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Travel

Ludus Tours Announces Track and Field Fan Packages to Eugene for the 2012 U.S. National Team Trials

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Ludus Tours, a travel company that focuses on major global sporting and cultural events, is offering track and field fans tour packages to Eugene, Ore., to attend the 2012 U.S. Team Trials this summer.

San Diego, CA (USA), Wednesday – November 16, 2011 — Ludus Tours ( http://ludustours.com ), a travel company that focuses on major global sporting and cultural events, is offering track and field fans tour packages to Eugene, Ore., to attend the 2012 U.S. Team Trials this summer. The Olympic Trials will take place from June 22 through July 1, 2012, at Hayward Field and serve as USA Track & Field’s (USATF) qualifier for the 2012 London Summer Games. Over 1,000 athletes, 350,000 fans and 1,000 members of media are expected to be in Eugene for the meet.

Ludus Tours’ 2012 Eugene Track Fan Packages are priced from $1,050 per person and include hotel accommodations within walking distance of the track, tickets to all sessions, access to special parties and events, 24/7 concierge service, gift bags and more. To view full package details, visit http://www.trackandfieldtours.com/eugene_packages.html.

“Ludus Tours was founded by former track athletes and this iconic track meet is what fueled our desire to start a company designed to help as many families, friends and fans as possible get to witness dreams turn into reality” said Adam Dailey, Managing Director of Ludus Tours. “We are excited to take another group back to Eugene to watch their favorite athletes qualify for London.”

In addition to 2012 Eugene Track Fan Packages, track and field fans can book their trip with Ludus Tours to watch the London 2012 Summer Games and Moscow 2013 IAAF World Championships, among other events. For more information on any of these tours, please visit http://www.trackandfieldtours.com.

About Ludus Tours:
Ludus Tours provides complete travel, tour and hospitality packages to the world’s premiere sporting and cultural events, including Austin Formula One, the 2012 Summer Games in London, and more. Ludus is the Official Hospitality and Accommodation Provider for 18 National Governing Bodies including USA Track & Field, Athletics Canada and USA Triathlon, among others. In addition to their travel services, Ludus Sports offers corporate branding, marketing and retail opportunities within each of their events. Ludus Tours is based in San Diego, CA with offices in London, UK. For more information, please visit http://www.trackandfieldtours.com.

Press & Media Contact:
Larkin Geyer
Account Manager
Ludus Tours
1501 Front Street #107
San Diego, CA 92101 – USA
619-202-0065
larkin@ludustours.com
http://www.trackandfieldtours.com
http://www.ludustours.com

Technology

Crew Systems Adopts Guardtime Keyless Signatures to Add Tamper Evidence to Daily Reports and Accident Videos for Monitored Vehicles

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Crew Systems Inc, have established a strategic alliance by which Crew will adopt the GuardTime Keyless Signature Service to add tamper evidence to its daily and monthly reports and recorded video files.

Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday – November 16, 2011 — CREW SYSTEMS INC. (“Crew”), a video telematics cloud service provider, and GuardTime Japan,Inc., have established a strategic alliance by which Crew will adopt the GuardTime Keyless Signature Service to add tamper evidence to its daily and monthly reports and recorded video files as they are stored in the telematics cloud known as “HARVEST”. The HARVEST service is scheduled to be released on December 1, 2011.

HARVEST is an integrated safety driving support system which consists of a drive recorder, digital tachometer, and a real-time dynamic object management system. In HARVEST, the communication system uses built-in drive recorders mounted on vehicles to capture the behaviors of drivers, to record video images of traffic accidents as they occur, and to collect real-time information from the global positioning system (GPS). As the data is gathered, it is automatically sent to the HARVEST server in the Cloud. The server then processes, analyzes, and safely stores the data where it can automatically produce regular reports. The analysis and assessment of the data generate “safe driving” rankings. The system can also produce forensically-sound recorded video images capturing any traffic accidents that have occurred, or even recorded acts of unsafe driving.

By signing all of the digital data collected with GuardTime’s Keyless Signatures, Crew can provide proof that the data has not been tampered with in any way since it was signed, regardless of how it is transmitted to and stored in the Cloud. When submitting reports and associated video images for investigational purposes, Crew will significantly increase the reliability and credibility of the evidence with the addition of the unique GuardTime data integrity service.

