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Whitehill Technologies One of the Top 3 'Movers and Shakers' in Canadian IT, According to the Branham 300

Careers in Maritime Industry Top Choices for Systemizers According to EQSQ.com

According to Simon Baron-Cohen's EQ SQ Theory of male versus female brain types, systemizers who have the ability to "predict and control the behavior of a system" and "the drive to construct systems" are perfect candidates for maritime careers. Careers like naval architects and marine and ocean engineers require a strong technical background with an emphasis on science, math and computer sciences.

The results of the EQ SQ personality quizzes on EQSQ.com (http://www.eqsq.com) provide the user with an empathizing quotient (EQ) -- an evaluation of their people skills, and a systemizing quotient (SQ) -- an evaluation of their propensity for understanding and building systems. According to EQSQ.com columnist Katrina Boydon, "While there is no concrete evidence, as yet, to support using EQ SQ theory as a career choice indicator, it seems reasonable to assume that individuals with a higher SQ may succeed more easily in careers that are technical in nature."... (Continue reading)

Apple Farm Inn Selects Zunch Communications, Inc. for Online Marketing

Zunch Communications, Inc., the leading international Interactive marketing agency dedicated to achieving measurable results for its clients, announces it has been chosen by Apple Farm Inn (www.applefarm.com) for its award-winning online marketing solutions. The deluxe San Luis Obispo hotel is the perfect destination for those seeking a luxurious weekend retreat or a captivating experience at the finest in San Luis Obispo lodging.

“The extravagant accommodations and gracious personalized service at Apple Farm Inn offer an oasis of tranquility that is unmatched by other hotels in San Luis Obispo,” Zunch Director of Interactive Marketing Matthew Shehorn said. “The Zunch team is ready to help introduce guests from across the nation and around the world to this enchanting hotel in San Luis Obispo, California.”... (Continue reading)

Bay Partners Adds Richard Gorman to Investment Team -- New Hire to Focus on Software

Richard Gorman has joined Bay Partners as a member of its investment team. The recent hire adds to Bay’s domain expertise and resources for early-stage software, consumer Internet, semiconductor and wireless investments. As Bay’s new team member, Richard will identify and lead software investment opportunities for the firm.

Richard Gorman joins Bay as Venture Partner with a focus on consumer and business software and open source software. Most recently, Richard was Senior Vice President of Products with Siebel Systems, where he drove product direction, strategy, and execution for over $1 billion in products, and integrated and managed five acquisitions of innovative software companies. He also served in senior management roles at Apple Computer, Sun Microsystems and Borland. Richard has been involved in a number of startups, including Ansa Software (developers of Paradox) which was acquired by Borland. Richard holds Bachelor and Master of Science degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a Master’s degree in management from the MIT Sloan School of Management.

“Richard possesses a passion for the hunt and extensive domain knowledge in our areas of technology focus. Most importantly, he is inextricably linked to what’s current and to the entrepreneurs who are doing new, compelling things,” said Neal Dempsey, Managing General Partner, Bay Partners. “We have supreme confidence in our deepened level of sector expertise and our strengthened ability to not only identify the best deals, but also help build the future’s leading companies.”

Richard joins Neal Dempsey, Bob Williams, Chris Noble, Atul Kapadia, Eric Chin, Neil Sadaranganey and Sandesh Patnam on the Bay Partners investment team.

About Bay Partners

Bay Partners, a Silicon Valley-based early stage venture capital firm focusing on software, consumer Internet, semiconductor and wireless investments, has been building successful technology companies since 1976, funding more than 350 startups. Bay leverages the operating backgrounds of its partners and its extensive network of executives and advisors to help outstanding entrepreneurs create the leaders in new, high-growth market segments. Notable successes from Bay’s portfolio include Brocade, Concord Communications, Exodus, Sonicwall, Placeware, Informatica, Web Logic, Digital Island and NetScaler. Bay is currently investing its eleventh venture fund and has over $1 billion under management. Visit www.baypartners.com.... (Continue reading)

ReliaBid Supports Professional eBay Sellers Alliance at Fall 2006 Summit as Title Sponsor

ReliaBid, Inc. (ReliaBid) was proud to sign on and support the Professional eBay Sellers Alliance (PESA) as title sponsor of their Fall 2006 PESA Summit held on September 20-22, 2006. Over three hundred high-volume sellers from multiple online auction platforms were present to discuss best practices and trends within the industry today. In addition to ReliaBid, technology giants Google, Yahoo!, eBay and Amazon were in attendance as sponsors.

