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VendorRate Grows to 10,000 IT and Telecom Vendors : Site Also Unveils New "Vendor Compare" Feature   VendorRate (www.vendorrate.com), the only Internet site that offers quick, confidential performance ratings and comparisons of technology vendors, announced today that its database has reached 10,000 IT and telecom vendors. 2008-05-21

Checkered Flag Selects Xtime ServiceCRM for Service Scheduling Throughout All Dealerships : Based on High CSI Ratings and Excellent Customer Feedback, Dealership Group Calls Xtime a "Clear Winner."   Xtime (www.xtime.com) announced today that Checkered Flag Motor Car Company, Virginia’s leading dealership group, selected Xtime ServiceCRM as the online service scheduling solution it will deploy throughout all of its dealerships in the Virginia Beach area. Checkered Flag sells and services 10 different auto franchises in seven dealership locations. 2008-05-21

Boys & Girls Clubs of America and PTA Launch Digital Video Service for Families : New Online Video Stores Powered by HP   Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) and Parent Teacher Association (PTA) in conjunction with HP (NYSE:HPQ) today launched a first-of-its-kind national digital video service program that allows families to access and purchase age-appropriate digital content in a safe and secure online environment. 2008-05-21

ShangBy.com Expands Shanghai Shopping Experience with Cashmere : Building on Recent Success, ShangBy.com Makes Plans to Move into New Foreign Markets   ShangBy.com, an online retailer that takes consumers into the far away shops of Shanghai to find unique and customizable jewelry, is expanding into the Shanghai cashmere and pashmina market. ShangBy.com now brings users live via video feed on the Internet into Woo Scarf and Shawl, an established cashmere retailer in Shanghai that is famous with foreign travelers, allowing shoppers to work directly with designers for custom embroidery and negotiate for great prices on these high-end scarves, blankets and shawls. ShangBy customers experience another element of Shanghai shopping from the comforts of home. 2008-05-21

Neocleus Launches Virtualization Portfolio for Desktops and Laptops : Virtualization Pioneer Applies Open Source Contributions to Create a New Generation of Endpoint Solutions; Begins with Secure Access   Neocleus, a pioneer in virtualization that is fundamentally changing how endpoints operate, today announced the first in a suite of trusted virtual solutions for endpoints such as desktops and laptops. The first solution, Neocleus Trusted Edge, provides the means for employees, partners and customers to connect to corporate resources from any endpoint regardless of its state of security. Neocleus Trusted Edge is also the first solution to come to market leveraging Neocleus’ hypervisor open source contributions which include enhancements the company made to the Xen Hypervisor to work directly on endpoints. 2008-05-21

HireRight Announces Availability of the 2008 Background Screening Benchmarking Report : Report Finds Risk Management, Quality of Hire, Workplace Safety and Regulatory Compliance Most Important Factors Influencing Screening Today   HireRight, Inc. (Nasdaq: HIRE), a leader in on-demand employment background screening, today announced that the 2008 HireRight Background Screening Benchmarking Report is available at www.hireright.com/benchmarking. This report is based on a comprehensive survey of security and human resources professionals from organizations of a wide range of sizes and industries. It addresses the key factors influencing employment screening programs today, the scope of their screening programs, the methods they use in operating their screening programs and the types of background checks they most commonly perform. Specific findings include: 2008-05-21

SMA America Announces New President and General Manager : Krehnke to Lead United States Division of Solar Technology Giant SMA Technologie AG   Jurgen Krehnke has been tapped as president and general manager of SMA America, Inc., the United States division of global solar technology giant SMA Technologie AG. Krehnke’s duties include managing all sales, marketing and manufacturing efforts for SMA America, supporting its parent company’s double-digit growth and industry-leading market position. 2008-05-21

Geezeo Pushes Social Finance Further with First-ever Friend and Feed Tools : Mixing Money and Friends Can be a Fun Way to Stack More Cash   Few experts would recommend dieting or overcoming a bad habit without a solid support structure of friends and family. So why should self-improvement centered on personal finance be any different? In fact, judging by user success at Geezeo (www.geezeo.com) collaborating with friends on how to budget hard-earned money can actually lead to better decision-making. Today, to make it even easier to encourage the involvement of friends and peers in getting your financial house in order, Geezeo has introduced its new "Feed" and "Friend" features. 2008-05-21

Travel Group Dials Up 90% Discount on Vacationing : Campaign Targets Newspapers, Magazines & Non-Profits Sunrise Premiums Corp. Issues Travel Incentives and Gasoline Vouchers   Sunrise Premiums Corporation (SPC), a New York-based travel consolidator, is selling off tens of thousands of hotel rooms, airfares and cruises, issuing them at 60-90% off retail. Up until now, vouchers had been almost exclusively offered to big banks, huge corporations, and credit card and brokerage firms. SPC is finally releasing jaw-dropping travel and gasoline vouchers to customers thru newspaper and magazine subscriptions, retail outlets, point of purchase, and a more diverse group of smaller companies and outlets, including the print media. Millions more U.S. consumers will be able to save colossal sums on vacation travel, which is God send to Americans with shrinking expendable income. Moreover, publishing’s editorial and sales staffs, and non-profits, will inevitably become a vigorous force of gratified end-users. 2008-05-21

