Month: February 2008

New Web Site for Password Storage: Never Forget Your Password Again

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Ever lose a password? How about create a password that’s far too simple just so you can remember it? NeedMyPassword.com, a new Web site launched January 2008, promises to put an end to these security problems.

(PRWEB) February 21, 2008 — Ever lose a password? How about create a password that’s far too simple just so you can remember it? NeedMyPassword.com, a new Web site launched January 2008, promises to put an end to these security problems, bringing together simplicity and security by offering users a safe place to store confidential personal information on just about anything from passwords to credit cards.

“Identity theft now affects millions of people. I want to take those little scraps of paper and yellow post-it notes with passwords scratched across them and protect them once and for all,” said Brian Pedone, the company’s founder and CEO. “A lot of people are storing their passwords in insecure places, and NeedMyPassword.com is so simple that it can help put an end to that sort of thing,” he noted.

Signing up is free and takes a little less than a minute. “People don’t need clunky software to store passwords anymore or insecure text files,” said Pedone, jokingly adding, “Just don’t forget your password to NeedMyPassword!” To make sure that doesn’t happen, the system uses personal questions rather than passwords.

With identity theft on the rise and information more priceless than ever, NeedMyPassword.com brings a free, simple service to consumers. For further information or to access the service, visit www.NeedMyPassword.com to sign up for a free account.

Contact:
Brian Pedone
(570) 242–6913
www.needmypassword.com

Business Insurance Now Announces New Blog Providing Essential Information for Entrepreneurs

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On the rise to becoming one of the top providers of insurance to small business owners and entrepreneurs, Business Insurance Now has announced the arrival of their new blog providing customers with more than just quality business insurance products.

Allen, TX (PRWEB) February 21, 2008 — Business Insurance Now has recently launched a new blog to provide small business owners and young entrepreneurs with knowledgeable information on improving their business. The company has quickly climbed to the top of their industry due to their complete commitment to the customer and their offerings of multi-faceted business insurance coverage.

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Business Insurance Now has rapidly built their status as the insurance provider that not only supplies small businesses with quality insurance coverage, but also assists in their success as well. The company's recent launch of the "BIN Digest", a blog dedicated to helping small business owners and entrepreneurs, has changed the way information is provided for small business insurance providers across the country. Now, entrepreneurs have a one stop information source for all of their insurance needs and small business questions.

Exclusive information on improving small businesses from the "BIN Digest" as well as high quality insurance coverage can be viewed at www.BusinessInsuranceNow.com. The blog is updated on a regular basis and includes expert knowledge on topics such as financing small businesses, efficient small business software and tools, and other helpful business tips for developing a small business.

About Business Insurance Now:
Business Insurance Now is an Internet-based small business insurance provider that offers owners and entrepreneurs a quick and knowledgeable all-in-one shopping experience for liability and property insurance. They are proud to adhere to an ongoing pledge to their customers, while providing them with everything they need to create a successful small business.

Lately Business Insurance Now has maintained this commitment by giving even more back to their customers through their new blog the "BIN Digest". Now, not only do they provide outstanding small business insurance, but they also supply expert information on ways to advance a small business.

Further information about Business Insurance Now can be found at www.BusinessInsuranceNow.com.

Free 2008 Small Business Tax Help at MoreBusiness.com

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MoreBusiness.com releases a new center featuring tips and tricks on preparing small business taxes. Visitors can learn about small business tax deductions, view a 12-point tax to-do checklist and access useful forms, links and tax tools.

Rockville, MD (PRWEB) February 21, 2008 — Tax season is here, and it is time for entrepreneurs to gather their 2007 financial information and pay their state and federal dues. Entrepreneurial hub MoreBusiness.com would like to help with this process, adding a new tax planning center to its repertoire of small business resources.

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Catered specifically to the small business owner's tax needs, the center is divided into several sections, including: tax preparation, cut your taxes, quick forms, important IRS links and useful tools. The 2008 Small Business Tax Guide can be found at: http://www.morebusiness.com/small-business-tax-help-2008.

Entrepreneurs can read tax-saving articles such as, "How to Write Off Your Startup Costs" to learn and review unconventional facts that can often be overlooked. For example, every business owner with less than $50,000 in startup or organizational expenses is entitled to a $5,000 write off entitlement. And in "10 Major Tax Deductions You Can Pocket," visitors can learn about how to financially manage having children as employees.

