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 | AAAE's IET Airport Training System: 1 Million Training Sessions And Counting
Interactive Employee Training (IET), the patented, customizable, multimedia training system developed by the American Association of Airport Executives especially for airports, recently delivered its 1 millionth training session. The milestone, combined with the fact that IETs have trained some 250,000 individual employees at more than 80 airports, makes the system one of the most-used and most successful in civil aviation training. 2008-05-15 |
CMBS Veteran Launches Advisory Firm
Frederick L. Fellows has established an investment management company focused on commercial real estate debt securities. Fellows, 43, founded Basalt Capital LLC (Basalt) in Chicago IL to build upon the success of its predecessor, Cargan Investment Management LLC which he formed in 1999. Basalt, an institutional advisory firm, currently manages commercial mortgage backed security (CMBS) investments for a related investment partnership. Basalt has launched a $500 million high yield CMBS oriented investment fund and expects to have their first closing within the next several months. 2008-05-15
 | Sixty-Five Percent of Small Businesses Say 'Following Up With Leads' Biggest Failure in Marketing Efforts : Leads Going Cold Seen as Biggest Gap, According to Infusionsoft Survey
Surveying the landscape of small businesses across the U.S., and amid concerns over the need to grow sales while reducing expenses, small business owners say the number one frustration they face daily when it comes to sales and marketing is the inability to consistently follow up with prospects. In a survey of entrepreneurs across the U.S. conducted by small business marketing automation software provider Infusionsoft, 65 percent of small business owners cite an inability to consistently and efficiently follow up with leads as the top concern. 2008-05-15 |
 | TriQuint Recognized by ZTE Corporation with 2007 Supplier of the Year Award : Award Recognizes TriQuint's Cost, Quality, Delivery and Service Performance
TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. (Nasdaq:TQNT) a leading RF front-end product manufacturer and foundry services provider, today announced it received ZTE Corporation’s 2007 Supplier of the Year Award. ZTE, a leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, recognized TriQuint as “Supplier of the Year” for its performance on cost, quality, delivery and service. ZTE utilizes multiple TriQuint products for mobile phones and base station applications. These TriQuint products include TriQuint’s highly integrated QUANTUM Tx Module™ family for use in ZTE’s rapidly growing line of ultra low-cost handsets for emerging markets and TriQuint’s leading-edge HADRON PA Module™ family for ZTE’s successful high-end WEDGE-enabled handsets. 2008-05-15 |
 | HireRight Receives Prestigious ACE Award for Excellence in Customer Satisfaction
HireRight, Inc. (Nasdaq: HIRE), a leader in on-demand employment screening solutions, today announced that it has received an Achievement in Customer Excellence (ACE) Award from CustomerSat, the leader in real-time customer feedback solutions. The Award uses objective statistical analysis to measure and demonstrate success in customer satisfaction and loyalty. 2008-05-15 |
DailyStrength and Revolution Health Form Strategic Sales Partnership
Revolution Health and DailyStrength, two of the fastest growing online health properties, today announced that they have entered into a multi-year strategic sales partnership. Effective July 2008, Revolution Health will represent prominent sections of DailyStrength's advertising inventory, and sell sponsorships and strategic ad programs on DailyStrength. 2008-05-15
 | Suite of New A4 Color Printers from OKI Printing Solutions Boost Workgroup Color Printing Performance with Increased Media Flexibility and High-Quality Output : Latest printers redefine HD Color printing and expand the possibilities of businesses, allowing them to print smarter and more efficiently
OKI Data Americas, which markets its products under the OKI® Printing Solutions brand, today launched a new suite of A4 color printers with five Series that redefine the color printer market and boost in-house, high-quality color printing for businesses of all sizes and needs. The C3600n, C5650 Series, C6050 Series, C6150 Series and C710 Series from OKI Printing Solutions expand the possibilities of businesses through color printing by allowing them to do more with a robust color printer line - bringing unsurpassed value to each and every application. 2008-05-15 |
 | OKI Printing Solutions Leverages Advanced Capabilities of Workgroup Color Printing with HD Color, Robust Performance and Increased Flexibility : C710 Series solves the color printing needs of medium-to-large sized workgroups by producing professional-looking materials on-demand, saving time and money
OKI Data Americas, which markets its products under the OKI® Printing Solutions brand, today launched the C710 Series of digital color printers, bringing the most competitive value of color printing to the market1. The C710 Series combines fast speeds, the company’s innovative HD (high definition) Color Technology and a low cost per page (CPP) that alleviates medium-to-large workgroups of the time and high costs associated with outsourced color printing. It is part of OKI Printing Solutions new suite of A4 color printers recently introduced to boost in-house color printing. 2008-05-15 |
 | New Color Printers from OKI Printing Solutions Deliver Powerful HD Color Performance for Small and Medium Workgroups : The C6050 and C6150 Series Bring Fast, Versatile HD (High-Definition) Color Printing to Businesses, Include Parallel Port Standard for Easy Integration into Legacy Systems
