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ATLANTA, Ga. – Aug. 14 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — M2SYS Technology, a biometric technology research and development firm, announced today its partnership with SecuGen Corporation to support their revolutionary fingerprint reader, the Hamster Plus. The Hamster Plus fingerprint reader features innovative Auto-On technology that automatically checks for the presence of a finger.

FRIENDSWOOD, Texas – Aug. 13 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The 102nd annual convention of the Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association will take place at the Wyndham New Orleans at Canal Place August 22-24, 2007. Special guests include Admiral Joel Whitehead, commander of the U.S. Coast Guard Eighth District; Steve Stockton, deputy director of Civil Works, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; and Congressman Ted Poe, 2nd Congressional District of Texas.

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – Aug. 13 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Economic and development opportunities in West Central Wisconsin will be the focus of a formal study of the region being commissioned by Momentum Chippewa Valley (MCV). The study kicked off August 9 with a visioning session in which local leaders developed a framework for the future economic development of the region.

KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii – Aug. 13 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Mundus Institute of Honaunau, Hawaii, and China National Tourism Administration have agreed to launch a joint venture to utilize Mundus educational software, textbooks, and curricula in colleges, universities, and training centers throughout China. The cooperation agreement will be formally signed at a public ceremony to be held in Beijing, China on November 7.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Author D.L. Carroll announces her first novel, ‘West Coast Lady’ (ISBN 1-4241-7318-3). Author D.L. Carroll reveals the secrets of Annabelle’s past and stirs your emotions with her courage and passion to thrive against the odds in this adult novel for women. The author conveys a realistic perspective on happily ever after and discloses subtle, yet profound, messages throughout the story.

AVONDALE, Ariz. – Aug. 10 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — After an investigation by Federal and State authorities for allegedly running a methamphetamine lab and unlawfully selling iodine at a feed and tack store, Southwest Feed, The State of Arizona has issued a temporary seizure order. Federal authorities have since dropped out of the investigation and returned the two cases of seized iodine and apologized after finding no evidence of any wrongdoing.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Aug. 10 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The Stephens’ Original Foods Company announced the launch of a Gourmet Specialty Foods Gift Basket now available on their website, stephensoriginal.com. Mark Stephens, President of The Stephens’ Original Foods Company, said that ‘The gift basket is long over-due.’

SOUTH AMBOY, N.J. – Aug. 10 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Shau-wai Lam, Chairman of the DCH Auto Group, recently received a statewide Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2007 Award for Retail/Distribution Services at a gala event at the Marriott Glenpointe in Teaneck. The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year awards program celebrates its 21st anniversary this year.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Aug. 10 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Write Away, Inc., a full-service editorial company, announces today that a 20-plus year chef and culinary professional joins their creative team to meet the growing demands of businesses pertaining to the food industry. The company specializes in writing about the food and beverage industry.

MACCLENNY, Fla. – Aug. 9 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Baker County Medical Services which operates Ed Fraser Memorial Hospital in Macclenny, Florida announced today that they have posted all of their hospital charges contained in their Charge Master on their website bcmedsvcs.com.

DALLAS, Texas – Aug. 9 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Techway Services, Inc. was named to the 100 WBE’s Impacting Supplier Diversity in 2007 by Women’s Enterprise USA magazine. Techway Services growing profile among Supplier Diversity Managers is due largely to Techway’s ability to successfully fulfill contracts, which is giving Diversity Managers the comfort level they need to champion Techway within their corporations.

SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Aug. 9 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — NOW Micro, Inc., a manufacturer of custom configured computer systems based in St. Paul, was recently awarded a contract with the State of Minnesota for the purpose of providing Information Technology Solutions (ITS) Products and Services.

SEATTLE, Wash. – Aug. 9 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — CNT Technologies, Inc. announced today its recent carbon nanotube fiber award from MICRO NANO 25 as ‘one of the most innovative products of 2007’ selected by the editors of R&D Magazine and MICRO/NANO Newsletter. CNT Technologies is the leading producer of carbon nanotube fiber.

NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Custom Printing Company of North Little Rock, Ark., a regional leader in digital printing, has purchased a NEXPRESS Digital Color Production Press from Kodak. The new printing system upgrades Custom Printing’s production and versioning capabilities and allows them to continue to help their clients create more effective sales and marketing communications.

