URBANDADDY RAISES THE NIGHTLIFE EXPERIENCE WITH FIRST IPHONE APPLICATION SPONSORED BY LEXUS
Application Allows Users to Access a Nightlife Concierge with Insight into the Latest Hot Spots and Entertainment
New York, NY – May 27, 2009 – UrbanDaddy (www.urbandaddy.com), a leading email magazine and digital publisher of local lifestyle and entertainment information, today announced the launch of its first iPhone application, "The Next Move." The application guides users to the latest hot spots with a unique real-time "concierge engine" that essentially puts an UrbanDaddy editor in the palm of your hands.
The Next Move provides urbanites a new way to find the most relevant experiences in their city, tailored to their situation in real-time; and to keep users connected to the quality insight they have come to rely on from the UrbanDaddy email publication. More than a guide, The Next Move allows consumers to find precisely what they're looking for through an engaging set of questions that establishes the 'what,' 'where,' 'when,' 'why' and 'who' that goes into almost every decision that involves going out.
"We aren't just providing a restaurant and nightlife guide," said Lance Broumand, Founder and CEO of UrbanDaddy. "The Next Move combines the consistent, high-end and filtered content that UrbanDaddy built its reputation on, with the exciting and relevant mobile capabilities consumers have come to demand. We're providing consumers great venues and experiences based on specific needs, desires and groups – like having 24/7 access to your connected friend in the city.'
The Next Move is sponsored by Lexus, which tied the application to its launch of the Lexus IS Convertible—a unique convertible designed to be the car of choice and conveyance for the nightlife. As a part of this campaign, users will have access to The Next Move iPhone application as well as a co-branded Website, called TheNextMove.com where users will be able to build out a larger itinerary for their night.
UrbanDaddy's The Next Move is currently available in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Miami and Las Vegas. More information on the site and iPhone application is available at www.TheNextMove.com.
About UrbanDaddy
UrbanDaddy is a leading e-mail magazine with editions in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Chicago, Miami, and across the globe in a travel edition called, "JetSet." With a dedicated group of trendsetters, seasoned editors and staff correspondents, UrbanDaddy distinguishes itself with true editorial content and an obsession with being the first to know-and-tell what's hot. For more information, please visit www.urbandaddy.com.
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Tokyo — TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announces it opened today a facility for training Toyota-brand dealer personnel from around the world. By following the principles of the Toyota Production System, the curriculum at The Toyota Sales Logistics (TSL) College, in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture, is designed to optimize dealers' sales logistics, resulting in greater customer satisfaction.
The TSL College will offer uniform courses administered by veteran TMC instructors using such hands-on facilities as a "virtual dealer" and a cleaning line to prep used cars for sale. This is expected to help unify the level of dealer personnel expertise, and, thus, increase dealer productivity. Previously, TMC had dispatched trainers using various curricula to dealers.
Instruction at the TSL College is to begin on June 1, with the start of the "TSL Instructor Training Course". The course is to train dealer personnel to become kaizen instructors, who are to teach what they learn after returning to their companies. Trainees, depending on their specialty, can choose one four-week concentration from among: 1) improving service logistics, 2) encouraging repeat customers, 3) improving used-car logistics and 4) improving body and paint logistics.
Plans call for approximately 50 people from 30 Toyota-brand sales companies to undergo training at the TSL College this fiscal year (ending March 31, 2010).
Outline of TSL College
Location :Within TMC's Fujioka Technology Training Center, 100-1 Ushiroda,Nishi-nakayama-cho, Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
Size: 906m2
Facilities : Two classrooms, "virtual dealer" (with service desk, staffroom and body and paint area), two service bays and used-car prep line.
Number of instructors: 14
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Last week I finally took my pilgrimage to gambling’s Mecca: Las Vegas. I stayed for four days and three nights, and probably couldn’t have lasted any longer. By my last day, running on three hours of sleep had finally caught up.
My group stayed on the Strip at the Luxor, whose two “headline” acts were Carrot Top and Criss Angel. Needless to say, we found better ways to occupy our time.
That being said, I wouldn’t trade my experience for anything. And you can bet that I’ll be making a second appearance in Sin City before long. So, like I did with Atlantic City, and my colleague Gary Trask did with the Gulf Coast, here are my Top-10 first impressions of Las Vegas.
10. Under construction
Everywhere you looked there were construction signs. The CityCenter project looms high over the Strip, and it looks like it will be unbelievable (if it ever gets completed). There were lane closures and detours all over the city. This didn’t help the traffic situation, as it always seemed we were stuck at a red light.
