October 2008 Archive

GAO Launches 13.56MHz (HF) Pistol Grip Portable Reader/Writer

October 31st, 2008

Toronto, Canada – GAO RFID Inc. (www.GAORFID.com) now provides an advanced RFID
portable reader/writer (GAO 223005). The high frequency (HF) pistol grip mobile computerized RFID reader/writ er is designed specifically to read RFID tag data in the 13.56MHz access range, and can simultaneously perform real-time data transfer to a host computer.

GAO’s pistol grip reader/writer can also be connected to other devices to execute applications, and is widely used for warehouse distribution, point-of-sales (POS), or field services.

Specifications for 13.56MHz (HF) Pistol Grip Portable Reader/Writer (GAO 223005):

Transponder compatibility: ISO15693, ISO14443A/B
Display: 240W X 320L pixel QVGA with backlight 256 colors TFT-LCD Touch Screen
Power requirements: 12V DC, 1.5A 4400mAh Li-ion battery
Communications method: USB, IrDA1.1, RS232, TTL
Read/Write distance: Read 0 to 3M, Write 0 to 1.5M
Max read quantity: 20tags/s
Optional interfaces: WLAN Tri-mode 802.11 a/b/g, Bluetooth
Technical certificates: RoHS, CE, FCC, ISO15693, ISO14443A/B
Operating temperature: -20°C to 60°C
Storage temperature: -30°C to 70°C
Dimensions: L 175mm X W 76mm X H 33mm excluding reader module
Weight: ~ 0.640Kg including reader module
Housing: High impact plastic
For more information on the product, please contact [email protected], or visit (http://www.gaorfid.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=97&products_id=787)
About GAO RFID Inc.

GAO RFID Inc. is a leading provider of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) hardware and solutions to end users worldwide. GAO RFID combines best of breed with low cost RFID readers, RFID tags and enabling-RFID software. We have a wide variety of RFID readers, tags and antennas in all the RFID technologies, Low Frequency (LF), High Frequency (HF), Ultra High Frequency (UHF, Gen 2) as well as Active and Semi-Passive. GAO RFID’s products and services are easily customized for use in Asset Tracking, Health care, Supply Chain & Logistics, Event Management, Access Control, Livestock Tracking, Inventory Control & Management, Field Service, Maintenance and Document Authentication.
For more information please visit http://www.GAORFID.com

For any media queries:
Director of Marketing,
416-292-0038 ext 601
[email protected]

GIS Services for Retail Industry – Business Geo intelligence

October 31st, 2008

How do you choose a successful retail system? By understanding geography and people’s relationship to location, we can make informed decisions about the way we live on our planet. Successful businesses use Business Geointelligence. Organizations can go beyond standard data analysis by using GIS tools to integrate, view, and analyze data using geography.

How do you choose a successful retail site?

Location is the often repeated mantra that empowers retail site selection success. Gis accelerates this success by identifying a site of high demand potential and visual exposure through our business geointelligence methods.

GIS has tailored solutions for specific business needs which include advanced geospatial modeling, statistical analysis, and cross-referencing of customer,

public and private data.

All these are designed to help companies identify, analyze, and prioritize the fresh and upcoming business prospects and optimize existing sales and marketing programs to enhance their profit potentials.

GIS help you make decisions on

1. Real Estate Management.

2. Planning New Locations.

3. Optimization/ Selection.

4. Planning Business Planning.

5. Territory Planning.

Input for the process

1. Demographics.

2. Expenditure potential.

3. Consumer segmentation.

4. Shopping center locations.

5. Your corporate or proprietary database.

Applications of GIS Services in Retail Sector

1. Evaluate current market position and identify under and over invaded submarkets.

2. Estimate the number of locations a market can support.

3. Understand the effects of competitive market moves.

4. Identify the optimal expansion opportunities in a market.

5. Evaluate existing stores to spot over & under performers.

6. Measure the impact of new store openings, relocations, remodels, closures, and competitive acquisitions.

7. Identification of a series of existing locations that resemble the proposed location.

8. A compilation of maps and reports that highlight the crucial information about a potential site in a consistent and comparable manner.

9. Score potential locations based on the quality and composition of the expected trade area.

10. Assess the size and shape of a proposed store’s trade area based on urbanicity and competitive intensity.Store networks and prioritize capital investments based on predictive, multi-factor trade areas.

