Daily Archives: April 3, 2012

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

Latest Cheap Comparecarhire.co.uk Prices Offer Savings on Orlando Car Hire for Spring

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Comparecarhire.co.uk, the website which helps travellers source cheap rental deals from over 40 leading suppliers, has this week introduced new deals on its site to get families great value for money in Florida. The specialist comparator is now home to new cheap car hire deals at both Sanford and Orlando airports.

Tourists and travellers use the Comparecarhire.co.uk service to save money at dozens of leading name providers. The Comparecarhire.co.uk website is the place to go this spring to compare the very latest car hire Orlando prices from which they can source the perfect rental car at the right price for their spring holiday.

Florida offers tourists some of most fun places to drive to in all of the USA, with a family holiday in Orlando including trips to places like Universal Studios, Disney World and many other tourist attractions. The new choice of Comparecarhire.co.uk Sanford Airport deals are perfect for helping families get more rental car for their money when holidaying in Orlando this spring.

Andy Hemmington, spokesperson for Comparecarhire.co.uk, comments: “UK families do love a trip to Orlando, but we appreciate that Mums and Dads are still working to restricted budgets. Thanks to the new deals we have sourced and made available this week people can enjoy great value rentals from Orlando and Sanford Airport this spring.”

Comparecarhire.co.uk is one of the leading car hire comparison websites in the UK, allowing users to compare car hire prices for over 40 suppliers in 15,000 locations worldwide including Spain, Portugal, the USA and Greece, with pick up locations at all local airports and city centres.

To check the latest deals visit www.comparecarhire.co.uk.

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Consumer Services, Deals, Entertainment, Internet & Online, Retail, Shopping, Travel

DiscountVouchers.co.uk Inks Daily Deals Agreement with Secret Escapes

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Leading daily deals supplier DiscountVouchers.co.uk has announced the signing of a new travel partnership with leading player Secret Escapes.

DiscountVouchers.co.uk signed the deal at the recent DD Summit Europe in London – the new agreement will help DiscountVouchers.co.uk users benefit from discounts and savings on four and five-star luxury travel packages.

Gerard Doyle, DiscountVouchers.co.uk CEO, said: “It’s a real pleasure to be able to make this announcement – our users will really reap the benefits. Through this partnership we’ll be able to provide a much wider range of bespoke travel offerings covering all sorts of interests and at many different prices.”

“We appreciate that our users are internet-savvy consumers who want to access great quality travel deals at prices which suit their budgets,” Gerard went on.

Secret Escapes founder Troy Collins said: “It’s great to be able to make this announcement, we’re looking forward to working with DiscountVouchers.co.uk on their daily deals. We can provide DiscountVouchers.co.uk subscribers with all sort of travel deals – from great value weekend breaks in the UK to luxury long-haul trips.” Gerard Doyle appeared on the “Customer Engagement and Interaction Strategies” panel at DD Summit Europe, which was moderated by Aliya Zaidi from Econsultancy and also included Richard Dennys from Qype.

For more daily deals or voucher codes information visit www.discountvouchers.co.uk and www.secretescapes.com.

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Financial

Irvine California Tax CPA Is Helping Clients Fight Tax Problems

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Tax problems exist all over the country, and this is the time of year when most people and businesses find out that they may have a tax problem or two. For every tax problem, there is a solution.

 

Tax CPA, Irvine, California. March 8th 2012. The Tax Experts Group, a tax CPA in Irvine, California is helping people and businesses find solutions to the most common and not so common tax problems. There is a light at the end of the tunnel when it comes to tax problems. Don’t fear these problems because in most cases there is a very simple solution.

 

The Internal Revenue Service has put rules in place that are confusing for a reason. The longer a person puts off the tax problem, the more interest and penalties will build up. It is all part of their plan. The Internal Revenue Service does not want people that are already delinquent to report on time. They would prefer to keep charging extremely high fees.

