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NASBA

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Originally an acronym for North American System Builder Association, NASBA is now called The Association of Channel Resellers. It represents system builders, solution providers, systems integrators and VARs. Membership is FREE.

The organization is featured The Force Field Podcast in Episode 35 – Partner With Your Vendors .

Contact:
Frank Raimondi, Executive Director, NASBA
15 82nd Dr.
Suite 250
Gladstone, OR 97027
Phone: 503-828-1924
Fax: 206-333-0880

e-mail: frank (at) nasba.com
web site: http://www.nasba.com
Become a member: http://www.nasba.com/members/members.php

Java.com Features First Bluetooth Mobile Bicycle Computer

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Java.com, a division of Sun Microsystems, features the first Bluetooth Mobile Bicycle Computer, created by SoundOfMotion for mobile devices. "Stop lugging your cell phone as dead weight while cycling. Put it to work as a bicycle computer" said SoundOfMotion's founder. The innovative Bluetooth wireless motion sensor is at least 250 times more accurate than traditional cycling computers. It accurately measures speed and acceleration, and could measure torque and power without any additional sensors.

Vancouver, BC (PRWEB) October 5, 2007 — Java.com, a division of Sun Microsystems, features the first Bluetooth Mobile Bicycle Computer, created by SoundOfMotion for mobile devices.

Java.com is a wonderland of applications, games, animated greeting cards, screen savers, personal productivity products, and "infotainment" services. It's the ultimate go-to-market showcase for their applications, delivering over 25 million visitors a month. Java powers over 1.5 billion mobile devices.

The bicycle computer includes a Java Verified™ application for mobile devices and a specially designed Bluetooth wireless motion sensor, mounted on a wheel. The new cycling computer application offers many features not found in traditional bicycle computers, such as a large color display, travel data downloads and sound simulation. Priced at $69, first adopters can pre-order a Bluetooth wireless motion sensor for their bicycles at a significant discount. The mobile application is available for download from www.SoundOfMotion.com

The innovative Bluetooth wireless motion sensor is at least 250 times more accurate than traditional cycling computers and almost 2000 times better than GPS. This unique sensing technology accurately measures speed and acceleration, and could measure torque and power without any additional sensors.

Using the advantage of a large color display, common in many mobile phones, the application displays speed, acceleration, distance and time in large color digits, making it easy to read while pedaling in the sun or at night. Detailed travel data can be stored on a phone and uploaded to a computer.

One distinct safety feature of the device is a sound simulator. Cyclists often collide with cars and people on city streets because drivers and pedestrians just can't hear an approaching bicycle. Imagine, if a bicycle could sound like a horse, or a steam train?

Current sound themes simulate a motorcycle, horse and steam train. Like ringtones, users could also compose their own sounds. Riders could easily control the sound volume without taking their hands off the handle bar.

The sound simulation safety feature was originally created for commuters but quickly gains popularity among teens and tweens. Some BMX racers embrace the sounds of dirt bikes to create the effect of a real motocross race. At the same time the sound simulation technology allows audible control of speed and acceleration without looking at the display. Just listen to customized sounds corresponding to a range of speed and acceleration.

The Bluetooth mobile bicycle computer has been released for the North American markets. SoundOfMotion plans to deliver the device for European and Asian markets in 2008.

Sensoray Releases Small Format USB Frame Grabber

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Latest USB frame grabber from Sensoray provides hardware video capture & compression in a small form factor.

Portland, OR (PRWEB) October 5, 2007 — Sensoray announced the newest addition to their USB video capture line of products, the 2251. The 2251 provides MPEG and JPEG video compression to Linux and Windows computers via a high speed USB connection. The 2251 accepts an NTSC or PAL composite analog video source. Adjustable resolution and bitrate selections allow the user to define their quality and storage requirements. Sensoray includes a Software Development Kit, SDK, with all of their 2251’s with support for Linux and Windows based computers. The included SDK supports multiple units per computer.

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Motion Detection
The 2251 supports motion detection in three user programmable regions of interest. For each separate region of interest, the user can set up different levels of motion detection sensitivity. Within each of the regions of interest, motion can be further localized to a 16×16 pixel block.

Synchronous Audio:
The 2251 supports synchronous audio capture from a line level input.

Availability and Pricing:
The 2251 is available immediately with pricing starting at $226. Quantity price breaks are available.

About Sensoray:
Sensoray designs and manufactures OEM electronics for video imaging, data acquisition and machine control. Offering drivers for Windows or Linux, and live technical support, Sensoray is committed to helping ensure easy and rapid development. For more information, visit www.sensoray.com.

