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May 31, 2005

PC-Doctor Software to Support Verification of Intel(R) Active Management Technology

Diagnostics Leader Also Begins to Explore Opportunities to Drive Additional Advantages in Enterprise IT Organizations over Intel AMT

Reno, NV (PRWEB) May 31, 2005 -- PC-Doctor Inc. (www.pc-doctor.com), the leading global developer of hardware diagnostic and system information tools, today announced plans to support Intel® Advanced Management Technology (AMT) through diagnostic tests that verify the operation of the new technical capability. The company also said it has begun to explore how PC-Doctor® diagnostics can be further deployed to deliver an advantage to enterprise organizations responsible for support of managed personal computers.

PC-Doctor’s announcement coincides with the rollout of a new Intel Professional Platform, which received public support from leading PC manufacturers in the United States and Asia. PC-Doctor diagnostics are used by major PC manufacturers to reduce costs, improve productivity and enhance quality.

Intel AMT gives IT support organizations unprecedented remote access to discover, heal and protect networked PC assets, regardless of the state of the operating system or platform power. The results are more efficient management of networked PCs and significantly reduced IT operating costs, according to Intel.

“Our customers are very interested in AMT’s advantages and have asked that we include verification support for the new Intel technology in our diagnostic products,” said Aki Korhonen, president and chief technology officer of PC-Doctor. “Additionally, we believe there may well be new ways in which we can deliver other advantages to PC manufacturers, network management software providers, and enterprise IT organizations by a marriage of our diagnostics with other products.”

Intel AMT helps solve a long-standing challenge for IT organizations: When network PCs misbehave, repairs often require multiple desk-side trips. A combination of the AMT technology and networked diagnostics such as those integrated into the recently introduced PC-Doctor 5 architecture would let IT support perform hardware troubleshooting over the network – even if the target PC’s main power was off or the operating system was malfunctioning.

AboutDoctor
Founded in 1993, PC-Doctor Inc. is the leading provider of PC hardware diagnostic, customer support and manufacturing tools to top PC makers, service centers and IT organizations worldwide. Acknowledged by leading PC manufacturers as the de facto standard for diagnostics, PC-Doctor has shipped more than 90 million units worldwide. Its products are available in 11 languages for Windows and Linux operating systems, which run on leading Intel and AMD microprocessors. For more information about PC-Doctor and its products, visit www.pc-doctor.com. To place an order from within the U.S. and Canada, call toll-free (866) 289-7237. From outside the U.S., please call (775) 336-4000. The company’s headquarters is located at 9805 Double R Blvd. Reno, Nev. 89521.

©2005 PC-Doctor, Inc. PC-Doctor is a trademark of PC-Doctor, Inc., Reno, NV. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. All other brand and product names are registered trademarks, trademarks or service emarks of their respective holders and are gratefully acknowledged.

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“COMP-LETE” Compostable Bags from Fortune Plastics - the Newest Approval by the Biodegradable Products Institute

Today, the Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI) announced its certification of Fortune Plastics “COMP-LETE”TM Compostable Bags. These products offer superior strength and compostability, as well as availability through Fortune’s established distributor network. BPI’s “Compostable Logo” is awarded to products that meet ASTM D6400, assuring end users and composters that the bags will biodegrade swiftly and safely during municipal, commercial, or household composting.

(PRWEB) May 24, 2005 -- Fortune has been busy for the past few years test marketing a similar product made by their sister company in Germany. This technology has now been brought to the United States and production has begun. “Made from MATER BI™ material, this product has been proven to outperform anything else on the market today,” said Ed Gillespie, President of Fortune Plastics. “COMP-LETE™ passes current ASTM 6400 requirements with flying colors,” said Gillespie.

Compostable bags and liners carrying the BPI symbol, such as COMP-LETE’s are ideal for collecting food scraps and yard trimmings for composting. They disintegrate and biodegrade quickly and safely and will not leave plastic residues in the finished compost.

“With the growing number of BPI approved products, purchasers and end users will find it easier than ever before to use products that offer superior performance and are tailored to source separated collection programs”, stated Steve Mojo, BPI Executive Director. “Today, residential and commercial food scrap programs are in place from San Francisco, CA to Prince Edward Island, Canada,” Mojo added.

Replacing non-degradable trash bags with compostable ones, helps composters reduce processing, separation and disposal costs, while keeping consumers collection bins clean, which encourages participation. “While the COMP-LETE™ product is presented at a higher price-point than conventional bags, its value is justified by the fact that it has broken through the myth that trash bags will not degrade,” said Andy Miles, Vice President of Sales and Marketing.

COMP-LETE™ bags can now be purchased through any of the thousands of Fortune Plastics distributors throughout the country. “Our distributors will need to work with their customers to establish buying patterns and to make sure that they have adequate stock of COMP-LETE bags to meet their needs,” added Miles.

In business since 1955, Fortune Plastics is a management owned company with plants in Chicago, Phoenix, Nashville, Orlando and Old Saybrook, CT.

BPI is a multi-stakeholder group, involving people and organizations that produce, use or recover biodegradable plastic products. It promotes the growth of biodegradable plastics through education, use of scientifically-based standards and cooperative efforts with organizations in Europe and Asia.

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Industrial Power Sales brings "New" Bar Code Scanning Equipment to the Automotive Assembly Market

Industrial Power Sales partners with Symbol technologies to bring bar code scanning equipment into the automotive assembly market.

(PRWEB) May 31, 2005 -- Industrial Power Sales has signed a partnership agreement with Symbol Technologies. Symbol offers bar code scanner technologies which connect data to the decision maker for greater productivity, competitiveness and profitability. Bar code scanners are making their way into the manufacturing industry as manufacturers realize how this technology can help them remain competitive.

Symbol offer manufacturers a way to cut cost without cutting their quality by focusing on improving inventory controls. Two-dimensional (2D) bar codes allow manufacturers to code and collect more information on smaller and difficult-to-label components. This gives manufacturers and their customers the ability to track inventory from the time the parts are received in-house through the finished product. Through this process manufacturers get the benefit of cost savings associated with tighter inventory controls. Industrial Power Sales IT Director Dawson Roark states, “We are very excited to partner with Symbol and be able to offer this new technology to our automotive assembly customers. Bar coding and scanner technologies will help our customers reduce data entry errors, increase efficiency and productivity, and reduce the cost of assembly”.

Industrial Power Sales supplies industrial assembly tool applications and material handling solutions to the manufacturing industry. Industrial Power Sales provides a wide range of products and solutions, including air and electric assembly tools, hand-held light assembly screwdrivers, multiple nutrunners, balancers, conveyors, storage, hoists, lift tables, jib cranes, bridge cranes and customized material handling solutions. For further information contact Theressa Owens at 919-876-6115.

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Kvichak Marine on Largest ETO ERP Vendor Encompix Shares Sample Client Roster

Kvichak Marine on Largest ETO ERP Vendor Encompix Shares Sample Client Roster

(PRWEB) May 31, 2005 -- Encompix (www.encompix.com) has filled the manufacturing software requirements of Engineer-to-Order companies since 1992. Encompix provides ETO (engineer-to-order) manufacturers with a competitive advantage by improving bottom line results. A sample list of Encompix clients demonstrates the scope of the ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) solution:

- Kvichak Marine, leader in the design of high quality, hardworking aluminum vessels.
- Scherping Systems, leading supplier of process equipment to dairy industries.
- Sentinel Building Systems, leading manufacturer of all-steel buildings for agricultural/commercial use.
- American Micro Products, Inc., leader of precision-machined components and manufacturer of circular, glass to metal, hermetically sealed electrical connectors.
- Automatic Feed Company (AFC), world's premier designers and manufacturers of coil processing
- Reko International Group Inc. manufactures plastic injection molds, compression molds, dies, fixtures, automation, special machines.
- B&K Corporation designs/builds assembly and test systems for the automotive industry.
- GL&V focuses in pulp and paper or process equipment.
- Conservatek, geodesic dome technology in the manufacture of lightweight, high-strength aluminum roof systems.
- Merritech's business is designing and building special production machines for automotive manufacturers.
- Vulcan Engineering, foundry engineering, manufacturing.
- Roy Metal Products, the largest manufacturers of custom-made metal store fixtures in North America.
- Poblocki & Sons, the leading interior and exterior signage manufacturers.
- Globecomm Systems Inc., designs, assembles and installs satellite ground segment systems.
- COE, major international machinery provider to the Forest and Building Products, Rubber and Laminates industries.
- Delta, premier supplier of plastic injection molds, models, fixtures, tooling for the automotive, aerospace, and heavy truck industries.
- Extrude Hone invented the Abrasive Flow Machining process.
- Machines-Outils Henri Line Inc. designs and builds custom machines for industries such as aerospace, automotive, railroad and precision machining.
- Stillwater, machining company and a manufacturer of resistance welding products.
- LNS America, Inc., leading supplier of bar feeding equipment.
- The Assembly & Test - Worldwide (ATW), automation systems and solutions fundamental to the assembly and testing of industrial products.
- Automatic Systems, Inc., material handling systems.
- Electronic equipment from noise, dust, extreme heat, or inclement weather provided by Metal Systems, Inc.
- MSI Mold Builders designs and builds various types of steel and aluminum molds for injection, structural foam, rim, blow, gas assist and structural web processes.
- Fab-Tech, Inc., the leading global supplier of corrosive-resistant fume exhaust systems.
- Weber Manufacturing Limited,a service tool supplier for plastic molders.
- Rader, Equipment in virtually every Pulp and Paper mill in North America.

Matrix Service serves the petro/chemical industry.

- Cross Bros. custom fabricated equipment; power transmission products; conveyor and industrial machinery service and maintenance.
- Minnesota Elevator, Inc. specializes in the manufacture of various types of elevators.

Encompix
www.encompix.com
Roger Meloy
513-733-0066

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May 30, 2005

AAT Announces Better Cleaning for Plastic FOUPs, Carriers for Wafer Processing

Austin American Technology (AAT) has developed effective cleaning systems and solutions for plastic FOUPs (Front Opening Unified Pods), Front Opening Shipping Boxes (FOSBs), and other plastic wafer handling carriers and devices used in semiconductor processing.

