OPSWAT Announces Technical Partnership with Information Security Corporation (ISC)

OPSWAT Announces Technical Partnership with Information Security Corporation (ISC)

ISC works with OPSWAT to enable detection, assessment and management of ISC SpyProof!® data protection application.

SD West 2007, Santa Clara, CA (PRWEB) March 22, 2007

OPSWAT (http://www. opswat. com) today announced a partnership, whereby ISC (http://www. infoseccorp. com) will provide OPSWAT with APIs and related R&D support for SpyProof! The partnership will enable OPSWAT to extensively support SpyProof! in OESIS™ Local.

OESIS Local is an open framework for developing products that detect, assess, manage and remediate security features of antivirus, antispyware, personal firewall, antiphishing, hard disk encryption, peripheral protection, browser and health agent applications running on Windows, Mac OS and Linux operating systems.

OESIS Local supports integration with hundreds of applications from 50 application vendors, including Microsoft, Google, Symantec, McAfee, Trend Micro, Ebay, SOPHOS, F-Secure, IBM Internet Services, Check Point, Mozilla Foundation and ISC. Customers using OESIS Local have distributed products to over 10 million endpoints. OPSWAT customers include Cisco Systems, Juniper Networks, F5 Networks, Aventail, Symantec, Trend Micro and SOPHOS.

"OPSWAT's philosophy is that network security vendors and their customers need to centrally manage and enforce security policies of endpoints," said Benny Czarny, CEO of OPSWAT. "OPSWAT therefore designs solutions to provide insight into the security state of each endpoint using data provided by the security-related features of applications installed on these same endpoints."

"Providing fully encrypted disk partitions, our SpyProof! product can play a central role in the protection of data on an organization's desktop and laptop systems," said Tom Venn, ISC's President. "ISC has partnered with OPSWAT to ensure that the deployment of SpyProof! to endpoints within a large enterprise can be centrally managed and maintained," Venn added.

"Being an ISC partner enables OESIS Local support for key properties and operations of SpyProof!," said Tom Mullen, Director of Business Development at OPSWAT. "Because of this partnership, our customer products embedding OESIS Local have enhanced capability to support end-user organizations standardized on SpyProof!"

About OPSWAT

Founded in 2002, OPSWAT is the world leader in integration tools and data services that power solutions managing security features of endpoint applications. OPSWAT tools and services support a broad range of applications - from traditional security products such as antivirus, antispyware, personal firewalls and hard disk encryption applications to more conventional products such as browsers, IM and P2P applications with security-related features. OPSWAT is headquartered in San Francisco, California, with an additional office in Herzliya, Israel

OPSWAT, OESIS and the OPSWAT logo are registered trademarks and trademarks of OPSWAT, Inc. Other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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Quinsigamond Community College Offers New Online Courses

Quinsigamond Community College Offers New Online Courses

In response to online training course demand, Quinsigamond Community College has partnered with Gatlin Education Services to provide new online programs.

Worcester, MA (PRWEB) April 14, 2006

In response to online training course demand, Quinsigamond Community College has partnered with Gatlin Education Services to provide programs in healthcare; business; construction/automotive technology; Networking and CompTIA™; Internet, design and technical; Microsoft™ Certification; and video game design and development. 

The new online training courses are designed for individuals looking to switch career paths, obtain advanced training and certifications, or for first-time job seekers who need specialized training. The courses are all open enrollment and self-paced, and students are paired with a personal instructor. Online training courses take an average of 90 days to complete and provide training for entry-level positions.

Job seekers can be trained in these occupations by taking online courses offered through Quinsigamond Community College via Gatlin Education Services. They offer certification programs in the fields mentioned above, as well as many other high interest areas.

Established in 1989 by Stephen Gatlin, Gatlin Education Services is the largest provider of Web-based, instructor-supported training to colleges and universities. GES open-enrollment programs are designed to provide the skills necessary to acquire professional caliber positions for many in-demand occupations.

For enrollment information, contact Alberto Ortiz at (508) 751-7901.

