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NetQoS Appoints Vice President of Product Design: New Position Solidifies the NetQoS Commitment to Providing a Market-Defining User Experience With Network Performance Management Products
As part of its commitment to provide an exceptional user experience, NetQoS(R) Inc. has appointed industry veteran Russell Wilson to its newly created role of vice president of product design. In this role, Wilson will provide creative leadership to establish guiding software design principles, define and implement best practices, and apply new technologies and techniques that will help NetQoS continue to set the industry standard for software usability within the NetQoS Performance Center suite of network performance management products. 2007-11-27

Canada Web Hosting Announces Strategic Investment and Partnership with Eventi Capital Partners Inc.
Canada Web Hosting (CWH), a leading provider of high-end managed hosting solutions for mission-critical web sites and applications, has entered into a strategic partnership with Eventi Capital Partners Inc. (Eventi). Under the agreement, Eventi will take an equity stake in CWH, an investment that will enhance the quality and scope of service, expand capacity and accelerate growth. Eventi will also contribute management guidance from their deep level of experience with rapidly growing, technology-based service companies. 2007-11-27

Technology Innovation: SpineVision(R) is Teaming with Singapore's Bio*One Capital and Beyonics Technology Ltd. to Make Spine Surgery Safer -- Partnering for Medtech Advancement in Asia "PediGuard(TM) is an example of technology innovation that greatly benefits medicine. It offers us a solution to the challenges of accurate pedicle screw placement, thus making surgery safer," said Dr. Hee-Kit Wong, Head, Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery, National University Hospital of Singapore.
SpineVision(R), which is focused on bringing innovative motion-preservation and fusion devices to spine specialists around the world, has recently established a wholly owned direct sales subsidiary in Singapore: SpineVision(R) Singapore. As a result, SpineVision(R) has announced that its patented product, PediGuard(TM)--the world's first and only device for real-time electronic detection of penetration outside the vertebral cortex--is now being used in Asia/Pacific by Singapore surgeons. 2007-11-27

CacheLogic Selected as Finalist for 2007 Red Herring 100 Global Award: Content Delivery Innovator Shortlisted as One of the World's Most Promising Private Technology Ventures
CacheLogic, provider of the world's leading Digital Asset Delivery Network, has been selected as a finalist for the Red Herring 100 Global Awards 2007, which recognise outstanding achievements in financial performance, innovation, management, global strategy and ecosystem integration. CacheLogic has previously been recognised on the prestigious Red Herring 100 Europe list in 2006. 2007-11-27

Webroot(R) Moves Aggressively to Extend Enterprise Security Capability -- Merges With SaaS Firm Email Systems: Disruptive Innovation Comes to Security. Webroot Merges With E-mail and Web Security Software-as-a-Service Leader.
Webroot Software, Inc., a leading provider of security software for the consumer, enterprise and SMB markets, today announced that it has merged with Email Systems, a leading Software as a Service (SaaS) security provider. Consequently, Webroot moves decisively into providing security SaaS solutions to enterprise organizations, particularly SMBs. Webroot will now provide a new Email and Web Security SaaS solution that delivers email archiving, image scanning and encryption, anti-spam, anti-phishing and anti-virus services for protecting email, http web filtering and other web-based communications. This strategic combination will leverage the technology expertise, management and client bases of both organizations on a global scale. 2007-11-27

D.O.P.E. (Death or Prison Eventually) Premieres to Inmates at Calipatria State Prison, California, the Walls Unit, Texas
"You had to commit a felony to see the premiere," said 1977 World Skateboarding Champion Dennis Martinez concerning documentary, D.O.P.E. (Death Or Prison Eventually). D.O.P.E. features Martinez and lifelong friends and legendary skateboarders from the 70s, 80s and 90s - BRUCE LOGAN, JAY ADAMS and CHRISTIAN HOSOI. Famed actor, DANNY TREJO, narrates. 2007-11-27

Mill Creek Entertainment Announces David Lieberman of Breakthrough Distribution Director of Manufacturing and Global Sourcing
Mill Creek Entertainment, a publisher and distributor of physical and digital home video products, announced today that it has appointed David Lieberman of Breakthrough Distribution as Director of Manufacturing and Global Sourcing. 2007-11-27

Survey Cites Favored Alternative to Bottled Water   In a new nationwide survey of adult women, filtered tap water is cited as the best alternative to bottled water, which is increasingly controversial for environmental reasons. 2007-11-27

