now, been priced beyond the reach of many GA aircraft owners," said Uczekaj. "Combining affordable datalink weather with the other Evolution Hazard Awareness capabilities of our EFD product line gives pilots a cost-effective total hazard awareness picture right in front of them on their primary displays."</p>

<p>Evolution Hazard Awareness (EHA) integrates datalink weather, lightning detection, traffic and terrain awareness into the pilot's primary navigation and moving map displays. EHA presents a comprehensive picture of potential flight hazards relative to the current aircraft position and planned route of flight, and is a standard, built-in feature of the Evolution Multi-Function Displays (MFDs).</p>

<p>Flexible screen layouts on the MFDs enable dedicated display regions for multiple hazard sensors, as well as multiple hazard overlays on top of a sectional-style moving map. An optional EHA upgrade to Aspen's Pro PFD enables display of the most critical weather and traffic information on its navigation display. As an Evolution system expands to a two- or three-tube glass cockpit, EHA enables the pilot to maintain a constant focus on specific flight hazards in dedicated display regions, while simultaneously showing a consolidated view on the moving map.</p>

<p>"The new Evolution Weather Receiver gives the pilot access to the full range of XM WX Satellite Weather aviation products--including NEXRAD radar graphics, IR satellite cloud cover at a range of altitudes, winds aloft graphics, METARs, TAFs, and more. The receiver works with a one-, two- or three-tube Evolution Flight Display system, in a certified, panel-mount solution for about the same price as a handheld backup GPS," said Doug Cayne, Aspen Avionics' VP of Marketing. "Aspen is pleased to partner with the industry-leading XM WX Satellite Weather service and Heads Up Technologies to make this critical in-flight safety resource more affordable for GA aircraft owners and pilots," Cayne continued.</p>

<p>The Evolution Weather Receiver will be available for sale as part of a new Evolution Flight Display system or as an upgrade starting in early second quarter 2009, at a suggested retail price of $2,495. When bought as part of a new EFD1000 MFD system, the Evolution Weather Receiver can be added for just $2,000 more, a 20 percent savings. Other special pricing will be available for customers buying a new EFD1000 Pro PFD with the EHA option package, and for existing customers upgrading their Pro PFD to EHA with the Weather Receiver. See your Aspen Authorized Avionics Dealer or www.aspenavionics.com for more details.</p>

<p>About Aspen Avionics, Inc.<br />
Aspen Avionics specializes in bringing the most advanced technology and capability from the commercial and business aviation markets into general aviation cockpits--and budgets. Our products increase situational awareness and reduce pilot workload, making it even easier and safer to fly in both VFR and IFR conditions. The way we look at it, getting the latest avionics technology shouldn't always mean spending a lot of money--on equipment or installation. At Aspen Avionics, we design products to be affordable, easy to install, and easy to own. The company can be found on the web at http://www.aspenavionics.com, or may be reached at (505) 856-5034. Print-ready images of the Evolution Flight Display are available at http://www.aspenavionics.com/pressdownloads</p>

<p>About Heads Up Technologies<br />
Heads Up Technologies, Inc., based in Carrollton, Texas, designs, manufactures and markets a variety of electronic systems for the aviation industry. This privately held company has sold computerized products to nearly 1,250 customers in more than 10 countries. For more information, contact Heads Up at (972) 407-1131 or visit www.heads-up.com</p>

<p>About XM WX Satellite Weather<br />
XM WX Satellite Weather is a comprehensive graphical weather data service offered by XM Satellite Radio and WxWorx Inc., an affiliate of Baron Services (the nation's leading provider of analytical weather services to the TV broadcast and emergency management industries). XM WX sets the new standard for provision of much-needed weather information to mobile markets, with a comprehensive offering of weather products presenting precipitation, wind, lightning, visibility, sea conditions, hazardous weather data and more to the aviation, marine and emergency response markets. The combination of more detailed and comprehensive weather data, continuous satellite delivery and exceptional coverage anywhere within the continental United States and neighboring waters is simply unmatched. For additional information about XM WX, visit http://www.XMWXweather.com.</p>


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<h3 id="a022266">Concepts NREC Taps iTSix of Brazil</h3>

<p><em>Veteran Engineering Design Team to be New Distributor</em></p>

<p>White River Junction, Vt., and São Paulo, Brazil (PRWEB) July 30, 2008 -- Concepts NREC, a world leader in turbomachinery design, engineering and manufacturing, today announced it has entered into an agreement with iTSix (Innovation Technology and Solutions) of São Paulo in which iTSix will act as the exclusive representative of Concepts NREC's software sales, support, training, engineering services and process manufacturing solutions in the rapidly expanding Brazilian market. iTSix is now a Concepts NREC Support Distributor (CSD). Original equipment manufacturers and engineering organizations in the region will benefit from iTSix's engineering expertise and local market knowledge. </p>

<p>This agreement increases Concepts NREC's enterprise solutions reach in South America. According to Terry L. McCoy, director Latin American business environment program at the University of Florida, in a report titled, "2007 Latin American Business Environment Report," the Latin American economies performed well in 2007, and the outlook is promising into 2008. Sustained expansion has helped the region regain the losses in per capita income suffered from 1998 to 2003. Brazil has experienced 20 uninterrupted quarters of growth. The BOVESPA stock index is at or near historic highs, and there has been a steady stream of IPOs (in Brazil) over the last two years. </p>

<p>Based in São Paulo, Brazil, iTSix was created to act on developing technology, offering engineering research and development services with technological and innovative features. iTSix provides consulting, training and development of engineering and software projects in energy, aerodynamics, propulsion, fluid mechanics, scientific software and related areas. iTSix has significant expertise and experience in turbomachinery, especially in gas turbines, that is not widely available in its marketplace. iTSix also provides expertise on software development, optimization and modernization, including distributed and parallel computing. Concepts NREC representatives will work with iTSix to implement its software sales, support and distribution processes.</p>

<p>"iTSix's depth of knowledge and experience in turbomachinery engineering along with its expertise in the process manufacturing industries in Brazil and throughout South America make the company an ideal partner for our expansion in this potentially lucrative market," said Scott Hanratty, senior sales manager for Concepts NREC. "We believe that process manufacturers in South America will benefit from implementing our AGILE design and manufacturing software systems and solutions. We are very excited to partner with iTSix and expand our footprint in this growing enterprise software market."</p>

<p>Jesuino Takachi Tomita at iTSix, commented, "We are excited to partner with Concepts NREC. It is a great opportunity for iTSix to expand its business model with sophisticated and industry-respected products and services. We have specific knowledge on compressor and turbine design and performance analysis and gas turbine performance. With Concepts NREC's turbomachinery industry-focused software and proven process manufacturing solutions, we can help our clients in Brazil and throughout South America realize more value and lower total cost of ownership."</p>

<p>Concepts NREC's core products include COMPAL™, PUMPAL™, FANPAL™, RITAL™, AXIAL™, AxCent™, PushbuttonCFD™, STRESSPREP™ and AXISTRESS™ for CAE turbomachinery design and MAX-PAC™ (MAX-5™, MAX-AB™ and MAX-SI™) for advanced manufacturing of turbomachinery impellers and related components.</p>

<p>About iTSix<br />
iTSix's main asset is the scientific and technological expertise of its professionals. The company was conceived by researchers of the Gas Turbine Group of the Aeronautical Institute of Technology - ITA. The associates' backgrounds comprise the fields of mechanical, aeronautical and electric engineering, applied and computational mathematics. Though iTSix is a young enterprise, members of its highly skilled team have been together for many years, working on aerospace engineering projects. iTSix is a multidisciplinary company directed towards advancing and applying technologies. iTSix is located at Rua Alfredo Ignácio Nogueira Penido, 255, Sala 1104 - Jardim Aquarius<br />
São José dos Campos - SP, CEP 12.246-000 - Brazil. Telephone: +55 (12) 3942-4659. For more information, go to: www.itsixtecnologia.com.</p>

<p>About Concepts NREC<br />
Concepts NREC is a leading worldwide turbomachinery design, engineering and development organization, with a staff of over 100 professionals at its facilities in Wilder, VT, and Woburn, MA. For over a half century, Concepts NREC has provided manufacturers, users, government agencies and the engineering community with technology tools, services and products that have met their needs, helped achieve their goals and aided to develop and produce some of the world's most advanced products. Concepts NREC is headquartered at 217 Billings Farm Road, White River Junction, VT 05001-9486. Telephone: 802-296-2321. Facsimile: 802-296-2325. For more information, go to: www.conceptsnrec.com.</p>


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<h3 id="a022265">Corvest: Schools Stand to Raise Significant Funds from Use of Promotional Products</h3>

<p><em>Corvest, a top-20 promotional products supplier and parent company of Adva-Lite, Toppers and It's All Greek To Me is encouraging schools to utilize promotional products for their next fundraisers.</em></p>

<p>Largo, FL (PRWEB) July 30, 2008 -- Corvest, a top-20 promotional products supplier and parent company of Adva-Lite, Toppers and It's All Greek To Me is encouraging schools to utilize promotional products for their next fundraisers. Corvest offers a number of imprinted promotional products including travel mugs, polycarbonate bottles, pens, pencils, backpacks, sports duffels and stuffed animals, all perfect for showing school spirit and raising money for extracurricular activities and sports programs. A selection of the company's fundraiser-friendly products can be found by clicking here. </p>

<p>According to Catherine Pilgrim, Corvest's Vice President of Sales, "Secondary schools stand to earn high profits from the sale of promotional items. Plush school mascots, for instance, hold a high sentimental value and, therefore, are always great sellers. School supplies such as personalized pens and pencils and embroidered backpacks also sell in large numbers thanks to their practicality." </p>

<p>Sports teams, in particular, find the sale of promotional products to be especially beneficial. Through selling logo'd stadium seats, embroidered event blankets and mascot stuffed animals, booster clubs and team managers can raise significant funds. Pilgrim adds, "We've had several customers who have been able to attend out-of-state sports camps and national-level competitions thanks to the sale of Corvest's promotional products. It's always nice to hear the positive things that come about because of our products."</p>

<p>In addition to offering items specifically for fundraising, Corvest also has a number of products that are ideal for a variety of other industries. A selection of the company's business-related products for promoting the financial markets can be found by clicking here while safety products for hurricane season can be found by clicking here. Corvest also has a number of products for promoting political campaigns that can be found by clicking here. Organizations in need of discounted promotional products should visit us by clicking here.</p>

<p>Corvest is a Counselor Top 40 Supplier, holding the number 18 position. It's All Greek To Me won the 2008 Distributor Choice Award for Supplier of the Year: Toys, while Adva-Lite received the award for Supplier of the Year: Flashlights.</p>

<p>About Corvest:<br />
Award-winning, multi-million dollar promotional products supplier Corvest SPV, LLC, located in beautiful, sunny central Florida, owns and operates three highly successful operating units - Adva-Lite, Toppers and It's All Greek To Me. Each unit has been in operation for nearly 50 years, and the company as a whole employs over 400 talented associates in the brand new, state-of-the-art, 300-thousand square foot facility. Owned by one of the world's leading private investment firms, Corvest remains a top 20 wholesale supplier for the promotional product industry. For more information, please visit www.corvest.com.</p>


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<h3 id="a022264">Sales Rise For Promotional Advertising Company Marketing Inflatable Products Even In Slow Economy</h3>

<p><em>Inflatable 2000, a California-based manufacturer of promotional banners, flags and inflatable items, has gained an increase in sales with niche promotional advertising & marketing products even with a slowing economy.</em></p>

<p>Los Angeles CA (PRWEB) July 30, 2008 -- The competition for promotional advertising is intense. Everyone is out to get their name in front of consumers in clever and catchy ways that will separate their brand from the pack. With the advent of viral marketing and internet phenomena including YouTube and Google the search for effective advertising solutions are at a critical stage. But Inflatable 2000, a promotional products manufacturer based in California, is banking on a traditional form of brand promotion that truly is giving more bangs for the buck.</p>

<p>Banners, flags and inflatable products are nothing new, but how they're used and by whom are having a unique affect on the way corporations and businesses develop a stronger, more cohesive workforce. The company picnic has become an important event in corporate team building relationships among employees that will carry over into the office and Inflatable 2000 has a wide variety of promotional products that encourage staff to work together to achieve common goals. Custom inflatable products can increase company pride by having the company logo emblazoned on the product and teach valuable teamwork by having staff compete in races, cliff climbing walls, golf putts and many other creative activities.</p>

<p>Inflatable 2000 has seen a dramatic increase in their sales to companies looking to make a big splash at a wide variety of networking events. Many corporations will attend trade shows, conferences, seminars and other business related functions that have booths and tables set up to promote their goods and services. With an interactive inflatables product companies are able to generate significant buzz as those in attendance discover the entertainment value of participating in competitive team games that stress cooperation and teamwork.</p>

<p>Recently Inflatable 2000 upped the inflatable product ante when they introduced the extreme "Wrecking Ball" concept to their catalogue and added an edge to the fun and games. While most of the interactive inflatable products promote teamwork the Wrecking Ball is a just good old fashioned take your opponent out contest that features an inflated ball player's hurl at each other to knock them off their inflated pedestals. Now accounting and marketing can settle their differences in a safe and entertaining way while still letting off some steam.</p>

<p>Inflatable 2000 has been providing advertising and marketing solutions for a wide variety of businesses through custom banners, flags and inflatable products that effectively brand a company while delivering buzz worthy graphics and slogans. Inflatable 2000 has been a terrific option for start-up companies looking to generate brand awareness for their launch by providing promotional set ups including advertising balloons, blimps, party tents, kiosks and trade show booths. In addition to marketing and advertising campaigns Inflatable 2000 has achieved a solid reputation as a party rental supplier of amusement products including inflatable obstacle course, jumpers, water slides and many other kid and adult friendly games.</p>


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<h3 id="a022268">Corvest Names New Vice President of Retail Channel Sales</h3>

<p><em>Corvest, parent company of retail supplier Market Identity and top-20 promotional products suppliers Adva-Lite, Toppers and It's All Greek To Me, today announced the appointment of Dennis Sherman as Vice President of Sales for Market Identity, the company's retail division.</em></p>

<p>Largo, FL (PRWEB) July 30, 2008 -- Corvest, parent company of retail supplier Market Identity and top-20 promotional products suppliers Adva-Lite, Toppers and It's All Greek To Me, today announced the appointment of Dennis Sherman as Vice President of Sales for Market Identity, the company's retail division. </p>

<p>According to Samuel F. Rossa, Corvest's President and CEO, "Dennis will make an excellent addition to our leadership team. Because of his background and extensive experience in retail channels and specialty markets, we expect great things from Dennis and are looking forward to seeing the results his expertise will bring to Market Identity." </p>

<p>Market Identity, owned by Corvest, focuses solely on collegiate licensing and retail channels. When asked about the perceived conflict between the company's core competence in the promotional products arena and Market Identity's focus on retail channels, Rossa replied, "Corvest fully respects the traditional distributor selling channels in the promotional products industry. Our promotional products subsidiaries are separate entities from Market Identity. As a result, Dennis will be selling to a separate group of customers who, like promotional products distributors, are resellers. Unlike our promotional products distributor customers, however, Market Identity's customers are resellers in the retail channel."</p>

<p>Based at the Corvest corporate office in Largo, Florida, Sherman is primarily responsible for developing greater retail sales penetration in the eastern United States. In the coming weeks, Sherman will begin to assemble a sales team who will focus on targeted regions within the east coast division.</p>

<p>Sherman brings with him a vast amount of experience in sales and marketing management. Sherman earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Maryland.</p>

<p>About Corvest:<br />
Owned by one of the world's leading private investment firms, Corvest owns and operates three multi-million dollar promotional products suppliers -- Adva-Lite, Toppers and It's All Greek To Me -- and the highly successful retail supplier Market Identity. Specializing in plush toys, souvenirs and executive gifts, Market Identity is also authorized to produce licensed college merchandise. Originally created to sell to colleges and universities, it has now grown to provide a wide variety of retail items for grocery stores, camps, nationally recognized bookstores and convenience stores. For more information, please visit www.corvest.com, www.marketidentity.com, www.toppersllc.com, www.advalite.com, or www.iagtm.com.</p>


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<h3 id="a022267">Bill Brodegard Joins Aspen Avionics as Senior Principal Systems Engineer</h3>

<p><em>30-Year Industry Veteran Brings Substantial Expertise to Aspen Certification Team</em></p>

<p>Oshkosh, WI (PRWEB) July 30, 2008 -- Aspen Avionics, Inc., announced today that Bill Brodegard has joined the company as Senior Principal Systems Engineer. Brodegard will be involved in all aspects of the product development and certification processes to help maintain and strengthen Aspen's excellent working relationship with the FAA. </p>

<p>"Bill's years of experience in the certification process and product development are invaluable to us," said John Uczekaj, Aspen Avionics' President and CEO. "Bill is well-known and highly regarded throughout the industry and the FAA, and we are very pleased to have him join our team."</p>

<p>Brodegard's aviation experience began over thirty-five years ago when he served in the US Air Force as an Integrated Avionics Systems Specialist (radar, INS, HUD) for the F-111 and other aircraft. Following his discharge from the military and then college, he entered the general aviation field working with 3M Stormscope, where he initiated the design, participated in the development and led certification efforts for the Stormscope WX-1000 Series.</p>

<p>After 3M, Brodegard spent 18 years at Avidyne (formerly Ryan International Corporation), where he was involved in all aspects of avionics development, avionics integration, and global certification. He also initiated and performed ground tests and company TSO/STC flight testing. Brodegard has worked on product integration projects for hundreds of aircraft types, from the smallest single-engine piston to multiengine transports, with Garmin, Chelton, Avidyne and others.</p>

<p>Since 2007, Brodegard has been with Chelton Flight Systems, where he was responsible for TSO and STC certification of Primary and Multi-Function Flight Displays and integrated systems. At Chelton, Brodegard submitted more than 18 TSOs and STCs, and was deeply involved in OEM integration of Chelton's products.</p>

<p>Brodegard is a Designated Engineering Representative with several DER specialties, including "Administrative DER" for Part 23 and Part 25 airplanes, which is an overarching DER certification that permits compilation and review of documents for STC approval. He also has Recommend Approval for Part 27 and Part 29 aircraft.</p>

<p>Brodegard is an FAA Designated Engineering Representative for Systems and Equipment, Flight Test, Flight Analyst and Radio disciplines, and is a Designated Manufacturing Inspection Representative for Prototype Conformity and Export Documentation.</p>

<p>Brodegard is co-inventor of the "Aircraft Traffic and Collision Avoidance Device," and the co-inventor of the "Method and Apparatus for Predicting Runway Overrun," and holds patents for each.</p>

<p>In addition, Brodegard is an Airline Transport Pilot, Certified Flight Instructor, Certified Flight Instructor--Instruments, and a Commercial Pilot. He has more than 7,000 hours as Pilot-in-Command, and over 1,000 hours of instructing.<br />
Brodegard graduated from Ohio State University with a B.S. Marketing, with Honors, and an emphasis in Math and Science.</p>

<p>About Aspen Avionics, Inc.<br />
Aspen Avionics specializes in bringing the most advanced technology and capability from the commercial and business aviation markets into general aviation cockpits--and budgets. Our products increase situational awareness and reduce pilot workload, making it even easier and safer to fly in both VFR and IFR conditions. The way we look at it, getting the latest avionics technology shouldn't always mean spending a lot of money--on equipment or installation. At Aspen Avionics, we design products to be affordable, easy to install, and easy to own. The company can be found on the web at http://www.aspenavionics.com, or may be reached at (505) 856-5034. Print-ready images of the Evolution Flight Display are available at http://www.aspenavionics.com/pressdownloads.</p>


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<h3 id="a022263">Ten Things to Look for in a Sunroom Company or Contractor</h3>

<p><em>Patio Enclosures, Inc., the #1 sunroom manufacturer and installer, provides tips for consumers choosing a sunroom company or contractor.</em></p>

<p>Macedonia, Ohio (Vocus/PRWEB ) July 30, 2008 -- When selecting a sunroom company or contractor to build your new sunroom, here are ten suggestions that can help you navigate through the maze of companies to find one that you can trust. </p>

<p>1. State Contractor's License - This is the first thing you should ask to see since an understanding of local and state building codes and permit processes, and a background check is usually required before a company gets one. Make sure the sunroom company or contractor is bonded and has worker's compensation insurance to protect you from potential liabilities or damage to your home.    </p>

<p>2. Customer References - Deal with a sunroom company or contractor with a track record. Ten years is long enough to gauge staying power. Check with former customers to get a sense of how satisfied you'll be with your project - not just the final product, but the entire experience. If possible, arrange a visit to see if the sunroom is one you'd be proud to own. Pay attention to small things: Do they return calls promptly? This may indicate how easy or difficult it will be to communicate if a problem arises.</p>

<p>3. Look at Association Memberships - Belonging to groups such as the National Sunroom Association or Better Business Bureau says a lot about whether the sunroom company or contractor you choose cares about its customers or is "fly by night." The National Sunroom Association (NSA) is a good resource for sunroom companies that have lots of experience as well as those still perfecting their craft. The NSA's mission is to help all sunroom companies reach and maintain the industry's highest standards.</p>

<p>4. Get a Written Contract - You can shake hands if you want, but that's not going to help much if they don't keep their end up. Make sure the contract spells out when, where, what, how much and by whom. Sunroom companies and contractors may subcontract specialized tasks such as electrical, plumbing or concrete work and you need to know beforehand what is included in your quote and who is responsible.</p>

<p>5. Sunroom Choice - Does the sunroom company or contractor offer the sunroom you really want? Can they build an insulated sunroom you can use year-round… a solarium…or an English-style conservatory. Your sunroom is going to be a permanent part of your home so find out if they can provide the sunroom you want that doesn't look like an afterthought. Whether it's a traditional three-season room or an elaborate conservatory with a glass ceiling, make sure they show you photos of actual jobs that demonstrate they can provide the sunroom of your dreams.</p>

<p>6. Custom Design and Build Capability - Select a sunroom company that can design and manufacture your sunroom to blend with your home. To meet required dimensions, many sunroom companies and contractors use standard sized-doors, windows and opaque filler materials and knee-walls that obstruct an occupants' view of the outdoors and detracts from a home. Look for a company that can provide floor-to-ceiling and wall-to-wall glass for a high-quality custom sunroom look. The point of a sunroom is to provide you an outdoor experience but still maintain indoor comfort. This experience is obviously diminished if you can't see the outdoors.</p>

<p>7. Engineering Support - If you're thinking of a sunroom design that is unusual, or if the existing layout of your home makes adding a sunroom tricky, the company should have an engineer on its staff that understands sunroom technology. A professional engineer can create a design to submit to the local authority that will be certified to meet required codes.</p>

<p>8. Installation time - The last thing you need are workers tracking through your home for weeks on end. Get a realistic estimate on the time it will take and how soon your new sunroom will be ready to move into. Most established sunroom companies and sunroom contractors can construct a customized sunroom for you in two to five days depending on the size and complexity of the room after permitting and foundation preparations are complete.</p>

<p>9. ENERGY STAR® Windows and Doors - With energy prices at record highs, this is one option you can't afford to pass on if you plan to use your sunroom year-round. Find a sunroom company or contractor that offers insulated windows and doors, roof panels and flooring that are ENERGY STAR® rated for better comfort and lower energy costs. The extra investment should pay for itself after a few seasons of use.</p>

<p>10. Warranty - Since your sunroom will be comprised mostly of glass, pay particular attention to how glass damage is covered, especially if you have insulated glass with an inert gas barrier. If the gas escapes, the insulation is no longer effective. Ultimately, warranties are a good thing, but if the sunroom company or sunroom contractor you select is not solid and goes out of business, the warranty is worthless. For best results, refer back to 1, 2 and 3.</p>

<p>Patio Enclosures, Inc. is the largest manufacturer and installer of sunrooms in North America and is one of the founding members of the National Sunroom Association. For more than 40 years, Patio Enclosures, Inc. has been at the forefront of technology developments in the sunroom industry and is the only sunroom company today offering ENERGY STAR® rated roof panels, doors and windows and floor panels to provide ultimate comfort and energy efficiency. For more information about Patio Enclosures visit its website or call 1-800-480-1966.</p>

<p>Patio Enclosures, Inc. has been recognized for several years by Qualified Remodeler Magazine as the Top Performing Sunroom Company in North America. Patio Enclosures, Inc. operates 29 branch locations, 12 franchises and ten dealers across the United States and Canada and has more than 750 employee-owners. The company also operates a casual living furniture store in Macedonia, Ohio and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.</p>

<p>Links:<br />
patioenc.com/<br />
patioenc.com/Products/Sunrooms.aspx<br />
nationalsunroom.org/<br />
patioenc.com/energystar.aspx<br />
patioenc.com/Products/FurnitureSuperstores.aspx</p>


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<h3 id="a022262">Electrolux Selected for Inclusion into Australia's Best Manufacturing</h3>

<p><em>Paul Randello, Director of Purchasing Asia Pacific Food Preparation and Steel Commodity Manager Asia Pacific at Electrolux has been chosen to be featured in Australia's Best Manufacturing.</em></p>

<p>(PRWEB) July 30, 2008 -- Electrolux has evolved from humble beginnings in an inner Sydney machining shop in 1912 into the Australasian subsidiary of Sweden's Electrolux Group - employing 2000 Australians and New Zealanders and generating annual whitegoods sales of close to $1 billion. Director of Purchasing Asia Pacific Food Preparation and Steel Commodity Manager Asia Pacific, Paul Randello, has given an exclusive interview to Bean Media Group, publishers of 'Australia's Best' Magazines to discuss supply chain management at the company. </p>

<p>Electrolux Australia designs and develops, manufactures, exports and imports a range of electrical appliances such as refrigerators, washing machines, clothes dryers, cooking appliances, dishwashers, air conditioners and more. These products are sold under its Electrolux, Westinghouse, Simpson, Chef and Dishlex brands. The company's combined market share outstrips that of all competitors - including those from offshore - with most homes owning at least one appliance carrying an Electrolux brand. Electrolux Home Products is also the holding company for Electrolux Floor Care and Small Appliances which has sold the famous Electrolux vacuum cleaners throughout Australia since the 1920s.</p>

<p>The corporation has, in recent years focused on developing and manufacturing innovative, premium kitchen appliances which has led to it increasingly being the brand of choice for professional chefs and restaurateurs, as well as discerning customers.</p>

<p>With increased growth has come a reliance on effective support systems to ensure products are manufactured and delivered to the market as efficiently as possible. In this regard, Electrolux is aware of the importance of a simplified supply chain management system and has invested significantly, both locally and internationally, in ensuring the appropriate systems are in place.</p>

<p>Director of Purchasing Asia Pacific Food Preparation and Steel Commodity Manager Asia Pacific, Paul Randello, believes that proficient supply chain management is an integral element of the Electrolux business, and that ongoing refinements of procedures have led to significant improvements and efficiencies in logistics.</p>

<p>"Supply chain costs are obviously a big factor in manufacturing because it is from this base that we ultimately determine the end cost of products to consumers," explains Mr Randello. "For this reason, price negotiation has to occur at all stages of the supply chain process and includes everything from material costs to delivery conditions and packaging configuration, to ensure the lowest possible price of each component."</p>

<p>As part of effective supply chain management system, demand flow planning and scheduling have also a strong link to the sales organization in order to define market demand and assure transparency in each stage of a new product launch. Delivery dates must be agreed upon and supply constraints negotiated to ensure product delivery.</p>

<p>As Director of Purchasing, Mr Randello's role is made up of two main components. Firstly he is broadly responsible for managing the Direct Material (Purchased) Costs of Electrolux's Food Preparation factories in Australia (Adelaide) and China (Hangzhou). It is his team which manages the supply contracts with all material suppliers and considers factors such as price, market conditions and quality and, as Steel Commodity Manager for Asia Pacific, Mr Randello manages the Steel and Stainless steel contracts for Electrolux across the AP region. This includes ensuring consistent supply of material directly to Electrolux factories as well as to manufacturing partners.</p>

<p>To support this effort, Electrolux has a dedicated logistics team which includes a Purchasing Department at each site comprising a Purchasing Manager and a team of three-to-four buyers. Similarly, each site has a Logistics Department which endeavors to create a seamless flow for the entire supply chain operation.</p>

<p>Electrolux Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) is a good example of how supply chain management works well for the company. This third party warehouse acts as an intermediary between suppliers - whom are often overseas - to ensure bulk deliveries are on time and costs are reduced. This system is supported by on-line tracking and late delivery alerting tools to maintain a balance between on time delivery and low inventory.</p>

<p>Before establishing a supply agreement with the company, Electrolux expects suppliers to use prescribed tools such as VMI, which helps ensure the effectiveness of the Electrolux supply chain management system is not compromised. Once the terms and conditions of each agreement are formalized, vendor training is provided, where appropriate.</p>

<p>Mr Randello strongly believes that suppliers play a crucial role in helping Electrolux achieve its supply chain goals. "Many of these arrangements are win-win because both parties benefit from the degree of detail required before the project starts," he states.</p>

<p>"Electrolux seeks suppliers with a similar strategic outlook so solid partnerships can be formed. The Electrolux global brand and buying power has enabled us to attract regional and international relationships that would have otherwise not been possible."<br />
Globally, Electrolux recognizes the automotive industry's supply chain management excellence and has sought to apply the same supply chain principles as those at Mitsubishi Motors and Mercedes Benz in order to reduce costs and optimise delivery results.</p>

<p>"We've come a long way in recent years but that doesn't mean we're resting on our laurels. We are constantly looking at improving our supplier relationships and for new opportunities to source material from new markets," says Mr. Randello.</p>

<p>Key suppliers to Electrolux include Atlas Metals, AE Copley, Key Manufacturing and Ego.</p>


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<h3 id="a022261">Houston Company Offering Equipment To Help Save on Fuel Costs: Sunbelt Stud Welding Announces Portable Stud Welders That Use Half the Power.</h3>

<p><em>A Houston company is offering new stud welding equipment to help companies combat high fuel costs. The welding system uses inverter technology and includes a purpose designed stud welding gun along with a portable and lightweight power source. The welding system, sold by Sunbelt Stud Welding, uses half the power than normal standard rectifier systems. This can lead to big savings for companies that use fuel to power stud welding equipment and individual generators.</em></p>

<p>Houston (PRWEB) July 30, 2008 -- While consumers are feeling the heat of high gas prices at the pump this summer, so are major companies that use diesel fuel as a power source for portable equipment at construction, industrial and manufacturing sites. </p>

<p>To help combat high fuel costs, a Houston company is offering a new of line of stud welding equipment that uses half the power. Houston based Sunbelt Stud Welding announces a line of stud welding systems that come with a portable and lightweight power source.</p>

<p>The welding units use "inverter technology" which provides a consistent energy input unlike the standard rectifier system most stud welding products use. As a result, the welding unit requires half the power. With today's current fuel costs, companies can save from $200 to $500 a day, based on an eight hour day by using the new stud welding product.</p>

<p>Stud welding is widely used in the construction, automotive, aerospace, marine, oil rig and industrial industries. Stud welding is a welding process in which a fastener can be end-joined to a metal piece instantaneously. It is a complete fastening system, using a wide variety of fasteners with literally hundreds of uses.</p>

<p>According to Sunbelt president Eric Ford, the new inverter stud welding products are the result of more than five years of development and research. "Talking to consumers and our customers we realized the need to find a solution to the high costs of diesel generators that power our products." says Ford. "The solution was to supply a welder power source as well as an associated, purpose designed stud gun".</p>

<p>Not only does the new unit cut down on fuel costs, but by using a consistent energy input, welders can achieve a better result and improved quality. In addition, the units are lightweight and portable.<br />
For more information on the new stud welding unit and on other stud welding products that use inverter technology, head to Sunbelt's website at www.sunbeltstudwelding.com.</p>

<p>Sunbelt Stud Welding is a Houston, Texas based company that manufactures and distributes a complete line of stud welding products. Since 1980, Sunbelt has been an industry leader in manufacturing and distributing the finest stud welding equipment sold and serviced. Their customers are as diverse as their product line. Steel fabricating, construction, manufacturing, insulation, shipbuilding, precast, refractory, and offshore are a few examples. They sell to customers all over the United States and the world.</p>

<p>Contact:<br />
Mark Friede or Curt Gardiner<br />
Sunbelt Stud Welding<br />
www.sunbeltstudwelding.com<br />
1-800-462-9353</p>


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<h3 id="a022260">Millenia Wall Solutions Achieves GreenSpec Designation</h3>

<p><em>Earth-Friendly Millenia® Retaining Wall Units Are Now Included in the Top 10 Percent of Environmentally Preferable Products for Green Building</em></p>

<p>Minneapolis, MN (PRWEB) July 29, 2008 -- Millenia Wall Solutions, developer of the revolutionary Millenia® Retaining Wall System, announced that its lightweight, eco-friendly retaining wall units have been selected for listing in the GreenSpec Directory. Building industry professionals rely on GreenSpec as the most accurate, unbiased and trustworthy source of authoritative information on products that are truly green. GreenSpec undertakes rigorous analysis of all products submitted for review and endeavors to include only the top 5-10 percent of the most environmentally positive alternatives among all green products. </p>

<p>"So many companies make green claims about their products these days. An independent source of dependable information is vitally important. GreenSpec is not sponsored by any industry group, does not rely on fees from manufacturers, and accepts no advertising," said Paul Forsberg, president, Millenia Wall Solutions. "As a GreenSpec-listed product, Millenia retaining wall units can be selected with confidence for sustainable development and green building projects."</p>

<p>Millenia uses 100 percent recycled, pre-consumer polymeric resin materials in all its wall products. These materials are inert and do not leach any chemicals into the soil. Because they are lightweight, it takes much less energy to transport Millenia® wall units (versus conventional wall materials) from the factory to distributors and then to project sites.</p>

<p>An independent Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) affirmed that when used instead of concrete blocks, Millenia® polymer wall units provide a 55 percent reduction in total environmental impact, including a 65 percent reduction in associated greenhouse gas emissions, which causes global warming. Based on the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System, developed by the U.S. Green Building Council, using Millenia® walls units in construction applications can earn up to eight LEED credit points in at least two categories.</p>

<p>Millenia Wall Solutions and its innovative retaining wall system will be featured in a special segment on the Blueprint for Green show on KARE-11 TV, the NBC affiliate in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn. Hosted by Randy Meier, Blueprint for Green is an exciting and informative television program focused on sustainable design and green construction materials and methods. The episode with the Millenia® segment will air on Saturday, August 2, 2008 at 12:00 noon (central time).</p>

<p>About Building Green, LLC and GreenSpec*:<br />
Building Green, LLC (www.buildinggreen.com/about) publishes the GreenSpec directory of green products. Based in Brattleboro, Vt., Building Green, LLC is an independent publishing company committed to providing accurate, unbiased and timely information on green design and construction. Building Green, LLC offers both print and electronic resources, including Environmental Building News, to help building industry professionals design and construct projects from a whole-systems perspective that takes an integrated design approach in order to minimize ecological impact and maximize economic performance. The company maintains full control over GreenSpec product selection and product descriptions.</p>

<p>About Millenia Wall Solutions:<br />
Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minn., Millenia Wall Solutions (www.milleniawalls.com) is setting the 21st century standard for the construction of segmental retaining walls by advancing the most significant innovation in the industry since the 1980s. Millenia is introducing an inventive, high-tech alternative to conventional building materials. Millenia is a member of the U.S. Green Building Council and GreenSpec-listed. Our retaining walls are eco-friendly and offer incomparable beauty, strength, stability and durability -- achieved with lightweight, recycled polymeric resin materials that landscape contractors can install easily, quickly and with less labor. The Weight is Over™. Ready to Build Intelligently®? Check out the Millenia® Project Video on our Web site. Then give us a call at 1.866.549.WALLS (9255).</p>

<p>Notes to Editors: Millenia maintains an online newsroom for the convenience of the media. The Millenia Project Video on the company's Web site offers a useful introduction to the features and benefits of the Millenia® retaining wall system. Images of walls completed with the Millenia® system are available to members of the media upon request. Paul Forsberg, president of Millenia Wall Solutions, is available for interviews.</p>

<p>*GreenSpec is a trademark of Building Green, LLC.</p>


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<h3 id="a022259">Fast Radios Announces Publication of Two Way Radio Guide for Commercial Customers</h3>

<p><em>Fast Radios, a leader in the commercial two-way radio industry, has published a first-of-its-kind guide to aid customers considering buying two-way radios for their companies. The publication, entitled "The Little Green Radio Book: A Guide to Everything You Need to Know to Buy, Operate and Care for Two Way Radios," is free and available immediately from the company's website (http://www.fastradios.com).</em></p>

<p>Naples, Florida (PRWEB) July 29, 2008 -- Fast Radios (http://www.fastradios.com), an industry leader in commercial two-way radios, announces the publication of "The Little Green Radio Book: A Guide to Everything You Need to Know to Buy, Operate and Care for Two Way Radios." The free e-booklet is the first of its kind, and commercial customers considering the use of two-way radios for their facilities are benefiting from the information. </p>

<p>"Customers tell us "The Little Green Radio Book" has been invaluable in helping them buy the right radios for their individual applications," according to Bill Richards, Fast Radios president. "They say it is well worth the time it takes to read it, and they compliment us on how easy it is to read."</p>

<p>The "Little Green Radio Book" offers its readers technical information, including explanations of radio waves and frequencies, programming and charging tips, and definitions of frequently-used industry jargon.</p>

<p>"Users of this book need a quick primer on two-way radio technology," said Richards. "We answer questions about determining wattage, extending battery life, ensuring coverage, even comparing cell phones versus two-way radios. This book gives readers all of that information and more in a concise, easy-to-understand format."</p>

<p>Fast Radios believes in the importance of providing customers with product education. That belief was the impetus for the book's creation.</p>

<p>"Our philosophy at Fast Radios is to educate our customers so that in consultation with our account managers, customers are outfitted with the best equipment for their situation," said Richards. "This publication is an extension of that philosophy."</p>

<p>Click here to get a free copy of "The Little Green Radio Book" available as a PDF attachment by email. The book is also available by direct mail by calling Fast Radios at 1-800-691-3970.</p>

<p>Other exclusive offers only at Fast Radios:</p>

<p>    * Free Trial On All Two Way Radios: An opportunity to test new 2 way radio equipment at a location with no obligation to make a purchase<br />
    * Extended Four-Year Radio Warranty on all commercial 2 way radios purchased from Fast Radios</p>

<p><br />
Fast Radios has earned the trust of their business customers by providing true long-term savings in two-way radios for business. Simple, reliable and affordable two-way radio equipment with complete one-on-one customer service is why Fast Radios is a leader in the commercial two way radio business.</p>

<p>Fast Radios, a leader in 2 way radios, offers many brands and models - such as ICOM, Kenwood, Motorola, Vertex, Tekk, Relm and Ritron. We have access to all makes and models and can provide you with specifications and pricing on any twoway radios and accessories.</p>

<p>Contact: Bill Richards, president<br />
Fast Radios<br />
Call: 800-691-3970<br />
Visit: http://www.fastradios.com</p>


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<h3 id="a022258">RTA Cabinet Store Announces $2,000 Kitchen Renovation Contest</h3>

