Fastrax and SiGe Semiconductor Cooperate for World's Best Performing Software GPS Solution



GTES Inc. Announces the Availability of its SHERLOC Location Service Application.

GTES announces today that its new location service offering SHERLOC is ready to begin pilot testing with select customers.

SHERLOC is a web-based service that tracks the location of specialized wireless devices produced by a number of manufacturers. The system makes use of the latest advances in mapping services and wireless location, and combines these technologies with an intelligent business-oriented application that is simple to manage and yet scales to meet the needs of customers from SMB to enterprise. The approach of being both device and wireless carrier agnostic is unique in the industry. In the research that we did prior to launching this project we saw that most location services providers were dedicated to one type of device and wireless network stated GTES President, Russ Allen. GTES is committed to supporting the most up to date wireless data services and location enabled products, so as to enable agents and resellers to tailor a solution specific to their clients needs". According to Frost and Sullivan Location Services will be a 4-5 billion dollar industry by the year 2010, as outlined in more detail on our website http://www.SHERLOCgps.com.

CFG Rolls Out Health Insurance Website: Consumers Comparison Shop Multiple Company’s Quotes in Real Time

Tampa, FL (PRWEB) May 18, 2006

Cardinale Financial Group, a full service financial services firm headquartered in Tampa, FL announced today the creation of a website that incorporates free technology to allow consumers to compare health insurance quotes from top carriers such as United Healthcare, Aetna, Humana and others side by side and then apply online.

Real time Health Quotes is considered unique in that consumers do not just request health insurance quotes. Rather, health insurance shoppers have the freedom to actually view the top health insurance quotes side-by-side instantly and in real time and then apply online for health insurance (in some states).

The Lawn Magnum Helps Homeowners Protect Earth's Most Valuable Resource: Water

As more homeowners become concerned with protecting earth's most valuable resource, water, they are seeking ways to recycle stormwater runoff and sump pump discharge from their basements. One of the solutions they are turning to is a patented product called the Lawn Magnum, which is distributed by licensed dealers of Basement Technologies. A simple and effective method for filtering and balancing the water before returning it to the aquifer, the Lawn Magnum is an EPA approved device to manage stormwater runoff.

Lawn Magnum

The Environmental Protection Agency uses the term "green infrastructure" to generally refer to systems and practices that use or mimic natural processes to infiltrate, evapotranspirate (the return of water to the atmosphere either through evaporation or by plants), or reuse stormwater or runoff on the site where it is generated. Green infrastructure approaches currently in use include green roofs, trees and tree boxes, rain gardens, vegetated swales, and impervious driveways and walkways.

Former Touch Clarity CEO Joins Maxymiser

Maxymiser, Europe's leading onsite content optimisation provider, has appointed Tim Brown to its Board. Tim joins the board at an exciting time as Maxymiser completes its first full trading year with nearly 50 client wins under its belt. Tim served as CEO at Touch Clarity from 2005 until acquisition by Omniture in 2007.

Commenting on his appointment, Tim said "We will see huge growth in the market for web site optimisation through 2008 as mature online brands look to increase returns from customer acquisition costs. Maxymiser has robust, market leading technology in this area and is well placed to meet this demand." Tim will assist with Maxymiser's strategic development. His global experience fits well with Maxymiser's ambitions to develop clear leadership in onsite content optimisation.

Moms Are Big Spenders as Kids Return to School According to New Survey

Moms will be giving their credit cards some exercise as they get ready to send their kids back to school this year. They are smart shoppers and they are spending big, according to a new survey conducted by ClubMom (www.clubmom.com), the free national membership organization for moms. Most moms (72%) are spending up to $300 per child on their back-to-school items including clothes, notebooks, backpacks, lunchboxes, and other must-haves. Twenty-four percent of moms will spend $300 or more per child.

CRP Technologies: Security Lapses Not Representative of Indian Corporate Ethos

India Inc. is reacting with caution to the rape and murder of a young women employee of a call center in Bangalore.

The incident has sent shock waves through the outsourcing industry in India. The industry, which was rocked by a series of security lapses earlier this year, is now facing criticism for their lack of concern towards the safety of women employees.