Companies that own five or more vehicles for business use are required by safety driving management laws to produce daily reports on the driving habits of their employees. Systems that provide the automatic digitization of daily driving reports are increasingly used for operating efficiency. However, the integrity of the digitized and stored data has been left as a pending issue. In particular, video images capturing traffic accidents are increasing lybeing used as evidence in legal cases and for insurance claims. The admissibility of such data as evidence requires proof that the data is tamper-free.

Says Crew CEO Katsuhiko Hirayama,”The data in connection with a vehicle and a person’s safety requires high reliability and integrity. We decided to utilize GuardTime Keyless Signatures with our cloud service because it is easy to administer. The Keyless Signatures are extremely affordable in terms of integration and maintenance as compared to conventional time stamping-only or PKI-based services.”

Several thousand units of HARVEST drive recorders have been sold mainly to daycare service centers, construction companies, and logistic companies. It is expected that 10,000+ units will be sold annually to industrial waste disposal operators, companies leading reconstruction projects in disaster-stricken areas, and other enterprise organizations that own many business vehicles. This forecast holds true not only in Japan, but also within other markets overseas.

ABOUT CREW SYSTEMS, INC.
CEO: Katsuhiko Hiryama
Established : January, 2008
URL: http://www.crew-sys.com

About GuardTime:
A Red Herring Global 100 Winner and Frost & Sullivan Product Innovation Award Winner, GuardTime was founded with the goal of solving one of the biggest problems in computing: trust. GuardTime’s Keyless Signatures provide proof of data integrity, signing authority, and 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.

All company names are trademarks of their respective owners.

GuardTime PR Contact:
Victor Cruz
MediaPR.net Inc
Tokyo, Japan
+1-978-594-4134
vcruz@mediapr.net
http://www.guardtime.com

Internet & Online

Scam Prevention Site Nears 150,000 Page View Marker

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Craigslistscammer.blogspot.com, a blog dedicated to helping people unmask scammers who prey on Craigslist advertisers, will surpass 150,000 page views at the end of November.

Austin, TX (USA), Wednesday – November 16, 2011 — Craigslistscammer.blogspot.com, a blog dedicated to helping people unmask scammers who prey on Craigslist advertisers, will surpass 150,000 page views at the end of November, according to its publisher Joe Gimenez.

The site receives between 400-600 visits per day from people who search the email address or other information contained in correspondence they’ve received from a person responding to their advertisement on Craigslist.

Since its inception on May 4, 2008, the blog has received 140,100 pageviews and is projected to hit 150,000 on November 29. The site has more than 3,200 comments from viewers who either confirm that a scam was attempted on them or adds information about other scams in their posts.

Typical comments might read like this one: “drjamesrobbert08@gmail.com posing as Melinda Robbert responded to a craigslist ad I posted for video tutor for daughter, sent two checks for almost $3K each, from two different addresses and two different banks, with instructions to take out my portion ($250)and send the rest by Western Union to the daughter’s nanny in Florida. I am in Maryland. So red flags went off left and right. I googled the nanny’s address and called to find no nanny at that address. Sent an email to “Melinda” and asked her to phone me. ‘She’ responded by telling me that she ‘has a little problem with her phone.’ Uh-huh . . . ”

Or this posting by a reader: “Add JohnWeb234@gmail.com to your list of scammers. The person just contacted me about sending his dog to board with me for the month of December using exactly the same MO [modus operandi] as with the tutor inquiries.”

The blog site started as Gimenez’s reaction to a scammer who was responding to his advertising a white couch for sale. The scammer said they’d send their movers to pick it up and that he was sending a check by FedEx.

When the check arrived, things started to seem a bit more fishy and then the scam really began. The check was $4,000 greater than the amount agreed upon for the couch and the scammer emailed to say that his secretary made the mistake, would Gimenez kindly deposit the check and wire the overage back to a Western Union address, less $100 for the inconvenience.

Gimenez’ reaction was “I mean really, who has a secretary these days and is looking on Craigslist for items.”

Upon further research, Gimenez found newspaper articles that described the exact same scam – the check was fraudulent, but close enough to real that his own bank would have credited his account and sent it out for delivery. Then, when the bank found, maybe two weeks later, the check to be fraudulent they would charge Gimenez’s account for the amount that he had wired out. The scammer would have received those funds and been long gone, but Gimenez would be out the money. You can read about the original scam attempt and Gimenez’ reaction here.

“Thank God I Googled something in that check that was already on the web,” Gimenez said. “And thank God so many people have responded in the same way over the years so that they might not fall for this evil trick.”

