Virginia Business News, Entertainment and Technology News (U.S.)
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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — PremiumEstore LLC has been closely monitoring the news about the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulating e-cigarettes. Today, it is excited to announce that the FDA cannot regulate electronic cigarettes, making it possible to now offer its products to national chains, [...]
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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — By now, most people have heard of the e-cigarette. These smokeless cigarettes continue to grow in popularity. And, the latest product on the market is now available at the PremiumEcigarette – the new single piece PremiumOne(TM) disposable electronic cigarette – at [...]
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DULLES, Va. — NetSecurity Corporation, a company positioned to be the brand of choice in computer forensics, security, and training, announced today that Jennifer Nickolas, Esq. has joined the company. This appointment will help NetSecurity to further develop and grow the company’s vendor-neutral digital forensics, [...]
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RESTON, Va. — Namtra Business Solutions, a 2009 Deloitte 500 fastest growing company, today announced that its software division has completed the acquisition of eTaxPortal, a Web-based tax process automation solution for today’s tax department. It provides a single gateway to commonly used tax tools. [...]
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HAMPTON ROADS, Va. — A current draft of healthcare reform legislation in the House of Representatives may inadvertently result in multi-million dollar reductions in federal support for Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters and children’s hospitals around the nation, forcing them to cut critical services [...]
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MIDDLEBURG, Va. — Visit Chrysalis Vineyards (Middleburg, Virginia) in the midst of harvest and experience their hottest festival of the year. Enjoy bluegrass pickings throughout the weekend with Jackass Flats (former Virginia State Bluegrass Champs), Hickory Ridge, and Lisa Kay Howard; meet artisans, craft and [...]
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MCLEAN, Va. — Mortgage Banking Systems, Inc. (MBS), a leading mortgage closing software and technology company, is solving an industry-wide problem for lenders with the release of its most recent innovation to ProClose: Dynamic Signature Technology (DST). Until now, signature lines on mortgage closing documents [...]
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — nPulse Network Systems, LLC, a leading developer of 10Gbps network sensors for monitoring, forensics and security applications, has announced the “Wireshark Edition” of its popular PCAP Express Box appliance. Wireshark is the world’s most widely-used network protocol analyzer and a reference standard [...]
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BEDFORD, Va. — Write and Remember (W & R), an innovative company dedicated to educating Americans about historical truths long removed from the public arena, today announced the availability of the first in a series of unique note cards with the following theme – “The [...]
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RESTON, Va. — Representatives from AssociationForce will be showcasing their product’s many newly enhanced features at the New York Fundraising Summit, June 3-4, 2009, in New York City. They will also be extending a special product offer for all qualifying non-profit organizations within and outside [...]
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Aurigma, Inc. releases Video Uploader, a solution that makes it possible to implement video content upload for websites in a matter of minutes. Video content becomes more popular on the Web and in corporate intranets. User-generated video has now become a must-have [...]
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RESTON, Va. — AssociationForce announces a new software as a service (SaaS) – a hosted service – that is free to groups with fewer than 100 members; cost is minimal thereafter. AssociationForce Software 2.0, designed to offer advanced solutions to member-based associations, also integrates features [...]
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RICHMOND, Va. — The University of Richmond is bringing Spider sports back on campus. With Richmond City Council approval and the architecture designs complete, First Market Stadium will break ground spring 2009. The project will be a dream come true for the faculty and students [...]
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WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — 401k Advisors, one of the Mid Atlantic’s leading experts in the design, implementation and management of Retirement Plans, today launched a retirement plan hotline for employers and retirement plan fiduciaries. The retirement plan hotline, 757-645-3975, ext 204, provides advice and guidance on [...]
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FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Between 60 and 70 million Americans experience some sort of digestive health issue(*). The issue may be that Americans haven’t “digested” the ways in which prebiotics and probiotics could benefit them. For this reason, MyHealthGate, Inc. is helping to raise awareness [...]
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NORFOLK, Va. — Surgeons at Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters (CHKD) have successfully performed a groundbreaking, minimally invasive surgery on three patients with pectus carinatum, a chest-wall deformity that causes the chest to jut out like the breast of a bird. The rare condition, [...]
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GREAT FALLS, Va. — Ecologic Leasing Services today announced it has completed the conversion of Captara Corporation’s clients, data, and software with the release of LeaseAccelerator 5.0, Ecologic’s software services platform for equipment lessees. In 2007, Ecologic acquired Captara Corporation, a San Francisco, Calif.-based lease [...]
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — nPulse Network Systems LLC, a leading OEM designer of powerful network sensors for monitoring and security applications, has announced PCAP Express 10G, its latest hardware-accelerated implementation of the popular PCAP API. The product extends the functionality of nPulse’s PCAP Express technology up [...]
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MCLEAN, Va. — iSquare, Inc. announces the launching of a public beta web site that promises to make apartment seeking and dwelling more fun and effective. The new web site, www.introin.com, provides existing renters with referral bonuses from their community management company while providing apartment [...]
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RESTON, Va. — nPulse Networks, a leading developer of high-performance sensors for government, telecom and enterprise networks, has announced the release of PCAP Express, a high-performance implementation of the popular PCAP API, delivering multi-gigabit throughput to applications which otherwise become CPU-bound at much lower traffic rates.
