ClearTrial Launches Version 2.7 of its Clinical Trial Operations Planning Software Featuring Advanced Portfolio Planning Capability

ClearTrial Launches Version 2.7 of its Clinical Trial Operations Planning Software Featuring Advanced Portfolio Planning Capability

In ClearTrial v2.7, the newest version of the award-winning clinical trial software, ClearTrial introduces Portfolio Planning capability which enables clinical development organizations to roll up protocol-level study plans into portfolio-level forecasts in minutes. The software provides instant visibility to monthly budgets, monthly resource demand, and timelines across a program, business unit, therapeutic indication, region, service provider or any other dimension - a capability unique to the industry.

Chicago (PRWEB) March 3, 2009 -- ClearTrial (www.cleartrial.com), a leading provider of clinical trial software for clinical trial operations planning, budgeting, and outsourcing, announced today that it has released version 2.7 of its market-leading ClearTrial clinical trial software, which helps biopharmaceutical companies and clinical research organizations (CROs) accelerate and improve the planning and execution of their clinical trials. Today, 6 of the top 10 biotech companies and many of the largest companies in the industry rely on ClearTrial software to bring quality treatments to market faster, with less cost and effort.

With ClearTrial Portfolio Planning, available in the Enterprise Edition of ClearTrial v2.7, clinical development organizations can now roll up protocol-level study plans into portfolio-level forecasts in minutes, providing instant visibility to monthly budgets, monthly resource demand, and timelines across a program, business unit, therapeutic indication, region, service provider or any other dimension - a capability unique to the industry. And when protocol-level assumptions change, the software automatically updates the portfolio forecast in seconds.

With ClearTrial Portfolio Planning, clinical trial professionals can:

• Aggregate multiple studies into a program/portfolio view or long-range plan

• Generate comprehensive monthly budget, resource, and timeline reports

• Add or remove studies from a portfolio

• Modify study start dates

• Adjust study probabilities

"ClearTrial Portfolio Planning gives life sciences companies a lightning-fast and more informed portfolio and program decision-making capability that presents a major competitive advantage, especially in today's economic climate," noted Mike Soenen, Managing Partner of ClearTrial. "The pressure to move faster with fewer resources has never been greater and with Portfolio Planning, ClearTrial is again first in class to answer that challenge."

Key Benefits of ClearTrial Portfolio Planning

For clinical operations, outsourcing, finance, and project/resource management professionals at life sciences organizations, ClearTrial Portfolio Planning offers:

Integrated Roll-up for Increased Accuracy and Speed - The software eliminates errors in the time-consuming re-keying involved with manually rolling up multiple study plans into program- or company-wide forecasts. ClearTrial Portfolio Planning also ensures that planners are using the most current information by automatically updating the portfolio forecast with any changes made to the protocol-level assumptions.

Effortless Cost and Resource Demand Forecasting Across the Organization - Monthly cost and resource demand forecasts enable companies to easily identify areas of heavy FTE utilization, and more proactively hire or contract for additional resources - or modify study start dates to smooth out resource utilization. Planners can instantly see the budget and resource impact of dropping or delaying a study or group of studies, immediately assess the result on hours and fees, by month, of outsourcing all monitoring, and more.

Flexibility to Support Business Objectives and Processes - ClearTrial Portfolio Planning enables the creation of portfolios along any clinical development dimension to:

• Compare portfolios for multiple long-range planning scenarios

• Assign probability weighting to in-licensing and out-licensing deals

• Accurately model later-stage studies that are dependent on early study success for more accurate stage-gate decision-making

• Assess program-level outsourcing strategies

"With version 2.7, ClearTrial continues to set the standard for clinical software that helps life sciences companies bring new, quality treatments to market more rapidly," Soenen stated. "We're pleased to introduce this much-needed capability to the benefit of the industry."

About ClearTrial®

ClearTrial® is a leading provider of clinical trial software for clinical operations planning, budgeting, and outsourcing. ClearTrial's award-winning software helps pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device companies, and CROs expedite the clinical development process without sacrificing quality of results. The company's software products support clinical operations, resource planning, and outsourcing departments with a single solution that promotes speed and consistency, while maintaining flexibility to handle different study requirements. For more information please visit http://www.cleartrial.com.

ClearTrial® and the ClearTrial logo are registered trademarks owned by ClearTrial, LLC, which may be registered in certain jurisdictions. Any other company or product names mentioned in this release are hereby acknowledged as registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective owners.

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ClearTrial

http://www.cleartrial.com

630-986-9800

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Cablevision's Optimum WiFi Arrives In New Jersey

Cablevision's Optimum WiFi Arrives In New Jersey

Fast Wireless Internet Access Now Available To Optimum Online Customers In Commercial And High-Traffic Areas Of Bergen And Passaic Counties, As Deployment Continues Nation's Largest And Most Advanced Consumer WiFi Network Includes Access On Most NJ Transit Train Platforms And Station Parking Lots Across Northern and Central New Jersey

Bethpage, NY (PRWEB) March 3, 2009 -- Cablevision Systems Corp. (NYSE: CVC) today announced that it has successfully deployed Optimum WiFi wireless Internet access in outdoor commercial and high-traffic areas in Northern and Central New Jersey, as a free enhancement for its Optimum Online high-speed Internet customers. The newly activated Optimum WiFi community zones - which are focused on the places where people shop, dine, commute and meet - cover most of Cablevision's service area in Bergen and Passaic counties, and parts of Essex, Morris, Middlesex, Monmouth, and Somerset counties, as deployment continues. The service is also available at many Northern and Central New Jersey Transit train station platforms and parking lots, including Elizabeth, Metuchen, Edison, and Aberdeen-Matawan.

Already the nation's largest and most advanced WiFi network, based on geographic coverage, Optimum WiFi usage has increased by 50 percent each month since the service became broadly available last fall across Cablevision's Long Island, Connecticut and Westchester/Dutchess service area. Over the next year, Cablevision plans to deploy WiFi across its entire tri-state service area.

"We are pleased to announce the introduction of Optimum WiFi in New Jersey, which is a significant milestone in our ongoing deployment and will make fast and reliable wireless Internet access available to Optimum Online customers in the Garden State," said Kevin Curran, Cablevision's senior vice president of wireless product development. "Thousands of new customers are discovering Optimum WiFi every week, doing things like updating Facebook pages, uploading photos, or just checking e-mail. This popular and free product enhancement is yet another advantage of being an Optimum Online customer."

Cablevision has partnered with Comcast on a trial to expand Cablevision customers' access to Optimum WiFi in New Jersey at many commuter rail stations in Comcast's service area including: Metropark, Maplewood, Westfield, Linden, and Middletown. This partnership gives Cablevision and Comcast customers the ability to access their company's respective WiFi network at any of the New Jersey train stations that have been activated for service by either company.

In conjunction with this most recent deployment, Cablevision has launched a new version of its consumer Web site, www.optimumwifi.com, to provide customers with information on Optimum WiFi, and WiFi service in general, including tutorials and detailed coverage maps. The new website has been enhanced to give customers an even more user-friendly experience, the ability to refer a friend to Optimum WiFi, and access to more important information than ever before.

Optimum Online customers using laptop computers and portable WiFi-enabled devices like the iPhone, iPod touch and some BlackBerry models can access Optimum WiFi through a simple sign-on screen. Currently, there are more than 5,000 different types of devices on the market that are certified to operate over WiFi. An estimated 300 million WiFi-enabled consumer electronic devices shipped last year - a figure that is expected to grow to 1 billion by 2012.

Once a customer logs into the service by entering their Optimum User ID and password, the network delivers fast symmetrical speeds of up to 1.5 megabits-per-second. Optimum WiFi uses the same standard used in wireless home networks, 802.11, and any device that is certified by the WiFi Alliance as adhering to the 802.11 standards and has a web browser will be able to access the Optimum WiFi network.

Cablevision currently provides Optimum Online high-speed Internet service to more than 2.4 million customers, 52 percent of the homes passed by Cablevision's fiber optic network, the highest penetration of any Internet service in the nation. Optimum Online customers are already familiar with the benefits of wireless access, with more than half using wireless routers in the home.

