Monthly Archives: January 2013

Business, Consumer Services, Food & Beverage, Retail, Society

Hungry Globetrotter Sources Artisan Ingredients from Premier Partners for Worldly Culinary Adventures

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As he walked the floor at the San Francisco Fancy Food Show last week, Vijay Rajendran, founder of the recently launched and rapidly growing global gourmet retailer, Hungry Globetrotter was in search of sourcing high quality ingredients from around the world. His culinary tourism company is dedicated to creating a true experience of regional cuisine in monthly meals delivered directly to members’ doorsteps through diner’s taste buds.

“Featuring truly authentic cuisine often includes hard-to-find ingredients that people may find intimidating, or may not have even heard of,” said Vijay. “The companies we partner with don’t just help us make these ingredients more accessible, they also perpetuate the enthusiasm and excitement around preparing exotic meals in our own kitchens.”

For Vijay, the show provided a chance to meet face to face with new partners to collaborate and share Hungry Globetrotter’s vision of bringing culinary tourism home. Aside from providing delicious monthly meals, Hungry Globetrotter also provides a platform for global retailers of spices, sauces and other shelf-stable items that reflect the flavors of their international destinations, and provide a platform for them to reach a globally engaged culinary audience. Three top partners to watch for in Hungry Globetrotter’s upcoming monthly mailings include:

Spicely: With a new Market Street location recently opened in San Francisco, Spicely shares Hungry Globetrotter’s mission to bring a vast array of flavors used in dishes around the world to gourmet lovers’ plates everywhere. Committed to using only the freshest, natural ingredients and planet-friendly packaging and maintaining the highest standard of production possible, the company is positively affecting the landscape of fine international foods. Spicely’s products are included in Hungry Globetrotter’s South Indian and Japanese samplers.

Wholesome Kitchen: Boasting premium quality dried vegetables and fruits, nuts and exotic grains and spices, each featured product is exclusive to Wholesome Kitchen’s product line. The company also adheres strictly to an ethical code focused on integrity and excellence, offering ingredients that are accessible and easy to use, while authentically reflecting the cuisine of their exotic origins. Wholesome Kitchen’s products are featured in Hungry Globetrotter’s Moroccan and Argentine mailings.

Casa de Chocolates: The Berkeley-based company is driven by a passion to support quality, sustainably farmed cacao products and thus, empowering the growers in Latin America to continue these practices. The mission is not just about great chocolate; it’s also about helping chocolate lovers appreciate the traditions and ancient origins of the treat within the Americas. Hungry Globetrotter members can savor Casa de Chocolates products in the Mexico box.

Hungry Globetrotter connects home chefs, culinary enthusiasts, families and busy professionals with the flavors of the world in the comfort of their own home. With easy to follow recipes, preparation tips and shopping lists, anyone can create an impressive international meal with ease and convenience. Shipped products are non-perishable, branded specialty food products that have been carefully selected and tested for quality.

After delivering the key ingredients to get the meal started, Hungry Globetrotter helps consumers locate hard to find components with local shopping tips. The company also offers many of the flavorful ingredients on the Hungry Globetrotter website, so repeat meals can be easily created, any time.

Signing up for the monthly food delivery service can be easily done online at www.hungryglobetrotter.com. Many customers love the excitement of seeing a Hungry Globetrotter box on their doorstep. As the holidays approach, the service makes a unique and delicious gift also.

About Hungry Globetrotter
Hungry Globetrotter is an online specialty food retailer and gourmet food subscription clubthat helps home chefs; busy professionals and families enjoy the flavors of the world from the comfort of their own kitchen. Highlighting one international culinary destination each month, the subscription service provides quality ingredients, easy to follow instructions, shopping lists and educational cultural information about each cuisine. Hungry Globetrotter believes that life is too short for food to be boring. Launched in September 2012, Hungry Globetrotter is based in San Francisco, California.

About Vijay Rajendran
Vijay’s own exploration of the world through food has grown through his experience living in six countries and visiting more than two dozen others. He left his career in management consulting to focus on sharing the unique flavors of his favorite destinations through delicious dishes and great food brands many American diners may have yet to discover. Vijay started Hungry Globetrotter as a food and travel blog in 2010. When he realized how many people lived only vicariously through culinary tourism by watching travel and cooking shows, browsing international cuisine apps, and reading magazines only to salivate about the great food in fascinating locations, he set out to provide a carefully selected, curated gourmet adventure through the world’s cuisine.

