Direct Agents is proud to announce that Jenny Sun, Senior Account Manager, was named a Finalist in the Female Executive of the Year- Business Services category in the 9th annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business this year, and will ultimately be a Gold, Silver, or Bronze Stevie Award winner in the program. The Stevie Awards for Women in Business honor women executives, entrepreneurs, and the companies they run - worldwide. The Stevie Awards have been hailed as the world's premier business awards. Jenny showed early promise when she started at Direct Agents in 2010, ...

Luxury accessory line, FreeHan is pleased to announce the launch of its new lifestyle site and online store http://www.shopFreeHan.com. Founded in 2009, FreeHan is the source for exclusive pieces tailored for a unique fashion-forward consumer. Previously available only through regional ambassadors, the launch of FreeHan's website makes accessory line accessible to fashion connoisseurs worldwide. FreeHan specializes in original, vintage, and inspired pieces made to appeal to a unisex clientele. Distinguishing themselves from the mainstream products, FreeHan offers one-of-a-kind ...

Renowned Los Angeles violin shop, Benning Violins, is featured on Arts & Entertainment's popular reality show "Storage Wars". The shop, a mainstay West Coast institution providing repair service and sales of fine violins, violas, cellos and bows to the classical music scene of Southern California as well as internationally through their web site, served as a backdrop to a well-watched dramatic episode of the show's second season. A&E Entertainment has recently released the show's popular second season to DVD and instant download release. In episode ...

Goviva launched a marketplace of once-in-a-lifetime experiences today at http://www.goviva.com. Many of the unique experiences are hosted by celebrities such as Chef Rick Bayless, TV Host Marc Summers, Olympian Kerri Strug, Musician David Sanborn, Marathoner Meb Keflegizhi and Artist Peter Max, Other "bucket list" experiences include opportunities to attend world renowned exclusive events such as the World Cup, Super Bowl, Sundance, Emmy Awards, and Art Basel. "Our experiences offer people once-in-a-lifetime opportunities in things they have a passion ...

Scott Kellett, Executive Vice President and Market Executive for Sabadell Bank & Trust in Naples, has been elected as the 2012 Southwest Florida Champion No. 1 Financial Advisor by readers of the Naples and Bonita Springs Daily News. Mr. Kellett has placed in the Southwest Florida Reader's Choice before, as Star financial planner in 2010, and as Champion financial planner in 2009. Additionally, he was named a "five star" wealth manager in 2007-2009 by Gulfshore Life magazine. Mr. Kellett is a 17-year veteran of the wealth management industry with experience ...

As more than 70 million Americans will reach age 65 in the next two decades, the need for in-home senior care continues to soar. Local entrepreneur Linda Lewis is lending a helping hand by launching a local home care agency to meet the needs of residents in Elmira, NY and the surrounding areas. As part of the nation's leading franchise specializing in comprehensive home care for seniors, new mothers and other individuals needing recuperative and continuing care, Home Helpers & Direct Link of Elmira, NY began serving the local community on October 9th, 2012. Lewis ...

The USO of Metropolitan Washington (USO-Metro) will honor its top corporate sponsors tonight, at the organization's 9th Annual Stars and Stripes Night. These sponsors will be named to USO-Metro's 2012 Circle of the Stars, an elite award bestowed on the top-level corporate donors who provide generous funding to support USO-Metro's mission to lift the spirits of military service members and their families. USO-Metro's 2012 Circle of Stars: Four-Star: The Boeing Company DynCorp International Giant Food Northrop Grumman Three-Star: Booz Allen Hamilton General ...

Each year audiovisual professionals celebrate the AV industry during a week-long event in October, known AV specialists use AV Week as opportunity to raise awareness of the span of AV applications in many markets including business, government and education. as AV week. Without a doubt, this is also a fine occasion for RelampIt to encourage recycling within the markets that AV touches, and reinforce the industry's commitment to environmental sustainability. RelampIt receives thousands of lamps during their month long projector lamp recycling program every year. They ...