(PRWEB) May 29, 2005 -- Austin American Technology (AAT) has developed effective cleaning systems and solutions for plastic FOUPs (Front Opening Unified Pods), Front Opening Shipping Boxes (FOSBs), and other plastic wafer handling carriers and devices used in semiconductor processing. The cleaning chemistries in AAT’s conveyorized or batch cleaning systems, plus effective media isolation technology effectively remove such contaminants as inks, fingerprints, oily spots, glue residue, and even silicone mold release agents used in initial plastic parts manufacture. The chemistries do not harm the plastics and will clean them to the required cleanliness (cleanroom) specified levels while preventing recontamination or contamination migration.

AAT’s conveyorized cleaning systems such as the HydroJet and MicroJet offer high-speed cleaning and high-velocity drying with blowers fitted with HEPA filters to preclude any re-contamination, a feature necessary in cleanroom environments and particularly in semiconductor wafer processing. Drying is fast, complete (especially FOUP doors), spot-free and residue-free, and the operator is not exposed to any of the cleaning chemistry.

AAT’s The Mega™ II is a revolutionary closed-loop, solvent regenerative, cleaning system ideal for the stringent demands of FOUP cleaning. This large-capacity batch system features quantitative ion detection and statistical process control capability and automated operation especially suited for the stringent demands of semiconductor processing. Mega™ II wash and rinse cycles incorporate a highly effective spray under immersion process, with strategically located venturi nozzles for maximum cleaning efficiency of odd-shaped parts and system components. The agitation can be controlled to handle hard to clean, tight tolerance part designs; an ultrasonics assist is available as an option for extremely tough cleaning requirements.

AAT cleaning systems for FOUPs and plastic carriers and parts offer closed loop fluids recycling and/or solvent regeneration in an environmentally responsible family of products with tight process control and flexibility. AAT cleaning systems also offer low cost of ownership and operation due to efficient operation, low solvent cost and reduced dragout, fast cycle times, and a variety of cleaning configuration options.

Austin American Technology is the recognized global leader in cleaning technology for industrial cleaning applications ranging from electronics manufacturing to specialized parts cleaning. For more information about AAT cleaners, chemistries, and other products, visit www.aat-corp.com, or contact the company at 12201 Technology Blvd. Austin, Texas 78727 USA, tel. (512)335-6400.

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CustomDesignTechnologies Provides Control Board, Keypad & Enclosure For Commecial Kitchen Cleaning System

The multiple design and production skills of customDesignTechnologies have combined to provide a leading commercial kitchen cleaning system with a control board, keypad and PCB enclosure.

(PRWEB) May 28, 2005 -- The multiple design and production skills of customDesignTechnologies have combined to provide a leading commercial kitchen cleaning system with a control board, keypad and PCB enclosure.

The Grime Reaper® is a user friendly automatic deep soak cleaning system designed for use in commercial kitchens. Fully automatic, the Grime Reaper uses a safe pH balanced detergent and a tank that operates simply and safely.

The cleaning system features touch panel controls and audio warnings for indicating various operations such as when to add detergent, when to empty and clean the tank and so on. Commonly in use 24 hours per day, the Grime Reaper simply and safely cleans kitchen utensils made from a wide variety of materials including stainless steel, aluminium, cast iron, steel and plastics that will not warp at the solution temperature.

The design of the Grime Reaper cleaning systems required a controller PCB, suitable enclosure and a touch panel for operator interface. For a number of years the company had been using Lexor to design and manufacture control boards and Bafbox to produce an enclosure for the PCB.

When Bafbox evolved into customDesignTechnologies and acquired Lexor, Grime Reaper Products benefitted from having a single source for both these elements of the system. In addition, the customKeypads division of customDesignTechnologies was able to provide the membrane keypad for the touch panel controls.

Christine Chatfield of Grime Reaper Products commented, "Having used Lexor and Bafbox previously, it was a straightforward step to have customDesignTechnologies supply us with the PCB, enclosure and keypad for the Grime Reaper cleaning systems. Over six years, we had always had an excellent level of service and this has continued. We can always count on a prompt and helpful response to any queries and have never had any problems."

"We are already designing the next generation of Grime Reaper cleaning systems and customDesignTechnologies is closely involved in that process." she concluded.

Based in Oxfordshire and with more than 15 years experience of providing custom solutions for customers in the electronics industry, customDesignTechnologies encompasses Bafbox custom enclosures, customKeypads membrane switch panels and customAssembly for costeffective and flexible electronic and mechanical assembly services for companies looking to outsource manufacturing.

For more information, please contact: customDesignTechnologies Limited, Greatworth Park, Greatworth, Banbury, Oxfordshire OX17 2HB, UK. Tel: +44 (0)1295 762100, Fax: +44 (0)1295 768888, Web site: http://www.customDesignTechnologies.com

Press enquiries to: Tim Jennings, Marshall Jennings PR Limited, Wyvols Court, Swallowfield, Reading, Berkshire, RG7 1WY, UK. Tel: +44 (0)118 988 0288, Fax: +44 (0)118 988 0388.
Web site: http://www.mjpr.com.

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Last Chance to be the International Diversity Champion

Entry to the prestigious 2005 Sihera International Diversity Award, a key category of the 11th annual British Diversity Awards, will be closing on June 1st. Twelve worthy contenders are selected each year by Diversity Leaders UK for the accolade and significant diversity practitioners from across the UK will select the winner. Will it be YOU?

(PRWEB) May 28, 2005 -- Named after the Awards Founder, the Sihera International Award is exclusively for organisations outside the UK which are making that difference to the life and value of diverse groups in a significant way. Emphasis is on the extent to which any given initiative, or routine service or campaign is making a real difference to the community in the spirit of partnership and togetherness.

Any special project, campaign, concept or successful recruitment and development practice (including supplier diversity), which is encouraging a sense of pride, inclusiveness and value for the Whole community, is particularly welcomed for this special award. One Champion will be chosen from Europe and one from the rest of the world.

The very first winner of this award was Johnson Controls of Michigan, USA. The 2005 winner was a very deserving Romanian Angel Appeal Foundation from Bucharest. The only Awards of their kind in the world, the very successful British Diversity Awards were launched in the House of Commons 11 years ago and have grown rapidly since to become the main annual event in the British business calendar.

Entries have to be received by June 1st: by email or fax. Requirements have been kept to a minimum. All answers must conform to no more than 3 sides of an A4 page at the most, and as part of the body of your email, A PDF or WORD attachment.

Please see website for Entry Form, which can be copied in an email, on http://www.diversityleaders.org.uk/Zones/Zone_details.asp?NewsID=130

The 11th event is on Friday 17th June at the Grosvenor House Hotel, London. It is a Black Tie/Cultural Dress event, full dinner, awards and entertainment and we usually have about 400 guests from all sections of business and government. Patron is Lord Chan of Oxton, a health expert, and chair of judges is Baroness Anne Gibson, a notable trade unionist. There will be many executives, some Government Ministers and many other key practitioners to celebrate diversity at a time when unity and mutual respect are paramount.

Founder of the Awards is Elaine Sihera, a leading writer, publisher and diversity guru in the UK (author of Managing the Diversity Maze). More information available on www.diversityleaders.org.uk/events for the awards and for Elaine herself on http://www.diversityleaders.org.uk/Zones/Zone_details.asp?NewsID=20

For practitioners wishing to attend, Invitations are $180 each for finalists (which must be booked and paid for by June 10th) and $250 for everyone else. However, there are discounts for FULL tables. Organisations may also send a congratulatory message in our Awards Brochure to promote their work and ensure visibility on the night.

Any queries regarding interviews or further information, please contact us via email, fax or phone, as listed below.

Thanks for your participation and we look forward to your entry.

Alex Wing
BDA Coordinator

Diversity Leaders UK
Courtyard Offices
140 Oxford Road
Marlow
Buckinghamshire SL7 2NT
Phone: +44 (0)1628 481581
FAX/Phone: +44 (0)1628 475570
Website: www.diversityleaders.org.uk

Some Significant Points to Note
1.Diversity Leaders UK is the only visible minority organisation in Europe to LEAD on diversity issues, one which is helping to make the UK a front runner in diversity management and practice. By November 2004, organisations representing more than 12 million employees in the UK (an average of more than 2 million per year) had entered the British Diversity Award since their ceation, the largest impact for any awards in this country.

2. Diversity Leaders UK is a not-for-profit organisation (with a small committed team of 5) which has never received any form of public grants despite its unique and effective work in changing perception, making a difference to workplace practice, and encouraging individual achievement nationwide. Despite its size and small resources, Diversity Leaders UK is the only organisation of its type led by an African Caribbean, and has quietly gone from strength to strength in its promotion of inclusiveness and good practice.

3. The work of Diversity Leaders UK depends upon sponsorship, donations and goodwill. We welcome collaboration and partnership with all communities, particularly the White majority group who can make the biggest difference, and from genuine diversity practitioners throughout the country.

12 Years of making a difference 1993-2005
Why not share the celebrations with us by supporting our work of inclusion in this special anniversary year?

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Envirocycle Opens New Bay Area Collection Facility

Hayward, CA facility is first of many planned collection and consolidation points in Envirocycle's expansion effort. The electronic recycling company now has three operations serving California and the rest of the West Coast.

Envirocycle, Inc., one of the nations leading recyclers of electronic
equipment, has opened an electronic recycling consolidation center in
Hayward, California. The facility at 30968 San Benito Court serves as a collection and consolidation point for the Northwest United States, where recyclable material is prepared for shipment to the Rancho Cucamonga facility for processing.

Notifications and applications are being processed for the facility to be approved by the California Integrated Waste Management Board and the Department of Toxic Substances to collect and recycle electronics, and it will be authorized to participate in the CEW payment system.

“Envirocycle is expanding quickly, having just opened processing centers in San Diego and Rancho Cucamonga in the last few months, with a soon to open West Virginia operation,” said Envirocycle COO Greg Voorhees. “We see an urgent need for collection centers like Hayward, which will allow us to reach our customers more quickly, efficiently, and at less expense.”

Envirocycle, with corporate offices in Hallstead, PA, offers complete
recycling services from dismantling of electronics to asset management, and specializes in glass-to-glass recycling. They are one of the largest processors of post-consumer Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) glass in the country.

Envirocycle accepts all types of electronics, from mainframe computers to PDA’s, with the only exceptions being smoke detectors and thermostats. California residents and businesses are encouraged to bring their obsolete equipment to the Hayward facility between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, or schedule a pick-up by calling 510-299-3957. Some monitors and TV's are accepted free of charge, but for other equipment there may be a small fee to cover the cost of recycling. Information is also available at www.enviroinc.com, or by calling (800) 711-6010.

