Needham, MA (PRWEB) February 17, 2012

Cambridge Healthtech Institute announces 47 exhibitors & sponsors to showcase new products at the 19th Molecular Medicine Tri-Conference, taking place February 19-23, at the Moscone North Convention Center, San Francisco, CA. The Molecular Medicine Tri-Conference is the predominant event on the west coast focused on integrating the entire spectrum of drug development.

The Molecular Medicine Tri-Conference has experienced seven straight years of attendee growth, while maintaining a high quality audience. This year’s event is on track to be another successful event. Spanning three days, the meeting is built around 5 scientific channels, encompassing 13 conferences, providing attendees more learning opportunities than ever before.

The 2012 event includes the New Product Showcase, where 47 companies will showcase their new products to event delegates.

New Products Include:

Abnova        

Captor™- Captor™ is a label-free microfiltration system for isolation, enumeration, and retrieval of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) for translational research, preclinical and clinical studies.

Collaborative Drug Discovery (CDD)

Collaborative Drug Discovery (CDD) Vault® for molecular registration and SAR is:

Lightweight for budget-sensitive labs

Collaborative to scale

Are you a curious scientist?

Explore CDD – Booth #316

ELSEVIER        

Target Insights – Target Insights is an online decision support tool in the drug discovery space. It enables users to identify, prioritize and validate biological targets more quickly and with less risk.

Ingenuity® Systems    

Ingenuity ® iReport ™ – Ingenuity ® iReport ™ is a highly visual, interactive report that rapidly translates a single expression dataset into actionable biological insights through combined statistical and biological analysis.

MetanomicsHealth            

MxPTM-Energy- MetanomicsHealth combines state-of-the-art metabolite profiling, which enables the analysis of endogenous and xenobiotic metabolites produced during cellular metabolism, with innovative bioinformatics and data mining systems to gain insight into the mechanistic basis of diseases and determine responses to drugs, nutritional or toxic effects. MetanomicsHealth’s targeted energy platform is used to describe physiological conditions affecting the energy status of a cell as well as cell proliferation or apoptosis, processes of high relevance in the area of oncology.

REMEDY Informatics    

InvestigateTM – The Translational Informatics System – InvestigateTM accelerates translational research with 360-degree integration of bench-to-bedside data types, intuitive visual analytics for pattern recognition, a collaborative and extensible ontology, and LIMS, ELN, biospecimen, and clinical registry management.

SurModics

SurModics® Assay Diluent (Protein-Free) & TMB Enhanced One Component HRP Membrane Substrate & StabilBlot™ Blocker Family

SurModics® Assay Diluent (Protein-Free) – SurModics assay diluent was developed to reduce matrix interference in samples including heterophilic antibodies, such as HAMA (human anti-mouse antibody) and RF (rheumatoid factor). Data indicate that it significantly increases to signal-to-noise ratios and provides a protein-free alternative.

TMB Enhanced One Component HRP Membrane Substrate – SurModics TMB Enhanced One Component HRP Membrane Substrate is a ready to use solution containing 3,3’, 5,5’-tetramethylbenzidine in a mildly acidic buffer. The substrate reacts with peroxidase to form an insoluble permanent dark blue/purple color on the membrane or surface to which it is applied. This enhanced formulation extends the dynamic range of detection, especially at higher concentrations of peroxidase where other substrates may exhibit loss of signal due to washout effects.

StabilBlot™ Blocker Family – The StabilBlot™ Blocker Family is formulated to minimize background and enhance sensitivity in blotting applications. Choose from four formulations to customize based on your assay requirements: Protein-Free, BSA, Casein, and Milk.

TECAN            

HP D300 Digital Dispenser – Tecan introduces the HP D300 Digital Dispenser. This benchtop instrument dispenses picoliter to microliter sample volumes to create dose response curves. IC50 determinations can be shortened from hours or days to just minutes.

Abbott Molecular                                    

Vysis ALK Break Apart FISH Probe Kit – The Vysis ALK Break Apart FISH Probe Kit is a qualitative test to detect rearrangements involving the ALK gene via fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) in formalin‐fixed paraffin‐embedded (FFPE) non‐small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) tissue specimens to aid in identifying those patients eligible for treatment with Xalkori® (crizotinib). FDA Approved

c-Kit RUO Kit A Sequencing Assay – The c‐Kit RUO* Kit A is a Research Use Only in vitro assay for determining the mutations in exons 11, 13, 17, and 18 of the human c‐Kit gene. *Not for use in diagnostic procedures.

ABS Inc.                     

Advanced Mycoplasma Testing Service – ABS is providing a new testing service for the detection of Mycoplasma contamination in cell cultures that is a new Gold Standard for objective unambiguous results.

Advanced Cell Diagnostics

RNAscope 2.0 – RNAscope is a breakthrough RNA in situ hybridization (ISH) method that enables routine detection and in situ visualization of virtually any gene at single-molecule sensitivity in formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue.

Ambry Genetics                

CLIA EXOME – Ambry Genetics is the first to provide researchers with CLIA exome sequencing services. Our service can be used for biomarker discovery, tumor analysis, pharmacogenomics response and Mendelian disease gene discovery.

AXXIN                

Axxin T16 – Isothermal Instrument – Axxin’s advanced isothermal instrument enables the next generation of diagnostic DNA/RNA amplification in a compact, low cost, and sensitive instrument suitable for point of care diagnostic applications. Configured for up to 16 tubes simultaneously and 3 fluorophores.

