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Asmakta Ltd. Releases Therapy Office(TM): Software designed for sole practitioners and small offices Asmakta Ltd., a Skokie, Illinois-based medical and financial software company, has announced its March 1st release of Therapy Office(TM). The innovative tablet-based EMR and billing system was designed in consultation with psychiatrists, psychologists, and social workers specifically to meet the needs of sole practitioners and small offices. - 2008-01-23

Pittsburgh Legal Firm Saves Time, Decreases Costs with MediConnect Global's RapidRetrieve: Removes Burden of Medical Record Retrieval from Legal Staff Goodrich & Goodrich, P.C., a six-lawyer personal injury law firm with a large reputation for quality legal expertise, had a costly issue--it was taking an exorbitant amount of time and resources for its in-house staff to obtain medical records for its medical related cases. www.mediconnect.net - 2008-01-22

Florida Homeowner Insurance Companies Continue to Leave the State: Since the 2007 Legislation, the Number of Florida Home Insurance Companies Writing New Business Has Declined from 42 to 36 Florida Homeowners Have Fewer Choices as New Companies Are Slow to Enter the Market 38% of New Subscribers to the Buyers Guide Report Having Their Insurance Cancelled Home Insurance Buyers Guide, LLC today released an update on the availability of homeowners insurance in Florida. The company offers a searchable database at www.homeinsurancebuyers.org where homeowners can find private insurance companies still writing new Florida homeowners insurance. - 2008-01-16

Eaton Corporation Introduces Its First Commercially Available Hybrid Power System In China With Beiqi Foton Bus Company And Guangzhou Yiqi Bus: (The following news release was also issued by Eaton in China on Jan. 14) Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation (NYSE: ETN) this month formally introduced its first commercially-available hybrid power system in China with Beiqi Foton Bus Company, deploying the hybrid system in 30 city buses for Guangzhou Yiqi Bus. - 2008-01-14

MediConnect Global Releases Litigation Support Whitepaper: Medical Record Retrieval Strategies and Best Practices -- Co-Written by Thomas Schultz; Highlights 14 Litigation Support Strategies in Obtaining Medical Records Law Firms Can Use to Build Stronger Cases One of the most difficult tasks legal professionals face when working on malpractice, product liability, personal injury, workers compensation, or other medical-related legal cases is collecting, organizing and analyzing their clients' personal medical records, which can be time-consuming and frustrating, a new litigation support whitepaper published by MediConnect Global, Inc. says. (www.mediconnect.net) - 2008-01-14

Cybertary(TM), Inc. Helps Entrepreneurs and Small Businesses Become More Successful Despite the Economy: First Virtual Assistant Franchise Now Available in the U.S. In this time of New Year's resolutions, many businesses are resolving to avoid layoffs by curtailing unnecessary hiring. However, at the same time, many small businesses are flourishing due to their ability to be more nimble than their corporate competition. With such advantages comes the desirable problem of plenty of business, which leads to a concern of how to manage it all effectively. Cybertary is a franchised network of professional Virtual Assistants (VAs) who collaborate to provide "on-demand" administrative support and specialized services to independent and small business owners, and serves as a solution for business owners determined to improve their business profitability and keep hiring conservative. Cybertary is now available as the first Virtual Assisting concept franchise in the U.S., setting the standard for the booming industry. Cybertary will be one of the franchisor exhibitors at Franchise Expo South January 11-13 at the Miami Beach Convention Center, Booth 213. People interested in the Cybertary franchise system can speak personally with the founder and learn more about the business opportunity. - 2008-01-08

Orlando-Headquartered CoAdvantage Acquires Two Companies: Nelco and PlanSource to Become Part of CoAdvantage Family of Companies, Significantly Increasing CoAdvantage's Size and Value after 10 Years of Success CoAdvantage, a leading provider of end-to-end human resource solutions, today acquired two successful businesses -- Nelco, Inc., and PlanSource. The acquisitions are expected to significantly increase profits for 10-year-old CoAdvantage, making it one of the top 10 professional employer organizations (PEOs) in the country, with 2007 total projected net revenue of $106 million. The acquisitions will also further the company's mission to bring value to all stakeholders and will increase internal staff by 56 percent, as well as worksite employees, which total more than 30,000 throughout Florida, by 38 percent. The resulting entity includes two PEOs, a human resource outsourcing (HRO) company, an insurance agency, and a benefits administration software and services company. - 2008-01-03

Imperial Finance & Trading, LLC Prepares for a Booming Marketplace Imperial Finance & Trading, LLC, a leader in premium finance for life insurance, is preparing for a booming marketplace. With more than 100 employees Imperial is poised to strengthen its position as the leader and innovator in the premium financing market. - 2007-12-26

Corporate Synergies White Paper Identifies Strategies to Truly Contain Healthcare Costs: The Obvious Secrets to Reducing Your Healthcare Costs...Tried & Proven! Corporate Synergies, a full-service independent employee benefits consultant and brokerage firm, today announced the availability of a white paper that explains the importance of strategic planning with insight to both the supply and demand side of employer healthcare plans. This in-depth study, titled The Obvious Secrets to Reducing Your Healthcare Costs...Tried & Proven, is available as a free download at http://www.corpsyn.com/myrc1.aspx and designed to help HR and C-level executives develop a long-term plan to truly contain costs while providing benefit-rich solutions. - 2007-12-20

