RightScale’s New Education Program Promotes Research and Innovation Through Cloud Computing

RightScale’s New Education Program Promotes Research and Innovation Through Cloud Computing

Harvard Medical School Among First to Participate in Program that Provides Free Access to RightScale’s Cloud Management Platform

Santa Barbara, Calif. (PRWEB) March 3, 2009 — RightScale®, Inc., the leader in cloud computing management (http://www.rightscale.com), today launched the RightScale Education Program (http://www.rightscale.com/products/education_program.php), a new program that provides qualified educational institutions with the RightScale Cloud Management Platform free of charge to foster research and innovation. With RightScale’s platform and services, any university or educational laboratory can now tap the enormous power of cloud computing for a virtually infinite, cost-effective, pay-as-you-go IT infrastructure.

“RightScale had its roots in higher education, and we are strongly committed to helping advance research and innovation through cloud computing,” said Michael Crandell, RightScale CEO. “Cloud computing can dramatically reduce the resources required to conduct research and accelerate new discoveries, at a time when innovation is critical to the health of our global economy. We believe that soon all research — from computer systems architecture to biotechnology and other scientific computing — will be powered by the cost-effective and limitless compute resources provided by cloud computing, and we are happy to be able to promote this through RightScale’s new Education Program.”

Harvard Medical School Taps RightScale for Cloud Resource Management

The Center for Biomedical Informatics at Harvard Medical School is using RightScale as part of their “Translational Science in the Cloud” seminar. Participants in this Harvard seminar, or “palaver,” will conduct a series of biomedical discovery and translational science projects using cloud computing technology. To accomplish these objectives, they will create, manage and use a “translational research laboratory” on the cloud, based on emerging cloud technology and services. Teams will use the RightScale Cloud Management Platform to manage their server deployments running on Amazon Web Services.

Peter J. Tonellato, PhD, created and is a director of the Harvard Palaver. According to Tonellato, “We will use and test RightScale as the cloud management platform to help us increase the efficiency of our cloud deployments. Our goal is to increase the time we devote to biomedical discovery and translational science projects by automating our cloud computing deployments with the RightScale Platform.”

Vincent Fusaro, a post-doctorial fellow working with Dr. Tonellato, is managing the cloud resources, “I am impressed with RightScale’s commitment to education. The RightScale Platform allows us to quickly and easily launch new servers in a secure and reproducible environment. I’m particularly excited about server customization using their RightScripts, which we will explore further during our seminar.”

RightScale’s Web-based cloud computing management platform lets any organization tap the enormous power of cloud computing for scalable, cost-effective IT infrastructure on demand, while maintaining complete control and flexibility. RightScale reduces the complexity of cloud computing, enabling organizations to deploy mission critical applications in a matter of hours, without the risk of lock-in at any level. With sophisticated “cloud-aware” server templates, it’s easy to deploy, manage and dynamically scale even complex, multi-cloud applications on the fully-automated RightScale Platform.

RightScale’s Education Program offers educational institutions free use of RightScale’s professional Website or Grid Editions. RightScale is currently evaluating educational institutions for participation; for more information, please go to http://www.rightscale.com/products/education_program.php.

About RightScale, Inc.

RightScale is the leader in cloud computing management. Founded in 2006, the company offers a fully automated management platform that delivers the scalable, cost-effective, on-demand power of cloud computing, while providing complete IT control and transparency. The Web-based RightScale Cloud Management Platform is available in a range of editions, from the free Developer Edition to Professional Editions. (http://www.rightscale.com/products/) To date, thousands of deployments and over 300,000 servers have been launched on RightScale for leading companies such as Animoto, Playfish, Sling Media and TC3. To learn more about RightScale, please go to http://www.RightScale.com (http://www.rightscale.com).

RightScale is a registered trademark of RightScale, Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. Other product or company names mentioned may be trademarks or trade names of their respective companies.

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Lisa Sheeran
RightScale
http://www.rightscale.com
510-724-2267

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SourceIQ Partners With CollabNet to Deliver ALM Governance Solutions

SourceIQ Partners With CollabNet to Deliver ALM Governance Solutions

Products Focus on the Needs of Executives, Managers, and Agile Teams

Portsmouth, NH (PRWEB) March 3, 2009 — SourceIQ, provider of the industry’s premier development governance platform, today announced its technology partnership with CollabNet, the leader in application lifecycle management (ALM) (http://www.collab.net) platforms for distributed software development teams, to integrate SourceIQ Enterprise Server with the CollabNet platform and Subversion. This integration offers development organizations using CollabNet products an automated governance solution ideally suited for executives, managers, and teams. Examples of governance initiatives addressed by this solution include software quality and process improvement, managing distributed teams and project trajectories, analyzing and understanding trends with software metrics, and achieving compliance with industry and corporate standards, such as CMMI and ITIL.

