PR-inside.com Press Releases Free Services http://www.pr-inside.com/ Copyright 08 pr-inside.com pr-inside.com Business (PR-inside.com) - Bear River Zeolite Co., Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of United States Antimony Corporation (OTCBB:UAMY), announced record sales of zeolite from its Preston, Idaho deposit. During July and August the Company sold a total of 3,067 tons of product worth $435,327. Sales and orders for September could bring the third quarter revenue to more than $550,000. Bear River zeolite is a natural occurring volcanic rock composed of the mineral clinoptilolite that is a cation-exchange agent. It is regarded by many as the finest grade of zeolite in the world. The Company is expanding its' customer base through research .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/u-s-antimony-announces-record-zeolite-sales-r793520.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/u-s-antimony-announces-record-zeolite-sales-r793520.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) LONDON (AP) - London 2012 organizers presented plans for their Olympic cycling park on Monday, including a 6,000-seat velodrome and BMX circuit. The park was designed in consultation with local cycling groups, and a road cycle circuit and mountain bike course will be added after the games to adapt the site for public use. Cyclist Chris Hoy, who won three events in Beijing to become the first Briton in 100 years to take three gold medals at the same Olympics, said he was looking forward to using the facilities. «Becoming Olympic champion simply wouldn't .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/london-2012-organizers-present-cycling-park-r793519.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/london-2012-organizers-present-cycling-park-r793519.htm Finance (PR-inside.com) LONDON (AP) - The Nationwide Building Society, Britain's second-largest mortgage lender, said Monday it is taking over two smaller rivals that had sought shelter from the fallout of the global credit crunch. Nationwide said it will absorb the Derbyshire and Cheshire building societies, both of which said they expect to report losses for the first half of 2008. «The Derbyshire and The Cheshire have independently concluded that a merger with Nationwide is in the best interests of their savers and borrowers, given the financial issues faced by both societies,» said Nationwide chief .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/mortgage-lender-nationwide-announces-merger-r793517.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/mortgage-lender-nationwide-announces-merger-r793517.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - VisiTech PR For Namco Networks Aurora Arlet, 303-752-3552 ext. 227 NA@VisiTechPR.com It's a hole in one as Namco Networks, the leading publisher and developer of mobile games and entertainment for mass-market casual gamers, today announced the availability of PAC-MAN(R) Arcade Golf(TM), challenging players to complete 27 holes of mini-golf in three courses and master more than 100 mini-games in this combination of mini-golf and classic arcade game fun for the mobile phone. 'By combining some of Namco's most popular arcade classics with a fun mini-golf game, PAC-MAN Arcade Golf provides a mobile game everyone will enjoy,' said Scott .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/pac-man-arcade-golf-putts-onto-mobile-r793515.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/pac-man-arcade-golf-putts-onto-mobile-r793515.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - Nsight Public Relations Sandra Oak, 321-591-1508 soak@nsightpr.com Biotechnology company Beacon Sciences, LLC, announced today the new product introduction of a diagnostic assay for quantification of creatinine, a urine metabolite and universal indicator of kidney function, that changes color to the naked eye. Unlike existing assays, Beacon has created this assay using a synthetic receptor for this compound that replaces traditional enzyme and antibody based approaches. Many additional compounds can be detected using this proprietary method which ultimately will allow more testing to be done at the point-of-care, physician office lab, and home settings. The new color change assay .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/beacon-sciences-announces-new-color-changing-assay-r793512.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/beacon-sciences-announces-new-color-changing-assay-r793512.htm World News (PR-inside.com) CAMAGUEY, Cuba (AP) - Deadly Hurricane Ike roared across Cuba on Monday, blowing buildings to rubble and sending waves surging over homes. Some 900,000 Cubans evacuated from its path, which forecasters said could take it to Louisiana or Texas later this week. Ike, which raked the Bahamas and worsened floods in Haiti that have already killed 319 people, made landfall on Cuba as a fearsome Category-3 hurricane, then weakened to a still-potent Category-2 on Monday as it ran down Cuba's spine. Forecasters said it could make a direct hit on Havana, where .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/deadly-ike-rakes-cuba-could-hit-r793510.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/deadly-ike-rakes-cuba-could-hit-r793510.htm Finance (PR-inside.com) NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks surged early Monday as investors rushed to lay bets on a broad economic recovery following the weekend announcement that the U.S. government will bail out mortgage lenders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The major indexes jumped, with the Dow Jones industrials gaining more than 300 points. Meanwhile, bond prices fell sharply as emboldened investors looked for riskier but higher-yielding bets. The announcement Sunday that the Treasury Department was seizing control of the companies, which own or back about half the nation's mortgage debt, brushed aside investors' persistent .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/us-stocks-surge-on-plan-for-r793507.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/us-stocks-surge-on-plan-for-r793507.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - Cosmo PR, for The Receivables Exchange Laurie Azzano, 415-786-3317 laurie@cosmo-pr.com The Receivables Exchange (www.receivablesXchange.com), the world's first online marketplace for real-time trading of accounts receivable, today announced that its Charter Member program has surpassed more than $1 billion in accounts receivable turnover since commencing its sales initiatives four months ago. 'The Receivables Exchange was founded on the fundamental belief that America's small and mid-sized businesses should have better access to working capital,' said Justin Brownhill, co-founder and chief executive officer of The Receivables Exchange. 'In today's credit crisis, we're hearing from CFOs and CEOs across the country that .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/the-receivables-exchange-s-membership-exceeds-r793505.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/the-receivables-exchange-s-membership-exceeds-r793505.htm World News (PR-inside.com) BERLIN (AP) - The splintered factions of Germany's Social Democratic party pledged Monday to seek common ground after a weekend leadership shake-up and the selection of popular Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier as its candidate in next year's election. Steinmeier also serves in the coalition government as deputy to Chancellor Angela Merkel _ his opponent in the 2009 general election. Steinmeier has consistently ranked as one of the most popular political figures in the nation over the past year. «I look forward to an exciting campaign next year,» Merkel said Monday, congratulating Steinmeier on his .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/germany-s-no-2-party-stresses-unity-r793504.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/germany-s-no-2-party-stresses-unity-r793504.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://eventful.com/ - LEWIS PR for Eventful Emelyne Interior, 415-992-4400 eventful@lewispr.com Eventful, the leading service for discovering, sharing, creating and promoting local events, today announced partnerships with three leading mobile application providers that are developing location-based service offerings leveraging Eventful's microtargeted event data. Earthcomber, Loopt and uLocate are enhancing their existing suites of mobile applications by incorporating Eventful's data into their software to enable users to discover local event listings automatically tailored to users' current location. Coming two weeks after Sprint announced it would feature Eventful's location-based listings on its XOHM(TM) WiMAX mobile broadband service, this latest announcement solidifies Eventful's .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/leading-location-based-service-providers-turn-r793502.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/leading-location-based-service-providers-turn-r793502.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - Citadel Investment Group, L.L.C. Katie Spring, 312-395-2596 katie.spring@citadelgroup.com Citadel Investment Group, L.L.C. today announced four senior hires that will further strengthen the firm's capabilities and expertise in the mortgage and securitized products business. Glenn Perillo will join Citadel as Head of Securitized Products Research, reporting to Patrik Edsparr, Head of Global Fixed Income and CEO of Citadel Europe. Mr. Perillo served with BlackRock for 10 years, most recently with the portfolio management group where he specialized in residential mortgages. Mr. Perillo led BlackRock's mortgage research and modeling initiatives, and had served as Head of Mortgage Research and Co-Head .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/citadel-expands-mortgage-team-with-senior-r793497.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/citadel-expands-mortgage-team-with-senior-r793497.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - Perf Go Green Holdings, Inc. ('Perf Go Green') (OTCBB: PGOG, www.perfgogreen.com), a marketer and distributor of biodegradable plastics, announced today that it has entered into a new distribution partnership with a leading pharmacy chain. Through this agreement, Perf Go Green's 13-gallon kitchen trash bags and 30-gallon lawn and leaf bags will be available for purchase in more than 6,000 drugstores nationwide starting in mid-October. 'Perf Go Green's mission is to offer a green plastics platform to consumers all over the U.S. With this new partnership, our products will be available in a total of over 12,000 retail outlets .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/perf-go-green-expands-distribution-through-r793480.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/perf-go-green-expands-distribution-through-r793480.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.medtronic.com - Medtronic, Inc. Steve Sabicer, 818-576-4826 Public Relations Jeff Warren, 763-505-2696 Investor Relations Results of the largest ever Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) study were published online today by the New England Journal of Medicine. The study demonstrated that Personal CGM therapy significantly reduced the average blood glucose levels (A1c) of adult patients with type 1 diabetes, validating the growing body of clinical evidence in support of Personal CGM therapy and its ability to substantially improve diabetes management and glucose control. Studies have shown that reducing A1c can result in reduced risk of long-term side effects associated with diabetes, including .