Capture Billing Increases Network Security to Help Protect Patient Records

Washington DC (Vocus) September 9, 2009

Capture Billing & Consulting, Inc., a medical billing and practice management consulting company located outside of Washington, DC, has contracted with Office Defender of Sterling, Virginia to provide network administration services, upgrade network security, streamline encrypted backup procedures and implement disaster recovery protocols.

With new governmental requirements for securing patients protected health information (PHI) and the increased penalties in The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH), it has become even more vital for medical billing companies to secure both physical and electronic data. Penalties for willful neglect under the HITECH Act can exceed $ 250,000 for data breaches of PHI.

Our network security and multiple backup systems have always been above the industry standards for healthcare firms, said Manny Oliverez , Director of Operation, but we are now taking it to a much higher level not normally seen in a medical billing company.

Although not required by statue, Capture Billing has also installed closed circuit TV cameras, electronic badge readers for facility access, and enhanced network security that authenticates users with passwords that change every 60 seconds.

To the best of our ability we want to make sure our clients data is secure, stated Oliverez.

Capture Billing, working with Office Defender, will continually review its administrative procedures for establishing and enforcing IT security policies, physical safeguards that protect computers and servers, and technical security that protects data and restricts access to the network to ensure compliance with the Red Flag Rules, HIPAA and HITECH Acts.

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Merrill Brink News Reviews and Opinions: Can a Translation Management System Help You Create an Effective Globalized Website?

New York, NY (PRWEB) March 16, 2012

Merrill Brink News Reviews and Opinions:Businesses all over the US, Europe and Asia are increasingly looking towards previously uncharted territories for new markets and growth. Although most of us realize the importance of having a strong web presence, there are still many rapidly globalized businesses that are not taking the globalization of their website seriously enough.

Figures from the latest study of web use by language, carried out by Internet World Stats, show that as of May 2011, only 26.8 percent of web users speak English, while 24.2 percent speak Chinese. However, 56.6 percent of websites are in English, with only a small fraction featuring content in any one other language.

Lets look first at the BRIC nations for an example. Brazil, Russia, India and China are among the fastest growing economies in the world and US businesses are increasingly targeting markets within these nations. However, currently only two percent of websites are in Portuguese, 4.8 percent are in Russian, 4.5 percent are in Chinese and less than 0.1 percent are in Hindi.

Its not difficult to see the potential benefits of translating your corporate website to these languages, but many companies remain cautious about doing the job right and maintaining control over the content, and they are right to be so. Utilizing translation management with your content management system (CMS), however, will help companies ensure that their brand messages remain clear, their corporate terminology is consistent and their translation jobs are tracked and monitored, for full transparency and cost evaluation.

For most businesses embarking on a web globalization project, there will be two major concerns, each of which we will look at here. The first is the management and cost of work on a localized level. With the use of a translation management system (TMS), however, the management is automated centrally, reducing the overhead costs and the time to market. In addition, it still allows for the localized approach, with a qualified language service providers(LSP) network of subject matter linguists helping to create a site that is relevant to the country at which it is aimed but that retains the spirit and style of the corporations other literature and online material.

Secondly, businesses are likely to be concerned about maintaining a level of quality they feel they have more control over when online material is published in English. Inconsistency in translation services – whether with regards to the use of abbreviations, the messages and tone of voice being used, or simply a spelling issue can do serious harm to a brand. Again, a TMS will provide a means through which authorized personnel can submit and approve certain corporate terminology, preferred usage information and other style matters.

Using a TMS will help any companys move towards creating a truly global web presence as straightforward and effective as possible. It does this by allowing executives to quickly and easily submit translation projects online, download status reports, track budgets and oversee the progress of each job, 24/7 and in real time.

About Merrill Brink International

Merrill Brink International is a leading provider of complete translation and language solutions for global companies and law firms, with special expertise in serving the legal, financial, life sciences, software, heavy machinery and corporate markets. A proven leader with more than 30 years of experience, Merrill Brink offers a wide range of language solutions including translation, localization, desktop publishing and globalization services.

Merrill Brink is recognized in the industry for its commitment to quality and its pioneering approach of leveraging technology to reduce costs, eliminate redundant processes and accelerate translation life cycles. Merrill Brink is certified to ISO 9001:2008; ISO 27001:2005 and ISO 13485:2003, and registered to EN 15038:2006 and ISO 14971:2007. Together, these standards provide assurance that the most stringent process and quality standards for translation are followed. Merrill Brink International is a wholly owned subsidiary of Merrill Corporation.