BioGenex                    

Xmatrix Infinity – Fully automated and flexible instrument capable of performing IHC, ISH, FISH, CISH, IF and co-detection and multiplexing of protein and nucleic acid biomarkers. Double Stain Detection System – BioGenex double staining detection system is a biotin-free, super sensitive system, which provides a robust detection for visualizing multiple antigens simultaneously on the same tissue sample. It can be used with mouse and rabbit antibodies. MicroRNA in situ detection kits – Using fluorescein labeled probe, BioGenex microRNA in situ detection kits yield exceptional sensitivity and specificity enabling visualization of miRNA in difficult FFPE samples by either chromogenic or fluorescent detection systems.

Bioneer                    

ExiStation™ Molecular Diagnostics system – ExiStation™ is able to process on average 36 samples/hour, is able to handle up to 6 different types of clinical samples within a single run and is a pipetting-free system.

BioScale, Inc.                

ViBE Protein Analysis Workstation – AMMP Phospho-Protein Assay – BioScale’s ViBE Protein Analysis Workstation and AMMP assays significantly improve sensitivity, accelerate the time-to-results and reduce assay development time for phospho-protein analysis including pP38, pERK1/2, pJNK, pAKT, pALK, & MEK.

BioView USA, Inc.                 

Circulating Tumor Cell System – BioView’s newly developed Circulating Tumor Cell application provides automatic scanning for the detection, capture, enumeration and retrieval of cellular and marker characteristics of any type of enriched sample hybridized with any combination of fluorescent antibodies.

Complete Genomics                

Complete Genomics Cancer Sequencing Service – The Cancer Sequencing Service provides whole human genome sequencing of cancer pairs or trios, delivering somatic and germline variations including SNP’s, indels, CNV’s, structural variations, and mobile element insertions.

Computype                

Tube Pro Labeling System – Label Print – and – Apply System for a wide variety of tubes and vials, including eppendorf tubes. For more information, please visit us at Booth#220.

Covance                    

Covance Discovery and Translational Services – Covance Discovery and Translational Services provides broad capabilities and in-depth scientific and technical expertise to enable faster go/no go decisions. Our scientific teams have industry experience supporting drug discovery and development and work in facilities purpose built by pharmaceutical companies for drug development. Whether you need a single study or a comprehensive discovery and translational services program, Covance offers extensive resources and industry expertise to help you solve your toughest development challenges.

Crown Bioscience Inc.            

HuPrime®2.0 – CrownBio’s proven commitment to building broader, deeper, smarter PDX models, HuPrime®2.0 is the next generation of world’s largest collection genetically characterized human patient tumorgraft invivo models. Check us out today!

Cyagen                

Vector Builder- Vector Builder is a versatile online tool in which you can design your own experimental DNA vectors! Then save time and have us custom build them at a highly competitive price.

Cytel Inc                            

Adaptive Clinical Trials for Oncology – Cytel Inc is a leading provider of clinical trial services and specialized statistical software for biopharmaceutical, medical device, academic and government research. markets.        

Fluxion Biosciences                        

IsoFlux™ Rare Cell Access System – The IsoFlux™ Rare Cell Access System provides a new direction for clinical research. It isolates rare cells from a wide range of clinical samples and makes them available for further analysis using the proprietary CellSpot™ Technology.

fortéBIO                            

ForteBio introduces BLItz, a personal system for micro-volume, label-free analysis – BLItz™ tests for protein presence, does protein quantitation and measures binding kinetics effortlessly in just a drop of sample. Cleverly priced under $ 20K. Drop. Read. Done. Genius! Try BLItz at Booth 500.

General Atomics, Nirvana Division                

Nirvana Storage Resource Broker (SRB)- Nirvana SRB federates complex legacy environments, providing storage virtualization and metadata management solutions for high-value unstructured data. A unified operations view simplifies migrations, synchronizations, and data management tasks.

Jubilant Biosys Ltd.                    

HTS and Ion Channel Screening – Jubilant’s added expertise in Electrophysiology, High Throughput Screening and In Vitro Biology, enabling Ion channel target prosecution in addition to GPCR’s and Kinases leverages expertize across global discovery centers.

Linguamatics                

I2E MANAGED SERVICES – I2E Managed Services is a cloud-based text mining service tailored for each customer’s needs for content and vocabularies from both internal and external sources.

Lonza                    

NodeSensor™ Assays – are made up of two interacting proteins co-expressed in a human cell line. They enable sensitive and high content detection and measurement, using inherently proteins as reporters.

Norgen Biotek                

RNA Extraction Services- Norgen offers RNA Extraction services from all types of samples at a reasonable price. Have our specialists isolate RNA (including microRNA) from your samples, guaranteeing total RNA of the utmost quality and yield.

Oxford Gene Technology            

NGS – Targeted Sequencing Services – Our comprehensive targeted sequencing service takes you all the way from project design to high-quality, filtered results. Unique and complimentary analysis software provides fast and intuitive access to prioritized results. For more information please contact: OGT Diagnostic Biomarkers, Begbroke Science Park, Sandy Lane, Yarnton, Oxford, OX51PF, T: 0044 (0) 1865 856826, F: 0044 (0) 1865 848684, E: products@ogt.co.uk

Omni International – The Homogenizer Company    

Omni LH96 Automated Homogenizer Workstation – The Omni LH96: homogenize, dispense liquids, pipette, weigh, and eliminate cross-contamination – all with one space-saving automated device. What used to take hours can now be completed in minutes!

Optibrium Ltd                

StarDrop – StarDrop is a suite of software for guiding decisions in drug discovery, helping project teams identify high-quality compounds, fast.

Parthys Reverse Informatics             

Periodic Technology Alerts for Drug Targets – Our alert reports are empowered by synonyms dictionary, which enables us to supply the latest patent applications & patents on your drug target of interest at intervals determined by you!

