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National newswire stories from across the U.S., sourced from the Neotrope® News Network

Net Rate Hotel Program for Travel Agents

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Hariworld Travel has launched a new, robust, Web-based hotel search and booking engine allowing travel professionals to book hotels at net rates at more than 50,000 hotel and resort properties worldwide. 'Agents no longer have to wait for clients to return from their trip to receive their commission,' says Kamini Cohly, President of Hariworld.

CMI Ranked Sixth Fastest-Growing Market Research Company by Inside Research, Publisher of the Honomichl Top 50

ATLANTA, Ga. -- CMI, a full-service marketing research company, has been ranked the sixth fastest growing market research firm in the U.S. The annual rankings are compiled by Inside Research, publishers of the Honomichl Top 50 List of U.S. Marketing Research Organizations. CMI's U.S. revenues grew by 124 percent between 2004 and 2009. CMI is one of only two companies in the top six spots that generated industry-leading growth without acquiring another company.

EASEUS Offers Effective Hard Drive Data Recovery Solutions to Solve Hard Drive Data Loss Disasters

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- A recent study by EASEUS Software shows that lots of people lose their vital data due to hard drive crash or corruption. EASEUS Software, the provider of innovative and professional data recovery utilities for Windows, offers an effective solution - EASEUS Data Recovery Wizard Free Edition to easily recover hard drive data from deleted, formatted, damaged or crashed hard drive partitions.

New Commercially-Supported Open-Source Network Sensors: nPulse Technologies and Partners Deliver the High-performance Dragonfly FlowMeter

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- nPulse Technologies, LLC, a leading developer of Gig and 10 Gig network sensors for monitoring, forensics and security applications, today unveiled the new Dragonfly family of high-speed network sensors. The first model, called Dragonfly FlowMeter is a flow-based network traffic probe for monitoring large-scale IP network traffic and activity at wire-speed.

Union Ironworkers Raise the Bar with Continuous Training, Competitions, and New OSHA Relationship

AUSTIN, Texas -- While U.S. industries struggle to rebuild, today's union ironworkers are preparing to lead the next wave of new business construction. That's because amidst the economic challenges of the past several years the Iron Workers International Union - teaming with the Ironworker Management Progressive Action Cooperative Trust (IMPACT) and the Ironworkers National Training Fund - has invested heavily in worksite-ready training programs for union ironworkers.

CalUniversity Celebrates National Safety and Harmony Month

DIAMOND BAR, Calif. -- California Intercontinental University (CalUniversity) CEO and Co-Chairman Dr. Shaan Kumar celebrated World Safety and Harmony Month by honoring Dr. Khalil BineBine with its 2010 Quality Service Excellence Award.

31% of Home Sales in First Quarter Were Foreclosures

MIAMI, Fla. -- Foreclosure Deals, an online leader in the foreclosed homes for sale listings and information industry, announced today that 31 percent of all residential properties sold in the first quarter of 2010 were foreclosure properties. Experts at the company believe the statistic shows that people are continuing to turn to the foreclosure market as a plentiful source of low cost homes.

Xcept Steering Committee for Accelerating Exception Processing Adds Five Bank Members

MANCHESTER, Vt. -- The Xcept Steering Committee, organized in the first quarter of 2010 by CONIX Systems, Inc., a leading international provider of payment processing solutions to the financial services industry and a pioneer in the creation of post-Check 21 exception management tools, has added five members representing the Bank of Oklahoma, Bank of the West, Marshall and Isley, and BB&T.

Travelong Receives the Million Dollar Award from China Airlines

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Travelong, a management company providing business travel and meeting planning services to corporations and independent agents, has recently been honored as a recipient of the Million Dollar Award for 2009 by China Airlines.

Kyoko Nakamura Launches the Millipede, a Glow-In-The-Dark Accessory, and New Fashion Website

BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- Everyone will want to light up the night with Kyoko Nakamura's new line of luxury glow-in-the-dark accessories. The website went live this week, marking the official launch of her first product, the Millipede. This accessory is so beautiful and unique it has to be seen to be understood. Shockingly elegant and sophisticated for something that 'glows-in-the-dark,' this marks a unique point in fashion; bringing a little class to club wear and a little more fun to anything else.

