IRVINE, CA--(Marketwired - September 12, 2013) - Sage, a leading provider of business management software and services for small to midsized businesses worldwide, successfully wrapped up its 17-city, 50-day Sage Listens RV Relay, at its Irvine, Calif., headquarters on Wednesday, August 28. Returning Sage executives and jubilant employees were greeted by the harmonious tunes of a marching band, in addition to other celebratory activities.

The Sage Listens RV Relay was an opportunity for executives to personally visit customers and business partners across the U.S. to build stronger relationships, help customers maximize their software investments and discuss customers' and partners' hopes and fears and how Sage can better partner with them. Sage executives, manning the various legs of the relay, were given greater visibility to customers' needs and will use this important information to continue to improve Sage products and services.

"The Sage Listens tour was an amazing, unforgettable journey and a tremendous opportunity for us to gain deeper understanding and insight into the issues, challenges and triumphs our customers face every day," said Brad Smith, executive vice president of customer service, Sage North America. "Even after 50 days on the road, we only scratched the surface, but having the chance to meet face to face with so many of our customers was truly an honor. What we learned on this adventure will help us to better support SMBs in the future."

Spanning more than 17 cities across the country, from Charlotte, N.C., on July 10, to Irvine on August 28, the tour was divided into legs, where Sage leaders met with more than 75 customers and business partners, ranging from Davidson Chocolate Co. in Davidson, N.C., Harpoon Brewery in Boston and Gwinnett Center in Gwinnett, Ga., to Valley Industries in Hazelwood, Mo., the Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce in Las Vegas, Walpole & Co., LLP in Goleta, Calif., and Ventura Coastal in Ventura, Calif.

Sage executives and business partners hosted a number of special events throughout the RV tour, including a beer tasting, ice cream social, parking lot parties and relay games. Locally owned businesses are the foundation of a thriving economy. The Sage pledge to shop locally was exemplified throughout the tour as team members slept, ate and shopped at Sage customer-owned locations.

''We are humbled that your generous team took the time to come in yesterday, and better yet kicked off your tour here at Davidson Chocolate Co.," said Sue Elliot, co-owner, Davidson Chocolate. "The impact of your visit was tremendous as our sales were four times higher than the daily average! We are extremely humbled by your support and interest."

Thirty executives participated in the relay. On any given day, Sage participated in three to four planned customer visits as well as a few "pop ins." Each visit included three to four executives based on the customer's needs. Customers and partners met with Sage leaders such as Pascal Houillon, CEO, Sage North America; Connie Certusi, executive vice president, Small Business Solutions; Lisa Codispoti, chief people officer; Greg Hammermaster, president, Sage Payment Solutions; Joe Langer, executive vice president, Mid-Market Solutions; Juan Miguel Rodriguez, chief information officer; and Brad Smith, executive vice president, Customer Experience.

Additionally, the entire tour was documented on the Sage Listens RV tour site, giving users a stop-by-stop glimpse of the tour with photos, videos, blogs and social media updates.

The success of the Sage Listens RV Relay prompted Sage officials to host a Canadian version of the Sage Listens RV tour, which kicks off today, September 12 in Ottawa, Ontario, and will also include stops in Montreal, Quebec, and Toronto, Ontario. To follow along as Sage executives travel throughout Canada, visit: http://na.sage.com/sage-na/lp/sage-listens-rv/. You can also follow @SageListens or search #SageListens on Twitter.

About The Sage Group plc

Sage Group plc is a leading global provider of business management software to small and medium sized companies, creating greater freedom for them to succeed. Sage understands how and why each business is unique. We provide products and services that suit varying needs, are a pleasure to use and are secure and efficient. Formed in 1981, Sage was floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1989 and entered the FTSE 100 in 1999. Sage has over 6 million customers and more than 13,380 employees in 24 countries covering the UK & Ireland, mainland Europe, North America, South Africa, Australia, Asia and Brazil. For further information please visit www.sage.com. 

For more information about Sage in North America, please visit the company website at NA.Sage.com. Follow Sage North America on Facebook, Facebook.com/SageNorthAmerica, and Twitter, Twitter.com/SageNAmerica.

LAS VEGAS, NV--(Marketwired - September 12, 2013) - Leading land-based and online gaming technology supplier Aristocrat has expanded its relationship with the Tonkawa Tribe of Oklahoma. Aristocrat has won a contract to install its award-winning Oasis 360™ casino management system at Tonkawa Indian Casino in Tonkawa, Oklahoma and will install its award-winning nRich™ bonusing engine at both Tonkawa Indian Casino and at the Tribe's second property, Native Lights Casino, in Newkirk, Oklahoma.

Aristocrat's Oasis 360 will replace an existing system at Tonkawa Indian Casino. The installation will include the technologically advanced nCompass™ and the nRich Advanced Bonusing module.

Aristocrat will also install nRich Advanced Bonusing at Native Lights Casino, which is an existing Oasis 360 system partner.

Tonkawa Casino General Manager Patrick Waldroup said, "We are very pleased to be installing the Oasis 360 system at Tonkawa Casino. Our existing system was a bit limited in its ability to allow us to fully service our players, and we are happy to bring the power of Oasis 360, nCompass and nRich to our staff and, by extension, to our valued players."

Russell Martin, General Manager of Native Lights Casino, said, "We have had tremendous success with Oasis 360 and have found true partners in Aristocrat -- people who care about our business and our needs. We are confident that the new nRich bonusing module will empower us to reward our players and further increase excitement at Native Lights Casino."

