Consequences of the December 2007 Law on the Domain Name Industry

EuroDNS Applauds the Consequences of the Law of 21 December 2007 on the Domain Name Industry

A key player in the Domain Name market for more than five years, EuroDNS is proud to operate from the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, first European Member State to offer an investor-friendly legal environment for Domain Names.

Luxembourg  -  January 12, 2008 -- A key player in the Domain Name market for more than five years, EuroDNS is proud to operate from the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, first European Member State to offer an investor-friendly legal environment for Domain Names.

According to the Finance and Budget Commission Report on Draft Law 5801, « Revenues generated from use of, or license to use, a Domain Name are exempted from Luxembourg corporate taxes up to 80% ». « This is a tremendous opportunity for domain name investors and e-Commerce, both in Luxembourg and worldwide » comments Xavier Buck, EuroDNS Chief Executive Officer.

The aforementioned law updates a tax law dating back to December 4th 1967. Member of Parliament and Commission Reporter Laurent Mosar characterizes this new Section 4(1) as "particularly relevant" to Domain Names. "To include them in the scope of a Law dedicated to patents and trademarks, clearly demonstrates the Luxembourg Legislator recognizes that Domain Names do form an essential part of Intellectual Property" adds Jean-Christophe Vignes, Executive Vice-President & General Counsel at EuroDNS.

"With over 100M Euros in transactions during 2007, the Domain Name market has never been so attractive" adds Paul Keating, an American Attorney in Europe who specializes in Domain Name valuation and protection for registrars and large portfolio holders. "Already recognized globally as a safe and stable business environment before the new Law, Luxembourg now becomes the perfect platform for the stakeholders of this buoyant industry who desire to make the most of their revenues and plan for value appreciation".

About EuroDNS
EuroDNS is a Domain name Registrar specialized in International Domain extensions. Based in Luxembourg with branch offices in Europe, the USA and Asia, EuroDNS serves a large variety of clients ranging from SMEs to some of the world's largest Domain Investors and offers dedicated naming solutions to Trademark holders. By strongly participating in leading industry forums including ICANN and the International Trademark Association, EuroDNS seeks to promote e-Commerce and wider Internet adoption. www.eurodns.com

For more information:

The Law: (Art.1er, 3°)
http://www.legilux.public.lu/leg/a/archives/2007/2342712/2342712.pdf

A Release from the Communication Minister, Mr Jean-Louis Schiltz (in French):
http://www.gouvernement.lu/salle_presse/communiques/2007/12/19-schiltz/

The Portal « Medias and Communication » of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg:
http://www.mediacom.public.lu/

Contact :
Mélanie Delannoy
+352 20 200 312

Press Contact: Mélanie Delannoy
Company Name: EURODNS.COM  
Phone: 00352261916312
Website: www.eurodns.com

Pioneering Effect Marketing Firm Promotes Social Action, Drives Results Through Brands, Music, and Special Events

MusicMatters Creates Ultimate Green Experience for Jack Johnson's 2008 World Tour; Pioneering Effect Marketing Firm Promotes Social Action, Drives Results Through Brands, Music and Special Events

Going Beyond the Green Standard for Nearly Two Decades

MINNEAPOLIS-- May 29, 2008 --From the first Concert for the Environment in the '90s to the latest Jack Johnson world tour - to significantly boosting revenues for an array of organic brands like Ben & Jerry's, Stonyfield and CLIF Bar - MusicMatters is proving that green experiences generate dramatic results. The Minneapolis-based company creates strategic partnerships, innovative, action-oriented campaigns and memorable experiential online and onsite activities to raise awareness about critical environmental issues that move millions to take action. (See Media Kit case studies). In many ways, the Johnson tour, like the company's work for recording artists that range from Gomez and the John Butler Trio to the Dave Matthews Band, The Police and others, is a culmination of everything it's done for almost two decades and a preview of what's possible in the future.

As campaign director for Billboard magazine's number one green artist, Jack Johnson, and his highly anticipated 2008 World Tour, MusicMatters has helped create the green infrastructure and experiential branding components that are making the tour an unqualified success. The tour kicked off in Australia and Japan last month and is set to rock the U.S., Canada and Europe beginning in mid-June. Johnson, whose new Brushfire release Sleep Through the Static is already a number one hit, is passionately committed to greening every aspect of this tour in order to minimize environmental impact. To get there, Johnson and his team worked with MusicMatters to create a low environmental impact tour that generates high environmental awareness and action.

"Jack Johnson's music and sustainable lifestyle inspire fans worldwide. This tour is all about music, but it's also a profoundly powerful vehicle for change. This tour is a first-of-its-kind in many ways and fans will experience on a very visceral level how much fun they can have while doing good," says Michael Martin, founder and Prez of MusicMatters.

MusicMatters has worked with Johnson to ensure that this tour is as green as possible. This includes fueling tour vehicles with biodiesel, offsetting 100% of tour carbon emissions, offering fans the chance to offset their carbon footprint from traveling to and from shows, offering eco-friendly tour merchandise, refillable water bottles and working with venues to reduce waste and recycle. MusicMatters has also helped to create the All At Once partnership with non-profits worldwide. This new interactive community empowers fans to take action toward a healthier community and planet. "Based on the concept that individual action, multiplied by millions, creates global change, the tour will set the new 'green standard' in the industry and encourage established superstar acts and emerging artists to adopt similar campaigns for their tours," according to Martin.

"Michael Martin is a true green pioneer," says Johnson. "He not only understands how to merge music with message, he has brilliance for creating strategies and experiences that move audiences to action. Plus, he and his team bring an authenticity to events that fans appreciate. I consider him an integral part of my team."

MusicMatters Helps Deliver the Architecture for Jack Johnson Tour and Others

The company has been providing the campaign architecture for green tours and events for almost two decades. At the center of the Johnson tour is a first-of-its-kind platform - a worldwide community to bring about environmental change. Read more about it at this link: www.musicmatters.net/press/20080528

About MusicMatters

For nearly two decades MusicMatters has made headlines, effected policy change and delivered bottom line results to scores of values-based businesses.

Pioneering a revolutionary process called Effect MarketingT, MusicMatters, through campaigns and strategy development, reaches millions of consumers each year and inspires them to take action. In addition, MusicMatters creates street and retail events to build and drive awareness and sales. The firm is the country's leading live marketing agency for the organic and natural industry.

Clients include Annie's Inc., Jack Johnson, Organic Valley Family of Farms, The Police, Stonyfield Farm, Dave Matthews Band, Earthbound Farm, Horizon Organic, CLIF Bar, Nature's Path, Santa Cruz Organic and more.

The Minneapolis-based firm with a staff of 20 is nationally recognized for the unique, powerful and entertaining brand experiences they create. (See Company Backgrounders in the Media Kit, MUSICMATTER'S GREATEST HITS/SOCIAL CHANGE INVENTIONS on the company's website).

For more information - or to interview Michael Martin - please contact Martin Keller at Media Savant Communications Co., 612-729-8585, mkeller@mediasavantcom.com

Contacts

Media Savant Communications Co.
Martin Keller, 612-729-8585
mkeller@mediasavantcom.com

Madness Sale Features Exclusive Savings On Unlocked Cell Phones

March Madness Sale at Cellhut.com Features Exclusive Savings

Hugely discounted prices on unlocked cell phones available through cellhut.com during the month of March give buyers the chance to save hundreds of dollars.

New York, NY  -  March 13, 2008 -- As winter comes to a close and the gloomines  s that accompanied those cold months gives way to days of sunshine, there is no better way to spend your time outside than with a brand new cell phone. Thanks to the incredible savings through Cellhut.com's March Madness sale, the ability to own a new cell phone is easily within reach. Since 1996, Cellhut.com has been offering premium unlocked phones from the most reliable brands including Nokia, LG, Motorola and Samsung. Their business model emphasizes knowledgeable customer service combined with a promise to sell their products at the lowest prices.

One of the pivotal aspects of the March Madness sale is that all featured phones are sold with free shipping. This means on top of the great instant savings you'll receive as part of this sale, you won't have to bother with shipping costs that can easily add a fair sum of money to the total cost.

If you've ever wanted to own the stylish Samsung Giorgio Armani P520 for only $649.99 then now is your chance, because with the March Madness sale you can enjoy an instant savings of $250. Typical of the Armani clothing line, this phone features elegant style and bold lines that make it stand out in a sea of generic phone designs. Its greatest asset is the completely touch screen, which eases the user into an intuitive call making experience.

Cellhut.com has an exclusive price of $599.99 on the unlocked HTC 8525, which is AT&T's powerful Windows Mobile phone. It features a full QWERTY pull-out keyboard, enabling the user to efficiently take notes. These utilitarian features don't mean that the 8525 lacks in the multimedia department however, because through AT&T Music Mobile users can download music and use the phone as an mp3 player.

