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iWonder Pro Enterprise Offers Device Surveillance and Management for Schools, Hospitals and Businesses for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch

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Schools and businesses that issue iPad, iPhone or other iOS devices to their students or staff now have a way to control where those devices can go on the internet, monitor where they have been, and lock them down to only appropriate sites.

Life Record Technologies, creators of the consumer based iWonder Pro application to control and monitor children on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices, releases the first enterprise level surveillance and control software for schools, hospitals and businesses.

“With the release of iBooks 2 featuring text book support by Apple Inc. its inevitable that schools will now start issuing iPads to students and staff as regularly as they issue text books today.”, says Michael Pike, Chief Software Architect of Life Record Technologies. “We’ve also noticed a lot of healthcare facilities deploying iPads to their staff, and our software allows all of the devices to be managed, observed and secured with ease.”

iWonder Pro Enterprise allows schools and businesses with as little as one iOS device, with up to 10,000 devices to manage them all in one place, including profiles to let certain types of users go to certain types of sites while restricting the others while using any Wifi or cellular network. iWonder Pro Enterprise is the first and only enterprise level surveillance system designed specifically for iOS.

iWonder Pro Enterprise is available now in the Apple App Store starting at $99.99.

More information can be obtained from the iWonder Pro Enterprise website at http://www.iwonderpro.com.

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Technology

Netkiller Upgrades “Shared Contacts” for Google Apps

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The Netkiller Shared Contacts application, which provides valuable sharing functions for Google Apps users, has been upgraded with a number of new features, providing even more functionality and convenience.

San Jose, CA, February 09, 2012 – Many businesses have found Netkiller Shared Contacts an essential way to keep track of and organize clients, customers, and employees, as well as other contacts. The application allows for contacts to be uploaded in bulk, as well as providing one-click contact editing through the easy-to-use interface.

New features make this application even more valuable: The Netkiller Shared Contacts app now accommodates advanced methods of sorting and searching for contacts, allowing users to sort by various fields for added convenience, including first and last name, company, email address, and more. Shared-contacts can be searched for by name, address, or any other word or phrase with a detailed and comprehensive built-in search engine.

Beyond this basic functionality, Netkiller Shared Contacts also sports some unique new features for an even more valuable and interactive shared-contact system. Users can click directly on an address in the application interface to be linked to a new window with the Google Maps location of the address. Additionally, shared-contacts can be found in users’ Google Contacts; once an admin names the shared group (i.e. ‘my company shared contacts’) this common group will appear to all users, so any user with access can search and browse these shared-contacts from his or her personal Google Contacts (the shared-contacts also synchronize with smartphones).

More new features include faster application response time, a streamlined mass contact import and export system, and comprehensive admin permissions capabilities (admins can restrict users in their domain from seeing all or part of the shared contacts group, and they can determine who has the privilege to edit shared-contacts).

Best of all, the app is free for up to 100 shared-contacts for all users within a domain, or up to 30,000 shared-contacts when businesses subscribe to Google Apps for Business through Netkiller. For businesses who are interested in Netkiller Shared Contacts, but happy with their current Google Apps provider, Netkiller Shared Contacts is only $199/year for non-Netkiller clients (up to 30,000 shared-contacts for all users within a domain) and can be installed from the Google Apps Marketplace. However, access to this application for free is only one of the many benefits of switching to Netkiller for Google Apps for Business.

In addition, the first 20 customers to download the free version of Netkiller Shared Contacts and write a qualified review on the Google Apps Marketplace will receive a free upgrade to the full version of the application for one year.

More information is available at www.netkiller.com/shared-contacts. Netkiller is a Google partner, and authorized distributor of Google Apps for Business.

Contact:
Tristan Lopez
Netkiller America Inc.
2033 Gateway Place Ste 500
San Jose, CA 95110
+1-541-610-5488
tristangl@netkiller.com

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Quarter of UK Consumers Have No Knowledge of Partner’s Pay Finds New DiscountVouchers.co.uk User Survey

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Over a quarter of UK consumers has no knowledge of how much money their partners get paid according to new research this week. The survey, conducted by leading money-saving website DiscountVouchers.co.uk, found that over 25% of people know nothing of their loved one’s salary.

The DiscountVouchers.co.uk survey uncovered that 27.25% of UK consumers doesn’t know how much their partner makes, while 100% more women have personal bank accounts than men. Eight percent of women keep money in personal, secret bank accounts versus four percent of men.