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MEdia Contact:
Lauren Eastman, Issima! PR
Lauren@issimapr.com or 415.867.7664

 

 

Education

Veritas Prep Announces Free Online SAT Prep Resources Chock Full of Insider Tips and Strategies

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Free online SAT prep seminar will teach students new strategies and tips; other test prep and college application resources also available

Malibu, CA, January 28, 2013 – As high school juniors begin the college search and application process, one of the first steps for many is taking the SAT this spring. To assist these students, Veritas Prep today announced new dates and times for its free online SAT prep seminars. The seminars cover proven strategies and common misconceptions about the test. The seminars are complemented by additional free resources on Veritas Prep’s website that provide helpful information on the SAT reading, writing and math sections as well as insider tips from college admissions experts.

“Scoring well on the SAT is the foundation of a strong college application because a student’s score is often even weighed more heavily than his or her GPA and good preparation is the straightest path to earning a top score. In order to do well on the SAT, a test taker has to learn to apply the knowledge they’ve learned, so test preparation has to go beyond relying on what the student knows already or can memorize in a short amount of time. The seminars and other free resources are part of our dedication to help students learn to think like the test maker and develop strategies to earn their best possible score,” said Shaan Patel, a perfect SAT score recipient and Director of SAT Programs at Veritas Prep.

The SAT 2400 seminar is a great introduction for students – and their parents – who are getting ready to take the SAT for the first time. In addition to tips on how to prepare, the seminar covers insights into the application cycle and mistakes made by students and parents in the college admission process.

On top of the strategies in the SAT 2400 seminar, students will find resources that cover all aspects of SAT prep on the Veritas Prep website. The free resources include:

* SAT practice test – Knowing what to expect on the test is important. All students who visit the Veritas Prep website can download an official College Board SAT practice test, for free.

* SAT Math resources – Tips and helpful hints will provide students with key insights to do well on the three math portions on the SAT.

* SAT Reading and Writing resources – The SAT Reading score makes up one third of test takers’ total score. These resources and practice quizzes will help test takers improve critical reading comprehension and find the key to unlocking the section.

In addition to the SAT test prep resources, Veritas Prep has also made free college application resources available. Drawing upon insider knowledge of the college application process, Veritas Prep can provide guidance for students on:

* Early decision and early action in college admissions – Students can learn about the differences between types of early college applications and how to leverage each type to their advantage

* College admissions essay writing tips – These tips and helpful hints will teach students how to write winning admissions essays.

To learn more about the online SAT prep seminar from Veritas Prep and its college admissions consulting services visit http://www.veritasprep.com/college/application-resources/.

About Veritas Prep
Veritas Prep is the world’s largest privately-owned provider of test prep and admissions consulting services. It offers industry-leading programs to help applicants improve standardized test scores and gain admission to the world’s most selective universities. Founded in 2002 by graduates of the Yale School of Management, Veritas Prep offers its live classroom GMAT prep course in more than 90 cities worldwide and as an interactive online course available to students everywhere. Its Veritas Prep SAT 2400 course is available as a classroom course, live online, on demand or in private tutoring sessions and features the only zero risk, money back guarantee in the industry. In addition, Veritas Prep offers admissions consulting services for applicants seeking entry into competitive business schools, law schools, medical schools and other graduate programs. For more information, visit veritasprep.com.  

Contact:
Kavitha Thimmaiah
Communications Strategy Group
3225 East 2nd Avenue
Denver, CO 80206
303-433-7020
kthimmaiah@csg-pr.com
http://www.csg-pr.com

Business

Gorham Paper and Tissue Hires Pam Miller as Director of Marketing

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Gorham Paper and Tissue adds new director of marketing position to drive customer focus and strategic growth of the company’s broad portfolio of custom-engineered paper products.

Gorham, New Hampshire, January 28, 2013 – Supporting the objective of building a market-centric organization, Gorham Paper and Tissue hired Pam Miller for a newly created Director of Marketing position.

In this role, Miller will work collaboratively with sales and manufacturing to refine the company’s marketing strategy. On the tactical side she will drive segmentation work, implement lead generation activities, utilize research to gain customer insight and produce foundation materials that optimize Gorham’s branding, positioning and portfolio of products.