“Craigslist is very good about warning people about these sorts of scams, but few people understand why the warning is necessary or how they can be scammed. This site seeks to get the Craigslist scammers through the combined effort of thousands of people and its working,” Gimenez said.

The name of the blog is Let’s Get the Craigslist Scammers.

Automotive

SmartTOP Convertible Top Module for BMW 6 Series with Plug-And-Play Wiring

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The after-market SmartTOP convertible top controller module for BMW 6 series offered by electronics specialist Mods4cars now comes with a full plug-and-play wiring harness. The module allows use of the top while driving at slow speeds as well as remote top operation from the original key fob. The new wiring adapter makes installation easier than ever.

Las Vegas, NV (USA), Monday – November 14th, 2011 — The SmartTOP convertible top control module ( http://www.mods4cars.com ) offered by Mods4cars for the BMW 6 series now ships with a new, custom designed plug-and-play wiring harness. Installation is a quick and easy affair and can be done by anyone. All connections use OEM quality plugs and sockets for a perfect and secure fit.

“Thanks to our new plug-and-play wiring adapter, no more cutting and splicing of single wires is necessary.” says PR manager Sven Tornow. “Anyone can install our after-market module and enjoy the benefits of our product’s added convenience features.” he concludes.

The add-on module allows opening and closing of the convertible top while driving, at speeds of up to 40 km/h (28mph) with a single touch of the button. No more pulling over and holding down the top switch. A direct benefit: the driver gets to enjoy more to-down time and less hassle.

Additionally the top can be controlled from the key fob remote, also with one-touch convenience and up to the full range of the radio signal. No changes are necessary to the remote system and no extra fob is required. It is possible to control top and windows separately as well as one-touch close all windows from the switches inside the driver’s door.

Furthermore, automatic locking and unlocking of all doors can be programmed as well as an extended mode, which allows turning the engine on or off while the top is still in motion. The module can be completely disabled with a simple key combination, if necessary.

Each module comes with a standard USB port and ships with a USB cord. Firmware updates and module parameter configuration can be done with any Windows laptop. Updates are available free of charge. The USB cord can be installed with the kit in a way that allows update and configuration at a later time, even without having to gain physical access to the module itself.

SmartTOP module kits ( http://www.mods4cars.com ) are available for: Alfa, Audi, Bentley, BMW, Ferrari, Ford, Infiniti, Mazda, Mercedes, Mini, Nissan, Opel, Peugeot, Porsche, Renault, Volvo and Volkswagen.

This SmartTOP kit, designed for BMW 6 series convertibles, is available for 299 Euros + tax.

A feature demonstration of can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWAzmdVaC38

Further details and purchasing information can be found here: 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
1350 E. Flamingo Rd #3100
Las Vegas, NV 89119 – USA
+1-310-9109055
lehmann@mods4cars.com
http://www.mods4cars.com

Technology

LAN Systems CEO Speaks at Georgia Gwinnett College Program

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LAN Systems, a leading Atlanta IT Consulting firm, CEO Mary Hester spoke at Georgia Gwinnett College’s “Advice and a Slice” series on leadership.

Norcross, GA (USA), Monday – November 14th, 2011 — Today, LAN Systems, a leading Atlanta IT Consulting firm, CEO Mary Hester spoke at Georgia Gwinnett College’s “Advice and a Slice” series on leadership.

The topic for the “Lunch and Learn” program was “Leadership and Achieving Your Dreams.” This is an open student body event with pizza and drinks served to the attendees. The program is sponsored by the GGC Career Development & Advising Center and enables them to reach students with real world messages that show the value of strong business and work ethics. The Career Development and Advising Center (CDAC) offers a wide variety of career resources, career assessment, job opportunities, internships, volunteer and community service options to the GGC community. In short, they provide resources to help our students and alumni pursue their academic and professional goals.

“The program exemplifies the commitment GGC has to its students,” said CEO Mary Hester. “They are our future leaders and I was delighted to speak on leadership. I was impressed with their targeted, thoughtful questions and learned much from them.”

This program is one of many offered by the college to engage students. With groundbreaking technology, unparalleled student and faculty engagement and abundant opportunities for students to put theory into practice, GCC is where innovation, creativity and inspiration meet.

About Georgia Gwinnett College:
A center for INNOVATION in teaching, Georgia Gwinnett College offers leading-edge technology, personal attention and hands-on learning experiences for students who want to forge their own paths. It’s a place where CREATIVITY is fostered and rewarded, and students and faculty are encouraged to think big. And it’s a place where students are empowered to put ideas into action, finding INSPIRATION all around them – on campus, in the workplace, in their communities and out in the world. It’s no wonder GGC is known as the Campus of Tomorrow.