Further to this the DiscountVouchers.co.uk survey also found that 43% of women lie to their loved ones about what they spend on clothing and outfits, versus 17% of men. The poll revealed that guilt was the main reason for lying to a partner in this way.

The voucher codes website polled consumers on their spending habits and uncovered that 40% of people regularly read a loved one’s personal bank or credit card statements. Contrary to that however, 10% of respondents don’t even bother looking at their credit card or bank correspondence at all.

Psychologist Dr Penny Goldsbrough comments: “We see a lot of this behaviour among consumers, and often it is most common in people with low levels of self-esteem and fear of the unknown. Opening a partner’s bank statements or credit card details implies a major lack of trust, as does having private bank accounts.”

Dr Goldsbrough continues: “Being cagey and secretive about finances is a maternal trait and so if a person has had a mother who lied about money to a father then it’s likely it is passed on to the offspring. Many people feel levels of guilt about spending money but conversely the need to spend money for therapy purposes is very common indeed.”

DiscountVouchers.co.uk helps Brits to save using money off vouchers for more than 800 of the country’s most famous on and offline retailers.

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Automotive, Consumer Services, Internet & Online, Transportation & Logistics, Travel

Nationwide Vehicle Contrasts Improve Customer Service By Opening At Weekends

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In a bid to make life easier for their many customers, one of the UK’s largest car leasing companies has decided to open at weekends, to add to its existing weekday service. Nationwide Vehicle Contracts are now able to provide the finest deals on the very latest cars on Saturdays and Sundays between 10 am and 4pm.

NVC are committed to providing the finest customer service, and have made the switch to weekend working because they recognise that many of their clients have more time on Saturdays and Sundays than they have during the week. Nationwide know that deciding from their many superb cars isn’t always an easy matter, so the decision-making process can now be a more leisurely one.

As might be expected from a major player in the leasing industry, Nationwide Vehicle Contracts have an enormous range of cars on their books. From smaller superminis lease deals such as the superb Kia Picanto and the highly acclaimed Peugeot 107 to larger SUVs like the award-winning Porsche Cayenne and the ultra-tough Nissan X-Trail and deals such as Volvo contract hire.

In recent years, leasing a car has become more and more popular, and it’s easy to see why. Choosing this option makes financial management far easier to organise in the coming years, because the driver will know monthly outgoings in advance, and of course will not have to find a major initial outlay. By becoming available at weekends, NVC’s experienced and knowledgeable staff members will now be on hand to explain the benefits throughout the week.

One of the reasons for the company’s high profile within the industry is the combination of low prices and tempting special offers, which has proved particularly attractive in the past few years. Nationwide Vehicle Contracts have always had a strong commitment to matching quality with value, and their highly impressive Price Match Challenge is an especially good example.

NVC recognise that making a decision about leasing a superb new car isn’t always the responsibility of a single person, so their weekend opening will come as particularly welcome news to couples and families. Now everyone can join in the debate about the best options, and of course with Nationwide’s friendly experts on hand to offer guidance making the right choice has never been easier.

Having established themselves as one of the largest and most proactive car leasing specialists, Nationwide Vehicle Contracts see their weekend opening as evidence of their belief in the importance of customer service. It’s also a hugely impressive indication of their commitment to the future of their business.

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Business

Free online training for Visalus distributors at Nonrecruitable.com

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The people that are seeing optimum results with Nonrecruitable.com are the ones gaining duplication by inviting their sales teams to get trained as well.

Rockford, IL, February 06, 2012 – Free online training for Visalus distributors at www.nonrecruitable.com .Want your Free BMW from ViSalus? Nonrecruitable.com can help!

Many ViSalus reps have been doing the 90 day body by Vi challenge and our shedding lots of pounds. Many people have also been getting FREE BMW’s that ViSalus gives away. Learn how you can also benefit from the ViSalus compensation plan at www.Nonrecruitable.com. What you will find on Nonrecruitable.com is how to retail, recruit, inspire and motivate your team, overcome objections, structure your ViSalus team, and a 30 day system to be on track to earn 6-figures in ViSalus. www.Nonrecruitable.com is very easy to use and it promotes duplication within your ViSalus sales team with a series of 3 minute videos broken down into categories.

The people that are seeing optimum results with Nonrecruitable.com are the ones gaining duplication by inviting their sales teams to get trained as well.

Get your training now and buy a new pair of driving gloves for your new ViSalus BMW at www.nonrecruitable.com .