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Flow Meter and Manifold System

The Flow Meter and Manifold System unit is designed to replace your older, outdated mechanical flow meters in your paint mix rooms. This unit is designed to adapt to your paint recirculation and trasnfer systems. It is as simple as install and start the flow!

(PRWEB) May 28, 2005 -- AW Company is pleased to announce the addition of the Flow Meter and Manifold System. This unit is designed to replace your older, outdated mechanical flow meters in your paint mix rooms. The AW Company manifold system is designed and manufactured to easily adapt to your current paint recirculation and transfer systems. Simply, install and start the flow!!

The standard AW Company manifold is constructed of 316 Stainless Steel, and features:
• JVM-60CG flow meter – with a flow range of 1-20 GPM
• RT-Ex2 battery powered digital display – 4 year battery life, no power to run to your system
• ¼” NPT adapter for your pressure gage
• Three full port ball valves with complete bypass system
• Tri-clamp connections with Teflon o-rings

Should maintenance be required, bypass piping keeps your system up and running eliminating costly downtime. The Tri-clamp connections allow quick removal of the flow meter. Our unique meter design permits disassembly and cleaning in a few short minutes.

For those that prefer remote monitoring, the RT-Ex3 option provides a 4 to 20 mA signal and limit outputs that can notify your paint crew of low or high flow conditions or even when the system is out of paint.

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May 27, 2005

Mozzee Thrills US Market with Funky Nest High Chair

Designed by Australian designer Sally Dominguez for Mozzee, the Nest high chair is finally available in the United States. Minimalist form combined with superior function, this three-in-one Nest chair provides unmatched stability and comfort for babies and children from six months to six years.

(PRWEB) May 27, 2005 -- Designed by Australian designer Sally Dominguez for Mozzee, the Nest high chair is finally available in the United States. Minimalist form combined with superior function, this three-in-one Nest chair provides unmatched stability and comfort for babies and children from six months to six years. The compact shape and stable powder coated tulip base enable the Nest to be pulled right into the table with no tripping hazards. The UV stabilized polyethylene curved seat and tray simply wipe clean. A machine washable 5-point safety harness is supplied with the Nest. Australian designed and built in Italy, the Nest meets all U.S. safety regulations.

“There is no other chair on the market or design registered in the world utilizing this form for this function.” So says Maine-based web designer and dad, Mark Woodbury – co-founder of sparkability -- a website selling toys and modern furniture for children. “The Nest breaks new ground for children’s furniture – and high chairs in particular.” High chairs on the market uniformly have four legs and take on a traditional upright seat look – emulating an adult chair. The plastic variety are generally very upright, and the padded variety are renowned for being difficult to keep clean.

The form of the Nest high chair is the most innovative feature of the product: the combination of the fact that the Nest is so easy to keep clean with its pleasing appearance is a first in children’s high chairs. The form reflects the function of the chair as a safe feeding seat for babies and children – yet no other chair currently on the market and used for the same purpose takes this form. The external form plays an integral part in the function of the chair: the curved surface is based on the wiping motion used to clean the chair. This single “wipe” results in a simple easy-to-clean curve which cups the child in a deep bucket seat. The deep seat allows babies just able to sit to be cupped and thus not fall forward. The chair is expressed as a sphere to enable it to provide maximum seating room in the smallest possible space – the compact sphere combined with the tulip base allows the chair to accommodate a large age range whilst occupying minimum air space. Anecdotal evidence from older child users of the chair shows that the deep scoop seat is comfortable over long periods of time.

Easy to clean, easy to use, safe, long life usage, and durable, the Nest chair represents a new form for children’s highchairs – a simple solution to the routine hazards of child feeding. It is the only chair on the market worldwide which offers tray feeding for babies in combination with the following attributes: the ability to pull up to the table, the ability to clean the seat completely and hygienically with a simple wipe, and complete with use of a five point harness. The form is important because it not only reflects and refers to these functions, but gives the chair a character which sets it apart from any other children’s chair on the market.

Mozzee’s Nest is revolutionizing the form of children's high chairs worldwide.

Dimensions: 32.11" h x 17.73" d
Weight: 25.4 lbs
Color options: white or black

For more information on the Nest high chair, go to: http://www.sparkability.net/nesthighchair.html

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HellermannTyton Partners with Cormant Technologies to Deliver a Portable Solution for the Management of IT Infrastructure

HellermannTyton has partnered with Cormant Technologies to develop a unique, intelligent infrastructure management (IIM) system using portable, barcode identification technology.

Northampton UK (PRWEB) May 27, 2005 -- HellermannTyton has partnered with Cormant Technologies to develop a unique, intelligent infrastructure management (IIM) system using portable, barcode identification technology. The system is available now and integrates HellermannTyton’s new iD series of Category 5e and Category 6 bar-coded products with a version of Cormant’s CableSolve Connectivity and Infrastructure Management Software. The portability of the HellermannTyton iD system gives users the flexibility to manage and document network connectivity and moves, adds and changes (MACs) both on or off site, using handheld Pocket PCs with barcode scanners.

The new iD series from HellermannTyton incorporates Category 5e and Category 6 patch panels, patch cords and faceplates, each labelled with a unique barcode designed for use with Cormant’s CableSolve software.

CableSolve uses a Pocket PC with an integrated barcode scanner, to read the iD barcode and identify the hardware’s location and end-to-end connectivity within the network infrastructure. The software is capable of managing the entire physical infrastructure from the structured cabling through to switches, routers, outlets, PCs and telephones.

“Using the CableSolve powerful portable software platform, users have complete management of their end-to-end cabling and network infrastructure,” explains David Gagel, Sales and Marketing Director, HellermannTyton. Gagel continues: “The barcode on the iD connectivity components and other network assets such as computers, printers, and telephones, make traceability easy and allows the IT manager freedom to view their entire network when and where they need it.”

The HellermannTyton iD/CableSolve IIM system allows an IT manager to select any port within the network and view connectivity components (patch panel outlets, patch cords, etc.). They can also view active equipment, information on the hardware platform and any software installed on it, view floor plan locations of all equipment and power supply connections to that equipment. iD active patching solutions will also be introduced later in the year.

Paul Goodison, CEO, Cormant Technologies Inc. comments: “We’re pleased to be working exclusively on the IIM product with HellermannTyton as a leader in the Structured Cabling Market. iD and CableSolve offer a new approach to IIM which delivers real value for money along with portability, accuracy and flexibility in to the hands of the IT Manager.”

For more information on HellermannTyton’s iD solutions, please call 01604 707 420 or email e-mail protected from spam bots.

For more information on Cormant’s CableSolve, please call +800 CORMANT1 (+800 26762681) or + 632 814 5188 or email e-mail protected from spam bots.

For further press information please contact:

Chris King, Black & White Communications Ltd, 1 Horsefair Mews, Romsey, Hants. SO51 8JG Tel: 01794 521156.

David Gagel, HellermannTyton, 43-45 Salthouse Road, Cornwell Business Park, Brackmills, Northampton, NN4 7EX. Tel: 01604 706633. Fax: 01604 705454.

Jennifer Cristobal, Cormant Technologies. Suite 517, 28 Old Brompton Road, London, SW7 3SS. Tel: 0808 234 6180 or +800 2676 2681. Fax: +44 (0)870 446 0061.

About HellermannTyton
HellermannTyton is a UK based manufacturer of structured cabling systems and solutions. As part of Spirent PLC, the international network technology company; HellermannTyton leads the design and development of network technology solutions for the HellermannTyton group world wide.

The first to manufacture Category 5 compliant systems in the UK, the company now provides Category 5E, 6 and fibre solutions under the Network Sciences brand. By using its extensive training and support facilities to ensure quality installations for the end user, HellermannTyton continues to have a deserved reputation for technology, innovation and design supported by world class manufacturing facilities.

http://www.htdata.co.uk

About Cormant Technologies
Cormant Technologies Inc. is an Information, Communication and Technology Infrastructure Management Company engaged in the development and marketing of advanced Infrastructure Management Software systems.

Cormant Technologies is a British-Australian company that is focused on providing the best connectivity and infrastructure systems to serve the needs of medium to very large enterprise businesses spanning all industries across the globe. Key customers of Cormant include multinationals from the banking, consulting, IT, air cargo, travel, hotel, government, manufacturing, health and telecommunications industries.

Cormant established and maintains its headquarters and development office in the Philippines. The company has sales offices in the United Kingdom and distribution partners throughout Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, South Africa, South East Asia, Hong Kong and China.

http://www.cormant.com

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The Daylight Company, an International Manufacturer of Natural “Daylight” Lighting Lamps Successfully Defended its Intellectual Propert

(PRWEB) May 27, 2005 -- The Daylight Company, an international manufacturer of natural “Daylight” lighting lamps and magnifiers is pleased to announce that it has successfully defended its intellectual property as a result of instigating a lawsuit to protect three of its patented lamp designs. The case was recently settled by confidential agreement.

Founder Patrick Jacquelin said "The Company will continue to forcibly defend its unique designs against any and all forms of infringement." He further went on to say that the Company was very proud of its ability to bring to market, at reasonable prices, high quality customer driven products for the hobby and craft industries.

For further information regarding the Company’s products, please contact Gareth Pope at the Daylight Company on 303.750.9888.