<p><em>RTA Cabinet Store, one of the fastest growing kitchen cabinet importers, announces an industry first Kitchen Renovation Contest with a top prize of $2,000.</em></p>

<p>Bridgeport, PA (PRWEB) July 29, 2008 -- RTA Cabinet Store, one of the nation's fastest growing cabinet importers/distributors, announces an industry first Kitchen Renovation Contest, where they are offering a cash prize of $2,000 to the winner. </p>

<p>"We are one of the few companies in the construction industry that are experiencing steady growth despite a downward spiraling housing market," said Jake Park, Operations Manager for RTA Cabinet Store. "We have been getting so much positive feedback from customers, that we decided to reward one lucky customer with $2,000. There are plenty of homeowners that are struggling and looking for ways to add value to their home without spending a lot of money. This is exactly who we are looking to reward with our contest." </p>

<p>With a struggling housing market, most manufacturers have been cutting back on marketing and advertising budgets, which makes RTA Cabinet Store the exception to the rule. "By offering a quality product at a price that is below traditional market prices, we are hoping to spark an economic re-development," states Dale Kline, VP of RTA Cabinet Store.</p>

<p>The Kitchen Renovation Contest runs from now until December 25th. For more information about their kitchen cabinets or the contest, go to www.rtacabinetstore.com</p>

<p>About RTA Cabinet Store:<br />
RTA Cabinet Store is a direct importer/distributor of kitchen cabinets and bathroom vanities. With over a 3 months supply and some of the lowest prices in the industry, they have skyrocketed to one of the largest and fastest growing cabinet importers/distributors in the country. Find out more about the company at www.rtacabinetstore.com</p>


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<h3 id="a022257">Ultriva Launches Free, Web-Based 'Lean' Assessment Tool</h3>

<p><em>Manufacturers can upload inventory and consumption data to the Lean Assessment Tool and determine how consumption-driven replenishment can pay for itself through inventory reduction and minimizing stock-outs. Users can then: look at potential savings by parts and by suppliers; view the top 100 parts that offer the highest savings; conduct 'What If' analyses by interactively varying lot sizes, lead times and safety stocks; create reports and charts that can be exported and saved locally; share the analysis with team members and management.</em></p>

<p>Cupertino, Calif. (Vocus/PRWEB ) July 29, 2008 -- Ultriva Inc., the company that designs software and solutions to enable 'Lean Business' through customer-centered manufacturing, has launched a free tool that lets manufacturers quickly quantify the potential savings that could be gained through inventory reduction. The Lean Assessment Tool is now available online at ultriva.com and assists materials management, supply chain replenishment, purchasing and operations professionals in their quest to streamline their manufacturing value chain. </p>

<p>The Lean Assessment Tool lets users upload hundreds of parts histories and then graphically visualize their current replenishment patterns along with future potential opportunities. Ultriva's patent-pending consumption-driven replenishment algorithms allow users to perform 'what if' simulations in real time.</p>

<p>"Even though the 'lean philosophy' can permeate the corporation in terms of process changes and improvements, one area where it has immediate impact is inventory management," said Narayan Laksham, CEO of Ultriva. "Having the right amount and correct mix of inventory is the key to achieving near-perfect, on-time delivery. The Lean Assessment Tool provides a fast assessment of where a company can optimize its parts inventory and puts a company on the road to just-in-time replenishment. Companies that used the tool during the recent three-month beta period have, in aggregate, identified potential cost savings of more than $10 million."</p>

<p>Accessing the Lean Assessment Tool is easy. After a two-step registration process, users log in and upload their own inventory data (ideally six to twelve months of historical information), guided by a helpful wizard. The Lean Assessment Tool then performs a comprehensive inventory sizing analysis and instantly identifies specific parts that can be optimized through inventory reduction. Users can then:</p>

<p>    * Look at potential savings by parts and by suppliers.<br />
    * View the top 100 parts that offer the highest savings.<br />
    * Conduct 'What If' analyses by interactively varying lot sizes, lead times and safety stocks.<br />
    * Create reports and charts that can be exported and saved locally.<br />
    * Share the analysis with team members and management.</p>

<p>"Several of our current customers have been able to quickly identify parts that should go into a pilot study, additional suppliers they should bring online, or additional plants that should go live," added Laksham. "On average, companies that use the Lean Assessment Tool identify cost savings of 30 to 50 percent, which implies a very good ROI for implementing a consumption-driven replenishment methodology."</p>

<p>The Lean Assessment Tool is useful for any manufacturer, no matter where it is on the path toward a lean manufacturing program. "We often work with companies using an MRP system that had given up on manual Kanban methods. They want to know if electronic Kanban is right for them. The Lean Assessment Tool can answer that question because it's like having a Lean expert on your desktop," added Laksham.</p>

<p>Links:<br />
Ultriva website: and Narayan Laksham's blog.<br />
Ultriva Lean Assessment Tool: link.<br />
Ultriva Lean Supply 2-minute video demo.<br />
Ultriva Lean Scheduling 2-minute video demo.<br />
Lean manufacturing white paper.</p>

<p>About Ultriva:<br />
Ultriva Inc. designs lean manufacturing software and solutions that drive lean processes across the supply chain, from suppliers to customers. Ultriva's flagship product, Ultriva Electronic Kanban, eliminates stock-outs while reducing inventory levels up to 75 percent. Ultriva Lean Scheduling complements demand-driven replenishment strategies by optimizing production schedules in real time around the most variable customer demand. Ultriva Supplier Replenishment extends the replenishment capabilities of Kanban to include schedule-based replenishment, discrete POs, min/max, consignment and VMI (vendor-managed inventory) replenishment methods. Ultriva's products are in use in more than 100 plants worldwide, incorporating more than 4,000 suppliers, transacting over one billion dollars of inventory and reducing manufacturing costs for industry leaders such as AGCO, Emerson, Ingersoll-Rand, McKesson, Rexnord, and Timken.</p>

<p>Contact:<br />
Tim Cox | ZingPR<br />
(650) 369-7784</p>


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<h3 id="a022256">QSI Releasing QTERM-G58, New Rugged Wireless Handheld Operator Interface</h3>

<p><em>On 29 July 2008 QSI Corporation will release the QTERM-G58 operator interface terminal and will be available to ship in August 2008. The G58 is a wireless and battery powered version of the popular QTERM-G55. Both terminals offer a robust, rugged design to be used in harsh weather and environmental conditions.</em></p>

<p>Salt Lake City, UT (PRWEB) July 29, 2008 -- On 29 July 2008 QSI Corporation will release the QTERM-G58 operator interface terminal and will be available to ship in August 2008. The G58 is a wireless and battery powered version of the popular QTERM-G55. Both terminals offer a robust, rugged design to be used in harsh weather and environmental conditions. </p>

<p>"The need for portability and wireless communication in a rugged operator interface is becoming more widespread to satisfy the need to remotely control or communicate with equipment," said QSI's Sales Manager, Karen Stanley. "A technician can accomplish work without being directly connected to a pump, meter, machine, controller or electronic signage." </p>

<p>Designed to support industrial and mobile applications, the QTERM-G58 is a handheld computer well suited for rugged applications in manufacturing, forestry, agriculture, asset management, process control, robotics, utilities and field service. The QTERM-G58 features:<br />
- 200 MHz Processor<br />
- Transflective color TFT LCD: 320×240 pixel resolution, 88.9 mm diagonal.<br />
- EIA-232, -422, -485, 10/100 Base-T wired Ethernet (Optional)<br />
- USB device for programming and upgrades<br />
- 802.11 b/g wireless Ethernet (Optional)<br />
- Battery power (Optional)<br />
- Memory: up to 32 MB SDRAM, up to 8 MB NOR flash, or up to 8 GB NAND flash<br />
- 20 to 60 °C operating temperatures<br />
- NEMA-4, -12<br />
- 24- or 40-key steel dome membrane keypad with customizable keypad legend and logo<br />
- Robust object-based programming with Qlarity for screen design and integration.</p>

<p>"The price point of this terminal meets the demands for many users," said QSI's Director of Marketing Todd Christensen. "Additionally, the rugged design, configurability and wireless capabilities of the G58 opens the door for new users in additional markets."</p>

<p>QSI offers a demo unit to customers interested in exploring how the QTERM-G58 will work in their specific application. Pricing and product details are at: http://www.qsicorp.com.</p>

<p>About QSI Corporation<br />
Established in 1983, QSI Corporation is a manufacturer of rugged handheld, panel-mount and pedestal-mount terminals for industrial OEMs and commercial vehicle systems integrators. QSI's human machine interface (HMI) and mobile data terminal (MDT) products include character and graphic terminals that are programmable, customizable, CE certified and NEMA 4/12/13 rated. Numerous interfaces are available, including EIA-232, EIA-422, EIA-485, J1708, Ethernet and Power-over-Ethernet. QSI excels at designing and building custom and semi-custom terminals able to withstand high levels of shock, vibration, humidity and other environmental parameters. All QSI Corporation products are manufactured in the USA at the company's headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah. For more information, contact QSI Corporation at 801-466-8770 or info(at)qsicorp.com.</p>


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<h3 id="a022255">Solar Innovations, Inc. Provides Planning Suggestions for Educational and Institutional Greenhouses</h3>

<p><em>Solar Innovations, Inc., a custom manufacturer of residential and commercial greenhouses; conservatories; sunrooms; and folding, tilting, and sliding glass doors, walls, windows, and screens, provides planning suggestions for educational and institutional greenhouses.</em></p>

<p>Myerstown, PA (PRWEB) July 28, 2008 -- Solar Innovations, Inc., a custom manufacturer of residential and commercial greenhouses; conservatories; sunrooms; and folding, tilting, and sliding glass doors, walls, windows, and screens, provides planning suggestions for educational and institutional greenhouses. </p>

<p>Project planning is the most important part of any institutional, educational, or research greenhouse application. Customers should know how much space they plan on dedicating to the greenhouse and the intended use of the greenhouse.</p>

<p>After the initial placement questions have been resolved, our greenhouse customers choose what type of environment they would like to create. Environments will vary based on the types of plants being grown in the greenhouse and their specific requirements regarding temperature, moisture, air circulation, and sun exposure, and whether these elements will be manually adjustable and/or automated. Greenhouse temperature can be determined by glazing choice, evaporative coolers, foggers, heaters, ridge and eave vents, and shades. Shades also help limit sunlight exposure to vegetation which requires a shaded growing atmosphere. Sun exposure can also be controlled by the placement of plants and the selection of greenhouse benches. Misting systems, drip systems, humidifiers, and/or foggers are utilized in greenhouses to achieve the desired moisture level.</p>

<p>All of these important greenhouse complements should be considered when requesting the original quote. Knowing the average desired temperature and humidity level, as well as the extremes of both of these environmental factors, allows the estimating and design team to create the most appropriate and complete greenhouse quote possible. Ascertaining required accessories for the greenhouse at the project's inception will prevent possible rework and under-budgeting for the project.</p>

<p>Solar Innovations, Inc. is proud to provide a team planning atmosphere where clients can work directly with their educational, institutional, or research greenhouse estimator, as well as their project manager, to develop the perfect greenhouse environment. Interaction is encouraged between the Solar team and our clients to ensure that all engineering, aesthetic, and environmental conditions are being met. Finally, the Solar Innovations, Inc. manufacturing and project management teams will work with you to ensure each structure has been fabricated and is installed as planned.</p>

<p>Solar Innovations, Inc. prides itself on customer service. Our entire team is available to help you during the planning stages, construction, and after the project has been completed with technical support and service.</p>

<p>Solar Innovations'™ greenhouse enclosures are available in limitless design formations including straight eave, curved eave, double pitch, lean-to, conservatory nose, and hip end structures. The seven standard aluminum frame finishes, as well as Copper and Stainless Steel cladding options are also available for the greenhouse enclosure. "Solar Innovations™ durable greenhouses are constructed from thermally-broken aluminum frames which increase performance and maintain architectural appeal." Greenhouses by Solar Innovations, Inc. have been tested and certified by independent testing agencies, confirming their superior performance in air, water, thermal, and structural aspects.</p>

<p>Contact Solar Innovations™ today at skylight@solarinnovations.com or call 800-618-0669 for information on educational or institutional greenhouse planning and installation.</p>


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<h3 id="a022254">Quintegra Resourcing Opens New Regional Headquarters in New Delhi, India</h3>

<p><em>Leading Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) provider Quintegra Resourcing extends its global reach by establishing a new research and sourcing center in India's capital.</em></p>

<p>Indianapolis, IN (PRWEB) July 28, 2008 -- Quintegra Resourcing, a leading global provider of recruitment process outsourcing services, today announced that it had opened a new research and sourcing center in New Delhi, India to serve its US, Canadian and UK clients as well as to provide an expansion base into the rapidly growing Indian RPO marketplace. </p>

<p>Quintegra was one of the pioneers of Recruitment Process Outsourcing in the US, and over the last decade has served many leading companies domestically and internationally with its proprietary RPO methodologies and technologies. </p>

<p>The office is staffed with seasoned Indian research and sourcing professionals under the leadership of Manish Singh, a principal with Quintegra's local partner Mancer Consulting Services Pvt. Ltd. The knowledge and technology transfer is being provided by Quintegra's Kansas City, KS and Orlando, FL offices respectively under the leadership of Jay Floersch.</p>

<p>"Opening a research and sourcing center in India will provide improved efficiencies and quality in our candidate sourcing and allow us the opportunity to expand our services to the India market ," said Mark Clevenger, President of Quintegra Resourcing, "South Asia, led by India, created the largest number of global net jobs (28%) in 2007; by contrast East Asia, led by China, Japan, Korea - generated much fewer (16%), and the developed economies only 4%." Clevenger added, "All indications are that India is the place for growing companies like Quintegra to be and we believe that we bring a quite different RPO solution to the Region than currently available there."</p>

<p>Additional staff will be located in key markets throughout India including Mumbai and Hyderabad. As the business builds through the balance of 2008, Quintegra Resourcing will be well positioned to build strong, supportive relationships and to provide comprehensive RPO services to customers throughout India and South Asia.</p>

<p>The Quintegra Resourcing regional headquarters is located at 27H, 2nd Floor, Jia Sarai, Hauz Khas, New Delhi - 110016.</p>

<p>About Quintegra Resourcing</p>

<p>Quintegra Resourcing is a leading global provider of recruitment process outsourcing services and solutions. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, Quintegra enables organizations to meet their enterprise-wide hiring goals with sustained quality, lower cost and faster cycle-time.</p>


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<h3 id="a022253">Altico Advisors, Microsoft Certified Partner, Celebrates Milestones</h3>

<p><em>Altico Advisors (www.AlticoAdvisors.com), a Microsoft Certified Partner headquartered in Massachusetts, proudly celebrates the milestones achieved since their inception in 2005. Hard work and an unwavering commitment to quality and service excellence have generated outstanding results in the highly competitive New England geography. Specializing in Microsoft Dynamics GP and CRM solutions for mid-market companies, Altico Advisors caters to four industries: manufacturing, distribution, software development companies, and service organizations.</em></p>

<p>Marlborough, MA (PRWEB) July 29, 2008 -- Altico Advisors, a Microsoft Certified Partner headquartered in Massachusetts, proudly celebrates the milestones achieved since their inception in 2005. Hard work and an unwavering commitment to quality and service excellence have generated outstanding results in the highly competitive New England geography. Specializing in Microsoft Dynamics GP and CRM solutions for mid-market companies, Altico Advisors caters to four industries: manufacturing, distribution, software development companies, and service organizations. </p>

<p>"I won't claim that we did everything right, that we didn't have some false starts," admits Altico CEO Richard Maloney. "But as I look back I can honestly say that we made mostly wise decisions in terms of our product strategy and market specialization." Maloney continues, "Altico has carved out a strong niche in New England with a reputation for competence, responsiveness, and commitment."</p>

<p>As far as tangible milestones, President Michael Kean notes "We went from zero clients to 100 and from an unknown entity to a premier Microsoft partner in a very short time as measured by revenue growth and customer adds. Naturally, this involved significant employee growth as well."</p>

<p>Vice President and Director of Operations Jim Hickey elaborates, "We also recently marked the first anniversary of a new product line, namely Microsoft Dynamics CRM. It is, of course, a natural complement to our Dynamics GP practice area which has been the mainstay of our business since we opened our doors." Hickey continues, "It was a bold move for us, one that required hiring additional staff and obtaining new certifications. But we recognized the need and we rose to the challenge."</p>

<p>President Kean, looking toward the future, adds a few thoughts, "Our performance to date has laid the foundation for the growth goals we set forth when Altico's founders first met three and a half years ago. We're pretty realistic. We know that there are significant challenges and plenty of hard work ahead. And one thing we know for sure is that to succeed we must maintain our high standards and our commitments to our clients. Nothing could be more important than that."</p>

<p>About Altico Advisors:<br />
Headquartered in Massachusetts, Altico Advisors implements and supports business, financial, and customer management software solutions for mid-market companies throughout New England. Altico is a Microsoft Certified Partner specializing in Microsoft Dynamics GP (Great Plains) and CRM systems for manufacturing, distribution, software development companies and service organizations. Altico also provides a wide variety of consulting and advisory services, such as outsourced financial services, business and IT strategy alignment, software selection, and business analytics. www.AlticoAdvisors.com</p>


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<h3 id="a022252">Australian Bakels Give Exclusive Interview to the Highly-Popular Series of Magazines, 'Australia's Best'</h3>

<p><em>Australia's Best Magazine has featured many industry big guns, but the latest edition of 'Australia's Best Manufacturing' carries an exclusive interview with Geoff Childs, Purchasing Manager of Australian Bakels.</em></p>

<p>(PRWEB) July 29, 2008 -- Geoff Childs, Purchasing Manager of Australian Bakels talks to Australia's Best about the role supplier's play in Australian Bakels' customer satisfaction. </p>

<p>For more than 50 years Australian Bakels has maintained a commitment to quality products and customer service. The privately-owned, independent company's principle aim is to supply quality, specialised bakery and food ingredients, service and innovation.</p>

<p>Australian Bakels core business and technical expertise is in specialised bakery and food ingredients, which they continue to develop in both domestic and export markets by formulating, manufacturing and marketing value-added products to provide total solutions for their customers.</p>

<p>Australian Bakels was founded in 1952 on the Sydney site that it still occupies today. During its existence, Australian Bakels has purchased adjoining properties and is now the owner of a large area of land in Silverwater, Sydney.</p>

<p>Part of the world-wide Bakels Group of Companies based in Switzerland, Australian Bakels is proudly the largest company in the Group. Their site is also the home to Bakels Research Australia who perform R&D for the international Group. In addition to the Silverwater site, the company has sales and manufacturing sites in Melbourne and Perth and sales and distribution sites in Brisbane and Adelaide.</p>

<p>To support the baking industry, Australian Bakels has trade-qualified sales representatives who are able to demonstrate products and assist in value-added opportunities with customers.</p>

<p>Australian Bakels aim is to maintain steady and sustainable growth in business, including acquisition where suitable opportunities present themselves. Whilst primarily sales-driven, Bakels understands and is clearly focussed on the need for this growth to include an acceptable level of profit rather than sales alone.</p>

<p>The company endeavours to create strong internal relationships, as well as with their customers and suppliers. Australian Bakels believes it is of optimum importance to ensure consistent and sustainable growth of sales and profits by providing innovative product development and processes. Achieving continuous improvement in quality standards and constant evaluation of the marketplace to ensure they remain relevant to the marketplace, illustrates Australian Bakels dedication to setting standards globally.</p>

<p>Geoff Childs, Purchasing Manager of Australian Bakels talks to Australia's Best about the role suppliers play in Australian Bakels' customer satisfaction.</p>

<p>"Australian Bakels is a supplier of quality products to the baking and grocery trade, and one of the many strengths we have is the ability to respond to customers' many and varied requirements," says Geoff Childs. "We satisfy these orders by supporting customers by way of providing a flexible manufacturing plant; by carrying additional packaging, raw material and finished product inventory and by establishing and maintaining effective supplier arrangements -- which enables Australian Bakels to source components well within established lead times. Australian Bakels has a strong national sales and manufacturing presence and this capability ensures a rapid response to customer orders."</p>

<p>When it comes to working with suppliers, innovation and creativity in meeting new challenges are key factors for Australian Bakels. Superior product quality and customer service are also equally important to the company and the suppliers they work with.</p>

<p>"The goal of companies such as ours is to maximize profits and effective cost control, it is imperative for Australian Bakels long term success," maintains Childs. "The supply chain can achieve significant cost savings whether they be the reduction of pallet movements, effective production planning, minimizing inventory holding or negotiating improved pricing for components."</p>

<p>Australian Bakels values trust, loyalty and co-operation in all their relationships, and their affiliations with their suppliers are no exception.</p>

<p>"By allowing suppliers onto the site to observe the manufacturing process the company is demonstrating its confidence in the supplier by showing them they are prepared to share information with the view to improving efficiencies," says Childs.</p>

<p>"When it comes to assessing suppliers for Australian Bakels, a supplier's performance is measured against delivery, price and quality. Additional criteria that we require would include technical support, product innovation & R&D resourcing."</p>

<p>These factors are crucial when working with Australian Bakels as maintaining strong and productive relations with their suppliers means a beneficial outcome for both parties.   </p>

<p>Bakels Group's key suppliers include Talsar Eggs, Aeropack, IMCD, KL Ballantyne and Cadbury.</p>


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<h3 id="a022251">Aldridge Traffic Systems Featured in 'Australia's Best' Manufacturing Magazine</h3>

<p><em>The popular series of publications, Australia's Best, has recently launched its much-anticipated Manufacturing magazine. Within this, an exclusive editorial on Aldridge Traffic Systems was featured, including an interview with Les Sims, Purchasing Manager at Aldridge Traffic Systems.</em></p>

<p>Sydney, NSW (PRWEB) July 29, 2008 -- In this exclusive interview, Australia's Best Magazine talks to Les Sims, the Purchasing Manager of Aldridge Traffic Systems Pty Ltd, about the pivotal role suppliers play. </p>

<p>Aldridge Traffic Systems Pty Ltd is a subsidiary company of the Aldridge Group Pty Ltd and is dedicated to designing, manufacturing and supplying products and services to the traffic signalling industry. Based at Rhodes, Sydney, ATS manufactures LED (light emitting diode) incandescent and halogen traffic lights for road authorities, Federal, State and Local government. The business includes a completely integrated manufacturing facility with electronic board loading, aluminum die casting, plastic injection moulding and sheet metal fabrication capabilities enabling the manufacture of a complete range of traffic signal equipment.</p>

<p>ATS is at the forefront of LED traffic signal manufacture and it's recently released next generation range of LED signals use even less power than the existing LED technology. The company owns numerous intellectual property rights and all its products are "Type Approved" by the transport and electrical authorities. The company has been certified to ISO 9001 since 1992.</p>

<p>The Australian market consists of around 12,000 signalised traffic intersections -- a market that is expanding with increased public and private funding for new infrastructure road funding and conversion to LED traffic signaling. Specific LED upgrade programs in South Australia, New South Wales and Queensland are motivated by the compelling energy savings and other operational advantages. Victoria and Western Australia are yet to initiate large scale LED programs but use the technology for new and replacement intersections.</p>

<p>In May of 2007 ATS was acquired by Traffic Technologies (TT), a publicly listed company on the ASX. TT is a leader in the service and product sector of the traffic and road construction industry. The new channels and structure which TT provides is assisting ATS in the further development of new products and export Market opportunities. ATS is represented on Australian Standard Committee's, as well as other industry associations, and has received numerous awards in recognition of its contribution to the economic growth of New South Wales.</p>

<p>When conducting all business activities the highest standards of ethics and integrity are the cornerstones of Aldridge's corporate philosophy, which include Listening to and understanding the market's requirements, Providing only the highest level of customer service, operating on the principles of thinking ahead and listening -to Road and Traffic Authorities, customers, suppliers and employees, Being a responsible corporate member of the community by making sure that their products do not negatively impact the environment and that their manufacturing operations do not impact negatively on the immediate neighbourhood.</p>

<p>The company has created an effective team of highly productive Australians, from a diverse range of ethnic origins, differing backgrounds and unique skills. ATS maintain their impressive team by providing their managers and staff with meaningful, interesting work as well as opportunities for self development in an open and honest environment.</p>

<p>"Because ATS operate on a quasi 'J.I.T.' basis -- meaning that we carry minimal raw materials, and as a rule bring in material only as required for each month's production -- it is clear that an efficient supply chain is integral to our success as even a slight hiccup could cause serious disruption to our production program. To insure against such a possibility our suppliers carry nominally an extra month's buffer stock in their warehouses at all times.</p>

<p>"It is therefore self evident that the role our suppliers play is pivotal to the continuous smooth running of our operation. In the main with our suppliers we find it acceptable to operate on a forecast blanket order basis which allows for the flexibility required because of the degree of volatility which exists in our sales market.</p>

<p>"With most of our suppliers we have had a long association, in many cases over 15 years, and during this time together have developed excellent working partnerships. The operational process which could be considered complex to others has been refined over the years to become quite straight forward to us at ATS.</p>

<p>"What is required of our suppliers is that they have a substantial technical engineering background and resource, as our engineering department will often design and specify demanding product parameters that must be understood at met. To achieve the required product standard our engineering team will often work closely with those of the supplier to ensure the desired outcome eventuates. Apart from this, for the purpose of day-to- day operations what we have with our existing suppliers -- and would expect from potentially new ones -- is an ability to function very much to the 'KISS' principle with simple unambiguous communications and a willingness to be proactive in catering to our requirements.</p>

<p>"Taking the above into consideration it is clear that all of our suppliers are at the top in their relevant fields."</p>

<p>Key suppliers to Aldridge Traffic Systems include Superior Rubber, Soanar, CIL Circuits, Ullrich Aluminium and IMP Printed Circuits.</p>


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<h3 id="a022250">O/E Learning Upgrades 113 Computer Kiosks for Health and Safety Training at Plant Floor Level</h3>

<p><em>O/E’s Fortune 500 manufacturing client needed to provide its plant floor workers with Environmental, Health and Safety Training that met the U.S. government's Occupational Health and Safety Administration's (OSHA) guidelines. O/E installed computer kiosks to provide a cost-effective and convenient way for their client to deliver training to thousands of employees who not only worked on multiple shifts, but also did not have access to a desktop computer.</em></p>

<p>Troy, MI (Vocus/PRWEB ) July 28, 2008 -- O/E’s Fortune 500 manufacturing client needed to provide its plant floor workers with Environmental, Health and Safety Training that met the U.S. government's Occupational Health and Safety Administration's (OSHA) guidelines. In 1994, O/E installed computer kiosks to provide a cost-effective and convenient way for their client to deliver training to thousands of employees who not only worked on multiple shifts, but also did not have access to a desktop computer. </p>

<p>The original solution provided plant floor employees with access to self-paced Health and Safety Training. The video intensive courses were installed and run locally on each kiosk workstation. This required each station to be updated and serviced individually. With the advent of Web-enabled Learning Management Systems (LMSs) and continued advances in computer and learning technology, the original kiosks have extended their maximum life.</p>

<p>“Given the advances in technology and the options now available, we have a great opportunity to help our client by implementing a sustainable kiosk solution. With hardware replacement programs and the ongoing LMS service/maintenance updates, our client can expect to extend the useful life of the course content and the kiosk workstations,” says Michael Stolnicki, VP of Operations. “Considering the alternatives, choosing to reinvest in the kiosk solution is still a low-cost option. O/E will be updating the basic platform and deployment structure along with the 18 courses that make up the Health and Safety Training Program.”</p>

<p>One foundational change to bring the kiosks up-to-date was equipping each plant that housed kiosks with a wireless capable network. O/E also outfitted each of the 113 kiosks with new computer hardware and software. The kiosks will be connected to a centralized server that will store and run the Health and Safety Training courses along with an LMS which will track enrollment, completion, and testing data for each learner. Changes made on the centralized server will be available instantaneously, and plant trainers and administrators will be able to access learner data through the online reporting capabilities of the new LMS. In the future, new SCORM-compliant courses or revised courses can be easily added on all kiosk stations through centralized updates.</p>

<p>O/E is also converting the original courses and reprogramming them to a Web-friendly, SCORM-compliant format that optimizes current course development standards, ensures interactive learning, and simplifies the implementation and deployment to the plants. One skilled trades safety trainer said, “I think this is a great decision. The courses have always been well received, but now they will be even more interactive, and we will be able to easily make updates that reflect current OSHA guidelines. The reinvestment in this training program reiterates the importance of safety in this plant and at our company.”</p>

<p>O/E Learning, Inc.<br />
Established in 1984, O/E Learning designs and develops new training and performance improvement programs, as well as converts existing programs to different forms of delivery including Web-based, instructor-led, virtual classroom, CD/DVD, and mobile devices. O/E’s diverse services range from organizational development initiatives to professional certifications in safety, quality, and employee involvement. The privately held company is headquartered in Troy, MI. Leverage Life, a wholly owned subsidiary, is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA and focuses on providing corporate Concierge, Wellness, and Work/Life programs. Learn more about O/E at: www.oe.com.</p>


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<h3 id="a022249">SLAPPA Turns 5 and Despite Companies' Success, Founder Finds Much Disappointment and Creates 'Wish-List' for Their Future</h3>

<p><em>You would expect as the owner of a small business that just turned 5-years old, Dominick Martinetti would be thrilled about reaching such a milestone, but instead, he says while letting out a big sigh, "We've reached a milestone that 50% of start-up companies never hit, but I'll admit that I'm not all that excited. I look at what we have not yet achieved and it's very frustrating".</em></p>

<p>Charlotte N.C. (PRWEB) July 28, 2008 -- You would expect as the owner of a small business that just turned 5-years old, Dominick Martinetti would be thrilled about reaching such a milestone, but instead, he says while letting out a big sigh, "We've reached a milestone that 50% of start-up companies never hit, but I'll admit that I'm not all that excited. I look at what we have not yet achieved and it's very frustrating". </p>

<p>After listening to Martinetti, you would never know that his company has grown sales by 750% in the past 4 years, or that it has serviced more than 22,000 customers on its' website, or has established itself as a threat to larger companies such as Case Logic. So where does his disappointment stem from? Martinetti continues, "Even in this down market, there are many opportunities that come to our door and there are a great many low hanging fruits, but as a small company there is only so much we can take on because of limited resources and this, for me, is extremely frustrating. There are times I feel it would be best to merge with a larger company because it would give us the ability to capitalize on what we have built to date and give us the ability to scale this business even more quickly."</p>

<p>Yet even with his list of frustrations, Martinetti recognizes that what his small, energetic team have accomplished in their first 5 years is no small feat. "When people learn that we are a team of 10 people they are shocked. We realize that what we have done is special, but to take SLAPPA to the top we cannot look at the past, we have to look at the future."</p>

<p>Of course he and his team have stated goals for their next five years, but they have also put together an eclectic "wish list" that they plan to focus on over the next five years. Reading this list makes one wonder if these guys are serious--but once you meet them you realize they are dead serious. This wish list includes statements such as "We wish U.S. retailers were not so greedy", "We wish we could manufacture our gear in the U.S.", and "We wish the copy-cat hacks would go out of business". Included with his wish list are the strategies the company plans to implement to make their wishes come true, but these strategies are something they will not divulge.</p>

<p>In this time of celebration the company is not losing site of one of the assets they declare is "our absolute number one priority"; their customers. As such the company is running the most aggressive sales promotion they have ever rolled out. The "5 Ways To Save" promotion offers gift certificates to those who simply "shout-out" to the company. SLAPPA is offering a $5.00 gift card to anyone who stops at their MySpace.com/SLAPPA page, offering a $10 coupon to anyone who posts pictures of themselves with their SLAPPA gear on Flickr.com, and offering a $20 coupon to anyone who posts a video of themselves with the SLAPPA gear on youtube.com. Additionally the company is giving away $250 to the 2 people who develop the most creative "shout out" to SLAPPA. Martinetti adds, "Whether they spray paint our logo on the streets of New York, shave our logo into their head or create a funny video, all contestants need to do is come up with a wildly creative SLAPPA shout out". For more details on this "5 Ways To Save" anniversary promotion visit www.slappa.com.</p>

<p>SLAPPA's line of cd cases, dvd cases, laptop bags and backpacks are made with the highest quality materials, unique designs and patented technologies that when combined together, "break the mold" in a category otherwise flooded with mundane products. For more information please contact SLAPPA.</p>


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<h3 id="a022248">TRA enhances Behavioral Based Safety Reporting with IndustrySafe Safety Software</h3>

<p><em>TRA is pleased to announce enhanced behavioral based safety reporting with IndustrySafe Safety Software. IndustrySafe Safety Software provides behavioral based safety reporting, incident and accident investigation, corrective actions, training, key safety metrics, and more.</em></p>

<p>Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB) July 28, 2008 -- TRA (www.industrysafe.com) is pleased to announce enhanced behavioral based safety reporting with IndustrySafe Safety Software. IndustrySafe Safety Management Software provides organizations with web-based safety data management tools including incident tracking, OSHA recordkeeping, and OSHA logs, inspections, training tracking, hazards, behavioral based safety, claims, corrective actions and more. </p>

<p>Behavioral based safety refers to the concept that organizations improve safety by transforming the safety culture and behavior of its workers, managers, and subcontractors. Organizations often implement behavioral based safety programs in which employees and managers proactively observe the conditions or acts of their fellow employees and provide both positive and negative feedback. Observational feedback can foster a strong safety culture, encourage increased safe behavior, and reduce at risk or unsafe behaviors. Studies have shown that an increase in safe behavior will result in a corresponding decrease in incidents and/or accidents.</p>

<p>"We are excited about the enhancements in IndustrySafe Safety Software to improve behavioral based safety reporting. These enhancements are a direct result of feedback from our clients and potential clients" states Clare Epstein, Vice President of TRA. "We are anxious to let safety and human resource professionals know about these modifications as it can result in easy and efficient tracking of employee behavior and ultimately improve safety." To assist organizations in learning more about behavioral based safety and the IndustrySafe Safety Software, TRA will be offering free webinars on the topic. Individuals can sign up for webinars at the IndustrySafe Safety Software website at http://industrysafe.com/webinar.html</p>

<p>IndustrySafe Safety Software has greatly improved its observations module which is used to track behavioral based safety. The Observations Module has been significantly re-designed so that data entry of safe and at-risk behavior is much easier and quicker. This re-design more closely matches the checklist approach that is used with observation cards and by most organizations who track data for a behavioral based safety program. Almost all of the fields on the observation form can be configured by System Administrators (and the reports adjust accordingly). There is also a new report that generates a print out similar to the observation cards commonly used. More detailed product features of the IndustrySafe Safety Software Observations Module is available at www.industrysafe.com/features_observations.html</p>

<p>About IndustrySafe. IndustrySafe Safety Software is a web-based safety data management product developed by TRA so organizations can track incidents, corrective actions, OSHA reporting, training, claims, inspections, hazards, behavioral based safety, and more. IndustrySafe clients include leaders in manufacturing, construction, government, and transportation. More information about IndustrySafe Safety Software is available at www.industrysafe.com</p>


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<h3 id="a022247">American Tire Corporation to Start Washington Operations</h3>

<p><em>American Tire Corporation has established dozens of operations in different states and countries. Its Washington operations will be finally developed to the largest giant OTR tire manufacturing base in the world.</em></p>

<p>Chino, California (PRWEB) July 28, 2008 -- American Tire Corporation (ATC) is pleased to announce that its Washington operations will start in August 2008. </p>

<p>ATC's staff recruiting is undergoing in Washington. A 500,000 square feet facility for the 1st phase is almost done. Manufacturing equipments will be moved to its new facilities step by step. Production will begin as soon as everything is ready but not in August.</p>

<p>The Washington facilities will primarily produce Colorado brand 63" and 57" tires. According to the record of mining operations, ATC's Colorado brand 63" tires have created a ZERO failure history since early 2007, and most of Colorado 63" tires normally perform 8 ~ 12 months based on 24-7 operations. The newly improved Colorado brand 57" tires are able to perform same as its 63" tires.</p>

<p>In addition, ATC is planning to purchase larger piece of land with 1,000 acres later this year for its further expansion in west USA.</p>

<p>With the objective to become the largest and best manufacturer for 63" and 57" tires, American Tire Corporation is a well-established OTR tire manufacturer which has a number of operations in different US states and other countries. ATC has created several "firsts" in the OTR tire industry. For more information, please check its website http://www.americantire.us.</p>


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<h3 id="a022246">InterDyn BMI Named to 2008 Microsoft Dynamics Preseident's Club</h3>

<p><em>Microsoft Honors InterDyn BMI for Outstanding Customer Commitment and Sales Achievement</em></p>

<p>Minneapolis, MN (PRWEB) July 27, 2008 -- InterDyn BMI has been named to the 2008 Microsoft Dynamics President's Club, receiving recognition from Microsoft Corp. for its dedicated commitment to customers. This honor reflects InterDyn BMI's success in extending the Microsoft Dynamics platform to drive business advantages in companies worldwide. </p>

<p>This recognition came during the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2008 in Houston. The elite club recognizes the top 5 percent of Microsoft Business Solutions partners worldwide and their constant dedication to delivering solutions that meet their customers' unique needs, active pursuit of product and technological advancement, and impressive sales performance. </p>

<p>"Microsoft is proud to congratulate InterDyn BMI on being named to this year's Microsoft Dynamics President's Club," said Doug Kennedy, vice president, Microsoft Dynamics Partners. "InterDyn BMI not only has demonstrated a high level of product expertise, but also has provided a superior level of service and commitment to our Microsoft Dynamics customers, ultimately contributing to the overall success of Microsoft Dynamics and companies worldwide."</p>

<p>InterDyn BMI works closely with the teams at Microsoft to maintain a comprehensive understanding of the Microsoft Dynamics platform. This knowledge, combined with a deep understanding of customers' business needs, enables InterDyn BMI to help customers leverage the full value of their Microsoft investments and achieve the enhanced customer service, productivity and operational efficiency that promote growth and competitive advantage.</p>

<p>InterDyn BMI provides implementation, training and consultation for small, midmarket and corporate businesses using business applications. InterDyn BMI specializes in Microsoft Dynamics™ AX, GP, CRM, and RMS.</p>

<p>About InterDyn BMI:<br />
For more than two decades, InterDyn BMI (www.interdynbmi.com) has been a leading partner dedicated to the sales, consulting, service and support of Microsoft Dynamics solutions. InterDyn BMI focuses on integrating and delivering all aspects of a client's business needs including Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), e-Commerce, Systems Engineering, Business Process Consulting and Custom Application Development. InterDyn BMI's experience, proven methodologies and world- class consultants ensure customer success on every level.</p>


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<h3 id="a022245">60% of Supply Chain Execs are Measuring Their Logistics Emissions According to New 'Green Transportation & Logistics North American Report'</h3>

<p><em>eyefortransport recently surveyed over 500 North American supply chain executives to establish where their greening efforts are being focused, and how they're being managed and financed. The resulting 'Green Transportation & Logistics North American Report' revealed that corporate commitment to environmental initiatives is growing, as is the need to invest in new technologies and harness industry partnerships.</em></p>