To contact co-founder Dan Block visit www.nonrecruitable.com/danblock or danblock317@gmail.com www.facebook.com/danblocks

Contact:
Dan Block
Nonrecruitable.com
123 N. Alpine Rd
Rockford, IL 61107
815-639-0149
danblock317@gmail.com
http://www.nonrecruitable.com/danblock

Business

Capital Bank Introduces Kasasa, Changing Local Banking

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A Striking Alternative to the Mega Bank Rollercoaster

Fort Oglethorpe, GA, February 08, 2012 – Capital Bank asks consumers, “Do you Kasasa?” as it becomes the first financial institution in Georgia to launch the country’s most innovative financial products.

Kasasa® is a new brand of free checking and savings accounts that pays consumers to use their account with what interests them most—high interest or cash back. These accounts, combined with the personal service that only community financial institutions can deliver, are offering residents a better checking account option than the mega bank experience.

“Consumers deserve to wake up to happier days of banking and leave behind the nightmare of mega bank fees and mistreatment. We are pleased to be the first in Georgia to offer these unique products” said Dr, Joe Haskins, CEO at Capital Bank. “Kasasa delivers what research shows people really want but believe they can’t have—great financial products with the personal service of a community based financial institution.”

Capital Bank is offering two Kasasa financial products, including Kasasa Cash® and Kasasa Cash Back™. All Kasasa products are free, reward-based accounts, with no minimum balance to get the rewards, no monthly service fees, online banking and nationwide ATM fee refunds.

Kasasa Cash – A free checking account that pays high interest for every month the account holder qualifies.

Kasasa Cash Back – A free checking account that rewards account holders with major cash back on everyday debit card purchases, without points or category restrictions like the big guys. The cash back amount is based on how much consumers spend on each debit card transaction as well as their average daily balance.

To receive the Kasasa account benefits, each monthly qualification cycle account holders are asked to do a few simple things like, receive an eStatement, use a debit card a minimum number of times and have an electronic transaction (such as direct deposit) post and clear their account. If an account holder does not meet the qualifications in a given month, Capital Bank will alert the individual, who will be eligible the following month for the benefits.

“Extensive research has shown us that consumers would prefer to do business with community financial institutions, but feel they would lose access to products,” continued Dr. Haskins, “Kasasa is opening people’s eyes to a new banking model where no sacrifices are necessary. It’s a win-win because account holders get innovative products and personalized service.”

In 2009, Kasasa was piloted in six other markets across the U.S. In just the first two months of offering Kasasa, participating community financial institutions reported growth rates upwards of 150% on new account openings and 372% in deposits at institutions focused on deposit growth.

Kasasa is being introduced with an aggressive, highly engaging marketing campaign. It comes to life through a fresh mix of eye-popping advertising, the likes of which exceed the typical mega bank’s high-budget programs. The ads feature America’s top slam poets www.kasasa.com/news-and-media/advertising riffing lyrical threads around the theme of “Do you Kasasa?”

Kasasa is distributed to Capital Bank from BancVue, the leading provider of innovative products, dynamic marketing, and data-driven consulting solutions to community financial institutions nationwide to help them win the war against the megabanks.

For more information on Kasasa accounts, consumers can visit www.capitalbank-ga.com or www.kasasa/capitalbank.

Do you Kasasa?
Kasasa® is the first national brand of the most innovative checking accounts available today. The accounts, offered exclusively by the finest community financial institutions, are designed to be the first and only accounts that actually take an interest in their account holders by paying them to use their account with what interests them most—high interest, cash back, automatic savings, money to donate to charity or iTunes® or Amazon.com downloads. Kasasa, developed and distributed by BancVue, marries innovative banking products with the personal touch of community financial institutions. For more information, visit www.kasasa.com.

Contact:
Katie Weathers
CSG PR
3225 East 2nd Avenue
Denver, CO 80206
(404) 791-8245
kweathers@csg-pr.com
http://www.csg-pr.com

Electronics, Healthcare, Home & Garden, Internet & Online, Retail, Shopping, Sports

JTX Fitness Launch Range of Home Fitness Accessories

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It has been a case of ‘battening down the hatches’ for health and fitness clubs in the UK over the last few years as consumers look to cut back their spending says Mintel in their latest ‘ Health and Fitness Clubs, UK’ report. While health clubs have seen business decline or stay relatively flat private health club enthusiasts have turned to training at home and public leisure centres.

