National News Desk

WASHINGTON, D.C. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Ecologic Leasing Services announced today that Nella Schwarz has joined the Company as Director, Business Development, Vendor Programs, Latin America. Ecologic Leasing Services runs global leasing programs on an outsourced basis for manufacturers that sell into emerging and mature market.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Bank of Southern California announced today that Michael Persall, CPA and Investor was appointed to the company's board of directors. Mr. Persall is President of Persall Group and is a practicing certified public accountant with extensive experience in construction, real estate and finance.

MOUNTAIN LAKES, N.J. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The hospitals, physicians, clinics, and insurance providers that make up U.S. healthcare system will be spending over $69 billion on telecommunications services over the next six years, says a new market research study released by the INSIGHT Research Corporation.

TIGARD, Ore. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Paragon BioTeck, Inc., a research and development organization in the eye care industry, today announced that the company's online community discussion forum and blog, Noble Vision Group, has added the revolutionary plug-in, Treato. The plug-in, released to developers in May, 2012, allows users to search Treato's database of over 1 billion patient-generated social media posts, providing important insights into the side effects and efficacy of over 11,000 medications.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Catholic Online is announcing their adoption of the new Mobile Politics application for the iPhone to share the social message of the Church. Mobile Politics is being touted as 'the most powerful tool in politics since the invention of the ballot.'

NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- EaseUS Software, a leading provider of backup, data recovery and storage management solutions for the Windows environment, is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with CCE, an IT corporation in Japan founded in 1988. This partnership enables CCE to address their customers' data security and disaster recovery needs with EaseUS's state-of-the-art technology.

NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Powers of Arkansas, a Building HVAC, Controls and Service company based in North Little Rock, Ark., was selected as the North American Field Office of the Year for the second consecutive year by Siemens Switzerland LTD, Infrastructure and Cities Sector, Building Technologies Division.

PHOENIX, Ariz. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- In his latest book, 'Suicide of a Superpower' (2012), the American political commentator, Pat Buchanan, referred to the massive collapse of Christian values in U.S. culture since mid-twentieth century as 'the death of Christian America.' However, in his new book, 'Salvation is from the Jews: Moses, Judaism, and the Jewishness of Christianity' (ISBN: 978-1449725464; paperback; West Bow Press; December 2011), Christian theologian, J. Christopher, gives a different explanation for the same event.

NEW ORLEANS, La. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- If past years are any indication, the crowd of partiers may double for the 6th Annual San Fermin in Nueva Orleans 2012 (SFNO) from July 12 - 15, hosted by Nola Bulls, LLC. The New Orleans incarnation of Running of the Bulls features roller derby skaters Big Easy Roller Girls and roller derby skaters from around the world as RollerBulls(TM): horned-helmet wearing, plastic bat wielding, crowd chasers.

PALO ALTO, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- RenderX (www.renderx.com) announced today the initial release of the CloudFormatting services for creating documents on the fly through simple web-based interfaces. The solution allows any customer to leverage the power of dynamic PDF reporting for their solutions with little to no programming.

ARDMORE, Pa. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Philadelphia area veterinarian, Dr. Shelby Neely of Ask The Cat Doctor, will appear on the women's one-hour morning show, The Balancing Act, on Lifetime Television June 12 and 13, 2012 to discuss the important, but often overlooked, topic of grooming your pets at home. Known as 'The Cat Doctor' for both her feline only veterinary practice on the Philadelphia Main Line and for her award-winning website AskTheCatDoctor.com, Dr. Neely's knowledge and experience on the subject is invaluable.

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Waverider Auctions is producing the '2012 U.S. Vintage Surf Charity Auction and Ocean Art Sale' to be held on August 18, 2012 at the Hilton Hotel Waterfront Beach Resort in 'Surf City USA' Huntington Beach, Calif. Public is invited to have their vintage surfboard or surf memorabilia appraised, by Gary 'Seahag' Sahagen at June event.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Huckstep and Associates announced today the opening of registration for the Sixth Annual High Road to Success Conference, providing sessions on Sage Fund Accounting (formerly Sage MIP Fund Accounting) and Sage HRMS (formerly Sage Abra). The High Road to Success conference will take place September 19 - 21, 2012 in Fort Worth, Texas.

DENVER, Colo. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- 360 Mortgage Group, a privately owned wholesale mortgage bank, announces that it has hired John Swanson as an account executive in its Western region. Swanson, a 10-year mortgage industry veteran with experience in direct sales and marketing for wholesale mortgage lending, will be specifically covering the Colorado market.

LUDWIGSBURG, Germany and JAMESTOWN, N.Y. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Pintexx, an international company that focuses on sophisticated software solutions for the processing and optimizing of text, has just launched their Cloud Components Framework (CCF).

