Oklahoma News

About a month before Beth Mauskopf of Oceanside, NY was welcomed into SweepstakesToday.com (www.sweepstakestoday.com) 10k Club, she received news she was also a winner in the Infiniti Presents an Exclusive Evening with Cirque du Soleil Sweepstakes! The win included taking 25 of her friends with her to see the famed troupe. All summer she worked with the party planner to firm up a date, but first one thing and then another prevented scheduling. It isn't easy trying to coordinate venues ... read more

Hospitality technology solutions company Monscierge formally announces Peter F. Klebanoff as Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, Vice-President Of Sales for the Americas division. "OTAs are creating environments designed to disconnect hotels and brands from their guests," says Peter Klebanoff (http://www.linkedin.com/in/peterklebanoff). "Hospitality enterprises need a compelling alternative that will offer more of a personal connection and value - an aspect these other third parties can't provide - in order to overcome this assault on their business; to foster a more meaningful engagement ... read more

Today, the world's three major Bible ministries, working alongside leading Christian philanthropists, announced the launch of Every Tribe Every Nation (ETEN), a ministry alliance that will open Bible access for more than six billion people across the globe. Leveraging the leading-edge technologies of The Digital Bible Library, hundreds of Scripture translations are currently available. More than 1,000 additional language translations will be ready for digital deployment in the next year and will reach over 2,000 in the next ... read more

Tulsa, Oklahoma based 1.0 Innovations has launched a Kickstarter project to help fund production of their versatile tablet stand called XFLEX. "Everybody loves their iPad or Kindle, but no one likes holding it," says George Bashaw, President of 1.0 Innovations. Marketed as The Single Stand Solution(TM), Bashaw says, "XFLEX is the most versatile tablet stand on the market today. The weighted base and flexible gooseneck allow for unlimited applications." To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/10-innovations-launches-kickstarter-project-to-raise-funding-for-xflex-tablet-stand-183060231.html XFLEX ... read more

Every Christmas season, NORAD, the North American Aerospace Defense Command, helps ordinary citizens track Santa's progress as he delivers gifts to good little boys and girls around the world. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121211/NE27325 ) Now, for the first time, you'll also be able to track the beloved story that gave birth to the season. This holiday, LifeChurch.tv, the makers of YouVersion, the free Bible App already downloaded on 71 million smartphones and tablets, are keeping a running tally of everyone who reads the ... read more

BAE Systems announced today that the company plans to complete low-rate initial production (LRIP) of the Paladin Integrated Management (PIM) 155mm self-propelled howitzer system at the Elgin, Oklahoma facility located in the Fort Sill Industrial Park, home of the U.S. Army field artillery. ... read more

Hospitality software innovations company Monscierge rolls out Monscierge | Connect, the first phase of mobile applications complementing the product line designed to enhance hotels' connections to their guests. Currently available for download on the iOS platforms, Connect will be launched for Android early January 2013. Monscierge | Connect provides hotels with the tools to stay in touch with guests through their smartphones, allowing guests access to the full array of a hotel or brand's services in a way that suits the ... read more

'Tis the season to hang Christmas lights and a new website www.ServiceVines.com has launched just in time to offer some holiday help from local contractors. It's free to post a job to over 300 service providers and get bids back. The online marketplace helps homeowners and others get bids on outdoor jobs. Getting bids is free and it's quick to post a job and start getting responses from service contractors. Homeowners can post a request now at www.ServiceVines.com. A retail ... read more

Expert TA, a national provider of online tools that improve professors teaching effectiveness while making it easier for students to learn, has announced a strategic partnership with OpenStax College, a nonprofit organization committed to making high-quality learning materials more accessible to students and professors at a remarkably lower price. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121204/CG22117) "There are no education initiatives more important in our country today than those aimed at producing more graduates in technical fields," said Dr. Jeremy Morton, president and CEO of ... read more

Governor Mary Fallin recently launched a new service that allows Oklahomans interested in serving the state to apply online for a gubernatorial appointment. The new online application can be accessed from Governor Fallin’s official website, located at http://governor.ok.gov. ... read more