<p>San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) July 27, 2008 -- With up to 75% of a company's carbon footprint coming from transportation and logistics, the focus of supply chain continues to highlight this area, where for many companies the opportunity to make the biggest difference exists. With this in mind, eyefortransport asked respondents to pinpoint what they were doing to green their transportation and logistics, and what effects these initiatives have had. </p>

<p>The timely industry report revealed that the vast majority of respondents, 90%, think that over the next three years green issues will remain or become more important to their transport and logistics processes. An amazing 9% identified green issues as their No.1 priority over the next three years, while only 1% expects a lessening of importance. This push towards green is reported to be driven by a number of factors, including financial ROI (61%), public relations payback (78%), improved customer relations (83%), decreased fuel bills (70%), and improved supply chain efficiency (59%).</p>

<p>How do they plan to green their transportation and logistics? Katharine O'Reilly suggests that greening is "fundamentally a co-operative process, with majority of successful green initiatives being based on changing relationships with suppliers, partners and logistics providers. Increasingly we're seeing new partnerships being created for environmental reasons, and even competitors working together in order to stay competitive." Indeed, 20.5% of respondents are currently using a logistics partner or service provider to help green their supply chain, and a further 26% are actively exploring the possibility of adding a partner company in a new collaborative effort to push environmental initiatives forward.</p>

<p>In order to survey the current landscape, respondents were asked what actual green initiatives have been implemented or planned in their companies. The results revealed that 72% are or are planning to improve energy efficiency, 37% are redesigning warehousing and distribution center networks, and a dramatic 60% are measuring and/or reducing emissions.</p>

<p>Interestingly, amidst the slew of supply chain carbon measurement tools and technologies that have come onto the market in the last year, only a handful of respondents are already using an external measurement tool. But while 16% have deployed an internal system for this purpose, another 30% are currently researching which software to use or purchase in the short term. "We were surprised by the high percentage of companies developing unique, internal systems for measuring the supply chain carbon footprint" said eyefortransport's SVP Environmental Research, Katharine O'Reilly. "With the diversity of off-the-shelf technologies recently introduced, we expected more adoption of some of the best-of-breed solutions. What we're finding instead are homegrown solutions and a large percentage of companies who are still shopping for the right product for their needs."</p>

<p>The reported drivers for measuring the carbon footprint of supply chains include cutting costs, enhancing reputation, and the anticipation of tighter upcoming regulations.<br />
To download the full 40pg. report for free visit http://events.eyefortransport.com/Green/free_report.shtml</p>

<p>eyefortransport conducted the survey to celebrate the launch of its Green Transportation & Logistics - Sustainable Supply Chain Summit being held in San Francisco on October 15-17, 2008. Full details including the agenda and speaker list can be found at www.eft.com/SustainableSC</p>

<p>For more information, contact:<br />
Katharine O'Reilly<br />
SVP Environmental Research & Events<br />
eyefortransport<br />
Tel: 1 800 814 3459 ext 329 (US toll free) or +44 (0)20 7375 7207<br />
Email: koreilly(at)eft.com</p>


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<h3 id="a022244">Tridea Partners Named to 2008 Microsoft Dynamics President's Club</h3>

<p><em>Microsoft honors Tridea Partners for outstanding customer commitment and sales achievement.</em></p>

<p>(PRWEB) July 27, 2008 -- Tridea Partners has been named to the 2008 Microsoft Dynamics President's Club for the 2nd consecutive year, receiving recognition from Microsoft Corp. for its dedicated commitment to customers. This honor reflects Tridea Partners' success in extending the Microsoft Dynamics platform to drive business advantages in companies worldwide. </p>

<p>This recognition came during the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2008 in Houston. The elite club recognizes the top 5 percent of Microsoft Business Solutions partners worldwide and their constant dedication to delivering solutions that meet their customers' unique needs, active pursuit of product and technological advancement, and impressive sales performance.</p>

<p>"Microsoft is proud to congratulate Tridea Partners on being named to this year's Microsoft Dynamics President's Club," said Doug Kennedy, vice president, Microsoft Dynamics Partners. "Tridea Partners not only has demonstrated a high level of product expertise, but also has provided a superior level of service and commitment to our Microsoft Dynamics customers, ultimately contributing to the overall success of Microsoft Dynamics and companies worldwide."</p>

<p>Tridea Partners works closely with the teams at Microsoft to maintain a comprehensive understanding of the Microsoft Dynamics platform. This knowledge, combined with a deep understanding of customers' business needs, enables Tridea Partners to help customers leverage the full value of their Microsoft investments and achieve the enhanced customer service, productivity and operational efficiency that promote growth and competitive advantage.</p>

<p>"We are honored to receive this recognition from Microsoft as a top Dynamics partner as it confirms our efforts and commitment to our relationships with Microsoft, our partner community and our customers. Tridea Partners' proven implementation approach and experienced consulting team has helped accelerate the growth of our business in the ERP and CRM markets," explains Andy Collins, Partner, Tridea Partners.</p>

<p>Tridea Partners is a leading service provider of Microsoft Dynamics including Microsoft Dynamics GP (Great Plains) and Microsoft Dynamics CRM. Tridea helps companies implement ERP applications, CRM solutions, accounting software and business applications through a proven and experienced approach. This approach focuses on configuring and implementing these systems unique to organizations' end-to-end business processes. Tridea consultants are ERP and CRM application certified with extensive expertise in delivering efficient and cost-effective applications. We facilitate further success by helping organizations establish sound internal controls permitting the efficient, secure and transparent flow of information throughout the organization.</p>


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<h3 id="a022243">Source Scientific Appoints Vice-President, Business Development</h3>

<p><em>Source Scientific, a BIT Group Company located in Irvine, CA, announces appointment of new Executive Team Member.</em></p>

<p>Irvine, CA (PRWEB) July 27, 2008 -- Source Scientific, a BIT Group Company, has appointed Mr. Steve Maylish to the position of Vice President, Business Development. Over his more than twenty years of experience within the medical device industry, Mr. Maylish has served in such executive positions including Director of Business Development, Director of Marketing, Director of Hardware, and Senior Product Manager. In addition to his recent experience in another medical instrumentation development company, Mr. Maylish has been associated with several well-known medical companies including Johnson & Johnson, Shiley, Baxter Healthcare and Edwards Lifesciences. </p>

<p>Mr. Maylish has an MBA, a B.S. Degree in Business, and an A.S. Degree in Electronics. In his position as Vice President, Business Development with Source Scientific, Mr. Maylish will be focusing on the strategic advancement of customer development for the company's engineering and contract manufacturing services.</p>

<p>Source Scientific, LLC (www.sourcescientific.com) designs, develops and manufactures medical devices and laboratory instruments. In June 2007, Source Scientific joined with BIT Analytical Instruments, Inc. based in Ludlow, MA USA and Schwalbach Germany and became a BIT Group Company. All BIT Group facilities function in clean, cell based manufacturing areas, based on the Kaizen philosophy of one piece work flow, ensuring superior production quality. An optical lab, wet test lab, design engineering centers and electronics testing lab are key areas where BIT Group provides innovation and superior quality for its customers. BIT Group provides single source from design and manufacturing to after-sale service with the highest quality standards according to ISO13485-2003 and ISO 9001-2000 and FDA registration.</p>

<p>BIT Group (www.bit-instruments.com) is the first OEM-Manufacturer of complex medical instrumentation that offers development, manufacturing and field service as well as complete FDA quality certification.</p>


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<h3 id="a022242">Corvest Launches Sale for Promoting Political Candidates</h3>

<p><em>Corvest, a top-20 promotional products supplier and parent company of Adva-Lite, Toppers and It's All Greek To Me, has launched a new sale for promoting political candidates.</em></p>

<p>Largo, FL (PRWEB) July 26, 2008 -- Corvest, a top-20 promotional products supplier and parent company of Adva-Lite, Toppers and It's All Greek To Me, has launched a new sale for promoting political candidates. The sale, which offers savings of up to 30% off as well as free one-color setup, features a number of Corvest's best-selling promotional products. The products are available for purchase at http://www.toppersllc.com/solutionsSearch.do?productFilter5=Political%20Campaigns. </p>

<p>According to Mark Holland, Vice President of Marketing at Corvest, "The 2008 election season provides a wealth of sales opportunities for Corvest's valued promotional products distributors. In fact, prior to launching our political campaign sale, Corvest was receiving orders for embroidered Obama tote bags and screen printed McCain umbrellas. These orders sparked our idea to launch a sale surrounding the election."</p>

<p>With a barrage of bumper stickers, pins, yard signs and other traditional political promoters saturating the market, Corvest's selection of promotional items lends practicality to the campaign trail. By using decorated key-ring lites, personalized pens, branded drinkware and embroidered bags to promote a candidate, supporters are more likely to take a candidate's message to the workplace, to restaurants and to other places yard signs aren't able to reach.</p>

<p>Corvest's political campaign sale is not only relevant for supporters of Senators McCain and Obama; candidates in local elections can also use Corvest's wide selection of embroidered hats, promotional pens, logo bags and other high-quality promotional items to gain both recognition and supporters. Non-profit organizations, trade associations and unionized companies can also utilize Corvest's products for encouraging their members to vote.</p>

<p>Corvest is a Counselor Top 40 Supplier, holding the number 18 position. It's All Greek To Me won the 2008 Distributor Choice Award for Supplier of the Year: Toys, while Adva-Lite received the award for Supplier of the Year: Flashlights.</p>

<p>About Corvest<br />
Award-winning, multi-million dollar promotional products supplier Corvest SPV, LLC, located in beautiful, sunny central Florida, owns and operates three highly successful operating units - Adva-Lite, Toppers and It's All Greek To Me. Each unit has been in operation for nearly 50 years, and the company as a whole employs over 400 talented associates in the brand new, state-of-the-art, 300-thousand square foot facility. Owned by one of the world's leading private investment firms, Corvest remains a top 20 wholesale supplier for the promotional product industry. For more information, please visit www.corvest.com, www.toppersllc.com, www.advalite.com, or www.iagtm.com.</p>


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<h3 id="a022241">Corvest: Promotional Products an Excellent Way to Encourage Savings and Good Financial Health</h3>

<p><em>Corvest, a top-20 promotional products supplier and parent company of Adva-Lite, Toppers and It's All Greek To Me, is encouraging financial institutions to promote savings and good financial health with the use of promotional products.</em></p>

<p>Largo, FL (PRWEB) July 26, 2008 -- Corvest, a top-20 promotional products supplier and parent company of Adva-Lite, Toppers and It's All Greek To Me, is encouraging financial institutions to promote savings and good financial health with the use of promotional products. Corvest offers a number of promotional items that are perfect for the financial markets including personalized metal pens, plush company mascots and branded computer bags. A selection of the company's business-related products for promoting the financial markets can be found at http://www.toppersllc.com/solutionsSearch.do?productFilter6=Financial. </p>

<p>Clara Davis, Corvest's Chief Financial Officer, says, "Now, more than ever, thanks to the decline of the US dollar and the unfolding of IndyMac, financial institutions have the responsibility to encourage their customers to spend and save wisely. With so many consumers in fear over the current state of the economy, it's imperative for banks to calm those fears and to encourage a positive course of action." </p>

<p>Promotional products from Corvest are a useful way of communicating messages from financial institutions, thanks to their ability to be decorated. Banks, credit unions and financial planners can brand these items and add a statement about the importance of saving money or about spending wisely.</p>

<p>Davis adds, "It's important for organizations--especially financial institutions--to continue to advertise their products and services, even in light of the current state of our economy. Expending advertising dollars is not only going to stimulate the economy but, in a time when consumers are being more conservative with their disposable income, it will make the difference in beating out the competition. Corvest promotional products are especially effective right now thanks to their low cost and high-perceived value." Organizations in need of discounted promotional products should visit http://www.corvest.com/specials.jsp.</p>

<p>Corvest is a Counselor Top 40 Supplier, holding the number 18 position. It's All Greek To Me won the 2008 Distributor Choice Award for Supplier of the Year: Toys, while Adva-Lite received the award for Supplier of the Year: Flashlights.</p>

<p>About Corvest<br />
Award-winning, multi-million dollar promotional products supplier Corvest SPV, LLC, located in beautiful, sunny central Florida, owns and operates three highly successful operating units - Adva-Lite, Toppers and It's All Greek To Me. Each unit has been in operation for nearly 50 years, and the company as a whole employs over 400 talented associates in the brand new, state-of-the-art, 300-thousand square foot facility. Owned by one of the world's leading private investment firms, Corvest remains a top 20 supplier for the promotional product industry. For more information, please visit www.toppersllc.com, www.advalite.com or www.iagtm.com.</p>


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<h3 id="a022240">Project Mind Survey of Israeli Ph.D. Scientists Favors a New Standard of Creativity in Science</h3>

<p><em>A recent survey on creativity, sponsored by the Jerusalem-based Project Mind Foundation and conducted by TNS Teleseker, revealed that a majority of the Israeli scientists polled expressed a willingness to use special methods that could "put them into a creative state and keep them in this state for as long as desired."</em> </p>

<p>Jerusalem, Israel (PRWEB) July 25, 2008 -- A recent survey on creativity, sponsored by the Jerusalem-based Project Mind Foundation and conducted by TNS Teleseker, revealed that a majority of the Israeli scientists polled expressed a willingness to use special methods that could "put them into a creative state and keep them in this state for as long as desired." Surprisingly, even when the issue of risk was raised, one fifth of the total sample expressed a medium or high level of willingness to try these methods. More than a third of the sample expressed even a "strong willingness" to use such methods. </p>

<p>The survey, conducted via the Internet, solicited the opinions of over 3,300 Israeli Ph.D. scientists on the subject of creativity. A total of 237 full interviews were conducted.</p>

<p>According to David S. Devor, Chairman of the Project Mind Foundation, the survey was designed to help the organization prepare scientists to generate unusually intense efforts of contemplation. “Such contemplation can lead to enduring states of creative vision, the innovative potential of which cannot be overestimated,” Devor stressed. “Hopefully much, if not all, research now being carried out in the laboratory will someday be done entirely in the mind and vastly accelerate scientific breakthroughs.</p>

<p>“Today,” he continued, “scientific advance is associated with very brief ‘Eureka sparks’ of creative intuition, while the potential for higher, more enduring states of creativity is almost universally ignored. This could be explained, at least in part, as owing to the stigma of obsession and the significant psychological and/or physiological risks associated with contemplation of unprecedented intensity. Yet risk is a common to most pioneering. It is thus most significant to the world scientific community that our survey results indicated such a high level of willingness to undertake risks for the sake of reaching enduring states of creativity,” Devor declared.</p>

<p>“We did find that those scientists who expressed very strong willingness to use ‘methods to put them into a creative state and keep them in this state, for as long as they wished,’ gave higher grades in most of the survey’s parameters: (i.e., they are more independent in their work, more idealistic, and they attach more importance to creativity and spiritually than others),” noted Devor. Worthy of note is that economic and other incentives were not considered sufficiently significant to make scientists accept these risks. Methods to reduce psychological and/or physiological risks, as opposed to economic incentives, were more effective in promoting the willingness to experiment with methods of entering a creative state. (42% gave a grade of 7- 10, indicating willingness to accept these risks). “Quite simply,” Devor concluded, “it seems that they believe that increased creativity can improve their work.”</p>

<p>A statistical regression was made in order to determine the parameters that most influence the intention of using methods to induce a state of creativity. Three parameters were found to be significantly influential:</p>

<p>The most influential parameter was, “To what extent did you feel that there was more to ‘perceive’ had you only had the opportunity to remain longer in the creative state?" Those who responded positively were those who expressed a greater willingness to try methods to put them in a creative state. The other two parameters that influenced the respondents’ willingness to use the methods to put them in a creative state were:</p>

<p>“If it were in my power, I would want to increase this ratio” (inspiration/perspiration ratio)</p>

<p>and</p>

<p>- “I have a special method or technique (internal or external) for inducing creativity in myself.”</p>

<p>“Thanks to this survey, “ states Project Mind director David Devor, “It could be said that a small step has been made towards dramatically improving the standard of creativity in scientific research worldwide.”</p>

<p>For further information: David S. Devor: devor@usa.net</p>

<p>Complete survey results can be accessed at the following sites:</p>

<p>Survey Introduction Letter: http://www.projectmind.org/introletter.html<br />
Survey: http://www.projectmind.org/survey.html<br />
Analysis of Survey: http://www.projectmind.org/analysis.html<br />
Voluntary Comments: http://www.projectmind.org/comments.html</p>

<p>For details on Project Mind: www.projectmind.org</p>

<p>David S. Devor<br />
972-2-624-0280<br />
devor @ usa.net</p>


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<h3 id="a022239">Solar Innovations, Inc. Creates Unique Environments to Allow for Year-Round Exercise</h3>

<p><em>Solar Innovations, Inc. a custom manufacturer of residential and commercial greenhouses, conservatories, sunrooms, folding, tilting, and sliding glass doors, walls, windows, and screens, creates unique environments to allow for year-round, low impact exercise.</em></p>

<p>Myerstown, PA (PRWEB) July 26, 2008 -- Solar Innovations, Inc., a custom manufacturer of residential and commercial greenhouses, conservatories, sunrooms, folding, tilting, and sliding glass doors, walls, windows, and screens, creates unique environments to allow for year-round, low impact exercise. </p>

<p>With an increased emphasis on physical fitness and healthy bodies, spirits, and minds, Solar Innovations, Inc. provides state of the art pool and spa enclosures. "Solar Innovations'™ thermally-enhanced aluminum structures are built to withstand the high moisture atmosphere of a pool enclosure without corrosion of joints, finishes, and hardware." These environments extend the season and create a year-round exercise facility which our customers can utilize as one of the best investments to their health.</p>

<p>Exercising in water provides several major health benefits as opposed to conventional exercises. Buoyancy virtually eliminates stress on joints by supporting approximately 90% of a person's weight and provides a cushion for the body. The natural resistance provided by water's viscosity creates an ideal muscle training program. Rather than increasing weights and altering machinery as with land exercising, resistance in water is easily increased either by speed or surface area submerged (the resistance is proportional to the force required to move it).                                    </p>

<p>As with nearly any Solar Innovations, Inc. structure, natural flow ventilation like ridge vents, eave vents, and retractable skylights can be seamlessly blended into any pool enclosure to allow for aesthetically pleasing sightlines and a comfortable exercise atmosphere. Solar Innovations™ also provides shading options which allow customers to enjoy as much or as little of the natural surroundings as they choose. Both ventilation and shading accessories can be automated to allow customers complete control of their environment and nature's affects upon it. Solar Innovations'™ pool enclosures are also designed to accommodate plant life, adding to the relaxing environment and encouraging healthy living through green practices.</p>

<p>Solar Innovations'™ uniquely integrated weep system allows moisture within a structure to collect, follow the weep channels, and eventually exit the structure through the gutter system. This system can be integrated into any pool or spa enclosure to increase its functionality without detracting from its aesthetic appeal.</p>

<p>Solar Innovations'™ incomparable pool and spa enclosures are available in limitless design formations including straight eave, curved eave, double pitch, lean-to, conservatory nose, and hip end structures. There are seven standard aluminum frame finishes of Hartford Green, Black, Bronze, White, Sandstone, Natural Clay, and Mill Aluminum (unpainted) and two anodized frame finishes of Dark Bronze and Clear. Copper and Stainless Steel cladding options are also available for the enclosure's exterior allowing it to seamlessly blend into the surrounding environment and become a part of the architecture or serve as a focal point.            </p>

<p>Exercising with water resistance provides an aerobic exercise routine while incorporating endurance and strength training. Even the simplest exercises completed on land can be taken to a whole new level when exercising in water. Contact Solar Innovations™ today at skylight@solarinnovations.com or call 800-618-0669 for information on how to make your pool a year-round, low impact exercise facility with a custom pool enclosure.</p>


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<h3 id="a022238">Ultra Precision Industrial Scales with New Technology Introduced By Arlyn Scales</h3>

<p><em>Electronic Industrial Scales are among the most common instruments used throughout a variety of different industries. Industrial engineers and purchasers of electronic scales have two overriding characteristics that they must trade off in their purchasing decision; accuracy and cost. There have traditionally been two predominant technologies that are used by the vast majority of these scales. The first is strain gage load cells, which offer good accuracy and lower costs. The second is force motor, or force restoration technology which offers excellent accuracy and high costs. Arlyn Scales has developed a second generation of Ultra Precision Scales using an internationally patented third technology, Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) load cells, which provide superior accuracy to even the force motor scales at a cost which is comparable to high quality strain gage digital scales.</em></p>

<p>East Rockaway, NY (PRWEB) July 26, 2008 -- Electronic Industrial Scales are among the most common instruments used throughout a variety of different industries. Industrial engineers and purchasers of electronic scales have two overriding characteristics that they must trade off in their purchasing decision; accuracy and cost. There have traditionally been two predominant technologies that are used by the vast majority of these scales. The first is strain gage load cells, which offer good accuracy and lower costs. The second is force motor, or force restoration technology which offers excellent accuracy and high costs. Arlyn Scales has developed a second generation of Ultra Precision Scales using an internationally patented third technology, Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) load cells, which provide superior accuracy to even the force motor scales at a cost which is comparable to high quality strain gage Digital Scales. </p>

<p>"Technology remains fairly constant over fairly long periods of time" says Arlyn Scales President, Arnie Gordon. "There may be ongoing refinements and improvements which produce incremental benefits. But it is the brand new innovation, the "out of the box concept" that drives technology to an entirely new level. Arlyn's SAW technology represents just such a breakthrough. By using measurement methods that have never previously been applied to scales, Arlyn Scales has developed an industrial scale that has almost ideal weighing characteristics, but is quite reasonable in cost."</p>

<p>Strain gage scales have been available for more than fifty years. They are based on the concept that the resistance value of a resistor will change if the shape of the resistor is allowed to change. Strain gages are, in fact, resistors. They are usually produced from a flat foil material shaped into a long, serpentine path. The gage is carefully bonded onto some sort of a spring element, called a load cell. As the load cell bends, the strain gage will be stretched, so that the long serpentine path will become slightly longer. As the path becomes longer, the resistance will increase slightly.</p>

<p>There are a number of difficulties with this concept that limit the overall accuracy of the scale. A perfect load cell would be a perfect spring. It would bend in a manner that was perfectly proportional to the load placed on it. When the load was removed, it would return to exactly the same position that it started from. But it is impossible to make a perfect spring. The spring element must not be allowed to bend too much. If it does, it will undergo plastic deformation, and it will lose some of the characteristics that make it a good spring. So the overall stress on the load cell must represent only a very small fraction of its modulus of elasticity. Because of this, the strain gage will only change its resistance by a very small percentage of its starting value.</p>

<p>Bonding the strain gage to the load cell with glue will also introduce problems. Good load cell manufacture requires limiting the glue thickness to a very thin, smooth layer. But even with these efforts, glue makes a very poor spring. This also affects the overall spring characteristics of the load cell. In addition, the glue will never perfectly transmit the exact bending of the load cell to the strain gage.</p>

<p>While there are problems with the spring element, there are additional problems introduced because the strain gage can never be a perfect resistor. Ideally, its resistance would only change because its length changed. And the resistance would change in exact proportion to its change in length. Unfortunately, every type of real world resistor is affected by many other influences. Changes in temperature usually cause the largest errors. Other errors may be caused by microscopic abnormalities in the materials of the strain gage, and even ongoing changes as the resistor ages.</p>

<p>Industrial scale manufacturers go to great lengths to minimize these affects by a number of means. For high quality scales, four strain gages are generally used together in the form of a full bridge. This provides a significant amount of compensation for various mechanical errors in the load cell. There will be some correction for errors caused by the strain gages being placed off of the center axis of the spring element. Some of the temperature affects will also be cancelled out. Additional temperature compensation resistors are also often added to the circuit. They are designed to have temperature characteristics that are generally opposite to those of the strain gages. These compensation efforts do greatly reduce many error terms, but of course they are not completely removed.</p>

<p>Force motor scales work on an entirely different concept. The overall concept is to have an electromagnet support the scale platform. As a load is placed on the platform, the amount of electrical current required to support the scale platform will change. By measuring this current, the scale can determine the amount of the load. This is an intrinsically accurate, but quite costly method for determining weight. Nonetheless, some errors are still introduced by such things as changes in temperature. The accuracy characteristics of the scale do change with time. To reduce this type of error, many force motor scales are constructed with an internal calibration mass, and a method for applying this mass to the sensor. For best accuracy results, this re-calibration should be performed quite often. But the calibration mass device adds even more cost to the scale. Also, force motor scales start to become somewhat impractical at higher capacities. Either great amounts of electrical current would need to be used to support large loads, or increasingly expensive and complicated systems must be employed to use mechanical advantage to reduce the load seen by the force motor.</p>

<p>Arlyn's Ultra Precision Surface Acoustic Wave industrial scales utilize a device fabricated with semiconductor type of technology. "The transmission of a bulk wave from a transmitter to a receiver that is a known distance away will take a very predictable amount of time" noted Dr. Slava Kats, Arlyn's Director of SAW Technology. "When the distance between them changes, the transmission time will also change. Accurately measuring this transmission time will give a very accurate measurement of the distance. In a unique and exciting way, this technology allows weight measurement using a spring element load cell without the disadvantages found in strain gage load cells"</p>

<p>Because SAW load cells are not dependent on the strain or stress on the spring element, it can be reduced by 90% or even more. Most of the typical load cell errors will now be reduced to a level that cannot even be measured. As there are absolutely no strain gages used, all of the errors associated with the gages themselves and the bonding techniques will also be eliminated. Because the measurements being taken are time measurements, they are automatically in a digital format. It is so longer necessary to convert analog resistance measurements into digital readings.</p>

<p>"Overall accuracy of Arlyn SAW scales are approximately twenty times greater than strain gage scales" states Project Engineer Murtaza Karim. "We have been able to eliminate some of the precision analog to digital circuitry previously required. Instead, we have added significant processing capability to the scale controller that results in a fully featured, easy to use, highly accurate scale".</p>

<p>Currently, Arlyn offers the SAW technology in bench scales and counting scales in capacities of 5 lb, 10 lb, 25 lb, 50 lb, 100 lb and a 200 lb model. These are ideal for precise formulation, ink and dye manufacturing, and all other areas where precision is important. The SAW scales are particularly appropriate for parts counting, because the accuracy of counting is dependent on accurately weighing the original samples. Typically, these are just a small percentage of the capacity of the scale, so lower weight resolution and accuracy will have a very major impact on the overall count accuracy. These scales provide much higher accuracy with similar costs to high quality strain gage scales offered by other well known industrial scale companies. In the higher capacities, the cost of the SAW scales are generally less than one third of the cost of force motor scales, but the accuracy is at least as good.</p>

<p>Arlyn Scales expects to expand this technology to other types of industrial scales, including cylinder scales, drum scales and floor scales. Gordon noted that "There is no technical reason why the same technology cannot be used across the entire range of industrial weighing. We are expecting to see our SAW scales take a notable position in the field."</p>


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<h3 id="a022237">Corvest Offers Safety Tools for Hurricane Season</h3>

<p><em>In Wake of Hurricane Dolly, Promotional Products Company Seeks to Remind Companies about Importance of Branded Safety Tools</em></p>

<p>Largo, FL (PRWEB) July 26, 2008 -- Corvest, a top-20 promotional products supplier and parent company of Adva-Lite, Toppers and It's All Greek To Me, has a number of safety tools available for the 2008 hurricane season. Many of these tools are dynamo-powered safety lights, requiring no electricity or batteries. Corvest's entire selection of safety items can be found at http://www.advalite.com/solutionsSearch.do?productFilter5=Safety%20Awareness. </p>

<p>According to Samuel F. Rossa, President and CEO of Corvest, "Hurricane Dolly, and its impact on the state of Texas, has served to remind us all about the need for emergency preparedness. As many Texans begin to return home in the coming days, it is our greatest hope that they're greeted by a sturdy home with little to no damage. As storms have a tendency to do, however, some residents will most likely be without electricity. This is the perfect opportunity for companies in all industries to be proactive about providing their valued customers and employees with branded safety lights."</p>

<p>In addition to offering a number of battery- and electricity-free flashlights, Corvest is also a supplier of logo key-ring lights, branded pocket tools and screen printed auto safety lights. These items can assist organizations in all industries to lend a sense of compassion and care to their students, patients, employees or customers. These items will also extend well past the 2008 hurricane season to offer assistance during winter storms, roadside hazards and power outages.</p>

<p>Corvest is a Counselor Top 20 Supplier, holding the number 18 position. It's All Greek To Me won the 2008 Distributor Choice Award for Supplier of the Year: Toys, while Adva-Lite received the award for Supplier of the Year: Flashlights.</p>

<p>About Corvest<br />
Award-winning, multi-million dollar promotional products supplier Corvest SPV, LLC, located in beautiful, sunny central Florida, owns and operates three highly successful operating units - Adva-Lite, Toppers and It's All Greek To Me. Each unit has been in operation for nearly 50 years, and the company as a whole employs over 400 talented associates in the brand new, state-of-the-art, 300-thousand square foot facility. Owned by one of the world's leading private investment firms, Corvest remains a top 20 supplier for the promotional product industry. For more information, please visit www.toppersllc.com, www.advalite.com, or www.iagtm.com.</p>


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<h3 id="a022236">Donahey Law Firm Files E. Coli Product Liability Lawsuit Against Kroger Company in Franklin County Court</h3>

<p><em>Columbus-based law firm represents Pickerington man who contracted E. coli from ground beef purchased at Columbus-area Kroger store</em> </p>

<p>Columbus, Ohio (Lexis Nexis/PRWEB ) July 25, 2008 -- The Donahey Law Firm, one of the oldest personal injury law firms in central Ohio, has filed a product liability lawsuit in Franklin County Court (Case No. 08CV9804) against The Kroger Co., in connection with an E. coli outbreak that occurred last month in Michigan and Ohio. </p>

<p>The product liability lawsuit was filed on behalf of a Pickerington, Ohio resident who purchased ground beef from a Kroger store in the Columbus area and subsequently contracted E. coli poisoning from the contaminated beef. The victim experienced severe intestinal complications as a result of his E. coli infection and continues to suffer from various symptoms of the illness.</p>

<p>E. coli is a deadly food-borne pathogen that often causes major abdominal and intestinal illness. In children and the elderly, the infection can cause a complication called hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a condition that can lead to serious kidney damage and death.</p>

<p>According to Richard Donahey, senior partner of The Donahey Law Firm, officials from the states of Ohio and Michigan, as well as the Centers for Disease Control, last month investigated a series of E. coli infections in Ohio and Michigan residents. On June 25th, Kroger Co. instituted a recall of ground beef products bearing a Kroger label that were sold between May 21 and June 8, 2008.</p>

<p>"Anyone who purchased ground beef products from Kroger stores in Michigan or Ohio during this three-week window of time and subsequently fell ill should contact our office for a free consultation about how to protect their rights as a consumer," said Donahey.</p>

<p>For more information about The Donahey Law Firm, please visit http://www.donaheyohioinjurylawyers.com or call 800.686.1699.</p>


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<h3 id="a022235">InfoWorx Introduces Free Interactive InfoMetrics™ ROI Forecasting Model</h3>

<p><em>Forecasting the ROI on your media budget for your next infomercial or DRTV campaign just got a lot easier. Infomercial and DRTV agency, InfoWorx, is now hosting a free InfoWorx InfoMetrics™ ROI Forecasting model on its website at www.infoworx.com. "InfoWorx InfoMetrics is something we developed to help our clients understand infomercial costs", Ron Perlstein, President of InfoWorx explained. For more detailed information and analysis, InfoWorx has developed proprietary, sophisticated tools to determine allowable cost per order, media ratios, sales forecasts and upsell/continuity strategies.</em></p>

<p>Boca Raton, FL (PRWEB) July 25, 2008 -- Forecasting the ROI on your media budget for your next infomercial or DRTV campaign just got a lot easier. Infomercial and DRTV agency, InfoWorx, is now hosting a free InfoWorx InfoMetrics™ ROI Forecasting model on its website at www.infoworx.com. </p>

<p>All you have to do is input important variables such as the price, shipping and handling costs, your cost of goods, the postage, and your media budget. In seconds, the online, interactive forecasting model gives you an estimate of what you can expect to earn on a successful infomercial or direct response television commercial campaign.</p>

<p>"InfoWorx InfoMetrics is something we developed to help our clients understand infomercial costs and what kind of return they can expect to receive from their investment.", Ron Perlstein, President of InfoWorx explained. "Our forecasting model is instantly interactive, free to use, and you can change your price, costs and your media budget to analyze many different investments and outcomes."</p>

<p>InfoWorx InfoMetrics™ is another way that InfoWorx, a turnkey infomercial and DRTV production and media company, remains on the cutting-edge of the direct response television industry. It applies the predictive sciences of marketing modeling and financial forecasting into an easy to use, interactive calculator that allows you to instantly analyze pricing, costs, and different media budgets and examine the potential return for your direct response marketing project. For more detailed information and analysis, InfoWorx has developed proprietary, sophisticated tools to determine allowable cost per order, media ratios, sales forecasts and upsell/continuity strategies.</p>

<p>"We always say that infomercials were then, InfoMarketing is now, and with this marketing tool, entrepreneurs can understand DRTV costs and work with solid financial analysis.", Perlstein stated. "There is no perfect crystal ball, but our InfoWorx InfoMetrics™ ROI Forecasting Model can give you realistic numbers to compare the important variables in your infomercial and direct response television campaign. When you can see how simple changes can affect real dollar returns, then it is easier to make better, more prudent investment and creative decisions."</p>

<p>To try the InfoWorx InfoMetrics™ ROI Forecasting Model log-on to: www.Infoworx.com. You can analyze as many different pricing, cost, and investment combinations as you like. It's totally interactive, instantaneous, and it's free to use as part of the website.</p>

<p>For additional information on InfoWorx, contact Ron Perlstein.</p>

<p>InfoWorx is a full service infomercial and direct response infomarketing agency that offers turnkey production and media solutions that includes every aspect of a direct response campaign including: consumer research, TV commercial creation and production, telemarketing, digital video marketing, call centers, media placement, fulfillment, home shopping networks, and expansion into international and domestic retail markets. With 16 years of experience in the Direct Response TV (DRTV) industry, InfoWorx has produced many award winning campaigns. With roll outs that include Roomba, SNORenz, Infinity Razor, Rubbermaid, Swiss Colony, Lean Bean Coffee, and Wamsutta. InfoWorx President, Ron Perlstein, has extensive knowledge in every facet of the infomercial world.</p>


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<h3 id="a022234">Auto Truck Group Celebrates 90th Anniversary</h3>

<p><em>One of America's leading up-fitters, Auto Truck Group, embraces its first 90 years, while looking forward to its future.</em></p>

<p>Bensenville, IL (PRWEB) July 25, 2008 -- Auto Truck Group is proud to be celebrating its 90th anniversary this year. Through both strong and weak economic times Auto Truck Group's dedication to its customers has propelled them to success that would have never been imaginable in 1918. </p>

<p>On March 28, 1918, Hervey R. Dailey founded the company, then known as Auto Truck Steel Body. Hervey's original business plan is still in effect today, "… to manufacturer, buy, sell and deal in and with all kind of bodies made of steel and other material." The first 10 years had their ups and downs. Then on March 9, 1928, Eugene James "Don" Dondlinger purchased the company. Eugene led the company until his passing in 1962 when his son, Gene, took over the family business. Through the sixties, seventies, and eighties Gene's leadership brought on a new plant, new customers and new products. In 1988 Gene retired after 54 years of service at Auto Truck. Gene's son Jim, a third generation Dondlinger, became the leader of Auto Truck and the tradition continued.</p>

<p>When the business first began there was just a single location in Chicago, Illinois. Now, Auto Truck Group has five locations across the United States to meet their customers' needs. Recently their Fort Wayne, Indiana and Louisville, Kentucky facilities have gone through major expansions. In December 2008, Auto Truck's Bensenville headquarters and flagship shop will be moving to a state-of-the-art facility in Bartlett, Illinois. "I am very excited about the future. Our new headquarters will bring us tremendous opportunities," said Jim Dondlinger.</p>

<p>While many things have changed, one key thing has not. "We're honest and fair with our customers and our employees. Our success would not be possible without them," said Jim Dondlinger.</p>

<p>The Auto Truck Group, headquartered in Bensenville, IL, has been Making Trucks into Tools since 1918. They offer extensive experience and knowledge, excellent service, competitive prices, and tremendous value to their customers. Their five locations provide convenient access for up-fitting in the work truck industry. For more information please visit, http://www.autotruck.com.</p>


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<h3 id="a022233">Art In Motion, LLC to run Custom Trike in The 2008 Fireball Run - "The Race to Recover America's Missing"™</h3>

<p><em>The 2008 Fireball Run, an automobile rally with a purpose, will include a non-automotive vehicle in its event for the first time. Art In Motion, LLC, an Orlando area custom trike builder, will be driving the first-ever V-twin powered Tuk Tuk Trike in the charity event - a transcontinental adventure to recover America's missing children.</em></p>

<p>Kissimmee, FL (PRWEB) July 25, 2008 -- The 2008 Fireball Run, an automobile rally with a purpose, will include a non-automotive vehicle in its event for the first time. Art In Motion, LLC, an Orlando area custom trike builder, will be driving the first-ever V-twin powered Tuk Tuk Trike in the charity event - a transcontinental adventure to recover America's missing children. Seventy Five teams comprised of some of the most successful people on the planet will embark on a 3500 mile, nine-day transcontinental adventure of a lifetime. The 2008 event will start in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and will zigzag through the coolest parts of America to finish in Grand Rapids, Michigan. </p>

<p>Each team makes the journey with an assigned missing child whose image & stats are affixed to the vehicle, creating a "rolling milk carton." The mission: place as many "recovery" posters as possible along the 3500 mile journey. The 2007 Fireball Run, in cooperation with the Child Rescue Network, featured 65 children and to date 21 of those kids are back home where they belong! For more information on the Fireball Run please visit 2008 Fireball Run.</p>

<p>Art in Motion's Tuk Tuk Trike was designed specifically for the Fireball Run this September. The founders of the company, Tom and Christy Kapp, had good reason to participate in the event. Tom has always had a soft spot in his heart for lost children and their parents. He was lucky that his children, who are now beginning their adult lives, never had anything drastic happen to them. But as a parent, he was always aware of the dangers facing them as they grew up. Christy knows firsthand what the loss of a child can do to a family, since a close friend was killed in an automobile accident when he was only nineteen. She now volunteers in the Orlando community through the Junior League of Greater Orlando, and is eager to help find a missing child through this event. "If Art in Motion can recover a child," she says, "it may encourage all the motorcycle enthusiasts out there to get involved also."</p>

<p>Art in Motion is new to the motorcycle scene, but it has already made an impression. The first Bagger built by the Kapp's was completed in August of 2007. It was invited to the Florida Bike Builder Invitational and subsequently was featured in American Bagger Magazine in June 2008. The first Trike built, named "Flyin' Trike" is HOT; it has won first place at many shows in its category and a Best of Show in Plant City, FL against over a hundred motorcycles of all styles. See Art In Motion LLC for more details.</p>