TIPP CITY, Ohio (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The Dayton Business Journal named Doug Trimbach as one of the 2012 40 Under 40 award winners, honoring the region's up-and-coming leaders at a banquet on May 17, 2012. Trimbach is the Vice President of Lighting Optimizers, USA, a one-year-old company based in Tipp City, Ohio.

SAN DIMAS, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- ESI Edgebanding Services Inc. has announced the full update of their PVC edgebanding to matching high pressure laminate patterns database. The ESI PVC pattern database is fully searchable by laminate brand, laminate pattern number or laminate pattern name.

BOULDER, Colo. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- TeamSnap today introduced Public Websites, a new web service that allows any league, club or sports organization to present a professional image while providing comprehensive information to players, coaches and parents. Until now, few sports organizations have had the money or resources to develop and manage a professional-quality website.

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The San Bernardino County Workforce Investment Board will host, 'Honoring Our Vets,' job fair on National Flag Day, Thursday, June 14 from 3 to 8 p.m. at Mojave Narrows Regional Park, 18000 Yates Road in Victorville, Calif. There will be employment workshops, a barbeque and a honor guard celebration for veterans and their families.

DENVER, Colo. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Mortgage fulfillment outsource services expert Titan Lenders Corp. (Titan) is pleased to announce the addition of mortgage banking executive, Debora Aydelotte, to Titan's executive team. Aydelotte brings more than 24 years' experience in risk management and management of operations from origination and capital markets through servicing.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- International Document Services (IDS), a mortgage document preparation vendor, has revised its flagship mortgage document preparation system, idsDoc, to reflect the Federal Housing Administration's (FHA) mortgage insurance (MI) premium increase. The increase, one quarter of one point, will be applied to all 15-year and 30-year mortgages backed by the agency.

COSTA MESA, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Kelly Weppler of WH and Associates, an Orange County marketing firm, has announced that she will be presenting several key educational sessions for small business owners at The Microsoft Store at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, Calif. As one of six Duct Tape Marketing Master Consultants, Kelly writes and speaks about helping small business marketing.

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- On Saturday August 18, 2012 Waverider Auctions will hold one of the largest main land surf charity auction events in history. Charities benefiting from a percentage of the auction fees will be: The International Surf Museum, The Surfrider's Foundation, Wounded Warriors Project and CHOC Hospitals, according to Seth Schiller, producer of the event.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Sandra Piller, country singer-songwriter and widow of beloved Star Trek head writer/producer Michael Piller, will be appearing at the official Star Trek convention in Nashville on June 9 and performing alongside Jane Bach, award-winning hit songwriter for Tammy Wynette, Reba [...]

CHARDON, Ohio (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- e2b teknologies (www.e2btek.com), a business software solution provider and developer, announced that its e2b anytime apps division has introduced Anytime Commerce, an ecommerce storefront solution. What sets the Anytime Commerce storefront apart from other ecommerce storefront solutions is its focus on business to business (B2B) transactions facilitating the exchange of information securely with business customers, external sales reps, and suppliers.

BOULDER, Colo. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- AdvoCharge, a Boulder, Colorado-based independent merchant service provider, announced today that it received an investment from TechStars CEO and co-founder, David Cohen, to be used for business development and expansion. Cohen, known for his investments in early stage technology companies, commented that while helping AdvoCharge is a great investment by itself, the fact that many TechStars businesses have already benefited from AdvoCharge's services is an added bonus.

RALEIGH, N.C. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Capital Business Solutions announced today the availability of a new release of DrillPoint Reports, a powerful report writer designed for Sage Fund Accounting (formerly Sage MIP Fund Accounting).

SAN MATEO, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- EPIC (Edgewood Partners Insurance Center), a retail property, casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage, announced today that senior account executive Tina Brink has again been recognized by Risk and Insurance and Human Resource Executive magazines as a 'Top Employee Benefits Consultant' in 2012. Brink is one of only 18 benefits professionals nationwide to be selected for the honor this year. Brink was also named a Top Consultant in 2011.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Bringing a country music tradition to Manhattan, Jane Bach, Sandra Piller, Kati Mac, Billy Lee, and special guest Jake Holmes are set for “Nashville in New York,” a pair of songwriter rounds which will take place this June at [...]

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- MCT Trading, Inc. (MCT), a recognized leader in mortgage pipeline hedging and risk management services, announced that Kerry Masterson has joined the company as Regional Director where he will be responsible for growing and managing the Midwest territory.

LAKE FOREST, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Professional Community Management of California, Inc. (PCM) presented the Lake Forest Community Association's Community Spirit Team with a matching $300 gift to help residents who demonstrate a financial hardship to complete home repairs that put them in jeopardy with the association's rules. The work began on the team's first 'heart-ship' case, Patrice Munday on May 14 with the pouring of the cement base with donated work from professional contractor Al Grecco.