“Great things are happening at Gorham. We are building capability and customers rapidly. Having Pam in this role will formalize our marketing efforts, communicate our competitive advantage, drive value creation and hone our go-to-market strategy,” said Brian McAlary, Vice President of Sales and Marketing.

Miller brings to the company over 20 years of industry experience working for some of the largest paper manufacturers in North America including the former Champion International, International Paper, MeadWestvaco and Twin Rivers. At these companies she helped build marketing competency while enhancing external communication.

McAlary added, “We have one of the most differentiated paper portfolios in the business that includes tissue, towel, packaging papers embedded with barrier properties, colored converting papers, high-volume printing papers and custom-engineered papers with technical attributes like flame-retardant or wet strength. One of Pam’s first challenges is to help us communicate our breadth of capability which is complemented by an unusually responsive service platform.”

About Gorham Paper and Tissue
Gorham targets niche technical markets with broad portfolio of custom-engineered products including Tissue, Towel and Specialty Packaging, Converting, Engineered and Printing Papers. Using scale and leanness as an advantage, the company challenges industry convention in the areas of manufacturing flexibility, product development lead times and its go-to-market strategy.

In May 2011, the Gorham facility was acquired with support from investment funds managed by Patriarch Partners, LLC (Patriarch). Patriarch is a private equity firm and holding company managing 75 companies across 14 industry sectors with revenues in excess of $8 billion. Founded by Lynn Tilton in 2000, Patriarch focuses on the acquisition and invigoration of undervalued iconic American brands where time, capital and sound strategy can rescue a business and restore its value, creating and preserving jobs in America

For more information, visit www.gorhampt.com or contact Brian McAlary, VP of Sales and Marketing at 207.273.9428.

Contact:
Pam Miller
Director of Marketing
Gorham Paper & Tissue
72 Cascade Flats
Gorham, NH 03581
207-273-9428
pam.miller@gorhampat.com
http://www.gorhampt.com

Consumer Services, Education, Society, Travel

Learning A Language Abroad

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Languages are getting more and more important, especially in our fantastic world of economics and tourism. The best way to learn a language is to learn it there, where the language is spoken.

StudyLingua International Linguistics is a Swiss based company with a large number of language schools all over the world. StudyLingua offers more than 200 schools in 30 countries worldwide. Beside english for foreigner, the company offers spanish, italian, portuguese and french schools.

Furthermore they have language schools in China, Japan, Russia and Germany in their program. Every school is different and offers a various number of different language courses. So it is important to collect the right information first, before booking a language school abroad. Those language courses for adults can be booked from 2 to 12 weeks, long term courses up to 52 weeks. Adults can choose between standard / intensive courses, exam preparation or business courses.

StudyLingua offers a free counseling service, so everybody can easily get all the needed information directly from the company. New at StudyLingua’s program is a language course at teachers home; especially for professionals or for those who expect an intensive and high quality language course. There are teachers available all over the world for almost every language. The quality of leaving is quite high and StudyLingua is able to consider the most of students requests.

Language courses at teachers home is designed and built up on individual needs. Get more specific information about this program by contacting StudyLingua directly. Also juniors are very welcome: StudyLingua offers a large range of junior courses for 12 to 16 years during summer holidays. Together with a language course in the morning hours, the juniors will get a great activity and adventure program in the afternoon. So they could choose between several excursions, beach volleyball, soccer or water sports for example. All juniors / minors are supervised by well educated teachers, 24 hours a day! Juniors usually stay in a campus residence accommodation, some junior programs also offer accommodation in host families. StudyLingua is able to create specific programs for all needs and requests, so feel free to contact StudyLingua at any time.

Get more information about StudyLingua International Linguistics by visiting our websites:
www.studylingua-sprachaufenthalte.ch
http://www.studylingua.de

Contact Details: StudyLingua AG
Multergasse 21
9000 St. Gallen
Switzerland
T: +41 71 260 14 20
F: +41 71 260 14 21
M: info@studylingua.ch

 

Education

Vikas Joshi among Top 10 e-learning Movers and Shakers worldwide

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Harbinger Group, the global software company headquartered in Pune (India), is proud to announce that it’s Founder, Chairman and Managing Director, Vikas Joshi has been named in the prestigious World List of Top 10 e-learning Movers and Shakers.