The unlocked LG KE850 Prada phone in black is available for $423.23, and like Armani P520, takes its fashion roots a step further by proving that it is more than just a good looking phone. LG has created a masterpiece in design by combining a thin profile and a powerful 2MP camera. Interaction with the phone surpasses the standard design by incorporating an extra wide touch screen LCD allowing for a liberal amount of room to navigate the main screen.

The March Madness price on the unlocked Motorola Rizr Z8 is $459.99, which gives you an exclusive saving of $240. The features on this phone include watching video at 30fps and storing files in the micro SD slot up to 4GB's. The integrated music player allows you to easily navigate through your songs. This Motorola Rizr represents the next-generation in multimedia entertainment and is not to be missed by anyone who considers themselves aficionados of the latest gear.

The President of the Cellhut.com, Bawa Bhasin, says, "I am very pleased to announce this annual sale because it means unprecedented savings for our customers."

Only for a limited time during the month of March customers can enjoy great savings including free shipping and greatly reduced prices on all the latest unlocked cell phone products. The products can be used with any provider including AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon.

Other unlocked phones featured in this great deal are: Nokia 8600 (Luna), Nokia N73, Nokia N95 8G, Sony Ericsson P990i, Sony Ericsson S500i, Motorola U6, Motorola W375, Motorola Z3 RIZR, LG KG195

About Cellhut.com
Cellhut.com places customer satisfaction as its highest priority and promises to make a positive impression on the clientele they do business with. The business of dealing with unlocked mobile phones relies on a high level of technological knowledge that the well-educated support staff is ready to handle. By shopping with Cellhut.com you get the best selection of unlocked cell phones and accessories under one roof.

Contact: Martin Glick
Telephone: 646-200 5000 ext: 210
Email: Martin @ cellhut.com
Web Site: www.cellhut.com

Press Contact: Martin Glick
Company Name: Cellhut.com
Phone: 646-200-5000 +210
Website: www.cellhut.com

Finalists for SoftwareCEO Software Innovation Awards Announced By CompTIA

CompTIA Announces Finalists for SoftwareCEO Software Innovation Awards

Second annual awards will recognize software industry innovation

Oakbrook Terrace, Ill. (Vocus) April 18, 2008 -- The Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA), the leading trade association for the world's information technology (IT) industry, announced today the finalists for the second annual CompTIA SoftwareCEO Software Innovation Awards.

The SoftwareCEO Software Innovation Awards recognize innovative software products and new business models in eight different categories. Award winners will be announced at the CompTIA Software Marketing Perspectives Conference & Expo May 7-9, 2008 at the Santa Clara (Calif.) Convention Center.

SoftwareCEO Software Innovation Awards finalists by category are:
 
 * Company Achievement in Innovation (five finalists) – Maximizer Software MaxMobile, Nexidia, Next IT Corporation ActiveAgent™, Print Audit, and Visible World IntelliSpot®. 
 
 * Most Innovative Enterprise Software (nine finalists)– Bit9 Parity, ICT Inc. AcceleNet, Intermine FileCensus, JackBe's Presto Enterprise Mashup Platform, Knoa Experience & Performance Manager (EPM), Next IT Corporation ActiveAgent™, Q.Know Technologies Enterprise Software, SAVO, and Splunk 3.1.5.
 
 * Most Innovative General Business Software (seven finalists) – BoardVantage Board Portal Secure Vault, Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship Assessment Tool, Central Desktop, Integration Point, Market2Lead, Rapid Intake Unison, and SmartDraw 2008. 
 
 * Most Innovative Service/Business Model (eight finalists) – Generate gClick, SAVO, Skoach, SPS Commerce, Tax Technology Services CertCapture, TriActive Systems Management On Demand™, Unisfair Virtual Events, and Vitrium Systems docmetrics.
 
 * Most Innovative Small and Medium-Sized Infrastructure Software (four finalists) – BlueCat Networks Proteus, eEmpACT Software Version 14.0, HyperOffice, and InnoSource Docufree.
 
 * Most Innovative Software for the Software Industry (five finalists) – Accept Software Innovation Management Solutions, Aladdin HASP SRM, Bomgar Version 10.0, OpSource Connect, and SourceKibitzer EyeQ.
 
 * Most Innovative Software Idea (two finalists) – Green Print and Next IT Corporation for ActiveAgent™.
 
 * Most Innovative Vertical Industry Software (seven finalists) – Autotask, Bullhorn On Demand Integrated Front Office Software, Exaktime PocketClock/GPS, Gemcom InSite, Greycon Ltd. D-Opt, Scivantage Maxit, and Satori Group i-Performance.

Award finalists were determined by evaluations of seven judges: Winton Churchill, Churchill Method Inc.; Jim Geisman, MarketShare, Inc.; Gordon Graham, editor, Software CEO; Charles Mills, Strategic Due Dilligence; Bruce Hadley, founder, SoftwareCEO; Robert Dubicki, TP Systems Ltd.; and David Sommer, publisher, SoftwareCEO. Criteria for the awards include:

* Scope – What business problem or opportunity does the software innovation address? What is the size of the problem/opportunity?
 
 * Impact – What practical results, such as sales, users or profits, has the innovation had on a software product or on the software industry? The innovation must be new and have both a current and future impact.
 
 * Novel – How does the innovation break with traditional ideas or processes?

About SoftwareCEO.com
SoftwareCEO is a resource-packed electronic newsletter and web portal built by software executives for software executives. It's the software industry's "Page One" for information and advice on software marketing, software sales, software business, software pricing and financing, and software services. For more information, visit http://www.softwareceo.com.

About CompTIA
The Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) is the voice of the world's $3 trillion information technology industry. CompTIA membership extends into more than 100 countries and includes companies at the forefront of innovation; the channel partners and solution providers they rely on to bring their products to market; and the professionals responsible for maximizing the benefits organizations receive from their technology investments. For more information, please visit www.comptia.org.

Press Contact: Steven Ostrowski
Company Name:
Phone: 630-678-8468
Website: www.softwareceo.com

International Independent Software Developers Forum Spring 2008

Digital River Sponsors International Independent Software Developers Forum Spring 2008

MINNEAPOLIS -- May 22, 2008 --Digital River, Inc. (NASDAQ: DRIV), a leading provider of global e-commerce solutions, announced that the company will sponsor, exhibit and speak at the International Independent Software Developers Forum (ISDEF) Spring 2008. The conference is being held May 31 - June 2, 2008, at the Foresta Tropicana in Moscow, Russia.

Digital River is a sponsor of the ISDEF spring conference and will host an exhibit booth as well as lead break-out sessions for conference attendees. During a break-out session focused on the state of the shareware industry, the company will discuss strategies and tactics on how to increase online sales, manage resellers and effectively price software for online stores.

ISDEF Spring 2008 is a conference devoted to software development and marketing topics. More information about the conference is available at http://www.isdef.org/en/conference/isdef2008_spring/.

About Digital River, Inc.

Digital River, Inc., a leading provider of global e-commerce solutions, builds and manages online businesses for software publishers, consumer technology manufacturers, distributors, online retailers and affiliates. Its multi-channel e-commerce solution, which supports both direct and indirect sales, is designed to help companies of all sizes maximize online revenues as well as reduce the costs and risks of running an e-commerce operation. The company's comprehensive platform offers site development and hosting, order management, fraud prevention, export controls, tax management, physical and digital product fulfillment, multi-lingual customer service, advanced reporting and strategic marketing services.

Founded in 1994, Digital River is headquartered in Minneapolis with offices in major U.S. cities as well as Cologne, Germany; London, England; Shannon, Ireland; Luxembourg, Luxembourg; Stockholm, Sweden; Taipei, Taiwan; Tokyo, Japan; and Shanghai, China. For more details about Digital River, visit the corporate Web site at www.digitalriver.com or call 952-253-1234.

Digital River is a registered trademark of Digital River, Inc. All other company and product names are trademarks, registrations or copyrights of their respective owners.

Contacts

Digital River, Inc.
Media Contact:
Heather Morris, 952-253-8828
Public Relations Specialist
publicrelations@digitalriver.com
or
Investor Relations Contact:
Ed Merritt, 952-540-3362
Group Vice President, Investor Relations
investorrelations@digitalriver.com

Entertainment Company & VoIP Service Provider to Promote Video Phones

VoIP Service Provider Voice Vision, Inc. Partners with Propper Entertainment to Promote Video Phones

Entertainment firm to offer promotional expertise and develop corporate relationships for VoIP service provider Voice Vision. The partnership will allow Propper Entertainment to promote video phones with Voice Vision's service.

Las Vegas, NV and Thousand Oaks, CA  -  October 2 -- Voice Vision, Inc., the premiere video phone carrier and VoIP service provider has signed an agreement with Propper Entertainment, a leading production and promotions firm, to develop corporate wholesale agreements and develop customized content to its video phone subscribers. 

Propper Entertainment will advise on the marketing, promotion and licensing of the video phone line of products to major retailers, hotel chains and entertainment firms. Furthermore, Propper Entertainment will assist in the development of customized content from its collection of media to include Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Gallagher, Surfrider Foundation, Carrot Top, BB King's Restaurant and Grill in Las Vegas and more. By providing its' subscribers with unique and customized content, Voice Vision is fulfilling its' promise to customers to provide them with an immersive experience through its' offering.

