FREMONT, Calif. — TeamF1, Inc., the leader in embedded networking and security software, today announced immediate availability of AuthAgent TACACS+, its newest product – an implementation of the Cisco TACACS+ (Terminal Access Controller Access-Control System Plus) Protocol, that provides separate authentication and authorization features for networked devices.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Relios, America’s largest manufacturer of natural lifestyle designer jewelry has more than doubled its size with a move into a 25,000-square-foot facility in Albuquerque. The move also means that Relios has also more than doubled its production capacity – allowing the major jewelry supplier to expand services to its more than 500 customers.

DENVER, Colo. — Therapy Partner’s innovative online billing program is helping psychologists, psychiatrists and other fee-for-service professionals increase private practice revenue. Mental health providers and other professionals working in private practice are constantly searching for ways to increase revenue that won’t interfere with the work they’re so passionate about.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Retro Television Network (RTN), which is nationally owned and distributed by Equity Media Holdings Corporation (Nasdaq: EMDA), announced today that it will partner with Media General to bring RTN programming to Providence, RI. The new affiliate, which is the 5th Media General station to sign with RTN, will launch early next year on a digital stream of WJAR, the NBC affiliate in Providence.

NEW ORLEANS, La. — The newly built church was filled to its capacity of 1500 seats; people were seated in the aisles, standing in the doorways, and waiting in the hallway to hear hear Trombone Shorty, and his musical guests perform at a free Christmas concert at the First Baptist Church of New Orleans this past week, it was announced by New Orleans Music Hall of Fame.

KIRKLAND, Wash. — LTC Financial Partners, the nation’s most experienced long term care insurance brokerage, has more than quadrupled in size since 2005, to more than 400 field underwriters and support staff. That just one sign of what’s happening in the long term care insurance field, in the company’s experience.

SAN MARINO, Calif. — Epeius Biotechnologies Corporation announced today their appreciation of the accomplishments of their contemporaries in 2007, a truly remarkable year in terms of biomedical research, scholarship, and gonzo journalism. It was a year in which a definitive meeting entitled “In Vivo Barriers to Gene Delivery” was held at the prestigious Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, where Nobel laureate James Watson presides, or shall we say presided.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — U.S. Facilities, Inc. (USF), a leading facilities maintenance and infrastructure support services firm based in Philadelphia, has announced Mr. William H. McAfee, III as its new Chief Operating Officer. The announcement, which was issued on Tuesday by the company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, James C. Dobrowolski, will take effect immediately.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Hannah Montana (Miley Cyrus), who was commended for being a role model to young people, heads the list of the “Ten Best-Mannered People of 2007,” as named by the National League of Junior Cotillions, an etiquette and social training program that involves thousands of young people in the United States.

MOUNTAIN LAKES, N.J. — New terror attack? Pandemic? Recession? Killer bees? No! Only positive predictions, please. That’s the attitude of Richard W. Samson, founder of SuperLife World Service, a web network that made its debut last month. “Enough bad news, already,” says Samson.

SAN MARINO, Calif. — Epeius Biotechnologies Corporation announced today that the company has received a Certificate of Product Registration for Rexin-G(R) from the Philippine Bureau of Food and Drugs (BFAD), enabling the commercialization of its lead product as a safe and effective treatment for a broad spectrum of intractable cancers.

BOULDER, Colo. — WidowPC(R), a leader in cutting-edge PC hardware, today announced the – in-stock – availability of the long-awaited, Nvidia 8800M GTX powered gaming laptop, the Sting 517D2. The Sting 517D2 gaming laptop, featuring the 8800M GTX DirectX 10 compatible video card by NVIDIA, is the first of it’s kind to be offered with NVIDIA’s GeForce 8800M GTX graphics processor and marks a new performance benchmark for mobile PC hardware.

BOSTON, Mass. — Jacob Hill, a 24-year-old songwriter, musician, and model from Plymouth, Massachusetts, will represent the United States in the second Mister International pageant to be held in Kuching, Malaysia from December 20 to 31. In May 2006, Hill was hand-selected by Critical Beauty, a pageant website and pageant consulting firm based in Boston, via an online casting.

