TravelShark (formerly Swiftrank), the leading global online travel network, today announced that it has closed a $5 million round of financing to further accelerate the company's already impressive revenue growth and global sales since its public launch in 2010. The investment was made by DLA Holdings, a Singapore-based private equity firm. With the recent $5 million investment, TravelShark has raised a total of $8 million to date. "This additional funding is a nod to the dramatic expansion that TravelShark has achieved in traffic and revenues across its global ...

Epicure Digital, a leader in digital menu boards, presents the Epicure Digital Menu System with special emphasis on nutritional labeling at the Texas Restaurant Association Southwest Foodservice Expo, Dallas Convention Center, Dallas, Texas, June 26-28, 2011, Booth #611 with Brad Waller & Associates Epicure Digital custom designs highly graphical digital menu board systems to solve your complex menu and point-of-sale marketing issues. Epicure Digital specializes in developing nutritional menu labeling systems to educate and inform customers to make healthier ...

The Grauer School Destination ImagiNation (DI) Team comprised of Michael Burton ('12), Alex Guy ('12), Charlotte Burton ('13) and Alex Klopak won an Outstanding Award in the Dynamic Network Project Outreach, Secondary Level Category at the 2011 annual world championships held in May in Knoxville, TN. The team's topic "A Really Obscure Word" achieved the highest score internationally in the category of Dynamic Network, Secondary Level. This Challenge had two components: Primarily, the team designed and carried out a project to address a community need and integrated ...

Red Carpet Event LA, 3Wolves Productions, Little Yellow Zpot & Amy Martinson of Beverly Hills Invite Media and Press to Cover the 2011 Red Carpet Style Lounge in Honor of the 2011 Post Emmy Daytime Awards Various nominees, celebrities, directors and writers are expected to attend Red Carpet Events LA Red Carpet Style Lounge. Event details: Date: Saturday June 25 2011 Location: SLS Hotel Ballroom 465 South La Cienega Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90048 Time: 11am-7pm MEDIA RSVP to: rsvpredcarpetevent@yahoo.com Red carpet all day This luxurious ...

Servcorp Philippines is offering emerging SMEs and expanding multinational corporations a serviced office experience with exclusive access to a dedicated online platform. This strategy by the world's biggest rented business space solution provider also lets businesses supplement business continuity and resiliency plans. By giving clients access to a portfolio of business tools, the online solution puts enterprises in control of all contracted services in the event of disaster such as fires, earthquakes, floods, or national incidents like pandemic illnesses. Moreover, ...

There is an adage that goes: What others say about you is more important than what you say about yourself. This is especially true when it comes to accommodations where ultimately it's the guests who will evaluate if the hotel they went to is as good as advertised. And true enough, a charming boutique hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina has passed this test with flying colors. Hotel Design cE, with its exceptional services, facilities, and accommodations, has earned TripAdvisor's Certificate of Excellence. This award is given to hotels who have garnered an overwhelming ...

Goldmart.com is now offering a Free Investor's Kit for those interested in starting and /or expanding their precious metals portfolio. Avoid common rookie mistakes and get the information you need to make an educated decision on your next Precious Metals purchase. Goldmart.com's Free Investor's Kit will provide the information and guidance needed to get even first-time investors moving in the right direction. You will receive valuable information and current data, with no fees and zero obligation. Goldmart.com is about educating its customers and providing them with ...

Romantic eligibles of all ages are invited to compete for the title of Mr. or Ms. Bay Area Flirt, at the annual Bay Area Flirting Convention, Friday, July 15, 2011, 7:30pm-Midnight, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 1221 Chess Dr, Foster City CA 94404. The Convention features a Flirting Contest, where attendees compete, en masse, in a crowded hotel ballroom. The world's first Flirting Convention, also held in the San Francisco Bay Area, was featured on Oprah (video available at http://www.richgosse.com/media.htm). Since then, the conventions have been wildly popular in major ...