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/major-study-reinforces-the-power-of-r793477.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/major-study-reinforces-the-power-of-r793477.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.zrgroup.com - ZRG Inc., a Boston-based executive search firm, has placed Lawrence Hall as President of PAR Springer-Miller Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of PAR Technology. Mr. Hall joins Par Springer-Miller Systems from Hotel Booking Solutions Incorporated where he served as the President and CEO. He has held several executive positions in Hospitality Technology spanning his 25 years in the industry. This search was conducted by Martha Heller, Managing Director and head of ZRG's Hospitality Practice. PAR Technology Corporation creates and markets products that help hospitality operators around the world to better manage money, materials, people and the guest .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/zrg-inc-places-president-at-par-r793476.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/zrg-inc-places-president-at-par-r793476.htm World News (PR-inside.com) BERLIN (AP) - Two German men appeared in court Monday accused of killing a roommate they believed was a child abuser. State prosecutors in Saxony-Anhalt said that Rene Naumann and Ricardo Nunez Jerez beat their 25-year-old roommate to death on Feb. 18 after accusing him of child abuse. The 18-year-old men kicked and punched their victim repeatedly despite his protests of innocence, said prosecutors' spokeswoman Heike Kropf. Investigators say one of the men told them the victim was «seriously tortured» before succumbing to his injuries. Prosecutors say Naumann and Jerez stuffed their roommate's body in .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/germany-2-charged-in-murder-of-r793475.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/germany-2-charged-in-murder-of-r793475.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.rocksp.com - Rockwood Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ROC) announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its pool and spa chemicals business to Arch Chemicals, Inc. (NYSE: ARJ) for $130 million in cash. This business--called Advantis--manufactures and markets branded swimming pool, spa and surface water treatment chemicals primarily through pool and spa professionals and specialty retailers. The business generated net sales of approximately $71 million and adjusted EBITDA of $12 million in 2007. Commenting on the transaction, Seifi Ghasemi, chairman and chief executive of Rockwood, said, 'The sale of this business is in line with Rockwood's .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/rockwood-holdings-agrees-to-sell-pool-r793474.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/rockwood-holdings-agrees-to-sell-pool-r793474.htm World News (PR-inside.com) SRINAGAR, India (AP) - Police fired rubber bullets, live ammunition and lobbed tear gas in Indian Kashmir to disperse hundreds of angry demonstrators protesting the killing of a man by government forces and to oppose elections due in October, police said Monday. Shops, banks and government offices were closed for the day, and public and private vehicles stayed off the roads across much of the region in response to a strike called by Muslim separatist groups protesting Indian rule in the disputed region. Protesters blamed government forces for fatally shooting Javed Ahmed .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/police-use-tear-gas-on-indian-r793473.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/police-use-tear-gas-on-indian-r793473.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - Volt Information Sciences, Inc. (NYSE: VOL) announced today it has that it has completed the sale of the assets of its directory systems and services as well as its directory publishing operations to Yellow Pages Group (YPG) through Yellow Pages Income Fund (TSX: YLO.UN) in accordance with the terms previously announced for a net purchase price of approximately $179 million. The Company plans to use the proceeds, estimated to be approximately $110 million after tax and transaction related expenses, to reduce debt and for other general corporate purposes. The transaction includes the operations of Volt Directory Systems and .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/volt-information-sciences-inc-completes-r793472.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/volt-information-sciences-inc-completes-r793472.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) NUSA DUA, Indonesia (AP) - Results Monday from the US$225,000 (¤163,100) Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic 2008 at the Grand Hyatt (seedings in parentheses): Singles First Round Yuan Meng, China, def. Yaroslava Shvedova, Kazakhstan, 5-7, 6-2, 7-5. Francesca Schiavone , Poland, def. Lavinia Tananta, Indonesia, 6-2, 6-3. Francesca Schiavone (5), Italy, def. Sandy Gumulya, Indonesia, 6-2, 6-0. Peng Shuai (6), China, def. Ayumi Morita, Japan, 6-2, 6-1. Akgul Amanmuradova, Uzbekistan, def. Ayu Fani Damayanti, Indonesia, 6-2, 6-1. Tamira Paszek, Austria, def. Anna-Lena Groenefeld, Germany, 7-5, 6-4. .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/wta-bali-open-results-r793471.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/wta-bali-open-results-r793471.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.sentrigo.com - Schwartz Communications, Inc. Tim Whitman and Shweta Agarwal, 781-684-0770 sentrigo@schwartz-pr.com ArcSight Protect '08 -- Sentrigo, Inc., the innovator in database security software, announced today that it has joined the ArcSight EnterpriseView Partner program as a DataView Partner. The integrated offering from the two companies will provide customers with a leading solution for protecting critical data assets and managing business risk and compliance. The ArcSight SIEM Platform is an integrated set of products for collecting, retaining, correlating and reporting on enterprise activity. ArcSight Common Event Format (CEF) provides a certified and supported method for integrating information from complementary .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/sentrigo-announces-arcsight-technology-partnership-r793470.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/sentrigo-announces-arcsight-technology-partnership-r793470.htm World News (PR-inside.com) BERLIN (AP) - Gen. Carter F. Ham assumed formal command Monday of U.S. Army Europe, taking over as the military reshapes its footprint on the continent. Ham, considered a rising star in the Army, was the U.S. commander in northern Iraq from 2004-5 and most recently served as director of operations for the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He takes over from acting commander Lt. Gen. Gary D. Speer, who filled in after Gen. David D. McKiernan left the position in May to assume command of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan. Ham arrives .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/u-s-army-europe-changes-command-r793469.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/u-s-army-europe-changes-command-r793469.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.SoftwareAG.com - Software AG John Conley, +1 571-262-7736 john.conley@softwareag.com Director of Public Relations or Norbert Eder, +49 (0) 6151 92-1146 norbert.eder@softwareag.com Vice President Corporate Communications Software AG, a global leader in business infrastructure software, today announced the availability of webMethods Insight, a new solution for the run-time management of heterogeneous SOA environments. The release builds upon a new strategic OEM partnership with Progress Software for the Actional(R) line of enterprise-class SOA management products. webMethods Insight provides enterprises with a proven, best-of-breed solution for the monitoring, policy enforcement and provisioning of run-time services. With deep integration with CentraSite(TM), a top-ranked solution .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/software-ag-extends-soa-management-with-r793468.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/software-ag-extends-soa-management-with-r793468.htm Finance (PR-inside.com) NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks are opening sharply higher as investors rush to lay bets on a broad economic recovery following the weekend announcement that the U.S. government is bailing out mortgage lenders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped more than 325 points in the first minutes of trading. Bond prices are falling sharply Monday as emboldened investors looked for riskier but higher-yielding bets. The announcement Sunday that the Treasury Department was seizing control of the companies, which own or back about half the nation's mortgage debt, brushed .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/us-stocks-surge-on-plan-for-r793466.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/us-stocks-surge-on-plan-for-r793466.htm World News (PR-inside.com) ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AP) - Media freedom has not improved in Turkmenistan despite government promises of reform following the death of the isolated country's dictator two years ago, a rights group said Monday. Turkmenistan made tentative commitments to adopt democratic changes after President Gurbanguli Berdymukhamedov took over from Saparmurat Niyazov but the country's 24 newspapers, 15 magazines, four television channels and four radio stations remain government-controlled, said Farid Tukhbatullin, chairman of the Vienna, Austria-based Turkmen Initiative for Human Rights. The group urged the Turkmen government to pass laws guaranteeing freedom of .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/turkmen-rights-group-says-media-freedom-r793464.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/turkmen-rights-group-says-media-freedom-r793464.htm World News (PR-inside.com) COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - The Sri Lankan government said Monday it is barring all foreign aid workers and many local staff from rebel-held areas in the north because of the raging civil war there. The decision came as the government stepped up its offensive aimed at crushing the Tamil Tiger rebel group and capturing its de facto state after a quarter century of civil war. With the fighting escalating, aid groups have expressed concern for the welfare of the tens of thousands of civilians who have fled their homes near the front .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/sri-lanka-bars-foreign-aid-workers-r793462.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/sri-lanka-bars-foreign-aid-workers-r793462.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.vitesse.com - Vitesse Ronda Grech, +1-805-445-2255 rondag@vitesse.com Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation (Pink Sheets: VTSS), a leader in advanced ICs for Carrier and Enterprise networks, announced today the VSC7985 and VSC7986, the latest members of Vitesse's industry leading 10 Gbps laser driver family. The VSC7985 and VSC7986 are optimized for use in SFP+ optical transceivers, but provide the flexibility for use in XFP and Xenpak optical modules, and even dense parallel-optic line cards. As a chipset, the new direct-modulated laser diode (DML) drivers are designed to meet the stringent power requirements of 8 Gpbs Fibre Channel as well as 10G Ethernet and .