Coinciding with its official launch in the United States, Asylum Entertainment's innovative and entertaining kids virtual world, Garden Party (www.gardenpartyworld.com) is celebrating the holidays with new winter themed items. Successfully launched earlier this year in the U.K., Garden Party features an amazing virtual world where kids can chat, grow magical plants and play games in a fun, friendly and safe environment. With the help of a customizable Garden Party avatar, kids tend to their very own garden filled with wacky plants that can grow anything from furniture ...

Knowlagent, a leading agent productivity solution for the world's 10 million call center agents, today announced findings from the Contact Center Shrinkage Survey - a first of its kind for the call center industry. Shrinkage is commonly understood to be any part of an agent's time that is consumed by activities other than customer interactions and an unavoidable operational cost for the industry. According to the survey, shrinkage can take up a considerable amount of an agent's work day - as much as 30 percent of an agent's time can be spent on off-phone activities. ...

ZOTAC International, a leading innovator and the world's largest channel manufacturer of graphics cards, motherboards and mini-PCs, today supercharges energy-efficient computing with the new ZBOX Blu-ray AD03 series powered by the AMD E-350 APU platform. The ZOTAC ZBOX Blu-ray AD03 series combines discrete-class graphics processing with a dual processor cores for the perfect synergy of CPU and GPU that delivers a perfect digital media experience with unprecedented energy-efficiency. AMD Radeon HD 6310 discrete-class graphics processing takes charge of all digital media ...

Mr. Quik has been awarded the prestigious 2010 Angie's List Super Service Award, an honor bestowed annually on approximately 5 percent of all the companies rated on the nation's leading provider of consumer reviews on local service companies. "Our Super Service Award winners are the cream of the crop when it comes to providing consistently high quality customer service, as judged by the customers who hired them," said Angie Hicks, founder of Angie's List. Brad Huff, President of Mr. Quik states, "This is a huge honor, especially knowing that our customers, friends ...

Intivia Inc., a leading provider of technology enabled clinical documentation services, announced today that it has been awarded a transcription services agreement by GNYHA Services, one of the largest acute care group purchasing organizations in the northeast. The GNYHA Services group purchasing program has over 250 member hospitals located throughout New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Puerto Rico. This contract will provide significant value and allow these facilities to achieve substantial cost savings for medical transcription service. Intivia's integrated digital ...

Markee 2.0 Magazine is pleased to announce the publication of the 2011 Markee 2.0 Film and Video Resource Guide. Markee 2.0 is a nationally distributed trade publication that has covered the film and video production and post production industry for more than 25 years. The Markee 2.0 Film and Video Resource Guide is a comprehensive reference for film and video producers and entertainment industry professionals that lists the leading film and video products, services and industry experts. The Markee 2.0 Film and Video Resource Guide is published annually in a digest size ...

PROcreations Ltd., an innovative healthcare uniform manufacturing company, is pleased to announce Maria Tranto, MD, founder of PROcreations, was voted Best Primary Care Physician six of the last seven years by Weirton Daily News Reader's Choice Awards. The Weirton Daily News asks readers annually to nominate the "best" business representative in dozens of categories. The business with the most nominations in a given category receives the award. "Being recognized by my community is quite an honor," said Maria Tranto, MD, founder of PROcreations. "Medicine is consistently ...

Intelagrid, LLC, the emerging leader in standards-based smart grid solutions, today announced that Matt Ernst, founder and former CEO of Amentra, Inc., has joined its board of directors. In addition to his successful track record as an entrepreneur, Ernst brings leadership and experience with sales, marketing, HR, operations, and finance. Mr. Ernst founded Amentra in early 2000 and served as the company's Chief Executive Officer until shortly after its sale to Red Hat (NYSE: RHT) in March of 2008. Under his guidance and leadership Amentra became one of the fastest growing ...

