Providing Telepresence video quality and CD quality audio in a compact, rugged and mobile device, Pixavi is redefining the wireless video communication business with the introduction of the Xcaster Mobile Telepresence Camera. The rugged device combines an easy to use interface with the latest video, audio and wireless technologies available to provide the user with a a unique, high quality communication and collaboration experience. Technology highlights includes the H.264 video standard, 802.11n wireless networking, AAC audio codecs along with SIP and H.323 video conferencing support. Using an advanced CMOS sensor and high end optics, the product shapes mobile collaboration for years to come.

Stavanger, Norway (PRWEB) March 3, 2009 — Pixavi today announced its next generation video communication product range, the Xcaster 5000 mobile telepresence product series. The product is designed to considerably decrease travel costs and increase organizational efficiency within companies and organizations.

Pixavi has through the last four years built its new technology platform through a complex technology project co funded by Pixavi and several key customers. The technology platform incorporates both hardware and software innovation and will be the foundation for many innovative products (http://www.pixavi.com/hardware-video-conferencing.html) in the years to come.

The product incorporates a five megapixel CMOS sensor, High end optics and advanced DSP hardware and software technology in order to achieve best in class quality and performance.

Pixavi CEO, Christian Rokseth explains: “High Definition 720p video quality has become the dominant quality level within today’s Video conferencing market. Until now, wireless HD video conferencing has been technically impossible due to the extreme encoding performance requirements and wireless bandwidth constraints. With the inclusion of new DSP technology from Texas Instruments and high performance networking technology, confirming to the new 802.11n (draft 2.0) standard, Pixavi has made HD video conferencing and telepresence available in a small handheld device.”

Based on Embedded Linux operating system and a user friendly interface, the Xcaster supports multiple modes of operation, all designed to be performed over an existing Internet connection and without the need for extra hardware or software:

– Video Conferencing mode (SIP, H.323 and Telepresence)

– Collaboration mode (advanced laser collaboration)

– Streaming mode (Stream HD video to Windows media player and Quicklime)

– Recording mode (record HD video and 5 megapixel stills to server)

The Xcaster Mobile Telepresence Camera (http://www.pixavi.com/hardware-xcaster-st5000.html) has the capability of dialing to any Video Conferencing system, Telepresence system or a standard desktop or laptop computer and instantly start communicating using HD video and CD quality audio. Along with H.264 video and AAC audio communication It supports both H.323 and SIP, which are the dominant IP telecommunication standards in today’s market. It has a built in speaker and microphone and It is also backwards compatible with legacy H.263 systems and g.711, G.722, G.722.1, and G.728 audio codecs.

Pricing & Availability:

The Xcaster ST5000 will be available in May 2009, with a price tag of 7950 USD. In addition, Pixavi is offering 3 levels of service, depending on the customer needs, including hosted and managed services like Go Live 2.0, SIP services and hosted video conferencing software solutions.

Technical details:

For more details, please visit the Xcaster section of our website (http://www.pixavi.com/hardware-xcaster-specifications.html).

Pixavi will shortly launch an Explosion proof / Intrinsically safe version, certified for zone 1 (IECex and ATEX) as well as wearable versions of the technology.

About Pixavi:

Pixavi is a privately owned company offering innovative and industrial grade wireless communication products, including wearable and mobile high definition telepresence video products, wireless network products (http://www.pixavi.com/networks-wireless.html) (802.11n, 802.11g WiFi and WIMAX), WLAN antenna products, location tracking and wireless video surveillance technology.

Pixavi introduced its first video collaboration system back in 1999 (ST1000)

The company’s award-winning solutions also come in intrinsically safe, EX approved and explosion proof versions according to ATEX and IECex and are used by the world’s leading enterprises in a multitude of industries. With a broad suite of open, standards-based products, Pixavi has a high focus on technology innovation. Pixavi is currently recruiting and are also looking for potential investors in order to accelerate growth.

Contact Pixavi for more information;:

Thomas Zaubi

Sales Director

+47 90943156

sales(a)pixavi (dot) com

www.pixavi.com

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This news release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. If such risks or uncertainties materialize or such assumptions prove incorrect, the results of Pixavi and its consolidated subsidiaries could differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and assumptions.

