Proposals being accepted for developments in digital multimedia, digital networking, robotic applications Innovation Works (IW), the Ben Franklin Technology Partner of Southwestern PA, a statewide economic development organization that supports technology commercialization and company growth through innovation, will award up to $800,000 in technology commercialization funding to universities, early-stage and/or established companies based in Pennsylvania. Draft proposal submissions for funding through the Technology Commercialization Initiative are due August 3, 2012, ...

Realis Real Estate Software announced today the release of a software that combines short sale management software, Prelude, and REO management software, Maestro, to create a full solution for agents dealing in the default real estate industry. "The demand for real estate professionals to stay a step ahead of their clients, whether homeowners or banks, is higher than ever," said Lauren Roberts, founder and CEO of Realis. "With short sales on the rise and REO property management becoming increasingly intricate, the need for sharp and adaptable software ...

The breathtaking majesty of the Rocky Mountains is featured at the History Colorado Center (HCC) in Denver on a 134-unit Christie MicroTiles array designed to emulate the jagged peaks of the famous mountain range, complete with spectacular video footage. The HCC, which celebrated its grand opening recently, wanted a large, expressive statement characterizing the history of the picturesque state while redefining the museum with relevant and engaging content. "The HCC wanted a dazzling display in their atrium," said Howard Steele, director, Technology Plus, ...

Bleep UK PLC has once again teamed up with Ignazio Pillitteri's Nino's Italian restaurant, implementing a hospitality EPOS system in their exciting new site overlooking the east Lancashire moors. The new Cliviger site, near Burnley, compliments the existing site in nearby Rawtenstall, which Bleep have supplied and supported for over eight years and is well known with celebrities and locals alike. Pioneers in the art of classic and creative Italian cuisine in the region, Nino's required an EPOS solution in keeping with the luxurious modern design of the heritage site, ...

Caring Senior Service, a national homecare company, announced the addition of Kyle Sinclair as Chief Operating Officer. Sinclair will be responsible for overseeing the growing company's client and employee services departments, as well as the marketing and sales strategies. In this role, Sinclair will also aid in furthering the company's continuing nationwide expansion. Before joining Caring Senior Service, Sinclair was Executive Director of Programs for the third largest independent mobile healthcare company, House Call Doctors. Previously, Sinclair served as Executive ...

Metro Health Hospital announced today that Pamela Carlson has been promoted to director of quality and patient safety. A registered nurse, Carlson brings 23 years of direct patient care experience to her new role. She will be responsible for development of the hospital quality improvement program as well as in charge of planning and oversight of the daily operations of the quality improvement department. She will work to promote best practices and a culture of safety to help Metro continue to be recognized as a leader in safe, high quality patient care. Carlson joined ...

Attorney Steven D. Weyhing has joined the law firm of Warner Norcross & Judd LLP as senior counsel. Weyhing will concentrate his practice on litigation, government, utility, agricultural and environmental law. He will practice in the firm's Lansing office. Prior to joining Warner Norcross, Weyhing was a member of Kelley Cawthorne in Lansing. He has also worked at the law firms of Butzel Long and Miller Canfield. Weyhing has served as an assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of Michigan. Weyhing is a member of the State Bar of Michigan. He serves on ...

BabySpa , a natural, innovative and spa-inspired skin care line for babies and toddlers, is thrilled to announce that its Stage One skin care collection has been awarded the PTPA Winner's Seal of Approval. The collection's uniquely formulated bath and body care products were deemed winners in the Baby & Toddler category by North America's largest parent tester community - a credible third party resource of over 40,000 parents that evaluate products based on PTPA's strict quality standards. As one of the most highly recognized awards in the world, the PTPA Seal of ...