“Now, more than ever, software managers and executives are searching for ways to do more with less and to maximize the productivity of their distributed teams. ALM governance delivers the up-to-date insights into process, projects, teams, and software quality required to make effective management decisions and to achieve these results,” said Roger Dunn, chief executive officer, SourceIQ. “The addition of CollabNet to our suite of supported ALM environments brings new and uniquely powerful solutions to our customers. CollabNet’s ALM products form the ideal foundation for SourceIQ’s ALM governance, in that CollabNet creates a trusted audit trail of change patterns that can survive the scrutiny of the most demanding audit, while catalyzing the work of developers, QA analysts, and build and release managers. Governance with agility is a clear competitive advantage for our customers.”

“SourceIQ is a pioneer in ALM governance solutions,” said Bill Portelli, chief executive officer, CollabNet. “The integration of SourceIQ with CollabNet products will further enhance collaboration and decision-making by software managers and their teams, ultimately accelerating innovation while reducing the risk and costs attendant to many development initiatives.”

CollabNet provides the industry’s most open ALM platform, supporting every environment, methodology, and technology. With an integrated suite of easy-to-use tools that share a centralized repository, it is the only ALM platform that enables a culture of collaboration, substantially reducing the cost of software development. As the corporate sponsor of the open source Subversion project, the best version control and software configuration management (SCM) solution for distributed teams, collaborative development is in CollabNet’s DNA. Millions of users at more than 700 organizations, including Applied Biosystems, Capgemini, Deutsche Bank, Oracle, Reuters, and the U.S. Department of Defense, have transformed the way they develop software with CollabNet. More information about CollabNet and its products are available at www.collab.net.

About SourceIQ:

SourceIQ is an independent software vendor (ISV) with headquarters in Portsmouth, NH. SourceIQ Enterprise Server provides an integrated, consistent view of software projects across the enterprise, giving managers the metrics and analytics required for governance and global teams. SourceIQ automatically analyzes the artifacts in code management systems, producing a repository of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in four critical areas: code quality, code volume and volatility, team contribution, and governance. Visit SourceIQ at www.sourceiq.com or get more information about development governance solutions by emailing info (at) sourceiq.com.

Copyright © 2009 SourceIQ, Inc. SourceIQ Enterprise Server is a registered trademark of SourceIQ, Inc. All rights reserved. All other trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners.

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Roger Dunn
SourceIQ, Inc.
http://www.sourceiq.com
(603) 766-4929
Charlie Hubbard
SourceIQ, Inc.
http://www.sourceiq.com
(603) 766-4929

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LabCentrixSM Becomes Reseller of BioRails

LabCentrixSM Becomes Reseller of BioRails

Leading LIMS consultancy expands its informatics offerings with a productivity tool that helps labs manage service requests more efficiently. The BioRails™ software provides additional workflow and scheduleing capabilities that will operate in tandem with LIMS software packages such as the Thermo Scientific Nautilus software.

Hudson, Mass. (PRWEB) March 3, 2009 — LabCentrixSM LLC, a premier provider of Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) consulting services (http://www.labcentrix.com/consulting.htm)and lab technology solutions, has entered into a reseller agreement with The Edge Software Consultancy Ltd to distribute BioRails™ in North America and Brazil. The BioRails software is a productivity tool that enables laboratories to manage service requests and resources more efficiently.

LabCentrix specializes in helping laboratories of all sizes gain operational efficiencies through the effective use of technology. With the BioRails software, LabCentrix will address the challenge labs face in managing service requests, prioritizing workloads and assessing the best use of available resources. BioRails provides additional workflow and scheduling capabilities that will operate in tandem with LIMS software solutions.

“LIMS software packages do a great job of automating sample management once a sample is in the lab, BioRails automates the process of managing requests as they are submitted to a lab and the resource decisions that occur from there,” said Mike Lujan, CEO and founder of LabCentrix. “We’re very impressed with the sophistication of the BioRails software (http://www.edgesoftwareconsultancy.com/Preclinical_Study_management.htm)and believe it solves a widespread need, particularly in large multi-lab operations with high service requests volumes.”

“We are very excited about our new partnership with LabCentrix and the strong market opportunity they recognize for BioRails,” said Andrew Lemon, managing director of The Edge Software Consultancy. “BioRails is a natural extension of LabCentrix’ services and offers a valuable new technology solution for both its current and new customers.”

LabCentrix’ principals have more than 25 years combined experience in implementing leading LIMS systems such as the Thermo Scientific Nautilus LIMS software (http://www.thermo.com).