About Cablevision

Cablevision Systems Corporation (NYSE: CVC) is one of the nation's leading media and entertainment companies. Its cable television operations serve more than 3 million households in the New York metropolitan area. The company's advanced telecommunications offerings include its iO TV® digital television, Optimum Online® high-speed Internet, Optimum Voice® digital voice-over-cable, and its Optimum Lightpath integrated business communications services. Cablevision operates several successful programming businesses, including AMC, IFC, Sundance Channel and WE tv, through Rainbow Media Holdings LLC, and serves the New York area as publisher of Newsday and other niche publications through Newsday Media Group. In addition to these businesses, Cablevision owns Madison Square Garden and its sports teams, the New York Knicks, Rangers and Liberty. The company also operates New York's famed Radio City Music Hall, the Beacon Theatre, and the Chicago Theatre, and owns and operates Clearview Cinemas.

New Jersey WIFI locations by county (as of 3/3/09)

Bergen County

Allendale

Bergenfield

Bogota

Closter

Cresskill

Demarest

Dumont

Elmwood Park

Emerson

Fair Lawn

Franklin Lakes

Garfield

Glen Rock

Hackensack

Harrington Park

Hasbrouck Heights

Haworth

Hillsdale

Ho Ho Kus

Lodi

Mahwah

Maywood

Midland Park

Montvale

New Milford

Northvale

Norwood

Oakland

Old Tappan

Oradell

Paramus

Park Ridge

Ramsey

Ridgewood

River Edge

Rivervale

Rochelle Park

Rockleigh

Saddle Brook

Saddle River

South Hackensack

Tappan

Teaneck

Tenafly

Upper Saddle River

Waldwick

Washington Twp

Westwood

Wood Ridge

Woodcliff Lake

Wyckoff

Essex County

Cedar Grove

Nutley

Middlesex County

Dunellen

Edison

Highland Park

Metuchen

Middlesex

Milltown

New Brunswick

North Brunswick

Old Bridge

Parlin

Piscataway

Sayreville

South Amboy

Monmouth County

Aberdeen

Keansburg

Keyport

Cliffwood Beach

Matawan

Union Beach

Morris County

Butler

Lincoln Park

Kinnelon

Pequannock

Riverdale

Passaic County

Bloomingdale

Clifton

Haledon

Haskell

Hawthorne

Little Falls

North Haledon

Passaic

Pompton Lakes

Ringwood

Totowa

West Paterson

Wanaque

Wayne

Somerset County

Basking Ridge

Bound Brook

Bridgewater

Green Brook

Manville

Raritan

Somerville

S. Bound Brook

Warren

Watchung

Train Stations: Cablevision

Aberdeen-Matawan

Allendale

Anderson St. (Hackensack)

Asbury Park

Basking Ridge

Belmar

Boonton

Bradley Beach

Bridgewater

Broadway (Fairlawn)

Chatham

Clifton

Convent Station (Morris Twp)

Delawanna (Clifton)

Denville

Dover

Dunellen

Edison

Elizabeth

Emerson

Essex St. (Hackensack)

Garfield

Glen Rock - Boro Hall

Glen Rock - Main Line

Great Notch (Clifton)

Hawthorne

Hillsdale

Ho-Ho-Kus

Jersey Ave. (New Brunswick)

Lake Hopatcong

Lincoln Park

Little Falls

Lyons

Madison

Mahwah

Manasquan

Metuchen

Montclair State U. (Little Falls)

Montvale

Morris Plains

Morristown

Mount Arlington

Mount Tabor

Mountain Lakes

Mountain Station

Mountain View

Nanuet

Netcong

North Elizabeth

North Hackensack

Oradell

Park Ridge

Passaic

Pearl River

Plauderville

Radburn

Ramsey

Ramsey (Route 17)

Raritan

River Edge

Sloatsburg

South Amboy

South Orange

Spring Lake

Spring Valley

Suffern

Towaco

Tuxedo

Waldwick

Westwood

Woodcliff Lake

Wood-Ridge

Train Stations: Comcast

Allenhurst

Annandale

Avenel

Bay Head

Bay Street (Montclair)

Berkeley Heights

Bernardsville

Bloomfield

Elberon

Fanwood

Far Hills

Gillette

Gladstone

Hackettstown

Hazlet

High Bridge

Highland Avenue (Orange)

Kingsland

Lebanon

Linden

Long Branch

Lyndhurst

Maplewood

Metropark (Iselin)

Middletown

Millburn

Millington

Monmouth Park

Montclair Heights

Mountain Avenue (Montclair)

Murray Hill

Netherwood

New Providence

North Branch

Peapack

Perth Amboy

Plainfield

Princeton

Red Bank

Roselle Park

Rutherford

Short Hills

Stirling

Trenton

Upper Montclair

Walnut Street (Montclair)

Watchung Avenue (Montclair)

Westfield

White House (Readington)

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Contact Information Sarah Chaikin

Cablevision

http://www.optimumwifi.com

516-803-2352

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Android Just Got Smarter -- And More Social -- With 3banana Notes

Android Just Got Smarter -- And More Social -- With 3banana Notes

3banana Launches First Android Smart Phone Note Taking App with Wireless Sync and Social Media Sharing

San Francisco (PRWEB) March 3, 2009 -- 3banana Inc. today announced the launch of 3banana Notes, the first note taking app for the Android smart phone (http://3banana.com) with wireless online sync and social media sharing. 3banana combines fast and efficient private note taking on the Android smart phone with the ability to sync, share and discuss notes with friends over the web at http://3banana.com and via social networks such as Twitter and Facebook.

"Do you ever want to quickly jot down an idea before you forget it? Whether it's your next great movie plot, or the keyword that will help you find that ridiculous YouTube video everyone is talking about, the 3banana note taking app helps you catch those ideas before they escape," said Andreas Schobel, 3banana co-founder and CTO. "3banana also makes it easy to share your notes with friends -- rather than being lost forever, that idea in your notes can be the beginning of an online conversation."

"Since before the invention of paper and pencil, people have sought to improve their lives by capturing and sharing thoughts, experiences, and ideas," said Steve Brown, 3banana co-founder and CEO. "In the information-rich and fast-paced world today, the challenge is to get information from the brain in your head, into the brain in your pocket, and connected to the brainpower in the Internet cloud. We streamlined and simplified our note taking app so that users could quickly jot down a thought or tag a photo on their Android smart phone with as few keystrokes as possible, and then sync and share those notes wirelessly and effortlessly."

3banana Notes for the Android smart phone (http://3banana.com) stays synchronized wirelessly with the 3banana online service, where users can view and edit their private notes, share notes with friends, or comment on shared notes. In addition to photos and notes captured on their smart phones, online users also can keep track of web pages, presentations, and videos, all organized and labeled inline -- without the need for extra data entry fields or repetitive typing. Each shared note has a private permalink that can be posted to popular social networks like Facebook and Twitter or shared on http://3banana.com for a more private online discussion.

The 3banana Notes Android note taking app is currently available as a free download in the productivity section of the Google Android App Market.

About 3banana

3banana Inc. creates smart phone and web applications that capture and share information effortlessly, wirelessly and securely. 3banana Notes are less work and easier to share than any other smart phone or online note taking app available today. Combining patent-pending innovations in semantics and social media sharing with fast, efficient and secure wireless information capture, 3banana mobile and web applications help people become more productive and more connected. For more information, please visit http://3banana.com.

3banana name and logo are trademarks of 3banana Inc. Android is a trademark of Google Inc.

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3banana Inc.

http://3banana.com

888-399-8266

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PSS Expands PBX Maintenance and Support Offering; Available for PBX Systems from Avaya, Nortel, Siemens, and Cisco

PSS Expands PBX Maintenance and Support Offering; Available for PBX Systems from Avaya, Nortel, Siemens, and Cisco

Service Can Be Combined With IVR and CTI Maintenance For Increased Operational Efficiency and Lower Cost

Dublin, Calif. (PRWEB) March 2, 2009 -- PSS, experts in contact center infrastructure and applications, today announced general availability of its PBX maintenance and support service. The service is available for Avaya, Nortel, Siemens/Rolm, and Cisco PBX systems, and can be purchased independently or combined with the company's IVR and CTI support programs.