<p>The Tuk Tuk Trike was inspired by the design of the traditional Tuk Tuk of Southeast Asia, a kind of motorized rickshaw (see, for example, the Tuk Tuk North America Company web site: Tuk Tuk North America). The name derived the typical sound made by its simple two-cycle motor. Art in Motion's design will have unique features. Tom describes it this way: "What we will be building will be similar, but with the following changes: It will be raked out front end and wide tires on the rear, similar to our Award Winning Flyin' Trike. It will be configured for one driver's seat in the front and a 2-passenger seat in the rear. And, of course, the engine will be a V-Twin. It will not go 'Tuk Tuk'." The frame, designed by Tom and built by Rolling Thunder Manufacturing, has already been delivered, and construction is in progress.</p>

<p>In addition to custom trikes, baggers, and motorcycles, Art In Motion also manufactures products to adapt a softail transmission to a rubber mounted frame and installation kits for installing 360 Brakes ) in most motorcycles. Art In Motion, LLC is a Federal and State of Florida licensed motorcycle manufacturer. The factory is in a 1750 SF warehouse in Kissimmee, FL.</p>

<p>When Tom and Christy Kapp, founders of Art In Motion, LLC, met in early 2005, it was clear that the electricity between them would yield something magical, but who knew what? They just knew that both of them had a knack for conceptualizing something, and then making it happen. Christy designs AlphaBoyz © and AlphaChix © brand clothing. She was on two amphibious car design teams in college, and spent over 20 years as an entrepreneur and Information Technology Project Manager. Tom grew up next to a junkyard, where he became fascinated with the world of mechanical creations. He acquired formal engineering and drafting skills at trade school in Scituate, MA, and became a master at taking a pile of vehicle parts and producing something functional and beautiful out of them. He also loves motorcycles. The first joint project the Kapp's undertook was to hand-build a monster garage-workshop in their back yard to work on bikes. A short time later, in January 2007, they founded Art In Motion, LLC to build custom bikes that could be ridden long distance.</p>


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<h3 id="a022232">Colorado Technical University Receives Accreditation from the Project Management Institute</h3>

<p><em>CTU becomes one of fewer than 20 institutions throughout the world accredited by PMI® GAC to offer Bachelor's and Master's degrees in project management</em></p>

<p>Colorado Springs, CO (Vocus/PRWEB ) July 25, 2008 -- Colorado Technical University Online recently became one of fewer than 20 institutions in the world that offer university-level programs in project management fully accredited by the Project Management Institute (PMI) Global Accreditation Center for Project Management (GAC), the world's leading association for project management professionals. The not-for-profit PMI has more than 270,000 members around the world, providing global leadership and developing standards of practice for PM professionals. </p>

<p>After a rigorous period of evaluation, PMI's Global Accreditation Center for Project Management (PMI-GAC), whose stated mission is to serve "two fundamental purposes - to ensure the quality of academic degree programs in project management and to assist faculty and universities in the improvement of degree programs," accredited three CTU Online project management programs. Having their bachelor's and master's degree programs recognized by the world's most respected body in the PM profession, means that CTU has joined the ranks of only a handful of institutions throughout the world that are recognized by the PMI-GAC as fully meeting their standards for the profession. The newly accredited degree programs include:</p>

<p>    * BS in Business Administration with a concentration in Project Management (BSBA-PM)<br />
    * MS in Management with a concentration in Project Management (MSM-PM)<br />
    * MS in Management with a concentration in Technology Management (MSM-ITM)</p>

<p>Project management practitioners are utilized in a wide variety of industries. Commonly found in the engineering and construction management industries where PM professionals strive to keep multi-billion dollar mega projects with dozens, or even hundreds, of subcontractors and vendors on time and on budget, project managers are utilized on projects of all sizes, in a wide variety of industries. Information technology is a perfect example. Today's IT projects can be huge in scale and require professional project management expertise to keep them on track and within budget. Whatever the industry or the size of the project, though, the goal of PM professionals is to keep all the "spinning plates" in the air, bringing each one down at exactly the right moment. Without crashing, of course.</p>

<p>CTU's programs, delivered via the Web and accessed through a user-friendly "Virtual Campus," have been found by the PMI-GAC to be relevant to project management and consistent with the knowledge and process areas described in the PMI's A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide - Third Edition). Individuals studying in the CTU programs will, while earning their degrees, simultaneously earn highly sought-after academic certificates.</p>

<p>Dr. Wallace Pond, chancellor of CTU Online, stated "this newly-conferred honor for our programs in project management places CTU in good company. CTU, and only a few other universities in the world with programs accredited by the PMI - Boston University, the University of Maryland, and the University of Québec - to name three, are the only institutions where one can study and earn a degree recognized as superior, not only by professional peers, but also by the industry's most respected professional association. CTU Online's programs have been shown to meet the very highest professional standards."</p>

<p>Dr. Richard Kettner-Polley, CTU's dean of management, commented that "a lot of people worked very hard to develop these programs and insure their consistency with the Project Management Institute's standards for the profession. The accreditation is the result of working closely with the PMI-GAC site visit team and the accreditation board to demonstrate the rigor of CTU's programs. We are more than a little bit pleased that Colorado Technical University has been recognized as offering gold-standard, world-class programs in Project Management."</p>

<p>Individuals who complete a CTU program earn 1,500 hours of project management experience towards the requirements that are needed to sit for the PMI's Project Management Professional (PMP®) Credential Examination. Currently, applicants with a bachelor's degree (or higher) must document 4,500 hours spent leading and directing project tasks. If the applicant documents that he or she graduated from a GAC accredited program, then only 3,000 hours of work experience need to be presented to fulfill this requirement.</p>

<p>The PMI Educational Foundation has also established a scholarship program to assist qualified students in obtaining degrees from accredited academic institutions of higher learning. They are available for study in the project management field or in fields that are related and that regularly make use of project management professionals. For additional information on the scholarships available for study at CTU, please visit http://www.pmi.org/pmief/scholarship/scholarships.asp.</p>

<p>About Colorado Technical University and CTU Online<br />
Since 1965, Colorado Technical University (CTU) - an institution of higher learning that provides career-oriented education by teaching applied industry-current programs, has given students a pathway towards personal, academic, and professional advancement. CTU offers degree-track programs at the Associate, Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctoral levels in a wide range of fields of study. For more information on CTU, visit www.coloradotech.edu. Through its web-based virtual campus, CTU Online, the university offers 100% online degree programs. For more information on CTU Online, please visit www.ctuonline.edu. Colorado Technical University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.</p>

<p>CTU is a member of the Career Education Corporation (NASDAQ:CECO) network of colleges, universities and schools.</p>

<p>About the Project Management Institute<br />
With more than 270,000 members in 170 plus countries, the Project Management Institute, Inc. (PMI) is the leading membership association for the project management profession and the largest association dedicated to project management in the world. As the leading advocate for the profession, PMI is actively engaged in setting professional standards, providing a professional career path for project managers and maintaining a family of professional credentials: Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM®), Project Management Professional (PMP®), Program Management Professional (PgMP)® and PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP)SM. The PMP, held by more than 267,000 project managers worldwide, is the only project management credential that is globally transferable. PMI provides members with access to the knowledge, skills, educational support and networking opportunities needed to drive business results through project management, program management and portfolio management. The Institute is highly regarded for its extensive research capabilities and its program to accredit colleges and universities and Registered Education Providers to teach PMI approved project management courses. PMI was founded in 1969. Please visit PMI.org for more information.</p>

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<p>For Inquiries from the Media<br />
Michael Foley<br />
Telephone: 847-851-7093<br />
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Dr. Richard Kettner-Polley<br />
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<h3 id="a022231">Impact Products Announces Its Latest Hit: IdeaVillage's HD Vision Wraparounds</h3>

<p><em>Direct-response commercial breaks into top 10 on Jordan Whitney report.</em></p>

<p>Hong Kong (PRWEB) July 25, 2008 -- Impact Products Ltd. announced today that its latest project, HD Vision Wraparounds, is officially a hit. The direct-response commercial for these innovative sunglasses is climbing the "As Seen on TV" charts, recently breaking into the Top 10 on the Jordan Whitney "Greensheet," an independent ranking provided by one of the industry's oldest monitoring services. </p>

<p>HD Vision Wraparounds are sunglasses that fit over prescription eyeglasses and "wrap around" to block sunlight from the sides. They also feature high-definition (HD) lenses that reduce glare and enhance colors, a technology introduced six years ago in a popular Aviator style. The commercial for the original HD Vision product came in at No. 25 on the Jordan Whitney "Top One-Hundred Short-Form Spots of 2002."</p>

<p>Like its predecessor, HD Vision Wraparounds are marketed and distributed by IdeaVillage Products Corp., a leader in the short-form infomercial industry. IdeaVillage has brought to market some of the nation's best-selling TV products, including the Listen Up sound amplifier and the Finishing Touch and MicroTouch hair removers.</p>

<p>"We couldn't ask for a better partner than IdeaVillage," said Impact President Bill Quarless. "Our manufacturing ability enabled us to provide quality sunglasses that typically cost $50 for under $10. But having a partner like IdeaVillage was equally important. Without exaggeration, we can say that this is the fastest we've ever seen an industry player maximize a hit."</p>

<p>Demand for the Wraparounds has been so strong that sales have already outpaced those of the 2002 product. Quarless attributed this, in part, to a faltering U.S. economy that has made consumers more value conscious than ever. HD Vision Wraparounds are considerably more affordable than prescription sunglasses, which can cost hundreds of dollars, he explained.</p>

<p>Impact Products and IdeaVillage plan to introduce additional HD Vision products later this year.</p>

<p>About Impact Products Ltd.<br />
Impact Products (www.impactproducts.com) is a China manufacturing and production management firm that specializes in the development and production of DRTV products. American-owned and Hong Kong-based, the company has established a reputation for delivering competitive prices without sacrificing quality. The company has an extensive network of Asian partners that gives it the ability to manufacture a wide variety of items, from fitness and electronics to household and kitchen products. For more information on Impact Products contact Bill Quarless at (852) 2139-3961 (Hong Kong), via e-mail at info @ impactproducts.com or visit www.impactproducts.com.</p>


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<h3 id="a022230">Thomas Dealer, Torfs Machinery, Spotlights Thomas Skid Steer Loaders at Belgium's Libramont Agri Fair</h3>

<p><em>Thomas Skid Steer Loaders are being spotlighted for farmers attending Belgium's Foire de Libramont, an annual Fair for agriculture, forestry and more. Thomas skid steers are ruggedly dependable workhorses on the farm.</em></p>

<p>Libramont, Belgium (PRWEB) July 25, 2008 -- Thomas Equipment Inc. said Torfs Machinery BVBA, the Thomas Dealer for Belgium, showcased Thomas Skid Steer Loaders at Belgium's Foire de Libramont, a major outdoor Fair focusing on agriculture, forestry and agri-food machines. </p>

<p>Torfs Machinery, a major Thomas Skid Steer Loader Dealer based in Schoten, Belgium, prominently displayed Thomas Skid Steer Loaders at its Expo booth area. Torfs is online at www.torfs-nv.be.</p>

<p>The Fair, held here July 25 to 28, draws attendance of more than 175,000 people. The Foire de Libramont began in 1926 and is a huge outdoor exhibition that offers a showcase for the rural world, including machinery, livestock breeding, forestry, the agrifood industry, horticulture, study, research, education, culture and more.</p>

<p>Petter Etholm, President, said, "Thomas Equipment has a growing presence in Europe and we are dedicated to serving the agricultural industry as the Thomas tradition is grounded in work that the founding Thomas brothers did for farmers more than a half century ago." Etholm is also Chairman of Thomas' parent company, Osiris Corporation (OSRS).</p>

<p>Gilbert Bedard, Vice President of Global Sales, said, "The Torfs team is doing a wonderful job introducing Thomas Skid Steer Loaders to the agriculture industry in Belgium and elsewhere in Europe we are seeing similar interest."</p>

<p>Mary Jane Clark, Director of European and Australian Operations for Thomas, said, "Europe's farmers are a vital customer base for Thomas as our rugged skid steers are proven workhorses, delivering top performance for farmers whether in tight barn settings or spacious fields."</p>

<p>Thomas skid steers have a long tradition on the farm. Whether on a Thomas 85 or 105, turning in a tight barn stall or moving with a heavy load through a narrow doorway, or operating the larger Thomas 153, 175 or 250 models, all Thomas skid steers make short work of tough, dirty jobs and keep labor costs down, working effectively year-in, year-out.</p>

<p>Thomas Equipment is online at www.thomasloaders.com, where farmers can learn more about Thomas Skid Steer Loaders.</p>

<p>Thomas Equipment Inc. is a unit of Osiris Corporation (OSRS), www.osiriscorp.net, which provides a variety of branded and other products to industrial markets through subsidiaries including: Thomas Equipment Inc.; Thomas Equipment Asia Co. Ltd.; Thomas Ventures, Inc., Pneutech-Rousseau, Inc. and TcomT Inc. Osiris' units manufacture and market industrial and construction equipment, distribute pneumatic and hydraulic systems and design wireless devices for the telecommunications industry, among other activities. For more information about Thomas Equipment, visit the company's website at: www.thomasloaders.com.</p>

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<h3 id="a022229">Barcoding Inc. Announces CaptureTech RFID® Interpreter™</h3>

<p><em>New Device Delivers RFID Applications with Speed and Simplicity.</em></p>

<p>Baltimore, MD (PRWEB) July 24, 2008 -- Barcoding Inc., a leading provider of automated data capture solutions that helps companies integrate Radio Frequency Identification technology into their operations, announced the release of the CaptureTech RFID Interpreter today, which is the newest addition to its suite of RFID solutions. The CaptureTech RFID Interpreter provides companies with an easy and practical way to get RFID tag data into any Windows™-based PC application. Utilizing simple, plug-and-play technology, companies can implement this device and begin reading RFID tags in less than one minute while utilizing existing legacy applications. </p>

<p>"The RFID Interpreter's biggest strength is its simplicity," says Bill Poulsen, Senior RFID Engineer at Barcoding Inc. "There is essentially zero integration. It takes less than a minute to be up and running and have the ability to read and identify RFID tags." Integrating a high-performance RFID reader, antenna and tag data processing capability into one compact, portable desktop device, the RFID Interpreter does not require any special software or software modification.</p>

<p>The RFID Interpreter plugs into a USB port on a Windows-based PC. The Interpreter then identifies itself as a Human Interface Device (HID) and inputs RFID tag data into any existing applications (including Microsoft Office Applications such as Word™, Access™ or an Excel™ spreadsheet) as if it were being typed on a keyboard. Data from the RFID tag is entered by opening that application and placing the cursor where the user wants the data to be entered. The RFID tag is simply scanned over the top surface of the device, where it is captured and placed into the software application.</p>

<p>The RFID Interpreter device also has built-in Ethernet capabilities to provide flexible communications options. An optional external antenna enables users to access a host of different antenna configurations."One of the challenges companies have faced when trying to integrate RFID into their businesses is that the early solutions added another layer of cost and complexity," noted Jay Steinmetz, the CEO of Barcoding Inc. "That is no longer the case. The RFID Interpreter is another example of our efforts to simplify the implementation process and help companies lower the technical barriers of RFID adoption. The ability to connect this device easily and seamlessly with existing legacy applications will give companies true plug-and-play RFID capabilities."</p>

<p>About Barcoding Inc.<br />
Barcoding Inc., the nationally recognized leader in automated data collection, helps businesses and government agencies streamline their operations to optimize supply chain productivity. Barcoding Inc. specializes in offering complete data collection solutions for route accounting, warehouse management, and inventory control. Committed to providing superior customer service and support, Barcoding's in-house staff performs 100% of the work. Based in Baltimore, Maryland, Barcoding Inc. has sixteen regional offices throughout The United States.</p>

<p>For more information please contact Barcoding Inc.</p>


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<h3 id="a022228">Relios Rolls Out Fall Collections - Jewelry Manufacturer Unveils More Than 120 New “Must Haves” for Fall</h3>

<p><em>Relios, Inc., designer and manufacturer of handcrafted jewelry in sterling silver and natural gemstones, is getting ready to launch its new fall jewelry collections. Introduced at JCK Las Vegas in June, the new items - based on the most popular colors for fall - will appear on ReliosWholesale.com in mid-August.</em></p>

<p>(Vocus/PRWEB ) July 24, 2008 -- Relios, Inc., designer and manufacturer of handcrafted jewelry in sterling silver and natural gemstones, is getting ready to launch its new fall jewelry collections. Introduced at JCK Las Vegas in June, the new items - based on the most popular colors for fall - will appear on ReliosWholesale.com in mid-August. </p>

<p>“We constantly follow seasonal color and style trends so our retailers don’t have to”, says Carolyn Pollack, Lead Designer and Vice-President of Relios, Inc. “The fashion gurus are calling Fall ’08 a “season of change”, so instead of the traditional subdued quiet colors we’re used to welcoming as we transition out of summer, this year we’re seeing a shift toward cooler shades with bright and exciting undertones.”</p>

<p>    * Passionate Purples – regal purple jewel tones add depth to any fall wardrobe, especially eveningwear. Sterling silver frames sultry natural stones such as purple jade and the more unique crazy lace agate, providing the perfect compliment to the season’s most important neutral – gray.</p>

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    * Fiery Reds – an important look this season straight off the runway. Rich fiery hues created with various natural gemstones in shades ranging from raspberry reds to deep burnt orangey reds, displayed in multi-strand chunky beaded jewelry accented with silver twist tube beads.</p>

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    * Gorgeous Greens – 'Go Green' and be fashionable and environmental with organically shaped gemstones of earthy green and coffee tones for fall. Shades of appetizing apple, soft sage, luminous lime, and mossy greens create a bold sense of style featuring sculptural sterling silver pendants and bold right hand rings.</p>

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“You can’t beat this fall for flare!” says Susan Chiasson, Relios Director of New Jewelry Development. “Among the latest Relios design elements are textural natural gemstone beads that create a rich backdrop for sculptural sterling silver. While some of the season’s larger-than-life looks pair perfectly with denim, we’re also seeing linear, hoop, and chandelier earrings that offer the perfect finishing touch to fall fashions.”</p>

<p>“These are fresh handcrafted jewelry designs”, says Carolyn Pollack. “But customers can still find the same consistent service and ‘made in the USA’ quality they’ve come to trust at Relios. We design and manufacture our jewelry right onsite, so that gives us tremendous flexibility to work with our retailers – whether they’re after small or large volume orders – and we can ship in-stock merchandise in just five days!”</p>

<p>Retailers can place their orders by speaking with a sales specialist directly. Relios also offers online ordering and account information 24/7 for those who prefer to take advantage of the ease of website access. Additionally, a 30-day no-risk guarantee is provided, allowing retailers to review the product in person.<br />
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Relios’ new Fall Collections will be available on ReliosWholesale.com August 15th.</p>

<p>About Relios, Inc.<br />
Relios, Inc. designs and manufactures more than 100 new recycled silver “made-in-the USA” items per season in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Their moderate to upper price point jewelry can be found online at http://www.relioswholesale.com. Jewelry by Relios is made from natural stones and sterling silver right here in the USA.</p>


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<h3 id="a022227">Newest Industrial Technology by Industrial Nanotech, Inc. to be Featured in Major Protective Coatings Magazine</h3>

<p><em>Industrial Nanotech, Inc. (Pink Sheets:INTK), an emerging global leader in nanotechnology, announced today that the Company's new Nansulate® EPX product, a patented material with industry leading thermal resistance, corrosion prevention, chemical resistance, and flame resistance, will be featured in the August '08 issue of the Journal of Protective Coatings and Linings (JPCL).</em></p>

<p>Naples, FL (PRWEB) July 24, 2008 -- Industrial Nanotech, Inc. (Pink Sheets:INTK), an emerging global leader in nanotechnology, announced today that the Company's new Nansulate® EPX product, a patented material with industry leading thermal resistance, corrosion prevention, chemical resistance, and flame resistance, will be featured in the August '08 issue of the Journal of Protective Coatings and Linings (JPCL). </p>

<p>JPCL is an industry leader in industrial coating news for purchasers, specifiers, end users, and service providers involved specifically with protective and marine coatings. Their audience includes contractors, plant and facility owners and managers, engineers and manufacturers in many key industrial markets including petrochemical, bridge and highway, railcar and heavy equipment, food and pharmaceutical, marine and waterfront, pipeline, oil and gas, metals and mining, and pulp and paper. </p>

<p>"JPCL reaches a large percentage of our target markets for new Nansulate EPX and we are pleased to have this product featured in their August issue," stated Francesca Crolley, V.P. Operations & Marketing. "We believe it will facilitate the education of the marketplace about our product's extraordinary performance characteristics and make our key target markets aware of this revolutionary new technology in plant and asset protection."</p>

<p>About Nansulate(R)</p>

<p>Nansulate(R) is the Company's patented product line of specialty coatings containing a nanotechnology based material, and which are well-documented to provide the combined performance qualities of thermal insulation, corrosion prevention, resistance to mold growth, lead encapsulation, chemical resistance, and fire resistance in an environmentally safe, water-based, coating formulation. The Nansulate(R) Product Line includes both industrial and residential coatings.</p>

<p>Nansulate EPX is a water based epoxy system which has an industry high thermal insulation capability combined with exceptional fire resistance and excellent chemical and corrosion resistance. Nansulate EPX also provides the ability to be applied from one eighth inch thick to several inches thick, a rapid cure time, durability in severe service environments, and is a strong, very light weight, easy-to-apply material.</p>

<p>About Industrial Nanotech Inc.</p>

<p>Industrial Nanotech Inc. is quickly emerging as a global nanoscience solutions and research leader. The Company develops and commercializes new and innovative applications for nanotechnology. Additional information about the Company and its products can be found at their websites, www.industrial-nanotech.com www.nansulate.com.</p>

<p>Safe Harbor Statement</p>

<p>Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: This release includes forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, the impact of competitive products, the ability to meet customer demand, the ability to manage growth, acquisitions of technology, equipment, or human resources, the effect of economic and business conditions, and the ability to attract and retain skilled personnel. The Company is not obligated to revise or update any forward-looking statements in order to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this release.<br />
SOURCE: Industrial Nanotech, Inc.</p>

<p>CONTACT:         For Industrial Nanotech Inc., Naples<br />
Investor Relations:<br />
The Cervelle Group, LLC<br />
Rob Karbowsky, 407-475-9966 ext. 227<br />
rob @ thecervellegroup.com<br />
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The Cervelle Group, LLC<br />
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<h3 id="a022226">BlueCielo Releases InnoCielo Asset Management Module 2008</h3>

<p><em>Bridging the gap between maintenance and engineering departments.</em></p>

<p>Rijswijk, The Netherlands (PRWEB) July 24, 2008 -- BlueCielo ECM Solutions, a leading global software company offering Engineering Content Management (ECM) solutions, announced today that it has released InnoCielo Asset Management Module 2008, which features upgraded version support for InnoCielo Meridian Enterprise and Maximo. The InnoCielo Asset Management Module enables InnoCielo Meridian Enterprise users to expand their engineering content management solution into a full Asset Information Management system. </p>

<p>Many organizations have been implementing enterprise asset management (EAM) solutions to control the routine maintenance of production assets. However, enterprise asset management cannot reach its full potential without the proper management of asset-related technical documentation, such as drawings and technical specifications. The prompt availability of accurate technical asset information is of critical importance in order to resume production as quickly as possible in case of unplanned downtime.</p>

<p>The InnoCielo Asset Management Module connects EAM environments like Datastream, FAMIS, Maximo, SAP PM and Ultimo to InnoCielo Meridian Enterprise. The module manages all technical assets such as pumps, vessels, process lines and so on, as well as the relationship with their relevant technical documents. For example, when a work order for a pump needs to be created, the relevant technical documentation is immediately available to operations personnel based on the asset number of the pump.</p>

<p>The module can also be used in combination with the InnoCielo Shop Floor Client, which provides operations and maintenance staff access to assets and related technical documentation, requiring no more than a PC with an internet browser, making it possible to provide technical asset information to Operations and Maintenance without integration with an EAM system.</p>

<p>InnoCielo Asset Management Module 2008 is now available in English and German, and compatible with InnoCielo Meridian Enterprise 2008 as well as 2006 and 2007. It also features upgraded version support for Maximo, for version 6.x, as well as versions 4.x and 5.x.</p>

<p>The InnoCielo Asset Management Module is employed together with InnoCielo Meridian Enterprise by companies in multiple vertical markets worldwide such as BASF, Gerdau Ameristeel, Met-Mex Penoles, Sund & Baelt and more.</p>

<p>"We believe the InnoCielo Asset Management Module will bridge the gap between Maintenance and Engineering and that the immediate access to relevant technical information will help us to decrease unplanned process downtime, thereby increasing our productivity," says Kevin Smith, IT director at Gerdau Ameristeel. "I believe this module, along with InnoCielo Meridian Enterprise, will aid in Gerdau Ameristeel's continued growth and success in the years to come."</p>

<p>More information on the InnoCielo Asset Management Module can be found at http://www.bluecieloecm.com/products/icamm. Case-studies are available on request or at http://www.bluecieloecm.com/literature/company. You can also call us at (800) 323 2926 ext 111 (Toll-free from USA), +1 404 634 3302 (Americas) or +31 (0)70 413 3700 (EMEA).</p>

<p>About BlueCielo ECM Solutions<br />
BlueCielo ECM Solutions provides Engineering Content Management and Application Integration solutions for owner/operators in multiple vertical industries including energy, oil & gas, petrochemical, government, pharmaceutical, and discrete and process manufacturing. BlueCielo has more than two decades of industry experience with over 275,000 users in 50+ countries worldwide. The company has offices in the USA, UK, Russia, Germany and the Netherlands, together with an extensive global network of established partners. BlueCielo ensures a high level of service and support on a truly worldwide scale for its leading software solutions, InnoCielo Meridian Enterprise and InnoCielo TeamWork (formerly AutoManager Meridian and AutoManager TeamWork). For more information, please visit http://www.bluecieloecm.com, or call (800) 323 2926 ext 111 (toll free from the USA), +1 404 634 3302 (Americas) or +31 (0)70 413 3700 (EMEA).</p>

<p>BlueCielo, InnoCielo, Cyco and AutoManager are registered trademarks of BlueCielo ECM Solutions. All other brand names, product names, or trademarks belong to their respective holders. © 2008 BlueCielo ECM Solutions. All rights reserved.</p>


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<h3 id="a022225">ECCMA Announces the First ISO 8000 International Data Quality Conference October 14-16, 2008 in Battle Creek, Michigan</h3>

<p><em>The first ISO 8000 Data Quality Conference will take place in Battle Creek, Michigan on Wednesday, October 15th and Thursday, October 16th. The event is being held in Battle Creek, the home of the Defense Logistics Information Service (DLIS) a Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) activity (www.dlis.dla.mil) and celebrates the transition of the Federal Cataloging System and NATO Codification System into an open public standard through the eOTD, ISO 22745, ISO 29002 and finally ISO 8000. The conference is a landmark event focused on the application of the new international standards for data quality that define the process for the creation of quality data in the form of consistent and unambiguous descriptions of individuals, organizations, locations, good and services.</em></p>

<p>Bethlehem, PA (PRWEB) July 24, 2008 -- Data quality is one of the biggest issues facing companies today. While companies have spent millions on the newest and latest high performance hardware and software technology, they are still not seeing the benefits because of poor quality data. The problem is similar to drag on an aircraft or a ship; you can have a powerful engine but unless you pay attention to drag, you are going nowhere fast. Drag slows you down and costs you more energy to move, worse still, its effects increase with speed. At its worst, poor data quality can be disastrous; at its best poor data quality is simply a drag on our economy costing us billions in errors and miscommunication. </p>

<p>Manufacturers and suppliers know the importance of being able to communicate effectively and efficiently with their customers. ISO 8000, as the new international standard for data quality, allows companies to use their compliance with its principles to differentiate themselves from their competitors.<br />
The foundation certificate, ISO 8000-110 master data quality, establishes the basic principles of data quality as they apply to the exchange of master data. Buyers, as data requestors, are certified in their ability to unambiguously specify their data requirements and generate explicit requests for data. Manufacturers and suppliers, as data providers, are certified in their ability to respond to a request for data. As certification is based on an assessment of the data that is exchanged, it can be done remotely and is low cost.</p>

<p>The conference is of interest to those working in data quality, data integration, those who have concerns about the quality of the data in their vendor, material or service masters, in their PDM, procurement or inventory management systems as well as those trying to improve the quality of the descriptions in their SAP, ORACLE or any other ERP or electronic commerce system.<br />
The conference will be preceded on Monday and Tuesday by an ISO 8000 certification program for Master Data Quality Managers and an open networking reception on Tuesday evening. The Wednesday and Thursday conference program itself includes presentations and workshops by defense and industry data quality experts, an awards dinner on Wednesday and exhibits from leading international providers of data cleaning and data quality management applications and services.</p>

<p>Further information can be found at www.eccma.org/2008conf/2008conference.html.</p>


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<h3 id="a022224">United States Leads Canada in Productivity Growth and Technological Progress</h3>

<p><em>Statistics Canada reports a 30% decline versus the US in multi-factor productivity growth (MFPG) in 2006. Slower MFPG explains 92% of the Canada--US productivity gap between 2000 and 2006.</em></p>

<p>Mississauga, Ontario (PRWEB) July 24, 2008 -- Andrew Milivojevich of http://www.tkmg.org states, "In Canada, the dominant source of productivity growth is investment in equipment and structures. In the US, the dominant source is in MFPG; a measure of technological progress and organizational change. This signals a shift in productivity thinking favoring the US." </p>

<p>Andrew notes that productivity through investment in new production equipment is not without risk since the user's base knowledge in such equipment is minimal. When new equipment cannot meet customer expectations, companies rely on the supplier of such equipment to resolve their problems. This results in higher operating costs to replenish sub-standard product and contributes to poor productivity.</p>

<p>Andrew argues that MFPG can be realized through advancements in current production equipment. Often, these advancements are the result of new knowledge acquired through systematic investigations that resolved technical problems and eliminated the need for new equipment. Since 1995, Andrew sees a positive shift in US productivity improvement. Today, US companies favor a disciplined approach. Increasingly, systematic investigations are used to resolve equipment productivity problems before expenditures in new equipment are approved.</p>

<p>Unfortunately, Andrew observes an undisciplined approach to productivity improvement in Canada that favors investment in new production equipment as a solution to current equipment problems. Since productivity growth is a crucial contributor to a countries standard of living, a continued decline in MFPG may affect Canada's long term standard of living and will impede competition with the US and other countries.</p>

<p>Andrew Milivojevich is a principal with The Knowledge Management Group (TKMG). Through TKMG's rigorous educational and certification program, company employees apply what they learn in a disciplined and systematic manner to improve productivity, reduce operating costs, and increase earnings. This approach improves the technical competencies of key employees, assures problems are resolved systematically, generates technical content that can be knowledgeably leveraged, and reduces expenditures in new equipment. Additional benefits are realized through tax incentives where up to 68% of project costs, including consulting fees, may be recovered. To learn more, contact TKMG at 905.290.1440 or 1.888.964.7729.</p>


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<h3 id="a022223">Platform Technology Provides BIT Group with Competitive Edge</h3>

<p><em>Global contract manufacturer of complex medical instrumentation shares proprietary "Platform Technology" methods - proven product development techniques aimed at increasing speed-to-market while reducing cost.</em></p>

<p>Ludlow, MA / Irvine, CA (PRWEB) July 24, 2008 -- BIT Analytical Instruments, Inc. has revealed "Platform Technology" as its verified speed-to-market advantage which is also aimed at reducing the tremendous costs associated with new product development of complex medical instrumentation. </p>

<p>As part of this approach, BIT Group draws from its more than 30 years of instrumentation projects to jumpstart new products with, not only specialized knowledge, but actual physical platform bases that have already successfully passed through the rigors of FDA audits. These fundamental building blocks can save significant time off the preliminary stages of prototyping and development, allowing the energy and focus to be placed on the heart of the product as well as the design of innovative, signature features.</p>

<p>Alfred Lang, CTO of BIT Analytical GmbH presented the highlights of Platform Technology to scientists and clinical product engineers at the 2008 AACC Annual Meeting in Washington DC. He explained that many instruments have common features such as mechanical drives, electronics/sensors and embedded software and interfaces. Such features can be brought to life through BIT Group's previously developed, tested and audited autonomous sub-modules, or ASM's. Use of ASM's have been proven to reduce time to market as well as development costs, decrease instrument production costs through economy of scale and guarantee product quality through proven technology.</p>

<p>For more than 30 years, BIT Group (www.bit-instruments.com) has provided instrument contract product development, manufacturing and after-sale services to medical, diagnostic, and bio-technology clients. As part of the financially-strong Messer Group, with representation in more than 100 countries, BIT Group offers its systems solutions worldwide and with adherence to ISO13485 and 9001 standards. As a FDA registered contract service provider, BIT Group meets the high standard of medical product regulation, meeting design-to-cost and time-to-market targets.</p>

<p>In June 2007, BIT Group expanded its operations in North America by acquiring interest in Source Scientific LLC, Irvine, CA ( www.sourcescientific.com ). The newly-combined BIT facilities function in clean, cell based manufacturing areas, based on the Kaizen philosophy of one piece work flow, ensuring superior production quality. An optical lab, wet test lab, design engineering centers and electronics testing lab are key areas where BIT Group provides innovation and superior quality for its customers. BIT Group provides single source from design and manufacturing to after-sale service with the highest quality standards according to ISO13485-2003 and ISO 9001-2000 and FDA registration, and is the base of the company's success.</p>

<p>BIT Group is the first OEM-Manufacturer of complex medical instrumentation that offers development, manufacturing and field service as well as complete FDA quality certification.</p>


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<h3 id="a022222">New Lifting Scale for Sanitary Applications</h3>

<p><em>The new METTLER TOLEDO PUA679 floor scale allows for quick and easy washdown in sanitary applications. Lifting the front handles tilts the entire scale up to provide complete access for cleaning the floor and underside of the scale. A pair of built-in gas springs enable one person to lift the scale manually with minimal effort. Designed for easy cleaning, the scale is manufactured with smooth stainless steel surfaces and continuous welds that eliminate the corners and gaps where contaminants can collect. There is no pit to clean out and no need to recalibrate the scale after cleaning.</em></p>

<p>Columbus, Ohio (PRWEB) July 24, 2008 -- The new METTLER TOLEDO PUA679 floor scale allows for quick and easy washdown in sanitary applications. Lifting the front handles tilts the entire scale up to provide complete access for cleaning the floor and underside of the scale. A pair of built-in gas springs enable one person to lift the scale manually with minimal effort. Designed for easy cleaning, the scale is manufactured with smooth stainless steel surfaces and continuous welds that eliminate the corners and gaps where contaminants can collect. There is no pit to clean out and no need to recalibrate the scale after cleaning. </p>

<p>Lift and Lock for Easy Cleaning<br />
The PUA679 is equipped with a pair of gas springs that enable a single person to lift the scale easily. No cranes or other lifting devices are needed. The convenient lift-deck design allows the scale to be installed next to a wall. Engaging a pair of safety locks prevents the scale from moving when it is in either the up or down position. The scale platform is securely attached to the frame so that it remains in place when raising and lowering the scale.</p>

<p>Each load cell has a rocker-pin suspension that automatically aligns load forces for accurate and repeatable weighing. This type of suspension provides better performance and is more durable than threaded feet. Ramps are also available to provide easy access from the front and back of the low-profile scale. They eliminate the need to lift heavy loads, allowing them to be wheeled onto the scale platform safely and easily.</p>

<p>To meet sanitary requirements for use in the food or pharma industry, the PUA679 is offered in a variety of stainless steel finishes: type 304 glass-bead blasted, electropolished, and mechanical polishes. The PUA679 floor scale is designed according to the standards of the American Meat Institute (AMI) and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).</p>

<p>Global service network<br />
METTLER TOLEDO's global presence guarantees quick response times and fast availability of spare parts. Our global service network provides competent support to you.</p>

<p>METTLER TOLEDO is a leading global supplier of precision instruments and is the world's largest manufacturer and marketer of weighing instruments for use in laboratory, industrial and food retailing applications. METTLER TOLEDO provides weighing solutions that help customers by automating processes, increasing yields, controlling product quality and complying with industry standards and regulations. Additional information about METTLER TOLEDO can be found on the website www.mt.com/us.</p>


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<h3 id="a022221">Sky-Trax Partners with Control Solutions, Inc.</h3>

<p><em>Sky-Trax, Inc. Announces Value Added Reseller Partnership with Control Solutions, Inc.</em></p>

<p>New Castle, Delaware (PRWEB) July 24, 2008 -- Sky-Trax Inc. is pleased to announce its newest Premier Partner and Value Added Reseller (VAR), Control Solutions, Inc. </p>

<p>Sky-Trax, a technology company specializing in optical technology for tracking vehicles and assets inside warehouses, and Control Solutions, a complete systems integrator with administrative headquarters in Gig Harbor, Washington and a corporate technology center in Branchburg, New Jersey, will be working together to bring state-of-the-art warehousing solutions to Control Solutions customers. As a leading provider of supply chain management and enterprise mobility solutions, Control Solutions' reputation as a designer of factory automation, process control, and automated data collection systems makes the company a great fit as a Sky-Trax VAR.</p>

<p>Larry Mahan, President and COO of Sky-Trax said, "We are very excited to have CSI on board as a Sky-Trax VAR. CSI is one of the top providers of materials handling and supply chain management tools and services in the US and we are looking forward to working with CSI to provide innovative high-value solutions to their customers. CSI is a great fit for Sky-Trax," Mahan continued, "and we are looking forward to a partnership filled with much success." As one of Sky-Trax's premier partners, Control Solutions is now an official distributor and carrier of Sky-Trax products, including the full line of Sky-Trax systems, individual components, and installation services.</p>

<p>Ronald Robinson, Vice President of Solution sales for Control Solutions said, "We are pleased to align ourselves with Sky-Trax as a Business Partner. Coupled with our data collection knowledge and significant software offerings directed at the Supply Chain management market, we feel that this partnership will result in significant successes for both organizations. We look forward to a continued effort in building this partnership which can include providing a service arm for Sky Trax Products out of our Depot Repair Center, located in Louisville, Kentucky."</p>

<p>The Sky-Trax Premier Partner VAR program provides companies with a competitive advantage, allowing them to expand and differentiate their product lines to include alternative technologies. This distinction positions system integrators, like Control Solutions, as industry leaders with optical technology. The Premier Partner program also creates many new opportunities to Sky-Trax and its partners by expanding distribution channels, strengthening reseller relationships and increasing availability of products that are growing in demand.</p>

<p>About Sky-Trax Inc.<br />
Sky-Trax develops revolutionary automatic data collection and inch-accurate location tracking systems for warehouse vehicles. Safety and productivity applications employing Sky-Trax's IPS technology are economical and practical to deploy, allowing warehouse professionals to substantially increase safety and improve warehouse efficiency. The results are fewer safety incidents, lower operating costs, improved inventory accuracy, and greater throughput. For more information, please visit www.Sky-Trax.com.</p>

