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Dash Navigation Opens Its Platform to Developers and Launches Industry's First Dynamic API Program at O'Reilly's Where 2.0 Conference : Consumers Can Access Content From Their Favorite Internet Sites in the Car Using the Dash Express; Coldwell Banker, WeatherBug and Trapster Among Partners   2008-05-14

Retail CHINA Brings La Vie en Rose to China : Joint Venture Plans With retail CHINA Signal Major Expansion   La Vie en Rose, Canada's contemporary lingerie and swimwear designer/retailer, is partnering with retail CHINA limited of Hong Kong on a major expansion in Greater China. The firms announced joint venture plans that will strategically position and expand the brand in the world's fastest growing middle class market. Under this arrangement, retail CHINA will develop and operate retail channels for La Vie en Rose in China, Hong Kong and Macau. These channels will include La Vie en Rose flagship shops, department store shop-in-shops and online retailing. The first flagship shops are planned for Beijing and Shanghai later this year. 2008-05-14

Keltech Provides Battle Creek Academy with Energy Saving Tankless Water Heater   Keltech Incorporated, a leading manufacturer of electric tankless water heaters, announced today that it has supplied the Battle Creek Academy with a water heating solution that will reduce energy consumption, lower operating costs and reduce natural resource use. 2008-05-14

Raydiance Names Mel Engle as Chief Executive Officer; Barry Schuler to Become Executive Chairman : Engle Brings Extensive Operating Experience and Successful Track Record to Spearhead New Phase of Raydiance Growth   Raydiance, Inc., developer of the world’s first compact, cost-effective and fully software-controlled ultrashort pulse (USP) laser system, today announced that industry veteran Mel Engle has been named Chief Executive Officer, effective May 5, 2008. Engle will succeed Company founder Barry Schuler, who will become Executive Chairman of the Board. 2008-05-14

Crocs, Inc. Launches Latest Travel Must-Have: CitiesByFoot.com -- New Online Travel Video Portal Sheds Light on Local Hotspots in the U.S.   Today, Crocs, Inc. (NASDAQ: CROX) introduced travelers to a new, unique travel guide – www.CitiesByFoot.com, a comprehensive website with guides to more than 70 shops, restaurants, boutiques and historic destinations in six U.S. cities. The maker of comfort footwear has teamed up with local business owners to create a traveler-friendly website dedicated to exposing desirable walking destinations that exhibit entrepreneurial spirit, quality products and colorful thinking around the world. 2008-05-14

Increasing Hourly Workforce Productivity Not a One-Size-Fits-All Proposition : New paper from The Workforce Institute™ explores differences in hourly employees; provides recommendations for talent management strategies   More than 60 percent of the United States workforce is employed in hourly work, with this workforce predicted to grow even larger over the coming years. Despite the significant size of the hourly workforce, relatively little attention has been paid to understanding this segment of the labor pool. A new paper from The Workforce Institute™ at Kronos® Incorporated explores approaches for improving hourly workforce productivity by examining the characteristics of hourly workers and provides recommendations for talent management. 2008-05-14

NASA's John F. Kennedy Space Center Deploys FutureFLEX Air-blown Fiber for Constellation Program's Next Generation Spacecraft Launches   Sumitomo Electric Lightwave today announced the installation of the FutureFLEX Air-blown Fiber LAN infrastructure throughout major facilities at NASA’s John F. Kennedy Space Center. The use of the Air-blown Fiber system allows the Center to prepare its network for quick and easy implementation of high-bandwidth emerging technologies and other functions for NASA’s Constellation Program. The continued use of the Air-blown Fiber technology follows the successful deployment of the FutureFLEX® Air-blown Fiber® system installed at the Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Pad A, from which the Final Inspection Team for space shuttle Discovery on mission STS-120 had, for the first time, transmitted instant access digital images to the launch managers at the Launch Control Center. 2008-05-14

