 | Internet Sexuality Information Services (ISIS) Exposes Ideas for Preventing HIV and other STDs with an Underwear Design Contest: Brickfish User-Generated Content Campaign Lets Consumers Spread
the Word, not Disease
Brickfish(TM), a social media advertising platform and Internet Sexuality Information Services, Inc. (ISIS), a not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting sexual health, are inviting people to design intimate apparel to help get the word out about preventing HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases, and developing lifelong healthy relationships. The "In Brief: What if Ur Undies Had the Last Word" campaign, located at www.undiescontest.com, invites entrants to develop their own art and slogans for boxer shorts, women's underwear, or t-shirts containing a message about sexual communication, including preventing HIV and other STDs. The grand prize winner will receive a $1,000 scholarship or cash equivalent, and twelve pairs of underwear. 2008-04-14 |
First Quarter Venture Capital Results Slip from Prior Highs, According to Healthcare Corporate Finance News
During the quarter ended March 31, 2008, health care companies raised more than $1.9 billion in 103 deals with disclosed prices. The Q1:08 dollar total represents about a 31% decrease from the total committed in Q1:07--however, in that quarter, more venture capital was invested in health care companies than any other quarter of the past five years. The number of deals announced declined by 23% in Q1:08, compared with the year-ago quarter. 2008-04-14
 | Whats Next: Luxury Travel, Lifestyle & Real Estate Trends -- Life in the Slow Lane: Nostalgic and Expensive
While most of today's 24/7 world seems to be speeding up, a growing number of the affluent among us are taking a road less traveled and slowing down. 2008-04-14 |
 |  Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream Cones Named Winner of the Second AirBake(R) Extreme Cookie Challenge: Heather Cohen and Daughter Alexa of Owings Mills, Md. Win Grand
Prize of $10,000 U.S. Savings Bond and AirBake Extreme Cookie
Challenge Bragging Rights for Life!
The cookie-consuming public came out in droves today to be the official judges of the Second AirBake(R) Extreme Cookie Challenge, hosted by Noah Gray-Cabey of "Heroes" at FAO Schwarz Toy Store in New York City. Hundreds of people sampled each of the one-of-a-kind cookies created by five mother/daughter finalist teams from around the country and cast their votes to declare Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream Cones the winner and most extreme. Heather and her 6-year-old daughter Alexa from Owings Mills, Md. took home the Grand Prize of a $10,000 Savings Bond and bragging rights for life as the National Cookie Champions. 2008-04-14 |
 | Open Kernel Labs New Secure HyperCell(TM) Technology Advances Development of Enterprise-Safe Mobile Devices: Open Kernel Labs Secure HyperCell Technology in OKL4 2.0 Open
Source Microkernel Helps Minimize Threats to Mobile Devices from Buggy
Drivers and Malicious Applications
Open Kernel Labs (OK Labs), a global provider of systems software and virtualization technology for embedded systems, today announced the new version of its open source microkernel software, OKL4 2.0 tackles the security and reliability challenges embedded developers face in creating enterprise-safe connected devices for end users, carriers and enterprises. The OK Labs microkernel-based OKL4 2.0 virtualization and system-software platform is the first to offer Secure HyperCell(TM) technology, which provides a secure environment for operating systems, applications and drivers on mobile devices. OKL4 enables developers to address the threat of malware, hackers and poorly behaved code that increasingly jeopardize end users, carriers and enterprises of all sizes. 2008-04-14 |
 | AOL Acquires Sphere
AOL today announced that it has acquired Sphere Source, Inc., a leading provider of contextual-search tools which offers related content to publishers. Sphere will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of AOL as part of the company's Programming division, which is led by Executive Vice President Bill Wilson. 2008-04-14 |
 | Small Business Customer Feedback Drives Dell Vostro Laptop Redesign:
-- Major step in expanding entire laptop portfolio by 50 percent
in 2008
-- Thinner, lighter form factors
-- More security features than comparable, competitive
products(1)
Dell (NASDAQ:DELL) today announced its redesigned Vostro(TM) laptop line for small businesses, including the new 13.3-inch Vostro 1310 starting at $749 and 15.4-inch Vostro 1510 starting at $599. Products are available today in Europe, Middle East and Africa, followed by North and South America May 1, and Asia Pacific and Japan May 5. The company will also offer a redesigned 17-inch Vostro 1710 laptop in mid May. For more information, visit dell.com/newvostro and Dell's new small-business blog direct2dell.com/smallbusiness to join the conversation. 2008-04-14 |