"In just ten minutes, visitors can quickly learn information about the popularly sought-after small business tax breaks, how to apply for a tax extension, or even how to prepare their business to maximize small business tax credits for next year," CEO Raj Khera comments. "Our goal is to alleviate tax season stresses by providing a collection of resources available for free to the small business community."

The material provided in the 2008 Small Business Tax Guide is for general informational purposes only and is not intended to constitute tax or legal advice. Visitors should consult their tax professional for specific issues related to their situation.

About MoreBusiness.com:
MoreBusiness.com is an award-winning web site filled with sample business plans, marketing plans, templates, sample contracts and business agreements to help entrepreneurs start and grow a small business. MoreBusiness.com is part of a series of sites run by Khera Communications Inc., which includes email marketing service, MailerMailer, and discussion group management tool, DiscussThis.

Canonical to Resell IBM DB2 Express-C as Software, Virtual Appliances

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For the First Time Ubuntu Users Can Purchase Annual Support Contracts

London (PRWEB) February 21, 2008 — Canonical Ltd, the commercial sponsor of Ubuntu, today announced the availability of IBM DB2 Express-C 9.5 as software through the Ubuntu Partner Repository and as a virtual appliance running on VMware.

Canonical is also making an annual support contract for IBM DB2 Express-C available to its users through shop.canonical.com. This announcement marks the first time that Ubuntu users will be able to buy an annual subscription service directly from the company.

IBM DB2 Express-C is a no-charge edition of the DB2 database server. Ideal for small businesses and multi-branch companies, DB2 Express-C can be setup quickly, is easy-to-use, and includes self-managing capabilities. It also embodies all of the core features of the more scalable DB2 editions, including the revolutionary pureXML technology for powering a new breed of Web 2.0 and SOA based solutions.

"IBM DB2 Express-C is a great example of how we are bringing business-class applications to the Ubuntu community. Users have more access than ever before to the tools they need," said Mark Murphy, alliances manager, Canonical. "Allowing for the purchase of annual subscriptions directly from Canonical is also part of a larger commitment to mid-size enterprises that we will continue to build upon this year."

"Our relationship with Canonical demonstrates IBM's commitment to helping small to mid-sized companies achieve competitive advantage through data management innovations. There's a shift underway in the database software market as our partners and clients increasingly choose IBM," said Inhi Cho, vice president, IBM Data Management Marketing. "IBM DB2 Express-C provides a fast, secure, reliable, and scalable data server to help clients increase their performance now and as their businesses grow."

"Fourth Millennium Technologies has been active in bringing Linux to the forefront of database systems since we implemented the first commercial clustered DB2 system on Linux in 2001," said James Sobieski, president, Fourth Millennium Technologies. "Using the DB2 Express-C Ubuntu Virtual Appliance will help our customers implement a proven Linux-based database system faster, easier and using fewer resources than before. Many of our Linux customers have expressed a strong interest in the Virtual Appliance and we expect demand to only grow."

Availability
DB2 Express-C 9.5 software is available immediately through the Add/Remove function in Ubuntu and as a virtual appliance from www.ubuntu.com/ibm/db2. Combined subscriptions of IBM and Canonical support are available for Ubuntu users through shop.canonical.com for $3,750 per year. Subscriptions include:

– IBM 24/7 award winning worldwide customer support
– Fixpacks, maintenance releases, upgrade protection
– Clustering for High Availability and Disaster Recovery
– Data Replication to and from other DB2 data sources
– Higher resource limits for greater scalability (i.e. up to 4 cores on 2 sockets, and 4GB memory)

About Canonical Ltd and Ubuntu
Canonical Ltd, the commercial sponsor of Ubuntu, is a global organization headquartered in Europe committed to the development, distribution and support of open source software products and communities. World-class 24×7 commercial support for Ubuntu is available through Canonical's global support team and partners. Since its launch in October 2004 Ubuntu has become one of the most highly regarded Linux distributions with millions of users around the world. Ubuntu will always be free to download, free to use and free to distribute to others. With these goals in mind, Ubuntu aims to be the most widely used Linux system, and is the centre of a global open source software ecosystem. For more information visit www.canonical.com or www.ubuntu.com.

Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Edubuntu and their associated logos are all registered trademarks of Canonical Ltd.

Contact: Bill Baker, Baker Communications Group, 860-350-9100, wbaker @ bakercg.com

Episode 15 – The One Stop Shop

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This week we talk to a provider and learn how we can specialize and still be the primary source of products and services for our customers.