To learn more, visit: http://www.ggc.edu

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: http://www.lansystems.com

Press & Media Contact:
Lauren Maxwell
Vice President of Sales and Marketing
LAN Systems
6015-D Atlantic Blvd
Norcross, GA 30071
770 662-0312
lauren@lansystems.com
http://www.lansystems.com

Consumer Services

Six China Sourcing Fairs to be Held Concurrently in Mumbai from November 23 to November 25, 2011

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* The largest Greater China products exhibition in India.
* Co-located events comprise of Electronics & Components, Security Products, Home Products, Gifts & Premiums, Hardware & Building Materials, and Bathroom Products.

Mumbai, India, Monday – November 14th, 2011 — Six China Sourcing Fairs are to be concurrently held in Mumbai on November 23-25, 2011 at Bombay Exhibition Centre, Goregaon featuring a host of latest products from Greater China and other Asian countries. The six trade Fairs comprise of various categories covering Electronics & Components, Security Products, Home Products, Gifts & Premiums, Hardware & Building Materials and Bathroom Products, making this the largest Greater China products trade exhibition of its kind in India. Through this platform, Indian buyers can source directly from competitive suppliers from Greater China. The trade fairs are managed by Pico Event Management under license from Global Sources (NASDAQ: GSOL).

Spokesperson of China Sourcing Fairs, Mr Tommy Wong said, “Bilateral Trade between India & China is growing rapidly and Indian buyers are keen to source quality products from China. To meet this growing demand, the Fairs cover a wide selection of products, which include electronics & components, hardware and building materials, security products, home products, gifts and premiums as well as bathroom products”.

Last year, around 10,000 buyers comprised of importers, retailers, wholesalers, distributors and other volume buyers attended the event. It is expected that this year’s Fairs will attract similar kinds of visitors and a number of co-operations and large-scale business deals are expected to conclude during the three days event.

Trade volumes between India and China reached US $ 61.7 billion in 2010 and it is anticipated to reach US $ 100 billion by 2015. China has surpassed the United States, Britain and Japan to become India’s largest trading partner with imports soared 41% in 2010-11.

Global Sources – a 40 years old company with a buyer community of over a million active members -is a leading business-to-business media company and a primary facilitator of cross-country trade with Greater China. The company provides sourcing information to volume buyers and integrated marketing services to suppliers. For further information please log onto: http://www.chinasourcingfair.com/india .

Press & Media Contact:
Mitesh M Kapadia
Sentinel Public Relations Pvt Ltd / Sentinel Advertising Services
B-603, Samajdeep,
Near Bhanu Park/Seasons Restaurant
Adukia Road, Off S V Road
Kandivli (W), Mumbai 400 067. INDIA
Tel: (91 22) 28625131/32. Cel: +91 98205 03876
Fax: (91 22) 28625133
mitesh@publicrelationindia.com
http://www.publicrelationindia.com
http://www.chinasourcingfair.com/india

Technology

eGestalt’s New HI-SCAN Tool Paves Way for HIPAA Security and Compliance Automation on the Quick

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eGestalt Technologies, announced HI-SCAN, a quick and inexpensive way for healthcare service providers to quickly identify and manage high-risk medical practices and business associates that are short on fulfilling HIPAA/HITECH compliance requirements.

Santa Clara, CA (USA), Friday – November 11, 2011 — eGestalt Technologies ( http://www.eGestalt.com ), a leading provider of cloud-based, SaaS-delivered, security and IT governance, risk management and compliance solutions for SMBs to enterprises, announced HI-SCAN, a quick and inexpensive way for healthcare service providers to quickly identify and manage high-risk medical practices and business associates that are short on fulfilling HIPAA/HITECH compliance requirements.The HI-SCAN tool can be used by both medical providers and theirmany business associates – contractors, hazardous waste collectors, blood work laboratories, et. al. -that serve covered entities on a daily basis.

Says eGestalt President Anupam Sahai, “There are some 3 million medical providers and business associates who can use HI-SCAN to snap a valuable audit/assessment picture; to understand high-risk problem areas that need immediate attention in order to comply with HIPAA/HITECH and avoid being sacked by fines.”

HI-SCAN is a low-cost self-assessment tool that can be added on to the base SecureGRC solution which can be used to e-mail a short questionnaire of 20+ critical requirements to flag areas of non-compliance. It helps medical practices gain control and improve more than 200+ HIPAA/HITECH compliance points, before they are flagged as serious problems.