SANFORD, Fla. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Wildlife Solutions, a local wildlife control company, is going to be featured on the Nat Geo WILD channel this Sunday, June 3, at 9 p.m. EDT. The show is called 'Animal Superpowers: Extreme Hunters' and it spotlights a Wildlife Solutions technician capturing and handling a deadly venomous snake while explaining how they locate and track their prey.

WAYNE, N.J., May 31, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Third Wave Business Systems has chosen to partner with Volusion because of their ability to make Merchandising, Marketing, Social Media, Management, Security, and Support functions work seamlessly with business. This partnership with Volusion, a leading edge ecommerce software provider will enable Third Wave to provide one-stop shopping to their clients for creating and hosting ecommerce sites.

ALAMEDA, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The Pacific Pinball Museum (PPM) proudly announces the opening of the Pinball Oddity exhibit, featuring a collection of pinball rarities and giant mural reproductions of pinball art. The exhibit represents the first in a series of scalable exhibits the museum offers for lease to institutions nationwide.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- According to Allstar Coaches, the RV rental industry is poised to have its best year ever; thanks in part to the highest airfares seen in more than three decades. The airline industry's seemingly relentless commitment to create innovative new ways to bilk consumers is finally driving them away.

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Richard Diamond, founder of AlohaWanderwell.com, announced this week that June 4, 2012 marks the sixteenth anniversary of Aloha Wanderwell's death, the first woman to travel around the world in an automobile - a Model T Ford that she affectionately named 'Little Lizzie.' Aloha was 16 when she began this journey in 1922.

COLUMBIA, Md. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Rsignia, Inc. today announced the launch of a new Cyber Command and Control Simulation Center at its headquarters and their new alliance with RGB Spectrum in support of the new Center. The Companies together have established a unique media immersive environment specific to cyber command and control.

BOCA RATON, Fla. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a District Court's Judgment which found that former FINRA board member Richard Goble, founder and owner of North American Clearing, Inc. (NACI) engaged in securities fraud, announced his counsel Eric Lee of Lee and Amtzis, P.L. The Appellate Court also reversed the injunction and permanent bar issued by the District Court against Goble.

COSTA MESA, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- LendingQB, a provider of seamless mortgage lending technology, announced that it published the availability of a free white paper designed for lenders that are considering replacing their loan origination system (LOS).

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Bank of Southern California, a locally owned community business bank has been recognized as one of the top small business lenders in the greater San Diego area according to the U.S. Small Business Administration and Multifunding, a financial advisory provider.

ATLANTA, Ga. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- OxBlue, a leader in the construction camera industry, announced today an incentive program for existing clients to maximize the value they receive from their OxBlue construction camera service. 'We want to ensure that our clients have access to the right construction webcam system for the projects they are building today,' stated Chandler McCormack, President of OxBlue.

LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- EnviroIngenuity's urban hydroponic vertical farming division today announced plans to develop a hydroponic vertical farming demonstration center in Laguna Beach. The Verti-Gro(R) system, featured at the Epcot(R) theme park at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida for the last 16 years, will be employed at the new demonstration facility.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Young Marines National Executive Director Mike Kessler, announced seventeen year old McCall Behringer of Baltimore, Maryland, is the organization's National Young Marine of the Year for 2012-2013. The Young Marines (youngmarines.com) is a national non-profit youth organization for boys and girls ages 8 through the completion of high school.

LAKE FOREST, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Professional Community Management of California, Inc. (PCM) treated 200 employees to a different type of lunch hour with a Health and Lifestyle Expo on Wednesday, May 23 at the company's corporate headquarters.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- MCT Trading, Inc. (MCT), a recognized leader in mortgage pipeline hedging and risk management services, announced that it added Tawab Abawi to its capital markets trading team.

LAKE FOREST, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Professional Community Management of California, Inc. (PCM) sponsored the Fifth Annual Savannah's Organic Ranch Golf Tournament at the Aliso Viejo Country Club. The event supports efforts to fight pediatric cancer and promote a healthier future.

JACKSONVILLE, Ill. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- It's truly rib ticklin' news. A Jacksonville caterer - Twyford BBQ and Catering - is pleased to announce that it placed seventh in the rib category out of 121 teams that competed at the Memphis in May World Barbecue Championship.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Progressive Finance, a merchandise lease to own financer, is announcing the launch of a new online customer account management system. 'This has been something we know our customers have been looking forward to, and we're extremely excited about everything this new system will be providing,' said Progressive Vice President Nate Roe.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Inspired by the millions of dissatisfied Americans taking to the streets, Votes for Charity, Inc. is a democratic outlet for the disenfranchised voters in this country. Instead of voting for the status quo, the 'Volunteer Voters' will be able to use their vote to redirect millions of dollars from political propaganda, to the best charities in America.