<p>About Control Solutions, Inc<br />
Control Solutions, Inc. is a national value-added distributor and integrator of bar code labeling and identification badge printing systems, portable and radio frequency (RF) data collection and tracking solutions, and retail point of sale (POS) equipment. The company is also a leading provider of supply chain management and enterprise mobility solutions, and designs factory automation, process control and automated data collection systems. Control Solutions was founded in 1984 in Branchburg, New Jersey. In 2007, Control Solutions merged with POSDATA, Inc. Control Solutions, Inc.'s administrative headquarters is located in Gig Harbor, Washington. The corporate technology center is located in Branchburg, New Jersey. For more information, please visit www.csi-posdata.com/.</p>


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<h3 id="a022220">Acoustical Solutions, Inc., Richmond Virginia, Launches Single Resource for Customers Needing Acoustical Sound Panels www.AcousticalWallPanels.com</h3>

<p><em>AcousticalWallPanels.com is a single online resource dedicated to acoustical wall panels, also known as sound panels. Since the induction of the AlphaSorb™ Acoustical Wall Panels in 1991, Acoustical Solutions, Inc. has developed many panel lines in an effort to continually meet customer expectations for value and integrity, while also providing design and color options for a wide array of applications.</em></p>

<p>Richmond, VA (PRWEB) July 23, 2008 -- After the original release of the AlphaSorb™ Acoustical Wall Panel line, customer demand for specialized home theaters and recording studio panels increased. In order to meet customer needs, Acoustical Solutions, Inc. launched SoundSuede™, a line of synthetic suede acoustical panels. As the firm's reputation for quality grew, designers and architects approached the company regarding the need for fabric covered acoustical treatment without the limitations of standard sizing. </p>

<p>Eager to provide an industry solution, Acoustical Solutions, Inc. introduced the Common Wealth Collection. The Common Wealth Collection, available in 240 color options, includes 16 different styles of panels and bass traps to truly provide a custom look for a fraction of the price.</p>

<p>Until this point, fabric wrapped panel were designed specifically for sound absorption, however many customers needed sound blocking as well. In order to better serve this segment, Acoustical Solutions, Inc. developed the AlphaSorb™ Barrier wall panels. AlphaSorb™ Barrier Wall Panels have a mass loaded vinyl barrier incorporated into the panels--this effectively works as a double duty panel for both sound absorption and sound blocking.</p>

<p>Next on the list, the Anchorage Acoustical Wall Panels are geared toward high-end commercial offices, schools or churches. The panels are aesthetically pleasing and blend seamlessly into the décor without drawing attention. This line provides the perfect solution for customers looking for an elegant treatment without it becoming a focal point.</p>

<p>For customers seeking an 'out of the box' treatment, Acoustical Solutions, Inc. offers the Chameleon line of framed sound panels. The Chameleon framed panels offer great design and have very good sound absorption ratings in the mid and low frequencies. These Panels, which are housed in a metal framing system, are offered in a standard size of 2'x4's (good for smaller rooms) and are available in both 2" thick wall panels and 4" thick bass traps.</p>

<p>Most recently, the EcoSorpt™ Wall Panel was introduced to offer a sustainable alternative for architects and designers who require LEED® certified treatments. Made from 100% recycled cotton, these panels offer high sound absorption rates and come in a variety of colors and sizes.</p>

<p>As the number of wall panel treatments continues to grow, AcousticalWallPanels.com will serve as a valuable resource to educate consumers on the available alternatives provided by Acoustical Solutions, Inc.</p>

<p>About Acoustical Solution, Inc.<br />
Acoustical Solutions, Inc. works with a wide variety of customers from worship facilities and office buildings to home theaters and construction companies looking for noise management. For 20 years, Acoustical Solutions, Inc. has provided the detailed expertise needed to serve the noise control community. Acoustical Solutions offers a full line of indoor and outdoor industrial, commercial, environmental and architectural noise control products. For more information please visit www.AcousticalSolutions.com">www.AcousticalSolutions.com or call 1-800-782-5742.</p>


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<h3 id="a022219">Eagle B&L Instrument Introduces New Tellurion "Turning Globe" at Hong Kong Electronic Fair</h3>

<p><em>Eagle B&L Instrument Co., Ltd., makes important progress in the computer peripheral business. It also introduces a new product, "Turning Globe", and seeks additional opportunities to meet with customers at the Hong Kong Electronic Fair in Octobe, 2008.</em></p>

<p>Hong Kong (PRWEB) July 23, 2008 -- Congratulations to Eagle B&L Instrument Co., Ltd. for its breakthrough on new market development, as it expands its reach of business into computer peripheral products manufacturing. To meet this important milestone, Eagle B&L Instrument Co. is preparing to launch a newly designed tellurion "Turing Globe" at the Hong Kong Electronic Fair from October 12-15, 2008. Eagle B&L Instrument is excited to bring this special attraction to visitors this year.</p>

<p>"For Eagle B&L Instrument, there is no boundary and limit in technology," said Mr. Louis Wang, General Manager of Eagle B&L Instrument. Due to the unique magnetic structure of the "Turning Globe", this sphere revolves around without any wires for support and connection, representing a state-of-the-art technology and elegant look.</p>

<p>"As a new invention in the market, this product is perfect for home or office decoration. We can also add a lighting function and use the same magnetic technique to design a customized product. For example, we can replace the sphere with various logo marks to create unique promotional materials," Mr. Wang added.</p>

<p>Beginning with analog meters manufacturing in 2000, Eagle has been regarded as an expert for gardening soil accessory testers, battery testers, cellular radiation detectors, microwave leakage monitors and light meters production in Taiwan. Working with garden tool suppliers worldwide, its battery tester items are well received in Japan, the U.S., and Europe. Companies in the U.S. using Eagle products include electronics retail chain store Radio Shack and Rayovac Electronics. After launching computer peripheral products, Eagle successfully worked with large, national supermarket chains and entered Brazil market. To date, Eagle reaches annual sales of over USD $20 million, growing more confident in providing first-rate services to its customers.</p>

<p>Eagle has put great efforts into development of computer peripherals and accessories, especially, due to its R&D team's special technique and creative ideas. All of its audio speakers, computer mice, PC cameras, keyboards and pocket radios receive CE certification. They can be exquisitely made into the shape of frog, lady bug, owl and penguin, and the eyeballs of product will move up and down with music or keyboard clicking, completely conveying a young and chic style. Eagle is able to create lovely designs to satisfy customers' requirements.</p>

<p>Another popular product by Eagle are battery testers. Eagle has not only mastered technique skills, but also developed various standards of battery testers. In particular, its Battery Pocket Tester and Battery Tester Compact are used for major batteries sizes including D, C, AA, AAA, N, 006P-9v and button cells. They easily fit into the palm of a hand, in pockets and toolboxes. In addition to simple control interfaces of testers, end-users can spend just one minute to get accurate results. Eagle also emphasizes theses products don't need batteries or power supply resources.</p>

<p>Moreover, with the sliding arm device, the Battery Tester Key Ring comes in even smaller sizes than other testers. It is a superb and handy tool for people who travel around such as photographers, tourists and engineers. This product makes Eagle more stand out as accessible to many customers including SANYO Electronic Co., LTD.</p>

<p>Facing a hugely competitive market, Eagle is always ready to take on the challenge. Its technique training courses enable employees and engineers to prove the high level of professional services to customers. In order to seek out additional opportunities with overseas customers, Eagle continues to attend large-scale electronic trade shows and gardening tool exhibition worldwide.</p>

<p>For more information or to contact the company, visit Eagle online.</p>


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<h3 id="a022218">Pai Lung Reaches Key Milestone with Computerized Flat Knitting Machine Debut at ITMA 2008 Shanghai, China</h3>

<p><em>Pai Lung, always recognized for creating the highest level of knitting technology, and the first Computerized Flat Knitting Machine-PLF-KS132, is going to be a highlight at the show, along with many of its special fabrics available for presentation.</em></p>

<p>Shanghai, China (PRWEB) July 23, 2008 -- Pai Lung, recognized as the world's leading knitting manufacturers, gets ready for its first Computerized Flat Knitting Machine-PLF-KS132 debut at ITMA Asia+CITME in Shanghai, China from July 27 to 31, 2008. This presentation will show a remarkable milestone for Pai Lung as it strives to manufacture higher quality knitting machines, and also becomes the first circular knitting machine inventor launching computerized flat knitting machine production.</p>

<p>"'Why not try to make a computerized flat knitting machines on your own?' When our clients brought up this question, it did inspire us to pay attention to flat knitting technology. After years of efforts, we are glad that we make it. Combined with our mature techniques and design concepts, this PLF-KS132 surely surpasses all expectations. In addition to working with our circular knitting machines as well as integrated total solution services, our clients can be empowered to produce a variety of clothes with high efficiency, which broadens their service range and boots business volume," said James Wang, Pai Lung President.</p>

<p>Pai Lung, after three years dedication, has invented the Pai Lung PLF-KS132, what will definitely become a spotlight of the show. Its features include high precision machinery, and it can be handled by one operator to cover six employees' worth of work, permitting mass productivity, great efficiency and higher cost performance to customers. Accordingly, "No boundary for knitting fabrics" is possible.</p>

<p>Computerized Flat Knitting Machine- PLF-KS132 at ITMA:<br />
In view of the growing market demand for flat knitting machines, especially in China, Pai Lung solves many problems faced by other domestic machines including control systems with lack of stability, frequent damage to components, insufficient functions and no user-friendly interface support. Furthermore, many manufacturers mistakenly use an imported control unit, causing difficulty in maintenance and high repair expenses.</p>

<p>Therefore, Pai Lung guarantees that PLF-KS132 offers an excellent choice for the market. It is based on the same design concept as circular knitting machines. Its built-in center production management and control system runs precisely for data collection and analysis, and can also be equipped with both PLC and communicating interfaces. It is able to connect to Pai Lung on-line monitoring systems, electronic yarn rate monitoring and tape speed control.</p>

<p>According to affiliated companies for cam and needle cylinder production and reliable subcontractors in Taiwan, Pai Lung assures its ultra-fine components enable PLF-KS132 to reach optimum levels of functioning, resulting in a product that is more durable and of higher quality.</p>

<p>Of course, PLF-KS132 also features an exquisite contra-sinker, pulldown device, loop presser bed, split transfer jack bed, and a yarn carrier kickback device, all contributing to superb production capabilities. It achieves the "All-fashion & Best quality" idea while knitting each gauge range from tighter, fine-gauge fabrics using all-needle knitting, to more breathable, lower gauge fabrics.</p>

<p>Unique Fabric on Display:<br />
With a display area of 300 square meters, Pai Lung will also show a large collection of 60 fabric samples that reflect exactly the latest trends and techniques.</p>

<p>Speaking of special fabrics, Pai Lung continues to demonstrate its techniques through Knit Denims, Knit Suedes, Knit Corduroys and Knit Soft Shells. More varietyies of fabric applications for home decoration, accessory and clothing will also be well exhibited.</p>

<p>In particular, Pai Lung Spacers, made by Double Jersey Knitting Machine Series, has three layer structures and raised pattern surfaces with wonderful breathbility characteristics. This fabric allows efficient heat dissipation after absorbing body temperature and sweat.</p>

<p>To convey more fashion sense, Pai Lung maximizes the use of Single Jersey Knitting Series and Double Jersey Knitting Machines in fine-gauge fabric production. This texture of fabric is similar to silk. With a pearl-like luster, and a soft and smooth feel. It also conforms to the body shape with improved comfort and an elegant look.</p>

<p>Pai Lung will also introduce "Body Mapping" fabric. By taking advantage of the Single Knit Fishnet Jacquard Machine, the fabric has an ultra breathable engineered mesh structure which increases airflow across the body. It is perfect for sports wear, yoga clothing and polo shirts.</p>

<p>Pai Lung sincerely welcomes all visitors to meet them at ITMA in Shanghai, China, and seeks opportunities for widening success. Please contact Pai Lung or view its website for updated information.</p>


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<h3 id="a022217">Force Tester Races Ahead</h3>

<p><em>Designer and manufacturer of motorsport electrical wiring systems, Cyprium Motorsports has chosen a Mecmesin MultiTest 1-x force testing system to perform quality control assessments on electrical harness terminals. Cyrium required a fast and accurate force testing solution to ensure wires connected to the electrical harness terminals were securely crimped together.</em></p>

<p>West Sussex, UK (PRWEB) July 23, 2008 -- Designer and manufacturer of motorsport electrical wiring systems, Cyprium Motorsports has chosen a Mecmesin MultiTest 1-x force testing system to perform quality control assessments on electrical harness terminals. </p>

<p>Cyprium design and produce customised wiring harness systems for sports cars, including Formula 1, Le Mans Prototype, Grand Touring and rally cars. </p>

<p>The company required a fast and accurate force testing solution to ensure wires connected to the electrical harness terminals were securely crimped together.</p>

<p>Mecmesin worked closely with Cyprium to develop a solution, comprising a MultiTest 1-x console-controlled test system, fitted with a 1000N loadcell and specialised fixtures for testing crimps. The MultiTest 1-x is used to perform pull tests at a controlled speed on the electrical harness terminals, to determine that the load at which they fail is above a recognised value. Tests are performed to a guide supplied by Mecmesin conforming to industry standard BS 5G 178: Part 2. To facilitate quick testing and ease-of-use the MultiTest 1-x has been set up with stored programmes to test specific wire sizes and give an immediate pass/fail message to the operator. These automated test procedures and calculations reduce test times, leading to considerable costs savings both in man hours and rework.</p>

<p>Nigel Barber, Senior Engineer at Cyprium said "We have been very satisfied with our purchase of the Mecmesin MultiTest 1-x, it has become an essential part of our quality control system and allows us to calibrate our tooling and ensure our product is as reliable as possible in the severe environment of motorsport."</p>


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<h3 id="a022216">BurnerParts.com Pushes to Differentiate Themselves in a Changing eCommerce Market</h3>

<p><em>BurnerParts.com is working hard to update its web presence to answer the needs to a growing market in the commercial combustion system market. Providing burner parts, gas meters and more since 1962, BurnerParts.com has recently launched a new look and feel to their website to match their outstanding customer service.</em></p>

<p>Richmond, VA (PRWEB) July 23, 2008 -- The web has changed the nature of many businesses and industries, and commercial manufacturing and the parts needed to sustain equipment is no different. BurnerParts.com has been associated with the business of supplying major manufacturers with commercial burner parts and systems relating to combustion since 1962. </p>

<p>BurnerParts.com has worked hard to fulfill niche needs within their market. At the outset of their business, they worked primarily with major manufacturers providing the parts and equipment needed to maintain their combustion systems. Now, their gas burner parts, propane vaporizers, tubing and other components have added stability and efficiency to thousands of natural gas and propane combustion systems. Still, the industry is changing and the web is the catalyst for that change.</p>

<p>William Gillie, consultant to burnerparts.com, states that critical components for success are already in place, namely excellent product knowledge and top notch customer service. "Burnerparts.com is well versed in its traditional product base, including aiding in identifying proper selections of burner parts and products. Their purpose is to provide knowledge to customers in order to help them get to the replacements and retrofit parts they need to stay in operation," said Gillie.</p>

<p>"The goal, though difficult, is to convey this to the website user, which is why the look and feel overhaul will be critical to continued success. Customer service goes hand in hand with product knowledge," continued Gillie. "If a visitor to the site needs help locating a product, burnerparts.com will either have it in stock or will work diligently to find it - and in the process be courteous and provide timely results. Customer Service is becoming harder and harder to come by in any American business. Burnerparts.com associates spend their day selecting, locating and shipping burner parts while at the same time providing top notch customer service."</p>

<p>Still, Gillie saw that no matter how successfully they diversified, or how strong their core business practices, burnerparts.com web presence needed to be robust and usable and they needed excellent promotions in order to compete in today's marketplace and to stand out among their competition.</p>

<p>"The industrial and commercial combustion markets have changed substantially over the years. Now burnerparts.com provides not only burner parts to manufacturing plants and huge industrial operations, but also to smaller shops, service providers and commercial installations that require combustion parts, like gas meters and propane vaporizers" said Gillie. "We knew BurnerParts.com needed an overhaul to effectively compete!"</p>

<p>By implementing a new look and feel on their robust ERP system, BurnerParts.com is now better organized and easier to use - enabling the end user, be it a manufacturer or a small commercial burner service provider, to find the parts they need quickly and efficiently.</p>

<p>"The plan includes capitalizing on the newly improved website with exciting promotions so that customers can find what they need, purchase it easily and enjoy free shipping or other discounts depending on what specials are in place at the time," continued Gillie. "If burnerparts.com target customers can find and use the website easily, the rest will take care of itself. After all, 'You can't be cool unless you're runnin' hot!' If you can find the part you need quickly and get back up and running, you're the coolest person in the shop."</p>

<p>About BurnerParts.com<br />
BurnerParts.com, found on the web at ignition rods and more. No matter what kind of combustion system part a customer needs, they can shop online or call toll free to find the part through BurnerParts.com</p>

<p>At BurnerParts.com, you can't be cool unless you're runnin' hot!</p>


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<h3 id="a022214">FLIR's Extech EX830 InfraRed Clamp Meter Touted as Super-Versatile by E.S. Gallagher's HVAC-R and Electrical Customers</h3>

<p><em>FLIR's Extech Instruments, recently launched Canadian distribution of its comprehensive line of test and measurement equipment including the new EX800 series of clamp-on meters with built-in infrared thermometer which has been a hit with customers of E.S. Gallagher Sales, FLIR's representative to Canada's HVAC-R and electrical markets. The innovative EX800 series makes it easy for technicians to measure AC and DC current accurately and also troubleshoot dangerous or hard-to-reach hot spots without the need for a separate IR thermometer.</em></p>

<p>Burlington, ONT (PRWEB) July 23, 2008 -- Extech Instruments, a subsidiary of FLIR Systems, Inc., recently launched Canadian distribution of its comprehensive line of test and measurement equipment including the new EX800 series of clamp-on meters with built-in infrared thermometer which has been a hit with customers of E.S. Gallagher Sales (www.esgallagher.com) , FLIR's representative to Canada's HVAC-R and electrical markets. The innovative EX800 series makes it easy for technicians to measure AC and DC current accurately and also troubleshoot dangerous or hard-to-reach hot spots without the need for a separate IR thermometer. </p>

<p>The top-level EX830 is the only 1000 amp AC/DC clamp meter on the market that not only features Extech's exclusive built-in non-contact infrared thermometer with laser pointer, but also includes advanced multimeter capabilities, True RMS accuracy, fast peak hold for capturing inrush currents or transients, and a Type K thermocouple thermometer--all in a rugged, double-molded housing. This is one clamp you'll use everyday on every job.</p>

<p>Dave Shaw, sales manager for E.S. Gallagher Sales, comments on the favorable feedback he is receiving on the Extech clamp-meters, "The EX830 is competitively priced to offer today's HVAC contractor a meter that fulfills all their needs in the field. It does everything from DC and AC current, voltage, resistance, capacitance, frequency, diode and continuity, not to mention its non-contact IR thermometer. What more could you ask for?" </p>

<p>Thanks to FLIR Systems' Canadian distribution of Extech's line, electrical, HVAC/R, utility, and plant/MRO professionals in Canada now have a choice when it comes to choosing high-quality test and measurement equipment with built-in infrared technology including digital multimeters (DMMs), clamp-on meters, tachometers, thermometers, and over 300 other precision instruments. To add the Extech catalog to their product offerings, stocking distributors are invited to contact Dave Shaw at E.S. Gallagher by calling (416) 789-5385 ext. 104 or emailing dave (dot) shaw (at) esgallager (dot) com, or Greg Bork, president of FLIR Systems Canada at 800.613.0507, ext. 30 or greg (dot) bork (at) flir (dot) com.</p>

<p>About Extech Instruments, a FLIR Company<br />
Headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, USA, Extech Instruments is one of the largest suppliers of test and measurement equipment worldwide. Founded in 1971, Extech is known for its depth and breadth of products and its innovation in providing instruments with unique combinations of features that make them highly useful and very convenient. All Extech meters are distributed worldwide through leading representatives, distributors and OEMs. The company is ISO 9001 2000 certified and is a wholly owned subsidiary of FLIR Systems, Inc.</p>

<p>For more information about Extech Instruments in Canada, call 800.613.0507, ext. 30 or visit www.extech.com.</p>

<p>Contact:<br />
André Rebelo<br />
Global PR Manager<br />
Extech Instruments<br />
781-434-3901<br />
andre (dot) rebelo (at) extech (dot) com</p>


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<h3 id="a022213">Gainco Introduces Data Scale with High-End Weigh/Labeling Capabilities</h3>

<p><em>New Data Scales from Gainco are specially engineered to improve the speed and simplicity of processing boxed and labeled finished products.</em></p>

<p>Gainesville, Ga. (Vocus/PRWEB ) July 23, 2008 -- Data Scales from Gainco are specially engineered to improve the speed and simplicity of processing boxed and labeled finished products. Gainco's new high-performance scale design delivers ultra-accuracy and a lower cost of ownership through incorporating advanced electronics and a rugged construction. </p>

<p>Gainco's new data scale can take all the "shocks and hard knocks" of the processing floor - as well as to offer superior washdown protection - making it the ideal weigh/data solution for the harsh environments of meat and poultry processing plants. Its innovative design improves calibration accuracy, operating performance and equipment durability while reducing equipment downtime and operating costs. Sanitation and maintenance operations are also simplified. </p>

<p>Gainco's new data scale offers plant-specific, custom label-making capabilities, with unlimited product codes and configurations possible. The on-screen display includes product code, weight and production totals. Minimizing product "giveaway" has never been easier or more accurate, with the ability to program "over" and "under" thresholds. Scale calibration is likewise quick and easy.</p>

<p>All aspects of the labeling process are easy with Gainco's new data scale. Important label management features include the ability to print catch or fixed weights, as well as having multiple label hotkeys that can be used by operators. Label formats can be formatted at the corporate level, or by designated personnel at individual plant locations.</p>

<p>The data scale is equipped with the revolutionary Gainco Infiniti™ programmable controller, which is specially designed to thrive in the extremes of meat and poultry processing. Cold work environments, hot chemical washdowns and high-pressure cleaning do not affect the performance of the equipment. As a result, the need for double boxing, bagging or removing the indicator from the processing floor during washdown is eliminated.</p>

<p>Additionally, a specially-designed, super-secure stainless steel enclosure for the PC and label printer protects those sensitive electronics from high-pressure washdown water and chemicals.</p>

<p>The data scale's heavy-duty construction utilizes Gainco's DuraWeigh™ 20x20 platform and roller-bed. The durable stainless steel construction featuring continuous seam welds really stands up to the rigors of the processing environment. The RF communications minimizes the number of cables needed, thereby reducing the potential for damage on the plant floor.</p>

<p>Due to its robust design, the new scale carries a two-year limited warranty. Through its Blue Ribbon Service subsidiary, Gainco also offers expert 24/7 service on the equipment, distribution systems, software and wireless communications support. Factory-trained technicians are certified in most states, and all service work is guaranteed.</p>

<p>For more information and detailed specifications on Gainco's new data scales with high-end weigh/labeling capabilities, contact Jim Petersen at (770) 534-0703, e-mail your request to info @ gainco.com, or visit www.gainco.com.</p>

<p>Gainco, Inc. is a leading U.S. supplier of scale systems for the meat and poultry processing segments. Gainco offers design engineering, equipment manufacturing, systems delivery and comprehensive service contracts to meat processing facilities nationwide, as well as outside the United States. Gainco is a subsidiary of Bettcher Industries, Inc.</p>


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<h3 id="a022212">Brenner Oil Finds Three Ways to Save Big on Fuel</h3>

<p><em>After implementing GPS vehicle tracking by FleetMatics, Brenner Oil of Holland, Michigan was able to improve efficiency and significantly reduce fuel costs. Using the fleet management tool to improve routing and reduce idling times, Brenner Oil has saved over $90,000 in fuel costs in just the first seven months of using the FleetMatics GPS Fleet Tracking System, and has used the tool to differentiate themselves from the competition by delivering personalized service that their customers can depend on.</em></p>

<p>(Vocus/PRWEB ) July 23, 2008 -- Many fleets are taking drastic measures to survive the ongoing fuel crisis. Some are cutting back on administrative personnel, taking aging trucks off the road or even turning away business they deem less profitable. </p>

<p>Brenner Oil Company of Holland, Michigan, is taking a different approach. Instead of cutting back and hoping for the best, they invested to improve their efficiency and significantly reduce fuel costs. They achieved this via the FleetMatics GPS vehicle tracking system, which they installed on their fleet.</p>

<p>“In just our first seven months with the FleetMatics fleet management system, we saved over $90,000 in fuel costs through improved routing and reduced idling times,” said Lisa Slade, Logistics Coordinator at Brenner Oil. “Over the course of the year, we expect to save close to $140,000 on fuel alone.” </p>

<p>Competitive Challenges<br />
Competition in the oil transportation business has perhaps never been tougher. Brenner Oil competes with a couple of big nationals with deep pockets. These outfits typically have enough reserves to sit out the tough times. They can even use an economic slowdown to start a price war and drive their smaller rivals out of business.</p>

<p>Brenner Oil may not have the coast-to-coast clout of the nationals, but it more than makes up for that with a tight local focus that dates all the way back to its roots. One year after the Wall Street Crash of 1929, Grandpa Brenner started Brenner Oil in the back of a pick-up truck hauling heating oil to nearby customers in buckets. Today, Brenner has 147 employees and continues to serve the local market – though it has now expanded to seven locations around western Michigan.</p>

<p>“It is tougher than ever doing business as the market has slowed considerably and the price of oil has rocketed,” said Slade. “We differentiate ourselves from the major national competitors by delivering personalized local service that customers can always depend on.”</p>

<p>The company operates 9 peddle trucks, 50 tractors, 50 tubes and numerous service and utility vehicles. On an average day, Brenner now hauls 1.3 million gallons of oil per day to residential and commercial customers along with a large number of farms and excavating contractors. In the past year, that amounted to over 440 million gallons hauled.</p>

<p>Three Ways to Reduce Fuel Costs<br />
Brenner Oil understood that by investing in the right technology, it could reduce its overhead, improve dispatching efficiency and better customer service. But it didn’t realize just how much. Once it installed FleetMatics in all its vehicles, it discovered that its initial calculations of savings had been greatly underestimated.</p>

<p>Vehicle idling, for example, was a big problem. Prior to implementing the GPS tracking system, the company had no way of knowing whether vehicles were idling or not. With FleetMatics installed, however, Slade could run a report in a few seconds that provided a detailed rundown for each driver of the amount of idling time.</p>

<p>“The idling report in FleetMatics is the one I use the most – I’m looking for anyone idling more than two hours per day,” she said. “If anyone is violating that, the matter is brought up in the daily meeting.”</p>

<p>As soon as idling began to be monitored, Brenner Oil used the information to educate its drivers concerning bad habits. Most were surprised by the amount of time consumed in idling. One major area of heavy idling, for instance, occurred when trucks would have to line up at a site. Drivers are now instructed to switch their vehicles off at such times. And as they know dispatch is watching, they comply. As a result of paying close attention to the idling report, the company has reduced idling times by 45 minutes per vehicle per day. This directly translates into a substantial fuel savings.</p>

<p>Another way the company has successfully slashed diesel consumption is through improved routing. According to Slade, it used to be impossible to determine if drivers took the most direct routes. Once FleetMatics was implemented, she was shocked to discover that many preferred the scenic route instead of the highway. This added up to around 20 minutes per day per driver, sometimes a lot more.</p>

<p>“Instead of going from A to C to D and then to B, we have drivers moving from A direct to B,” said Slade. “This has saved us an average of 20 miles per vehicle per day through improved routing.”</p>

<p>Speeding, too, is a sure route to inflated fuel bills. FleetMatics reports helped Brenner Oil to comprehensively address this issue. These are printed out with red flags to indicate any vehicle traveling more than 63 mph. This feature of the software highlighted the fact that some trucks either didn’t have governors or they weren’t set properly. The company engaged in a maintenance program to remedy this. Today, dispatchers can see at a glance which truck is speeding, how often and for how long. The system makes it easy to differentiate between someone traveling above 63 mph for two minutes as opposed to traveling at high speeds continuously.</p>

<p>“This speed monitoring feature of FleetMatics has really helped to slow the drivers down and consequently has contributed to our reduced fuel costs,” said Slade. “Drivers know I watch their speed, and I even get some calling me up to ask how fast the system says they are going.”</p>

<p>More Savings<br />
While fuel is a major savings, Brenner Oil has benefited in several other ways. Slade reports greater ability to track driver time sheets using the FleetMatics Hours Worked report. A whole lot of drive and dispatcher paperwork has been eliminated, too, since moving off the previous manual paper-based system. This means fewer misplaced messages, greater efficiency, happier customers, and dispatchers who no longer have to come in early or burn the midnight oil to keep up.</p>

<p>Further savings relate to productivity and phone costs. Drivers don’t have to waste time on paperwork between jobs. The FleetMatics messaging units save each driver about 20 minutes per day in administrative time. As everything is electronic, the company has experienced a 75 percent reduction in phone expenses. When this is factored in with fuel savings, Slade says that FleetMatics pays for itself more than tenfold.</p>

<p>“With fuel prices spiraling, it has been vital to our operational success to utilize FleetMatics to slash our diesel bills,” said Slade. “We’re currently saving about $17,000 per year per truck on fuel alone. That doesn’t take into account all the other savings due to higher number of deliveries per day, lowered phone costs and more efficient routing.”</p>


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<h3 id="a022211">Document Management Helps to Organize the Nuts and Bolts of a US Navy Manufacturing Company</h3>

<p><em>Level 1 Fasteners implements Questys Solutions Document Management software</em></p>

<p>Huntington, WV (Vocus/PRWEB ) July 23, 2008 -- When creating products that keep the men and women of the United States Navy safe, Level 1 Fasteners has been trusted to produce the finest quality parts for over forty years. </p>

<p>With this trust also comes the responsibility of complying with the record-keeping regulations of the United States Navy, where Level 1 Fasteners must create, store and archive all material drawings for the products they create. After 40 years, the records of Level 1 Fasteners had grown unruly. With a room full of filing cabinets and a numbering system to find files, it had become burdensome and time consuming to pull a single file. "When we wanted to retrieve a drawing, we would have to go pull a folder with a particular sequence of numbers, and search through that entire folder until we found the drawing that we needed," explains Susan Adkins, a sales representative, Level 1 Fasteners. That is when Level 1 Fasteners began looking for a solution to help organize and track their records in a more efficient and effective way.</p>

<p>With Questys Solutions Document Management System, Level 1 Fasteners has a means of document archival with quick search and retrieval access to any record they need, meeting federal record keeping regulations. Level 1 Fasteners uses scanners to import drawings directly into their Questys database, filing them away quickly and in the appropriate location, avoiding misfiling and time consuming retrieval. "All we have to do now is search a drawing number and it automatically comes up. We can either view it on the screen, or print out a copy," states Adkins. By storing documents electronically, files are retrieved instantly upon request. This not only increases employee productivity by freeing up valuable time to focus on other projects, but it also reduces physical storage requirements, and saves money that was previously spent on file cabinets, folders and copier paper.</p>

<p>About Level 1 Fasteners<br />
With over 40 years experience of producing "LEVEL 1" certified fasteners, Level 1 Fasteners (www.level1fasteners.com) is a manufacturing company that produces parts for the US Navy and its subcontractors like General Dynamics for its "Seawolf" attack submarines. Level 1 Fasteners is a member GD's Source Delegated Inspection (SDI) team and a part of Newport News Shipbuilding team of cognizant suppliers. Level 1 Fasteners also manufactures and stocks fasteners for aerospace, aircraft, medical, and oil drilling applications and is approved by Boeing Rocketdyne, Lockheed Martin Marietta and Raytheon, and an approved supplier of fasteners to Defense Industrial Supply Center (DISC) in support of their QSLM/QSLD Procurement program. Level 1 Fasteners' products are qualified by Dept of Defense (DOD)/Naval Warfare Division to produce certain products listed in the Qualified Products Lists (QPL).</p>

<p>About Questys Solutions<br />
Founded in 1980, Questys Solutions (www.questyssolutions.com) is an award-winning, technology-driven company providing advanced content management, automated data capture, and electronic agenda management solutions. Questys product suites are ideally suited to meet the varying needs and budgets of today's small businesses and mid size enterprises, including: corporate, government, healthcare, financial services, education, legal, law enforcement, manufacturing, and retail. A pioneer in the ECM industry, Questys Solutions was among the first to bring document imaging to a PC. At the heart of the Questys Solutions' family of products are Questys Enterprise Document Management and Questys Pro Document Management, both complete document imaging and content management systems scalable from stand-alone and departmental systems to enterprise-wide solutions.</p>


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<h3 id="a022209">Peel Out! Shipping Label Sheets ™ for Dydacomp®'s Mail Order Manager®</h3>

<p><em>Burris Computer Forms (http://pcforms.com) offers a packing list/shipping label combination for Mail Order Manager® shippers to its existing Peel Out! Shipping Label Sheets™ line, which features nineteen layouts.</em></p>

<p>Roanoke, Va. (PRWEB) July 23, 2008 -- Burris Computer Forms offers a packing list/shipping label combination for Mail Order Manager® shippers to its existing Peel Out! Shipping Label Sheets™ line, which features nineteen layouts. </p>

<p>The Mail Order Manager® layout (LS-MOM) consists of two sections: a label, which measures 4" X 6", that allows printing of a shipping label (for UPS™ or USPS Click-N-Ship®); and a packing slip section.</p>

<p>Mail Order Manager ® shipping labels help sellers process orders faster. Shippers can use the Mail Order Manager® to create shipping labels on the same sheet as the packing list. The Peel Out! Shipping Label Sheets™ Mail Order Manager® layout is the perfect complement to streamline the fulfillment process, on one sheet.</p>

<p>To learn more, request free samples, or download free templates for any of its products, log on to http://www.pcforms.com. For more information call Diane Emery at (800) 982-FORM (3676) or email burris@pcform.com.</p>

<p>Headquartered in Roanoke, Virginia, Burris Computer Forms was founded in 1992 and is privately owned. Burris produces blank printable Four-of-a-Kind Postcards™, Print On Demand Jumbo Postcards ™, Tri-fold Mailers, Tri-fold Brochures, Greeting Cards, Note Cards, Create-n-Hang Door Hangers and provides Peel Out! Shipping Label Sheets™ with one or more built-in label(s) that streamline shipping and mailing. Mail Order Manager® is a registered trademark of Dydacomp. UPS™ is a registered trademark of United Parcel Service. Click-N-Ship® is a registered trademark of the United States Postal Service.</p>


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<h3 id="a022215">Free Part Day at Big Blue Saw</h3>

<p><em>Leading online custom manufacturer announces free custom parts for customers.</em></p>

<p>Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) July 23, 2008 -- Big Blue Saw, a leading online retailer of machining services, announces the first Free Part Day, allowing everyone to receive a custom machined metal or plastic part of their own design. On Free Part Day, August 6, 2008, customers across the Internet will be able to design and create their own custom plastic or metal part. </p>

<p>During Free Part Day, a customer might, for example, order a tailor-made aluminum nameplate, a specialized lifting arm for a hobby robot, or a custom sized plastic decoration. The shape of these parts is limited only by the customer's imagination.</p>

<p>"This represents a great opportunity for people to find out about Big Blue Saw's machining services by offering everyone a way to get a free plastic or metal part of their own design," said Simon Arthur, founder of Big Blue Saw. "We are also proud to present Free Part Day to our loyal customers as a thank-you for their patronage."</p>

<p>Big Blue Saw is on the cutting edge in the new field of digital manufacturing services. Its customers upload their designs for anything their creative imaginations demand: model aircraft, decorative craft tools, robotic rovers, or movie prop replicas; Big Blue Saw then turns the designs into physical parts using robotic manufacturing machines including waterjet and laser cutters. Customers have the flexibility of having their designs come to life in a range of materials ranging from aluminum to stainless steel to plastic.<br />
For more details on how to participate in Big Blue Saw's free part day, visit Big Blue Saw's website at http://bigbluesaw.com.</p>

<p>About Big Blue Saw:<br />
Big Blue Saw is a concept which brings together the Internet and modern computer controlled rapid manufacturing. With Big Blue Saw, customers can upload the design for a part, receive an instant quote, and have the part shipped to them, typically within 3 days. Big Blue Saw's customers include artists, innovative crafters, robot builders, experimenters, and others who need quick fabrication services for their custom designs.</p>

<p>Contact:<br />
Big Blue Saw Telephone: (678) 389-6-SAW / (678) 389-6729<br />
Web site: http://bigbluesaw.com</p>


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<h3 id="a022208">Scalable Data Systems and Grupo Novatech Receive Top Reseller Awards from Fullscope</h3>

<p><em>Fullscope, Inc., one of the initial participants in the Microsoft Dynamics industry program responsible for developing Process Industries for Microsoft Dynamics AX and building a worldwide reseller channel for the product, today named Scalable Data Systems and Grupo Novatech as top resellers for the year.</em></p>

<p>Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) July 23, 2008 -- Fullscope, Inc., one of the initial participants in the Microsoft Dynamics industry program responsible for developing Process Industries for Microsoft Dynamics AX and building a worldwide reseller channel for the product, today named Scalable Data Systems and Grupo Novatech as top resellers for the year. </p>

<p>Scalable Data Systems from Australia received the "highest revenue" award based on its sale to Ridley, Australia's largest stockfeed manufacturer and producer and refiner of salt for food and industrial markets.</p>

<p>Grupo Novatech from Ecuador received the "most customer adds" award with five new Process Industries customers over the past year, including ConfiPeru, Empresa Pasteurizadora Quito SA, Confiticol, Nayplex CIA and Salica del Ecuador.</p>

<p>"Both Scalable Data Systems and Grupo Novatech made a commitment to focus on process industries and the commitment paid off," said Gil Garcia, director, process channels, of Fullscope. "We are very proud of their accomplishments, and are confident that the worldwide process market will continue to drive revenue for our resellers and Microsoft over the next twelve months."</p>

<p>About Process Industries for Microsoft Dynamics AX</p>

<p>Process Industries for Microsoft Dynamics AX in an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system that helps food and beverage, chemical, life science/pharmaceutical, non-durable consumer goods, pulp and paper and primary metals industries better manage all of the variables required to engineer and build products to custom specifications, optimize capacity, comply with regulatory demands, and drive continuous process improvement. Available since November 2005, it is on the Microsoft price list and there are currently over 8700 worldwide users of the product.</p>

<p>About Fullscope</p>

<p>Fullscope, Inc. is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner that offers deep domain expertise for companies with process, discrete and hybrid manufacturing operations. The company develops and supports Process Industries for Microsoft Dynamics AX; offers a Certified for Microsoft Dynamics AX solution for high tech; and is one of the largest Microsoft Dynamics AX resellers and implementers in the United States and Canada. Fullscope's services include evaluating existing implementations to identify opportunities for additional improvements and developing custom solutions in Microsoft SharePoint, .NET and .SQL to solve specific business requirements, from business intelligence/dashboards to data collection. For more information, visit http://www.fullscope.com.</p>

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<h3 id="a022207">Rhino Linings® Forms New Epoxy Division</h3>

