Localize It Ranked in the Top Five Local Search Firms in the World by topseos.com

Localize It Ranked in the Top Five Local Search Firms in the World by topseos.com

The independent authority on search vendors, topseos.com, announced the March 2010 rankings of the best local search firms. After thousands of companies were reviewed, Localize It was ranked at the 5th best local search firm.

Plymouth, IN (PRWEB) March 22, 2010 -- The March 2010 rankings of the best local SEO marketing (http://www.topseos.com/rankings-of-best-local-search-companies) agencies have been released by topseos.com, the independent authority on search. Thousands of applicants seeking to be ranked were reviewed by an experienced research team. After the evaluations were complete, Localize It was ranked as the 5th best local search agency in the world.

Founded in 2008, Localize It seeks to localize their approach just as much as the work that they do. Their pricing structures are based upon the city and the level of online competition in a given geographic area instead of just a flat rate like most internet marketing firms. Aaron Greene, owner of Localize It, explains, "Most companies have fixed cookie-cutter pricing for any SEO packages. Our firm provides specific costs for the business location that is looking for better rankings. Someone in NYC will have a completely different competition than someone in Marysville, Ohio; in turn adding more cost to the budget for promotion online. Our local search SEO (http://www.topseos.com/rankings-of-best-local-search-companies) works more intimately with the clients, which equates to more efficient use of the client's marketing dollars."

Greene further comments, "One way we intend to get close to our customers with our small company approach, is to invite businesses to contact us for a brief education on what SEO is and how it can work for them. A "FREE" consultation will enable the consumer to determine how better to spend their limited advertising dollars. They need to know what is available, and when applied efficiently, their budget will have the potential to end up becoming extremely profitable. We envision our Local SEO firm as a value added partner to our clients." Continued growth is what the research team with topseos.com expects to see from Localize It.

The independent authority on search vendors, topseos.com, began in 2002 with the mission of connecting businesses with the best SEO company (http://www.topseos.com) and other internet marketing services available. An experienced team of evaluators is assigned to each category that is ranked in order to maintain the focus of the research and strengthen their expertise. The team continues to review and evaluate firms every month ensuring that only the best companies are ranked.

To find more information about Localize It, visit their profile at:

http://www.topseos.com/localize-it

To view the current rankings of the best local search firms, visit:

http://www.topseos.com/rankings-of-best-local-search-companies

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Contact Information Jeev Trika

topseos.com

http://www.topseos.com

800-874-2458

Computer Activity Monitoring Gets More Convenient with Screen Anytime 4.0

Computer Activity Monitoring Gets More Convenient with Screen Anytime 4.0

Stepok Image Lab. has introduced the new version of Screen Anytime, computer monitoring software recording user sessions into video log files. Screen Anytime 4.0 features a built-in HTTP server allowing managers to view records remotely using an Internet browser.

(PRWEB) March 22, 2010 -- Stepok Image Lab. has introduced the new version of Screen Anytime, computer monitoring software recording user sessions into video log files. Screen Anytime 4.0 features a built-in HTTP server allowing managers to view records remotely using an Internet browser.

There are numerous reasons for monitoring computer activity, from ensuring high productivity to dealing with security issues. But regardless of a reason it's necessary in this case to have quality software that allows recording Windows sessions 24/7 or monitor computer activity in real time if desired. Developed to meet this need, Screen Anytime provides advanced monitoring capabilities that include recording, viewing, searching and managing screen activity of the network users.

Version 4.0 delivers the number of new features to make monitoring even easier. To be convenient Screen Anytime now allows accessing and managing records through a web browser (including Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Chrome). The new version features search by keywords, so any user can find what he or she needs within seconds without having to rummage through megabytes of records. To save time the user can also choose to view only snapshots instead of watching the whole record.

Screen Anytime at a Glance

Powerful tool, Screen Anytime provides with video logs of everything that's going on a screen, including mouse cursor movement and changing application titles. The software, however, does not record keystrokes, thus ensuring that no passwords will be stored and that users' privacy won't be violated.

Thanks to the advanced screen video compression technology one hard drive can keep security logs worth for months, with an average of 4 GB a month for one workstation operating about 8 hours a day under full load. The smart software will sort the logs by timeline, terminals and users. What's more, the user can configure Screen Anytime to record only those sessions that meet pre-defined conditions. So, the program can be set to record only the sessions within the specified time slot, select the users to be monitored, and so on.

With Screen Anytime its users can easily check how many hours employees actually spend working, or can efficiently prevent data leakage.

Pricing and Availability

Screen Anytime 4.0 Server Edition runs under Windows 2003 and 2008 Server, and Workstation Edition requires Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7. Server Edition costs $599, and Workstation Edition is available at $199. Licensed users are entitled to free minor version upgrades and technical support for 12 months from the date of purchase. Further information on the product as well as the 60-day free trial version is available at http://www.screen-record.com/screen_anytime.htm

About Stepok Image Lab

Founded in 2002, Stepok Image Lab is focused on the development of image processing and multimedia software. The goal of Stepok is to develop and provide quality solutions for both beginners and professionals. For more information, please visit http://www.stepok.net/

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Contact Information QI CHEN

Stepok Image Lab.

http://www.screen-record.com

+86 13111855100

VancesMill Announces Data Recovery Service in Nashville

VancesMill Announces Data Recovery Service in Nashville

VancesMill announces today that it will add data recovery to its lineup of services and is now online serving data recovery needs out of Nashville, TN.

(Vocus) March 21, 2010 -- A host people start up their computers each day only to find an irritating blank screen that is informing them their computers hard drive has failed. Or they go to open a document on a shared hard drive only to find that hard drive is no longer accessible. A number of people believe that there is no hope of getting their data back; they think they’ve lost months of work and will have to recreate it by hand. More often than not, this is not the case. Data is still there and has the possibility of being recovered by a specialist.

VancesMill is a consulting company that offers everyday users and corporate IT administrators a place to go to for data recovery specialist (http://www.vancesmill.com/Services/data-recovery-specialist.html). Everyday somewhere a hard drive dies for various reasons and VancesMill has the capabilities to salvage your data and get you up and running quickly. “No matter if the hard drive has a logical or physical problem, we have the tools to get your data back in your hands,” commented owner Kelly Bush. “We understand the frustration of losing data whether it’s business or personal, it’s always stressful, Bush added.

The Nashville data recovery (http://www.vancesmill.com/nashville/nashville-data-recovery.html) service serves more than just the Nashville market. Corporate or home user across the country can call on VancesMill to recover their data. After a phone call detailing the problems you are facing, you can package your hard drive and ship it to their Nashville location for service. An initial evaluation will be performed on your damaged drive and a recovery specialist will contact you by your preferred method of contact. “This is not just a Nashville data recovery (http://www.vancesmill.com/nashville/nashville-data-recovery.html) service,” Bush said, “We can handle the needs of those outside the Nashville area as well.”

“Experiencing a data loss is a stressful event and the specialists at VancesMill are will to help out in any way possible. We will do everything we possibility can to ease the pains of losing data by retrieving it for you and placing it back in your hands,” Bush stated.

Get peace of mind you deserve by getting your data back. There is trustworthy, legitimate data recovery specialist (http://www.vancesmill.com/Services/data-recovery-specialist.html) available, and VancesMill has the best of them readily available to you.

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Contact Information Kelly Bush

http://www.vancesmill.com

(615) 810-8477

G-Snap! Showcases Snapcasting Technology at "A Todo Dar", a SXSW Interactive Concert

G-Snap! Showcases Snapcasting Technology at "A Todo Dar", a SXSW Interactive Concert

G-Snap! Showcases Snapcasting Technology at "A Todo Dar", a SXSW Interactive Concert. G-Snap!’s Snapcast interactive technology platform will make it possible for fans all over the world to experience the “A Todo Dar” concert via a live interactive broadcast where they can see the performances and chat with other fans in and outside the venue.

(PRWEB) March 19, 2010 -- The South by Southwest® (SXSW) Conferences & Festivals taking place now in Austin, TX, FPO Marketing and their primary sponsor, Gibson Guitar, have tapped live interactive blogging company, G-Snap!, for their "A Todo Dar" interactive music concert on Friday, March 19th featuring top Latino artists from Movic Records including PXNDX, Insite, Los Claxons, and Nina Pilots.

G-Snap!’s Snapcast interactive technology platform will make it possible for fans all over the world to experience the "A Todo Dar" concert via a live interactive broadcast where they can see the performances and chat with other fans in and outside the venue.

"By bringing our events to life on the Internet, G-Snap! offers us a really innovative way for our audiences to engage with South by Southwest," says Jaime Garza, General Manager of FP Marketing. "This innovative technology will play a key role in enhancing the experience we’ve created, and ultimately help us increase our reach and gain new sponsorship opportunities."

