MIT Solar Electric Vehicle Plans to Shine at the 2009 World Solar Challenge with Exa PowerFLOW

MIT Solar Electric Vehicle Plans to Shine at the 2009 World Solar Challenge with Exa PowerFLOW

Exa® Corporation, a global innovator of fluids simulation (CAE/CFD) software for product engineering, is pleased to announce that the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Solar Electric Vehicle Team used Exa's PowerFLOW® to successfully meet the demanding 2009 World Solar Challenge design requirements while maintaining the top speed from its 2005 design.

Burlington, MA (PRWEB) February 27, 2009 -- Exa® Corporation (http://www.exa.com), a global innovator of fluids simulation (CAE/CFD) software for product engineering, is pleased to announce that the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT) Solar Electric Vehicle Team (SEVT) used Exa's PowerFLOW® (http://www.exa.com/pages/pflow/pflow_main.html) to successfully meet the demanding 2009 World Solar Challenge design requirements while maintaining the top speed from its 2005 design.

The 2009 World Solar Challenge (http://www.wsc.org.au) is the ultimate challenge in sustainable energy.The challenge: to design and build a car capable of crossing the vast and imposing continent of Australia using only sunlight as fuel and to prove it, in the spirit of friendly competition, against others with the same goal. New 2009 solar car race regulations require drivers to be seated in the vehicle in a radically more upright position--an ultimately more practical design. This single change increased the frontal area of the vehicle by 30%, an enormous load increase for a car with only 2 horsepower.

The MIT Solar Electric Vehicle Team (http://tinyurl.com/bydc8f) used PowerFLOW to digitally simulate and analyze external aerodynamic (http://www.exa.com/pages/applications/aerodynamics.html) effects on the 2009 vehicle early in the development process, allowing the team to easily test and optimize different models (http://www.exa.com/pages/applications/tva.html) on the computer long before a physical model was made. Design modifications were made throughout the model from fairings to back end adjustments based on PowerFLOW results; this allowed the MIT team to maintain the same speed as the 2005 car, even with the significant 2009 regulatory constraints.

"Every bit of aerodynamic drag has an effect on a solar car," remarks David Sanchez, SEVT Aero Lead. "PowerFLOW simulation data allowed us to make design modifications and easily fine tune our vehicle chassis, even slightly reducing our drag from our last model." Sanchez continues, "Without Exa in our engineering process, we would not have been able to achieve the results to meet our design goals."

"Exa is proud to support MIT's efforts to improve the environment and we wish them every success in their races," remarked Stephen Remondi, Exa's President and CEO. "Finding areas of improvement on such a highly optimized vehicle is difficult, but this team has proven that even in these conditions, simulation and analysis can identify design modifications that have huge impact. I look forward to seeing what this creative team accomplishes on their next model." The SEVT has already begun testing their 2010 car with PowerFLOW and plans to use Exa's PowerCLAY® (http://www.exa.com/pages/pclay/pclay_main.html) geometric morphing software as well for optimizing surfaces on that model.

About Exa Corporation

Exa Corporation develops, markets, and supports a suite CAE and CFD simulation software tools including PowerFLOW, PowerCLAY, PowerWRAP®, PowerVIZ, PowerSPECTRUM®, PowerCOOL and PowerTHERM along with professional engineering consulting services. Exa's products and services enable engineers to create competitive designs, while shortening product design cycles, and speeding time-to-market. A partial customer list includes: AGCO, Audi, BMW, Chrysler, Ford, Hyundai, Kenworth, MAN, Nissan, Peterbilt, Renault, Scania, Toyota, Volkswagen, and Volvo Trucks.

Founded in 1991, the company is headquartered at 55 Network Drive, Burlington, MA, USA 01803. Tel: 1.781.676.8500; Fax: 1.781.676.8599; URL: www.exa.com

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Contact Information Michelle Murray-Ross

Exa Corporation

http://www.exa.com

781 676 8551

Raxco Software Releases Revolutionary PerfectDisk 10 Virtual Enterprise Edition With Patent-Pending Virtual Awareness Technology

Raxco Software Releases Revolutionary PerfectDisk 10 Virtual Enterprise Edition With Patent-Pending Virtual Awareness Technology

New Platform-independent Virtualization Tool Eliminates Resource Contention to Maintain Optimal Performance on Physical Host Machines

Gaithersburg, MD (PRWEB) February 24, 2009 -- Raxco Software, the leader in disk and virtualization defragmentation software (http://www.perfectdisk.com/), today announced the release of the PerfectDisk® 10 Virtual Enterprise Edition (http://www.perfectdisk.com/products/business-perfectdisk10-virtual-enterprise-edition/learn-more) for virtual environments using VMware ESX Server and Microsoft's Hyper-V or other Windows®-based physical hosts. The PerfectDisk 10 Virtual Enterprise Edition is the world's only disk defrag (http://www.perfectdisk.com/products/business-perfectdisk10-virtual-enterprise-edition/learn-more) utility with Virtual Awareness to ensure optimal performance in virtual environments. Licensing also includes the PerfectDisk 10 Enterprise Console (http://www.perfectdisk.com/products/business-perfectdisk10-enterprise-console/learn-more), providing enterprises with a fully integrated management system for their virtual environments.

The Virtual Enterprise Edition utilizes new patent-pending technology that is virtually aware of its environment. Other disk defragmenters available in the market today are unable to distinguish that they are in a virtual environment, resulting in scenarios where a virtual guest will consume resources from the host that are critical to another guest's potentially critical activity. This resource contention can easily lead to a severe degradation in performance for the critical guest. With the PerfectDisk 10 Virtual Enterprise Edition, PerfectDisk is able to determine when it is in a virtual environment and adjust defragmentation accordingly to eliminate performance-debilitating resource contention.

"The PerfectDisk 10 Virtual Enterprise Edition's virtual-awareness capability is a great advancement and makes defragmentation truly valuable and a no-brainer in virtual environments," said Russ Howard, Systems/Programmer III at the University of Pittsburgh. "Raxco Software has improved an already top-notch product."

"As organizations continue to implement more virtualization solutions to keep costs and energy use down, the PerfectDisk 10 Virtual Enterprise Edition is a critical piece of the virtualization puzzle," said Bob Nolan, president and CEO of Raxco Software. "With this component of the PerfectDisk 10 line, enterprises can be assured that they are maximizing performance in these environments without wasting valuable resources."

The PerfectDisk 10 Virtual Enterprise Edition is available immediately at www.perfectdisk.com.

About Raxco Software

Raxco Software has been the industry leader in helping large enterprises, small businesses, and consumers with their computer resource management needs for over 30 years. Its PerfectDisk 10 is Certified by Microsoft® for Vista, Windows Server® 2008 and Hyper-V. PerfectDisk products have a long history of winning the industry's highest awards, most notably its perfect 5-star review from CNET Download, winner of the Windows IT Pro Readers' Choice Awards for Defragmentation Utility and Storage Management Tools, Redmond Magazine's Best of the Best Award, and PC Magazine's Editors' Choice Award. Raxco also produces optimization software, for HP's OpenVMS operating system. Raxco Software can be found on the Web at www.perfectdisk.com.

Contacts:    

Sherry Murray

Raxco Software, Inc

301-519-7836

smurray(at)perfectdisk.com

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Contact Information Sherry Murray

Raxco Software

http://www.perfectdisk.com

301-519-7836

Raxco Software Releases PerfectDisk 10 Enterprise Console With New Virtualization Reporting and VMware Integration

Raxco Software Releases PerfectDisk 10 Enterprise Console With New Virtualization Reporting and VMware Integration

New Integration with Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 207 Also Available

Gaithersburg, MD (PRWEB) February 24, 2009 -- Raxco Software, the industry leader in virtualization defragmentation software (http://www.perfectdisk.com/), today announced the release of the PerfectDisk® 10 Enterprise Console (http://www.perfectdisk.com/products/business-perfectdisk10-enterprise-console/learn-more) for total management of enterprise computers, servers and virtual environments. The enhanced console management system contains new features to give system administrators more customization and control of disk defrag (http://www.perfectdisk.com/products/business-perfectdisk10-enterprise-console/learn-more) efforts across an enterprise, including virtual environments.

Enhancements included with the PerfectDisk 10 Enterprise Console (http://www.perfectdisk.com/products/business-perfectdisk10-enterprise-console/whats-new) include:

•    New virtualization reports show fragmentation issues across a virtual environment.

•    New integration with VMware® Virtual Infrastructure Management allows VMware ESX Server-based datacenters to enhance their automation through a single point of management for their ESX-based and vCenter- managed Windows® guests.

•    New integration with Microsoft® System Center Operations Manager 2007, allowing administrators to access fragmentation statistics and alerts and warnings from the SCOM 2007 console, providing a single point of management for their managed Windows environment.