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Engineer-to-Order Enterprise Resource Planning Leader Encompix Largest Client Base

Engineer-to-Order Enterprise Resource Planning Leader Encompix Largest Client Base

(PRWEB) May 27, 2005 -- Encompix (www.encompix.com) has filled the manufacturing software requirements of Engineer-to-Order companies since 1992. Encompix provides ETO (engineer-to-order) manufacturers with a competitive advantage by improving bottom line results. A sample list of Encompix clients demonstrates the scope of the ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) solution:

- Kvichak Marine, leader in the design of high quality, hardworking aluminum vessels.
- Scherping Systems, leading supplier of process equipment to dairy industries.
- Sentinel Building Systems, leading manufacturer of all-steel buildings for agricultural/commercial use.
- American Micro Products, Inc., leader of precision-machined components and manufacturer of circular, glass to metal, hermetically sealed electrical connectors.
- Automatic Feed Company (AFC), world's premier designers and manufacturers of coil processing
- Reko International Group Inc. manufactures plastic injection molds, compression molds, dies, fixtures, automation, special machines.
- B&K Corporation designs/builds assembly and test systems for the automotive industry.
- GL&V focuses in pulp and paper or process equipment.
- Conservatek, geodesic dome technology in the manufacture of lightweight, high-strength aluminum roof systems.
- Merritech's business is designing and building special production machines for automotive manufacturers.
- Vulcan Engineering, foundry engineering, manufacturing.
- Roy Metal Products, the largest manufacturers of custom-made metal store fixtures in North America.
- Poblocki & Sons, the leading interior and exterior signage manufacturers.
- Globecomm Systems Inc., designs, assembles and installs satellite ground segment systems.
- COE, major international machinery provider to the Forest and Building Products, Rubber and Laminates industries.
- Delta, premier supplier of plastic injection molds, models, fixtures, tooling for the automotive, aerospace, and heavy truck industries.
- Extrude Hone invented the Abrasive Flow Machining process.
- Machines-Outils Henri Line Inc. designs and builds custom machines for industries such as aerospace, automotive, railroad and precision machining.
- Stillwater, machining company and a manufacturer of resistance welding products.
- LNS America, Inc., leading supplier of bar feeding equipment.
- The Assembly & Test - Worldwide (ATW), automation systems and solutions fundamental to the assembly and testing of industrial products.
- Automatic Systems, Inc., material handling systems.
- Electronic equipment from noise, dust, extreme heat, or inclement weather provided by Metal Systems, Inc.
- MSI Mold Builders designs and builds various types of steel and aluminum molds for injection, structural foam, rim, blow, gas assist and structural web processes.
- Fab-Tech, Inc., the leading global supplier of corrosive-resistant fume exhaust systems.
- Weber Manufacturing Limited,a service tool supplier for plastic molders.
- Rader, Equipment in virtually every Pulp and Paper mill in North America.
- Matrix Service serves the petro/chemical industry.
- Cross Bros. custom fabricated equipment; power transmission products; conveyor and industrial machinery service and maintenance.
- Minnesota Elevator, Inc. specializes in the manufacture of various types of elevators.

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PRONTO North America ERP FaxMail Reduces Labor Costs

PRONTO North America ERP FaxMail Reduces Labor Costs

(PRWEB) May 27, 2005 -- The ability to fax or e-mail any PRONTO-Xi document or report directly to customers, suppliers, colleagues directly from the ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system dramatically improves productivity. According to Tom Verzi, Director of Marketing for the Minnesota-based ERP leader, “FaxMail immediately drives cost savings with large reductions in communication and administration costs.”

The PRONTO-Xi FaxMail solution, including a flexible document transmission management system, allows manufacturers and distributors the ability to monitor the status of every fax and e-mail sent. It becomes an indispensable tool for any manufacturing, distribution, service, or retail concern where fast, hassle-free communication is central to the business operation.
The Key Benefits of PRONTO-Xi FaxMail:
- Reduce Postage Costs
- Reduce Faxing costs
- Reduce Labor costs in folding, addressing, and posting documents
- Reduce time spend at the fax machine
- Highly professional-looking documents, incorporating logs and other layout elements
- Easy to use as printing within PRONTO-Xi

A PRONTO-Xi user of FaxMail noted that it has eliminated the need for staff to mail out 1500 statements per month and approximately 200 invoices per day. This is has reduced postage costs significantly and saved at least five working days per moth in staff folding envelopes.

PRONTO North America, based in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, is the North American Master Distributor of PRONTO-Xi, a comprehensive software system allowing manufacturers, distributors, and retailers to effectively manage all phases of the supply chain. Far beyond just another Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System, PRONTO-Xi’s financial and distribution applications are unique and have provided maximum return on investment for a wide variety of organizations since 1976. From PRONTO Planning to PRONTO Production; from PRONTO Forecasting Management to PRONTO Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP); from PRONTO Advanced Warehousing to PRONTO Quality Management System (QMS), the cross-section and breadth of integrated elements addressed by PRONTO-Xi is unmatched in the marketplace and justifies the company’s natural leadership role as the best fully integrated business software solution for more than a quarter century. PRONTO North America is quickly emerging as the combined manufacturing, service, and distribution ERP leader.

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May 26, 2005

Los Angeles Based Pacific Pavingstone Expands their Driveway and Patio Paving Stone Installation Business into Ventura County

Today, Pacific Pavingstone (www.pacificpavingstone.com), the leading privately owned Los Angeles paving stone installer, announced the addition of their newest office located in Ventura, CA. The new facility will provide Ventura County residents with the driveway and patio paving stone service their Los Angeles area customers love to rave about.

(PRWEB) May 26, 2005 -- Today, Pacific Pavingstone (www.pacificpavingstone.com), the leading privately owned Los Angeles paving stone installer, announced the addition of their newest office located in Ventura, CA. The new facility will provide Ventura County residents with the driveway and patio paving stone service their Los Angeles area customers love to rave about.

The company’s recent expansion into Ventura is just another example of the massive growth Pacific Pavingstone has experienced in the past few years. In fact just last month, the main headquarters were relocated from La Crescenta to their new, larger building in Sun Valley. The beautiful new office spaces were designed and built by the owner, Terry Morrill, from the ground up.

Terry and his Ventura team, headed up by the company’s newest addition, Mike Hale, are already in full swing. Mike has over seven years experience in paving stone installation and design and is personally overseeing the new Pacific Pavingstone office in Ventura.

“Before joining Pacific Pavingstone, I worked with some of their competitors who would just hire sub-contractors to do the actual work. I’m excited to be joining a team who has their own trained crews and who stand by the quality of their work from start to finish.” says Mike.

About Pacific Pavingstone
Pacific Pavingstone specializes in custom designed concrete paving stone driveway and patio installation. Pacific Pavingstone and its sister companies Morrill Landscape Group(www.morrillgroup.com) and California Waterscapes (www.californiawaterscapes.com), were founded by Terry Morrill and his two sons, Trent and Chad. The three companies have been featured on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition and multiple times on HGTV’s Landscaper’s Challenge. In 2004, they were recognized by Inc. 500 Magazine as one of “America’s Fastest Growing Privately-Owned Companies.”

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Davonna Carr Joins Athletique Inc. Design Team

Davonna Carr, a graduate of the Iowa State University’s School of Apparel Merchandising, Design and Production (AMDP) has joined Athletique to assist in the company’s development of its new sportswear and teamwear lines. Prior to joining Athletique, Davonna worked for Marie Marie Clothing in New York and worked with Wynning Teams LLC to design the dance team uniforms for the Chicago Blackhawks and the Chicago Rush.

Brookfield, IL (PRWEB) May 26, 2005 -- Davonna Carr, a graduate of the Iowa State University’s School of Apparel Merchandising, Design and Production (AMDP) has joined Athletique to assist in the company’s development of its new sportswear and teamwear lines. Prior to joining Athletique, Davonna worked for Marie Marie Clothing in New York and worked with Wynning Teams LLC to design the dance team uniforms for the Chicago Blackhawks and the Chicago Rush.

While at Iowa State University, Davonna was the recipient of the Multi-Visual Program Scholarship and the Charles Lovelady Scholarship. Actively involved in sports, Davonna was a member of the ISU Track and Field Team and was the Co-Captain of the Varsity Basketball and Track teams at Roosevelt High School in Des Moines as well as Co-Captain of the Dance Squad and DeJaVu Dance Team.

DCarr is the newest designer collection to be added for Athletique, who also introduced the JClark Sportswear Line and the TeKay Designs Wedding dresses to their offerings earlier this year. The newest designs in the DCarr collection will be featured in the upcoming “Power Players” Charity Fashion Show being held Saturday, June 25 from 6 – 10 PM at the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame in Chicago. This highly anticipated event will feature a number of star athletes in custom made Athletique apparel. The proceeds from the event will benefit the Greater Illinois Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association.

Athletique is an innovative new apparel retailer and manufacturer with offices and production in the Chicago area. They produce classic clothing and sportswear, custom made to order for groups, teams and individuals. The clothing is available to purchase on the company’s website and through independent reps and retailers.

More information regarding Athletique can be obtained by visiting their website at www.myathletique.com or by calling 1-866-531-2266.

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Industry Directions Reinforces Its Expansion by Appointing David M. Alschuler as Principal and Industry Analyst

Industry Directions, an industry analyst firm delivering project-based go-to-market services for application providers serving manufacturing-supported business networks, today announced that David M. Alschuler has joined its team. The addition of Alschuler, a senior level analyst and marketing professional with extensive experience in strategic & operational planning, IT Analysis and Research services, comes in response to growing market demand for Industry Directions’ expertise and customer-focused approach.

Newburyport, MA (PRWEB) May 26, 2005 -- Alschuler formerly served as Sr. VP, eBusiness and Enterprise Applications for the Aberdeen Group, leading research teams that covered ERP, SCM, CRM, SRM and outsource service providers. Alschuler will leverage his extensive experience to lead Industry Directions’ research on Supply Chain Execution, Product Lifecycle Management and Enterprise Asset Management as well as top-tier ERP providers.

“I’m excited to be joining Industry Directions, a company I’ve always respected for its ability to support its customers with project-based services based on high-quality research and analysis,” said Alschuler. “It’s great to be part of a group that is focused on supporting the industrial market as it migrates toward an adaptive, demand-driven operational model.”

In joining Industry Directions, Alschuler will once again team with Aberdeen Group alumni William Brandel, who is focusing on Supply Chain Planning & Collaboration, B2B Applications and Exchanges and Supplier Relationship Management and Procurement. The other long-time Principals include Julie Fraser and Alice Greene.

Prior to his tenure at Aberdeen Group, Mr. Alschuler held executive leadership positions that included: VP Sales and Marketing for Xchange, Inc., a leader in customer relationship management across channels and product lines; Sr. VP Sales & Marketing for Work Management Solutions, a developer and marketer of project and program management software for Fortune 1000 IT organizations; and VP of Marketing for MCAD-leader Parametric Technology (PTC) Corporation.

Alschuler holds a Master of City and Regional Planning from Harvard University and a Bachelor of Arts, Economics from Oberlin College.

About Industry Directions
Industry Directions is an industry analyst firm providing project-based go-to-market services for application providers that optimize interaction, efficiency and profit for manufacturing enterprises and their value network partners. The company delivers vertical market expertise and personalized services that enable emerging or repositioning software and service providers to achieve their unique market potential.

