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Healthcare

DELICARDO Foodcard Receives aha!award for Improving the Lives of Food Allergy and Intolerance Sufferers

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DELICARDO Foodcard is a proud recipient of the aha!award 2010 from the Swiss Allergy, Skin and Asthma Centre.

Berlin, Germany, November 19, 2010 — Following up on the success of being awarded the ECARF Quality Seal for products that help give back quality of life despite allergies by the European Centre for Allergy Research Foundation and the positive response to the DELICARDO Foodcard Customer Survey*, DELICARDO Foodcard has received the aha!award 2010 from the Swiss Allergy, Skin and Asthma Centre.

With the aha!award a jury of doctors, members of aha! and representatives of the Swiss Ministry of Health recognize outstanding achievements and practical, innovative projects of high value for allergy affected. Simone Graebner, the CEO and founder of ENOMIS GmbH, developer of DELICARDO Foodcards, was in Bern to receive the prize. “I am very proud to receive this award and look forward to helping more allergy sufferers out there” said Simone Graebner in Bern. “Our aim is to improve the quality of life of those with adverse food reactions by making eating out and travelling easier and enjoyable again and receiving this award shows us that we are on the right track”.

The other recipients of the 2010 aha!award were Minca Huber, writer of a witty, insightful book for children about a young girl who suffers from neurodermatitis titled Carmelitta Badhösi and a special mention was given to Christian Bohren for his outstanding contributions to the fight against the invasive, highly allergenic ambrosia plant.

ENOMIS GmbH, ( http://www.delicardo.com ) a Berlin based start-up, was launched in 2009 under the motto ‘Quality of life despite allergies and intolerances’ and produces lifestyle products for sufferers of adverse food reactions and people with restrictive diets. The first such product is the DELICARDO Foodcard. The size of a business card, DELICARDO Foodcards are made to be handed to a waiter or chef while placing an order at a restaurant while at home or abroad, making life easier for the allergy and food intolerance afflicted and hotel and gastronomy staff. The cards cover the usual standard allergies and intolerances as a pre-made card in the online catalogue or can also be made to include a combination of various adverse food reactions online in a range of languages in the online configurator.

For more information about DELICARDO Foodcards go to http://www.delicardo.com.

* The results of the customer survey can be viewed at http://www.delicardo.de/eng/20100810

Enomis GmbH ( http://www.delicardo.com ) is the producer of the lifestyle product Delicardo Foodcards – A product for people who are on the go but suffer from food allergies, intolerances or have health related diets.

Press & Meida Contact:
Michael Bosson
Enomis GmbH
Berlin, Germany
Tel: +49 (0) 30 27 87 44 090
Fax: +49 (0) 30 27 87 44 099
presse@enomis.de
http://www.delicardo.de (German) / http://www.delicardo.com (English)

Technology

SMTP, Inc. Rolls out Faster Email Delivery Services by Upwards of 200% Performance

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Release 3.7 expands functionality for its Dedicated Server customers.

Boston, MA, November 22, 2010 — SMTP, Inc. ( http://www.smtp.com ), a provider of high-volume outbound email delivery services for large permission-marketing campaigns, today announced release version 3.7 of its email delivery platform that increases speed, reliability and performance by 200%. Providing metrics and traffic analysis, SMTP’s server relay acts as a trusted proxy to help legitimate senders avoid being inappropriately caught in spam filters or blacklisted, while improving ROI on email marketing campaigns.

With version 3.7, customers using SMTP ( http://www.SMTP.com ) dedicated servers will experience a dramatic improvement in the performance of their email delivery services. In addition, the new release provides an expanded platform for SMTP to offer its customers additional email tracking and reporting functionality in the future.

By using SMTP, marketers can minimize systems-level interactions that affect email delivery, such as bounces or spam complaints caused by the fickle behavior of spam filters and server-to-server bottlenecks. All these factors can be in play for inflating abuse complaint scores and lowering delivery rates.

“Our new software release is a significant improvement to our overall architecture enabling our customers to realize improved performance by as much as 200% while facilitating the accelerated development of new monitoring metrics for email delivery,” said Semyon Dukach, Chief Executive Officer of SMTP, Inc. ( http://www.SMTP.com ) “As mission-critical applications continue to use email as a critical communications vehicle, customers are requiring greater visibility into delivery success and failure.”

“Legitimate senders of email are continually challenged to deliver their emails in a compliant manner and not be flagged as spam. Many companies require greater visibility into what is happening with their emails as they are delivered from their application server, through the Internet and to the recipient’s inbox. Managing reputation, complaints and bounces are key components to maintaining a compliant email operation that produces optimal delivery rates,” Dukach noted.

Many companies struggle to maintain an opt-in list of contacts, whether it be customers or prospects. Unfortunately, the requirement for providing an unsubscribe feature only works if recipients use it. Behavior can be unpredictable, and many people are apt to click the spam button in lieu of searching for an unsubscribe link or stepping through the unsubscribe process.

“What was opted-in one day can be quickly flagged as spam the next,” Dukach added.

About SMTP, Inc:
SMTP is a leading provider of outsourced services for email delivery management including SMTP relay, reputation management, as well as abuse processing and advisory services. The company was founded over 11 years ago as EMUmail and recently changed its name to SMTP, Inc. Headquartered in Brookline Massachusetts, the privately held company has over several thousand customers worldwide. For more information visit http://www.SMTP.com or call us at 1-877-705-9362.5-93

Press Contact:
Michael Kane
SMTP, Inc
Boston, MA
978-257-2179
michael_kane1@mac.com
http://www.SMTP.com

Healthcare

USA Synchro Announces Hospitality and Travel Partnership with Ludus Tours

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U.S. Synchronized Swimming (USA Synchro) is proud to name Ludus Tours as its official Hospitality and Travel partner throughout the Summer Games in 2012.