•    New configuration management and reporting that allows administrators to create and assign configuration profiles and report on configurations used.

•    New Smart Reports provide a dynamic combination of reportable and pie charts.

•    Now bundled with SQL Server Express Edition for improved performance and scalability.

"The PerfectDisk 10 Enterprise Console's new reporting and integration with leading technologies such as VMware Virtual Infrastructure Management and Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 make it a key component of system administrator's management systems," said Greg Hayes, manager of technical solutions at Raxco Software. "In these resource-constrained times, the ability to manage everything from a single point is critical to save time and resources, and the new management console now delivers more than ever."

The PerfectDisk 10 Enterprise Console (http://www.perfectdisk.com/products/business-perfectdisk10-enterprise-console/learn-more) is available immediately at www.perfectdisk.com and is priced at $199.99.

About Raxco Software

Raxco Software has been the industry leader in helping large enterprises, small businesses, and consumers with their computer resource management needs for over 30 years. Its PerfectDisk 10 is Certified by Microsoft® for Vista, Windows Server® 2008 and Hyper-V. PerfectDisk products have a long history of winning the industry's highest awards, most notably its perfect 5-star review from CNET Download, winner of the Windows IT Pro Readers' Choice Awards for Defragmentation Utility and Storage Management Tools, Redmond Magazine's Best of the Best Award, and PC Magazine's Editors' Choice Award. Raxco also produces optimization software, for HP's OpenVMS operating system. Raxco Software can be found on the Web at www.perfectdisk.com.

Contacts:    

Sherry Murray

Raxco Software, Inc

301-519-7836

smurray(at)perfectdisk.com

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Raxco Software

http://www.perfectdisk.com

301-519-7836

InstantPresenter Connects Multiple Nestl� Branches Through Webcasting

InstantPresenter Connects Multiple Nestlé Branches Through Webcasting

InstantPresenter.com, a leading provider of Flash-based web conferencing and video conferencing services, provided webcast services for Nestlé USA, the world's largest food company, in January 2009.

Huntington Beach, CA (PRWEB) February 24, 2009 -- InstantPresenter.com, a leading provider of Flash-based web conferencing (http://www.instantpresenter.com/Web-Conferencing-Services/OnVoiceAudioWebConferencing.aspx) and video conferencing (http://www.instantpresenter.com/Web-Conferencing-Services/OnVideoVideoWebConferencing.aspx) services, provided webcast services for Nestlé USA, the world's largest food company, in January 2009. The onsite webcast took place in Glendale, CA, reaching multiple branch locations throughout the United States. Taking advantage of InstantPresenter's services to webcast the conference was a financially beneficial decision on Nestlé's part; ensuring zero travel costs for its employees, who are dispersed throughout the United States. From the initial contact with Nestlé, to the successfully delivery of the webcast, InstantPresenter.com had one week to plan and implement Nestlé's web conference.

"With limited time, InstantPresenter was able to deliver a spot-on webcast for Nestlé," said TJ Davis, Director of Sales for InstantPresenter.com. "We look forward to developing a strong business relationship with the company."

InstantPresenter.com provides high quality, onsite webcasting services (http://www.instantpresenter.com/Web-Conferencing-Solutions/WebcastandWebinarSolutions.aspx) from any location equipped with reliable internet connectivity. Additionally, InstantPresenter is outfitted to provide broadcast-quality production with studio partners in the city of Orange, as well as other Orange County and Los Angeles locations.

InstantPresenter's no-downloads-needed software includes valuable web conferencing features such as Registration forms, Survey Tools, and PayPal integration for attendee payment collection. In addition, InstantPresenter's webcasting features allow for complete do-it yourself broadcasts from the comfort of your office, along with strong branding capabilities. All webcast screens can be branded to match a company's image, along with logos, backgrounds and login pages.

For more information about InstantPresenter.com, please visit the website at www.instantpresenter.com (http://www.instantpresenter.com).

About InstantPresenter.com

InstantPresenter.com is a browser based web conferencing and video conferencing service that uses cutting edge Flash technology to allow customers to present online. InstantPresenter.com uses video, VoIP, PowerPoint and more without the need to download and install additional software or purchase additional hardware. Find out more at www.instantpresenter.com.

CONTACT:

Lauren Harris

(714) 890-3008

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InstantPresenter

http://www.instantpresenter.com

(714) 890-3008

65 Percent Revenue Growth Attributed to WorkForce Software Planning and Execution in 2008

65 Percent Revenue Growth Attributed to WorkForce Software Planning and Execution in 2008

Workforce Management Software Vendor Expects Continued Growth in 2009

Livonia, Mich. (Vocus) February 24, 2009 -- WorkForce Software (http://www.workforcesoftware.com/index.html), Inc., a leader in workforce management solutions, reported today that it grew revenue by 65-percent in 2008. Fueled with $5.5 million in investment capital at the beginning of 2008, the company's executive team, led by Kevin Choksi, created and executed on a plan for growth in key industries, including education, financial services, public sector, and utilities. In addition, the company launched a major new release, version 7.0, of its EmpCenter (http://www.workforcesoftware.com/products/products.html)® workforce management suite, which helped win new business.

"We entered 2008 with a strong growth plan and the capital to implement it" said Kevin Choksi (http://www.workforcesoftware.com/company/exec_team.html), president and CEO of WorkForce Software. "We executed that plan and delivered outstanding results."

The investment capital, which came from ORIX Venture Finance early in 2008, also helped WorkForce hire additional experienced people for its sales, marketing, consulting and development teams. "We were able to broaden the coverage of our sales team with A-List players with domain expertise in human capital management and ERP software" said Choksi. "With more feet-on-the-street, we were able to compete in more deals--and win them."

With new customers in the public sector, education, financial services and utilities industries, specifically the utility industry, WorkForce acquired nearly twice as many new customers in 2008 than it did in 2007. WorkForce proactively positioned itself with appropriate resources and augmented its staff with partnerships with leading human capital management consulting firms, including Workforce Insight, Hackett Group, and Axsium Group.

"Each of our consulting partners is currently engaged on EmpCenter projects," said Kathy Cannon, implementation director and co-founder of WorkForce Software. "We are impressed with the skills and knowledge they have brought to these projects and look forward to continuing relationships with each."

WorkForce is also well positioned for 2009 and expects strong results. "While we continue to keep our eyes on changing economic indicators, our plan for this year is sound. We are increasing efficiencies, monitoring our costs, and pursuing markets that have proven to be profitable for us," said Ed Bernice, CFO of WorkForce Software.

In 2008, WorkForce also made a significant investment in marketing automation, which helps the company identify and communicate with more prospective customers than in previous years. "Our marketing efforts are focused on efficiently uncovering a growing number of well defined opportunities," said Bob Gallagher, vice president of marketing for WorkForce Software. "We are seeing improved productivity and dramatic year over year increase in opportunities."

Another important milestone for WorkForce in 2008 was the development of its EmpCenter Fatigue Management solution, which has been chosen by more than 50-percent of the nuclear power companies in America. The solution manages compliance with new United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) requirements that were created to provide reasonable assurance of industrial and nuclear safety by managing the "fitness for duty" of employees.

The Fatigue Management (http://www.workforcesoftware.com/solutions/utilities.html) solution leverages EmpCenter's sophisticated rules engine, so it is able to manage complex NRC requirements without custom programming. Companion modules to Fatigue Management include EmpCenter Time and Attendance, which manages complex pay rules, leave accruals, and other attendance policies; and EmpCenter Advanced Scheduler, which helps managers create optimized employee schedules, and fill vacant positions that result from unplanned absences.

Many organizations turn to cost savings in a down economy, and WorkForce Software's EmpCenter applications significantly cut labor costs by automating the thousands of interactions between employees and employers. A 2008 Nucleus Research study found that one WorkForce Software customer, Ohio University (https://www.vtrenz.net/imaeds/ownerassets/961/Nucleus_ROI_OU.pdf), used EmpCenter to save $2.9 million annually. The study also found that Ohio University's payback on the investment was only three months, which demonstrates the value of the EmpCenter workforce management solution.

About WorkForce Software (http://www.workforcesoftware.com/company/company.html)

WorkForce Software, Inc. is a leader in workforce management systems for mid-sized and large employers. Its EmpCenter system automates and streamlines interactions between the employer and its workforce. Interactions include time entry, time-off requests, request for personal information, and schedule preferences. By automating these interactions, organizations can better manage payroll and processing costs, help ensure compliance with state and federal regulations, and increase the productivity and satisfaction of their employees. The EmpCenter suite is composed of numerous applications, including Time and Attendance, Activity Based Costing, Multiple Assignments, Accruals and Absence Manager, FMLA Manager, Advanced Scheduling, and Fatigue Management. WorkForce Software's diverse customer base includes large employers such as the University of California, the City of Raleigh, Vivendi Universal Games, and Compass Bank. For more information, visit www.workforcesoftware.com.