Marking a key milestone in military technology, experts at the Oklahoma Training Center for Unmanned Systems (OTC-US℠) facilitated a successful demonstration of newly designed precision-guided mortar rounds, dropped from one of the center’s small unmanned aerial vehicles onto a target almost 1.5 miles below. ... read more

PONCA CITY, OK and CALGARY, AB, Nov. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - International Seismic Corp (iSeis), a leading cableless seismic recording manufacturer, and SRD Innovations Inc. (SRD), a private high tech wireless company, jointly announced today the commercial launch of hyMesh-Sigma(TM), a patented solution, that enables wireless real-time collection of seismic data. "We have successfully tested the hyMesh-Sigma(TM) solution in seismic systems under difficult conditions, and found it to be superior in performance to any other data collection solution we have tested ... read more

Peak UpTime (Peak), a leading mid-sized provider of networked IT services serving Oklahoma and surrounding states, today announced that it has teamed up with network provider Extreme Networks to roll the "Network Liberation" Truck Tour in Oklahoma, featuring a fully-customized 18-wheel semi-truck built to showcase intelligent networking solutions for data centers, campuses, mobility, and video surveillance. Peak UpTime is hosting two truck stops with Extreme Networks, on Friday will be at its headquarters in Tulsa (from 8am to 12pm) and Saturday ... read more

Thrifty Car Rental, a subsidiary of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. (NYSE:DTG), today introduced its new mobile app for Microsoft's Windows Phone. The app allows customers to book a rental car on the move with a short, three-step reservation process. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20020412/DTGLOGO) "The new state-of-the-art Thrifty app for Windows Phone, in addition to our Thrifty apps on other major mobile platforms, meets the changing technology needs of our on-the-go customers," said Scott Thompson, Chairman, President and CEO, Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, ... read more

Buzzam Radio, a personalized, activity- and location-aware radio app developed by an Oklahoma City software startup, was launched today and is now available in the iTunes store. "Millions have become frustrated with 'old school' broadcast, and have abandoned radio entirely for services like Pandora," said Greg Starling, president and COO of Buzzam. "The problem with Internet radio services is that they omit critical elements of radio like news, weather, commentary and other entertainment. Buzzam curates the best of the traditional radio ... read more

While it may appear more like drama reserved for the silver screen, use of GPS tracking devices has taken on real-life appeal, both with individuals and corporations large and small. Recently, this fact was magnified in two separate instances with the recent theft and quick recovery of two commercial trucks from two different companies. Acting in sync with Oklahoma-based US Fleet Tracking's live GPS tracking devices, J&L Oilfield Services, which has nearly 140 trucks, recovered one of their fleet trucks within ... read more

Oklahoma State University is making it easier than ever to view video that showcases its events, people, expertise and spirit with the launch today of OStateTV, available at http://OState.TV. OStateTV is the one-stop source for OSU video, bringing together OSU ... read more

Elizabeth Britt, an assistant principal at online learning provider Advanced Academics in Oklahoma City, has been awarded the 2012 Excellence in Education award by AdvancED® Oklahoma. AdvancED is a global organization that oversees three accrediting agencies responsible for accrediting 30,000 educational institutions in more than 70 ... read more

US Fleet Tracking, the leader in live GPS tracking, announced today that its mobile platform, bringing comprehensive asset and vehicle tracking management to its customers wherever they are, is now available for the newest mobile devices across a broad range of platforms. The announcement of Apple's iPhone 5 has captured much of the industry's notice of late, yet it's just one of a handful of new phones and mobile devices newly on the market or soon to be available, that US ... read more

Selexys Pharmaceuticals, Corp., announced today that it has successfully completed a $23 million Series A equity financing, led by MPM Capital. Additionally, Selexys entered into an agreement with Novartis Pharmaceuticals whereby Novartis has been granted an exclusive option to acquire Selexys and its lead asset, the anti-P-selectin antibody SelG1, following the successful completion of a Phase 2 clinical study in patients with sickle cell disease. Including upfront, acquisition and milestone payments, the agreement with Novartis could reach up ... read more