WENTZVILLE, Mo. — Greet-A-Call, LLC, introduces its eloquent verbal greeting cards that are delivered via telephone to the greeting industry. “This heartfelt verbal greeting service leaves Recipients with an everlasting personable impression,” says owner Leundrius Arties.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — IO2 Technology announced today the release of its new, larger line of free-space display solutions that show full-color full-motion floating video images. The company’s Heliodisplay is now available in 30″, 50″ and 100″ diagonal screen sizes. The model sizes correspond to the sizes of a medium-size television, a large-screen television, and a full-size human.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — On December 16, at the age of almost 40, Dr. Thienna, a leading skin care author who is conscious of health and fitness on all levels, broke the Guinness Book World Record for the most Sumo squats in one hour. The event was overseen by an official adjudicator from the U.K. at the San Francisco State University Basketball Gymnasium.

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — For the first-time ever, the folks who live in Santa Monica and surrounding areas, will get a taste of third-world culture at the International Handcrafted Gifts and Home Textile Expo to be held on January 20 and 21 at the Santa Monica Doubletree Hilton. “This is the fourth year that we have sponsored the Expo,” Margaret Galabe, Executive Director, World Women Trade Fair, said.

KIRKLAND, Wash. — As Americans increase their life spans, many eyeing 100-plus, the odds of needing long term care increase. One solution is long term care insurance to pay the care bills. “A better solution,” says Cameron Truesdell, CEO of LTC Financial Partners (LTCFP), “is the insurance plus health habits to keep yourself on your feet as long as possible.”

AUSTIN, Texas — Bantam Electronics, Inc., a leading provider of high mix electronics manufacturing services, including custom systems manufacturing and supply chain management for emerging OEM companies and electronic products, today announced the addition of engineering design and new product integration (NPI) services to its customer offering.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — SecuGen is pleased to announce that Bromba Biometrics BioIDENTICA SDK is now compatible with SecuGen Hamster III, Hamster Plus and Hamster IV fingerprint readers. The BioIDENTICA SDK allows a simple integration of fingerprint technology into any existing or new software application that can benefit from biometric authentication.

TORRANCE, Calif. — Neotrope(R), a leading advertising, PR, and Internet Marketing firm established 1983, today announced it has been chosen by a leading New York Computer Consulting firm, S & R Network Consulting, to provide promotion and brand development for their company and Website. Neotrope co-founder and president Christopher Simmons, the leading authority on press release optimization since 1997, will lead the project personally.

COLUMN: Scott G smiles at the dire headlines bemoaning the evidence of anabolic steroids and human growth hormones in sports; in fact, he comes out in favor of their use.

GARDEN CITY, N.Y. — Television, newspapers, radio, the Internet, and more – media coverage and speculation over the dismal housing market is inescapable. That is why, today, Win a House America LLC announced plans to give away homes across the country. Their mission is to renew real estate hope and to provide people with opportunity.

DES MOINES, Iowa — As part of ongoing efforts to motivate young people to engage in the political process, the League of Young Voters Education Fund (LYVEF) recently teamed up with the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation’s (NCBCP) Black Youth Vote! (BYV!) for an innovative civic participation training at North High School in Des Moines, IA.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Athletic-Minded Traveler LLC, a San Diego-based active lifestyle media company that operates the largest healthy travel site on the web, www.athleticmindedtraveler.com, released today its 2007 ranking of “The Best Hotel Gyms in the U.S.”

NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. — Motorcycle enthusiasts of all ages won’t want to miss this year’s Northeast Motorcycle Expo series, the largest all model motorcycle show in New England. This year, Kev-Marv Productions, LLC, Perewitz Inc, and Bikers for the Cure will join forces to raise money for the Susan G. Komen breast cancer foundation. Starting in Hartford, two of the industries rising stars, Jody Perewitz and Sara Liberte, will be constructing a bobber style custom creation.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Quik Pod(R), created by Fromm Works Inc., the world’s first handheld extendable tripod, begins the list of CNBC’s “Pogue’s Holiday Gadget Picks List” as selected by David Pogue, the personal technology columnist for The New York Times. With Quik Pod(R) no one is left out of the picture, not even the photographer.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Purplenova has announced the release of FunCaster – A widget that allows users to make selective PC content directly accessible from popular social networking sites, forums and portals. The FunCaster, says the company, was developed in response to concern among Internet users about having to upload photos, videos and other personal content on to third-party servers to be able to share them with friends.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — SecuGen is pleased to announce that realtime has integrated SecuGen(R) fingerprint readers with realtime’s bioLock Software to provide biometric authentication and fraud mitigation for SAP applications. To date, bioLock is the only certified technology available for ERP market leader, SAP, that offers biometric access and function control.

NEW YORK, N.Y. — Voice Coaches, a voice over educational institution based in Schenectady, NY, has implemented a perfect way for their graduates to start their voice acting careers off by partnering with Voices.com, the industry’s online marketplace. Already trained and armed with a voice over demo, the grads from Voice Coaches will be able to manage their own website.