Donors to Children Awaiting Parents Charity during July Rewarded with Free Press Release Distribution and Small Business Promotion

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Neotrope recently 'adopted' Children Awaiting Parents( as one of its premier charity program recipients. Throughout the month of July as part of the adoption program, when a donor gives $50 or more to Children Awaiting Parents (CAP) they will have the opportunity to issue a free national online press release through Neotrope's Send2Press Newswire service.

Telovations Wins ‘Outstanding Business of the Year’ Award

TAMPA, Fla. -- Telovations, a leader in innovative business communications solutions, today announced that they are a winning recipient of the St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce's Outstanding Business of the Year award. This year's award was presented to Telovations on June 30th, 2010 at the Chamber's annual awards gala that included more than 200 supporters of local businesses and non-profits that was in attendance.

Pragotrade LLC Announces New Company Name to Align With Top Selling Product Brand

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Pragotrade LLC, a leading supplier of specialized food processing equipment, announced today that it has changed its name to Weston Products LLC. The new company name establishes a clearer association with the company's main product line brand. Pragotrade was founded in 1997 as a sourcing company that provides specialized food service equipment to consumers through major retail chains.

Dynamic Disk Converter 3.1 – Newly Updated Version Helps Convert Dynamic Disk to Basic Disk

CHENGDU CITY, China -- Along with continuous upgrades and improvements, Aomei Technology announced the official release of Dynamic Disk Converter 3.1 on July 5th, 2010. It is professional and reliable disk type conversion software to help you convert dynamic disk to basic disk without losing data.

Neotrope ‘Adopts’ Children Awaiting Parents and Provides National Public Relations Services Pro Bono

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Neotrope and its Send2Press service are honored to make Children Awaiting Parents (CAP) its second 'Adopted' charity program recipient for 2010. With this commitment, Neotrope aligns itself with CAP's mission to find adoptive homes for America's waiting children. As part of this program, Neotrope is providing PR solutions, news dissemination, and search marketing for CAP to help raise awareness to both media and the public regarding CAP programs, partners and other activities.

Professional Athletes Join Trinity Financial Advisory Board

WALL, N.J. -- Peter Grandich, founder of Trinity Financial Sports and Entertainment Management Company, announced that former NHL hockey player Nick Fotiu and former NBA basketball player Bo Kimble have joined the company's advisory board. 'The purpose of Trinity Financial Advisory Board is to provide guidance to our firm's unique niche clientele,' says Grandich.

Recently Released EASEUS Partition Master 6.0.1 Warmly Welcomed as Reliable GPT Disk Partition Manager

NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. -- EASEUS Partition Master 6.0.1 is a comprehensive hard drive management solution that comes packed with essential functionalities. It is the latest and most advanced partition manager and GPT disk partition manager on the market which does almost everything relating to partitioning.

Neotrope Offers Free Press Release Distribution to Starlight Donors

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Neotrope and its Send2Press service recently 'adopted' Starlight Children's Foundation as its premier charity program recipient. Throughout the month of July as part of the adoption program, when a donor gives $50 or more to Starlight they will have the opportunity to issue a free national online press release through Neotrope's Send2Press Newswire service.

Whiteflash.com Searches for a Diamond in the Rough with New Design Competition

HOUSTON, Texas -- Not only known for their prestigious selection of 'A Cut Above' (ACA) branded diamonds, Whiteflash, one of the most comprehensive and user-friendly online marketplace for fine diamonds and diamond jewelry, also has a robust custom design option. To celebrate Whiteflash's 10th Anniversary and showcase their meticulous custom design work, they have partnered with online bridal portal RecycledBride to create the Design and Win Your Wedding Bands Contest.

Meet Annual Hazardous Waste Training Mandates at Two Day Workshop

HOUSTON, Texas -- Lion Technology Inc., a nationally recognized regulatory compliance training firm, will present its two-day Hazardous/Toxic Waste Management workshop series during the month of July and August. The course is designed for compliance professionals who must be trained annually under the RCRA hazardous waste regulations. Workshops will be held in Little Rock, AR on August 9-10; Tulsa, OK on August 12-13; Houston, TX on August 18-19; and Dallas, TX on August 23-24, 2010.

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