11. Optimize store networks; and localize marketing and merchandising.

12. Prioritize markets to enter, expand or exit.

GIS Benefits

1. Increase revenue potential by realizing market share.

2. Understand spheres of influence and gain knowledge of your trading areas.

3. Estimate sales and quantify market cannibalization.

4. Enhance performance of existing stores.

5. Prioritize retail expansion and optimize retail network strategies.

6. Improve returns on direct marketing and promotional campaigns with better.

7. Stimulate development strategies for improved results.

8. Reduce risk on long-term real estate decisions.

We hope you found it useful. For more information about the applications of GIS Services in various sectors Please visit the following link. http://www.sblgis.com

Thanks and Regards,

GIS @ SBL

GIS Service provider

Easy and Precise Translation Services with aClick

October 31st, 2008

October 30, 2008) If you have an Internet business or an online web presence and you want to go global with your products or services, at some point you will need to rely on a professional translation agency. Fortunately, such an agency exists in aClick ; instead of relying on faulty translation websites, you can now turn to the services provided by aClick to translate material correctly. aClick is a translation agency with a solidly established team of highly professional translators all of which have vast experience in the arena of translation. Supplying hundreds of businesses with superlative text translation related services, aClick is a translation agency that is bridging the gap and eliminating the barrier caused by a difference in languages.

The translation agency aClick is already providing their superlative services to agencies, businesses, and organizations in the United Kingdom, the United States and in Europe, all from their central headquarters in Italy. Now, you too can get access to the professional translation services that aClick provides. Despite the fact that aClick is a company headquartered in Italy, the translation services supplied by the translation agency are completely Internet based. Real, native speakers of various languages are prepared to translate your documentation so that it is presentable and understandable, and the team at aClick is skilled in North American languages, South American languages, Asian languages, European Languages and English.

As an online business owner or a corporation seeking to get into the foreign market, you must hire a reputable and trained translation agency like aClick. Clear communication is essential in any and all business endeavors and poor communication can directly affect a business’s profit margin. To rely on a generic website to produce translated text is a grievous error; the software used to translate material is not capable of understanding the nuances of language and how language is used on a day to day basis. Often times, such translations are too literal or boldly incorrect. The result of using a generic translation software application is that your text comes out choppy, fragmented, lacking fluency and is ultimately difficult to comprehend or impossible to understand.

Through the translation agency aClick, you get real human beings familiar with the language you want your material translated into. The staff at aClick is fully trained, native speakers that are completely skilled in language use. When real people perform the translation services for you, you are guaranteed text translation related services that are vastly superior over generic software translations. What’s more, the staff at aClick can translate your text related material with the greatest care, thereby conveying your message, the meaning of the text, and your tone. To maintain a superior company or organization image, the use of real translators familiar with specific languages is crucial: how you express your message is just as important as what is said.

“I’ve tried a number of software applications and websites for my translation needs, and they always failed. Thankfully, I discovered aClick.net and now my translated documents are always right on target! The text doesn’t come out with silly errors and unacceptable mistakes. aClick’s services are highly recommended!”

Jennifer Langley, Webmaster

The translation agency aClick offers free estimates based on the translation services they provide. All interested customers need to do is contact the company for a non-obligatory quote, and all payment for services rendered are completed after the translation services are conducted. For more information about aClick and their superlative services, visit: www.aClick.net . For free quotes, interested individuals are encouraged to email [email protected]

Staying Ahead of the Competition Thanks to the Webmaster Journal

October 31st, 2008

(October 30, 2008) With the Internet becoming an arena which is increasingly competitive, a webmaster needs to avail him or herself of every possible resource available which will help the webmaster develop and maintain a solid web presence. Thankfully, one such tool can be readily identified in the Webmaster Journal . Whether a webmaster or online marketer is seeking innovative ideas, or a webmaster is making an effort to stay on top of the most recent tricks of the trade, they can find a wealth of web design and maintenance information at Webmaster Journal .

At Webmaster Journal , webmasters and Internet entrepreneurs get instant access to news relevant to webmasters; interviews with professional webmasters, information about search engine optimization, website marketing strategies and advice, and even web development basics are freely presented to visitors of Webmaster Journal . The Webmaster Journal is ideal for the neophyte webmaster or business owner just getting started in web design development and it is equally ideal for webmaster veterans who are looking to hone their web design and development skills to perfection. Information about web hosting, website planning, writing web content, appropriate utilization of web graphics and images, web publishing, web marketing, and domain names can be found through a single, convenient source.