"This is an incredibly exciting new phase for our relationship with the Tonkawa Tribe of Oklahoma, and we are honored to have won this competitive RFP process," said Aristocrat Vice President of System Sales and Marketing Kelly Shaw. "We believe our Oasis 360 technology is the most advanced in the gaming industry, and the powerful and revolutionary nRich bonusing engine may be a key component for the Tribe's properties to increase their enterprise's competitive position."

Aristocrat's Oasis 360 system, the most widely installed system in North America, is one of the gaming industry's most sophisticated systems, and includes robust, proprietary features that can be tailored to each property's individual needs.

Incredible new games, the world's best system, and award-winning online gaming solutions. See how Aristocrat is transforming the game at G2E in booth #1141. At Aristocrat we invent, we imagine, and we create the world's greatest gaming experience, every day.

About Aristocrat
Aristocrat Technologies Inc. is a subsidiary of Aristocrat Leisure Limited (ASX: ALL), a leading global provider of land-based and online gaming solutions. The Company is licensed by more than 200 regulators and its products and services are available in more than 90 countries around the world. Aristocrat offers a diverse range of products and services including electronic gaming machines and casino management systems. For further information visit the company's website at www.aristocrat-us.com.

CINCINNATI, OH--(Marketwired - September 12, 2013) - dotloop, the fastest-growing software company in real estate, today announced that more than 2,500 real estate offices in the U.S. now use dotloop-DASHBOARD, the industry's first tool that gives brokers complete insight into all deals conducted within their business. This increased adoption has proven DASHBOARD as the broker solution of choice to run a better real estate business.

With DASHBOARD, brokers get complete visibility and insight into every deal being conducted in their office, allowing them to better manage compliance, efficiency and the productivity of every agent.

"dotloop-DASHBOARD is an extremely useful tool for our brokerages in the running of their business. It's incredibly powerful yet easy-to-use, and gives our offices access to complete visibility into every aspect of their business," said Jeff Lobb, Vice President of Technology and Innovation at EXIT Realty Corp International. "Many of our agents already rely on our dotloop-powered paperless platform included in TORC, our Total Office Resource Center, to give their clients the digital and mobile experiences that are necessary in real estate today. dotloop and DASHBOARD are the complete package."

These 2,500 real estate offices from independent and major brands across the country -- including Keller Williams Realty, EXIT Realty and Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate -- rely on DASHBOARD to run a more efficient, productive business. Adoption of DASHBOARD has more than doubled year-over-year in 2013, with 200 new offices adopting the technology every month. DASHBOARD's benefits include:

• The Information Brokers Need, All in One Place: DASHBOARD's complete business solutions give brokers the analytics and insight they need to run a better business, all from a single platform. With DASHBOARD, brokers can easily manage compliance, while increasing efficiency and agent productivity.
• Increased Transparency, Communication: Now, brokers can easily log in to a single platform and track all of the deals that their agents are conducting, anywhere and anytime.
• Impact for Everyone Involved in a Transaction: By joining dotloop's network of more than 650,000 real estate professionals and obtaining increased insight into agent activity through DASHBOARD, brokers can easily help their agents convert leads into deals -- and close those deals up to 4x faster. 

"As a broker owner with 20 offices and more than 400 REALTORS®, I'm constantly looking for better insight into my business, and I've found a complete solution with DASHBOARD. The system allows us to be more efficient operators and, as a result, we anticipate a 15 percent reduction in operating expenses," said Andy Camp, General Manager at Cutler Real Estate, one of the five largest brokerages in Ohio. "The efficiencies created by DASHBOARD will allow us to continue to reallocate savings back into growing our REALTORS business, to take full advantage of the improving market. With dotloop, my REALTORS® have everything they need to work better together with everyone involved in the transaction and to deliver the great client experiences that are now essential in real estate. And with DASHBOARD, I have visibility into everything that's happening across the 20 offices in my brokerage."

"We created dotloop with a simple goal: To help everyone involved in a real estate transaction work better together. It's what we call Peoplework, and it's the key to success in today's connected, mobile real estate market," said Austin Allison, CEO, dotloop. "DASHBOARD is quickly becoming the standard for brokers who understand the necessity of running a better, more compliant and people-centric business. With dotloop and DASHBOARD, brokers and their agents can create great experiences that agents and their clients love, while making sure the business is running as effectively as possible."

To learn more about how dotloop-DASHBOARD can help you run a better brokerage, please visit: https://www.dotloop.com/brokers

About dotloop
dotloop brings people, documents and tasks into one online experience to delight buyers and expedite the way that people work together. dotloop is a cloud-based service that allows people interact with documents and each other anytime, anywhere and from any device. Using dotloop, brokers increase visibility, office productivity and compliance, while agents focus on what matters most in real estate: delivering great experiences that buyers and sellers love.

dotloop is the fastest-growing software company in real estate today, used by more than 650,000 professionals -- serving more than 11 million buyers and sellers -- across brands such as Keller Williams, Prudential Real Estate and RE/MAX. The company is based in Cincinnati, Ohio and backed by Trinity Ventures. To learn more about dotloop, visit www.dotloop.com.

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Written By: John McMalcolm 

Firefighters have to undergo a lot of difficulties in order to extinguish fires and save lives.

