The digital signage industry will see moderate growth, according to the fourth quarter North American Digital Signage Index by the Platt Retail Institute at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology. Measuring business activity in the digital signage industry based on business leader sentiment, the quarterly Index is a leading industry guide largely developed by doctoral student interns at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology (TCSPP) under the supervision and mentorship of the Platt Retail Institute (PRI) director and fellow Steven Keith Platt. Some key findings ...

COSMED USA, Inc. announces the recently completed acquisition of Life Measurement, Inc. (LMI), a leading provider of body composition assessment equipment in infants, children and adults. LMI develops, manufactures, and markets medical devices designed to provide the most accurate body composition based on Air Displacement Plethysmography technology, considered the "Practical Gold Standard" in body composition assessment. LMI's products, which include the BOD POD and the PEA POD Body Composition Tracking Systems, are extensively used in University and Medical Research, ...

Taipan Publishing Group, a leading financial research publishing service, is excited to welcome Chelsea Centineo and Chris Schafer to its e-commerce team. Taipan Publishing Group is delighted to have Chelsea join as a new E-commerce Associate. Chelsea is recent graduate of Stevenson University where she was a business communications major. Prior to accepting the E-commerce Associate position, Chelsea worked with the Restoration Industry Association as a Marketing and Membership Assistant. Chelsea brings not only her education and experience to the position, but also ...

ATGStores.com's partner manufacturer of outdoor furniture, Caluco, has unveiled its new Quickship program for customers on the East Coast. The Quickship program will drastically cut shipping times for popular Caluco products for ATGStores.com's customers in time for spring and better weather. A select group of product will ship in a guaranteed 24-48 hours shipping on a variety of their products including the Pacific, Carmel, Hollywood and Palm Springs patio furniture lines. Caluco has improved their logistical support offices around the world to meet the new demand that ...

Event software solution providers, evocos, are proud to announce that they will be working with Best Business Events to manage over 100 events a year. Borne out of BusinessLink, they specialise in organising a range of business events, from large conferences to dinners, workshops and seminars. With BusinessLink being disbanded in 2011, it was felt that there was still a market available for the types of events they provided. evocos was previously used by Business Link Kent, so it was a quick and simple process to transfer the existing licenses over to Best Business Events. Carole ...

Morrisville State College was looking for an innovative marketing concept to grab the attention of potential students. Otto Media helped guide them in the right direction. Mark Eischen, Creative Director at Otto Media, designed three :30 commercials entitled "Morrisville in Motion". Two out of the three commercials are currently airing and the third is scheduled to debut immediately before the Superbowl. Utilizing color enhancements and state of the art slow motion graphics "Morrisville in Motion" features exhilarating music and showcases everything Morrisville. Amy ...

A new study from ElectroniCast anticipates that global consumption of high brightness LEDs (HB-LEDs) will reach a value of $46.05 billion in 2020. In 2010, the global consumption of packaged HB-LEDs stood at $10.09 billion. Timing is everything in this market. According to Stephen Montgomery, Director of LED market research at ElectroniCast, "during the 2010-2020 timeframe covered in the ElectronicCast study report, decreasing average selling prices (ASPs) are forecast to cause challenging growth patterns in consumption value in some application segments; therefore competitors ...

Allstate and Jordin Sparks are bringing the "X the TXT: DSGN8 Before You Drive" movement to the Jordin Sparks Experience, an annual gala for Sparks Charities held just before the Big Game in Dallas. The "DSGN8 Before You Drive" message urges Americans to hand their cell phone to their DSGN8D TXTR - the person they chose to text on their behalf before they get behind the wheel so they can stay safe and stay in touch on the road. "The Experience is about doing the right thing for your community; that's why it's important to share the designated texter message with my friends ...