Currently in its fourth year, the annual list of Top 10 e-learning Movers and Shakers represents the top ten most influential people in the corporate e-learning sector.

It honors those individuals whose contribution and influence on the online learning industry as a practitioner, commentator, facilitator and thought leader have been remarkable.

“I’d like to congratulate Vikas Joshi on being named on the World list for the first time, principally in recognition for Harbinger’s activity in the US market. With five new entries in the World list, the corporate learning technologies world is definitely undergoing rapid change along with the development of new learning delivery technologies and growth of social media influence,” said Bob Little, one of the world’s leading writers and commentators on corporate learning technologies and the figurehead behind the determination and publication of the movers and shakers’ lists.

In his career of more than 20 years as the Chairman of Harbinger Group, Vikas Joshi pioneered and introduced the concept of interactivity in eLearning by launching Raptivity, the award winning rapid interactivity builder tool. It was his vision that inspired the global market for interactivity software. Under his leadership, Harbinger has been able to position itself as a creative and innovative technology company with open and vibrant culture and global identity.

Sharing his thoughts on his selection in the Top 10 list, Vikas Joshi said,” I am honoured by this recognition. With it also come huge expectations and responsibilities. I have always been inspired to contribute to the eLearning community and this acknowledgement has encouraged me further to help make eLearning simple, engaging and innovative for users.”

Harbinger Group’s eLearning products have shown phenomenal global appeal and have users in 55 countries today. The Group believes in creating value for its customers by enabling them to build interactive and visually appealing elearning courses and interactions that will have lasting effect on learners.

About Vikas Joshi

As the Chairman and Managing Director of Harbinger Group, Vikas Joshi leads an international organization building cutting-edge technology products and services. He is an expert speaker at various e-Learning events and conferences across the globe. It is under his leadership that Harbinger emerged as a software services provider to several technology companies across various verticals along with emphasis on research, development and innovation.

One of Vikas’s patented inventions led to Raptivity, the world’s first rapid interactivity builder, which makes e-learning, presentations and websites engaging and fun. Other products include YawnBuster, aimed at enhancing audience involvement; TeemingPod, a social interaction platform; Elicitus Content Publisher and Offline Content Player.

Recognized as a Thought Leader in Learning Technology in a global Who’s Who published by US-based TrainingIndustry.com in 2007, Vikas has spearheaded Harbinger’s leadership in that space.

 About Harbinger Group

Founded in 1990, the Harbinger Group is a global provider of software products and services. The Harbinger mission is to enhance business performance through learning technology. The two group companies are Harbinger Knowledge Products and Harbinger Systems. The Harbinger philosophy is to create value for its clients through a culture of continuous learning, respect for the individual, and innovation.
For more information, visit www.raptivity.com

Software, Technology

Zevrix Updates Deliver: Improves iCloud Email Support

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Zevrix Solutions announces Deliver 2.4.1, a feature update to its automated file transfer solution for remote and local destinations. Deliver supports FTP, Amazon S3, WebDAV and other services, and offers automatic e-mail notifications, delivery to multiple destinations, file encryption and other powerful capabilities. The new version adds support for Transport Layer Security (TLS) in SMTP settings, which enables users to use their iCloud email accounts for file delivery notifications.

Toronto (ON), Canada – January 27, 2013 — Zevrix Solutions today announces Deliver 2.4.1, a feature update to its file transfer solution for remote and local destinations. Deliver lets users send files over Internet and local networks with variable e-mail notifications, automatic compression, encryption and other powerful capabilities. It supports FTP, Amazon S3, WebDAV and other remote and local services, and lets users send files to multiple destinations at once.

The new version adds support for Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol in SMTP settings, which enables users to send automatic file delivery notifications using their iCloud email accounts. The TLS protocol allows client-server applications to communicate across a network in a way designed to prevent eavesdropping and tampering.

“Deliver gives plenty to like,” writes Natalia Nowak on Mac360, a Mac app reviews site. “It’s a secure document delivery system with tracking built in, and straightforward and comprehensive user interface.”