They have to carry heavy equipment and work in extremely uncomfortable conditions. Also, they are exposed to many hazards that can cause serious injuries or death, such as extreme heat, toxic gases, falling debris, floor collapses and others.

Fortunately, technological advances in firefighting have made it possible for firefighters to perform their duties with greater safety and efficiency.

Here are a number of new technologies that are changing the way fires are fought.

GLANSER

Almost 90 percent of fire-related injuries that are sustained by firefighters occur in concrete buildings, tunnels, smoke-filled places and forests.

When firefighters are working in such structures and areas, they cannot be consistently tracked by UHF radios or GPS satellite signals, making it difficult or impossible for incident commanders to determine their locations.

The Geospatial Location Accountability and Navigation System for Emergency Responders, or GLANSER, is a portable tracking device that consists of a microwave radio, navigation technology and battery. It enables incident commanders to simultaneously locate and track about 500 firefighters in a 50-story building, with an accuracy level of up to three feet.

PHASER

Firefighters have the highest rate of on-duty deaths resulting from cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events.

The Physiological Health Assessment System for Emergency Responders, or PHASER, helps firefighters prevent injuries by monitoring their pulse rates, body temperatures and blood pressure levels, and sending the information to base stations.

Once the PHASER sends a signal indicating that a firefighter is in trouble, other firefighters will come to his or her assistance.

CIRT

It can take a considerable amount of time to tear down a concrete wall with power drills, saws and jack hammers. This can significantly reduce the chances of successfully rescuing people in a burning building.

Also called the concrete pounder, the Controlled Impact Rescue Tool, or CIRT, can break down a wall 13 to 19 minutes faster than power tools. This device fires blank cartridges into the concrete wall, creating shockwaves that will cause it to crumble.

ATV-Mounted Power Torch

Prescribed fires are fires that are intentionally started to get rid of highly flammable fuel before it results in dangerous conflagrations.

The ATV-mounted power torch can hold about 20 gallons of fuel, and it can spread prescribed fires very quickly. It can cover a lot more ground within a certain period of time than a hand torch with a two-quart fuel container.

Firewatch Helicopter

A firewatch helicopter is not used for extinguishing fires.

Instead, its main purpose is to detect and monitor the strength and direction of a fire, and send the information to ground crews. It also helps airplanes make water or fire-retardant drops with greater accuracy. This helicopter is equipped with an infrared thermal imager, which enables it to detect heat through thick smoke.

Fires can cause extensive damage to buildings and natural areas, as well as severe injuries and deaths.

As firefighting technology continues to advance, firefighters will be able to offer better protection for the public and safeguard themselves more effectively.

About the Author: John McMalcolm is a freelance writer who writes on a wide range of subjects, from firefighting to Facebook recruiting.

Twitter is going to become public, the company revealed on Thursday. The company tweeted its announcement on Thursday afternoon:

“We’ve confidentially submitted an S-1 to the SEC for a planned IPO,” the company said in its tweet. “This Tweet does not constitute an offer of any securities for sale.”

Twitter which is currently valued at around $11 billion, according to estimates has filed confidentially with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups, or JOBS, Act. Under the rule, companies with less than $1 billion in annual revenue can submit IPO filings without making their S-1 prospectus public until shortly before the sale.

An IPO would mark a significant milestone for seven-year-old Twitter, which began as a side project at a failed podcasting startup and has since become a premier global source of news and entertainment. It is used by more than 200 million people. However the company has yet to prove itself as a big business like Google Inc. and Facebook Inc.

Twitter is still a fraction of the size of Facebook. The San Francisco based company was valued last month at about $10.5 billion by GSV Capital Corp. (GSVC), while Facebook has a market value of about $109 billion.

But the Company  will have to do a better job at convincing the investors that the offering will fare better than the IPOs from Facebook, Groupon Inc., and Zynga Inc., which all lost more than half their value within six months of their listings.

Why Secret IPO

Twitter has filed confidentially. Under the JOBS Act, companies with less than $1 billion in revenue can go public without releasing the financial documents that are normally required. So we can deduce that Twitter’s revenue is shy of the $1 billion mark.

This also makes Twitter, the first big web company to file for a secret IPO. Twitter can keep its filings private until about three weeks before the company begins its road show to market to large investors. In theory, this allows companies to pull their IPO documentation if the response is not that good.

When can it go public

Facebook announced its IPO filing in February 2012 and went public in May 2012. If Twitter were on that kind of schedule, you should expect a launch in December.

But the holidays aren’t the best time to launch a company. (Zynga and Groupon launched around then, which shows why it is not a good idea.)

Twitter already makes more money via mobile apps than it does from advertising on the web, which gives it a leg up on Facebook's IPO. Facebook had effectively zero mobile ad revenue when it went public.

Twitter has also invested hundreds of millions of dollars in building a next-generation advertising platform that executives find better at targeting users than Facebook. 

Twitter’s investors include venture-capital firms Benchmark, Union Square Ventures, Spark Capital and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, as well as mutual-fund manager T. Rowe Price Group Inc. and securities-firm Morgan Stanley.

Twitter, which is currently valued at more than $10 billion dollars, can use the cash generated from its initial public offering to build additional products, ramp up its advertising efforts, and acquire the talent needed to lead its social network into the mainstream.

Meanwhile, Twitter plans to keep low profile, so the company sent out another tweet after disclosing its IPO filing that said, “Now, back to work.” It posted a photo of a busy conference room to accompany the message.