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Integration with BMC Remedy Asset Management Application Provides Organizations with an Automated Way to Discover, Track and Control Corporate IT Assets in Real-Time

Denver, Colorado (PRWEB) March 2, 2009 — Fluensee (http://www.fluensee.com), a leading provider of RFID-enabled asset tracking and management solutions today announced integration with BMC Software (http://www.bmc.com), a leading global provider of enterprise management solutions and next-generation data center automation software.

Fluensee’s AssetTrack™ solution extends the market-leading BMC Remedy Asset Management Application solution to provide real-time visibility, security and control of enterprise IT assets, driving operating efficiencies and business value across the entire enterprise. AssetTrack™ leverages the capabilities of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology to automate the locating, tracking and monitoring of IT assets, whether those assets are on or off the network. RFID tags placed on IT assets automate the discovery of assets, saving time and labor required when taking inventory or assigning assets.

“Companies rely on BMC Remedy Asset Management to lower IT costs, manage compliance, and improve their return on capital investments with an operational approach to managing the life cycle of IT assets,” said Fred Johannessen, vice president, Technology Alliance and MarketZone, BMC Software. “Through the integration with Fluensee, customers now have automated, real-time tracking and notification of IT asset movement, which enables process improvements and provides substantial increases in asset utilization and efficiency. This integration results in greater value realization around asset management.”

BMC Remedy Asset Management Application aligns asset portfolios to business needs, and streamlines interactions with other change, incident, and configuration management processes. Fluensee’s RFID solution compliments the BMC Remedy Asset Management Application solution by providing organizations with visibility of an IT asset as it moves and immediate updates as its status changes. AssetTrack allows users to set up exception-based alerts to help streamline asset operations and improve utilization, thereby reducing leasing costs and the need to buy unnecessary IT assets.

“BMC Software provides an industry-leading solution for asset management, change management and customer support,” said Tim Harvie, Fluensee’s president and CEO. “By using RFID to track IT and data center assets, Fluensee adds a real-time view to help customers better leverage the capabilities of BMC’s Remedy application. The integration of Fluensee with BMC Remedy Asset Management Application provides automated discovery, reduction in lost and missing IT assets, labor savings, more efficient utilization and ultimately improved asset security.”

“User interviews and surveys find consistently that businesses want and need to integrate RFID data with key applications, such as those for IT infrastructure and help desk management, to maximize the business value of that data,” said Michael Dortch, Principal Analyst and Managing Editor of DortchOnIT.com. “Such integration can produce significant increases in SLA compliance, IT infrastructure efficiency and responsiveness, and unplanned downtime. Integration of Fluensee’s open, scalable and technology-agnostic AssetTrack solution with BMC Remedy Asset Management Application can help companies put RFID to work where it makes business sense, and unlock the value of incumbent IT investments.”

About Fluensee

Fluensee’s RFID-enabled asset tracking and management solutions improve the visibility, accuracy, security and utilization of a company’s mobile and fixed assets. Its end-to-end solutions combine highly configurable and patented software and implementation services with hardware from leading RFID, barcode, GPS and sensor technology providers. Fluensee offers its browser-based, enterprise-class AssetTrack™ solution that tracks IT assets, pallets, tools, equipment and all types of other high-value assets, along with its Yard™ application that is designed to efficiently manage assets in transportation and distribution environments. All of Fluensee’s solutions are platform- and hardware-agnostic.

Fluensee is a member of the BMC Technology Alliance.

Fluensee is a privately held, venture-backed company headquartered in Englewood, Colorado. For more information, visit www.fluensee.com/bmc.

BMC, BMC Software, and the BMC Software logo are the exclusive properties of BMC Software, Inc., are registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and may be registered or pending registration in other countries. All other BMC trademarks, service marks, and logos may be registered or pending registration in the U.S. or in other countries. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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Document Technologies, Inc. (DTI), the nation’s largest independent provider of legal support services and document outsourcing, has announced the addition of IPRO’s eReview tool to the company’s best-of-breed suite of litigation technology. eReview provides first level review of electronically stored information (ESI) for effective review and culling prior to importing the refined document collection into a litigation database.

Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) March 2, 2009 — Document Technologies, Inc. (DTI), the nation’s largest independent provider of legal support services and document outsourcing, has announced the addition of IPRO’s eReview tool to the company’s best-of-breed suite of litigation technology. eReview provides first level review of electronically stored information (ESI) for effective review and culling prior to importing the refined document collection into a litigation database.

DTI delivers superior processes, tools and capacity for all aspects of electronic discovery, from forensic data acquisition to advanced file processing and data conversion to hosting. The addition of eReview further strengthens DTI’s already dynamic toolkit of litigation technology. By culling and refining a dataset during the processing phase, eReview helps users reduce the time and cost of the working dataset export. When complete, eReview provides a refined dataset, which maximizes the potential for quick and accurate e-discovery results.

“DTI is committed to providing the most creative, cost-effective review solutions for our clients. eReview is changing the hosting and processing paradigm by providing faster, easier to use and more streamlined review workflow at an unbeatable value for our customers,” said Kevin Jacobs, DTI vice president of technology services. DTI is excited to expand our relationship and commitment to IPRO and their market-changing technologies,” he continued.

“As we enter our fourth year of the DTI-IPRO relationship we are very excited to see DTI continue its leadership role in bringing customers best-of-breed tools that scale to their needs,” said IPRO Founder Jim King. “By combining DTI’s state-of-the-art hosting infrastructure with IPRO eReview, users can conduct an extremely cost-effective first pass review anywhere in the world with no plug-ins or downloads.”

DTI combines the technology of service partners such as IPRO with their own proprietary processes and project management to offer unmatched expertise to legal teams. In addition to their integrated e-discovery, hosting and traditional litigation support services, DTI has locations nationwide and is uniquely positioned to handle even the largest electronic discovery projects.

About DTI

Document Technologies, Inc. (DTI) is the nation’s largest independent provider of legal support services and document outsourcing, servicing clients through offices in 22 markets across the U.S. DTI delivers end-to-end solutions for electronic discovery including forensics, data collection, processing and an array of hosting platforms to meet a variety of litigation support needs. The company all provides facilities management and traditional paper-based litigation support services. DTI services both top law firms and Fortune 500 clients. For more information, visit www.DTIGlobal.com

About IPRO

IPRO offers a diverse suite of superior litigation software tools for e-Discovery, review and production and a complete line of products for both workgroups and high-volume production environments. IPRO has thousands of systems of various sizes in law firms, corporate and government legal departments, and litigation service organizations. Millions of documents are processed using IPRO software annually. The American Lawyer Magazine recently completed a survey of the top 100 law firms in the United States and found that IPRO software is by far the most widely used litigation document software. To learn more about IPRO software tools, visit www.iprotech.com or call 888-477-6463.

Contact

Kevin Jacobs

Vice President of Technology Services

Document Technologies, Inc

Two Ravinia Drive, Suite 850

Atlanta, GA 30346

Ph: (770) 390-2700

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Leica Geosystems has entered into an agreement to acquire CT3, Inc.

Norcross, GA (Vocus) February 27, 2009 — Leica Geosystems has entered into an agreement to acquire CT3, Inc.

CT3, Inc. a Southern California based company is a leading provider of machine control products, repair services, training and technical support for professionals in the construction market space. Technologies such as total station machine guidance systems, GPS enabled machine control, rotating lasers and construction software is the core business of this market leading organization.

“With our new innovative machine control product lines, construction customers nationwide are beginning to understand that Leica Geosystems offers them a choice in machine control solutions that they have not had in the past. The acquisition of CT3 is a continuation of Leica Geosystems’ commitment and overall NAFTA growth strategy within the construction market” says, Ken Mooyman President and CEO of Leica Geosystems, Inc. “CT3 will join with Surveyors Service Company (SERVCO), another market leading Leica Geosystems company, to provide one-stop-shop capabilities for surveying and construction professionals in the Southwestern US.”