<p><em>Jeff Bassman joins Rhino Linings as Vice President to lead new unit focusing on: ● VARTM Infusion technology for wind energy rotor blades ● Infrastructure retrofits for seismic upgrades and failing rebar ● CIPP using no dig technology forming a pipe within a pipe</em></p>

<p>San Diego, CA (PRWEB) July 23, 2008 -- Rhino Linings today announces the formation of a new Epoxy Division headed by Jeff Bassman. Bassman has been involved in the development, sales and production of thermosetting resins for the past 32 years. He brings to Rhino Linings the comprehensive knowledge and experience of high volume formulation epoxy resin systems specializing in composites applications. Bassman's special area of expertise is in the development of high performance matrix resins for use with e-glass and carbon fiber. </p>

<p>"Jeff's extensive background and skills gives us instant knowledge and credibility in this new arena," stated Pierre Gagnon, CEO and President of Rhino Linings Corporation. "Together we'll build on Jeff's successful business relationships and technology knowledge to offer proven epoxy application solutions."</p>

<p>Bassman's expertise includes the development and sales of ultra low viscosity epoxy resins and curatives, with an emphasis on the VARTM (Vacuum Assisted Resin Transfer Molding) or resin infusion process. VARTM is a composite manufacturing process in which the dry fibers are laid on the tool and vacuum sealed and the resin is drawn through with a vacuum pump to create rotor wind blades. Bassman's involvement in the wind energy rotor blade market dates back to it's inception in the late 1970's.</p>

<p>The Rhino Linings Epoxy Division will also focus on two key emerging markets, which Bassman has been involved in since the early 1990's. The first is infrastructure retrofit used for seismic upgrade, blast protection and composite repair of conventional concrete/rebar structures which are failing. An added bonus to Rhino Linings is that epoxy customers already use urethane formulations.</p>

<p>The other main area of interest is the development of CIPP (Cured In Place Pipe) systems. This application includes thousands of independent plumbers and contractors performing repairs on home size sewer lines using a no dig technology which forms a pipe within a pipe. Large, municipality and utility scale users are also taking advantage of this technology.</p>

<p>About Rhino Linings Corporation<br />
Rhino Linings Corporation, established in 1988 and headquartered in San Diego, California, USA, is a privately-held corporation and a leader in sprayed-on and rolled-on polymer protection, saving customers vast amounts in maintenance and repairs. Rhino Linings' formulations, including TuffGrip™, HardLine™, SolarMax™, Hi-Chem™, Rhino Extreme™ 90, Rhino Hybrid™ 55D, FastFloor™ HB and DF, provide a monolithic barrier against corrosion, abrasion, impacts and skidding, are 100% solids, environmentally-friendly, and contain no VOCs, CFCs or solvents. They can be sprayed, rolled, or cast onto virtually any surface to match a specific need or application. Rhino Linings Corporation has a global retail and industrial dealer network consisting of more than 1400 independently owned dealerships and applicators in almost 80 countries. For more information about Rhino Linings, call (858) 450-0441 or visit www.rhinolinings.com.</p>

<p>Contacts:<br />
Bob Parsons<br />
Marketing Manager, Americas<br />
(858) 450-0441<br />
Bparsons@rhinolinings.com</p>

<p>Ben Gallagher<br />
Manager, Business to Consumer Marketing<br />
(858) 450-0441<br />
Bgallagher@rhinolinings.com</p>

<p><br />
Application and product images are available upon request. Rhino Linings® is a registered trademark and Rhino Home Pro™, TuffGrip™, HardLine™, SolarMax™, Hi-Chem™, Rhino Extreme™ 90, Rhino Hybrid™ 55D and FastFloor™ are trademarks of Rhino Linings Corporation, 9151 Rehco Road, San Diego, California 92121, Phone: (858) 450-0441, Fax: (858) 450-6881, URL: www.rhinolinings.com.</p>


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<h3 id="a022206">Collins Bus Corporation Names John Doswell as Vice President of Sales & Marketing</h3>

<p><em>Collins Bus Corporation, the largest manufacturer of small school buses in North America, announced today that John Doswell has joined the Company as Vice President of Sales & Marketing, effective July 21, 2008.</em></p>

<p>South Hutchinson, KS (PRWEB) July 23, 2008 -- Collins Bus Corporation, the largest manufacturer of small school buses in North America, announced today that John Doswell has joined the Company as Vice President of Sales & Marketing, effective July 21, 2008. Doswell will report directly to Kent Tyler, President of Collins Bus Corporation and will be responsible for leading the sales and marketing efforts throughout the United States and Canada. </p>

<p>"I'm pleased to have John Doswell as part of the Collins Bus organization. I believe John has the vision and experience that will enable us to not only maintain our leadership position, but increase that position throughout North America. He understands our manufacturing processes and brings talents in sales, marketing, distribution channel management and acquisition strategies that will enable Collins to meet the demands of our future growth," stated Kent Tyler.</p>

<p>Most recently, Doswell served as Vice President of Sales for MegaFab, a Hutchinson company. In that role he was responsible for the domestic and international sales and distribution of metal fabrication equipment under the brands of Piranha, Whitney, and Bertsch. He is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy and holds a Master of Science in Petroleum Management and an MBA from the University of Kansas. Prior to joining Mega, Doswell completed a distinguished Navy career as a Supply Corps Officer, serving in submarines, surface, and aviation commands.</p>

<p>Collins Industries, Inc., a subsidiary of BNS Holding, Inc., is a leading manufacturer of ambulances (including medical attack vehicles, rescue vehicles and fire emergency vehicles), North America's largest producer of Type "A" small school buses, the nation's second largest manufacturer of terminal trucks, and a leader in the road construction and industrial sweeper markets. Collins Industries, Inc. sells its products throughout North America and abroad.</p>


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<h3 id="a022210">ASE Systems Helps Siemens Out of a Tight Spot</h3>

<p><em>How would you move a 12,000-pound oncology machine? Believe it or not, Siemens of Northern California used brute manpower - that is until ASE Systems developed a cost-efficient air caster system that allowed Siemens to move the system with just one man.</em></p>

<p>Houston, TX (PRWEB) July 23, 2008 -- Developing technology for cancer treatments requires sensitive, specialized, and very expensive equipment. Periodically, the Siemens facilities in Northern California - technology experts in the healthcare and energy industries - are required to move their life-saving oncology equipment between testing areas. The 12,000-pound machines were hard to maneuver, especially through tight hallways and around sharp corners. </p>

<p>At first, Siemens dismissed conventional methods for moving their heavy equipment as too expensive, time consuming, or unsafe. Instead, the workers at Siemens continued to push and pull and lug the oncology equipment through the building. That is, until Al Spencer, Senior Sales Consultant at ASE Systems, stepped in with a practical solution to their problem.</p>

<p>After evaluating several possible alternatives, Spencer prescribed a treatment to meet Siemans needs: an air plank system consisting of two aluminum planks with an air caster element at each end. An air caster is a pneumatic lifting device used to float heavy loads - think "hovercraft." In addition, Spencer incorporated automatic flow control valves, a guide wheel, and a power drive.</p>

<p>"As with any job, picking the right tool is paramount to successfully accomplishing the task. Air caster systems can have hundreds of configurations, but we devised a custom system for Siemens to deal with their specific needs." says Spencer.</p>

<p>Why were Siemens' needs so unique? First, Siemens needed a solution that could handle unbalanced loads, as oncology machines are unevenly weighted. Second, the system needed to be able to service multiple versions of the machines. Third, Siemens wanted the oncology instruments to be movable by one man (or woman). Lastly, the load had to be precisely moved throughout facility corridors - en environment often crammed with staff and delicate instruments.</p>

<p>In order to overcome each of these challenges, Spencer used the divide and conquer method - he took each element of the problem, solved it, and combined the solutions to create the optimum air caster system for Siemens.</p>

<p>First, Spencer chose an air plank system that utilizes built-in automatic flow control valves. These valves automatically distribute the compressed air to the air caster elements and make operating the air planks simple - even with unbalanced loads.</p>

<p>Second, Spencer suggested that Siemens use a custom metal pallet to create the ideal interface between the machine and the air plank system; this allowed the air planks to easily service multiple machines.</p>

<p>Third and fourth, Spencer installed a guide wheel and power drive. The guide wheel functioned much like the casters on a shopping cart, lending stability to the system and keeping the load from sliding down slight slopes. The power drive provided complete control of the load being moved; capabilities included steering and a failsafe feature that brings the load to a halt within a few short inches should the operator loose his grip.</p>

<p>Soon, the employees and the corporate officers at Siemens noticed the difference that the air plank system made. Able to float and glide the equipment through the building, rather than huffing and puffing from the exhaustion of physically moving the oncology instruments, ASE Systems' customized solution for Siemens has helped save time, money, and increased worker productivity.</p>

<p>With corporate headquarters located in Austin, Texas, ASE Systems has over 75 cumulative years of experience in the material handling solutions and equipment industry. For more information about ASE Systems customized client options, visit their website at www.asesystems.com or call 800-245-2163.</p>


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<h3 id="a022205">Tekscan Now Offering Digital Tactile Pressure Analysis: A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words</h3>

<p><em>Tekscan, Inc. is now offering a free digital tactile pressure analysis to customers who purchase their first roll of Prescale Pressure Indicating Film from the company. Digital analysis of Prescale Pressure Indicating Film helps resolve design problems and quality assurance issues by providing concrete data such as peak pressure, average pressure, 3-D image displays, and more. Armed with this data, engineers can adjust product design, enhance product performance, and prevent costly mistakes.</em></p>

<p>Boston, MA (PRWEB) July 22, 2008 -- Tekscan, Inc. is offering one free digital tactile pressure analysis to customers who purchase their first roll of Prescale Pressure Indicating Film from the company. </p>

<p>Digital analysis of Prescale Pressure Indicating Film helps resolve design problems and quality assurance issues by providing concrete data such as peak pressure, average pressure, 3-D image displays, and more. Armed with this data, engineers can adjust product design, enhance product performance, and prevent costly mistakes. </p>

<p>Prescale pressure indicating film consists of microencapsulated color forming and developing material. When pressure is applied to the thin and flexible film, a red color impression is formed in varying density according to the amount of pressure and pressure distribution. This visual assessment of static tactile pressure is helpful in answering questions related to product development and performance. Specific applications include evaluating surface evenness and contact uniformity in gaskets, nip rollers, presses, heat sinks, and more.</p>

<p>Tekscan's President, Steve Jacobs, explains, "Prescale film rounds out our product range, offering our customers an even wider variety of pressure measurement options. Whether you need static or dynamic pressure measurements, single or multi-use sensors, a peak-pressure snapshot or detailed data analysis, Tekscan can provide the optimal solution."</p>

<p>Detailed pressure data takes analysis to the next level. The Digital Analysis System for Prescale is ideal for those who require data beyond visual assessments of color variations and pressure patterns. The system digitalizes Prescale film output to produce on-screen pressure variation, image enlargement, 3-D image display, and more.</p>

<p>Tekscan is demonstrating the value of this data by offering their customers who purchase a roll of Prescale film to send up to two (2) feet of their used film back to Tekscan for digital pressure analysis. Customers will receive a custom color pressure map, 3D wire frame image, pressure cross-section view, and data such as average pressure and maximum pressure.</p>

<p>About Tekscan<br />
Tekscan is a leading manufacturer of thin-film force sensors and complete tactile force and pressure measurement systems. Accurate, simple to use, and cost-effective, Tekscan's sensors have been integrated into a variety of successful OEM products. Tekscan is also a distributor of FujiFilm's Prescale Pressure Indicating Film and their Digital Analysis System. Measuring both static and dynamic pressure events, Tekscan's systems provide concrete data for making crucial assessments in industrial, medical and dental applications. Products range from simple force sensors and force sensing systems to intricate pressure measurement systems with over 100,000 sensing points.</p>

<p>Visit Tekscan at www.tekscan.com.</p>


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<h3 id="a022204">The Launch of Explore Scientific, LLC is Announced at the Astronomical League Conference (ALCON)</h3>

<p><em>Astronomy outreach enthusiast and former VP of Meade Instruments, Scott W. Roberts, announced his return to the telescope manufacturing industry with the launch of Explore Scientific, LLC during the annual Astronomical League's Awards Banquet in Des Moines, Iowa.</em> </p>

<p>Laguna Hills, Calif. (PRWEB) July 22, 2008 -- Astronomy outreach enthusiast and former VP of Meade Instruments, Scott W. Roberts, announced his return to the telescope manufacturing industry with the launch of Explore Scientific, LLC during the annual Astronomical League's Awards Banquet in Des Moines, Iowa. </p>

<p>The announcement was made to an amateur astronomer audience that included well-known planetary researchers, astronomy club presidents, active supporters of the Astronomical League, and award recipients that have made major contributions to astronomical science and educational outreach.</p>

<p>Explore Scientific is designing and building telescopes, spotting scopes, binoculars, and microscopes and will engage their customers and the interested public with recognition programs, awards, workshops, and expeditions. The company will also celebrate the 2009 International Year of Astronomy, sanctioned by UNESCO and the International Astronomical Union to spread worldwide awareness of astronomy. But the announcement comes early as the company will not have products available for market until sometime this fall.</p>

<p>Roberts explains: "For many years, I exhibited products for and presented awards on behalf of telescope maker Meade Instruments at ALCON, and when the Astronomical League's President, Terry Mann, contacted me to let me know that they were looking for a new sponsor for their National Young Astronomer Award, and Leslie C. Peltier Award, I made a commitment on the spot that we would support these venerable programs. Programs to recognize astronomical achievement by youth and for lifetime contributions in astronomy fit perfectly with the mission of Explore Scientific. So although an announcement in July would be premature, it was important to let the amateur astronomical community know that we are committed to supporting the causes and recognition programs that are important to them."</p>

<p>As the award ceremonies got underway, Roberts made a toast to a filled banquet room and dedicated Explore Scientifics' sponsorship to John Diebel and Meade Instruments: "We dedicate our sponsorship of these awards to John Diebel who for many years with Meade Instruments, supported those who have a passion for science and astronomy, and inspires us to serve amateur astronomers through product innovation and community sustentation."</p>

<p>The National Young Astronomer Award was presented to 17 year old John Hodge II for his work on cataclysmic variable stars, and the Leslie C. Peltier Award was presented to Richard G. Hodgson for his outstanding work with the Minor Planets Section of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers.</p>

<p>Hodgson was the first to propose the idea that asteroids could have their own moons or satellites. His idea was met with great skepticism by the professional research community, that is, until he made he made a discovery of one. Explore Scientific provided financial support for these awards and presented John Hodge with a 127mm ED Apochromatic Refractor telescope and equatorial mount valued at nearly $3000.</p>

<p>Terry Mann, the President of the Astronomical League writes: "On behalf of over 15,000 members of the Astronomical League I would like to thank Explore Scientific for their support of the National Young Astronomer Award and the Peltier Award. We are very grateful for their dedication to the astronomy community."</p>

<p>ABOUT EXPLORE SCIENTIFIC</p>

<p>Founded to make astronomy, microscopy, and exploration of nature accessible and affordable, Explore Scientific, LLC helps the general public experience the adventure, wonder, and excitement of scientific exploration. The company designs, builds, and sells telescopes, spotting scopes, binoculars, and microscopes that are high-quality, durable, and a great value. The company engages its audience through participation in recognition programs, awards, workshops, and expeditions.</p>

<p>CONTACT:</p>

<p>Explore Scientific, LLC<br />
Scott Roberts, President and Manager<br />
(888)599-7597 or (949)916-2418<br />
explore @ explorescientific.com<br />
www.explorescientific.com</p>


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<h3 id="a022203">White Paper Examines Dietary Supplement Testing</h3>

<p><em>A new white paper examines radioanalytical and nuclear chemistry tests for assessing dietary supplement purity. Beginning June 2008, the FDA begins phasing in the new Current Good Manufacturing Practices (CGMPs ) rule for dietary supplements. The white paper, posted on ElementalAnalysis.com, discusses how nuclear and radioanalytical tests may aid manufacturers in compliance.</em></p>

<p>Lexington, KY (PRWEB) July 22, 2008 -- Elemental Analysis, Inc., a privately held trace element analysis firm, today released a white paper which examines purity testing levels with applications to dietary supplement safety. Rising consumer use of dietary supplements, combined with new FDA guidelines, require highly accurate purity testing levels for manufacturing production of supplements. </p>

<p>The FDA released the Final Rule for Dietary Supplement Current Good Manufacturing Practices (CGMPs) last year, with a three year phase-in period beginning June of 2008. Under the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA), manufacturers are responsible to prove the safety of their products and demonstrate they are not false or misleading. </p>

<p>"The new FDA rule began phasing in last month," states Mark Stauffer, of Elemental Analysis, "the final rule emphasizes purity, strength, identity and composition as critical factors. The 'ultra trace detection' capability of nuclear and radioanalytical testing enables our customers to take their products to market with full confidence that the purity levels required for compliance are there."</p>

<p>The white paper reveals that irradiation testing of dietary supplements can insure detection of contaminants to levels as sensitive as one part per quadrillion for many trace elements. Unlike other test methods, no sample pre-treatment is required for the analysis.</p>

<p>To obtain a copy of the study, entitled "Using Non-Destructive Purity test Methods to Comply with New Dietary Supplement Good Manufacturing Practices", visit Non-destructive Purity Tests.</p>

<p>About Elemental Analysis<br />
Elemental Analysis, Inc. (EAI), a privately held company, provides all segments of industry with trace element analysis to determine product compositions and potential contamination levels. The company utilizes both non-destructive and state of the art forms of analytical chemistry with limits of detection ranging from sub-percent, to as low as parts-per-quadrillion.</p>


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<h3 id="a022202">Maintenance Software for Industrial Plants, Utilities, Facilities -- FastMaint CMMS 5.1 Released</h3>

<p><em>SMGlobal has released FastMaint CMMS v. 5.1, a software application that makes it easy to manage plant maintenance, utility maintenance (power, water, sewage), facility and building maintenance, resort and restaurant maintenance, and fleet maintenance. Solutions are available for use on a single Windows computer and on a LAN, as well as a web edition that need not be installed on each computer in the company because it can be accessed using a standard web browser. For a web demo or to download a fully-functional 30-day trial, visit http://www.smglobal.com.</em></p>

<p>Apex, NC (PRWEB) July 22, 2008 -- SMGlobal has released FastMaint CMMS v. 5.1, a powerful software application that makes it easy to manage plant maintenance, utility maintenance (power, water, sewage), facility and building maintenance, resort and restaurant maintenance, and fleet maintenance. Solutions are available for use on a single Windows computer and on a LAN, as well as a web edition that need not be installed on each computer in the company because it can be accessed using a standard web browser. </p>

<p>FastMaint CMMS reduces the expenses associated with equipment and facility downtime. When an unexpected situation arises, the software makes it easy to create a work order, allocate resources, assign it to the proper person, and track progress. In addition, it's simple to set up a preventive maintenance schedule for all of your equipment, vehicles, and facilities. By moving your support staff from fire-fighting mode to maintenance management mode, FastMaint CMMS saves time and money.</p>

<p>Version 5.1 introduces major enhancements to the reporting system. The number of built-in reports has doubled to 26, and most may be easily modified to suit the needs of each business. You can print work orders, equipment and parts reports, and purchase orders in a variety of formats, from grid to list, and compact to detailed. The report designer lets you create custom reports using a familiar WYSIWYG word processing environment. FastMaint CMMS' reports can be saved as PDF or HTML files.</p>

<p>The software turns maintenance chaos into order. Each time there is a maintenance problem, FastMaint CMMS turns the task into a template for a work order. You can identify and classify a set of standard maintenance practices for all of your equipment and buildings.</p>

<p>FastMaint CMMS Basic Edition lets you create templates for unplanned and scheduled maintenance work orders. All maintenance tasks can be scheduled automatically. There is a complete work order database system, with custom fields to fit every business, status tracking, job cost reviews, and inventory tracking and reordering. You can track vendors as well as equipment and assets.</p>

<p>FastMaint CMMS Standard Edition supports purchase order creation and printing, as well as bar-code processing. It also removes the Basic Edition's limitation of a maximum of 40 maintenance task templates and 40 equipment and location definitions. The Professional Edition includes multi-user and network support, advanced importing and exporting options, and the choice of SQL Server or Access database support. FastMaint CMMS Web provides the Professional Edition functionality, with all processing accessible using an ordinary web browser.</p>

<p>Whether you're a plant manager who needs to create a maintenance plan for your manufacturing equipment, a building manager who needs to make your support staff more proactive, or a utilities manager who needs to control the maintenance of power, sewage, water, and gas facilities, FastMaint CMMS has the tools that you need.</p>

<p>FastMaint CMMS v. 5.1 runs under Windows 2000/ XP/ Vista. FastMaint Web 5.1 runs on Windows XP/ 2003/ Vista/ 2008. Prices begin at $495(US) for a single-user license. You can try a web demo or download a fully-functional, 30-day trial version of FastMaint CMMS from http://www.smglobal.com.</p>

<p>For more information, contact:<br />
SMGlobal Inc.<br />
5448 Apex Peakway #308<br />
Apex, North Carolina 27502<br />
USA.<br />
Phone: +1 (919) 647-9440<br />
Email: sales @ smglobal.com<br />
Internet: http://www.smglobal.com</p>

<p>About SMGlobal Inc.:<br />
Since 2002, SMGlobal Inc. has been providing the industry with plant, facility, and vehicle maintenance software. In 2006, the FastMaint CMMS maintenance management software earned SMGlobal the Microsoft ISV/Software Solutions Competency designation.</p>

<p>FastMaint CMMS is used by organizations large and small to perform plant maintenance, building maintenance, and fleet maintenance. Customers include Carnegie Mellon University, CIGNA, General Dynamics Robotics Systems, the General Services Administration (GSA), Mars Pet Care, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Westin Hotels, and hundreds of others, worldwide. For more information, visit http://www.smglobal.com.</p>

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<h3 id="a022201">Munro's Safety Apparel Announces New Facility in Port Arthur, Texas</h3>

<p><em>Munro's Safety Apparel, one of the nation's leading providers of fire resistant apparel and other safety clothing, is very pleased to announce that they are building a new facility in Port Arthur, Texas. The new facility is in addition to three other locations in Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana and is being built to serve the contractors in the rapidly expanding Port Arthur area with the fire resistant apparel and other safety clothing they need.</em></p>

<p>Beaumont, TX (PRWEB) July 22, 2008 -- Munro's Safety Apparel, one of the nation's leading providers of fire resistant apparel and other safety clothing, is very pleased to announce that they are building a new facility in Port Arthur, Texas. The new facility is in addition to three other locations in Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana and is being built to serve the contractors in the rapidly expanding Port Arthur area with the fire resistant apparel and other safety clothing they need. </p>

<p>Currently, the Port Arthur area is home to expansion projects worth over ten - fifteen billion dollars and over six - eight thousand additional contractors are expected in the area to help with the new construction. Many of the projects are part of the huge oil refining facilities in the area and Munro's safety clothing and fire retardant apparel are an integral part of the equipment needed on these jobsites to ensure that the people performing these jobs have the protection they need to perform their duties safely.</p>

<p>For almost eight decades, Munro's Safety Apparel has been an industry leader in fire retardant clothing, protective equipment, and safety clothing of all kinds. They offer a huge selection of pants, shirts, coveralls, and other outerwear, as well as a wide range of safety accessories, such as hard hats, boots, safety glasses, ear plugs, and much more. They also offer their customers custom embroidery and emblems on their safety clothing and feature many brand names of fire resistant apparel such as Wrangler, Topps, Workrite, Reed, Walls, NSA and Bulwark. Along with these quality apparel manufacturers, Munro's also offers steel toe boots from well-known suppliers such as Timberland, Wolverine, Dr. Martens, Red Wing and many more.</p>

<p>The new facility is expected to open in late August 2008 and is located on Highway 73 close to all the major refineries in Port Arthur. The new facility will feature a complete line of all their fire resistant apparel and other safety clothing. Store hours will be Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm and open until 7pm on Thursdays.</p>

<p>Anyone interested in more information about Munro's Safety Apparel, their complete line of fire resistant clothing, and the new facility in Port Arthur, can visit the Munro's Safety Apparel website at http://www.munrossafety.com or call the company toll-free at 800-666-8676. Safety clothing can also be ordered online through their secure website for delivery throughout North America and internationally.</p>

<p>Media Contact:<br />
Callie Gallier<br />
Munro's Safety Apparel<br />
409-832-3434 ext. 142<br />
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<h3 id="a022200">Lenox Instrument High Temperature CCTV Diagnostic System Provides Portability & Video Clarity to Combustion Inspection & Diagnostics</h3>

<p><em>Lenox Instrument Company's new portable high temperature furnace camera allows for the inspections of the insides of furnaces, boilers, and kilns. The ability to visually inspect combustion and manufacturing processes in these harsh environments allows for adjustments to be made in order to increase combustion performance and manufacturing efficiency. Typical applications are found in the steel and power generation industries.</em></p>

<p>Trevose, PA (PRWEB) July 22, 2008 -- Lenox Instrument Company, a manufacturer of high temperature cameras for combustion inspections, today announced a new portable high temperature camera designed to provide users with an economical and simple method for using color digital video in the diagnostics and monitoring of the combustion and process efficiency of furnaces, boilers and kilns used in the steel mill, power generation, glass and other high temperature manufacturing processes. </p>

<p>"The new Lenox FireSight Diagnostic System provides a simple and economical means to achieve real-time color video monitoring and digital recording of combustion and process control in boilers, furnaces, kilns and incinerators," said Paul Lang, vice president of Lenox Instrument Company. "The portability and ease of use of our new high temperature furnace camera has made the system popular with boiler testing services, boiler and furnace manufacturers, performance, research and development engineers, and pollution control inspectors."</p>

<p>The mobility of the new FireSight Diagnostic System allows operators to use the single high temperature camera unit for diagnostics, testing, monitoring and recording of several individual boiler or furnace functions operating at any level and using any available 1-5/8 inch (41.3 mm) inspection opening.</p>

<p>The system's air-cooled FireSight furnace lens assembly is available with either a 24 inch or 36 inch lens in either direct or right-angle view configurations. In addition, a mini-digital video recorder with a LCD screen is available as an option. The FireSight Diagnostic System is capable of operating in temperatures up to 3,000° F (1,649° C) and is ideal for use in power plants, steel mills, paper mills, glass plants, cement kilns, and incinerators.</p>

<p>"With the information users receive through performing regular inspections with our video furnace cameras, combustion performance, manufacturing efficiency, and real cost savings can be realized," said Lang. "This is especially true in the steel industry, where furnace performance and efficient manufacturing processes is crucial to reducing cost."</p>

<p>Lang points out that performing those regular inspections are made simpler with the new FireSight Diagnostic System which is entirely self-contained. The unit itself consists of an air filtration and power system, as well as an 8-inch CCD color monitor packaged in a durable case with a telescoping handle and wheels.</p>

<p>FireSight Diagnostic Systems provide high color image clarity and are used to speed light off, evaluate flame intensity and patterns, determine the status of igniters, view flame impingement, NOx emissions, CO and O2 imbalance, high unburned carbon (LOI), eyebrows, slag, clinker and ash build-up.</p>

<p>The "Light Volume Control" feature, exclusive to Lenox furnace inspection cameras, allows the operator to easily adjust the amount of light transmitted to the camera, eliminating the bloom common with other high temperature camera systems. This feature ensures a high-quality color image from initial light off to maximum load. In addition, the system also features quartz optics that withstand temperatures up to 1,200° F (649° C) higher than the glass lenses used in other furnace camera systems.</p>

<p>Each FireSight Diagnostic System is designed and manufactured in-house by Lenox Instrument Company and is backed by a two-year warranty. Lenox also provides in-house service for all Lenox FireSight high temperature camera products.</p>

<p>The new FireSight Diagnostic System is in stock and available for delivery. Lenox personnel are available to help you select the proper high temperature camera for your particular application. For more information, contact Lenox at 1-800-356-1104 or visit lenoxinst.com.</p>


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<h3 id="a022199">SoftSwitching Technologies Expands Grid Alert Service</h3>

<p><em>The Nation's Only Privately Maintained Global Power Grid -- the I-Grid Intelligent Network -- Now Offers Rapid Handheld Access & Three Notification Levels via the Grid Alert Event Notification Service</em></p>

<p>Middleton, WI (PRWEB) July 22, 2008 -- SoftSwitching Technologies, a global leader in the power quality industry, announces the expansion of its global I-Grid power-monitoring network, which now offers enhanced reporting capabilities through the Grid Alert Event Notification Service. The enhanced service allows customers to choose from three different notification options that are delivered via email, pager, mobile phone or any internet-enabled PC for maximum convenience. </p>

<p>"Dirty Power is one of the leading causes of unscheduled downtime in an industrial setting, and 98 percent of all Dirty Power events are voltage sags lasting less than two seconds," says Rob Loomis, president and CEO of SoftSwitching Technologies. "With the enhanced Grid Alert Event Notification Service, our customers can quickly determine the root cause of the downtime problem, regardless of location. With this information, industrials can restart plant operations without doing exhaustive root cause analysis, which is a valued competitive advantage for the automation industrials we serve."</p>

<p>Made up of thousands of I-Sense voltage sag detectors, the I-Grid reports to a centralized server which tracks Dirty Power in real time, corroborating data between local I-Sense detectors to determine ground zero for measurable grid events. The Grid Alert Event Notification Service offers three types of reports: Immediate Notification Reports, which are sent within minutes of a power quality event and provide real-time awareness of sags; Corroboration Reports, which confirm the nature and severity of events; and Summary Reports, which provide detailed data on events recorded in previous weeks.</p>

<p>The I-Grid intelligent network is the nation's only privately maintained power detection network, allowing customers of SoftSwitching Technologies to corroborate and locate the root cause of any power event worldwide from any internet-enabled device quickly and accurately. The I-Grid's enhanced communication interface links more than 4,000 I-Sense voltage sag detectors worldwide, allowing customers the option to minimize unscheduled downtime from anywhere at any time. For more information on SoftSwitching Technologies' Grid Alert Event Notification Service, visit SoftSwitching Technologies' Grid Alert Page.</p>

<p>About SoftSwitching Technologies:<br />
SoftSwitching Technologies is a global leader in power quality solutions for all automated industrial markets, offering affordable, effective and scalable power quality protection and monitoring solutions for automated manufacturers. The company develops products, systems and services that effectively monitor, correct and restore the power at any automated facility, protecting sensitive processes, equipment and facilities from the negative effects of dirty power. SoftSwitching Technologies' clients include General Motors, Chrysler, Ford, BMW, Honda, Applied Materials, Texas Instruments, Motorola, Hynix, Kraft, General Mills, Campbell's, ConAgra and Anheuser Busch. For additional information, visit SoftSwitch.com.</p>


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<h3 id="a022198">WASP Barcode Technologies Expands Barcode Printer Line</h3>

<p><em>New Wasp WPL608 and WPL610 industrial barcode printers provide high capacity at affordable price.</em></p>

<p>Plano, TX (Vocus/PRWEB ) July 22, 2008 -- Wasp Barcode Technologies today introduced two faster, more rugged barcode printers created specifically for high-volume and industrial environments. Loaded with features, the Wasp WPL610 and Wasp WPL608 industrial barcode printers offer the best performance on the market, but with a lower price point than competitive models. </p>

<p>These industrial-grade printers are ideal for customers that need to print a large volume of labels. With ruggedized die-cast construction, they can withstand the harsher conditions of a warehouse or other industrial environment.<br />
The WPL610 sets a new standard for performance and affordability, including extensive standard features:</p>

<p>    * advanced print speeds reaching 12 inches per second<br />
    * support for up to 8-inch outside diameter (OD) label rolls<br />
    * peel and present functionality<br />
    * easy installation, thanks to flexible connectivity options including internal Ethernet, USB 2.0, parallel and RS232<br />
    * 32MB SDRAM and 8MB Flash memory to support the most demanding applications<br />
    * list price of $1,195</p>

<p><br />
The WPL608 shares the same industrial casing and easy installation, but its features are scaled down for slightly less-demanding environments. Print speeds reach 8 inches per second. In addition, the unit includes 8MB SDRAM and 4MB of Flash memory. Peel and print functionality is optional. The WPL608 lists at $849.</p>

<p>"Our reseller partners asked us to develop a ruggedized, feature-rich barcode printer with the affordability and ease-of-use that are the hallmarks of Wasp," said Tom O'Shea, general manager for Wasp. "With the addition of the WPL610 and WPL608, our partners now can select from a complete range of Wasp barcode printers to meet their customers' volume and quality requirements, from the desktop to the busiest warehouse."<br />
The new industrial-grade printers offer a high-volume, rugged alternative to the WPL305 desktop barcode printer, a workhorse that serves a broad audience needing a light to medium-duty barcode printer. Completing the Wasp barcode printer line is the Wasp WPL205 desktop barcode printer, a value-oriented solution for customers only needing direct thermal printing.</p>

<p>About Wasp Barcode Technologies<br />
Wasp Barcode Technologies provides data capture and tracking solutions designed specifically for small business. Products include inventory control, asset tracking, time and attendance, barcode scanners, barcode printers, and point of sale (POS) solutions. Wasp products help small business owners manage their companies more efficiently with improved productivity and profitability. Learn more at www.waspbarcode.com or call 866-547-WASP (9277).</p>


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<h3 id="a022197">Reliance Parkway Capital LP, an Affiliate of Cohen Asset Management, Inc., Completes Sale of Dallas Industrial Real Estate Property</h3>

<p><em>Reliance Parkway Capital LP, an affiliate of Cohen Asset Management, Inc., has sold 2100 Reliance Parkway, a 165,000 square foot single tenant warehouse building located in the Dallas/Fort Worth industrial market. This industrial real estate sale closed on June 26, 2008 to a local Dallas-based user.</em></p>

<p>Bedford, TX (PRWEB) July 22, 2008 -- Reliance Parkway Capital LP, an affiliate of Cohen Asset Management, Inc., has sold 2100 Reliance Parkway, a 165,000 square foot single tenant warehouse building located in the Dallas/Fort Worth industrial market. This industrial real estate sale closed on June 26, 2008 to a local Dallas-based user. Tom Smolik of The Industrial Group represented the Seller in the industrial real estate transaction. </p>

<p>The industrial real estate property was acquired by Cohen Asset Management, Inc. on behalf of Reliance Parkway Capital LP in February of 2004 as part of a sale-leaseback transaction with Marconi Communications ("Marconi"). With Marconi only offering a four-year lease structure the company was able to purchase this industrial real estate asset on an opportunistic basis. Extensive capital improvements and refurbishment monies were spent at the end of the lease term, enabling Cohen Asset Management, Inc. to market the property to users, thereby obtaining a higher sales price.</p>

<p>About Cohen<br />
Cohen Asset Management, Inc., ("CAM"), is a private commercial and industrial real estate investment firm. The firm's relationships extend to high net worth individuals, institutional investors and domestic business entities. Cohen Asset Management, Inc. is an active operator and investor of commercial and industrial real estate assets and has a well-established reputation as a value added investor focusing on commercial and industrial real estate opportunities that are inefficiently priced due to a variety of circumstances such as vacancies, rollover risk, sub-optimal management, inefficient current use, deferred maintenance, long-term undervalued leases or other unfavorable property and market conditions.</p>

<p>Forward looking Statement<br />
Except for the historical facts, the statements in this press release regarding CAM's business activities are forward-looking statements based on the beliefs of, assumptions made by, and information currently available to us about known and unknown risks, trends, uncertainties and factors that are beyond our control or ability to predict. Although we believe that our assumptions are reasonable, they are not guarantees of future performance and some will inevitably prove to be incorrect. As a result, our actual future results can be expected to differ from our expectations, and those differences may be material. Accordingly, investors should use caution in relying on past forward-looking statements to anticipate future results or trends. Except as required by law, we assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements.</p>


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<h3 id="a022196">QSI's QTERM-G55 Selected for New Innovative Teach Pendant for Peak Robotics</h3>

<p><em>The QTERM-G55 rugged operator interface, manufactured by QSI, has been selected as the teach pendant system for the KiNEDx robots, manufactured by Peak Robotics. The KiNEDx is used primarily in laboratory automation applications including drug discovery, genomics, and high throughput screening. The introduction of the QTERM-G55 to the robotic training process substantially impacts the effectiveness and productivity of what can be labor-intensive.</em></p>

<p>Salt Lake City, UT (PRWEB) July 22, 2008 -- When a new robot is installed in a system, the robot is trained by moving its position manually to grasp and move the desired object. Peak Robotics selected the QTERM-G55 because it allows the robot technician to control the robot while standing close to it, saving the technician a substantial amount of time. </p>

<p>'The size and user-friendly functionality of the QTERM-G55 allow us to get close to the robot during the training process, which gives us precise control when positioning the robot," said Patrick Moreland, engineering manager of Peak Robotics. "This is essential for maintaining efficiency, and helps streamline the robotic automation process. Other terminals don't provide such a seamless process for us." </p>

<p>With the G55, technicians have access to the following functionality:</p>

<p>    * Motors can be jogged continuously in joint mode, or incrementally in joint or Cartesian mode; increment size and velocity can be adjusted.<br />
    * The robot can be moved to previously recorded positions, and new positions can be recorded. Position names can be created, modified, and deleted.<br />
    * Digital inputs can be monitored and digital outputs can be controlled.<br />
    * Error messages are displayed on the terminal screen, and errors can be cleared by resetting the robot.</p>

<p><br />
"We are very pleased to be working with Peak Robotics supplying them a handheld interface for their KiNEDx robot," said Karen Stanley, QSI's director of sales. "The QTERM-G55 was designed for this type of application, offering manufacturers a rugged terminal to meet the demands they face in the field and at an affordable price."</p>

<p>For more information on QSI's rugged operator interface terminals, visit www.qsicorp.com. To inquire about the KiNEDx robot or other robotics products, contact visit www.peakrobotics.com.</p>

<p>About QSI Corporation:<br />
Established in 1983, QSI Corporation is a manufacturer of rugged handheld, panel-mount and pedestal-mount terminals for industrial OEMs and commercial vehicle systems integrators. QSI's human machine interface (HMI) and mobile data terminal (MDT) products include character and graphic terminals that are programmable, customizable, CE certified and NEMA 4/12/13 rated. Numerous interfaces are available, including EIA-232, EIA-422, EIA-485, J1708, Ethernet 802.11 b/g, USB and Power-over-Ethernet. QSI excels at designing and building custom and semi-custom terminals able to withstand high levels of shock, vibration, humidity and other environmental parameters. All QSI Corporation products are manufactured in the USA at the company's headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah. For more information, contact QSI Corporation at 801-466-8770 or info @ qsicorp.com.</p>

<p>About Peak Robotics:<br />
Incorporated in 1989, Peak Robotics manufactures robots, microplate storage products and special systems for a variety of industries including: biotech, life sciences, electronics, semiconductor and more. Their group of talented and motivated engineers strives to design and build innovative products incorporating the latest proven technologies. Headquartered in Colorado Springs, with a satellite office in Northern California, they provide their products worldwide through partnerships with several companies. Most manufacturing is done in-house to ensure top quality. Peak Robotics believes in supporting local companies whenever possible and all robots are made in the USA, with most OEM parts also being made in the USA. For more information visit www.peakrobotics.com.</p>


