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SANTA CLARA, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: SecuGen Corporation today announced that it will be showing at the Global Identity Summit in Tampa, Fla., a completely new device that combines a contactless smartcard reader with SecuGen's FAP 20 certified, optical fingerprint sensor, the U20. This new product, the Hamster Pro Duo CL(TM), is housed in a sleek new case and provides convenient access to dual mode authentication for enhanced security.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Mortgage document prep vendor International Document Services, Inc. (IDS) today announced it has launched a comprehensive Resources website within its flagship doc prep system idsDoc. The main feature of the site, a compliance-focused blog authored by IDS Compliance Officer Jonathan Johnson, was made available to clients through the idsDoc doc prep platform.

NEW YORK, N.Y. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Since Spring of 2014, the 'Ice Bucket Challenge' has raised over $80 million for funding ALS research. Inspired by this success, the 'Rice Bucket Challenge' has been created by non-profit groups including the World Mind Network, Adelina Foundation and BatangasVarsitarian.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Civic Resource Group today announced that it is initiating the City Development Ecosystem, a group which is chartered to promote new software models for civic organizations to take advantage of next generation applications and cloud infrastructure. It is software interoperability among multiple vendors that makes the City Development Ecosystem possible.

MILL VALLEY, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: ArteQuesta, a fine art investment company has announced new artworks to be added to the Israeli Masters Collection as part of their continued effort to preserve Israeli art and culture. The collection was created over 10 years ago to gather and preserve historically significant artworks and artifacts by Israeli artists during Israel's diaspora and the emergence of the Jewish state in 1948.

CHICAGO, Ill. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: In order to continue to deliver on the promise of customer-centric marketing, Cogensia welcomes eight new hires to its staff. Cogensia is a customer marketing solutions firm empowering clients with data and insights.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: NOMOREHEX (nomorehex.org), the online resource for trivalent chromium technology, has been launched to alert manufacturers and electroplaters of the pending European mandate banning the use of hexavalent decorative chromium chemistry in virtually all products finished in or exported into the EU.

MILL VALLEY, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: ArteQuesta, a fine arts investment company is pleased to announce the launch of its new website at artequesta.com. ArteQuesta's web portal is designed to assist collectors, patrons, art professionals, and individuals in making thoughtful decisions for establishing or maintaining an art-investment portfolio.

LANSDALE, Pa. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Global DMS, a leading provider of Web-based compliant valuation management SaaS, announced that its vice president of marketing, Jody Collup, has been honored by National Mortgage Professional Magazine on its 'Top 25 Most Connected Mortgage Professionals' list.

NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: EaseUS Software, the professional backup and recovery software provider, today announced the release of EaseUS Todo Backup 7.0. The new version has a big improvement in UI design, making it be more friendly and intuitive. The latest Todo Backup comes out with new functions like 'Smart Backup,' automatic update, multi-language support, and more.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: The tragic drowning of 7-year old Albert Jones closely affected inventor George A. McKinney, president and CEO, Better Life Technologies Group. As a result, in February 2014, he patented a swim safety system device, the 'Albert Jones Anti-Distress Device' (AJADD); - a device geared to making lives safer in every underwater situation around the globe.

CARLSBAD, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: The Compliance Group, Inc. (TCG), a Leading mortgage compliance services provider, today announced it has increased its roster of clients by 20 percent in the second quarter of 2014. This crop of new business includes a mix of mortgage lenders, retail and community banks and credit unions.

IRVINE, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: ImmersiON-VRelia today announced the launch of the immersive industry's first-ever virtual reality commercial entertainment division. The new division will be dedicated to providing head mounted displays and content to amusement parks, visitor attractions, immersive cinemas and promotional platforms. The unit is a new partnership between ImmersiON-VRelia and International Immersion Industries.