Joy Ruhmann, president of Level Up Leadership (http://www.levelupleadership.com), a Raleigh-based leadership development firm that takes a proactive approach to working with employers and staff towards the implementation of strategies that clarify employee roles, align company goals, and promote internal engagement and dialogue that results in the sustainability of organizations, has announced the company's one year anniversary. In the last year, Ruhmann launched Level Up Leadership as an outgrowth of Triangle-based Ruhmann Associates, bringing with her more than 25 years ...

North Carolina employers looking for ways to save money on business expenses can now try out Patriot PAY online payroll software. The payroll software offers a no-nonsense pricing plan to help small business owners adjust their budget to ride out the rough economy. Offered by Patriot Software, Inc., the online payroll software is specifically geared for American small business owners with 50 or fewer employees. Patriot PAY accurately and efficiently calculates all required payroll taxes for North Carolina businesses, as well as 21 states including South Carolina, Virginia, ...

New England Breeze Solar welcomes its newest member to the growing organization. Chris Oriel joins the Hudson based solar installation company as Head of the Solar Water Heating Division. "We specialize in offering simple solar solutions at affordable prices," says Mark Durrenberger, company President. "Solar water heating systems meet the need of homeowners interested in an immediate reduction of their water heating bill for a low upfront investment," Durrenberger adds. Oriel is already busy responding to requests for solar hot water systems sparked by the announcement ...

Certified Yoga Instructor, Yoga Therapist and Pre-Natal Yoga Instructor, Jess Elizabeth, is sharing her customized yoga techniques with expectant mothers in "South Beach Prenatal Yoga". The informative DVD is intended for women to use throughout their pregnancy, with modifications for each trimester including breathing techniques, self-acupressure point instruction and testimonials from enthusiasts and medical professionals. Among the first of its kind, South Beach Prenatal Yoga provides expectant mothers with the necessary tools and step-by-step instructions to regularly ...

GastroIntestinal Healthcare will be a Bronze Sponsor of this year's Get Your Rear in Gear - Raleigh 5K Race. Get Your Rear in Gear is a multi-city event designed to promote colon cancer awareness and provide support for those affected by the disease. The 5K timed walk/run will be held at Fred Fletcher Park in Raleigh on Saturday, March 5 and will begin at 9:00 a.m. In addition to its sponsorship, GastroIntestinal Healthcare is also forming a team made up of practice members, patients, and friends and family members. This marks the practice's third consecutive year of supporting ...

What: Cleavitz, the comfortable cleavage control half-top at http://www.cleavitz.com, will provide discounts and information on their products at the AmericasMart and MAGIC tradeshows in February. When: AmericasMart, February 3-6, 2011, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. MAGIC, February 14-16th, 2011, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Where: AmericasMart, 4th Floor, Booth #225, Atlanta Convention Center MAGIC, The Business of Fashion, Booth #75754, Las Vegas Convention Center Who: Julie Crotty, Cleavitz Founder, to appear live, provide information about the Cleavitz ...

The deadline to enter the Perspective Magazine Awards Program, which will highlight the best companies from the timeshare and fractional industry, has been extended to February 28th, 2011. The extension is a result of the significant demand shown from industry businesses and the need to include everyone looking to participate according to Perspective Magazine President and CEO, Paul Mattimoe. "With nearly 100 award entries received so far, it became quite evident recently that there was more to come but that they would arrive after the deadline date, and so we have extended ...

Tutors International has reported that the first year of exhibiting at the recently held Millionaire Fair was a great success. The leading private tuition provider showcased its exclusive full-time private tuition services to attendees from around the world at the December Millionaire Fair held at the Hollandcomplex RAI Amsterdam on December 9th-13th 2010. For more information, visit http://www.tutors-international.com or call +44 (0) 1865 435 135. "We chose to exhibit at the Millionaire Fair as it provides an excellent opportunity to showcase our private tuition offering," ...

The Start-Up Council, a group of industry experts committed to supporting the next generation of emerging companies, today announces a call for entries for the Q1 2011 Start-Up Council Roundtable to be held on Wednesday, March 23. Created in 2006, the Start-Up Council is a forum providing gratis counsel to entrepreneurs launching new businesses by providing guidance on public relations, social marketing, funding, legal, business development, outsourced manufacturing, marketing and branding. Entries will be accepted until Friday, March 4. Applications can be found at http://bit.ly/hnl0uO ...