To learn more, visit: www.industrydirections.com

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Dermacia, Inc. Taps QuantumSphere, Inc. - The World's Highest Quality Supplier of Nanosilver - for Applications to Address $50 Billion Worldwide Acne Market

QuantumSphere, Inc. today announced Dermacia, Inc., a pioneering California maker of advanced therapeutic cosmetics and skincare products, has selected QuantumSphere to supply nanosilver for Dermacia's advanced line of therapeutic cosmetics and skin care products designed for acne sufferers. As manufacturer of the world’s highest quality nanosilver, QuantumSphere will provide Dermacia with its nanopowders of unequalled purity and particle uniformity, enabling Dermacia and its medical advisory team of dermatologists and plastic surgeons to further validate the performance and value of nanosilver and other nanometals for their antibacterial, sun protectant and other key properties.

Costa Mesa, CA (PRWEB) May 26, 2005 -- QuantumSphere, Inc. today announced Dermacia, Inc., a pioneering California maker of advanced therapeutic cosmetics and skincare products, has selected QuantumSphere to supply nanosilver for Dermacia's advanced line of therapeutic cosmetics and skin care products designed for acne sufferers. As manufacturer of the world’s highest quality nanosilver, QuantumSphere will provide Dermacia with its nanopowders of unequalled purity and particle uniformity, enabling Dermacia and its medical advisory team of dermatologists and plastic surgeons to further validate the performance and value of nanosilver and other nanometals for their antibacterial, sun protectant and other key properties.

Following extensive testing, Dermacia has chosen QuantumSphere nanosilver and other QuantumSphere products as key ingredients in Dermacia's latest line of exclusive makeup and skin care products. Dermacia is currently using the nano-ingredients in select makeup and skin care products and other applications. Additional products incorporating QuantumSphere nanotechnology are in development. Using QuantumSphere technology, Dermacia has conducted extensive research to develop ingredients and processes employing QuantumSphere's uniquely pure ingredients as a part of its Nano2infusionTM technology.

QuantumSphere manufactures and sells nanopowder renderings of several elemental minerals. Dermacia combines biotechnology, cosmeceuticals, cosmetics and nanotechnology, to serve as the technology hub for skin care products. Dermacia’s LYCOGelTM Complex serves the market with the first “breathable makeup” application that promotes healing with a cosmetic base for burn victims and surgery patients. Dermacia recently announced the introduction of a new line of cosmeceutical products to address millions of people around the world who cannot use traditional cosmetics due to sensitive skin conditions, estimated to be a market size in excess of $50 billion. This follows QuantumSphere’s announcement that it unveiled new nanopowders for biomedical applications to significantly advance medical diagnostic results previously undetectable using conventional technology.

“We are extremely pleased that Dermacia will apply QuantumSphere’s QSI-nanoTM silver product to leverage their position as a leading-edge provider of products that we believe will ultimately be adopted by medical and consumer markets across the globe. We are delighted to introduce our technology to a firm that maintains and grows its sales channels so well. Having commenced commercial sales of its products less than two years ago, Dermacia now sells through more than 1,000 surgical and dermatological centers across the country; and is aggressively expanding throughout Asia, Europe and Latin America as well,” said Kevin Maloney, CEO, QuantumSphere, Inc.

“Combining QuantumSphere’s nanosilver with Dermacia’s Nano2infusion technology will further solidify Dermacia’s position as the industry leader in state-of-the-art ‘breathable’ cosmeceutical products which promote oxygenation and healing of the skin, which is currently a huge unmet consumer need,” said Matt A. Nicosia, CEO, Dermacia, Inc. “When it came to finding a manufacturer and supplier of nanosilver, QuantumSphere provided us with the best choice. Their world-class management and scientific team, coupled with their exclusive manufacturing process, provided us with the highest purity, consistent particle size nanosilver on the market,” Nicosia added.

QuantumSphere is the leading manufacturer of metallic nanopowders for applications in the aerospace, defense, energy, biomedical and other markets demanding advanced material applications. QuantumSphere enables order-of-magnitude performance improvements for certain applications by using nanotechnology in existing materials to make new products or to multiply the effectiveness of existing products. QuantumSphere is uniquely positioned to meet the demands of the marketplace, as the firm’s facility continues to increase capacity, with a production target of 2,500 pounds of the world’s purest nanopowders, including nanosilver, monthly.

About Dermacia, Inc.
Dermacia Inc. is a leading cosmetic and skincare manufacturer and innovator. Dermacia products meld leading technologies and ingredients from the cosmetics, cosmeceutical, biotechnology, nanotechnology and pharmaceutical industries, to produce the world's finest hypoalergenic, color-correct makeup and skincare products. Dermacia serves as the technology hub for cosmetic and skin care products marketed under the LycogelTM brand and other in-house and private label brands. Lycogel products, sold exclusively through medical professionals, were the first cosmeceuticals designed for post-plastic surgery cover and special camouflage applications, facilitating rapid healing of wounds, scars and burns while providing effective, flawless cover. Patent-pending Lycogel Complex™ combines tissue respiratory factors and a breathable triple-silica gel base to protect and deliver additional oxygen to the wound areas. The line includes a camouflage foundation, concealer and moisturizing anti-inflammatory spray. With Lycogel technology as a base, Dermacia has now developed a new consumer cosmetic line, offering the same therapeutic benefits and active ingredients as its medical line. The company, based in Newport Beach, California, sells its products internationally. Visit Dermacia on the Web at http://www.dermacia.com.

About QuantumSphere, Inc.
QuantumSphere is the leading manufacturer of metallic nanopowders for a broad range of applications in such diverse industries as aerospace, defense, energy, biomedical, cosmetics and other markets demanding advanced material applications. QuantumSphere's exclusive manufacturing process provides: consistent, narrow particle size distribution; low level of agglomeration and impurities; custom-tailored oxide shell thickness; and the highest purity metallic nanopowders on the market that are easier to transport and handle. The company accomplishes this without compromising its commitments to the environment and community. No other company offers these performance advantages.

QuantumSphere is the only supplier of the world's highest quality nanonickel (n-Ni). This will replace platinum as the main catalyst in hydrogen fuel cells and various electrode assemblies and provide a renewable source of power to supply the world's energy needs. The company is leveraging its leading market position in nanonickel (n-Ni) to manufacture and ship product for applications in fuel cells, magnetic medical products (e.g., contrast agent that is orders-of-magnitude more sensitive than existing materials for MRI detection of disease and organ function), bio sensors, filtration devices and other applications including additives for plastics and electromagnetic frequency shielding.

For more information, visit www.qsinano.com or contact Joe Romano, Partner, HighGround, Inc. at 781-279-1320 x 208 or e-mail protected from spam bots

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ImageID Announces New Release of Visidot™ AIDC Product Suite, an “Alternative to RFID” for Manufacturers, Retailers

Visidot System Is Cost-Effective, Standards-Based Alternative to RFID for Multiple Asset Tracking - ImageID Ltd. today introduced a new version of its Visidot™ Automatic Identification and Data Capture (AIDC) system – an accurate and cost-effective solution for rapid multiple-asset AIDC and asset tracking.

Tel Aviv, Israel (PRWEB) May 26, 2005 -- ImageID Ltd. today introduced a new version of its Visidot™ Automatic Identification and Data Capture (AIDC) system – an accurate and cost-effective solution for rapid multiple-asset AIDC and asset tracking.

In the Visidot System (http://www.visidot.com), assets are uniquely labeled with standard 2D Data Matrix barcodes or with Visidot Colorcodes. As assets pass in front of the Visidot Reader, the reader captures hundreds of labels simultaneously and transmits the information to an image processing system, which decodes the data from each label. This asset data is exported to a data management system in XML or other standard format. Images can be stored in a separate Image Bank. An easy-to-use Site Management System controls the entire process.

The new Visidot release introduces the ability to detect and decode all variations of the Standard (ISO/IEC 16022) Data Matrix 2D barcode symbology with unprecedented speed and accuracy. Support for this standard symbology is added to the commercially proven Visidot Colorcode symbology.

“Today, the Visidot system delivers all the inherent benefits of traditional barcode technology, yet far surpasses it in terms of speed and efficiency of code capture – especially for tracking multiple assets,” said Roger Hecker, Product Marketing Manager for Visidot. “In addition, at accuracy levels of near-100% in actual installations, the Visidot solution is both more reliable and more cost-effective than RFID solutions.”

Industry-Proven
The Visidot system is field proven in key manufacturing and retail industry applications, including inbound and outbound shipment verification, management of reusable assets and identification of labels from long distances and in a large field of view.

- Tracking & Tracing Reusable Assets: IFCO Systems, a leading supplier of reusable plastic containers (RPC's) with more than 260 million rentals per year, was looking for a way to track each of its millions of RPC's throughout its network of over 40 RPC Service Centers and Storage depots all over Europe and North America. The Visidot solution is providing IFCO traceability of labeled crates, real-time views of inventory at depots, views of crate cycle times, accurate records of customer shipments/returns, and the foundation for improving customer request response time.

- Managing Bulky Assets in Manufacturing: Positioning bulky assets in automotive and aerospace manufacturing for traditional barcode scanning is often impractical or even impossible, as is RFID scanning involving metal assets or in metal-heavy environments.

The Ford Motor Company successfully installed a Visidot AIDC System at the Ford F150 plant in Dearborn to improve production speed and increase plant efficiency. The Ford plant, which produces Ford F150's, uses a fully automated Build Order system to produce its trucks. With multiple frame types to choose from, the company was looking for the most efficient way to expedite verification of the chassis type as it was being placed onto the production line. In December 2004, the company decided to install the Visidot system at the frame entrance to the plant to identify and verify the correct selection of the chassis type before it reached the conveyor belt inside. The newly installed Visidot reader captures a 2D Data Matrix label affixed to each chassis and confirms, in real-time with Ford’s production line controller, that the chassis is correct and can enter the assembly line. Since installation, the system accuracy has been perfect - 100%.

- Shipping Verification: In the retail supply chain field, the Visidot can help reduce costly charge-backs from retail customers by verifying all of the boxes in each outbound order and to use the stored image from each read as proof of shipment and condition.

The Visidot system components and features include:
- The Visidot Reader consists of a robust processing module and up to four image capture devices. The image capture devices scan assets in a large field of view, such as a full pallet load, and send digital images to the processor, running the Visidot Detect & Decode software. The Detect & Decode software, a set of sophisticated algorithms, detects all of the 2D Data Matrix barcodes or Visidot Colorcodes in the images and decodes them. The decoded data is transferred to the WMS, ERP, EDI or other system via standard data formats such as XML or RS-232. The entire reading process, from image capture to data export of hundreds of codes, takes only a few seconds. The highly accurate data provides real-time per-asset traceability, verification of outbound/inbound movements and updated inventory data.