Copyright © 2009 WorkForce Software, Inc.

Media Contact:

Melissa Diemert, Director of Marketing

WorkForce Software, Inc.

(734) 742-3594

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http://www.workforcesoftware.com

734.742.3594

RSD Folders 5.0 for z/OS Delivers Breakthrough Productivity for Enterprise Information Governance

RSD Folders 5.0 for z/OS Delivers Breakthrough Productivity for Enterprise Information Governance

Information Lifecycle Management capabilities optimize content capture, retention, and disposition, improve compliance, reduce operating cost

Geneva, Switzerland and Teaneck, New Jersey, USA -- RSD (http://www.rsd.com), a leading provider of enterprise content management (ECM) and business information delivery solutions, today announced the availability of RSD Folders 5.0 (http://www.rsd.com/en/products/rsd-folders.html) for z/OS, the next major release of RSD's enterprise content management platform that delivers significant new capabilities in information lifecycle management and auditing.

"New information governance requirements place an even greater burden on IT to ensure secure and timely access to critical customer and employee documents," said Pierre Van Beneden, RSD CEO. "Until now, ECM solutions were not designed to handle complex retention rules or to deal with extraordinary situations, such as a litigation process can create."

New regulations require a new level of detail in audit trails for compliance. "From the assignment of retention policies to incoming documents, to the management of exception events which require special treatment, to the delivery of detailed audit data for reporting with RSD Activisor, RSD Folders 5.0 for z/OS sets a new standard for enterprise content management solutions in the age of information governance," concluded Van Beneden.

RSD Folders 5.0 for z/OS allows users to define archive policies which are assigned at the time of content capture. Archive policies determine how long content is retained, when it is disposed of, and on what media it is stored during up to eight user-specified periods. This capability enables unmatched flexibility in managing records retrieval performance and storage system cost.

Furthermore, RSD Folders 5.0 for z/OS provides powerful event-based retention capabilities. If an exceptional event occurs, such as an account cancellation or an employee resignation, specific documents can be easily removed from larger multi-document archives. If a legal or regulatory event requires that a document be retained beyond the standard policy retention period, specific documents within an archive can be protected from deletion until that legal hold is lifted.

All components of RSD Folders 5.0 for z/OS can be configured to generate audit data, effectively making every product activity - from user activity or batch jobs - available for subsequent tracking using solutions like RSD Activisor© (http://www.rsd.com/en/products/activisor.html), or other products that can import standard CSV files.

The release also implements digital signatures for RSD Folders Archives on z/OS, ensuring the integrity of entire archives in addition to at the individual document level.

"The growing challenge of information governance requires that content management solutions deal far more intelligently with a far broader range of compliance mandates," said Van Beneden. "Our customers in what we call the 'content intensive industries,' such as banking and telecommunications, have worked closely with us to ensure that RSD Folders exceeds all of these complex requirements."

About RSD

Founded in 1973 in Geneva, with affiliates in New York and London, RSD helps companies meet the growing challenge of information governance by providing market-leading products for business information delivery, content and records management, and document archiving and retrieval. RSD solutions are used by more than 1,200 organizations worldwide, including a majority of the Fortune 500. Today RSD supports over 2 million users, and offers its innovative products and services in more than 26 countries around the globe - both directly and through strategic business partners.

For RSD:

Tim Dempsey, +1 (978) 273 4888

www.rsd.com

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RSD

http://www.rsd.com

+1 978 273 4888

Capterra's Michael Ortner Named to DC Area's Smart100

Capterra's Michael Ortner Named to DC Area's Smart100

CEO recognized for Strategic Vision

Arlington, VA (Vocus) February 24, 2009 -- Capterra announced today that CEO, Michael Ortner, is one of Washington SmartCEO magazine's Smart100. An independent selection committee chose this exclusive group of CEOs based on their Leadership, Strategic Vision and Character. Ortner hopes this honor will bring more eyes on Capterra, a website that helps businesses find the best software solutions for their needs.

"Capterra has helped millions of companies find just the right software for their needs and thousands of software vendors to reach these customers. I'm proud to be recognized, but everyone knows that building a great company is a team effort. I love coming to work every day because I truly believe in our mission and I really enjoy working with my team. Work is supposed to be fun and I think it is at Capterra."

A former technology consultant, Ortner founded Capterra in 1999 after experiencing the difficulty in finding and implementing software and realizing the problems software companies have marketing their products.

Ortner and the other Smart100 honorees will serve as a source of inspiration and education for the 34,000 business owners in Baltimore and Washington that read SmartCEO. Smart100 companies represent a variety of industries including government contracting, information technology and financial services. The average Smart100 company employs between 10 and 100 employees and generates $10-$50 million in revenue.

"The Smart100 embodies 100 CEO's with incredible business minds who have successfully grown their companies to be the best in Washington," says Group Associate Publisher of SmartCEO, Jaime Park.

About Capterra

Capterra (http://www.capterra.com/) is the leading online destination for business software buyers. Capterra has helped millions of people select the right software solution for their organizations, while providing an easy way for software vendors to reach active buyers. For more information, call (703) 994-4151 or visit www.capterra.com.

Contact:

Besa Pinchotti

Capterra, Inc.

(703) 994-4151

besa(at)capterra.com

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Contact Information Besa Pinchotti

Capterra

http://www.capterra.com

703-994-4151

Embanet and Abilene Christian University Partner to Develop New e-Portfolio System for Moodle LMS

Embanet and Abilene Christian University Partner to Develop New e-Portfolio System for Moodle LMS

Dr. Thomas Downey and Dr. Gary Tucker to Present Software that Enhances Assessment of Student Learning and Skills

Toronto, Canada and Abilene, Texas (PRWEB) February 23, 2009 -- New e-Portfolio software will enable online students in higher education to demonstrate their learning by sharing authentic examples of academic work and achievements with their instructors, colleagues, grad schools and potential employers. Much like the portfolios that art and design students generate and use to market their work to potential employers, e-Portfolios are becoming more common for students in online business and other courses to develop and manage documentary evidence of their learnings and capabilities. The e-Portfolio system was developed through collaboration between Embanet ULC (www.embanet.com), an integrated, full service provider of online learning services to schools, colleges and universities across the United States and Canada, and Abilene Christian University (www.acu.edu) (ACU), a national leader in Christian higher education. Dr. Thomas Downey, Chief Academic Officer for Embanet, and Dr. Gary Tucker, Director of Distance Learning at Abilene Christian University, will demonstrate the system at the upcoming Educause Southwest Regional Conference (http://net.educause.edu/swrc09).

Embanet has worked with ACU since 2007 to develop and deliver ACU's highly successful online Masters Degree programs. In 2008, the partners began collaborating on the development of an electronic portfolio system that provides an assessment of a student's skills and achievements that is more meaningful than traditional grades and transcripts. The software is an add-on to the open source Moodle learning management systems that ACU uses for its online programs. The benefit to the student is the ability to build and store a virtual portfolio of work, i.e. PowerPoint presentations, research papers, and even video, for each course they take. This results in a portfolio of authentic learning at the end of the student's program.

"In part as a result of our own education in partnering with Embanet to develop our online courses, ACU has become more focused on the benefits of reflective learning," said Tucker. "The exciting aspect of this software is that it not only allows students to build a strong portfolio of representative work, but it requires them to reflect on what they learned and why it is important."

When a student posts work to ACU's system, he or she is also required to post a "reflection" that addresses why the student chose a particular approach or topic, how the work demonstrates what the student has learned and is capable of doing, and how it is applicable to real-world work in the student's field of study. The reflection is reviewed by the instructor, creating an opportunity for dialogue with the student on mastery of the material and potential outcomes.

"This kind of reflective learning requires the student to take more responsibility for what he or she accomplishes in a course and enhances the student's meta-cognitive skills," said Downey. "ACU's unique commitment to this type of learning and the development of the software to support it demonstrates the institution's dedication to ongoing innovation in online education."

Recently rolled out to students and faculty in ACU's online programs, the system is already earning rave reviews. Once it is fully tested, say Downey and Tucker, it will be made available to the entire Moodle community.

The Educause Southwest Regional Conference (http://net.educause.edu/swrc09) will take place in San Antonio, Feb. 24-26, 2009. Downey and Tucker will present at 3:45 p.m. on Feb.24.

About Embanet, ULC

Founded in 1995, Embanet (www.embanet.com) is an integrated, full service provider of online learning services for postsecondary educational institutions. Embanet safeguards academic integrity and maximizes student enrollment and graduation by providing capital and expertise in program development, marketing and admissions, student services and technology support. The company serves over 50 colleges and universities offering more than 40 degree programs.