Platform Computing, an IBM Company            

Platform Symphony MapReduce – Platform Symphony MapReduce is a best-of-breed, enterprise-class distributed runtime engine for MapReduce applications. While 100% compatible with open source Hadoop, Platform Symphony MapReduce provides unique capabilities such as a mixed workload support, dynamic resource sharing and high availability of HDFS NameNode to ensure success deployment of Hadoop applications into production environment. With Platform Symphony MapReduce, organizations benefit from faster performance, high resource utilization (75% sustained level), improved reliability and manageability with their IT infrastructure.

Randox Laboratories                

KRAS, BRAF and PIK3CA Biochip Arrays – Randox announces the launch of the world’s first Biochip Array capable of detecting 20 mutations across KRAS, BRAF and PIK3CA, utilizing a rapid, sensitive, single tube, multiplex PCR.

Rubicon Genomics            

NovaPLEX Prep Kits – Rubicon has introduced its NovaPLEX™ Prep Kit family, including ThruPLEX™-FD and PicoPLEX™-SC NGS prep kits for fragmented DNA and single cells, as well as OmniPLEX™ preps for diagnostic microarrays.    

SARmont LLC                

Medicinal Chemistry Design and Lead Optimization Services – Design services led by Dr. John Talley, CSO, the inventor of Celebrex and seven other FDA approved drugs. Early stage design and lead optimization services – all IP is retained by the client. Cost efficient compound synthesis via our strategic CRO partner in India, Escientia.     

Sequenom                    

iPLEX® ADME PGx panel – iPLEX® ADME PGx panel empowers your screening and validation of genotypes associated with drug metabolism. Simultaneously analyze 192 mutations in 36 pharmacogenetically relevant genes and identify SNPs, INDELS, and CNVs.

Silicon Biosystems, Inc.            

Silicon Biosystems’ DEPArray™ Platform, utilizing image-based cell selection, is ideally suited to isolate single cells without contact, from enriched blood samples, such as CTCs and Stem Cells, with 100% purity.

SomaLogic            

SOMAscan – SomaLogic’s unique SOMAscan™ technology protein biomarker discovery for target discovery and validation, clinical and companion diagnostic development, drug discovery and development, clinical trial design and execution, drug response, and understanding disease biology.

Sony DADC                

SiMoA – Production of the SiMoA consumable is very similar to the manufacturing techniques used for DVD optical discs. Two injection molded discs with microstructures are bonded by laser welding to achieve a laminated final product.

Spry Inc.                    

Agile Analytics – Agile Analytics combines semantic technologies, agile development, and stakeholder engagement tactics to quickly develop data-rich gadgets capable of supporting interoperability analysis, policy compliance, data governance, investment analysis, and portfolio management.

The Jackson Laboratory            

Diversity Outbred Mice (J:DO, Strain No. 009376) – The Diversity Outbred mouse is a new heterogeneous, highly diverse resource designed for complex trait analysis, toxicology/pharmacogenomic screens, compound evaluation studies, and to facilitate rapid mapping with single gene resolution.

TwistDx Limited                

Release of TwistAmp™ exo RT – RT release date: 12th December – TwistDx are making available optimized reverse transcriptase (RT) kits to complement the current TwistAmp™ product line to permit a ‘one-step’ RNA amplification / detection reaction. For further information please contact: TwistDx Limited Minerva Building, Babraham Research Campus, Babraham, Cambridge UK CB22 3AT, T; +44 (0) 1223 496703, M; +44 (0) 7827 975 283, http://www.twistdx.co.uk

UNIConnect                

UNIFlow-MDx – The UNIFlow MDx LIMS has been designed to capture all the complex processes of in a molecular lab – even processes that are changing and evolving with the science.

Veridex LLC                

Using rare cell technology CellSearch, we have developed an automated assay for enriching, detecting and characterizing circulating multiple myeloma cells (CMMC) in the blood of patients diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma

View list and description of new products

About Molecular Medicine Tri-Conference

Molecular Medicine Tri-Conference — the flagship event of CHI – has built this year’s event around 5 scientific channels, encompassing 13 conferences, providing attendees more learning opportunities than ever before. Featured channels include diagnostics, chemistry, informatics, biologics, cancer and executive. We are looking to provide attendees a more in depth experience into each of these seven areas of research and development. As the need for better information, new technologies, improved strategies and competitive intelligence becomes ever more acute, this event provides compelling research insight into the future of molecular medicine. In 2012, we expect 3,000 attendees, 1,200 participating companies, 160 exhibitors, 120+ posters, and representatives from over 38 countries. http://www.TriConference.com

About Cambridge Healthtech Institute

Cambridge Healthtech Institute (CHI) is the preeminent life science network for leading researchers and business experts from top pharmaceutical, biotech and academic organizations. CHI’s portfolio of products includes Cambridge Healthtech Institute Conferences, Insight Pharma Reports, Barnett International, Cambridge Marketing Consultants, Cambridge Meeting Planners and Cambridge Healthtech’s Media Group, which includes numerous e-newsletters as well as Bio-IT World magazine.

Founded in 1992, Cambridge Healthtech Institute strives to develop quality information sources that provide valuable new insights and competing points of view while offering balanced coverage of the latest developments. Basic research related to commercial implications is covered, with heavy emphasis placed on end-user insights into new products and technology as well as coverage on the strategy behind the business. http://www.chicorporate.com

Contact:

Tracey Fielding

Cambridge Healthtech Institute

Ph. 781-972-5429

tfielding(at)healthtech(dot)com

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San Jose, CA (PRWEB) February 21, 2012

The SunSpec Alliance, an industry coalition for establishing open IT standards for solar PV components and the systems they interact with, today announced the winners of the first annual SunSpec awards. Global leaders Silver Spring Networks (U.S.), Solar Frontier (Japan), SolarBridge Technologies (U.S.), SolarEdge Technologies (Israel), and the City of Boston (U.S.) were each singled out for their unique contributions to the solar industry.

