Yearly Archives: 2007

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Is your search engine boring? Try Winzy (winzy.com) for great search results and a fun way to win free prizes with friends. Since Winzy's launch in April 2006, Winzy has given away almost 200 iPods, 2,000 Amazon.com and iTunes gift certificates, and monthly grand prizes including Xboxes and $500 in cash.

NORCROSS, Ga. -- Hong Video Technology, Inc. (HVT), a leading provider of custom services for LCD panel displays and digital light engines, today announced that it has remodeled and upgraded its services facility, including the addition of a showcase class 10,000 clean room.

ATLANTA, Ga. -- M2SYS Technology announced today that it has formed a strategic partnership with Schoolhouse Software, a leading provider of K-12 lunch line management systems. This partnership will benefit school customers by enabling Schoolhouse to integrate M2SYS' market revolutionizing fingerprint software technology, Bio-Plugin(TM), within their Touch-n-Serv(TM) K-12 school lunch line POS solution.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- See fitness progress and stay motivated. WORKOUTWARE.COM has just released Open Fitness 2.0, a fitness tracking system designed to help people take control of their fitness, and take the guesswork out of keeping track of fitness activity. Open Fitness is software that allows users to track and chart exercise, diet, body measurements, and other fitness-related information.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Action International, the world's #1 business coaching franchise, today announced it is changing its company name to ActionCOACH effective immediately. Among other benefits, the name change will give clients, potential franchisees and the general public an immediate understanding of the services that have propelled the company to the top of the business coaching field.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) awarded U.S. Facilities, Inc. (USF) a five-year contract for facilities management and maintenance services at the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building (TMFJB) in The District of Columbia.

WESTBOROUGH, Mass. -- Tibersoft, the expert in food cost control systems for the foodservice industry, announced that Ryan's Restaurant Group will implement the Tibersoft IQ solution to optimize chain-wide food purchasing and gain greater visibility into their supply chain operations.

DULUTH, Ga. -- The local, independently-owned office of Action International, the world's #1 business coaching franchise, today announced its corporate name is changing to ActionCOACH, effective immediately. ActionCOACH will continue to aggressively expand its mission to help small- to medium-sized businesses and their owners become more efficient, more productive, better focused, and more profitable through professional, objective mentoring and education.

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- The Natural Sapphire Company has placed on sale the largest natural blue sapphire in the United States. The 129ct rough sapphire crystal was discovered in the world famous gem mines of Sri Lanka (formerly "Ceylon") in 1952. The first cutting yielded an 80ct sapphire. It was then sold to a British family and in private ownership until the late 1990's.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Fed up with the current state of the NHL? You're not alone. Thousands of traditional hockey fans are stock piling their picket signs and they have set a date to be heard. On January 20th, fans across North America are being called on to bring personalized signs, to each of the 13 NHL home games, that display their displeasure with "the new NHL." A website, Hockeyfansunite.com, has been established to promote what is being called the "Save the NHL Night Out."