CHICAGO, Ill. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Firetainment, Inc., a leading manufacturer of fire pit tables, will debut three new fire table designs at the 2014 International Casual Furniture and Accessories Market in Chicago, Sept. 16-19, 2014. These new additions to the Firetainment product line will be on display at booth 7-2019.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Edgewood Partners Insurance Center (EPIC), a nationwide retail property, casualty and employee benefits insurance broker/consultant, today announced the addition of the retail risk management and property/casualty team of JLT Towers Re. This strategic build-out of a team serving large, complex risk management accounts is a product of EPIC's broadening alliance partnership and collaboration with JLT Towers Re.

ATLANTA, Ga. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Atlanta-based EDM label, Valiant Horizon (VH) today announced the new double-single 'Torch'/'Dozer' from VH artist and German electronica musician Marian. The 'Torch' and 'Dozer' tracks were released on Aug. 12, 2014 via Valiant Horizon to major online retail outlooks including Amazon, iTunes and Spotify.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Civic Resource Group today announced that it received a notable inclusion on the CIOReview100 list in CIO Review magazine for its innovative programs and solutions that help civic organizations across the U.S. achieve their goals to become 'Smart Cities' in 2014.

RALEIGH, N.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: The non-profit National Inclusion Project and Co-founders Clay Aiken and Diane Bubel are proud to announce the Magic of a Smile Champions Gala to be held September 20 in Raleigh, N.C. celebrating Champions of Inclusion and ensuring that no child sits on the sidelines. Clay Aiken will entertain the guests in his one and only public performance of 2014.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Contrary to what has been reported for the past six months, reverse mortgage originations have been trending up according to ReverseVision, Inc., a leading provider of reverse mortgage lending solutions. ReverseVision's RV Exchange (RVX) is the leading reverse loan origination system (RLOS) and lending system of record for the majority of reverse lenders.

CHICAGO, Ill. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Cogensia, a CAC Group Company, continues to grow its management team through addition of several new employees; including Barbara Olson as Senior Vice President, Loyalty Solutions, Mary Kay Simpson as Vice President, Product Management and Marketing, Albert Pardilla as Manager, Client Solutions, and Andie Kulach as Account Manager.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: eAgile Inc., a global leader in radio frequency identification (RFID) technologies, announced today that the U.S. Patent Office has granted a patent for the company's eSeal(TM) RFID-enabled packaging solution. The eSeal solution solves many of the underlying concerns surrounding the nearly one trillion containers consumed annually by the medical, cosmetics, food and beverage industries. These industries require visibility throughout the distribution process to combat counterfeiting and product tampering.

RIVERHEAD, N.Y. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Fine artist Cindy Walton joins an elite selection group of artists in the 3rd National Juried East End Arts Exhibit, 'The Creative Process.' The Gallery show opens today and runs through Sept. 28, 2014. East End Gallery is at 133 East Main Street, Riverhead, NY 11901.

PRINCETON, N.J. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: At Gettysburg, Abraham Lincoln proclaimed that 'it is for us the living' to solve human problems if we are to achieve peaceful coexistence. The new book, 'It Is For Us The Living: Pandora And The Secretary General' (ISBN: 978-1478730507) by John F. Brinster, is a work of fiction which describes how the Secretary General of the New Third Millennium United Nations reorganized membership for successful planetary governance, spreading optimism and eliminating war.

STILLWATER, Okla. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: IBM(R) and HostBridge(R) Technology will hold a live joint webcast on Wednesday, August 13, 2014, at 11 a.m. EDT. Andrew Bates, IBM CICS(R) TS Product Line Manager, and Russ Teubner, HostBridge CEO, will describe the latest enhancements and use case studies to show how enterprises are taking advantage of CICS Transaction Server and HostBridge to gain service agility, operational efficiency, and mobile, web, and cloud capability.

ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Eagle Transport, one of the largest and most progressive petroleum and bulk transportation companies in the U.S., today announced a company-wide driver pay increase, effective August 3, 2014. The overall impact of this increase will be 5.5 percent, with many locations in the Eagle system seeing larger increases based on the specific needs of the operation.