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Aug. 9 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — CheapoAir.com, a top budget travel website dedicated to leveraging the latest technology to deliver cheap airline tickets, is proud to announce that it has won the Hitwise Top 10 Award for the second time by Visitors among all U.S. Websites in the Travel Agencies Category for the Quarter ending April – June 2007.

COLUMBIA, Md. – Aug. 9 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Vericom Technologies(R), Inc., a nationwide provider of Mobile Resource Management (MRM) solutions to service organizations, announced today that Guardian Companies, Inc., a contracting company specializing in utility, site development and heavy highway construction, has selected Vericom as its official MRM solutions provider.

AUSTIN, Texas – Aug. 8 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — deverus, the background check technology provider that creates customized solutions for background check companies, announces that is has received re-certification under the HR-XML Consortium’s ‘HRCertify’ program. deverus first received certification in 2005 as one of the charter members of the program.

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Aug. 8 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — TripMama is proud to announce the launch of their travel comparison website and travel talk forums, TripMama.com. Our airfare comparison tool empowers consumers to book the cheapest airfare from the top established brands online today.

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Aug. 8 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Understanding economic development at the municipal, county and state levels, and then turning development opportunities into realities is something Steve McKnight knows (and loves) to do. His passion for his work has led to millions of investment dollars and thousands of jobs for a rural Pennsylvania region. And, it’s this success that has him poised to do the same for organizations and communities across the country as he becomes the latest member of GSP Consulting’s Economic Architecture (EA) group.

RICHMOND, Texas – Aug. 6 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — CYNACON /OCuSOFT(R) (OCuSOFT, Inc.) specializes in ophthalmic research, development and supply to ophthalmologists and optometrists. They are excited to announce a new and innovative prescription-only ALODOX(R) Convenience Kit for adjunctive eyelid therapy and hygiene.

MADRID, Spain – Aug. 6 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Cimaware Software has released the latest major update of the corrupt MS Office file recovery suite, OfficeFIX 6. Included in the update is the new WordFIX 5, which has a completely new recovery engine that now recovers a much wider range of document corruptions.

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Aug. 6 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Big Sky Technology today announced the ultimate Ajax/Web event – The 2007 Rich Web Experience – to be held in San Jose, September 6-8, 2007. Big Sky Technology, the company behind the wildly successful ‘No Fluff Just Stuff Software Symposium Series’ (NFJS), is host of this year’s Rich Web Experience which promises to be the most innovative Ajax/Web event ever held.

RICHMOND, Texas – Aug. 3 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — CYNACON / OCuSOFT (OCuSOFT, Inc.), a company specializing in ophthalmic research, development and supply to ophthalmologists and optometrists, today announced the appointment of Lawrence A. Yannuzzi, M.D. to its Medical Scientific Advisory Board.

BOONTON, N.J. – Aug. 2 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The $40 billion private line services market is posting solid growth for the second year in a row, says a market analysis study from Insight Research. Private lines are point-to-point circuits leased by enterprises from telecommunications carriers in order to link enterprise sites to each other and to the Internet. Private lines are also used by cellular carriers to link their towers to land line networks.

LONDON, England – July 31 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Jon Thaxton believes he has found a novel way to cut through boxing politics and secure a marquee showdown against Olympic Silver Medalist Amir Khan. With the assistance of his promoter Hennessy Sports, the British Lightweight champion has secured backing from Internet Casino giant GoldenPalace.com that would allow him to fight his Commonwealth counterpart without the need for a purse from the event promoter.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – July 31 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Detector Electronics Corporation (Det-Tronics) today announced the release of a fire and gas detection system certified for applications to Safety Integrity Level 2 (SIL-2) by the globally-recognized certification agencies exida and TuV Nord.

ATLANTA, Ga. – July 31 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — M2SYS Technology, an award-winning biometric fingerprint technology firm, announced today that Stromberg, a subsidiary of Paychex, Inc. (NASDAQ:PAYX), and a leading provider of time and attendance solutions for mid- to large-sized businesses, has integrated M2SYS’ Bio-SnapON(TM) solution into their Web-enabled time and attendance software. The addition of a fingerprinting module to the time-clock solution will increase employee accountability while enabling employers to reduce time and money spent on employee management.