 

The Internal Revenue Service also works well by using extreme scare tactics. The more a person fears something, the less likely they are going to challenge it. In the end, it all works out in favor of the IRS. Ignorance can be bliss, but ignoring tax problems will not make them go away.

 

Consumers and businesses need someone on their side to help them fight the Internal Revenue Service. The Tax Experts Group uses a simple three step process that can quickly resolve just about every Internal Revenue Service problem.

 

Consumers that are facing tax problems can meet face to face for a free consultation. Resolving tax problems can be a huge relief. Not having those unanswered questions hanging over your shoulders can make life a little easier. Find the answers to your tax questions today with The Tax Experts Group.

 

About The Tax Experts Group:

The Tax Experts Group is a full service tax firm that specializes in finding solutions to every day tax problems. Consisting of a team of CPAs. Tax Attorneys, and Enrolled Agents, The Tax Experts Group has more training than the Internal Revenue Service. People and businesses that are facing possible tax problems are encouraged to call The Tax Experts Group Directly at, (949) 705-4455 and follow their three simple steps for tax relief. For more information on the services that they offer visit their website at, http://www.orangecountytaxrelief.com/.

 

The Tax Experts Group

18100 Von Karman Ste 850

Irvine

CA

92612

USA

(949) 705-4455

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Healthcare

Trials Show Promise of Human Virus to Treat Head and Neck Cancer Patients

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Cancers shrank for about one third of the patients who could be evaluated, and disease stabilised for a further third. For one patient, all signs of their cancer disappeared.

Leeds, UK – April 3, 2012 — A naturally-occurring harmless human virus may be able to boost the effects of two standard chemotherapy drugs in some cancer patients, according to early stage trial data published today in Clinical Cancer Research.

RT3D, trade name Reolysin, is a new drug developed by Oncolytics Biotech Inc with preclinical and clinical studies conducted at The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) and The Royal Marsden Hospital. It is based on a virus (reovirus type 3 Dearing) that is found in almost all adults’ respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts without causing any symptoms.

RT3D has the ability to grow in and kill certain types of cancer cells, but does not grow in normal cells.

Previous trials injecting patients with the virus on its own showed limited effectiveness, but the team found that RT3D appeared to magnify the effects of platin and taxane-based chemotherapy on tumour cells.

Dr Kevin Harrington and colleagues in Leeds therefore started a clinical trial testing intravenous RT3D in combination with chemotherapeutics carboplatin and paclitaxel in 31 patients with advanced cancers who had stopped responding to standard treatments.

An initial Phase I study was carried out in patients with a range of advanced cancers, which showed the drug combination was safe. Side-effects were found to be generally mild, and consistent with chemotherapy alone.

Patients with head and neck cancers were found to have the best responses, so a Phase II expansion study at The Royal Marsden Hospital, London, and St James’s Hospital, Leeds, was therefore targeted to patients with these types of cancers.

Cancers shrank for about one third of the patients who could be evaluated, and disease stabilised for a further third. For one patient, all signs of their cancer disappeared.

“We saw really very impressive response rates in these patients. These are patients whose cancers had grown despite a great deal of previous treatment, including platinum-based chemotherapy for many,” Dr Harrington, Leader of the ICR’s Targeted Therapy Team and Consultant Oncologist at The Royal Marsden, said. “Under those circumstances, we’d expect that the average response rate to chemotherapy alone might be as low as single digits figures and the average survival would be somewhere between three to four months. In our Phase I/II study we show this had been prolonged to an average of seven months, albeit not in a randomised trial.”

“Based on the results of this study we’ve now started recruiting patients with advanced head and neck cancer to a randomised Phase III trial, in which all patients will receive chemotherapy and half will receive Reolysin as well. We are extremely excited about this progress.”

The study also found the virus was not shed after treatment. This means people could be given the drug as outpatients as no risk was found that they could transmit the virus to others.