About LabCentrix

LabCentrixSM LLC is a premier provider of Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) consulting services and technology solutions for a range of industries, including pharmaceutical, biotech, healthcare, process, forensics, environmental, petroleum and others. LabCentrix customers, who cover the spectrum from multinational giants to small- and mid-sized organizations, receive measurable value from the company’s unique approach to maximizing a lab’s informatics investments. Building on a profound knowledge of technology, laboratory processes and preferred business practices, LabCentrix collaborates closely with each customer’s teams to efficiently deliver individualized solutions that specifically address their needs. LabCentrix also offers technology solutions that extend the value of LIMS software packages including its SmartManager™ for Nautilus and Affinity for Affymetrix. For more information about LabCentrix and its consulting services, value-add technology solutions and personalized support offerings, visit www.labcentrix.com or contact us at +1 888 708-8781.

About The Edge Software Consultancy

The Edge Software Consultancy is a multidisciplinary consulting organization offering solutions across all aspects of drug discovery information management. Its consultants are seasoned professionals offering the benefit of extensive real-world experience in drug discovery. The Edge offers a range of services including business process analysis, project management, requirements preparation, technical specification, implementation and testing. The consultancy is also known for its independent integration services and guidance on software selection and interoperability. Its unique approach identifies bottlenecks, concentrating on the goals of your scientists; targeting recovery of a day a week of your scientists’ time and to reduce the frustration that accompanies so many software users experience. For more information visit www.edgesoftwareconsultancy.com (http://www.edgesoftwareconsultancy.com/index.htm).

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Mike Lujan
LabCentrix LLC
http://www.labcentrix.com
(978) 562-6973

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SourceIQ Partners With Clarity Consulting to Deliver Application Development Outsourcing Assessment Service: OutSourceIQ

SourceIQ Partners With Clarity Consulting to Deliver Application Development Outsourcing Assessment Service: OutSourceIQ

New service offering provides software executives with a performance assessment of outsourcing partners.

Boston, MA (PRWEB) March 2, 2009 — SourceIQ, provider of the industry’s premier platform for delivering development intelligence to management, today announced a services partnership with Clarity Consulting, a leading provider of Information Technology (IT) management consulting, to offer a service that assesses the performance of development outsourcing partners.

“Finding a way to objectively measure and compare the performance of development outsourcers has long been a holy grail for IT executives” said Ian Hayes, President of Clarity Consulting. “We launched OutSourceIQ to arm executives with understandable and actionable metrics that enable them to ensure development budgets are spent wisely, and with the most effective partners.”

Combining critical metrics from SourceIQ Enterprise Server with Clarity Consulting’s expertise in the complex issues of outsourcing, this new service offering gives development managers increased visibility into their outsourcing partners’ productivity, code quality and personnel skill levels via an objective assessment and monitoring process. This information gives IT executives leverage to improve performance, strengthen and enforce service level commitments, and gain advantage in price negotiations.

“The demands placed on software development executives are increasingly complex. Companies are being asked to do more with less, which requires a more open, transparent approach to working with their outsourcing partners.” said Charles Hubbard, Vice President of Global Delivery for SourceIQ. “The combination of SourceIQ’s governance metrics with Clarity Consulting’s extensive outsourcing management and process expertise enables us to quantify performance and identify areas requiring immediate attention and remediation. With OutSourceIQ, our customers gain a repeatable and low overhead approach for monitoring outsourcer performance on an ongoing basis.”

OutSourceIQ is available immediately. For more information on OutSourceIQ package options and pricing, please contact Charlie Hubbard at (603) 766-4929.

About Clarity Consulting

Clarity Consulting is a Beverly, Massachusetts based management consulting firm specializing in Information Technology (IT) strategies, emerging trends, markets and challenges. Relying on superior situation analysis, solution formulation and communication skills, Clarity Consulting helps our clients devise creative solutions to complex issues and capitalize on the opportunities presented by technology. Our international client base includes corporate IT organizations, professional services firms, product vendors and legal and financial services firms. Clarity Consulting (http://www.clarity-consulting.com)

About SourceIQ

SourceIQ is an independent software vendor (ISV) with headquarters in Portsmouth, NH. SourceIQ Enterprise Server provides an integrated, consistent view of software projects across the enterprise, giving managers the metrics and analytics required for governance and global teams. SourceIQ automatically analyzes the artifacts in code management systems, producing a repository of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in four critical areas: code quality, code volume and volatility, team contribution, and governance. Visit SourceIQ at SourceIQ (http://www.sourceiq.com) or get more information about development governance solutions by emailing info@sourceiq.com.

Copyright © 2009 SourceIQ, Inc. SourceIQ Enterprise Server is a registered trademark of SourceIQ, Inc. All rights reserved. All other trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners.