The Max Cure Foundation (www.maxcurefoundation.org) for pediatric cancer causes and Tykoon (www.tykoon.com), an internet platform enabling kids to develop stronger financial values, are proud to announce a partnership which will highlight Max Cure as a featured charity on Tykoon's charitable giving platform. Member families of Tykoon will be able to allocate a portion of their kids' weekly allowance and make donations directly to Max Cure as a way to teach the importance of supporting important causes and the community. Max Cure will integrate Tykoon in their fundraising ...

Moderno Trio salutes foremost Danish Composer, Morten "Skovgaard" Danielsen, in the Fringe Festival classical punk rock opera, "He Loved the Soft Porn of the City" at the Warehouse Theater in Washington, DC July 2012 and at the Robert Moss Theater, New York City August 2012. Danielsen completed his seminal work, opera "Donalds09", in part at the Basically Modern Arts Sanctuary in the Catskills of New York in collaboration with members of Moderno Trio. Upon completion of the work, he died. "He Loved The Soft Porn Of The City" is a ...

The Florida Spa Association, one of the leading organizations for spa professionals in the country, will hold its third annual Member Anniversary Event on July 12th from 6 - 9 p.m. at the ELLE Spa in the iconic Eden Roc Renaissance Miami Beach Hotel (4525 Collins Ave.). The Florida Spa Association (FSA) is made up of a group of Florida Spa professionals united by the desire to promote Florida as the finest destination for a Spa experience. The FSA provides its group of spa and vendor members with a number of valuable benefits including continuing education, networking ...

The Greater Raleigh-Durham Chapter 105 of the Institute of Real Estate Management's (IREM) July meeting will feature speaker Brian Reece, Managing Partner at Karnes Research. Reece will present "Triangle Market Snapshot: Office, Retail, Industrial, and Apartments" at noon on Wednesday, July 18th at Raleigh Board of Realtors located at 111 Realtor's Way in Cary. Reece joined Karnes Research in 1996 as the Director of Research Services and is in charge of tracking the Charlotte, Triangle, and Asheville commercial markets that comprise more than 213 million square ...

Research by global consulting firm BlessingWhite reveals that the large majority of North American workers are likely to remain with their employers for the next 12 months. Only 12% indicate determination to jump ship. Assuming you have a choice, do you plan to remain with your organization through the next 12 months? •56% "yes, definitely" •33% "probably" •12% "no way" This expressed intent to stay is nearly identical to the findings from BlessingWhite's last engagement study, which was conducted in 2010. Joan Dasher, vice president ...

TurboTap USA announced today that they would be featured in an upcoming episode of Business Update. Turbo Tap USA is the exclusive distributor of the Turbo Tap, a revolutionary device that is designed to attach to existing draft beer taps, and immediately create the "perfect pour". The Turbo Tap has already begun to catch on in stadiums, arenas, restaurants and bars across the country, and the result is a perfect beer, one hundred percent of the time. This particular episode will focus on innovative restaurant products. From gourmet dessert bars to barbecue ...

Graphite Design, maker of some of the most widely played premium golf shafts on the PGA TOUR, announced today that the top three finishers of the U.S. Open played Graphite Design Tour AD shafts. A total of 8 of the top 13 women who finished in the top 9 positions also played Graphite Design shafts. "We congratulate the winner and all the top finishers who played Graphite Design shafts at this prestigious event," said Tak Yamada, President, Graphite Design. "Our line of high performance Graphite Design Tour AD shafts provides golfers with a variety of shaft ...

Blue Door Networks LLC, a communications and information technologies company that specializes in providing best-in-class solutions for enterprises, today announced it has become a Preferred Partner in Dell's PartnerDirect program, earning required certifications. As a Dell Preferred Partner, Blue Door Networks gains expertise in hardware, software and services that help eliminate IT complexity for customers and help create greater efficiencies. In addition to the basic potential benefits available to Dell Registered Partners, Preferred Partners must earn two or ...