9. There’s plenty of other stuff to do
It’s not all about the casinos. There are a ton of attractions you can enjoy in Las Vegas without sitting down at a blackjack table. The water show in front of the Bellagio (made famous in Ocean’s 11) was incredible. There were more shops than you could shake a stick at. And the roller coaster at New York, New York was running all afternoon and evening — which leads to number eight…
8. Families are everywhere, at all hours
There were people of all ages milling about the Strip. The pool area at Luxor had plenty of twenty-somethings, but also plenty of pre-teens. And it wasn’t just during daylight hours. There were more than a few “Parents of the Year” who were pushing around strollers at 3 am.
7. The sportsbook can get a little crazy, especially during the Preakness
We picked a pretty good time to go to Vegas, especially since everyone in my group is a sports fan. On our first night we headed over to the Mandalay Bay sportsbook to watch our hometown Celtics take on the Magic in an all-important Game 6. Not only did the Celtics blow a double-digit lead to lose the game, but they also could not cover the eight-point spread (driven home by Ray Allen missing a wide-open three at the end that would have done the trick). The packed house was going crazy for that game, not to mention the other NBA playoff game and two NHL Game 7s.
But that was nothing compared to the atmosphere on Saturday for the Preakness. We got there early enough to snag some seats, but after that it was standing room only. The build-up to the race was crazy, especially since half the sportsbook was betting on the smaller races leading up to the big one. The race itself was great because Mandalay Bay used the Pimlico track feed, not the NBC broadcast feed. The sportsbook had an announcer calling the race, and the crowd went nuts after Rachel Alexander took her historic victory. The only negative? I went 0-for-4 on my bets.
6. The club scene is intense
I was in Vegas for only three nights, so I was only able to attend two of the dozens of clubs the city is known for. But the two I went to were intense. LAX in Luxor was free to get into with a room key, which was a huge benefit for me. The venue itself was very cool. And Pure at Caesars was probably the best club I’ve ever been to. It was huge and completely packed. The women were drop-dead gorgeous (well, a few of them anyway). There was a rooftop area overlooking the Strip. Plus, I was able to see a washed-up rap star in person (Ja Rule at Pure) and just missed seeing a washed-up rock group (Everclear at LAX).
5. Food options galore
The only thing in Vegas more abundant than the casinos was the restaurants. At every turn there was a food option, from buffets to filets. In fact, the filet I had at David Burke’s Modern American Cuisine at the Venetian was one of the best steaks I’ve ever had. And the buffet at MGM Grand was well worth the $38 I spent.
4. The heat
You can be warned a hundred times before you go to Vegas about the heat, but you can’t really appreciate it until you actually set foot outside. Of course, it’s a dry heat, and everyone says a dry heat is better than a humid heat. Well, 100 degrees still feels like 100 degrees. Thankfully I loaded up with sunscreen or else there would have been real problems.
The one benefit to the heat? The pool scene is fantastic. Just make sure you lube up.
3. Casinos everywhere you turn
There are slot machines in the airport. There are slot machines on the sidewalk. There are so many casinos I can’t remember how many of them I gambled at, let alone just walked through. From the guy playing $500 craps at Caesars by himself (not me) to the guy playing $5 craps at Bill’s Gambling Hall on a full table (me), there are options for everyone regardless of their tax bracket.
2. No open container laws
This is one impression I didn’t see coming, even though I should have. They don’t call it Sin City for nothing. But I was a big fan of this impression, as was basically every other person over the age of 21 that I came across on the Strip. It certainly made the long walks between casinos much more enjoyable.
1. The Strip at night is the sight to see
Of course the Strip is #1. In fact, it was so good that I walked it two nights in a row. It’s simply something you need to experience at least once in your life. The lights are glaring. Everyone is drinking and having a good time. The street peddlers handing out flyers for women (WHO WANT TO MEET YOU!). The casinos seem to go on for miles. This walk should be on every person’s bucket list.
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Despite published reports of GM's decision to terminate its contract with Tom Sparks Buick in Dekalb Illinois, the dealership has pledged to consumers that they are not going anywhere. Dealer owner, Tom Sparks, publicly stated his pledge to Illinois car shoppers in a letter posted on an automotive Internet newswire.
Tom Sparks Auto received their letter informing them of GM's decision to decline contract renewal with the Buick dealer on May 15th. According to Tom Sparks, the dealer has always been the leading used car dealer in Dekalb Illinois, the separation with GM will not change their business model. 'Last year we sold 48 new Buick's in contrast to 512 used cars, making us the largest used car dealer in DeKalb. While we continue to see the demise of many dealerships, we are confident, as you should be, that Tom Sparks will continue to serve you in the same manner for years to come.'
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CORK, IRELAND, Thursday, May 21, 2009 — Compliance & Risks (C&R) announced today that Madrid-based collective association Fundación Ecolec will join its growing list of C2P data partners. Fundación Ecolec has agreed to contribute to C&R's regulatory tool, C2P (Compliance-to-Product).