- The Visidot Viewer, located at every reading point, provides a visual display of each read and its detections and enables immediate corrective action. For example, by automatically comparing the actual shipments with order data from WMS, OMS and EDI systems, the Viewer enables warehouse personnel to see, in real-time, which items are missing or not supposed to be on a pallet and add or remove items from the shipment.

- Visidot Image Bank Server stores the images and decoded data from all reads at a site and enables quick access for viewing past reads. Having a visual record of each read provides powerful evidence for proof of quantity and condition for every item in every shipment.

- Visidot Site Management System is a centralized management console that configures and monitors all Visidot Readers at a customer facility. With the ability to view recent reads from all readers, configure parameters and monitor performance, the Visidot Site Management System ensures fast corrective actions and optimal system performance.

“Through our commitment to global barcode standards such as the robust Data Matrix symbology, we are well poised for mainstream adoption of the Visidot solution throughout the supply chain,” said Rami Kopelman, VP Sales, Marketing and Business Development for Visidot. “Visidot's leadership in multiple-asset data capture is solidified – the ability to capture hundreds of standard codes in a single read, with proven near-100% accuracy, is unmatched by any barcode or RFID solution."

The latest version of ImageID’s Visidot™ Automatic Identification and Data Capture (AIDC) system is available immediately. For additional information, visit http://www.visidot.com.

About ImageID and Visidot
ImageID, the provider of the Visidot™ solution (http://www.visidot.com), develops and markets advanced multiple-asset Automatic Identification and Data Capture (AIDC) solutions. Based on imaging technology and sophisticated algorithms, the Visidot solution is capable of identifying and decoding hundreds of unique standard barcodes simultaneously in a single read, with unprecedented speed and accuracy. The Visidot solution is being used in retail supply chains, automotive manufacturing and reusable assets pool management operations to provide per-asset visibility and to increase operational efficiencies. ImageID is a multinational company with R&D facilities in Israel and direct sales and partner networks in the US and Europe.

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Peterson Manufacturing Co.: A ‘Quiet Giant’ Celebrates 60 Years in Business

Company grows over six decades from a small automotive aftermarket supplier to a world-leading innovator in the production of a complete line of vehicle safety lighting, mirrors, reflectors, antennas and related products.

(PRWEB) May 26, 2005 – This year marks the 60th anniversary of Peterson Manufacturing of Grandview, Missouri. The company plans to celebrate the milestone with special events and customer promotions scheduled for this summer and fall.

Over the past six decades, Peterson has grown from a small, automotive aftermarket supplier of such items as safety lighting and tire pumps, to a quarter-billion-dollar, multi-faceted corporation serving transportation-related industries around the world. Yet for all of its impressive growth, the family-owned company remains Grandview's "quiet giant,” virtually unknown by millions who see and use Peterson products every day of their lives.

"We're not exactly high profile," says president and CEO Don Armacost, Jr., son of the Kansas City businessman who acquired the company from Wilbur Peterson and staked its future on a commitment to quality. "My father often said he didn't want to be the biggest in the business, just the best. He always looked for ways to improve quality--better materials, better methods, better ideas. That philosophy has served us well, and we look forward to where it will take us in the years ahead."

Today the company headquarters in a state-of-the-art, 450,000-square-foot facility housing everything from manufacturing and assembly to management, sales, engineering, warehousing and more. Many of the company's superb, non-union workforce of more than 650 people are second- and third-generation Peterson associates.

An ever-growing line of over 2,200 Peterson safety lighting and accessory items serves automotive and heavy-duty truck markets worldwide. Known for innovation, Peterson enjoyed its first major breakthrough with the revolutionary VIBAR® socket. The company has also led in developing rustproof, stainless steel housings; virtually indestructible Lexan® lenses; unique solutions to seal bulbs against moisture and chemicals; LED optic and circuitry technology; plus other product and packaging innovations too numerous to list.

As an ISO 9001:2000 certified company, Peterson Manufacturing is the flagship of the Peterson Corporate Group, a family of 11 companies and over 3,000 associates working in global, transportation-related industries. With the focus on quality as their common theme, these highly specialized companies are important parts of the Peterson corporate success story:
• Anderson Marine -- Peterson's marine lighting division.
• Mission Plastics North -- plastic injection molding.
• Mission Plastics Arkansas -- plastic injection molding.
• Maxi-Seal -- electrical harness systems for trucks and trailers.
• Vector Tool & Engineering -- tooling for plastic injection molding.
• D&D Aviation -- air charter services.
• Kansas City Aviation Center -- aircraft sales, fuel.
• Renzenberger Inc. -- railroad crew transportation services.
• Motorsports Marketing -- retail motorsports collectibles.
• Transworld Products, Inc. -- global product sourcing.

As Peterson reflects on its 60 years of operation, Armacost says the company is not only proud of its success, but also enormously grateful for its dedicated people and loyal customers.

"A 60-year anniversary is a nice milestone," says Armacost. "But we remember who got us here, and that's what we'll be celebrating most in 2005."

Visit the company’s website at www.pmlights.com.
Contacts:
Mark Assenmacher, Director of Marketing
Peterson Manufacturing Co.
4200 East 135th Street
Grandview, MO 64030
Phone: 816-765-2000

Darrin Widick, MBA
Hickerson Wahaus Advertising & Marketing
415 Delaware, Suite 2W
Kansas City, MO 64105
Phone: 816-474-9558 ext. 334

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Two Days Sales Training for NOVAtime's West Coast Business Partners Held in Los Angeles

Many NOVAtime’s west coast business partners’ sales professionals heard from author and sales & marketing expert Pete Nelson and leading time and attendance expert Brian Rice to improve their selling skills and addressed marketing, branding and networking techniques and strategies.

Monterey Park, CA (PRWEB) May 26, 2005 -- NOVAtime, (www.novatime.com), an innovative technology company that develops time and attendance and workforce management software, concluded its first two days Selling in Color Sales Training series designed exclusively for the NOVAtime business partners’ sales professionals, held between May 19 and May 20.

The objectives of this sales training is to help salespeople of NOVAtime’s business partners evelop the knowledge, attitude, skills and habits they need to meet their productivity goals. This program’s intent was to transform the mindset of NOVAtime’s business partners’ sales professionals with powerful information from the Seven Steps for Selling the Way Your Customers Want to Buy, tips and information to customize or colorize their sales presentations, as well as teaching them to speak about their products and services in thirty (30) seconds or less.

As Nelson delivered detailed and interactive workshop on sales, marketing, and branding topics, while Rice offered specific sessions in how to promote NOVAtime’s time and attendance / workforce management products.

This educational information is important for NOVAtime’s business partners to position themselves beyond a provider for time and attendance / time clock solutions; they will help their customers to solve time and attendance problems, control labor costs, and enhance overall business performance for their customers.

NOVAtime has a strong commitment to provide the best products and services to their business partners, whether it’s the time and attendance / workforce management products that they’re selling, tools that their business partners will be using, promotions for their front-end sales professionals. This is a continuation of NOVAtime’s commitment to their business partners, as Frank Su, NOVAtime’s president stated during their seventh (7th) Annual International Business Partner Conference in Las Vegas, “You grow, we grow!”

About NOVAtime
With corporate offices located in Monterey Park, California, NOVAtime is a leader in integrating time and attendance systems with a company’s human resources and payroll. Known for their scalable software technology, many of the best-managed companies in the world have chosen NOVAtime as the preferred time and attendance and workforce management software provider. For more information on NOVAtime and Brian Rice, please visit www.novatime.com or call 877-486-6682.

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HellermannTyton Partners With Cormant Technologies to Deliver a Portable Solution for the Management of IT Infrastructure

HellermannTyton has partnered with Cormant Technologies to develop a unique, intelligent infrastructure management (IIM) system using portable, barcode identification technology.

Northampton UK (PRWEB) May 26, 2005 -- HellermannTyton has partnered with Cormant Technologies to develop a unique, intelligent infrastructure management (IIM) system using portable, barcode identification technology. The system is available now and integrates HellermannTyton’s new iD series of Category 5e and Category 6 bar-coded products with a version of Cormant’s CableSolve Connectivity and Infrastructure Management Software. The portability of the HellermannTyton iD system gives users the flexibility to manage and document network connectivity and moves, adds and changes (MACs) both on or off site, using handheld Pocket PCs with barcode scanners.

The new iD series from HellermannTyton incorporates Category 5e and Category 6 patch panels, patch cords and faceplates, each labelled with a unique barcode designed for use with Cormant’s CableSolve software.

CableSolve uses a Pocket PC with an integrated barcode scanner, to read the iD barcode and identify the hardware’s location and end-to-end connectivity within the network infrastructure. The software is capable of managing the entire physical infrastructure from the structured cabling through to switches, routers, outlets, PCs and telephones.

“Using the CableSolve powerful portable software platform, users have complete management of their end-to-end cabling and network infrastructure,” explains David Gagel, Sales and Marketing Director, HellermannTyton. Gagel continues: “The barcode on the iD connectivity components and other network assets such as computers, printers, and telephones, make traceability easy and allows the IT manager freedom to view their entire network when and where they need it.”

The HellermannTyton iD/CableSolve IIM system allows an IT manager to select any port within the network and view connectivity components (patch panel outlets, patch cords, etc.). They can also view active equipment, information on the hardware platform and any software installed on it, view floor plan locations of all equipment and power supply connections to that equipment. iD active patching solutions will also be introduced later in the year.

Paul Goodison, CEO, Cormant Technologies Inc. comments: “We’re pleased to be working exclusively on the IIM product with HellermannTyton as a leader in the Structured Cabling Market. iD and CableSolve offer a new approach to IIM which delivers real value for money along with portability, accuracy and flexibility in to the hands of the IT Manager.”

For more information on HellermannTyton’s iD solutions, please call 01604 707 420 or email e-mail protected from spam bots.

For more information on Cormant’s CableSolve, please call 0808 234 6180 or email e-mail protected from spam bots.