Deliver quickly gains popularity as file delivery tool of choice at ad agencies, printers, audio recording studios and video producers. Users can create hot folders or drop files onto the program icon, and the items will be delivered automatically with customizable e-mail confirmations issued upon delivery. The files can be easily retrieved through the link in notification e-mail.

Deliver offers the following key features and solutions:

-Support for all major remote and local services
–Hot folder support for full automation and server-based processing
–Automatic e-mail notifications
-Hyperlink to file for instant download by recipients
-Encrypt disk images with passwords
-Create lo-res PDF on the fly and attach to e-mail
-Detailed delivery history

Pricing and Availability:
Deliver can be purchased from Zevrix website as well as from authorized resellers. The license prices range from US$19.95 to $299.95, depending on automation level and the number of allowed destinations. The update is free for licensed users of Deliver and Deliver Express. Trial is also available for download. Deliver is a Universal Binary and available for Mac OS X 10.5-10.8.

About Zevrix Solutions

Located in Toronto, Canada, Zevrix Solutions provides productivity solutions for Adobe Creative Suite software, PDF and 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

Computers

XebiaLabs Reports Triple-Digit Growth in 2012

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XebiaLabs today announced a record year of growth for 2012, citing demand in enterprise license sales for its flagship product Deployit.

Boston, MA (USA) – January 25, 2013 — XebiaLabs, the leading provider of enterprise-class Application Release Automation ( http://www.xebialabs.com ) for the continuous delivery of enterprise software, today announced a record year of growth for 2012, citing demand in enterprise license sales for its flagship product Deployit, an application designed to replace the vast amount of scripting, time and resources required for provisioning infrastructure and deploying applications.

Extending its record of profitable growth, http://www.xebialabs.com XebiaLabs posted record gains last year with revenue growth increasing by triple digits led in large part by winning new customers such as RBC Investor Services, 3M, Pitney Bowes, Xerox, IF, Societe Generale, and Rabobank.

“RBC Investor Services decided to implement XebiaLab’s Application Release Automation to help reduce costs and save time,” said Didier Baczynski, Senior Solution Architect, RBC Investor Services. “With Deployit, we reduced our deployment times from days to minutes. The deployment process is now a repeatable and predictable process rather than a unique journey relying on a ‘hero’ to make it happen.”

According to a Gartner report by Ronni J. Colville, intelligent Application Release Automation tools help to minimize the risk of human error and add reliability. They also provide transparency for all of the stakeholders involved and, more importantly, limit downtime and ensure faster delivery to the end user.

“XebiaLabs is excited that global enterprises are choosing Deployit because it is the most scalable deployment automation solution on the market and the right fit for large enterprise deployments,” said Coert Baart, CEO, XebiaLabs. “We are proud that these organizations are seeing an almost immediate reduction in application release times, lower overall IT expense and a fast return on investment.”

In addition to a strong financial performance, XebiaLabs also completed a number of strategic initiatives to position it for even stronger growth in 2013. These include:

* Relocating North American headquarters to accommodate expansion;
* Expanding the XebiaLabs team in the U.S., Netherlands, France and India;
* Launching of Deployit 3.8, a powerful yet easy to implement Application Release Automation solution that helps organizations automate and accelerate the deployment process resulting in increased productivity and saved OPEX.

Most recently, the company announced a partnership with AMIS, an Information Systems firm specializing in Oracle consulting services.

Watch a 2-minute video of Deployit at: http://youtu.be/vNPQb8LkBWI

About XebiaLabs:
XebiaLabs is the leading provider of enterprise-class application release automation solutions. XebiaLabs’ flagship product, Deployit, automates Java EE deployments in an enterprise environment, allowing organizations to manage any IT environment by predictably executing and automating their Java application deployments. Deployit has ‘out of the box’ content for all major middleware stacks such as WebSphere, Microsoft .Net, WebLogic, JBoss, Tomcat and cloud environments like VMware, Red Hat and IBM but also with Built and Provisioning tools like Maven, Jenkings, Hudson, Bamboo, Puppet and Chef. XebiaLabs was founded in 2008, and currently serves various customers in 15 countries around the world. Headquartered in the United States, XebiaLabs is an international company with development and sales offices in France, Germany, Netherlands and India. In other countries, XebiaLabs works through a network of local representatives. For more information, please visit http://www.xebialabs.com.