With the simple click of a link, “A Todo Dar” fans will be taken to the live interactive broadcast destination where they can tune into the concert, check out what others are saying, and participate with their own comments, all without hitting the refresh button. G-Snap!’s innovative tools are ideal for any type of event because they’ve made it easy for anyone to report on news and events as they are happening, interact directly with their viewers, and add pictures and video imagery to their stories.

"Whether it’s major sports and entertainment events or breaking news, we are fundamentally changing how people consume content by delivering rich, real-time information that matters to them," says Ramsey Ksar, Vice President of G-Snap! "We are excited to have the opportunity to be at SXSW and the "A Todo Dar" concert as this event is the blueprint for future concerts and other live events looking to increase audience interactivity, engagement, and monetization."

Event Information

The "A Todo Dar" event can be found at http://atododarmusica.com. The live interactive broadcast begins at 7PM Central and can be accessed via the "watch" link.

About FPO Marketing

FPO Marketing (www.fpomarketing.com) has been creating multicultural marketing programs since their inception in 2004. A full service, award winning firm based in San Antonio, FPO has established itself as an agency that is not afraid to think beyond. FPO understands that successful brands are built on “ownable” and defendable communication pillars that have real meaning to consumers. We take over 60 years of combined experience in Hispanic and multicultural marketing and blend that with a youthful energy that embraces change. Brand planning and research, advertising and promotions, interactive and design as well as full service media, our collective team can develop, implement and mange every aspect the marketing communications process. FPO is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas with offices in Houston, Texas as well.

About G-Snap!

G-Snap! (www.gsnap.com) has developed a live interactive blogging platform that gives content publishers a better way to engage and connect with their audience. Whether it's mainstream media journalists or citizen bloggers, G-Snap's tools make it easy for any writer to cover news and events as they are happening, interact directly with their readers, and add pictures and video imagery to their reporting. The live blogging experience is changing how people consume content by bringing life to the Internet and captivating audiences like never before. G-Snap! is a start-up headquartered in Livermore, California.

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Contact Information Ramsey Ksar

G-Snap!

http://gsnap.com

888-522-3182

OpenPath Products Joins the T-Mobile Partner Network program

OpenPath Products Joins the T-Mobile Partner Network program

OpenPath Products, a nine year veteran of mobile application development and porting services, has joined T-Mobile’s Partner Network Program as a service provider assisting developers and their companies with their mobile application development needs.

Annapolis, MD (PRWEB) March 19, 2010 -- OpenPath Products, a nine year veteran of mobile application development and porting services, has joined T-Mobile’s Partner Network Program as a service provider assisting developers and their companies with their mobile application development needs.

As a member of T-Mobile’s Partner Network Program, OpenPath will help content providers to support T-Mobile’s broad portfolio of phones. OpenPath brings extensive development and quality assurance expertise to T-Mobile’s diverse device portfolio, including Android™, J2ME, BlackBerry®, Windows Mobile, and the T-Mobile® Sidekick®.

“T-Mobile has always been an innovator and OpenPath has always been at the forefront of supporting those innovations. From the earliest J2ME devices, to the T-Mobile Sidekick, and now with Android, we are proud to help our partners reap the rewards of bringing great content to T-Mobile customers,” noted Johanna Wilson, co-founder and CEO of OpenPath Products.

“As a commitment to our application developer community, we’re proud to work with OpenPath who bring a strong and experienced level of support doing hands-on development with our devices and network. This relationship is a great example of how the T-Mobile Partner Network Program is bringing greater value to our subscribers,” said Venetia Espinoza, Director Mobile Applications and Partner Programs, T-MobileUSA, Inc.

About OpenPath Products

OpenPath helps its customers to excel in the highly competitive mobile market. By forming a collaborative partnership with its customers, OpenPath’s U.S.-based development and QA teams provide timely delivery of the highest quality Android, Blackberry, J2ME, Windows Mobile, BREW, iPhone, Widgets, and other mobile products.

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Contact Information Johanna Wilson

OpenPath Products

http://www.openpathproducts.com

14108970406

BizNdex Local Search Marketing Now Recruiting Sales Staff in Major U.S. Cities

BizNdex Local Search Marketing Now Recruiting Sales Staff in Major U.S. Cities

BizNdex LLC, a local search and social media marketing agency, is now seeking to recruit 500 candidates to become BizNdex certified marketing consultants. These consultants will help local businesses transition from traditional media to interactive and internet marketing.

(PRWEB) March 19, 2010 -- BizNdex (http://bizndex.com), a local search and social media marketing agency, is now seeking out a leadership team in major cities across the United States. These leadership teams will be responsible for recruiting and training a new sales force of BizNdex certified marketing consultants. These new marketing consultants are trained to help locally owned and operated small businesses reach out to local buyers who are searching for locally available products and services through mobile phones and broadband internet.

"Small local businesses have not had the pain to change their marketing techniques in the past. However, with the recession effecting more people, small businesses are now realizing that few people actually search for local businesses in print anymore. Consumer behavior has simply changed, partially because of technology and partially because of new economic situations. Said Tony Darrick Baker, Vice President of Marketing, BizNdex LLC. "Today's consumers are looking for coupons, peer reviews, and instant and accurate information about locally available products and services through mobile and broadband internet. BizNdex helps businesses get found where consumers are now looking. This includes Google, Yahoo, Bing, and all major local search and mobile media services." said Baker.

Baker is now touring throughout the southwest to meet up with leadership teams and candidates. This cities include Phoenix, Los Angeles, San Diego, Las Vegas, St. George UT, Denver Colorado, and Salina and Wichita Kansas.

To find out the schedule, watch a quick video and RSVP, please visit:

http://bizndexblog.com/tour/

Baker says "We're not only teaching about the importance of Google, Yahoo and Bing, but we're also teaching businesses and BizNdex marketing consultants how to create inbound marketing campaigns through Facebook, Twitter, and a variety of new social media marketing tools." Baker continues. "If BizNdex certified marketing consultants can network through traditional avenues and combine that with the power and functionality of social media tools, then they can create an endless stream of local businesses who are looking to transform their marketing to interactive and internet marketing through local search, mobile media, and social media marketing." said Baker.

While many businesses are laying off, BizNdex is excited about their ability to expand across the United States. "I don't know how it can get much better than this." said James Ashford, CEO of BizNdex LLC. "We're providing locally owned and operated businesses with the opportunity to reach local buyers at a fraction of the cost of traditional advertising. By simply evaluating their existing ad budgets and making slight modifications, we can show in a matter of days that BizNdex delivers a significant return on investment. Likewise, there is a great deal of talent available to us of people who may not be technically savvy, but who have the ability to create relationships with local businesses owners and build a book of business as BizNdex certified marketing consultants. These consultants will continue to get paid for the lifetime of the business relationships they bring to BizNdex, and that's very exciting during tough economic times." said Ashford.

BizNdex has also just released their new LocalNdex iPhone Application. LocalNdex.com (http://LocalNdex.com) is an informative destination hub with over 18 million business listings and profiles nationwide. With the new LocalNdex iPhone application (free), users can rate and review local businesses, attach a photo with their review, and share the contact information through SMS, Facebook and Twitter. "This is an exciting new tool which can help local businesses harness the power of local search and mobile media marketing. We're also extremely honored that Michael Boland, Senior Analyst & Program Director for BIA/Kelsey, will be writing a blog review (http://blog.bia.com/bia/) about the new LocalNdex iPhone application." said Ashford.

To find out more about the free LocalNdex iPhone application, please visit:

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/localndex/id339121963

About BizNdex LLC.

BizNdex is a local search and social media marketing agency serving small and medium locally owned and operated businesses throughout the U.S. BizNdex also owns and operates LocalNdex, a comprehensive business directory with details on over 18 million businesses at http://localndex.com

For more information about BizNdex, please visit: http://BizNdexblog.com

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Contact Information Tony Darrick Baker

BizNdex

http://bizndexblog.com/tour/

918-688-4639

Online Shopping Auction Wavee.com Launches Rewards Store

Online Shopping Auction Wavee.com Launches Rewards Store

Wavee.com (Wavee), a bid-to-buy online shopping auction site that delivers an exciting and rewarding shopping experience, announced today the launch of its new Rewards Store -- a program that allows users to earn "Wavee Dollars" for each dollar spent and apply them as significant price discounts on high-demand, brand new consumer goods. This new program positions Wavee as the ultimate shopping destination where customers earn a money multiplier effect. Win and pay less for the item you want (similar to a traditional retailer) AND earn a sizeable discount to apply to any other products of your liking.

Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) March 17, 2010 -- Wavee.com (Wavee), a bid-to-buy online shopping auction site that delivers an exciting and rewarding shopping experience, announced today the launch of its new Rewards Store -- a program that allows users to earn "Wavee Dollars" for each dollar spent and apply them as significant price discounts on high-demand, brand new consumer goods. This new program positions Wavee as the ultimate shopping destination where customers earn a money multiplier effect. Win and pay less for the item you want (similar to a traditional retailer) and earn a sizeable discount to apply to any other products of your liking.