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Contact Information

Charlie Hubbard
SourceIQ, Inc.
http://www.sourceiq.com
(603) 766-4929
Ian Hayes
Clarity Consulting
http://www.clarity-consulting.com
(978) 927-0313

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Freshman / Father Team Unveil Cell Phone Industry’s First Game Rendered in OpenGL 3D

Freshman / Father Team Unveil Cell Phone Industry’s First Game Rendered in OpenGL 3D

Jared Schrock, a high school freshman, and his father today announced the release of Metron3D, a galactic asteroid fighter game available for all Google android cell phones. Metron3D is the first cell phone application to render all animated elements using Google’s android implementation of the OpenGL 3D graphics API. 3D elements (e.g. Metron3D galactic starship, 3D asteroids, powerup effects, etc.) are combined with 2D background images derived from the NASA Hubble space telescope. This combination results in eye-appealing stellar game play for players challenging the galactic superhighway.

San Diego, CA (PRWEB) March 2, 2009 — Jared Schrock, a high school freshman, and his father today announced the release of Metron3D, a galactic asteroid fighter game available for all Google android cell phones. Metron3D is the first cell phone application to render all game play elements using Google’s android implementation of the OpenGL 3D graphics API. 3D elements (e.g. Metron3D galactic starship, 3D asteroids, powerup effects, etc.) are combined with 2D background images derived from the NASA Hubble space telescope. This combination results in eye-appealing stellar game play for players challenging the galactic superhighway.

The game was released today for $2.99 and is available for purchase on all Google android phones. A free trial version with the game play for the first three levels was also made available. Game players can learn more at www.metron3d.com which was named by justHost.com as one of the Top 10 new websites in February, 2009.

The Metron3D game player visits spectacular star nebula throughout the galaxies with the goal of clearing asteroid belts and creating a galactic superhighway. Six visually stunning and increasingly challenging missions offer demanding game play for all player levels. Players collect an impressive arsenal of Multi-Strike Phasers, Disruptor Missiles, Quantum Bombs, and Ship Shields to exterminate their adversaries. Invincible Shields are available for players who simply want to destroy the most asteroids possible and have the most fun doing it.

The game is so challenging that KArtists, Inc. has issued a game player challenge: the first game player to complete all six missions and score below 2,500 points will receive a $250 mission reward.

Rendering game play elements using the OpenGL 3D graphics API represents more of a technical challenge than a visual breakthrough for cell phone games. Even the most advanced cell phones today offer the graphics and computing capability of mid-1980’s era PCs. Jared and his father took on the challenge to render all animated game play in 3D to demonstrate that it could be achieved and to encourage cell phone designers to accelerate their graphics implementations on future phones, much as the PC industry did over time.

Metron3D was the result of a unique collaborative design effort. Jared Schrock, who aspires to develop games as his profession, served as the core game play designer and Java programmer. Rod Schrock, Jared’s father, served as lead programmer porting the application to the Google android operating system. Both Jared and Rod received development expertise from the non-profit Wintriss Technical Schools Inc. of San Diego, California. Jared and his father learned Java programming at Wintriss Technical Schools. Four months ago they formed KArtists Inc. and began efforts to launch Metron3D, their first cell phone application. Graphic design consulting was provided by Johnston Creative Solutions of Escondido, California.

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Cynthia Schrock
KArtists, Inc.
http://www.metron3d.com
858-254-5818
Vic Wintriss
Wintriss Technical Schools
http://wintrisstech.org
858-481-2100

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Online Portal Dedicated to Offshore Outsourcing in Romania Launched

Online Portal Dedicated to Offshore Outsourcing in Romania Launched

XWebServices, Inc., a leading SOA consulting, training and Web Services provider in collaboration with ROWeb Development, a software development and web design services provider, today announce the official launch of GlobalRomania.com, a portal dedicated to offshore outsourcing in Romania.

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) February 26, 2009 — XWebServices, Inc. and ROWeb Development today announce the official launch of GlobalRomania.com, a portal dedicated to business process outsourcing in Romania (http://www.globalromania.com).

The portal features the following sections:

- Directory: Romania based Service Providers

- Services: a list of outsourcing services provided

- News: offshore outsourcing news articles, announcements and press releases. Also features clippings and links to the latest offshore outsourcing headlines from around the world

- Online Forum: featuring message boards for all offshore and near-shore outsourcing in Romania topics of discussion

- Jobs: job listings and employment opportunities by Romania based outsourcing service providers

All Romania based outsourcing service providers can join the directory by completing our 2 step online application process. Joining the directory is absolutely FREE and it entitles our subscribers to additional benefits as well. Currently, all directory members have the ability to:

- market their products and services by posting news articles, announcements and press releases to GlobalRomania.com’s news section

- find the best talent on the market today by posting job listings in GlobalRomania.com’s jobs and employment opportunities directory

For companies around the world looking to reduce IT costs in today’s economy, the portal offers services such as SOA consulting and offshore software development.