VENICE, Calif. — So, what’s the buzz about the “Al Gore-ified” products and services that have been popping up on the Los Angeles business scene? Java Juice(R), Inc., a Venice-based coffee extract company, talks about the green scene and the upcoming Eco Gift Expo being held at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, December 15-16, 2007.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Nothing says romance like the new designer jewelry collection from Relios. America’s leading designer and manufacturer of contemporary sterling silver and genuine gemstone jewelry is introducing “Te Amo” – set to debut on its retail website later this month. Like its name, which is Spanish for “I love you,” the new natural lifestyle collection features a fresh take on a traditional expression of romance – hearts.

THREE LAKES, Wis. — The owners of The Northernaire Resort & Spa, popular resort in Three Lake, WI, are inviting the public to send in letters in about a family member, or friend, that you feel really deserves to be pampered. Send a letter to the beautiful northwoods retreat and tell them why someone you know deserves extra special treatment.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — SecuGen, a world-leading provider of fingerprint recognition technology, is pleased to announce that ZK Software has selected SecuGen’s FDU02 fingerprint sensor for integration with its newly released S900 access control and time & attendance terminal.

QUINCY, Mass. — PowerFlite Communications, an advertising, design, and branding firm headquartered in Quincy, Massachusetts, has been hired by the NevaSlip(TM) brand to promote that company’s recent nationwide expansion.

NEW YORK, N.Y. — Ring in the new year in style this year at some of New York City’s hottest clubs and venues. BestNewYears will be producing over 35 New Year’s Eve parties in New York where some of the city’s most successful people, socialites and celebrities mingle. Why not add your name to the VIP list?

GAITERSBURG, Md. — GateKeeper USA, Inc., formerly Legendary Superstars, Inc. (Pink Sheets: LSPS) announced its Board of Directors has authorized a one for four stock split of all of the issued and outstanding shares of the company of shareholder of record as of November 28, 2007.

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — Authernative, Inc., the developer of innovative user authentication and identity management technologies, announced today that the Authernative(R) Cryptographic Module has been placed on the Pre-validation list for the Federal Information Processing Standards Publications (FIPS) 140-2 Validation.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Rap icon B Real of Cypress Hill brings the heat just in time to melt away those holiday blues with the release of his eagerly anticipated new mixtape, The Gunslinger 3: For A Few Dollars More on Latin Thug Records, available in stores and online December 11 across the USA.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Engate Technology Corporation, a leading anti-spam supplier and pioneer of next generation network profiling and connection management security solutions, today announced the signing of an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) Agreement with Net Integration Technologies Inc., a provider of all-in-one small business servers.

GAITERSBURG, Md. — GateKeeper USA, Inc., formerly Legendary Superstars, Inc. (Pink Sheets: LSPS) announced today the appointment of A. John Leontakianakos and Nicholas Canakakis to its Board of Directors. Prior to joining the Company, John Leontakianakos served as Sr. VP of Finance and VP of Business Development of Capital Genomix Inc.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Acme Made(R) has recently introduced its new line of designer bags and laptop cases for the holidays. The highlights of the line include the “Metro Tote,” their new Telun vulcanized canvas, and their sustainable textile, EcoStripe.

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — In a move that highlights their commitment to equipping their users with the best information on how to lead healthy lifestyles, MyHealthGate, Inc. has partnered with a leading natural foods company, Amy’s Kitchen.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — A stunning, new line of accessories with shimmering crystal team logos on bags, belts and scarves has just been introduced by L.A. designer, Betsy Stephens (www.BforBetsy.com). According to Rachael Ray and Lara Spencer (The Insider), the latest, greatest “man magnet” is to don these fabulous accessories, whether you’re a sports fan or just want to fake it.

GAITERSBURG, Md. — GateKeeper USA, Inc., formerly Legendary Superstars, Inc. (Pink Sheets: LSPS / LSPS.pk) announced today the resignation of Mr. Roy Vinkemeir and the appointment of Mr. James W. Wishart as Chairman of The Board and Chief Executive Officer of the company. Mr. Wishart has assumed global responsibilities for the Corporation.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Today’s speech by Governor Romney was in response to concerns many have about Mormonism. Many people respect and admire the members, but have problems with their understanding of doctrines and history. Reactions range from curiosity to animosity, says author Walter Scott.

