Russell Investments Named Implementation Manager for the Rhode Island State Investment Commission   Russell Investments has been hired by the Rhode Island State Investment Commission to be the $8.4 billion pension fund’s new Aggregate Exposure Manager, responsible for improving the implementation of the plan’s investments. 2008-07-08

Leading Financial and Operational Services Firm Chooses Mirage Networks for NAC : Kolb+Co. Trusts Mirage to Monitor Endpoints and Enforce Behavioral Policies   Mirage Networks, developer of patented, full-cycle Network Access Control (NAC) technology, today announced that Kolb+Co. has chosen Mirage’s NAC solution through partner Delta Communications to continuously enforce endpoint policy and defend its internal network against threats. 2008-07-08

The Children's Mutual: Gappy Kids £23.4 Million Better Off This Year As Tooth Fairy Generosity Grows   Britain’s children are in for a toothy treat, as new research out today reveals that the tooth fairy is worth an enormous £23.4million this year. The Children’s Mutual’s (http://www.thechildrensmutual.co.uk) annual Tooth Fairy Inflation Index reveals that despite the credit crunch and spiralling costs of living, the tooth fairy’s generosity is ever increasing. The average cost of a child’s tooth is now £1.22, up 16 per cent on last year alone which is five times higher than annual inflation figures. 2008-07-08

Maxim Bungalows Turns All-Inclusive, Stays Sexy : The Five-Star Resort Becomes First Luxury All-Inclusive Adult Resort in the Dominican Republic   Nestled at Cofresi Beach in Puerto Plata, Maxim Bungalows has become the first all-inclusive, five-star resort in the Dominican Republic, effective July 1, 2008. The 108-room luxury property is now an all-inclusive, adult-only resort, but still caters to the discerning traveler by continuing to provide luxury amenities, gourmet cuisine and the exclusive VIP services for which Maxim Bungalows is known. 2008-07-08

FreedomVOICE Improves Quality Control and Staff Training with Call Review   FreedomVOICE Systems, a leading provider of virtual office solutions, announced today it has added Call Review, a powerful tool for implementing employee training and ensuring quality control, to its VoIP Hosted PBX service, FreedomIQ. 2008-07-08

Buena Vista University Launches "BVU Alert" for Campus Emergencies or Severe Weather Announcements; Desktop Application by ActiveAccess to Be Installed on All Student-Faculty Computers for Immediate Notification and Instructions : Desktop Content Delivery Platform Also Provides Campus News and Calendar of Events   ActiveAccess (http://www.activeaccess.com), a desktop content delivery platform offered by BIA Information Network (BIN), announced today that Buena Vista University (http://www.bvu.edu) has launched BVU Alert a campus-wide desktop emergency notification system, on the computers of all students and faculty attending the school. While the system is being installed for campus emergencies and severe weather warnings, it is also equipped with a convenient university calendar for current events and programs and an RSS feed with news and information about Buena Vista University and the surrounding Storm Lake, Iowa area. 2008-07-08

Of the Seven Wedding Guest Sins, "The No-Show" is Worst According to WeddingChannel.com : WeddingChannel.com Polls Reveal Top Wedding Don'ts   Nearly half of brides-to-be polled by WeddingChannel.com admit to committing wedding etiquette gaffes. Now that they’re engaged, they want their guests to know how to behave. To wipe out wedding manner mishaps, WeddingChannel.com (www.weddingchannel.com), the number one wedding website that is chock-full of answers to all your wedding etiquette questions, has come up with the worst wedding guest sins ever committed so family and friends won’t suffer any confusion when it comes to the rules of being a great guest. 2008-07-08

ZANA Network's Unique Worldwide Partnership Portal Helps Small & Medium Businesses Boost Revenue : Thousands of Partners Around Town or Worldwide are Available via Largest Partnership Portal
ZANA Network, the world’s largest contract portal and business development resource for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) worldwide, today announced an industry-defining partnership portal to help companies expand and build business relationships and partnerships locally, nationally and globally. The ZANA Network partnering platform is the largest of its kind worldwide, enabling members to easily search for and evaluate partners across town or across the globe. Moreover, ZANA Network provides access to receivables insurance, credit reports and a rating system to mitigate the risk of doing business with potential partners. 2008-07-08