However, India Inc. is reacting with caution. While condemning the barbaric act, Sanjay Arora, Vice President, CRP Technologies, notes, “These incidents only reflect the tendencies of certain individuals and not society as a whole.”

Fair Wind Sailing School Launches ASA Sailing School on the Chesapeake Bay

Fair Wind Sailing School (http://www.fairwindsailing.com) announces the opening of its St. Michaels, Maryland sailing base. "We are thrilled to bring ASA Certification to the historic town of St. Michaels," commented David Bello, President of Fair Wind Sailing School." The Chesapeake Bay is the East Coast's top sailing area and a natural location for Fair Wind," continued Bello.

Fair Wind Sailing School will teach out of the St Michael's Harbor Inn and Spa, providing students the opportunity to get sail and spa packages in conjunction with the resort. Fair Wind Sailing School will offer its Instant Bareboater sailing lessons on the Chesapeake bay. This class teaches ASA 101, 103 and 104 in a week-long, live-aboard setting and is perfect sailing instruction for those preparing to bareboat charter or buy a boat. Fair Wind will also teach its Instant Cruiser course -- a weekend, live-aboard class covering the material in ASA 101 and 103, as well as classes in Coastal Navigation and Advanced Sailing.

CB Richard Ellis and Galaxy Real Estate Form Strategic Partnership

Galaxy Real Estate recently announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with CB Richard Ellis, the world's largest real estate services company, in relation to the Galaxy Centre in Shenzhen, a new commercial landmark in the Central Business District of the city. This partnership will allow Galaxy Real Estate to leverage the industry leading expertise and experience of CB Richard Ellis via the appointment of CB Richard Ellis as the asset manager and marketing consultant in relation to the development. A recent signing ceremony associated with the initiative was attended by Mr. Chris Brooke, President & CEO of CB Richard Ellis in Greater China, and Mr. Huang Chulong, Chairman of Galaxy Real Estate.

MonitorOutlet.com is Honored by Chief Mounts with Their Elite Partner Award

MonitorOutlet.com is honored by Chief Mounts with their Elite Partner Award. The Chief Elite Partner Award is given to the top 1% of Chief resellers that have achieved a level of sales and customer service that is exceptional.

The Chief Elite Partner Award is given to the top 1% of Chief resellers that have achieved a level of sales and customer service that is exceptional.

Bernard R. Cammarata (Chairman of Monitor Outlet) states "that we are proud to have achieved this recognition from Chief." We strive to find the best flat panel and display solution for our over 3 million loyal customers, providing not only the appropriate solution but the best quality product available and Chief meets those needs. In today's market environment, finding the right solutions for our customers' digital signage, educational, medical and general business objectives is our primary goal. Chief partners with us to insure that our customers' needs are met."

Firetrust Limited Launches MailWasher Pro Educators Program, Providing Discounts to Schools for its Popular Anti-Spam Product

K-12 through college -- at a special price of US$29.95, with further discounts for high-volume purchases, from now through December 31, 2004. MailWasher Pro provides users with a powerful weapon that increases in accuracy over time to stop spam from invading their email inboxes. In addition, MailWasher Pro users are further empowered and protected through FirstAlert!, a subscription-based companion to MailWasher Pro that leverages the quickly-expanding global community of users actively reporting spam, and enabling accurate spam identification and elimination for maximum protection.

Email is an effective communication tool for educators, but the barrage of spam is not only costing already cash-strapped schools more money by wasting valuable time deleting unwanted spam, it is also compromising computer systems by the exposure of harmful viruses and worms that enter through email," said Nick Bolton, CEO of Firetrust Limited. We are reaching out to the educational market to help school administrators keep cost down by saving money with a discounted price for a cost-saving product.

Bolton adds, We hope to educate teachers and students, so they better understand the importance of protecting their computers with intelligent anti-spam filters, such as those in MailWasher Pro, in order to stop spam from ever entering their email inboxes in the first place. The intelligence built into MailWasher Pro provides tremendous value and maximum protection against malicious and unwanted emails."

Control Pond Algae for a Clean, Healthy and Beautiful Pond

No matter if it is a decorative pond, water garden, golf course pond or stock tank, proper pond maintenance should be on all pond owners’ minds. A first step to proper pond maintenance is to understand one of the largest pests, algae.