Sol Meliá Vacation Club Reports Strong Start to 2008 with Impressive First Quarter Results   Following a banner year in 2007, after just three years in operation, Sol Meliá Vacation Club (SMVC) is reporting a strong start to 2008 and its fourth year, with a total revenue increase of 22 percent for the first quarter of 2008, over the same period last year. The overall improvement in revenues, along with improved costs and operating expense efficiencies, has also resulted in a continued strong EBITDA margin of 41 percent for the first quarter. 2008-05-21

Surface Graphics brings the European Décor Sensation, Interior Wall Decals, into the American Home. : French/American Design Team Offers Uniquely Designed Removable Vinyl Graphics for Interior Wall Decoration.   Surface Graphics, LLC, maker of removable wall decals for home and office, today announced the launch of their website, http://www.thesurfacestore.com. The site offers a distinctive collection of temporary interior wall decals made of easy to adhere and remove vinyl. Eliminating messy paint or sticky wallpaper, users can quickly & easily decorate any flat surface in minutes. 2008-05-21

European Advanced Superconductors, a Division of Bruker's Advanced Supercon Business, Reports Record Current with Powder-In-Tube Superconductor   A new record value of critical current in its Nb3Sn superconductors has been reached by European Advanced Superconductors GmbH & Co. KG (EAS) using the company’s proprietary Powder In Tube (PIT) technology, the Advanced Supercon business of Bruker Corporation announced today. 2008-05-21

3M Aerospace Increases Global Capacity : New factory confirms commitment to global customers   The 3M Aerospace and Aircraft Maintenance Department announced its intent to build an Aerospace-focused factory in Wroclaw, Poland. An addition to its sister factory in Springfield, Mo., the Poland facility will significantly increase 3M’s manufacturing capacity for structural bonding adhesives and surface protection products. The factory is expected to be operational by late 2009. 2008-05-21

Smashbox and Sephora Launch Brickfish™ Social Media Campaign in Search of the Next Beauty Guru : Big Name Beauty Brands Take it to the Consumer for Fresh Product Ideas   Smashbox, the cutting edge cosmetics line, and Sephora, the leading retail beauty chain, today announced the launch of round one of the “Are You the Next Beauty Guru?” campaign powered by social media advertising platform Brickfish™. The campaign, located at www.smashbox.com/beautyguru, invites beauty mavens to create videos, develop commercials or submit blogs with photos showcasing their visions for the next must-have beauty products. The grand prize winner will receive a bevy of prizes including a one week apprenticeship at Smashbox Cosmetics to design the official Smashbox Fashion Week Makeup Palette and an all-expenses-paid three-day trip for two to Los Angeles to attend Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in March 2009 for the star-studded debut of their palette, which will be sold exclusively at Sephora nationwide and featured in the Sephora catalog. 2008-05-21

New Time Tracking Software from Denver-Based Technology Startup Billabill.com Harnesses the Power of Instant Messages : Web 2.0 Time Tracking Software Helps Consultants, Contractors and Freelancers Use Instant Messages, an Email Drop Box, or iPhone to Simplify the Capture of Expenses, Mileage and Time
Wump Services Inc. announces the launch of Billabill.com, a web-based time tracking software that takes a fresh approach to the often ignored task of daily time entry by using instant messages, iPhone and other mobile devices for ease of use. 2008-05-21

TomoTherapy Hosts EMEA User Symposium : Customers from Nine Countries Detail Clinical Advantages and Workflow Efficiencies of Next-Generation Platform for Radiation Therapy   TomoTherapy Incorporated (NASDAQ: TOMO) announced today that the company held an EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) User Symposium, May 15-17 in Antalya, Turkey. Representatives from 26 hospitals and clinics in nine countries attended the event where TomoTherapy formally introduced Jef Van Dam as General Manager of European Operations and established its EMEA Users Group, chaired by Professor Klaus Herfarth, M.D., Director of Radiation Oncology, University Clinic, Heidelberg, Germany. 2008-05-21

Equipois Inc., Manufacturer of the Revolutionary zeroG™ Ergonomic Support Arm, Closes Series B Investment Round Led by Terrapin Partners, LLC
Equipois Inc., manufacturer of zeroG™ high-performance ergonomic support arms, today announced that it closed a $3.45 million Series B preferred stock offering with an investor group led by Terrapin Partners, LLC. 2008-05-21

Every Father Can Become a Master Winemaker With the Winepod Winemaking System   From the heart of Silicon Valley and California’s famous winemaking regions comes Winepod — the world’s first personal winery that combines technology, art and science to empower wine connoisseur Dads to become master winemakers. Winepod provides wine enthusiasts everything they need to make world-class wines at home in one self–contained, computer–controlled unit. 2008-05-21