For more information, please contact Merrill Brink at translations(at)merrillbrink(dot)com or in the U.S., call (800) 688-4400 or in Europe, call 353 (0)91-393000;

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Ohio Businesses Get Paper and Paperless Document Management with Help from Team Office Technologies

Portland, OR (PRWEB) September 2, 2010

Team Office Technologies, a long-time provider of integrated printing and information technology services in Ohio and western Pennsylvania, is now helping businesses in the region manage their documents electronically using document management software. Team Office recently joined a network of technology firms offering ColumbiaSofts Document Locator document management system for their customers paperless business needs.

“Were bridging technologies for a comprehensive approach to managing information. We can process and file scanned documents, email, electronic files and print stream data,” said Thomas Reeveley, president of Team Office Technologies. “Document Locator is a perfect fit for our clients because it turns paper into full-text searchable digital files that are stored in a system that is easy to use and works just like Windows.”

“Team Offices expertise in all forms of information management and office technologies makes them a trusted authority for our document management solutions,” commented ColumbiaSoft executive vice president, David Pogue. “Were very pleased to be working with them and helping their customers address ways to improve storage, retrieval, and automation of electronic documents.”

“Businesses are looking for new ways to manage their paper and electronic documents,” said Bryan Higgins, software developer and vice president of Team Office Technologies. “Document Locators custom integration capabilities allow us to develop custom document management and workflow processes for our clients.”

While few businesses achieve a truly paperless office, electronic document management is lowering the cost in many areas of business, and helping improve the efficiency of office staff who file and retrieve documents in their daily work. For example, storage and shipping costs less when documents are scanned and handled digitally. People save time retrieving electronic documents because files can be searched and found from a computer much faster than from a filing cabinet or a warehouse. Plus, electronic documents can be routed, reviewed, revised, and approved more easily in electronic workflows.

About ColumbiaSoft Corporation

ColumbiaSoft is a leader in document management software and services designed to enhance efficiency, reduce risk, and improve collaboration. Information workers use ColumbiaSoft software to manage and share paper and electronic documents, e-mail, faxes, and other electronic files to reduce costs, increase productivity, automate business processes, and meet compliance requirements. As a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, an Autodesk Authorized Developer, and an Adobe Solutions Network partner, the companys products fully integrate with popular applications such as Microsoft Windows, Office, Outlook, SharePoint, Adobe Acrobat, AutoCAD, and more. ColumbiaSoft is a privately held company based in Portland, Oregon and was founded in 1998. For more information, visit: http://www.documentlocator.com.

About Team Office Technologies

Since 1980, Team Office Technologies has been the first choice for on-site, on-target network and document technology services for businesses in Ohio and Pennsylvania. With a proven reputation for quality service and customer satisfaction, Team Office provides area businesses with state-of-the-art digital printers, copiers, and scanner hardware (including NEC, Sharp, Kyocera, Fujitsu, Panasonic, Okidata, and HP); reliable factory-authorized equipment servicing; and professional Microsoft certified products support and services including: networking, data storage, back-up, disaster recovery, anti-virus solutions, and more. To learn more, visit: http://www.teamofficetech.com.

All referenced product names, and other marks, are trademarks of their respective owners.

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LBi Software Releases New HR Help Desk Application: CaseManager 4.0

Woodbury, NY (PRWEB) January 3, 2011

LBi Software announced today the next release of CaseManager, its HR Help Desk and knowledgebase solution. CaseManager empowers CSRs to easily enter information about employee calls and efficiently track issues to completion. The latest release includes several new features and can now be hosted in the Cloud. Sign up for one of the CaseManager webinars on January 11 or February 15, 2011 to find out more.

CaseManager 4.0′s latest features include a Manager Dashboard, Wiki Knowledgebase, Feedback Survey, Document Cabinet and Task List.

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Ensighten Launches PrivacyDNT: Free Web Service to Help Publishers Comply With Emerging DNT Standards

CUPERTINO, CA (PRWEB) May 15, 2012

Ensighten, innovator of high-performance tag management systems (TMS) for top brands and marketers, is announcing new consumer privacy Web technology to help publishers, marketers, and etailers comply with emerging online privacy standards in the United States. By adding a single line of code to their websites, Ensighten PrivacyDNT enables publishers to recognize the Do Not Track preferences of consumers who visit their websites and control their sites third-party tags accordingly. Ensighten PrivacyDNT leverages tag classification data provided by PrivacyChoice, enabling website owners to make informed decisions about complying with emerging DNT standards.

This Website Privacy Standards infographic shows how tags and cookies power the e-commerce and online advertising industries.

Ensighten PrivacyDNT setup takes minutes, and the service is entirely free with no limitation on traffic volume or the number of Web domains supported. Ensighten PrivacyDNT is based on the same robust technology platform that powers Ensighten Privacy, Ensightens enterprise-class privacy solution.

