Solar Technology Leader Breaks Ground on Largest Inverter Factory on Earth: 82,000-Square-Foot Facility Designed to Handle Increased Demand for Solar Inverters   Global solar technology giant SMA Technologie AG, the parent company of SMA America, Inc., has broken ground on an 82,000-square-foot solar inverter manufacturing plant in Kassel, Germany. The largest of its kind on the planet, the new facility is designed to triple SMA's current production capacity to meet the global demand for its wildly popular solar inverters. It will support all manufacturing efforts for SMA America including production of the Sunny Boy 3000US/4000US and Sunny Boy 5000US/6000US/7000US inverters, created specifically for the American solar market. Construction is expected to wrap up in the fall. 2008-05-06

SalesForce4Hire(R) Expands Strategic Focus in Surgical Markets: Announcement Made at National Business Incubator Association Meeting   SalesForce4Hire, LLC (www.salesforce4hire.com), based in Cary, NC, is expanding the role of Philip Rich by promoting him to the newly created position of Director of Sales, Surgical Markets. Rich brings nearly a decade of experience working with independent sales representatives and medical device manufacturers specializing in the surgical market. 2008-05-06

4imprint 'glide(SM)' Reinvents Promotional Products Pricing: Customers Save as Exclusive Online Ordering Tool Matches Price to Quantity   Promotional products retailer 4imprint is reinventing promotional products pricing with the introduction of glide(SM), an online tool that saves customers money by matching per-item prices with exact quantities ordered. 2008-05-06

Pearson Education Launches New Titles at JavaOne 2008: Line-up Includes Much Anticipated 2nd Edition of Joshua Bloch's Effective Java   Addison-Wesley Professional, Prentice Hall Professional and Sun Microsystems Press (www.sun.com/books), all imprints of Pearson Education (www.informit.com), today announced the release of new cutting-edge books for the Java community, including the second edition of Joshua Bloch's popular Effective Java. 2008-05-06

GarageTown USA Dominates Garage Condo Market in Arizona: "Buyer Trends Indicate Recession-Proof Business Model a Success"   GarageTown USA AZ is offering garage "condos" for sale at multiple locations in the Phoenix Valley and there's no shortage of investors. Director of Sales and Marketing Stefanie McDaniel notes, "We launched our first community in August at Chandler's Stellar Airpark and sold out immediately". Unlike traditional storage rentals, buyers purchase units with 16' ceilings and average 2,000 sq ft of interior space. Internet, air conditioning and more options are available. Tenants utilize space for RV's, boats and toys. Due to a high concentration of car enthusiasts in Arizona, 85% of the Chandler location houses classic cars and vintage race cars. 2008-05-06

Singer Announces Nationwide Sewing Classes: On May 10, 2008, Singer Will Host over 225 Sewing Classes across America   Today, Singer Sewing Company announced that anyone interested in sewing can join together on May 10, 2008 at over 225 locations across America for an exclusive sewing class featuring a project designed to store children's art supplies. Martha Stewart demonstrated how to make the artist organizer project on "The Martha Stewart Show" on Thursday, April 24, 2008, using the new SINGER(R) CURVY(TM) sewing machine. The segment is available for viewing on http://www.marthastewart.com/article/artist-organizer?lnc=4ef2dc5bfca 40110VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&rsc=showarchive_tv_show-archive.(Due to its length, this URL may need to be copied/pasted into your Internet browser's address field. Remove the extra space if one exists.) To find the sewing class closest to you, visit www.sewingideas.com/curvy. 2008-05-06

The Fab Four for Furry Friends: Preventive Healthcare for Pets   Thoughts that will never run through your pet's head: No seconds, please; I'm watching my weight. This medicine tastes terrible, but I'll take it because it's good for me. Hey, isn't it time for my check-up with the veterinarian? 2008-05-05

Vamoose(R) Tobacco Odor Eliminators Now Available Through DollarDays.Com to Retailers, E-Tailers and Convenience Stores: Vamoose Tobacco Odor Eliminator Available to 1,000,000 Stores and Businesses via DollarDays.com   Vamoose Products and DollarDays International (www.DollarDays.com) today announced the availability of the Vamoose family of tobacco odor elimination products through their website at www.Dollardays.com. Available in 4, 16, and 32 ounce spray bottles and a convenient gallon jug, Vamoose is available in Fresh Scent, New Car Scent, Leather Scent and Fragrance Free sprays which mask the tobacco scent while Vamoose permanently removes tobacco odors. 2008-05-05

Introducing Engagement Commerce: Fididel Launches First Site with Real-Time Negotiation to Give Buyers More Control of the Online Shopping Experience -- Sellers Benefits from Personal Sales Staff: Global Community of Trained ''Fididelers'' to Sell and Negotiate on Their Behalf   Fididel, the first online marketplace based on real-time negotiation of sales, today introduced millions of buyers and sellers worldwide to a fun and interactive approach to ecommerce: engagement commerce. Fididel (www.fididel.com) fills a gap in the ecommerce market by moving the online buying experience from an "auction" or "fixed price" transaction to real-time negotiation, a universally accepted way to buy and sell products in any real-world marketplace. 2008-05-05