PSS has been piloting the service for over a year as an add-on for PSS customers with existing IVR or CTI support programs. During the pilot PSS achieved its goal of maintaining the same high standards of service and customer satisfaction that the company's nationally recognized IVR and CTI support programs have delivered since 2002.

"This is a time when every enterprise is scrutinizing its operating expenses and its vendor relationships," said Lew Chipp, President of PSS. "Our addition of PBX support has been very well received because it can lower costs and increase operational efficiency, particularly when combined with IVR and CTI support from a single vendor."

The PBX maintenance and support offering from PSS includes nationwide coverage, immediate response by trained engineers who can start diagnosing problems right away, and a single point of problem resolution for IVR, CTI, and PBX systems across the enterprise and contact center.

Find our more about PBX support (http://pbx.psshelp.com) from PSS.

Be a fly on our wall. Follow PSShelp on Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/psshelp).

About PSS:

PSS helps enterprises transition gracefully to next generation contact center infrastructure. We can keep your current IVR, CTI, and PBX systems running for as long as you want with our legendary 24x7x365 Extended Life Support. We can build IVR and CTI applications that make your call centers more efficient and create a better user experience. And when the time is right, we can help you transition to VoiceXML, VoIP, SOA, and Web Services as rapidly or gradually as your business priorities demand. Visit us at www.psshelp.com.

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PSS

http://www.psshelp.com

925-208-2406

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Merchant Card Services Announces Strategic Partnership with PCI Compliance Provider ControlScan

Merchant Card Services Announces Strategic Partnership with PCI Compliance Provider ControlScan

Offerings Available through ControlScan Provide Merchant Card Services with Comprehensive PCI Compliance Solutions

Tacoma, WA and Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) March 1, 2009 -- Merchant Card Services, a division of Columbia Bank (merchantcardsvcs.com), a leading provider of card deposit processing, has joined forces with ControlScan (controlscan.com), a leading provider of PCI compliance and security solutions exclusively focused on small- to medium-sized merchants, to help its merchants meet mandatory requirements set forth by the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC).

"To demonstrate our commitment to cardholder data security, Merchant Card Services has partnered with ControlScan to help our merchants validate compliance with the PCI Data Security Standard (PCI DSS)," said Diane Wasalino, senior vice president, Merchant Card Services. "ControlScan's easy-to-use solution and personal level of service fits perfectly with the needs of our merchants and provides us with the critical insights we need to regularly evaluate the levels of compliance of our merchant portfolio."

Merchant Card Services customers now have access to ControlScan's leading PCI compliance solution, PCI 123, which includes the PCI Self-Assessment Questionnaire and on-demand security scanning, backed by expert technical support with a personal touch. ControlScan works with merchants every step of the way so that it's easy for them to get the help they need to protect their business.

"We are excited to be working with Merchant Card Services in this partnership," said Joan Herbig, chief executive officer, ControlScan. "Our collective goal is to help the Merchant Card Services merchant community become secure, thereby ensuring that they meet all private and public regulatory requirements by protecting all cardholder data."

About Merchant Card Services - Columbia Bank

Headquartered in Tacoma, Washington, Columbia Banking System, Inc. is the holding company of Columbia Bank, a Washington state-chartered full-service commercial bank which was selected by Washington CEO magazine as one of 2008's "Washington's Best 100 Companies to Work For". With the 2007 acquisitions of Mountain Bank Holding Company and Town Center Bancorp and the 2008 internal merger of its subsidiary, Bank of Astoria, into Columbia Bank, Columbia Banking System has 53 banking offices in Pierce, King, Cowlitz, Kitsap, Thurston and Whatcom counties in Washington State, and Clackamas, Clatsop, Tillamook and Multnomah counties in Oregon. Included in Columbia Bank are former branches of Mt. Rainier National Bank, doing business as Mt. Rainier Bank, with 5 branches in King and Pierce counties. Columbia Bank does business under the Bank of Astoria name at the Bank of Astoria's former branches located in Astoria, Warrenton, Seaside and Cannon Beach in Clatsop County and in Manzanita and Tillamook in Tillamook County. More information about Columbia can be found on its website at www.columbiabank.com.

About the PCI Compliance (http://www.controlscan.com?campaign=Mar09) Solutions Provider ControlScan:

Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, ControlScan is the leading provider of Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliance and security solutions designed exclusively for small- to medium-sized e-commerce and retail merchants, which make up 98% of all merchants. ControlScan provides easy-to-use Web-based security solutions and a personal level of service that make it easy and cost-effective for these businesses to analyze, remediate and validate compliance. The company's core offerings are complemented by a number of value-added products that help merchants maintain a high security posture and market their achievements to shoppers, most notably Breach Protection insurance and Verified Secure security seals. ControlScan is the solution of choice for small merchants and acquirers because it offers security solutions that are built specifically with the small merchant in mind, a personal level of service and the best results. Acquirers and other merchant service providers rely on ControlScan to manage PCI compliance programs for their entire merchant portfolios to ensure maximum compliance rates. For more information about ControlScan call 1-800-825-3301 or visit www.controlscan.com.

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Contact Information Heather Varian Foster

ControlScan

http://www.controlscan.com?campaign=Mar09

678-279-2644

Diane Wasalino

Merchant Card Services

http://www.merchantcardsvcs.com?campaignMar09

253-589-2120

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Grand River Launches New Corporate Website for TechTeam Global

Grand River Launches New Corporate Website for TechTeam Global

Grand River announced today that it has completed a website redesign, build-out and implemented a new content management system for TechTeam Global.

Ann Arbor, MI (PRWEB) March 1, 2009 -- Grand River announced today that it has completed a website redesign, build-out and implemented a new content management system for TechTeam Global.

TechTeam Global, headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, is a leading provider of IT outsourcing and business process outsourcing services, to some of the world's largest companies including Ford Motor Company, Alcoa and Essilor International.

Grand River specializes in branding and website re-designs for global companies like TechTeam. The Ann Arbor-based Company was selected based on its brand and web site development expertise along with its ability to deliver the new site on a very tight delivery schedule.

"The Grand River team developed a plan to re-design and build our new global site through the implementation of an easy-to-use content management tool, "said Janita Gaulzetti, Director of Marketing for TechTeam Global. "They lead us through a process that began with identifying our various user groups, included a thorough analysis of our existing web properties and then consolidated service offerings and corporate information from around the world, into one beautiful, comprehensive site. The timetable was very tight but we launched the new site to strong reviews from both internal and external teams."

"Designing and building a website with global reach can be challenging," said Scott Robertson, Partner and Co-founder at Grand River." TechTeam successfully coordinated users and offices around the world in order to rebuild their new site in a very tight timeline. The new content management system also addresses their short and long-term goals of expanding the business and makes it easy for non-technical marketing staff to update the site with new content. "We are looking forward to the results and to a successful long-term relationship."

Grand River will also provide ongoing assistance with site enhancements as well as work with TechTeam on SEO strategies.

About Tech Team Global

TechTeam Global, Inc. is a leading provider of IT outsourcing and business process outsourcing services to large and medium businesses, as well as government organizations. Founded in 1979, TechTeam has nearly 3,000 employees across the world, providing IT support in 32 languages. TechTeam's common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol "TEAM." For more information, call 800-522-4451 or visit www.techteam.com.

About Grand River

Grand River is an industry leading Web design and development company specializing in branding and e-commerce solutions for major brands. Strategically headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Grand River focuses on designing, building and implementing transactional Web sites and content management solutions. For more information about Grand River or its services, please call 734.913.8000 or visit http://www.thegrandriver.com

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Grand River

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Grand River Interactive

http://www.thegrandriver.com

734.913.8000

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Email Marketing Systems Provider, Zrinity, Continues to Grow in Slow Economy

Email Marketing Systems Provider, Zrinity, Continues to Grow in Slow Economy

Companies like Zrinity providing business mission critical systems that streamline business processes are growing through the slow economy. Web 2.0 business continues to grow according to email marketing firm, Zrinity.