Everyone knows that a webmaster’s or online business owner’s time is valuable: there is so much that goes into the act of planning and developing a successful website. When it comes to website maintenance, the webmaster’s time is stressed even further since there is little time to search out new techniques, web development strategies, and newer methods of design. Instead of having to spend hours or even days and months researching all of the best web development methods available on the Internet and in web design and maintenance books, a webmaster can freely use Webmaster Journal to get all of the latest, up-to-the-minute, in trend information needed to keep their web development and design skills at their very best.

Through Webmaster Journal , webmasters will get access to reviews, tips on how to run a webmaster business, how to get niche related content for websites, information about blog writing, blog writing tips, and about different domain names currently for sale through the Webmaster Journal’s Web Shop. Also presented to webmasters is the Webmaster Journal forum where web visitors can sign up as a member of the forum and can post topics related to domain names, website templates and design, and copy writing services or web content production. Webmasters can also share information about websites that are currently for sale as well as post announcements about websites that they are interested in buying. The Webmaster Journal’s forum is an excellent resource where a growing community of webmasters can share tips, advice, and information freely.

“When I first encountered the Webmaster Journal I was pleasantly surprised by the thoroughness of the site. SEO, marketing, blogging, design: the Webmaster Journal really covers it all! The site is excellent and informative. I make it a part of my regular reading material, and I love the marketing and design ideas the Webmaster Journal provides!”

~T. Bartley~ Internet Entrepreneur

The Webmaster Journal also presents all online entrepreneurs and webmasters with super convenient access to an RSS Feed so that a webmaster can be instantly updated whenever new content is added to the site. This means that the user of the Webmaster Journal does not have to visit the site each day to search for any new material; all updated material will be listed in an easy RSS feed made available to the web visitor of Webmaster Journal . From website planning, to web design, from blogging to marketing, from advertising to search engine optimization; the Webmaster Journal delivers news and information about all of the important aspects of web development and design. For more information about the Webmaster Journal , or to become a member of the Webmaster Journal forums, webmasters and online marketers are encouraged to visit: www.webmasterjournal.com.

Christian Reitberger Joins Wellington Partners’ CleanTech Team

October 30th, 2008

Munich, Germany, October 29, 2008. Today, Christian Reitberger, former Partner at Apax Partners, joins leading pan-European venture capital firm Wellington Partners (www.wellington-partners.com) as Venture Partner. Christian will support the Wellington team in evaluating cleantech and other growth investment opportunities, in addition to providing strategic and operational support to existing portfolio companies.

Wellington General Partner Bart Markus explains: “We started investing in cleantech in 2002 and believe that there are significant opportunities in the current environment to grow our portfolio. With his vast experience in this field, Christian will help us to take advantage of these opportunities and to support global cleantech leaders of tomorrow.”

Christian is joining Wellington Partners after a nine-year career at Apax Partners, where he was a Partner in the Tech & Telecom group, leading venture, growth and buyout transactions. He focused on semiconductor, mechatronics, photonics and internet infrastructure investments, and more recently spent a significant part of his time on cleantech opportunities such as Q-Cells (now a listed company with revenues of more than €1 billion / $1.3 billion per year). He is an active business angel investor and has invested in two high-profile cleantech companies.

Christian Reitberger says: “I have worked with many of the Wellington Partners team since 2000. They have consistently impressed me with their domain expertise and their ambition to build the leading pan-European venture company. I have witnessed them succeed in establishing a European footprint, a great network in the U.S. and an impressive roster of Venture Partners augmenting the core team.”

About Wellington Partners

Wellington Partners is one the most successful pan-European venture capital firms. With over $1 billion / €800 million under management and offices in London, Munich, Palo Alto and Zurich, the firm invests into companies that have the potential to become global leaders, in the areas of Information Technology, Media Convergence, Cleantech and Life Sciences.

Since 1998, Wellington Partners has invested in more than 100 companies, including now publicly traded Actelion, SAF and XING and successful privately held companies like Alando (acquired by eBay), Ciao (acquired by Microsoft) and ImmobilienScout24 (acquired by Deutsche Telekom). For more information please visit www.wellington-partners.com.