TechPodcasts Promo Tag :10
Intro 1:19
Billboard 1:37

News and Comment segment 4:22
SCO announced a plan to use a $100 million cash investment to pull the company out of bankruptcy and go private. For many in the Linux world, this means SCO has risen from the dead for one more fright like the monster in a B horror movie.

The Force Field is conducting a Trivia Contest during the months of February and March. If you are a regular listener of The Force Field podcast, you now have the chance to take your knowledge of the show and win prizes! All you have to do is listen to the podcast, log into The Force Field web site at theforcefield.net, click on The Force Field Podcast Trivia Contest link on the right sidebar and answer the ten trivia questions. If you answer all ten questions correctly you will be entered into a drawing to win a 1GB USB flash drive or an Nvidia partnerForce T-shirt! Enter The Force Field podcast Trivia Contest today and win! Contest ends March 31, 2008.

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Microsoft announced a bid to buy Yahoo! February 1st. Yahoo! Initially rejected the offer but according to an article in The New York Post their board is now split on it, with some board members in favor of the purchase and Yahoo! CEO Jerry Yang and other board members against it. If the purchase is ultimately approved it would put both companies in a better position to compete with Google.

Commercial Break 1:00
Totally Cool Tech Podcast Promo :30

Caffination Podcast promo :30

Intro to Interview 1:5
If you offer IT solutions you know that it is difficult, if not impossible to have all the answers for all the questions from every one of your customers. Yet it is expected. The question is, do you want to know a lot about a few things or do you want to know a little about everything? Do you want sell and support a few products and services to your customers or offer an entire suite of solutions?

One Provider who does both is Todd Hughes, and he thinks you can too – by networking with your competitors.

This week we’re going to talk to Todd and learn how we can both specialize and diversify our portfolios of products and services to meet the needs of our customers and profit from it all. We will learn how to collaborate with our competitors to be both a specialist and a general service provider and create our niche in the IT industry as The One Stop Shop.

Todd Hughes Interview 18:48

Wrap up and Close :46

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BRT to Pull HD-DVD Lines from Pressing Plant, Not Waiting for Toshiba Announcement

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Blue Ray Technologies multi-format disc pressing plant will drop its HD-DVD lines, founder Erick Hansen says not waiting for Toshiba to throw in towel in format war. Makes statement to Toshiba and High Definition fans: "Not a loss for Toshiba, but a victory for consumers."

Spokane, WA (PRWEB) February 18, 2008 — The only indie multi-format high definition disc pressing plant, Blue Ray Technologies, will drop its HD-DVD lines without waiting for the widely-reported and anticipated announcement of Toshiba's retreat from HD-DVD.

"This is a victory for the consumers, who can now move in to the stunning high def disc world and build collections with confidence," said industry expert Erick Hansen, a DVD pioneer and chairman of Blue Ray Technologies. "Toshiba can take heart in that there is no shame: it was a battle well-fought and that they have several adaptable technologies and backup plans."

In fact, no orders had come in to the full-service disc manufacturer for HD-DVDs, even partial orders along with Blu-ray clients looking to service both markets, since November. The indie film companies that BRT serves had seen the death of the HD-DVD format long before last week's announcement that Walmart, Blockbuster and Netflix were dropping the format – and even before Warner Bros. announced in January at the CES show they were going Blu-ray only.

"This week we will dismantle our HD-DVD lines and will be adding new equipment to bolster our Blue-ray manufacturing," said Hansen explaining, "Despite our name and preference, we always offered HD-DVDs as a service to our customers. Now we will reconfigure part of that equipment to make DVDs and CDs," said Hansen. "The indie film companies moved quicker than the studios and gradually stopped mixed orders in favor of Blu-ray late last year."

Hansen explained "They preferred the larger capacity and full 1080p quality of the Blu-ray discs going forward. We saw this but since I have been saying HD-DVD was DOA for four years, we still had to wait for the industry to catch up to the inevitable. HD-DVD is dead, all that is left is the burial."

He said "We are waiting this week for the other shoes to drop from Universal and Paramount/DreamWorks, the last studios to support HD-DVD over Blu-ray — and word from Microsoft, who used the now-obsolete format as an add-on to their Xbox game console."

More info at www.blueraytechnologies.com.

Streaming Media Providers in Rate War Over Internet Radio Station Customers

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Barnabas Road announced today that it would disclose previously secret bandwidth rates for larger terrestrial radio simulcasters and Internet radio broadcasters. Monthly per Gigabyte bandwidth rates start at $0.30 and go as low as $0.225/GB for monthly bandwidth in excess of 100 terabytes.