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Smarter Solutions CEO, Forrest Breyfogle, Receives Crosby Medal at the ASQ World Conference

Forrest Breyfogle was honored for his cutting-edge approach to traditional Six Sigma methodologies in his book, Implementing Six Sigma, 2nd edition (ISS2) at the 2005 American Society for Quality (ASQ) World Conference. ISS2 referred by many as the "how to" book recommended by ASQ, and is now receiving the coveted Phillip B. Crosby Medal.

(PRWEB) May 26, 2005 -- Forrest Breyfogle was honored for his cutting-edge approach to traditional Six Sigma methodologies in his book, Implementing Six Sigma, 2nd edition (ISS2) at the 2005 American Society for Quality (ASQ) World Conference. ISS2 referred by many as the "how to" book recommended by ASQ, and is now receiving the coveted Phillip B. Crosby Medal. This honor is presented to the individual who has authored a distinguished book contributing significantly to the extension of the philosophy and application of the principles, methods, or techniques of quality management.

ISS2 has become one of the most recognized and widely used texts for Lean Six Sigma education and training. This award winning book has been adopted as the standard text for numerous universities and large business entities throughout the world. Various professionals in the industry hold Mr. Breyfogle and his book with the highest regard as illustrated with the following quotes:

"… [Implementing Six Sigma] would make an excellent text for a technically oriented course for Black Belts or Master Black Belts. It is the most complete compilation of Six Sigma tools on the market." Six Sigma Forum Magazine, February 2004, page 42, by Roger Hoerl, manager of the applied statistics lab a General Electric's global research center.

"[This book] illustrates how most organizations can become more competitive, reduce defect levels, and improve cycle times. It consolidates not only the traditional Six Sigma process measurements and improvement tools, but also many other useful methodologies into one easy-to-understand text." Bill W. Wiggenhorn Past-President - Motorola University, Chief Learning Officer - CIGNA Healthcare (Retired)

"Forrest's work (Implementing Six Sigma 2nd edition) is the most significant text for developing and successful implementation of Six Sigma business strategies today." Keith Moe - General Manager & Executive Vice President of 3M Corporation (Retired).

Forrest Breyfogle is no newcomer to Six Sigma and quality management. He has been working with Six Sigma methods since its introduction in 1986. Mr. Breyfogle founded Smarter Solutions in 1992, after a 24-year career with IBM. Over the past decade Mr. Breyfogle has proven his expertise and built incredible credentials in the field. In 2001, he was selected as the Subject Matter Expert for APQC's Six Sigma Benchmarking Study. He serves as Quality Digests', "Ask the Six Sigma Expert and has been interviewed by media forums, including CNBC Power Lunch and CNNfn. Mr. Breyfogle has also authored or co-authored five other books on Six Sigma and Lean methods.

Press Contacts:
Cristi Burton
Smarter Solutions, Inc.
512-918-0280x407
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Engineer-to-Order Leader Encompix Share Sample Client List

Engineer-to-Order Leader Encompix Share Sample Client List

(PRWEB) May 26, 2005 -- Encompix (www.encompix.com) has filled the manufacturing software requirements of Engineer-to-Order companies since 1992. Encompix provides ETO (engineer-to-order) manufacturers with a competitive advantage by improving bottom line results.

A sample list of Encompix clients demonstrates the scope of the ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) solution:
•Kvichak Marine, leader in the design of high quality, hardworking aluminum vessels.
•Scherping Systems, leading supplier of process equipment to dairy industries.
•Sentinel Building Systems, leading manufacturer of all-steel buildings for agricultural/commercial use.
•American Micro Products, Inc., leader of precision-machined components and manufacturer of circular, glass to metal, hermetically sealed electrical connectors.
•Automatic Feed Company (AFC), world's premier designers and manufacturers of coil processing
•Reko International Group Inc. manufactures plastic injection molds, compression molds, dies, fixtures, automation, special machines.
•B&K Corporation designs/builds assembly and test systems for the automotive industry.
•GL&V focuses in pulp and paper or process equipment.
•Conservatek, geodesic dome technology in the manufacture of lightweight, high-strength aluminum roof systems.
•Merritech's business is designing and building special production machines for automotive manufacturers.
•Vulcan Engineering, foundry engineering, manufacturing.
•Roy Metal Products, the largest manufacturers of custom-made metal store fixtures in North America.
•Poblocki & Sons, the leading interior and exterior signage manufacturers.
•Globecomm Systems Inc., designs, assembles and installs satellite ground segment systems.
•COE, major international machinery provider to the Forest and Building Products, Rubber and Laminates industries.
•Delta, premier supplier of plastic injection molds, models, fixtures, tooling for the automotive, aerospace, and heavy truck industries.
•Extrude Hone invented the Abrasive Flow Machining process.
•Machines-Outils Henri Line Inc. designs and builds custom machines for industries such as aerospace, automotive, railroad and precision machining.
•Stillwater, machining company and a manufacturer of resistance welding products.
•LNS America, Inc., leading supplier of bar feeding equipment.
•The Assembly & Test - Worldwide (ATW), automation systems and solutions fundamental to the assembly and testing of industrial products.
•Automatic Systems, Inc., material handling systems.
•Electronic equipment from noise, dust, extreme heat, or inclement weather provided by Metal Systems, Inc.
•MSI Mold Builders designs and builds various types of steel and aluminum molds for injection, structural foam, rim, blow, gas assist and structural web processes.
•Fab-Tech, Inc., the leading global supplier of corrosive-resistant fume exhaust systems.
•Weber Manufacturing Limited,a service tool supplier for plastic molders.
•Rader, Equipment in virtually every Pulp and Paper mill in North America.
•Matrix Service serves the petro/chemical industry.
•Cross Bros. custom fabricated equipment; power transmission products; conveyor and industrial machinery service and maintenance.
•Minnesota Elevator, Inc. specializes in the manufacture of various types of elevators.

Encompix
www.encompix.com
Roger Meloy
513-733-0066

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PRONTO North America ERP Allows Access via IBM AIX

PRONTO North America ERP Allows Access via IBM AIX

(PRWEB) May 26, 2005 -- With drill down support out-of-the-box, PRONTO-Xi Digital Dashboard delivers unprecedented flexibility when it comes to unraveling the hidden meaning in the data. According to Tom Verzi, Director of Marketing for the Minnesota-based ERP leader, “Starting at the highest level summary data, the Dashboard supports multiple levels of information consolidation, right down to the underlying transactions were required.” In addition, the color coding of information allows at a glance review of detail, no matter which level of consolidation.

Empowering Architecture:
PRONTO-Xi Digital Dashboard is based on Microsoft’s market leading architecture, including IIS, ASP WebParts, and SharePoint Portal Server. Coupled with PRONTO’s optional API Compiler, technically savvy users can extend and customize their Dashboards as required.

Verzi noted, “End-users can tailor the look and feel of their Dashboard interface using the simple administration screens supplies as standard with every implementation. All critical business objectives can be mapped and delivered via the Digital Dashboard in the minimum of time with maximum impact.”

Technology:
•Access PRONTO-Xi data on IBM AIX, Solaris V7, Red Hat Linux, Windows 2000/XP.
•“Out of the box” web parts for Menus and Reports, EIS, POS, Financial KPI’s and CRM.
•Utilizes Microsoft’s industry leading IIS web parts and optionally, SharePoint Server.

PRONTO North America, based in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, is the North American Master Distributor of PRONTO-Xi, a comprehensive software system allowing manufacturers, distributors, and retailers to effectively manage all phases of the supply chain. Far beyond just another Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System, PRONTO-Xi’s financial and distribution applications are unique and have provided maximum return on investment for a wide variety of organizations since 1976.

From PRONTO Planning to PRONTO Production; from PRONTO Forecasting Management to PRONTO Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP); from PRONTO Advanced Warehousing to PRONTO Quality Management System (QMS), the cross-section and breadth of integrated elements addressed by PRONTO-Xi is unmatched in the marketplace and justifies the company’s natural leadership role as the best fully integrated business software solution for more than a quarter century. PRONTO North America is quickly emerging as the combined manufacturing, service, and distribution ERP leader.

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May 25, 2005

Cheap Sofa Gives You the Ability to Instantly Change a Room’s Look for Summer - without Slipcovers

Make your home decorating sizzle this summer with fashionable, quick change sofa fabric sets on quality ready-to-assemble (RTA) upholstered furniture

(PRWEB) May 25, 2005 -- If you’d like to brighten your home with a sexy, new summer look but feel stifled by your living room furniture, you’re not alone. No one will blame you if you’d rather avoid the home decorating hassle of repainting, resorting to ill-fitting slipcovers, or spending too much on furnishings that limit your ability to redecorate at will. Fortunately, a new category of quality, upholstered furniture now gives you the ability to change your sofa in an instant and room’s look for summer, without breaking a sweat or your budget.

With 60 fabric selections, ready-to-assemble (RTA) upholstered furniture puts the style flexibility of a designer showroom at your fingertips, letting you change custom fabric sets on a whim. Simply unzip the original made-to-fit fabric set from the sofa frame, arms, back and seat cushions, and replace it with a new fabric set selection from a wealth of designer options.

Amazingly, the cost of this custom fabric makeover is typically less than that of slipcovers, while the RTA furniture itself sells for 50% less than retail, because it is sold direct to customers via the Internet—the sofa is only $299.

Summer Home Decorating Made Easy
Lisa Zocco, a southern Calif.-resident with RTA upholstered furniture, enjoys selecting custom couch fabric sets when aiming for a relaxed summer feel at home. “Why not give your room a beach cottage look by outfitting your couch with Ranger Twill White, or bring summer inside with Ranger Twill Maize?” asks Zocco. “Just slip off one custom fabric set and slip on a new one; it’s a lot easier and more fun than repainting.”

Since RTA upholstered furniture offers complete fabric sets including made-to-fit zipped covers for the frame and arms, those daring enough might even try mixing sets.

“For a more casual summer space, try pairing True Blue Denim with a sunny floral print like Beauval Sunblu. With the RTA furniture, changing your sofa and room’s look is as easy as slipping into comfortable summer clothes,” explains Zocco. “It economically satisfies your urge for comfort and creativity, without throwing out your living room set and starting over.”

Close up on Quality
The company’s website www.homereserve.com allows shoppers to see what the furniture looks like in a particular fabric by simply clicking on it, with “zoom ins” for a close-up view of weave and texture. Fabric selections include wool, cotton, acrylic, and the current industry “hottie,” microfibre, noted for its suede-like texture and excellent wear-ability, clean-ability, and anti-staining properties.