Twitter / twitter: Now, back to work. ... from twitter

Santa Clara, CA, September 13, 2013 --(PR.com)-- ProcessWeaver® Inc., an industry leading provider of global Transportation Management Solutions, is pleased to announce sponsorship of the Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference at the Lancaster London Hotel and Conference Center in London, UK on September 23 – 24, 2013.

“ProcessWeaver continues to establish our global brand through our partnership with Gartner. The Supply Chain Executive Conference represents Gartner analysts, Industry thought leaders and companies like ProcessWeaver to collaborate on initiatives in managing world class efficiency in supply chain and logistics,” said Brendan Cosgrove, Global Business Director at ProcessWeaver, Inc.

The Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference is the world's most influential annual gathering and educational event of senior supply chain executives. Participants will be given the opportunity to discover, evaluate and compare the latest technologies, services and partnerships available to assist them in identifying and implementing the tactics, tools and methodologies required for more agile, streamlined and efficient global supply networks.

The conference presents the ultimate meeting place for supply chain leaders to connect with peers to share best practices, validate strategic vision and investment decisions, identify new strategic and tactical challenges, and re-examine fundamental supply chain practices.

Visitors of the ProcessWeaver Showcase on the exhibition floor can see live demonstrations and discuss how multi-carrier multi-modal shipping solutions enable companies to automate Inbound and Outbound shipping and tracking processes. ProcessWeaver offers standardized, scalable and seamlessly integrated shipping solutions that are easily leveraged across the entire global enterprise.

“After sponsoring Gartner’s Supply Chain Executive Conference in Phoenix, Arizona this May, we are eager to extend our contributions and participation with Gartner beyond North America and into EMEA regions,” said Evan Klosterman, EMEA Sales and Account Manager at ProcessWeaver GmbH.

About ProcessWeaver

ProcessWeaver, Inc., is a leader in providing seamless Transportation Management Solutions for customers worldwide. We strongly believe in using the technology to simplify the business processes. ProcessWeaver specializes in providing automated multi-carrier global shipping solutions. ProcessWeaver solutions work with multiple carriers e.g. FedEx, UPS, DHL, USPS, TNT, Purolator, LTL, TL, FTL, Ocean Freight Carriers, and Freight Forwarders. For more information about ProcessWeaver, visit http://www.processweaver.com or email us at info@processweaver.com or call us at +49 6227 734120

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Whippany, NJ, September 13, 2013 --(PR.com)-- Building on its experience of telecom and computer technology, ZipBridge has partnered with TouchTone Communications, a full-service voice and data provider, to deliver a highly unique outbound conference calling service. Powered by TouchTone Communications, ZipBridge provides users the ability to launch a conference call or send a SMS or text message to a group of people simultaneously from their smartphone, tablet, or computer.

“There is no conference bridge number to call into. At the touch of a button and from the convenience of any device, ZipBridge calls everyone in the group for you. It’s that easy,” said Leidy Smith, President of ZipBridge. “ZipBridge not only provides a way to make conference calls quickly and easily, but allows users to communicate instantly in case of an emergency.”

As part of the partnership, ZipBridge will co-locate its servers to TouchTone’s geographically diverse data centers and exclusively utilize TouchTone’s carrier network for call completion. ZipBridge will continue to provide its own billing, while TouchTone will provide all the network services.

The inspiration for ZipBridge came after a conversation the company’s president had with a college IT director whose biggest frustration was trying to get key people on the phone right away during an emergency.

“We searched for a conference calling service that called the parties rather than the other way around, but couldn’t find one. So we built one ourselves,” said Smith.

TouchTone will offer ZipBridge outbound conferencing solutions to customers through its network of authorized agents, who are located throughout the United States.

“At TouchTone, we continually strive to bring our agents differentiated service offerings that can solve problems for their clients. ZipBridge is an excellent example of that because it offers a better and easier way to do something most of our end-user clients do every day – make and host conference calls,” said Pino Bio, President of TouchTone Communications.

About the partnership, Smith shared, “We are very excited to be working so closely with a carrier with the depth and resources of TouchTone. This partnership will help launch ZipBridge in the commercial market while solidifying our position in the Disaster Recovery market by giving us a geographically diverse serving infrastructure.”

About TouchTone Communications, Inc.:
Incorporated in 1993, TouchTone Communications provides a comprehensive suite of voice and data service via its proprietary network and through multiple Tier 1 service providers. Serving residential, enterprise, SMB, government and wholesale customers nationwide, TouchTone prides itself on providing the highest quality service at the most competitive rates, while always maintaining first-class customer service. For more information please call 1-800-266-4006.

About ZipBridge
ZipBridge is an outbound conference calling platform which enables authorized individuals to launch a conference call for any group. Just launch the call from a smartphone, tablet, and computer or by calling a dedicated phone number and everyone receives a call and is bridged together as they answer with no PIN numbers or delays waiting for everyone to remember to call in. ZipBridge’s service also includes Group SMS to announce a call or give updates and a dial-in number and PIN for times when a traditional inbound.

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Michelle Tortorello
973-739-9300 ext 4208
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Fremont, CA, September 13, 2013 --(PR.com)-- AVerMedia Technologies, Inc., the preeminent name in digital multimedia technology, today announces the Game Capture HD II, a standalone box for console game lovers to record, commentate, edit and share game footages. A Red Dot Award-winning iOS APP, GameMate, is also announced along with Game Capture HD II to provide innovative game recording experience. Game Capture HD II is the successor to AVerMedia’s renowned Game Capture HD. While the simple and intuitive user interface is inherited, more features are added to help gamers generate personalized video footages.