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<h2>August 13, 2008</h2>


<h3 id="a022195">Open Invitation to Join Thriving Microsoft Dynamics GP (Great Plains) User Group</h3>

<p><em>Altico Advisors (www.AlticoAdvisors.com), a Microsoft Certified Partner headquartered in Massachusetts, extends an open invitation to join its thriving Dynamics GP (Great Plains) User Group. All users of GP are welcome to join this interactive group that meets 8 times a year. Participants can choose to attend on-site at Altico's Marlborough, MA office (where refreshments are served) or online through Altico's conferencing service. Either way, there is no cost to join, participate, and reap the benefits.</em></p>

<p>Marlborough, MA (PRWEB) July 22, 2008 -- Altico Advisors, a Microsoft Certified Partner headquartered in Massachusetts, extends an open invitation to join its thriving Dynamics GP (Great Plains) User Group. All users of GP are welcome to join this interactive group that meets 8 times a year. Participants can choose to attend on-site at Altico's Marlborough, MA office (where refreshments are served) or online through Altico's conferencing service. Either way, there is no cost to join, participate, and reap the benefits.     </p>

<p>Ask 5 people to define "User Group" and you're likely to get 5 pretty different answers. That's because the activities of user groups do vary considerably. Some user groups are quite structured while others are more informal. Some include product or vendor presentations, others are more along the lines of a discussion forum, an opportunity to share experiences and ideas about the products being used, and a vehicle for promoting a community among related users - in this case, Microsoft Dynamics GP clients.</p>

<p>Now in its third year, the Altico Dynamics GP User Group combines a formal presentation with an informal discussion period. The members have agreed to define a user group as an open forum designed to promote a community among Microsoft Dynamics GP users with shared goals and interests; an informal setting for exchanging experiences and ideas.</p>

<p>The first hour of each meeting is a presentation on a topic that members have suggested. Topics to date have ranged from a guide to CustomerSource, to GP module overviews, tips and tricks sessions, and demonstrations of applications that enhance GP, such as EthoTech's commission planning or Avalara's program for sales tax compliance and management.</p>

<p>The second hour of each meeting is an open discussion forum where members share success stories, challenges they have yet to resolve, and general or technical questions that other members can often answer. This is always a time for lively, interactive discussion.</p>

<p>Following a summer break, the next meeting will be held on September 18th. All are welcome. Contact Altico Advisors for details and to register.</p>

<p>About Altico Advisors<br />
Headquartered in Massachusetts, Altico Advisors implements and supports business, financial, and customer management software solutions for mid-market companies throughout New England. Altico is a Microsoft Certified Partner specializing in Microsoft Dynamics GP (Great Plains) and CRM systems for manufacturing, distribution, software development companies and service organizations. In addition, Altico provides a wide variety of consulting and advisory services, such as outsourced financial services, business and IT strategy alignment, software selection, and business analytics. www.AlticoAdvisors.com</p>


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<h3 id="a022194">Open Source cyn.in v2 Provides Easy, Affordable and Secure Collaboration and Document Management Capabilities for Teams, Small Businesses and Enterprises</h3>

<p><em>cyn.in, the industry leading Enterprise Collaboration, knowledge management and document management software, is now available as an 'out of the box' software appliance that can be set-up behind your firewall.</em></p>

<p>Wilmington, DE (PRWEB) July 22, 2008 -- Cynapse, provider of Collaboration, Knowledge Management and Document Management software for teams and businesses, has announced cyn.in v2 with value pricing, greater functionality, choice of deployment models and varying professional support levels. </p>

<p>cyn.in is the most powerful and robust open source collaboration software that enables enterprises to setup rich collaboration work spaces for employees, business partners, customers and their entire value network. These workspaces encompass various collaborative applications like wikis, blogs, file sharing repositories, shared event calendars, image galleries and more.</p>

<p>Key Features of cyn.in include:</p>

<p>    </p>

<p>    * Collaborative applications like Wikis, Blogs, File Repositories, Galleries, Event Calendars, Link Directories & Discussions<br />
    *     Enterprise class Content Management capabilities including customizable workflows, rules engine with definable actionables on triggers, version control & bulk management<br />
    *     Lightening fast Live Search displays results as you type, filtering out results on-the-fly to display accurate knowledge results<br />
    *     Smart views allow users to create perspective oriented views of any content based on multiple filtering criteria<br />
    *     XML & Open standards based APIs allow simple extensibility and integration into existing systems.</p>

<p><br />
Detailed features here: http://cyn.in/explore/features</p>

<p>cyn.in Enterprise Edition is available as an On-Premise Appliance and an On-Demand service and comes with live updates, backup features, unlimited users, tested and controlled releases of the software. Customers get priority support, access to full source code as well as a wider choice of deployment options. Simple, per-server pricing ensures NO additional costs for user CALs.</p>

<p>cyn.in Small Business Edition On-Demand SaaS starts as low as $8/user/month, the most economical option to start with an Enterprise 2.0 Collaborative knowledge management system. Small Business On-Premise edition is limited to 50 users, offers live updates with access to round-the-clock ticket -based support.</p>

<p>cyn.in v2 Community Edition software appliance is available for free download here: http://cyn.in/get-cynin/download-cynin</p>

<p>"Customers can choose a cyn.in edition that suits their requirements and support level. The choice of On-Premise Appliance and On-Demand SaaS edition offers customers superior value and priority support. We're excited about cyn.inv2 since Open Source helps companies address budget constraints and robust support gives them the security for their files and documents." said Apurva RoyChoudhury, CEO Cynapse.</p>

<p>IDC recognizes cyn.in in their "India Web 2.0 market report" as a Would-be-challenger to heavy weights like Google, Yahoo in the Internal-Enterprise-Network segment.</p>

<p>cyn.in combines the advantages of knowledge-management, document-management and collaboration to deliver the following Enterprise applications in a single unified environment:</p>

<p>    </p>

<p>    * Document Management with tracking and revision management<br />
    *     Intranet/Extranet systems<br />
    *     Customizable Workflows<br />
    *     Digital Asset Management with shared repositories<br />
    *     Enterprise Wikis<br />
    *     Secure discussion rooms</p>

<p><br />
Take a live demo of the cyn.in here: http://cyn.in/demo-site</p>

<p>cyn.in's ease-of-use is appreciated by small and large organizations hence used in various industries: Media-Marketing agencies, BPOs, KPOs, Accounting-Legal Agencies, Pharmaceuticals, Manufacturing, Architecture, Construction, Education, Telecommunications</p>

<p>Compare cyn.in to similar products such as Microsoft Sharepoint, Confluence, Clearspace, KnowledgeTree, Social Text, Alfresco: http://cyn.in/explore/compare</p>

<p>About Cynapse<br />
Cynapse invents technology that applies to and benefits everyday life.</p>

<p>Cynapse creates software in the domains of collaboration, productivity and content management. For more than 7 years, Cynapse has played an integral role in evolving the way customers interact with their business information and other people.</p>

<p>Cynapse's products: SyncNotes, Transplug and cyn.in cater to a large segment of users: End users to Enterprises. With over 50,000 customers and users worldwide, these products power powerful Fortune 500 companies to small companies globally to leverage their business information strategically.</p>

<p>Cynapse is headquartered in Mumbai, India with operations in the US and Singapore.</p>


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<h3 id="a022193">New BuyDesign® Video from TDCI Illustrates the Power of a Product Configurator for Mass Customization</h3>

<p><em>Guided Selling and Configuration Software Helping Companies in Many Industries Deliver Highly Customized Products at Prices Similar to Those of Mass Produced Products</em></p>

<p>Columbus, OH (PRWEB) July 22, 2008 -- TDCI, Inc. (TDCI), the leading provider of configurator-based software solutions, announced today the launch of a new video to promote the breadth of capabilities of TDCI's Internet-based BuyDesign Guided Selling and Configuration software. The video can be viewed via the TDCI website at www.tdci.com/buydesign. BuyDesign is a comprehensive solution developed to streamline the sales process for customized products. BuyDesign helps companies that manufacture products with a wide range of features, options, and dimensions increase sales by becoming 'easy to do business with' while at the same time reducing order processing time, cost, and errors. </p>

<p>Besides providing an introduction to BuyDesign, the video illustrates the power of product configurators and related technologies in support of mass customization. Mass Customization is the customization and personalization of products and services for individual customers at a mass production price. The concept was first conceived by Stan Davis in "Future Perfect". It was then further developed by Joseph Pine in his book "Mass Customization - The New Frontier in Business Competition".</p>

<p>A further definition comes from an article by Andreas M. Kaplan and Michael Haenlein published in the March, 2006 issue of the Journal for Product Innovation: "Mass customization is a strategy that creates value by some form of company-customer interaction at the fabrication/assembly stage of the operations level to create customized products with production cost and monetary price similar to those of mass-produced products."</p>

<p>In their book titled: "The Customer Centric Enterprise - Advances in Mass Customization and Personalization", Mitchell M. Tseng and Frank T. Piller discussed the reasons why mass customization is growing as a business and production model: "Companies are being forced to react to the growing individualization of demand. At the same time, cost management remains of paramount importance due to the competitive pressure in global markets. Thus, making enterprises more customer centric efficiently is a top management priority in most industries. Mass customization and personalization are key strategies to meet this challenge."</p>

<p>BuyDesign is being used by manufacturers in many different industries as part of their mass customization strategy. Products range from windows, doors and cabinets, to heavy equipment and machinery, HVAC systems, elevators, pumps, computer enclosures, staircases, recreational boats, furniture, apparel, and many others.    </p>

<p>About TDCI and BuyDesign<br />
TDCI (www.tdci.com) specializes in helping manufacturers and their distributors streamline the buying process for customized products. TDCI's BuyDesign® software is a comprehensive web-based guided selling and configuration solution developed to help companies increase sales by becoming 'easy to do business with' while reducing order processing time, cost, and errors. Built using a powerful product configurator, BuyDesign provides modular applications for guided product selection, configuration and visualization, quoting and ordering, drawing and manufacturing data generation, consumer interest creation, intelligent product catalogs, and more.</p>


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<h3 id="a022192">Salazar Packaging, Inc. Introduces Exclusive Line of Recycled and Recyclable Inflatable Air Pillow Void Fill Cushioning</h3>

<p><em>Globe Guard™ Inflatable Air Pillows are the firm's latest advance in bringing eco-friendly and economical secondary packaging to the industrial market.</em></p>

<p>Plainfield, IL (PRWEB) July 22, 2008 -- Inflatable air pillows are a proven void fill winner in terms of cost, efficiency, cleanliness, and quality. Until now, however, there has been one major drawback -- they are traditionally made with a high percentage of virgin polyethylene plastic resin. Salazar Packaging, Inc., a distributor of packaging materials and equipment with a focus on sustainable packaging, today introduced its exclusive line of air pillow cushioning, Globe Guard™ Inflatable Air Pillows, made from 100% recycled plastic material. Shippers now have an inflatable option that combines price, performance, and environmental responsibility. </p>

<p>"Since introducing our Globe Guard 100% recycled content (PCW) boxes, we have been inundated with requests for an environmentally friendly inflatable product," said company president, Dennis Salazar. "We worked hard and long with our partner, Automated Packaging Systems, Inc. (APS), to develop a 100% recycled material that would meet every performance expectation and run perfectly through their equipment."</p>

<p>APS (www.autobag.com), is the packaging industry's leading manufacturer of packaging, bagging, and pouching systems, and is known worldwide as the inventor of Autobag® bagging machines and pre-opened bags. The firm's inflatable systems are highly regarded for their simplicity, reliability, and stout construction. Salazar Packaging will sell Globe Guard air pillows in conjunction with the complete line of APS void fill systems.</p>

<p>Each air pillow is light green and imprinted with the Globe Guard logo and the words, "100% recycled". "The environmental message is quite important," said Salazar. "Today it is critical that your eco message is clear, obvious and consistent to your customer receiving and opening your box. Our Globe Guard void fill and our Globe Guard boxes make it easy for our customers to accomplish those goals."</p>

<p>Inflatable air pillows offer dramatic functional advantages over other void fill materials. Besides having an extremely low unit cost, they reduce inbound and outbound transportation cost and require very little floor storage space, unlike bulky loose fill "peanuts", bubble material, and packaging foams. Salazar observed, "When you add eco-friendly to the mix, Globe Guard™ just might be the perfect void fill."</p>

<p>About Salazar Packaging, Inc.<br />
Headquartered near Chicago, IL, Salazar Packaging is a Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) specializing in packaging design and development, sustainable packaging products and services, and automation of high volume packaging operations. Its product lines include industrial polyethylene and polypropylene shrinkable and non-shrinkable films, stretch wrap films, box sealing tapes, and corrugated products. The firm sells and services a full line of high-speed equipment to shrink, bag, and seal industrial films of all kinds. It represents leading industry manufacturers including Bemis Clysar® shrink film, Autobag® automatic bagging systems, Rennco® vertical packaging equipment, and its own line of environmentally friendly Globe Guard™ packaging products.</p>

<p>About Automated Packaging Systems, Inc.<br />
Automated Packaging Systems, Inc. has been a world leader in designing and manufacturing flexible bag packaging systems for more than 40 years, and is the original inventor of Autobag® bagging machines and pre-opened bags. Today, the firm is the only company manufacturing genuine Autobag brand bags-on-a-roll, SidePouch™ specialty bags, AirPouch™ void-fill bags, and a full line of baggers and bag packaging equipment. Headquartered in Streetsboro, Ohio, APS is a global packaging supplier, with sales, service, and distribution offices located throughout North America and Europe, and more than 25,000 packaging systems in operation worldwide. With five manufacturing plants, Automated Packaging Systems produces more bags-on-a-roll and bagging systems than all competitors combined.</p>


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<h3 id="a022191">Electrophysics Introduces New Near Infrared Camera for R&D Applications</h3>

<p><em>Electrophysics has introduced a new near-infrared imaging camera for use with spectroscopy, laser beam profiling and infrared analysis in the wavelength range from visible to 2 microns.</em></p>

<p>Fairfield , NJ (PRWEB) July 22, 2008 -- Electrophysics has introduced a new near-infrared imaging camera for use with spectroscopy, laser beam profiling and infrared analysis in the wavelength range from visible to 2 microns. The new MicronViewer 7292M is extremely useful for R&D applications requiring high-quality imaging performance, flexibility for image analysis and maximum stability. </p>

<p>The 7292M camera features a separate camera head and control unit facilitating adjustments while the camera is in use. Front panel controls allow for a variety of different optimization methods. Controls for auto/manual gain and black level selection permit the maximum possible contrast enhancement for the most demanding of low contrast imaging applications. Shading controls and gamma correction permit the optimization of image uniformity. A number of interchangeable lenses and filters are available for the MicronViewer which further allows users to optimize the camera for specific applications.</p>

<p>Headquartered in Fairfield, New Jersey, Electrophysics develops advanced near infrared, night vision and thermal imaging systems for use in a host of imaging applications. Since 1969, Electrophysics has maintained its focus on delivering products that reflect the company's exceptional engineering capabilities to meet specific real world demands while keeping pace with rapidly evolving imaging technologies. The company has realized exceptional growth as a result of its customer-centric philosophy and remains firmly committed to continually innovating its products in order to enhance the experience of end-users. Electrophysics is vertically integrated with expertise in complex signal processing, optics, embedded software, PC software applications development and hardware design.</p>


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<h3 id="a022190">BlueCielo Releases InnoCielo Publisher 2008</h3>

<p><em>InnoCielo Meridian Enterprise add-on product automates rendering and publishing of engineering content</em></p>

<p>Rijswijk, The Netherlands (PRWEB) July 22, 2008 -- BlueCielo ECM Solutions, a leading global software company offering Engineering Content Management (ECM) solutions, announced today that it has released InnoCielo Publisher 2008 - the latest version of the optional Publisher add-on for its award-winning ECM solution InnoCielo Meridian Enterprise - which automates the rendering and publishing of engineering content. </p>

<p>In the publishing process, engineering documents are rendered into universally readable formats and stored in a target system such as a Windows folder, an FTP site, Microsoft SharePoint, Documentum or InnoCielo Meridian Enterprise itself. InnoCielo Publisher and its relevant modules make it possible to automate the publishing process, triggered by predefined document lifecycle events or on an ad-hoc basis.</p>

<p>InnoCielo Publisher is used together with InnoCielo Meridian Enterprise by companies such as Areva T&D Systems, Huntsman, Johnson Controls, Pfizer and Siemens in energy/utilities, manufacturing, oil and gas, petrochemical, pharmaceutical and other vertical markets.</p>

<p>"InnoCielo Publisher is a useful extension to InnoCielo Meridian Enterprise which we currently use to manage about 280,000 technical documents. InnoCielo Publisher provides us with a standard approach to the high volume printing of our project documentation and integrates with our system to produce neutral PDFs for easy distribution," comments Alan Painter, business manager - secondary systems of AREVA T&D Systems, an industry leader in solutions for energy transmission and distribution. "With InnoCielo Meridian Enterprise at the front end, InnoCielo Publisher operates invisibly in the background and sends our publishing requirements to our servers in a wholly automated process, cutting out the need for manual, time-consuming effort."</p>

<p>"InnoCielo Publisher and its additional modules make it much easier for organizations to distribute information to departments outside of Engineering in neutral, accessible file formats. Approved documents are also available to collaboration partners at the right time through the right medium," adds Martijn Janmaat, BlueCielo's CEO. "With the entire information exchange process being automated, companies will experience benefits such as shorter turnaround times, greater efficiency and better protection of their intellectual property if external parties are involved."</p>

<p>InnoCielo Publisher 2008 comes with the following enhancements:</p>

<p>    * Queue Management: InnoCielo Meridian Enterprise users can access the publishing queue from the PowerUser or OfficeUser desktop clients, allowing publishing jobs to be viewed, restarted and cancelled.</p>

<p><br />
    * Generic PDF Rendering: This module can render documents in most popular CAD (AutoCAD, Autodesk Inventor, MicroStation, SolidWorks), Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, TXT, HTML), image (JPG, PNG, RLC, BMP, TIF, PCX etc) and fax (CAL, GP4, MIL, RAS) formats into the standard Adobe PDF format.</p>

<p><br />
    * Vista Support: InnoCielo Publisher can be run from all supported Windows operating system environments, including Windows Vista. </p>

<p><br />
    * General Improvements: Tracing, logging and error handling have been enhanced to greatly improve stability and traceability.</p>

<p><br />
The InnoCielo Publisher 2008 release can be further enhanced with the following new modules:</p>

<p>    * PDF Merge module: This module allows multiple documents in different source formats and linked by references or properties to be consolidated into a single PDF rendering. This is particularly useful for documents such as assemblies and sets of project documentation.</p>

<p><br />
    * Developer module: This module allows one to develop and use custom rendering and publishing options. This module in combination with the InnoCielo Publisher Standard Edition replaces the InnoCielo Publisher Framework.</p>

<p><br />
In addition to the new modules above, standard InnoCielo Publisher modules are available for native rendering from AutoCAD, Inventor and Microsoft Office, and for publishing to InnoCielo Meridian Enterprise, the Windows file system and SmartZIP. New modules for publishing to Microsoft SharePoint and Documentum are anticipated soon.</p>

<p>More information on InnoCielo Publisher 2008 can be found at http://www.bluecieloecm.com/products/icp. You can also call us at (800) 323 2926 ext 111 (Toll-free from USA), +1 404 634 3302 (Americas) or +31 (0)70 413 3700 (EMEA).</p>

<p>About BlueCielo ECM Solutions<br />
BlueCielo ECM Solutions provides Engineering Content Management and Application Integration solutions for owner/operators in multiple vertical industries including energy, oil & gas, petrochemical, government, pharmaceutical, and discrete and process manufacturing. BlueCielo has more than two decades of industry experience with over 275,000 users in 50+ countries worldwide. The company has offices in the USA, UK, Russia, Germany and the Netherlands, together with an extensive global network of established partners. BlueCielo ensures a high level of service and support on a truly worldwide scale for its leading software solutions, InnoCielo Meridian Enterprise and InnoCielo TeamWork (formerly AutoManager Meridian and AutoManager TeamWork). For more information, please visit http://www.bluecieloecm.com, or call (800) 323 2926 ext 111 (toll free from the USA), +1 404 634 3302 (Americas) or +31 (0)70 413 3700 (EMEA).</p>

<p>BlueCielo, InnoCielo, Cyco and AutoManager are registered trademarks of BlueCielo ECM Solutions. All other brand names, product names, or trademarks belong to their respective holders. © 2008 BlueCielo ECM Solutions. All rights reserved.</p>


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<h3 id="a022189">Results Reported to the Practicing Perfection Institute Reveal Breakthrough Human Performance and Workplace Safety Improvements Within 14 Months</h3>

<p><em>Institute's new video series details the six sigma secrets your competition does NOT want you to know!</em></p>

<p>Swanzey, New Hampshire (PRWEB) July 21, 2008 -- What would it mean to your organization if you could improve workplace safety, slash errors, and eliminate accidents, all while witnessing sky-rocketing efficiency improvement of more than 70%? Impressive results just released by the Practicing Perfection Institute (PPI) validate that their six sigma enhancing approach is poised to help any organization. </p>

<p>It's a FACT: Human beings are fallible - workplace safety suffers because everyone makes mistakes.</p>

<p>It's ALSO a FACT: There is now proof that a bold new approach to reducing errors in the workplace is crushing all the old paradigms and performance records in six sigma organizations and beyond.</p>

<p>Results just received from three clients of the Practicing Perfection Institute, Inc. (PPI) prove beyond a doubt that this new approach to reducing human error, rooted in six sigma concepts, has profound and almost immediate results.</p>

<p>    * An electrical transmission organization in central Texas reports a 55.2% reduction in the average number of minutes per month of equipment outage caused by human error through integrating PPI's methods.<br />
    * A major electrical transmission/distribution company in the northeastern US reports that PPI's own techniques for workplace safety resulted in an almost 75 percent reduction in human error rate -- even in the midst of massive capital expansion employing multiple contractors!<br />
    * A commercial nuclear power plant was just awarded a STRENGTH by the World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO) for their incorporation of these simple, yet revolutionary, methods</p>

<p>"We are thrilled to see this absolute validation," stated Tim Autrey, CEO of PPI. "This is an entirely new way of addressing the issue of human error. Now that the proof is rolling in, every organization employing human beings should be taking notice and figuring out how they can adopt these (simple) strategies and tools."</p>

<p>Surveys conducted by PPI have identified that the top four worker performance challenges for all organizations, whether six sigma or not, are:</p>

<p>    * How to get workers to "buy-in"<br />
    * How to get leaders, managers and supervisors to provide full and honest support<br />
    * How to get workers to comply with policies and procedures for workplace safety and performance improvement (even when no one is watching)<br />
    * How to effect genuine culture change</p>

<p>In order to achieve truly successful results, the type of results that reflect a genuine culture shift, any workplace safety or performance improvement process must tackle ALL of these challenges.</p>

<p>Additionally, how the process is rolled out is critical. If it is perceived as another mandate from above, another "program of the day," workers will immediately reject it. To be effective, workers must perceive themselves as the driving force.</p>

<p>In an effort to help organizations of all sizes and types enhance their six sigma practices by taking advantage of these entirely new tactics for reducing human error, enhancing workplace safety and improving performance, PPI is releasing a series of free online instructional videos over the next couple of weeks. The videos (as well as a Priority Dispatch detailing the successes mentioned above) can be accessed at http://www.practicingperfectioninstitute.com/strategies/jr.htm.</p>

<p>For more information, contact:<br />
Tim Autrey<br />
tim.autrey(at)practicingperfectioninstitute.com<br />
Phone: 877-832-9492<br />
Cell Phone: 802-380-4405</p>

<p>For additional info cited in release: http://www.practicingperfectioninstitute.com/strategies/jr.htm<br />
Corporate site: http://www.PracticingPerfectionInstitute.com<br />
Blog site: http://www.hufactor.com</p>


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<h3 id="a022188">Largest Silicon Drift Detector Delivered to NASA by Princeton Gamma-Tech Instruments</h3>

<p><em>Princeton Security Technology Inc.'s (OTC BB: PSGY.OB) wholly owned subsidiary, Princeton Gamma-Tech Instruments, announces expanded capabilities in silicon drift detectors for X-Ray Spectroscopy; large 100mm2 surface area silicon drift detectors represent the largest detector of this type in the industry</em> </p>

<p>Princeton, NJ (PRWEB) July 21, 2008 -- Princeton Security Technology Inc.'s (OTC BB: PSGY.OB) wholly owned subsidiary, Princeton Gamma-Tech Instruments, has announced its latest advancement in the area of X-ray spectroscopy. The delivery of a 100 mm2 surface area silicon drift detector system to NASA breaks new ground. Not only is this detector the largest commercially available silicon drift detector, but the light element detection is without equal in the industry. PGT can now deliver spectrometers that provide excellent performance with detection to the Carbon Ka.</p>

<p>"Our ongoing support of various NASA space research programs emphasizes our commitment to the broader technical community," commented Linda Keifer, PGT Customer Services Manager. "We value each customer's application as an opportunity to broaden our product line."</p>

<p>Princeton Gamma Tech Instruments has brought leadership and technical innovation to the semiconductor gamma and X-ray detection field for over 35 years. Recent accomplishments include a state-of-the-art isotope identification technology for fixed and portable applications and a scalable software control application for the rapid deployment of multiple sensors. The corporation offers an online catalog of off the shelf products and services, as well as a distributor network domestically and internationally. Visit http://www.pgt.com.</p>

<p>Press Contact:<br />
Juhani Taskinen<br />
Princeton Gamma-Tech Instruments<br />
609-924-7310 x310</p>


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<h3 id="a022187">Intertek Launches Mexico's NOM Certification With Reception For Industry And Government Leaders</h3>

<p><em>Intertek has formally launched its NOM Certification Service for product entry into Mexico with a reception for industry and government leaders. With this new service, global manufacturers now have greater choice in their testing and certification providers.</em></p>

<p>Boxborough, MA (PRWEB) July 21, 2008 -- Intertek (LSE: ITRK), a global leader in testing, inspection and certification, announced that it has been accredited and approved as a Certification Body (Accreditation and Approval code: 61/08) by the General Direction of Standards (DGN) of the Secretaría de Economía in Mexico. As an accredited certification body, Intertek may test for product safety and issue the NOM Mark for Mexican market entry. Intertek is now the first and only global testing organization with local operations in Mexico offering independent testing to NOM Standards as well as final NOM Certification -- which is mandatory for more than 2,000 product categories being sold in Mexico. </p>

<p>To formally launch the program, Intertek hosted a number of industry leaders and government dignitaries who were instrumental in opening the certification process to competition. Until recently, the NOM Certification program was solely managed by two Mexican Certification Bodies (ANCE and NYCE). Today the program allows additional Product Certification Organizations that meet strict requirements, such as Intertek, the ability to offer the NOM Certification.</p>

<p>A brief presentation was made by Rich Adams, Vice President of Engineering, Intertek, followed by a panel forum of distinguished leaders including: Carlos Martinez, DGN (SE); David Hurtado, American Chamber; Fabian Hernandez, EMA; and Karen Zens, US Commercial Service. The brief ceremony was followed by a networking reception for all guests in attendance at the Nikko Hotel in Mexico City.</p>

<p>"This event, as well as the DGN's approval of Intertek as a Certification Body in general, highlights Intertek's commitment to the Mexican marketplace and to the safety of its consumers," stated Mr. Adams following the event. "We are the only global laboratory to offer both testing and certification service locally in Mexico."</p>

<p>Intertek, with more than 400 professionals employed in Mexico, has maintained a presence in-country for over 30 years and offers a true North-American certification solution through a single source. The Company is accredited to test and certify to a range of NOM standards, from small household appliances to commercial IT products, including:<br />
- NOM-001-SCFI-1993: "Electronic apparatus, household electronic, apparatus for different sources of electrical power, safety requirements and testing methods for type approval."<br />
- NOM-003-SCFI-2000: "Safety requirements in household and similar electrical appliances."<br />
- NOM-016-SCFI-1993: "Electronic apparatus for use in office and operated by different sources of electrical power safety requirements and testing methods."<br />
- NOM-019-SCFI-1998: "Safety of data processing equipment."</p>

<p>A dedicated Intertek team of NOM experts will help manufacturers determine which standards are most applicable for their products, and how to most efficiently complete their testing and certification project. For more information contact 1-800-WORLDLAB.</p>

<p>Contacts<br />
For further information, please contact<br />
Derek Silva,<br />
Manager, Americas Service Marketing<br />
Telephone: +1-978-263-2662</p>

<p>About Intertek's testing and certification services<br />
The Commercial & Electrical division of Intertek provides testing and certification services, including product safety testing and certification, electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) testing, performance testing, and management systems certification. These services provide global market access to customers in industries such as building products and materials. Visit www.intertek-etlsemko.com for further information or to contact your local Intertek office.</p>

<p>About Intertek<br />
Intertek is a leading international provider of quality and safety services to a wide range of global and local industries. Partnership with Intertek brings increased value to customers' products and processes, ultimately supporting their success in the global market place. Intertek has the experience, expertise, resources and global reach to support its customers through their network of more than 1000 laboratories and offices, 21,000 people in 110 countries around the world. For more information, visit www.intertek.com.</p>


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<h3 id="a022186">Internet Marketing Company Lazword.com Inc. Celebrates 10th Year in Business</h3>

<p><em>New Jersey based Internet Marketing and Website development services company, Lazworld.com Inc, celebrates its 10th year in business. As one of the oldest internet marketing companies online, the company provides consulting and management services that define, develop, improve, expand, and manage an entire online presence for small-to-medium-size businesses in any industry.</em></p>

<p>Belmar, NJ (PRWEB) July 21, 2008 -- Internet marketing and website development company, Lazworld.com Inc., is celebrating 10 years of business. Lazworld, one of the oldest internet marketing companies online is a cutting edge internet marketing company with a focus on providing custom internet marketing programs. The company provides consulting and management services for small-to-medium-size businesses in any industry that define, develop, improve, expand, and manage an entire online presence </p>

<p>Lazworld.com founder, David Lazar, gives credit for the company's success back to those who have helped it develop from its conception. "We would like to thank our customers and business partners for contributing to the achievements of this milestone," Lazar said. "On the marketing side, we remain committed to using our internet marketing programs/services, with consulting to generate the best possible results for our clients. On the development side, we strive to re-design and build custom websites that work beyond our customers' expectations. Our extensive history, training, and focused methodologies coupled with our drive to provide customers with superior internet marketing results, has paid off".</p>

<p>Lazworld is one of the first one-hundred companies ever certified as a Google Advertising Professional; Lazworld is a certified Yahoo and MSN/Microsoft advertising partner, and a member of SEMPO.org. Lazworld has published one of the most comprehensive internet marketing glossaries online at Internet Marketing Glossary. The company was one of the first to provide internet marketing consulting and management services, first to leverage micro/mini websites to expand an internet marketing strategy, and has had a positive track record of creating internet marketing strategies that use ethical best practice methodologies and keep its customers ahead of competitors.</p>

<p>In 10 years, the service offerings have remained constant always focusing on Internet Marketing and website development. "Since the relationship between internet marketing and website development is very important our product and service offerings reflect and balance the marketing-design relationship." Lazar said "We know that if a website does not work, it can be changed and tested or re-designed and tested until it does work."</p>

<p>While the Lazworld product and service offerings have remained constant they have been fine-tuned to keep current with client needs, industry trends, changes, and best practices. The company combines a mixture of various internet marketing avenues that are 100% custom for each client website they promote. And the company offers internet marketing products and services that include: pay per click, search engine optimization, website analytics, keyword services, online media buying, strategy development, custom consulting, and more. The company has a history of working with Google, Yahoo, and other search engines.</p>

<p>With a strong record of business success and customer satisfaction, Lazworld.com looks back at the past 10 years with pride and looks forward to the next 10 with great anticipation, continuing to forge the path of providing leading internet marketing and website development services for small- to-medium-size business. For more information visit the website at http://www.lazworld.com or phone 1-866-422-8911.</p>

<p>About Lazworld.com Inc.<br />
Lazworld.com was founded in 1998 and offers a suite of leading edge, proven, internet marketing and web development management and consulting services to help you define, develop, improve, expand, and manage an entire online presence. Lazworld.com is one of the oldest and most respected Internet Marketing companies in the world with an impeccable reputation and an extensive list of satisfied clients. For more information visit the website at http://www.lazworld.com.</p>

<p>Contact Information:   <br />
David Lazar<br />
President and Founder - Lazworld.com Inc.<br />
Office (732) 280-8069<br />
Fax (732) 280-7635 E-mail<br />
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<h3 id="a022185">SAP Software, Consulting and Professional Services Company SophLogic Moves to New Location Following Expansion of Operations</h3>

<p><em>Florida-based SAP partner SophLogic moves headquarters to more than triple its office space as the company expands its service and product offerings. In the past year, the company has developed several new partnerships and added new SAP solutions to offer complete turnkey business management solutions to small and midsized enterprises.</em></p>

<p>Tampa, FL (PRWEB) July 21, 2008 -- Leading North American SAP software, SAP consulting and professional services company SophLogic Global LLC announces it has moved its headquarters to a larger location to accommodate expanding operations. Over the past year, the company has forged new partnerships with industry-leading organizations including SAP America, Business Objects, Trimergo, BoyumIT, Kaplan IT Learning, Security Weaver and dozens of others to offer a broader range of SAP solutions and solution stacks along with its SAP consulting and professional services, including business management software for small and midsize companies. SophLogic is now located in the Braden Woods Office Park at 9135 58th Drive East in Bradenton, Fla. </p>

<p>SophLogic helps companies in manufacturing, wholesale distribution, professional services, retail and other industries streamline operations with the worldwide industry-leading business management software, SAP. Expanding beyond its thriving SAP professional services, implementation and SAP consulting business for Fortune 500 firms, SophLogic has broadened its scope over the past year to offer SAP software solutions for small-to-midsized enterprises. Specifically, SophLogic sells and implements SAP Business One, SAP Business All-in-One, SAP Business All-in-One fast-start and the entire suite of Business Objects business intelligence software, including Crystal Reports and Xcelsius. A partnership with Trimergo has also helped drive the company's growth in SAP solutions for project-based businesses with software that offers project-based coordination between materials, capacity and planning within specific budgets and timeframes. The company has also expanded its SAP training offering with key partnerships including with Kaplan IT Learning.</p>

<p>"This past year has seen us grow significantly with the addition of several new strategic partnerships and SAP solutions, allowing us to offer our clients leading edge solutions and solution stacks," commented Michael Bovaird, President of SophLogic. "Working with SAP at the forefront of making its leading ERP software available to small-to-midsize companies has been exciting, and we're pleased to have been selected from among a limited number of partners to offer solutions such as the SAP Business All-in-One fast-start program. Now many organizations for whom SAP solutions might have been previously out of reach are realizing company-wide benefits from their customized solutions within weeks. We've acquired some of the best SAP consulting talent and we are seeing fantastic results. We have several SAP projects on the go right now for small and mid-sized organizations, and I am pleased to say all are proceeding successfully. For us, making the move to a larger location had simply become a necessity."</p>

<p>The new headquarters for the SAP consulting and professional services company more than tripled the SophLogic headquarters' office space. The new location underwent extensive renovations prior to the move and now includes expanded facilities for hosting SAP training events for clients.</p>

<p>SophLogic is also recruiting SAP talent for several positions such as SAP consultants, SAP contractors and SAP analysts. Experienced candidates are encouraged to learn more and apply for SAP jobs at http://www.sapjobs.sophlogic.com</p>

<p>About SophLogic<br />
A North American-based SAP consulting and professional services company, SophLogic Global LLC offers complete turnkey implementations of SAP solutions addressing every aspect required for success - the platforms, people and processes - from one source. An end-to-end provider of SAP business management solutions, the company allows small and midsize enterprises to realize maximum benefits quickly and cost effectively with SAP business solutions, SAP consulting and professional services, SAP training and documentation, SAP recruiting, SAP optimization and support services, and business intelligence tools. SophLogic is a Business Objects Gold Partner and an SAP authorized channel partner for SAP Business One and SAP Business All-in-One solutions and is the only SAP partner qualified to offer the SAP Business All-in-One fast-start program in the Southeast US. SophLogic is based in Bradenton, Florida, with offices throughout North America. For more information, please call 877-SOPHLOGIC, email media @ sophlogic.com or www.sophlogic.com.</p>


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<h3 id="a022184">Study Shows Tarping System Boosts Fuel Efficiency of Trucks by up to 9 Percent and Cuts Costs</h3>

<p><em>Tests prove that the use of tarping can help dump truck owners conserve gas and lower their fuel costs. Using tarping from companies such as Pulltarps can improve efficiency 3 to 9 percent for each truck.</em></p>

<p>El Cajon, CA (PRWEB) July 21, 2008 -- Truckers may not be able to do anything about the rising price of gasoline, but they can cover their load with a tarp to help lower fuel costs. Research shows that using a tarping system can improve the fuel usage of dump trucks by 3 to 9 percent. The study was jointly conducted by UK-based tipping gear manufacturer HARSH Ltd. and MIRA, a leading international provider of product engineering, research and testing. </p>

<p>In a series of tests, the companies proved that covering a truck's bed with sheeting helps to maintain optimum airflow over the rest of the vehicle. By maximizing the truck's operating performance can lower fuel usage--whether the truck is carrying a load or empty.</p>

<p>"This is a huge opportunity for truck fleets and individual drivers to save money and create a positive response by enhancing the public's safety at the same time," said William McRea CEO of Pulltarps Manufacturing Inc. "Drivers can advertise that they are tarping up their dump trucks for 'your safety and to save fuel.'"</p>

<p>While the compelling research was conducted by a UK company, the principle is universal and applicable anywhere. Trucking companies in the United States can also use a tarping system to save fuel and money, according to McRea. "At current fuel costs, most tarps systems offered by Pulltarps Manufacturing Inc. will pay for themselves within six months," he said.</p>

<p>Pulltarps, manufactures a line of American-made tarping systems for the dump truck and hauling industry. All of the company's products are made at its California plant by in-house engineering experts. "This ensures the uniformity and high quality of every part," McRea said.</p>

<p>The Pulltarps brand is well-known as a manufacturer of premium tarping systems. The company offers full spectrum of advance tarping solutions for covering dump trucks and dump trailers. Recently the company added lumber tarps and waste industry tarps to its line of high-quality tarping solutions. To learn more about the fuel-saving benefit of tarping systems, contact William McRea or visit www.pulltarps.com.</p>

<p>About Pulltarps Manufacturing Inc.<br />
A privately-owned company, Pulltarps Manufacturing Inc. has been making premium, reliable and cost-effective tarping solutions for the construction industry for nearly two decades. The company has distinguished itself as a true innovator, introducing the latest technology for dump trucks and trailers. The company invented the "Pulltarp" Semi-Automatic window shade style dump truck tarp systems to make tarping safer, faster and easier. The system is the only one of its kind that features a fully-welded, 12-gauge-steel housing and Pulltarp's exclusive external ratchet adjustment. Pulltarps is headquartered in El Cajon, Calif.</p>