Central New York (PRWEB) March 1, 2009 -- Zrinity, a Central New York based on-premise email marketing systems firm (http://www.zrinity.com), sees continued growth in the Web 2.0 sector. According to Zrinity owners, the economy is in a slump, but business owners continue to invest in new technologies that streamline their business and industry. Zrinity owners also credit their lean business structure for their continued growth. By keeping overhead low, such as conducting meetings through online meeting systems, Zrinity maintains a lean posture and has very low overhead. Web marketing, such as well-positioned Google rankings, produces a large percentage of the firms' new business, which is also a factor in low overhead and high profit.

According to Zrinity owners, Zrinity added many new customers in Q1 2009, which isn't over, as it did in the entire second half of 2008. Zrinity owners believe that growth will parlay into over four hundred percent (400%) growth in 2009. The underlying theme of Zrinity's new customers is that "there was always a team of experts conducting research that chose Zrinity, and a vast majority of the firms were Web 2.0 businesses."

Zrinity recently announced a more flexible licensing strategy that gives online retailers the ability to save budget dollars while better communicating with existing clients. The licensing suggests a more defensive posture for online retailers whereby they spend more time and resources on existing customers which cost less to keep than gaining new customers. First and foremost online retailers should shore up pre-existing customer relationships using transactional email marketing and up-selling.

Zrinity also released a new licensing model to help medium-sized business access high end email systems that are typically only used by large business in-house. In addition, Zrinity produced a YouTube® video which explains how medium-sized business can grow in this down economy by shifting from paper to electronic methods of invoicing, customer relationship management and more. The newer licensing combined with the more extensive use of transactional email marketing, saves medium-sized business customers millions every year. According to Rob Thrasher, VP Marketing, Zrinity, "Most business owners are not yet aware that 30% of each email sent in the regular course of business, such as invoices, can contain marketing messages. This provides a huge opportunity to up sell, cross sell and more."

Mother Nature, a New York City based "Natural Products" online retailer, has been working with the Zrinity team as online business consultants and a web-based software system provider since 2000. Oliver Clark, Chief Technology Officer, Mother Nature, recently selected Zrinity as his on-premise email marketing system. Mr. Clark commented that he selected Zrinity because, "I already know I can trust the Zrinity team to deliver on the results promised since we have known the team for over seven years."

The key functionality provided by the Zrinity system according to Mr. Clark is, "The deliverability metrics. The metrics are very comprehensive and without the metrics provided by the Zrinity system we couldn't really know how effective we are and if we do have any trouble, at which point in the email delivery process we are having the problem."

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Contact Information ROB THRASHER

Zrinity

http://www.zrinity.com

315-368-5421

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GadgetTrak Inc. Awarded Patent for Portable Electronic Device Theft Recovery & Tracking Technology

GadgetTrak Inc. Awarded Patent for Portable Electronic Device Theft Recovery & Tracking Technology

Patented Technology Tracks & Recovers Stolen Portable Electronic Devices.

Portland, OR (PRWEB) February 26, 2009 -- GadgetTrak Inc. the leading innovator of theft recovery and data protection technology for mobile devices, today announced it has been awarded a patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) entitled Portable Host-Pluggable Appliance Tracking System, U.S. Patent No. 7,496,201. The subject of the patent deals with tracking stolen portable electronic devices such as external hard drives, MP3 players, flash drives, digital cameras and others when connected to a PC.

"This patent emphasizes our unique solutions to help curb the epidemic of electronic device theft. This is just the start of GadgetTak's innovations to track stolen electronic devices, as well as protect the data that resides on them" said Ken Westin, CTO & Founder of GadgetTrak Inc. "As the economy spirals into a recession, theft is becoming a growth industry and demand for our anti-theft software is increasing from both consumers and OEMs who wish to embed our software into their devices. This patent helps validate our position as the innovation leader."

GadgetTrak® USB for portable electronic devices can be installed on a number of devices including MP3 players, external hard drives, flash drives, digital cameras and more. If the device owner remotely activates tracking for the device and it is the accessed via a PC it will send information regarding the host system it is plugged into including the username, computer name, internal network address, location (country, state/region, city), ISP (Internet Provider Information) and other data that relates to that connection instance.

About GadgetTrak Inc.

GadgetTrak Inc., headquartered in Portland, Oregon is a leading innovator in anti-theft, tracking and data protection software for mobile devices. GadgetTrak's software protects tens of thousands of devices worldwide with their patented and unique solutions including laptops, mobile phones and portable electronic devices For more information on GadgetTrak Inc. and the company's products, visit www.GadgetTrak.com.

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Jumeirah Launches the First Phase of its New Website

Jumeirah Launches the First Phase of its New Website

Jumeirah has announced the launch of the first phase of its brand new website, which utilises the latest technology and design.

Dubai, UAE (PRWEB) February 26, 2009 -- Jumeirah, the Dubai based luxury hotel management company, has recently launched the first phase of the Group's brand new website, which incorporates the latest online technology and innovative design.

Direct online bookings are a key focus for Jumeirah Group going forward and the new website will enable online restaurant bookings for all Jumeirah restaurants in Dubai (http://www.jumeirah.com/en/Hotels-and-Resorts/Destinations/Dubai/ ) It will also enable Sirius (the Group's loyalty programme) cardholders to earn, spend and redeem points online through a variety of means, including a unique new facility to instantly book room nights at a number of Jumeirah destinations (http://www.jumeirah.com/en/Hotels-and-Resorts/Destinations/ ).

The content of the new website is user-generated, including video and rich media, with implicit and explicit recommendations. It also incorporates online membership, live destination guides of each city, avatars of colleagues, a new careers site, itinerary planners and wish lists for guests.

The website has been designed to grow with the company and as more properties open in the future, the website will continue to grow and develop, which will be made possible by the new 'back end' system.

Terry Kane, Director of Digital Strategy at the Jumeirah Group, said: "The new Jumeirah website has three very simple principles; to generate direct revenue for the company while benefitting the guest by offering attractive rates and packages; to be simple, easy to use and offer a tantalising glimpse into what the Jumeirah experience offers and finally, to exclusively represent one of the world's most luxurious brands online."

Apo Demirtas, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer at Jumeirah, added: "We are extremely pleased with the new website, which represents all of the Jumeirah brands and hotels under one umbrella. The new Jumeirah.com will bring us closer to our guests while demonstrating our continued commitment to stay different online."

Expansive research on social networking and Web 2.0 applications has been completed and the next phase of Jumierah.com promises to offer another first for the hospitality industry and the online user. The second phase of the website is scheduled for completion within the next six months and will see even more developments to the functionality and look and feel of the site, with even more intuitive, personal and engaging technology to be introduced.

About Jumeirah (http://www.jumeirah.com/ ) Group:

Jumeirah Hotels & Resorts are regarded as among the most luxurious and innovative in the world and have won numerous international travel and tourism awards. The Dubai-based luxury international hotel management group encompasses the world renowned Burj Al Arab (http://www.jumeirah.com/en/Hotels-and-Resorts/Destinations/Dubai/Burj-Al-Arab/ ), the world's most luxurious hotel, the multi-award winning Jumeirah Beach Hotel, Jumeirah Emirates Towers, Madinat Jumeirah and Jumeirah Bab Al Shams Desert Resort & Spa in Dubai, the Jumeirah Carlton Tower and Jumeirah Lowndes Hotel in London and the Jumeirah Essex House in New York.

Building on this success, Jumeirah Group became a member of Dubai Holding in 2004, a collection of leading Dubai based businesses and projects, initiating a new phase of growth and development for the group.