Press & Media Contact:
Heather Sill-Moses
VP of Marketing
XebiaLabs
98 North Washington Street
Boston, MA 02114 – USA
(866) 656-4408
hmoses@xebialabs.com
http://www.xebialabs.com

Business

Presidential Group South – PGSouth.com – Named Top Property Management Company in Seminole County, Florida by PropertyManagementMagazine.com

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PGsouth.com – Presidential Group South has been named Top Property Management Company in Seminole County, Florida by PropertyManagementMagazine.com for its experience, outstanding service and value.

Altamonte Springs, FL (USA) – January 25, 2013 — PGsouth.com – Presidential Group South has been named Top Property Management Company in Seminole County, Florida by PropertyManagementMagazine.com for its experience, outstanding service and value.

Presidential Group South – online at http://www.PGSouth.com has been named the top Property Management Company in Seminole County Florida by http://www.PropertyManagementMagazine.com. Presidential Group South has been serving the Seminole County, Florida and surrounding areas since 1985. They have the experience, service, and value that put them above the rest. http://www.LakeMaryPropertyManagement.com also ran by www.PGsouth.com helps the city of Lake Mary Florida for Property Management.

Although Presidential Group South won for best Property Management Company in Seminole County, it also serves surrounding areas such as Lake Mary, Altamonte springs, Deland, Deltona, Debary, Port orange, Volusia county, Sanford, Longwood, Casselberry, winter springs, Apopka, Ocoee, Clermont, celebration, saint cloud, Oviedo, Avalon park, stoneybrook east, stoneybrook west, winter garden, orange county, Kissimmee, Poinciana, Waterford lakes, and fern park.

Presidential Group south is located on the web at www.PGSouth.com and is a full service Real Estate company. PGSouth.com can help you with all aspects of your income property including, but not limited to, marketing, renting, screening tenants and more. Visit Presidential Group South online at www.PGSouth.com or call 407-682-3355 to get the award winning help with Property Management in Seminole County, Florida by Presidential Group South.

About Presidential Group South:
http://www.PGSouth.com Presidential Group South offers professional, full service Property Management throughout the Central Florida region, specializing in Homeowner and Condominium Association Management since 1985.

Press & Media Contact:
Mark Daniel
Presidential Group South
135 W Pineview St
Altamonte Springs, FL 32714 – USA
407-682-3355
Press@PropertyManagementMagazine.com
http://www.PropertyManagementMagazine.com
http://www.PGSouth.com

Business

NexBoom Continues Campaign With My Day 1

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My Day1 is now emerging as a leader on the playing field of cause-related marketing – helping to develop opportunities for the new breed of ‘citizen consumers’.

Hong Kong – January 25, 2013 — Lou Zant President of Nexboom Universe http://www.nexboom.com, a wholly owned subsidiary of Nexboom Universe Group http://www.nexboomuniverse.vg/ , announced today that the current campaign for My Day 1,http://www.myday1.com/ is continuing into 2013. My Day 1 is a purpose-driven company, aiming to serve their associates, as well as to serve the needs of others.

The people behind the scenes of MyDay1 are long-term innovators in the sphere of home-based businesses. My Day1 is now emerging as a leader on the playing field of cause-related marketing – helping to develop opportunities for the new breed of ‘citizen consumers’. Their pioneering business model gives each associate the opportunity to give a chosen amount of money to their charity of choice. The campaign aims to assist a wide variety of charities to meet their fund-raising goals when they are designated by a My Day 1 associate.

The business structure of My Day 1 can help people to save money with the unique, innovative and products that are often exclusively obtainable from My Day 1. With their Linear Pay System, consumers can choose from three levels of involvement. People can simply purchase the available products from an online associate. Or, they can choose from two other levels: Charity Partners or Preferred Customers. Charity Partners and Preferred Consumers have the right to purchase all products at wholesale prices, as well as an opportunity to receive bonuses.

About NexBoom:
NexBoom offers a full suite of proven online marketing solutions developed by industry thought leaders and tested through years of e-commerce experience. NexBoom creates and implements comprehensive online marketing campaigns and acquires customers through online and offline touch points.