Silver Spring Networks: McCulloch-Pitts Award

The highest SunSpec honor, the McCulloch-Pitts award, was given to Silver Spring Networks (http://www.silverspringnet.com) in recognition of its significant contributions toward the integration of residential solar PV and the Smart Grid. Tom Herbst of Silver Spring Networks and John Nunneley, executive director and chief technology officer of the SunSpec Alliance, have worked diligently for more than two years to harmonize Smart Energy Profile 2.0—a key technology of the Smart Grid—with SunSpec specifications. As a result of this effort, consumers and utilities will soon be given visibility into both energy demand and generation in the home from a single source, enabling seamless integration of solar power generation and ensuring stable and functional smart electric grids.

“We want to thank Silver Spring Networks for its leadership in driving the integration of residential PV power plants and the smart grid. The technology that has resulted from the collaboration of Silver Spring Networks and the SunSpec Alliance is fundamental to helping utilities around the world overcome the challenge of maintaining stable power grids while honoring the right of individuals to operate solar PV power plants on their homes,” said Tom Tansy, Chairman of the SunSpec Alliance.

About the McCulloch-Pitts Award: In the 1940′s, the team of McCulloch and Pitts performed groundbreaking research in the areas of neural networking and artificial intelligence. One result of their work, known as the “McCulloch-Pitts Neuron” (http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_neuron) is a fundamental building block of modern computing that informs how we conceptualize “thinking” systems. Accordingly, the McCulloch-Pitts Award is given by the SunSpec Alliance to recognize individuals and companies who contribute to the integration of renewable energy and the smart grid.

Solar Frontier: General Excellence

Solar Frontier (http://www.solar-frontier.com) was given the SunSpec General Excellence Award. This award is conferred on the SunSpec Alliance member that best demonstrates the values of the SunSpec Alliance, including open standards leadership, technical innovation, business leadership, global partnership, and humanitarian values. Solar Frontier was singled out for its many business and technical achievements during the year, and for its contributions to helping rebuild Japan in the aftermath of the Tsunami that struck the country on March 11, 2011. The leadership shown by Solar Frontier provides inspiration to others that will make solar PV the preferred energy source of the 21st century.

SolarBridge Technologies: Bridge Builder Award

The first SunSpec Bridge Builder award was given to the aptly-named SolarBridge Technologies (http://www.solarbridgetech.com). SolarBridge was chosen for their role in creating the partnership between SunSpec and the UPVI Alliance. SolarBridge recognized the synergy of the UPVI Alliance, a developer of mechanical standards for PV module electronics integration, and the SunSpec Alliance, and worked diligently to forge a partnership between the two organizations. This effort is an example of standards development at its best, where entities focused on distinct-yet-complimentary technologies find creative ways to cooperate rather than compete. As a result, SunSpec and UPVI can each focus on its core competencies and create even more impactful results for the global PV industry.

SolarEdge Technologies: Open Standards Champion (Supplier)

SolarEdge Technologies was selected for the SunSpec Open Standards Champion award in the Supplier category. This award recognizes the PV component manufacturer or solution provider that best demonstrates the concept of “backing up words with action”. SolarEdge was singled out for its outstanding contributions to standards development (SolarEdge was a key contributor to SunSpec standards for inverter monitoring, inverter control, and module-level management), its vocal promotion of PV standards as a mechanism for driving inefficiency from the PV supply chain, and for deploying standards-compliant products in solar plants around the world.

City of Boston, Massachusetts: Open Standards Champion (Customer)

The City of Boston was selected for the SunSpec “Open Standards Champion” award in the Customer category. This award was established to recognize the PV power plant owner or purchase influencer that best shows the PV industry the value of “standards in action”. The City of Boston was singled out for making the business case for solar PV information standards in a municipal setting and for leading the effort to define procurement standards that encourage the adoption of standards-based PV solutions.

About SunSpec Alliance

The SunSpec Alliance is a federation of solar PV industry participants, together pursuing information standards for the renewable energy industry. SunSpec standards address most major sub-systems and operational aspects of PV power plants on the smart grid—including residential, commercial, and utility-scale systems—thus reducing cost, promoting technology innovation, and accelerating industry growth. Over 50 organizations are members of the SunSpec Alliance, including global leaders from Asia, Europe, and North America. Membership is open to corporations, non-profits, and individuals. For more information about the SunSpec Alliance, or to download SunSpec specifications at no charge, please visit http://www.sunspec.org.

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Australia (PRWEB) February 16, 2012

Koalas spend most of their lives eating gum leaves and sleeping all day. They just can’t see the forest for the gum trees. But that’s not for Clara.

Clara is the most curious Koala anyone can meet and she has energy to burn, she has discovered that life is far too exciting to stay grounded in a tree. Her brothers are trying to keep up with her and her parents are tired keeping up with her. In a drastic attempt to stop Clara they devise a plan and create the legend of the weather monster, a mythical beast that steals any koala who dares leaves the safety of the colony. However Clara’s crusade for the truth will unleash a chain of events which are both exciting and frightening. After all isn’t that what having an adventure is all about?

Clara the Koala and the Weather Monster is filled with lessons that will inspire children of all ages. It is an endearing read that will delight everyone.

For more information on this book, interested parties can log on to http://www.Xlibris.com.au.