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/laser-driver-chip-set-provides-first-r793457.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/laser-driver-chip-set-provides-first-r793457.htm Miscellaneous (PR-inside.com) TENNIS US OPEN: Federer aiming for a fifth straight U.S. Open and 13th Grand Slam title in final against Murray NEW YORK _ Roger Federer will be chasing a fifth straight U.S. Open championship and 13th Grand Slam title, one short of Pete Sampras' record, when he takes on Andy Murray in the final at Flushing Meadow. BC-NA-TEN--US OPEN. Expected by 2330 GMT. By Ben Walker. With separates. FOOTBALL WCUP-EUROPEAN PREVIEW: France's qualifier against Serbia takes on new complexion after opening 2010 World Cup loss LONDON _ France's World Cup qualifying match against Serbia on Wednesday suddenly looks .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/world-sports-at-1330-gmt-r793456.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/world-sports-at-1330-gmt-r793456.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.fei.com - MindWrite Communications, Inc. Sandy Fewkes, Principal, +1 408-224-4024 sandy@mind-write.com or FEI Company Investors and Analysts: Fletcher Chamberlin, Investor Relations, +1 503-726-7710 fletcher.chamberlin@fei.com or Imago Scientific Instruments Jason Schneir, Corporate Marketing, +1 608-770-8831 jschneir@imago.com FEI Company (NASDAQ:FEIC) and Imago Scientific Instruments jointly announced today that Chalmers University has installed Imago's LEAP(R) 3000X HR(R) atom probe in the university's Applied Physics Microscopy and Microanalysis facility, based in Goteborg, Sweden. The atomic-scale, three-dimensional imaging and analysis provided by the atom probe complements the advanced capabilities of the institute's existing suite of FEI systems, and further enhances the facility's reputation as a .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/chalmers-university-of-technology-adds-r793455.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/chalmers-university-of-technology-adds-r793455.htm Finance (PR-inside.com) LONDON (AP) - Trading on the London Stock Exchange Group PLC was halted Monday because of a computer fault, angering customers at a time that Europe's oldest independent exchange is facing growing competition from new platforms. The LSE said it had suspended connections to its trading system _ meaning that no orders could be entered and no trade executions could occur _ after some clients had trouble accessing market data. The exchange's leading FTSE 100 Index had gained around 3.8 percent in early trade in response to the U.S. government rescue plan for .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/lse-halts-trading-due-to-technical-r793454.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/lse-halts-trading-due-to-technical-r793454.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.eedinc.com - Electronic Evidence Discovery, Inc.: -0- What: John Jessen, founder and chairman of the board of Electronic Evidence Discovery, Inc. (EED), will be a keynote speaker at the upcoming Information Security Compliance and Risk Management Institute (ISCRMI) conference. Jessen's keynote will address the lack of preparation for federal and state mandates surrounding the production of electronic information and discuss how proactive and systematic eDiscovery processes can greatly reduce risk for corporations today. Who: Jessen has contributed to countless legal journals and publications, serves on eight professional boards and organizations and has spoken at more than 130 conferences and forums .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/media-alert-electronic-evidence-discovery-r793453.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/media-alert-electronic-evidence-discovery-r793453.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://successfactors.com - SuccessFactors Dominic Paschel, 650-645-4474 (Investor Relations) dpaschel@successfactors.com or Vanessa Land Devonshire Marketing Tel: +44 (0)870 242 7469 Email: vanessa@devonshiremarketing.com or LaunchSquad Jesse Odell, 415-625-8555 (Public Relations) successfactors@launchsquad.com SuccessFactors, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFSF), the global leader in on-demand performance and talent management solutions, today announced that CHI Hotels and Resorts (formerly Corinthia Hotels International), the globally recognised hotel operator, has deployed SuccessPractices, SuccessFactors' mid-market solution. CHI will use SuccessPractices to manage employee performance initially at three hotel properties and has plans for additional rollout across EMEA later this year. Based in Malta, CHI Hotels and Resorts (CHI) is a leading .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/chi-hotels-and-resorts-deploys-successfactors-r793451.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/chi-hotels-and-resorts-deploys-successfactors-r793451.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.auroramri.com - PainePR Ella F. Ella, 949-809-6764 ella@painepr.com or Aurora Imaging Technology Inc. Debbie Thomas, 978-975-7530 dthomas@auroramri.com Aurora Imaging Technology Inc. today announced that Breast MRI of Oklahoma and the Breast Center of Hattiesburg Clinic each have received accreditation from the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Magnetic Resonance Laboratories (ICAMRL) for the Aurora(R) 1.5Tesla Dedicated Breast MRI System. This recent news is a milestone for the medical imaging community as these centers are the first ever to receive accreditation for a breast MRI unit specifically designed from the ground up for the detection, diagnosis and management of breast disease. .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/aurora-customers-first-to-receive-accreditation-r793449.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/aurora-customers-first-to-receive-accreditation-r793449.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - Mobility Public Relations John Giddings, 650-245-2782 jgiddings@mobilitypr.com RGB Networks, the leader in network video processing, today announced that Midstate Communications, a telecommunications carrier serving South Dakota, has deployed RGB's Broadcast Network Processor (BNP) to deliver more standard definition (SD) and high definition (HD) television programming to its video subscribers. Midstate Communications was founded more than 50 years ago to provide its residential and business customers with local phone service. The cooperative has kept pace with the times and expanded its offerings to include long distance phone service, high-speed internet access and television, which is delivered via a separate .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/midstate-communications-delivers-more-r793447.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/midstate-communications-delivers-more-r793447.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.compassminerals.com - Compass Minerals (NYSE: CMP) intends to redeem $20.0 million in face value of its outstanding 12% Senior Subordinated Discount Notes due 2013 for approximately $21.2 million, plus accrued and unpaid cash interest, on October 8, 2008. This redemption will be funded with cash flows from operations. The company plans to provide the holders of the outstanding notes with a formal notice of redemption today, September 8, 2008. About Compass Minerals Based in the Kansas City metropolitan area, Compass Minerals is a leading producer of inorganic minerals, including salt, sulfate of potash specialty fertilizer and magnesium chloride. .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/compass-minerals-plans-to-redeem-r793445.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/compass-minerals-plans-to-redeem-r793445.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.umpquaholdingscorp.com - Umpqua Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: UMPQ), parent company of Umpqua Bank and Strand, Atkinson, Williams and York, Inc., today announced that its Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.19 per common share. The dividend is payable on Oct. 15, 2008 to shareholders of record as of Sept. 30, 2008. About Umpqua Holdings Corporation Umpqua Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: UMPQ) is the parent company of Umpqua Bank, an Oregon-based community bank recognized for its entrepreneurial approach, innovative use of technology, and distinctive banking solutions. Umpqua Bank has 148 locations between Napa, Calif., and Bellevue, Wash., along .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/umpqua-holdings-announces-quarterly-dividend-r793444.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/umpqua-holdings-announces-quarterly-dividend-r793444.htm World News (PR-inside.com) MOSCOW (AP) - Russia's top health officer said Monday his governmental agency is suing British American Tobacco's Russian office for misleading the consumers, Russian news agencies reported. Gennady Onishchenko, director of consumer rights agency Rospotrebnadzor, said he has signed a lawsuit against BAT for «misleading the consumers» and infringing on their rights. Rospotrebnadzor would not specify the nature of the claim. Alexander Lyuty, corporate and regulatory affairs director at British American Tobacco Russia, said the company have not received any official claim and, therefore, was «not aware of its grounds in .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/russian-officials-sue-british-american-tobacco-r793441.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/russian-officials-sue-british-american-tobacco-r793441.htm World News (PR-inside.com) TOKYO (AP) - A former defense minister announced she would try to become Japan's first female prime minister, as candidates made it clear Monday that rejuvenating the world's second-largest economy would be the focus of the upcoming election battle. Yuriko Koike, a former TV anchorwoman, vowed to push ahead with economic reforms started by her protege, former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, under whom she also served as environment minister. «The key word of my policy is reform,» Koike told reporters at ruling Liberal Democratic Party headquarters where she announced she would run .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/koike-makes-bid-to-become-japan-s-r793440.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/koike-makes-bid-to-become-japan-s-r793440.htm Finance (PR-inside.com) DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Oil prices rose past US$109 a barrel Monday as Hurricane Ike took aim at the Gulf of Mexico, delaying efforts to bring oil and gas production back online, and Iran's oil minister said he thinks there is too much crude on the market. The week's early gains came as OPEC oil ministers gathered in Vienna, Austria, to decide whether to trim production in a bid to stall oil's recent slide, which has seen prices tumble more than 25 percent from their July high. Light, sweet crude for October .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/oil-tops-us-109-as-ike-threatens-r793436.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/oil-tops-us-109-as-ike-threatens-r793436.