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Blanchard Schaefer Demonstrates Its 'Love For Children'

Blanchard Schaefer Demonstrates Its 'Love For Children'

In keeping with its commitment and culture of giving back to the community and contributing to worthy causes, Blanchard Schaefer Advertising & Public Relations recently donated creative services to the annual fundraising event of Love For Children, Inc., a non-profit organization that provides help, care and support for sick children and their families.

Arlington, TX (PRWEB) October 19, 2006

Blanchard Schaefer Advertising & Public Relations®, a full-service, integrated strategic marketing services firm, has found another way to put its creative abilities and resources to good use in the community: by assisting the event production and fundraising efforts of Love For Children, Inc., a non-profit organization that provides help, care and support for sick children and their families.

As a Partner Sponsor for the 3rd Annual Vintner’s Dinner, benefiting Children’s Medical Center Legacy in Plano, a renowned facility that offers care for more than 250,000 children every year, Blanchard Schaefer designed and coordinated printing of one-of-a-kind invitations, menu cards and programs for the premier social and philanthropic event in Dallas. Tapping into every department within the agency, as well as its extensive network of top-notch vendors and suppliers, Blanchard Schaefer took what could have been a stock job and came up with creative ideas that it developed with care, from concept to completion, into a classy and elegant set of materials tailored to -- and reflective of -- the nature of the event itself.

“No question about it, Blanchard Schaefer did a spectacular job for us this year,” said Michelle Fraser, founder of Love For Children. “We are pleased with the creative services they provided, and very thankful for their contribution. Blanchard Schaefer definitely has helped ensure our success.”

“What a wonderful feeling it is working with an organization that’s completely and utterly dedicated to improving the lives of children in the DFW area,” said Ken Schaefer, principal at Blanchard Schaefer. “We are grateful for the opportunity and hope to have helped make a great event even better.”

Established in 2004 by a trio of women who wanted to directly impact sick children and their families through volunteer interaction and pediatric wellness programs, Love For Children received over $70,000 in donations at its inaugural Vintner’s Dinner alone. Last year, in the wake of Hurrican Katrina, donations swelled to $125,000 – $37,500 of it going to the Children's Hospital in New Orleans, with the remaining $87,500 going to Children's Medical Center in Dallas.

Preliminary estimates for this year’s event, which took place on September 8th at CityPlace in Dallas, show that donations to Children's Medical Center could total as high as $150,000 -- a new benchmark of Love For Children’s ongoing success. Moreover, since every element of the event production comes from generous people in the community donating goods and services for a worthy cause, Love For Children is able to give it all back to those who need it the most, which is why Blanchard Schaefer jumped at the chance to provide design and creative services, and was so proud to be a part of the Vintner’s Dinner this year.

For more information about -- or to get involved with -- Love For Children, contact Stacy Hicks by phone at (214) 557-1400.

About Love For Children

Love For Children, Inc. is a non-profit, volunteer organization that provides help, care and support for sick children and their families. Love For Children hosts fundraising events utilizing donations of time and resources, which enables it to support groundbreaking research, life-saving treatments, and compassionate care for needy children in the community. Thanks to the generosity of friends and family -- and with a commitment to talking children in crisis and making their lives better -- Love For Children is on a mission to change the world…one child at a time.

About Blanchard Schaefer Advertising & Public Relations

Blanchard Schaefer Advertising & Public Relations, an award-winning strategic marketing services firm, offers a full array of advertising and public relations expertise and services with a focus in the healthcare, technology, multi-location/franchise, health and beauty and building/construction industries. Its client-tailored strategic marketing services include proficiency and innovation in research, complete identity/collateral development, branding, creative, media placement, news generation/dissemination, media relations and trade show and speaking engagement coordination. Based in Arlington, Texas, Blanchard Schaefer serves clients across the United States. For more information, visit www. bsapr. com.

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Want Customer Loyalty? Get Clear on Your Corporate Values First

Want Customer Loyalty? Get Clear on Your Corporate Values First

Many organizations make the mistake of launching customer loyalty programs and CRM systems before they identify their values. Customer Care Coach JoAnna Brandi explains the benefits of knowing and living organizational values first – and gives tips for beginning the process of identifying and implementing them in corporate culture.