OKI Data Americas, which markets its products under the OKI® Printing Solutions brand, today introduced the C6050 Series and C6150 Series of A4 digital color printers, offering small to medium workgroups powerful and versatile color printers at a competitive total cost of ownership (TCO) - raising the value of in-house color printing. The C6050 and C6150 Series boast HD Color technology and include a parallel port standard, allowing companies who utilize an older legacy system to easily integrate and upgrade their color printing technology for a more productive and efficient business. 2008-05-15 |
 | New Color Printer Series from OKI Printing Solutions Allows Small Workgroups to Easily Upgrade Technology and Increase Productivity with Best-in-Class1 Features : The robust capabilities of the C5650 Series provide long-term value with upgrade options that expand with the demanding needs of small businesses
OKI Data Americas, which markets its products under the OKI® Printing Solutions brand, today introduced the C5650 Series of A4 digital color printers, enhancing small workgroup performance with HD (high-definition) Color technology and best-in-class1 speed, media flexibility and duty cycle to produce professional-looking materials, such as reports and presentations, without compromise. With available upgrade options, including a duplex unit and second paper tray, as well as competitive color and mono cost per page (CPP), small businesses can rely on the C5650 Series to expand with their demanding workflow and productivity needs giving them the ability to integrate advanced technology into tight budgets. 2008-05-15 |
 | Compact A4 Color Printer from OKI Printing Solutions is Big on Technology Features While Meeting the Space, Performance and PCL/PS Emulation Requirements of Users : Ideal for Personal Use and Very Small Workgroups, the C3600n Offers Best-in-Class1 HD Color Technology in a Small Footprint
OKI Data Americas, which markets its products under the OKI® Printing Solutions brand, today launched the C3600n A4 digital color printer. The C3600n provides best-in-class standard memory, processor speed and first page out speeds for color1 - all in a compact footprint designed to fit the space and needs of very small workgroups. As many companies are now realizing the benefits of using color printers to increase the effectiveness of presentations, reports and event materials, the C3600n was designed with HD (high-definition) Color and PCL/PostScript functionality to make color printing more powerful, accessible and efficient. 2008-05-15 |
 |  Janome America and Next New Networks Announce Advertising Partnership : Sewing Machine Giant to Integrate Advertising on Popular ThreadBanger Network
Janome America, Inc., a leading manufacturer of home sewing machines, joins forces with Next New Networks and their hit online television network, ThreadBanger, the first network for people who create their own fashion, for an advertising partnership. The advertising campaign will include sponsored segments during ThreadHeads, the network’s weekly flagship program, as well as regular promotional elements within the show. Janome will also have a sponsorship presence on the ThreadBanger website and across ThreadBanger's super-distributed network, which includes a popular YouTube channel and iTunes video podcast. 2008-05-15 |
 | Frost and Sullivan Awards its Customer Value Leadership Award in the Medical Superconductor Market to Bruker Subsidiary European Advanced Superconductors
Bruker Corporation announced today that the 2008 Frost & Sullivan Customer Value Leadership Award in the medical superconductor market has been presented to Bruker subsidiary European Advanced Superconductors (EAS) GmbH & Co. KG, which is now part of the Advanced Supercon business of Bruker. 2008-05-15 |
 | Newark Introduces Distribution's First Interactive Connector Selector Guide : Helps engineers to source the right connectors with limited product information
Committed to bringing design engineers and maintenance professionals the newest technologies first, leading multi-channel electronics distributor Newark, part of the global Premier Farnell Group, has developed an interactive online tool at www.newark.com/selectors that enables engineers to source the right connector by comparing images, or by selecting a specific application or type. 2008-05-15 |
 | CoreValve announces that more than 1,000 high-risk patients have been treated with its ReValving® System for percutaneous aortic valve replacement (PAVR) : Highly encouraging registry data also presented at EuroPCR 2008
CoreValve (www.corevalve.com) announced today that the expanded clinical evaluation of its ReValving® System for percutaneous aortic valve replacement (PAVR) in high-risk patients with aortic stenosis continues to enroll patients at an accelerating pace. These procedures can be performed under local anesthesia, without the need for surgical cutdown/repair, and without hemodynamic support or artificially accelerating the heart rate. 2008-05-15 |
 | Kiplinger.com Highlights: June 2008
Kiplinger.com (www.Kiplinger.com), the leader in personal finance advice and business forecasting, announces its online editorial content for the month of June 2008. 2008-05-15 |
 | Active Extension Strategies Gaining Interest From Plan Sponsors : New research from RiverSource Investments and PLANSPONSOR
Active extension strategies, which are relatively new to institutional investors, are already in use or are under consideration by more than half of public defined contribution plans and one-third of corporate plans, based on responses to a new research study. The research was sponsored by RiverSource Investments, LLC, a subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc., (NYSE: AMP) and conducted by PLANSPONSOR magazine. The data validates increasing interest in and knowledge about the strategies among both public and corporate plans. 2008-05-15 |