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

For more information:
Contact Adrian Fellows at
Nexboom Universe Group, Ltd.
2/F Shui On Centre
6-8 Harbour Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong
Telephone: +852-2824-8673
info@nexboomuniverse.vg

Press & Media Contact:
Adrian Fellows
Nexboom Universe Group, Ltd
2/F Shui On Centre 6-8 Harbour Road
Wanchai, Hong Kong
+852-2824-8673
info@nexboomuniverse.vg
http://www.nexboom.com

Automotive

SmartTOP Convertible Top Controller for Mercedes-Benz SL R231 Now Available

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The aftermarket convertible top module offered by automotive electronics specialist Mods4cars is now available for the new Mercedes-Benz SL R231. It allows drivers to open and close the top while the car is moving at slow speeds with the touch of a button. Additionally the top can be operated from the original key fob remote with one-touch convenience. A custom designed plug-and-play wiring adapter is part of the kit.

Las Vegas, NV (USA) – January 25, 2013 — Effective immediately, the SmartTOP convertible top controller offered by Mods4cars for the new Mercedes-Benz SL R231 Roadster is available for purchase and promises added convenience for the upcoming convertible season. The add-on module makes it possible to open and close the convertible top while driving at slow speeds (up to 60 km/h / ~38mph). Thanks to the built-in full auto one-touch operation it is not necessary to hold down the console switch; a quick tap is enough.

The module also allows one-touch control of the top from the original factory remote key fob. A quick key combination on the fob is enough to raise or lower the top. Additionally the SmartTOP increases the range for remote top operations. It is not necessary any more to stand right next to the car and hold down the button. No changes are necessary to the original fobs and receiver system.

“Apart from these main features we were able to integrate a couple of neat bonus features into the module.” says PR-Manager Sven Tornow. The factory provided keyless go system was taken into consideration and you can open or close the top just by tapping the door handle without the need to take the key out of the pocket. Independent remote operation of the windows and starting or stopping the engine while the top is being operated is possible as well.

Like all SmartTOP modules before, this product comes with a full set of user programmable features, including a simple way to turn the entire module off while keeping all user preferences. All programming is done via the fully integrated clear text setup menu which displays all options and settings in the dash display. The module is equipped with a standard USB port for quick and easy PC or Mac based configuration and firmware updates. The support software and updates are available online and free of charge. This is a unique service in this product segment.

Installation of the kit is very simple and straightforward thanks to the included, custom designed plug-and-play wiring adapter. This adapter is manufactured using original OEM quality plugs and connectors and connects the module to the car electronics by simply connecting it in between. No wires need to be cut or spliced; the kit can be removed without leaving any traces.

SmartTOP convertible top modules are available for: Alfa, Audi, Bentley, BMW, Ferrari, Ford, Infiniti, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, Mini, Nissan, Opel, Peugeot, Porsche, Renault, Volkswagen and Volvo.

The kit for Mercedes-Benz SL R231 Roadster is available for 299 Euros + tax.

A demonstration can be seen here:
http://youtu.be/tiwvVLzS6cM

Further details and information:
http://www.mods4cars.com

About Mods4cars:
Mods4cars was founded in 2002 with the idea to add a highly demanded feature to the otherwise almost perfect Porsche Boxster: Comfort One-Touch roof operation while driving at slow speeds. The resulting product offered not only that, but also allowed quick and easy installation by just swapping out a relay box, thus leaving no traces and no permanent changes on the vehicle. The first SmartTOP roof controller was born.

The success of their first products in Germany and Europe prompted them in late 2004 to move operations to the USA, to be able to serve the American market as well as all other English speaking countries such as Australia, UK and South Africa from one central location. Their business has grown to a full-fledged international corporation with an office in Las Vegas and a full line of innovative products as well as distributors and installation partners all over the globe.

Being highly specialized in the development and distribution of aftermarket roof- and comfort controllers since 2002 allows them to offer an unsurpassed level of competence and product quality. Their main goal is optimization of each individual product to a maximum in compatibility, usability and intuitive operation. They put greatest effort into development and quality checks of all their products to achieve this goal and meet all expectations of their customers.

The extraordinary success of their products is also based on the great communication with their customers, which usually already starts for each new product during the development and prototyping phase.

Press & Media Contact:
Anja Lehmann
Mods4cars LLC
1350 E. Flamingo Rd #3100
Las Vegas, NV 89119 – USA
+1-310-9109055
lehmann@mods4cars.com
http://www.mods4cars.com