The Colorado Institute for Drug, Device and Diagnostic Development (CID4), a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit entity focused on advancing the Colorado life science ecosystem through company creation and job growth, has selected Ft. Collins, Colorado-based Veterinary Emerging Technologies Development Corporation (VetDC) to receive funding and management assistance. VetDC in-licenses, develops and commercializes technologies to address serious unmet medical needs in companion animals. The announcement is made by Kevin M. Smith, CID4 President & CEO, who says, "CID4 is ...

Continuing nearly a decade of ongoing support, Bluepoint Solutions, a Vista-based company offering item capture and payment processing solutions for credit unions and banks, and its CEO, Hal Tilbury, are challenging the Southern California region to a donation match program in support of Monarch School, the San Diego public K-12 school for children impacted by homelessness. Bluepoint Solutions and the Tilbury family are matching community donations made between today and Sept. 23, the first day of autumn, up to $500,000. In total, the donation challenge aims to raise a ...

Data protection specialist NovaStor launches version 4.5 of NovaBACKUP DataCenter software for heterogeneous networks, data centers, and sophisticated IT environments in SMEs and large enterprises. The latest version bundles a new set of features for efficient and cost-effective use of private cloud storage models. Media Management and Staging Supports Private Cloud Storage Models NovaBACKUP DataCenter 4.5 extends the centralized management of storage media for data backup and restore to multiple locations. External media pools at different sites can be easily integrated ...

Cooperative Divorce Law is a process that helps divorcing couples to minimize the pain and expense of marital dissolution. The cooperative approach is based on the same settlement philosophy as mediation and collaborative law. However, it goes a step further than collaborative law and permits the attorneys to go to court when their clients are unable to reach an out of court settlement. "We have invited several divorce lawyers who are mediators and collaborative law practitioners to join us. To date, 26 attorneys in Cook and DuPage counties have elected to become ...

Nourishing NYC Founder, Gina Keatley will be competing against two other award winning chefs to the death for $10,000.00 ( she plans to donate half to Nourishing NYC if she wins. The funds will be used for the Junior Chef Program. An underprivileged children's culinary and nutrition program.) OK, it is not to the Death but it's really competitive. Watch Gina on the Mexican Showdown episode of Extreme Chef as she uses live mealworms, crickets and scorpions to make a dish in only 25 minutes. Then, the chefs must travel to the edge of town to fetch materials for their next ...

Project Ethereal, an independent game development team from Carnegie Mellon University, today announced the upcoming Beta for their first game, Ethereal - Medieval Skirmish Warfare. Originally a student-pitched project at Carnegie Mellon University, Ethereal - Medieval Skirmish Warfare combines medieval fighting techniques with unique online game design to evoke emergent behavior similar to Counter-Strike. The Beta version of the game is scheduled for release on FilePlanet on June 30, with the final version coming later in the summer. "The first thing we did was ...

The CTO Telecom Summit team announced today that Robert Strickland, President, Strickland Consulting LLC and Former SVP & CIO, T-Mobile, will act as Master of Ceremonies at the upcoming technology event this September 18-21, 2011 in Scottsdale, Arizona. The CTO Telecom Summit brings together CTOs, IT analysts and solution providers to attend in-depth agenda sessions on the latest technology topics and trends, including data monetization, cloud computing, 4G, and billing and customer care. Attendees will also enjoy networking sessions, open forum luncheons, think ...

Principal Medical Group announced today that David J. Jones, M.D., a primary care physician with the practice, has expanded his services and is now affiliated with Inova Fairfax Hospital and the Virginia Hospital Center, Arlington. "Patients are my number one priority and having privileges to treat them during hospital stays is very important," said Dr. Jones. "This is another good example of how concierge medicine provides personalized, comprehensive care to its members." Before joining Principal Medical Group, Dr. Jones provided medical care ...

viaLanguage, a leader in healthcare translation and website localization services announces today an August 31st, 2011 application deadline for their annual Translation Grant Program. The annual donation program will award $1,500 of in-kind translation services to two separate innovative organizations that strive to improve healthcare access for underserved, limited English speaking (LEP) communities. "At viaLanguage, we truly believe in the importance of building community. Our team is passionate about giving back, and this grant is just one of the many ways we ...