About the Author

Born in Canberra Australia, Michael Ashley grew up in a family of storytellers and ripping yarns. He has been illustrating native animals and birds for as long as he can remember and has produced many fine works for other children’s books including ‘The Galah Who Thought He Could Be King’. In 1990, Ashley studied at the Australian National University’s School of Arts and in 2003 he completed his diploma in 3D animation for games and film, two weeks before becoming a Dad for the first time. Later, he became co-founder and director of Red Pixels Animation Pty, Ltd. a company which has won national and international awards, including Sony Tropfest. Ashley’s artwork is proudly hanging up in Canada, USA, UK, Germany, New Zealand and South Africa to name a few. “Clara and the Weather Monster” was an idea originally written for his son Nathan and it was he who motivated this publication.

Clara the Koala and the Weather Monster * by Michael Ashley

Publication Date: July 29, 2011

Picture Book; AU$ 34.99; 38 pages; 978-1-4628-8240-3

Picture Book Hardcover; AU$ 54.99; 38 pages; 978-1-4628-8241-0

Members of the media who wish to review this book may request a complimentary paperback copy by contacting the publisher at 1-800-618-969. To purchase copies of the book for resale, please fax Xlibris at (02) 8282-5055 or call 1-800-618-969.

Xlibris books can be purchased at Xlibris bookstore. For more information, contact Xlibris at 1-800-618-969 or on the web at http://www.Xlibris.com.au.

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14 Signs He’s Into You

Brooklyn, NY (PRWEB) February 09, 2012

MySafetySign.com created a special holiday infographic with safety signs just in time for Valentine’s Day 2012. The graphic, “14 Signs He’s Into You” shows hilarious ways that signs can relate to the romantic day. Regardless of whether February 14th inspires excitement or dread, this infographic is sure to give viewers and shoppers a good laugh. It is part of a special new collection of Valentine’s Day Signs.

Thanks to this image, MySafetySign delivers in its intention to show that signs are fun. The background is a pink spiral notebook layout with hearts and cupid pictograms. However, the text and pictures on the graphic are a variety of different colors so that the overall image is not overly feminine.

Viewers can check off the boxes as they peruse the list. The text will show reasons that ‘he’s into you’ with a funny sign positioned next to each reason. For example, the slightly racy second item on the list is “He invites you to share important events” with a “No Skinny Dipping before 6 pm” sign. This graphic is truly tongue-in-cheek, with another funny message reading, “He listens when you vent” juxtaposed with a “Caution: Wear Ear Protection” sign.

The icing on the cake is that MySafetySign allows easy and relevant customization. Safety Signs may seem serious but certainly don’t have to be. The specialty of the sign distributor is that customizing signs with funny messages is incredibly easy. Click on a template; add in text, upload personal artwork and have a MySafetySign professional edit it for free. Signs make great gifts and novelty items.

The infographic is a fun way to prove that signs on MySafetySign can be leveraged for any purpose. The retailer distributes over 40,000 in-stock safety signs. The signs are proven to last for at least ten years thanks to 3M ink printing and durable aluminum, plastic, and vinyl material. Shoppers can rest assured knowing that they are buying products that will endure indoors and outdoors.

Have some laughs and enjoy creating new signs with MySafetySign. For more information, visit http://www.mysafetysign.com/valentines-day-signs.aspx.

About MySafetySign.com

MySafetySign is the Web’s largest store for safety signage. The company’s mission is to make signs and labels as effective as possible in order to prevent accidents and save lives. Customers can choose from over 40,000 designs and customizable templates.

About SmartSign

SmartSign is one of America’s fastest growing e-commerce companies and parent of http://www.MySafetySign.com, http://www.MyParkingSign.com, as well as over 50 other sites.

Traditionally, signs with the right message have been hard-to-find, hard-to-design and hard-to-order. By positioning “Signs as Solutions”, SmartSign has taken an entirely different approach. Through highly targeted, yet content-rich and authoritative sites, the company provides specific solutions to specific problems – such as keeping your facility safe and manageable. “We take the agony out of finding and ordering your perfect sign” – Blair Brewster, SmartSign founder. Couple this with fast and free shipping, 3M warrantied signs that outlast fast-fading ink jet signs from competitors, the web’s largest range of designs and a best price guarantee, it is easy to see why SmartSign has grown so quickly.

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RevBuilders

Gainesville, VA, (PRWEB) February 18, 2012

In an effort to create an online presence primed for SEO, optometrist Dr. Ally Stoeger of G H Eye has enlisted the help of RevBuilders Marketing, a leading SEO Company.

The new G H Eye center will provide comprehensive eye and contact lens examinations, prescription eyewear, and diagnosis and treatment of eye diseases and disorders.

“We want to reach out to the community and seek a real connection” says Dr. Stoeger. “Look for G H Eye to be innovative in all aspects of patient and eye care including examination technology, hours of operation, office policies and price structure.”

When Dr. Stoeger requested the website, G H Eye was still looking for a physical location. “We love working with businesses from the beginning, so we are excited about designing, developing and launching G H Eye new website,” says Scot Small, President and CEO of RevBuilders Marketing. “Once launched, we will work at building their site traffic through dominating in the search rankings for specific keywords.”

While looking for a web design company to build her website, Dr. Stoeger found Dr. Tod Davis’ website. “Dr. Davis is known for being a specialist in the area of Developmental Optometry and Vision Therapy. I noticed his website was showing up in all sorts of different searches,” she states. “So when I found out that RevBuilders was responsible for getting his website so much visibility, of course I chose them to build my website.”

About G H Eye

G H Eye will open in April 2012. And will be located at 7001 Heritage Village Plaza in Gainesville VA. Dr. Ally Stoeger heads the practice, which will focus on a contemporary, professional approach to eye care. Dr. Stoeger has a strong patient care background as her previous practice, in Fairfax County, became one of the most respected and successful eye care practices in Virginia. Dr. Stoeger is relocating to the Gainesville area and will be at G H Eye on a full time basis.

