Friday, February 10, 2012

• Ask, Don’t Tell: Nine Ways Power Questions Help Us Build Better Business Relationships --- A FreshNews.com EXTRA
  Posted at 7:47 AM
  Hoboken, NJ (February 2012)—Just a few years ago, globalization was in full swing, and the world seemed to be bursting with an infinite supply of business. All this bounty lulled us into taking our customers for granted, maintains Andrew Sobel—until the economy tanked and shattered the illusion of endless prosperity. Suddenly, the old-fashioned “trusted relationship” started to look good again. “In ... read more
• Celebrity Chef, Fabio Viviani Releases I Would Love To Meat You, His Second in a Series of Free Monthly eCookbooks --- MOORPARK, Calif., Feb. 10, 2012
  Posted at 10:58 AM
  Celebrity Chef, Fabio Viviani has released his second of a series of 12 free eCookbooks, one each month of 2012, I Would Love To Meat You. Fabio's free eCookbook, I Would Love To Meat You for the month of February, contains 29 simple, step-by-step recipes with easy-to-find ingredients even an Italian can make! Each book contains a new recipe for each day of the month (29 for February) selected from Fabio's favorite collection. Each recipe is easy to follow ... read more
• BILMBA Marketing & Associates Launches 1SwingThought.com to Aid Golfers in Lowering Golf Scores --- LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10, 2012
  Posted at 10:52 AM
  BILMBA Marketing & Associates has launched a new website http://www.1SwingThought.com with a simple yet revolutionary product for golf equipment designed to help the 20+ Million golfers in America and duffers around the world lower their golf scores. "We literally provide golfers with a swing thought or image they can put on their golf club and use it while they play. That is revolutionary in golf" according to Bryon K. Smith, BILMBA's owner and Chief Duffer of 1SwingThought.com. "The product is in compliance ... read more
• Bedsider.org Embraces Awkward Sex Moments With New Confessions App On Facebook --- WASHINGTON, Feb. 10, 2012
  Posted at 10:48 AM
  Just in time for Valentine's Day, Bedsider.org, a free online birth control resource, and the Ad Council, reveal a new Facebook® app that inspires people to share their most embarrassing and entertaining sex fails to help underscore their new campaign's message: "You didn't give up on sex. Don't give up on birth control either." The free app cleverly uses social media to make it easy and fun to openly talk about sex and birth control. The Story Behind The App ... read more
• Ohio State Announces the Naming of The Ohio State University Medical Center in Honor of Leslie H. Wexner --- COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 10, 2012
  Posted at 10:42 AM
  The Ohio State University Medical Center is being renamed today, in honor of one of the university's most committed leaders and benefactors, Leslie H. Wexner ('59). The Ohio State University Board of Trustees unanimously voted this morning in favor of the name change - affirming that Wexner Medical Center at The Ohio State University is a fitting tribute for Mr. Wexner's three decades of visionary leadership and service. "Les has been among Ohio State's most dedicated leaders and most passionate supporters ... read more
• Statement by Samsung on ITC Preliminary Determination on Washing Machines --- RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J.
  Posted at 10:40 AM
  Samsung is disappointed that the International Trade Commission (ITC) made an affirmative preliminary determination in regard to washing machines produced in Korea and Mexico. As demonstrated by Whirlpool’s recent announcement of higher earnings and its continued dominant market share, ... read more
• AltiGen Communications Teams With Nexus Open Systems to Deploy AltiGen's UC Solutions for Microsoft(R) Lync(TM) --- SAN JOSE, CA
  Posted at 10:29 AM
  

  SAN JOSE, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 02/10/12 -- AltiGen Communications, Inc. (OTCQX: ATGN) (PINKSHEETS: ATGN), the leading provider of software-based Unified Communications solutions and Nexus Open Systems today announced that Coastline Housing has deployed AltiGen's MaxACD for Microsoft Lync Server to automate Coastline's diverse contact centre requirements. Coastline Housing is an independent, not-for-profit housing association that owns over 3,800 homes in Cornwall, United Kingdom. Coastline was established in 1998 to work in partnership with local people and organisations to ... read more
• 89 Million Insurance Telematics Subscribers Globally by 2017, Says ABI Research --- LONDON
  Posted at 10:21 AM
  

  The number of global insurance telematics users will grow at a CAGR of 90% from 1.85 million in 2010 to 89 million in 2017. Dominique Bonte, group director, telematics and navigation, comments, “While insurance telematics or usage based insurance (UBI) is far from a ... read more
• Romney Touts Innovation at CEA-NVTC Presidential Series --- ARLINGTON, Va.
  Posted at 10:15 AM
  