Indianapolis, IN (PRWEB) February 14, 2008 — Barnabas Road Media (BRM) announced today that it would publish its previously competitively secret rates for broadcast and internet radio stations streaming more than 3 Terabytes of bandwidth each month.

This action is thought to trigger an open rate war between streaming media service providers serving terrestrial radio station network simulcasters and larger Internet Radio broadcasters.

New industry research projects internet radio listenership will increase dramatically over the next 10 years. Internet Radio broadcasters will continue to seek the lowest bandwidth rates possible as their monthly bandwidth needs double, triple and even quadruple in volume.

"Large streaming media providers are bloated with overhead requiring extremely high rates for each gigabyte of bandwidth sold," stated Paul Gathard, CEO of Barnabas Road. "BRM has intentionally kept its overhead extremely low so that we can reasonably afford to offer the lowest possible bandwidth rates to online radio broadcasters."

"Our Network Affiliate Plan is an Omnibus Streaming Media Account which allows for as many audio and video streams as a broadcaster may desire. Gathard continued. "And yet we still provide station branded graphics, advertising options, programming black-out, and digital rights management technology at no extra charge. We even include SoundExchange Reporting for those online radio stations needing to report their per performance copyright royalty payments."

Gathard describes the service as, "Our monthly per gigabyte bandwidth rates start at $0.30 for amounts above 3000 Gigabytes and are banded and go as low as $0.225/GB for monthly bandwidth usage in excess of 100 Terabytes per month."

On February 1, 2008, BRM completed the cutover to a new media center located in Houston, Texas where they dramatically increased their bandwidth capacity and reconfigured their infrastructure with all new media servers, high capacity switches and other streaming media related equipment. BRM has made their system scalable in order to keep up with the rapid demands for increased bandwidth capacity while offering the lowest bandwidth rates for high-volume Internet Radio broadcasters.

About BRM:
Barnabas Road has been streaming broadcast radio stations since 2004. BRM hosts hundreds of internet streams and its radio stations have millions of listeners each month. BRM has internet broadcasters located in the US, Canada and Europe and those broadcasters have listeners in over 235 countries worldwide.

Contact BRM toll free at at 877-656-7200 or at their website at http://www.BarnabasRoad.com.

Near Earth LLC Adds to Online Library With Wireless Spectrum Whitepaper

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Near Earth LLC announces the publication of a wireless spectrum whitepaper available for download on its website.

New York, NY (PRWEB) February 11, 2008 — Investment Banking firm Near Earth LLC announced today the publication of a 42-page whitepaper entitled "Wireless Spectrum: Invisible Real Estate" by Partner John Stone. This addition to the free Near Earth online library provides an overview of the regulatory issues, license values and applications of wireless spectrum. A discussion of spectrum utilization, efficiency and potential future allocation regimes is also included. Near Earth's John Stone commented: "With the valuations being reached in recent and ongoing spectrum license auctions and transactions, the industry and its investors should find this overview to be particularly timely and relevant."

The Near Earth online library also includes the following titles:

  • "Digital Music at mid-2007: Finding value in fragmentation and volatility" (46 pages)
  • "Broadband Wireless Access: An Industry Primer" (38 pages)
  • "Web Hosting: Emerging Trends and Dynamics" (22 pages)
  • "IPTV – The Future of Television?" (41 pages)
  • "Analysis of the Fixed Satellite Services Industry" (38 pages)
  • "Analysis of the GEO Satellite Manufacturing Industry" (27 pages)
  • "Mobile Satellite Service w/ Valuation of Ancillary Terrestrial Components (ATC)" (21 pages)
  • "US Telecom Laws and Transactions" (65 pages) by Brown Raysman
  • "Broadband Satellite Services" (19 pages) by HNS/Frost & Sullivan

All of the whitepapers can be downloaded through the Near Earth LLC website, which can be found by clicking here.

While Near Earth believes these contribute useful industry insights, it does not publish investment valuations or recommendations of any kind and publications should not be construed as direct or indirect recommendations to buy or sell any security. For Near Earth LLC's complete disclosure statement click here .

About Near Earth LLC

Near Earth is a specialized Investment Bank which brings the highest quality senior level attention to companies in the greater commercial satellite/space, telecom, media, entertainment, and technology industries.