Head and neck cancers include tumours of the eye, nasal cavity, tongue, gums, lip, cheeks, voice box and oesophagus. Around 650,000 people are diagnosed with squamous cell cancer of the head and neck each year worldwide, and around 350,000 die from the disease annually.

Notes to Editors:

Phase I/II trial of carboplatin and paclitaxel chemotherapy in combination with intravenous oncolytic reovirus in patients with advanced malignancies with first author Eleni M. Karapanagiotou from the ICR and The Royal Marsden publishes in the print edition of Clinical Cancer Research on April 1.

The Phase III trial is recruiting patients with head and neck cancer who have already been treated with platinum but not taxane. More details at: http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01166542

The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) is one of the world’s most influential cancer research institutes.

Scientists and clinicians at the ICR are working every day to make a real impact on cancer patients’ lives. Through its unique partnership with The Royal Marsden Hospital and ‘bench-to-bedside’ approach, the ICR is able to create and deliver results in a way that other institutions cannot. Together the two organisations are rated in the top four cancer centres globally.

The ICR has an outstanding record of achievement dating back more than 100 years. It provided the first convincing evidence that DNA damage is the basic cause of cancer, laying the foundation for the now universally accepted idea that cancer is a genetic disease. Today it leads the world at isolating cancer-related genes and discovering new targeted drugs for personalised cancer treatment.

As a college of the University of London, the ICR provides postgraduate higher education of international distinction. It has charitable status and relies on support from partner organisations, charities and the general public.

The ICR’s mission is to make the discoveries that defeat cancer. For more information visit http://www.icr.ac.uk

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

The Royal Marsden opened its doors in 1851 as the world’s first hospital dedicated to cancer diagnosis, treatment, research and education.

Today, together with its academic partner, The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR), it is the largest and most comprehensive cancer centre in Europe treating over 44,000 patients every year. It is a centre of excellence with an international reputation for groundbreaking research and pioneering the very latest in cancer treatments and technologies. The Royal Marsden also provides community services in the London boroughs of Sutton and Merton and in June 2010, along with the ICR, the Trust launched a new academic partnership with Mount Vernon Cancer Centre in Middlesex.

Since 2004, the hospital’s charity, The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity, has helped raise over £50 million to build theatres, diagnostic centres, and drug development units. Prince William became President of The Royal Marsden in 2007, following a long royal connection with the hospital.

Media Contacts:
Jane Bunce on 0207 153 5106 or after hours 077217 47900
Tatjana Trpoksa on 0207 153 5312 or after hours 07780689891

Media Contact (US) for Oncolytics: Janet Vasquez / 212-825-3210

Computers, Software, Technology

Zevrix Releases Output Factory 1.1.5 for InDesign: Improves Output to Flash

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Zevrix Solutions announces Output Factory 1.1.5, a maintenance update to its new solution to automate output from Adobe InDesign. Output Factory automates printing, exporting and post-processing from InDesign, and offers batch processing, single page export, variable file names, layer versioning, preflighting, processing history and more. The new version addresses some issues related to exporting to Flash as single files, as well as reliability issues of IDML and EPUB workflows.

Toronto (ON), Canada – April 3, 2012 — Zevrix Solutions today announces the release of Output Factory 1.1.5, a maintenance update to its professional solution to automate printing, exporting and post-processing from Adobe InDesign. Output Factory is the major upgrade of the company’s widely popular plug-in BatchOutput which automates and simplifies workflows of printers, prepress bureaus, design agencies and publishing houses worldwide.

The new version allows users to export InDesign documents to various Flash formats as single files. It also addresses some reliability issues of IDML and EPUB workflows on program’s launch.

Output Factory is a powerful solution to automate InDesign’s output tasks, whether users need to send hundreds of documents or just a single one. Users only need to select the files to output and adjust the settings, and Output Factory will do the rest automatically. For example, the software can be left exporting hundreds of InDesign files overnight, and the completed job can be picked up next morning.