Empire Realty Investments Enters Maryland Rental Market with Purchase of Two Upscale Apartment Buildings
Empire Realty Investments was part of a joint venture group that recently closed a $5 million deal to purchase two apartment buildings in Maryland’s Baltimore/Towson market. Belvedere Court, located on Evesham Road, boasts average apartment sizes of 1,800 square feet. University Parkway is a midrise property located along West University Parkway in Baltimore and features average unit sizes of 1,000 square feet. 2008-05-14

SpiralFrog Adds Industry Sales Leaders : Jesse Paynter and Paul Rothkopf to Lead SpiralFrog Sales Efforts   SpiralFrog, Inc. (www.spiralfrog.com), the free and legal, ad-supported, Web-based music experience, today announced the expansion of its sales team with the addition of industry veterans Jesse Paynter as senior vice president of sales and Paul Rothkopf as senior vice president of sales strategy. 2008-05-14

iQ4bis and Miles 33 Announce Partnership : Publishers Reap the Benefits of Award-Winning Software Suite
iQ4bis Software Inc., a global, software provider that offers an end-to-end business intelligence solution for business managers and executives in midmarket enterprises, and Miles 33 a leading provider of newspaper publishing solutions, today announced an original equipment manufacturing (OEM) partnership in which Miles 33 will offer the award-winning iQ4bis software suite to publishers. The iQ4bis suite of business intelligence software, which will be marketed by Miles 33 under the mxIQ brand, includes three principle products that provide a seamless end-to-end solution for users: mxIQ DataServer, mxIQ Analysis and mxIQ Report Publisher. 2008-05-14

CoreFiling CEO Asks ''Will Investor Relations Shine in the Age of Interactive Data?''   Today’s SEC draft ruling requires that the approximately 500 largest registrants who file in US GAAP furnish their accounts to the SEC in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) format in Q1 2009. The remainder of SEC filers will then need to provide their financial statements in XBRL format over the following two years, including all filers that use IFRS. 2008-05-14

iStockphoto Seeks Submissions for New Microstock Audio Offering : World's Stock Imagery Sales Leader Will Offer Industry's Easiest Way to Purchase all Types of Multimedia Under One Account   Today, iStockphoto, the company that revolutionized the stock photography market by offering images online for prices as low as $1, announced it will add royalty-free audio tracks to its collection of downloadable stock content in September 2008. In so doing, iStockphoto will become the first company to offer stock imagery, video footage, vector illustrations, Flash files and audio for purchase under one payment model, on one convenient site. 2008-05-14

Sol Meliá Vacation Club Adds in the Caribbean: Coco Beach, Puerto Rico to Growing Portfolio of International Resort Locations   Sol Meliá Vacation Club (The Club), an international leisure vacation membership club with locations in the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America and Europe has added a brand new location at Coco Beach, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico to its growing portfolio. This first phase that has opened consists of luxurious ocean front villas in 1, 2 and 3 bedroom configurations with private check-in and members VIP lounge, and is part of a larger plan with a build out of over 400 villa units when completed. Phase II is under construction and future phases are also being planned. 2008-05-14

Tower Cancer Research Foundation Releases Findings of New National Survey, 'Delayed Cancer Diagnosis: Why?' -- Over Half of Respondents Waited Two Months to Five Years or Longer to See a Doctor for a Diagnosis in Spite of Having Symptoms of the Disease Fear, Procrastination and Lack of Medical Insurance among Key Factors Complete Survey Findings Located at www.towercancerfoundation.org   According to the results of a major national survey, “Delayed Cancer Diagnosis: Why?” over half of respondents waited two months to five years to see a doctor for a diagnosis in spite of having symptoms of the disease. In addition, nearly four out of five respondents were diagnosed with having a form of cancer within one week to two months of seeing a doctor. 2008-05-14

Sol Meliá Vacation Club Adds in the Caribbean: Coco Beach, Puerto Rico to Growing Portfolio of International Resort Locations   Sol Meliá Vacation Club (The Club), an international leisure vacation membership club with locations in the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America and Europe has added a brand new location at Coco Beach, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico to its growing portfolio. This first phase that has opened consists of luxurious ocean front villas in 1, 2 and 3 bedroom configurations with private check-in and members VIP lounge, and is part of a larger plan with a build out of over 400 villa units when completed. Phase II is under construction and future phases are also being planned. 2008-05-14

