According to a market analysis prepared for the U.S. Air Force by IPC — Association Connecting Electronics Industries shows an estimated one-third of all PCBs for U.S. defense or military systems are produced outside North America. Based on data from IPC's market research, as well as data from N.T. Information and other electronics industry consultants, IPC's analysis concluded that the value of the U.S. military market for PCBs is between $1.05 billion and $1.23 billion. Depending on the market size estimate used, between 27 and 39% of all PCBs in products sold to the ...

Dan Rastler, senior project manager for the energy storage program at the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), Palo, Alto, Calif., will be the keynote speaker at a Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) Smart Grid society seminar on battery storage Aug. 30. Rastler will join several energy storage experts in discussing trends and innovations in the $500 million battery storage industry during the event from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Alston & Bird, 1180 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta. The seminar will also include a panel discussion with Ken Caird, senior transmission ...

Rescue Alert of California announced today the launch of their new enhanced website http://www.rescuealertofca.com. The new website will provide a greater understanding of Rescue¬¬ Alert of California's medical alert system for seniors and users will be able to gain a greater knowledge of the products and services they have to offer. The enhanced website will instruct customers, provide advice, and offer education in order to make a more conscious decision in the purchasing of a medical alert system. Rescue Alert of California is committed to provide users with a greater ...

San Diego Self Storage announced their Title Sponsorship of the 7th Annual Nativity Prep Academy Golf Classic that will be held on September 21, 2011, at the Coronado Municipal Golf Course with a 12:30 pm shotgun start in a Scramble format. A round of golf with cart includes lunch at a burger bar barbeque, contests for prizes and buffet dinner after the tournament with a raffle and live auction. Contests include two Hole-in-One opportunities, Longest Drive and Closest-to-the-Pin. Non-golfing family and friends are invited to participate in the cocktail reception and dinner ...

Southwest Airlines awarded a contract to Southwest Solutions Group to build and install a high density storage system for their Payroll department. Southwest Airlines' recent growth created a need for additional space for the Payroll department's file storage. "The Spacesaver high density storage system has more than doubled the payroll department's filing capacity in the same space, which will allow for additional file storage as they continue to grow," said Benjamin DeGeorge of Southwest Solutions Group. About Southwest Airlines In its 40th year of service, ...

eDrinkit.com, a premier drink deal Web site for nightlife and social activities, is creating a buzz throughout San Diego by uniting venues and patrons with drink and VIP bottle deals to local hotspots. The online platform aims to assist venues in marketing their business, while simultaneously providing customers with drink specials and VIP bottle deals to popular local venues. eDrinkit.com works closely with popular nightclubs, bars and restaurants to negotiate drink specials, which are sent to thousands of subscribers in a free weekly email, and can also be accessed ...

Capstone Digital, developer of personalized literacy environments for students, announces the recipients of its CARE (Capstone Assisting Remarkable Educators) grants, a program focused on improving literacy in schools. More than 30 schools from 20 school districts across the country have been awarded matching grants, funding dollar for dollar their purchase of myON reader, an online personalized literacy environment that matches students' interests and reading levels to a recommended booklist of more than 1,300 enhanced digital books. "We're thrilled to help offset ...

SteelHouse (www.SteelHouse.com) has been selected to showcase its Behavioral Commerce technology at ad:tech New York 2011 in November, through its Startup Spotlight Series. The company was named a finalist for the ad:tech Innovation Award. SteelHouse is a leader in the Behavioral Commerce space and will present as one of only four companies selected to represent the Shopper Marketing category. SteelHouse also has been chosen to exhibit in Innovation Alley on the ad:tech Expo floor. ad:tech's recognition of SteelHouse's compelling Behavioral Commerce platform comes ...

Netsertive, a fast-growing online ad technology company, will be demonstrating a turnkey Internet marketing solution specifically developed for the home technology industry in Booth 2353 at CEDIA EXPO, Sept. 7 through Sept. 10 in the Indiana Convention Center. Sponsored by the Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association, CEDIA EXPO is the number one tradeshow in the residential electronic systems industry. Netsertive (www.netsertive.com) specializes in making audio video dealers and custom integrators, along with their brands, visible to more than 90 percent ...