SERVICE ORIENTED ARCHITECTURE

The goal of a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) is increased IT adaptability, reduced cost of application development and maintenance, and better alignment between IT professionals and business users. The ultimate benefit of a SOA is better information – and better information benefits business users.

Done right, a SOA can help business users shift their focus from merely running the business to maximizing the performance of their business. Not only will they be able to lower infrastructure costs, they can optimize their organization’s key assets – information, customers, and brand. Whether a company is migrating application design practices and tools toward a style that creates shared, reusable and distributed services or building new SOA applications and solutions in an enterprise, XWebServices, Inc’s team of SOA architects and consultants (http://www.xwebservices.com/About_Us/soa_expert_team.aspx) can assist companies achieve their SOA goals.

XWebServices, Inc. is a boutique SOA Consulting (http://www.xwebservices.com/SOA_Services/soa_consulting.aspx) firm based in Los Angeles, California. Our SOA Architects and Consultants have successfully architected and implemented service oriented architectures for numerous Fortune 500 companies as well as small and medium sized businesses. Additional SOA Services provided by the company include SOA Training (http://www.xwebservices.com/SOA_Services/soa_training.aspx), vendor agnostic consulting, implementing and hosting of Enterprise Services Bus (ESB), SOA Governance and SOA Testing solutions and XML/SOAP/REST Web Services based composite application development and hosting. We also publish and maintain SOAHub.com, a portal dedicated to the advancement of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) (http://www.soahub.com).

OFFSHORE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT OUTSOURCING

To be successful and gain the full benefit of software outsourcing, you need to choose the right services provider. Not only does the provider have to best complement your own in-house IT skills and protect your intellectual property but also meet your budget and deliverable goals.

ROWeb Development is the trusted offshore software development (http://www.roweb.ro) partner for numerous companies around the world. We are a Romania based outsourcing software development company that specializes in assembling and managing teams of highly skilled developers to augment your in-house IT resources. Our offshore software development team is staffed with technical professionals who excel at delivering top quality enterprise systems quickly and affordably. We can help with everything from clearing your programming backlog to architecting and developing innovative new software products for you: SQL, .NET, PHP, Java, iPhone, Mobile, etc.

We unconditionally guarantee the protection and security of your intellectual property. Our software outsourcing team becomes an extension of your own IT team – dedicated to meeting your offshore software development needs today by growing with you as your needs evolve. When working with us, you get the convenience and transparency of hiring your own team but without the burden of setting up a remote office. Our offshore software development company will provide everything you need for top-notch software outsourcing easily and hassle free.

For more information, please visit the Global Romania portal:

http://www.globalromania.com

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Contact Information

Cristian Sturek
Global Romania
http://www.globalromania.com
8055879361

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The Spy Place Announces Funding And Sales Training Partnership

The Spy Place Announces Funding And Sales Training Partnership

The Spy Place, LLC, is pleased to announce its business partnership with S.C. Equipment Funding of Southern California. This is just another milestone, paving the way for the completion of the entire franchise package. This complete franchise system is soon to be offered by The Spy Place Franchising, LLC.

Fort Wayne, IN (PRWEB) February 26, 2009 — The Spy Place, LLC, is pleased to announce its business partnership with S.C. Equipment Funding of Southern California. This is just another milestone, paving the way for the completion of the entire franchise package. This complete franchise system is soon to be offered by The Spy Place Franchising, LLC.

Having a complete package requires having the ability to offer financing packages to prospective franchisees and their customers. This is important at any time, but it is especially important in today’s economic market. Everyone knows that financing is hard to come by and building relationships with lenders is an important part of providing the best service to franchisees.

S.C. Equipment celebrates 25 years in business in 2009. Beginning in 1984, SCEF had the goal of providing expert equipment leasing to a wide variety of domestic business. From the main facility located in California, the company provides funding for equipment purchases for all types and sizes of businesses. This partnership offers The Spy Place and its franchisees a great diversity of unique funding programs, while remaining industry competitive.

The Spy Place will also utilize S.C. Equipment Funding to teach sales and marketing at all Franchise training sessions taken place at The Spy Place University, located at The Spy Place World Headquarters, in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The Spy Place University and SC Equipment Funding have jointly developed a sales training program called “Perception Selling,” to support The Spy Place Franchise Partners with their sales growth.