Des Cahill, VP of marketing at Ensighten, sees mounting concern among Web publishers concerning the EU Privacy Directive and the emerging U.S. DNT standard. Many leading publishers and e-tailers have already adopted our Ensighten Privacy enterprise-class e-privacy solution, he said. We decided it was the right time to bring the tremendous advantages of Ensightens online privacy platform to a much wider audience, with a freely available and easy-to-install Web-based solution. Ensighten PrivacyDNT enables publishers to easily identify, categorize and monitor the tags on their site and be assured of conformance with developing Do Not Track standards.

Ad industry leaders have agreed to recognize Do Not Track by the end of this year, which makes DNT compliance a privacy priority for publishers, said Jim Brock, PrivacyChoice CEO. Ensighten PrivacyDNT is an easy and free way to honor user choice, while preserving the responsible use of customer data.

Undefined and uncategorized website tags put US publishers and etailers at risk

As the movement to prevent consumers online travels gathers political stream, publishers are faced with the obligation to honor consumers online privacy preferences. However, many are currently unable to control the data collection practices of third-party tags such as ad networks, re-targeters and social sharing buttons. The problem is widespread: The Wall Street Journal conducted a study that found tracking technology (or tags) are embedded in 80 percent of the top 1,000 websites. The study also noted that the top 50 websites average 64 different tags, and that these sites, and other less well-known sites, installed 3,180 cookies and other tracking files on a consumers computer.

Cookies, and the tags that drop them and later access them, enable a range of e-commerce features, including shopping cart functionality, the presentation of personalized information and ads to a consumer based on which sites they have visited, and website analytics. Cookies and tags are the foundation of todays online advertising industry, but initiatives like Do Not Track and the upcoming UK Cookie Law require publishers to control third-party tag data collection.

Free Ensighten PrivacyDNT gives publishers complete control over third-party tags on their websites

Ensighten PrivacyDNT provides a comprehensive solution to a publishers privacy compliance needs and is incredibly easy to install.

Simple installation just one line of JavaScript per Web page

Covers all tags on site – no need to modify any tags or move into a TMS

Recognizes and lists all tags on website

Privacy categorization of tags based on data from consumer e-privacy leader PrivacyChoice

Simple to configure and maintain intuitive dashboard for modifying DNT tag blocking.

Automated new tag detection, auto-classification and email alerts

Detection of consumers DNT preferences and corresponding blocking or allowance of tag firing

Ongoing updates to web service to stay up to date with emerging DNT standard

PrivacyDNT is currently in beta release and will be made generally available in June 2012.

ABOUT ENSIGHTEN

Ensightens enterprise tag management and privacy solutions enable the worlds largest enterprises to manage their websites more effectively. Ensightens industry-leading tag management platform replaces hundreds of lines of code per Web page with a single line of code, and empowers marketers with an easy-to-use web interface that lets them quickly add, remove or manage any third-party service such as Web analytics tags or advertising pixels. Ensightens global Tag Delivery Network serves over 150 billion tags annually to more than 13,000 Web domains, accelerating page load times and handling more than $ 16 billion in ecommerce for top brands that include A&E Networks, LendingTree, Lenovo, Microsoft Stores, Monster, Sony, and Subaru. Visit us on the Web at http://www.ensighten.com, and follow Ensighten on facebook.com/ensighten and Twitter @ensighten.

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Arbor Networks Partners with Ingram Micro in China to Help Enterprises Mitigate DDoS Threats to Their Businesses

Chelmsford, MA (PRWEB) June 12, 2012

Arbor Networks, Inc., a leading provider of security and network management solutions for enterprise data centers and carrier networks, today extended their distribution agreement with Ingram Micro to include China. Ingram Micro is the largest global wholesale provider of technology products and supply-chain management services. Arbors Pravail Availability Protection System (APS) enables Ingram Micro to offer enterprise customers a purpose-built solution that protects the network perimeter against threats to availability, specifically, application-layer distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks.

According to a recent report from Infonetics Research titled, DDoS Prevention Appliance Market Outlook, Arbor Networks was cited as the dominant leader for DDoS prevention overall as well as in the Carrier Transport and Wired Broadband, Enterprise Data Center and Mobile market segment.

Arbor Networks is a world leader in anti-DDoS solutions and addresses a major concern for enterprises of all sizes ensuring the availability of, and protecting, their critical networks, applications and services from attack, said Frank Zhang, managing director of Ingram Micro China. We are excited to work with Arbor Networks not only because their solutions address an acute problem for enterprises, but because of the strong synergy with our other enterprise-focused vendor partners. Arbor Networks also offers a very comprehensive support and incentive program for our Reseller Partners.