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.moxieinteractive.com - Formula Jesse Lovejoy or Abby Lurie 619-234-0345 lovejoy@formulapr.com lurie@formulapr.com Moxie Interactive, a division of Zenith Media Services and one of the top five interactive marketing agencies in the world, today announced Russell Kowalski is joining the company as chief financial officer (CFO). In his post, Kowalski will oversee the agency's finances and accounting control processes, and ensure that Moxie maintains a strong financial foundation to support its rapid growth and future objectives. 'We are thrilled to add an executive of Russell's caliber to Moxie's management team,' said Kris Zagoria, founder and chief executive officer at Moxie Interactive. .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/moxie-interactive-adds-russell-kowalski-as-r793434.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/moxie-interactive-adds-russell-kowalski-as-r793434.htm Finance (PR-inside.com) NEW YORK (AP) - After failing to grab much consumer attention for its own smokeless tobacco products, Altria Group said Monday it would buy the maker of Skoal and Copenhagen for about $10.3 billion. Altria's acquisition of UST will give it a strong position in smokeless tobacco, a segment of the U.S. market that is growing as cigarettes decline. Altria owns the Marlboro brand and the nation's biggest cigarette maker, Philip Morris USA. American smokers are buying fewer cigarettes as smoking bans and health concerns dampen demand by 3 percent to 4 .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/altria-group-buys-ust-for-about-r793422.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/altria-group-buys-ust-for-about-r793422.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.clearchannel.com - Brainerd Communicators Naerim Kim, 212-986-6667 kim@braincomm.com or Michele Clarke, 212-986-6667 clarke@braincomm.com Clear Channel Communications, Inc. (OTCBB: CCMO), a global media and entertainment company, is proud to announce it has earned a perfect score of 100 percent on the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) 2009 Corporate Equality Index, released by the HRC today. This is the third consecutive year that the organization has received a perfect score on its policies relating to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) employees and business partners. 'Clear Channel remains committed to creating excellent and positive working environments for each of our employees,' said .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/clear-channel-receives-perfect-score-on-r793420.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/clear-channel-receives-perfect-score-on-r793420.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.sas.com - SAS Institute Inc. Angela Lipscomb, 919-531-2525 angela.lipscomb@sas.com or Visit the SAS Press Center www.sas.com/presscenter SAS today announced the global launch of SAS for Customer Experience Analytics. Debuted in the UK in February 2007 this new addition to SAS' comprehensive Customer Intelligence suite is the result of a global teaming agreement with Speed-Trap, a UK-based provider of software that uses Web 2.0 technology to deliver complete on-line customer insight. The solution captures real-time data from the web channel and integrates it with data from other channels to provide companies with true multi-channel customer intelligence that will help them better .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/sas-announces-global-availability-of-r793419.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/sas-announces-global-availability-of-r793419.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.usatech.com - USA Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:USAT), a leading provider of energy management technology designed to reduce the cost and environmental consequence of running everyday devices such as vending machines and coolers, announced today the launch of its eCommerce system for purchasing its EnergyMiser line of products. The Company's VendingMiser, CoolerMiser, PlugMiser, VM2IQ and CM2IQ are now available for purchase online from their website www.usatech.com through the store link: https://store.usatech.com. These products can still be purchased through traditional sales channels and approved resellers. 'This year our energy sales are trending approximately 35 percent higher over last year. Our new .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/usa-technologies-launches-an-ecommerce-site-r793418.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/usa-technologies-launches-an-ecommerce-site-r793418.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.skyworksinc.com - Skyworks Media Relations: Amanda Ingalls, (949) 231-3045 or Skyworks Investor Relations: Thomas Schiller, (949) 231-4700 or Beaupre and Co. Public Relations for Ember Michelle Dillon, (603) 559-5835 or Ember Marketing: Ravi Sharma, (617) 951-1236 Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: SWKS), an innovator of high performance analog and mixed signal semiconductors enabling mobile connectivity, and Ember, a leader in ZigBee(R) technology, today announced that they are partnering to develop the industry's first portfolio of ZigBee front-end modules (FEM) targeting applications such as smart meters in energy management, home area networks (HAN), and industrial automation. ZigBee is a wireless network standard .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/skyworks-and-ember-partner-to-develop-r793416.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/skyworks-and-ember-partner-to-develop-r793416.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.curis.com - Curis, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRIS), a drug development company focused developing next generation proprietary targeted medicines for cancer treatment, today announced that the Company will be presenting at the Merriman Curhan Ford 5th Annual Investor Summit 2008, which is being held on September 15-16, 2008 in San Francisco, CA. Curis' presentation will take place on Monday, September 15th at 2:45 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (11:45 a.m. local time). Daniel R. Passeri, Curis' President and Chief Executive Officer, will provide a presentation that includes an overview of the status of GDC-0449, an orally-administered small molecule inhibitor of the Hedgehog .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/curis-to-present-at-merriman-curhan-r793414.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/curis-to-present-at-merriman-curhan-r793414.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - One of the leading networks of forum communities on the worldwide web, CrowdGather (OTCBB:CRWG), today announced that it has added Zealot.com to its roster of enthusiast forums. Zealot.com is a website for hobbyists with specific interests in aviation, rail and watercraft models. Its nearly 33,000 hobby enthusiasts join the Hobby segment of the CrowdGather vertical network. Among its many communities, CrowdGather currently offers forums in the following special interest categories: technology, automotive, home and family, travel and entertainment, news and reference, culture and society, sports and fitness, dating, fashion and beauty, pets, and hobbies. CrowdGather is in .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/online-forum-network-crowdgather-inc-r793412.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/online-forum-network-crowdgather-inc-r793412.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - Rexahn Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (AMEX: RNN), a leader in the development of innovative therapeutics for life-threatening and life-debilitating diseases, announced today that it has selected KCSA Strategic Communications, a leading New York-based communications firm, as its investor relations agency. Working in tandem, KCSA and Rexahn will implement a comprehensive investor relations campaign designed to build greater investor awareness of Rexahn's innovative treatments for cancer, central nervous system disorders and other unmet medical needs. Todd Fromer and Jeffrey Goldberger, Managing Partners at KCSA, will lead the investor relations effort for Rexahn. 'With our leading cancer compound, Archexin(TM), and Zoraxel(TM), .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/rexahn-pharmaceuticals-names-kcsa-strategic-r793410.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/rexahn-pharmaceuticals-names-kcsa-strategic-r793410.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - North American Scientific, Inc. (Nasdaq: NASM) announced today that it has completed the previously announced sale of its Non-Therapeutic Product Line to Eckert and Ziegler Isotope Products, Inc. 'We have successfully closed this transaction in the expected time frame and we are now focused on the therapeutic areas of our business with our Prospera and ClearPath product lines for local radiation treatment for the prostate and breast cancer patient,' said John Rush, President and CEO of North American Scientific. 'The proceeds from the sale of this product line will provide the Company with important non-dilutive capital to invest .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/north-american-scientific-completes-sale-r793408.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/north-american-scientific-completes-sale-r793408.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.biosantepharma.com - BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:BPAX) announced today positive results of clinical work on its Pill-Plus(TM) 'triple hormone' therapy oral contraceptive. The Pill-Plus adds a third hormone, an androgen, to the normal two hormone (estrogen and progestogen) oral contraceptive to prevent androgen deficiency which often leads to a decrease in sexual desire, sexual activity and mood changes. The Pill-Plus for oral use is licensed to Pantarhei Bioscience, a Netherlands-based pharmaceutical company for development and marketing in the United States. BioSante retains rights to the Pill-Plus for transdermal development and marketing. In a completed Phase II double-blind randomized clinical trial, .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/biosante-pharmaceuticals-announces-positive-r793406.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/biosante-pharmaceuticals-announces-positive-r793406.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.compucom.com - CompuCom Systems, Inc. Stephanie Leonard, 972-856-3213 Stephanie.Leonard@CompuCom.com CompuCom Systems, Inc., a leading IT outsourcing company, today announced a strategic partnership with Service-now.com, the pioneer of on-demand IT service management software, to deliver Web 2.0-based IT service management technology through efficient implementation and outsourcing services. Service-now.com and CompuCom are leading the charge in promoting on-demand IT service management, based on proven ITIL v2 and v3 processes, to help drive service consistency and automation across IT departments while reducing legacy client/server software implementation and management costs. 'As a leading IT outsourcing company, we deliver innovative technologies and services to .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/compucom-systems-and-service-now-com-to-r793404.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/compucom-systems-and-service-now-com-to-r793404.