With a third of the UK population now exercising at home (Mintel, Fitness In The Home) there is now a need for increased focus on safety and equipment maintenance. ‘We are increasingly aware that at this time of year the majority of our customers are now using their home gym equipment as their only means of exercise. They have often invested in a treadmill, cross trainer or vibration plate to cut out the expense of the gym and stay warm and dry when its miserable outside.’ Lloyd Martin, Owner of JTX Fitness. However, very few home fitness equipment retailers provide customers with the information and accessories to safely exercise at home and look after their machines.

With vibration plates proving increasingly popular for home use, away from the eyes of trained professionals in gyms, it has become very important for fitness retailers to provide detailed workout instructions. JTX Fitness have launched their accessories range for treadmills and vibrations plates with home workouts and equipment maintenance in mind. ‘We know there are a lot of people simply standing on a vibration plate. Although this may be helping to tone their legs, dynamic exercises like squats or press ups are much more effective. The JTX Fitness accessories range includes a DVD and Poster to help de-mystify home vibration training for people who have not attended a vibration training class run by a trained professional. ‘We always recommend trying a range of different vibration plates at the gym and in high street salons so that so that our customers understand the different vibration styles and how best to work out on them. But this DVD and poster provides a cost effective option and great reminder for those who have stopped going to the gym’ said JTX Fitness owner Lloyd Martin. The poster and DVD provide an introduction to carrying out these exercises safely and a great full body workout. The fitness retailer has also provided a few tips from the DVD at their website so that all beginner vibration plate trainers can get started with their workouts in a safe way.

The JTX Fitness accessories range also includes products for use with treadmills. The Treadmill Lubricant, £10 which will last regular treadmill users at least a year will greatly extend the life of any treadmill. Most retailers do not provide their customers with this simple kit and many customers are unaware that they are damaging their machines by not lubricating them.

JTX’s top selling accessory since the launch of the range has been the Treadmill Floor Protection Mats, with customers eager to protect their carpet or wood floor. The clever thing about these mats is that they come in two parts, allowing the mat at the foot of the treadmill to be packed away when our folding treadmills are packed away after a workout. Made from 100% Active Foam the mats will ensure the 88kg weight of the treadmill and added force caused by running is cushioned before impacting on the floor. This product is suitable for both static and folding treadmills less than 900mm wide.

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Consumer Services

GeekZen Brings “Geekware” to the Masses

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New e-commerce startup in South East Asia with a priority on customer happiness.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Wednesday – February 08, 2012 — GeekZen ( http://www.geekzen.com ), a company based in Malaysia dedicated to everyday tech products, today announced the launch of its newly operational website, geekzen.com that aims to make technology products accessible to everyone.

The company places the customer experience at the forefront and is designed along clean minimalist lines, providing a clean, sleek interface for the purchase of its wares backing it with a 30 day no questions asked return policy.

Currently, GeekZen sells items such as the ultra-thin Gelaskins films that feature stunning, photo-quality artwork for personalized protection for your devices, the Boombotix line of portable speakers offering excellent sound in a fun yet rugged exterior and the iRun headsets providing tangle free and sweat resistant earphones for those on the go. The company plans to bring in more products over the coming months many of which have never been seen in Malaysia or the Southeast Asian region.

Interim CEO & Founder Nicholas Chhan commented:

“GeekZen arose as an idea to bring innovative tech products and not only just sell them but give them a personality. We feel that there’s a need in e-commerce space to go beyond e-marts that are more like a list of items in which you can buy, to a more quality experience where you discover and learn about the product from the store itself and where the products are either niche or of high quality.”

To learn more about GeekZen, contact Reuben Yap at reuben@geekzen.com, or visit the website at http://www.geekzen.com

Press & Media Contact:
Reuben Yap
GeekZen Sdn. Bhd
Jalan Dutamas 1 50480
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
+(60)13-811-9120
reuben@geekzen.com
http://www.geekzen.com

Entertainment

Bird Bright UV Paints Developed to Save Birds from Oil Field Pits and Windtowers

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Reel Wings Decoy Company, a leader in UV technology has developed a UV (ultra violet) paint to detract birds from oil pits and windtowers. Bird Bright UV paint is designed to “glow” in the UV spectrum in a wavelength that will flare the birds to a more attractive area.

Fargo, ND (USA), Wednesday – February 08, 2012 — Reel Wings Decoy Company Inc, a leader in UV technology as it relates to the hunting industry announced today that they are seeking an eco Friendly oil exploration company to partner with to further field test their Bird Bright UV Paints designed to detract birds from the oil pits and to further the oil companies efforts to comply with the Migratory Bird Treaty.