"Content is King," said Steve Harrison, President of Voice Vision. "Propper Entertainment brings to the table a wealth of experience, relationships, and exclusive content. We expect to be able to leverage this capability for all of our customers."

Many small to midsized businesses are using video phones to increase revenues and to lower costs. In addition, residential users are using video phones to connect to their loved ones that are located across great distances. Many analysts are pointing to VoIP service as the next explosive growth area of the Internet.

"We are honored to be involved with a cutting edge company like Voice Vision and feel that this technology will make business flow more efficiently and bring families closer together from anywhere in the world with affordable video conferencing." said Gary Propper, of Propper Entertainment.

About Voice Vision, Inc. (www.voicevisionusa.com)
Voice Vision, Inc. is a premier provider of broadband telephone services offering residential and commercial Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service solutions that provide telephone and video phone service via a broadband connection. Utilizing the VoIP technology platform, it provides users quality, feature-rich and low-cost communication services that enable users an alternative to traditional high-priced telephone carriers. Voice Vision, Inc. offers an attractive value proposition to its customers with the combination of quality service, premium features and competitive pricing.

All VoIP service plans allows clients the convenience of a traditional telephone service while offering several enhanced features at no additional charge that are typically not offered by traditional circuit-switched telephone service providers. These include exclusive content, 24 by 7 technical and customer support and a user friendly design.

The Company also offers a number of premium services for an additional fee, such as toll free numbers, e fax support and custom development. With the completion of a recent capital raise Voice Vision plans to expand its marketing and advertising efforts within the US and Canada markets.

About Propper Collection (www.proppercollection.com)
Gary Propper became an entertainment promoter in the early '70s, mentored by San Francisco rock impresario Bill Graham. He is credited with discovering the comic book and formulating the ideas behind the feature film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. His efforts resulted in the development of a multi-billion dollar franchise including licensing deals, film sequels, video sales, and a line of games and toys. Propper maintains an ownership position in the rights to one of the largest grossing independent films of all time.              

As Director of Booking and Productions for Fantasma Productions in Florida, Propper worked with almost every major touring act at the time, including: Rush, The Police, Bob Seger, Blondie, The Pretenders, Hank Williams Jr., Bob Marley, The Kinks, Cheech & Chong, The Allman Brothers, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Propper also managed and directed the career of the comedian Carrot Top (Scott Thompson) for the past ten years and was responsible for landing a $500 million dollar, award-winning advertising campaign for Scott as the spokesman for ATT.

Making history in live theater, Propper created and operated the longest-running successful comedy tour in the country for ten years with comedian Gallagher. As his Manager and Executive Producer of fourteen Showtime Comedy Specials, Propper created a marketing and advertising campaign using cable television local avails in co-promotion with cable operators and Showtime. By doing this, Propper established himself as an innovative leader in the business of selling entertainment.

Propper Entertainment is currently selling and promoting the Mobile Vision movies "Queen We Will Rock You" and their latest rocumentary "Bob Marley and Friends". Propper has an association with International Creative Management (ICM) and has recently signed actor and comedian, Jon Lovitz, as well as the Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) competition – "King of the Cage". Propper manages award winning director Joe Coppoletta as well as a prolific "couples" comedian Kevin Hughes - "The Sex Therapist". Propper Entertainment is currently developing a new action sports park that is a cross between Lollapalooza and the X-Games.

Contact:
Steve Harrison
866-986-8240
steve @ voicevisionusa.com

Press Contact: Steve Harrison
Company Name: Voice Vision USA, Inc.
Phone: 866-986-8240
Website: www.voicevisionusa.com

Online Technical Training For European Developers and IT Professionals

AppDev Expands into Europe Offering Online Training and Courseware

New UK office offers technical training to European developers and IT Professionals

MINNEAPOLIS -- May 19, 2008 --AppDev, an award-winning, technical learning company, announced the opening of West Sussex, England offices to best serve developers and IT professionals in Europe. While AppDev has been selling globally for years, adding offices and staff in England reflect AppDev's commitment to excellence in customer service and support and delivering the highest quality Microsoft training across Europe.

"We had been looking for someone who had a strong background and understanding of Microsoft products, experience working with developers and IT professionals in Europe, and whose commitment to customer service was in synch with AppDev's high standards to open the AppDev Europe office", says CEO and President Craig Jensen. "Neil Slater's 18 years in IT sales, his proven track record with components vendor FarPoint Technologies, and his team of European-based professionals are a perfect fit for AppDev Europe."

According to Jensen and Slater, the increasing demand for Microsoft developer training in Europe and the U.S. is growing exponentially. "This opportunity to bring respected industry training products from a company with a long-standing history is timely," reports Neil Slater. "IT professionals all over Europe are looking for quality training that will get them up to speed on new software and help them effectively use their existing software on new projects including online training. That's what AppDev Europe brings to the market."

Existing customers such as Paul Mooney in Dublin, Ireland have used AppDev training for several years. Mooney finds ".the depth and breadth of AppDev courses provide a great level of training which I have found lacking in other training programs. The customer support at AppDev is fantastic." Jensen and Slater agree that the timing couldn't be better to open the AppDev Europe office.

ABOUT APPDEV

AppDev's award-winning, self-paced in-depth, real-world training is available in multiple formats including CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, and KSource Online Learning and customizable ILT courseware. AppDev offers 90+ courses for today's latest technologies including Microsoft® Visual Basic® 2008, Microsoft® Visual C#® 2008, Microsoft® SQL ServerT 2005, Business Intelligence, SharePoint 2007, ASP.NET AJAX and more. AppDev expert instructors include authors and consultants such as Ken Getz, Robert Green, Don Kiely, Andy Baron, Scott Cate, Doug Ware, and Dino Esposito. For training and reference resources, go to www.appdev.com or contact: AppDev U.S., Phone: 800-578-2062 Email: craigj@appdev.com or www.appdev.eu, AppDev Europe, Neil Slater at Ltd Vinalls Business Centre Suite 2a, Neptown, Henfield, West Sussex BN5 9DZ United Kingdom Phone: +44 1273 492 199 Email: neils@appdev.eu

Release Summary:

AppDev a leading online learning and technical training company in the U.S. expands to Europe offering courses on Microsoft products for developers including SQL Server, ASP.NET, Business Intelligence and more.

Keyword Tags:

asp.net, business intelligence, elearning, it training, microsoft software training, online training, sharepoint, sql server, training online, visual basic 2008

Contacts

AppDev
Cindy Leines, 763-559-6058
cindyl@appdev.com

Shopping Network Hits Loyalty Card Holders With Seven Million Personalized Ads

Grocery Shopping Network Now Produces Seven Million Personalized Ads for Loyalty Card Holders Every Week

Andrew Robinson, GSN CEO, Reflects on Architecting the Unparalleled Grocery Personalization System

MINNEAPOLIS-- May 19, 2008 --GSN initially launched its proprietary personalization engine in May 2005. Today, the engine builds over seven million household-specific ads on a weekly basis for clients including Giant Food Stores of Carlisle, Kings Supermarkets, Niemann Foods, Ukrop's, and others. With this engine, grocery stores are able to remember who their customers are, what they like, and tell them when their favorite items are on sale. Unlike less advanced engines, the GSN personalization engine goes beyond providing exact matches. "GSN's personalization engine is powerful because its algorithms take into account many variables when building household-specific offers and ads. Beyond the items a consumer normally purchases, the system also recommends products the consumer has not purchased, but is likely to purchase. This gives the consumer more savings opportunities and grocers the ability to expand category purchases and increase basket size," says Andy Robinson, Grocery Shopping Network CEO. The engine examines sale items in the store, both advertised and unadvertised, and through its proprietary system, provides a consumer with a unique weekly ad built just for his/her household.

The idea for the system struck Andy in the early 1990s. Andy was raising two young children and taking trips to the supermarket to fulfill the household's weekly grocery needs. Like many consumers, Andy wanted to maximize the value of every dollar spent. He often achieved this goal, but doing so meant spending extra time and effort finding the right products. During one of his weekly trips that was taking a little longer than normal, Andy asked himself, "Why doesn't the grocery store remember who I am, what I like, and let me know the items that are relevant to my household that are on sale?" That question led Andy Robinson to incorporate one of the first companies focused on providing websites that fulfill the needs of shoppers, grocery retailers, and consumer packaged goods companies, Grocery Shopping Network (f/k/a HomeTown Info, Inc) in April of 1996. Thanks to Andy's vision and leadership, GSN now provides grocery retailers with the most advanced website technology available in the marketplace.

Since its inception, the company has purchased and integrated $80 million worth of technology including UCook.com and Beeline. UCook.com was a standalone recipe portal with over 65,000 recipes searchable by course, prep time, ingredients, skill level and more. GSN repurposed the portal and integrated it into the company's software. Customers using a retail grocery website powered by GSN have access to all the recipes and features of the original Ucook.com website, but now GSN's software even suggests recipe ideas based on the grocery store's sale items. Beeline is a scoring engine that was developed by Symbol Technologies. With the acquisition, development, and integration of Beeline into GSN's existing technology, Andy knew he would soon be able to provide an answer to his original question.