“When every second counts Output Factory is a life saver!” says Glen Saville of the design firm glensaville.com in UK, “I had a 20 book job to do the other day and had to get PDFs out very quickly, and it was absolutely indispensable!”

Output Factory supports printing as well as exporting to PDF, PostScript, EPS, Flash, INX, IDML, EPUB and several image formats. It offers the following key features:

–Batch processing of InDesign files.
-Output as single pages.
-Save groups of output settings as workflows.
-Output to multiple workflows at once using actions.
-Update modified links automatically.
-Assign complex variable output file names.
-Layer versioning: output layer combinations as single files.
-Preflight documents using InDesign’s preflight or built-in options.
-History: keep track of jobs, output files and errors.

Pricing and Availability:
Output Factory can be purchased from Zevrix website for US$169.95, as well as from authorized resellers. Trial is also available for download. Licensed BatchOutput users can upgrade to Output Factory for $84.97 ($40 for users who purchased BatchOutput after October 1, 2011). Output Factory is available for Mac OS X 10.5-10.7 on Intel-based Macs and works with Adobe InDesign CS3-CS5.5.

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About Zevrix Solutions

Located in Toronto, Canada, Zevrix Solutions provides productivity solutions for Adobe Creative Suite software, PDF workflows, graphic file diagnostics, file delivery and Microsoft Office on Mac OS. Zevrix is dedicated to help professionals increase their profits through automating everyday tasks, producing error-free documents, saving disk space and cutting production costs. For more information, visit http://www.zevrix.com.

Contact:
Leo Revzin
Owner
Zevrix Solutions
105 McCAUL St, Suite 301
Toronto Ontario M5T 2X4 Canada
858-206-0607
media@zevrix.com

Solutions for Adobe InDesign & the Graphics Industry

Business

Security Benefit Launches Innovative Total Value Annuity

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Unique Index Coupled with Successful Manufacturing and Distribution Creates Marketplace Excitement

Topeka, Kansas, April 02, 2012 – Security Benefit Corporation, a leading provider of retirement savings and income vehicles throughout the nation, today announced the launch of its Total Value Annuity, a fixed index annuity (FIA) offered exclusively through four elite independent marketing organizations (IMOs).

“We’re building on the success of our recent efforts to put unique and competitive products into the hands of respected national distribution organizations,” said Michael P. Kiley, Security Benefit Corporation Chief Executive Officer. “We are eager to again partner with Advisors Excel, together with three other elite marketing organizations, Creative Marketing, Gradient Financial and Impact Partnership.”

Through this very timely offering, Security Benefit is leveraging its state-of-the-art administrative platform as well as the highly effective distribution model that proved so effective with last year’s Security Income Annuity (SIA) launch.

“Our Total Value Annuity targets savers with an eye toward asset accumulation and we believe is a sensible part of our retirement savings and income product strategy,” said Doug Wolff, President, Security Benefit Life. “Our TVA extends Security Benefit’s fixed index annuity product line that includes the SIA and has rapidly become one of the top four selling products in the industry,* positioning Security Benefit as one of the fastest growing fixed index annuity providers in the nation.”

The Total Value Annuity comes as close to fully addressing the retirement challenge as any product on the market. Kiley expects his firm’s latest offering to help financial advisors and their clients address the three most important issues they face as they plan their financial future:

• Accumulation with Minimized Risk,

• Guaranteed Income for Life, and

• Death Benefit Option for Wealth Transfer to Heirs

The Total Value Annuity was designed to protect retirement savings and provide interest on those savings. Built with three different interest crediting options, Security Benefit’s newest product offers a fixed interest rate option or performance based interest results from the S&P 500® Index and/or the 5 Year Annuity Linked TVI Index (ALTVI). Annuity owners can choose to allocate all of their money to one interest crediting option or any combination of the three.