Based on its results, users can quickly identify and prioritize the problem areas that need to be escalated. Given that medium to large covered entities deal with about 100+ BAs in the course of running their business, HI-SCAN is a quick solution for generating a quick audit/assessment, alerting both the CE and BA of problem areas in fulfilling their mandatory HIPAA compliance requirements and focus on the high-risk associates and consultants who need immediate attention.

“A critical aspect of doing business within the Healthcare community, and as required by HIPAA/HITECH, is anyone who has access to PHI, is bound by the same regulations as the customers they serve,” added Sahai. “And the penalties for non-compliance are getting stiffer. It is no longer a paltry $100 as the fines have been raised to a maximum of $50,000.And if it is proven that you are willfully neglectful, the fines can increase from $25,000 to $1.5 million with criminal penalties.”

Healthcare data breaches have affected nearly 11.6 million individuals, out of which 6 million records were irresponsibly handled by BAs. The average number of individuals per breach through the BA was 102,678. [Source: HHS]. http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/administrative/breachnotificationrule/postedbreaches.html

The Federal government has set aside $20 billion for upgrading the healthcare IT infrastructure by the year 2014 – spelling a huge upside for the channel. Service providers can pursue federal ‘meaningful use’ dollars to the tune of $40,000 per qualified physician practice. SecureGRC generates the necessary reports for proving compliance.

eGestalt’s channel strategy involves the certification of Managed Compliance Providers (MCPs), a channel program based around a proprietary “cookbook” that serves as an introduction and training guide for partners just getting started with delivering managed compliance services.

For further details please call (408) 689-2586 or email sales@egestalt.com. For further details about the product, please visit http://www.egestalt.com.

About eGestalt Technologies Inc.:
eGestalt (www.egestalt.com) is a world-class, innovation driven, leading provider of cloud-computing based enterprise solutions for information security and IT-GRC management. eGestalt is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA, and has offices in the US, Asia-Pacific and Middle East. eGestalt was nominated Breakthrough Technology Vendor at XChange Americas, Aug. 2010, and selected by SiliconIndia among the “Top 10 Security Companies to Watch.” Its SecureGRC application was voted runner-up in the Managed Services Category at XChange Tech Innovators, Nov. 2010. The company was selected by Everything Channel as a 2011 CRN Emerging Technology Vendor, and a 2011 Tech Innovator in the Managed Services category.

Press & Media Contact:
Victor Cruz, Principal
MediaPR.net
For eGestalt Technologies
Santa Clara, CA – USA
+1 978-594-4134
vcruz@mediapr.net
http://www.egestalt.com

Food & Beverage

Food Safety Firm Champions Hand-washing

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The Benson Mills Group (BMG), a food safety firm which provides food safety training, consulting and commercial cleaning throughout Metro Atlanta, asserts that frequent hand-washing every day can keep the doctor away!

Redan, GA (USA), Wednesday – November 09, 2011 — The old adage says “an apple a day keeps the doctor away.” The Benson Mills Group (BMG) ( http://www.BensonMillsGroup.com ), a food safety firm which provides food safety training, consulting and commercial cleaning throughout Metro Atlanta, asserts that frequent hand-washing every day can keep the doctor away!

With cold and flu season upon us, BMG is ramping up its efforts to encourage frequent hand-washing with soap and water. In the food safety arena, hand-washing is one of the most essential and cost effective weapons against spreading foodborne illnesses. The same is true for preventing the spread of germs and bacteria that cause illnesses such as colds and the flu.

To get the word out about the importance of hand-washing with soap and water, BMG is taking its expertise and training to one of our most valuable resources – our children. Through a community outreach partnership with Georgia Headstart’s McIntosh Trail, BMG will be teaching 115 three to five year-olds the importance of hand-washing and demonstrating proper hand-washing techniques. The young participants will be encouraged to not only make frequent hand-washing with soap a habit, but to urge their parents, guardians, siblings and friends to do the same. Let’s all make frequent hand-washing with soap and water a part of our daily routines. Let’s do it for our health. Let’s do it for our lives.