Reel Wings‘ President Michael Marcotte states, “Bird Bright is a revolutionary paint we have tested for over 5 years in smaller settings and we feel now is the time to partner with the State of North Dakota and an Eco Friendly Oil Exploration company that it interested in what’s in the best interest for our environment and to test Bird Bright on the current fencing around the oil pits.”

UV Paint was developed by Reel Wings Decoy Company to match the UV spectrum of feathers that birds can only see in order to apply it to decoys to attract waterfowl for the hunting industry. During development, it was discovered that modifying the UV formula by making it extremely intense can actually scare birds away instead of attracting them. By applying Bird Bright on oil waste pit fences, wind towers, and cell towers, the intensity of the UV reflection will alarm birds and flare them to other more attractive areas. Bird Bright has the ability to diminish the impact these structures have on wildlife.

If your company is interested in a potential partnership or to receive more information please contact Michael Marcotte at info@reelwings.com or call 701-885-2441.

Visit http://www.birdbright.com for more details.

Press & Media Contact:
Michael Marcotte
Reel Wings Decoy Co. Inc
62 S 27th Street
Fargo, ND 58103 USA
701-365-8222
info@reelwings.com
http://www.birdbright.com

Business

Outstanding Electrician in Fairfax VA Warms Up Our Christmas Holiday

The holiday season was upon us, and it was time to set up the tree and decorations. To get into the spirit, I put on some old vinyl recordings of carols. My wife, Sue, took care of the tasteful part of the decorations, placing items around the living room and hanging the ornaments on the tree, while I handled calling an electrician in Fairfax VA to take care of the outdoor Christmas lighting.

We had a tradition of calling our Fairfax electrician to hang the outdoor lighting. After all, we always had enough to do with all of our Christmas home decorating and the lighting on the tree. The outside lighting is always a small job for our electrician in Fairfax because we only hang our holiday lighting on the front roofline of our house and down the sides of the garage. We have a scarcity of outlets, and so we’ve never really invested that much in outside lighting or decorations. Sometimes I regret it, especially when I see the way our neighbor, Mr. Thompson, having such a big show of holiday lights in his front yard every year. They even have carols playing on loudspeakers; and, to top it all off, a small sled with elves that races around on a track. People cruise by our streets every year, enjoying every moment of the Thompson’s holiday lighting spectacle.

This year I guess we had too many things plugged in on one circuit, because as soon as I plugged in the tree lights, the room went dark and the carols dipped in pitch as the record slowed than stopped. “I told you that we were using too many lights,” my wife said. At least I didn’t have to see her I-told-you-so expression in the dark. Fortunately, I was able to find my way through the room thanks to the brightness of the lights coming through the windows from Thompson’s display.

“It’s not a matter of using too many lights,” I said as I found the circuit box. “This house can no longer handle the amount of electricity we demand. We need to upgrade the wiring” I told her. “It’s old and it wasn’t designed for all the gizmos we use.” Luckily for us, we knew I could count on our local electrician Fairfax VA, Certified Electrical Technologies, to solve the problem.

Shopping for Christmas gifts was last on our holiday to-do list, and we suddenly both had the same thought at the same time.we couldn’t think of a better gift for our Christmas present to each other than the peace of mind of knowing our electrical was up to date and safe. “Seriously, my wife said, let’s get an estimate and this will be our gift to each other this year.” We knew that we’d be in the best of hands with Certified Electrical Technologies, our licensed Fairfax electrician, so my wife made a note to give them a call right away. We always kept their number in our rolodex under electrician Fairfax VA, so that it was easy to find.

Based on our past years of experience, we knew that we could count on Certified Electrical Technologies. After all, they answer their phones 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The next day my wife called our electrician Fairfax VA, and she was able to schedule an estimate for the following day. When our Fairfax electrician came out to do the estimate, he was thorough, professional, and (as always) gave a fair quote for the electrical work we needed done. When I reviewed the estimate with Sue, we both agreed that the price was right and that we should schedule the upgrade as soon as possible.

This year we both felt an extreme sense of inner peace during the holiday season, – which was just what we had hoped for – knowing that our electrical safety issues were solved and that the electrical work was done by the most competent licensed electrician in Fairfax VA, Certified Electrical Technologies. What a gift!

If you need any electrical work in Fairfax, please don’t hesitate to contact us at:

Certified Electrical Technologies
10431 Lee Highway, Fairfax VA 22030
(703) 273-4200
visit our website electrician Fairfax VA