Kevin Murphy President of CT3 says “we are excited to be part of the Leica Geosystems organization. Joining with SERVCO and utilizing its 9 locations throughout the Southwest will allow us to continue to grow machine control solutions at a rapid rate while increasing the level of our service and support networks in this market area.”

“We expect CT3 joining with Servco will open new construction markets and allow us to continue to be the premier supplier of precision measuring solutions and services to surveying and construction customers in the Southwest”, says Stan Mahler President of Surveyors Service Company.

Leica Geosystems – when it has to be right

With close to 200 years of pioneering solutions to measure the world, Leica Geosystems products and services are trusted by professionals worldwide to help them capture, analyze, and present spatial information. Leica Geosystems is best known for its broad array of products that capture accurately, model quickly, analyze easily, and visualize and present spatial information.

Those who use Leica Geosystems products every day trust them for their dependability, the value they deliver, and the superior customer support. Based in Heerbrugg, Switzerland, Leica Geosystems is a global company with tens of thousands of customers supported by more than 3,500 employees in 28 countries and hundreds of partners located in more than 120 countries around the world. Leica Geosystems is part of the Hexagon Group, Sweden.

For further information please contact:

Leica Geosystems Inc.

Robby Dudley

VP of Strategic Marketing

Atlanta, GA 30092

United States

Phone:    +1 (770) 326-9550

Fax:    +1 (770) 447-0710

E:mail:    robby.dudley@leicaus.com

www.leica-geosystems.us

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Solectek and Atlas Communications partner to roll out Solectek’s SkyWay-MAX last-mile access solution along with its LM Series microwave backhaul to build a total wireless network.

San Diego, CA (PRWEB) February 27, 2009 — Solectek Corporation (www.solectek.com), a leading manufacturer of wireless broadband equipment based in San Diego, announced that it received orders from Atlas Communications for 3.5 GHz WiMAX systems to be deployed in Sierra Leone. Atlas Communications will begin its wireless broadband data service based on Solectek’s 802.16d WiMAX platform from the capital city of Freetown and will expand to the rest of the country. Atlas will utilize the 3.5 GHz spectrum license recently awarded by the National Communications Commission. In addition, Solectek will provide its licensed microwave PTP products, the LM Series, for wireless backhaul and in effect will become the total wireless solution provider to Atlas Communications. By using wireless technologies from Solectek from last mile access to backbone, Atlas Communications will be able to avoid expensive cabling investments and bypass the use of landlines held by incumbent telephone companies.

“We are extremely excited to participate in wireless service rollouts in emerging African countries like Sierra Leone. We believe our WiMAX platform is the perfect vehicle with its unparalleled long-range capability,” said Dr. Eric Lee, CEO for Solectek. “We chose Solectek because of its solid reputation in the broadband wireless industry. In fact, their products came highly recommended via well respected references. Solectek’s large-cell WiMAX architecture allows us to deploy far fewer base stations than other systems we considered,” said Mr. Antony Nwokeukwu, CEO of Atlas Communications.

After a rapid installation and test cycle, Atlas plans to start the service by May 1st 2009. “The pent up demand for service is real and we would like to go to the market shortly. WiMAX is just about the only solution for us to reduce the cost of upfront investment and rapidly begin the service,” says Mr. Nwokeukwu. Atlas Communications plans to have a nationwide presence within eighteen months.

About Solectek Corporation

Founded in 1989, Solectek has long been a leader in the broadband wireless networking industry. Headquartered in San Diego with offices/partners worldwide, Solectek has installations in over 80 countries. Solectek manufactures a full line of broadband wireless connectivity products from last-mile access, video surveillance transport to high capacity backhaul up to 1 Gbps in 2 to 80 GHz frequency bands. For more information, visit www.solectek.com.

Contact:

Mike Cothill

858-951-0619

About Atlas Communication PCS

Atlas Communications PCS Ltd is a registered Sierra Leone corporation which holds national licenses in the country for ISP, WiMAX and Mobile Broadband solutions. The company has launched a state-of-the-art ISP that will provide the entire Sierra Leone with an advanced internet presence, capable of being accessed by a high quality WiMAX and CDMA national access network. The company plans to deploy these services via a microwave and VSAT backbone to neighboring countries of Sierra Leone.