About Abilene Christian University

ACU's innovative, diverse learning environment attracts about 4,700-plus students from nearly every state and 60 nations to its beautiful 208-acre Texas campus. Exceptional academic programs include business, pre-med, theatre, physics, journalism, psychology, education and biblical studies. ACU alumni are sought out by graduate and professional schools, companies and organizations for their integrity, leadership and professional excellence.

The student experience at ACU is unique, combining challenging classes in excellent, high-tech academic facilities, professors who are scholars and mentors, and a dynamic Christian community. Our students, faculty and staff are actively involved as volunteers and as problem-solvers in our community and in locations across the country and throughout the world. ACU's global network includes 86,000 former students who live in every state and more than 100 countries.

Distinguished alumni include best-selling Christian author Max Lucado, Duke Medical Center neurology professor Dr. Janice Massey, CBS Sports executive producer Lance Barrow, The Rosewood Corporation president Don W. Crisp, U.S. Congressman and former Houston judge Ted Poe, and Detroit Lions' coach and former NFL football standout Wilbert Montgomery. ACU was founded in 1906. For more information about ACU, go to www.acu.edu.

CONTACT:

For Embanet:

Lynne Baker

Intus Communications, Inc.

(847) 404-3462

For Abilene Christian University:

Lynne Bruton

(325) 674-2692

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Contact Information Lynne Baker

Embanet

http://www.embanet.com

847-404-3462

Lynne Bruton

Abilene Christian University

http://www.acu.edu

325-674-2692

AssureSign LLC Experiences Significant Growth

AssureSign LLC Experiences Significant Growth

Advancements Earn Company Industry Recognition

Orlando, Fla. (PRWEB) February 23, 2009 -- AssureSign LLC, a leader in Electronic Signature Technology, today announced that the company has experienced significant growth encompassing various facets of the organization since its inception in 2008.

AssureSign is a web-hosted service that facilitates the managed processing of documents in an all-digital, highly secure environment. The patent-pending electronic signature software provides forensically identifiable evidence of contractual acceptance with digitized electronic signatures that can be matched for authentication in much the same way as a traditional signature.

AssureSign's sales growth is exemplified by more than twenty new customer acquisitions in the last 90 days, including three Fortune 1000 companies. Many of these new customers are leveraging the integration with salesforce.com's CRM via the Force.com AppExchange. Responsiveness to recent sales and marketing efforts is an indication of the widespread acceptance and adoption of electronic signature technology delivered as a web-hosted or Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) offering.

As a recognized leader in the electronic signature space, David Brinkman, AssureSign's Chief Executive Officer has been invited to serve on the Board of Directors of the Electronic Signatures and Records Association (ESRA). ESRA is a centralized educational resource for its members and the public with respect to the legal, regulatory and operational issues in relation to the use of electronic signatures and records. Mr. Brinkman's participation on the ESRA Board is another indication of AssureSign's status as a respected peer and trusted advisor in the field of electronic signatures.

To accommodate the company's growth and assure continued commitment to the market, AssureSign has expanded its sales team. Jim McAfee joins AssureSign as Sales Director, National Accounts, focusing on the insurance and financial services markets along with partnership opportunities in those markets. Jim comes to AssureSign from ChoicePoint/Insurity where he was AVP Sales for Insurance Verification Services solutions. "We are thrilled to have Jim join the AssureSign sales team. His knowledge of the target markets and overall sales experience in other markets will enhance AssureSign's presence in the electronic signature space," said Larry Torri, Vice President of Sales.

"We are very pleased and excited by the fantastic growth and achievement we have experienced over the past year," said David W. Brinkman, CEO. "The company's results and performance continue to climb, and we have achieved some very important operational milestones, which will assist in continuing to build a strong foundation for the future."

About AssureSign LLC

AssureSign LLC is a leading provider of web-based electronic signature solutions, featuring unique, patent-pending technology that allows for the execution of any document with forensically identifiable, biometric signatures. AssureSign is a highly secure and flexible "cloud computing" application that requires absolutely no downloads for the document originator or the document signer. Using the standards-based DocumentNOW integration tool, AssureSign can easily integrate with existing business processes within any enterprise, regardless of size. AssureSign customers consistently experience dramatic cost savings, as well as significant reduction in the time to execute documents. For more information visit www.assuresign.com.

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Contact Information Sharon Fleischer

AssureSign LLC

http://www.assuresign.com

407.437.5353

Gresham Smith & Partners Coordinates Global HR with Spectrum iVantage� Provided by HRMS Solutions, Inc.

Gresham Smith & Partners Coordinates Global HR with Spectrum iVantage® Provided by HRMS Solutions, Inc.

HRMS Solutions announces that Gresham Smith & Partners, a global Architecture and Engineering firm, has selected the Spectrum's iVantage® solution to manage the organizations workforce.

District of Columbia (PRWEB) February 19, 2009 -- HRMS Solutions (http://www.hrmssolutions.com/) announces that Gresham Smith & Partners, a global Architecture and Engineering firm, has selected the Spectrum's iVantage® solution to manage the organizations workforce.

Because employees are spread around the world, GS&P faced unique HR challenges. With HR centralized in GS&P's Nashville headquarters, Gordon Vaughn, IT Manager, was frustrated by the firm's existing HR software, UltiPro. He felt recurring maintenance costs were high and the software's client server architecture made it difficult to perform modifications to the system.

"Mainly it was inflexibility in tailoring the system for GS&P," Vaughn recalls. "We wanted to go to a straight Web-based solution that offered integrated security with Microsoft Active Directory and the ability to interface seamlessly with our accounting system, Deltek Vision.

"HRMS Solutions helped us evaluate several different HRIS vendors and provided the product presentations for us. They worked with us to narrow down our choices and we ultimately selected iVantage® by Spectrum," says Vaughn.

"GS&P wanted to improve their operational efficiency by implementing a solution which would allow a single point of data entry to transfer seamlessly to Deltek Vision," explains Mike Maiorino, President of HRMS Solutions. "With so many remote offices, taking advantage of intelligent workflows, paperless performance reviews, and self-service tools in a Web-based HRIS system like iVantage® made perfect sense." Vaughn's requirement for integration with Deltek Vision was a "must-do for single source data entry". iVantage® came with a generic file-based integration, but Deltek and Spectrum have worked together to provide a more automated web-services interface from iVantage® to the Info-Center in Deltek Vision.

"We've been able to personalize iVantage® to match our existing workflows which have helped us reduce the time to track, process and complete compliance reporting," asserts Vaughn. We will be utilizing manager self-service to complete workflow cycles for recruitment, intelligent routing and approvals for personal action notices (PAN's), and employee performance evaluations. This functionality will allow GS&P to get people involved with the process while maintaining accountability and efficiency."

"iVantage® offers enormous flexibility in being able to tailor the system. With open source, it's easy to modify the application to fit our needs without having to have a programmer change the source code," Vaughn explains. "I went through a three-day training course for modifying iVantage® from Spectrum. With that training and experience gained from having used the system for a while, I am able to perform the majority of any changes we want or need in iVantage® myself."

As a web-based application, there's no software to roll out. It's really transparent to the users and it is so much easier to support. Overall, we are excited and pleased we selected iVantage®.

About Gresham Smith & Partners

Gresham, Smith and Partners is one of the top architectural, engineering and interior design firms in the United States. GS&P employs 800 professionals with specializations in aviation, healthcare, corporate and urban design, industrial, environmental compliance, transportation and water services. GS&P is one of the few design firms in the industry that offers professional services to such a wide range of markets. The firm operates from 17 nationwide offices and an office in Shanghai, China. For more information about Gresham, Smith & Partners, visit http://www.gspnet.com/

About HRMS Solutions

A national provider of total workforce management solutions that includes HRIS, Recruiting and Talent Management, Payroll and Time & Labor Management solutions for small and mid-market companies. HRMS Solutions has helped hundreds of businesses optimize and empower their workforce with leading software solutions built on Microsoft technology. Their ability to offer a choice of top rated applications eliminates weeks of endless evaluations and provides unbiased recommendations. The end result is an empowered staff that can access critical information quickly and perform routine workforce management activities more efficiently. For more information about HRMS Solutions, visit http://www.hrmssolutions.com/

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Contact Information Mike Maiorino

HRMS Solutions, Inc.

http://www.hrmssolutions.com/

(800) 726-7051

InteQ Joins IT Service Management Professionals in Las Vegas to Promote SaaS Solutions

InteQ Joins IT Service Management Professionals in Las Vegas to Promote SaaS Solutions

InteQ to attend the IT Service Management Conference & Exhibition in Las Vegas this month to showcase InfraDesk, On Demand Service Desk Solution, and ITIL Training Programs

Bedford, MA (PRWEB) February 17, 2009 -- InteQ is confirmed as a Silver Sponsor of the 13th Annual International IT Service Management Conference & Exhibition hosted by PINK Elephant. The company will be exhibiting during the conference and performing live demonstrations of their On Demand Service Desk Solution (http://www.inteqnet.com/web-based-help-desk.html), InfraDesk, which is currently implemented and actively used within organizations globally. In addition, their award-winning ITIL training (http://www.inteqnet.com/itil-training.html) programs will be promoted at the event including exclusive training discounts to show attendees.