"While we are launching our new Rewards Store on St. Patrick's Day, this new program essentially takes all the 'luck' out of winning on Wavee as members become winners with every bid," said Jacky Lai, founder and CEO of Wavee. "The added value can quickly translate into real savings."

How Wavee Works:

On Wavee.com, the starting price for every product up for auction is always $0.00 (USD) and there is no minimum selling price. Each bid placed increases the product price by the pre-set auction increment, and the timer is increased to a maximum of 20 seconds. The highest bidder when the timer reaches zero wins the auction item, typically at prices discounted up to 90 percent. Bids are priced at 60 cents each.

With the new Rewards Store program, Wavee members earn one "Wavee Dollar" per every dollar spent to purchase credits. This dollar-for-dollar program earns you Wavee Dollars which are redeemable in the Rewards Store for discounts on brand new consumer electronic devices and accessories, including laptops, smartphones, gaming consoles and software.

In addition, bidders who do not win an item at an auction's close or decide to end the bidding process early can purchase it at retail value, less the dollar amount of their submitted bids.

"At Wavee, we are constantly looking to develop new ways to reward our members - whether it's by stretching the value of a dollar through incentive programs, enhancing our product offering, or simply providing the most exciting and entertaining way to shop online," said Lai.

Wavee was founded by online entrepreneurs Lai, Terence Poon, Paul Tsyrlin and David Chan who sought to bring the fun and excitement of live auction online shopping mainstream.

About Online Shopping Auction (http://www.wavee.com) Wavee:

Wavee creates a rewarding shopping and auction experience. The site allows consumers to bid on must-have items at steep discounts off retail via an exciting auction with the option to apply the full value of bid credits towards the purchase of the product. Wavee addresses gaps in existing auction sites by awarding bidders with bonus credits through a proprietary bonus program (reducing the implied bid-to-buy price), tools and analytics that give bidders additional insight, a Rewards Store and more ways to win.

Wavee is headquartered in Atlanta and more information is available at wavee.com.

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Contact Information Becky Biggs

Online Shopping Auction Wavee

http://www.wavee.com

404-260-3519

Convert any Website to PDF Free, Fast and Friendly Online

Convert any Website to PDF Free, Fast and Friendly Online

Baltsoft Software has announced the launch of Web2PDF Converter, a new online service for easy and quick conversion of any web page to PDF http://www.web2pdfconvert.com . Its undisputable advantages are top speed and ultimate simplicity: the user should enter the URL and click the “Convert to PDF” button, and in a couple of seconds the desired PDF is ready for downloading. By the way, Web2PDF Converter is an absolutely free service!

(PRWEB) March 17, 2010 -- Bloggers, website publishers and all Internet users can now enjoy free service of Web2PDF Converter (http://www.web2pdfconvert.com), as web content is much more convenient to share, print, archive and read offline when converted to PDF format. The resultant PDF files can be also read with PDF-supporting e-book readers. Web2PDF Converter is a perfect variant for those who do not have PDF creating software, but can be used by anyone due to the speed and easiness of use. No fee is charged, no installation is required.

It should be noted that Web2PDF Converter also supports conversion via e-mail, which is highly appreciated by users not having free access to the Internet, except for their electronic mail. Here the procedure is not any more difficult: the URL is sent to submit@web2pdfconvert.com , and the reply with an attached PDF is sent back at once!

Besides, the “Convert to PDF” button can be added to any site or blog for the visitors to save it as PDF in one click. The JavaScript code is provided here http://www.web2pdfconvert.com/pdf-button.aspx

Features: Easy and quick conversion of web pages to PDF. No software installation. Direct conversion from most popular browsers (add-ons for Internet Explorer, Firefox, Google Chrome, Opera, Safari). “Convert to PDF” button code for any site or blog. Conversion via e-mail.

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Contact Information TOMAS RUTKAUSKAS

Baltsoft Software

http://www.web2pdfconvert.com

61124279

Mokugift, Trendy Lime and Green Coriander Host a Green St. Patrick's at Harlot San Francisco

Mokugift, Trendy Lime and Green Coriander Host a Green St. Patrick's at Harlot San Francisco

St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner – another occasion to party in style and have some laughs with friends, new and old.. On March 17th, ,Trendy Lime will be turning the night “green” at Harlot, in San Francisco, in honor of Ireland's most recognized holiday.

San Francisco, CA (Vocus) March 16, 2010 -- St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner – another occasion to party in style and have some laughs with friends, new and old. On March 17th, Trendy Lime will be turning the night “green” at Harlot, in San Francisco, in honor of Ireland's most recognized holiday.

In keeping with its legacy of style and creativity, Trendy Lime will feature artistic entertainment and will be bringing the most international and glamorous crowd of San Francisco for mingling, sipping and dancing. Undoubtedly, Irish music will be played, tasty beer will be served and mischievous leprechauns will be onsite. Partiers will be able to enjoy specially priced drinks, courtesy of Jameson and Guinness.

While the color green is central to the Irish festivity, it also represents eco-living. There are tons of ways to be green on St. Patrick’s Day, beyond wearing a colorful shirt or necktie! Along with celebrating this cheerful day, Trendy Lime will be proactively promoting environmentally friendly products and organizations.

As such, Green Coriander will be offering samples of healthy organic Indian food. Green Coriander, http://www.greencoriander.com/ provides nutritionally balanced, healthy Indian meals in San Francisco keeping health, hygiene and the environment in mind. This startup is committed to using organic and sustainably-produced ingredients in their dishes as far as possible. Their food is created fresh with pure and high quality ingredients and most of their organic vegetables are sourced from local farms year-round.

Trendy Lime will also be partnering up with MokuGift to plant a tree for Haiti on behalf of every guest. Mokugift trees are priced at $1each. Mokugift’s mission is to foster environmental solidarity by making it easy and rewarding for anyone to fight climate change and by providing the tools to inspire others to do the same. After selecting the country where their tree is planted, recipients can proudly display their trees online at Facebook, MySpace, Yahoo!, and 50 other popular Web sites.

An official partner of the United Nations Environment Programme's Billion Tree Campaign, Mokugift collaborates with award-winning nonprofit agroforestry organizations such as Trees For The Future and Sustainable Harvest International to plant trees in twelve countries: Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Burundi, Senegal, Zambia, India, the Philippines and Haiti. Using environmentally sustainable methods, farmers in these countries plant Mokugift trees to restock existing forests and enable more diverse, productive and economically sustainable land-use systems.

For more information on Trendy Lime, please visit http://trendylime.com

For more information on mokugift, please visit http://www.facebook.com/mokugift

About Trendy Lime: Trendy Lime is defining the standard in classy, exclusive events for trend-setters in prime venues of San Francisco. Our international social network of successful Bay Area professionals, who engage in adventurous and luxurious lifestyle, is over 2,000 members strong. In addition, we benefit from an extensive partner network of prominent bloggers and influencers.

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Contact Information Hans Chung

Mokugift

http://www.mokugift.com/rewards/index

+1.415.508.6658

Liana Burtsava

Trendy Lime

http://trendylime.com/

+1.415.913.8892

OneSpring Secures Joint Application Modeling� Trademark Registration

OneSpring Secures Joint Application Modeling® Trademark Registration

OneSpring's novel approach to software definition is proven to accelerate projects by at least 35% and reduce costly defects by up to 50%. The user-centered design methodology also drives innovation and improves user experience.

(PRWEB) March 15, 2010 -- OneSpring LLC, the authority on software requirements definition, today announced it has received trademark registration certificates from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for Joint Application Modeling®, its novel approach to defining software projects.

“The fundamental problem with gathering and documenting business requirements for software is the clarity problem,” said Scott McDowell, Managing Partner of OneSpring. “Business users don’t know what they want—or need—until they can see it and interact with it. Joint Application Modeling (http://www.onespring.net/jam) allows users to experience their project vision right from the start.”

 

During a Joint Application Modeling session, stakeholders watch their software requirements come to life. They experience the software before the development team writes a single line of code. At the end of the JAM Session™ the participants share a common vision that can’t be achieved using traditional methods.

Joint Application Modeling® has been employed on a wide range of projects from mainframe interfaces to mobile applications for clients that include Fortune 500 companies and large federal government agencies. OneSpring’s unique approach combines specialized disciplines and visualization techniques in real-time sessions to accelerate the common understanding of all aspects of a project, from its purpose to its deliverables.

To learn more about OneSpring’s Joint Application Modeling Sessions, visit www.onespring.net/jam. You can also check out their Podcasts (http://www.onespring.net/podcasts) and sign up for their latest Webinar (http://www.onespring.net/webinar).

