Zenith Infotech Europe to Demonstrate SmartStyle Office “On-Premise Cloud” at Upcoming IP Expo in October

Zenith Infotech Europe to Demonstrate SmartStyle Office “On-Premise Cloud” at Upcoming IP Expo in October

Innovative turnkey solution dramatically reduces the cost and complexity of buying, installing and managing an entire IT infrastructure for small and medium business.

(PRWeb UK) October 14, 2010

Zenith Infotech Europe, an international company serving IT Service Providers worldwide, will be staging the first UK demonstration of its innovative SmartStyle Office at the upcoming IP Expo from the 20-21 of October at Earls Court in London.

SmartStyle Office is the first “On-Premise Cloud” solution to provide a completely scalable IT environment from within a single device. The SmartStyle Computing® concept is a private cloud solution, which replaces conventional hardware and infrastructure with virtual desktops, servers, storage and networking. It includes advanced features that provide more reliability and flexibility than traditional IT systems: auto provisioning of servers/desktops, a built in dispersed storage SAN, 15 minute snapshotting, golden image technology, automatic failover, and much more! Following its tradition of creating Service Provider Enabling solutions, Zenith Infotech also bundles its full 24/7 monitoring & NOC.

Zenith Infotech Europe will have a live demonstration on its stand which will focus on how the revolutionary hybrid model offered by SmartStyle Office is helping to reduce the cost and complexity of IT environments while simplifying the delivery of managed services such as disaster recovery, IT monitoring and helpdesk.

IP EXPO the UK's largest end-to-end IT infrastructure event is a showcase for all the latest technology in one place at one time. With a full educational programme, IP EXPO helps IT professionals learn about IP Networks, Virtualization, Cloud, Wireless and Storage technologies – and see how they connect together.

“Organisations of all shapes and sizes are looking at ways to reduce the cost of information technology and our launch of SmartStyle Office provides an innovative platform to deliver an IT platform as a simplified service from a single appliance.” comments Wilbert Ingels, Managing Director at Zenith Infotech Europe.

With huge interest in the market for virtualisation and software-as-a-service, SmartStyle Office provides a more cost effective alternative for smaller organisations or departments who would not financially benefit from a switch to either a traditional VMware or Citrix style virtualisation solution. These firms can’t afford the initial high capital investment and additional IT staffing costs to move to a virtualised environment, especially as traditional maintenance and support contracts are not reduced by just the virtualisation of servers. Instead SmartStyle Office provides simple provisioning and management of virtual servers and desktops complete with pre-configured networking, distributed storage, backup, hardware-based power management all in a high availability set-up.

For more information, on the IP Expo please visit http://www. ipexpo. co. uk/

About Zenith Infotech Europe
Zenith Infotech Europe is the European division of the international group Zenith Infotech Ltd. The European headquarters is based in Belgium, operated by A-Server NV. Zenith Infotech has a focus on providing standardized and scalable managed IT services to the reseller channel. The service is oriented exclusively to the SME segment.

The portfolio of services is a perfect complement to the activities of the IT reseller. These services are offered through the network operations center in Mumbai, India, where about 600 people support the managed services infrastructure and global customer portfolio.

The services include backup and business continuity solutions for SMEs, Monitoring and Management services for desktops and servers, and more recently the management of an overall SME IT environment via SmartStyle Office, an innovative cloud computing solution for network computing. 700,000 sites currently managed by 5,000 IT resellers. More information can be found on http://www. zenithinfotech. eu

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Media Alert - Accedian Networks’ High Performance Service Assurance Platform To be Featured in the SCTE Cable-Tec Expo CTO Tour

Media Alert - Accedian Networks’ High Performance Service Assurance Platform To be Featured in the SCTE Cable-Tec Expo CTO Tour

Accedian selected to present its High Performance Service Assurance platform to demonstrate how cable operators can leverage the solution to successfully deploy Carrier Ethernet mobile backhaul services.