  This morning, the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® and the Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) welcomed presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney as the featured speaker at their cosponsored Presidential Series breakfast. Introducing ... read more
• Jacobs President and CEO Craig Martin and CFO John Prosser To Speak at Barclays Capital Conference --- PASADENA, Calif., Feb. 10, 2012
  Posted at 10:10 AM
  Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) invites investors and other interested parties to listen to a live webcast of its presentation at the Barclays Capital Industrial Select Conference in Miami Beach on Wednesday, February 22. Interested parties can listen to Jacobs President and CEO Craig Martin and Chief Financial Officer John Prosser on Wednesday, February 22 at 8:55 a.m. ET by going to www.jacobs.com. Jacobs invites those interested in learning more about the company to visit their comprehensive website at www.jacobs.com. Jacobs is one ... read more
• Pharmaceutical Industry Leveraging New Tools to Overcome Challenges in Market Research --- CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Feb. 10, 2012
  Posted at 10:08 AM
  As pharmaceutical and medical device companies evolve, market research in these companies must develop innovative capabilities while refining current ones to support intelligent planning and decision-making. Consequently, market research leaders are beginning to explore different types of technological advances in order to bring forth developments in both external data collection and internal asset creation. Almost 90 percent of respondents believe that greater use of new/innovative tools and techniques--more than any other factor--will inform the function over the next 3-5 years, according ... read more
• President Obama Stands Strong for Contraceptive Coverage Requirement --- WASHINGTON, Feb. 10, 2012
  Posted at 10:04 AM
  Under intense pressure from the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, President Obama today said that the White House would not back down from its guarantee that insurance companies must cover contraception without co-pays. Instead, the President announced that it would adjust the policy so that women who work for religiously-affiliated employers like Catholic hospitals can receive contraceptive coverage at no additional cost directly from their insurance companies, rather than from their employers. "Women asked the President to stand with us, ... read more
• Tektronix Donates Electronics Test Equipment to Washington State University Vancouver --- BEAVERTON, OR
  Posted at 10:03 AM
  

  BEAVERTON, OR -- (Marketwire) -- 02/10/12 -- Tektronix, Inc., the world's leading manufacturer of oscilloscopes, today announced that it has made a substantial donation of test and measurement equipment to Washington State University Vancouver. The equipment, including arbitrary/function generations, a real-time spectrum analyzer, digital phosphor and mixed signal oscilloscopes, Keithley's semiconductor parameter analyzers, and Fluke's True-rms multimeters will be used to outfit laboratories and classrooms in a new $43.5 million Engineering and Computer Science building on WSU's campus ... read more
• VOO Selects Cisco for IPv6 Migration --- SAN JOSE, CA
  Posted at 10:00 AM
  

  SAN JOSE, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 02/10/12 -- Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) today announced that it is teaming with the leading Belgian cable operator VOO to prepare the transition to IPv6. Cisco's dual-stack technology will be deployed across the VOO network, allowing the service provider to run IPv4 and IPv6 simultaneously in order to maintain a high-quality customer experience during the transition from IPv4 to IPv6. With the goal of a fully IPv6-enabled network, deploying a dual-stack strategy allows both ... read more
• On Campus Sports Network Launches www.OnCampusSports.com --- LEXINGTON, Ky.
  Posted at 9:58 AM
  

  The On Campus Sports Network has unveiled a new era in college sports coverage with the launch of www.OnCampusSports.com, a college student journalist-driven website dedicated to comprehensive coverage of college athletics. OnCampusSports.com, an entertainment platform that attracts the top student-journalists from across the ... read more
• Kids 'R' Kids Supports Helping A Hero --- DULUTH, Ga., Feb. 10, 2012
  Posted at 9:48 AM
  With over $40,000 in support from Kids 'R' Kids Schools and Academies across the nation, Helping A Hero (a Texas nonprofit) has built a customized home for a highly decorated Army veteran. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/kids-r-kids-supports-helping-a-hero-139090349.html Helping a Hero officially welcomed Sgt. First Class John Walding and his family into their four-bedroom house near the border of the Texas cities Little Elm and Frisco earlier this month. Dozens of children from Kids ... read more
• Americans United for Life says Obama Administration's Strained Health Care Policy Pronouncement "Turns Roe on its Head" --- WASHINGTON, Feb. 10, 2012
  Posted at 9:44 AM
  WASHINGTON, Feb. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --Americans United for Life President and CEO Dr. Charmaine Yoest said that the Obama Administration continues to force the abortion-inducing drugs mandate in its preventive health care guidelines, despite today's "strained attempt to gloss over a fatally-flawed policy that does not address women's health care needs." Dr. Yoest made the following statement: "It is clear that Americans need Congress to step in to protect their rights of conscience under the law and ... read more
• Aravo Surpasses 1.8 Million Active Suppliers --- SAN FRANCISCO
  Posted at 9:44 AM
  

  Aravo Solutions, Inc., the leading provider of cloud-based Supplier Lifecycle Management (SLM) and B2B information and collaboration solutions, today announced it has surpassed the 1.8 million active suppliers mark using its flagship Aravo Enterprise SLM solution. ... read more
• Quikbook.com Unveils Enhanced Website Redesign and Booking Experience --- NEW YORK, Feb. 10, 2012
  Posted at 9:41 AM
  Quikbook.com (www.Quikbook.com), a leading hotel booking website featuring boutique and upscale independent hotels, today announced the launch of its newly designed website. The restyled website features boutique hotels in more than 75 cities and resort destinations throughout North America with enhanced functionality, clean aesthetics and a more seamless navigation experience. For the past 24 years, independent travelers have turned to Quikbook.com, a completely unbiased hotel suggestion engine, to find the best boutique hotel accommodations at the lowest rates in America's ... read more
• dogsandticks.com Launches New Educational Tools for Pet Owners --- WESTBROOK, Maine, Feb. 10, 2012
  Posted at 9:23 AM
  The online authority on ticks and tick-borne illnesses, dogsandticks.com, is now an even greater resource for pet owners. The redesigned website includes new educational tools for pet owners, such as maps showing the incidence of tick diseases across the country, a risk assessment for dogs and information on a wide range of ticks and the diseases they carry. The refreshed site also incorporates several interactive features to engage and inform visitors about tick-borne illness. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120210/CG51476) Pet owners who visit dogsandticks.com can ... read more