Last weekend, motivated entrepreneurs from all over the world convened at Tampa's Marriott Waterside Hotel for VISION, the corporate event hosted by Brandon, Florida-based communications and marketing company Talk Fusion. They came to celebrate, and to recognize each others' success, and to find out what was on the horizon for the corporation. They also came to see who among them had qualified for Talk Fusion's exciting new Mercedes Madness Car Bonus Program, in which the company rewards Independent Associates who achieve and maintain a certain sales volume by making ...

The Matrox Extio F2408 KVM extender will be at the forefront of partner Milestone Systems' exhibit at Security 2011 Exhibition & Conference in Sydney, Australia. The Extio F2408 will drive a 2X2 display wall in promotion of Milestone's open-platform software for managing IP-network-based video surveillance solutions, with video from various makes of cameras appearing on the Milestone Smart Wall via its Smart Client application. Matrox Extio KVM extenders allow operators to control their system's keyboard, mouse, and four displays from up to one kilometer away via fiber-optic ...

Gold is the commodity on everyone's minds these days, and bidders could very well strike paydirt over Labor Day weekend, Sept. 3 and 4, when southern California auctioneer Don Presley offers nuggets and other specimens from the private collection of a retired professional prospector. Now in his late eighties, the prospector - who traded in precious metals and sold mining equipment for a living - built a special reserve collection over his lifetime that consisted of exceptional geological specimens. He is now liquidating his collection to provide for his grandchildren. "Over ...

Cosmetology students at Aladdin Beauty College, 1026 N.W. 38th Street in Lawton are helping students ages 4-18 return to school in style with a variety of back to school specials now through Sept. 30. The specials include: buy one get one free haircuts; $2 off any regularly priced haircut; $5 off any manicure and pedicure service combo; 15% off all Peter Hantz retail products and buy one get one free microcurrent facial. "By offering deep discounts to our already reasonably-priced services, we can help ensure more students can go back to school in style," ...

For the third consecutive year, Inc. Magazine has named WellMed Medical Management as one of the most successful privately held companies in the United States. WellMed ranks No. 772 on the 2011 Inc. 5000, which ranks 5,000 U.S. private companies based on their percentage of revenue growth in the past 3 years. The annual listing is an extension of the Inc. 500, which is published in the magazine. The 5000 list was posted today on Inc.com. Inc. also put WellMed on three of its bellwether lists: • Top 100 companies by gross dollars of growth (WellMed rank: 24) • Top ...

ACT Today! (Autism Care and Treatment Today!), a national non-profit organization headquartered in Tarzana, California, plans to make its most highly talked about fundraiser, 6th Annual Denim & Diamonds for Autism, go to the dogs, figuratively speaking. Throughout the year, ACT Today! gets inundated with requests for assistance dogs from families of children with autism. The need has grown so great, that the premiere event, known for its glitz and glamour, celebrity support and corporate sponsors, will include a paddle auction, which will specifically raise funds for ...

SuperBiiz.com, a premier online IT hardware retailer, today announced the immediate availability of the new Super Talent USB 3.0 SSD Flash Drive. The introduction of the SandForce processor into a USB 3.0 flash drive brings a host of advanced features traditionally only found in first tier SSD products. Now an advanced multi-channel SSD architecture, virtual caching system and an advanced wear leveling algorithm can be packaged into a portable USB form factor. Featuring an 8 channel architecture and virtual caching system, the USB 3.0 Express RC8 was built for speed. ...

Total Quality Logistics (TQL), the first third-party logistics firm to release a freight-finding mobile phone application for the trucking industry, is announcing version 2.0 of its TQL Freight Finder mobile app. The company has added new features and functionality based on feedback from users of the initial application, which was first introduced in February 2011. This updated version will replace the first, and can be downloaded for free from the Apple App Store or Android Marketplace, and used on the iPhone, iPad, iPod touch or Android. New features include: • Adjustable ...