(PRWEB) October 15, 2010

WHAT: 
A group of the industry’s most prominent CTOs and invited guests will tour the Accedian
Networks exhibit at SCTE Cable-Tec Expo® 2010 for a brief overview/demo of the Company’s High Performance Service Assurance™ platform—consisting of the MetroNID® and MetroNODE 10GE™ hardware-based network interface devices (NIDs), as well as its comprehensive suite of performance monitoring software for Carrier Ethernet and IP networks.

WHO:  
Craig Easley, VP Marketing & Product Management will give an overview and demo of Accedian’s technology, followed by a brief Q&A.

WHEN:  
Thursday, October 21, 2010
1:25 p. m. – 1:40 p. m.

WHERE: 
SCTE Cable-Tec Expo
New Orleans, IL
Accedian Networks Booth # 1908

WHY: 
Designed to increase the educational value of exhibits on the show floor, Cable-Tec Expo’s CTO-led Tours is part of SCTE’s commitment to bring problems and problem solvers together. Accedian, the #1 provider of performance assurance solutions for Ethernet mobile backhaul was selected to present its High Performance Service Assurance platform to demonstrate how cable operators can leverage the solution to successfully deploy Carrier Ethernet mobile backhaul services.

Featuring the industry’s only Fast Performance Assurance Agent silicon processor (Fast-PAAs™), Accedian’s purpose-built NIDs outperform Carrier Ethernet Switch/Routers (CESRs) that have implemented performance assurance features as software enhancements and lack the processing power to accommodate the volume of Accedian’s MetroNID and MetroNODE devices. Accedian’s family of NIDs also leverage standards-based performance monitoring (ITU Y.1731) to measure the key performance indicators (KPIs) of service performance including latency, frame delay variation and frame loss—with measurements that are accurate to within a microsecond compared to CESRs which are accurate only to within 10’s of milliseconds. Accedian’s platform provides operators with the service level performance information that is critical to Carrier Ethernet deployment—without sacrificing the quality or performance of the service itself.

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Congressional Black Caucus To Hold Candlelight Vigil for Katrina Victims

Congressional Black Caucus To Hold Candlelight Vigil for Katrina Victims

Hurricane Katrina Survivors, Members of Congress to Pay Tribute to Hurricane Survivors as Opening Event of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's 35th Annual Legislative Conference

WASHINGTON, D. C. (PRWEB) September 19, 2005

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus will be joined by Hurricane Katrina survivors who are housed at the DC Armory for a Candlelight Vigil. The event is open to the public and will take place at 8:00 p. m. on Wednesday, September 21st on the West Lawn of the NationÂ’s Capital.

This Candlelight Vigil will pay tribute to Katrina survivors and those who have worked tirelessly to assist with the restoration of the Gulf States. Participants will be provided the opportunity to express condolences for those affected by the tragedy through music, speech, prayer and candlelight.

“This vigil symbolizes the Caucus’ recognition of the need for a spiritual and uplifting focus for the ALC, rather than one of celebration and jubilation as is typical of the event. We are coming together as a community with those who have fallen victim to this disaster for a period of reflection and prayer,” said Congresswoman Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX). “We must now work to help restore and redevelop the lives impacted most by Hurricane Katrina,” she said.

Congresswoman Jackson-Lee spearheaded the Candlelight Vigil, as her congressional district of Houston, TX shoulders a large part of the burden of Hurricane Katrina survivors who lost their homes and loved ones. The Candlelight Vigil is just one of the activities planned as part of the Congressional Black CaucusÂ’s 35th Annual Legislative Conference (ALC), the premier African American conference on policy issues. The Congressional Black Caucus has also established a CBCF Katrina Relief Fund and has joined forces with UPS to collect donated items. Upon the completion of the Annual Legislative Conference, donated items will be distributed to shelters and churches through the Gulf States as well as areas that have welcomed Katrina survivors.