Compatible with New Generation Game Console

Evolved from its prior generation, Game Capture HD II still accepts component input while adopting HDMI connections for video input and passing through. It supports mainstream gaming platforms including PlayStation 3, Wii U, Xbox 360 and the upcoming Xbox One. The maximum game resolution supported is 1080p 60, which is what many game titles claims to run on the next generation game consoles. Compatibility would not be an issue.

Record, Edit and Share Personalized Videos

Game Capture HD II enables “pause recording,” with which users can pause and resume whenever they decide to skip a few footages. For those who want to produce personalized videos, it offers the option to add watermarks and voice commentary to make videos even more authentic. Game Capture HD II is equipped with network connection capabilities, making it an all-in-one solution for startup YouTube channels. With the built-in video editor and uploader, file renaming, multi-trimming a video clip, and YouTube sharing can be done directly in the gaming room, without needing a PC. It certainly brings gameplay sharing to the next level.

2013 Red Dot Award-Winning App “GameMate”

GameMate is designed to solve the long-standing problems people have when recode gameplay. Simply pair it up with the Game Capture HD II, it turns user’s smart phone into a monitor for checking recording status, a file manager, and an additional remote control. The GameMate saves back-n-forth status and storage space checking, no more distraction when you game. This innovative application not only adds to Game Capture HD II, but also wins Red Dot Communication Design Award 2013 for the company. Game Mate is now available on iOS App Store; Android version will soon be released.

For more product features and detailed specifications, please visit http://gamerzone.avermedia.com and official fan page https://www.facebook.com/AVerMedia.GamerZone

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D.C. Huang
(510) 403-0006
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Changsha, China, September 13, 2013 --(PR.com)-- Aneesoft, the top-ranking provider of Windows and Mac DVD/video converting software, brings a new update to the professional converting DVDs, videos and audios software product – Aneesoft Total Media Converter 4. This new version enriched video editing function, simplified operation and use-interface, optimized the stability and speed of conversion with more powerful kernel coding and encoding capability.

Aneesoft Total Media Converter for Mac is one of the best total video converters, possess the function of DVD Ripper and Video Converter which is converting videos, DVDs and audios to a wide range of popular video and audio formats as well as converting media files for popular portable devices.The new interface of newest version has been improved for importing media file quickly with a few clicks. The editor feature is more powerful than before. Users can add the 3D effect, rotate function and import external and internal subtitles. Furthermore, there are four 3D models to choose from. Meanwhile, 3D depth could also be freely adjusted during the video conversion of 2D to 3D.

"Aneesoft total media converter has been very popular. We’d like to feedback our royal consumers with the new version of total media converter. The new version will be more remarkable. We hope TMC 4 will surprise our regular consumers as well as attract more new customers and let them know about the intention of our brand in depth,” said Bob Li, the product Manager of Aneesoft.

On satisfying users’ needs in converting DVD, video and audio on Mac OS, this total media converter will enthrall customers with a raft of top-tier new features:

* Convert 2D video to 3D video in four models.
* Improved the editing feature for adding rotate function and external subtitle importing.
* Preview video in the bigger built-in player.
* Drag-n-drop the file directly to load videos.
* Simplified the operation of all the advanced settings can be applied to all.
* Perfected support to convert HD video format.
* Add the video list for editing all the videos in editing interface directly.

Pricing and Availability
Aneesoft Total Media Converter for Mac is priced at $49 for single-user licence. It provides a free trial for download, and registered users are entitled to free lifetime updates and lifetime technical support and upgrade.

More information can be seen on the Aneesoft website at: http://www.aneesoft.com/mac-total-media-converter.html

About Aneesoft Corporation
Aneesoft Corporation publishes high-performance consumer digital multimedia software that enables users to create compelling flash galleries with photos and audio. Aneesoft’s software offers power, speed, and simplicity for millions of computer users worldwide.

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Leehom Adams
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Toronto, Canada, September 13, 2013 --(PR.com)-- Asigra Inc., a leading cloud backup, recovery and restore software provider since 1986 today announced it will join with GigaOM to present a webinar titled, “Stay on top of Evolving Cloud Storage Pricing Models.” The webinar will take place on Tuesday, September 17th at 1 pm EDT and will bring innovators and industry experts together to discuss the challenges of existing cloud data backup and recovery pricing models and how pricing has evolved to be fairer, simpler to use and easier to budget.

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Webinar Details:
Who: Eran Farajun, Executive Vice President, Asigra, Inc., Barb Goldworm, President & Chief Analyst, FOCUS LLC, Jo Maitland, Research Director, GigaOM and Mike Osbourne, Managing Director, Phoenix IT Services.
What: Webinar: Stay on Top of Evolving Cloud Storage Pricing Models
When: September 17, 2013 at 1 pm EDT
Where: Free Registration: GigaOM Research Analyst Roundtable

The complexity and hidden charges of many popular cloud-based storage services have become a problem for customers to decipher and understand. In the area of cloud backup and recovery, the capacity license model, in which users pay for how much data they protect, is less appealing as data volumes grow and costs keep going up. This makes it hard to predict the price that customers are actually signing up for when selecting a cloud backup service, which makes budgeting difficult.