The ALTVI was built with a goal of providing positive returns through diversification, non-correlation and stabilized volatility. Its index provides the Total Value Annuity a unique alternative to the performance of traditional asset classes.

In addition to its flexible interest crediting options, the Total Value Annuity can be structured to provide guaranteed income for life through the optional Guaranteed Lifetime Withdrawal Benefit Rider, or to provide for others upon the owner’s death through the Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit Rider.

“We believe our TVA can be a sensible part of retirement savings, and addresses many of the challenges and issues faced when approaching or entering retirement,” said Wolff. “

For more information, please contact:
Michel’ Cole, Security Benefit Corporation
(785) 438-3396
Michel.cole@securitybenefit.com

Laura Parsons, CSG-PR
303-887-2911
lparsons@csg-pr.com

About Security Benefit Corporation
Founded in 1892, Security Benefit Corporation, a Guggenheim Partners Company, is a leading provider of savings and income solutions for America’s pre-and post-retirees. Security Benefit Corporation targets multiple wealth segments and channels of distribution through an independent, merit-based distribution structure. By leveraging Guggenheim’s superior general account management capabilities into highly competitive products, Security Benefit Corporation focuses on the retirement savings market providing a full range of services to independent distributors including broker/dealers, IMOs and other financial service providers. Security Benefit is indirectly controlled by Guggenheim Partners, LLC. The firm’s se2 division is an award-winning and nationally recognized provider of administrative services for the insurance and financial services industry. To learn more about Security Benefit or se2, visit www.securitybenefit.com or www.se2.com.

About Guggenheim Partners
Guggenheim Partners is a privately held global financial services firm with more than $125 billion in assets under management. The firm provides asset management, investment banking and capital markets services, insurance, institutional finance and investment advisory solutions to institutions, governments and agencies, corporations, investment advisors, family offices and individuals. Guggenheim Partners is headquartered in New York and Chicago and serves clients around the world from more than 25 offices in 10 countries. For more information, please visit www.guggenheimpartners.com.

The Security Benefit Total Value Annuity (Form 5700 (3-12) and ICC 12 5700 (3-12)),, a flexible premium deferred fixed index annuity contract, the Guaranteed Lifetime Withdrawal Benefit (GLWB) Rider (form 5720 (3-12) and ICC 12 5720 (3-12)) and the Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit (GMDB) Rider (Form 5721 (3-12)), optional riders available for purchase with the Security Benefit Total Value Annuity, are issued by Security Benefit Life Insurance Company. Product features, limitations and availability may vary by state. Not available in all states. Not a deposit. Not insured by any federal agency. Guarantees are backed by the financial strength and claims-paying ability of Security Benefit Life Insurance Company. May go down in value.

*According to a ranking from AnnuitySpecs.com’s Indexed Sales & Market Report, 4Q2011, of all the Indexed Annuity products sold, Security Benefit went from unranked on 1/1/2011 to number 4 in Indexed Annuity Sales as of 12/31/11.

The Annuity Linked TVI Index, ALTVI, RBS, The Royal Bank of Scotland and the DAISY device logo are trademarks of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc and have been licensed for use by The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc or one of its affiliates. Security Benefit Life Insurance Company annuities are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by The Royal Bank of Scotland plc or The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc.  The Royal Bank of Scotland plc and The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc make no representation and offer no advice with regard to purchasing any Security Benefit annuity. None of The Royal Bank of Scotland plc or any of its officers, employees, representatives or agents accept any responsibility for the appropriateness or suitability of any Security Benefit annuity for any purchaser, the performance of the Annuity Linked TVI Index or any Security Benefit annuity or the accuracy or completeness of this document.