InteQ's On Demand Service Desk, InfraDesk, is based on the company's unique approach to ITIL best practices. With embedded ITIL based modules and features within the application, the PINK conference is an appropriate venue to connect with IT Service Management Professionals who have committed to an ITIL roadmap for their organization, or are in the development stages of implementing one, and require a cost effective tool that ensures support processes follow industry best practices.

"During the initial planning period for InteQ's events schedule, we immediately connected with the PINK Elephant conference due to the strong emphasis on ITIL within the sessions and the indisputable parallel to the features and functions within InteQ's InfraDesk Service Desk application," states Bradford Winkler, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, SaaS Solutions (http://www.inteqnet.com/index.html) . "This is a great opportunity for InteQ to connect with over 1500 IT Service Management Professionals who have responded extremely well to our solution due to its ITIL-based structure in addition to the benefits derived from its SaaS delivery model."

The Conference and Exhibition will take place February 22-25 at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas, NV. InteQ will be located in Booth #509 and will be hosting live demonstrations of InfraDesk during exhibition hours. For more details on the 13th Annual International IT Service Management Conference & Exhibition, visit https://www.pinkelephant.com/en-US/Products/Conferences/ITM09.htm.

InfraDesk - an On Demand Service Desk Solution (http://www.inteqnet.com/itil-help-desk-modules.html)

InfraDesk is an On Demand Service Desk application delivered as a service over the web based on InteQ's unique ITIL process automation approach. The simple and robust enterprise service desk solution provides the foundation for IT organizations Service Delivery and Operations to ultimately support overall Service Strategy. Through its Software as a Service (SaaS) delivery model, InfraDesk enables large organizations to eliminate costly maintenance upgrades and lengthy implementation cycles commonly associated with traditional software models while providing the affordability to small and medium-sized organizations without sacrificing functionality or flexibility.

ITIL Certification Training Programs

InteQ is an authorized training provider or ATO committed to providing only accredited ITIL course (http://www.inteqnet.com/itil-training-promotion.html) materials. InteQ courses are designed and delivered by experienced and highly certified ITIL consultants. InteQ offers traditional classroom training at their training facility, on-site at corporate locations in addition to computer based training for IT professionals that prefer a learning approach that allows them to learn when time permits and at their own pace, to replay or review material as needed, and to allocate as much time as necessary to prepare for the certification exams. Since 1999, over 5000 IT professionals have selected InteQ as their ITSM / ITIL training provider. InteQ offers traditional classroom training at our training facility and corporate locations.

About InteQ

Founded in 1995, InteQ (http://www.inteqnet.com/itil-consulting.html) is a leader in on demand IT Service Management (ITSM), providing a comprehensive suite of managed services (http://www.inteqnet.com/itsm-software.html) , an on-demand service desk solution, and award-winning training and consulting in ITIL - the IT Infrastructure Library. InteQ's on demand solutions have been successfully implemented in over 90 countries through its global service delivery model with operations in the United States and India. For more information, visit www.inteqnet.com or contact 888.4IT.MGMT.

InteQ Corporation, InteQ and the InteQ logo are registered trademarks of InteQ Corporation. All other product and company names mentioned are used for identification purposes only and may be property of their respective owners.

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InteQ Corporation

http://www.inteqnet.com

781-999-6854

Synergy Business Solutions and Madrona Solutions Group Complete Integration between Microsoft Dynamics SL and Microsoft Dynamics CRM

Synergy Business Solutions and Madrona Solutions Group Complete Integration between Microsoft Dynamics SL and Microsoft Dynamics CRM

Cost-effective, Turnkey, and Ready-to-deploy Integration for CRM and Project Accounting ERP Software to be Highlighted at West Coast Seminars

Seattle, WA (PRWEB) February 16, 2009 -- Synergy Business Solutions, a leading solution provider of integrated project-accounting software, announced today their cooperative project with Madrona Solutions Group to integrate Microsoft Dynamics™ SL and Microsoft Dynamics™ CRM is complete, tested, and ready to implement for customers.

The two Microsoft Gold Certified partners will be hosting five regional events on the West Coast to highlight the new SL-to-CRM Connection Manager, an enhanced version of Madrona's Connection Manager application.

At lunch seminars from February 18 to March 3 in Bellevue, WA, Portland, OR, Mountain View, CA, Los Angeles, CA, and Irvine, CA, they will demonstrate how the two solutions seamlessly share information and give users a 360-degree view of their customers and projects.

"The seminars will be an eye-opening presentation on bridging customer and project data, which enables one-click customer views from accounting and project modules and will significantly increase worker productivity," said Jered Cady, Executive Vice President of Synergy Business Solutions.

The SL-to-CRM integration solution allows for key data created in each application to automatically pass to the other application, reducing duplicate data entry and giving all stakeholders complete visibility of a customer's status in real time. It is particularly useful for project-driven companies such as contractors, architects, engineers, research and testing organizations, and professional services firms.

"The big business benefits we will demonstrate at the seminars are the reduction of errors and time entering data, increased visibility to customer information, and improved decision making for business-development managers," said Scott Kostojohn, Principal of Madrona Solutions Group.

The seminars will also highlight how Microsoft Dynamics SL integrates with Microsoft Project Server 2007, Microsoft Office, and SharePoint. For more information on the seminars visit www.synergybusiness.com/events/invitation.html

About Synergy Business Solutions

A Microsoft Gold Certified Partner with operations on the U.S. West Coast, Synergy Business Solutions provides comprehensive software solutions to companies primarily doing project-based work. Through implementing Microsoft Dynamics™ SL, Synergy helps organizations that have outgrown their systems and procedures or identified cumbersome processes to operate more efficiently while effectively managing projects, resources, time, financials, and growth. Through flexible, integrated, and Web-accessible solutions, Synergy delivers insight, visibility, and control to an organization's managers. Synergy's method of prototyping systems with real company data allows organizations to see how Dynamics™ SL can meet their business needs before they purchase. For more information, visit www.synergybusiness.com or call 800-481-8590.

About Madrona Solutions Group

Madrona Solutions Group is a Seattle based, Microsoft Gold Certified consulting company founded to help Northwest businesses use technology to boost their productivity and effectiveness. Key practice areas include full lifecycle customer relationship management services, focused on the Microsoft Dynamics™ CRM product, business intelligence solutions including executive dashboards and scorecards, and technology project management. Madrona Solutions Group brings together professionals with deep experience helping businesses get real results from their CRM and business intelligence initiatives. For more information about Madrona Solutions Group, visit their website at www.madronasg.com.

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Contact Information Michael Camp

Synergy Business Solutions

http://www.synergybusiness.com

206-859-6507

CardLogix, Nexperts and Charismathics Team up at Mobile World Congress

CardLogix, Nexperts and Charismathics Team up at Mobile World Congress

Newest SIMS, Applications for Mobile Work and Play

Barcelona (PRWEB) February 15, 2009 -- CardLogix, a U.S. manufacturer of SIMs and software for mobile telecom, is exhibiting at Booth 2.1A26 at the Mobile World Congress. Solutions partners Nexperts and Charismathics are in the booth, featuring demonstrations of leading NFC and PKI applications that work with CardLogix SIMs and enhance the convenience and security of work and play in the mobile environment. CardLogix is featuring SIM cards with Delos™ and Java Card Operating Systems. Also featured are development tools for mobile applications, including Geode™ and Virtuosimo™.

Nexperts Near Field Communication (NFC) solution, Smart Poster, downloads coupons, tickets, and data directly from an NFC-tagged poster. Smart Poster simplifies and expands web access for an NFC- enabled mobile phone. Users simply touch the phone to the poster for access to a wide variety of private and public information and services. This interactive technology instantly engages users and creates unlimited marketing potential for mobile environments.

Charismathics iEnigma ©. provides an easy to use, flexible identity and security solution for mobile PDA cellphones, by leveraging the functionality of a smart card to store and transmit encrypted data. iEnigma makes it easy to integrate two-factor authentication into mobile communications, allowing users to utilize digital signatures to sign documents and protect their identity.

About Charismathics

Founded in 2004, Charismathics is a global leader in supplying IT security components and identity management software to integrators, software and hardware vendors, and service providers. For more information,go to www.charismathics.com.