In this webinar, Asigra and a panel of experts will discuss the challenges of existing cloud data backup and recovery pricing models and how software licensing is evolving to address the rising tide of data and the causes of data loss. As examples of success in other industries, paradigm shifts in the automotive insurance market with respect to pricing will be examined to show how value-based pricing models better align with customer expectations.

Key topics to be addressed on this webinar include:
- Dominant models in cloud backup and recovery pricing today
- Limitations of traditional pricing models (with examples)
- Industries that have innovated around pricing to improve customer retention? (Auto insurance industry and others)
- Lessons learned from early pricing model innovators, including failures and successes
- Potential challenges with new pricing schemes
- The economics of cloud storage over the next 3-5 years

“As research has shown1, there is a propensity for organizations to consider pricing models that offer business and technical advantages in response to conditions impacting operations, such as data growth,” said Tracy Staniland, VP, Corporate Marketing, Asigra. “Asigra’s recovery-based approach to licensing will be highlighted in this webinar and presented as an alternative to agent- and capacity-based pricing. This new direction on licensing decouples backup pricing from data volumes to more efficiently manage the process at a lower cost and to provide more cost predictability.”

To register for this free webinar, please visit:
http://pro.gigaom.com/webinar/stay-on-top-of-evolving-cloud-storage-pricing-models/

To learn more about Asigra, visit: www.asigra.com

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About Asigra
Trusted since 1986, Asigra provides organizations around the world the ability to recover their data now from anywhere through a global network of partners who deliver cloud backup and recovery services as public, private and/or hybrid deployments. As the industry’s first enterprise agentless cloud-based recovery software to provide data backup and recovery of servers, virtual machines, endpoint devices, databases and applications, SaaS and IaaS based applications, Asigra lowers the total cost of ownership, reduces recovery time objectives, eliminates silos of backup data by providing a single consolidated repository, and provides 100% recovery assurance. Asigra’s revolutionary patent-pending Recovery License Model provides organizations with a cost effective data recovery business model unlike any other offered in the storage market. Asigra has been recognized as a Gartner Cool Vendor and has been included in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Backup and Recovery Software since 2010. More information on Asigra can be found at www.asigra.com

Asigra and the Asigra logo are trademarks of Asigra Inc. All other brand and product names are, or may be, trademarks of their respective owners.

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Bourbonnais, IL, September 13, 2013 --(PR.com)-- The Kankakee County Chamber of Commerce, an association of Kankakee area small businesses, has launched its new Website at http://www.kankakeecountychamber.com. The site offers information about member benefits, a member directory, and ways to contact and join the Chamber.

The Kankakee County Chamber of Commerce is a not-for-profit corporation comprised of local businesses and individuals. The Kankakee County Chamber of Commerce is committed to creating a strong community and encouraging a positive business climate. The strength of the Chamber of Commerce is its members—as an organization, the Chamber is able to promote its individual members and the community as a whole.

The Kankakee County Chamber of Commerce provides business start-up support through partnering, networking, community support, aggressive small business retention, leadership development, and legislative advocacy. The Chamber partners with other local organizations that support our mission. Natural partners are the Kankakee County Convention and Visitor's Bureau, the Economic Alliance of Kankakee County, and other local Chambers of Commerce.

The Kankakee County Chamber of Commerce is proud to be a unified Chamber of Commerce serving the Aroma Park, Bourbonnais, Bradley, and Kankakee area. The Chamber exists to help grow the local economy through the support and development of local businesses. Founded in 2012, the Kankakee County Chamber of Commerce set its goal: provide Home Court Advantage to local small businesses. The Chamber is committed to being proactive in working with local government to find opportunities to support local businesses and support smart growth.

The Website for the Kankakee County Chamber of Commerce, http://www.kankakeecountychamber.com, was designed by Linkpoint Media, a Bourbonnais, Illinois-based Web design company specializing in sites for small businesses and nonprofits. Linkpoint Media has also designed sites for Reach a Village, Garden of Prayer Youth Center, and the Kankakee chapter of Habitat for Humanity. Find them online at linkpointmedia.com.

Contact Information:
Linkpoint Media
Lauren Burch
815-214-9845
Contact via Email
linkpointmedia.com

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Kankakee, IL, September 13, 2013 --(PR.com)-- Mobile Document Destruction, a Kankakee-based onsite document shredding service, has launched their new Web site, http://www.mddshredding.com. The site offers information about the services Mobile Document Destruction offers. Customers can also request information or estimates for shredding services at the Web site, through fax, or over the phone. There are many reasons companies shred their documents, and Mobile Document Destruction helps clients keep themselves and their clients safe through ethical and secure shredding practices.

Mobile Document Destruction offers on-site services to businesses and offices that require total destruction of sensitive files, documents, and other papers. MDD shreds all materials at the customer’s workplace in plain sight. When the shredding is complete, Mobile Document Destruction offers certificates of destruction for the shredded information. The certificate is required for offices that must comply with HIPAA.

For customer convenience, Mobile Document Destruction offers locking cabinets and containers for customers in the MDD service area. These locking cabinets can remain at customers' business or office until the scheduled MDD shredding time. This allows the materials to be secured until shredding, so offices don't have to worry about privacy or sensitive information.

Mobile Document Destruction is a Certified NAID member. NAID is the non-profit trade organization of the secure destruction industry, founded in 1994. As a NAID member, Mobile Document Destruction simplifies compliance with data protection laws, ensuring that no persons with a history of crimes are employed, that access to materials is restricted at all times, and that information is protected from unauthorized access during transport and screening.