About OneSpring

OneSpring is the first true requirements agency and helps companies to better define their software projects leveraging a user-centered design approach. The OneSpring Stream Process™ is a revolutionary method for eliciting, modeling, and defining requirements for projects ranging from mainframe to web to mobile applications. For more information, visit www.onespring.net.

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Contact Information Chuck Konfrst

OneSpring

http://www.onespring.net

1-888-472-1840

New Hibe.com: Social Meets Privacy

New Hibe.com: Social Meets Privacy

Did social media finally find its privacy grail?

(PRWEB) March 15, 2010 -- Hibe (http://bit.ly/bRalV8) becomes the first social network to bring real-life interactions online. Hibe Inc launched the new social site on March 1st, 2010.

“Allowing people to present themselves differently to their family, friends, and co-workers, gives them a greater control over their privacy, image and identity," said founder Jean Dobey.

On Hibe, users organize what is important to them––people, places, products, projects, ideas, photos, videos, and beliefs––to create deep and meaningful interactions with various social groups. "We have created new technologies that make it easy and secure for users to organize, document and share any activity in their life. They track everything from personal socialization to professional activities." continued Jean Dobey. "Their Hibe becomes a bio they share by topics."

A quick review of Hibe features shows how privacy and social networks are no longer mutually exclusive.

• Users present themselves differently depending on who interacts with them;

• Users choose what to share and what to follow based on topics, not posts;

• User content is meaningful only in the context it was posted. Co-workers cannot access family information, unless they are also a family member;

• Hibe respects content ownership. Removed content can no longer be accessed, not even by the administrators. Policies can be found on Hibe (http://bit.ly/bRalV8) for details;

• Hibe strict privacy policy do not allow the use of member data for commercial reasons leading to an ad-free environment.

Hibe Inc (http://bit.ly/bRalV8) is a social media company starter in January 2009. The company's mission is to enable both individuals and organizations to build a meaningful online presence by extending any facet of their off-line activities, relationships and interactions, while respecting their fundamental privacy rights.

If you would like more information about this topic, or to schedule an interview with Jean Dobey, please call us at 650.331.7274.

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Contact Information Luc St-Laurent

Hibe Inc.

http://www.hibe.com

650-331-7274

Safeware Insurance Announces Strategic Partnership with MyLaptopGPS™

Safeware Insurance Announces Strategic Partnership with MyLaptopGPS™

Safeware partners with MyLaptopGPS to provide unrivaled protection for laptop and desktop computer owners.

Columbus, OH (PRWEB) March 15, 2010 – Safeware, The Insurance Agency Inc. (http://www.safeware.com) today announced a new strategic partnership with MyLaptopGPS (http://www.mylaptopgps.com), designed to offer ultimate and combined hardware and data protection for laptop and desktop computers.

Safeware is the nation's largest provider of specialized insurance programs designed to protect the investment of consumers who purchase laptops and desktops. Safeware’s policies protect the hardware in the event of accidental damage, liquid spills, theft, fire, flood, power surge and much more. Safeware's partnership with MyLaptopGPS™ takes the protection even further, with six full layers of security designed to prevent theft in the first place, track lost and stolen assets covertly, and recover stolen data.

MyLaptopGPS boasts a remarkable 0.4% real-world theft rate, thanks to its six-layer approach to laptop security. The system begins with theft-deterrent SafeTags™, which are permanent property labels that bear globally-unique tracing numbers. SafeTags enable the MyLaptopGPS SafeRecovery Team™ to trace and identify lost or stolen property offline, but in the event a theft does occur, MyLaptopGPS software tracks the stolen machine worldwide and, most importantly, remotely recovers the data even while in possession of the thief, then destroys it on the machine. This returns the data safely to the rightful owner and ensures that a thief has no access. With users in 18 countries across six continents, MyLaptopGPS is a renowned worldwide data protection solution.

“Safeware's protection of our customers' assets was already industry-leading,” said James Johnson, Chief Operating Officer of Safeware, “but now it has reached a whole new level. We now protect our customers' data, which is worth up to 300 times more than the hardware alone, and we can prevent 99.6% of thefts in the first place. This protection package is the premier solution in the marketplace today.”

In addition, Safeware announced a 10% policy discount to any new or existing customer that purchases the product (http://www.safeware.com/mylaptopgps). Said Johnson, “We are confident in MyLaptopGPS' theft prevention and recovery prowess, and this discount is a way of showing our clients that we mean business and take their protection very seriously.”

Dan Yost, Chief Technology Officer of MyLaptopGPS, agreed. “We applaud and admire Safeware for taking a leadership role in the movement to protect consumers and businesses alike from identity theft, hardware loss and data breaches, and for stepping up to provide comprehensive, effective safeguards. It's a great day to be a Safeware client.”

For more information visit Safeware at www.safeware.com/mylaptopgps (http://www.safeware.com/mylaptopgps), or call 1-800-800-1492.

About Safeware:

Safeware Insurance (http://www.safeware.com)is the nation's largest provider of specialized insurance programs designed to meet the demands of computer, electronics and high-tech equipment owners. For over 26 years, Safeware's ongoing success is attributed to its ability to offer affordable, comprehensive, value-added insurance coverage for computers and mobile electronics, while maintaining best of class customer service and satisfaction. Safeware's goal is to provide a higher level of protection and peace of mind for the electronics consumer.

About MyLaptopGPS:

Celebrating 25 years in business, Tri-8, Inc. (DBA MyLaptopGPS.com (http://www.mylaptopgps.com)) has specialized in complete system integration since its founding in 1984. From real-time electronic payment processing software to renowned mid-market ERP implementations, the executive team at MyLaptopGPS has been serving leading enterprises and implementing world-class data systems that simply work. With MyLaptopGPS, Tri-8, Inc. brings a level of expertise, dedication, knowledge and service that is unmatched. MyLaptopGPS' rock-solid performance, security, and reliability flow directly from the company’s commitment to top-notch software products and services.

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Contact Information Michael Cole

Safeware Insurance

http://www.safeware.com

614-310-1282

Serious Error in SSL Certificates GeoTrust and RapidSSL

Serious Error in SSL Certificates GeoTrust and RapidSSL

SSL Certificates of GeoTrust and RapidSSL are incorrectly issued, because of a wrong update in the system of VeriSign, manager of both providers. Certificates issued from March 3 till March 12 are standard valid for the root domain as well. Networking4all, Dutch provider of security certificates, have made a tool to verify whether a certificate is affected.

(PRWEB) March 12, 2010 -- SSL Certificates of GeoTrust and RapidSSL are incorrectly issued, because of a wrong update in the system of VeriSign, manager of both providers. Certificates issued from March 3 till March 12 are standard valid for the root domain as well. Networking4all, Dutch provider of security certificates, have made a tool to verify whether a certificate is affected.

Different Certificate Authorities add already automatically the additional domain to the certificate. VeriSign recently decided to offer this service to customers of GeoTrust and RapidSSL as well. But an error crept into this implementation.

When applying for a certificate for www.yourdomain.com users will get the domain itself as well, so yourdomain.com without www. However, the problem arises when a certificate is requested on a sub domain, as happens with many Internet providers. If someone would apply for a certificate on customer.domain.com, he get domain.com for free as SAN, because of the issue bug at GeoTrust and RapidSSL.

The tool on www.ismysitesafe.com gives anyone who recently purchased an (possibly) affected certificate the possibility to verify whether the certificate should be replaced.

For many sites, the bug is harmless and most people will not notice the error or will not use it. But only one individual who abuse the situation is enough to punish VeriSign. For example, someone can request consciously a certificate for a sub domain to eavesdrop the root domain. For example by using a man-in-the-middle attack.

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Contact Information Paul van Brouwershaven

Networking4all B.V.

http://www.networking4all.com

+31.207881042

Adgregate Markets and Interpublic Emerging Media Lab Join Forces to Promote Distributed Commerce to IPG Ecosystem

Adgregate Markets and Interpublic Emerging Media Lab Join Forces to Promote Distributed Commerce to IPG Ecosystem

Strategic partnership provides preferred partner status for Interpublic agencies, clients for industry first social commerce solutions.

San Francisco, CA and Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) March 12, 2010 -- Adgregate Markets, the leading provider of transactional advertising and distributed commerce technology, today announced a strategic alliance with IPG Emerging Media Lab, a unit of IPG's Mediabrands, dedicated to keeping Interpublic Group's clients ahead of the latest technology trends. Under this deal, Adgregate will provide preferential terms to Interpublic agencies and clients and IPG will promote Adgregate products and services to the Interpublic agency network. IPG's clients now have access to the most secure suite of advertising and distributed commerce products: ShopAdsTM, ShopFansTM, & SecureAdsTM. Adgregate's technology enables advertisers to bring secure ecommerce capabilities into the world of brand, mobile, and social media advertising.