About RevBuilders Marketing

RevBuilders Marketing is a full-service online marketing agency, offering a complete range of integrated online marketing services: SEO or Search Engine Optimization, Paid Search Management, Social Marketing, Email Marketing, and Content Writing. In addition, through effective Web Design and conversion optimization, RevBuilders converts the increased SEO traffic into leads and sales for their clients. RevBuilders Marketing is located in Gainesville, Virginia, serving a client-base across the country. Visit RevBuilders.com for more information.

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Vancouver, BC (PRWEB) February 17, 2012

In just two short months following the announcement of their Enterprise partnership, Appnovation Technologies has now reached Enterprise Select partner status with Acquia. Enterprise Select is the highest level of partnership available with Acquia and is only awarded to a handful of elite companies that show progressive growth in their Drupal focused business.

“Appnovation is an up and coming star in our partner community – delivering exceptional Drupal solutions to our joint customers,” says Tim Bertrand, Acquia’s Vice President of Worldwide Field Sales. “We are excited about the rapid growth of our partnership, and the benefits it will bring to both organizations,” said Bertrand.

The Vancouver based IT service company’s accelerated promotion was due to rapidly exceeding targets associated with this level of partnership over a short period of time, while delivering successful customer projects across the board. Appnovation has shown steady, continuous growth since its founding in 2007 with a client list that includes NBC, MTV, Rainforest Alliance and the US Government. With each successive year they have managed to double their workforce now employing over forty people across North America.

“Receiving this partnership promotion, especially so soon after being promoted to the Enterprise level, is a huge compliment to the high level of work our team produces,” says Appnovation founder and CEO Arnold Leung. “It’s a testament to our employees dedication and hard work when a partner such as Acquia recognizes you like this.”

About Appnovation Technologies Inc.

Appnovation is a Vancouver based IT Services Company specializing in developing web sites and mobile applications using the Drupal, Alfresco and SproutCore technologies. Our Drupal development experience focuses on the development of corporate, community and E-Commerce web sites. Our Alfresco expertise focuses on the creation of content rich web sites with complex publishing controls. Our mobile development experience focuses on using SproutCore and Strobe technologies to deliver both native and HTML5 web applications to any mobile platform including iPad, iPhone, Blackberry and Android devices. (http://www.appnovation.com)

About Acquia

Acquia empowers enterprises with the open-source social publishing system Drupal. Co-founded by Drupal’s creator in 2007, Acquia helps customers manage their growth and scale their online properties with confidence. Acquia’s products, cloud infrastructure, and support enable companies to realize the full power of Drupal while minimizing risk, as it’s done for nearly 2000 enterprise customers including Twitter, Al Jazeera, Turner, World Economic Forum, Stanford University, New York Senate and NPR. See who’s using Drupal at http://drupalshowcase.com, and for more information please visit http://www.acquia.com or call 888-9-ACQUIA.

About Drupal

Drupal is free and open-source software that powers millions of websites and online applications. It runs on industry-standard hosting platforms and connects to virtually all legacy systems. With a community of hundreds of thousands of users and developers, Drupal’s success has spawned an enormous business ecosystem. Learn more about Drupal at http://drupal.org/.

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The 3-step accessory finder in action on Expansys.com

Marlow, UK (PRWEB UK) 1 February 2012

Expansys.com, the online technology superstore has unveiled a new tool to let customers shop with confidence when searching for gadget accessories.

This past Christmas saw record sales of mobile technology, with smartphones, tablets and laptops filling stockings everywhere. But with a bewildering choice of accessories available with a quick search online, knowing precisely which case, screen protector or set of headphones will work with the latest gadgets can be a headache.

In a recent survey of its customers Expansys found that almost 80% of respondents found choosing a suitable case for a smartphone confusing. Some even said they “didn’t know where to start” when it comes to finding compatible products.

In response Expansys has come up with a user-friendly solution. Always on the lookout for new ways to match customers with their perfect technology, they have created a new accessory finder service for their website that takes the worry out of the search.

Consisting of a simple navigation system, the Accessory Finder is designed to make it possible to find compatible extras for all the best-selling products in a matter of seconds. Visitors simply select the manufacturer of the product, then the particular model’s name, and finally the type of accessory required.

In a few moments the Accessory Finder searches Expansys’ catalogue of over 20,000 in stock accessories, then presents a tailored selection of the available fully matching options that can be bought with confidence of compatibility.

Users can match products from all the leading manufacturers, such as Apple, Samsung, BlackBerry, Canon, Nokia, HTC, Dell, Acer and more, and find the latest accessories from a wide selection of accessory brands. Best-selling names, such as Case-mate’s Barely There and Zagg’s invisibleSHIELD ranges, luxury brands including Piel Frama and Noreve’s highest quality leather cases, and products by the tech manufacturers themselves are all present to be selected from, plus Expansys’ own extensive line of great-value add-ons.

As a result the Accessory Finder can help with most accessory dilemmas, from customers needing the reassurance of keeping a new gadget safe with a body-protecting case or display-saving screen protector, to those who want extra kit to utilise all their tech’s possibilities, such as a car mount or wireless keyboard.

Anthony Catterson, CEO of Expansys, commented of the Accessory Finder’s launch; “We are delighted to offer the new Accessory Finder to our customers, and with the hugely positive reaction it has garnered so far.”

“Our mission has always been helping our customers find tech to change their life. And the Accessory Finder, with it’s intuitive 3-step system and huge selection of products, will hopefully help everyone find the perfect accessory for their gadget, whether they need a stylish and protective carry case, a car charger or a simple replacement cable.”

Whether looking to compliment some new Christmas tech or replacing a vital work accessory that gave up the ghost, Expansys’ Accessory Finder has been created to allow shoppers to buy with confidence and find that perfect accessory.