Thin is in for the Holidays with the Dell XPS M1530 Notebook Computer: -- First Class Notebook Features Same Head-Turning Design and Cool Features as XPS M1330 -- Starting Price of $999 For Premium 15.4-Inch Notebook, with Webcam and Fingerprint Reader Included   Dell (NASDAQ:DELL) today announced the XPS(TM) M1530, a sleek and stylish 15.4-inch notebook featuring the same award-winning design and features introduced by the highly acclaimed XPS M1330 earlier this year. With a starting price of $999, the XPS M1530 is loaded with premium features, like built in webcam and fingerprint reader, and design accents like touch-sensitive multi-media buttons, brushed aluminum accents and a choice of sophisticated colors. More information on the XPS M1530 is available at www.dell.com/XPS. 2007-11-27

Reliability, Cost Effectiveness Make RadarFind the Tracking System Choice for Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center
Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center, Southern New Jersey's premier regional tertiary care teaching medical center, recently chose the RadarFind Real Time Location System (RTLS) to boost its efforts to enhance patient care, reign in costs and improve infection control throughout the hospital. Our Lady of Lourdes is part of Catholic Health East, one of the nation's largest not for profit health systems. 2007-11-27

iLinc Multi-User Video Offers Better, Cheaper Alternative to Traditional Video Conferencing Systems: Video Conferencing Using Internet is a Standard Feature of iLinc
Modern communications technology has literally changed the definition of holding a meeting. Even with all this technology some solutions providers insist companies should continue to invest in expensive, dedicated end-to-end infrastructure. iLinc Communications, Inc. (AMEX:ILC), a leading developer of Web conferencing software and audio conferencing services, maintains you likely already have everything you need to host a successful online video conference and data collaboration meeting. 2007-11-27

Empyrean Benefit Solutions Names Doug Hogenmiller as Senior Vice President of Outsourcing Sales
Doug Hogenmiller has joined Empyrean Benefit Solutions as the Senior Vice President for Outsourcing Sales. Most recently, Doug was the VP of Sales at Extend Health, Inc. Prior to that, Doug was a Managing Consultant for Outsourcing Solutions for Hewitt Associates. Doug will take the lead in expanding Empyrean's fast-developing benefit outsourcing business throughout the United States. 2007-11-27

Ferrari Capital Partners, LLC Makes Key Decision to Scale Back Proposed Real Estate Development Project in Semmes, Alabama
Ferrari Capital Partners (www.ferraricapitalpartners.com), a large scale real estate developer in the southeastern United States, has announced plans to scale back a proposed 523 lot Planned Unit Development (PUD) subdivision in order to better serve the needs of the community. Although subdivision regulations allow for lot density of nearly twice that of the proposed 523 lot PUD, Ferrari Capital Partners will submit an amended request to the Planning & Zoning Commission of Mobile, Alabama for 133 Single Family Home (SFH) lots on approximately 60 acres of the 226 acre parcel. 2007-11-27

Agfa Healthcare Selects Sun Systems to Power Integrated Healthcare Imaging Solution
Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ:JAVA) today announced that Agfa Healthcare has chosen to use Sun infrastructure for its IMPAX digital imaging platform with the integrated visualization solution from Barco. Agfa Healthcare will offer the FDA-approved solution on Sun Ultra(TM) 40 M2 Workstations and a Sun Fire(TM) X2100 M2 server. Agfa Healthcare selected Sun systems following a successful proof of concept trial conducted between Agfa and Barco that demonstrated the use of multiple graphics cards to accelerate server-based rendering, along with the high disk and network performance required to provide rapid multi-user access to volumetric studies. 2007-11-27

Class Counsel Announce Federal Court Grants Preliminary Approval to Proposed Nationwide Consumer Class Action Settlement With Carrier Corporation Over Alleged Defects in High-Efficiency Furnaces: Settlement Applies to High-Efficiency Carrier, Bryant, Day & Night, and Payne Furnaces Equipped With Plastic-Laminated Heat Exchangers
Class counsel announced that United States District Court Judge Ronald B. Leighton has granted preliminary approval to a nationwide settlement in a class action lawsuit filed by current and past owners of high-efficiency furnaces manufactured by Carrier Corporation equipped with polypropylene (plastic) laminated secondary heat exchangers. Approximately three million U.S. consumers purchased the furnaces covered under the settlement since January 1989. Carrier sold the furnaces under the Carrier, Bryant, Day & Night, and Payne brand-names. The settlement also resolves companion cases in Canada and will be presented to courts there for approval as well. 2007-11-27

Environmental Service Professionals, Inc. to Launch 4,000 News Spots: "ESP Mold and Moisture Management" Call to Action for Home and Building Owners
Environmental Service Professionals, Inc. (OTCBB:EVSP) announced that it launched today a national campaign in more than 200 markets to alert homeowners and building owners to the health fallout from toxic mold. Entitled "Environmental Service Professionals Mold and Moisture Management," the 60-second news breaks will air on CNBC, CNN, CNN Headline News, Fox News, MSNBC, The Weather Channel and Bloomberg TV at the end of the current week. During the week of December 3, a second ESP video news release is scheduled to air on 12 additional networks, for a total coverage in both weeks of 15 million subscribers and airings in the Top 50 markets. 2007-11-27