About Nexperts

Nexperts is a solutions provider using NFC and mobile phones for tracing and tracking,

m-marketing, m-payment, m-ticketing and couponing. For more information, go to www.nexperts.com

About CardLogix

Founded in 1994, CardLogix manufactures SIMs and software for mobile telecom, as well as smart cards for Secure Identity, Healthcare and Loyalty applications, worldwide. The company's word class design-to delivery capabilities include printing, lamination, embedding, and personalization. Working with leading Sales Agents and Solutions Providers around the world, CardLogix is a ISO9001-quality manufacturer of smart cards for leading solutions in mobile work and play. For more information, go to www.cardlogix.com.

CardLogix Corporation

Cathy Clemensen

+1 949 380-1312

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CardLogix

http://www.cardlogix.com

9493801312

LoopFuse Closes $1.4 Million in Series A Funding, Lands New CEO

LoopFuse Closes $1.4 Million in Series A Funding, Lands New CEO

Demand for New Breed of Analytical Sales and Marketing Tools Skyrocketing for Today's Value-Driven Marketing Departments

Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) February 12, 2009 -- LoopFuse, Inc (http://www.loopfuse.com/), the leader in sales and marketing automation today announced that it has secured $1.4 million in Series A venture capital funding led by True Ventures (http://www.trueventures.com/) that will help the company expand quickly to meet growing customer demand. The company is also announcing the addition of Sean Dwyer as CEO, to provide executive leadership and to guide the company through rapid expansion. Since early 2008, fueled by increased pressure for marketers and sales executives to prioritize and convert high volumes of web leads to enterprise level sales, demand for the company's flagship software service, OneView™, has increased 500 percent.

"Creating a profitable and scalable business today requires a clear focus on generating, managing, and closing qualified leads. LoopFuse has successfully built a SaaS solution that makes marketing measurable and ROI driven and is extraordinarily powerful, low cost, and easy to use," said John Burke, general partner at True Ventures. "We were especially impressed by how their customers evangelized for them, describing LoopFuse as "addictive," "critical," and "essential" for their businesses - statements that are all the more important during these challenging economic times."

The funding will enable LoopFuse to aggressively expand its product portfolio and field operations to keep pace with rapid adoption of its OneView™ software service. Key to this expansion is the addition of Sean Dwyer as CEO. Dwyer brings a stellar record in business expansion and customer focus from his previous experience at market leaders like XAware, S1 Corp and BEA Systems (acquired by Oracle).

"LoopFuse is the first software product that successfully closes the loop between prospects, the website, marketing and sales." said Dwyer. "LoopFuse is an early leader and is disrupting the entire market. I am excited to be part of this groundshift in the market and to work with a stand-out team and partner like True Ventures."

LoopFuse is widely used by many fast-growing businesses to quickly automate the process of analyzing large volumes of marketing information collected on web sites and email campaigns. Companies such as Hyperic, Zimbra (a Yahoo! Company), OpenSpan, and SpringSource, all use LoopFuse OneView™ to manage thousands of web site inquiries and visits each day from hundreds of thousands of users of their products and services. For a free trial of LoopFuse OneView™, visit http://www.loopfuse.com.

About LoopFuse

Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, LoopFuse is the company behind the industry leading sales and marketing automation solution, LoopFuse OneView™. LoopFuse provides the only full-featured sales and marketing automation suite built for the new breed of analytical marketer, which combines easy implementation with affordable pricing. LoopFuse's world class team of professionals is experienced in all aspects of B2B and B2C marketing, with seasoned executives from Red Hat, JBoss, S1 Corporation and Oracle. LoopFuse is a private company funded by True Ventures. For more information on LoopFuse please visit, http://www.loopfuse.com.

About True Ventures

Based in the Silicon Valley, with offices in Palo Alto, CA, San Francisco, CA and Great Falls, VA, True Ventures invests in promising entrepreneurs a the earliest stages in the highest-growth segments of the technology market. The partners at True Ventures have started over ten companies as founders, and the venture firm is designed by entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs. The firm clearly understands both opportunities and challenges in the earliest stage of development and provides young companies with a powerful, seasoned partner. True Ventures has raised two venture capital funds to date and manages $375 million in limited partner capital. For more information, please visit www.trueventures.com.

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My Privacy Tools Releases Latest Edition of its Anonymous Surfing Software, Hide My IP 2009

My Privacy Tools Releases Latest Edition of its Anonymous Surfing Software, Hide My IP 2009

Encryption mode, cookie blocking, browser masking, and hundreds more proxy IPs are just some of the new features included in this year's release of the award-winning anonymous surfing software Hide My IP 2009. Praised by the international community, this privacy tool continues to allow users to bypass censorship restrictions on the Internet while protecting their identify.

Encinitas, California (PRWEB) February 12, 2009 -- My Privacy Tools, Inc. announced today the release of Hide My IP 2009 (http://www.hide-my-ip.com/hidemyip.shtml), the latest version of the popular Windows-based anonymous web surfing software. This latest edition brings new features and improvements over previous versions of the software.

The hottest new feature included in version Hide My IP 2009 appears to be the encrypted connection mode, which enables users to encrypt all their Internet traffic between their PC and their proxy IP address using 128-bit SSL encryption, the same technology major banks use for online banking. This encrypted tunnel not only prevents the user's ISP or government from monitoring their Internet activity, but also thwarts hackers from snooping on unsecured Internet traffic on WiFi hotspots.

Other new features of Hide My IP 2009 include User Agent and Referrer masking, allowing users to prevent information about their operating system, web browser, software installed on their PC, and the website they were previously visiting from being exposed to every site they visit. Many websites frequently collect and use this information to profile their visitors or implement content restrictions. By allowing users to modify or block these bits of information, Hide My IP 2009 gives users more control over their web surfing activities.

Users may also opt to upgrade to the Hide My IP Premium Service, enabling access to hundreds more IP addresses, faster browsing, and other features for a small monthly fee of $8.95 or $84.95 per year.

My Privacy Tools continues to offer free minor software updates, free technical support by phone and E-mail, and free help on the company forums where users may receive answers from technical staff or assist each other.

About My Privacy Tools, Inc:

My Privacy Tools, Inc is a private corporation based in Encinitas, California. Founded in 2006, the company launched it's first privacy software product Hide My IP, allowing users to hide or change their IP address while surfing websites. The San Diego based software company continues to develop new and useful solutions for people concerned about protecting their online privacy. Hide My IP® is a registered trademark of My Privacy Tools, Inc. For more information about My Privacy Tools, please visit http://www.hide-my-ip.com.

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My Privacy Tools, Inc.

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My Privacy Tools, Inc.

http://www.hide-my-ip.com

866 275 6615

Executive Smarts, LLC Adds Top Talent To Executive Team

Executive Smarts, LLC Adds Top Talent To Executive Team

Vince Papi Joins Executive Smarts to Expand the Team of Experts in Interim Management and Executive Search

Dallas, TX (PRWEB) February 8, 2009 -- Executive Smarts LLC announces the addition of Vince Papi to its existing team of high-caliber executives.

"Vince is a leader in the interim management industry," said CEO Jim Stewart. "His addition to Executive Smarts brings unparalleled experience to our team as the demand for interim management services continue to surge."

Papi will work with the Executive Smarts team which serves clients internationally in both interim management and executive search. With 35 years of experience in manufacturing and the business-to-business services industry, Vince most recently developed the US-based interim management practice for an international search firm.

His contributions have included management of a career transition firm; the development, training and management of a national sales force; marketing programs, research and development; strategic planning; client retention and partnership programs; and production planning and inventory control in a high-tech environment. He has authored numerous articles dealing with the downsizing of organizations, outsourcing, quality, and disaster planning. Those articles have appeared in over 30 publications.

Executive Smarts is well positioned to provide companies with executive solutions to meet their needs. One type of solution for the workforce talent shortage caused by retiring baby boomers is interim management. Interim management is the temporary provision of additional management resources to handle a period of transition, crisis or change within a company. Interim management is a popular resourcing model as it provides speed, experience, objectivity, accountability, effectiveness and commitment from high-impact executives placed in critical business situations.

About Executive Smarts LLC

Established in 2003, Executive Smarts provides on-demand interim executives and executive search for time-and business-critical situations for corporations globally. The firm offers solutions to companies needing experienced executives for a variety of situations including covering executive transitions, temporary leadership of critical projects or corporate restructuring. The firm maintains an extensive global network of active and qualified interim executives as a viable alternative for acquiring high-impact expertise and leadership for time- and business-critical situations. Learn more at Executive Smarts' Website (http://www.executivesmarts.com/index.php) or contact Jim Stewart at 214.556.6945. Vince Papi can be reached at 724.316.2952.

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Contact Information JIM STEWART

Executive Smarts, LLC

http://www.executivesmarts.com

214-556-6945

Allianz Life and Citizens Bank Streamline Compliance and Improve Security with SailPoint IdentityIQ

Allianz Life and Citizens Bank Streamline Compliance and Improve Security with SailPoint IdentityIQ

Established companies including Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America (Allianz) and Citizens Bank are both using SailPoint IdentityIQ to manage corporate risk and comply with federal regulations.