TVI, TVI Index, Trader Vic Index, EAM Partners L.P., and EAM are trademarks of EAM Partners L.P. (“EAM”). The Trader Vic Index™ was created and is owned by EAM. EAM developed, maintains and is the sole party responsible for the methodology that is employed in connection with the Trader Vic Index™. RBS has provided a contribution to the Trader Vic Index™ in a limited manner. RBS’s contribution is limited to performing calculations and data distribution in connection with the Trader Vic Index™. EAM does not sponsor, endorse, sell, or promote this or any annuity contract or other vehicle that is offered by third parties and that seeks to provide an investment return based on the returns of the Trader Vic Index™, nor shall EAM be liable for any errors, misstatements or omissions in any communications with respect thereto. A decision to invest in any such annuity contract or other vehicle should not be made in reliance on any of the statements set forth in this document. Prospective purchasers are advised to make such a decision only after carefully considering the risks associated with purchasing such an annuity or other vehicle, as detailed in the offering materials prepared by or on behalf of the issuer of the annuity contract or vehicle.

Services are offered through Security Distributors, Inc., a subsidiary of Security Benefit Corporation (Security Benefit). ©2012 Security Benefit Life Insurance Company. All rights reserved. 88-00001-24 2012/04/01

Contact:
Laura Parsons
CSG PR
3225 East 2nd Avenue
Denver, CO 80206
303-887-2911
lparsons@csg-pr.com
http://www.csg-pr.com

Food & Beverage

Planet Smoothie Launches Flavors of the Tropics

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Special Sambazon® Açaí Smoothies, Bowls Available for Limited Time.

Franklin, TN (USA), Monday – April 02, 2012 — Planet Smoothie ( http://www.planetsmoothie.com ), which serves fresh fruit smoothies with low calorie, low sugar and high protein options, has launched its Flavors of the Tropics campaign. The campaign promotes the Sambazon® products including the limited time only Açaí smoothies and bowls. Açaí (ah-sigh-ee), a fruit packed with antioxidants, healthy omegas and delicious powers, is found atop 50-foot palm trees in the Amazon.

From March 19 through April 15, the Açaí Gold Smoothie, featuring Sambazon Açaí blended with pineapple, mango and orange juice, will be offered along with the Crazy Carnival Bowl, made up of Sambazon Açaí blended thickly with mangos, raspberries and a splash of apple juice, then topped with sliced banana and granola. The Amazon Kick smoothie, featuring Sambazon Açaí blended with strawberries, blueberries and banana, will be available from April 16 to May 14. The Ipanema Beach Bowl, which is Sambazon Açaí blended thickly with banana and peanut butter and topped with sliced banana and granola, is also available from April 16 to May 14. From May 15 to June 10, customers will be able to get the Original Açaí Smoothie, which is Sambazon Açaí blended with the customer’s choice of fresh apples or apple juice, strawberries and banana. The bowl from May 15 to June 10 is the Rio Bowl, featuring Sambazon Açaí blended thickly with fresh apples and banana and topped with sliced banana and granola.

All Planet Smoothie locations are participating. Atlanta, Ga.-based Planet Smoothie offers customers a quick, portable snack or meal replacement with their fresh fruit smoothies. The menu is organized into lifestyle categories like protein, weight loss, energy, wellness and cool blended. Planet Smoothie has more than 100 units in operation, mainly in Georgia and Florida. The brand was acquired last year by Franklin, Tenn.-based Tasti D-Lite, the great-tasting, lower-calorie frozen dessert chain with a cult following among health-conscious consumers as well as celebrities. Now that Tasti D-Lite is the official franchisor of Planet Smoothie, the collaboration will offer dual brands, with Tasti products being added to selected Planet Smoothie stores, and Planet Smoothie’s offerings to join the menus at some Tasti D-Lite locations.

Planet Smoothie:
Franklin, TN
Contact: Donna Smith
Phone: 615-550-3118
Website: http://www.planetsmoothie.com

Press & Media Contact:
Courtney Thomas / Caitlin Varley
Sanderson & Associates, Ltd
Franklin, TN – USA
312-829-4350
courtney@sandersonpr.com / caitlin@sandersonpr.com
http://www.planetsmoothie.com

Technology

LAN Systems Joins Greater North Fulton Chamber Chairman’s Circle

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LAN Systems, a leading Atlanta IT Consulting firm, is pleased to announce that it has joined the Chairman’s Circle of the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce.