ATLANTA, Ga. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- CMI, a full-service marketing research company, has added two new professionals to its client solutions team. Bill Douglas has joined CMI in an account management role, and Valerie Deaton is the newest addition to CMI's qualitative research team as a qualitative manager.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Fresh Start Surgical Gifts, a San Diego non-profit organization, has been chosen as the beneficiary for the 2nd Annual PayLease Golf Tournament on Saturday, June 9 at Riverwalk Golf Club in Mission Valley. All proceeds will help Fresh Start achieve its mission of transforming the lives of children with deformities through reconstructive surgery.

FAIRMONT, W.Va. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Backbone Security, the global leader in digital steganography detection and hidden information extraction tools, is pleased to announced a strategic partnership with Intelligent Technologies Labs (ITL), boasting the region's first Certified Steganography Examiners on staff, and delivering business-centric security solutions, to distribute Backbone's products throughout the Middle East.

COSTA MESA, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- LendingQB, a provider of seamless mortgage lending technology, announced that Omega Financial Services, Inc., a retail and wholesale mortgage banker, has implemented its comprehensive Web-based loan origination system (LOS) to automate each of its business channels.

KIRKLAND, Wash. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Today LTC Financial Partners, LLC (LTCFP) announces an agreement with EraNova Institute to distribute a special report on the future of long-term care insurance (LTCI) as an employee benefit. The report will be made available by LTCFP to selected employee benefit brokers, human resource managers, and heads of business and non-profit organizations. Titled 'The LTC Benefit Battle,' the EraNova document is based on interviews with leaders in the insurance, healthcare, and employee benefit fields.

CHARDON, Ohio (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- e2b teknologies today announced that its e2b enterprise division has achieved Gold Partner status with Epicor for 2012. This title is awarded to companies who have met the highest annual revenue goals and certification requirements set forth by Epicor for their channel partners. e2b teknologies was recognized as one of only three Epicor Gold Partners worldwide at the Epicor Momentum partner conference held earlier this month in Las Vegas.

AUSTIN, Texas (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- 360 Mortgage Group, a privately owned wholesale mortgage bank, has hired Utah-based mortgage specialist Melanie Rocha as an account executive in its Western region. Rocha, a former 360 Mortgage Group employee, brings more than 10 years of mortgage industry experience.

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The San Bernardino County Workforce Investment Board announced on the heels of the Y4 event on Friday, April 27 that unemployed youth may apply for the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) youth program. The program gives eligible youth access to educational and career opportunities and job skills programs through adult and peer mentoring and counseling.

RICHARDSON, Texas (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Business management software specialist MicroAccounting Solutions has been named to the 2012 BSI Top 100 VARs. The annual listing of the top accounting software Value Added Resellers (VARs) in the United States and Canada is published by Bob Scott, executive editor of The Progressive Accountant and Bob Scott's Insights.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The Quik Pod(R), by Fromm Works Inc., allows Dad to be included in every photo and video without asking strangers for help. Just in time for Father's Day get the man in your life the world's first handheld extendable monopod for smartphones.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Yodot Software, after launching File Recovery and Photo Recovery tools, brings to you Yodot Hard Drive Recovery Software that can recover data from partitions and drives with all the original file names and directory structure. With the launch of this data recovery utility the Yodot recovery line of products now has a complete advanced suite of data recovery tools for any Windows OS user.

ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- CCMC Inc., the leading provider of integration solutions for lending systems, announces the availability of its new Lending-Connector(TM) product family. The cutting edge Lending-Connector(TM) products are designed to carry loan workflow automation and employee productivity to the next level.

BIRMINGHAM, Mich. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM), a national wholesale mortgage lender operating in 47 states, announced that it launched a new product, dubbed ELITE, that offers the best conventional rates and pricing in the industry. Recognized industry-wide for first-class customer service, UWM is pleased to provide their signature service combined with the most aggressive rates and pricing in the industry for elite borrowers.

MOUNTAIN LAKES, N.J. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. telecommunications industry continues to expand as business spending for wireless services fuels industry revenue growth, says a new market research report from Insight Research. Insight estimates that all U.S. businesses will spend $154 billion for telecommunications services in 2012.

HOUSTON, Texas (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Whiteflash Inc., specialists in Ideal Diamonds and Fine Bridal Jewelry, announced today that it has been selected the 2012 Pinnacle Award Winner by the Better Business Bureau (BBB) for the retail jewelry category in Houston, Texas. This award recognizes Whiteflash as the top retail jeweler in the fourth largest city in America.

SEAL BEACH, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Since 1984 Dr. Marc Spitz of the Foot Pain Center has been conducting a Shoe Drive to distribute thousands of shoes to local homeless shelters in Long Beach and Orange County. The 28th annual Shoe Drive takes place June 11-15, 2012.