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

2012 BSI Top 100 VARs Includes Texas-based MicroAccounting Solutions

RICHARDSON, Texas (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Business management software specialist MicroAccounting Solutions has been named to the 2012 BSI Top 100 VARs. The annual listing of the top accounting software Value Added Resellers (VARs) in the United States and Canada is published by Bob Scott, executive editor of The Progressive Accountant and Bob Scott's Insights.

Yodot Software Launches Complete Data Recovery Suite with Yodot Hard Drive Recovery Software

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Yodot Software, after launching File Recovery and Photo Recovery tools, brings to you Yodot Hard Drive Recovery Software that can recover data from partitions and drives with all the original file names and directory structure. With the launch of this data recovery utility the Yodot recovery line of products now has a complete advanced suite of data recovery tools for any Windows OS user.

WEST Holds Career Mentoring Evening for 80 Girl Scouts

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- WEST: Advancing Women in Science and Technology hosted a Career Mentoring event for 80 Girl Scouts that ranged from grades 4 to 12. WEST taps into its community of women scientist, engineers and technologist as career mentors to hold events for young girls as well as early and mid career women.

Spending by Businesses on Telecommunications Services Will Reach $154 Billion in 2012, says Insight Research Corp.

MOUNTAIN LAKES, N.J. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. telecommunications industry continues to expand as business spending for wireless services fuels industry revenue growth, says a new market research report from Insight Research. Insight estimates that all U.S. businesses will spend $154 billion for telecommunications services in 2012.

Equation Technologies Named 2012 BSI Top 100 VAR

TORONTO, Ontario (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Equation Technologies announced today that it has been named to the 2012 BSI Top 100 VARs. This annual ranking of midmarket reselling firms is based on annual revenues.

Remspec Brings Mid-IR Fiber Production On-Line

STURBRIDGE, Mass. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Remspec Corporation is pleased to announce that it has completed the technology transfer and an upgrade of the mid-IR optical fiber manufacturing process originally developed by Amorphous Materials Inc. of Garland, Texas. This means that in addition to meeting its own needs for high grade mid-IR fiber Remspec can now supply high quality low-cost fiber to meet the general needs of the optical device community.

The Foot Pain Center Announces the 28th Annual Shoe Drive for the Homeless

SEAL BEACH, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Since 1984 Dr. Marc Spitz of the Foot Pain Center has been conducting a Shoe Drive to distribute thousands of shoes to local homeless shelters in Long Beach and Orange County. The 28th annual Shoe Drive takes place June 11-15, 2012.

Multi-Million Dollar Inventory from Former Four Seasons Hotel to be Auctioned May 31 – June 2

TORONTO, Ontario (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- IAAS Worldwide announces that 32 floors of custom furnishings, lush textiles, elegant fixtures and thousands of luxury hotel assets from the legendary Four Seasons Hotel at Avenue Road and Yorkville are up for auction May 31 - June 2, 2012.

Ryan Kocher to Lead CMI’s Analytics Team

ATLANTA, Ga. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Ryan Kocher has joined CMI, a full-service marketing research company, as vice president of analytics. Kocher will lead CMI's analytical sciences team, where he will oversee all of CMI's analytic service processes and offerings, and guides development of new solutions to help clients understand the decisions their customers make and why.

Small Business Owner Gives Back to Community and Collects 2,000 Pounds of Food in Three Months

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- KC's 23 1/2 Hour Plumbing, Inc., a Palm Springs plumbing contractor, announced this week that it has now reached the three-ton mark in collecting food for community donations. This past ton was collected within three months.

CMI’s Jean Fasching and Laura Winn to Speak at 2012 LIMRA Marketing and Research Conference

ATLANTA, Ga., May 10, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- CMI's Jean Fasching, vice president, and Laura Winn, vice president client solutions, will present 'Where to Begin and End Your New Product Development Journey' at LIMRA's Marketing and Research Conference on May 31, 2012. CMI is a full-service marketing research company that serves clients in consumer and B2B markets, including insurance and financial services.

OxBlue Adds Mobile Site for Android and Blackberry(R)

ATLANTA, Ga., May 9, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- OxBlue, a leader in the construction camera industry, announced today an expansion of its construction camera interfaces for mobile devices available at http://m.oxblue.com .

Peter Grandich Issues Dire Financial Forecast for Our Children and Grandchildren

MANASQUAN, N.J., May 9, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Peter Grandich, market commentator and editor of the internationally-followed 'Grandich Letter' at www.Grandich.com, posted a strong warning to readers today about the United States' grave financial condition, predicting a dire fiscal picture for our children and grandchildren.

Anna’s Pocket Bee Venom Vitality Cream Mask Rated The #1 Hot New Beauty Release on Amazon USA April 2012

NEW YORK, N.Y., May 8, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Anna's Pocket Bee Venom, from Kalon Skincare, has already broken into the Top 100 bestseller list in its category on Amazon.com, and is rated the #1 Hottest New Beauty Product Release. These rankings have been achieved in Amazon's Beauty department. This department includes over 300,000 products including almost every major cosmetics brand. To achieve any kind of ranking in amongst this competition in a product's first year, let alone its first month, is an achievement.

MADE Entrepreneurship Competition Deadline May 31

ST. LOUIS, Mo., May 8, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- MADE In Missouri State Entrepreneurship Competition applications are due May 31. Don't miss out on this opportunity to enter your business or business idea for the chance to gain technical assistance and cash grants to invest in your business.

Yodot Software Launches the Latest in Photo Recovery Technology

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 8, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The recently launched version of Yodot Photo Recovery Software for Windows is the most advanced photo recovery tool available today. The software is loaded with advanced scanning algorithms to recover any type of photo from hard drives, memory cards and other removable external storage devices.

National Youth Organization’s Call-to-Action Campaign Raises Awareness to the American Flag during June 2012

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 8, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Executive Director, Mike Kessler, of the national non-profit youth education and service program for boys and girls, the Young Marines, announces a call-to-action campaign to over 300 Young Marine units across the country to participate in the organization's 2nd annual 'Raising Awareness to the Flag' initiative during National Flag Week in June.

New Software Ensures Accurate Matches of Addresses to Redistricted Congressional and State Legislative Districts for 2012 Elections

SAN JOSE, Calif., May 7, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Online Image, a GIS software and web technology company, is now making available the nation's most accurate matching of addresses and zip codes to redistricted congressional and state legislative districts. As a result, candidates can run and supporters can vote in the correct districts in the 2012 elections.

Backbone Security New Product Pre-Release Announcement – StegAlyzerFS to Allow Rapid Field Triage for Steganography

FAIRMONT, W.Va., May 7, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Backbone Security, the market leader in advanced digital steganography detection and hidden information extraction tools, is pleased to announce a new addition to their highly acclaimed StegAlyzer family of products.

Laura Winn Promoted to Vice President of Client Solutions for CMI

ATLANTA, Ga., May 4, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Laura Winn has been promoted from qualitative manager to vice president of client solutions for CMI, a full-service marketing research firm. The promotion is in recognition of Winn's demonstrated commitment to innovative research approaches, her recognized status as a thought leader in traditional and digital ethnographic research, and her ability to answer clients' strategic business questions.