Norcross, GA (USA), Monday – April 02, 2012 — LAN Systems, a leading Atlanta IT Consulting firm, is pleased to announce that it has joined the Chairman’s Circle of the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce.

The GNFCC Chairman’s Circle is a select group of CEOs and top executives representing major employers and investors in North Fulton. These key influencers to our business community help identify and initiate solutions to issues affecting economic growth and quality of life.

“The Greater North Fulton Chamber is a great partner and business advocate. We are delighted to be a new Chairman’s Circle member,” said CEO Mary Hester. “We look forward to contributing to North Fulton in service to the community and our customers.”

About the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce:
The mission of the North Fulton Chamber is to be the catalyst for economic development, business growth, and quality of life in North Fulton. The GNFCC promotes the interests of our members by assuming a leadership role in making North Fulton an excellent place to work, live, play and stay. We provide one voice for all local businesses to influence decision makers, recommend legislation, and protect the valuable resources that make North Fulton a popular place to live. For more information, visit: http://www.gnfcc.com

About LAN Systems:
LAN Systems is a leading Atlanta Computer Support company that provides people-focused IT solutions. As technology experts, LAN Systems helps companies make the most of their existing IT investment and choose the right solutions to fuel growth. LAN Systems is a leading provider of IT Solutions for growing businesses in the Metro Atlanta. For more information, visit LAN Systems at http://www.lansystems.com.

Press & Media Contact:
Lauren Maxwell
VP of Sales and Marketing
LAN Systems
3079 Crossing Park
Norcross, GA 30071 – USA
770-662-0312
lauren@lansystems.com
http://www.lansystems.com

Technology

GuardTime and RDG China Collaborate on Digital Rights Management (DRM)

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GuardTime today signed an agreement with Beijing-based RDG China, Read Digital Science & Technology Co., Ltd., to collaborate in the area of digital rights management.

Beijing, China, Monday – April 02, 2012 — GuardTime ( http://www.guardtime.com ), creator of the Keyless Signature technology providing indisputable proof of time, origin, and integrity for electronic data, today signed an agreement with Beijing-based RDG China, Read Digital Science & Technology Co., Ltd. ( http://www.chinardg.com ), an application development firm offering products, solutions and services for the Chinese publishing industry, to collaborate in the area of digital rights management.

“We are excited to use GuardTime Keyless Signature technology in our large scale content signing for digital rights management. We have being searching for data signature solutions that should be scalable, cost effective, easy to integrate yet without an expiration date, for the Chinese publishing industry. Fortunately, we found GuardTime,” said Sarah Wang, CEO of RDG China. “With advanced technology provider GuardTime, we will strive to create digital publishing solutions that will help the Chinese publishing industry enhance their digital publishing capabilities quickly.”

With sizable research projects lined up for its central and provincial publishing regulation offices, RDG China is starting to push for a cloud-based system involving regulating offices, publishers, web sites, mobile phone SP and other digital content distribution channels with digital rights management as a core offering. This project can potentially bring a revolution to copyright protections in China and become a standard in the Chinese publishing industry.

GuardTime Keyless Signatures ( http://www.guardtime.com ) will be a key technology in this project.