Adgregate is currently developing a revolutionary social commerce solution, dubbed ShopFans, to be launched soon on Facebook, and will be working exclusively with IPG retail clients to solicit feedback and testing during the initial launch phase. Adgregate and IPG will initially target retail clients with these "first to market" distributed commerce solutions in online and mobile commerce advertising thru ShopAds, as well as distributed commerce solutions within social networks thru ShopFans.

Interpublic had previously announced a major push into the retail media space through its Mediabrands agency, dubbing its initiative "Retail 3.0," and hired former Home Depot CMO John Ross as President of its retail practice. IPG's Retail 3.0 initiative is setting the stage for the next generation of consumer purchasing trends and the role that media technology - from mobile to social media - is having on marketing strategy. Through this partnership, a new set of rich data will be available to IPG advertisers, including secure product catalog and cart interactions, dwell times and rates, add-to-cart and abandonment rates, and actual sales conversions within rich media display ads, social network apps, mobile ads and apps, and web widgets. This opportunity will allow its agencies to understand what drives purchase intent and the triggers required for purchase conversions through Retail 3.0.

"Adgregate's leading distributed commerce solutions fits perfectly into IPG's broader Retail 3.0 agenda," said John Ross, President, IPG Emerging Media Lab. "We look forward to working closely with Adgregate on the launch of its new social commerce solutions and promoting it to the IPG ecosystem."

IPG Emerging Media Lab's recently released 2010 Trends report outlines 10 emerging trends set to revolutionize digital media and retail, including a central thesis around the explosive growth of social commerce. Central to its social shopping theme is the ability for consumers to shop 'anywhere, anytime,' including within social networks. Adgregate's ability to conduct secure transactions on these traditionally 'unsecure' networks lays the necessary infrastructure for true social shopping to occur.

"Mediabrands and IPG Lab are blazing a trail that will define the next generation of retail media technology for years to come," said Henry Wong, CEO, Adgregate Markets. "We are excited at this opportunity to work with them and present IPG clients with the best solution available for distributed commerce."

Adgregate products are now available through Adgregate's advertising and ecommerce partners, including DoubleClick, PointRoll, EyeWonder, Eyeblaster, Linkstorm, Collective Media, Millennial Media, JumpTap, Demandware, ATG, IBM Websphere Commerce, Escalate Retail, and many more. Adgregate Markets has teamed with companies which account for over 99% of the rich media online and mobile ads distributed in the US and 80% of the ecommerce fulfillment solutions for the Top 500 Internet Retailers. As a result, Adgregate's technology is the dominant rich media commerce solution for advertisers and has cemented its position as the market leader for distributed commerce.

About Interpublic

Interpublic is one of the world's leading organizations of advertising agencies and marketing services companies. Major global brands include Draftfcb, FutureBrand, GolinHarris International, Initiative, Jack Morton Worldwide, Lowe Worldwide, Magna, McCann Erickson, Momentum, MRM Worldwide, Octagon, Universal McCann and Weber Shandwick. Leading domestic brands include Campbell-Ewald; Campbell Mithun; Carmichael Lynch; Deutsch, a Lowe & Partners Company; Hill Holliday; Mullen; The Martin Agency and R/GA. For more information, please visit www.interpublic.com.

About Mediabrands

Created by IPG to manage all of its global media-related assets, Mediabrands employs 6,500 communications specialists operating in 90 countries and manages $32B in global media billings. It is a proven entity in helping clients maximize the impact of their marketing investment to deliver explosive business results. Mediabrands enhances the communications offering and performance across its network of media agencies including Initiative, UM, MAGNA and a roster of specialty service groups. Mediabrands is part of Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG), one of the world's leading organizations of advertising agencies and marketing services companies. For more information, please visit www.mediabrands.com.

About Adgregate Markets

Adgregate Markets is the leading provider of secure advertising and distributed commerce solutions. ShopAdsTM guide prospective customers from the point of discovery to the point of purchase entirely within innovative online and mobile ads. ShopFansTM takes social shopping on Facebook and micro-sites to a new level. SecureAdsTM are the world's most secure ads for customer engagement. Adgregate is a privately held company based in the San Francisco Bay Area and is venture-backed by leading investors. Adgregate has received numerous industry awards for its innovative advertising technology, including Techcrunch50 Finalist and AlwaysOn OnMedia 100 Winner, recognizing the top private companies in digital media and advertising. For additional information, please visit www.adgregate.com.

Adgregate Media Contact:

Jessie Morgan

(408) 838-0143

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Contact Information Jessie Morgan

Adgregate Markets, Inc.

http://www.adgregate.com

(408) 838-0143

damaka� Launches Live Video Streaming on Android and Blackberry� Devices

damaka® Launches Live Video Streaming on Android and Blackberry® Devices

damaka supports multiple mobile platforms (Smartphones) on different wireless broadband networks.

Richardson, Texas (PRWEB) March 12, 2010 – damaka, a technology pioneer in Mobile Unified Communications and Collaboration (UCC), announces the launch of its live streaming video solution on laptops and mobile devices. This feature is offered on Android and Blackberry ® devices.

Damaka’s live video streaming solution provides instant communication of video and voice over encrypted channel including session archival & annotation features. The live video streaming could be transmitted to multiple receiving devices over WiFi /3G / 4G networks.

With this feature release, Damaka Mobile UCC solution augments its current feature offerings of highly secure and encrypted live Peer-to-Peer video calling on Smartphones and laptops.

“Consider a real life scenario where in a paramedic is attending to a patient in critical condition. The paramedic can now transmit vital signs and live video of the patient’s physical conditions in real-time securely over WiFi / 3G/ 4G network to a doctor who is on standby at the hospital,” stated Dr. Prakash Ranka, Medical Advisor to Damaka. “Damaka’s technology significantly enhances a physician’s ability to proactively plan for the patient care during the ‘golden hour’ of the patient’s trauma. This solution has direct implication in many different specialties of healthcare industry – ER, OB-GYN etc.”

Damaka’s secure live video streaming solution can be extended to other verticals (besides Healthcare), such as Government, Department of Transportation (traffic management), Fire & Safety department, Distant Learning etc.

damaka UCC solution is available in both Managed Peer-to-Peer (P2P) and traditional SIP based client server architectures. damaka’s software application is based on patented ‘direct peering’ P2P technology with highly optimized footprint for Smartphones running on different operating systems. This solution is available for Service Providers and Businesses as well.

For more information, please contact:

Mrinal Rao ucc(at)damaka(dot)net or +1 972 951 2004

About damaka, Inc.

damaka (www.damaka.com) is the leader in Mobile UCC technology allowing people to communicate & collaborate using any device any network any time any where.

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Contact Information Siva Chaturvedi

Damaka, Inc.

http://www.damaka.com

9729796464

Box.net Integrates with Google Apps, Pairing Robust Cloud Content Management with Google's Communication and Collaboration Platform

Box.net Integrates with Google Apps, Pairing Robust Cloud Content Management with Google's Communication and Collaboration Platform

Together, Box.net and Google Apps provide businesses with a complete enterprise offering

Palo Alto, Calif. (PRWEB) March 9, 2010 -- Cloud Content Management provider Box.net (http://www.box.net/) today announced it is available as an integrated Google Apps™ service on the Google Apps Marketplace™, Google's recently launched online storefront for Google Apps products and services. Google Apps customers can now access and share their Box.net content when logged into Google Apps, and Box.net customers can use Google Apps products within Box.net.

Together, Box.net and Google Apps provide businesses with a complete enterprise package: a Cloud Content Management (http://www.box.net/company/cloud_content_management)platform combined with communication and collaboration services. Businesses can manage their ongoing project files, including product collateral, overview videos, various artwork and Google Docs™, in a shared Box folder. From there, users can streamline workflow with Box's versioning, tasks, and commenting features as well as leverage Google Docs to collaborate on their files. Finished work can then be published on a company-wide Google Site™. Box.net also provides the advanced administration and reporting tools expected of a content management system, including password management down to the file level, six levels of access permissions, and reports on user and file activity.

"Box.net and Google Apps together offer businesses a robust content management, collaboration and communications platform that resides entirely in the cloud, at a fraction of the cost of on-premise solutions," said Aaron Levie, Box.net CEO and co-founder. "Similar to our recent integration with Salesforce, working with Google takes us another step further towards the future of enterprise software: cloud providers seamlessly connected in a powerful combination that replaces traditional server-based solutions like Microsoft SharePoint and Exchange."

Initially, Google Apps customers will be able to access, work with, and share their Box.net content with others inside of Gmail™, Google Calendar™, and Google Sites, as well as seamlessly enter the Box.net Cloud Content Management platform through Google's universal navigation links. Additionally, when in Box.net, users can create a new Google Document or Spreadsheet, as well as select a file or a folder of files to send with Gmail, schedule a meeting and link to a specific file or folder with Google Calendar™, or publish to Google Sites. Additional, deeper points of integration between Box.net and Google Apps can be expected in the near future.