Mobile Document Destruction’s Web site, http://www.mddshredding.com, was designed by Linkpoint Media, a Bourbonnais, Illinois-based Web design company specializing in sites for small businesses and nonprofits. Linkpoint Media has also designed sites for Reach a Village, Garden of Prayer Youth Center, and the Kankakee chapter of Habitat for Humanity. Find them online at linkpointmedia.com.

Contact Information:
Linkpoint Media
Lauren Burch
815-214-9845
Contact via Email
linkpointmedia.com

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Chino, CA, September 13, 2013 --(PR.com)-- Acnodes Corporation introduces the PCH7793, one of the most rugged Panel PC Acnodes has carried by far. PCH7793 features a durable, stainless steel, IP69K rated enclosure and full flat front bezel. The IP69K rating ensures that PCH7793 is completely resistant to dust and water ingress, making it reliable in any hazardous environment operations. This rugged Panel PC is easy to clean or disinfect using either hand cloths or high pressure water. The stainless steel chassis is a great fit for many industrial applications with its ability to minimize contamination and maintain strict hygienic requirements. PCH7793 is also capable of operating in environments with temperatures ranging from 32°F to 122°F (0°C to +50°C) and relative humidity of 10% to 90%.

The PCH7793 utilizes an embedded Atom N455 1.66GHz as its core processing unit, and allows up to 2GB DDR3 memory to satisfy high speed performance applications while providing reliable performance with minimal power consumption. The PCH7793 is equipped with a 17-inch 1280 x 1024 550-nit high brightness LCD which incorporates sunlight readability, LED-backlighting and has an optional multi-touch capability. The system comes with one RJ-45 port, two serial ports, two USB ports, and one internal CF slot. It utilizes various video inputs ranging from HDMI, DVI-D, VGA, S-VIDEO and/or RCA port. All input and output ports are situated and easily accessible from the back portion of the panel which are sealed to meet IP69K ratings. The PCH7793 comes with standard 75 x 75mm VESA mounting holes which enables easy deployment and installation. Acnodes has also kept in mind different application needs for various end users, which is why the PCH7793 is equipped with a power in-input range of 11V to 32V DC allowing protection from power fluctuations.

For more information on PCH7793, please visit http://www.acnodes.com/pch7793.htm

For a full series of Panel PCs from Acnodes, please visit http://www.acnodes.com/panel-pc.htm

Most of the commercial and industrial computers are custom built to customers’ exact requirements. For more product information and specification or to purchase, please visit our global website Acnodes.com or contact our representative via e-mail at info@acnodes.com or telephone (1-909-597-7588).

About Acnodes
Acnodes manufactures, designs, and markets industrial computers and display solutions for diverse industries ranging from automation to military. We have an array of technological innovations in the area of rack mount servers, embedded computers, Panel PC’s and rugged monitors that create simpler and more valuable products to the customers. We work closely with our clients to customize computer products to meet their required projects and challenges. Acnodes strives to explore new technologies to better improve life and work.

Company Information:
Name: Acnodes Corporation
Address: 14628 Central Ave.
City: Chino
State: CA
Zip: 91710
Country: US
Phone: 909.597.7588
Fax: 909.597.1939
www.acnodes.com

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Acnodes Corporation
Erica Yuen
909-597-7588
Contact via Email
www.acnodes.com

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Independence, OH, September 13, 2013 --(PR.com)-- Computer Troubleshooters is pleased to announce the grand opening of Computer Troubleshooters of Naperville, owned by Susan Gorup. Susan is excited to start servicing business and residential customers in the communities of Naperville, Plainfield, Romeoville and Bolingbrook, Illinois.

“While working in the IT field in Chicago, I saw a lack of IT support throughout our client base,” said Mrs. Gorup. “I decided to open Computer Troubleshooters of Naperville to bring the same level of customer care that I always strive for.”

Gorup brings a wealth of business and IT experience to her new role as a Computer Troubleshooters franchisee. She served as the Director of Finance for Gibson Guitar prior to moving to Chicago, where she was a Senior Consultant and Project Manager for Microsoft Dynamics GP implementations for several large VARS. Since 2008, she has operated Zeal Solutions, an IT business that specializes in Microsoft Dynamics GP and CRM. She is an active member of the community affiliated with the Naperville Chamber of Commerce, Plainfield Chamber of Commerce, and the Better Business Bureau, as well as a Microsoft Partner.

“I am very hands on in my business,” says Mrs. Gorup. “No customer is too big or too small. Our phones are always answered, calls are returned, and service is delivered at the highest most professional level.”

Gorup is currently accepting new clients. You can schedule an appointment by calling 630-780-1018, via e-mail at susan@ct-naperville.com or her website, http://ctnaperville.technology-solved.com

“We are delighted to welcome Susan Gorup to our network,” states Halli Evans, Computer Troubleshooters’ Director of Marketing. “Her business and IT background, plus her commitment to customer service standards, make Susan a welcome member of the Computer Troubleshooters team.”

About Computer Troubleshooters

Computer Troubleshooters is the world's largest technology services franchise network. Computer Troubleshooters specializes in IT consulting and on-site computer services to small and medium sized businesses and also residential customers. Computer Troubleshooters’ superior franchising opportunity provides continual technical training and support, access to exclusive vendor relationships, and a local website with SEO and marketing services. This combination of features makes Computer Troubleshooters the best choice for all of your technology needs and gives our franchises an advantage over the competition.