“Hurricane Katrina will be a key issue for this year’s Annual Legislative Conference,” stated Rep. Danny K. Davis (D-IL), who, along with Jackson Lee, will Co-Chair the ALC. “CBC’s Foundation will work to develop legislation to aid in long-term recovery efforts in the Gulf States. Our legislation will focus on recovery, reclamation, restoration, rejuvenation, and reunion,” he said.

The CBCFÂ’s 35th Annual Legislative Conference (ALC) provides the platform for the 43 African American Members of Congress to share the progress of their work on legislative items and also allows for the exchange of ideas correlated to policy issues that are of critical concern to their constituents. The ALC provides the opportunity for people from across the nation to come together in one place, at one time to focus on the pressing issues that challenge Black America. The CBCF, established in 1976, is a nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy, research and educational institute focused on leadership education, public health, economic development, and African Globalism.

For more information on the CBCF Katrina Relief Fund, please visit www. cbcfinc. org.

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CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS HOLDS CANDLELIGHT VIGIL FOR KATRINA VICTIMS

Hurricane Katrina Survivors, Members of Congress to Pay Tribute to Hurricane Survivors as Opening Event for Congressional Black Caucus FoundationÂ’s 35th Annual Legislative Conference

WHO: Current and Former members of the Congressional Black Caucus, Hurricane Katrina Survivors, and D. C. residents.

WHAT: Hurricane Katrina Candlelight Vigil. Participants will be provided the opportunity to express condolences for those affected by the tragedy through music, speech, prayer and candlelight.

WHEN: Wednesday, September 21, 2005; 8:00 p. m.

WHERE: West lawn of the NationÂ’s Capitol

WHY: The Hurricane Katrina Candlelight Vigil will pay tribute to Katrina survivors and those who have worked tirelessly to assist with the restoration of the Gulf States. Participants will be provided the opportunity to remember and express condolences for those affected by the tragedy through music, speech, prayer and candlelight.

The Congressional Black Caucus FoundationÂ’s (CBCF) 35th Annual Legislative Conference provides the platform for the 43 African American Members of Congress to share the progress of their work on legislative items and also allows for the exchange of ideas correlated to policy issues that are of critical concern to their constituents.

The CBCF, established in 1976, is a nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy, research and educational institute focused on leadership education, public health, economic development, and African Globalism.

Note to the Media:

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus are available for media interviews upon request.

For more information contact:

Shera Higgs (202)225-3816

Patty Rice (202)263-2829

Priscilla Clarke (202)723-2200

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Siblings Lanie and Kyler Kuykendall Honored as Finalists in This Years’ K’NEXpert Building Contest

Siblings Lanie and Kyler Kuykendall Honored as Finalists in This Years’ K’NEXpert Building Contest

Amarillo, TX Siblings Awarded $1,000 Savings Bonds from K’NEX Brands

Hatfield, PA (Vocus) November 18, 2009

K’NEX Brands, one of the world’s leading construction toy manufacturers, has chosen siblings Lanie and Kyler Kuykendall as finalists in its 2010 K’NEXpert Search. The nationwide search asks kids ages 5-12 to submit original designs made entirely out of K’NEX pieces. Lanie, 8, and Kyler, 11, live with their parents in Amarillo, TX.

Lanie won in the 7-8 year-old category with her K’lubhouse build. Out of K’NEX pieces, she built a life size playhouse with a ceiling fan, sink, table, chair, and plate, drawing inspiration from her real house.

Kyler won in the 9-12 year-old category with his model of a K’NEXanoid, a robot over six feet tall that Kyler can stand and walk in. The model utilizes eight motors, holds and releases 120 ping pong balls and was inspired by Honda’s ASIMO humanoid robot.

This is the second year in a row that both siblings have been chosen as finalists in the K'NEXpert Search building contest.

This year, three Grand Prize winners and seven finalists were chosen from three age categories. In addition to Lanie and Kyler, five other finalists will each be awarded $1,000 U. S. Savings Bonds to be put toward their education. The three Grand Prize winners are 6-year-old Alex Liao from Waterloo, ON, Canada, 8-year-old Connor Garmey from Severna Park, MD, and 12-year-old Ian Culhane of Olympia, WA. Each will receive a $10,000 U. S. Savings Bond for college.