 | Monster Poll Reports Majority of Workers Worldwide Willing to Take a Pay Cut for their ''Dream Job'' : Seventy-Six Percent of Respondents in North America and Europe Would Accept Less Pay for the Job of their Dreams
Similar to their European counterparts, most workers in the U.S. would take a pay cut if it meant landing the job of their dreams. Eighty-two percent of U.S. workers and 76 percent of workers worldwide would pursue their dream job even if it meant taking a reduction in pay, according to a global poll conducted by Monster® that asked, “Would you take a pay cut for the job of your dreams?” Monster is the leading global online careers and recruitment resource and flagship brand of Monster Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: MNST). 2008-05-15 |
 | Oakley and Brickfish Launch "Create Your Own Oakley Diorama" Campaign to Inspire the Creation of Skate, Surf and FMX Dioramas : Campaign Turns Action Sports into Original Art
Brickfish™, the social media advertising platform, and Oakley, the premier sport and lifestyle brand that challenges the limits of possibility, today announced the “Create Your Own Oakley Diorama” campaign located at www.brickfish.com/oakleymyway. Inspired by dioramas created in conjunction with action sports leaders Mike Mason, Ryan Sheckler, Bruce Irons and Keith Lyman, the campaign invites entrants to express themselves with images, items and artifacts that define their lives. It is an opportunity for them to show the world who they are by creating original art that may include inspiration from action sports such as surfing, skateboarding, wakeboarding or FMX. The grand prize winner will receive his or her choice of autographed gear ranging from surfboards to skate decks to clothing. 2008-05-15 |
 | Internet Advertising Revenues Top $21 Billion in '07, Reaching Record High : Q4 '07 Revenues Total $5.9 Billion; Unabated Growth Defies Other Economic Trends
The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) today announced that the 2007 Internet Advertising Revenue Report shows Internet advertising revenues in the U.S. continued their upward climb. 2008-05-15 |
 | Young or Old: Mending Your Tendons Without Surgery
James McGillicuddy was not getting good news. Three years after arriving at Stanford as one of the nation’s top high school football recruits, he’d been stuck on the sidelines the entire time by a torn tendon that, even with two surgeries, just wouldn’t stay fixed. More surgery would not help, his doctors told him, but they did have one last option to offer him. 2008-05-15 |
 | Official 133rd Preakness Stakes Odds Released at All Horse Racing
All Horse Racing (www.allhorseracing.com), an international horse racing company, today released the latest odds on who will win the 2008 Preakness Stakes: 2008-05-15 |
 | ViaSat Adds Infrastruktura TK as Authorized Repair Center in Russia and CIS : In-Country Center Will Improve Service Quality and Cut Response Time for Region
ViaSat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) has signed Infrastruktura TK to become a “ViaSat Authorized Repair Center” for satellite communication system service, repairs, and spares in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). The addition of the ITK service center gives service providers in the region an in-country source for fast turnaround of service and support requests for their ViaSat LinkStar® and LinkWay® satellite systems. 2008-05-15 |
 | Outsource Partners International Inaugurates Newest Shared Service Center in Bangalore, India With Grand Opening Ceremony : - A Crowd of over 1,500 Employees, Clients, Analysts, and Friends Gathered to Celebrate the Opening –
Outsource Partners International, Inc. (OPI), a leading provider of finance, accounting, and tax business process outsourcing (BPO) as well as related services, announced today the opening of its new, 280,000 square feet Shared Service Center in Bangalore, India’s IT/ ITES SEZ approved Vrindavan TechVillage. OPI commemorated the inaugural ceremonies with speeches and a facility tour for some 1,500 employees, clients, analysts, and friends of the company. 2008-05-15 |
 | Hewlett-Packard Awarded $51 Million Judgment Against Insurer, ACE : HP's Counsel, Gauntlett & Associates, Now Seeks Bad Faith Damages from ACE
Federal District Court Judge James Ware found ACE Insurance Company owed Hewlett-Packard more than fifty-one million dollars in defense expenses, prejudgment interest and costs for defending an antitrust counterclaim under “advertisers’ injury” coverage. The judge then credited ACE with a partial payment during the suit of $11.7 million. Gauntlett & Associates’ David Gauntlett and James Lowe represented HP in the federal suit in San Jose. 2008-05-15 |
 | HGTV.com's Rate My Space Springboards from Online to On-Air : Designer Angelo Surmelis Helps Homeowners Make the Grade with Help From HGTV.com's Virtual Community
This summer, HGTV will premiere its first primetime program based on the phenomenally successful online feature HGTV’s Rate My Space. Inspired by HGTV.com’s most popular online interactive feature and hosted by designer Angelo Surmelis, the new series will preview on Sunday, June 8 at 10 p.m. ET/PT immediately following HGTV Design Star, and will premiere in its weekly time slot on Thursday, June 12 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. In addition, Angelo will dish about the rooms posted on the “Rate My Space” Web site and offer advice the help homeowners improve their room design – during his weekly 2-minute online videos called “Spacecasts” on HGTV.com. 2008-05-15 |
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