Winner of the “AMAze Us” Contest from ShoeDazzle® Heads to the...

3 Tier Logic, a full service digital marketing and social media software company, worked with ShoeDazzle’s marketing executives to build and launch the custom User Generated Content contest. Fans took part by visiting ShoeDazzle’s Facebook fanpage (http://www.facebook.com/ShoeDazzle) and uploaded a picture of themselves wearing their best recording artist inspired costume.

3 Tier Logic’s Facebook app suite was used to narrow down the entries to 50 finalists. Fans then had the opportunity to select their favourite entries via the Voting component. The winner was selected and claims the grand prize of being treated like true pop royalty. The winner and a friend are being flown out to Los Angeles for the American Music Awards, the American Music Awards Pre-Party, The Red Carpet Party and Prime Orchestra Seats at the AMA’s! Look out for them on the red carpet!

For additional information, contact:
Marie Bailey
3 Tier Logic
1.877.623.8437
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Translia Now Supports Translation of XLIFF Files

Hong Kong, China

Translia, a leading international provider for online translation services, today announced the expansion of supported file types to include XLIFF files. Translia continues to support Microsoft Word 2007 and XP, Microsoft Word 97, Microsoft Word 95, and Microsoft PowerPoint XP, 2000, and 97. The new addition will allow Translia to meet its customer’s ever-increasing need for website translation and localization.

Extensively used in managing multilingual contents, XLIFF (XML Localization Interchange File Format) is an XML-based format created to standardize localization and translation of web sites. It was standardized by OASIS (Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards), a global consortium that drives the development, convergence and adoption of e-business and web service standards. The latest version of the specification, XLIFF v1.2, was published in February 2008.

Translia.com is one of the fastest growing online translation services and supplies translations to website owners worldwide, employing over 10,000 translation experts in 98 languages. Translia is constantly expanding its range of languages and services to fit the expectations of the online business community. To this end, the company has amassed a large collection of web translation experts in the world to help serve clients globally.

With the incorporation of XLIFF file type into its already extensive list of accepted file structures, Translia continues its efforts to ensure customer satisfaction and to offer the innovative array of translation services available on the web. Clients enjoy a wide range of options through the online platform, including one-hour Accelerated Delivery, same day, or overnight service for short translations and flexible customer-determined deadlines for longer, more involved translation projects. Translia also offers a money-back guarantee: if the project is not completed on time, the translation is free.

Translia offers estimates on cost and time to webmasters in order to help them find the optimal balance between speed of delivery and quality of XLIFF translation. These quotes are available through the Translia.com website for all the services Translia provides. Continuous translation services are also available. These enable website owners to send source files on an as-needed basis for quick turnaround while continuing to work through the project during the site planning and building phase.

This round of expansion of XLIFF file type further demonstrates Translia’s ongoing commitment to meeting the needs of its international customer base. Translia aims to be the leader in convenient online translation services throughout the world for jobs and clients both large and small.

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National Indemnity Company Takes the First Step Towards Paperless...

Montreal, QC (Vocus) November 18, 2010

National Indemnity Company, a member of the Berkshire Hathaway group of insurance companies, will continue its move to paperless processing of customer transactions by using the Silanis e-Sign Dedicated Service for Insurance, said Silanis Technology - the electronic signature solution provider for 21st Century, Country Financial, Liberty Mutual and other leading carriers.

Replacing the commercial insurer’s “pen and paper” signing process with a fully electronic method will help National Indemnity Company to achieve its initiative aimed at improving operational efficiency - making it more convenient for customers to do business with the carrier.

The property and casualty insurer will first begin using Silanis’ e-signing service where it will have the most immediate impact on their business - securing customer signatures in electronic funds transfer (EFT) agreement forms. They will gradually introduce other insurance processes to the benefits of a fully electronic signing process over time.

“The Silanis e-signing service will make it much easier and faster for our customers to sign and return EFT agreements, so we expect more will opt for the automatic payment option versus mailing checks out to us each month, ” said Chris Wilczewski, Product Manager at National Indemnity Company.

As more insurers turn to electronic signatures to improve customer experience and create a competitive differentiation, ensuring the best possible e-signing experience becomes even more important. And that means enhancing the carrier’s unique brand in addition to making e-signing simpler than paper-based signing, adds Tommy Petrogiannis, CEO and co-founder of Silanis.

“As the most widely used e-signature solution with nearly 50 million transactions processed in 2010 alone, Silanis knows what it takes to deliver a risk-free, e-signature implementation that ensures high user adoption and protects an insurer’s unique brand,” said Petrogiannis.

Unlike Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) offerings that force insurers to share a ‘one-size-fits-all’ e-signing process, Silanis’ service runs on the cloud with a unique instance of the software. This enables National Indemnity Company to match the e-signing process to their unique business requirements and tailor the look and feel to match their branded website – a best practice that has proven to increase user adoption. Indeed, Silanis’ service provides the carrier with insurance best practices all ‘packaged up and ready to go’.