New QuickBase Strategic Initiative Focuses on Large Company Deployments: Enterprise-wide Team Collaboration Platform and Services Balances IT Requirements With Business User Needs   Intuit Inc.'s (Nasdaq:INTU) QuickBase(R) today launched a strategic initiative aimed at striking a balance between the needs of both business users and senior management when utilizing online business applications. As part of this initiative, QuickBase is introducing a new Enterprise Edition, the first Web 2.0 team collaboration platform that's perfect for business teams while delivering the visibility and control that IT executives need to successfully manage enterprise-wide deployments in the largest companies. New services, pricing and support offerings will help ensure that QuickBase is continually meeting the unique needs of large enterprises with multi-thousand seat implementations. 2007-11-27

NetOp Tech Launches NetOp Mobile and Embedded Guest Offering Remote Support from Mobile Devices: Newest Version of Software Allows Helpdesks to be Mobile Providing Assistance from Handheld PCs and Cell Phones
NetOp Tech Inc., a fully owned subsidiary of Danish IT company, Danware A/S, today launched in the United States NetOp Mobile and Embedded Guest, remote control software allowing technical IT support from mobile devices such as handheld PC or cell phones. The new software provides a high degree of flexibility and mobility by allowing company helpdesks to not only provide support to field workers with mobile devices, but to provide that support from another mobile device. 2007-11-27

Weil Gotshal Sponsors Anti-Defamation League Peer Training Program: Proceeds from pro bono case fund diversity education in 8 NYC public high schools
As part of its ongoing efforts to promote diversity awareness, law firm Weil Gotshal & Manges will sponsor the Anti Defamation League's A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE(R) Institute Peer Training Program in eight New York City public high schools located throughout several boroughs. The firm's contribution will fund a three-day anti-bias and tolerance-training program for 200 selected students and workshops, which they will conduct with more than 15,000 of their peers, multiplying the program's success exponentially. 2007-11-27

Shipwire Helps Doggypads.com Clean Up Mess That Came With Success: Housebreaking Pads Retailer Uses Shipwire Storage and Shipping Services to Jettison Warehouse, Grow Profitably by Helping Harried Dog Owners
Shipwire, Inc., a Demo 2007 success and the leader in Internet-delivered storage and shipping services, today announced that Doggypads.com has successfully deployed Shipwire to eliminate the hassles of warehousing and order fulfillment. By switching to Shipwire, Doggypads.com has been able to jettison a 3,000 square foot warehouse, expand sales to meet desperate dog owners' demands, and focus on launching new products. 2007-11-27

Interoute Triumphs at Leading Industry Awards: Unified comms platform Interoute One wins Business and Consumer Service Innovation awards in voice/data convergence category
Interoute, owner of Europe's most advanced next-generation voice and data network, today announced it has won best business and consumer innovation at the Global Telecoms Business Awards, held in Central London on 17 September. The award for innovation came in the voice/data convergence category, and was presented to Interoute Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Matthew Finnie for the company's unified communications platform, Interoute One. 2007-11-27

Dell First to Ship Next-Generation Workstation Models
Dell (NASDAQ:DELL) today introduced two new models of its Dell Precision(TM) workstations, the world's top-selling line of professional workstations for the past eight years.(1) Available today with prices starting at approximately $1,600 and $1,850 respectively, the Dell Precision T5400 and the Dell Precision T7400 provide the highest levels of performance and expandability available in a Dell workstation. 2007-11-27

Kiplinger.com Names Cindy Schwalb Online Content Coordinator: Former AOL Programming Manager Joins DC-based Personal Finance Web Site
Former AOL programming manager Cindy Schwalb joins Kiplinger.com, the leader in online personal finance advice and business forecasting, as online content coordinator, a new position based in Washington, DC. 2007-11-27

netForensics Introduces nFX One Security Compliance Management Suite; Announces New Enterprise SIM Solution: nFX SIM One Simplifies Information Security Management and Compliance through Streamlined Usability and Remediation Workflows; Supports MSSPs
netForensics, Inc., a leading provider of information security management solutions and pioneer of the Security Information Management (SIM) market, today introduced its nFX One security compliance management suite. nFX One provides organizations of all sizes with solutions to address external and internal threats, mitigation, log management and compliance reporting. 2007-11-27