Boca Raton, FL (PRWEB) August 3, 2004

“You can encourage your staff to deliver excellent customer service until the cows come home, and you can buy a top-of-the-line CRM system. But if your organization isn't clear on its values – on what it stands for - you’ll very likely undermine your efforts,” says Customer Care Coach JoAnna Brandi.

Brandi, a Florida-based expert on customer care and loyalty, asserts that for employees to be fully empowered to consistently create customer experiences that foster loyalty, they must understand and live the organization’s values – what they are, and how they show up in employee behaviors. Values provide a valuable framework for the day-to-day choices employees make and actions they take toward organizational goals.

She explains, “Unifying values are the blueprints that drive an organization's culture. If employees know that ‘excellence’ is an organizational value, they will make more choices toward that end. If 'teamwork’ is a corporate value, they’re more likely to make choices and take actions with the team’s best interests in mind.” In addition, she says that values:

Make it easier for employees to figure out how to ‘do the right thing’ Foster strong feelings of personal effectiveness and pride Facilitate consensus about goals and understanding about job expectations Reduce levels of job stress and tension Provide a sense of order without imposing ‘rules’ Promote high levels of company loyalty

Brandi says one of the biggest mistakes companies make is believing that they're already living the values they feature in public relations and marketing materials. “There’s often a huge gap between the values organizations say they have, and the values they’d like to have or are actually living.”

To close that gap, she offers the following steps for defining, refining and reinforcing organizational values:

1) Brainstorm, explore and clarify organizational values. Give everyone a clear, common everyday understanding of how you define your values and what they look like in daily behavior. Just using words like ‘integrityÂ’ or ‘balanceÂ’ is not enough since everyone has their own definition of what words mean. Says Brandi, “The time it takes to zero in on what your organization is really about is well worth it.”

2) To achieve or maintain your competitive edge, make sure your values are ‘customer-focused.Â’ This means youÂ’ve taken the time to look at what your customers value, and usually requires an ‘outside-inÂ’ view of your organization. Spend some time truly understanding what the customer expects from you, what their goals and dreams are and how they feel about doing business with you.

3) Give each and every employee the opportunity to uncover his or her personal values. Why? Research shows that even if personal values are not in sync with corporate values, employees who are clear on what their own personal values are tend to be more engaged in and committed to their work.

4) Reinforce values. Make sure theyÂ’re an integral part of your hiring, orientation and ongoing training programs. Management should consciously model organizational values, and encourage and praise staff members when they exhibit behaviors that support them. 

5) Revisit values regularly to determine if they still make sense, or if changes may be necessary.

The bottom line: Brandi says that companies that live by their values and keep customers more easily create profits. She explains, “Today’s more cynical, demanding customers are looking for companies that are driven by their values - not just their profit motives. Organizations that know and live their values tend to create great places to work for and to do business with. They enjoy healthy profits as a result of their customers returning to buy more, with their friends and colleagues in tow.”

To obtain her special report, "Making the Intangible Tangible: Identify Your Values & Transform Them Into Action!" visit http://www. customercarecoach. com/public/values_report. asp (http://www. customercarecoach. com/public/values_report. asp). There is a $39 fee for the report, which features a process for identifying and defining values and the behaviors that support them. The Customer Care Coach® is a customer service training program for managers. For more information, visit http://www. customercarecoach. com/welcome. asp (http://www. customercarecoach. com/welcome. asp) or contact Tracey Paradiso at tracey@customercarecoach. com.

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CB Richard Ellis Opens New Office in Pudong, Shanghai

CB Richard Ellis Opens New Office in Pudong, Shanghai

CB Richard Ellis announced that it has officially opened a new office in Pudong District in Shanghai, thereby further strengthening its ability to provide high quality real estate services to developers, investors and occupiers throughout the Pudong District and Eastern Shanghai.

Hong Kong (PRWEB) June 24, 2007

CB Richard Ellis announced that it has officially opened a new office in Pudong District in Shanghai, thereby further strengthening its ability to provide high quality real estate services to developers, investors and occupiers throughout the Pudong District and Eastern Shanghai. In addition, the opening of the office further reinforces the existing business operations of CB Richard Ellis in Shanghai as well as the Eastern China region.