The Benson Mills Group is an award-winning food firm dedicated to nurturing the vision of foodservice professionals and business owners. The company’s goal is to provide the tools necessary to implement processes that are aligned with the strategic vision of an organization and have a positive impact on their bottom line. For more information, visit: http://www.BensonMillsGroup.com

Press & Media Contact:
Terri R. Waller, President
Benson Mills Group
P.O. Box 129
Redan, GA 30074 – USA
404-451-4468
Terri@BensonMillsGroup.com
http://www.BensonMillsGroup.com

Financial

Gordon ‘Grant’ Curtis to Keynote at Campden Conference London Event

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Gordon “Grant” Curtis, Director and Portfolio Manager of CI Investments, Single Family Office will be presenting as the keynote speaker for the Campden Organization at their European Family Office Event, November 9-10, 2011 in London

London, UK, Tuesday – November 08, 2011 — Gordon “Grant” Curtis, Director and Portfolio Manager of CI Investments, Single Family Office will be presenting as the keynote speaker for the Campden Organization at their European Family Office Event, November 9-10, 2011 in London.

The topic of interest will cover the unique insight and due diligence process that CI Investments, SFO uses to identify potential capital deployment opportunities in emerging nations. In particular, the presentation will highlight SE Asia and some of the economic opportunities and challenges that the region faces.

Most important is the thought process behind the unique identification of target investments including the why and the how. Mr. Curtis, now having been with the family office since 2005, has led the organization, delivering stellar returns that have been consistent and formidable each year under his direction.

Not withstanding the economic setbacks in 2008 that other offices and institutions experienced along with other recent turbulent market activity, CI has continued to outperform its peers using less than traditional investment methods. Gordon “Grant” Curtis has been an out-of-the-box thinker and continues to engineer and implement new cutting-edge strategies into the portfolio management of CI.

Additionally, the office has morphed into one of the most sophisticated support organizations for family office matters catering to the needs of the many beneficiaries within the enterprise.

From a global footprint, exclusive of North America, the family organization continues to support the causes it favors along with reaping the benefits in the marketplace under the direction of Mr. Curtis and his team.

Conference attendees at this London event will be well entertained from this presentation along with given considerable information to ponder relative to the divulgence of key principles used by CI Investments SFO. The organization welcomes the opportunity to share some of its successes and challenges as many families undergo similar issues across the world.

This will be the last presentation and major conference attendance for Mr. Curtis and CI SFO in 2011.

Press & Media Contact:
Jay Tipton, Public Relations
Gordon Grant Curtis
CI Investments Management Company
London, UK
+1-203-654-7725
JayTiptonPR@aol.com
http://www.CIInvestments.org

Automotive

Mods4cars Operates Own Blog

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Automotive Aftermarket electronics specialist Mods4cars now maintains a blog at www.mods4cars-blog.com and keeps customers and visitors interested in the SmartTOP product line up to date on current developments, new products, firmware updates and special offers.

Las Vegas, NV (USA), November 03rd, 2011 — Mods4cars now maintains a blog at www.mods4cars-blog.com to keep the interested public up to date on their SmartTOP convertible top controllers.

Newly available products are introduced, current developments outlined and special offers announced. All product demonstration videos can also be found there.

Additionally visitors get to leave comments on all of the SmartTOP manufacturer’s entries and ask questions. This benefits all current and future users of the products, since all questions and answers are public. “The blog will help us keep even closer communication with our customers and make it more interactive” says PR manager Sven Tornow. “Our blog is the ideal platform to visualize our products and all of their features and functions more easily with pictures and videos.”

The SmartTOP convertible top add-on kits allow opening and closing of the convertible top at the touch of a button and at slow speeds, depending on car models up to 60 km/h (~35 mph) as well as operation of the top from the original factory remote fob (if supported). All operations are carried out automatically with no need to hold town any button or switch.

Additionally many modules offer bonus features all of which can be individually configured by the user. All modules can be temporarily deactivated completely while keeping the user preferences. Programming as well as firmware updates can be done from a laptop or PC since all modules come with a standard USB port. Most modules ship with custom designed plug-and-play wiring adapters using original factory connectors, thereby making installation a simple and straightforward task.

Mods4cars offers SmartTOP products for these brands: Alfa, Audi, Bentley, BMW, Ferrari, Ford, Infiniti, Mazda, Mercedes, Mini, Nissan, Opel, Peugeot, Porsche, Renault, Volvo and VW.

The add-on kits retails for 209 Euros + tax and up.

Link to the Mods4cars blog: http://www.mods4cars-blog.com

Further details and purchasing information can be found here: 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
1350 E. Flamingo Rd #3100
Las Vegas, NV 89119 – USA
+1-310-9109055
lehmann@mods4cars.com
http://www.mods4cars.com