Matthew Phelan and Chris Hyland, co-founders of London's fastest growing integrated search agency 4Ps Marketing, have launched new sister agency 4Social. The new social media agency will offer standalone social media strategies for all existing 4Ps Marketing customer base. 4Social will offer social media project management for medium to large companies. Strategy, research and advice should be the main focus of an appointed social media agency but we believe that a brand should think twice before outsourcing 100% of this activity to an agency. To do social media well, ...

Devart announced the release of the new versions of ADO.NET data providers dotConnect for Oracle 6.10, dotConnect for MySQL 6.10, dotConnect for PostgreSQL 5.10 and dotConnect for SQLite 3.10. dotConnect data providers are the enhanced database connectivity solutions built over ADO.NET architecture with support for Entity Framework and LinqConnect ORM solutions. New versions of dotConnect data providers contain new greatly improved model designer and code generation tool - Entity Developer with significant technical advancements. The new version of Entity Developer ...

According to many of the latest reports, including the Employment Situation Summary issued by the US Department of Labor earlier this month, the job markets are starting to gain momentum. As consumers cautiously open their wallets, small businesses, the backbone of the economy for job creation, are poised to expand. But many of the thousands of small businesses that were born during the Great Recession are faced with a new dilemma: they are ready for growth, but can't get the funding to hire new employees and purchase inventory because banks are still reluctant to loan ...

ShaverStore.co.uk launches as a major online price comparator in the mens electric shaving industry. Utilizing the very latest online price comparison engine technology. "We hope to grow to quickly become one of the UK's leading online shaver price comparison web sites". ShaverStore.co.uk is able to search the major UK online and high street shaver and shaving product retailers providing an impartial price comparison. Websites searched include online retailers such as Shavers.co.uk and high street retailers such as Boots. ShaverStore.co.uk comparison engine compares ...

Artensoft Photo Collage Maker gives a full range of options to produce a coherent collage. For example, the user can specify types of tiles to be used for generating a mosaic (mirrored images, 90 degree image rotation to the left or right, or 180 degree rotation). Besides, it is possible to set a radius for eliminating neighboring duplicate tiles, increase or decrease the number of large pictures, and select areas to be filled. When the first mosaic is generated, the user can manipulate a collage to individual preferences by replacing some tiles. The program offers a ...

Earth Heart Inc., a manufacturer of a broad line of natural remedy mists for dogs, is showcasing Guard Well as a featured product to its line of award-winning remedies. Guard Well is an all-natural, safe and healthy mist specially formulated to help nurture a dog's natural state of health, so very important in these Winter and upcoming Spring months. The mist, made with pure essential oils of niaouli, ravensara and frankincense, can be used on puppies from eight to ten weeks of age, and is effective in over 95% of dogs with itching, swelling, skin problems, and other ...

BeanAir's constant endeavor is to provide a full packaged solution for our customers. In that way, we offer Scilab Scripts for advanced users. Fully developed by BeanAir, these scripts integrates FFT (Fast Fourier Transform) and PPV (Peak Particle Velocity) algorithms for digital filtering on vibration & shocks signal measured by the BeanDevice AX-3D (Wireless Tri-axial accelerometer). Essentially based on Scilab software tool (free open source application), customers can easily have an access to the source code of the scripts for a full customization. Scripts are provided ...

Coming from the notion that smooth seas do not produce good sailors, smooth roads never make good drivers. Talking about driving and driving schools, there are a few things that I have always been highly concerned about. How can driving institutes actually be efficient and effective? And how do they measure their performance? Do they keep a track of their pupils in order to check as to who made a mistake while driving or who met with an accident because of a blunder committed by him? Well, all these questions end as irrelevant when I think about London Driving School. ...