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - Western Asset Zenix Income Fund Inc., which is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol 'ZIF', announced today that, at its Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on September 5, 2008, stockholders voted to elect two Class II Directors to the Board of Directors of the Fund (Proposal 1) and to approve the merger of Western Asset Zenix Income Fund Inc. with and into Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. (NYSE: HIX) (Proposal 2). Stockholders of the Fund's common and preferred stock, voting together as a single class, voted to elect R. Jay Gerken as .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/western-asset-zenix-income-fund-inc-r793402.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/western-asset-zenix-income-fund-inc-r793402.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - HGH Infrared Systems Ron Austin, Director of Business Development Phone: 903-860-3460 Email: Ron.Austin@hghinfrared.com Web Site: www.hghinfrared.com or Media Contact: Smith Miller Moore, Inc. Marlene Moore, Phone: 818-708-1704 Email: marlene@smm-ads.com HGH Infrared Systems, (www.hghinfrared.com) manufacturers of a variety of thermal and infrared imaging products and systems, will be launching their new IR Revolution 360 at ASIS International in Atlanta, GA, September 15-17, 2008. The panoramic security infrared (IR) camera features a 20-degree vertical and 360-degree horizontal FOV panoramic detector with an unprecedented 3 million pixels (10,000 x 288). Delivering extremely high resolution via the rotating head that scans a complete, .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/hgh-infrared-systems-to-exhibit-new-r793400.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/hgh-infrared-systems-to-exhibit-new-r793400.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.sportgenic.com - Lyman Public Relations Carm Lyman, 707-256-3834 (Media) carm@Lymanpr.com Sportgenic(TM), a digital media and technology company dedicated to connecting marketers with sport enthusiasts, today announced the closing of a $10 million Series B financing round led by Adams Street Partners. Alsop Louie Partners, KPG Ventures, and Greycroft Partners, all of which participated in Sportgenic's Series A funding, also invested in the new round. Sportgenic will use the new funding to invest in its ad network technology and expand its sales force to meet increased demand from sports marketers and publishers. Since launching in September 2005, Sportgenic (formerly Active .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/sportgenic-tm-closes-10-million-series-r793398.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/sportgenic-tm-closes-10-million-series-r793398.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - For Acumentrics Corporation Tom Sommers, 713-222-1600 tsommers@sommersassoc.com An Acumentrics Corporation fuel cell system has exceeded 10,500 hours of operation to become the longest-running small scale solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) system. 'This demonstration of durability is an important step in proving the compelling value proposition of the tubular SOFC to customers who are using far less efficient technologies,' said Acumentrics President and CEO Gary Simon. The 5kW tubular SOFC system, designed to provide stationary, auxiliary and backup power for commercial, industrial and military applications, began operation at Acumentrics' Westwood, Mass. facility in July 2006 as a demonstration .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/acumentrics-fuel-cell-tops-10-000-operating-r793396.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/acumentrics-fuel-cell-tops-10-000-operating-r793396.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.unisys.com - Unisys Corporation Brian Daly, 215-986-2214 brian.daly@unisys.com or Voce Communications Tiffany Curci, 415-848-2585 tcurci@vocecomm.com Unisys Corporation (NYSE:UIS) today announced the availability of its services-based solutions for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V and the Microsoft System Center management suite. These services simplify IT infrastructure management, enhance security and reduce operational costs. The Unisys services are designed to make it easier for clients using Microsoft technologies to plan and deploy fully virtualized IT environments as part of a real-time infrastructure, and help companies focus on strategic transformation. The Unisys virtualization services include: -- Unisys 3D Blueprinting for Virtualization .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/unisys-virtualization-services-now-available-r793394.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/unisys-virtualization-services-now-available-r793394.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.infor.com - For Infor Wunderkind Public Relations Dan Barnhardt, 404-601-3660 x 122 dbarnhardt@wunderkindpr.com or Infor Cameron Smith, 678-319-8280 cameron.smith@infor.com Infor today announced that For Every Body, a Utah-based manufacturer and retailer of candles, air fresheners, home decor, scrapbook supplies, and bath and body products, implemented Infor ERP VISUAL to increase productivity, streamline its operations, and enhance customer service. The company selected multiple modules to expand VISUAL's core capabilities, including CRM, Financials, and Employee Time and Attendance. Infor ERP VISUAL supports For Every Body's complete business lifecycle, from planning to producing and delivering. Through a graphical user interface, the system .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/for-every-body-chooses-infor-erp-r793392.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/for-every-body-chooses-infor-erp-r793392.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.ciena.com - Ciena Corporation Press Contact: Nicole Anderson, 877-857-7377 pr@ciena.com or Investor Contact: Marie Downing, 888-243-6223 ir@ciena.com Ciena(R) Corporation (NASDAQ:CIEN), the network specialist, today announced that Telecom Argentina, a leading Latin American service provider, has deployed the CN 4200(R) FlexSelect(TM) Advanced Services Platform in an extensive network upgrade and expansion. Ciena partnered with Sofrecom Argentina, an Argentinean leader in information technology and services, to deploy the solution in Telecom Argentina's network. A carrier with more than 12,000 kilometers of fiber deployed throughout Argentina, Telecom Argentina provides fixed-line public telecommunication services, international long-distance services, data transmission and Internet services to .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/telecom-argentina-expands-with-ciena-r793390.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/telecom-argentina-expands-with-ciena-r793390.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.regions.com - Regions Financial Corporation Media Contact: Amy Minchin, 205-264-4551 amy.minchin@regions.com Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE: RF) announced today its creation of a financial education program, Scholars and Dollars, designed to teach students in grades 4-12 basic financial skills and concepts. The program, which represents Regions' commitment to promote financial literacy, is being launched in conjunction with the bank's participation in Community Service 2008, a community service initiative organized by The Financial Services Roundtable. Regions Bank will offer the Scholars and Dollars program to schools and community groups in various markets across the 16 states the company serves in the .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/regions-goes-back-to-school-with-r793388.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/regions-goes-back-to-school-with-r793388.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.ccur.com - Concurrent Media Relations Rebecca Biggs, 404-242-8763 GCI Group rbiggs@gcigroup.com or Concurrent Investor Relations Kirk Somers, 678-258-4000 investor.relations@ccur.com Concurrent (Nasdaq: CCUR), a worldwide leader in real-time Linux(R)-based computing technologies, will feature live demonstrations of its BEYONDEMAND solutions at IBC 2008, including time-shifted television technology, the MediaHawk(R) Content Delivery System and Everstream interactive data collection and reporting software. Concurrent's Myriad(TM) Advanced Advertising Solution will also be featured in the booth display. 'IBC 2008 offers us a valuable opportunity to build on the momentum we have already generated with our success in Europe,' stated Dan Mondor, Concurrent president and CEO. .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/concurrent-goes-beyondemand-tm-in-r793386.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/concurrent-goes-beyondemand-tm-in-r793386.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.dsusa.org - Schwartz Communications, Inc. Erica Salamida or Chris Stamm, 781-684-0770 dsusa@schwartz-pr.com Disabled Sports USA today announced its Executive Director Kirk Bauer was a member of the six member presidential delegation appointed by The White House to represent the United States at the Opening Ceremonies of the 2008 International Paralympics in Beijing, China. The Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony was held on September 6th. 'For 40 years, Disabled Sports USA has helped thousands of individuals of all ages with disabilities translate athletic success to success in their lives,' Bauer said. 'It is an honor to represent the United States and .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/white-house-names-disabled-sports-usa-r793385.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/white-house-names-disabled-sports-usa-r793385.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.openbravo.com - Openbravo Media Contact Prompt Communications on behalf of Openbravo James Gerber, Mike Kane or Hazel Butters US: +1 617-576-5763 / +1 617-291-9899 UK: +44 (0) 20 8996 1653 / +44 (0) 7780 687813 openbravo@prompt-communications.com or Pentaho Media Contact Eastwick Communications Samantha Hallock, 650-480-4071 Samantha@eastwick.com Openbravo, the leading developer of web-based open source Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Point of Sale (PoS) solutions for enterprises, and Pentaho, the commercial open source alternative for business intelligence (BI), today announced an OEM agreement that will allow Openbravo to embed and distribute Pentaho's open source business intelligence capabilities with Openbravo's flagship Openbravo .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/new-oem-agreement-openbravo-brings-new-r793383.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/new-oem-agreement-openbravo-brings-new-r793383.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - -0- WHO: Hitachi Data Systems Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE: HIT), and the only provider of Services Oriented Storage Solutions WHAT: Hitachi Data Systems is participating as a Platinum Partner at the Microsoft 360 Virtualization Launch, where Microsoft will launch its new virtualization products. As the leading provider of services oriented storage solutions leveraging pioneering controller-based storage virtualization technology, Hitachi Data Systems is focused on delivering solutions that complement key server virtualization technologies, including Microsoft Hyper-V, to improve the operational efficiency and resilience of customers' storage infrastructures, while also increasing the return on assets. .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/hitachi-data-systems-to-participate-at-r793381.