Andy continues, "I'm extremely proud GSN was able to accomplish this challenge. The technology enables retailers to better serve customers on a one-to-one basis by providing offers that are specific and relevant to individual customers. The customer saves time and money. The retailer becomes more relevant to the customer because the retailer has provided the customer with more relevance. It's a win-win."

Andrew Robinson, Founder and CEO

As the original entrepreneur of Grocery Shopping Network, Inc. ("GSN") it was Andy's vision that propelled GSN to become a premier provider of digital marketing services. Mr. Robinson has extensive experience in the marketing fulfillment and grocery industries. He served as the Vice President of Fulfillment Systems, Inc. (FSI) early in his career. In 1990, after working in the technology industry for a few years, Mr. Robinson partnered with two fulfillment industry executives and formed Right Choice Services Inc., a marketing fulfillment firm serving Fortune 500 Consumer Packaged Goods Companies working as its COO and eventually CEO. The convergence of events and ideas, including the Internet, coupled with experience gained working in the consumer marketing and advertising worlds, prompted Andy to build the GSN products and services that serve as the cornerstone of GSN's consumer ad network which is renowned for engaging shoppers by providing shopping list tools and relevant content at the place they shop.

About Grocery Shopping Network

Grocery Shopping Network provides grocery retailers' Web sites with a suite of proprietary software products that integrate shopping list building, recipes and meal planning with relevant, focused advertising content. GSN (www.groceryshopping.net) brings together the Web and in-store supermarket shopping experience. A GSN-powered site enables consumers to seamlessly shop their store, be presented with sales and promotions in the context of the items they are planning to purchase, access and save recipes for the items they plan to purchase, plan meals and utilize the many discount offers (including coupons) made available by brand manufacturers.

Contacts

Grocery Shopping Network
Albin Andolshek, 612-238-4942

Contract Management to Help Customers Simplify Contract Creation and Tracking

Lawson Software Launches Contract Management to Help Customers Simplify Contract Creation and Tracking

Application helps organizations reduce operational costs by helping to improve management of contracts from start to finish

ST. PAUL, Minn.-- May 19, 2008 --Lawson Software (Nasdaq: LWSN) today announced the general availability of Lawson Contract Management, which is designed to help organizations, including those in healthcare and the public sector, simplify contract creation and management. The new application is designed to help customers reduce purchasing costs by streamlining the creation of vendor contracts and monitoring the supplies and services purchased against those contracts.

Lawson Contract Management, part of the Lawson S3 Supply Chain Management Suite, delivers standardized, auditable processes for contract creation and greater visibility into the supplies and services an organization has under contract. This insight can help purchasing managers reduce costs by enforcing compliance with vendor contracts. It also helps managers negotiate vendor discounts by helping them better analyze supply usage trends within their organization.

"Lawson Contract Management helps us create contracts faster with reusable templates and terms and conditions. It also provides a single, secure and auditable repository of all contract-related documents," said John Lauer, manager of enterprise systems, Oglethorpe Power, a Georgia-based power supply cooperative and a Lawson Contract Management pilot customer. "The application also allows us to track purchase volumes for specific items, which helps us negotiate better contract prices."

Located in Tucker, Ga., Oglethorpe Power generates electricity for thirty-eight Electric Membership Corporations (EMCs). It is the nation's largest power supply cooperative in terms of assets and annual kilowatt-hour sales.

Lawson Contract Management supports flexible pricing scenarios, such as complex tiered pricing and management of rebates, which is particularly useful in managing healthcare supply contracts. Public services and utility organizations, including Oglethorpe, can use Contract Management to help manage construction agreements and automate enforcement of business terms to help reduce costly overruns or incomplete projects.

In addition, Lawson Contract Management can store corporate and other non-purchasing contracts, helping to create a more comprehensive view of these enterprise documents. The application also helps companies develop customized procurement contracts for products or services to meet their evolving needs. Lawson Contract Management is also compatible with Lawson Business Intelligence, which helps organizations create virtually unlimited types of reports to meet the specific needs of departments and managers.

"Controlling costs is one of the most challenging business issues facing healthcare and public sector organizations," said Keith Lohkamp, product strategist, Lawson Software. "Lawson Contract Management works with existing Lawson applications, such as Lawson Strategic Sourcing and Lawson Procurement, to help customers minimize supply costs, which typically make up an organization's largest expense after employee compensation. It helps simplify sourcing, contract creation, enforcement of pricing on purchases, and ongoing management of contracts."

About Lawson Software

Lawson Software provides software and service solutions to 4,000 customers in manufacturing, distribution, maintenance and service sector industries across 40 countries. Lawson's solutions include Enterprise Performance Management, Supply Chain Management, Enterprise Resource Planning, Customer Relationship Management, Manufacturing Resource Planning, Enterprise Asset Management and industry-tailored applications. Lawson solutions assist customers in simplifying their businesses or organizations by helping them streamline processes, reduce costs and enhance business or operational performance. Lawson is headquartered in St. Paul, Minn., and has offices around the world. Visit Lawson online at www.lawson.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements that contain risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements contain statements of intent, belief or current expectations of Lawson Software and its management. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future results and involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from the potential results discussed in the forward-looking statements. The company is not obligated to update forward-looking statements based on circumstances or events that occur in the future. Risks and uncertainties that may cause such differences include but are not limited to: uncertainties in Lawson's ability to realize synergies and revenue opportunities anticipated from the Intentia International acquisition; uncertainties in the software industry; uncertainties as to when and whether the conditions for the recognition of deferred revenue will be satisfied; increased competition; uncertainty regarding potential future deterioration in the market for auction rate securities which could result in additional permanent impairment charges, global military conflicts; terrorist attacks; pandemics, and any future events in response to these developments; changes in conditions in the company's targeted industries and other risk factors listed in the company's most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Lawson assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking information contained in this press release.

Contacts

Lawson Software
Joe Thornton, +1-651-767-6154
joe.thornton@us.lawson.com
or
Weber Shandwick
Jenny Myers, +1-217-649-2965
jmyers@webershandwick.com

Rules Of Internet Marketing For Attorneys

Internet Expert To Share The Ten Golden Rules Of Internet Marketing For Attorneys At Legal Marketing Association Luncheon, April 10, 2008

Jay Berkowitz, dissects latest search engine optimization techniques for law firms (http://tengoldenrules.com/tgr-legal-marketing-association.htm) and Internet marketing for attorneys.

Boca Raton, FL  -  April 9, 2008 -- Jay Berkowitz, an industry leader in Internet marketing, announced he will be presenting his "Ten Golden Rules of Internet Marketing For Attorneys." This one day event will be held at Antique Car Museum in Ft. Lauderdale, FL on April 10, 2008 for the members and non-members of the Legal Marketing Association. Internet marketing for personal injury lawyers has become very competitive; the experts at Ten Golden Rules have been in the lawyer space for several years driving traffic to websites and converting those people into leads.

Overview:
Jay Berkowitz will explore the critical strategies and tactics for success at Internet marketing for attorneys:
* How to improve your website so it shows up in Google searches
* How to generate positive return-on-investment with online advertising
* How to build ongoing relationships with the potential clients who visit a website
* How to capitalize on the Ten Leading Trends in online marketing today
* How to plan media and develop creative and landing pages that sell
* Pay-Per-Click campaign development and advanced optimization strategies
* Web Optimized PR - turn your press releases into website traffic generators
* MySpace, Wikipedia, Twitter, Second Life - How Web 2.0 impacts business
* Hands-on analysis and improvements for your website

"The Legal Marketing Association brings the most relevant marketing tips to our members and the legal community. For many attorneys, Internet marketing is something we all hear about but unsure of what the first steps should be," said Margaret Grisdela, Co-Chair of the South Florida Legal Marketing Association City Group. "We are thrilled to have SEO expert, Jay Berkowitz demonstrate the latest search engine optimization law firms can implement for better results on the web."

About Ten Golden Rules:
Ten Golden Rules are Internet marketing experts based in Boca Raton, Florida. One of the firms focus is on Internet marketing for personal injury lawyers, helping law firms develop the best search engine optimization strategies and achieve better website ROI, using the most effective search engine marketing tactics and creating ideas for marketing on the Internet. For more information please visit www.TenGoldenRules.com. The 10 Golden Rules Internet Marketing Podcast is available at Podcast.TenGoldenRules.com and on iTunes.

Press Contact: Jay Berkowitz
Company Name: Ten Golden Rules
Phone: 561-620-9121
Website: www.tengoldenrules.com

Technology Protect Offers Automatic Detection of Microsoft's Latest Patches

Shavlik's Any Patch, Anywhere Technology Continues to Provide the Coverage Other Solutions Can't

Shavlik's Industry Leading Technology Protect Offers Automatic Detection of Microsoft's Latest Patches

ST. PAUL, Minn May 16, 2008 --Shavlik Technologies, LLC, the market leader in delivering software solutions that rapidly accelerate and continuously improve security and compliance readiness, today announced the ability for its Shavlik NetChk Protect users to protect themselves from security risks introduced by Microsoft's latest patch release.