NEW YORK, N.Y. – July 30 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Everyone knows Century 21 Department Stores has ‘Fashion worth fighting for.’ On August 2nd, Century 21 Department Store’s Manhattan location only will be extending its store hours and staying open until Midnight to give all their loyal customers a chance to shop for their favorite fashion – without the fight.

AUSTIN, Texas – July 30 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — deverus, the leader in background screening technology, today announced a partnership with Omni Data Retrieval, a reliable source for nationwide criminal record researching. Omni’s services will enhance deverus’ already robust vendor network.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – July 27 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Carolyn Pollack, Lead designer and Vice President of Relios Jewelry, has been chosen as the anchor of QVC’s Designer Day event on August 1st, 2007. The much anticipated Designer Day features QVC’s most prestigious jewelry designers and their newest, most exciting designs in a single, all-day event.

BOONTON, N.J. – July 26 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The worldwide market for presence-based telecommunication services, including Instant Messaging (IM) and Push-to-Talk (PTT), is expected to reach nearly $23 billion in 2007 as an ever increasing number of cellular and wireline carriers provide customized services predicated upon the availability of their end-users. According to a new market research study from The Insight Research Corporation, presence-based telecommunication services such as IM and PTT are wildly popular in Asian countries.

SANTA ANA, Calif. – July 26 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Axiom Cycles, Inc. sells aftermarket Harley Davidson and custom motorcycle parts and accessories. They recently announced new service offerings to include: additional performance tuning, engine rebuilding, and enhanced customer service and technical support.

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – July 25 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — A piece of floss once used by Paris Hilton, smudged with pink lipstick and found in the trash outside Paris Hilton’s Hollywood home, sold Tuesday for an impressive $1,000 US to online Casino, GoldenPalace.com. The sellers of the floss, HollywoodStarTrash.com, made headlines worldwide and created an online frenzy with a video on YouTube, showing the process of how they acquired Paris Hilton’s trash.

ALDIE, Va. – July 25 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — BumperDollars.com, an internet firm, is offering $5.00 per month to vehicle owners for carrying a bumper sticker of their client. BumperDollars.com’s job is to network the vehicle owners willing to carry a bumper sticker and organizations looking to advertise with the bumper sticker.

BARRINGTON, Ill. – July 25 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Joette Doran, a practicing attorney for twenty years, recently decided to tap her creative side by establishing Joette Markus, Inc. Her company now offers the highest quality Italian leather portfolios designed for professional women. Ms. Doran started the company after trying to find a stylish yet professional replacement for her well-worn leather writing portfolio.

IRVING, Texas – July 25 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — More than one million consumers in the United States may be impacted when cellular carriers are no longer required to provide Advanced Mobile Phone System (AMPS) service to more than 26 million alarm systems. Because of the potential impact to security systems that rely on AMPS technology, the National Burglar & Fire Alarm Association (NBFAA) is urging consumers to contact their alarm company to ensure continued response to intrusion, fire and/or medical alert alarms.

PORTLAND, Maine – July 25 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — ‘Iraq decoded’ (ISBN: 978-0-9794922-0-4, Fazeli Publishing), a book by Dr. Jabbar Fazeli is scheduled for release on August 10, 2007. Iraq decoded is an up-to-date, non-partisan overview of the facts surrounding events in Iraq, coupled with a unique analysis and realistic options for moving forward. The author is a Maine resident and a native of the Middle East

BEVERLY, Mass. – July 24 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Why hire a Massachusetts private investigator? According to the Bay State Detective Agency, Inc., while ‘Do-It-Yourself’ investigations may be successful at times, unlicensed investigators may not be aware of information laws and may be in jeopardy of committing serious violations, receiving fines, or even jail time.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – July 24 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Shopping online has become an everyday occurrence and merchants and consumers, alike, benefit from competing cyber-shopping sites that strive to provide the best and most reasonable products available. PriceUniverse.com is one such online shopping network that has developed a new niche where consumers choose their price, while merchants realize increased sales.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – July 24 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Are you a frustrated musician or vocalist seeking a record deal? Are you an unsigned or indie music artist who is looking for that first big break? Want2BDiscovered.com, LLC is giving unsigned artists more exposure than any other web site and has launched a seven-month urban talent competition – the Urban Showcase Series – to help get musicians discovered and the public involved.