As the new economic area of Shanghai, Pudong District has played a leading role in the further development and opening up of the coastal cities along the Yangtze River, as part of the continued economic growth of the Yangtze River Delta. Throughout 16 years of development, the GDP of Pudong District has maintained an annual growth rate of over 20%, which has also resulted in Shanghai becoming one of seven cities in China with a GDP in excess of one trillion yuan. In line with this continued economic development, the real estate market in Pudong District has demonstrated significant growth which has also resulted in an ever increasing demand for professional property services from both domestic and international companies.

The new Pudong office represents an integral part of the operations of CB Richard Ellis in Shanghai, and will allow CB Richard Ellis to provide focused real estate services within the Pudong District. It will also allow the existing Industrial & Logistics Services team in Shanghai, which will be located in the Pudong office, to operate more effectively and efficiently within the key industrial and logistics markets in Eastern Shanghai. In addition the office will include representatives of the Office Services, Retail Services and Asset Services business lines, which will be focusing specifically upon the servicing of developers, investors and occupiers with real estate service requirements in the Pudong District.

"The development of Pudong District has been crucial to the continued economic growth of Shanghai as well as Eastern China. We consider that, given the volume of existing real estate stock which has now been completed, as well as potential future supply, it is now an appropriate time for CB Richard Ellis to establish a formal presence in the Pudong District. The opening of our office in Pudong further demonstrates our long-term commitment to invest continuously throughout the Greater China region. Moving forward, we will continue to expand our business operations in Greater China, not only broadening our geographical coverage but also introducing new business lines, in order to enhance the quality of service provided to both domestic and international clients," said Chris Brooke, President and CEO, CB Richard Ellis in Greater China.

"As an important reinforcement to our current operations in Shanghai, the new office in Pudong will enable us to better integrate and utilise our resources in Shanghai, and will allow us to dedicate specific resources to servicing clients who have requirements focused within the Pudong District. It will also facilitate the further expansion of our capabilities in the industrial and logistics sectors of the market in Shanghai. By leveraging our comprehensive portfolio of services and in-depth local market knowledge, we will be in a position to offer an enhanced level of service to clients," said Leonard Ng, Managing Director of CB Richard Ellis in Shanghai.

"With robust economic activity, Pudong has enjoyed stable and healthy growth over the past years, and the industrial and logistics sectors within the district are maturing rapidly. As both Chinese and international businesses are moving their manufacturing and R&D bases to Pudong, the industrial and logistics markets in the district are considered to have significant potential. Our Industrial & Logistics Services team, with a good mix of international and local expertise, is looking forward to further expanding our capabilities as we work more closely with clients throughout the Pudong District," said Andrew Hatherley, Executive Director, Industrial & Logistics Services, CB Richard Ellis in Greater China. Mr. Hatherley will be based in the Pudong office.

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New Web Site Gives Men and Women Seeking Hair Transplantation a Chance to Dialogue with Actual Patients

New Web Site Gives Men and Women Seeking Hair Transplantation a Chance to Dialogue with Actual Patients

Leading hair restoration center sponsors FollicularUnitForum. com to help would-be patients get better information about hair transplant surgery.

New York, NY (PRWEB) January 4, 2006

Hair loss sufferers have a new place to turn when seeking first-hand information about surgical hair restoration. FollicularUnitForum. com http://www. follicularunitforum. com recently made its internet debut with the goal of arming would-be hair transplant patients with the information they need to make the best hair replacement decisions for themselves.

FollicularUnitForum. com is unique in that it affords visitors an opportunity to anonymously ask questions about the “ins and outs” of hair transplant surgery, of those who actually have had the state-of-the-art Follicular Unit Hair Transplant procedures.

Questions are posted to people who have in fact undergone hair restoration procedures. Individuals who are considering a surgical solution to their hereditary baldness are able to search through “threads” or conversations that will answer their most pressing concerns such as; what to expect before, during and after a hair transplant, and what type of procedure one should have.