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LiveTime Provides Amazon S3 Service to SaaS Based ITSM Service Management and Help Desk

Newport Beach, CA (PRWEB) June 22, 2011

LiveTime Software, a leading provider of On-Premise and SaaS based Service Management (ITSM) solutions, today announced the addition of Amazon S3 backups for disaster recovery for all SaaS customers. As leading companies increasingly move to LiveTimes public and private cloud solutions they require more certainty that their data remains protected. Amazon S3 provides a highly scalable, reliable, secure and inexpensive way to provide customer assurance beyond the datacenter.

LiveTime can also store data within the EU (Ireland), Asia Pacific (Singapore) or the USA, to address regional regulatory requirements as needed. The Amazon S3 backups adhere to LiveTimes 99.99% uptime requirements for its ITSM solutions. The service is offered at no charge to existing customers (with active service contract), along with existing services, such as Geo-location and localized spell checking.

LiveTime has been able to transform organizations customer service into agile, knowledge-based service delivery using ITIL v3 best practices. By removing the complex and expensive customization and training normally associated with legacy ITIL products customers are able to implement LiveTime verywithin a matter of weeks not monthsquickly.

Available On Demand (SaaS) or On Premise (software, hardware or virtual appliance), LiveTime is based on open standards and supports any operating system, any browser, and any database. LiveTime is used by many global 2000 companies such as Lockheed Martin, Verizon, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, Deloitte, and Disney.

About LiveTime Software

Headquartered in Newport Beach, California, LiveTime Software, Inc. is a vendor of cloud based, ITIL service management, service desk and help desk software for medium to large enterprises. Many global 2000 organizations and educational institutions use LiveTime’s vendor-neutral solutions to lower their costs and improve customer satisfaction. Founded in 1999, LiveTime Software is a privately held firm with offices in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom. For more information visit http://www.livetime.com

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Columbia Pacific Advisors Selects SunGards Investran to Help Automate Partnership Accounting

New York, NY (PRWEB) October 20, 2011

Columbia Pacific Advisors (Columbia), a Seattle-based alternative investment advisor, has selected SunGards Investran to help automate partnership accounting across its investment portfolios. SunGards Investran is an award winning application suite that helps automate front-, middle- and back-office processes for private equity and other illiquid asset class investment firms.

Columbia chose Investran because it needed a solution that could accommodate its business growth without having to add additional staff. Investran will be used for deal management, investor relations, fund and investor accounting and flexible reporting. Its integrated solution suite helps eliminate disparate databases to help increase operational efficiency and achieve improved levels of scalability for growth. Columbia will access Investran through SunGards hosted Infinity* Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) delivery model.

Utilizing SunGards Investran on a SaaS delivery model will help us better focus on the business of investment management instead of having to worry about managing reams of spreadsheets and issues related to software hosting such as upgrades, data back-up and disaster recovery, said Schuyler Havens, managing director at Columbia Pacific Advisors. Investran also gives us a proven solution with a reputation for reliability.

Like many investment firms, Columbia is looking to respond to growth by centralizing its workflows and keeping its staff count level, said Lauren Iaslovits, chief operating officer for SunGards Investran business unit. Investran will provide Columbia with a fully integrated solution to help improve firm-wide efficiencies, reduce operational risks and streamline operations.

SunGard Financial Systems is pursuing a visionary initiative to transform some of the key functionality of its core systems into components creating software-as-a-service (SaaS)-based solutions. Leading this initiative is Infinity, which uses a service-oriented architecture (SOA) development framework, offers a business process management platform (Infinity Process Platform) and a virtualized, on-demand delivery infrastructure.

About Columbia Pacific Advisors

Columbia Pacific Advisors is a premier alternative investment advisory firm located in Seattle, WA. The firm has deep international experience in real estate, public and private equity, distressed debt and special situation lending.

About SunGard Investran

SunGard Investran is an integrated application suite that automates front-, middle- and back-office processes for private equity and alternative investment firms. Investran helps improve business efficiencies to facilitate collaboration, support deal flow and automate accounting. Firms rely on Investrans integrated capabilities to help meet their needs in the entire investment life-cycle, including relationship management, reporting, monitoring, accounting, fund raising and deal pipeline management. For more information on Investran and SunGards portfolio of alternative investment solutions, visit http://www.sungard.com/investran/learnmore.