Jumeirah has extensive expansion plans to grow its portfolio of luxury hotels and resorts into key gateway or letterhead cities and aspirational resort destinations worldwide. Currently, the Group has several luxury five-star properties under development in the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, Maldives, Bali, Thailand, China, Argentina, Spain, England, Scotland and the US Virgin Islands. In 2009, the Group is eagerly anticipating the grand opening of Jumeirah HanTang Xintiandi in Shanghai, Jumeirah's first hotel in the Asia Pacific region.

PR Contact:

Samantha Dancy

PR Manager

Jumeirah Group Corporate Communications

PO Box 214159

Dubai

United Arab Emirates

+971 4 3647959

www.jumeirah.com

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Surchur Launches Update; Makes It Easier To Follow Social Media On The Internet: Calls It 'Ultimate Dashboard To Now On The Web'

Surchur Launches Update; Makes It Easier To Follow Social Media On The Internet: Calls It 'Ultimate Dashboard To Now On The Web'

Surchur the social media and blog search engine has launched a new update to improve its "dashboard to the now" concept. Surchur was built to make it easier to view the flood of blogs, bookmarks, microblogs, pictures, videos and more that a particular topic can have. The new launch advances on that concept with powerful new features.

Carnation, WA (PRWEB) February 26, 2009 -- Surchur the social media and blog search engine has launched a new update to improve its "dashboard to the now" concept. Surchur was built to make it easier to view the flood of blogs, bookmarks, microblogs, pictures, videos and more that a particular topic can have. The new launch advances on that concept with powerful new features.

"We wanted to put together an experience that was both intuitive and fun to play around with," says founder Todd Hogan. "There are just so many sources on the web for a person to read about, view, or comment on what is happening live - this instant. Surchur allows users to see all of these sources on a single page. This update dramatically improves our initial concept with faster response times, a cleaner interface and new tools to find out just what is popular and how popular it is - right now."

New features include:

* the surchmeter - a tool to measure how popular a topic is on the web right now;

* "catching fire" topics - a collection of keywords from websites like Yahoo Buzz, Google Trends, and CNN Topics so users can see what is popular right now;

* an upgraded user interface designed to enhance usability and accessbility; and

* a feed delivery infrastructure that will generate more effective feeds for users accessing the site through feed readers.

The Carnation, Washington site was launched in May of 2009 with acclaim for its novel idea of a single page for the most popular social and traditional media sources. Since then the surchur team has been busy testing new ways to engage its users with the dashboard concept and make it more enjoyable and informative.

"We know there is even more on the horizon for surchur," Mr. Hogan said, "but this update brings us a lot closer to the full potential we originally saw in the surchur concept."

http://surchur.com

Or watch a demonstration of the new surchur.com at:

http://surchur.com/info/surchur-demo-video

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surchur

http://surchur.com

425.549.0098

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Cypress Communications to Provide Hosted Unified Communications and Hosted Call Center for Leading Financial Organization

Cypress Communications to Provide Hosted Unified Communications and Hosted Call Center for Leading Financial Organization

With Cypress Communications' award-winning unified communications and contact center solutions, Ascensus will benefit from better technology and expanded functionality--while lowering their communications spend.

Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) February 25, 2009 -- Ascensus, a leading financial organization and a long-term customer of Cypress Communications, is making the move to IP communications, bringing nearly 1,000 associates from six offices--including a 300-person call center--under a Cypress. For over a decade, Cypress Communications provided traditional telephony services to select Ascensus locations, so when the company wanted to connect all of their offices with state-of-the-art VoIP and unified communications and IP-enable their call center, they turned to their trusted provider, Cypress Communications. And with Cypress' fully hosted delivery model, Ascensus will benefit from better technology and expanded functionality--without a major upfront capital investment.

"Cypress' C4 IP (http://www.cypresscom.net/solutions/C4_IP_Unlimited_Enterprise_VoIP.html) solution will allow us to refresh our entire hardware platform, reduce complexity and increase the functionality, while reducing our costs. In an economic cycle where it is hard to justify any capital spends, selecting the Cypress solution was an easy decision to make," said John Schroeder, senior vice president of information technology at Ascensus.

By centralizing their communications and deploying the same Cypress solution across all locations, Ascensus is able to create a single enterprise-wide platform for the company's call centers, utilize the same voicemail platform for all associates, eliminate long distance calling between offices, help improve employee productivity and operational efficiency, and benefit from robust business continuity and survivability.

Cypress will be providing Ascensus with its C4 IP™ hosted unified communications (http://www.cypresscom.net/solutions/C4_IP_Unlimited_Enterprise_VoIP.html) and integrate with Ascensus' contact center solution, IP-enabling Ascensus' call center. Among the many new features that Ascensus associates will soon take advantage of are Microsoft® Outlook integration, robust support for mobile workers and call recording and quality management functionality which captures both voice and screen activity.

Frank Grillo, executive vice president of marketing at Cypress Communications, added "C4 IP has the power to connect hundreds and even thousands of employees across the country and enable them to work as if they are in the same office. Gone are the days where the phone is just a phone. With C4 IP, the phone and the PC interoperate and collaborate seamlessly. We're thrilled that Ascensus has selected to continue working with Cypress, and we look forward to supporting their business goals and success with these powerful solutions."

Ascensus' call center is staffed by approximately 300 agents - nearly a third of the company's employees. With their previous system, Ascensus' agents were tied to the physical location where the call center platform resided, which created communication barriers between locations. But with Cypress' hosted delivery model, communication between agents and with customers will be virtually seamless. Known for its excellence in customer care, Ascensus will be able to address customer concerns from either one of the company's call center locations and utilize any number of remote agents. Supervisors will also have greater visibility with management control of both locations and remote employees from anywhere, at any time. But most important to Ascensus, the barriers to seamless customer care have been removed as the geographic distribution of call center agents will be transparent to their customers.

The hosted delivery model with its array of remote capabilities enables Ascensus to reach beyond their current geographic locations when hiring new associates. Additionally, the remote capabilities ensure that the company and call center can continue operating--even in the face of a disaster. If the unforeseen occurs, employees can log into the system from any location that has an Internet connection and continue working productively. And since Cypress' network is designed for maximum availability, Ascensus' associates won't be left in the dark in the event of a disaster.

Cypress' network, which has been engineered with no single point of failure, is designed to automatically detect potential faults and self-correct and is supported by redundant devices. The hosted VoIP and unified communications functionality is offered via distributed, carrier-grade switching and multimedia platforms that feature full component and geographical redundancy. Additionally, Cypress is taking business continuity to the next level with added failover capabilities which will provide alternative routes for communications traffic.

As the nation's leading independent recordkeeper and administrator for retirement plans and provider of regulatory expertise, plan document services and participant enrollment support, Ascensus' success is dependent upon its ability to provide extraordinary customer service. And with six office locations, nearly 1,000 associates and tens of thousands of customers, that success rests largely on everyone's ability to communicate effectively and efficiently. With the range of features and functionality in C4 IP and Cypress' expansive IP network built for business continuity, Ascensus associates will be able to connect, communicate, collaborate and continue™ in the face of any situation.

About Ascensus

With more than 30 years of industry experience, Ascensus provides high-quality solutions for every segment of the retirement marketplace. Ascensus is a division of Crump Group, Inc., the largest and most diversified wholesale insurance distributor in the United States. As the nation's largest independent recordkeeper and administrator for retirement plans in the micro to large market segments and a leading provider of regulatory expertise, plan document services and participant enrollment support, Ascensus services over 26,000 defined contribution plans. The company's core capabilities encompass every component of a sophisticated retirement infrastructure, including administration, recordkeeping, ERISA consulting, compliance and sales support, trust and custody services, multilingual participant education programs, training and documentation. These solutions are offered with the open architecture investment capabilities that can be tailored to support the needs of institutional retirement plan providers, third party administrators, financial advisors and their clients. For more information, visit www.ascensus.com.