About Read Digital Science & Technology Co., Ltd.:
RDG China is a large-scale application development firm, providing products, solutions and information technology professional services mainly for Chinese publishing industry. The company is headquartered in Beijing, with branch offices overseas. The company is committed for the publication and distribution, government, large corporations and industry customers to provide in-depth and long-term consulting, customized development and system integration services. For more information visit http://www.chinardg.com/en/pl.jsp

About GuardTime:
GuardTime was founded with the goal of solving one of the biggest problems in computing: how to be sure electronic data is authentic. GuardTime’s Keyless Signatures provide proof of origin and that not a single bit has changed since a specific point in time. The verification of the signature can be done offline without reliance on keys, secrets, or the existence of a trusted third party. GuardTime’s mission is to change the world to one in which Keyless Signatures are ubiquitous and a natural part of the everyday data lifecycle, whether on disk, in transit, or in the Cloud. Visit http://www.guardtime.com for more information about using Keyless Signatures for signing your data.

Press & Media Contact:
Victor Cruz, Principal
MediaPR.net Inc
Beijing, China
+1 978-594-4134
vcruz@mediapr.net
http://www.guardtime.com

Food & Beverage

Working Mother Seeks to Revolutionize Convenience Foods and Get Whole Grains Back Into Our Diets

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Garlic Clove Foods is announcing their partnership with Renaissance Specialty Foods and Gourmet Merchants International to launch their line of delicious, healthy and convenient Whole Grain Pilafs in the Northern & Southern California regions.

Atlanta, GA (USA), Monday – April 02, 2012 — Garlic Clove Foods ( http://www.GarlicCloveFoods.com ) – a manufacturer of delicious, healthy and Convenient foods is announcing their partnership with Renaissance Specialty Foods and Gourmet Merchants International to launch their line of delicious, healthy and convenient Whole Grain Pilafs in the Northern & Southern California regions. Robert Chavelle, President of Gourmet Merchants Int’l says, “Garlic Clove Foods is the type of line we love to bring to our market—owner operated, passion driven products that have great flavor, are all natural and offer a nutritional benefit, yet are versatile and easy to prepare.”

About Garlic Clove Foods;
Amy D’Angelo is the president and founder of Garlic Clove Foods. The company is a producer of gourmet health foods that was launched in 2009. Amy’s mission is to revolutionize the convenience food industry by creating quick, healthy and delicious foods. Foods that working moms and busy families can feel good about putting on their tables. That vision is supported by their current line of products. These Whole Grain Pilafs are based on a foundation of whole grains (Quinoa with Bulgur or Millet), vegetables, legumes and natural herbs and spices. Their Pilafs can be used as a healthy, premium side dish, or served as a “meatless entrée”. Each Pilaf is very low in sodium (5mg – 100mg per serving), high in protein and dietary fiber (5mg – 8mg per serving) and all natural and preservative-free and certified Vegan by the American Vegetarian Association.

A word from the founder;
“I’m very excited to be offering my delicious, healthy & convenient foods to busy, health conscious food lovers,” said Amy D’Angelo, founder and president of Garlic Clove Foods. “As a working mother in a working family, I know how important it is to put healthy foods on the table for my family and do it quickly. We all know how difficult it can be to balance life, but you don’t have to sacrifice food nutrition and well being. You can be assured that the food we produce doesn’t have any partially hydrogenated oils, high fructose corn syrup, sugars, refined grains, preservatives or anything else a fifth grader couldn’t pronounce . Our products have fast cooking whole grains, dehydrated vegetables, legumes, herbs and spices. We have three Quinoa & Bulgur Wheat blends and for those with gluten/wheat sensitivities we have our two Gluten Free Pilafs. All of our Pilaf blends can be used as an amazing side dish or a power-packed meatless entrée; AND they all cook in just 20 minutes – the ultimate in convenience foods.”

For more details visit http://www.GarlicCloveFoods.com

“Be Strong, Be Healthy, Be Confident With Garlic Clove Foods”

Press & Media Contact:
Dean D’Angelo
Garlic Clove Foods
375 Rockbridge Road NW, Suite 172 #111
Lilburn, GA 30047 – USA
Phone: 404-585-8764
Fax: 866-638-6984
EatRight@garlicclovefoods.com
http://www.GarlicCloveFoods.com