About Expansys.com:

Expansys is the only truly global online retailer for consumer mobile technology, and wants to become the preferred choice for customers worldwide. Believing that technology can change your life, Expansys’ teams discover, review and sell the latest and hottest products, such as phones, tablets and laptops, from all the world’s leading technology manufacturers across 60 international sites in 16 languages.

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MotorSolve v3.0 with Thermal Analysis

Montreal, QC (PRWEB) February 15, 2012

Infolytica Corporation announces MotorSolve v3 is available. The new MotorSolve Thermal module is included with this latest version, giving motor designers a complete software tool which they can use to thoroughly evaluate the impact of temperature and different cooling methods on the performance of brushless, PMAC and induction machines.

MotorSolve Thermal is a 3D automated-FEA analysis module that enhances the accuracy of MotorSolve’s existing electromagnetic result computations by accounting for heating and cooling on performance as well as offering new temperature related outputs. It accounts for conduction, radiation and natural/forced convection heating or cooling.

The MotorSolve user interface has been updated to include a full 3D view of the housing and the machine, giving a real time view of the design. The use of descriptive names and annotations on the model remove any guesswork as to the nature and impact of each parameter.

This latest release is unlike other design software solutions on the market, as it eliminates the need to create two separate machine models for thermal and electromagnetic analysis. Within just one design environment, you can perform both types of analysis. There is no template matching or software linking. Just specify the motor and housing geometry, winding details, losses, materials and cooling type once in order to:

    Calculate temperatures using the losses from the magnetic analysis
    Perform the magnetic analyses taking into account the change in material properties due to the change in temperatures
MotorSolve Thermal offers both steady state and duty cycle experimental condition. The extensive list of performance charts includes duty cycle losses, average or min/max temperatures and heat flux.

Infolytica will be holding a free web seminar on February 23th, 2012 to demonstrate the newest features available in MotorSolve v3. To register, visit https://infolytica.webex.com/infolytica/onstage/g.php?d=651753725&t=a.

Infolytica Corporation will partner with Jim Hendershot to host a pre-conference workshop at Motors, Drives and Automation 2012 entitled “BLDC Motor Design: Electromagnetic, Thermal and Cooling Considerations”. This event will cover, amongst other topics, the combined power of both the electromagnetic and thermal analysis modules of MotorSolve. Visit http://jh-workshop.com/md2012.html for more details.

Pricing and Availability

MotorSolve v3 is now available for PC’s running Microsoft Windows XP, Vista and 7. For information regarding pricing or to request an evaluation, please contact an Infolytica Corporation representative nearest you.

About Infolytica Corporation

Since 1978, Infolytica offers state-of-the-art CAE software for magnetic, electric, and thermal analyses. Engineers from a wide range of industries use Infolytica software to design and analyze applications such as electromechanical devices, non-destructive testing (NDT), induction heating, power electronics, sensors, and industrial transformers.

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Escape from Hat

Los Angeles, California (PRWEB) February 14, 2012

ZOVA Books, a publishing firm in Los Angeles, will release Adam Kline and Brian Taylor’s debut children’s fantasy adventure novel, “Escape from Hat,” on July 3, 2012.

“Escape from Hat” is an illustrated children’s novel about a young boy who loses his lucky rabbit. The playful premise unfolds into a comically epic journey story, both for the young boy in search of his lucky rabbit, and for the rabbit himself, as he tries to make his way through the dark lands of Hat and back to “the world that has a sun.” The story draws on literary traditions from Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings series to Richard Adams’ “Watership Down,” while incorporating subtle contemporary allusions, making it a compelling narrative for children and adults alike.

“Brian Taylor’s detailed illustrations add a modern feel to an otherwise formal narrative. An homage to both traditional adult fantasy and animal fables alike, ‘Escape from Hat’ promises to become the next children’s classic,” says ZOVA Books Publisher Molly Lewis. “This is a book to read aloud at bedtime or in the classroom, with a story compelling enough for younger readers and vocabulary challenging enough for older readers.”

Winning widespread recognition when awarded placement on the Hollywood Blacklist, Adam Kline has since worked for Focus Features, Twentieth Century Fox, Sony Pictures Animation, and the Weinstein Company. “Escape from Hat” is his first book. Kline is represented by Circle of Confusion and UTA. ZOVA Books is also represented by Circle.

“The guys at Circle wanted to shepherd this project closely, so it made sense to work with one of their publishers. Brian and I had a specific vision for ‘Escape from Hat’ and ZOVA has been enormously generous with our creative freedom on the project. I think a lot of publishers are wary of straying from proven formulas, particularly with regard to target demographics. Most books restrict their audiences to very narrow age ranges, but ‘Escape from Hat’ is intentionally different,” said Kline.

Drawing influence from sources ranging from Ridley Scott to Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Brian Taylor draws and paints full-time in Scotland. Taylor’s work has been featured in a variety of industry periodicals, including “3D World and Entertainment Weekly.” The latter named the artist one of the top 100 creatives in entertainment.

“Adam and I are equally reverent with regard to classic children’s literature, so we’ve worked hard to maintain a timeless aesthetic. We’ve just tempered our sense of ‘classic’ with modern sensibilities.

“In the past, I’ve always tried to match a visual style to the project at hand. ‘Escape from Hat’ just happened to match my own personal style, which I’ve been developing since I was a boy. The finished art feels quite a natural way in which to communicate with children.”

ZOVA Books is actively developing its catalog of children’s fiction, both for middle grade and young adult readers, with such releases as Clive London’s “Prince Albert and the Doomsday Device,” which received a Kirkus starred review and was recently listed among Kirkus’ New and Notable Fiction list, and Jessica Therrien’s young adult paranormal romance novel, “Oppression.”

Whitney Lee, of The Fielding Agency, is representing the book’s foreign rights, and will be featuring it at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair in March.