For the second time this year, Current of Tampa Bay, Inc. volunteers will spend the day at two laundromats on Saturday, July 14, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Current's Laundry Love Project washes and dries the clothes and linens of deserving families for free. The projects will be held at Big Wash College Hill located at 3610 N. 29th St., Tampa, FL 33605, and at Big Wash West Tampa located at 1743 W. Main St., Tampa, FL 33607. This is Current's second Laundry Love Project at the College Hill location and its first time at the newly-renovated West Tampa location. "Unfortunately, ...

Royal Oaks Building Group, LLC (http://www.royaloaksbg.com), an award-winning residential new homebuilder, has announced that Derek Ramsey has joined the company as a project manager. Ramsey will monitor the day-to-day onsite construction projects while working alongside buyers, sales agents, subcontractors, suppliers and inspectors to ensure residential quality homes. With more than 11 years of experience in the homebuilding industry, Ramsey is EPA certified and OSHA certified and has been a licensed North Carolina Commercial General Contractor since 2010. Ramsey's industry ...

FREEPORT, Bahamas - Okyanos Heart Institute (http://www.okyanos.com/), which brings a new standard of care and a better quality of life to patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) using cardiac cell therapy, has announced that it will host a free educational seminar led by Chief Medical Officer Howard Walpole, Jr., M.D., MBA, FACC, FACAI, FSCAI. In the seminar, Dr. Walpole will discuss cardiac cell therapy and the potential benefits for individuals facing coronary artery disease. The seminar will take place on Wednesday, July 18 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and on Thursday, ...

Changing from tracking employee time by hand to computerized timesheet software can be quick and painless for small businesses. The new EzTimeSheet software from Halfpricesoft.com(http://www.halfpricesoft.com) is amazingly robust yet easy-to-use employee attendance, leave and vacation tracking software designed for business owners who do not know much about computer. Answering the demand of customers, the new features come with the latest release include: - Auto-calculate PTO, leave time, vacation time, sick time based on the accrual plan - Employee leaves tracking ...

After months of software and hardware development, Dexter Industries releases the much anticipated websockets control of the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT system. This week Dexter Industries releases software for controlling NXT robots through webpages using the websocket protocol. The software allows users to control robots directly through most popular web browsers, such as Google Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Opera, and others. Robots can be controlled by Apple devices such as the iPad, iPhone, Macbook, and the Android phone operating system. Previously, these devices were not ...

(Media Star Marketing) - Vintage Park will be the first, Houston area location for the Young Leaders Campus. In a technologically driven, globally focused, ecologically friendly world, early education is the primary factor in determining the future success of any child. Young Leaders Campus will introduce the most innovative Preschool alternative, after-school programs, enrichment classes, and vocationally-inspired birthday parties- for children from 6 months to 12 years old. "Children of tomorrow will need a different skillset to compete and lead our country. ...

There is nothing worse than the loss of a child's life. Sadly every week twelve young people die as a result of sudden cardiac arrest within the UK. Some of the victim's families have used their own personal tragedy to springboard a campaign in the heart of London to get more AEDs onto paediatric first aid courses and into schools. The campaign is calling for fast action on the matter, which could help save the lives of many children. The UK charity SADS runs 'The Big Shock Campaign', which aims to raise awareness on the importance of AEDs. Despite their best efforts ...

However, the question remains the same as it's always been - which companies can you trust to provide the highest quality and most reasonably priced services? The truth is, some local HVAC businesses are exploiting opportunities to take advantage of naive homeowners while inflating the price of routine maintenance, exaggerating the unit malfunctions and persuading the consumer to pay for unnecessary repairs or replacements. In a story that aired on Tuesday, July 10th, NBC's Today Show exposed the lack of integrity of some air conditioning repair companies. In preparation ...

Ventana Research has released its 2012 Value Index for Sales Performance Management, the latest in a new category of quantified, research-based Indexes on technology vendors and products. This Value Index provides guidance that will enable sales organizations to ascertain the value of software that allows for better management of sales performance. Using the Value Index, sales, operations, finance and IT organizations will be able to evaluate vendors and their products as well as make choices based on an understanding of how well existing and new offerings satisfy their ...