About SunGard

SunGard is one of the world’s leading software and technology services companies. SunGard has more than 20,000 employees and serves more than 25,000 customers in more than 70 countries. SunGard provides software and processing solutions for financial services, higher education and the public sector. SunGard also provides disaster recovery services, managed IT services, information availability consulting services and business continuity management software. With annual revenue of about $ 5 billion, SunGard is ranked 434 on the Fortune 500 and is the largest privately held business software and IT services company. Look for us wherever the mission is critical. For more information, please visit http://www.sungard.com.

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Arbor Networks Partners with Ingram Micro in India to Help Enterprises Mitigate DDoS Threats to Their Businesses

Chelmsford, MA (PRWEB) July 09, 2012

Arbor Networks, Inc., a leading provider of security and network management solutions for enterprise and carrier networks, today extended their distribution agreement with Ingram Micro to include India. Ingram Micro is distributing Arbors Pravail Availability Protection System (Pravail APS) for enterprise network availability and the Peakflow

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HEROware Announces All New Program To Help The Channel In The Tough EconomyThe HERO-Defender+ Stimulus Plan

San Clemente, California (PRWEB) October 28, 2011

HEROware (http://www.heroware.com), a leader in SMB backup and disaster recovery solutions, announced today the immediate availability of the all new HERO-Defender+ Stimulus Plan. The HERO-Defender+ Stimulus Plan is intended to help Partners increase their sales and margins by matching any competitors invoice and also giving them their first month of HERO-Defender+ services for free. This can mean hundreds to thousands of dollars in rewards to active partners, which can be used to entice customers to buy now or to increase the partners margins.

The HERO-Defender+ Stimulus Plan is available now and will run through the end of 2011. It is available only on new installations of the HERO-Defender Server Replication Stack and is not available with any other HEROware products.

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Oil & Gas Booming with the Help of Wireless Sensor Networks

San Diego, CA (PRWEB) July 11, 2012

Wireless Sensor Networking (WSN) has emerged as a key technology for accelerating oil and gas exploration and advancing the latest extraction techniques, according to a recently published report by ON World, a global technology research firm.

North America may be on its way to becoming energy independent, largely due to shale oil and gas, horizontal drilling, hydraulic fracturing and advancements with sensor and wireless technologies. In addition to using wide area wireless networks to manage pipelines and production from remote locations, oil and gas companies are also turning to wireless sensor networks (WSN) for faster and more flexible sensing and control solutions.

Oil and gas represents some of the most inhospitable environments with intense and challenging communications requirements, says Mareca Hatler, ON Worlds research director. As early adopters, oil and gas companies have demonstrated that WSN solves critical monitoring and control solutions in the most difficult locations.

A few of the oil and gas applications that are currently benefiting from WSN technologies include the following:

Wellhead Automation

Assisted by WSN technology, oil and gas companies have been drilling nearly twice as many wells as a few years ago and 90% of these are energy producing wells. Wireless sensors are also enabling a new generation of equipment health monitoring systems that can be deployed in harsh and remote locations such as offshore rigs in the North Sea. Standards based wireless mesh systems (e.g. Emerson, GE, Honeywell and Yokogawa) are gaining traction along with long range wireless sensor systems by pioneers such as Accutech (Schneider), Luna Innovations (Ferguson Beauregard), OleumTech and vMonitor.

Seismic Surveys

Within the next few years there could be millions of seismic sensors installed around the world, largely due to advances with sensor technologies such as MEMS (e.g. HP/Shell and Lumedyne) as well as wireless communications. The latest wireless seismic surveying systems by HP, Sercel, INOVA and Wireless Seismic simplify and expand the possibilities of conducting surveys deeper underground and in remote regions that were previously impossible.

Pipelines & Corrosion Monitoring

Wireless flow, pressure, level, temperature and valve position monitoring are used to streamline pipeline operation and storage while increasing safety and regulatory compliance. In addition, wireless sensing solutions are targeted at the billions of dollars per year that is spent managing pipeline corrosion. While corrosion is a growing problem for the aging pipeline infrastructure it can also lead to leaks, emissions and even deadly explosions in production facilities and refineries. Omnimetrix, Permasense and Rohrback Cosasco Systems each have unique wireless corrosion monitoring offerings.

ON World recently completed a survey with 216 industrial automation professionals in collaboration with the International Society of Automation (ISA), HART Communication Foundation (HCF) and the Wireless Industrial Networking Alliance (WINA). Over half of the respondents are involved with oil and gas and 81% of the oil and gas respondents are planning WSN applications within the next 18 months. In addition, 8% of the oil and gas companies have deployed over 1,000 wireless field devices.