“It was hard to choose from so many beautiful, durable fabrics, but my selection did not disappoint,” says Dana Christine, author and Home & Garden Television personality, about her Home Reserve furniture.

“Unlike sloppy slipcovers, the fabrics are beautiful and fit precisely,” adds Brooke Manbeck, an account executive for UPS in Media, Penn. who recently bought a red microfibre sofa and neutral microfibre chair. “You just cannot tell they’re removable. My family and friends are amazed that I ordered them online. They’re the same or better quality than Lazy Boy.”

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Microstaq Mastering Electronic Controls for Fluid-Control Industry

Microstaq’s revolutionary MEMS valve technology holds great promise for the miniaturization of flow control systems across a number of automotive, biomedical, refrigeration, aeronautical and other flow control opportunities. The company’s silicon chip-based flow control technology leverages proven silicon wafer processing techniques to create a single-structure, ‘solid state’ valve capable of controlling a range of fluids in today’s high-pressure, high-flow rate control environments.

Bellingham, WA (PRWEB) May 25, 2005 –- Engineers at Microstaq are betting that the tiny, silicon chip they created to miniaturize and manage the refrigerant in a car’s air-conditioner holds promise for much broader applications in autos of the future. The micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) technology used in the patented microvalve also shows promise for biotechnology, drug research and development, satellite control and for medical uses.

“This could be the transistor of the fluid-control industry,” says company cofounder and president Steve Booth, referring to the electronics revolution that followed the invention of the transistor.

Microstaq has been successfully testing its micro-sized electro-mechanical valves for fluid control on automotive air conditioners for the past three years at its labs in Bellingham and anticipates production to get underway within two years. Knowing that a typical automobile has 50 valves that need to be opened and closed automatically and regulated closely, and having a number of top technical experts on staff, the company is favorably positioned to develop the micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) technology for use in auto transmissions, braking systems and other automobile fluidic systems.

Microstaq’s microvalve technology could also be used for active cooling of complex, heat generating electronic systems such as modern microprocessors, he said. “Its portability, low cost, accuracy and small fluid volume requirements also make it ideal for analysis and mixing of pharmaceuticals,” he said.

Microstaq’s microvalve uses MEMS technology and due to its silicon material content its moving parts will not wear out. A tiny silicon wafer the size of a button controls the flow of liquids, mists and gases at high pressures, replacing a traditional valve in the air conditioning system that is larger than a spark plug. Its lighter weight and smaller size is expected to increase fuel economy and reduce power consumption in every car, truck and SUV that uses it.

Booth and Microstaq cofounder Jeff Chance believe that Microstaq’s tiny electronic chip has the potential to revolutionize automotive flow control designs and reduce auto emissions.

“Even a half-mile-per-gallon increase in fuel efficiency translates into saving hundreds of thousands of metric tons of auto emissions every year,” said Booth, also president of the company.

Microstaq’s proprietary, pressure-balanced valve design uses advanced silicon wafer processing technologies to fabricate a high-pressure, high flow capable microvalve as compared to membrane or orifice-type microvalve designs. The Microstaq valve is designed to operate in the harsh temperature and pressure environments typical to many automotive flow control systems.

“There is great potential for this microvalve to be on every car in the world,” said Chance, executive vice president and COO. “Down the road, this technology could be used for other systems such as for biotechnology, medical uses, drug research and development, satellite control, gas flow, even bicycle suspensions.”

Microstaq’s valve technology holds such great promise that the company received a $2 million federal grant in 2001 from the National Institute of Standards Technology’s Advanced Technology Program to develop its unique microvalve for a car’s air conditioner.

About Microstaq:
Microstaq (www.microstaq.com) is a privately held company founded in 2000 to bring MEMS technology to the flow control world of automotive systems. Microstaq designs, develops and manufactures high-performance MEMS silicon valve systems capable of operating in normal to extreme flow control environments. Cofounders Steve Booth and Jeff Chance were business development and sales managers in the automotive air-conditioning and engine cooling industry before founding the company to address flow control opportunities in the air-conditioning and refrigeration industries. Formerly known as Alumina Micro, the company moved to Bellingham in 2002.

Microstaq recognizes the benefits of business partnerships to efficiently market its valve technology and seeks partnerships that will successfully market its flow control technology into promising business sectors.

Contact:
Jeff Chance
Executive Vice President
360-734-8220 x102
www.microstaq.com

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Worldwide Manufacturing USA Retains Stomar Partners for Financial Public Relations and Investor Relations Services

Worldwide Manufacturing USA, Inc.(OTCBB: WMFG) announced today that it has retained Stomar Partners LLC to provide financial public relations and investor relations services for WMFG.

San Bruno, CA (PRWEB) May 25, 2005 -- Worldwide Manufacturing USA, Inc.(OTCBB: WMFG)announced today that it has retained Stomar Partners LLC to provide financial public relations and investor relations services for WMFG.

"WMFG is in a very rapid stage of growth. Our revenues last year climbed by 12% and our gross profit climbed by 31%. We want to insure that the investment community becomes aware of our growth and the opportunity that exists by our manufacturing of products in China for export to the United States," said WMFG Chief Executive Officer Jimmy Wang.

"Stomar Partners has demonstrated the ability to disseminate information to the small-cap segment of the investment community that is interested in companies such as WMFG. Since we are fairly new as a publicly traded company, few in the investment community are aware of our company and its operations. We have retained Stomar Partners to increase our visibility as we anticipate our growth to continue." said Wang.

WMFG is headquartered in San Bruno, California, and its two wholly owned subsidiaries, Shanghai Intech Electro Mechanical Products, and Chengde Science & Technology Co., Ltd., are located in Shanghai, China and Changchun City, China, respectively. Worldwide is an 8 year old engineering firm specializing in international contract manufacturing and is also a direct manufacturer of air-conditioning units for cars. Its customers include the industries of wireless telecommunications, aerospace, automotive, machinery, tools, home electrical, and general electronics.Worldwide provides its services to more than 100 companies in the United States, including five Fortune 500 companies: General Electric (NYSE: GE), Tyco International (NYSE:TYC), A. O. Smith Corporation (NYSE:AOS), Andrew Corp. (NASDAQ: ANDW), Danaher Corp (NYSE: DHR)

WMFG's clear competitive advantage is its ability to timely deliver high quality components at manufacturing costs that are at least fifty percent (50%) less than what WMFG customers pay for similar products in the United States, according to Wang.

Stomar Partners LLC provides Financial Public Relations and Investor Relations services to small-cap and micro-cap companies traded on various exchanges, including the American Stock Exchange, NASDAQ, OTC Bulletin Board and the Pink Sheets. Stomar Partners maintains offices in Los Angeles, Chicago and Zurich.

For further information about Worldwide Manufacturing USA visit their web site at http://www.wwmusa.com/
or contact:
Raymond Walksoz
Stomar Partners Investor Relations
Telephone 312 238-9238

The above news release contains forward-looking statements. These statements are based on assumptions that management believes are reasonable based on currently available information, and include statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of the Company and its management. Prospective investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performances, and are subject to a wide range of business risks, external factors and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements. The Company assumes no obligation to update the information contained in this press release, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

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Esthetic Accents Takes Its Show on the Road - Mass-Customized Architectural Stained Glass Makes Big Impact at National Events

New company makes big impression at two Las Vegas trade shows - Esthetic Accents, a Portland, Oregon-based manufacturer and seller of architectural stained glass, shattered the industry the industry’s status quo last week at the Hospitality Design 2005 Expo and the 2005 Kitchen/Bath Industry Show, both held this year in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Portland, OR (PRWEB) May 25, 2005 -- Esthetic Accents, a Portland, Oregon-based manufacturer and seller of architectural stained glass, shattered the industry the industry’s status quo last week at the Hospitality Design 2005 Expo and the 2005 Kitchen/Bath Industry Show, both held this year in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Making a strong impression on the attendees at the trade shows as well as the industry media present there, the new company was one of four singled out for special coverage by Las Vegas television station Fox 5 for an in-studio visit. The segment featured new products that add color to home improvement projects without requiring extensive renovations. The products were selected from more than 1000 vendors with booths at KB2005.

Visitors to the Esthetic Accents booth were impressed by the versatility and durability the company’s custom stained glass products and were surprised by the line’s affordability. The Portland-based firm has created and designed an extremely durable form of stained glass that can safely be used in windows, doors, sidelights, shower and hot tub enclosures, cabinetry, gates, balcony and stair railings; it be incorporated into walls, partitions and casework. Because each piece is a custom design, themes can be continued throughout entire rooms and structures, matching doors and cabinets, sidelights and windows, or garage doors with front gates.

EAofferings allow much more design freedom than is possible with either artisan stained glass or mass produced design elements. Most often, artisan stained glass creates designs using stock bevels and bevel clusters that require that the design be developed around the bevels. However, Esthetic Accents is able to create custom bevels, both clear and colored, eliminating any limits on the design process.

Visitors to the EA booths represented some of the leaders in the commercial, design, hospitality, and home building industries. Among those particularly impressed by the products on display at the EA booths were representatives for Applebees, The Marriot Group, and Architectural Digest. “Wow! We’ve been looking for something like this for more than two years,” said one of the specifiers for a leading national restaurant chain. “We want to match motif for over 100 restaurants and this product makes it possible.”

According to Mary Spear, co-founder and CEO of Esthetic Accents, “We have traveled the world seeking and developing the manufacturing process that allows our unique approach to the marketplace. The technology is now available to take custom architectural stained glass solutions to a new level – and at extremely affordable prices. No one else is doing what we’re doing”

About Esthetic Accents
Esthetic Accents design professionals combine personalized service and the convenience of the Internet to provide excellent customer service nation-wide. Their online showroom and design center, toll free number and knowledgeable design staff make navigating through the design process straightforward and enjoyable. Esthetic Accents leverages the power of the Internet by utilizing PRWeb’s Online Visibility Engine(TM), making it easier for interested parties to learn about EA's breakthrough custom architectural stained glass technology and innovative product line as their innovations are released. The company can be reached at www.estheticaccents.com and by phone at 503-227-7687.

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BMJ Mold and Engineering Announces Premium Extended Warranty

BMJ Mold and Engineering, a 37 Year old Kokomo, IN, plastic injection molding company, announces new plan to insure against mold repair costs in the future.

Kokomo, IN (PRWEB) May 25, 2005 -- BMJ Mold and Engineering has announced a new way to control costs associated wit