Austin, TX (PRWEB) February 4, 2009 -- SailPoint (http://www.sailpoint.com) today announced that its flagship product, IdentityIQ, is the identity governance product of choice by a growing number of global enterprises in a variety of vertical market segments. Established companies including Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America (http://www.allianz.com/en/index.html) (Allianz) and Citizens Bank (http://www.citizensbank.com/home/) are both using IdentityIQ to manage corporate risk and comply with federal regulations.

SailPoint IdentityIQ (http://www.sailpoint.com/product/) allows organizations to automate the access rights verification and certification process, which is required as part of many regulations like Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX). Companies unable to verify and certify their access are at risk of failing IT audits. IdentityIQ also helps organizations proactively manage risk by reducing security vulnerabilities exploited by disgruntled former employees and criminal identity theft rings. SailPoint customers have complete visibility into and control over user access privileges, allowing them to manage corporate sea change events such as mergers and acquisitions, reductions in staff and increased use of contract employees without worrying about detrimental consequences if the proper controls are not in place.

IdentityIQ uses advanced analytics and adaptive role modeling to combine business roles and policies with technical data mined from across the IT environment. IdentityIQ then provides meaningful, business-relevant identity information in easy-to-read reports and dashboards, enabling enterprises to identify vulnerabilities associated with user access and strengthen the controls necessary to mitigate those risks.

Industry leaders benefiting from IdentityIQ include:

Allianz selected SailPoint because of its ability to manage complex environments efficiently and cost-effectively, and also for its ability to scale to meet the global company's needs. "Within the first few weeks of implementing SailPoint IdentityIQ, Allianz was able to aggregate, correlate and cleanse data across our SOX-relevant applications," said Joe Dufresne, information security officer at Allianz. "We also fully automated our access review and certification process for 9,000 users across 40,000 accounts. SailPoint allowed us to improve the accuracy of user and entitlement data and more easily understand and oversee the technical access privileges held by specific users within the organization."

Citizens Bank chose IdentityIQ for its ability to translate technical identity data into higher-level business roles. "Citizens Bank needed to empower business managers to approve and deny access privileges of their employees when necessary," said David Griffeth, vice president of enterprise information security at Citizens Bank. "In order for that to be successful, we needed to ensure that the low-level access privileges were mapped to roles and presented in a business-friendly format. SailPoint IdentityIQ allows us to improve the reliability of access review and to minimize our risk exposure through a more effective process of ensuring our workers have appropriate access levels."

For more information about how SailPoint customers, including 5 of the world's top 10 banks and some of the world's largest insurance, telecom, manufacturing, and healthcare companies, are using IdentityIQ, please visit: http://www.sailpoint.com.

About SailPoint

SailPoint Technologies, Inc. develops identity governance software that helps organizations gain control over user access to critical systems and data, streamline costly IT compliance processes and reduce the risks of fraud, corporate data loss or theft and failed audits. Founded in December 2005, SailPoint is based in Austin, Texas.

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SailPoint

http://www.sailpoint.com

978-373-4003

SailPoint Doubles Customer Base in 2008; Poised for Continued Growth in 2009

SailPoint Doubles Customer Base in 2008; Poised for Continued Growth in 2009

Company Named one of 2009's Best Companies to Work for in Texas

Austin, Texas (PRWEB) February 4, 2009 -- SailPoint (http://www.sailpoint.com) today announced it more than doubled its installed customer base during 2008, adding prestigious Global 1000 companies including five of the world's top 10 banks, and some of the world's largest insurance, healthcare provider, manufacturing and telecommunications companies. Coupled with a $6.5 million Series C funding, the company is poised for continued growth and international expansion in 2009.

"2008 was an incredible year for SailPoint. We delivered an award-winning product, expanded internationally and gained significant market share," said Kevin Cunningham, SailPoint's president and cofounder. "Identity governance is critical in a climate of economic turmoil and elevated corporate risk. Companies have real pain and need immediate relief. Our focus for 2009 continues to be on solving customer challenges and delivering tangible results within weeks, not years."

Customers (http://www.sailpoint.com/company/customers.php) are seeing immediate ROI from deploying SailPoint's IdentityIQ (http://www.sailpoint.com/product/). SailPoint's customers on average have greater than 10,000 employees - many with well over 50,000 employees - and hundreds of compliance-critical applications. SailPoint currently has nearly 40 million total accounts under management, providing customers with ongoing oversight to monitor and control user access across enterprise-wide systems and applications. Major customer successes achieved in 2008 include:

* A major insurance company used SailPoint to automate a previously manual user access certification and account cleanup process, reducing the amount of time spent reviewing user access controls from several months to only four weeks. Using IdentityIQ, the company also discovered that 20 percent of its user entitlements were inappropriate, and was able to automatically revoke them using SailPoint.

* A Fortune 100 company that has recently been cited as having material deficiencies in an IT audit due to its lack of insight into what employees had access to what sensitive data turned to SailPoint to immediately address that audit deficiency and was able to reduce the overall time spent on the user access review certification process from months to a few days.

* One of the world's largest banks deployed SailPoint and within two weeks detected 167 user access policy violations which could have potentially resulted in undiscovered fraudulent behavior.

* A major bank used SailPoint to conduct an urgent analysis of the degree of control that a target acquisition bank had in place over employee access to sensitive customer information in order to assess the risk they were assuming through that potential merger activity.

* A major manufacturer used IdentityIQ's access certification and role lifecycle management capabilities to focus compliance efforts on areas of greatest concern and establish centralized control over user access that deliver real-time alerts for policy violations.

For more information about how SailPoint customers are using IdentityIQ to help their organizations to reduce the cost of compliance while reducing corporate risk, please see related release, "Allianz Life and Citizens Bank Streamline Compliance and Improve Security with SailPoint IdentityIQ." (http://www.sailpoint.com/news/press/press-release.php?release=45)

SailPoint was also named as one of the Best Companies to Work for in Texas 2009 (http://www.sailpoint.com/news/awards.php). The award is a project of TEXAS MONTHLY, the Texas Association of Business, the Texas State Council of the Society for Human Resource Management, and the Best Companies Group. Also in 2008, SailPoint was named a Gartner Inc. "Cool Vendor" in identity and access management, a finalist for "Best Innovation in Identity Management" by Europe's Kuppinger Cole, and received Frost & Sullivan's 2008 North American Identity Management Technology Innovation of the Year award.

About SailPoint

SailPoint Technologies, Inc. develops identity governance software that helps organizations gain control over user access to critical systems and data, streamline costly IT compliance processes and reduce the risks of fraud, corporate data loss or theft and failed audits. Founded in December 2005, SailPoint is based in Austin, Texas.

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SailPoint

http://www.sailpoint.com

978-373-4003

11,000 Organizations Now Using Workshare Professional

11,000 Organizations Now Using Workshare Professional

Workshare Professional Dominates Market Once Owned By DeltaView

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) February 4, 2009 -- Workshare, the creators of DeltaView, announced that more than 11,000 companies now use Workshare Professional for PDF and document comparison (http://www.workshare.com/products/wsprofessional). Workshare remains the de facto standard for managing high value document processes where accuracy is critical. Over 78% of DeltaView users migrated to the improved comparison technology in Workshare Professional and the remaining 22% are expected to switch as they prepare to upgrade to Microsoft Office 2007.

With 3,000 new customers added in 2008, adoption of Workshare's software in the current economic environment underscores customer demand for a tried-and-true solution for document comparison and content security in one integrated offering from a strong industry leading organization. Workshare's document control software integrates seamlessly with Microsoft Office and provides the most accurate comparison engine available to view every edit and contributing author in a document's lifecycle.

With 99% of the Am Law 200 as customers, Workshare has been tested by the most demanding document users. By choosing the industry leader customers are opting for a reliable, safe and resource driven partner to provide business critical applications now and into the future.

"At a time when companies are looking to do more with less, customers appreciate a total solution that provides the leading comparison and metadata removal technology in one integrated package," said Alan Fraser, CEO of Workshare. "By migrating from the award winning DeltaView (http://www.workshare.com/products/wsdeltaview) to Workshare Professional these customers have once again validated our industry leading technology."

For more than 10 years Workshare has provided industry leading document comparison technology and continues to invest in technology, support and training resources. For the remaining DeltaView customers special pricing incentives continue until March 31, 2009 to move to the more advanced comparison technology in Workshare Professional.

About Workshare

Workshare, a global leader in Content Protection and Control, provides solutions to over 11,000 organizations worldwide. Workshare enables businesses and individuals to easily control and manage information securely. More than 60 percent of the Fortune 1000 and 85 percent of the Global Professional Services 250 rely on Workshare solutions to increase productivity and protect their confidential information; ultimately securing their brand reputation and customer relationships. The company has offices in San Francisco, New York, Chicago, London, Germany, Hong Kong, and Australia. For more information, visit www.workshare.com.