ON Worlds report, Oil & Gas Wireless Sensor Networks, covers the global market for wireless sensor networking in oil and gas exploration, pipelines, refining and petrochemicals. It includes 5-year forecasts by geography, by target market, by application, and by technology (e.g. 802.15.4, ZigBee, WiFi, and point-to-point/multipoint wireless) as well as the survey results, an extensive technology evaluation, and a competitive analysis of 70 companies.

More information and a free executive summary is available from: http://www.onworld.com/oilandgas

About ON World:

ON World provides global business intelligence on smart technology markets. Our market research and information services are sold to Fortune 1000 companies, startups and investors worldwide. http://www.onworld.com

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Vaultas Partnership Powers Lakes PC Help Technology Offering

Minneapolis, MN (PRWEB) November 21, 2011

Vaultas, a premier provider of collaborative, vendor-neutral data center, collocation, and BCDR (business continuity and disaster recovery) facilities in the Upper Midwest, today announced a collaborative partnership with Lakes PC Help based in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota.

With the growth of virtualization technology, Lakes Area PC Help has experienced considerable growth over their 13 years in business; evolving from a provider of residential computer repair services to a robust offering that includes innovative technology solutions for the B2B market. The company was built on a reputation for excellent customer service and continually providing affordable, in-demand technology solutions to the local community. As a result of its partnership with Vaultas, Lakes Area PC Help is expanding its offering and its business operations with the creation of Wireless Data Systems, LLC. Currently in beta, Wireless Data Systems will provide web design, wireless access, web hosting and cloud computing to both residential and business customers in and around Alexandria, MN.

The opportunity to significantly expand our geographic and product footprint to customers in both Detroit Lakes and Alexandria is largely driven by our new partnership with Vaultas, said Lakes Area PC Help owner Tim Schacher. With Vaultas state-of-the art data center facility, their 800 gigabit fiber-optic network, and access to many other network providers, combined with their teams collaborative, can-do attitude, Im now empowered to grow my business while providing the community with more-affordable wireless internet access. My critical data was previously stored in Texas, but now Vaultas gives me peace of mind with servers one hour away in Alexandria, and soon in St. Cloudall providing my business complete control over my data and uptime.

Vaultas develops, owns and operates vendor-neutral IT data centers and business continuity and disaster recovery facilities that provide customers with secure, strategically located, private and semiprivate data center solutions that meet even the most stringent strategic and technical requirements. Vaultas vendor-neutral environments reduce the TCO (total cost of ownership) for clients through effective use of infrastructure, energy conservation, vendor collaboration, network consolidation and strategic partnering.

Vaultas is delighted to play a role in empowering the Alexandria business community with much-needed economic development and the most advanced colocation data center, said Vaultas President John Unger. Our new Alexandria data center facility is completed, bringing the local business community collocation solutions, data storage and backup solutions, web and application hosting, and high-speed internet access that scale to meet their requirements. We are pleased to play a role in the impressive growth and success of Lakes PC Help and their founders, and we look forward to many more such initiatives that drive economic growth throughout Minnesota.

About Lakes PC Help:

For over 13 years, Lakes PC Help, based in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, has provided honest, reliable, and cost-effective computer repair services to both residential and international businesses. Our proven and responsive solutions repeatedly lead to reduced cost, improved system stability and enhanced customer satisfaction. Launching in January 2012, Wireless Data Systems, LLC, will provide wireless access, web design, web hosting, and cloud computing to both residential and business community in Alexandria, MN. To learn more, visit http://www.lakespchelp.com.

About Vaultas:

Vaultas is a leading-edge Minnesota data center company that develops, builds, and operates collaborative, vendor-neutral, data centers and BCDR complexes to support the fast-growing demand placed on todays data storage and IT application requirements, coupled with the complex disaster-recovery needs of any business. Vaultas has built a secure, high-capacity fiber-optic network from Minneapolis to Fargo, with plans to build multiple data centers along the route. Vaultas has completed construction of its most recent data center and BCDR complex facility in Alexandria, Minnesota where the company is based. To learn more about Vaultas, visit http://www.vaultas.com.

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Free IBHS Resources Available to Help Effectively Minimize Flood Damage

Tampa, Fla. (PRWEB) March 14, 2012

In recognition of National Flood Safety Awareness Week (March 12 16) the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) is providing free guidance to help property owners lower their risk of flood damage.

Average flood losses cost $ 48,000 for homeowners and $ 85,000 for commercial property owners, according to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). It is important to note that different types of flooding may occur at particular building sites. In inland areas, away from a river bed or behind a levee, the greatest risk at this time of year typically is rising water due to snow melt or heavy rains associated with thunderstorms. Later in the year, additional risk comes from hurricanes, which can bring flooding to areas along the coast and much farther inland, as demonstrated last year by Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee.