Kaplan: New Guide Helps Explain IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) -- Announcement That Foreign Companies Are Allowed to Use IFRS When Filing Financial Reports in US Makes This Essential Reading The newly released A student's guide to International Financial Reporting Standards (Kaplan Publishing, November 2007) by Clare Finch coincides with the announcement this month that the US Securities and Exchange Commission would drop the requirement for foreign-listed companies to reconcile to US GAAP and allow them to use International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). - 2007-11-29

CRA Qualified Investment Fund Bond Purchase Supports Award-Winning Mixed-Use Development in San Francisco: Environmentally-Sound Mission Creek Complex Combines Affordable Housing for Seniors, Public Library, and Healthcare Facilities San Francisco, California's Mission Creek Senior Community, a mixed-use project funded in part by the CRA Qualified Investment Fund was recently named 2007's "Best Urban Project" by readers of Affordable Housing Finance, one of the nation's leading publications for developers and financers of affordable residential development. The award-winning project is home to 140 apartments for low-income seniors, as well as a number of community resources, including an adult health center, community room, and public library branch. - 2007-11-29

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

NetQoS Helps Belron US Enhance Network and Application Performance: End-to-End Performance Monitoring and Traffic Analysis Help Belron Monitor Application Service Levels, Speed Troubleshooting, and Perform Capacity Planning Belron US, Inc., a subsidiary of Belron S.A., is using NetQoS(R) SuperAgent(R) and NetQoS ReporterAnalyzer(TM) to deliver optimal network and application performance over its wide area network to 7,000 employees and more than two million customers across 50 states. Based in Columbus, Ohio, Belron US is a multi-faceted automotive glass and claims management service organization comprised of three major business operations that include automotive glass fulfillment services, windshield manufacturing, and fleet and insurance claims management services. - 2007-11-26

New Thinking from a Financial Services Co? Just Say Old Mutual One company is providing consumers a new way of thinking about financial services. Its advertising campaign asks Americans to "Say Old Mutual" (www.sayoldmutual.com) for a financial expert to consult on investment products, insurance, annuities and planning for retirement. - 2007-11-20

Phillip Wasserman and Phillip Roy Financial Services File Malicious Prosecution Lawsuit Against Attorney John Hargrove Phillip Wasserman and Phillip Roy Financial Services, one of the nation's leading sellers of annuities and life insurance, have filed suit against Ft. Lauderdale based attorney John Hargrove and the firm of Gordon, Hargrove and James alleging malicious prosecution and other claims for relief. Phillip Wasserman and Phillip Roy Financial Services allege that Hargrove and his firm engaged in a scheme to defraud the courts by alleging that multi-millionaire retirees are not of sound mind to purchase annuities but yet are of sound mind to contract with them as attorneys. Wasserman and his firm also allege that Hargrove and his firm have filed dozens of similar cases in Florida courts as part of an overall scheme of coercion and have misrepresented their clients' mental health in order to recover attorney's fees. - 2007-11-20

Pethealth Announces Series of User-Generated Content Campaigns Powered by Brickfish(TM) to Promote PawsConnect, a New Social Network for Pets: Cat and Dog Lovers Show Off Their Pets to Celebrate Launch of Fur-Inspired Forum =Pethealth Inc. (TSX:PTZ) is pleased to announce a partnership with online content marketing company, Brickfish(TM), to power a series of user-generated content (UGC) campaigns through 2008. The campaigns will promote the launch of PawsConnect.com, a new social networking site for dog and cat owners. - 2007-11-19

FirstLight Financial Corporation Serves as Lead Arranger of $115MM in Senior Credit Facilities for Leading Midwestern Coal Producer FirstLight Financial Corporation ("FirstLight") announced today that it served as lead arranger and administrative agent of a $115 million senior credit facility for the American Infrastructure MLP Fund. - 2007-11-14

Cognos Customer Mueller Named to Balanced Scorecard Hall of Fame: Leading steel company honored for its demonstrable performance results using the key principles of a strategy-focused organization Cognos(R) (NASDAQ: COGN) (TSX: CSN), the world leader in business intelligence and performance management solutions, today announced that long-time Cognos customer Mueller, Inc., an industry leader in steel building and metal roofing solutions, has been named to the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) Hall of Fame for Executing Strategy. Integral to receiving the honor was Mueller's use of Cognos performance management solutions, which helped the company achieve a balanced scorecard within the organization, resulting in breakthrough performance results. - 2007-11-08

Imperial Premium Finance, LLC Acquires an Additional Premium Finance Business License in the State of South Carolina Imperial Premium Finance, LLC, a leader in premium finance for life insurance, has obtained a Premium Finance Business license in South Carolina. - 2007-11-07

The Lifeline Program Launches Online Life Settlement Continuing Education Course The Lifeline Program(R), one of the nation's leading life insurance settlement provider companies, recently launched an online continuing education (CE) course for life insurance agents and financial advisors. The course enables life insurance industry professionals to earn continuing education credits through an online course that offers background information, detailed case studies and benefits of performing life insurance settlements. - 2007-11-05

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