Shavlik offers one of the only solutions available to help companies identify which systems are vulnerable to the security risk posed by Microsoft's latest patch MS08-029, released this week. MS08-029 addresses a vulnerability in the Microsoft security suite of tools. Microsoft currently does not provide patches for this bulletin. Shavlik is able to add support for scanning of new vulnerabilities faster than other solutions through the Dynamic Product Detection technology in the scan engine that powers Shavlik NetChk Protect, the industry-leading solution for patch management and application control.

"Many Enterprises may be unaware that their patch management solution is not scanning for the latest patch, which leaves them without the ability to centrally identify their risk, report on their security posture, or have any knowledge about their level of vulnerability to this issue," said Eric Schultze, chief technology officer, Shavlik Technologies.

For more information and commentary from Eric Schultze on this month's release of Microsoft security updates, which underscores the risk in relying on free solutions to patch a network is not a viable solution as it often leaves gaps in security infrastructure, visit http://www.shavlik.com/desk-of-the-cto.aspx#six.

Shavlik's award-winning Shavlik NetChk Protect simplifies and accelerates the detection and remediation of gaps in your system security, resulting in an enterprise that is ready to improve the speed, accuracy and productivity of its IT security and compliance operations - in physical and virtual environments.

About Shavlik Technologies

Shavlik Technologies, LLC delivers enterprise IT organizations robust software solutions that rapidly accelerate and continuously improve security and compliance readiness by simplifying IT operations, and identifying and reliably closing system security gaps. Shavlik's solutions provide Rapid Readiness so IT organizations realize continuous security and compliance readiness in a fraction of the time, cost and IT resources required by alternative approaches.

With more than 10,000 customers worldwide, Shavlik enables enterprises to simplify complex IT security and compliance management, providing trustworthy solutions that free up critical IT resources to focus on innovations that drive business growth while lowering costs. Shavlik also licenses its technology to more than 20 leading security and technology companies such as BMC, Juniper, Sophos, Symantec and VMware. For more information, visit Shavlik Technologies at www.shavlik.com.

Shavlik Technologies is a registered trademark in the United States and certain other countries, of Shavlik Technologies. Additional Shavlik product names are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Shavlik Technologies. All other trademarks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners.

Contacts

Shavlik Technologies, LLC
Jill Teut, 651-255-5432
jill.teut@shavlik.com
or
Madison Alexander PR
Dan Chmielewski, 714-832-8716
dchm@madisonalexanderpr.com

Name Intelligence Acquired By Thought Convergence

Thought Convergence Acquires Name Intelligence

Acquisition Is a Major Milestone in Thought Convergence's Strategy of Developing a Self-Sustaining, Symbiotic Domain Ecosystem That Services the Global Domain Community

LOS ANGELES & SEATTLE-- May 06, 2008 --Thought Convergence, the industry-leading provider of domain management, monetization and development tools and technologies for premium domain owners and aggregators of high-quality domain portfolios, announced today that it has completed its acquisition of Name Intelligence, the company behind the highly-acclaimed DomainTools service and the Domain Roundtable conference. The acquisition expands Thought Convergence's already extensive suite of industry-leading domain tools, services and technologies, and paves the path for management's vision of a unified Domain Ecosystem.

"We are proud to welcome Jay, Ray and the entire Name Intelligence team into the Thought Convergence family," said Kevin Vo, Thought Convergence Founder and Chief Executive Officer. "The addition of Name Intelligence further strengthens our industry-leading technology platform and lays the groundwork for the continuing expansion of our comprehensive suite of tools and services for domain professionals." Further commenting on the acquisition, Thought Convergence Director and Chief Operating Officer, Ammar Kubba, added that "Name Intelligence shares our passion and drive to create technology-driven solutions and innovation within the domain industry. By combining our award-winning monetization and development platform, deep industry relationships and extensive resources with Name Intelligence's unparalleled research, analysis and data aggregation tools, we are putting into place a robust and scalable framework for the creation of a symbiotic Domain Ecosystem."

In commenting on the close of the transaction, Jay Westerdal, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Name Intelligence, said, "We are incredibly excited to join forces with Thought Convergence and to leverage our core competencies and proprietary technology in order to create the next generation of DomainTools, our auction and marketplace platform, intellectual property protection services and semantic suggestion technology." Name Intelligence operations will remain in Seattle, Washington, and will continue to be led by Jay Westerdal and Ray Bero. In addition to their responsibilities at Name Intelligence, both Westerdal and Bero will collaborate with senior management at Thought Convergence to develop and execute on the Company's long-term strategy.

About Thought Convergence

Founded in 2001, Thought ConvergenceT is an industry-leading service provider of domain information, management, monetization and development tools and technologies for the domain name industry. Widely regarded as a pioneer in the domain industry, Thought Convergence provides its award-winning services and technologies under several brands, including TrafficZT, DomainToolsT and Idea.NetT. By leveraging its comprehensive suite of fully-integrated domain services, tools and technologies, Thought Convergence is pioneering the industry's first symbiotic Domain EcosystemT and is working to promote the continued evolution, success and sustainability of the domain industry. Thought Convergence is a privately-held company, growing profitably since inception, and headquartered in Los Angeles, California, with offices in Seattle, Washington. For more information, please visit http://www.ThoughtConvergence.com.

Contacts

Thought Convergence
Ammar Kubba, 310-909-7900
PR@ThoughtConvergence.com

New IT Media Disposal Program From Kroll Ontrack

Kroll Ontrack Goes Green with a New IT Media Disposal Program

Erasure and Recycling Services Help Businesses and Individuals Safeguard Critical Information and the Environment

MINNEAPOLIS--  May 13, 2008 --Kroll Ontrack®, the leading provider of data recovery and legal technologies products and services, today announced a new media disposal program to help businesses and individuals safely dispose of their end-of-lifecycle hard drives in an environmentally conscious way. This fast, secure and convenient erasure and disposal service allows organizations and individuals to protect one of their most important assets - their data.

Kroll Ontrack's media disposal program is comprised of two steps:

Data Erasing Solutions: Kroll Ontrack offers two solutions that completely remove all traces of information stored on storage media and a verification service that ensures no traces of information can be recovered from the media following an erasure procedure.

    * Ontrack Eraser software: An easy-to-use, highly flexible data erasure software tool, Ontrack® Eraser, uses overwriting procedures to permanently remove data and meet the most stringent standards for data removal.
    * Ontrack Eraser services: A convenient, end-of-lifecycle service performed by Kroll Ontrack specialists that offers complete removal of your data using a "degausser," a hardware device that destroys data using strong magnetic fields.

Media Disposal Services: Kroll Ontrack's environmentally friendly media disposal service ensures certain media is disposed of in a method that protects both the owner of the stored data and the environment. Technicians dismantle the devices removing good parts for re-use prior to disposal of the storage media. All other hard drive and storage device components are turned over to Kroll Ontrack's recycling vendor that separates materials such as metals, circuit boards, copper wiring and aluminum into different commodities that are recycled and re-used for other products. Any left over materials are discarded in a manner that ensures no materials are deposited in landfills or incinerators. Specifically, they are disassembled using an optimal mix of physical and mechanical demanufacturing techniques to separate out hazardous materials from recyclable components.

"With this service, customers now have a convenient means to make sure their media does not fall into the wrong hands and is disposed of in a method that will not harm the environment," said Jim Reinert, vice president of software and services, Kroll Ontrack. "This is especially critical as both businesses and home users are looking for a safe and easy way to get rid of their mounting end-of-lifecycle machines."

From more information regarding this service visit www.ontrackdatarecovery.com.

About Kroll Ontrack Inc.

Kroll Ontrack provides technology-driven services and software to help legal, corporate and government entities as well as consumers recover, search, analyze, produce and present data efficiently and cost-effectively. In addition to its award-winning suite of software, Kroll Ontrack provides data recovery, advanced search, paper and electronic discovery, computer forensics, ESI consulting, and trial consulting and presentation services. Kroll Ontrack is a technology services division of Kroll Inc., the global risk consulting company. For more information about Kroll Ontrack and its offerings please visit: www.krollontrack.com; www.ontrackdatarecovery.com; www.engeniumsearch.com; www.trialgraphix.com.
Contacts

Kroll Ontrack
Kaitlin Creager, 952-516-3581
kcreager@krollontrack.com

Tiny Computer Runs Linux, Development Tools, Controls, and Servers for $80

$80 Tiny Computer Runs Linux, Development Tools, Controls, and Servers

US embedded hardware OEM KwikByte is shipping a low-cost, tiny embedded system designed for general purpose computing, embedded controls, and database/web servers. KwikByte demonstrated the system running open-source packages such as Apache, MySQL, and PostgreSQL within a Debian environment.