There are 3 basic types of pond algae:

Planktonic algae are microscopic, free floating algae the give ponds their clear green color. A normal population of planktonic algae is mandatory for a healthy pond, as they are the base of the food chain and are responsible for supplying the pond with dissolved oxygen, essential for the health of the other aquatic life. When planktonic algae start to bloom, they will give ponds a pea soup coloration. This usually takes place in summer months.

Earthcomber Launches Windows Mobile Version, Delivering Free Personal Navigation with Travel and Shopping Guides

Users of Windows Mobile-based handhelds now have a new way to shop, travel and comb the surrounding area for anything they want, anywhere they are.

Earthcomber, touted as “the ultimate personal navigator,” is introducing itself to users of Windows-powered PDAs and smartphones. This free service has already generated substantial buzz among Palm-powered loyalists.

To the naked eye, Earthcomber first appears like any other type of navigation software – except that its GPS-enable 1e3b d maps for all territories in the U.S. are conspicuously missing a price tag. All maps, “Look Lists” and “Community” features are entirely free, providing users with tremendous new travel tools at no cost.

Yackie Telecom Inc. Merges its Two Product Divisions into One

Yackie Telecom Inc. (www.yackiemobile.com) is excited to introduce a merger between its two corporate divisions, Yackie Mobile® (GSM SIM cards) and Yackie® (VoIP services). Yackie Telecom Inc. is one of the first companies to introduce this revolutionary global solution to the market. Now customers can stay in touch with the world, save money and manage their calls when calling around the world.

Yackie Telecom Inc. is now offering its customers a Yackie Mobile® GSM SIM card and a Yackie® VoIP account together in one package. Both accounts will have the same incoming number (you can have up to 8 phone numbers linked to one SIM card), which can be selected from 40 different countries.

Witch School Offers Booklet 'Harry Potter vs. Real Witches'

As the summer movie season rolls on, one of the more controversial movies of the season premières this week in theaters across the country. The movie is Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, and the controversy is that many Christian leaders believe it promotes Witchcraft, Wicca and the occult to our children. In this case Witch School, the leading provider of a public Wiccan education, begs to differ. Witch School believes that while Harry Potter exemplifies many quality traits that modern Witches and Wiccans believe in, the story by J.K. Rowling is really a classic and timeless fairy tale. Any comparison of Hogwarts and its world with the contemporary Wiccan and magical community is simply comparing fantasy to reality; and the film, like all things Hollywood, is quite exaggerated compared to the real world of modern Witches. Witch School is helping to provide a better understanding of the differences by offering a free downloadable booklet called "Harry Potter vs. Real Witches" by M. Rev. Donald Lewis-Highcorrell.

Cheap, Creative Gift Giving Ideas for Valentine's Day

Faced with shrinking budgets, a shaky economy, and job loss fears, Americans may not shell out much for Valentine's Day -- or gift giving in general -- this year. But even in these leaner times, personal historian and Living Celebrations CEO, Sheryl Entwistle, believes people can spend little or nothing on Valentine's Day gifts without skimping any on sentiment.

"Times like these call for new and creative ways of gift giving," says Entwistle. "After all, gift giving is not about dollar value, but emotional value; to express just how much someone means to you."

National Lease Funding Source Showcase Schedules Advanced Marketing Consultants

The Lessors Network today announced Tim Cohn, President, Advanced Marketing Consultants, will deliver a presentation entitled "Sink or Swim with Search Engines - How To Use The Web for Business and Pleasure" at the National Lease Funding Source Showcase on Thursday, August 26, 2004 in Atlanta, GA.

Mr. Cohn's presentation is scheduled to begin at 11:00am EDT and will be followed by a brief question and answer session.