KLA-Tencor Introduces 10th Generation E-beam Inspection System, Enabling 4Xnm and 3Xnm Production   Today KLA-Tencor Corporation (NASDAQ:KLAC) introduced the eS35 e-beam inspection system, capable of detecting and classifying smaller physical defects and more subtle electrical defects at significantly higher speeds. As the tenth generation e-beam inspection system from KLA-Tencor, the eS35 features improved sensitivity and advances in on-board review and binning, along with substantial throughput gains, to accelerate yield of 4Xnm and 3Xnm devices. 2008-07-08

Mobile Diagnostic Centers LP, Appoints New Director of Marketing and Operations : Mobile Imaging Development's limited partnership, Mobile Diagnostic Centers LP. has appointed Patrick McNamara as Director of Marketing and Operations
Mobile Imaging Development, LLC, a healthcare management company today announces that its limited partnership, Mobile Diagnostic Centers has appointed Patrick McNamara as Director of Marketing and Operations. 2008-07-08

The Root Publisher Announces Strategic Innovation Lead : Pioneers in Online Media Donna Byrd and Omar Wasow Team Up to Redefine Black Media   The Root, an online magazine featuring perspectives from prominent and emerging black thought leaders, today announced that Omar Wasow will be the site’s Product Strategist, joining recently named Publisher Donna Byrd. Veterans of Black America Web and BlackPlanet, Byrd and Wasow hope to combine their skills to make The Root a smart, savvy hub of thoughtful news and commentary for the post-Civil Rights generation. 2008-07-07

The Siegel Group Acquires Deer Creek Apartments From Bankruptcy Court   The Siegel Group Nevada, Inc., a Commercial Real Estate & Business Development Company and Great American Capital today announced that in partnership the two companies have completed the acquisition of the Deer Creek Apartments; a 330 unit apartment complex situated on approximately 6.68 acres of land adjacent to the corner of Flamingo and Swenson in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Siegel Group had previously been negotiating the purchase of Deer Creek back in late 2007 with the prior owner of the property, Atherton Newport Investments, which acquired the property in February of 2006 with the intention of demolishing and constructing a condominium development for which it submitted for the required entitlements. In early 2008 the property was put into bankruptcy and assigned to a Trustee by the Bankruptcy Court with whom The Siegel Group and Great American Capital continued negotiations with; ultimately settling on a purchase price of $19.10 million. SASCO Properties, an affiliate of the Siegel Group, will assume operational control and immediately begin to correct the numerous deficiencies that the previous owner and property management company failed to address which resulted in high vacancy rates and numerous tenant delinquencies that are months in arrears. The property will be re-tenanted followed by a substantial renovation to correct years of deferred maintenance and cosmetic issues and renamed Siegel Suites Swenson and operate under the Siegel Suites brand which provides quality residential accommodations throughout Nevada. Additionally, The Siegel Group plans to construct additional apartment units with a retail component or a flagged business hotel on excess land located on the southeast corner of the property. 2008-07-07

ConSentry Networks Names Joe Golden as Chief Executive Officer : Seasoned Executive Joins Intelligent Switching Leader   ConSentry Networks announced today that Joe Golden has joined the company as chief executive officer and a member of the board of directors. Golden brings to ConSentry more than 28 years of experience in the telecommunications and networking industry. 2008-07-07

Verizon, Telecom Italia, and Brasil Telecom Top the Zombie Charts in Commtouch Second Quarter Trend Report   Commtouch® (Nasdaq:CTCH) today released its second quarter 2008 Email Threats Trend Report, based on the automated analysis of billions of email messages weekly. The report examines recent trends in email threats, especially the role of millions of dynamic zombie computers actively sending spam and malware every day. 2008-07-07

Webroot Announces New Chief Financial Officer : Finance Veteran Frederick Ball Will Help Drive Webroot's Continued Growth in Consumer and Enterprise Security Solutions   Webroot, a leading provider of security software for the consumer, enterprise and SMB markets, today announced the appointment of Frederick Ball as Chief Financial Officer. Ball will oversee Webroot’s financial operations and help to drive the company's strategic growth initiatives. 2008-07-07

NetQoS to Host Webcast on Reducing Market Risk with the Financial Information Exchange (FIX) Protocol
To help financial trade desk personnel measure latency, speed troubleshooting, and reconstruct trade executions in order to minimize costly delays in brokerage transactions, NetQoS® Inc. will present a live webcast on capturing and analyzing Financial Information Exchange (FIX) protocol transactions. The webcast will take place on Tuesday, July 8th at 1:00 pm Eastern. 2008-07-07