About Cypress Communications

For over 20 years, Cypress Communications has been helping small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) connect, communicate, collaborate and continue™ with a range of fully hosted and managed voice, data and Internet solutions. Beginning in 2006, Cypress revolutionized the communications industry with its hosted VoIP (http://www.cypresscom.net/solutions/C4_IP_Unlimited_Enterprise_VoIP.html) and hosted unified communications (http://www.cypresscom.net/solutions/C4_IP_Unlimited_Enterprise_VoIP.html) solution, C4 IP, making it easy for SMEs to take advantage of productivity-enhancing technology such as integrated audio and Web conferencing (http://www.cypresscom.net/solutions/C4_IP_conferencing.html), multimedia collaboration tools, presence (http://www.cypresscom.net/solutions/C4_IP_presence.html), chat (http://www.cypresscom.net/solutions/C4_IP_chat.html), Microsoft® Outlook integration (http://www.cypresscom.net/solutions/C4_IP_msoutlook.html), and more. As a Deloitte Fast 50 and Fast 500 award recipient, Cypress is recognized as one of the fastest growing telecommunication companies in North America. In 2008, the company was also named one of Atlanta's Best Places to Work. Cypress' hosted unified communications solution has received numerous awards and accolades, with 10 awards for excellence and innovation to date. The company's Web address is www.cypresscom.net.

To learn more about hosted unified communications, visit Frank Grillo's UC 360 blog at http://blog.tmcnet.com/uc-360.

© 2006-2009 Cypress Communications, Inc. The Cypress Communications logo is a registered service mark of Cypress Communications, Inc. C4 IP is a trademark of Cypress Communications. Connect, communicate, collaborate and continue is a trademark of Cypress Communications. All other marks used herein are the property of their respective owners.

For more information, contact:

Heather Whitt

Cypress Communications

404-442-0034

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JP Marketing Sees Auto Dealers Making Major Shifts of Ad Spends into Online Advertising

JP Marketing Sees Auto Dealers Making Major Shifts of Ad Spends into Online Advertising

As 2009 remains to be a difficult landscape for Franchised and Used Car Dealerships (http://santafeford.com) alike, the most successful dealers have partnered up with companies like JP Marketing at AutoDealerWebHost.com (http://autodealerwebhost.com), and are leveraging the myriad of shoppers searching for vehicles online. This shift represents a massive change in advertising spends throughout the entire automotive industry. With newspapers struggling and largely going online, tv ads are becoming more crowded and less effective, Internet Marketing and Advertising is on the rise in the automotive world.

Gainesville, FL (PRWEB) February 24, 2009 -- Auto Dealers in Florida (http://SantaFeFord.com) are finding it more and more difficult to reach consumers through traditional forms of advertising. This is largely in part due to the fact that consumers are by and large choosing the internet for their research and shopping. At JP Marketing (http://AutodealerWebhost.com), we can see that consumers are largely cementing this mentality of trust and infinitely available information on the internet. As we largely maintain this pattern of buying behavior, it becomes ever more comfortable and commonplace. These days the more traditional forms of advertising are a fast dying breed, and many are morphing into online ventures.

"Online advertising will grow 4.3 percent in the U.S. this year as total ads spend plunges 7 percent, but Internet advertising could shoot up 20 percent next year, without the internet, U.S. advertising would be down 10 percent." Mark Mahaney, director, Internet Sector for Citi Group Investment Research.

Today's customers demand full disclosure before responding to any form of vehicle inventory advertising. Some Internet Specialist Dealerships are offering a minimum of 52 pictures of every vehicle available in their inventory. They are taking pictures of the tread of each tire; every knob and switch, any scratch or blemish is disclosed immediately on the site. Some go as far as to refuse people at the lot if they have not been to the website and have a stock number of the vehicle they have in mind. These dealerships are doing lots of business because they have discovered what today's auto consumer has come to expect in internet shopping, full disclosure.

Believe it or not there are still car dealerships that operate like it is the mid 1980's and are still in business. These dealerships only stay afloat due to their parts and service departments, which are currently down with no clear end in sight. They will be forced to become profitable on the sales end or go under. Dealerships that attempt the old time high gross, low volume philosophy and refuse to price their vehicles fairly on the internet will not survive the next few years.

Internet savvy dealerships that connect with high quality internet search marketing firms (http://website-marketing.pro) now will have the leading edge in the future as it will become more and more difficult to topple aged search rankings. Wise dealerships, like Santa Fe Ford in Gainesville FL (http://www.santafeford.com/used-inventory/index.htm), that stock a wide variety of used cars, price them competitively and use an outside marketing firm to promote their inventory through a dedicated web presence, are doing just fine in this seemingly unfriendly market. Only the old school Joey jelly donut places are closing up shop. Independent used car dealers and franchised dealerships with strong pre-owned inventory that are effectively marketing online are making strong profits.

With bank repos rising, and credit frozen, there is an excellent opportunity right now for the dealerships that are actively buying cars at auction. Prices are depressed to unbelievable lows and dealerships with spending capital are able to buy fresh inventory very cheaply.

There is a strong opportunity for dealers generate lots of revenue this year despite the recession. Many old-timers will close up shop, but there is a strong future for the full disclosure style of internet auto sales that demand effective internet marketing to succeed.

Christian Jorn is the CEO and President of an Internet Marketing Firm representing Auto Dealerships. Contact Jorn and Price Marketing at http://AutoDealerWebHost.com or at 1-866-WEB-AUTO.

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Jorn and Price Marketing

http://AutoDealerWebHost.com

866-932-2880

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BT Tradespace reveals UK SMEs sell themselves short on internet shopping bonanza

BT Tradespace reveals UK SMEs sell themselves short on internet shopping bonanza

New research by BT Tradespace indicates that six out of 10 small businesses are missing out because they are not selling their products and services online

London, UK (PRWEB) February 22nd, 2009 -- New research from BT Tradespace indicates that six out of 10 small businesses are missing out on their share of a £20 billion-a-year* web shopping boom because they are not selling their products and services online.

The new Voice of Small Business report from BT Tradespace (http://www.bttradespace.com/ ) shows that 67% have little faith they can find customers on the internet, even though more than two thirds (69%) shop online at least once a month.

The survey found that the number of SMEs with a website rose by 20% between 2007 and 2008. However, just 13% of small businesses consider websites integral to marketing strategy and only three per cent use their site to communicate with consumers.

Mick Hegarty, head of bttradespace.com, said: "Small companies can benefit greatly by exploiting the marketing and sales opportunities afforded by the internet.

"During these challenging times, more people than ever are using the web to shop because of the choice, convenience and cost savings it provides. A professional and credible online presence can open up a world of opportunities and provides a great platform to engage with customers."

The Voice of Small Business report, commissioned to discover how SMEs can best communicate and conduct business in the current economic climate, found that 92% are aware of blogging but just 18% use it for business purposes.

The research also found that the smallest companies (up to five employees) were least likely to interact with other local businesses with 47% admitting to not knowing the companies in their area.

Hegarty said: "The internet opens up a global marketplace for SMEs helping them to compete and prosper."

"Free business social networking (http://www.bttradespace.com/ ) websites and social media tools like blogging and podcasting can transform a company's fortunes at the click of a button.

"Entrepreneurs can showcase goods, enhance their online marketing profiles, maintain an ongoing dialogue with customers, and share information and expertise with like-minded companies."

Notes to editor:

*Verdict Research estimates that in 2008 online spending by consumers on retail purchases rose by a substantial 32% to £19.4bn. With Internet access growing and users purchasing more frequently and more heavily online, this strong growth is set to continue, albeit at a more subdued rate. By 2012, online retail is set to reach £42.4 billion, 12.4% of total online spending.

About BT Tradespace

BTTradespace.com is a 300,000-member online community (http://communities.bttradespace.com/ ), which enables businesses to sell products and services and connect with other people effectively - both building business and customer relationships.

BT Tradespace provides social networking for businesses (http://www.bttradespace.com/ ) and free website (http://www.bttradespace.com/freetojoin/ ) set-up.

About BT

BT is one of the world's leading providers of communications solutions and services operating in 170 countries. Its principal activities include the provision of networked IT services globally; local, national and international telecommunications services to customers for use at home, at work and on the move; broadband and internet products and services and converged fixed/mobile products and services.