Tempe, AZ  -  March 12, 2008 -- US embedded hardware OEM KwikByte demonstrated a complete, embedded Debian environment and applications running on a power-conscious, microcontroller-based system. The system is designed for general purpose computing, embedded controls, remote monitoring, and server applications.

The board used for the demonstration, KwikByte's KB9260, is based on the AT91SAM9260 microcontroller. The controller's small footprint reduces system size while the low power consumption allows the board to be powered by Power over Ethernet – PoE also known as IEEE 802.3af. By using PoE, a single Ethernet connection to the board can provide power as well as network connectivity. This minimizes facility installation costs.

The board supports minimal configurations like BusyBox and uClibc as well as larger installations like Debian. The Debian development kit was shown running a controls application built and debugged on the board (screen shot attached). No tools were required on a host PC as the system exports a virtual display over Ethernet. This configuration resides entirely within on-board Flash. The dev kit includes schematics and the board ships with recent Linux kernel, currently 2.6.24.

The number of general purpose I/O (GPIO) combined with programmable clocks, serial channels, analog input channels, and timer/counter/PWM channels make it ideal for embedded controls applications. Additionally, the USB host power supply was designed to provide extra power for most USB hard drives. Applications that require very large storage space are only limited by the size of an external hard disk and the entire system can be powered over the Ethernet cable.

System Details
- AT91SAM9260, ARM926EJ-S 200MHz
- 32/64 MB SDRAM
- 8 MB boot Flash
- 256 MB – 2 GB NAND Flash
- 10/100 Ethernet
- 1 x USB 2.0 host port
- 35 x GPIO, max
- 3 x serial channels including debug serial
- 4 x programmable clocks
- 3 x timer/counter/PWM channels
- 4 x analog input ADC channels
- Power options: Power over Ethernet, on-board voltage regulator, or external power supply
- Size: 3.1" x 3.1"

Availability
The KB9260 is shipping now with volume pricing of $79.99. A WinCE port is also available.

About KwikByte
KwikByte designs and manufactures embedded hardware systems. Founded in 2003, KwikByte is located in Tempe, AZ.

Press Contact: KwikByte
Company Name:
Phone: 480-303-7475
Website: www.kwikbyte.com

Working Capital Finance Services for Growing Companies

Far West Capital Announces Working Capital Finance Services for Growing Companies

Texas-based factoring company provides working capital financing services for customers across the United States, through accounts receivable factoring, asset-based lending and similar services.

Cedar Park, TX  -  October 12, 2007 -- Small businesses in need of working capital financing have a new option. Far West Capital provides invoice factoring, asset based lending, and similar services designed to provide growing companies with much-needed working capital. Based in Texas, the company serves customers nationwide.

Far West Capital is a specialty finance company that provides highly customized working capital services to small and medium-sized companies. These services can benefit any business with accounts receivable (invoices) that needs capital for sustained operation and continued growth. Companies can use the working capital they obtain through this service for a variety of business needs -- material acquisition, operating capital, turnaround financing, recapitalization and more.

Working Capital Finance, Explained

Working capital refers to liquid assets a company has with which to operate. By extension, working capital financing refers to various financial services that provide businesses with the capital they need to maintain their operations.

"Essentially, we provide companies with the cash flow they need to keep their businesses going," said Cole Harmonson, the company's president, "so our primary service is referred to as working capital financing."

Far West Capital provides financing through several channels:
* Factoring of Accounts Receivable - Customers sell their outstanding invoices or receivables in exchange for cash / working capital for their business. Also commonly referred to as invoice factoring services.
* Asset Based Lending - Customers present a borrowing base, which consists of their existing and ongoing accounts receivable and inventory. The customer then receives funding upon presentation of that base.
* Purchase Order Financing - Far West Capital assumes the customer's purchase orders in exchange for cash / working capital for their business.

A Factoring Company With a Difference

Leading Far West Capital is Cole Harmonson, who has more than 11 years' experience in the world of working capital financing and factoring. Harmonson explained what it is that makes Far West Capital different from other factoring companies within the working capital finance industry:

"We customize the relationship based on the needs of our clients. A lot of factoring companies preach that, but we practice it as well. Each client is different, so we start the process with this in mind, and then we create a financing solution around their individual needs. It's challenging for us, but it helps us differentiate our company by providing a more flexible service to clients."

Like Harmonson, the other members of Far West Capital are equally experienced in the world of working capital finance. In fact, the entire Far West team formerly worked together managing the Working Capital Finance Group of State Bank. Combined, the team has more than 25 years' experience with accounts receivable financing, invoice factoring, and other aspects of working capital.

An Educational Approach to Finance

Far West Capital also takes an educational approach to their business. Their website is packed with information that explains their services, and they've even started a working capital blog (a first of its kind) to further educate potential customers on the ins and outs of working capital financing. Visit the blog at http://www.farwestcap.com/blog/

"A lot of companies need our services without even realizing it," Harmonson explained. "They want to convert their accounts receivable into working cash flow, but they don't know how to go about it. Some have never even heard of factoring. That's one of the reasons we focus so heavily on customer education ... to connect our services with the needs of our potential customers."

About the Company
Far West Capital provides working capital to growing companies through accounts receivable and inventory financing tools. Based in Cedar Park, Texas, the company serves growing businesses across the United States. To learn more about the company and their financial services, please call or visit them online:

www.FarWestCap.com
info(at)farwestcap.com
512-528-1490

Safe Harbor Statement:
This release includes forward-looking statements about the company's products and services. All such forward-looking statements are subject to uncertainties that could cause actual products and services to differ from those in forward-looking statements.

Press Contact: Melissa Cornett
Company Name: Far West Capital
Phone: (512) 528-1629
Website: http://www.farwestcap.com

Blogging For Quick SEO Benefits

Realizing SEO Benefits Quickly Through Blogging

by Ambar Shrivastava , Friday, May 9, 2008

QUICK RESULTS IN SEARCH MARKETING are only possible with pay-per-click (PPC) advertising, right? Wrong. The advent of blogging, as well as recent advances to search engine algorithms, has narrowed the gap between PPC and search engine optimization (SEO) to mere hours. With PPC, there is instant gratification as your advertisement will appear in search results almost immediately after your campaign is activated. However, this same advantage can now be seen in SEO.

First, let's take a look at some common reasons why SEO projects have not been carried out in the past.

- Companies don't want to abandon tech investments (e.g. content management systems and Web publishing tools)

- Lack of budget dedicated to SEO

- May take a while to demonstrate ROI

Blogging addresses each of these problems.

- SEO best practices are already in place. Blogging software by default includes a few basic but important SEO practices by using proper Titles, headlines, URLs, and internal linking structure. Search engines also like sites that have fresh content, which can give blogs great influence over search results.

- Recent search engine algorithm changes boost the visibility of blogs. An experiment by Ryan Durk took advantage of temporary changes in Google's logo linking to the search results page for "January 1 TCP/IP". It shows two things: the speed by which a new blog is indexed and the short time between your blog getting indexed and it appearing high in search results.

- Blogs are inexpensive and easy to setup. A new blog can be created in a matter of minutes with little technical knowledge. Blog creation is free in many cases, often with a nominal monthly fee for additional features.

Blogging is great for companies that are not ready to make the larger SEO investment or are worried about abandoning a CMS in which they have already invested. Blogging can be used as a proof of concept that shows that SEO can deliver results. Use of blogging software delays the larger discussion of SEO projects that are potentially more time-consuming and require a larger investment that reap longer term benefits. Setting up a blog is inexpensive and doesn't force you to abandon or modify your existing IT investments.

Then get people to notice your blog.

- Conduct keyword research Creating a blog is just the first step. Keyword research can be the difference between a highly popular, authoritative blog and a blog that no one knows exists.

Since everyone competes on the most popular words, try blogging about slightly less-competitive topics, so your site has the ability to rank for those terms. There are some great tools out there that help facilitate this process of identifying writing topics that other sites aren't necessarily targeting, yet will drive traffic.

If you're just getting started with blogging, write about a subject where you have expertise that you feel will interest your audience. Once you reach a critical mass of blog posts, take a step back and analyze how people are finding your blog and use that information to guide your editorial calendar.

- Utilize social media and pinging. In addition to keyword research, it is important to promote the blog using social media tools that increase the visibility of your blog and generate inbound links to your domain. Be sure to utilize pinging services to notify aggregation services of new content on your blog.

- Customize the blog template. It is also important to link to your new blog from the Homepage of your main Web site to make it easier for search engine spiders to discover it. Often times, the default template needs to be tweaked slightly for maximum SEO benefit. For instance, make sure your blog Permalink uses meaningful anchor text and not www.yourdomain.com/blog/?p=456

Blogging may not be the long-term solution for fixing a broken site, but it will get your foot in the door for SEO, deliver results in the short term, and facilitate the process of getting buy-in for full-scale, long-term SEO projects for the rest of your Web site.


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See what others are saying on the Search Insider blog.