“The K’NEXpert contest is the highlight of our year,” said K’NEX President Michael Araten. “K’NEX fans consistently surpass our expectations with their creativity and innovation, building elaborate works of art,” he said.

K’NEX is the world’s most innovative construction toy company. As the winner of more than 200 international awards, K’NEX encourages youngsters to “imagine, build and play.” The K’NEXpert Search is an annual contest that asks kids to design an ultra-creative, original model made entirely out of K’NEX parts.

About K’NEX Brands
Founded in 1992, K’NEX Brands was established to make and sell what has become one of the world’s leading integrated construction systems for children. Winner of over 200 international awards and recognitions, K’NEX seeks to build young minds with its exciting product line and critically acclaimed K’NEX Education program. For more information, please visit http://www. knex. com.

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Global People Skills: “Think Tomorrow, Act Now” An Academic and Business Partnership

Global People Skills: “Think Tomorrow, Act Now” An Academic and Business Partnership

The third annual Global People Skills Conference - hosted by Georgia State University's J. Mack Robinson College of Business, and produced by Atlanta's People Skills International - will be held October 28 and 29, 2003 at the Georgia Centers for Advanced Telecommunications Technology (GCATT).

(PRWEB) July 9, 2003

The third annual Global People Skills Conference will be held October 28 and 29, 2003 at the Georgia Centers for Advanced Telecommunications Technology (GCATT).

“Business, technology and people skills come together in a cohesive way with the experts we have assembled to help companies improve their profit margins and positioning in the international marketplace,” says Karla Brandau, CSP, conference creator and producer. “’New and Improved’ for this third year is such a cliché that I hesitate to use it”, Brandau continues, “but it is nevertheless true, thanks to our close association with Georgia State’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business.”

Dr. Sidney Harris, Dean of Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business will kick off the conference on October 28. According to Dean Harris, “Robinson is extremely pleased to again serve as a major partner in the Global People Skills Conference. Preparing students and executives for leadership roles in today’s dynamic global marketplace is one our major strategic objectives. We believe this program melds perfectly with Robinson’s goals and is one of the best such programs available anywhere.”

“This conference will be more thought provoking and action oriented than ever before, hence the title, ‘Think Tomorrow, Act Now.’” Brandau states. Brandau’s Atlanta based People Skills International, delivers targeted soft skill training to management and executive level teams working in the global marketplace.

Communication, cooperation and bottom line profits in the global company is, to different degrees, affected by culture, religion, race and politics. Organizations must become sensitive to and educated about these factors to sustain profit levels and growth in a worldwide community. The conference will provide this education for attendees.

Details of the conference, speaker biographies, a registration form and other pertinent facts are available at www. globalpeopleskills. com.

Manhattan, New York Dermatologist Debra Jaliman, MD One of First to Offer the New FDA Approved Facial Filler Perlane

Manhattan, New York Dermatologist Debra Jaliman, MD One of First to Offer the New FDA Approved Facial Filler Perlane

Board Certified Dermatologist, Debra Jaliman, MD from Manhattan, New York announced today that she will be offering the new FDA approved facial filler Perlane. The dermatologist (who is in private practice in NYC) will be one of the first to offer this highly anticipated facial filler.

Manhattan, NY (PRWEB) May 21, 2007

Board Certified Dermatologst, Debra Jaliman, MD of Manhattan, New York announced today that she will be one of the first Manhattan, New York cosmetic dermatologists to offer her patients the new FDA approved facial filler Perlane.

Perlane has been used safely and effectively by dermatologists and plastic surgeons since 2000 outside the United States. Dr. Jaliman studied over a two year period in Europe with cosmetic surgeons to learn how to safely and effectively perform the procedure. "I felt it was necessary to receive not only first-had training on how to use Perlane but also to attend the training courses to become certified in using a brand new facial filler. The training and courses were only being offered in Europe. Most doctors just receive the facial injectable from drug reps and read the literature on the administration process. I am much more hands on and believe in solid education before offering a new cosmetic procedure," reports Doctor Jaliman, who has been using Perlane facial fillers on patients in Europe for over two years.