Many businesses (https://enterprise.box.net/shared/hp580ks7i0) are already utilizing Box.net and Google Apps to reduce costs and increase productivity by connecting their content management, collaboration and communication solutions in the cloud. "Box.net and Google Apps empowered us to get rid of our old, unreliable and expensive servers and transition our content management and communications infrastructure to the cloud," said Joseph Thomae, CPM and Asset Manager at Cardinal Capital Management, Inc. "The total cost savings of the two services over four years adds up to more than $300,000."

"We are very excited to have Box.net in the Google Apps Marketplace," adds Scott McMullan, Google Apps Partner Lead for Google Enterprise. "Through the Google Apps Marketplace, software vendors like Box.net are helping us build a rich ecosystem of integrated apps that work seamlessly with Google Apps, allowing IT administrators to leverage the benefits of cloud computing and extend Google Apps to meet more of their business needs. We are happy to offer Box.net to the millions of Google Apps users who have embraced the cloud."

The Google Apps Marketplace makes it easy for more than 2 million Google Apps customers to discover, purchase and deploy integrated business applications and related professional services. By integrating with user account and application data stored in Google Apps, these cloud applications provide a simpler user experience, increase business efficiency, and reduce administrative overhead. To learn more, visit google.com/appsmarketplace.

Box.net for Google Apps is available immediately. For more information, please visit www.box.net/googleapps. For screenshots, demo video and other press materials, please visit www.box.net/gapps.

About Box.net

Founded in 2005, Box.net (www.box.net) provides Cloud Content Management for over 3.5 million users and companies ranging from small businesses to Fortune 500 companies. Box.net's dynamic, flexible content management and collaboration solution empowers users to access and share content online, and gives IT professionals unprecedented visibility into how content moves within their organizations and beyond. Headquartered in Palo Alto, CA, Box.net is a privately held company and is backed by venture capital firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson and U.S. Venture Partners.

Google, Google Apps Marketplace, Google Apps, Gmail, Google Talk, Google Calendar, Google Docs, Google Sites, and Google Video are trademarks of Google Inc.

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Contact Information DAVID TEMPLETON

203.483.7373

Ethoca Introduces Ethoca360 SE Data-Driven Fraud Prevention Service to Help Online Businesses Stop More Card-Not-Present Fraud

Ethoca Introduces Ethoca360 SE Data-Driven Fraud Prevention Service to Help Online Businesses Stop More Card-Not-Present Fraud

Ethoca Limited, provider of Ethoca360 fraud detection services, has released Ethoca360 SE, a packaged "off-the-shelf" service based on a data-driven anti-fraud model.

(PRWEB) March 9, 2010 -- Ethoca Limited provider of Ethoca360 fraud detection services (http://www.ethoca.com/fraud-detection-services/), has released Ethoca360 SE, a packaged "off-the-shelf" service based on a data-driven anti-fraud model.

“For several years, Ethoca has custom designed fraud detection systems (http://www.ethoca.com/fraud-detection-system/) for companies in the U.S and U.K.,” said Ethoca co-founder and President Keegan Johnson. “With the introduction of Ethoca360 SE, merchants of every size who sell online can take advantage of our advanced statistical and behavioral analytics capabilities. Ethoca360 SE is a best-in-class solution for small to mid-size merchants including capabilities usually only afforded to large merchants, such as high-performance statistically-based scoring, risk threshold control and manual review support."

All Ethoca360 services leverage Global Fraud Alliance member data -- a repository of over 500 million consortium-pooled real-time e-commerce transactions – to make better fraud decisions. Enabling its members to gain from each other's experiences and fight fraud as one, the GFA repository contains hundreds of times more data than most Alliance members have on their own, dramatically improving their fraud detection accuracy.

Ethoca’s latest service innovation, Ethoca360 SE, is highly effective solution. It detects between 50 and 80 percent of fraudulent transactions in real-time, with manual review rates approximately 50% below industry averages. The source of this extraordinary performance is an underlying statistical model derived through multivariate regression analysis of historical consortium data to determine the "best fit". This means that on average, GFA members achieve the highest possible fraud prediction accuracy, and the lowest number of wrongly rejected orders.

Pricing starts at $300/month, and is based on offering a high return on investment. Ethoca quotes actual fraud savings for a prospective customer once it has analyzed the company’s data. Ethoca is the only company to guarantee specific card-not-present fraud (http://www.ethoca.com/fraud-detection-services/SE/) savings.

Ethoca360 SE is part of the Ethoca360 line of services which also includes Ethoca360 Signals (http://www.ethoca.com/fraud-detection-services/signals/) and OEM solutions through partners such as 41st Parameter.

“Our solutions are effective, because they rely on the massive repository of pooled data from the Global Fraud Alliance to produce better statistical results. The best part is that we have spent the time analyzing the data so you don’t have to be a fraud or statistics expert. You just connect and start using the system” said Johnson.

Ethoca360 SE evaluates all types of customer and card-not-present transactions: online orders, mail orders, telephone orders and fax orders. It generates a fraud risk score that can be used to automatically accept or reject the order, or refer it for manual review based on each customer’s own policies and risk tolerance thresholds. When a score is ambiguous, Ethoca360 SE provides collaborative signals that break down the risk by data elements, sub-elements, and composite rules. For each factor the user gets a color-coded risk Warning Signal: red, yellow or green. The collaborative signals are derived from the pooled data from the Global Fraud Alliance.

A product information sheet is available at http://www.ethoca.com/fraud-detection-services/SE/

About Ethoca

With offices in Dublin, Toronto, and New York, Ethoca provides anti-fraud services to businesses taking credit card orders online, by fax, through catalogs and by telephone. Ethoca pioneered and mastered the concept of collaborative fraud management to fight online credit card fraud. Learn more at http://www.ethoca.com.

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Contact Information NORTH AMERICA: Rebekah Donaldson, B2B Co

Ethoca Ltd

http://www.ethoca.com/fraud-detection-services/SE/

530.231.5397

UK/EUROPE: Matthew Cross, Axicom

Ethoca Ltd

http://www.ethoca.com/fraud-detection-services/SE/

+44 (0) 208.392.4079

eMetrics Marketing Optimization Summit, Year of Social Media Metrics: Ability to Measure Value of Social Media Top of Mind for Marketers

eMetrics Marketing Optimization Summit, Year of Social Media Metrics: Ability to Measure Value of Social Media Top of Mind for Marketers

The eMetrics Marketing Optimization Summit in San Jose, May 3-7, is drawing attention to the explosive growth of Social Media and the need to measure its value to business. Jim Sterne, author of "Social Media Metrics: How to Measure and Optimize Your Marketing Investment" (John Wiley & Sons, May, 2010) will open the Summit by highlighting the new types of metrics required for social media and reinforcing the traditional metrics that still apply.

San Jose, CA (PRWEB) March 9, 2010 -- The eMetrics Marketing Optimization Summit (http://www.emetrics.org/sanjose) in San Jose, May 3-7, is drawing attention to the explosive growth of Social Media and the need to measure its value to business.

Jim Sterne, author of "Social Media Metrics: How to Measure and Optimize Your Marketing Investment" (John Wiley & Sons, May, 2010) will open the Summit by highlighting the new types of metrics required for social media and reinforcing the traditional metrics that still apply.

While every presenter and every hallway conversation will include sharing social media measurement insights, an entire track is dedicated to the trials and tribulations of measuring blogs, Facebook, Twitter, consumer generated content, mobile, video, etc. With marketing dollars so tight, understanding how to determine the value of all these emerging media has become central to a properly run marketing department.

Companies such as Allstate, Dell, Digg, Expedia, IBM, Intuit, Kaiser Permanente, Microsoft, MTV, Nestle, and Salesforce.com will be presenting their strategy and tactics of turning rich, online data into marketing intelligence.

Brand managers, industry analysts and social media marketers will answer questions about investing in social media in terms of reach, sentiment analysis and business outcomes including how to measure social media's impact on non-ecommerce organizations. Breakout sessions and panels will explore social media's affect on public relations, advertising, search marketing, and more.

Scott Calise of MTV Networks will present his 5 Steps to Get Started Measuring Social Media and discuss how this entertainment powerhouse determines the value of traffic from social media and captures how much people are talking, what they are saying and what it means to Comedy Central.

Public Relations Measurement expert Katie Delahaye Paine of KDPaine Partners, who first said that website "HITS" stand for How Idiots Track Success will explain reputation management in a social media world, with seven simple steps to measure social media program in a credible, actionable way.

Other keynotes include Lizzie Schreier from Allstate Insurance who will describe the change management tactics she used to turn a septuagenarian, Fortune 100 company into an online powerhouse and a 90% bounce rate into a 90% conversion rate. Crowd pleaser, Joe Megibow will describe the deep data diving that goes into decisions at Expedia.com including the correlation between behavioral data and customer feedback information.