Contact

Kathy Johnson

Consort Partners

Tel: +1 415 823 9566

[email protected]

Find Your Tickets at Tickethold.com

October 30th, 2008

When you want to go to see a special event such as a concert, but you are not sure how to get tickets, it becomes a problem. Now you can get it online. Attending a concert or a sport game is made easy by Tickethold (http://www.tickethold.com) which brings what is special alive online. The new website offers Concert, Sports, and theater tickets and information concerned the events.

The aim of the site is to be “if its cheap tickets online it must be at Tickethold.com ” The team at tickethold (http://www.tickethold.com) aims to make the website user friendly and brings to you the cheapest tickets for all kind of events. As a future leader in the field the website looks at business from a customer’s point of view and needs.

For anyone who has waited until the very last moment to purchase tickets or has ever searched for Concerts tickets, watched ticket prices sky-high, help has arrived with Tickethold which is now available to ensure that visitors never miss another concert, sporting event, play, movie and more and help people to get cheap tickets for all kind of events.

Tickethold.com aims to be the preferred choice for millions of fans online by providing the cheapest tickets and the most honest deals.

Don’t waste your time and find the cheapest tickets for Concerts, Theatre and Sports at:

http://www.tickethold.com

For more information:

Public Relations

Tickethold, Inc.

18551 Dearborn St Suite 31

Northridge, CA 91324

800 557 9757


New Insurance Quotes Finding System From InsuranceQuotesUS.com

October 30th, 2008

North Hollywood, CA ( Prfriend ) September 23, 2008 — InsuranceQuotesUS.com is revolutionizing the way consumers purchase insurance and find insurance quotes. With just a few clicks of a mouse insurance quotes from multiple different sources can be delivered to the consumer in record time.

InsuranceQuotesUS.com has a simple process for obtaining insurance quotes. As a non-insurance carrier, you can be sure your insurance quotes will be obtained without bias. By answering a few questions on the insurance quotes request form, InsuranceQuotesUS.com will find three competitive insurance quotes based on the information submitted on the insurance quotes form.

Get auto insurance quotes, life insurance quotes, medical insurance quotes and much more on one website. To learn about how to find multiple insurance quotes without spending a lot of time, visit InsuranceQuotesUS.com.

http://www.insurancequotesus.com

6400 Laurel Canyon Blvd Suite 460
North Hollywood, CA 91606

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GAO Launches New UHF Gen 2 Laundry Tag

October 30th, 2008

Toronto, Canada – GAO Tek Inc. (www.GAOTek.com) has released a Passive Gen 2 Laundry Tag, which is designed specifically for laundry applications that require a rugged RFID transponder that can withstand harsh environments. This RFID tag meets all endurance requirements in terms of heat, pressure and chemical resistance, for contactless tracking of garments in the textile rental and laundry industries.

The Gen 2 RFID laundry tag is made of sealed PPS and epoxy materials which enable the tag survives harsh treatment including sterilization. It is the perfect solution in laundry applications, as well as, a flexible option in process and factory automation.

GAO’s passive UHF Gen 2 Laundry Tag provides the following features:

· This UHF Gen 2 Laundry Tag can withstand high-temperature conditions and harsh environments.

· Non-line-of-sight data transmission allows the laundry tags to be identified without the need of visual contact.

· Useful for Laundry, Waterproof and High Temperature Applications.

· The flexible Read/Write Range from 0.5m or 1.5m (reader dependant).

Specifications for GAO RFID laundry tag:

Type: Contactless Read/Write

Compliance: GEN 2 IMPINJI

Operating Frequency: 860 to 960MHz

Capacity: 96bit EPC ID

Data Coding Type: EPC Class 1 GEN2

Multi-Detection: Yes

Tag Size: 24mm(diameter)×2.5mm(thickness)

Substrate Material: Sealed PPS + Epoxy

Color: black

Operating Temperature: -20°C to 85°C

Storage Temperature: -20°C to 110°C for 500 hours

120°C for 100 hours

140°C for 5 hours

For more information on the product, please contact [email protected], or visit http://www.gaotek.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1903

About GAO Tek Inc.

