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Archive for 2008/04


UPDATE: Glam Media Announces Winners of Publisher Network Awards

BRISBANE, Calif. and NEW YORK, April 23 /PRNewswire/ — Glam Media, Inc., (), a Top 20 web property and number one in reach for women online with 64 million uniques worldwide and 35 million in the U.S., today announced the winners of the annual Glam Media Publisher Network Awards, where Glam.com editors and readers […]

FARO to Present at Baird Growth Stock Conference

LAKE MARY, Fla., April 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — FARO Technologies, Inc., the world leader in portable computer-aided measurement hardware and software, announced that President and CEO Jay Freeland and Senior Vice President and CFO Keith Bair will present at the 28th Annual Baird Growth Stock Conference. They will deliver the presentation on Wednesday, May […]

Six-Time Grammy(R) Nominee Dave Koz Announces U.S. Summer Tour, Launching June 6th

LOS ANGELES, April 23 /PRNewswire/ — Grammy-nominated pop instrumentalist Dave Koz will kick off an extensive summer tour of the U.S. on June 6th in El Paso, TX. And the saxophonist extraordinaire has been tapped to close Kennedy Center’s NSO Pops concert season in Washington, DC, which will present “A Date with Dave Koz” […]

Nationwide Building Society Sales Activity Increases by Fifty Percent on Success of Real Time Content Adaptive Video Campaign

SAN FRANCISCO, April 23 /PRNewswire/ — Web 2.0 Expo San Francisco — Real Time Content (RTC) and Nationwide Building Society today announced results for Nationwide’s targeted advertising program aimed at home insurance consumers. The pioneering campaign increased sales activity through quotes and applications by more than fifty percent versus traditional campaigns. The campaign delivered […]

AT&T Answers the Need for Speed in Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Morris and Passaic Counties

PARSIPPANY, N.J., April 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — AT&T Inc. has announced the expansion of the third-generation (3G) mobile broadband wireless network in five counties in New Jersey. These faster data speeds give customers more options in how, when and where they can access the Internet, use e-mail or view a variety of entertainment services.
AT&T’s […]

National Credit Reporting Companies, Blind Community, Announce Landmark Initiative to Provide Accessible Online Credit Reports

ATLANTA, CHICAGO and COSTA MESA, Calif., April 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — The nation’s three major consumer credit reporting companies today unveiled a comprehensive program to provide improved access to important credit information for people who are blind or visually impaired. The initiative, crafted with the American Council of the Blind, its California affiliate and […]

Zebra Technologies Announces 2008 First Quarter Financial Results

VERNON HILLS, Ill., April 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Zebra Technologies Corporation today announced 18.1% growth in net sales to a record $246,277,000 for the first quarter of 2008 from $208,576,000 for the first quarter of 2007. Net income for the period was $27,644,000, or $0.42 per diluted share, compared with $26,716,000, or $0.39 per […]

Associated Estates Acquires Two Virginia Properties

CLEVELAND, April 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Associated Estates Realty Corporation announced today the purchase of The Belvedere and River Forest apartments, two Class A apartment communities located in the Richmond, Virginia metro area.
The properties are located in Chesterfield County, one of Virginia’s most prosperous and fastest growing regions. AEC has acquired three properties in […]

American Airlines Expands AA.com Diversity and Inclusion Information - Establishes LGBT, Women’s Customer Advisory Groups

FORT WORTH, Texas, April 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — American Airlines has expanded the diversity and inclusion information on its AA.com Web site, further enhancing the airline industry’s most comprehensive online resource for such information.
American’s commitment to diversity and inclusion can be explored within the site’s “About Us” section, just one click from the home page. […]

JCA’s Productive Aging Gala to Honor Phil Donahue

ROCKVILLE, Md., April 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Phil Donahue will be honored at JCA’s annual Productive Aging Dinner on May 1st at the North Bethesda Marriott Hotel and Conference Center. He will be celebrated for past and current contributions as a broadcast journalist, producer and director.
As a pioneer of the live television talk show […]