Artsyl Technologies , a leading provider of data capture and document processing automation technologies, has formed a strategic partnership with docSTAR , a leading developer of innovative cloud and on-premise, document management and content productivity software solutions. Under the new partnership, Artsyl Technologies' advanced capture solutions are now available to docSTAR customers through docSTAR's global network of more than 150 Value Added Resellers (VARs) across North America and International markets. "Improving business productivity has been our mission ...

The Walgreens Orlando International Dragon Boat Festival was honored with the Best Single Sport Event award at the Sports Travel Awards last Thursday. "It was a tremendous day for the festival and the sport of dragon boating as we were able to receive the award and highlighted the magic of the sport and positive impact on the community" said Chief Operating Officer Aaron Soroka, who was on hand to accept the award. "This is a great honor and recognition of the hard work and effort that the Orlando Health Foundation, Walgreens, ESPN Wide World of Sports ...

APEX Healthcare IT recently announced an agreement with LifeSize Communications, a division of Logitech, to resell LifeSize HD video communications solutions. The agreement enables APEX Healthcare IT, a leader in information technology solutions, to offer the award-winning LifeSize products in Florida and deliver innovative and high-quality communications experiences to its customer. "We are excited about this new partnership with APEX Healthcare IT and are pleased to have them join our partner network and expand the availability of LifeSize solutions," said ...

Russo's New York Pizzeria, known for its authentic Italian food and real New York style pizza, is continuing to make big strides in the Italian segment with the opening of its newest restaurant in Mission, Texas. Local entrepreneur, David Martinez, is opening the new restaurant to guests on Oct. 15, 2012, at 201 South Shary Road in Mission. Martinez, who also owns two other Russo's locations in McAllen and Corpus Christi and has plans for a fourth location in Harlingen, Texas, is excited to bring the concept to the town where he grew up. "I've been involved ...

Debra Borchardt, Market Analyst at TheStreet.com has been selected to interview the keynote speaker at the Emerald Summit presented by Moxxie Network Foundation. The Foundation's inaugural conference and fundraiser, promoting women's leadership, is being held on October 18th at the Cold Spring Country Club in Huntington. The Foundation's President & Founder, Beth Meixner stated "Moxxie Network Foundation provides women with opportunities to learn skills, grow as professionals and become leaders. Similar to the Foundation, Debra Borchardt is a true believer ...

Simple Wishes , creator and distributor of the internationally recognized hands-free pumping bra, will be showcasing their expanded collection which includes the environmentally conscious Simple Wishes HoneySuckle breast milk storage bags at this year's ABC Kids Expo. This latest product is a co-branded collaboration between Simple Wishes and Honeysuckle Products . Along with their signature hands-free pumping bra, Simple Wishes will be exhibiting this innovative product to premium retailers nationwide. Known for exceptional quality and unparalleled support, the Simple ...

InstallAware Software has launched InstallAware Application Virtualization 5, an application virtualization tool for ISVs and enterprises deploying and re-packaging software on Microsoft Windows. InstallAware Virtualization 5 includes a completely re-written version of PackageAware, employing new proprietary techniques and advanced low level optimizations. PackageAware for InstallAware Virtualization 5 has now become the fastest setup capture in the industry, eliminating the need for clean machine captures, while retaining the capability to work with full system state ...

Green Leaf Inn (GLI) will be sharing its story at the upcoming Greenbuild Expo on Nov. 14-16, 2012 in San Francisco, Calif. The Inn will be a luxury green retreat and demonstration model; a living laboratory and catalog of new technology, products and providers. The project includes both a renovation of the existing cottage with three suites, dining areas, commercial kitchen and laundry, as well as construction of a new building with 16 additional suites, conference room, massage suites and Welcome Center. Set to open fall 2013, the first phase of construction involved ...

Global TV Channel TRACE Urban has now launched a selection of its content on Yamgo TV, bringing select cuts of the best in all things Urban to Mobile, Android, iOS and tablet devices. With a combination of exclusive interviews, original features and the latest celebrity gossip, TRACE Urban brings you the deep into the world of Urban Culture. With TRACE Urban viewers can expect to see highlights of TRACE Urban at it's best, featuring the biggest celebrities from the best in urban music, dance, fashion sport and more. R&B, Hip-Hop, Dance, rhythmic pop, reggaeton - ...