Every year, severe flooding happens in both expected and unexpected places, notes Julie Rochman, IBHS president and CEO. Taking steps to prepare a property now, before disaster strikes, can effectively reduce damage and speed a familys or business operations recovery.

The first step toward increasing flood safety for any property owner is evaluating their respective flood risk. To that end, knowing the base flood elevation (BFE) of your property is essential; BFE is the level water will reach during a base flood. A base flood, often referred to as a 100-year event has a one percent annual chance of occurring in any given year.

Property owners should fully understand the flood exposure at their location. This can be done by comparing the finished floor elevation with the most up-to-date flood map for that particular area. Community Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) are available through the FEMA Map Service Center website, FEMA Map Service Center. Tips and step-by-step instruction are available at the IBHS website.

Property owners also should check building department records or the property survey for the elevation of the structures lowest floor or enclosed area in the building including any space below ground level on all sides (e.g., a basement). If this information cannot be found, a licensed surveyor could be hired to make that determination.

IBHS recommends that homeowners take the following steps now, before a flood, to reduce interior water damage:

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Topaz Shared Services Selects Infogix to Help Create a New Approach to Managing Health Insurance Claims and Processes

Naperville, Ill (PRWEB) December 11, 2012

Infogix Inc., a developer of business operations management software, today announced that Topaz Shared Services, LLC (Topaz) has selected Infogixs reporting and visibility software to help ensure the accuracy and reliability of Topazs customer data. Topaz offers an integrated technology solution for its Blues Plans customers, and the combination of Infogixs software and services will ensure Topazs customers data is accurate and reliable as they entrust their business to Topaz.

Infogix will provide the automated controls and reporting around the administration and delivery of sales, enrollment, billing and customer service to ensure customer data is accurate and reliable, and to help streamline operational efficiency and reduce costs, said Ian Gordon, CEO of Topaz Shared Services. We recognize the importance of a strong, controlled environment and are committed to providing this capability so our customers can focus on servicing their customers.

Topaz will implement a number of products that are part of Infogixs Controls and Visualization Suites:

Controls Suite

Infogix Assure provides the capabilities to implement automated information controls that detect data errors across business operations and the enterprise. By allowing critical processes to execute with streamlined trustworthy data, businesses can reduce costs and unnecessary validation efforts.

Visualization Suite

Infogix Insight provides a dashboard that enables users to view the definition, status, results and history of all controls to help streamline auditing and compliance efforts. This includes the capability to monitor controls, view trending and track exceptions, giving customers the visibility into the detail of possible problems.

Infogix Nexix enables users to view all of a companys KPIs, controls, business processes and reports, and combine data and external URLs by bringing them into a personalized view to monitor all business operations.

Infogix Perceive provides real-time analytics into a companys operations, gives users the ability to merge reconciliation and control operations, as well as the ability to create templates, schedule reports and develop ad-hoc reports. Combining these functions allow users to analyze their companys data based on their own customized needs within their own special environment.

Topaz is partnering with health care information technology company The TriZetto Group, Inc., to provide integrated technology and services solutions for Topaz. The solutions help simplify health care for everyone, improve collaboration among payers and providers, and enable greater efficiency and effectiveness in health care.

Topaz can serve as a model for all providers and payers who are reviewing their operations to determine how to ensure compliance with the new laws while also reducing the cost of operations, said Sumit Nijhawan, chief executive officer, Infogix.

About Topaz Shared Services, LLC

Topaz Share Services delivers an integrated technology suite that allows health plans to get new products to market faster, innovate more effectively and gain cost efficiencies. Topaz Shared Services was formed by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City (Blue KC) in response to impending market changes brought about by the Affordable Care Act, increased competition and the need to offer consumers new options. The Topaz integrated technology solution will be operational for business effective January 1, 2014.

BCBSNC and Blue KC are independent licensees of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. The cross and shield are registered marks of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association; all other marks are the property of their respective owners.

About TriZetto

TriZetto provides world-class information technology and service solutions that help payers and providers work more efficiently and collaborate to deliver better health. TriZetto helps healthcare organizations enhance administrative efficiency; improve the cost, quality and delivery of care; address compliance; and compete to win in an emerging retail market. Payer solutions include benefits administration, care management, network management and portal platforms, as well as consulting, application management and business management services. For more information, visit http://www.trizetto.com.

About Infogix Inc.

Many of the worlds largest enterprises depend on Infogix to transform their operations. Through the use of Infogix solutions, customers are able to control, analyze, and improve their operations by realizing the full value of the Infogix Business Operations Management solution. Since 1982, Infogix has been providing Infogix Controls Solutions to Global 2000 enterprises. Millions of Infogix Controls continuously monitor and assure the integrity of information in hundreds of enterprises each day. For more information, call +1.630.649.6800 (U.S, Canada, and International), or visit http://www.infogix.com today.