One of the missions of PeSA in hosting the annual summit, this year held in San Francisco, is to bring their members together with solutions that can have a positive impact on their businesses. According to Jonathan Garriss, Executive Director of PESA, and CEO of PeSA member company Gotham City Online, ReliaBid was an ideal sponsor because, "it’s an innovative service that gives eBay sellers a tool to recover some of the hidden costs of selling on eBay."... (Continue reading)

Platinum Funding Group Announces 2006 Results

Platinum Funding Group announced more than $200 million in new deals in 2006. The contract volume is a record for Platinum in its 15 years in operation and is nearly double that of 2005.

The $200 million in new signed contracts also represents only the minimum volumes that the clients are required to finance with Platinum Funding Group. The actual finance volume is often several times greater than the minimum.

"Platinum has firmly established itself as a leader in the factoring industry over the last several years," said Eyal Levy, Chairman, CEO and founder of Platinum Funding Group. "We are very proud of another highly successful year in Platinum's history, continuing a tradition of profitability that has remained unbroken since the company's inception."... (Continue reading)

E-commerce Entrepreneur Develops Gift-Reminders.com, A Shopping Cart Plug-In That Turns Browsers Into Buyers

E-commerce entrepreneur Bryan Azorsky announced today the launch of Gift-Reminders.com, an innovative shopping cart plug-in that turns browsers into buyers. This customizable tool enables shoppers to send personalized reminders to themselves about a specific item, on a future date of their choice. When the customer receives their email reminder, they can return to the exact product in just one click. By bringing the cu 558 stomer directly back to the item, the consumer has no need to search the web, and therefore see the competition.... (Continue reading)

Designer Plumbing Outlet, an Online Plumbing Products Retailer, is Named in Internet Retailer's Top 500 Guide

DesignerPlumbingOutlet.com, a virtual store for kitchen and bathroom fixtures, fittings and accessories has claimed a spot on the Internet Retailer Top 500 Guide. The magazine named Designer Plumbing Outlet 24th in the Hardware/Home Improvement category for 2008 and 452nd in the overall rankings.

Designer Plumbing Outlet

"We are honored to be recognized by Internet Retailer for the success of our business," says Eric Strand, founder and CEO of Designer Plumbing Outlet. "Our success is not only because we know the internet, our entire staff is made up of experts in plumbing products who are dedicated to fulfilling our customers' orders quickly and accurately."... (Continue reading)

Thompson Publishing’s Handy Five-Minute Guide to Employee Handbooks Summarizes Benefits and Legal Protections

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 15, 2007 – Employee handbooks are critical to protect companies from litigation and to provide employees a reference for company policies. Thompson’s new Five-Minute Guide to Employee Handbooks makes this daunting task a lot easier.

The Five-Minute Guide (https://builder.thompson.com/five_minute_guide.html) shows employers what they need to include -- or not include -– to create an excellent employee handbook. And employers really can get the basics in about five minutes.... (Continue reading)

Volkswagen of America Announces 'TouaregAdventure'

Volkswagen of America announced the launch today of a new consumer showcase for its award-winning SUV, the Touareg, entitled "TouaregAdventure". The three-day, guided, off-road immersion packages a Touareg, guide, two nights at the Sorrel River Ranch Resort, and takes place off-road in Moab against the best 4WD trails and most challenging terrain on the planet.

TouaregAdventure, which takes place in twelve separate three-day sessions and is limited to sixteen people per session, operates on a limited schedule through October 2007. The Volkswagon of America sponsored retreat that promises to "Wow your Inner Warrior" has already sold out the first four of the twelve sessions offered in 2007. All interested parties are encouraged to visit the website at TouaregAdventure... (Continue reading)

Wireless Power Selling Features Industry Experts Sharing New Ways to Grow Retail Profits

Power Selling for Wireless Retailers launched the first of five city events in Dallas last week. The next two events will take place next week in the New York and Washington, DC areas.

In Dallas, wireless retailers, dealers, consumer electronics retailers, and carrier personnel participated in training and productive networking. All took away exciting new ideas to increase their bottom line. At all five events, critical information is shared to help wireless retailers grow as entrepreneurs, business owners, and technology experts.... (Continue reading)

Sydasoft Medical Practice Management Software Partners with BillFlash for Easy, Quick Patient Statements

Sydasoft, Inc. announces a partnership with BillFlash, the industry leader in producing paper invoices and statements from files uploaded over the Internet. BillFlash's solution is completely integrated with Sydasoft's SydaMED Practice Management Software to help doctors and medical billers easily produce printed and folded patient statements that are mailed from BillFlash's facilities.