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Klee Associates, Inc. announces that they will award six scholarships each for JD Edwards and SAP clients to attend JDEtips/SAPtips University Spring 2009 training. The scholarships are for 50% of the workshop’s tuition and are reserved for students who would otherwise incur the entire cost of their training due to corporate budget freezes. Scholarship applications will be evaluated in the order received, so interested students are advised to act quickly. JDEtips and SAPtips training classes are designed to help IT staff and key business users learn the configuration-level skills needed to extract maximum results from their ERP software.

Cedaredge, Colorado (PRWEB) February 25, 2009 — Klee Associates, Inc. announces that they will award six scholarships each for JD Edwards and SAP clients to attend JDEtips/SAPtips University Spring 2009 training. The scholarships, each for 50% of the workshop’s tuition, are reserved for students who would otherwise incur the entire cost of their training due to corporate budget freezes. Students applying for this scholarship must be employed by either a JD Edwards or SAP client company.

Students may apply on-line at: www.JDEtips.com/UniversityScholarship.asp or www.SAPtips.com/UniversityScholarship.asp. Scholarship applications will be evaluated in the order received, so interested students are advised to act quickly.

“Training builds more productive employees, yet many companies have reduced training reimbursements due to the global recession,” cites Andy Klee, President of Klee Associates, Inc. “Some of our students have no option but to pay their own way. This is where we may be able to help. We want to do our part to help companies and students gain competitive advantage by providing an opportunity for basic and mastery-level skills development.”

JDEtips and SAPtips training classes are designed to help IT staff and key business users learn the configuration-level skills needed to extract maximum results from their ERP software.

JDEtips University workshops are conducted in Dallas, Texas, while SAPtips University is holding sessions in Twin Cities, Minnesota; Dallas, Texas; and San Francisco, California. For more information and class schedules, please go to: www.JDEtips.com/WorkshopSchedule.asp or www.SAPtips.com/WorkshopSchedule.asp.

For more information on JDEtips training (including onsite classes), please contact Sandy Acker at 1.877.832.2594 ext 140, International: 1.972.964.1969.

For more information on SAPtips training (including onsite classes) contact Jocelyn Hayes, Director, SAP Consulting and Training, at 1.877.832.2594 ext 122.

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Purple Lounge Poker, the luxury online poker room and casino will take their bonus awards another step further in March with the return of the original ‘Mad Dash for Cash’ promotion. Spreading more than $60,000 over 50 places in two separate races the March Mad Dash for Cash is the richest yet at Purple Lounge with more prizes than ever on offer.

London (PRWEB) February 27, 2009 — Purple Lounge Poker is offering its richest ever poker rake race promotion so far this March with the return of the Purple Lounge Mad Dash for Cash. The race begins on Sunday 1st and runs throughout the month of March. There are 50 places paying out more than $60,000 over two races. The top 50 poker players by raked hands will share around $50,000 and further $14,000 will go to the top 10 players in a VIP point race.

The Mad Dash for Cash is in addition to all the other match deposit bonuses, VIP promotions and luxury benefits which players at Purple Lounge have come to expect including one of the best freeroll schedules available anywhere online.

The Purple Lounge Mad Dash for Cash runs throughout March 2009 only at Purple Lounge.

For more information go to www.purple-lounge.com

About Purple Lounge (www.purple-lounge.com):

Purple Lounge poker room and casino offers a sophisticated online gaming and entertainment experience with a luxurious feel. The site is for discerning players seeking an alternative to run-of-the-mill gambling sites and traditional Vegas glitz. And it isn’t simply a gambling site. Purple Lounge has an exclusive agreement with Quintessentially, the world’s leading private members club, offering a whole range of lifestyle services, access to the inaccessible and great discounts and insider information for players all around the world.

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Panama City, Fla. (PRWEB) February 27, 2009 — iSirona®, an innovative provider of data automation solutions for healthcare providers, today announced that it has signed an agreement with NxStage Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXTM), a leading manufacturer of innovative dialysis products. Under the agreement, iSirona will develop the iSirona Gateway for the NxStage System One™ renal dialysis system.