For further information about Computer Troubleshooters, please contact:
Halli Evans
Director of Marketing
Computer Troubleshooters
hevans@comptroub.com
877-392-6278 x38
http://www.comptroub.com/

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Halli Evans
216-674-0645 x38
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Kaysville, UT, September 13, 2013 --(PR.com)-- Insight Software Solutions, Inc. has just announced that there are new details on time saved using Shortkeys Shortcut program. Shortkeys is a program that allows users to program commonly used words, sentences and phrases to save time and eliminate typing errors. It is used throughout various industries from customer service to medical transcriptions.

As a hypothetical example of time and cost savings, many emails can take at least one minute to type and respond. This includes the time it takes to think about the question, and how to phrase it. Oftentimes the response may take much longer. Assuming that the 1 minute short key is repeated 15 times daily, this represents 15 minutes a day saved by using ShortKeys. In this scenario, Insight Software Solutions, Inc. estimates that the program has the potential to pay for itself after 10 days of use. The use of additional ShortKey shortcut keys each day will save even more time and accelerate the payoff date. The setup for using Shortkeys is very simple and any time another common word or phrase is discovered it can be added in 20 seconds or less. Macro files can also be shared with co-workers and employees to create standardized responses. This is perfect for customer service and the communications field.

There are numerous benefits of Shortkeys and this is a program that is intended for use with a word processor, text editor, e-mail program and more. It replaces a text string of up to 32 characters with a word, sentence, paragraph or several paragraphs, saving the user time by not having to manually type text. This also allows for errors in typing to be eliminated. Individuals may enter an unlimited number of replacement text combinations. The replacement text may be up to 65,536 characters in length. This is a program that is ideal for sales, customer service, bloggers and any position that requires repetitive typing.

Contact:
Insight Software Solutions, Inc.
P.O. Box 106
Kaysville, UT 84037-0106
USA
(801) 927-5009
info@wintools.com

For more information on the benefits of ShortKeys visit Insight Software Solutions, Inc. at, http://www.shortkeys.com/.

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Insight Software Solutions, Inc.
Stan Jones
(801) 927-5009
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www.shortkeys.com

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NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - September 14, 2013) - Piksel, a global provider of 'over-the-top' video monetization software and solutions, is excited to announce a new partnership with Olympusat Telecom, who has become an official reseller of Piksel's online video platform (OVP) today at IBC in Amsterdam. This partnership allows Olympusat -- the largest pay TV provider of Hispanic network and multiplatform video content in the U.S. -- to white-label the solution and forge new opportunities in the Americas, as internet and satellite video delivery converge.

"We are pleased to formalize our partnership with Olympusat as an OVP reseller here at IBC. This partnership will allow growth of our OVP services enabling new customers to achieve their online video and media goals by taking full advantage of its features. Whether media is your business or supports your business, Piksel OVP is a unique solution for those who want to take full advantage of broadcasting content -- on demand, or live," said Mark Portu, Piksel's Global General Manger of OVP. 

"Olympusat is excited to work with the new Piksel leadership team in a partnership where we can white-label Piksel's market leading OVP solution in the Americas and EMEA. This is a new offering for us, and allows us to bring to market a product with exciting features such as hosting both live and on demand content, deep analytics and an electronic program guide (EPG). The software-as-a-service (SaaS) model of Piksel's OVP enables quick and affordable deployments and turnkey solutions for a growing customer base who want to develop new revenue streams and reach a wider global audience," said Austin Powers, President of Olympusat Telecom.

Piksel OVP is a cloud-based service that makes it easy to transmit recorded and live video via web sites, mobile apps, social media networks, and large event screens. Its features include live and simulated-live broadcasting, 24/7 IP based television channels, white labeling, multi-site/time shifting broadcasting, and custom player and mobile app development tools.

Currently Piksel's OVP is used by over 750 companies worldwide, has supported more than 3 billion video views to date and broadcast over 40,000 live events every year.

For more information, visit www.piksel.com/products or www.olympusattelecom.com

Note: Images of the contract signing are available, please email tarley.jordan@tallgrasspr.com for access.

About Piksel

We help the world's leading brands maximize their reach and return with video.

Comprised of a global team of experts we call Televisionaries, Piksel has helped to design, build, and manage online video services for major media companies like AT&T, Axiata, BSkyB, Mediaset, Sky Deutschland and Televisa, as well as enterprise brands like Airbus, Barnes & Noble, and Volkswagen.

Headquartered in New York City, Piksel offices can be found throughout Europe and the Americas, serving more than 1,600 clients in over 50 countries.

Follow the company on Twitter at www.twitter.com/piksel

About Olympusat Telecom

Olympusat Telecom is a full-service communications provider that specializes in offering comprehensive solutions and collaboration for both the enterprise and consumer customers. Olympusat Telecom's services include delivering Cloud Solutions, Content Distribution Network Services (CDN), IPTV Multicast and Unicast, VoIP, Secure ISP delivery, Telecom Services and Video Broadcast solutions. Olympusat Telecom is a subsidiary of Olympusat Holdings, Inc., which owns, operates and distributes independent linear and non-linear programming networks to the Cable, Satellite, and Telco industries, and is the leading distributor of Spanish-language networks in the U.S.