Web analytics experts Bryan Eisenberg, Avinash Kaushik, and Eric Peterson will all take center stage to bring the latest innovations on online marketing optimization into the light.

Save the date for the eMetrics Marketing Optimization Summit in San Jose, May 3-7, and save over $600 by registering before April 2, 2010. Details on registration can be found here: emetrics.org/sanjose/register (http://www.emetrics.org/sanjose/register)

About the eMetrics Marketing Optimization Summit

Marketing executives, managers, and business intelligence experts have been meeting at the eMetrics Marketing Optimization Summit since 2002 to learn how to increase their return on online investments. The international conference series is recognized as the premier event for optimizing online marketing value. To learn more, visit: emetrics.org (http://www.emetrics.org).

Media Contact:

Jim Sterne

eMetrics Marketing Optimization Summit

805-965-3184

jsterne(at)targeting(dot)com

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Contact Information Jim Sterne

http://www.emetrics.org

805-965-3184

New Media Production Company, SiXiTS Launches in U.S.

New Media Production Company, SiXiTS Launches in U.S.

Announces private beta partnership to produce and develop social games using the Sibblingz Social Gaming Framework

San Rafael, CA (PRWEB) March 8, 2010 -- Global new-media production company, SiXiTS (www.SiXiTS.com) announces its formation with the opening of its first U.S. based office in California. Their first project will bring a new version of a popular social game to the rapidly growing online social games market. SiXiTS will be producing a variety of products in addition to social games, to create Internet enabled cross-platform experiences of both SiXiTS owned properties, and licensed Brands.

SiXiTS future success will be driven by seasoned executives that held key positions at well known studios and mobile companies including Disneys ImageMovers Digital, Lucasfilm Animation, Industrial Light and Magic, Electronic Arts and Nokia. "Our experience in animated feature films, visual effects and video game production, allows us to quickly and efficiently produce high quality experiences. We will be using established tools such as Adobe Flash and Unity3D, in the creation of rich interactive entertainment across Internet enabled platforms." said Euan Macdonald, CEO & Creative Director of SiXiTS.

SiXiTS is off to a great start with the announcement of a Private Beta partnership with Sibblingz to produce and develop social games using the Sibblingz Social Gaming Framework. The partnership will allow SiXiTS to create a variety of applications such as monetized social games with virtual goods, that are playable across Facebook, iPhone, iPad and other Internet enabled platforms.

Euan Macdonald, CEO of SiXiTS states, “We are thrilled with our Private Beta relationship with Sibblingz and everything that their framework provides. Our goal is to produce high quality new-media experiences for internet enabled platforms, and the Sibblingz infrastructure, allows us to have persistent experiences that are accessible across multiple devices. We have a number of products in development this year, that are using our own SiXiTS IP, and we are also looking to collaborate with known and established Brands to help facilitate their representation in social games and new-media, initially for Facebook, the iPhone and iPad”.

Ben Savage CEO of Sibblingz, "I'm very excited to be working with the Sixits team. Our companies have complimentary strengths, and we have an aligned vision for the future."

SiXiTS first social game based products will be available this Spring on Facebook, the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad.

About SiXiTS

SiXiTS is a new-media production company and publisher of superior entertainment content for distribution through internet enabled channels. Our team is formed by seasoned game, software and media professionals that have worked in key positions at companies like Disneys ImageMovers Digital, Lucasfilm Animation, Industrial Light and Magic, Electronic Arts and Nokia, on various high profile productions such as A Disneys Christmas Carol, the Star Wars prequels and the Harry Potter and Jurassic Park series. As well as various game titles including xBox 360 launch title FIFA-Road to the World Cup, SKATE, Sims 3 and The Simpsons.

For more information on potential business development opportunities please contact: bizdev (at) sixits (dot) com.

Get the latest information on products, promos, etc. by visiting www.SiXiTS.com on the Web. You can also follow us on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.

About Sibblingz

Sibblingz was founded in 2008 by chief executive Ben Savage, and Peter Relan of Youweb. Sibblingz is a social gaming technology framework for building multi-platform social games. Games built on the Sibblingz framework allow players to log in and play as their same character, with the same social context across Facebook, iPhone, iPad, and the Web. Besides Sibbingz and Aurora Feint, YouWeb has also invested in Crowdstar International, a social game publisher with the hits Happy Aquarium and Happy Island games on Facebook.

All trademarks referenced herein are the property of their respective owners.

Resources:

tel :

US (415) 524-4765

Twitter:

http://twitter.com/sixits

Facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sixits/167719531680

Find SiXiTS on the web at:

http://www.sixits.com

Information on Sibblingz at :-

www.sibblingz.com.

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Contact Information SiXiTS PR

SiXiTS

415-524-4765

415-524-4765

BoaterSupply.com Enters Online Marine Electronics Industry

BoaterSupply.com Enters Online Marine Electronics Industry

Boatersupply.com will be stirring up the waters in the marine industry as it enters the global online world of marine electronics. BoaterSupply is projected to take a big chunk of the online marine electronics and boating supplies market.

Orlando, FL (PRWEB) March 8, 2010 -- Boatersupply.com is proud to announce the company is entering into the global online world of marine electronics. BoaterSupply is projected to take a big chunk of the online marine electronics and boating supplies market.

Devin Gilliland of BoaterSupply.com commented, “We plan to carry the largest selection of fishfinders (http://www.boatersupply.com/), chartplotters, GPS systems, boating supplies and marine electronics online, while providing our customers with top-of-the-line customer service that most online retailers seem to lack. It’s one thing to sell a product cheaper than your competitor, but when you throw in the best customer service and selection available, we can set ourselves apart from what seems to be the norm in this industry.”

Devin is a well known online entrepreneur, spawning many successful online retail stores, such as Greenmark Irrigation based out of Maitland, FL, an online irrigation supply store carrying sprinklers (http://www.greenmarkirrigation.com/) and irrigation products.

BoaterSupply is affiliated with Acom, an Orlando, Florida-based web design and Search Engine Optimization (SEO) company. BoaterSupply.com is the newest online specialty store in a long line of online retail stores for Acom, which includes many stores that deal in the pet and fish market, such as SaltySupply.com. Acom began as an internet marketing firm in 2004 and is known for its search engine experience, as well as its vast experience in SEO.

BoaterSupply is expected to be the next big contender in the giant world of marine electronics (http://www.boatersupply.com/) and equipment in the coming years, with projected exponential growth over the next few years, resulting in better pricing and shipping rates. For more information, please visit http://www.boatersupply.com.

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Contact Information Devin Gilliland

BoaterSupply.com

http://www.boatersupply.com

800-456-1540

NewspaperDirect Partners with Atlas Media Communications for Newspaper Print-on-Demand in the UAE and GCC

NewspaperDirect Partners with Atlas Media Communications for Newspaper Print-on-Demand in the UAE and GCC

NewspaperDirect’s 1,400+ national and international publishers can now offer full-content, same-day newspapers in their original format to their customers throughout the Arab states of the Persian Gulf.

Vancouver (PRWEB) February 25, 2010 -- NewspaperDirect (http://www.newspaperdirect.com/) Inc., the world leader in multi-channel newspaper and magazine content distribution and monetization, announced that it has partnered with Atlas Media Communications in Dubai to provide NewspaperDirect’s publishing partners with high-quality newspaper printing and distribution services, with volume flexibility, throughout the United Arab Emirates. Under this partnership, Atlas will print and deliver in the UAE, full-content, DAY A newspapers for NewspaperDirect’s 1400+ publishers, in their original format and in full colour, using the latest Screen TruePress Jet520 digital press from Dainnippon Screen Mfg. Co Ltd. and Hunkeler finishing solutions.

The technology will be showcased at the Abu Dhabi Media Summit (http://admediasummit.com/) on March 9-11, after which the service will be rolled out to subscribers, retail outlets and airlines in Dubai, delivering key American, British and European titles on the day of issue, and introducing new, smaller-volume titles to the growing international community in Dubai and the UAE.

“NewspaperDirect is proud to partner with Atlas Media Communications in Dubai,” said Alex Kroogman, CEO of NewspaperDirect. “Atlas not only brings over 16 years’ experience in the commercial printing and distribution business to our digital print network, its reputation for innovative technology, superior quality and impeccable service make it the ideal solution provider to exceed the expectations of our publishing partners today and into the future.”

NewspaperDirect's network of more than 1,400 national and international newspaper titles include The Daily Mail, The Guardian, International Herald Tribune, Le Figaro, Sueddeutsche Zeitung, Frankfurter Allegemeine Zeitung, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, National Post, El Pais, The Sydney Morning Herald, Il Giornale, Yomiuri Shimbun, to name just a few.