Infogix is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptances of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 700, Nashville, TN, 37219-2417. Web site: http://www.nasba.org

Topaz Shared Services Selects Infogix to Help Create a New Approach to Managing Health Insurance Claims and Processes

London, UK (PRWEB UK) 30 November 2012 It is the busiest time of year for most online retailers but a surge in visitor numbers can leave IT systems struggling to keep up. Many businesses (and their customers) will be noticing their website is sluggish leaving users frustrated and retailers less likely to make a sale. Cloud services provider, Databarracks, is offering online retailers free consultancy and analysis of systems to see how they could use Amazon Web Services (AWS) to effectively handle seasonal peaks in website traffic. Seasonal-based shopping can account for a large proportion of annual sales, so its essential your infrastructure can deliver when it’s busy, says James Watts, Head of Marketing at Databarracks. Online retailers often suffer from poor performance at Christmas as their IT infrastructure cant cope with the extra demand. You could choose to buy more servers to meet the additional requirement but they are likely to rest dormant for the rest of the year. Cloud computing solves this problem; AWS uses features like Auto-Scaling and Elastic Load Balancing to give you seemingly unlimited performance and resources. You always have the power to keep up during the peaks but you arent left with lots of spare capacity when sales and site visitors are lower the rest of the year, says Watts. As the Christmas count down accelerates, retailers may be starting to experience performance issues but it is too late to make any major changes without risking lost sales. Hence, the offer is timed to take place when Christmas is over and the New Year sales have finished. Businesses will be able to reflect on the period and look at ways to improve for next year, says Watts. Our consultants will be on hand to advise retailers on how they could use AWS to keep costs down and performance up in preparation for the next seasonal spike. To take advantage of Databarracks free consultancy offer, simply call 0800 033 66 33 before December 31st to book your assessment session and report. Sessions are timed to take place from 14th January to 28th of February 2013, once the Christmas rush is over and to allow a proper assessment of how websites performed over the busy period. About Databarracks Databarracks provides secure cloud infrastructure, backup and disaster recovery services from UK based, ex-military data centres. Contact: Leonie Guguen, Communications Manager, Databarracks Tel: 0800 033 6633 E: leonie.guguen(at)databarracks(dot)com Firm Offers to Help Online Retailers Keep Their Sparkle during Christmas Rush

London, UK (PRWEB UK) 30 November 2012

It is the busiest time of year for most online retailers but a surge in visitor numbers can leave IT systems struggling to keep up. Many businesses (and their customers) will be noticing their website is sluggish leaving users frustrated and retailers less likely to make a sale.

Cloud services provider, Databarracks, is offering online retailers free consultancy and analysis of systems to see how they could use Amazon Web Services (AWS) to effectively handle seasonal peaks in website traffic.

Seasonal-based shopping can account for a large proportion of annual sales, so its essential your infrastructure can deliver when it’s busy, says James Watts, Head of Marketing at Databarracks. Online retailers often suffer from poor performance at Christmas as their IT infrastructure cant cope with the extra demand. You could choose to buy more servers to meet the additional requirement but they are likely to rest dormant for the rest of the year.

Cloud computing solves this problem; AWS uses features like Auto-Scaling and Elastic Load Balancing to give you seemingly unlimited performance and resources. You always have the power to keep up during the peaks but you arent left with lots of spare capacity when sales and site visitors are lower the rest of the year, says Watts.

As the Christmas count down accelerates, retailers may be starting to experience performance issues but it is too late to make any major changes without risking lost sales. Hence, the offer is timed to take place when Christmas is over and the New Year sales have finished.

Businesses will be able to reflect on the period and look at ways to improve for next year, says Watts. Our consultants will be on hand to advise retailers on how they could use AWS to keep costs down and performance up in preparation for the next seasonal spike.

To take advantage of Databarracks free consultancy offer, simply call 0800 033 66 33 before December 31st to book your assessment session and report. Sessions are timed to take place from 14th January to 28th of February 2013, once the Christmas rush is over and to allow a proper assessment of how websites performed over the busy period.

About Databarracks

Databarracks provides secure cloud infrastructure, backup and disaster recovery services from UK based, ex-military data centres.

Contact:

Leonie Guguen, Communications Manager, Databarracks

Tel: 0800 033 6633

E: leonie.guguen(at)databarracks(dot)com

Firm Offers to Help Online Retailers Keep Their Sparkle during Christmas Rush