"Sydasoft is consistently on the leading edge of improving and facilitating practice management for doctors," states Kyle Farhat, founder and CEO of Sydasoft. "Our decision to partner with BillFlash provides a very smart solution to the challenge billers and doctors face in having to produce hundreds if not thousands of patient statements each month. BillFlash's technology makes the process highly efficient for medical offices, which now need only upload their monthly statement files. BillFlash takes care of the rest: printing, folding, and mailing - all at a reasonable price."... (Continue reading)

Forex Trading Pal Launches Strategy Section

A brand new strategy section has recently been added to the Forex Trading Pal website. This new section contains information on all kinds of Forex strategies. As any Forex trader will confirm, there are many different ways to trade Forex and all have their pros and cons. Forex Trading Pal provides its visitors with background information with regard to different strategies in order to help traders determine which strategies fit their risk profile, trading style and personality.

The new strategy section is especially suited for novice Forex traders. Many traders enter the Forex market assuming that trading Forex is relatively simple. While this may be true for the basics of Forex, there are a lot of more advanced techniques and concepts that one should be familiar with in order to maximize chances of making profit. By reading strategy related articles written by Forex experts, novice traders can become familiar with these more advanced techniques and concepts. Forex Trading Pal strives to make its articles easily accessible by explaining everything quite elaborately.... (Continue reading)

Newly Engaged Couples Now Have The Latest Cutting Edge Internet Resources to Plan Their Perfect Wedding

For anyone that has recently gotten engaged it is time consuming to find quality resources for wedding dresses, wedding favors, accessories, etc. to create the perfect wedding. S.S. Marketing announces the introduction of five new comprehensive resource directories to assist each and every bride and groom to plan the perfect wedding and honeymoon based on personal preferences 558 . Each new site contains current articles and a comprehensive topic directory.

The first resource website, Wedding Dress Dream, offers information on couture wedding dresses including Jessica McClintock wedding gowns, Maggie Sottero and Demetrios bridal gowns. Various themes from Egyptian wedding dress styles to Hawaiian inspired wedding gowns. Resources include informal wedding dresses to a formal wedding gown or design a wedding gown, price ranges for all.... (Continue reading)

AllAboardToys.com Extends 'The Great Elmo TMX%u2122 Giveaway'; Daily Drawings to Continue through November 30 in Response to Overwhelming Demand

All Aboard Toys, LLC (www.AllAboardToys.com), a leading online toy retailer of top-rated educational and family-friendly products, announced today it has obtained a small additional supply of Tickle Me Elmo 10th Anniversary Edition™ toys and will extend its 'Great Elmo TMX™ Giveaway' through November 30, 2006.



"Elmo TMX is still in very short supply and we are pleased to have succeeded in obtaining a few more," said Josh Toney, AllAboardToys.com merchandising manager. "We've had a tremendous positive response from our customers who entered the drawings, winners as well as non-winners, and we wanted to do all we could to get a few more Elmo TMX's into the hands of children who may not otherwise have access to them this holiday season."



AllAboardToys.com is conducting a series of daily drawings, so everyone who enters has an equal chance to win. All orders placed with AllAboardToys.com are entered automatically into the current day's drawing. Other interested individuals may visit www.AllAboardToys.com/contest.asp to register for 'The Gre 5a8 at Elmo TMX Giveaway'. All contest registrations expire daily at midnight Mountain Standard Time, so visitors must re-register for each day's Elmo TMX Giveaway. Winners are notified by email within two business days of each daily drawing.



"We've had so many great comments from our customers," added Toney. "'A big thank you to everyone at All Aboard Toys,' 'I want to thank you and commend you for your TMX Elmo giveaways' and 'I applaud you for being willing to put aside your profit and make this toy available for all of us to have a chance to own' are typical of the notes we've received. We're just happy to be able to make this very popular toy available to a few more people."



All Aboard Toys, an authorized online retailer of licensed products, offers an extensive line of educational and family-friendly products at competitive prices, featuring a wide range of popular characters including Thomas the Tank Engine™, Disney Pixar Cars™, Bob the Builder™, Elmo™, Jay Jay the Jet Plane™, Dora the Explorer™, Disney Princess™, Go Diego Go™, Sesame Street™ and many more. All Aboard Toys is the official exclusive online retailer for JayJay.com and is one of the leading online retailers of Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends train product 5a8 s.