<p>Contact:<br />
Rick Cerda<br />
Sales Manager<br />
619-449-8860</p>


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<h3 id="a022183">Welders Supply of Louisville Brings Hot Deals to 39th Annual NSRA Nationals</h3>

<p><em>Street Rod Enthusiasts who visit Welders Supply booth get exclusive low-pricing at show.</em></p>

<p>Louisville, KY (PRWEB) July 21, 2008 -- As street rodders gather in Louisville for the 39th annual Street Rod Nationals, held this year from Thursday, July 31 through Sunday, August 3rd on the grounds of the Kentucky Exposition Center, Welders Supply, a welding equipment company, will again be there to offer incredible deals from their exhibitor booth. This family-friendly event features a swap meet, hundreds of commercial exhibits and the world's largest display of street rods. </p>

<p>"The Street Rod Nationals should be more exciting than ever this year," according to Larry Simpson, Business Manager of Welders Supply. "We're really thrilled to be offering some exclusive discounts on some of the best products in the industry to everyone who comes by our booth during the Nationals. These will definitely be our best prices of the year."</p>

<p>This year Welders Supply, located in exhibitor booth #1212, will feature top of the line brands and products, including Hypertherm Plasma Cutters, Miller Electric Welders and Plasma Cutters, Lincoln Electric Welders, and ArcOne Automatic Darkening Welding Helmets. Welders Supply will also feature the Python Welding Helmet, just released to the market by ArcOne.</p>

<p>About Welders Supply:<br />
Welders Supply Company, located at 335 Boxley Avenue in Louisville, Kentucky, specializes in distributing welding equipment, gases, and supplies. Welders Supply has been in business since 1948, and service is their first priority. To better serve their customers, over $2 million worth of equipment and supplies are in stock at all times. Their entire inventory includes over 250 welding machines and 500,000 pounds of various welding filler metals. Welders Supply ensures that their employees are always up-to-date by frequently sending them to supplier-sponsored training and seminars. The company has facilities in-house for product demonstration and they also conduct employee and customer training. Welders Supply also offers a full range of welding equipment and supplies through their online store at www.weldersource.com.</p>


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<h3 id="a022181">Macau.com Partners Asia Adult Expo as Official Online Travel Company</h3>

<p><em>Macau.com is the official online travel partner for this year's Asia Adult Expo (AAE) in Macau.</em></p>

<p>Macau (PRWEB) July 20, 2008 -- MACAU.COM (www.macau.com), the leading online destination marketing and travel company in Macau is the official online travel agency for this year's Asia Adult Expo (AAE). </p>

<p>Held in Macau from December 4 - 7, AAE 2008 is one of the largest international trade events in Asia dedicated to showcasing and providing an understanding of adult-related products and services. The event, which will take place at the Venetian Macao-Resort-Hotel, will give international buyers and manufacturers an ideal environment to network, explore new markets and products, and discuss market trends.</p>

<p>In line with AAE's aim to provide education on sexual health, the Hong Kong-Macau Sex Cultural Festival, with forums, talks and performances on sex health services will also be held concurrently.</p>

<p>As AAE's official travel partner, Macau.com is offering participants and exhibitors exclusive customized packages for Macau's best hotels and attractions as discounted rates. A specially customized AAE microsite on Macau.com will provide selected travel and exhibition information. Regular e-newsletters will be sent to AAE participants and visitors, containing the latest hot deals in town and a Macau entertainment booklet will be designed specifically for the event.</p>

<p>"We are very pleased to partner the Asia Adult Expo, as it highlights what is a booming industry in the region in such a positive manner, while helping to educate and promote safety and awareness among the public," says Christina Siaw, Macau.com's CEO. She adds: "Macau.com's role will be to organize the best deals on accommodation in Macau for all participants, and also help to give them a well-rounded view of Macau as a city of culture, top-notch facilities and world-class entertainment."</p>

<p>Kenny Lo, CEO of Vertical Expo Services Company Limited, the organizer of AAE says: "Our partnership with Macau.com allows us to make full use of their strong ties with the local hoteliers and intimate knowledge of Macau to ensure that AAE is a successful event. By working together, I am confident that AAE will be a comprehensive platform for trade, education, understanding and interaction, and a place where international buyers and sellers can explore business opportunities."</p>

<p>ABOUT MACAU.COM<br />
Macau.com is the premier web portal and online travel agency for hotel accommodation, packaged tour products for Macau and the Pearl Delta Region. With a secure and technologically advanced online booking engine, Macau.com's services are targeted at Macau-bound travelers coming from Mainland China, Hong Kong and high growth-tourist areas including Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Australia and North Asian markets such as Japan and Korea. The company is owned by MKW Capital Management, a private equity firm with investments in Macau based businesses including international airline VIVA Macau.</p>

<p>ABOUT VERTICAL EXPO SERVICES COMPANY<br />
Vertical Expo Services Company Limited (VES) is a Hong Kong based company specializing in organizing vertical trade and public events for various industries.</p>


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<h3 id="a022180">Despatch Industries Sells Twenty Laboratory Ovens into New Product Testing Facility in China</h3>

<p><em>Despatch Industries is proud to announce the recent sale of twenty laboratory testing ovens to a world-leading company in product safety certification. This company provides thermal property testing for different consumer and industrial products and has recently opened a new facility in China featuring a 2000 square meter testing lab.</em></p>

<p>Minneapolis, Minn. (PRWEB) July 20, 2008 -- Despatch Industries is proud to announce the recent sale of twenty laboratory testing ovens to a world-leading company in product safety certification. This company provides thermal property testing for different consumer and industrial products and has recently opened a new facility in China featuring a 2000 square meter testing lab. </p>

<p>"Our customer will be utilizing these ovens to test the thermal properties of certain products and devices for safety and durability," says Steve Eul, Despatch Sales. "We were able to design and engineer a custom oven to meet our customer's very specific testing needs."</p>

<p>The custom lab ovens comply with ASTM specifications and have D5423-93 designation. Despatch was also able to meet the Type II oven specifications that competing manufacturers could not. Engineering, project management and service teams worked together in the field, making several visits to the facility to ensure all necessary requirements were met.</p>

<p>Safety certification and testing for many Chinese manufactured products was previously done in the United States. Now, with this new facility, the same testing can be performed in China and will be more convenient and time efficient for product manufacturers.</p>

<p>"Standards for safety are essential to helping ensure public safety and confidence, reduce costs and improve quality and reliability," says Steve Eul. "It is great to see that China is taking steps to create a safer environment for consumers by investing in local testing and certification."</p>

<p>Since its inception in 1902, Despatch Industries has worked at the forefront of thermal processing technology. Building on the company's foundation of expertise in engineering and manufacturing, Despatch has grown to become a global supplier of innovative equipment in some of the world's most sophisticated industries, including: photovoltaic energy, carbon fiber materials, medical devices and electronic components.</p>


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<h3 id="a022179">ChemArt, A US Ornament Manufacturer, Creates Judaic Heritage Line of Products</h3>

<p><em>ChemArt celebrates the great tradition and heritage of the Jewish culture with the introduction of the Judaic Heritage Collection. These keepsakes are meaningful and heartfelt. They resonate with this great culture by blending the craftsmanship of our artisans with the symbolism deeply rooted in the customs and symbols of Judaism. This sense of pride, devotion, family and place are passed from generation to generation.</em></p>

<p>Lincoln, RI (PRWEB) July 19, 2008 -- ChemArt celebrates the great tradition and heritage of the Jewish culture with the introduction of the Judaic Heritage Collection. These judaic keepsakes are meaningful and heartfelt. They resonate with this great culture by blending the craftsmanship of our artisans with the symbolism deeply rooted in the customs and symbols of Judaism. This sense of pride, devotion, family and place are passed from generation to generation. </p>

<p>ChemArt is typically known for its beautifully detailed 24kt gold Christmas ornaments. The company's recent exploration into various multi-cultural markets led to an awareness of exacting symbolism for many cultures and faiths. It also uncovered a shift in the internal culture of the company. "This idea is an evolution of a trend we continuously uncover in our own employee base as well as in the marketplace," explains Deb Parkinson, VP of Sales and Marketing for ChemArt. "The study of multiculturalism led us down many paths of spiritual visual reference and the themes that are found in a variety of faiths. We recognize the beauty and elegance of the traditional iconography of the Jewish faith. This line is, for us, a natural extension of what we do best - creating keepsakes for special moments in time."</p>

<p>The collection includes six icons that celebrate life, good fortune, happiness, good wishes, blessings and fidelity. Each keepsake is etched in solid brass and finished with shimmering silver plate or sparkling 24 karat gold. Each is packages in a silver foiled window gift box with a blue insert.</p>

<p>About ChemArt</p>

<p>For thirty years, ChemArt has served as the premiere designer and manufacturer of photo‐chemically etched decorative ornaments and collectibles in the United States. A Veteran‐Owned Small Business (VOSB) established in 1976, ChemArt also specializes in the manufacture of precision etched parts and components demanding exacting tolerance requirements. Fully integrated from design through distribution, ChemArt provides products for the giftware industry, electronic and industrial applications and fundraising ventures. It currently licenses the Baldwin brand of distinctive ornaments and manufactures, sells and markets the official White House Ornament collection in retail locations across the country. The company, located in Lincoln, Rhode Island, has produced "Keepsakes Etched in Time" on premises for the White House Historical Association, the U.S. Capitol, the CIA, the National Corvette Museum, Habitat for Humanity, the Jimmy Fund, Ellis Island & Statue of Liberty Foundation, Notre Dame University, the American Red Cross, and the Texas State Capitol Preservation Board. For consistency in quality, ChemArt maintains its certification in ISO 9001:2000. For more information, visit the ChemArt website.</p>


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<h3 id="a022178">Colter & Peterson Announces Worldwide Distribution Deal</h3>

<p><em>Company Offers Prism-HPM, Saber Cutters, C&P Peripheral in More Than 41 Countries</em></p>

<p>Paterson, NJ (PRWEB) July 19, 2008 - Colter & Peterson announces that it has reached distribution agreements with agents in more than 41 countries worldwide to offer Prism-HPM and Saber paper cutters as well as C&P Peripheral from Knorr Systeme.</p>

<p>This marks the first time that Colter & Peterson, the largest independent distributor of paper cutters and paper handling equipment in North America, will be distributing its products around the world. </p>

<p>"Having installed over 2,000 machines in North America over the past 15 years, we feel now is the right time for us to approach the global market," says Bruce Peterson, President of Colter & Peterson. "We have a very powerful lineup with two ranges of paper cutters and a full complement of paper handling equipment. All our distributors will have a full package to offer customers."</p>

<p>Another factor influencing the opportunity to begin distributing products in Europe is that Colter & Peterson now has a partner in the United Kingdom to provide real time parts, service and technical support. "Being able to provide support directly from Europe gives us a base of operations to launch our products outside of North America," says Peterson.</p>

<p>About Colter & Peterson: Colter & Peterson is the largest independent distributor of paper cutters and paper handling equipment in North America. Founded in 1932, C&P now employees over 70 people working out of four locations in New Jersey, Iowa, and California. C&P is the manufacturer of the Microcut line of retrofit back gauge controllers and the worldwide distributor of Prism-HPM and Saber paper cutters as well as C&P Peripheral equipment. It is also the North American distributor for all Schneider Engineering products as well as Horauf three knife trimmers. C&P has purchased the Harris-Seybold and Dexter-Lawson line of paper cutters and provides service and support for those models of machines as well.</p>


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<h3 id="a022182">Summit Publishing Company Announces Greener Package Website and Sustainable Packaging Awards Competition</h3>

<p><em>The publishers of Packaging World announce the 2008 launch of GreenerPackage.com, a sustainable packaging Website, and a companion competition, the Greener Package Awards.</em></p>

<p>Chicago, IL (PRWEB) July 21, 2008 -- Throughout the packaging value chain, from packaging materials suppliers to the retailers who sell products to consumers, companies are increasingly focused on making packaging more sustainable. Summit Publishing Company, publishers of Packaging World magazine, announces the development of a new Website and awards competition to help professionals ascend the sustainable learning curve more rapidly. GreenerPackage.com (http://www.greenerpackage.com) will offer tools and resources for materials suppliers, package design and development professionals and packagers who strive to make environmentally responsible business decisions. </p>

<p>With a target launch in the fourth quarter of 2008, GreenerPackage.com will offer four assets for packaging suppliers and end-users: a continuously updated directory of the latest sustainable packaging materials; an interactive forum, staffed and moderated by industry experts; a news blog, complemented with interpretation and analysis of current developments; and a sustainable packaging awards database, allowing packagers to submit and learn from sustainable progress made by their colleagues and competitors. Packages that have made significant progress towards sustainability can be entered in the Greener Package Awards competition, slated to debut in the fourth quarter of 2009.</p>

<p>GreenerPackage.com builds on the knowledge and experience Summit's Packaging World team has developed within the sustainable arena. In 2003, Packaging World published groundbreaking coverage of the Cradle-to-Cradle design concept. This cover story was a catalyst for a meeting of industry professionals who became the founding members of the Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC). Over the years, Packaging World has continued to report on sustainability developments and in 2007 published the Field Guide to Sustainable Packaging, now in its second edition. Shortly thereafter, Packaging World published an exclusive interview with Sam's Club Director of Packaging regarding progress on Wal-Mart's packaging scorecard and related issues.</p>

<p>Packaging World publisher Joe Angel, comments on GreenerPackage.com. "This new site offers an excellent opportunity to combine our resources and those of the packaging community into a focused, interactive resource for advancing environmentally responsible packaging. GreenerPackage.com expands on what we can offer via our magazine, Web site and e-newsletters. We look forward to building GreenerPackage.com into a state-of-the-art resource for packagers, and to celebrating excellence through the Greener Package Awards competition."</p>

<p>About Summit Publishing Company</p>

<p>Chicago-based Summit Publishing Company is an integrated media publisher offering business information for packaging professionals. Print magazines include flagship monthly Packaging World (www.packworld.com); the annual PACK EXPO Showcase; quarterly Healthcare Packaging magazine; and Contract Packaging magazine, published three times annually. In addition to packaging e-newsletters such as Shelf Impact!, Summit Publishing Company also produces Web casts and conferences for packaging professionals.</p>


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<h3 id="a022177">PPi Technologies Global Inc. Featured in Tampa Bay Business Journal</h3>

<p><em>PPi Technologies Global Inc., a manufacturer of pouch and tray packaging machine systems, was recently featured in the Tampa Bay Business Journal.</em></p>

<p>Sarasota, FL (PRWEB) July 19, 2008 -- Ppi Technologies Global Inc., a manufacturer of pouch and tray packaging machine systems, was included in Tampa Bay Business Journal's list of High-tech product developers/manufacturers. The weekly business journal provides the area's latest breaking business news, resources, reports and advice. </p>

<p>The article titled "High-tech product developers/manufacturers ranked by revenue" lists the top ranking product developers in the Tampa Bay area. PPi Technologies Global Inc. was ranked No. 11 and has a total of 33 employees. The company is privately held and was founded in 1996. R. Charles Murray is the Chairman and CEO.</p>

<p>In 2005, PPi Technologies Global Inc. saw revenue of $13 million; $16 million in 2006; and $22 million in 2007. The company specializes in fill-seal; form-fitment-fill; form-fill seal; pouch making; laboratory equipment; ancillary equipment; spout fitment; tray sealers; E-Source end-of-line; and Flexsource consumables. Today PPi Technologies Global Inc. is the largest supplier of StandUp pouch machinery in North America.</p>

<p>For more information, visit www.ppitechnologies.com.</p>

<p>About PPi Technologies Global Inc.:</p>

<p>PPi Technologies Global Inc. was started in 1996 by Stuart C. Murray to sell machinery that manufactures pouches with slider and press-to-close zippers from printed laminated roll stock films. PPi Technolgies Global Inc. also offers prefabricated pouches with spout fitments. Their mission is offer the best global StandUp pouch and tray solutions available, covering a full range of products from semi-automatic to high speed continuous motion machinery. The company specializes in fill-seal; form-fitment-fill; form-fill seal; pouch making; laboratory equipment; ancillary equipment; spout fitment; tray sealers; E-Source end-of-line; and Flexsource consumables.</p>


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<h3 id="a022176">Effigent Announces Debut of PowerEasy for the Mac</h3>

<p><em>Effigent Inc announces PowerEasy Suite, an accounting solution for small and medium size enterprises, generally available. Prospective partners and customers are invited to get a feel of the product and see how powerful and advanced PowerEasy is in comparison to other existing products on the Mac platform.</em></p>

<p>San Jose, CA (PRWEB) July 18, 2008 -- Effigent Inc. announced that its flagship product, PowerEasy Suite, has had a successful beta program, and is now generally available. PowerEasy takes advantage of the new features of Mac OS X Leopard, as well as integration with the iPhone. The PowerEasy solution enables small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to manage key accounting sales and purchasing operations in a single integrated system, which includes financials, distribution, and time and billing. </p>

<p>In the past few months, Effigent has implemented PowerEasy for five customers who have appreciated the product for its usability, performance and customer support. There are several more who have signed up for implementing PowerEasy at their workplace.</p>

<p>PowerEasy gives companies the power to run their growing business needs. When looking for a financial solution that provides extensive reporting capabilities, unmatched ease-of-use, and the ability to grow with requirements, PowerEasy solution is sure to draw appreciation.</p>

<p>Apple's typical look and feel is seen throughout the application. Virtually everyone with little or no computing experience, can operate the software. You can get more details from the PowerEasy.com website</p>

<p>In the coming months Effigent has plans to expand its customer base. To achieve this, Effigent is looking for channel partners who can ride the wave of success along with it and reap rich dividends. Five channel partners have already signed up. To have an Effigent representative contact you register at the PowerEasy Partner Registration.</p>

<p>Effigent has a dedicated support team, which ensures that customer needs are catered to during the implementation and later too. The development team is constantly working to build the next version of the product based on feature requests from clients, prospects, and channel partners.</p>

<p>About Effigent<br />
Effigent, Inc. is a privately held software company with its principal offices in San Jose, California. It specializes in delivering powerful, easy-to-use, enterprise-class applications leveraging Apple technologies to small and medium size businesses. Additional information on Effigent can be obtained from Effigent.com.</p>


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<h3 id="a022175">Holy Summer Thriller, Batman! It's Showtime for Napa's Gold Medal, Super-Hero Wine!</h3>

<p><em>Rich. Stunning. Bold. The audience cheered as Napa Valley's Super-Hero wine producer, Scott Harvey exclaimed, "These wines bring out the Superhero in all of us. Super-Villains don't stand a chance."</em> </p>

<p>Napa Valley, Calif. (PRWEB) July 18, 2008 -- Gold Medal winning Napa Valley wine producers, Scott and Jana Harvey, celebrated the release of Batman, The Dark Knight by announcing their own Super-Hero brand, handcrafted for the fastest growing wine drinking demographic, the Millennial generation. http://www.inzinerator.com</p>

<p>InZINerator is a sexy, luscious, sun-kissed Zinfandel and Barbera blend with seductive raspberry, fig, cherry, mocha and violet notes. The Harvey's artist nephew, Michael Harants, who also designed for the next Star Trek film and the NFL created the brand's limited edition collector art labels.</p>

<p>Mr. Harvey, a leader in Amador County's starring role in the wine world, controls fifty per cent of the production of California's oldest Zinfandel vines that date from 1869 and produce one of the top three Barberas in the world, outside Italy.</p>

<p>The Wine Enthusiast, Connoisseur's Guide to California Wines, California Grapevine and the San Francisco Chronicle are among the publications that have lauded Scott Harvey's elegant and affordable wines.</p>

<p>"Everyday we are asked where to buy them," enthused Gary Saperstein, General Manager of The Girl and the Fig, a popular restaurant on Sonoma's Historic Old Plaza that has held-over Scott Harvey wines, by popular demand a record two years on their wine by-the-glass list that is traditionally changed weekly.</p>

<p>The Golden State's first vineyards were planted in 1769 at the San Diego Mission. Today, California is the fourth largest wine producer among the world's 70-nations engaged in the 8,000-year-old craft of winemaking.</p>

<p>California produces 90% of U.S. wine exports, which adds $45 billion to the state's economy, compared, say, to Hollywood's total 2007 worldwide ticket sales of $25.6 billion. And Napa Valley is the epicenter of U.S. wines, added a glammy unnamed mystery woman in dark glasses and a trench coat.</p>

<p>In this week of celebrations and tongue-in-cheek rivalry between the states two famed industries, bean counters noted that Batman (aka billionaire industrialist, Bruce Wayne) made Forbe's List of Richest Comic Characters. Assets of The Caped One's alter ego were calculated at a muscular $7 billion. The California Wine Association countered that Northern California's wine industry is the state's second tourist destination after Disneyland.</p>

<p>Super-Heroes All Around:</p>

<p>Scott and Jana Harvey are passionate about their secret ingredient -- premium grapes that bask in mountain warmth and are blended with the same kind of meticulous artistry that is devoted to creating a BMW, Apple notebook or a fine import cheese from Whole Foods. Every sip of Scott and Jana's wines contains the sensuous taste of glorious Napa Valley.</p>

<p>In celebrating the releases of their new vintage and the new Batman film, Scott and Jana hosted a "Batman Barbeque Bash" at their Victorian home surrounded by the verdant vineyards in Napa Valley. They combined succulent baby-back ribs with choices of refreshing InZinerator, Jana Napa Valley Riesling, One Last Kiss and the Jana Rose.</p>

<p>InZinerator grabbed a Gold Medal at the California State Fair, and makes summertime grilled chicken, meat, burgers, pizza or pasta totally rock, chimed one of their 20-something partygoers.</p>

<p>"It brings out the Superhero in all of us," Scott exclaimed, "In fact those super-villains just don't have a chance anymore!" Their guests cheered at the unveiling of the new wines, which promised to rescue them from the menacing summer heat. "His German-European training brings an elegant expression to his wines", opined Dr. Richard Peterson.</p>

<p>As the temperature rose, Jana Harvey entertained in legendary style, and revealed her trick, "Our refreshing One Last Kiss with an ice cube helps me to keep my cool." Soon darkness approached and the warmth faded in Napa Valley, the dangers of Gotham City evaporated from all of their minds.</p>

<p>For additional information on the news contained in this release contact Jana Harvey, a 25-year wine industry professional and President of Creative Wine Concepts dba Scott Harvey Wines, Jana Winery, Super Hero Wines. 830 Fulton Lane, St. Helena, CA 94574. 415-264-5641. www.scottharveywines.com</p>


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<h3 id="a022174">TAIPEI PLAS 2008, a Biennial Event of Plastics and Rubber Industries, Coming in September</h3>

<p><em>Plastics and rubber machinery industries of Taiwan have a reputation for their achievement in offering quality products at a reasonable price. Similar to electronic products, plastic and rubber products are regarded as one of the major exports of the country. The constant effort invested in research and development has paid off and translated into worldwide recognition and evident growth of the industries.</em></p>

<p>(PRWEB) July 18, 2008 -- The statistics show that more than 80 percent of the output of Taiwan's plastics and rubber machinery industries is for the oversea markets spreading from Asia to all the major continents including America, Europe, as well as Africa. Though having a high overall percentage of output exported to various parts of the world, the industries seek to escalate the percentage of the exported products sold to countries out of Asia in hope of keeping a reasonable balance between the percentage of the Asian market, which takes up almost 70 percent of the industries' total export, and that of the other parts of the world. </p>

<p>To ensure the constant growth of the industries, it is necessary to make the information about the manufacturers and their products accessible to prospective buyers around the world. To this end, manufacturers participate in exhibitions and subscribe web-based press release services that effectively direct the buyers to the suppliers.</p>

<p>Taipei International Plastics and Rubber Industry Show (TAIPEI PLAS), an international exhibition held by Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) and Taiwan Association of Machinery Industry (TAMI), is a biennial event introducing plastics and rubber manufacturers of Taiwan to the prospective customers all over the world.</p>

<p>Based on the statistics of the events held in previous years, the organizers of the event, TAITRA and TAMI, are expecting more than 400 manufacturers taking up approximately 2,200 booths introducing their plastic and rubber machinery to both local and foreign customers in the forthcoming TAIPEI PLAS 2008, which starts on September 18, 2008 and lasts for five days. During the event, manufacturers will be introducing a wide range of products including Molding, Casting and industrial plastic parts to approximately 17,500 visitors.</p>

<p>In addition to taking part in international exhibitions like Taipei International Plastics and Rubber Industry Show (TAIPEI PLAS), manufacturers can also gain constant exposure in cyberspace through B2B database, on-line marketplace and/or other means that contribute to e-commerce.</p>

<p>Collaborating with multiple participants of TAIPEI PLAS, AllProducts.com, one of the leading e-commerce service providers in Taiwan, has launched a monthly campaign to promote the forthcoming biennial event especially significant to plastics and rubber industries. As the the industrial exhibition approaches, the e-commerce service provider will elevate the rank of key words relevant to the exhibition and the industries to gain more exposure to prospective customers. Along with such adjustment, e-DM will be delivered and an independent website for the specific exhibition and the industries will be constructed by the service provider to convey more detailed information of this biennial event.</p>


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<h3 id="a022170">Thomas Skid Steer Loaders at Wisconsin Farm Show: State's Largest Agriculture Expo</h3>

<p><em>Thomas Equipment demonstrated its full line of Thomas Skid Steer Loaders to farmers attending Wisconsin Farm Technology Days Expo, the #1 show for farmers in the state. Thomas skid steers are workhorses on the farm.</em></p>

<p>Greenleaf, WI (PRWEB) July 18, 2008 -- Thomas Equipment Inc. is showcasing farm use of its full line of Thomas Skid Steer Loaders and attachments at the annual Wisconsin Farm Technology Days Expo, the state's largest agriculture exposition. Thomas skid steers and attachments are at Booth 243. </p>

<p>Petter Etholm, President, said, "As we celebrate our 65th Anniversary, we thank farmers for their early and consistent support. The Thomas family tradition began and has roots in work first done for farmers by the founding Thomas brothers so many decades ago."</p>

<p>Gilbert Bedard, Vice President of Global Sales, said, "From the tight sleek Thomas 85 and Thomas 105 skid steer loader to the muscular 153 and bigger 175 and 250 models, Thomas skid steer loaders are dependable workhorses as they hoist and stack bales, dig trenches, grade ground, clear brush or carrying rocks and sod or clean up with power and agility."</p>

<p>Bedard said, "We especially thank the Gerrits family for being gracious hosts to Thomas and all exhibitors and visitors of the Wisconsin Expo at the family's beautiful Country Aire Farms in Northeast Wisconsin." Each year the Wisconsin Farm Expo is hosted at a different family farm in Wisconsin.</p>

<p>He added, "Farmers are core customers for Thomas and we thank them for their support. Thomas skid steers are dependably rugged workhorses, delivering top performance to farmers whether in tight barn settings or spacious fields."</p>

<p>Dan Casey, Regional Business Manager, said, "Pivoting in a barn stall or zipping fully loaded through a narrow doorway like the Thomas 85 and 105 models, or out in the open field, all Thomas skid steers make short work of tough, dirty jobs and keep labor costs down, working effectively year-in, year-out."</p>

<p>Thomas Equipment is online at www.thomasloaders.com, where farmers can learn more about Thomas Skid Steer Loaders, with their bright yellow cab and Polar Bear Thomas logo that are a sign of excellence on any farm.</p>

<p>Thomas Equipment Inc. is a unit of Osiris Corporation (OSRS), www.osiriscorp.net, which provides a variety of branded and other products to industrial markets through subsidiaries including: Thomas Equipment Inc.; Thomas Equipment Asia Co. Ltd.; Thomas Ventures, Inc., Pneutech-Rousseau, Inc. and TcomT Inc. Osiris' units manufacture and market industrial and construction equipment, distribute pneumatic and hydraulic systems and design wireless devices for the telecommunications industry, among other activities. For more information about Thomas Equipment, visit the company's website at: www.thomasloaders.com.</p>

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Under the Private Securities Litigation Act of 1995 -- This press release discusses forward-looking statements with risks and uncertainties. OSRS results could differ materially due to various factors, including inability to finance operations or expansion and hire or retain personnel, economy and interest rate changes, and events such as terrorism. OSRS believes statements to be reasonable, but neither OSRS nor any other person can represent they will be achieved. OSRS is not obligated to update statements due to new information, events or otherwise. Please see the risk factors associated with our Company and review our SEC filings.</p>


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<h3 id="a022173">Hi-Line Continues Nationwide Growth</h3>

<p><em>Hi-Line Corporation announced its continued growth in the Northeast, adding three new Territory Managers for Industrial Sales in Boston, Hartford, and Providence.</em></p>

<p>Dallas, TX (Vocus/PRWEB ) July 18, 2008 -- Hi-Line Corporation announced its continued growth in the Northeast, adding three new Territory Managers for Industrial Sales in Boston, Hartford, and Providence. </p>

<p>Founded in 1959, Hi-Line Corporation was the first national mobile industrial parts distributor in the U.S. Hi-Line is currently undertaking a growth initiative designed to double the size of the company through organic growth rather than acquisition. “Hi-Line will add three new Territory Managers for Industrial Sales in the Northeast alone over the next few months,” said Pete Murdock, V.P. of Recruiting for the Eastern Division. "Industrial Maintenance continues to be very recession-resistant as companies focus on maintaining and extending the life of their capital assets and equipment.” Mr. Murdock added that “Hi-Line’s unique business model provides its client companies the added benefit of inventory management as well as just-in-time delivery of top-quality, name brand products.”</p>

<p>Hi-Line’s market expansion and stellar service reputation are founded on three core principles:</p>

<p>    * The customer deserves personal, on-site support;<br />
    * Service should consistently respect integrity-based business ethics;<br />
    * All direct-deliveries should extend beyond competitively priced, quality products to include substantive customer benefits.</p>

<p><br />
Hi-Line specializes in providing top quality, disposable industrial parts and supplies to maintenance and facilities managers throughout the US. The company is unique in its dedication to service, facilitated through its network of mobile stores. Hi-Line mobile stores are operated by Territory Managers who embrace the “entrefusional” aspect of the job - a position that fuses sales with service; a job with ownership; autonomy with security. Hi-Line Territory Managers are able to service many types of customers and industries. For example, the company carries an extensive variety of Mil-Spec products that are sold to the military through the GSA program - and to civilian customers that require the quality and performance of Mil-Spec products. Today, Hi-Line’s Territory Managers drive custom vans fully stocked with more than 1,200 products (from a selection of more than 30,000) to serve the needs of thousands in the transportation, aerospace, aviation, plant maintenance and heavy equipment industries nationwide.</p>

<p>For more information please contact:</p>

<p>Pete Murdock<br />
Hi-Line Corporation<br />
2121 Valley View Lane<br />
Dallas, TX 75234<br />
(800) 4HI-LINE (444-5463)<br />
pmurdock @ hi-line.com<br />
www.hi-line.com</p>


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<h3 id="a022172">Baxa Corporation Launches New Electronic Users' Group Web Site</h3>

<p><em>Baxa Corporation announces the launch of a new electronic users' group Web site for health-system users of Baxa software and pharmacy automation equipment. This updated version of eBUG, or electronic Baxa Users' Group provides an Internet community for sharing user experiences and best practices, as well as offering online technical support and tools for improving the user experience with Baxa products.</em></p>

<p>Englewood, CO (PRWEB) July 18, 2008 -- Baxa Corporation, a Denver-based manufacturer of medical devices and systems for preparing, handling, packaging, and administering medications, announces the release of a newly designed Web site for health-system users of its software and pharmacy automation products. The online forum, known as eBUG for electronic Baxa Users' Group, offers a variety of technical features, along with creating a virtual 'community' for sharing pharmacy best practices and the benefits of user experience. </p>

<p>eBUG, an eCommunity for Baxa hardware and software customers, originally launched in 2005 to provide a forum for conversations and information sharing about the company's products. Over time, users gave feedback on specific information and capabilities they would like to see added to the site to improve its utility and provide a greater user experience. The result is a new and improved site that promotes interaction -- allowing customers to ask questions of the Baxa Technical Support team and/or other fellow eBUG members. In addition, eBUG provides access to essential product information at users' fingertips, with technical support tools and information they can read and download and a feature to stay updated on important information through RSS feeds or email alerts.</p>

<p>"eBUG members and other customers evaluated our previous site, giving us feedback for improvements", stated Michael Abla, eBUG Manager. Baxa used survey responses and other customer feedback to learn more about eBUG members, their operational challenges and what they consider valuable about the eBUG site and other users' group. This set the stage for the site upgrade project kicked off in fall 2007.</p>

<p>Aside from user-suggested improvements to the site, Baxa had a goal of improving the integration of eBUG content with other company resources such as the corporate Web site - http://www.baxa.com - and encouraging social networking. The intention was to create a platform for richer content, such as online product demonstrations, real-time software downloads and self-service technical support. Improved security features at the new eBUG site allow access to product-specific policy and procedure guidelines, technical papers and clinical data, user manuals and other proprietary product resources and support materials. The site also allows easy access for downloads, and improved navigation and personalization capabilities. Baxa customers can access the free eBUG subscription at ebug.baxa.com.</p>

<p>About Baxa Corporation<br />
Baxa, a customer-focused medical device company, provides innovative, solution-based technologies for medication handling and delivery. Its systems and devices promote the safe and efficient preparation, handling, packaging, and administration of medications. Privately held, Baxa Corporation has subsidiaries and sales offices in Canada and the United Kingdom; direct representation in Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Luxembourg, The Netherlands and Switzerland; and distribution partners worldwide. Further information is available at http://www.baxa.com</p>

<p>Contacts:</p>

<p>Marian Robinson, Vice President, Marketing<br />
Baxa Corporation http://www.baxa.com - 800.567.2292 ext. 2157 or 303.617.2157</p>

<p>Maggie Chamberlin Holben, APR<br />
Absolutely Public Relations http://www.absolutelypr.com - 303.984.9801 or 303.669.3558</p>


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<h3 id="a022171">Middleby Marshall, G.S. Blodgett and Pizza Equipment Supply, Inc Announce Settlement of Lawsuit</h3>

<p><em>Middleby Marshall, G.S. Blodgett and Pizza Equipment Supply, Inc have arrived at an amicable agreement in regards to the lawsuit brought by Middleby Marshall and G.S. Blodgett against Pizza Equipment Supply, Inc.</em></p>

<p>Gastonia, NC (PRWEB) July 18, 2008 -- The parties announced on July 16, 2008 that the pending suit in the United States District Court in Chicago between Middleby Marshall, Inc., G.S. Blodgett Corporation and Pizza Equipment Supply, Inc. ("PESI"), regarding PESI's sale of refurbished Middleby Marshall and Blodgett ovens, has been amicably resolved. PESI may continue refurbishing and selling used Middleby Marshall and Blodgett ovens pursuant to the conditions agreed as specified by Middleby Marshall, Blodgett and PESI in the terms of the parties' settlement agreement. </p>

<p>"MIDDLEBY MARSHALL' is a registered trademark of Middleby Marshall Inc., an operating company of The Middleby Corporation. The Middleby Corporation is a global leader in the foodservice equipment industry. The company develops, manufacturers, markets and services a broad line of equipment used for cooking and food preparation in commercial restaurants, institutional kitchens and food processing operations throughout the world.</p>

<p>"BLODGETT" is a registered trademark of G.S. Blodgett Corporation. The Blodgett Oven Company, also an operating company of The Middleby Corporation, is the leading manufacturer of commercial ovens in the world.</p>

<p>"PIZZA EQUIPMENT SUPPLY" is a registered trademark of Pizza Equipment Supply, Inc. of Gastonia, North Carolina. PESI is the world's largest supplier of refurbished pizza equipment, specializing in ovens, mixers, and sheeters. PESI carries a full line of parts to support the industry. PESI also has a seasoned staff of technicians to aid in your existing equipment. PESI is the expert in single items supply to full pizza store package outfitting. PESI is not affiliated with or sponsored by Middleby Marshall Inc. or G.S. Blodgett Corporation.</p>


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<h3 id="a022169">Synergy Business Solutions Named to 2008 Microsoft Dynamics President's Club - Microsoft Honors Synergy for Outstanding Customer Commitment</h3>

<p><em>Synergy Business Solutions is recognized in the top five percent of Microsoft Business Solutions partners worldwide as a partner which has constant dedication to delivering solutions that meet their customers' unique needs, active pursuit of product and technological advancement, and impressive sales performance. Synergy not only has demonstrated a high level of product expertise, but also has provided a superior level of service and commitment to customers.</em></p>

<p>Seattle, WA (PRWEB) July 18, 2008 -- Synergy Business Solutions has been named to the 2008 Microsoft Dynamics President's Club for the third time in four years receiving recognition from Microsoft Corp. for its dedicated commitment to customers. This honor reflects Synergy's success in extending the Microsoft Dynamics platform to drive business advantages in companies worldwide. </p>

<p>This recognition came during the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2008 in Houston. The elite club recognizes the top five percent of Microsoft Business Solutions partners worldwide and their constant dedication to delivering solutions that meet their customers' unique needs, active pursuit of product and technological advancement, and impressive sales performance.</p>

<p>"Microsoft is proud to congratulate Synergy Business Solutions on being named to this year's Microsoft Dynamics President's Club," said Doug Kennedy, vice president, Microsoft Dynamics Partners. "Synergy not only has demonstrated a high level of product expertise, but also has provided a superior level of service and commitment to our Microsoft Dynamics customers, ultimately contributing to the overall success of Microsoft Dynamics and companies worldwide."</p>

<p>Synergy Business Solutions uses its significant operational, project, and financial management experience to empower organizations in architecture, engineering, construction, biotechnology, professional services, and make-to-order manufacturing to maximize strategic business value from the Microsoft Dynamics SL project-accounting solution. Synergy has a deep understanding of customers' business needs in these industries, which enables customers to leverage the full value of their investment and achieve enhanced customer service, productivity, and operational efficiency that promote growth and competitive advantage.</p>

<p>Synergy Business Solutions provides project-accounting software, implementation, training, and consultation primarily on the U.S. West Coast for midmarket and corporate businesses. Synergy specializes in Microsoft Dynamics SL with solutions such as project management and accounting, business intelligence, and business portals.</p>

<p>"We are honored to receive this recognition that reinforces our conviction that meeting our clients' needs is our number one priority through providing them exceptional service and the highest-quality business solutions," said Jered Cady, Executive Vice President of Synergy Business Solutions. "We remain committed to understanding the project-accounting needs of the industries we serve and to providing a sense of caring and urgency to our clients."</p>

<p>About Synergy Business Solutions<br />
Synergy Business Solutions, with offices in Seattle, Portland, and Boise, provides comprehensive software solutions to companies doing project-based work. Through implementing Microsoft Dynamics SL, Synergy helps organizations that have outgrown their systems and procedures to operate more efficiently while effectively managing projects, resources, time, financials, and growth. Through flexible, integrated, and Web-accessible solutions, Synergy delivers insight, visibility, and control to an organization's managers. Synergy's method of prototyping systems with real company data allows organizations to see how Dynamics SL can meet their business needs before they purchase. For more information, visit www.synergybusiness.com or call 800-481-8590.</p>


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