 | AOL Launches in Taiwan
AOL today announced the beta launch of a dedicated Web destination serving Taiwan, http://www.aol.tw. The new site, designed and created specifically to address the increasingly sophisticated needs of Taiwan's Internet users, combines AOL's suite of communications products - including free e-mail and instant messaging - with industry-leading safety features, and localized content in Chinese. AOL will continue to add new content and features over the coming months. 2008-04-13 |
 | Platform-A to Manage Verizon's Online and Mobile Web Ad Inventory: Platform-A Will Represent All of Verizon's Online Inventory,
Majority of Verizon Wireless' Mobile Web Inventory; Will Be Sole Sales
Partner to Guarantee Verizon Ad Placement
AOL announced today that Verizon has selected Platform-A as a major advertising provider of its online and Mobile Web properties. Verizon will leverage Platform-A's sales force, along with its comprehensive range of ad-serving, targeting, and inventory management capabilities for display, mobile and video advertising services. Platform-A's comprehensive services will drive the management and monetization of Verizon's online and mobile advertising. 2008-04-13 |
 | ADTRAN Unveils Innovative Voice Quality Monitoring Technology in NetVanta and Total Access VoIP Platforms: Graphical User Interface Eases Monitoring and Management of VoIP
Traffic
ADTRAN,(R) Inc. (NASDAQ: ADTN), a leading supplier of innovative networking and communications equipment today announced the availability of Voice Quality Monitoring (VQM) as part of the ADTRAN Operating System (AOS). Products that will support VQM include: NetVanta(R) Routers, NetVanta IP Business Gateways and Total Access(R) 900 Series IP Business Gateways. ADTRAN's unique VQM suite allows network administrators or carriers to examine the data stream and identify problems, via an intuitive, graphic interface. Unlike other implementations, ADTRAN's graphics-based approach presents findings in an easy-to-use manner that significantly reduces the time devoted to identifying and troubleshooting voice problems. This allows for a rapid return to a high-quality service experience for Voice over IP (VoIP) users. 2008-04-13 |
 | V-ENABLE Launches FreeMobile411(TM), The First Mobile Web Directory Assistance Service Combining Residential and Business Listings with Live Operator Support: Celebrate 4-11 Day on April 11th and Remember 130 Years of
Americans Searching
Today V-ENABLE, leading provider of mobile search and enhanced directory assistance solutions, has unofficially created the 1st Annual 411 Day (on 4/11/08), one hundred and thirty years after the first operator assisted phone call took place. To celebrate America's history of search, V-ENABLE is announcing FreeMobile411(TM), a mobile search service now available on any web-enabled handset free of charge at freemobile411.com and fm411.mobi. 2008-04-11 |
 | X-Rite Hubble Validated as Top Color Control Solution Among Video & Film Industry Insiders as All-New Partnerships Announced at NAB
X-Rite, Incorporated (NASDAQ: XRIT) - the world leader in color management and measurement technologies (www.x-rite.com) - today announced new partnerships involving its Hubble colorimeter, a high-performance color measurement device developed for professional markets, for all types of displays, monitors and electronic projection screens. Hubble is on display at The NAB Show in the ARRI Booth #C7428, Cine-tal booth #SL10225 and Rising Sun Research booth #SL9522, which runs April 14-17, 2008 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. 2008-04-11 |
 | Mojo Sports Brings Fresh Approach to Sports Sponsorship Marketing and Entertainment Sponsorship Marketing
Mojo Sports, http://www.simplymojo.com/, a full service sports marketing and entertainment marketing agency, has opened its doors with offices in Texas, California and Colorado and eyes expansion in the U.K. and Europe. The agency specializes in identifying, negotiating, leveraging and measuring highly relevant sponsorships and partnerships for corporate clients with elite professional franchises, individuals and entertainment or sports properties. With a global reach and network of affiliated partners, Mojo Sports has no boundaries in the world of entertainment or sport sponsorship. 2008-04-11 |
The American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) Endorses the NESS H200(R) Hand Rehabilitation System from Bioness Inc.