Ambar Shrivastava is product manager of Connors Communications, the developer of HitTail. 
 
Search Insider for Friday, May 9, 2008:
http://blogs.mediapost.com/search_insider/?p=784

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Chinese Character Internet Domain Names Launched Today

Brand New Chinese Character Domain Names Launched on the Internet Today - Many Other International Languages Also Available

Internet users can now register domain names using almost any language or text imaginable. Included are not only Chinese characters, but also Spanish, French, German, Russian and Japanese - to name but a few. The Internet has evolved and become a lot more universal.

New York, NY  -  April 2, 2008 -- People are now registering domain names as never before using almost all language and texts imaginable. In addition to Chinese, there's also Spanish, French, German, Russian and Japanese - and the list goes on.

Unrivalled in their flexibility, International Domain Names are here to stay. Begin registering your own Multi-Lingual Domain absolutely free as dotWORLDS (www.dotworlds.net) Beta Tests systems.

dotWORLDS offers unlimited possibilities for all those wanting personalization and easy-to-remember options. Dream up a domain, invent your own extension and you too can create your very own TLD - plus you'll even be offered the option to host your new website on dotWORLDS servers free of charge. A new dimension has been added to the Internet that anyone can use virtually without restriction.

dotWORLDS investment in its global structure provides members and visitors on all five continents with secure, managed systems. dotWORLDS is also working on other new advances and Internet users worldwide can expect further announcements soon on the launch of a totally free Multi-Video Conference Centre.

dotWORLDS Ltd is a UK company based in London that specializes in providing fully personalized internet domains, email addresses, hosting, site builders, and ISP services all free through their global infrastructure. Please see website www.dotworlds.net/ for full details.

CONTACT:

Press Office dotWORLDS

Press Contact: PRESS OFFICE
Company Name: dotWORLDS
Phone: 0044 (0)870 749 4178
Website: www.dotworlds.net

Online Solutions Library To Facilitate Faster, More Efficient PSoC® Designs

Cypress Unveils Online Solutions Library To Facilitate Faster, More Efficient PSoC® Designs

Free IP Resource at www.cypress.com/go/pr/solutions Enables Designers to Easily Recreate A Wide Range of Applications and Functions Using Flexible PSoC Architecture

SAN JOSE, Calif.-- May 07, 2008 --Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NYSE:CY) today announced an online solutions library of intellectual property addressing a wide range of applications and functions. The new Cypress Solutions Library website is a free resource of user-generated IP that can be easily replicated for quick, effective design with Cypress's flexible, programmable PSoC® architecture, as well as for designs using Cypress's USB and proprietary 2.4-GHz WirelessUSBT technologies. The library can be accessed from the "Solutions" tab on the Cypress company website or directly at www.cypress.com/go/pr/solutions.

The Cypress Solutions Library website's IP elements provide complete solutions for specific functions, including capacitive sensing, I2C and motor control. Applications within the library include consumer electronics, automotive, white goods and others. IP elements come in various types: technical documents, software and/or firmware, user module components, and complete designs that include documentation, software/firmware, schematics and layout files. The IP elements help designers speed projects through to completion, both with simple solutions for common design challenges, as well as with tools to address more unique project requirements.

"The Cypress Solutions Library website offers a rich resource for designers looking to improve time to market through IP reuse," said Babak Hedayati, senior vice president of Marketing and Applications for Cypress. "Our customers can now take advantage of pre-existing designs in order to quickly and easily tap the tremendous flexibility of the mixed-signal PSoC architecture."

PSoC -- Because Change Happens

PSoC devices employ a highly configurable system-on-chip architecture for embedded control design, offering a flash-based equivalent of a field-programmable ASIC without lead-time or NRE penalties. PSoC devices integrate configurable analog and digital circuits, controlled by an on-chip microcontroller, providing both enhanced design revision capability and component count savings. They include up to 32 Kbytes of Flash memory, 2 Kbytes of SRAM, an 8x8 multiplier with 32-bit accumulator, power and sleep monitoring circuits, and hardware I2C communications.

The flexible PSoC resources allow designers to future-proof their products by enabling firmware-based changes during design, validation, production, and in the field. The unique PSoC flexibility shortens design cycle time and allows for late-breaking feature enhancements. All PSoC devices are also dynamically reconfigurable, enabling designers to morph internal resources on-the-fly, utilizing fewer components to perform a given task.

Easy to use development tools enable designers to select configurable library elements for analog functions such as amplifiers, ADCs, DACs, filters and comparators and digital functions such as timers, counters, PWMs, USB, SPI and UARTs. The PSoC family's analog features include rail-to-rail inputs, programmable gain amplifiers and up to 14-bit ADCs with exceptionally low noise, input leakage and voltage offset.

A single PSoC device can integrate as many as 100 peripheral functions saving customers design time, board space and power consumption while improving system quality. Customers can save as much as $10 in system costs. Learn more about PSoC products at www.cypress.com/psoc and receive free online training at www.cypress.com/psoctraining.

About Cypress

Cypress delivers high-performance, mixed-signal, programmable solutions that provide customers with rapid time-to-market and exceptional system value. Cypress offerings include the PSoC® Programmable System-on-ChipT, USB controllers, general-purpose programmable clocks and memories. Cypress also offers wired and wireless connectivity solutions ranging from its WirelessUSBT radio system-on-chip, to West BridgeT and EZ-USB® FX2LP controllers that enhance connectivity and performance in multimedia handsets. Cypress serves numerous markets including consumer, computation, data communications, automotive, industrial, and solar power. Cypress trades on the NYSE under the ticker symbol CY. Visit Cypress online at www.cypress.com.

Cypress, the Cypress logo and PSoC are registered trademarks and WirelessUSB is a trademark of Cypress Semiconductor Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Contacts

Cypress Public Relations
Samer Bahou, 408-544-1081
samer.bahou@cypress.com

Anti-counterfeit Drug Analyzer Provides Real-time Analysis

Briefcase-sized Portable Anti-counterfeit Drug Analyzer Provides Real-time Analysis Anywhere, Anytime

ASD Inc. introduces the RxSpec® 700Z -- a powerful new weapon in the Pharmaceutical Industry's war on counterfeit drugs. User-friendly system provides non-destructive, on-the-spot lab quality analysis for field agents from industry, government, and law enforcement world-wide.

Boulder, CO - May 1, 2008 --- ASD Inc. introduces the RxSpec® 700Z anti-counterfeit drug analyzer (http://www.asdi.com/products-rxspec700z.asp), a lightweight fully-portable lab-quality system contained in a rugged aluminum briefcase. For the first time in history, field agents from industry, government, and law enforcement have the ability to test drugs on the spot, anywhere, anytime, to determine whether the actual pill, rather than the packaging, is authentic or counterfeit. With a much wider spectral range than other market offerings, the system simultaneously analyzes, in mere seconds, all components of the pharmaceutical in question, rather than the active ingredient only -- and because the test is non-destructive, the sample is unaltered and preserved. The system operates on either battery or wall power, and weighs a little less than 23 pounds (10.4 kg). The RxSpec 700Z is the realization of several years of extensive research and development, eight patents, and ASD's solid track record of building drug identification technology.

Counterfeiting and theft within the pharmaceutical industry supply chain range from conservative estimates of $30 billion to more than $50 billion in annual losses to corporations, according to market studies by organizations such as IMS Health and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Additionally, while the extent of pharmaceutical counterfeiting varies among different regions in the world, there is consensus among regulatory bodies that the problem is an extremely dangerous and escalating threat to the health and safety of the world's population. In 2003 the FDA established the Counterfeit Drug Task Force as a new initiative to combat this growing problem. ASD has answered this call to action with the RxSpec® 700Z anti-counterfeit drug analyzer.

"Field agents will find the easy-to-use interface of the RxSpec 700Z quick and intuitive," said Tom Brown, ASD Vice President of Sales and Channel Management. "And because the test takes only a few seconds, the agents will now be able to act more quickly when they have discovered a counterfeit."

ASD will be showing the RxSpec 700Z at the following 2008 events: The Fourth Global Forum on Pharmaceutical AntiCounterfeiting (http://www.pharma-anticounterfeiting.info/) in Washington DC, June 4-6; Combating Counterfeit Medicines Symposium (http://www.jpag.org/Programme0608.pdf) in London, UK, June 12; Bio International Convention (http://www.bio2008.org/) in San Diego, California, June 17-20; 2008 AAPS National Biotechnology Conference (http://www.aapspharmaceutica.com/meetings/biotec/bt08/index.asp) in Toronto, Canada, June 22-25.

About ASD

ASD Inc. is unsurpassed in solving some of the world's most challenging materials measurement problems. We collaborate with industrial professionals, analytical researchers, and remote sensing scientists to provide the most reliable, high-performance analytical instrumentation solutions for real-world applications. Established in 1990 and based in Boulder, Colorado, USA, ASD Inc. has customers world-wide.

For more information, please contact Amanda Griffin, ASD Marketing Communications Manager, 2555 55th Street, Suite 100, Boulder, CO, 80301 USA; 303/444-6522, 303/444-6825 (fax); mktg @ asdi.com; www.asdi.com.