GHM Named Top Pick of Gas and Oil Stock Investment Opportunities in Stock Research Report : Free Stock Analysis Report 'Oil Rush of 2008: Top 3 Oil & Gas Stocks' Includes Stock Recommendations on Global Energy Company, Graham Corp.
Ian Wyatt, Chief Investment Strategist for Growth Report, has just released his new in-depth stock research report on gas and oil stock investment opportunities, "Oil Rush of 2008: Top 3 Oil & Gas Stocks," for investors searching for stocks generating market-beating returns in the oil and gas commodities sector. 2008-07-07

Curl Announces General Availability of Its Curl Data Kit : Second product to be delivered from company's open source initiative allows data-centric application development in Curl; features support for client-side SQLite databases   Curl®, Inc. today announced the release of its Curl Data Kit (CDK), the second product to be delivered from Curl’s Open Source initiative. As the newest addition to Version 6.0 of the Curl Rich Internet Application (RIA) Platform, the CDK library facilitates building data-centric applications in Curl and provides support for local SQL databases. By allowing the storage and retrieval of data using the popular SQLite engine, the CDK library is an important foundation for occasionally connected computing (OCC) applications developed with Curl. 2008-07-07

Sun Java Wireless Client Available on Latest HP iPAQ Smartphone : Java Technology Enables Wireless E-mail Service For HP iPAQ 900 Series Business Messenger   Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ:JAVA) today announced that Java(TM) Platform Micro Edition (Java ME) is integrated in the new HP iPAQ 900 series Business Messenger smartphone. Based on the Sun Java(TM) Wireless Client software – Sun's Java ME implementation for wireless handsets – and enhanced with custom features designed specifically for HP, the new HP 3G smartphone delivers a flexible wireless e-mail experience1, including convenient voice2 control and hands-free operation. 2008-07-07

SimpleTuition Connects Quarter of a Million Student Loan Borrowers to Lenders So Far in 2008 : Website Has Potentially Facilitated As Much As $1.2 Billion in Smarter College Borrowing in 2008   SimpleTuition, the leading student loan comparison site for personalized student loan research, today announced at the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) conference that the company’s award-winning website (www.simpletuition.com) has connected more than 250,000 student and parent borrowers to lenders year to date in 2008, on target to reach 750,000 for the year from 2 million visitors. In aggregate, year-to-date activity represents nearly $1.2 billion dollars in prospective borrowing. 2008-07-07

iQ4bis and SmartCubes Announce Partnership : Successful Deployment of iQ4bis in Microsoft Dynamics-Based Fil-Pacific Organization
iQ4bis Software Inc., a global software provider that offers an end-to-end business intelligence solution for business managers and executives in midmarket enterprises, and SmartCubes Inc., a value-added provider of technology solutions in the Philippines, today announced at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference a partnership in which SmartCubes Inc. will exclusively offer the industry-leading iQ4bis Analysis™ and DataServer™ software suite. SmartCubes recently completed the successful deployment of iQ4bis within Philippine-based Fil-Pacific Corporation, a leading provider of clothing under internationally known high-end brands such as Lee, Jag, Tribal Gear and Von Dutch. 2008-07-07

Refinance.com Expands National Footprint : New Licenses to Operate in Arkansas, New Hampshire and New Mexico   Refinance.com, the nation's premier source for residential mortgage refinancing, today announced that it has expanded its licensing and is now accepting mortgage applications in Arkansas, New Hampshire and New Mexico, further expanding its national footprint as a leading mortgage refinance lender. Homeowners nationwide can check current mortgage rates and programs by logging onto www.Refinance.com. 2008-07-07

Seyfarth Shaw's Labor and Employment Department in Los Angeles Welcomes Jon D. Meer as Partner   Seyfarth Shaw LLP, one of America’s leading full-service law firms, today announced that Jon D. Meer has joined its Los Angeles office as a partner in the firm’s Labor and Employment law Department. Meer joins Seyfarth Shaw from DLA Piper where we was a partner. 2008-07-07

PicScout Teams up with Splash News to Give Bloggers Access to the Hottest, up-to-the Minute Celebrity Photos at picapp.com   Whether bloggers are looking for an image to use with the latest gossip on Lindsay Lohan or are simply wanting to post a tidbit about the Beckhams or Justin Timberlake out and about in Hollywood, they can now go to www.picapp.com and get up-to-the minute celebrity photos from the Splash News and Picture Agency to accompany their blog post or article. 2008-07-07