Near Earth provides a full range of capital raising, advisory and consulting services to companies and their Boards. We also provide financial advisory services, valuation, structuring, and due diligence support to private equity, hedge and distressed debt funds. Please contact us if you would like our assistance with a contemplated satellite, telecom or media investment or portfolio divestment.

Near Earth LLC
John Stone
Partner
email: john(at)nearearthllc.com
phone: (646) 290-7796

Blu-ray or HD-DVD — Who Cares; Apple TV Shows the Disc-Killing Online Future

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The battle for mindshare — and money — between HD-DVD and Blu-ray disc technologies may be a big yawn, thanks to a compelling picture presented by emerging online services. When the Apple TV "Take Two" boxes begin receiving instant downloads of popular movies and TV programs later this month, viewers may decide to use their old discs as coffee table coasters.

Lewisville, TX (PRWEB) February 11, 2008 — The DVD, with us barely 10 years, is on the verge of extinction, thanks to new technologies with vastly greater storage capacities. But as proponents of Blu-ray and HD-DVD formats, the competing pretenders to the throne, prepare to pop the champagne corks to celebrate, they may discover the real party is online.

Apple introduced its Apple TV television product, designed for downloading and playing video content, to the market last year, with mixed reviews. In January the company announced a major software upgrade that provides more functionality and greater ease of use, combined with reduced pricing,

Some industry experts think this time Apple got it right. Among the new benefits is the ability of users to rent and purchase movies from Apple's iTunes online store and download them directly to the Apple TV, as well as to download podcasts and stream photos live from .Mac and Flickr.

Apple TV may best be described as a special use computer that connects to a wide-screen television, making it an integral part of home or office computing networks – an iPod on steroids. The Apple TV can play HD and standard definition movies, and it supports Dolby Digital 5.1 sound. It works with any standard home networking equipment, PC or Mac.

"Apple's iTunes has been wildly successful selling music a song or an album at a time online," Keith Prather, president of Doctor Sound., Inc., said. "As iTunes music is to the iPod, so it appears iTunes video will be to the Apple TV."

Prather, whose company designs and installs custom audio, video and home theater systems, said consumers have longed for the ability to download current and older movies from the Internet instead of having to rent or buy them on discs. He said this natural extension of broadband capabilities now is fully ready.

"There have been devices for some time that enable people to play music stored on computers through home audio systems, and to project still photos, but video generally hasn't been included," Prather said. "Not only does Apple TV do all that, the company also provides the video content – the same model that built the phenomenal success of the iPod. This could blow the lid off the video download market faster than anyone may suspect."

Movies and TV shows only mark the beginning, according to Prather. By making a wide-screen television part of home computer networks, people will have all the content the Internet offers available for viewing on the big screens, from viral videos on You Tube to broadcast-quality independent productions now being made especially for online distribution.

Prather foresees fundamental changes coming in home entertainment. "Now Apple TV makes it easy to download and watch movies on big screens instead of having to sit in front of a computer monitor. It's very liberating, and people will embrace it. Our customers are already asking for more information."

About Doctor Sound

Doctor Sound is a leader in the design, sale and installation of custom home theater and sound systems. A North Texas standout for more than 10 years, Doctor Sound has earned its reputation for excellence through elegant design and skilled installation by CEDIA-certified installers. For more information, Call Doctor Sound at 972-317-6525 or visit our Website at http://www.drsoundinc.com.

Forum Post Party Winners

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(TheForceField.net ) February 10, 2008 — The Force Field hosted a post party in The Force Field Forums Saturday night.

Beginning  6 PM CST/7 PM EST The Force Field Forums hosted a Forum Post Party for all members of The Force Field.Net. All members were eligible including Admins and mods except Rick. The Post Party began at 7 PM EST and ended at 1 AM EST.

Prizes were awarded for the most posts and the best content. All participants had their Karma raised.

The winners of The Force Field Forums Post Party: 

First Place: RoboGeek with the most posts wins an nVidia T-shirt. 

Second Place: Genoagirl wins a Linksys T-shirt.

Third Place: Stevef68 wins a Linksys T-shirt. 

A prize for will also be awarded for the Best Post: a 1GB USB flash drive. There were some great posts and some great technical discussions. It took awhile and it was a tough decision but we do have a winner.

Lenny is the winner of the 1GB USB flash drive for his posts in the legal forum.

Winners were notified by e-mail Sunday afternoon with instructions to claim their prizes. 

Thanks to everyone who participated in the contest!

Everyone is free to spread the word to all tech forums and newsgroups.

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