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/hitachi-data-systems-to-participate-at-r793381.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.iontelevision.com - ION Television, West Palm Beach Amelie Tseng, 973-897-8868 amelie.tseng@comcast.net or Brainerd Communicators, Inc. Nancy Zakhary, 212-986-6667 nancy@braincomm.com Today, over 94 million households will have the opportunity to tune-in to a reinvented ION Television, repositioned as a compelling new entertainment destination and galvanized by an exciting new brand, ION Television: Positively Entertaining. The new contemporary look and tag line - Positively Entertaining - complement the robust critically acclaimed off-network series - 'Boston Legal,' 'ER' and 'NCIS' - which launch as part of ION Television's strategically acquired fall programming lineup that appeals to a younger audience. The rebranding campaign coincides .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/ion-television-unveils-new-look-new-r793379.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/ion-television-unveils-new-look-new-r793379.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - Version 2.0 Communications Rob Halpin, 1 617-426-2222 rhalpin@v2comms.com or Symphony Services Glenn Gruber, +1 781-547-3688 ggruber@symphonysv.com Symphony Services, the leader in global product engineering services, today announced it will provide future support services for BMC's existing authorization and authentication solutions, Web Access Manager (WAM) and Identity Federation Manager (IFM), while developing, maintaining and supporting the next generation of the award-winning software. Symphony's world-class product development team will deliver a new, updated Java-based version of WAM/ IFM on September 8, 2008. Symphony also plans to deliver by Q4 2008 an updated .NET version of the software as part of its .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/symphony-services-to-develop-next-generation-r793377.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/symphony-services-to-develop-next-generation-r793377.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.sharpbrains.com - American Seniors Housing Association David Schless, 202-885-5560 President dschless@seniorshousing.org or SharpBrains Alvaro Fernandez, 415-318-3467 CEO and Co-Founder alvaro@sharpbrains.com The American Seniors Housing Association (ASHA) is releasing today a Special Issue Brief that describes the use of computerized brain fitness tools being offered to seniors housing residents as part of comprehensive wellness initiatives. The Brief was prepared for ASHA by Alvaro Fernandez, co-founder and CEO of SharpBrains, a recognized thought leader in the growing science-based brain fitness market. The 15-page report, entitled 'Brain Fitness Centers in Senior Housing: A Field in the Making,' provides an overview of the .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/seniors-housing-communities-embrace-brain-r793375.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/seniors-housing-communities-embrace-brain-r793375.htm World News (PR-inside.com) ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkish President Abdullah Gul's office says he will visit Azerbaijan this week, days after his breakthrough trip to Armenia. Gul's spokesman says the president will travel to Baku on Wednesday to discuss his weekend talks with the Armenian head of state. Armenia supports Armenian separatists in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh, which fought a secessionist war against Azerbaijan in 1993. Turkey backs Turkish-speaking Azerbaijan in its bid to regain control of Nagorno-Karabakh. The spokesman says Gul will return to Turkey on Wednesday evening. .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/turkish-president-to-go-to-azerbaijan-r793370.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/turkish-president-to-go-to-azerbaijan-r793370.htm Finance (PR-inside.com) SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Online travel agency Expedia Inc. said Monday it signed a deal to provide Virgin America's published fares, schedules and inventory to its customers. Terms were not disclosed. The deal also allows Virgin America flights to be offered on Hotwire and to customers of Egencia, a travel management company formerly known as Expedia Corporate Travel. Virgin America and Expedia will also work together on an ad campaign to promote Virgin America's brand to Expedia customers. .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/expedia-signs-deal-to-offer-virgin-r793367.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/expedia-signs-deal-to-offer-virgin-r793367.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) NEWCASTLE, England (AP) - Terry McDermott left his post as assistant manager of Newcastle on Monday, four days after manager Kevin Keegan quit. McDermott, a former Newcastle player who was also assistant to Keegan in his first spell as Magpies manager in the 1990s, had been taking charge of training for the past week. But he and reserve team coach Adam Sadler have both now left the club. Newcastle is embroiled in a public argument with Keegan over whether the club had imposed a management structure upon him without his agreement. Keegan is reportedly set .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/newcastle-assistant-manager-mcdermott-steps-r793364.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/newcastle-assistant-manager-mcdermott-steps-r793364.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.acusis.com - Acusis(R) announces that it has named Ray Dyer as the Company's Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Dyer has served as a key senior leader with Acusis since the Company's inception, most recently as vice president of business development, and has played an integral role in the Company's development. Mr. Dyer has an exceptional background leading global operational teams across a number of industries. His career has spanned more than 25 years and includes extensive experience in product/services marketing, new business development and international markets development. Prior to joining Acusis, Mr. Dyer held senior executive-level positions with a variety .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/acusis-names-ray-dyer-as-chief-r793363.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/acusis-names-ray-dyer-as-chief-r793363.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - OpSource, Inc. Richard Dym, 408-567-2031 pr@opsource.net or Citigate Cunningham Rosemary Miller, 415-618-8720 rmiller@citigatecunningham.com OpSource(TM), the leader in Web operations, today announced that Blink Logic(TM), (OTCBB:BLKL), the agile solutions leader in Software-as-a-Service business intelligence (SaaS BI), will leverage OpSource On-Demand(TM) to deliver its BI application to enterprises that require constant and immediate access to mission-critical data. OpSource will enable Blink Logic to run on-demand online cloud data warehouses, which is a revolutionary departure from traditional Business Intelligence solutions where data is queued and not synchronized in real time. Blink Logic turned to OpSource to meet the cloud computing and .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/blink-logic-selects-opsource-to-bring-r793362.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/blink-logic-selects-opsource-to-bring-r793362.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - VisiTech PR Aurora Arlet, 303-752-3552 ext. 227 WE@VisiTechPR.com Wilson Electronics, the leading provider of quality amplifiers and antennas for cellular phones and data cards, today introduced the SignalBoost(TM) Mobile Professional amplifier kit. Unique to the industry, the kit is an affordable, compact and portable package that includes everything users need to improve cell phone and data card performance on the road or indoors. The SignalBoost Mobile Professional amplifier kit will be generally available, nationally, October 2008. For executives who feel that cellular phones are not reliable enough for important business use, the Wilson SignalBoost Mobile Professional is an .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/wilson-electronics-announces-signalboost-mobile-r793360.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/wilson-electronics-announces-signalboost-mobile-r793360.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - Version 2.0 Communications Cody Barbierri, 617-426-2222 CBarbierri@v2comms.com Online forward market pioneer FirstDIBZ today announced the opening of its uDIBZ service within the FirstDIBZ exchange for Major League Baseball playoff tickets. For the very first time, season ticket holders can sell 'DIBZ' - advance reservations- for all 11 potential home Playoff and World Series games. Additionally, passionate fans hoping to see their favorite team compete in the postseason can now purchase these DIBZ at the FirstDIBZ exchange - and guarantee themselves the opportunity to receive their tickets at face value if their team qualifies. Historically, getting tickets for such .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/firstdibz-announces-its-major-league-baseball-r793359.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/firstdibz-announces-its-major-league-baseball-r793359.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.mag-ias.com - MAG Americas Mr. Mark Logan, 859-534-4883 mark.logan@mag-ias.com A long-time contract supplier of fabricated and machined components to a wide range of companies, Dowding Industries is making the leap to large-part production and the transition to the alternative energy economy. It announced today at the International Manufacturing Technology Show the purchase of two massive machining systems from MAG Industrial Automation Systems for production of wind turbine components and large, critical parts for other big-machine makers. A MAG Cincinnati U5-1500 five-axis profiler and a MAG Giddings and Lewis PT 1800 horizontal boring mill are the centerpieces of a new state-of-the-art .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/dowding-pursues-wind-turbine-machining-with-r793358.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/dowding-pursues-wind-turbine-machining-with-r793358.htm Finance (PR-inside.com) NEW YORK (AP) - Washington Mutual Inc., ravaged by losses from sour mortgages, replaced Kerry Killinger as chief executive of the nation's largest savings and loan on Monday, adding him to the growing list of banking bosses ousted by their boards. Killinger, who was stripped of his chairman title in June, became CEO of the Seattle-based bank in 1990 and built Washington Mutual into one of the country's largest banks. Killinger is being replaced by Alan H. Fishman, the former president and chief operating officer of Sovereign Bank and president and CEO of .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/washington-mutual-ousts-ceo-kerry-killinger-r793357.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/washington-mutual-ousts-ceo-kerry-killinger-r793357.htm World News (PR-inside.com) BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Thailand's prime minister, who has survived two weeks of militant street protests demanding his resignation, faces the possibility of being kicked out of office because of what he loves doing the most _ cooking. Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej, a well-known foodie and a famous TV chef, defended himself in the Constitutional Court on Monday against accusations that he broke a prohibition on private employment while in office by hosting a television cooking show. The court is expected to deliver its verdict Tuesday. If found guilty, he would have .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/thai-pm-faces-court-showdown-over-r793356.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/thai-pm-faces-court-showdown-over-r793356.htm World News (PR-inside.com) SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) - Police in Bulgaria say two bomb explosions damaged strip parlors in the capital Sofia and injured five people. Officials at a Sofia hospital say one of the victims is in critical condition after the near simultaneous blasts outside the Panthers and Casablanca clubs early Monday. Frequent bombings and arson attacks in Bulgarian cities are blamed on rival underworld gangs. Bulgaria has faced strong international criticism for failing to tackle organized crime and corruption since joining the European Union in 2007. .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/bulgaria-5-hurt-in-strip-parlor-r793354.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/bulgaria-5-hurt-in-strip-parlor-r793354.htm Miscellaneous (PR-inside.com) With the economy struggling and many people worried about their jobs, local law firm Oxley and Coward Solicitors of Rotherham has some words of comfort and encouragement. The practice is urging people to view redundancy and this time of uncertainty as an opportunity rather than a threat, because it could in fact be the catalyst for very positive change. There is no denying that businesses in the UK are beginning to struggle and many employees are now in the shadow of redundancy due to unexpected market factors. Added to this, the same market factors mean that, for such employees, finding .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/oxley-coward-solicitors-of-rotherham-r793352.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/oxley-coward-solicitors-of-rotherham-r793352.htm Finance (PR-inside.com) FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - The dollar rose against the euro and the British pound Monday, following Washington's announced bailout of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac _ a move that should help bolster a shaky U.S. housing market and seemed to renew global investor confidence. The 15-nation euro bought US$1.4200 in European afternoon trading, compared with US$1.4243 in late New York on Friday. The euro has not traded below US$1.4200 since last October. The U.S. Treasury's decision Sunday to place Fannie and Freddie, which own or guarantee about half of U.S. mortgage .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/euro-declines-against-us-dollar-r793351.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/euro-declines-against-us-dollar-r793351.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.voxware.com - For Additional Information: Voxware Public Relations Contact: Meredith Joseph, 215-564-3200 ext. 119 mjoseph@braithwaitepr.com OR Investor Relations Contact: William Levering, 609-514-4100 IR@voxware.com OR Product/Sales Inquiries: 609-514-4100 ext. 4122 marketing@voxware.com Voxware, Inc. (NASDAQ: VOXW), a leading supplier of software for voice-driven warehousing operations today announced their commitment to support the MX7CS. The MX7CS is LXE's new wireless rugged handheld computer built specifically for the cold storage market and is the industry's lightest and most ergonomic handheld computer for cold chain applications. The MX7CS is part of LXE's comprehensive line of mobile computers for cold chain logistics that support real-time voice .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/voxware-announces-support-for-lxe-s-mx7cs-r793341.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/voxware-announces-support-for-lxe-s-mx7cs-r793341.htm World News (PR-inside.com) KARALETI, Georgia (AP) - Russian soldiers prevented international aid convoys from visiting Georgian villages on Monday in a blunt demonstration of power in a tense zone around the breakaway province of South Ossetia. The ambassadors of Sweden, Latvia and Estonia said they also had been barred from visiting villages beyond Russian checkpoints. Monday's show of authority came as French President Nicolas Sarkozy tried in Moscow to persuade Russia to honor its pledge to pull its troops back to the positions they held before the fighting broke out Aug. 7. A convoy of four vehicles .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/russians-turn-back-aid-convoys-inside-r793340.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/russians-turn-back-aid-convoys-inside-r793340.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - Wyncrest Group, Inc. (Pink Sheets:WYCT) today announces new course of action to investors with letter from Chairman: As Chairman of Wyncrest Group since 2006 I have seen the company weather the worst storms, floods and fires in the history of our country. With Katrina in 05 behind us, we thought we had been through it all and yet the insurance industry came through it in good shape and stood strong because of international insurance underwriters investment laws and policies. Hard times bring out the best in us all. As we watch New Orleans crawl back to life .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/wyncrest-group-inc-announces-new-course-r793339.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/wyncrest-group-inc-announces-new-course-r793339.htm World News (PR-inside.com) MOSCOW (AP) - Russia said Monday it will send a naval squadron and anti-submarine patrol planes to Venezuela this year for a joint exercise with its naval forces, a deployment that comes amid increasingly tense relations with the United States. Russia's decision to send the squadron and planes to Venezuela was made before Russia's war with Georgia last month, Foreign Ministry spokesman Andrei Nesterenko said. «This deployment had been planned in advance, and it's unrelated to the current political situation and the developments in the Caucasus,» Nesterenko said at a briefing. But the .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/russia-to-send-naval-squadron-planes-r793337.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/russia-to-send-naval-squadron-planes-r793337.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.solidworks.com - Tens of thousands of Americans die every year in auto crashes. Novita Technologies of Hendersonville, Tenn., has released a potentially life-saving solution to chip away at the problem. Called SideEyes(R), the electronic blind spot alerting system was developed with 3D CAD software from Dassault Systemes SolidWorks Corp. (DS SolidWorks), a world leader in 3D solutions. Launched in August for the Chrysler(R) Town and Country and Dodge(R) Caravan, SideEyes effectively eliminates the blind spot behind the driver on both sides of the car. When a car or motorcycle enters the 3-meter-by-7-meter danger zone, an LED indicator on the .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/solidworks-3d-cad-software-helps-enable-r793336.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/solidworks-3d-cad-software-helps-enable-r793336.htm Business (PR-inside.com) Online diwali shopping portal Diwalistore.com announced the grand opening of its Major Section for Diwali Gifts. The company will continue to quality its innovative online business practice of fabulous gifts to India, on its web site, www.diwalistore.com. Diwali 2008 will come soon, the festival of lights, celebrates the victory of good triumphing over evil. It is a time to mark new beginnings and represents joy, reflection, resolution and forgiveness. At Diwalistore.com you will find an inclusive collection of fantastic Diwali Gifts that you can send across to your loved ones or relatives on this Diwali Festival. There are many Indians spread .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/diwalistore-com-india-launches-attractive-r793335.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/diwalistore-com-india-launches-attractive-r793335.htm Finance (PR-inside.com) SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) - Brazil's Magnesita SA says it will pay ¤277 million in cash and stock to buy LWB Refractories, a German company that makes products used in the steel industry. Magnesita said the purchase will turn it into the world's third largest producer of refractory material. Refractory material capable of resisting super-high temperatures is used by industries that in installations like furnace linings and thermal barriers. Magnesita said its deal to buy LWB from Rhone Capital also includes the assumption of ¤380 million in debt and that the conclusion .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/brazil-s-magnesita-buys-germany-s-lwb-r793334.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/brazil-s-magnesita-buys-germany-s-lwb-r793334.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.dell.com - Media Contacts: Dell Inc. Jennifer J. Davis, 512-723-3091 jennifer_j_davis@dell.com or Enfatico Christian Bateman, 512-542-2826 christian.bateman@enfatico.com or Investor Relations Contacts: Dell Inc. Lynn Tyson, 512-723-1130 lynn_tyson@dell.com or Dell Inc. Robert Williams, 512-728-7570 robert_williams@dell.com Dell announced worldwide availability today of the latest edition to its growing small-and-medium-business server portfolio - the Dell(TM) PowerEdge(TM) T100. Starting at $449 and available from Dell and its more than 40,000 channel partners, the T100 is an ideal first server for businesses looking to build a networked server environment to enhance productivity, flexibility and security - a top-of-mind issue among SMBs globally. For more information, .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/dell-offers-broad-server-lineup-to-r793333.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/dell-offers-broad-server-lineup-to-r793333.htm Computer & Technology (PR-inside.com) Oslo Norway, (8 September, 2008): Tandberg Data, the global supplier of data protection solutions, today introduced a range of promotions for the EMEA region for customers who grapple with ever increasing volumes of data, and demands for higher levels of data protection, while dealing with tight budgets. During September 2008, Tandberg Data offers promotions on all tape automation solutions and on selected LTO tape drives across EMEA. The promotions vary from discounted pricing (up to 20%) to free-of-charge service uplifts. Complementary SecureService Tandberg Data offers extended on-site service upgrades for customers who require higher levels of service to maintain data .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/september-promotion-for-customers-who-r793332.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/september-promotion-for-customers-who-r793332.htm World News (PR-inside.com) BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Lebanese judicial officials say the country's top military magistrate will question a man handed over by Hezbollah for his alleged involvement in shooting at an army helicopter. One officer was killed in the late August attack. Hezbollah handed the man to judicial authorities on Aug. 29, a day after the attack on the helicopter. The attack happened in Hezbollah's stronghold of Iqlim al-Tuffah, where the group is believed to have bases and concealed positions. The officials spoke Monday on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/suspect-in-helicopter-attack-to-be-r793331.