The Reverend Dr. Martin Dudley will become the 13th Master of the Guild of Public Relations Practitioners at the Installation Ceremony at Saint Bartholomew the Great, Smithfield, on 11 October. Dr. Dudley is well known for his dedication to the City. He is an elected City of London Councillor, chairs the Community and Children's Services Committee and is also the rector of the church where his installation ceremony will be held. Says Dr. Dudley: "This is an exciting year to be Master, with our sponsoring alderman, Roger Gifford, as the next Lord Mayor. We expect ...

The new website is "cleaner, brighter and easier to navigate than ever." Besides the company's complete catalog of products, the site also features access to hundreds of articles from their health newsletter, The Journal for Healthy Living. Access to the library of articles is free. "We've tried to make everything on the site more user-friendly," a company spokesperson explained. "We looked at how we could improve every page and every function." According to the spokesperson, this meant rebuilding the website from the ground up. "We ...

Confidex, the leading supplier of specialty RFID tags, today announced the extension of its high-performance RFID tag family for IT & Enterprise Asset Tracking applications. The offering includes the next generation of the Confidex Steelwave Micro RFID tag for source tagging and retrofit asset tracking applications. The new Steelwave Micro II is available in a wide variety of custom configurations so that it can be incorporated into almost any IT or non-IT high-value asset, and is now available in a Near Field Communication (NFC) version for asset management using mobile ...

Campbell Law School (http://law.campbell.edu) has announced that Megan West has been named director of alumni relations and annual giving at Campbell Law School. A 2010 Campbell Law graduate, West most recently served as an associate attorney at Martin & Jones in Raleigh. As director of alumni relations and annual giving, West will work to develop and strengthen relationships with alumni and the community. She will also establish an alumni association for the law school, which will include local and regional chapters, plan alumni events and community service projects, ...

The Cary Innovation Center (http://caryinnovationcenter.org), a local organization dedicated to supporting entrepreneurs by offering professional mentoring and business education programs, has announced it will host its BOOM! IdeaSlam on Wednesday, Oct. 17 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the center's office at 201 W. Chatham St. Suite 202. This version of the center's IdeaSlam is hosted by BOOM! Magazine, a 50-plus lifestyle publication targeted to today's active baby boomers. Betsy Dassau, founder of the Cary Creative Center, will be the featured speaker. "Boomerpreneurs" ...

Fans of "The Walking Dead" have another great reason to rejoice, as Jon Bernthal, who portrayed "Shane Walsh" in the hit AMC series, has been added to the roster at Wizard World Austin Comic Con at the Austin Convention Center. He joins fellow cast members Norman Reedus ("Daryl Dixon") and Michael Rooker ("Merle Dixon"); all three are scheduled to appear on Saturday, Oct. 27, and Sunday, Oct. 28. The classically-trained Bernthal recently completed filming Ric Roman Waugh's action drama, Snitch, opposite Susan Sarandon and Dwayne ...

IDV Solutions today announced that a new Twitter visualization feature will be available for the forthcoming releases of its Visual Fusion 5.7 and Visual Command Center 2.0 software, expected at the end of October. This feature will let Visual Fusion and Visual Command Center users visualize the location, time, and content of individual tweets using ad hoc searches. The Twitter visualization tool can be configured to automatically monitor Twitter, then categorize and visualize the location of tweets related to security, risk, threats, corporate brands, or other user-defined ...

The Chef's Academy (http://www.thechefsacademy.com), the Culinary Division of Harrison College, a 110-year-old, nationally accredited institution that offers 40 degree programs in five schools of study, has announced that its Second Annual Triangle Chef Showdown raised 100,000 meals for the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina. Approximately 700 people attended the heated culinary competition held at The Chef's Academy on Sept. 27, where Chef Ryan Payne emerged as the winner over three other regional chefs. Attendees showed their support of September's Hunger ...