The focus of this new online health resource is Follicular Unit Transplantation and Follicular Unit Extraction, two procedures that are universally considered to be the most up-to-date approach to surgical hair restoration. Follicular Unit Transplantation is a surgical technique that transplants hair in naturally occurring groups of 1-4 hairs. These groups (called follicular units) are taken from a single donor strip of skin and dissected using a microscope. Follicular Unit Extraction is a method that obtains the tiny follicular unit grafts from the donor area by using an instrument which removes them one-by-one directly from the scalp.

Patients who have received hair transplants with undesirable results (such as the typical pluggy “dolls hair” look) can also benefit from monitoring the site. FollicularUnitForum. com has posts from patients who have had unnatural looking grafts removed and re-implanted in a more natural way – as follicular units - to produce the best results.

“We wanted to create a consumer-to-consumer forum that exclusively addressed the topic of Follicular Unit Hair Transplantation – the procedure that is now considered to be the gold standard in surgical hair restoration” said Robert M. Bernstein M. D., founder of Bernstein Medical – Center for Hair Restoration and sponsor of the site. “There are some great forums for hair loss out there but we felt that there was room for one that was created specifically for people who had done their preliminary research but now wanted to hear more first hand experience with FUT or FUE”.

About Bernstein Medical – Center for Hair Restoration

Bernstein Medical was founded by Dr. Bernstein, Associate Clinical Professor of Dermatology at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University in New York. Dr. Bernstein is recognized world wide for his pioneering work in Follicular Unit Transplantation and Follicular Unit Extraction. Bernstein Medical has offices in Manhattan and Fort Lee, NJ and is devoted to the treatment of hair loss using these state-of-the-art hair transplant techniques.

For additional information about FollicularUnitForum. com or to schedule an interview with Dr. Bernstein, contact:

Doug Motel

Bernstein Medical – Center for Hair Restoration

1-886-576-2400

Http://www. bernsteinmedical. com

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Animals Away Recently Announces an Updated Client Testimonial Section of Their Website

Animals Away Recently Announces an Updated Client Testimonial Section of Their Website

Animals Away has recently updated its client testimonial section of their website in order to show the ever growing happy client base that they have accrued over the years of shipping animals. Animal shipping can be a very nerve racking experience for many pet owners so it takes a very special animal shipping company to gain the trust of the public.

Port Jefferson, NY (PRWEB) April 15, 2009

Animals Away has recently updated its client testimonial section of their website in order to show the ever growing happy client base that they have accrued over the years of shipping animals. Animal shipping can be a very nerve racking experience for many pet owners so it takes a very special animal shipping company to gain the trust of the public.

By visiting the client testimonial page on Animals Away. com you can now read through the many different happy pet transportation customers that have used Animals Away over the years to ship their beloved pets and animals. The recently updated client testimonial page can be located at the following link: http://www. animalsaway. com/our_clients_say (http://www. animalsaway. com/our_clients_say)

Animals Away offers a door to door pet shipping service that people can trust. Shipping a much-loved pet can get very stressful. Many pets are considered another family member so it is important for pet owners to be assured that an animal is handled with the best care and delivered safely. Over the many years that Animals Away has been in business shipping animals they have accrued a healthy list of happy clientele.

This is clientele that has been more than willing to leave their feedback on the Animals Away testimonial section for everyone to see. Animals Away offers a wide range of pet and animal shipping services. Animals Away offers home pickups and deliveries along with door to door animal delivery services anywhere in the world. If your animal or pet requires domestic and international documentation along with health certificates Animals Away can help in this area as well being a full service pet transport company.

Animals Away has become one of the number one animal and pet shipping companies for a reason. Outstanding product and customer service which is a direct reflection of the new client testimonial page located on the Animals Away website. Animals Away brings a great deal of experience with it to the table. Being in business for over seventeen years this company has proven itself each year growing into one of the number one animal shipping companies in the world. Animals Away is a company started by animal lovers for animal lovers. Each and every single animal shipped is treated just like a member of the family and their number one goal is for every animal to have a stress free trip. They realize that animals respond much differently to bad travel than humans do so it is that much more important for every animal to have a safe trip in order to arrive at their destination happy and content.

To read more about Animals Away's happy customer base or to inquire about shipping a pet or animal please call 800-492-7961 or visit http://www. animalsaway. com (http://www. animalsaway. com).

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