In the year ended 31 March 2008, BT Group plc's revenue was £20,704 million with profit before taxation and specific items of £2,506 million. British Telecommunications plc (BT) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BT Group and encompasses virtually all businesses and assets of the BT Group. BT Group plc is listed on stock exchanges in London and New York.

For more information contact:

Dan Thomas

Senior Press Officer

BT News Room

PP A5P

BT Centre

81 Newgate Street

London

EC1A 7AJ    

020 7356 5383

www.bttradespace.com

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VillageLookup Yellow Pages - It Takes a Village

VillageLookup Yellow Pages - It Takes a Village

Your town has hidden gems - that hole-in-the-wall Mexican restaurant or a hair dresser that knows just how to give you the style you're looking for. VillageLookup.com helps you find these businesses from restaurants to home contractors to auto mechanics. It takes a Village to provide you with all the services you need and VillageLookup is your portal to those services.

Santa Clara, CA -- VillageLookup.com Yellow Pages opens its doors today with a city by city directory of local businesses ranging from service providers (barbers, landscapers) to shops (gift stores, consignment shops). Village Lookup yellow pages (http://www.villagelookup.com) features business listings for the over 15,000,000 businesses in the United States. It functions as a window into your town - to find local restaurants, day spas, grocery stores, dentists, and night clubs. In addition, businesses can find service providers such as public relations agencies, engineering consultants, and more in VillageLookup's industrial, commercial, and manufacturing subdirectories.

"Our aim is to provide profiles for as many businesses as possible throughout the United States," says Prashant Chaudhary, site manager for VillageLookup. "The site helps people find new shops and service providers in their town. It is also a convenient resource for people who are traveling. In an unfamiliar city, VillageLookup can be browsed to find anything from sushi restaurants to a nearby dry cleaner ."

There are two ways to navigate Village Lookup. First, users can start with their city's yellow pages; IE- New York yellow pages (http://www.villagelookup.com/c/NY/New-York.html). Second, site visitors can begin with the category they have in mind (ie: Beauty Salon). From there, the user can click through to sub-pages to find the exact business they are looking for. VillageLookup is a cleanly designed business directory that can be traversed conveniently and efficiently.

VillageLookup also provides a helpful local search feature which is powered by Google. If the user clicks to the Chicago city guide page, for example, he or she can issue a specific term into the search bar and will be provided with matching business results.

About VillageLookup

VillageLookup Yellow Pages (www.villagelookup.com) is a simple, user-friendly business directory featuring over 15 million small, midsize, and large businesses in the United States across 50 states. It serves as a convenient reference both for locals looking for that great new restaurant as well as tourists in a new town who need basic services.

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The Kali Network

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415-448-7695

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Steve Robb Joins PCI Compliance Solutions Provider ControlScan as Vice President of Operations

Steve Robb Joins PCI Compliance Solutions Provider ControlScan as Vice President of Operations

Successful technology industry executive joins ControlScan team in a period of accelerated growth as demand for PCI compliance solutions increases.

Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) February 22, 2009 -- ControlScan, Inc. (controlscan.com), the leading provider of PCI compliance and security solutions exclusively focused on small merchants, today announced that Steve Robb has joined the ControlScan executive team serving as vice president of operations.

Over the course of a year, ControlScan has built a seasoned management team to help take the company to the next level, providing PCI compliance and security solutions for small e-commerce and retail merchants. Robb is a solid addition to the team with 20 years of experience working for growing technology companies in a variety of senior roles within marketing, customer service and support, product management and development, and professional services. As vice president of operations, Robb will utilize his broad base of experience to build efficiency and quality into the company's core business processes and technologies as ControlScan continues to grow and expand.

Robb said that one of the reasons he was attracted to the PCI compliance and security solutions provider was the company's focus on serving small merchants, which represent a large and growing market that continues to be underserved. "Security and financial services are huge, competitive industries, but ControlScan is laser-focused on providing PCI compliance solutions designed especially for the needs of the segment they want to lead, which is critical to success," said Robb.

Another top draw for Robb was ControlScan's people and culture. "I felt the energy and enthusiasm the moment I walked through the door," said Robb. "The team believes in the mission, has worked hard over the last several years to build a strong foundation, and possesses the drive required to be the leader in its market."

Just prior to ControlScan, Robb led the software development operations of over 30 different product groups for Infor Global Solutions, a $2.2 billion acquirer and consolidator of business software applications. In a subsequent role at Infor, he led all operational aspects of the company's inside sales functions, whose revenues grew over 425% in a six-month period.

Robb joins the company as ControlScan is enjoying its highest rate of customer acquisition in its 3-year history. "I am excited that Steve has joined our team," said Joan Herbig, chief executive officer, ControlScan. "Steve's work ethic and ability to provide leadership in many areas will help ControlScan capitalize on its momentum in a period of accelerated growth and beyond."

About the PCI Compliance Provider (https://www.controlscan.com?campaign=Feb09A), ControlScan:

Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, ControlScan is the leading provider of Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliance and security solutions designed exclusively for small merchants, which make up 98% of all merchants. ControlScan provides easy-to-use Web-based security solutions and a personal level of service that make it easy and cost-effective for these businesses to analyze, remediate and validate compliance. The company's core offerings are complemented by a number of value-added products that help merchants maintain a high security posture and market their achievements to shoppers, most notably Breach Protection insurance and Verified Secure security seals. ControlScan is the solution of choice for small merchants and acquirers because it offers security solutions that are built specifically with the small merchant in mind, a personal level of service and the best results. Acquirers and other merchant service providers rely on ControlScan to manage PCI compliance programs for their entire merchant portfolios to ensure maximum compliance rates. For more information about ControlScan call Heather Varian Foster at 1-800-825-3301 or visit controlscan.com.

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ControlScan, Inc.

http://https://www.controlscan.com?campaign=Feb09A

678-279-2644

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PowerDNN Launches KeepAlive On Every New Site

PowerDNN Launches KeepAlive On Every New Site

PowerDNN's keepalive service ensures maximum performance on all new shared hosting plans.

Omaha, NE (PRWEB) February 22, 2009 -- Today, PowerDNN, the nation's leading provider of advanced DNN hosting (http://www.PowerDNN.com) services for the DotNetNuke(R) community announced ASP.NET Keep Alive (http://www.PowerDNN.com) services on all new shared hosting plans. This announcement comes on the heels of the DotNetNuke 4.9.2 platform releases.

"Over next quarter we are drawing a clear line between companies who offer DotNetNuke as a side product and companies, like us, who truly support and service DotNetNuke to the core. In addition to running Keep Alive on every site, all of our new shared servers are high-end DELL servers with at least 8 CPU cores with anywhere from 16-32 gigabytes of CRUCIAL name brand RAM." says Tony Valenti, CEO and founder of PowerDNN. "If you don't know hardware, we've gone from using big servers to using giant servers. These servers are at least 4 times faster than most other companies' biggest servers."

When asked about how the service upgrade will impact customers, John Grange, PowerDNN's Chief Operating Officer responded, "We've actually been doing this since January but we didn't make a public announcement because we wanted to wait and see how much of a performance difference it makes. The performance has been so good, we felt compelled to provide this level of service on all servers going forward."

Traditionally, a pain point for DNN hosting (http://www.PowerDNN.com) has been a large "first load" time and a short "application timeout". PowerDNN's Keep Alive service will completely eliminate both problems by constantly browsing the websites on a continual basis.

DotNetNuke and DNN are Registered Trademarks of DotNetNuke Corporation.

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Global Router Market to Reach $15.9 Billion by 2015, According to New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.

Global Router Market to Reach $15.9 Billion by 2015, According to New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.

The global router market is all geared up for unprecedented growth, characterized by innovation and competition. The near future would be marked by carrier Ethernet, escalating bandwidth use and growing subscriber base, besides upgrades and replacements. Service providers are likely to steer future growth, as in the past, providing huge opportunity for the global router market, as routers comprise an essential part of the next-generation networks.