VENICE, Calif. — This holiday season, epOxybOx and epOxyGreen, sister companies specializing in green art, and environmentally friendly products for personal use and home design, kick off the holiday gift-giving season with a Holiday Extravaganza.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Big box stores make it difficult for shoppers to find products made close to home. However, MadeinUSAForever.com lists hundreds of products, all American made, that promise to make gift giving easy, safe and fun.

NEW YORK, N.Y. — James Allen (JamesAllen.com), the online diamond retailer, has announced the first in its series of video based contests to be held over the next twelve months. The Best Video Proposal contest invites participants to submit a video explaining or showing their [...]

BUFFALO GROVE, Ill. — The internal medicine / family practice medical group practices formerly named Greater Northwest Medical Group, North Suburban Internists and Adult Care Specialists have merged to become Affinity Healthcare, LLC.

ELM SPRINGS, COLUMBIA, Tenn. — Sons of Confederate Veterans Commander-in-Chief Christopher M. Sullivan will present the Stephen Dill Lee Award to Congressman Virgil Goode of Virginia at a ceremony sponsored by the Jefferson Davis Camp, #305, Sons of Confederate Veterans.

WILKES-BARRE. Pa. — Howell Benefit Services, Inc. (Howell), with offices in northeastern and central Pennsylvania recently introduced “HowellDIRECT(TM),” a turnkey, web-based employee benefit solution for small and mid-size employers. The product was released on the internet this month and is available to employers in Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Social Platform LLC, a leading provider of white label social networking software, today announced it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the niche players quadrant in the “Team Collaboration and Social Software, 2007 Magic Quadrant” report.

RICHMOND, Va. — Mike Gilbert jumped into the sexy, competitive world of soft drinks with little more than a dream, and he created one of the most innovative beverages on the market. A new book, “The Switch Effect” (ISBN 978-1928662105, Palari Publishing), is the story of how it all happened.

CHICAGO, Ill. — OpenNETCF Consulting announces the launch of a new product – Padarn – an ASP.NET web server for Windows CE. Designed primarily for embedded applications requiring remote network access for configuration of data access, Padarn is a lightweight ASP.NET web server designed to run under Windows CE 5.0 and 6.0.

ELM SPRINGS, Tenn. — Sons of Confederate Veterans leader Christopher M. Sullivan issued the following statement in response to the CNN Republican debate Wednesday 28 November. “Mitt Romney proposes himself to be president of the United States but last night he clearly demonstrated not only his ignorance of American history but also his contempt for Southerners.”

GILROY, Calif. — Bookstand Publishing announces the release of “Revelation of the Unrevealed” (ISBN: 978-1-58909-431-4), authored by Michael O’Patrickson, and based on real-life experiences. At the core of the book is a discussion and analysis of hypnotism.

COLUMN: The Christian philosophy of the non-rational is a philosophy only in a loose, non-technical sense and can perhaps be better viewed simply as a way of understanding (or looking at) human and all of universal existence.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — AccessMusicNetwork.com announced today a new and innovative Internet Radio software product being provided as a packaged toolkit for the Entertainment and Leisure marketplace. The company’s Internet Radio Station Toolkit for professionals is being introduced with several listening audiences and demographics in mind including women, teenagers, and seniors.

SAN RAMON, Calif. — Professionals Guild announced today that it will host a Gala Bay Area New Years Eve celebration at the San Ramon Marriott Hotel on Monday, 12/31/07 from 8:30pm to 1 am. Both couples and singles are welcome for this special East Bay celebration.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — The old adage that “beauty is only skin deep” is true, but diet and lifestyle make it possible to change the skin’s color, if so desired. “Unlocking the Mystery of Skin Color” (ISBN: 978-0-9792103-0-3), a new book scheduled to be released by Thienna, Inc., in mid-December, provides tips on how to control and to change the skin’s color.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — On Sunday, December 16 at 2:00 p.m., a Guinness World Records (GWR) adjudicator from the United Kingdom will attend a record-breaking attempt by Dr. Thienna Ho. Dr. Thienna is challenging the current record of 4,656 squats in one hour.

STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. — Accents Cosmetic Surgery & Medical Spa in Sterling Heights, Michigan has become the first Detroit-based Medical Spa to offer an exclusive VIP membership program. Dozens of men and women have already signed up and committed to caring for this skin and addressing their cosmetic flaws in 2008. The beauty of this program is that it allows Michiganders to enjoy the benefits of a medical spa at a tremendous savings.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Statistically, the New England Patriots’ Bill Belichick has been the best coach in professional football this year, according to the website FootballGenerals.com. Launched this week, FootballGenerals provides the only statistical, weekly rankings of NFL head coaches, along with coach-related news.