If you have been thinking about starting your own business, you might consider joining the more than 750,000 U.S. entrepreneurs who have purchased a franchise. For many executives who have reached a professional crossroads, purchasing a franchise may offer an attractive career alternative. In the next Experts Connection (www.experts-connection.com) teleseminar, franchise expert Terry Coker, CEO of The Entrepreneur Authority, will help you determine if you have what to takes to succeed with a franchise business. The teleseminar "Franchise Ownership Beyond Burgers and Fries ...

Smile Reminder, a leading comprehensive patient messaging service, announces the launch of its Enterprise Edition. The new edition of the market leading practice-to-patient engagement system will afford practices increased control, with specific regard for group practices and franchises. Smile Reminder is a must-have for group practices interested in keeping up-to-date with the latest dentistry software. The Smile Reminder Enterprise Edition is easy to integrate and allows seamless cohesion for large group practices or franchises. Furthermore, the Enterprise Edition ...

Experts agree: Proper training is vital for individuals whose careers may require them to provide emergency care. As the leading provider of advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) courses and pediatric advanced life support (PALS) courses, as well as other continuing education solutions for healthcare professionals, Health Education Solutions today released a new 'What the Experts Have to Say' Special Section. This series of articles and podcasts, which features career advice and certification information from experts in a variety of fields, including nursing, senior care, ...

The staggering lifetime collection of ship models, important nautical art and maritime collectibles of the late publishing magnate Malcolm Forbes (1919-1990) will be sold the weekend of Jan. 29-30 by Red Baron, the premier auction house in the Southeast. The Forbes collection will be sold on Jan. 29; other nautical items and estates will be offered Jan. 30. "This is a rare opportunity to purchase items that were amassed over a lifetime by one of the world's most avid collectors," said Bob Brown of Red Baron, adding, "The collection includes the largest private fleet ...

On September 3, 2010, the 2nd Provisional American National Standard for Safety of Corded Window Covering Products was approved. The standard includes all window covering products (section 1.3). Though broad in scope, the standard's two most important sections are: 1)New Roman Shade performance and testing requirements as a result of incident reports that suggested that Roman shades needed to be addressed more specifically. 2) Revised requirements for cord tension devices on blinds and shades using continuous loop cords Window Fashion expert Deb Barrett applauds ...

Aureus Group and Celebrity Staff, two leading staffing and recruiting firms, have announced that they will participate as exhibitors at the 2011 Iowa Career Expo sponsored by Central Iowa SHRM, an affiliate of the Society for Human Resource Management. The Career Expo will be held Thursday, January 6, 2011 from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. at the Iowa Events Center, located in Des Moines, Iowa. In addition to the exposition, the event offers resume critique for job seekers as well as presentations on such topics as professional writing, networking, business dress, job search, and ...

SmartAVI, Inc., a world-leading innovator of digital signage and video/audio/control signal distribution and switching over UTP/STP and fiber optic cable, is pleased to announce that with our continued growth we have expanded our facility, our product line and our workforce. The new facility is 20,000SqFt, which adds 13,000SqFt and provides us the much needed space for our recently expanded Surface Mount Technology production lines. The latest addition is our third SMT production line, which will significantly increase our production capacity. The increased capacity ...

Hughes Pittman & Gupton, LLP (www.hpg.com), the largest CPA firm headquartered and staffed in the Research Triangle Park region of North Carolina, announces today that firm partner and executive committee member Tim Gupton has joined the board of directors of Southeast BIO ( http://www.sebio.org). SEBIO fosters the growth of the life sciences industry across the Southeastern United States. Gupton will help drive venture capital investment and industry awareness during his three-year term with SEBIO. As part of his role on the board, he will join Larry Robbins from Wyrick ...

The Consorzio per la Tutela del Formaggio Grana Padano - the world's best selling PDO cheese that has been an integral part of Italy's gastronomic tradition for 1,000 years - is proud to announce its sponsorship of the 4th edition of the "International Day of Italian Cuisine" (IDIC) in New York City. On January 12th and 13th, Grana Padano PDO, the choice of cheese lovers around the world, will be a sponsor for the culinary workshop and the Pesto Championship 'Cook-Off.' The festivities will culminate on January 17th when renowned chefs from around the world will all prepare ...