 

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NCH Software Releases MailBase Email Archiving Software

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NCH Software announce the release of MailBase, a powerful free automatic email archiving utility for businesses supporting multiple email accounts.

Canberra, Australia (PRWEB) October 4, 2007 – NCH Software, specialists in business, audio and video software applications, announce the release of MailBase Email Archiver.

"With email being the most common form of communication between business the process of archiving emails is so important," said Stephanie Lee, marketing manager for NCH Software. "MailBase provides business with a free and comprehensive way of automatically archiving email to safe guard against the possibility of losing vital correspondence in the event of a crash or other unforeseen technical problem."

MailBase runs on a business' server and can support an unlimited number of email accounts. The software automatically creates storage folders for each email address and users can access their archived emails through a web panel from a web browser (such and FireFox or Internet Explorer).

Before an email is sent or received, MailBase creates a copy of it and stores it in the storage folder. Users can view all emails even if they have since deleted an inbox.

"MailBase is currently a free program," said Stephanie, "and it joins our other free business applications such as Express Invoice, Meo File Encryption, FileFort Backup Utility, our FTP clients and Eyeline Video Surveillance."

All of NCH Software's applications can be downloaded for free from www.nchsoftware.com and specialized business audio applications can be found at www.nch.com.au.

NCH Software is a leader in business, audio and video technology. Since 1993 our software development team has released more than 40 Windows, Mac, Linux, Palm and Pocket PC applications which are now leaders in their classes and have been awarded for software excellence. We continue to develop new programs for a growing number of platforms and solutions. Visit us at www.nchsoftware.com.

Holonyx Releases RESTORE Backup and Recovery Software into Open Source Community

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Holonyx Inc. has released RESTORE, a Linux-based enterprise network backup and recovery solution for Windows, Novell NetWare, Mac OS X, Unix and Linux systems as an open source project.

Loveland, CO (PRWEB) October 4, 2007 — Holonyx Inc. has released RESTORE, a Linux-based enterprise network backup and recovery solution for Windows, Novell NetWare, Mac OS X, Unix and Linux systems. RESTORE is scalable to a complete backup solution for multiple workstations and servers in distributed network environments. RESTORE is also being released as an open source project.

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"RESTORE delivers powerful administration, ease of use, and scalability to meet your backup and recovery needs today and grow with you to meet tomorrow's requirements," said Garret Acott, President of Holonyx.

RESTORE provides scheduled backups as well as the capability to back up computers in multiple physical locations. In addition, no client agent is required for RESTORE; the systems being backed up need only grant RESTORE secured access.

RESTORE also offers a unique feature to hosting providers – the ability to resell backup services along with their current web hosting services. Using RESTORE, resellers of the hosting provider can offer backup of local PC's or servers along with web hosting to their end-user customers. End-users will also be able to restore the files of their hosted websites should local copies become lost or damaged, and be able to select from multiple versions backed up at different points in time. Both of these backup and restore capabilities offer the hosting provider and resellers new revenue opportunities in addition to basic hosting and e-mail functionality they offer now.

Holonyx is placing RESTORE into the open source community and download packages are available at http://sourceforge.net/projects/restore Holonyx Ruffdogs technology division has long been a major player in the open source community and has contributed to numerous open source projects including SME Server, guilinux and MyPHPNuke.

Some of the features of RESTORE include:

 

  • Browser-based – Access your RESTORE system remotely from anywhere using the Internet. This allows users and administrators to run backups or check status at any time.
  • Heterogeneous Operating System Backup – Backup Linux, Unix, Mac OS X, Windows (95, 98, 2000, ME, NT, XP, Vista) and Novell NetWare.
  • Multiple Revisions – Restore from selected backups made at different points in time.
  • Incremental Backup – RESTORE will backup only the files that have been modified since the previous backup took place, optimizing disk space and bandwidth usage.
  • Security – Set up what you want your users and groups to access.
  • User-initiated restore – Users can restore their own files without IT involvement.
  • Access Backups via WebDAV- RESTORE provides a secure environment for accessing/editing/managing files on web-servers.
  • FTP Sites – Allows your company to backup websites and online storage.
  • Error Reporting and Notification – RESTORE will email the administrator and users of successful and failed backups.
  • MySQL support – Backup MySQL databases.

For more information on Restore, visit http://restore.holonyx.com/

About Holonyx
Holonyx Inc. is a business development technology corporation focusing on technology development, operations and manufacturing process improvement, and marketing services. Contact Holonyx at:
Holonyx Inc.
6865 Sherman Street
Loveland, CO 80538
Phone: 970-232-2050
Fax: 970-232-2050

www.holonyx.com

Fighting Back Against Scammers? Scammed.us Launches

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Online scams are a huge problem today. There is a new solution for everyone who has been scammed. Scammed.us is a service that allows regular everyday people to post about how they were scammed. Whether paying for a service or product and not receiving it, or even if dishing out a lot of money to be part of a project and have yet to hear back from anyone.