“This program is meeting with great success in-house” said The Spy Place spokesperson, Tami Smock. Despite current uncertain economic conditions, the “Perception Selling training” is our unique sales training tool. It will include learning skills regarding funding, as well as sales training and our unique leasing programs such as “Same as Cash,” which will help to position The Spy Place Franchising as a leader in the industry.

Bruce Braviroff, Director of SCEF and Mr. Ed Fittante, National Sales Manager of SCEF, will bring years of sales, sales management and sales training experience in the Surveillance Equipment Sector, to complement The Spy Place Franchise Training Package.

“This is very exciting for us here at SCEF” said Bruce Braviroff… “We deal with thousands of surveillance dealers and Ed and myself have personally visited hundreds of dealerships through the country, we have never seen anything quite like this cutting edge business model and plan. The Spy Place is truly a plan for certain success!”

ABOUT THE SPY PLACE

The Spy Place www.thespyplace.com, is a retail operation that engineers, sells and installs affordable Remote Viewing Video Surveillance Systems, allowing businesses and homeowners alike, the ability to view their home or business from any internet connected computer in the world, allowing for 24 hour real time viewing, and, at the same time, providing a permanent digital record of all events that happened in their absence.

The Spy Place also sells computer tracking software that will allow an employer, or parent the ability to monitor all Internet traffic going into and out of their computer. Parents can know every web-site the computer has visited as well as learn of every e-mail and instant message that was sent or received to their computer. Employers now have the ability to monitor web-sites that employees visit, as well as e-mails and instant messages being sent and received from the company computers.

Vehicle tracking software is another popular product offered. The Spy Place also installs these units. They have units that provide real time, up to the minute locating. This unit lets you know what street a vehicle is traveling on, the speed limit of that street and how fast the vehicle is traveling, where and when it stops, and when it leaves. These units can provide what we call, “Geo Fencing.” The unit will alert the owner if the vehicle leaves an approved operating area. If the customer chooses, it can disable the vehicle until the owner has the ability to re-claim it or approve its activity. “One of our local business customers had us install three units. Not only did they gain control of those vehicles, they were so excited with the insurance savings that they received that they ordered three more units”, said Tami Smock, company spokesperson for The Spy Place. Not only are business owners happy that we installed GPS systems for them, parents are very happy too. Somehow, knowing immediately where their teenagers are driving a vehicle provides a feeling of security for Moms and Dads too.”

Our proven operating system will be shared, along with our business knowledge and direction, as well as our years of experience and product knowledge. Because we have the combined buying power of a franchise system, we have already arranged for The Spy Place Franchise owners to receive preferred pricing from our approved vendors.

Upon successful completion of The Spy Place University, the graduate will now enjoy the use of and the excitement generated from our trademarked “The Spy Place” name.

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Contact Information

Raymond Huck
The Spy Place
http://www.thespyplace.com
717-577-2600

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Instantiations Broadens Relationship with Embarcadero

Instantiations Broadens Relationship with Embarcadero

Leading Eclipse Java GUI development and testing tools now available for sale through Embarcadero’s Online Stores

Portland, Ore. (PRWEB) February 25, 2009 — Instantiations, Inc., a leading provider of Eclipse-based commercial software solutions, today announced an extension to the relationship that was established in early 2008 with CodeGear, which is now part of Embarcadero Technologies®. Embarcadero will now sell Instantiations products, SWT Designer™, GWT Designer™, and the WindowTester™ product family at the Embarcadero Online Stores (http://shop.codegear.com/dr/v2/ec_Main.Entry17c?SID=39696&SP=10024&CID=0&PID=&PN=29&V1=31047840&V2=31047840&CUR=840&DSP=&PGRP=0&ABCODE=&CACHE_ID=337086).

In early 2008 CodeGear chose to integrate the Instantiations’ Swing Designer™ GUI development product into JBuilder 2008 (http://www.embarcadero.com/products/jbuilder/), making it the first commercial Java IDE to include this technology. With the advent of this reselling relationship, the companies have broadened their abilities to offer customers a streamlined channel for purchasing world-class Java development tools.

“Instantiations tools are top-notch and easy-to-use, offering high productivity GUI design and testing for Java developers,” said Michael Swindell, Vice President of Products for Embarcadero. “The integration of Instantiations Swing Designer into JBuilder 2008 was a hit with JBuilder users, and with this agreement we are now able to offer JBuilder users both SWT and GWT design as well as complete GUI testing with WindowTester.”

“Our products are a perfect complement to Embarcadero’s Eclipse-based Java tool line,” said Mike Taylor, Instantiations CEO and Eclipse Foundation board member. “Our GUI building and testing tools are used by thousands of developers worldwide, and we are delighted that Embarcadero customers will now have a direct, global channel from which to purchase them.