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Quality Remanufactured HP Toner Cartridges for All HP Printers

Tonerboss.com: Home of Superb Quality Remanufactured HP Toner Cartridges for All HP Printers at Bargain Prices

Tonerboss.com offers a full range of HP toner cartridges for all HP printers, from the old to the latest alike. Consumers may now choose from an extensive range of colored HP toner cartridges and black HP toner cartridges, remanufactured or compatible, at up to 70 percent off the price of OEMs. At Tonerboss.com, all remanufactured and compatible HP toner cartridges pass or even surpass OEM quality standards.

Rowland Heights, CA (PRWEB) January 14, 2008 -- Original toners are really expensive, especially for people who continually churn out a lot of printed material. More often than not, consumers end up paying more for the brand name rather than the product itself. Now, there is a better and definitely cheaper alternative without sacrificing product quality and ensuring that your printer always remains in tip-top condition.

Tonerboss.com is considered as one of the leaders in the printer toner remanufacturing industry. They specialize in the remanufacturing process of HP toner cartridges. In fact, to ensure that the quality constantly remains on top, each and every remanufactured HP toner cartridge is painstakingly and professionally done by the company itself. Remanufactured HP toner cartridges at Tonerboss.com, both black and colored, undergo the strictest quality control measure to meet utmost customer satisfaction.

While the company also sells compatible HP toner cartridges, Tonerboss.com only chooses and handpicks the best compatible toners from third-party manufacturers. This is primarily done so as to maintain the highest quality standards that Tonerboss.com is known for and consistently aspires to do. Thus, it comes to no surprise that all HP toner cartridges, remanufactured or compatible alike meet or even exceed Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) specifications and standards especially when it comes to quality and reliability.

Surprisingly enough, producing high quality HP toner cartridges does not equate to an expensive price tag. In fact, all remanufactured HP toner cartridges available at Tonerboss.com are up to 70 percent cheaper than brand new OEMs or original branded toners. Even the company's compatible HP toner cartridges have the best quality at the best price. Tonerboss.com is where excellent craftsmanship equals great affordability.

Tonerboss.com strongly believes in their products. All products, including the most sought after HP toner cartridges, come with a performance guarantee. If, for any reason, Tonerboss.com's products fail to perform up to their promise, purchased products may simply be returned, exchanged or even refunded. Add to that, a one-year warranty applies not only to remanufactured and compatible HP toner cartridges, but also to all toner cartridges that the company is selling.

To ensure that all customers need not look further, Tonerboss.com is one of the few printer toner companies with an extensive range of superb-quality remanufactured HP toner cartridges, made not only for older HP printer models, but also for the latest HP printers to hit the market today.

About Tonerboss.com
Tonerboss.com is the home of high quality remanufactured HP toner cartridges at bargain prices. OEMs and compatible toners are also offered. The company has complete range of HP toner cartridges, fax toners, copier toners, as well as other popular printer toner cartridges such as Dell Toner, Xerox Toner, Brother Toner, Canon Toner, and more. Great finds, great prices, as well as 100 percent Product Performance Satisfaction Guarantee can be found at Tonerboss.com.

Press Contact: Penny Adeva
Company Name: Toner Boss
Phone: 714-482-0377
Website: http://www.tonerboss.com/

Small Law Firms Create Million Dollar Practices with Law Firm Marketing

Law Firm Marketing Helps Small Law Firms Create Million Dollar Practices with Proven System of Nation's Largest Law Firm Marketing Company

The Rainmaker Retreat is a two day law firm marketing boot camp for small and solo law firms. At the Rainmaker Retreat, small and solo law firm members learn proven, step-by-step strategies to build successful, seven-figure practices. This event is being presented by The Rainmaker Institute, LLC, the nation's largest law firm marketing company for small law firms and is sponsored by the Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA). It will be held April 25-26, 2008. LACBA member discounts are available.

Los Angeles, CA  -  April 22, 2008 -- The Rainmaker Retreat is a two day law firm marketing program for small and solo law firm members to help them learn proven, step-by-step strategies to build successful, seven-figure practices. This event is being presented by The Rainmaker Institute, LLC, the nation's largest law firm marketing company for small law firms and sponsored by the Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA). It will be held April 25-26, 2008

A $9,338.00 value, the registration cost for this two-day law firm marketing boot camp is only $1,397. LACBA member discount are available.

Past participants have found that proven system they learn at The Rainmaker Retreat does work. "I opened my own firm 15 years ago and each year was better than the last," said Los Angeles attorney Scott Baker, practicing in small business advice and construction defense. "I think if I had taken this course 5 years ago, I wouldn't have to worry about next year."
   
Some of the strategies that make this law firm marketing seminar valuable include:
• How attorneys can create a network of referral sources in 90 days
• How to use "keep in touch" letters to generate more qualified referrals
• 5 proven strategies to get more attention, command more respect and charge higher fees
• The top 10 deadliest mistakes attorneys make with their websites and how to avoid them
• Steps for creating a personalized Marketing Action Plan (MAP)

Stephen Fairley is one of the presenters at the Rainmaker Retreat. He is CEO of the nation's largest law firm marketing company for small law firms, The Rainmaker Institute, and the international bestselling author of 10 books. Travis Greenlee is the other key presenter. He is a Master Business Coach and former financial consultant with Merrill Lynch. Greenlee has trained thousands of professionals since 1991 and specializes in helping small and solo law firms leverage the internet to attract more and better clients and increase their revenues.

Registrations are now being taken for the April 25-26th LA Rainmaker Retreat at 888-588-5891 or online at www.RainmakerRetreat.com/lacba.

For more information and to register, contact: 888-588-5891

About The Rainmaker Institute, LLC and the Rainmaker Retreat
The Rainmaker Institute, LLC is the nation's largest strategic law firm marketing company specializing in helping small law firms. Stephen Fairley, named "America's Top Marketing Coach," is CEO of the company, a best-selling author of 10 books and a nationally recognized law firm marketing expert. For more information, call 888-588-5891 or visit www.RainmakerRetreat.com

Press Contact: Stephen Fairley
Company Name: The Rainmaker Institute
Phone: 888-588-5891
Website: www.RainmakerRetreat.com/lacba

Food Stores Shopping List Increases Website Traffic

Giant Food Stores Sees Website Traffic Increase 400% Because of a ''Super Shopping List''

MINNEAPOLIS-- May 01, 2008 --Giant Food Stores, a division of Royal Ahold, has increased monthly consumer website visits by 400% over the past year. The website (www.giantfoodstores.com) utilizes many aspects of Grocery Shopping Network's proprietary software. Erik Keptner, Senior Vice President, Marketing & Advertising at Giant stated, "Partnering with Grocery Shopping Network ("GSN") has allowed us to help our customers maximize their trip to the grocery store by doing their planning from the comfort of their own homes. A personalized shopping list, on-line recipes, easy access to weekly specials, and meal planning solutions take the guesswork out of grocery shopping by offering another convenient way to save time and money."

"Consumer adoption continues to exceed expectations," continued Keptner.

Andy Robinson, CEO of Grocery Shopping Network, commented, "It's a pleasure to work with a forward-thinking company like Giant Food Stores of Carlisle. They truly understand the importance and power of utilizing technology to increase sales and customer loyalty."

Giant's website is powered with GSN's leading software that enables a consumer to quickly create a shopping list via personalized offers, the weekly circular, a virtual pantry containing previous purchases, and a searchable database of over 64,000 recipes. One customer commented, "I love how it (the software) remembers what I buy, shows me personal offers, and helps me plan meals. It's fun and easy to plan an affordable shopping trip through the website. After I print out the list, all items are displayed based on department and aisle. My super shopping list saves me time and money!"

Giant has further enhanced customers' on-line options through the April launch of its Shop from Home feature now available at its Camp Hill, Pennsylvania store. Erik Keptner said, "We look forward to continuing to develop web-based tools that offer our customers convenient and customer-friendly shopping solutions."

About Giant Food Stores

Giant Food Stores, LLC, one of the leading supermarket operations in the U.S., currently operates stores in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia under the names of Giant Food Stores, Martin's Food Markets and FoodSource. As a company, Giant is proud to work with hundreds of local organizations in the communities it serves and has a long-standing commitment to eradicate hunger and improve the quality of life for children. For more information about Giant Food Stores, visit www.GiantFoodStores.com.

About GSN

Grocery Shopping Network provides grocery retailers' Web sites with a suite of proprietary software products that integrate shopping list building, recipes and meal planning with relevant, focused advertising content. GSN (http://www.groceryshopping.net) brings together the Web and in-store supermarket shopping experience. A GSN-powered site enables consumers to seamlessly shop their store, be presented with sales and promotions in the context of the items they are planning to purchase, access and save recipes for the items they plan to purchase, plan meals and utilize the many discount offers (including coupons) made available by brand manufacturers.

Contacts

Grocery Shopping Network
Albin Andolshek, 612-238-4942