Real Capital Markets Launches New Enhancements to its Comprehensive Deal Management Solutions   RealCapitalMarkets.com LLC (RCM1), the leading provider of Virtual Deal Rooms (VDR) and e-Marketing solutions for institutional transactions, today announced the launch of new features and upgrades to their deal management platform. 2008-05-14

NEWS BRIEF - TransCore Earns First Annual Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA) Membership Referral Award   TransCore has received the Transportation Intermediaries Association’s (TIA) first annual membership referral award. This recognition was the result of securing the most new members for the TIA by regular and associate members of the organization. 2008-05-14

Three Years in the Making: Sol Meliá Vacation Club Builds on Formula for Success and Global Expansion   Just three years ago, in 2004, Sol Meliá Vacation Club (The CLUB) started by promptly developing three international properties. Today, the internationally branded club, which is part of Spain-based Sol Meliá Hotels & Resorts, has 13 international locations in Europe, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central America with more than 20,000 members worldwide. In 2008, the company prepares to open two more resort locations in Europe, the Caribbean and Mexico. With total revenues in excess of $130 million in 2007, The CLUB continues to focus on its vision to be a pre-eminent global provider of exceptional leisure lifestyle experiences for its members, while moving to the next stage of its development with The CLUB by Sol Meliá. 2008-05-14

VIZ Media and NCM Fathom Team up for U.S. Premiere of Highly Anticipated Animated Feature BLEACH THE MOVIE: MEMORIES OF NOBODY -- Full-length Animated Feature Based on Best-selling SeriesComing to the Big Screen in More than 300 Movie Theatres Nationwide on June 11 & 12   National CineMedia’s Fathom brings anime back to the big screen for two nights only in the U.S. debut of the epic action anime hit, BLEACH THE MOVIE: MEMORIES OF NOBODY in more than 300 theatres across the country on June 11 and 12 at 7:30 p.m. local time. 2008-05-14

Method Debuts New Interactive Experience : New Website Communicates the Evolution of the Agency's Brand   Method, a leading brand experience agency, today launched its new website, www.method.com, providing dramatic enhancements in rich media and design to create a compelling experience that reflects the continued evolution of the firm’s brand. 2008-05-14

Business Wire Supports Securities and Exchange Commission on Move Towards Interactive Data (XBRL) : Only newswire to offer proprietary in-house XBRL solutions   Business Wire strongly supports the SEC's proposal announced Wednesday for the phased-in adoption of the XBRL corporate reporting standard, an initiative that promises to introduce the benefits of interactive data to a broader investor audience. 2008-05-14

Mainline Information Systems to Acquire Cornerstone Systems, Bringing Together the Solution Delivery Strength of Two "True Blue" IBM Premier Business Partners   Today, Mainline Information Systems, Inc. and Cornerstone Systems, Inc. announced that they have signed an agreement in principle in which Mainline Information Systems will acquire Cornerstone Systems. This transaction will join two leading “True Blue” IBM Premier Business Partners. 2008-05-14

Lumidigm Fingerprint Sensor Now Standard Equipment in Diebold identiCenter® : US Biometrics Integrates Award-Winning Fingerprint Technology into System   Diebold, Incorporated, US Biometrics Corporation, and Lumidigm Inc. have joined forces to bring a new level of convenience, security and reliability to Diebold’s identiCenter security system. Lumidigm’s patented Venus multispectral fingerprint sensors will now be part of every new Diebold identiCenter installation. The technology was selected by US Biometrics for Diebold’s innovative identification solution because of the sensor’s superior enrollment capability and ease of use. Later this year, Diebold will be integrating biometrics with its drive-up systems and has selected Lumidigm’s multispectral imaging technology for these applications, thereby ensuring the security of financial transactions in all weather conditions. 2008-05-14