The iSirona gateway is being developed to allow NxStage customers to integrate critical data from their NxStage products into their hospital information systems. Once completed, the gateway will allow critical care facilities to leverage the NxStage System One’s robust data collection capabilities and take advantage of iSirona’s proprietary Positive Patient Identification logic. This will ensure that patient data retrieved from a device is accurately linked to the correct patient.

“The NxStage System One is a robust and innovative solution, offering treatment flexibility and ease of use to caregivers in the critical care setting,” states Jeffrey H. Burbank, CEO of NxStage Medical, Inc. “We look forward to working with iSirona with the goal of delivering increased return on investment and benefits to System One customers within the critical care market.”

“We are excited to work with NxStage in delivering connectivity between the System One and clinical information systems such as the EMR,” says Peter Witonsky, iSirona’s president and chief sales officer. “Not only will this functionality ensure that the data is documented to the correct patient, it will improve the speed and accuracy of data available for clinical review and decision making.”

About NxStage Medical:

NxStage Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXTM) is a medical device company headquartered in Lawrence, Massachusetts that develops, manufactures and markets innovative products for the treatment of end-stage renal disease, or ESRD, and acute kidney failure. For more information on NxStage and its products, please visit the company’s website at http://www.nxstage.com.

About iSirona:

Panama City, Florida-based iSirona (www.isirona.com) develops clinical automation solutions for healthcare. The iSirona Enterprise™ product suite delivers medical device data from bedside and mobile devices to clinical information systems, simplifying the process of patient data collection. iSirona accelerates return-on-investment by streamlining workflow and maximizing IT investments. Uniquely positioned to deliver the most robust solution, iSirona guarantees delivery of accurate, timely and complete patient data.

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651-330-1724


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NxStage

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The Human Capital Institute (HCI), a professional association and think tank advancing the science of strategic talent management, has announced that Rideau Recognition Solutions, leader in end-to-end corporate recognition solutions, is sponsoring a new HCI online education and community track focused on tools and techniques for encouraging employee creativity, innovation, development and loyalty.

Washington, D.C. February 26, 2009 -– The Human Capital Institute (HCI) (http://www.hci.org), a professional association and think tank advancing the science of strategic talent management, has announced that Rideau Recognition Solutions (http://www.rideau.com), leader in end-to-end corporate recognition solutions, is sponsoring a new HCI online education and community track focused on tools and techniques for encouraging employee creativity, innovation, development and loyalty.

Recognition and Motivation (http://www.hci.org/hci/tracks_rewards_incentives.guid) is among several topics addressed in HCI’s Talent Development community of interest, an online community within HCI’s comprehensive strategic talent management education, collaboration and resource website, www.hci.org. The organization and its more than 140,000 global members consider the topic critical for organizations working to leverage human capital.

The Recognition and Motivation track examines the broad mix of tools employers use to motivate and engage employees—monetary compensation, at-risk pay, stock options, employee development and training, career management and internal opportunity, leave, benefits, autonomy, effective leadership, flexible benefits, flexible work options and more. The track contains highly targeted information, research, education, discussion, and networking tools on the topic, as well as e-Briefings, blogs, original webcasts and other resources, selected and presented by expert advisors.

“The changing workforce has different expectations for employment and definitions of loyalty, so each employee needs to be managed and motivated as an individual,” said Allan Schweyer, Executive Director and Senior Vice President, Research, of HCI. “HCI is pleased to have Rideau Recognition Solutions as a sponsor of our Recognition and Motivation track.”

“We’re very excited about becoming part of the HCI community: this’ll be an excellent opportunity for users to congregate and discuss different recognition concepts and ideas to ultimately find new innovative ways to tackle the challenge of employee motivation and productivity,” said Lonn Shulkin, Rideau VP of Marketing.

Talent leaders may access the Recognition and Motivation track directly at http://www.hci.org/hci/tracks_rewards_incentives.guid (http://www.hci.org/hci/tracks_rewards_incentives.guid).

