Tabitha Berg

HYDERABAD, India, and LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Game Shastra (aka Gameshastra), India's largest game services provider, has signed a Master Game Development Agreement with Freeze Tag, a California based casual game publisher and developer. Game Shastra will develop and Freeze Tag will publish "Etch A Sketch(R)," a new game inspired by the classic toy from The Ohio Art Company.

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- With the opening of the new BETA Studio in the Los Angeles facilities of BETA Records, musicians have a new home for creativity. The studio, located off Sunset Blvd. in the heart of Hollywood, includes a video production room with green screen, interview room, make-up room, DJ and Internet radio production areas, kitchen and guest room.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The year 1982 had a lot of milestones: Sony introduced the first compact disc, a little alien stole our hearts and imaginations with E.T. and, the Valley's own Trends Magazine released its first issue. Trends, the oldest, continuously published society, philanthropy and lifestyle publication, is celebrating its silver anniversary with events all year long.

DANVERS, Mass. -- LineSider Technologies, a leading provider of software and systems for next-generation IP business communications, today announced the appointment of two experienced telecommunications technology executives, Pano Anthos and Dale Booth, to its board of directors.

DURHAM, N.C. -- Heart Imaging Technologies (HeartIT) announced today that medical images can be viewed on Apple's new iPhone. Physicians can simply click on a web link sent via email by one of their colleagues, enter their password, and, for example, instantly view movies of a patient's beating heart halfway around the world.

RICHARDSON, Texas -- Business-to-Investor, Inc. (B2I (R)), the leader in interactive web site solutions for publicly traded companies, announced today that it will provide free hosted E-Proxy solutions for the corporate web sites of publicly traded companies for their 2007 Annual Meetings under an initiative called "My e-Proxy."

EUGENE, Ore. -- Resplendent in their finest magical attire, faerie lovers of all ages from as far away as England, Japan, Hawaii and Australia are gathering at The Secret House Winery outside of Eugene on July 21-22 for Faerieworlds, a celebration of art, music, imagination and all things faerie. This year's event promises to break all previous attendance records, with guests expected to top 6,000, and is fast becoming one of the most popular outdoor festivals on the West Coast.

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif. -- First time author Aimee Schmidt releases a new children's book today focused on teaching kids about the value of being a unique person. The book, "Abner Finklestein" (ISBN: 978-1-933732-16-9), focuses on a troubled child that finds himself getting made fun of on a consistent basis by his peers.

SANDPOINT, Idaho -- It's summertime and the zucchini are living large. Figuring out what to do with all that squash can be overwhelming. Susan Daffron of Logical Expressions, Inc. offers a few tips on using those "killer zucchini," inspired by her book "Vegan Success: Scrumptious, Healthy Vegan Recipes for Busy People" (ISBN: 978-0-9749245-1-9; LCCN-2006907834).

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Rinker and Associates, a career coaching and consulting business focused on baby boomers, has expanded its services to address the needs of recent college graduates. More than 1.5 million new college grads will make their way into the real world this year. While their baby boomer parents are managing an "empty nest" transition, new grads are struggling with their own transition into the "real world."

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Plumbing Enlightenment, Inc., the newest member of the Enlightenment family of businesses, announces a new company that provides a plumbing outsource estimating service to contractors. Plumbing Enlightenment, Inc. understands the challenge and cost involved in finding a skilled individual to fill the position of a full-time estimator.

CHICAGO, Ill. -- Alterian (LSE: ALN), the leading global enterprise marketing platform provider, announced this week a new self-evaluation tool to help marketers improve the processes used to manage all parts of their marketing operation. The Alterian Operational Marketing Benchmark provides marketers with a tailor-made report and recommendations on their marketing management processes.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- America's IT Managers and Law Enforcement are angry. They are frustrated with the amount of stolen computers, data loss and associated identity theft that has been permeating the media as of late. One of the key issues is the availability of a reliable site with resources and tools to provide the education and information needed to help fight computer theft.

LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- Mr. Hefley, CEO of the Hefley Engine Company, has announced a new more efficient engine. The current automotive engine design developed over 125 years ago is no longer capable of delivering the performance and economy demanded in tomorrow's automobiles. The Hefley X2 can adjust to all current fuels.

ORADELL, N.J. -- The winners in the 2007 Telly Awards competition have been announced and MRC Medical Communications has been honored with five awards. The annual competition, now in its 28th year, recognizes the best work of the most respected advertising agencies, production companies, television stations, and corporate video departments in the world. This year's competition received more than 13,000 entries from all 50 states, 30 countries and 5 continents.

SAN MARINO, Calif. -- Epeius Biotechnologies Corporation announced today that an advanced Phase I/II clinical trial using intravenous Rexin-G(TM) for pancreatic cancer that is refractory to standard chemotherapy will open in the summer of 2007 in Los Angeles, California. Rexin-G is the world's first tumor-targeted injectable gene delivery system that is designed to seek out and destroy both primary tumors and metastatic cancers that have spread throughout the body.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The National Children's Oral Health Foundation (NCOHF) and PreViser Corporation today announced a joint initiative to collaborate in an effort to improve the oral health of low income children nationwide. The NCOHF, whose non-profit mission is to eliminate oral disease, and promote overall health and well-being for economically disadvantaged children.

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- Kathleen Greer, founder and president of KGA, Inc., announced the promotion of Sue Penchansky to Vice President. After serving as a Senior Human Resources Consultant and Advisory Board member for four years, Penchansky will now be responsible for account management while continuing to build the consulting side of the KGA business.

NORCROSS, Ga. -- Hong Video Technology, Inc. (HVT), the leading outsource supplier of digital light processing (DLP(R)) light engine repair, today announced that it has surpassed 10,000 DLP light engines repaired. The milestone follows the recent completion of HVT's expanded and renovated electronics repair facility.

IRVING, Texas -- There is nothing quite like seeing dreams come true, but that's just what happened recently thanks to the National Burglar & Fire Alarm Association (NBFAA). Through the association's Youth Scholarship Program, NBFAA members awarded $20,000 in college scholarships to three children of police and fire officials.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Specialty food executives and marketing leaders attended "How to Efficiently Build Your Brand: 5 Ways to Grow BIG, While Spending Small" hosted by the National Association for the Specialty Food Trade's (NASFT) International Fancy Food Show, July 6th in New York. Food and beverage brand marketing expert, Tammy Katz, of Katz Marketing Solutions, led the brand building session.

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- JSM Music owner and executive producer Joel Simon and his studio will have their own cause to celebrate at this week's BET Awards. Tuesday night's awards will include the world premiere of a new TV commercial featuring Mary J Blige - part of a campaign for Chevy Tahoe - for which Simon and JSM Music played a key role.

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- This new book from Bob Miller, "Kill Me If You Can, You SOB" (ISBN: 978-1-58736-846-2), is the compelling story of Lt. Col. Manuel A. Alves (Black Hawk), at LZ Betty in Phan Thiet, Vietnam. It has been embraced by the men of the 3-506th and they have endorsed it by recommending it on their websites.