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Contact Information David Brennan

Workshare

http://www.workshare.com

415-734-5151

World's First Website for Patients to Share Diagnostic-Quality Medical Images

World's First Website for Patients to Share Diagnostic-Quality Medical Images

Heart Imaging Technologies (HeartIT®) today publicly announced the world's first free website allowing patients to upload and share diagnostic-quality medical images using nothing but a standard web browser

Durham, NC (PRWEB) February 4, 2009 -- Heart Imaging Technologies (HeartIT®) today publicly announced the world's first free website allowing patients to upload and share diagnostic-quality medical images using nothing but a standard web browser, www.webpax.com. "Patients can literally email a web link to someone halfway around the world allowing them to instantly view movies of a beating heart," said Brent Reed, HeartIT's Vice President for Sales and Marketing. "And the best part about it is that the service is completely free."

The industry-standard format for medical images is DICOM. Viewing of DICOM-formatted medical images traditionally requires dedicated workstations costing thousands of dollars, which in turn are connected to picture archiving communications and storage (PACS (http://www.webpax.com)) systems costing hundreds of thousands more. All of this makes it practically impossible for the average patient to view images of their own body. Today, however, Web 2.0 technologies are empowering patients with the ability to manage their own electronic medical records.

"When I tried to open the (DICOM) files at home, they wouldn't open with any software that I had on my computer," said Page Watkins, an expectant mother who had received a copy of her baby's sonogram on CD. "I went online, Googled the extension that they were filed with and found that your site offered software to open the files. Even better, your software was able to save these images in a format that could be viewed on a standard DVD player. Needless to say, the slide show was a hit at our family Christmas."

"Many patients don't realize that they have a legal right to request copies of their medical images (http://www.webpax.com)," said Paul Cardullo, HeartIT's Director of Software Development. "All they need to do is ask their doctor for a CD with their images in the standard DICOM format and upload them from any PC or Macintosh computer. Patients can then decide whether or not to allow other people to view their images in a web browser and/or download the DICOM data to another part of the world."

Security on www.webpax.com is based on the same technologies used for online banking. As an added precaution, private information such as names and dates are automatically removed from the DICOM header during uploading.

HeartIT's headquarters are located in North Carolina's Research Triangle. Formed in 2000, HeartIT provides web-based medical image management services and computing systems to large hospitals and regional health care systems, as well as drug and device companies sponsoring multi-center clinical trials. Worldwide, HeartIT's systems currently provide secure web browser access to over 200 million medical images.

More information: www.heartit.com.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Brent Reed

brent.reed(at)heartit.com

919-323-3001 ext 111

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Contact Information Brent Reed

Heart Imaging Technologies

http://www.webpax.com

919-323-3001 +111

Train Signal Releases Windows Server 2008 Server Administrator Training

Train Signal Releases Windows Server 2008 Server Administrator Training

Train Signal Computer Training today released it's fourth Computer Based Training course on Windows Server 2008.

Rolling Meadows, IL (PRWEB) February 3, 2009 -- Train Signal Inc., a global leader in professional computer training (http://www.trainsignal.com), is excited to announce the release of the final course in their Windows Server 2008 MCITP Server Administrator video training series, Windows Server 2008 Server Administrator.

This advanced topic course on Windows Server 2008 Server Administrator (http://www.trainsignal.com/Windows-Server-2008-Server-Administrator-Training-P58.aspx) is designed not only for those looking to further develop their knowledge of Windows Server 2008, but also for students looking to earn their MCITP: Server Administrator certification.

In addition to complete coverage of the MCITP 70-646 exam topics, the package includes a full version of the MCITP: 70-646 practice exam software from Transcender, the world's leading exam simulation provider. Windows Server 2008 Server Administrator is also available in Train Signal's complete MCITP (http://www.trainsignal.com/Windows-Server-2008-MCITP-Server-Administrator-Training-Package-P59.aspx) Server Administrator training package, which includes Windows Server 2008 Active Directory and Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure. The MCITP Server Administrator training package contains all the training necessary to prepare for your MCITP Server Administrator certification tests.

The Windows Server 2008 Server Administrator training course features over 15 hours of video instruction on two DVDs. Students can access the training in a variety of file formats, such as iPod Video, Mp3 Audio, .WMV and .AVI, to make learning convenient anywhere. And students can print out the instructor's notes to follow along more easily and facilitate the learning process.

Train Signal's Windows Server 2008 Server Administrator training package is designed to help students develop real skills that they can apply immediately on the exam and in the real world. Key topics covered in the training include:

* Windows Deployment Services

* Read Only Domain Controllers

* Virtualization

* Group Policy Management

* Data Provisioning

* Network Policy Server

* Backup and Recovery

* Terminal Services

"This training package is perfect for anyone who wants to gain hands-on experience on Microsoft Server 2008 and prepare for the 70-646 MCITP exam," said Iman Jalali, Train Signal's Director of Sales and Marketing. "We are pleased to offer this extensive package of training materials to help everyone from beginners to experienced administrators enhance their skills."

Train Signal's Windows Server 2008 Server Administrator training course is instructed by Ed Liberman, MCP, MCSA, MCSE, MCDST, MCT, MCTS, MCITP, A+, Network+, Server+. With over 18 years of experience, Ed's extensive knowledge has helped thousands of people to get started or advance their careers in the IT industry.

Founded in 2002, Train Signal provides computer-based "Total Experience" training that gives individuals the tools and confidence to tackle real-world challenges, pass their certification exam and succeed in today's competitive global IT market. Train Signal offers a wide range of training packages covering Microsoft, Cisco, CompTIA and VMware. In addition to its Microsoft Windows Server 2008 courses, Train Signal offers training for over thirty-five different courses including: Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft SharePoint Server 2007, VMware ESX Server, Cisco CCNA and Cisco CCNP. A privately-held company, Train Signal is based in Rolling Meadows, IL.

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Contact Information Iman Jalali

Train Signal, Inc.

http://www.TrainSignal.com

888-229-5055

AssureSign LLC Launches New Version of AssureSign Electronic Signature Software

AssureSign LLC Launches New Version of AssureSign Electronic Signature Software

New version provides enhanced features, customization, additional signature options and document validation

Orlando, Fla. (PRWEB) February 2, 2009 -- AssureSign LLC, a leader in electronic signature technology, officially released the latest offering of its AssureSign product, AssureSign v2.0.2. This new release offers a host of new features and options that further enhance the management of the application as well as the customer experience when signing documents electronically. Some highlights of the new offering include:

• Certified Signature -- AssureSign's biometric electronic signature technology has been broadly accepted as providing one of the most comprehensive service-based, electronic, hand-written signatures on the market today. AssureSign v2.0.2 introduces a certified signature alternative, which visually distinguishes typed signatures from other typed data input areas created in the signature process. Printed metadata, including date and timestamp, IP address and unique document identification number, appears embedded around the signature data to authenticate the signature.

• Customization and Branding -- A signature-site customization tool enables account administrators to import custom logos or graphics, add custom messages and page header information, and embed links that will be displayed during the signing process.

• Enhanced Integration -- Settings that allow users to customize the default redirection URL upon signing step completion for tighter integration of the signing experience into their existing business process workflow.

• Enhanced Forensics -- Document creators have exposure to signatory IP addresses in document lifecycle reporting.

• Improved License Management -- Easier visibility and access to per-seat license settings, with online ability to request additional licenses.

• Enhanced Security and Document Validation -- An online document validation tool allows users with a document signed via AssureSign to validate its authenticity and confirm that the document has not been tampered with.

"Enhancements in AssureSign 2.0.2, particularly the ability to choose between biometric and certified signatures, are significant to the usability of the product," said David W. Brinkman, AssureSign's Chief Executive Officer. "Users now have the capability to customize AssureSign to reflect their personal preferences and coincide with their organization's look and feel, enriching the end user experience. And since AssureSign is a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) application, existing customers can immediately have this new functionality without having to upgrade any software on their system."

About AssureSign LLC

AssureSign LLC is a leading provider of web-based electronic signature solutions, featuring unique, patent-pending technology that allows for the execution of any document with forensically identifiable, biometric signatures. AssureSign is a highly secure and flexible "cloud computing" application, that requires absolutely no downloads for the document originator or the document signer. Using the standards-based DocumentNOW integration tool, AssureSign can easily integrate with existing business processes within any enterprise, regardless of size. AssureSign customers consistently experience dramatic cost savings, as well as significant reduction in the time to execute documents. For more information visit www.assuresign.com.

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Contact Information Sharon Fleischer

AssureSign LLC

http://www.assuresign.com

(407) 670-0400