The following Instantiations products will be available for sale on the Embarcadero Worldwide shop sites:

SWT Designer (http://www.instantiations.com/windowbuilder/swtdesigner/) is the leading Eclipse-based GUI builder with drag-and-drop functionality that allows developers to easily add components and create complicated windows in minutes, with Java code being generated automatically.

GWT Designer (http://www.instantiations.com/gwtdesigner) is an Eclipse-based user interface creation tool that uses the Google Web Toolkit to create Rich Internet Applications.

WindowTester Pro (http://www.instantiations.com/windowtester) is the leading tool for automating the testing of Swing and SWT GUIs. It includes tools for recording, test generation, code coverage and playback of GUI interactions.

About Embarcadero Technologies

Embarcadero Technologies, Inc. (http://www.embarcadero.com) is a leading provider of award-winning tools for application developers and database professionals so they can design systems right, build them faster and run them better, regardless of their platform or programming language. Ninety of the Fortune 100 and an active community of more than three million users worldwide rely on Embarcadero products to increase productivity, reduce costs, simplify change management and compliance and accelerate innovation. Founded in 1993, Embarcadero is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices located around the world. Embarcadero is online at http://www.embarcadero.com.

About Instantiations

Based in Portland, Oregon, USA, Instantiations, Inc. (http://www.instantiations.com) is a leading innovator of Eclipse-based solutions and focuses its products and services on improving quality, productivity and time-to-market for global software development organizations. The company is also a major contributor in the Smalltalk language market with its VA Smalltalk product. Led by a team of internationally-recognized pioneers in Java and Smalltalk software technology, Instantiations is a founding member of the Eclipse Foundation and the Smalltalk Industry Council, and is an IBM Business Partner. With a line of products for Eclipse, IBM Rational®, JBuilder® and MyEclipse™, the company is named as one the fastest-growing Oregon companies three years running and has been ranked among the top 100 companies influencing software development by SD Times. For more information, visit http://www.instantiations.com.

CodePro AnalytiX, WindowBuilder Pro, Swing Designer, SWT Designer, GWT Designer, RCP Developer and WindowTester are trademarks of Instantiations, Inc. Embarcadero, the Embarcadero Technologies logos and all other Embarcadero Technologies product or service names are trademarks or registered trademarks of Embarcadero Technologies, Inc. Java is a trademark of Sun Microsystems. All other trademarks are the properties of their respective companies.

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MARTA GEORGE
Instantiations, Inc.
http://www.instantiations.com
503-349-0903

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Big Nerd Ranch Offers Opportunity to go from Beginner to Expert with Ruby and Ruby On Rails Bootcamp, April 25-May 1, 2009

Big Nerd Ranch Offers Opportunity to go from Beginner to Expert with Ruby and Ruby On Rails Bootcamp, April 25-May 1, 2009

Big Nerd Ranch announces an April 2009 offering of Ruby and Ruby on Rails Bootcamp in Atlanta, GA April 25-May 1, 2009. The 7-day intensive Rails training class is designed to take novice programmers and turn them into Rails programmers in one week. The Rails class is taught at the Big Nerd Ranch retreat center outside Atlanta, GA

Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) February 25, 2009 — Big Nerd Ranch Offers Opportunity to go from Beginner to Expert with Ruby and Ruby On Rails Bootcamp, April 25-May 1, 2009

You may not know Jack, but after seven days at the Big Nerd Ranch (http://bignerdranch.com/), you will know Ruby.

Ruby on Rails has become one of the most widely sought-after technologies for creating elegant, easily deployed sites and applications for the web, but for many, the ability to leverage the full power of the framework remain out of reach without a deeper understanding of the Ruby language. Big Nerd Ranch, Inc., premier provider of intensive classes for web developers, programmers and system administrators, solves that problem with its recently created Ruby and Ruby on Rails Bootcamp (http://bignerdranch.com/classes/ruby_ruby_on_rails.shtml), April 25-May 1. This seven-day class starts with a two-day intensive introduction to the Ruby language, designed to prime students to unleash the power of Ruby on the Rails framework in the next five days.

“Now more than ever, it’s important for programmers to demonstrate a diverse knowledge base,” said Aaron Hillegass, Big Nerd Ranch, Inc. founder and president. “Ruby and Ruby on Rails Bootcamp offers an opportunity to quickly master object-oriented programming through Ruby and immediately apply that knowledge into one of the most dynamic and popular web development frameworks available.”