According to a survey released in February, 2007, by the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS) American's have become more interested in faster results will less down-time. The annual survey found that there was a 69% increase among women and a 91% increase among men undergoing non-surgical facial plastic and cosmetic surgery since 2000.

In response to this demand, facial fillers have become one of the most requested cosmetic procedures. "Many of my NYC patients are looking for immediate results with no-downtime. It is astonishing how many of my patients are requesting facial fillers."

Facial fillers are injections which yield immediate results and require no down-time. They can dramatically correct wrinkles, diminish smile lines, crow's feet, marionette lines, and smokers lines. The more modern uses of facial fillers are lip augmentation, filling cheek depressions, correcting acne scars, redefining the lip border, chin augmentation, as well as a nonsurgical
Alternative to rhinoplasty.

According to the Manhattan dermatologist the most common uses of facial fillers by brand include:
Radiesse to build cheek bones and Cosmoplast, Captique, Comoderm, Restylane, Silicone (microdroplets) and Perlane for acne scars. "These products are the best for acne scars because they stimulates the body to make its own collagen," states Debra Jaliman, MD. Radiesse is popular for nasal labial folds and marionette lines. For lip augmentation Cosmplast and Cosmoderm for lip borders. "Perlane will most likely be the new facial filler of choice now that it is FDA approved, "says the NYC dermatologist. Perlane can last for over 9 months, making it one of the longer lasting non-permanent facial fillers. "I have see it last for well over a year," reports Dr. Jaliman.

The Board Certified Dermatologist has hundreds of patients who have been to other doctors for facial fillers and encountered complications such and lumping, bumps, and over-correction. She is well known for developing her own technique for fixing Perlane, Juvederm, Hylaform, Restylane, and basically any other facial filler mistake by another doctor. " I can often dissolve the mistake without dissolving the fillers," says the dermatologist.

Debra jaliman, MD is a Board Certified Dermatologist in private practice in Manhattan, New York.

The NYC dermatologists' website is http://www. drjaliman. com (http://www. drjaliman. com).

For more information, please contact:

Debra Jaliman, MD
931 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10021
P: 212.517.8855
F: 212.517.7199
W: http://www. drjaliman. com (http://www. drjaliman. com)

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Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation Expands on Success of First Three Years

Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation Expands on Success of First Three Years

Substantial New Grants in 2009 Enable Foundation to Continue to Play Leading Role in Supporting Social Entrepreneurs Around the Globe

Houston (Vocus) March 5, 2009

Three years since its inception, the Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation (http://www. lexmundiprobono. org/lexmundiprobono/Default. asp) has far surpassed expectations and has made a solid impact on the global social entrepreneurship movement. Through the work of the Foundation, more than 200 social entrepreneurs have been connected with vital pro bono legal services to carry out 400 separate projects aimed at bringing about positive social change and helping improve the lives of the poor and disenfranchised around the globe. More than 75 Lex Mundi member firms in 40 countries and 30 US states have provided pro bono legal assistance on these projects.

The success of the Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation has been made possible through the work and generosity of Lex Mundi member firms and their lawyers as well as through seed money provided in 2006 by several leading foundations. The Foundation is pleased to announce that substantial new grants in 2009 from three foundations will enable it to continue to play a leading role in supporting the global social entrepreneurship movement. These grants will also enable the Foundation to embark on the following new initiatives:
As a result of a grant from The Lemelson Foundation, the Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation will identify and provide pro bono legal services to invention-based social entrepreneurs around the world; Through a grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation will provide pro bono legal services to winners of the Knight's News Challenge, an international contest to find the best ways to deliver news and information in the digital age. The foundation also will work with Ashoka Innovators for the Public to provide pro bono legal services to Ashoka Fellows in the 26 Knight Communities in the US and to the group's Journalism Fellows throughout the world; and The Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation will create an innovative on-line interactive legal resource to support and strengthen the social sector called LawForChange™. This unique project is funded by the Knight and Lemelson Foundations and the Kellogg Action Lab.