Indianapolis, IN, November 19, 2010 — U.S. Synchronized Swimming (USA Synchro) is proud to name Ludus Tours as its official Hospitality and Travel partner throughout the Summer Games in 2012. As part of the alliance, Ludus Tours will provide hospitality, accommodations, and tour package opportunities to the members of USA Synchro.

“We’re thrilled about being able to work with USA Synchro and its athletes,” Adam Dailey, Ludus’ Managing Director, said. “We look forward to supporting the National Team in their build up to London and beyond.”

Ludus Tours is an American company specialized in the organization and operation of tours and travel to major global sporting and cultural events. The company will create “Follow USA Synchro” branded tours/travel packages which will be promoted around the world. Ludus Tours prides itself on offering flexible tour packages that fit all budgets.

“We learned from our athletes several years ago that comfortable arrangements for their families at the Olympic Games was a key element in the athletes’ success. Other National Governing Bodies have been very pleased with Ludus Tours’ service, and we are confident that Ludus will do a great job for us, as well,” said USA Synchro Executive Director Terry Harper.

For additional information pertaining to USA Synchro, contact Taylor Payne at taylor@usasynchro.org. For additional information pertaining to Ludus Tours, contact Victoria Whyte at Victoria@ludustours.com.

About U.S. Synchronized Swimming:
United States Synchronized Swimming (USA Synchro) serves as the National Governing Body for the sport of synchronized swimming, appointed as such by the United States Olympic Committee. USA Synchro is a membership-based and not-for-profit organization which services the sport from the grass roots level to the National Team. The mission statement of USA Synchro is “to provide leadership and resources for the promotion and growth of synchronized swimming, to achieve competitive excellence at all levels and to develop broad based participation.”

About LUDUS Tours:
Ludus Tours specializes in tour packages and hospitality at the world’s biggest cultural and sporting events. They offer travel packages to the 2012 Summer Games in London, the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, and Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany, among other events. Since 2003, Ludus has helped thousands of individuals, families and organizations with their accommodation and hospitality needs. Ludus is the Official Hospitality Provider for various organizations including USA Weightlifting, USA Volleyball, and USA Judo, among others. They are based in Austin, Texas, with an office in London, UK.

Press & Media Contact:
Taylor Payne
Media Relations Director
U.S. Synchronized Swimming, Inc
132 E. Washington Street, Suite 820
Indianapolis, IN 46204 USA
317-507-3410
taylor@usasynchro.org
http://www.usasynchro.org

Technology

GuardTime Selected as a 2010 Red Herring Asia Top 100 Tech Startup

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Keyless Signature™ Technology and Strategy Makes its Mark in Competitive Line-Up.

Singapore, November 19, 2010 — GuardTime, creator of the patented Keyless Signature™ technology ( http://www.guardtime.com ) used to validate the world’s data, in conjunction with Red Herring, today announced its selection as a recipient of the Top 100 Asia Award. The Top 100 Asia Award is in recognition of the leading private companies from Asia, celebrating a startup’s innovations and technologies across their respective industries.

Red Herring’s Top 100 Asia list has become a mark of distinction for identifying promising new companies and entrepreneurs. Red Herring editors were among the first to recognize that companies such as Facebook, Twitter, Google, Yahoo, Skype, Salesforce.com, YouTube, and eBay would change the way we live and work.

“Choosing the companies with the strongest potential was by no means a small feat,” said Alex Vieux, publisher and CEO of Red Herring. “After rigorous contemplation and discussion, we narrowed our list down from hundreds of candidates from across Asia to the Top 100 Winners. We believe GuardTime embodies the vision, drive and innovation that define a successful entrepreneurial venture. GuardTime should be proud of its accomplishment, as the competition was very strong.”

“We are honored to be recognized as a recipient of this year’s Red Herring Top 100 Asia Award,” said Mike Gault, CEO of GuardTime. ( http://www.guardtime.com ) “Our Keyless Signature solutions have garnered significant attention by solution providers and technology providers from around the world, with some strategic relationships in the works and one notable relationship that will have a huge impact on the Asia-Pacific market having been announced in recent days.”

GuardTime’s Keyless Signatures ( http://www.guardtime.com ) provide proof of signing authority, time of the signature, and integrity of all data located in the cloud, on disk, and in transit. The signature never expires and its verification is based solely on mathematics, eliminating the need for secrets, keys, or human intervention.

Red Herring’s editorial staff evaluated the companies on both quantitative and qualitative criteria, such as financial performance, technology innovation, management quality, strategy, and market penetration. This assessment of potential is complemented by a review of the track record and standing of startups relative to their sector peers, allowing Red Herring to see past the “buzz” and make the list a valuable instrument of discovery and advocacy for the most promising new business models in Asia.

About GuardTime:
A Red Herring top 100 Asia Winner, GuardTime ( http://www.guardtime.com ) was founded in 2006 by cryptography experts Dr. Märt Saarepera and Dr. Ahto Buldas along with Internet visionary Joi Ito. GuardTime provides an infinitely-scalable and completely-available Keyless Signatures™ engine designed to deliver authenticity and integrity for the data that the world relies upon: as it sits on disk, moves throughout the network, and is used in the Cloud. Visit http://www.guardtime.com for more information about Keyless Signatures for data.

Press & Media Contact:
Sean Martin, CISSP
GuardTime Pte Ltd
6 Marina Boulevard #44-18
Singapore 018985
+1-650-336-5119
sean.martin@guardtime.com
http://www.guardtime.com