For media and rights inquiries and interviews, please contact Matthew Pizzo at ZOVA Books.

About ZOVA Books:

ZOVA Books is a publishing firm located in Los Angeles, California that publishes genre fiction titles, including works by New York Times #1 bestselling authors Michael Blake (“Dances With Wolves,” “The Holy Road,” “Into The Stars”) and Anna Lee Waldo (“Sacajawea,” “Watch the Face of the Sky”), as well as debut YA author Jessica Therrien (“Oppression”), Kirkus Star recipient Clive London (“Prince Albert and the Doomsday Device”) and internal bestselling author Michele Scott. ZOVA Books’ film, television and foreign rights are managed by Hollywood production and management company Circle of Confusion.

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Exton, PA (PRWEB) February 15, 2012

SuiteLinq Inc., the leading single-source provider of in-room, on-site and mobile content, connectivity and commerce to hotels, is introducing a new arsenal of enterprise-wide digital services for 2012 that will engage hotel guests in the brand’s experience via IPTV, IPVOD, Mobile, Desktop, Laptop, Tablet and Microsoft Surface™ technologies. All guest touch technologies — free-to-guest IPTV and IP Video-On-Demand, high-speed internet access and Wi-Fi connectivity, mobile applications, private/public-area guest computing, and in-room / on-floor gaming — are now available to hotels via SuiteLinq on a single, secure platform. Better yet, the SuiteLinq platform is modular, enabling hotels to add applications as desired.

“SuiteLinq is in synch with what today’s travelers demand and hoteliers need to remain competitive,” said Craig Ziegler, President of SuiteLinq. “By integrating all digital guest touch points in the hotel into one powerful enterprise-wide platform, we are delivering the services guests want in the format they prefer. This added flexibility for hotels means more choices and more conveniences for guests. Now, hoteliers can better communicate with their customers before, during and even after their stay on the devices they use the most, making it possible for them to stay entertained, explore, and spend more.”

The SuiteLinq interactive platform consists of six components:

Q | Vision – offering free-to-guest programming and Video-On-Demand via IPTV;
Q | Linq – delivering a feature-rich interactive portal via local HSIA and WiFi connectivity;
Q | Mobile – driving on-site amenity purchases via a mobile app for iPhone, Android, Win Phone 7, Blackberry, iPad and similar tablets;
Q | Touch – presenting content via in-room and public area desktops, kiosks and Microsoft Surface multi-touch/-user interactive devices;
Q | Console – deploying and managing content, services and performance analytics on all these devices via SuiteLinq’s Content Administration System; and
Q | Gaming – turning casino guestrooms into personal gaming parlors (where law allows) and opening new revenue streams on existing digital slot machines.

Each of these six modular components can be implemented in any order and function independent of each other. A hotel can easily equip 15 rooms with Q | Vision from the onset and then add more rooms as needed in the future. The same is true for each application. In addition, SuiteLinq’s level of involvement is dictated by each hotel. A property can take a limited-service approach and manage the installed appliances themselves, or SuiteLinq can manage the implementation ongoing.

‘Power of the Q’

“The SuiteLinq interactive platform is dynamic, adaptable, and expandable to reply to market and hotel demands,” Ziegler said. “For hoteliers, it creates an eco-system of digital touch points with their guests. Whether the guest is in the room, the lobby, the restaurant, poolside, on the golf course or in a taxi on the way to the hotel from the airport, SuiteLinq has a touch point to reach each guest in a way that is relevant to their environment. Content for the in-room guest can differ from content provided via mobile for guests touring the city. In each case, the SuiteLinq interactive platform provides the flexibility needed to be expandable and relevant across all digital media. In this way, SuiteLinq is putting the ‘Power of the Q’ to work for owners… and their guests.”

The SuiteLinq platform provides closed-loop communication and integration with peripheral property systems, such as property management, point of sale, central reservations, content management and customer-relationship management. In doing so, information can be exchanged from the guest to hotel and vice versa from the moment the guest reservation is made to long after he or she has checked out. SuiteLinq shares content between the hotel and guests’ personal digital devices (mobile phones, tablets, and laptops) to keep them informed about guest services, on-site amenities, special packages and promotions, on- and off-site entertainment, local attractions, events, group activities, and more. Expanded integration with in-house systems such as room environmental control solutions enables guests to remotely control room temperature, lighting, drapes and more even if they are not on site.

“SuiteLinq’s Q | Console allows hoteliers to manage and monetize all the guest touch points,” Ziegler said. “The intuitive web-accessible tool enables staff at all levels to create and edit content, send messages to guests, report on key performance metrics and more from virtually anywhere. “

“To say that we are eager to introduce the new SuiteLinq to the industry is an understatement,” Ziegler said. “While we have proven to be a reliable provider of desktop content and connectivity for the past 10 years, today we are so much more. If you’re a hotelier looking for an affordable, all-inclusive solution for delivering guest content across all guest touch points – today and into the future – this is your ‘Q’ to call SuiteLinq.”

About SuiteLinq:

SuiteLinq is part of a group of industry innovators including Microsoft and HP that deliver a comprehensive “ecosystem” of integrated technologies and digital services to the hospitality vertical. Corporate headquarters are located at 841 Springdale Drive, Exton, PA, 19341. Additional sales office located in the LINQ360 Innovation Center at 9555 Hillwood Drive, Las Vegas, NV, 89134.

For more information, contact:

Barb Worcester

PRPRO / SUITELINQ PR AGENT

Tel: (440) 930-5770

barbw(at)prproconsulting(dot)com

Jennifer Greenjack

SuiteLinq | Marketing Manager

Tel: (610) 917-3863, ext. 341

jgreenjack(at)suitelinq(dot)com

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