Chloe Holderness, Managing Director of the Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation, said, "The social entrepreneurship movement is receiving increasing support and enhanced prominence around the world. The Foundation aims to be and remain the premier provider of legal services and resources to the global community of social change makers."

The Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation is a nonprofit affiliate of Lex Mundi, the world's leading association of independent law firms. By calling upon Lex Mundi's global network of 160 top-tier commercial law firms to provide legal assistance to social entrepreneurs on a pro bono basis, the Foundation strives to improve the lives of the world's poor and disenfranchised. Because Lex Mundi member firms are leading, full-service law firms, they have the experience and expertise to provide critically needed legal assistance to social entrepreneurs, thus helping them become successful agents of positive social change.

Examples of two of the Foundation's most recent projects, one with mothers2mothers and the other with Recycla Chile, highlight the pro bono work being done by Lex Mundi member firms and their lawyers and the impact they are having on the lives of the poor and disenfranchised around the globe.

Mothers2mothers (m2m) is an organization that offers an effective, sustainable model of care that provides education and support for pregnant women and new mothers in Africa living with HIV/AIDS. To date, lawyers from Richards, Layton & Finger, P. A., Lex Mundi's member firm for Delaware, and Bowman Gilfillan, Lex Mundi's member firm for South Africa, have provided invaluable pro bono legal support that is helping m2m achieve its great success.

David Torres, Director of Special Projects for m2m, has praised the fantastic working relationship developed with the teams from Richards, Layton & Finger and Bowman Gilfillan. "Overall, we cannot say enough about how valuable this help has been to our organization."

Recycla Chile (Recycla) is the first social entrepreneur organization in Latin America to develop a sustainable business model to address and properly recycle the growing amount of electronic waste in Chile. 

Claro y Cia, Lex Mundi's member firm for Chile, has been critical in providing Recycla with much needed pro bono legal assistance. Recycla has also worked with Lex Mundi member firms Day Pitney LLP (New Jersey, US) and Hwang Mok Park, P. C. (Korea) to resolve other legal matters.

Commenting on the valuable legal support provided by Lex Mundi's member firms, Fernando Nilo, the Founder and CEO of Recycla, stated, "Our dreams of social and environmental change would not be possible without the support of the Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation and the Lex Mundi member firms. With a partner like Lex Mundi, we can scale up and make progress in Chile and throughout Latin America."

The Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, headquartered in Washington, D. C. The Foundation is a matchmaker and does not practice law; instead, it identifies effective social entrepreneurs through referrals by its partners/collaborators. These collaborating organizations include the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, Skoll Foundation, Ashoka Innovators for the Public, Acumen Fund, Draper Richards Foundation, Global Fund for Children, Echoing Green, Lemelson Foundation and Mercy Corps.

The Foundation is unique in that there is no other global organization that is focused exclusively on providing pro bono legal services to social entrepreneurs. To learn more about the Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation and its current projects, please visit www. lexmundiprobono. org.

Lex Mundi is the world's leading association of independent law firms. The association has more than 160 member firms around the world, representing approximately 21,000 lawyers. Membership in Lex Mundi provides member firms with a trusted network of law firms that share similar values and a similar focus on quality through which they can access global legal resources that enable them to serve their clients better and to improve continuously all aspects of their firms. Member law firms are located throughout North America, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia and the Pacific, the Middle East and Africa. For more information, please visit www. lexmundi. com.

For a printable version of this press release, please visit
Http://www. lexmundi. com/images/lexmundi/PDF/PressReleases/LexMundiProBono_March2009.pdf (http://www. lexmundi. com/images/lexmundi/PDF/PressReleases/LexMundiProBono_March2009.pdf).

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