San Jose, CA (PRWEB) February 18, 2009 -- Internet-enabled devices are fast proliferating, driven by the ever-increasing tasks and services that are managed online such as phone calls, personalized searches and downloading of games and videos, to play an essential role in the future of IT and communications. The network is in the middle of bringing big ideas to life, changing the way we work, live and learn, and routers play an essential role in the evolution of networks for human connectivity. Global router market (http://www.strategyr.com/Routers_Market_Report.asp) is projected to reach US$15.9 billion by 2015. North America is the largest router market in the world. Asia-Pacific is the fastest growing router market, exhibiting impressive growth over the analysis period. Service providers' router market (http://www.strategyr.com/Routers_Market_Report.asp) is expected to remain the largest and the fastest growing end-use segment. The service provider market is defined by heavy investments in high-end routers to enhance network capacity, construction of networks for voice-over-broadband services, integration of network elements and network overhauls.

The top trend for enterprise routers (http://www.strategyr.com/Routers_Market_Report.asp) is the integration of security features, and a major growth driver in the market for high-end enterprise routers is the demand for global communications. The latest enterprise routers include management routing features and Cisco's routers are the world's most popular enterprise routers.

The global router market is likely to expand in the coming years with Internet service providers and telecommunications pitching in the maximum. The trend would be hugely triggered by router purchase increases boosted by the ever-growing bandwidth use by businesses and consumers. The router market is expected to be on a growing spree in the long term, with sales of edge routers likely to increase faster than that of core routers, since service providers build networks capable of delivering advanced, revenue-generating services.

In 2008, North America dominated the revenues in the global market for service provider and enterprise routers followed by Europe and Asia-Pacific. In the US, the basic demand for routers remains strong with unit shipments likely to increase in 2009. The US military is into plans to test an Internet router in space aiming at delivering military communications via a satellite-based router, which might also be beneficial to civilian broadband satellite communications. China is likely to be the largest contributor with regard to router sales and with technological advancements and banking sector growing leaps and bound, the demand for routers is increasing manifold in India.

"Routers: A Global Strategic Business Report" published by Global Industry Analysts, Inc. discusses the prevailing trends, issues, forecasts, and activities that affect the industry. The routers market is analyzed in US$ million by the following geographic regions - North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific (including Japan), and Rest of World; and end-use segments - Service Providers (http://www.strategyr.com/Routers_Market_Report.asp), Enterprises, and Research/Education & Other Applications. Analytics for the period 2001-2015 provide a comprehensive understanding of the market.

Dominant global forces profiled in the report include Cisco Systems, Juniper Networks, Alcatel-Lucent, Huawei Technologies, 3Com Corporation, Redback Networks, among several others. The study enumerates recent developments, mergers, acquisitions, and other strategic industry activities, and is an easy guide to What, Why, When, How, Where, and Who of the industry.

For more details about this research report, please visit http://www.strategyr.com/Routers_Market_Report.asp.

About Global Industry Analysts, Inc.

Global Industry Analysts, Inc., (GIA) (http://www.strategyr.com) is a reputed publisher of off-the-shelf market research. Founded in 1987, the company is globally recognized as one of the world's largest market research publishers. The company employs more than 700 people worldwide and publishes more than 880 full-scale research reports each year. Additionally, the company also offers a range of more than 60,000 smaller research products including company reports, market trend reports and industry reports encompassing all major industries worldwide.

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Search GoodFoodNearYou, Find Healthy Restaurant Food Choices Fast

Search GoodFoodNearYou, Find Healthy Restaurant Food Choices Fast

GoodFoodNearYou combines location based search with restaurant food and nutrition information to find the healthiest food at restaurants near you. Search for healthy food near your location on goodfoodnearyou.com and on GPS enabled mobile devices, including the RIM BlackBerry Pearl, Curve, Storm and Bold and the Apple iPhone and iPod touch.

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) February 18, 2009 -- GoodFoodNearYou (http://www.goodfoodnearyou.com) is now available to use for free on the web, Apple iPhone and iPod touch and RIM BlackBerry mobile devices. GoodFoodNearYou is an easy to use location based search to find the healthiest food at the restaurants near you. The GoodFoodNearYou free mobile applications (http://www.goodfoodnearyou.com/free_blackberry_download.html) for BlackBerry mobile devices are available to download on GoodFoodNearYou.com. The GoodFoodNearYou free mobile app (http://www.goodfoodnearyou.com/free_iphone_download.html) for the Apple iPhone and iPod touch is available to download at the Apple App Store.

The average American eats around five meals at restaurants each week. GoodFoodNearYou makes eating healthy restaurant food (http://www.goodfoodnearyou.com/gfny.html) convenient. GoodFoodNearYou displays localized search results of the healthiest food at the restaurants closest in distance. The GoodFoodNearYou search empowers people to make smart, fast and healthy dining decisions. GoodFoodNearYou also displays the menus for every restaurant listed in the search results and the typical nutritional values for each menu item including fat, calories and carbohydrates.

Nancy Clark, MS, RD, CSSD, a sports nutritionist and nutrition author says, "If you are looking for food help when you are on the go, GoodFoodNearYou.com is a handy tool. Calorie and health conscious eaters can find menu options in local chain restaurants that will support their nutritional diet goals".

GoodFoodNearYou has the food and nutrition information for 33,000 food items at approximately 220,000 U.S. restaurant locations including popular casual dining restaurants, fast food restaurants, grocery stores and convenience stores. A search on GoodFoodNearYou results in twenty of the healthiest food options at the restaurant locations closest in distance. To fulfill specific diet requirements, search results can be sorted by lowest fat, calories or carbohydrates.

"GoodFoodNearYou came about because of a need we had in the office when trying to order healthy food for lunch," explains Nick Desai, CEO of Global Fitness Media, the company that developed GoodFoodNearYou. Desai is the Founder, Chairman and former CEO of Juice Wireless and inventor of JuiceCaster, an award winning mobile social networking service offered by AT&T, T-Mobile, Nokia and others.

Desai continues, "Diets often fail because they do not fit into your lifestyle. You end up doing what is convenient, rather than what is healthy. We took the convenience of the web and made healthy restaurant food options accessible. We are excited to launch GoodFoodNearYou as there is a great demand for simple lifestyle solutions and location based help with dieting and weight loss".

Lifestyle and technology trends indicate that local search and web and mobile browsing are used more commonly for seeking out information. GoodFoodNearYou improves public access to useful local restaurant food and nutrition information.

"GoodFoodNearYou is a product that reflects the variety of ways people use technology to find information. Global Fitness Media developed mobile application versions of GoodFoodNearYou for GPS enabled devices like the Apple iPhone and the BlackBerry Curve because mobile browsers on cell phones are often used to access location based information on the web," explains Desai.

Dina Aronson, MS, RD, an internationally recognized nutritionist specializing in web technology in the health industry says, "With GoodFoodNearYou, it is not about good or bad choices, it is about making informed choices".

About GoodFoodNearYou

GoodFoodNearYou version 1.0 is available on the world wide web and includes free mobile applications for Apple and BlackBerry mobile devices including the Apple iPhone 2G, iPhone 3G and iPod touch, and the BlackBerry Pearl, Pearl Flip, Curve, World Edition, Bold and Storm. GoodFoodNearYou was developed by Global Fitness Media. Find out more information on GoodFoodNearYou.com (http://www.goodfoodnearyou.com/about_us.html).

About Global Fitness Media

Global Fitness Media, LLC is a privately funded start up company based in Los Angeles, California. The company is founded by fitness pioneer Jake Steinfeld, CEO of Body by Jake Global and Chairman of the California Governor's Council on Physical Fitness. Polar Capital Group, Tim Armstrong's private investment company, is also an investor. Tim is President, The Americas Operations & Senior Vice President, Google.

GoodFoodNearYou is the first product developed by Global Fitness Media. Fitplanet (http://www.fitplanet.com) - Global Fitness Media's flagship product - breaks new ground in the application of lifestyle solutions technology to fitness and healthy living. Fitplanet will launch in late Spring 2009.

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