BBS Technologies, Inc. Acquires R1Soft: Extends Systems Management Capabilities with High Performance Backup for Linux and Windows Servers and MySQL databases   BBS Technologies, Inc. today announced the acquisition of R1Soft (www.r1soft.com), a leading provider of high performance backup and recovery solutions for Linux and Windows Servers and MySQL databases. The combination is a natural fit for both companies enabling BBS to strengthen its position in the Windows systems management market while positioning it for growth on the Linux platform, and enabling R1Soft to benefit from BBS Technologies' strong distribution channel, support capabilities, and engineering resources. "The acquisition of R1Soft expands our footprint in the Windows backup and recovery space as well as extending our reach into the fast growing Linux Server market," said Rick Pleczko, President and CEO, BBS Technologies. "As Linux and MySQL play key roles in organizations worldwide, this transaction is an important step in positioning us to meet a broader set of customer needs during 2008 and beyond. We welcome the R1Soft team and products into our company." 2007-11-27

MyFax Named Top Internet Fax Service for Third Consecutive Year: 'TopTenREVIEWS' says MyFax outperforms the competition
MyFax(TM), one of the leading business Internet fax services, has earned the prestigious Gold Award from "TopTenREVIEWS," an Internet publisher of expert technology and entertainment reviews utilized by millions of consumers. This is the third consecutive year MyFax has ranked #1 in the roundup of more than a dozen Internet fax services. 2007-11-27

How Many Times Must We Watch the West Burn? Holistic Management International Says Goats Help Prevent Fire Damage
"The millions of dollars in damages from the recent California wildfires - including the Thanksgiving flare-up in Malibu - could have been reduced or even eliminated if goats had been used to diminish the risks," says Holistic Management International (HMI) COO Peter Holter. 2007-11-27

Kaulkin Media Appoints Healthcare Analyst Covering Debt Recovery: New Analyst Group Focuses on Debt Recovery within Accounts Receivable Management Market Sectors
Kaulkin Media announced today that it has appointed Michael R. Klozotsky as Healthcare Analyst. He will be part of the firm's new Analyst Group - an expansion of Kaulkin Ginsberg's research and information services to cover various creditor markets within the Accounts Receivable Management Industry (ARM). 2007-11-27

3DVO Delivers First Low Cost 3D Modeling Solutions to Online Retailers: Technology Kernel Developed Through USTAR at Utah State University
3DVO today announced plans to deliver the most cost-effective three dimensional modeling solutions on the market through 3DVO Engage, their pioneering 3D service that delivers true-to-life online product images. 3DVO has spent five years perfecting the technology to deliver high quality 3D models that cost 40 to 60 percent less than other available technologies. 2007-11-27

WorthPoint Launches New Web Site for Collectors: "WorthPoint in a Position to Revolutionize the World of Collecting"
WorthPoint Corporation today launched WorthPoint.com, a new Web site that promises to greatly simplify the way collectors can find and share information about the items they own or want to buy and sell, from art and antiques to furniture, china and glassware, and from coins, stamps, model cars and trains to flags, militaria and political memorabilia. 2007-11-27

Class Counsel Announce Filing of Class Action Complaint Charging Leading Manufacturers of Cathode-Ray Tubes Participated in a Global Cartel to Fix Prices
Class counsel for businesses and individuals that purchased cathode-ray tubes ("CRTs") and products containing CRTs from manufacturers announced the filing today of a class action complaint alleging defendants operated a global cartel to fix the prices of CRTs sold in the United States. 2007-11-27

Critical Mass Combines Media and Marketing Division Under SVP Scott Shamberg
Critical Mass (www.criticalmass.com), an interactive services firm, part of the Omnicom Group, has appointed Scott Shamberg as senior vice president of its recently consolidated marketing and media division. He will be based in Critical Mass' Chicago office. 2007-11-27

Mark A. Block Appointed Chair of Seyfarth Shaw's Real Estate Practice Group
Seyfarth Shaw LLP, one of America's leading full-service law firms, announced today that Mark A. Block, a partner based in the firm's Atlanta office, has been appointed Chair of the firm's Real Estate Practice Group. Block's practice specializes in commercial real estate development and finance. 2007-11-27

Spanish Company Introduces New Road Construction Approach to Florida: Global Via Enters US through Office in Miami
Most road construction stories are fraught with details about cost overruns, construction delays and perpetual traffic tie-ups. One Spanish-based company, however, believes Florida is ready to consider new public-private partnerships (PPPs or P3s) to tackle one of the state's foremost transportation challenges. This past September, Florida Governor Charlie Crist directed the state's Department of Transportation to do just that in order to leverage private capital and know-how to reduce congestion for Florida's drivers and boost the state's economy in the process. His message is being heard around the world as major international companies look to Florida as the place to invest their millions. 2007-11-27