Smartphone-based customer service in the cloud may be the hottest new technology coming out of the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show, January 6-9 in Las Vegas. Scosche Industries' PRO App Solution for auto accessory installers, using Radish Systems' ChoiceView Communications as a Service platform, may be the next "killer app" in customer relationship management and technical support. The Scosche PRO App with ChoiceView allows callers to talk on a smartphone with Scosche, a ChoiceView-enabled business, while seeing visual information delivered, either from a Scosche representative ...

On Saturday January 8 at 11AM Central Dream Job Radio will feature guest Adriana Llames. Adrianna is the author of "Career Sudoku: 9 Ways to Win the Job Search Game." She has been names "One of the Finest Career Coaches" by the Examiner and is a globally featured career expert. Featured by such publications as ABC News, The New York Post, The Denver Post, The Chicago Examiner, and Hispanic Executive Magazine, Adriana's advice is a must listen for all job seekers. Be sure to visit http://www.adrianallames.com for more information before the show. We'll also feature our regular ...

DataNumen Data Recovery (DDR) is a powerful tool to recover lost and deleted files and folders on your drives. It uses advanced technologies to scan and find the lost and deleted files and folders, and then recover all of them so to get back your most important data. Main features: 1. Support to all formats of drives. 2. Support to recover files lost due to reformat of the drive, corruption of the drive or any other reasons. 3. Support to recover deleted files. 4. Support to recover streams associated with the lost and deleted files. 5. Support to scan raw disk ...

Chrysalis Enterprises defines success when it comes to combining business with a social cause, according to Will Marre, acclaimed leadership speaker and expert and CEO of Realeadership Alliance. Chrysalis' unique hybrid business strategy makes them top on the list of Marre's Giving is Winning companies. Marre's list of Giving is Winning companies stems from his extensive research, 21 Companies for the 21st Century, being conducted with Clemson University and the University of California San Diego on what successful companies are doing in today's challenging environment ...

All-Pro Science, Inc. (APS) announced that two of its athlete endorsers, Atlanta Falcons tight end, Tony Gonzalez, and New England Patriots cornerback, Devin McCourty were selected to the 2011 NFL Pro Bowl. The Pro Bowl is a yearly All-Star game produced by the NFL. It is scheduled to be held January 30, 2011 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, HI. The rosters are divided by players that participate on teams from the NFC and AFC respectively, and which represent the top 84 players in the NFL in a given year as voted by the fans, the players, and NFL coaches. TEAM APS includes ...

Food service companies, Franklin Foodservice Solutions, announces the release of a Cost-to-Serve report that contains the published, three year results of food service manufacturer benchmarking studies. The report will assist food service manufacturers in accurately and efficiently evaluating their costs to see exactly where funds are being allocated. With this breakdown, companies will be able to make more cost effective decisions regarding sales, marketing, and supply chains. "The report includes aggregated information from more than 20 detailed studies," said Dave ...

Nick Dancer Concrete a decorative concrete organization, that offers stained concrete floors to Fort Wayne, Indiana and surrounding areas, has announced that they will no longer use any solvent based sealers that contain harmful VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds). The move puts Nick Dancer Concrete as the first decorative concrete company in the area to use exclusively water-based products. Nick Dancer, owner states "This move is a great way to showcase the beauty of concrete in a way that is safer for our employees and for the environment." Water-based products are typically ...

Metro Health Hospital is expanding its breast and cervical cancer prevention program for under-insured and non-insured women due to a grant from the Metro Health Hospital Foundation. Metro Health currently participates in the federally funded Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention program, providing breast and cervical cancer screenings and diagnostic services to under-insured and non-insured patients. The $5,000 grant will allow Metro Health to serve 50 additional patients in the community in 2011. Last year, federal funding allowed Metro Health to screen 63 patients, ...