Boot Camp Digital (www.bootcampdigital.com), a market leader of custom social media marketing training programs invites business professionals to its monthly Social Media Lunch Session on September 7th, 2011 from 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM at Boot Camp Digital's Cincinnati Training Room located at 1600 Main Street, Cincinnati. Boot Camp Digital's top-rated Social Media Lunch Seminars are designed to help businesses stay up to date on the most important trends and changes in social media and Internet marketing. Attendees of this session will receive training on "Effectively ...

The New York State Veterinary Medical Society (NYSVMS) is proud to announce that it will present its first Star Legislator Award to Assemblyman William Magee on Thursday, August 25, 2011, at the Hall of Veterinary Health at the NYS Fair. The presentation will begin at 12:30 p.m. The NYSVMS established its Star Legislator Award in March 2011 to honor a state legislator who has demonstrated a strong commitment to working with the NYSVMS to assure the protection and well-being of animals, and safeguard the veterinarian's professional scope of practice. Mr. Magee will ...

Focus on the Customer was the overarching theme at the inaugural Customer Centric Marketing conference hosted recently by eyeforpharma in Philadelphia. Co-chaired by Deborah Schnell, President of Sales and Strategic Planning at Healthy Advice Networks, the conference addressed the changing dynamics of an industry whose target audiences have access to information virtually anywhere, anytime. High-level marketers from the top pharmaceutical companies and leading healthcare agencies attended the conference. With an intense concentration on the challenges facing healthcare ...

Non-profit organization To Write Love on Her Arms is proud to announce a new shirt collaboration with Christina Perri today, August 19th, which also happens to be Christina's 25th birthday! TWLOHA founder Jamie Tworkowski shared, "Christina is amazing. Her passion and support mean the world to us. She made it clear when I met her that this is something deeply personal for her. She has lived through pain and struggle, and now she's using her platform to let others know they're not alone in theirs." Christina Perri is an American singer/songwriter whose song "Jar ...

Robert A. Badman, Jr., a Partner with Bucks County law firm Curtin & Heefner LLP, has been elected Treasurer of the Bucks County Chapter of the Penn State Alumni Association. A past chapter President, Mr. Badman has served on the chapter's Board of Directors for 20 years. With a substantial number of Penn State alumni residing in Bucks County, the Bucks County alumni group is an active contributor to the university community. The chapter awards six annual scholarships to Penn State University students and has been recognized by the university's Alumni Association ...

TITUS, a leading provider of security and compliance solutions for email and documents, today announced it has been selected by Everything Channel as a 2011 CRN Emerging Technology Vendor. The annual list features the most innovative vendors who not only deliver technology that is easy to use, but can generate the high margins solution providers require. TITUS was selected based both on their innovative product offering, and commitment to supporting channel partners. TITUS offers a complete suite of security and compliance solutions that ensure secure information sharing ...

Today, Realis Real Estate Software (formerly REO Maestro) announced Backstage, a new branded feature to be integrated with the Realis Real Estate Software management suite. Backstage is a public-facing web portal that allows key participants in a real estate transaction, such as the borrower, cooperating agents, closing agents, contractors, etc., limited access to the workflow tools offered in Maestro, Prelude and will be offered in Overture (to be released in early 2012). The client (the real estate or REO agent) can determine who has access to the program and to what ...

GlobalStar Travel Management and CCRA Travel Solutions officially unveiled GlobalStar's new, branded hotel online booking portal, "HotelStar," during the Global Business Travel Association Convention 2011, marking the next milestone in the two companies' business relationship. GlobalStar partners will now benefit from CCRA's extensive hotel inventory, featuring competitive, real-time rates and availability at over 160,000 hotels worldwide - the most comprehensive inventory of hotel product outside the GDS. From 01 July 2011, GlobalStar appointed CCRA as their ...