Oklahoma News

a la mode today announced its new Client Relations department dedicated exclusively to Mercury Network clients. Mercury Network is the dominant online appraisal Vendor Management Platform (VMP), allowing lenders and AMCs to order and manage appraisals (using their own appraisers or accessing the largest nationwide appraiser network in Mercury), all while remaining in full compliance with HVCC, FHA, GLB, and Federal Interagency Appraisal Guidelines. The Oklahoma City-based department is a result of a rapidly growing client base, and provides support ... read more

OG&E, Oklahoma's largest electric utility, recently announced that it has selected Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) to build a private wide area network (WAN) to support its smart grid implementation. The company also announced the choices of Osmose Utilities Services, Inc., to conduct a complete inventory of its distribution network from substation to smart meter and the ABB Group to provide a distribution management system (DMS) for the program. "We're glad to have these ... read more

The School Nurse Organization of Oklahoma (SNOO), Oklahoma City County Health Department, and Oklahoma County Immunization Coalition have joined the Voices of Meningitis campaign to urge parents to vaccinate preteens and teens in Oklahoma City against meningococcal disease, a rare but serious bacterial infection that can cause meningitis and take the life of a child in just a single day. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other leading medical groups recommend vaccination for preteens and teens ... read more

For the second consecutive year, Orthocare Innovations has been selected by R&D Magazine to receive its prestigious R&D 100 Award. Orthocare Innovations received this award for its Galileo(TM) system, a novel approach for measuring, analyzing and reporting the function of persons who have experienced lower limb loss, injury or disease. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100712/DA33752LOGO) (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100712/DA33752LOGO) Galileo(TM) provides clinicians with measurable, objective data to assess the function of persons who utilize prosthetic or orthotic devices. The system combines novel analytical models ... read more

a la mode today announced that SureDocs, the company's eSignature system, has applied its 3.5 millionth eSignature. SureDocs has been used by thousands of mortgage professionals to apply secure eSignatures on mortgage disclosure docs, substantially speeding the process since originators can have signatures in minutes rather than days. SureDocs has also saved mortgage originators from escalating shipping fees and the wasted time involved in manually mailing packages. "We've saved $61,250 this year alone in overnight shipping bills, copier and storage expenses," ... read more

AGC Aerospace & Defense announced the launch of an aircraft engine leasing initiative with the closing of its initial aircraft engine purchase and leaseback transaction with GE Aviation. The program, marketed under the name Aircraft Logistics Group, will be lead by ... read more

ZOMM, an emerging technology company, announces that the world’s first wireless leash for mobile phones, a CES award-winning device also called ZOMM, is now available in Best Buy stores nationwide. Using Bluetooth® technology, the keychain-sized ZOMM prevents users from ... read more

OG&E today announced that the Oklahoma Corporation Commission has approved the company's deployment of smart grid technology systemwide, authorizing OG&E to invest up to $366 million during the next three years, $127 million of which will be paid from federal stimulus funding. The Commission order clears the way for OG&E to install advanced metering infrastructure and distribution automation equipment that will improve the efficiency and reliability of the electric system, reducing operating costs and ultimately lowering customer costs. Smart grid also ... read more

Commuter Air Technology, an AGC Aerospace & Defense company, reported delivery of a modified Beechcraft 200 aircraft to General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) two weeks ahead of the proposed delivery schedule. Commuter Air Technology (CAT), a company specializing ... read more

Oklahoma State University will pilot an Apple iPad initiative during the Fall 2010 semester with select courses in the School of Media and Strategic Communications and the Spears School of Business at both the Stillwater and Tulsa campuses, announced OSU President Burns Hargis. ... read more

"Renew" is a term commonly associated with the energy industry, but now it will also be used to describe the employment process. The launch of the Green Energy Jobs Network will "renew" the way job seekers and employers alike will approach their employment issues in this economy. The official launch of the Green Energy Jobs Network on Wednesday, June 30, 2010 will mark the beginning of renewable energy companies and job seekers being able to take an efficient approach to the ... read more

The state of Oklahoma recently launched a new initiative undertaking a massive effort to collect and process data related to broadband availability across the state at http://BroadbandMapping.OK.gov. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) directed the National Telecommunications and ... read more

Automated Mail Service ("AMS") announced today that it has successfully completed the implementation of the Intelligent Mail® Full Service program--the next generation of U.S. Postal Service® barcode technology used to sort and track letters and flats. The implementation required a significant investment of capital and resources by AMS. The implementation took several months as the Intelligent Mail Full Service software was installed and tested, and as extensive mail analysis was performed by the U.S. Postal Service. In a U.S. Postal Service ... read more

A need to control rising healthcare costs is leading more and more employers to self-fund employee benefit plans. Leading third party administrators, such as Capitol Administrators, are implementing new services and technology to give employers the tools and information needed to control costs and actively manage ... read more

Veracity Technology Solutions (Veracity), an AGC Aerospace & Defense company, has successfully completed a proof of concept demonstration with the U.S. Army for a non-destructive inspection (NDI) process used for testing helicopter rotor blades. ... read more

More than 1,200 mayors, their staff members and their families will have access to free Wi-Fi throughout Bricktown during the U.S. Conference of Mayors from June 11-15. Bricktown Association President Avis Scaramucci said the Wi-Fi network extends through the ... read more

Acorn Growth Companies, a private equity firm focused exclusively on the aerospace and defense industry, today announced the recipients of the Fourth Annual Seeds of Greatness Award. The award recognizes Oklahoma aerospace and defense companies, ... read more

Each year approximately 150 police officers nationwide are killed in the line of duty, with families and co-workers left to deal with each tragic death. Harry Herington, Chief Executive Officer of NIC Inc., is riding across the country to raise money for the National C.O.P.S. program ... read more

EnXnet, Inc., (OTCBB Symbol: EXNT) (German WKN# A0HMDW) is pleased to announce that Patent No. 11/961,812 Thin Optical Disc Having Remote Reading Capability was received by ENXT on May 27, 2010. Further information regarding the uses and applications to the market will be revealed in the ... read more

More than 10,500 Oklahomans have enjoyed the convenience of renewing their vehicle registration tag online since Oklahoma’s official Convenient Auto Renewal System (CARS) launched on February 17, 2010. The service, located at http://CARS.OK.GOV, has also allowed more than 1,400 ... read more