NEWSWIRE SUMMARY 2008: Send2Press Weekly Summary of Tech and Entertainment News Copy - Sept. 19, 2008 LOS ANGELES, Calif., Sept. 20, 2008 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The weekly Send2Press Newswire summary of business and tech news includes this week: Controversial sculptor Daniel Edwards unveils his latest subject, Michelle Obama as Sexy First Lady; Eularis release first-ever pharma industry study on ROI of Pre-Launch Named Patient Programs; and author Dr. Gregg J. Carb releases book on good posture, 'The Science of Sitting Made Simple.' The following news stories were issued during the week ending Friday, September 19th. Visit: http://www.send2press.com/newswire/ to view all stories including images and media contact information (found on each story page): * Artisteer - Web and Blog Design Automation Software Unveiled at BlogWorld Expo LAS VEGAS, Nev., Sept. 19 -- Extensoft announced today the release of Artisteer, its Web design automation software to create professional blog themes and Website templates, at this week's BlogWorld Expo show at the Las Vegas Convention Center - South Hall S-3 (booth number 508). The product eliminates the need to learn Photoshop, Dreamweaver, HTML, CSS or other Web technologies to produce original Website designs. * LifeModeler, Inc. Provides $400K Grant to Inmotion Musculoskeletal Institute SAN CLEMENTE, Calif., Sept. 18 -- A software grant that could lead to orthopedic surgeons being able to immediately gauge the effectiveness of implanted joints has been announced by LifeModeler, Inc. The company, a leading global provider of biomechanical human body simulation tools and services, will provide $400,000 of software and services to InMotion Musculoskeletal Institute and the University of Memphis, Memphis, Tenn. * Worldleaders Expands Executive Search Services for Emerging Growth Companies ROCHESTER, N.Y., Sept. 18 -- Worldleaders, an innovative executive search firm for building great businesses at every level, announces that Robert Park, JD will head a new practice with special expertise in mergers and acquisitions, venture capital markets and related strategies. * Napatech Announces New Feature Set for Their NT4 Family of 1GbE High-Performance Network Adapters ANDOVER, Mass., Sept. 18 -- Napatech today announces the latest release called NEWARK for their NT family of 1 Gbps high-performance network adapters for PCI-Express. The NEWARK release includes these new additional features to the earlier announced ANAHEIM and TUCSON software releases. Product Displays at INTEROP in New York, September 17-19 2008. * Napatech Announces 20GbE Pattern Matching Adapter for Security Applications and for Detailed Packet, Flow or Protocol Analysis ANDOVER, Mass., Sept. 17 -- INTEROP -- Napatech today announces an upgraded version of its Pattern Matching Adapter based on Tilera's TILE64 Multicore processor. The new Pattern Matching Adapter can be used as a stand-alone product utilizing the two new added 10 Gbps ports on the board, or in advanced configurations in conjunction with the Napatech 1 Gbps and 10 Gbps high-performance network adapters. * Michelle Obama's Sexy Mannequin Bust: NYC Gallery's 'First Lady' Fashion Makeover NEW YORK, N.Y., Sept. 17 -- First Lady hopeful Michelle Obama receives an 'Inaugural Ball' makeover for providing a makeover to the face of the U.S. The sexy, bare-shouldered style-enhancement highlights Obama's ethnicity to create a new fashion template for the 21st Century First Lady, and is the latest installment of sculptor Daniel Edwards' 'Inspire America' series, courtesy of Manhattan's Leo Kesting Gallery. * Eularis Releases First-Ever Study on ROI of Pre-Launch Named Patient Programmes NEW YORK, N.Y. and LONDON, U.K., Sept. 16 -- Eularis today announced the release of a first-ever study on the ROI of named patient programmes (NPP), also known as compassionate use programs. The paper, 'Implementing a pre-launch named patient programme - evidence of increased market share,' provides pharmaceutical companies with insight and mathematical justification into the cash market share and revenue impact of pre-launch NPPs on brands, while outlining the benefits and challenges that they create. * Napatech Announces New Optical Bypass Adapter for Their Optical 1GbE and 10GbE High-Performance Network Adapters ANDOVER, Mass., Sept. 16 -- INTEROP -- Napatech announces NEW Optical Bypass Adapters for their 1 Gbps and 10 Gbps high-performance network adapters. Available in two versions supporting both Long Range single-mode on 9-micrometer optical fibers and Short Range multimode on 50-micrometer optical fibers, see product displays at INTEROP in New York, September 17-19 2008. * US Renewables Group Partners with Citi, Credit Suisse on $140MM Solar Investment SANTA MONICA, Calif., Sept. 16 -- Today SolarReserve, a developer of utility scale solar power plants, announced that it has closed a second round of funding totaling $140 million. The financing was led by the renewable energy private equity group within Citi Alternative Investments, Sustainable Development Investments (SDI), and Credit Suisse's Customized Fund Investment Group. * Turning Idle Tools into Productive Capital BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 15 -- Heavy Equipment Auctioneers announced today their large semi-annual trucks, tools and equipment auction for Southwest Idaho. AJ Armstrong, a partner in the firm stated, 'We are excited to continue to offer an efficient marketplace to turn idle assets into productive capital. This live auction allows the hard working people that build and maintain our homes, businesses, roads and machines a way to both buy and sell the tools they need to get their important jobs accomplished.' * Napatech Announces New Feature Set For Their NT20 Family 10GbE High-Performance Network Adapters ANDOVER, Mass., Sept. 15 -- Napatech announces the latest release called ANAHEIM for their NT family of 10GbE high-performance network adapters for PCI-Express. The ANAHEIM release includes new additional features to the earlier announced TUCSON software release. Product Displays at INTEROP in New York, September 17-19 2008. * Epeius Biotechnologies' Lead Product, Rexin-G for Metastatic Cancer, Aptly Highlighted by National Cancer Institute Journal SAN MARINO, Calif., Sept. 15 -- Epeius Biotechnologies Corporation today announced that Rexin-G, its lead product in development for metastatic cancer, has been highlighted in a recent NEWS article published by the Journal of the National Cancer Institute (JNCI, Sept. 9, 2008). The article, authored by Vickie Brower, describes recent advances and new approaches in genetic medicine that may succeed where small molecules and proteins have failed. * Expert Author Releases New Book that Demonstrates Good Health Starts with Good Posture SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Sept. 15 -- So, maybe mom was right. People should sit up straight because it could be affecting their health. A new book released by Posture Press offers easy ways for desk workers to improve posture and improve health - 'The Science of Sitting Made Simple' (ISBN: 978-097-16-0-20-52). ** NOTE TO EDITORS: To view all stories in detail, including images and media contact information (found on each story page), please visit: http://www.Send2Press.com/newswire/ . All trademarks acknowledged. Send2Press(R) is the originating wire service for these news stories, Copr. 2008. Get our full-text news via RSS: http://www.Send2Press.com/RSS2/rss.xml To add our headlines to your website or blog, visit: http://www.send2press.com/feed/ Text for each news release provided by news source (and/or the source's authorized agency), who is solely responsible for accuracy and legality of content transmitted. News stories from Send2Press Newswire may be redistributed and re-posted in part or in whole by members of the media. Copr. (c) Send2Press, a unit of Neotrope(R). 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