Leveraging Silanis’ 10-years of experience implementing electronic signatures at some of the largest P&C and Life carriers, the Silanis e-Sign Dedicated Service for Insurance equips carriers with everything they need to rapidly demonstrate proof-of-concept, run pilots, and fully deploy the service to automate any volume of customer transactions in the agent, call center and web channels, while lowering implementation, legal and compliance risks.

“We chose the Silanis e-Sign Dedicated Service for Insurance because it provides National Indemnity Company with a cost-effective, e-signature service that can be scaled across our operations and different lines of business and processes.” said Wilczewski.

About National Indemnity Company
National Indemnity Company (NICO) is one of the leading property/casualty members of the Berkshire Hathaway group of insurance companies, boasting the highest possible financial strength rating by A.M. Best – an A++XV rating. Located in Omaha, NE and backed by a wealth of experience, National Indemnity Company offers one of the widest selections of commercial insurance products in the industry and the stability that agents and insureds have depended on for decades.

About Silanis
Silanis' solutions have processed hundreds of millions of e-signatures since the company was founded in 1992 (50 million in 2010 alone), making it the most widely used e-signature solution. The world’s largest insurance and financial services companies, government agencies, and service providers depend on Silanis to accelerate business transactions and reduce costs while improving compliance with legal and regulatory requirements. The company’s on-premise, cloud and SaaS e-signature solutions eliminate manual, paper-based processing to enable e-commerce and e-government transactions to be executed fully electronically from start to finish.

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Newly Released iPad App ‘iSnare’ Allows Users to Play the Drums on the...

iSnare is a new and exciting drum practice pad for the iPad. Similar to a drum practice pad that may be purchased at a music store, iSnare is a drum simulator that can be used for drummers and percussionists to practice snare rudiments/ fundamentals. This app is a great opportunity to practice skills, learn the snare drum or just to play for fun.

iSnare costs significantly less than a traditional practice pad and can be played virtually anywhere. Even in a place that won’t allow noise, users can just plug in headphones and jam out. The biggest difference with the iSnare is the ability to choose from several different snare tones including Rock, Jazz, Dance and Electronic (Techno), which can’t be done on a traditional drum practice pad.

Since the iPad offers a large screen to practice on, iSnare can be played with both hands and fingers simultaneously to mimic playing on an actual snare drum. Snare drums are one of the most important drums in the drum family, and with iSnare, you get the sensation of playing the snare drum, with all of the special effects and convenience of iPad’s technology.

Whether for amusement or practicing convenience, iSnare is a hands-on music app that can be played anywhere, no Internet connection or bulky equipment required. Delivering brilliant sounds and a user-friendly display, iSnare is a must have app for musically savvy iPad users or anyone who just wants to have fun and let out some steam. The iPad app is available in the iTunes store http://ax.itunes.apple.com/us/app/isnare-practice-pad/id400745818?mt=8 for only $0.99. More information can also be found on Facebook under "iSnare Practice Pad”. Put your musical talents to the test with iSnare for the iPad.

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MangoSpring Releases Data Conversion Toolkit to Make it Easy for...

MangoSpring, provider of MangoApps, a complete real-time business communication and collaboration platform, today unveiled a new data translation tool that enables anyone with a Yammer or Basecamp account to easily transfer their information from either service to MangoApps in one simple step. Because MangoSpring offers fully functional 30-day free trials, businesses can export their user data from Yammer or project data from Basecamp to compare the two services side by side.

To facilitate the conversion of user information from one service to another, MangoSpring has defined a new “Open Format” standard that is capable of exporting user information from one system so it can be easily imported to another service. MangoSpring will make this standard and the conversion toolkit publicly available to ensure that customers can own their user information data for use in whichever collaboration system they choose.

“We believe that enterprise collaboration is more than just publishing status updates and organizing tasks. Rather it needs to be integrated directly within the productivity workflow. Only MangoApps offers true collaboration with a purpose and this new tool will make it possible for Yammer and Basecamp customers to see what they’re missing,” said Anup Kejriwal, CEO of MangoSpring. “We’re encouraging anyone with a Yammer or Basecamp account to compare the functionality, scope and price of either of these products to MangoApps. This free conversion toolkit will make it easy for companies to see that there really is no comparison”.

MangoSpring recently released version 2.0 of MangoApps, a flexible suite of communication and productivity applications, which includes its flagship communication platform, MangoTalk, as well as several other integrated tools to help teams manage tasks, projects, documents, ideas, and even events. Each of these MangoApps is available both as stand-alone products or can be used in conjunction with one another to improve team productivity and reduce inefficiency.

“MangoSpring has built an extremely robust communication and collaboration platform that brings together multiple functions typically handled by separate software solutions," said Jake McKee, Co-Founder, Chief Idea Officer & Ant Wrangler with Ants Eye View. "We are excited to see how MangoApps could help our team and our clients drive internal collaboration and information sharing for improved business impact.”