This event is currently scheduled to showcase:

Banc One Leasing Corporation | Bank of America Leasing... | Burr Wolff | Capital Data, Incorporated | Caterpillar Financial... | CIT Technology Fin... | Commonwealth Cap... | Creekridge Capital | MBNA | Republic Financial Corp | Russell Equipment Co., Inc. | SunTrust Leasing Corporation | Vision Financial Group,Inc. | De Lage Landen Financial Services | Douglas-Guardian Services Corp. | eLease | First Prime Capital, LLC | Fitch Ratings | Fortran Group International, Inc. | GE Commercial Finance | GlobalTech Portfolio Services | IKON Office Solutions |

International Decision Systems | Marshall & Stevens Inc. | Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP | Midwest Equipment | Oracle Corporation | ORIX Public Finance | RBS Lombard, Inc, | SG Americas Securities, LLC | Sullivan & Worcester LLP | Valuation Research Corporation | Wells Fargo Financial Resources | Wells Fargo Financial Preferred Capital.

ASE Systems Saves Boatyard Over $400,000 Using Little-Known, Air-Caster Technology

Using the power of compressed air, workers at Kvichak Marine moved a 130-ton catamaran more than 100 yards out of their manufacturing facility and lined it up for its journey to the harbor. The catamaran’s builders began searching for an alternate load-moving technology when they encountered problems with clearance in the boat manufacturing facility: The catamaran had less then ten feet of space on either side. When ASE Systems presented their solution involving a series of air casters, air jacks, and smooth non-porous overlays (mats placed under the air casters to allow them to move over rough surfaces), Kvichak knew they had found the answer to their problem. Not only did the air-caster system work within their space limitations, the system cost $400,000 less than the proposed crane system.

ODIN technologies Taps BearingPoint Executive as Federal Practice Director

ODIN technologies (www.ODINtechnologies.com), the leader in the physics of RFID deployments, testing, and optimization software, announces the recent hire of Ted Milone as Federal Practice Director. Mr. Milone comes to ODIN technologies after serving in BearingPoint’s Health Services as a United States Department of Defense Healthcare Practice Manager. Earlier in his career Mr. Milone served for six years as a United State Air Force Officer.

Patrick J. Sweeney II, President & CEO of ODIN technologies commented, “We are extremely excited about Ted joining the ODIN team to focus on our rapidly expanding work for government, aerospace and defense clients. Ted’s Air Force and business experience will be a true asset enabling an even higher level of service to our largest customers. He is already making an impact helping steer ODIN’s deployment of RFID at 26 U.S. Department of Defense sites worldwide. Ted’s program management, government and military background are a perfect fit for our client needs because he has been there before.”

Intertek Receives California State Fire Marshal (CSFM) Laboratory Approval Under The States portable Fire Extinguisher Program

Intertek, a global leader in product testing, inspection and certification, has announced that it has received accreditation from the California State Fire Marshal (CSFM) as an approved fire extinguisher testing agency. The testing apparatus and personnel at Intertek's Vancouver and San Antonio laboratories have been identified as compliant with Chapter 3, Article 1, Section 550.6, Title 19 of the California Code of Regulations.

This designation allows manufacturers of portable fire extinguishers to now test their products with Intertek for product safety certification with the ETL Listed Mark. With the ETL Listed Mark, manufacturers gain market access to California and the rest of North America. This latest accreditation is another building block in Intertek's strategy to build comprehensive testing and certification solutions for Life Safety & Security product manufacturers' seeking North American market access.

Fastrax and SiGe Semiconductor Cooperate for World's Best Performing Software GPS Solution

Fastrax, a pioneering supplier of high performance GPS receivers, GPS software solutions and tracking systems for location-aware devices, and SiGe Semiconductor, a leading global supplier of products that are enabling wireless multimedia in a wide variety of computing, entertainment and mobile systems, announced today that Fastrax has selected SiGe's SE4120 to power its Software GPS solution.

As a result of the collaboration, the Fastrax Software GPS and SiGe Semiconductor's SE4120 radio front-end makes available a high performance GPS solution, complimented with a reference design to enable easy integration by third parties. The reference design is also available as a turnkey solution in the Fastrax iT900 RF module. This combined offering converts the GPS radio frequency (RF) signal into a digital intermediate frequency (IF) signal that is processed by Fastrax Software GPS solution. By deploying SiGe's IC, Fastrax Software GPS solution will provide the best user experience in a range of applications with a navigation sensitivity as high as -163 dBm.

September 3rd, 2010