(PRWEB) October 3, 2007 — Scammed.us is a new free service that allows members to create their own domain in order to make sure that others know of their unfortunate scam. Users simply register, file a report, and then create a sub domain such as scammersname.scammed.us. It is as simple as that.

Members use that free sub domain to let others know of the scammers that were involved. Users can put in specific details, names, addresses, and anything that the feel is helpful to let others know to stay away from those people.

Users of Scammed.us can use a variety of tools that will allow them to be more in depth with the scamming report. These include image hosting for screen shots, as well as photos proving they were scammed. They can provide live links so that when people click on it they know to stay away from that particular site.

Everyday, more and more people are using www.scammed.us as a way of letting the world know that if they plan on doing business with someone that they should check them out first. So far there are only a few scamming reports but this website is going to be huge, especially with the amount of online fraud that goes on in today's Internet. It is unfortunate that the Internet would need such a site such as Scammed.us, but there are always going to be crooks out there looking to make an easy buck.

This is not a website in for people to bash others they do not like. The reports must be filed honestly in order to make the most of this innovative website. If a member has been scammed it is a great idea to file there simply because when people do their research these days the scammers will be found at scammed.us. That means if someone were scammed by ABC freelance and a search is done on about ABC freelance, then chances are they will come up with a scam report about them. Once they read that, then they will reconsider giving any business to ABC freelance and the job will be done. Members will have successfully helped just one more person to save their money from a total scam. Sooner or later, with enough reports, the scammer will be out of business and users can sleep better knowing they made it happen.

Ever been scammed? Now there is a way to help others avoid scammers.

Entrepreneur Launches Massive Effort to Provide Expert Answers to Internet User Questions

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A new web site called QandAs.com enables Internet users to ask questions and get answers directly from experts in a wide range of topics.

Overland Park, KS (PRWEB) October 3, 2007 — A new web site called QandAs.com enables Internet users to ask questions and get answers directly from experts in a wide range of topics.

"With millions of active blogs and content sites feeding the Internet with mountains of content every day, it becomes increasingly challenging to find specific and reliable answers to questions," said Eric Hazen, president of idea19 the company that owns and operates QandAs.com. "We pride ourselves on providing accurate information in a concise and witty manner."

  Faster than calling an information hot line and more personal than using a search engine, QandAs.com gives Internet users the means to ask a specific question, which is then routed to an expert QandAs.com researcher (Specialist) who composes and delivers a direct answer to the question. A majority of the Q&A sessions are then logged on the website where visitors can search and view the knowledge base.

Have you ever wondered where to find local Restaurants? Are you looking for recommendations for advertising your online business? Do you even know how to issue a Press Release?

QandAs.com have answers to these and other questions in a variety of topics including Autos, Business & Entrepreneurship, Careers & Employment, Entertainment & Fashion, Finance & Insurance, Food & Drink, Health & Fitness, Home & Garden, Law & Taxes, Loans & Mortgages, and Technology & Tourism.

Some key features that separate QandAs.com from the likes of industry leaders Yahoo! Answers, About.com and Mahalo are:
1. QandAs.com only allows Specialists to answer questions.
2. QandAs.com implemented a Q&A platform with comment section.
3. QandAs.com is answering and publishing question and answer sessions within our website instead of linking out to other sources.

Our goal is to provide more than 15,000 comprehensive Q&A sessions logged over the next 12 months!

To ask your question or to apply to become a Specialist, visit QandAs.com.

About idea19
The idea19 network provides Internet users with answers to questions on a wide range of topics through the QandAs.com web portal. QandAs.com writers are Specialists in their topics of interest that do the research necessary to provide accurate, insightful answers to user questions on any given topic. The prevalence of blogs and online publishing equates to an incredible amount of information and reference material. Credibility and accuracy are the backbones of idea19, and the answers provided on QandAs.com are comprehensive and concise. For more information, visit our corporate site at Idea19 . Get answers to your questions at QandAs.com

Integrated Mobile Electronics Set to Launch Portable Media Player Docking System

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Integrated Mobile Electronics (IME) announced today that their long-awaited IME Docking System is entering production. The company anticipates delivery of the first units into customers' hands in the next 6-8 weeks. Aggressive promotional incentives are being offered to early adopters on various car and audio specialty forums.