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/suspect-in-helicopter-attack-to-be-r793331.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://metavante.mediaroom.com/ - Metavante Corporation Sam Baumgarten, 404-892-2583 sam.baumgarten@metavante.com Metavante (NYSE:MV), a leading provider of banking and payments technology, today announced Corporate Network eCom, LLC (eCom) has named Metavante Corporation its provider of mobile banking and payments solutions and will resell Metavante Mobile Financial Services, powered by Monitise Americas. eCom, a majority-owned subsidiary of U.S. Central, provides electronic financial services to the Corporate Credit Union Network, which in turn serves the nation's nearly 8,400 consumer credit unions. Monitise Americas is the mobile banking and payments joint-venture between Metavante Corporation and Monitise plc, the global leader in the provision of mobile banking .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/growing-with-metavante-and-going-mobile-r793330.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/growing-with-metavante-and-going-mobile-r793330.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.geovue.com - George Cohen Communications for geoVue George Cohen, 617-325-0011 george@gccpr.com or The Little Gym International Inc. Ruk Adams Sr. Vice President, Franchise Development Ruk@TheLittleGym.com geoVue, a leading provider of dynamic location optimization software, and The Little Gym International Inc. today announced that The Little Gym has licensed and will employ geoVue's software solutions to add in-house tools to its real estate support system. The Little Gym franchises teach motor skills to children to improve their physical, social, emotional and intellectual skills. The Little Gym is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, with franchises in 40 U.S. states and 19 countries .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/the-little-gym-selects-geovue-to-r793328.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/the-little-gym-selects-geovue-to-r793328.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://ismi.sematech.org/ - International SEMATECH Manufacturing Initiative (ISMI) announced today that its 20th annual Advanced Equipment Control / Advanced Process Control (AEC/APC) Symposium - one of SEMATECH's longest running meetings - will be held October 4-8 at the Cliff Lodge at Snowbird in Salt Lake City, Utah. Chip manufacturing productivity experts and suppliers will attend the symposium to discuss recent technical advancements in advanced equipment and process control as well as to review SEMI standards and consistency with the International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors. 'IC manufacturers are constantly working to improve the reliability and efficiency of their factory operations,' .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/ismi-20th-annual-aec-apc-symposium-to-r793326.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/ismi-20th-annual-aec-apc-symposium-to-r793326.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.parascale.com/ - ParaScale, Inc., a startup offering software solutions enabling cloud storage, announced today that its ParaScale Cloud Storage (PCS) software has entered broad customer trials. Targeted at service providers and enterprises that require better solutions for file storage, management and distribution, PCS is a software-only solution that includes advanced features and capabilities to create, manage and power cloud storage. 'Market interest in cloud storage is extremely high, as IT administrators grapple with challenges of exploding digital data. While this problem is acute in the media, oil and gas, and genomic industries, the pain is being felt in industries .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/parascale-announces-trial-availability-of-r793324.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/parascale-announces-trial-availability-of-r793324.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.juniper.net - Juniper Networks, Inc. Media Relations: Cindy Ta, 408-936-6131 cta@juniper.net Roger Fortier, 408-936-7631 rfortier@juniper.net Investor Relations: Lisa Chiorello, 408-936-6123 lisac@juniper.net Juniper Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:JNPR), the leader in high-performance networking, today announced that Ajisen (China) Holdings Limited, the sole franchisee of Japan's Ajisen Ramen for Hong Kong, Macau and Mainland China, has boosted its organizational security and productivity with a Juniper Networks high-performance network infrastructure. The deployment of Juniper's comprehensive portfolio of routing, security and switching solutions is helping Ajisen reduce the cost, complexity and risk of delivering business-critical IT services to the company's mobile workforce and more than 243 .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/leading-chinese-fast-food-franchise-improves-r793322.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/leading-chinese-fast-food-franchise-improves-r793322.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.networkhardware.com - Network Hardware Resale Sarah Beene, 201-984-1478 sarah@networkhardware.com or HetzelMeade Communications Sue Hetzel, 760-434-9927 sue@hetzelmeade.com Network Hardware Resale (NHR), the leading provider of pre-owned and new networking equipment, today announced a significant expansion of its domestic operations with the opening of a 20,000-square-foot facility in a suburb of Dallas. The new office, located in Carrollton, Tex., will include both office and warehouse space to accommodate an ongoing rise of pre-owned network equipment sales as well as growing market momentum for NHR's NetSure alternative hardware maintenance program. With hundreds of new service contracts since its debut earlier this year, .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/network-hardware-resale-broadens-nationwide-r793319.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/network-hardware-resale-broadens-nationwide-r793319.htm World News (PR-inside.com) BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - European Union officials are recommending further cuts in fishing quotas in the Baltic Sea for the 2009 season. The European Commission says it will follow scientific advice and call on EU nations to agree to reduced catches of some cod and herring stocks. The commission, announcing the plan on Monday, is proposing a 15 percent cut in catches of the Western Baltic cod species and a 63 percent cut in Western Baltic herring catches. .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/reduced-fishing-recommended-in-baltic-sea-r793318.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/reduced-fishing-recommended-in-baltic-sea-r793318.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.necdisplay.com - Tech Image (for NEC Display Solutions) Philip Anast (847) 279-0022, x238 philip.anast@techimage.com NEC Display Solutions of America, a leading stand-alone provider of professional LCD and plasma displays and projectors, announced today that Southern Business Communications Group (SBCG) is offering customers a chance to double their NEC Star Student rebates. SBCG will contribute a dollar-for-dollar match in conjunction with the Star Student program. NEC's Star Student initiative, unveiled earlier this year, provides schools with cash-back rewards for the purchase of NEC display, projector and interactive whiteboard products. NEC mails debit cards containing the cash directly to schools. SBCG .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/southern-business-communications-group-r793317.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/southern-business-communications-group-r793317.htm Finance (PR-inside.com) VIENNA, Austria (AP) - Senior oil officials from Iran and Libya said Monday that there is too much crude on the market, adding that OPEC is reviewing whether supply exceeds demand before deciding whether to cut back production. The two spoke on the eve of a meeting of OPEC oil ministers who will decide whether to reduce production or keep it steady. Oil prices have fallen nearly 30 percent from their highs of almost US$150 a barrel, prompting general concern among OPEC's 13 members, but Iran, the group's No. 2 producer, .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/opec-considers-cutting-oil-production-r793316.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/opec-considers-cutting-oil-production-r793316.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.omega-accelerate.com - Omega Performance Karen Tunks, 704-672-6055; info@omega-performance.com Helping financial services lending professionals accelerate performance through today's credit crunch is the focus of a new resource launched by Omega Performance. The company is hosting the Race to Accelerate Lending Performance at www.Omega-Accelerate.com where lenders can access tools to improve credit quality and prepare for a profitable future. 'The credit crisis is in year two and financial services companies continue to have loan volumes and credit quality impacted,' said Mario Berard, Omega Performance president and CEO. 'The tools in the Race to Accelerate Performance will help lenders to address today's .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/new-financial-services-resource-offers-r793315.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/new-financial-services-resource-offers-r793315.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - smartFOCUS, the international multi-channel marketing software company, today announced its partnership with ITW Publishing, provider of information products and services that include unique market segment databases and prospecting tools. ITW Publishing will use smartFOCUS solutions to help clients find marketing success and increase sales revenues. With smartFOCUS, ITW Publishing will increase its ability to manage campaigns, report results and analyze those results to create highly effective communications across channels that gain accuracy and value with each campaign. ITW Publishing will use smartANALYZER, smartCAMPAIGNER and smartREPORTER to augment its comprehensive suite of data products and services, ranging from .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/itw-publishing-boosts-customer-performance-with-r793312.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/itw-publishing-boosts-customer-performance-with-r793312.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.bettymills.com - The Betty Mills Company (www.bettymills.com), the Nation's leading online cleaning and facility supplies company has recently introduced a New Product Showcase Area at BettyMills.com. With the help of this new feature, Betty Mills customers can take a tour of the latest products, promotions, and discounts on the Betty Mills website. At the New Product Showcase Area, customers can also review products by categories, product name and images. 'Betty Mills makes a tremendous effort to always find the best products to bring to our customers,' said David Schulhof, Co-President of Betty Mills. 'We receive hundreds of new .. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/betty-mills-introduces-new-showcase-area-r793309.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/betty-mills-introduces-new-showcase-area-r793309.htm