Mosso Unveils Cloud Storage Service: Rackspace Division Ramps Cloud Momentum with Scalable API-Accessible Storage   Rackspace(R) Hosting's Mosso(R), the company's cloud hosting division, today announced plans to launch a new Internet-based storage offering, CloudFS(TM), that will let developers store any amount of data on the Web more easily and reliably than ever before. CloudFS joins Mosso's flagship service, The Hosting Cloud(TM), and complements Rackspace's comprehensive suite of hosting products including its Mailtrust(TM) Email Hosting solution and the company's traditional managed hosting services. CloudFS will be available to a limited number of customers in a free private beta for testing and refinement until Q3 2008, when it will open for public beta. 2008-05-05

Now Boarding! Reactrix, Leading Digital Out-of-Home Media Network Enters into Exclusive Relationship with Clear Channel Outdoor in Select U.S. Airports: Reactrix' STEPscape(TM) Interactive Advertising Network to begin Pilot Program with Clear Channel Outdoor
Reactrix Systems, Inc., a leading interactive out-of-home media company, today announced it has entered into a multi-year strategic agreement with Clear Channel Airports, the U.S. leader in airport advertising and a division of Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CCO). The agreement makes Reactrix the exclusive provider of gesture-based interactive media and technology for all of Clear Channel airports across the U.S. 2008-05-05

Printing Technology Solutions Introduced by OKI Data Americas at FMI(R) 2008 Solve Retailers' Productivity, Efficiency Needs; Company Showcases Expertise with Industry-Leading Printing Solutions: OKI Data Americas also brings its passion for partnership to FMI donating five dollars to the fight against breast cancer for every attendee photo taken with its one-of-a-kind 1992 "Spirit of America" neoclassic Corsair   At the 2008 Food Marketing Institute (FMI) Show in Las Vegas, OKI Data Americas, which markets its products under the OKI(R) Printing Solutions brand, launched several industry-leading printing solutions designed to increase productivity and solve the everyday needs of supermarket and retail businesses. The company unveiled a new series of compact and cost-effective label printers; the Real-Time In-Store Sign System, eliminating signage waste and increasing reaction time by adjusting local promotions quickly and efficiently; and the category-redefining CX3641 MFP (multifunction product). 2008-05-05

Compact Series of Label Printers from OKI Printing Solutions Launch at FMI(R) 2008, Empowers Businesses of All Sizes with a One-Stop Shop for Label Printing Needs: Label Printers with Industry's First Two-Year Standard Overnight Exchange Warranty(i)   At the 2008 Food Marketing Institute (FMI) Show in Las Vegas, OKI Data Americas (booth #2766), which markets its products under the OKI(R) Printing Solutions brand, launched a new cost-effective, compact series of label printers uniquely-designed to meet the demanding needs of all-sized businesses and workplace environments. With the industry's first two-year standard overnight exchange warranty(i), the X400, T400 and X700 from OKI Printing Solutions empower companies in a variety of industries, specifically retail and manufacturing, with features such as user replaceable interfaces. The new label printer series ensure investment protection in change environments and varying print resolutions for reliable output of one-dimensional and two-dimensional barcodes - improving retailers' efficiencies. 2008-05-05

Real-Time In-Store Sign System from OKI Printing Solutions Offers Effective and Profitable Solution to Manage On-Demand Merchandising, Eliminate Waste and Increase Reaction Time: First Solution Allowing Retailers to Print, Track and Extensively Report Sign Printing Maximizes Point-of-Sale Investments   At the 2008 Food Marketing Institute(R) (FMI) Show in Las Vegas, OKI Data Americas (booth #2766), which markets its products under the OKI(R) Printing Solutions brand, announced the Real-Time In-Store Sign System allowing retailers to eliminate signage waste and increase reaction time by adjusting local pricing and promotions quickly and efficiently. As the first solution in the market to print, track and extensively report all in-house sign printing, businesses, such as beverage distributors, supermarkets and consumer packaged goods manufacturers, can immediately react to the market's needs while profitably managing point-of-sale (POS) merchandising. 2008-05-05

Applied Biosystems & Bio-Rad Gain Gene Expression Profiling Market Share: Dynamic Gene Expression Profiling Market Revealed in Percepta Associates New Gene Expression Profiling Life Science DashboardTM Market Research Report   Today Percepta Associates Inc. announced the release of Series Two of its Gene Expression Profiling Life Science DashboardTM market research report. Drawing comparisons to the findings of Series One published in February 2007, Percepta reports measurable shifts in market share within this market. 2008-05-05