“Being the first to invest in this technology in the region, and the second worldwide, is a great step toward developing an important niche sector in media distribution in the UAE,” commented Amit Radia, CEO of Atlas Printing Press. “We chose to partner with NewspaperDirect because of its strength in publisher relations, an unmatched selection of titles and 10 years experience in global Print-on-Demand distribution. I am confident that with our new equipment and NewspaperDirect’s operational excellence, we are well poised to completely revolutionise newspaper distribution in this region.”

With well-established delivery channels across all six continents, NewspaperDirect’s License Partners sell its digitally printed publications to all key market segments, including: hotels, retail, home subscribers, corporate offices, embassies, airports, libraries, educational institutions and major events.

Media resources

NewspaperDirect website: newspaperdirect.com

PressDisplay website: pressdisplay.com

PressDisplay blog: blog.pressdisplay.com/

Facebook: facebook.com/PressDisplay

Twitter: @pressdisplay

Atlas Print and Media

Atlas Printing LLC is a 16 year-old printing company with its head office and print publishing division located in Al Quoz, Dubai and the International Media Production Zone and commercial production facilities located in Al Garhoud, Dubai. With a staffing level of over 225 personnel specializing in the print of publications and magazine work, Atlas is recognized as one of the premier magazine printers in the region. The commercial division specializes in jobs such as stationary, promotional leaflets, brochures print of sales products and high-end corporate literature.

A vast array of equipment ranging from the latest computer-to-plate and pre-press output devices complement the two 16pp heat-set commercial KBA web presses at both locations, eight-colour Heidelberg Presses, and Roland five-colour press with online water-based varnishing. With a complete bindery, Atlas is capable of producing up to 7,000 books and magazines per hour. The complete line-up of finishing equipment ranges from Muller Martini Perfect and Saddle Stitching lines plus UV Varnishing, Gold Foiling, Laminating and a host of other complete ancillary equipments both in digital and offset in position. Atlas can handle short-run commercial to the high-volume magazines runs in excess of 500,000.

Recently, the company invested in a Screen Truepress digital web for printing short-run newspapers for the GCC market, with production commencing in March 2010. With this we cater for printing of all international newspapers such as the The Daily Mail, Daily Telegraph, Le Monde, Irish Times, etc., in short-run quantities for the regional market, with delivery coincident with newspapers in the European market. An associate company of Atlas Printing Press called Atlas Media Communications LLC, which focuses on new media print and technology, is managing this. It has relationships with various strategic partners all over the world to develop niche print and new-media technologies that complement the existing production facilities and with a high value add.

About NewspaperDirect Inc.

NewspaperDirect (http://www.newspaperdirect.com/) delivers the world's newspapers and magazines to millions of readers the way they want to receive them — in print, online, or on their mobile device or e-reader — wherever they live, travel, work or play. With the most innovative digital publishing technology in the industry and the only zero operational-cost business model, NewspaperDirect is recognized as the world leader in multi-channel content distribution and monetization, and is the chosen partner of more than 1,400 publishers from 93 countries. NewspaperDirect’s proprietary technology is the foundation behind its highly acclaimed global distribution services: Print-on-Demand (http://www.newspaperdirect.com/products/printondemand.aspx), PressDisplay.com (http://www.pressdisplay.com/), and its privately branded ePaper solution, SmartEdition (http://blog.pressdisplay.com/about-smartedition/).

NewspaperDirect has agreements with more than 1,400 newspaper and magazine publishers from 93 countries around the globe to market, sell and distribute their publications worldwide in print or online. The NewspaperDirect global Print-on-Demand and ND Press (http://www.newspaperdirect.com/ndpress/hotels/) network has grown to more than 100 License Partners with over 1,200 print locations in more than 100 countries. This network includes distributors, luxury hotels, cruise ships, yachts, airlines, retailers, libraries and research facilities. In addition, NewspaperDirect prints and distributes newspapers at major business, political and sporting events such as the Olympics and the G8 Summits. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, NewspaperDirect has offices in London and Düsseldorf.

Contact:

Tim Cox, ZingPR, tim(at)zingpr(dot)com, +1-650-369-7784

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Contact Information Tim Cox

NewspaperDirect

http://www.newspaperdirect.com

+1-650-369-7784

Social Media and Community Professionals Connect and Collaborate at the Fifth Annual Online Community Unconference

Social Media and Community Professionals Connect and Collaborate at the Fifth Annual Online Community Unconference

The Online Community Unconference offers a low-cost, highly-engaging day of networking, learning, and idea sharing of social media and community strategies, tactics, and case studies.

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) March 5, 2010 -- Forum One, a strategy and research group specializing in online communities and social media, announced their fifth annual Online Community Unconference, which takes place in Mountain View, California on Wednesday, June 9, 2010. The event is an open space meeting for online community and social media practitioners, managers, developers, business people, tool providers and investors to discuss experiences and strategies in the development and growth of online communities and social media.

With over 300 attendees anticipated to attend the event, the Online Community Unconference is slated to be the largest west coast, Unconference-style gathering of social media and community practitioners this year. "Our community and social media events are attended by the most qualified network of social media and online community practitioners who share their experiences, challenges and successes," says Bill Johnston, chief community officer for Forum One Networks. "The Online Community Unconference is the true gathering of the community and social media tribes."

The Online Community Unconference offers online community and social media professionals with a very low-cost, highly-engaging opportunity to network, share ideas, concepts, challenges and successes, and learn from their peers who are in the field. An attendee from last year’s Online Community Unconference shares what she liked best about the event, "In a time where I'm more conscious of my travel and conference budget, this event was such a terrific investment. I met outstanding new peers, solidified online relationships, and took home so much new knowledge. I would highly recommend this event to anyone who is interested in online communities as well as companies considering the importance of building online communities."

While the topics are determined on the day of the event by participants, some likely topics include: twitter for business; holistic social media strategies; social media ecosystems; community growth strategies; community metrics and ROI; community business models and monetization; emerging technologies.

With attendees from leading companies including; Google, NetApp, Flickr, Autodesk, Rosetta Stone, Symantec, JustAnswer Corp, Mint.com, SEGA, Care2.com, Genomera, Jigsaw, and many more, the Unconference is sure to deliver many thought provoking breakout sessions and offer unmatched networking opportunities.

To register for the Online Community Unconference, or for more information, please go to:

http://ocu2010-pr1.eventbrite.com (http://ocu2010-pr1.eventbrite.com).

There are several sponsorship slots still available. If interested, please contact Chloe Caviness: ccavniess[atforumone[dotcom.

About Forum One Networks

Forum One Networks is a division of Forum One Communications, a web strategy and development group based in Alexandria, Virginia, with offices in the California Bay Area. Forum One Networks produces events, conducts research, and provides networking and strategic consulting for online community and social media professionals.

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Contact Information Heather Virga

408-393-8118

Vocus to Present at 31st Annual Raymond James Institutional Investor Conference

Vocus to Present at 31st Annual Raymond James Institutional Investor Conference

Lanham, MD (PRWEB) March 5, 2009 -- Vocus, Inc., (NASDAQ: VOCS) a leading provider of on-demand software for public relations management, announced today that Steve Vintz, chief financial officer, will deliver a presentation on behalf of the company at the 31st Annual Raymond James Institutional Investor Conference on Wednesday, March 10, at 9:50 am ET at the JW Marriott Grande Lakes, in Orlando, FL.

Interested parties will be able to listen to Vocus’ presentation by logging on through the Investor Relations section of Vocus’ website at http://onlinepressroom.net/vocus/ir/.

About Vocus

Vocus, Inc. (NASDAQ: VOCS) is a leading provider of on-demand software for public relations management. Our web-based software suite helps organizations of all sizes to fundamentally change the way they communicate with both the media and the public, optimizing their public relations and increasing their ability to measure its impact. Our on-demand software addresses the critical functions of public relations including media relations, news distribution and news monitoring. We deliver our solutions over the Internet using a secure, scalable application and system architecture, which allows our customers to eliminate expensive up-front hardware and software costs and to quickly deploy and adopt our on-demand software. Vocus is used more than 4,400 organizations worldwide and is available in seven languages. Vocus is based in Lanham, MD with offices in North America, Europe and Asia. For more information, please visit www.vocus.com or call (800) 345-5572.

This release contains "forward-looking" statements that are made pursuant to the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These are statements that are predictive in nature, that depend upon or refer to future events or conditions, or that include words such as "may," "will," "expects," "projects," "anticipates," "estimates," "believes," "intends," "plans," "should," "seeks," and similar expressions. This press release contains forward-looking statements relating to, among other things, Vocus’ expectations and assumptions concerning future financial performance. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause actual future results to differ materially from those projected or contemplated in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements may be significantly impacted by certain risks and uncertainties described in Vocus' filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Contact Information Brindsi Chan

Vocus

http://onlinepressroom.net/vocus/ir/

301.731.6580