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HEATHSVILLE, Va. — Safe Return! Wilderness Emergency Care & Survival Training Center, an independent American Safety and Health Institute authorized training center, is offering schools, groups, and organizations with outdoor and public safety interests free medical emergency care seminars as an outreach and public information service.
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CHANTILLY, Va. — OMNISEC International Investigations, Inc., the trusted leader in personal security investigations services, today announced that Major General (USAF Retired) John Casciano has joined the company as President of its wholly owned subsidiary, OMNISEC International Investigations, Inc.
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FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — Griffith Photography Educational Services (GPES), a division of Griffith Photography, will launch a series of photography classes in January 2008 designed for beginning through advanced photography enthusiasts. Training classes will allow digital camera owners to have a more enjoyable photography experience by increasing their knowledge and understanding photography.
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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.
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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.
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YORKTOWN, Va. — Anttyr Publishing, a Virginia-based publishing company, announces the release of a new book “The Day I Found Me” (ISBN: 978-0-9790328-1-3). The book centers on a young girl’s struggle to escape a life of abuse and unhappiness; it draws the reader in through a well-documented journey that provides a sense of hope and closure.
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LEXINGTON, Va. — Media Advisory: On Wednesday, September 19, 2007, 10 a.m. at the Roanoke Civic Center, Roanoke Virginia, All American Icon will announce the largest talent search in America. We will be issuing an “Icon Challenge 2007″ to the top reality TV shows such as American Idol, Nashville Star, Country Music Showdown and America’s Got Talent.
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ALDIE, Va. — BumperDollars (www.bumperdollars.com), an internet firm, is offering $5.00 per month to vehicle owners for carrying a bumper sticker of their client. BumperDollars’ job is to network the vehicle owners willing to carry a bumper sticker and organizations looking to advertise with the bumper sticker.
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RESTON, Va. — nPulse Networks LLC, a leading integrator of hardware acceleration and open-source tools for network security and monitoring applications, is contributing a new Linux distribution to the public domain. The announcement was made at the recent ISS World Conference.
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JAMESTOWN, Va. — Black Lawyers For Justice (BLFJ) announces news conference Mon. May 7th, 5pm. Rally organizers to file lawsuit in Federal court for 1st amendment demonstration rights to oppose Jamestown’s 400th Anniversary.
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CHANTILLY, Va. — OMNIPLEX World Services Corporation (www.omniplex.com), a leading U.S. government contractor providing contract background investigative services and protective security services to U.S. government agencies and global corporations, has launched a new and updated corporate website that is focused on attracting and recruiting experienced and new candidates, including former law enforcement and military personnel.
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CHANTILLY, Va. — The French 3D “Geoportail,” scheduled to open to the general public in late summer 2007, will be based on the SkylineGlobe Enterprise solution from Skyline Software Systems, Inc. It will be the first and only 3D globe that includes high-resolution imagery covering entire France and will include the ability to interactively fly over highly realistic 3D terrain and urban environments.
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RESTON, Va. — nPulse Networks LLC, a leading integrator of hardware acceleration tools for open-source network security and monitoring applications, has announced a new security-hardened release of its nProbe appliance. nProbe is a highly-tuned, light-weight NetFlow probe, derived from the open-source ntop project managed by Luca Deri. nPulse is the commercial representative of ntop.org in North America.
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CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Lisa Price Stevens is hosting a book release party for her newest book, “What’s That? A Tale of Cholesterol” (ISBN-10: 1412085705). The event is being held on Thursday, March 22 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Kangaroo Jac’s Indoor Playground. Located at 830 Professional Place, Chesapeake, Virginia. Kids jump for free with a book purchase.
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RESTON, Va. — nPulse Networks LLC, a leading integrator of hardware acceleration tools for open-source network monitoring and security applications, and Napatech, the world’s leading vendor of high-performance, programmable network adaptors, today announced that nPulse will directly sell and support Napatech products in the Federal and Government sector.
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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Sinclair Johnson announced today that he has been chosen as a 2006 Virginia Businessman of the Year by NRCC Chairman Tom Reynolds and the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC).
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RESTON, Va. — nPulse Networks LLC, a leading integrator of hardware acceleration tools for open-source network monitoring and security applications, and Napatech Inc, the world’s leading vendor of high-performance, programmable Ethernet network adapters, today announced they are entering into an OEM agreement enabling nPulse Networks to use Napatech adapters in delivering their advanced network appliances to the market.
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ASHBURN, Va. — Core Concepts, LLC, a corporate development organization located in Northern Virginia and South West Florida since 2002, announced today the launch of Core Concepts Publishing in conjunction with their first book publication, 4 Circles of Good Business, written by Christopher Novak of Marcellus, New York (ISBN 0-9788668-0-0).
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ROANOKE, Va. — The illness is real. The story is personal. The strategies work. There is life after receiving a diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). That’s the message of “Check Your Pride at the Door” (ISBN 0-7414-3503-9), a newly published book by Virginia psychologist, Dr. Darryl D. Helems, who has lived with IBD for more than twenty years since his diagnosis at age 17.