All Aboard Toys stocks a wide range of items in all its product lines, from toys and books to clothing and bedding to party supplies, and provides same-day shipping on orders received Monday through Friday before 5:00 PM EST.... (Continue reading)

HealthPricer Interactive Launches Fifth Department

HealthPricer Interactive (TSX-V: HPC), a leader in comparison shopping for consumer healthcare products, today announces the beta launch of its fifth department of 47,000 beauty products through www.healthpricer.com. There are 16 product categories in the Beauty department, including fragrances, hair care, nail care, make up, cosmetic tools & accessories, bath & shower and lotions & creams.

The addition of this department brings the total number of products to 89,000 that consumers can search, find and compare across five consumer healthcare departments. Among the 14 new merchants offering beauty products through HealthPricer.com are cosmeticmall.com, beauty.com and makeup.com.... (Continue reading)

Applications Sought for the 2007 Spirit of Enterprise Awards

Innovative and creative entrepreneurial business ventures are invited to apply now for the 2007 Spirit of Enterprise Awards (www.spiritofenterprise.org). The awards are sponsored by The Spirit of Enterprise Center, in the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University.

In its 11th year, the Spirit of Enterprise Awards celebrate ethics, energy and excellence in entrepreneurship. Winning businesses are those that demonstrate ethics by example, create a value-based culture within their companies, demonstrate excellence in the industry, energize the community through leadership, and support education and lifelong learning in the workplace.... (Continue reading)

A&C Travel Offers Last Minute Travel Deals with a New Full-Service Travel Website

For over 30 years, A&C Travel has offered Toronto travelers exciting and reliable global vacations. Making it even easier for travelers to plan, A&C Travel has launched a full-service last minute travel special website. The new site includes an array of options for last minute travel from Canada, the ability to book offers by email and phone and helpful travel tools for planning those spontaneous getaways.

The new site features last minute travel from Canada to destinations such as Cuba, the Caribbean, the Dominican Republic, Europe and Mexico--with most trips departing just a few days away. In addition to destination focused offers, A&C Travel's last minute travel deals site includes the ability to search for spur-of-the-moment Cruise, Flight, Hotel and All-Inclusive vacation opportunities.... (Continue reading)

For the First Time Thai Expatriates and Americans Can Celebrate Thai New Year 'Songkran' with Mekhong The Spirit of Thailand

Thai New Year celebrations and festivals are growing in popularity across the United States, notably the 6th Annual Songkran Festival in the "Thai Town" section of Los Angeles on Sunday, April 5, which draws some quarter of a million people. Other large U.S. Songkran events are held in Queens, N.Y., Chicago, Minneapolis, Washington, D.C./Northern Virginia and Miami. In Thailand and other Southeast Asia nations, Songkran is a three-day celebration held on April 13 - 15.

Mekhong The Spirit of Thailand... (Continue reading)

First Coast-to-Coast Expedition on Segway HT Ends in Boston After 100 Days - America at 10 mph Wraps Up Production for Documentary

America at 10 mph is on the brink of completing the first coast-to-coast expedition on a Segway HT, the self-balancing, battery-powered scooter" invented by Dean Kamen. With less than 100 miles to go on their 4100-mile route across the country, the small film crew will arrive at Boston Harbor on Tuesday, November 16. The following events will take place to commemorate the completion of this historical feat.

All events are open to the public.

Tuesday, November 16

3:00 pm -- Boston Harbor; Boston Sail Loft, 80 Atlantic Avenue.

Josh Caldwell and the rest of the 10 mph crew will reach Boston Harbor, completing the first coast-to-coast expedition on a Segway HT. A press conference will take place at the finish line.... (Continue reading)

Whitehill Technologies One of the Top 3 'Movers and Shakers' in Canadian IT, According to the Branham 300

Whitehill Technologies has been named one of the Top Three “Movers and Shakers” on the 2007 Branham 300, an independent annual ranking of the 300 largest information technology (IT) companies in Canada.

The “Movers and Shakers” list represents companies that, through remarkable performance, showed the most significant increases in their rankings compared to last year’s Branham listing.

Thanks to its 142% revenue growth, Whitehill rocketed up 48 places on the Branham ranking -- from 143rd to 95th -- making it one of the Top Three “Movers and Shakers” of the year.... (Continue reading)

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