Bioness Inc. announced today that the NESS H200 Hand Rehabilitation System received the official endorsement of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA). 2008-04-11
 | AlterPoint Opens 2008 with Record Results: Open Source Initiatives, New Product Release and Expanded Partner
Network Generate Continued Momentum in Network Management Space
AlterPoint, Inc. (www.alterpoint.com), a leading provider of open network management software, today announced record results for the quarter ended March 31, 2008, highlighted by the largest first fiscal quarter of sales in Company history, and an increase of more than 65 percent in license transaction sales over the prior-year period. This is the company's fourth consecutive quarter of nearly 50 percent or greater sales growth over the prior-year period. 2008-04-10 |
 | LineSider Technologies to Deliver Policy-Driven Network Virtualization for Cisco Products: OverDrive Version 2.5 Gives Cisco Router and Switch Users Top-Down
Policy Control for Ease of Network Deployment and Management
LineSider Technologies, the leading provider of policy-driven network infrastructure control and management software, today announced the upcoming release of OverDrive Version 2.5, a network infrastructure control and management solution that extends fully automated policy-driven control to devices from Cisco Systems Inc. This OverDrive solution will be commercially available in May 2008 and will support Cisco's Integrated Services Router (ISR) line routers and selected devices within the Catalyst switch family. 2008-04-10 |
Medical Mutual of Ohio to Offer Quicken Health Expense Tracker: New Online Tool for Simplifying and Organizing Health Care
Information Available to 1.6 Million Members
Medical Mutual of Ohio will offer Intuit Inc.'s (Nasdaq:INTU) Quicken Health(SM) Expense Tracker to its 1.6 million members. 2008-04-10
 | Protus Named to the Branham300 List of Leading Canadian Technology Companies
Protus today announced that it was named to the 2008 Branham300, a list of Canada's leading technology companies, for the fourth consecutive year. The company ranked 93rd, which means, the communications application service provider continues to reign among the top third of businesses meeting the list criteria. 2008-04-10 |
 | Moelis & Company Announces Thane Carlston and William Derrough to Join as Managing Directors and Co-Heads of Restructuring Group
Moelis & Company announced today that Thane Carlston and William Derrough will join the firm in July as Managing Directors and Co-Heads of the firm's Restructuring Group based in New York. Mr. Carlston and Mr. Derrough, who have worked together on restructuring transactions for over 17 years, were previously at Jefferies & Company where they built a leading restructuring practice as Co-Heads of the Recapitalization and Restructuring Group. 2008-04-10 |
First Research Launches Industry Express - Audio Versions of its Industry Intelligence Content: Provides Quick, Convenient Access for Business Professionals On
the Go
First Research, a division of Hoover's and a leading provider of Industry Intelligence, today announced the availability of Industry Express, audio versions of its well respected Industry Intelligence content. Available immediately to First Research subscribers, Industry Express allows users to access and download Industry Intelligence content to MP3-compatible audio devices. 2008-04-10
Vector Marketing Presents Several Awards for National Sales Organization Pi Sigma Epsilon
Vector Marketing Corporation, the direct sales division for Cutco Cutlery (http://www.cutco.com), the largest kitchen cutlery manufacturing company in the United States, recently presented several awards at the PSE (Pi Sigma Epsilon) National Convention. 2008-04-10
MegaPath Announces Maximizing Broadband Without Compromising Security CyberConference: Presentations from Shell and MegaPath will Highlight New
Technologies and Best Practices for PCI Compliance and Productivity
Improvement
MegaPath Inc., the leading provider of managed IP data, voice and security services in North America, announced today it is hosting a live CyberConference titled "Maximizing Broadband Without Compromising Security" with CSPNet on April 17, 2008 at 2pm EDT/11am PDT. With presentations from MegaPath and Shell, this CyberConference will provide attendees with unique insights into the latest technologies and practices for leveraging productivity enhancing business applications, while ensuring security and PCI compliance. 2008-04-10
 | Monster and msnbc.com Enter Recruitment Services Agreement: Monster to Offer Career Tools and Services on msnbc.com
marketplace
Monster(R) and msnbc.com today announced an agreement which designates Monster as the exclusive job services provider featured in msnbc.com's marketplace - including the popular TODAYshow.com site as well as msnbc.com's Local News section. Consumers can easily access job resources through a new co-branded link at: http://msnbc.monster.com. Monster is the leading global online careers and recruitment resource and flagship brand of Monster Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: MNST). Msnbc.com is an award-winning site that offers compelling, diverse and visually engaging content that consumers want. Msnbc.com's original journalism and innovative technology features play key roles in propelling it to record-breaking numbers - making it the one of the leading news sites in the world. 2008-04-10 |
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