Big Nerd Ranch, Inc. is pleased to introduce new instructor, Brian Hardy (http://bignerdranch.com/instructors/hardy.shtml), who will provide the Ruby training in the first two days of the bootcamp. Brian, who boasts an extensive background in development turned his curiosity and skills to mastering Ruby on Rails upon its introduction. He brings his real world experience developing applications on and off the Web, for projects ranging from the tiniest shell script to massive content-driven web sites such as CNN.com, to the Ruby class. The Ruby portion of the class moves fast and provides intensive instruction to transform the novice programmer into a master of object-oriented programming in Ruby.

By the end of the first two days, students will be able to:

* Understand the fundamental concepts of object-oriented programming

* Run code using the interactive Ruby shell and the Ruby interpreter

* Understand objects, methods, and classes, and define classes and equip them with attributes and actions

* Test code and download and install Ruby libraries

The Ruby on Rails training class is taught by veteran instructor and Ruby on Rails developer Charles Brian Quinn (http://bignerdranch.com/instructors/quinn.shtml) and will transfer the knowledge gained in the beginning of the week to developing sophisticated web applications with rich and dynamic interfaces.

The Big Nerd Ranch incorporates intensive training classes for Unix and Mac OS X programmers in a retreat setting outside Atlanta, GA. Class price of $4300 includes lodging, all meals, original instruction materials, 24-hour lab access, and transportation to and from the Atlanta airport. Students are encouraged to bring independent projects to class, allowing for input from classmates and individual instructor attention. For more information, call (404) 527-6211 or visit www.bignerdranch.com.

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EMILY HERMAN
Big Nerd Ranch, Inc.
http://bignerdranch.com/
404-527-6211

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oDesk Reports Demand for iPhone application Development Passes Facebook

oDesk Reports Demand for iPhone application Development Passes Facebook

oDesk reports that demand for iPhone application development now leads Facebook by a 5-3 ratio, and is accelerating more quickly.

San Mateo, CA (PRWEB) February 25, 2009 — oDesk, the leading marketplace for online workteams, announced that demand for Apple iPhone programmers has surpassed demand for Facebook developers. iPhone application development jobs now outnumber Facebook jobs by a 5-3 ratio, and iPhone job growth is accelerating more quickly.

In January 2009, an all-time high of 217 jobs for iPhone app development were posted on oDesk. In comparison, Facebook app jobs, which rose swiftly at the beginning of 2008, peaked at just 159 jobs in January ‘09. There are 1,246 Facebook developers (http://www.odesk.com/trends/facebook) on oDesk, and 561 iPhone programmers (http://www.odesk.com/trends/iphone), the company revealed.

See full blog post at http://www.odesk.com/blog/2009/02/demand-for-iphone-application-development-passes-facebook/.

    

Facebook and iPhone are very different platforms, using different technologies and business models. Facebook apps are free and depend largely on advertising and viral pass-along for revenue. iPhone apps are free or very low in price and can be browsed and easily purchased and downloaded at Apple’s iTunes App Store.

Facebook had a big head start, launching its third-party application development program in May 2007, 10 months before Apple announced the iPhone SDK last March. But by May 2008, a sharp, prolonged rise in demand for iPhone apps began, and iPhone soon overtook Facebook’s lead. Facebook’s huge existing user base of 175 million makes this milestone even more impressive.

“Given how rapidly Facebook application development between entrepreneurs and developers gained traction on oDesk makes the surging demand for iPhone application development even more impressive,” noted oDesk CEO Gary Swart.

Industry analysts, prospective oDesk customers, and working press are welcome to visit oDesk’s freelance skill trends (http://www.odesk.com/trends/) pages for more data on iPhone, Facebook, and more than 40 other skills & platforms. The oConomy is another such resource, which summarizes oDesk’s outsourcing statistics (http://www.odesk.com/community/oconomy/). The oDesk blog provides commentary & analysis on findings from these sources, as well as outsourcing and freelancing tips (http://www.odesk.com/blog/).

About oDesk:

oDesk (www.oDesk.com) is the leading marketplace for online workteams with the best model for both buyers and providers:

For buyers: guaranteed work — every hour billed is an hour worked. Screen captures of each provider’s desktop taken at random intervals enable buyers to audit the hours and work completed so they have confidence every hour billed by a remote team member is an hour worked. This capability also enables the buyer to collaborate more closely and re-direct the provider if necessary, much like you do when you manage by walking around.

For providers: guaranteed payment — every hour worked is an hour paid without the hassle of invoicing or slow-paying clients making oDesk the preferred marketplace for 125,000+ professional contractors including software engineers, web developers, graphic designers, writers, researchers, admins, and customer service agents.

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Contact Information

Elizabeth Gordon
oDesk Corporation
http://www.odesk.com/blog/2009/02/demand-for-iphone-application-development-passes-facebook/
415-595-5538

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