Dr. Milani joins The Oncology Institute as the organization continues to aggressively expand its availability to the Southern California cancer community. Dr. Milani is a University of California Irvine graduate who completed a Residency at Boston University and Fellowship at Brown. The Oncology Institute has been increasing the capabilities at its 8 locations with the recent additions of doctors like Milani. Dr. Milani's hiring comes at a time when the Institute is persistently accumulating the rising stars of the field. "Dr. Milani went to school here and ...

Members of the beauty industry are invited to attend a day-long workshop from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday, July 11 at PCA, 6710 E. Camelback Road, Suite 230 in Scottsdale. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. The fee is $15 for members and $25 for non members for those who register before July 5. After July 5 the fee is $20 for members and $30 for non members. Registration is available online at http://www.unitedaestheticsorganizaiton.com. The presenters include: Gary Begley, chairman of the board of cosmetology speaking on "Practicing Aesthetics in Arizona"; ...

Xtreme Exhibits, a full-service trade show exhibit house, is pleased to announce the addition of a new Trade Show Coordinator. Kim Schlereth comes to us with 5-years of experience in the trade show industry. Her main duties will be to oversee the management and coordination of all trade show activities for Xtreme Exhibits' clients. Kim brings a wealth of talent and knowledge to our team. Her years of experience and knowledge of the trade show industry allow her to efficiently manage each job insuring that the client arrives to their next show on time, on target, and ...

With big data and amplified market competition driving the need for real-time business analytics and data accountability, MDA is hosting a complimentary webinar to highlight how business data analysts can now use MDA's intuitive analytics desktop software called, LD Professional, to trace each step through a complete and comprehensive analytic process. This is all achieved by maintaining the end-to-end relationship between the data and business processes for a complete 360 degree view to drive business decisions and actions. MDA CTO Rich Boccuzzi will demonstrate how ...

Simon & Schuster Audio and independent music distributor Monostereo DLM are pleased to announce a new sales and distribution agreement, effective immediately. The first release under this new agreement will be THE SECRET OF LOVE, from bestselling author and mind-body healing expert Deepak Chopra, M.D., and Los Angeles based composer, artist and producer Adam Plack. This is the second in a series of guided mediations released on Play It By Ear Music , a label partnership by Chopra and Plack, and distributed exclusively by Monostereo DLM. Future releases will include ...

BusinessObjects Expert posted a new article to its knowledgebase, "Users Can Collaborate with Developers to Influence Good Dashboard Design." This article focuses on the necessary methods crucial to develop a successful dashboard strategy. The key to this is to encourage the collaboration process between the business and IT stakeholders. Learn strategies to improve this collaboration, and become aware of the development issues that users can influence. Dashboards must promote a good experience, as 80% of business users do not commonly benefit from business ...

Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare recently published the 2011 Patient Safety Education & Training Directory, a new information resource for the healthcare industry. Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare is a bi-monthly publication focused on strategies, programs, products and policies that can directly improve patient safety and the quality of healthcare delivery. The 2011 Patient Safety Education & Training Directory includes updated information on educational institutions and organizations in the United States that provide patient safety courses, certificates, ...

Chesswood Group Limited announced today that it closed its previously announced transaction for the purchase of Case Funding Inc.("Case Funding") after the close of business on Friday June 10. While there is limited information on the size of the market, litigation finance in the U.S. is estimated by some media and industry experts to exceed $1 billion at any point in time. Theincreasing costs of litigation and the delays in the process that are often encountered have propelled the growth of this industry. "Our entry into this growth market with an ...