ABOUT RIDEAU

Rideau’s Technology Enabled Services enhances all of the relationships that impact business performance through a comprehensive suite of rewards and recognition products. Rideau’s Human Capital Management (HCM) offerings include performance awards that reinforce excellent work habits and celebrate achievement and service awards that commemorate loyalty. It’s a unique, bundled approach that has caught on among many of the Fortune 500 and leading HRO providers. From RBC to Boeing and from H&R Block to Bell Canada, global businesses of all sizes use Rideau’s rewards and recognition solutions to reduce turnover and engender loyalty. For more information, please go to http://www.Rideau.com or call 1.877.789.0449, extension 242.

ABOUT THE HUMAN CAPITAL INSTITUTE

The Human Capital Institute (HCI) is a global network of more than 140,000 members in 40 countries committed to shaping the world’s new talent economy. Leaders, executives, and practitioners in HCI’s network represent organizations of all sizes across public, charitable and government sectors, and collaborate on the next practices in strategic talent management. Through communities, education, events and research, HCI provides actionable, results-driven solutions to help members foster talent advantages to ensure organizational change for competitive results. In tandem with HCI’s training, peer-to-peer learning, and public and private research on talent management best practices, the HCI Human Capital Strategist designation sets the bar for expertise in talent strategy, acquisition, development and new economy leadership. www.hci.org

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AIG-Israel implements the Cosign® digital signature solution from ARX (Algorithmic Research).

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) February 27, 2009 — The CoSign digital signature (standard electronic signature) solution is implemented by AIG-Israel in an effort to reduce the paper workflow. With deployment assistance from ARX, a leading digital signature company (http://www.arx.com/about/algorithmic-research.arx.php), the Israeli office of AIG, the world leaders in insurance and financial services, has maximized their workforce.

AIG-Israel decided to implement an electronic workflow for their team of mobile agents in order to maximize their resources. Moving from a paper-based process to an electronic one would allow the organization to manage their customers with greater speed and accuracy, maximizing on their abilities to offer increased point-of-sale service. AIG-Israel required a digital signature solution (http://www.arx.com/products/cosign-digital-signatures.php) that allowed its agents to sign electronic documentation off-site and also captured the signature of customers, in order to move their practice from paper to electronic. Due to its proven track record of flexible and comprehensive digital signature solutions and its ability to aid in SOX compliance, AIG-Israel chose CoSign for their digital signature needs.

The CoSign digital signature solution deployed at AIG-Israel was integrated to work via a cellular connection, allowing the company’s agents the ability to sign their electronic documentation off-site via laptops. CoSign was also integrated with WonderNet’s Wacom e-pads, which allowed agents to combine the captured graphical signatures of their customers with their own digital signatures in the same electronic document.

“Our deployment at AIG-Israel demonstrates the growing demand of digital signature solutions from industry-leading enterprises,” said Raanan Dahari, Director of Sales-EMEA, ARX. “This digital signature solution highlights CoSign’s ability to meet wide-ranging business needs.”

About CoSign Digital Signatures:

CoSign makes it easy to digitally sign transactions, documents, and records by embedding the standard signature technology directly into mainstream business applications. CoSign produces a signature record for every signature it captures. This Portable Signature Format (CoSign PSF™) allows anyone to seamlessly verify and retain proof of identity, intent, and document integrity without costly, complicated, or proprietary software. CoSign keeps your business running smoothly by fully automating and quickly scaling processes at a low cost and with proper controls. Learn more at www.arx.com/products/cosign_moreinfo.php.

About ARX – The Digital Signature Company:

ARX (Algorithmic Research) is a global provider of cost-efficient digital signature solutions for industries such as life sciences, healthcare, government, and engineering. ARX engineers and scientists have more than 20 years of experience in security and standard digital signature application. ARX helps businesses secure, streamline, and scale their business processes and transactions with the proper controls required by legislation, regulation, and industry best practice. Visit us at www.arx.com.

CoSign is a registered trademark and CoSign PSF is a trademark of Algorithmic Research, Ltd. All other trade names and trademarks are the property of their respective holders.

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