GAO Tek Inc. is a leading provider of test and measurement equipment, embedded development tools, telecommunication testers, electronic measurement instruments, video surveillance, alarm and other electronic products that serve the needs of electronic professionals internationally.

For more information please visit http://www.GAOTek.com.

For any media queries:
Director of Marketing,
416-292-0038 ext 601
[email protected]

GAO Tek Inc. is a member of GAO Group, which also includes

Waiting on Healthcare Reform? 2insure4less.com Locates Affordable Health Insurance Quotes

October 30th, 2008

North Hollywood, CA ( Prfriend ) October 6, 2008 — In the interest of the 4 million Americans without health insurance, 2insure4less.com is doing its part in helping Americans find coverage.

The intuitive health insurance quotes form used on the website allows any applicant in any state to receive up to three health insurance quotes. These health insurance quotes all come from different carriers, so that competitive insurance quotes are assured. “Many self-employed individuals have expressed to us how easy it was to find health insurance quotes through our site, at rates much lower than they expected,” according to executive Maksym Holovchenko.

Since 2003, 2insure4less.com has been operating its free quote referral service, allowing insurance shoppers nationwide to find the most competitive insurance quotes in a variety of insurance lines and annuities. 2insure4less.com does not sell insurance, but utilizes a competitive bidding system to identify the most economical insurance quotes in the applicant’s state. Consumers use the service to locate auto insurance quotes, life insurance quotes, disability insurance quotes, long term care insurance quotes, health insurance quotes, cancer insurance quotes, burial insurance quotes and insurance quotes of various different types of business insurance products.

http://www.2insure4less.com

6400 Laurel Canyon Blvd, Ste 460
North Hollywood, CA 91606
Phone: 800.647.2164
Fax: 800.647.2142

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Flash Video Encoding Solution for Windows Server Helps You Build Video Sharing Sites

October 30th, 2008

Introducing a new solution to complete flash video encoding for Windows server users and webmasters.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

June 27th, 2008, SourceTec Software Co., Ltd updated Sothink Video Encoder Engine for Adobe Flash (Windows Version) – A new video to FLV encoding tool released on Sothink Media website.

“This is really helpful.” said Daniel Lee, the professional Program Tester, “Not only it provides a way to convert video to FLV in batches, also the concrete detail and required sources to make a complete video sharing site.”

This application offers a complete and creative video hosting solution for video uploading and sharing. It provides advanced video editing, batch video conversion, quality control and other tasks with CGI or any other server-side scripting language. To build a video hosting site more conveniently, it also includes full source code of live demo sites written in ASP, ASP.net and PHP with detailed SDK documents and tutorials.

This program can complete the video conversion from popular video formats to FLV format with fast speed and excellent picture quality. Support source video formats including avi, mpeg, mpg, mpe, dat(VCD), vob(DVD), mkv, wmv, asf, mp4, mov, 3gp, 3g2, 3gpp, dv, qt, rm, rmvb, and etc.

All regular and new customers can enjoy a comparatively reasonable price of $600 per copy, and enjoy a certain discount for multiple purchases.

Details about this application can be viewed at http://www.sothinkmedia.com/flash-video-encoder-command-line/index.htm

Download Link: http://www.sothinkmedia.com/download/fvec.zip

Sothink Media Website also provide full source code of a demo video hosting site written in ASP, ASP.net PHP with detailed SDK documents and user manual within “fvec.zip”.

Live demo site: http://flashvideo.sothinkmedia.com/flash-video-encoder-command-line/

For additional information on Sothink Video Encoder Engine for Adobe Flash (Windows Version), contact at marketing[at]sothinkmedia.com or visit sothinkmedia.com

ABOUT COMPANY:

SothinkMedia.com, one of the website owned by SourceTec Software Co. Ltd, is a software provider which specializes in developing Flash, Video and DVD authoring tools for web developers and world wide customers.

CONTACT:

Gracie Wang

SourceTec Software Co., Ltd.

Phone: 86(27)67848991

Fax: 86(27)67848990

marketing[at]sothinkmedia.com

www.sothinkmedia.com

Mailing Address: 502, 5th Bid, International Enterprise Center (2), GuanShan 2nc Road, Wuhan, China, 430074

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If you’d like more information about this topic, please e-mail Gracie Wang at wangting[at]sothink.com or marketing[at]sothinkmedia.com .