(PRWEB) October 3, 2007 — Integrated Mobile Electronics (IME) announced today that their long-awaited IME Docking System is entering production (www.imedock.com). The company anticipates delivery of the first units into customers' hands in the next 6-8 weeks. Aggressive promotional incentives are being offered to early adopters on various car and audio specialty forums.

"I'm excited to be offering the first system that's going to work for the majority of players," says Jonatan Cvetko, CEO of IME. "Not needing to rewire your car ever again, getting rid of messy cables, and being able to bring audio and video into your car with your portable media player is IME at its best."

The IME Docking System is a groundbreaking, integrated package allowing most cars to interface with portable media players from Apple, Microsoft, and SanDisk, with support for even more models on the horizon. By choosing the desired player interface and indicating their car make/model during the ordering process, customers will receive an IME Docking System specifically engineered to work with their setup. Should the customer own or purchase a different media player, they need only purchase an Additional Dock instead of an entire System. The System itself has an MSRP of $249.99, while Additional Docks are $89.99.

About Integrated Mobile Electronics
IME is an industry leader in portable media player car integration systems. IME was founded in 2003 by CEO Jonatan Cvetko, with the intention of allowing consumers a flexible and enjoyable media experience in their car. IME believes that versatility is never a compromise for quality. Most of all, IME understands that consumers should always have the freedom of choice to change their mind – and their portable media players. IME will be there to supply uncompromised, high quality audio & video from the player directly into the car's stereo system.

MaxFilings Offers Free Domain Registration for Businesses Incorporating Online

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MaxFilings business incorporation service provides free web site domain name registration for businesses incorporating online. Organizations can get a head start in online promotion when they incorporate or form an LLC today by registering the web address for their site at the same time.

Tampa, FL (PRWEB) October 3, 2007 — Today's competitive business environment demands that new companies get in the online marketing game from the onset of the business. Marking online business territory and establishing a brand presence early on gives start-ups an immediate advantage, and creating a web presence is an important first step. MaxFilings business incorporation service (www.maxfilings.com) has partnered with SEO Advantage, an online promotions firm, to provide free web site domain name registration for businesses incorporating online.

Free web site domain name registration is available to any company incorporating online through the MaxFilings business incorporation service. The promotion includes one year of registration. (More details: www.maxfilings.com/promotion.php) The MaxFilings and SEO Advantage partnership also provides those incorporating online access to additional promotional services such as graphic design for logos, business cards, corporate stationery and web sites, as well as specialized services including search engine optimization.

"This is an excellent opportunity for business owners to incorporate online and, at the same time, establish a web presence," commented Jim Reuning, Senior Vice President of Operations of MaxFilings, Inc. "Partnering with SEO Advantage to make essential web marketing services available to newly formed businesses is one more way MaxFilings provides exceptional value beyond any other online incorporation service. This partnership certainly helps our customers hit the ground running as they incorporate online and grow their businesses successfully."

SEO Advantage Marketing Director Lisa Banks said, "We are enthusiastic about this partnership, as MaxFilings truly offers an affordable, simple means for forming a business online. The free domain name registration is designed to help new corporations and LLCs start promoting themselves online right away, and also gives them a sample of other beneficial online marketing services like website design, search engine optimization and copywriting. We look forward to providing these services to MaxFilings customers, and we hope the new companies we serve will continue to work with us for all their promotional needs as they grow."

The free domain registration promotion is available for a limited time only. Companies are encouraged to submit their online incorporation or LLC formation at www.MaxFilings.com as soon as possible.

More information on the promotion can be found at www.maxfilings.com/promotion.php and more information on forming a corporation is available at www.maxfilings.com/incorporation-knowledge-center/form-your-c-corporation.php

About MaxFilings:
MaxFilings is an online incorporation service that lets businesses incorporate or form an LLC online easily in 10 minutes, or just start organizing all their information until they are ready. There is no charge to store incorporation information in the secure MaxFilings system, and there is never any obligation to order. MaxFilings' incorporation fees are very affordable, and an extensive online incorporation library for business owners researching their choices is available at www.maxfilings.com/incorporation-knowledge-center. In addition, newly incorporated businesses have access to online promotional services such as business cards, PR, web sites, and SEO services through partner company SEO Advantage. For more information, visit www.maxfilings.com.
About SEO Advantage:
SEO Advantage, Inc. is a professional search engine optimization firm providing online marketing services for small and medium-sized businesses. SEO Max represents SEO Advantage's leading-edge technology in SEO/SEM offering excellent ROI, backed by exceptional customer service and the Web's Best Guarantee™. The company also offers comprehensive analytics and reporting, copywriting and press release optimization, web design, pay-per-click advertising management, and additional online promotional services. For more information, visit www.seoadvantage.com.