Sun Microsystems and NetBeans Community Extend Reach to Scripting Community With Launch of NetBeans IDE Early Access for PHP: Community Announces NetBeans IDE 6.1 General Availability   Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ:JAVA) and the NetBeans(TM) community today announced the immediate availability of the NetBeans Integrated Development Environment (IDE) Early Access for PHP scripting language, bringing the power of NetBeans to Web 2.0-style developers. Additionally they announced the general availability of the award-winning NetBeans 6.1 IDE. Download NetBeans now at http://www.netbeans.org. 2008-05-05

ASTAR Air Cargo Withdraws Lawsuit Against GA Telesis for Fraud, Breach of Contract
ASTAR Air Cargo (ASTAR) today announced that it has dismissed with prejudice its lawsuit filed on April 28, 2008 against GA Telesis, ART 22982 LLC, and ART 21985 LLC and all claims asserted therein, in connection with the purchase of a Boeing 727-200 cargo aircraft. GA Telesis was the servicer for the ART entities in connection with the sale. 2008-05-05

The Interactive Advertising Bureau Launches Digital Video In-Stream Ad Format Guidelines: Simplification and Efficiency Lead the Way to Continued Explosive Growth   The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) today announced the release of "Digital Video In-Stream Ad Format Guidelines." Created by the IAB's Digital Video Committee, a group comprised of 145 leading interactive companies, they are the definitive format guidelines that directly address digital video advertising. 2008-05-05

Small Business Marketing Guru John Jantsch of 'Duct Tape Marketing' Selects Infusionsoft to Grow Business Even Further: Joins Long List of Top Marketing Experts Relying on Infusionsoft eMarketing Software for Growing Business Via Marketing Automation   Infusionsoft, the leader in eMarketing software for entrepreneurs announced today that John Jantsch, noted small business marketing author and blogger, has selected Infusionsoft to run his growing content, consulting and advisory company's automated sales and marketing programs. 2008-05-05

Sun Microsystems Delivers OpenSolaris on Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud: Also Introduces MySQL Tech Support for Users of Highly Scalable Web Platform   Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ:JAVA) today announced two new offerings that will significantly expand customer choice by providing users with access to Sun's innovative open source software running on the Amazon Web Services platform. For the first time, Sun's OpenSolaris(TM) Operating System (OS) will be available on the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), a Web service that provides resizeable compute capacity in the cloud and changes the economics of computing by allowing customers to pay only for the infrastructure software services and capacity that they actually use. Additionally, Sun is adding premium technical support for its MySQL(TM) database running on Linux and Amazon EC2 to its global support and services offerings. To access OpenSolaris on Amazon EC2, register at http://www.sun.com/amazon. MySQL can be downloaded for a wide variety of platforms at http://dev.mysql.com/downloads. 2008-05-05

Live from CommunityOne, Sun Introduces OpenSolaris - Free, Open, Easy-to-Integrate With World-Class Support and Unique Features to Fuel Innovation: Open Source Operating System Provides an Innovative, Easy-to-Use, Development and Deployment Platform for Web 2.0; Amazon and Reliant Security First to Market with OpenSolaris Solutions   Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ:JAVA) and the global OpenSolaris(TM) community jointly announced immediate availability of the OpenSolaris Operating System (OS). OpenSolaris, based on Sun's Solaris(TM) kernel and created through community collaboration, delivers an unrivaled development and deployment environment offering the right mix of rapid innovation, platform stability and support to meet business and development needs. Download the OpenSolaris OS now at http://www.opensolaris.com/. 2008-05-05

Sun Microsystems Hosts Second Annual CommunityOne Open Source Developer Conference for World's Technology Communities: Building on the 2008 CommunityOne Conference Theme "Innovate, Collaborate, Integrate," Sun Launches OpenSolaris   In his opening keynote at the annual CommunityOne open source developer conference, Ian Murdock, vice president for Developer and Community Marketing at Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ:JAVA), will discuss the increasing role communities play in the software industry, how technologies and the companies and communities that create them are increasingly interconnected, and how the power of community can and should play a role in next generation platforms. Additional Sun executives keynoting at the event include Jonathan Schwartz, CEO and president, and Rich Green, executive vice president of Software. 2008-05-05

Oncor's Safety Checklist for National Electrical Safety Month: Texans should follow Oncor's list when spring cleaning
Many Texans take advantage of May's usually sunny days to do some spring cleaning. With May also being National Electrical Safety Month, Oncor has an electrical safety checklist everyone should follow. 2008-05-05

Rothschild Investment Corporation Hosts 401k Seminar with AllianceBernstein   The Pension Protection Act of 2006 is widely considered to be the most sweeping pension reform of the last 30 years. Rothschild Investment Corporation (www.rothschildinv.com) today announced the first of a series of seminars designed to help business owners better understand how these new regulations can help them develop improved retirement outcomes for their 401k and retirement plan participants. 2008-05-05