About MangoSpring
Founded in 2007 in Bellevue, Washington, MangoSpring is a privately held company that transforms the way teams work together. The company’s suite of online applications called MangoApps enable businesses to improve productivity and execute on their business. MangoApps currently serves over a million unique users a month and has already been adopted by over 2,000 businesses and departments within enterprise in a wide range of industries, including technology, media, finance, health, education, non-profit and government.

For more information please visit http://www.mangospring.com
To signup go to http://www.mangospring.com/engage_collaboration_suite_signup
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Mike Jensen
MangoSpring Inc,
ph: 425-274-9950
email: mikej(at)mangospring(dot)com

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Physician’s Billing Alternative Deploys iVina BulletScan S300...

Milpitas, CA (PRWEB) November 18, 2010

Physicians Billing Alternative, a full service billing and accounts receivable management service to medical practices, recently deployed iVina’s award winning BulletScan S300 document scanners in its customers’ medical practices. In addition to providing its full service billing and collection functions, Physicians Billing Alternative also provides clients with a completely integrated Practice Management System, from appointment scheduling to patient data, to financial reporting.

“The BulletScan S300 document scanners have revolutionized my company and at the same time, has enabled us to help our Physician partners maximize cash flow and revenues,” said Gary Dobel, President of Physicians Billing Alternative. “I highly recommend this product. It is very easy to set up and it is extremely user friendly.”

The BulletScan S300 document scanner was recently named as one of “PCWorld’s The 100 Best Products for 2010” and was also awarded the prestigious Business Equipment Research and Test Lab’s (BERTL) Innovation Award for Scanning Technology. BERTL cited the BulletScan S300 in the following areas:
o One-click scanning to Google Docs, Evernote, YouSendIt and other cloud-based document management services.
o Innovative user interface that includes easy mode selection for novice users and advanced mode which offers advanced image processing functions normally found on more expensive scanners.
o Great Value – faster scan speeds and more accurate OCR technology than most scanners in its price range. Includes all the software to organize documents and business cards.
o Best Warranty Coverage – 2-year warranty coverage offered upon product registration.

“At a sub-$300 price point, the BulletScan S300 was designed for the small business market where everyone has to do more with less on very tight budgets,” said Murray L. Dennis, President and CEO of iVina, Inc. “The SMB market, in this economy, cannot afford a 6-12 month return-on-investment in document scanning. Ease-of-use increases productivity with minimal training,; higher scan speeds processes more documents in less time; and the bundled ABBYY FineReader Technology produces unmatched accuracy in transforming medical billing records into more accurate digital files.”

About iVina, Inc.
iVina, Inc. designs, develops, markets, and supports innovative document scanning solutions. iVina combines best of class software and hardware to meet the ever-increasing business necessities in today's digital world. iVina, Inc. is a privately-owned company headquartered in Milpitas, CA. See http://www.bulletscan.com.

About Physician’s Billing Alternative
Physician’s Billing Alternative provides full-service billing and accounts receivable management services to medical practices. In addition to providing its full service billing and collection functions, Physician’s Billing Alternative also provides clients with a completely integrated Practice Management System, from appointment scheduling, to patient data, to financial reporting. Physician’s Billing Alternative has over 15 years’ experience in providing state-of-the-art medical billing and revenue cycle management to medical practices, ranging in size from solo practices to hospital-based physician groups. See http://www.physiciansbillingalternative.com.

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Kentico Easily Beats Ektron by Ten Points in the CMS Fight Club Poll...

Nashua, NH (PRWEB)

In the popular “CMS Fight Club” October 2010 poll Falcon-Software asked certified WCM developers, partners and end-users that have purchased and deployed both Kentico and Ektron for their direct comparisons. Kentico won over Ektron in both – developer’s and end-user’s polls by ten points. The results of the poll came down to Kentico being commented as a more stable product, and providing a better overall end-user/developer experience.

“One of the most routinely requested CMS queries Falcon-Software receives from clientele during the critical project due-diligence stage is what’s the difference between the top .NET WCM vendors and which one is the best fit for our organization? Well, after compiling numerous matrix comparisons over the years we thought it would be a good idea to start sharing that knowledge on our blog site visitors.” said Gary Eisenstein, President & Founder of Falcon-Software Company, Inc.

“We began, by solicited several of the top certified developers and WCM end-users from across North America to help us dig deep behind the scenes to uncover vendor support performance, coding quality, return on investment value, end-user feedback and much more. We then set out to poll our blog site visitors and industry associates, asking them which matchups they would like to see the most. Shortly thereafter, a 6-month schedule was set in place for what has been coined “The CMS Fight Club”.” Gary Eisenstein adds.

“This is a great example of Kentico’s continuing commitment to our developers and end users to provide a productive, high quality and consistent WCMS experience” Says Eric Webb, President of Sales and operations for North America, “This shows how our customers perceive our product. We look forward to continuing to follow this series and finding ways that we can improve our product.”

For more details on the polls visit: http://blog.falcon-software.com/2010/11/01/kentico-vs-ektron/

CMS Fight Club series are available at Falcon’s blog: http://blog.falcon-software.com/

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