Fundación Ecolec's expertise on eWaste in Spain and Europe will expand C2P's geographic coverage. Compliance and Risk European Sales Director, Denis Carre, said: 'Fundación Ecolec's local knowledge and perspective will be invaluable to C&R customers who need specialized information about this market. We are excited about adding another industry leader to our rapidly-growing list of data partners.'
About Fundación Ecolec
Fundación Ecolec is a collective management system set up by the business associations in Spain that represent the manufacturing sector and importers of large and small electrical appliances. The aim of Fundación Ecolec is to be a leader in the management of waste electrical and electronic equipment, and to be the most important collective funding system for waste management in the Spanish market.
About C&R
Compliance and Risks (C&R) is a Regulatory data, services and software company that helps businesses manage the impact of regulations and get compliance products to market. C&R was founded by Irish lawyer Damien McGovern, and has its headquarters in Cork, Ireland and the UK, with offices in California.
About C2P
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PALO ALTO, CA. — VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW), the global leader in virtualization solutions from the desktop to the datacenter, today announced that VMware Infrastructure 3.5 has been named the winner of the Best of Tech•Ed 2009 awards in the virtualization category by Penton Media's Windows IT Pro and SQL Server Magazine. Winners were announced on May 13, 2009.
The Best of Tech•Ed 2009 Awards recognize the innovative products and services showcased at Microsoft Tech•Ed North America 2009. The judges reviewed more than 170 products and services submitted for the contest and chose 35 finalists to be interviewed at the Tech•Ed 2009 IT Pro Conference in Los Angeles, California.
'Every year, selecting winners from the outstanding pool of highly qualified nominations is challenging, with this year's submissions no exception,' said Jeff James, IT Group editor in chief and Web content strategist. 'Our judging criteria – innovation, strategic importance to the market, competitive advantage and value to customers – are clearly reflected in the winners' products.'
VMware Infrastructure 3.5 provides the capability for automatic load balancing, business continuity and power management and the ability to move a virtual machine across physical machines to minimize service interruption. With more than 200 industry and technology awards, VMware is the only vendor delivering the full spectrum of virtualization products – from a base hypervisor platform to a bundle of application and infrastructure management solutions to full suites of desktop and datacenter virtualization solutions. Now with VMware vSphere™ 4, the industry's first operating system for building the internal cloud, VMware will further enable the delivery of efficient, flexible and reliable IT as a service.
'We are thrilled to be honored with the Best of Tech•Ed award for the second consecutive year,' said Raghu Raghuram, vice president and general manager, server business unit, VMware. 'This award underscores our industry leadership in providing virtualization solutions that drive customer benefits. It also validates why thousands of companies rely on VMware to optimize their datacenters, streamline management, improve application performance, and maximize ROI. We look forward to raising the bar even further with the upcoming general availability of VMware vSphere™ 4 which will give customers unparalleled efficiency, control and choice for their IT environments.'
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Since their first introduction to the masses, video games have become a cultural mainstay. Games have evolved from a two-dimensional realm with unrealistic characters to three-dimensional worlds that a player can immerse himself/herself into as a character in the story. Some of the most popular games have online play in which a player can interact with gamers from around the world. These Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games (MMORPG) charge a monthly fee for endless hours of play in a world that changes when they are away. The virtual world they play in is sustained by the game's publisher.
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'Selling and Making Money with Rebit' Offers Tips for Channel Partners
LONGMONT, CO – May 18, 2009
Who: Rebit Inc., a company dedicated to relieving the burden of backup for PC users.
What: A Rebit Channel Partner Webcast, 'Selling and Making Money with Rebit!'
The press is invited join Rebit on Thursday, May 21, 2009 for this Rebit channel partner webcast. The webcast will include pointers on how the Channel can profit by selling Rebit solutions and why Rebit is truly the best product on the market for small and medium-sized businesses.
Where and When: Thursday, May 21, 2009, 10:00am Pacific, 1:00pm Eastern
Meeting Number: 573-722-823
To join the meeting:
1. Go to https://rebit.webex.com/rebit/j.php?ED=123655657&UID=1065513577&PW=a9c96e2d20315b2248&RT=MiM2
2. Enter your name and email address.
3. Enter the meeting password: backup (case sensitive)
4. Click "Join Now"
Note to editors: To interview a Rebit executive for a summary of the webinar content or for information about how to participate in the webcast via iPhone or audio-only, please contact Marilyn Kroner, Kroner Communications, www.marilyn@kronercommunications.com.
About Rebit Inc.
Rebit Inc. is a software company committed to delivering fully-automatic and complete PC backup and recovery, removing the burden of managing backup from users. In 2008 Rebit was named one of the '25 Coolest Emerging Tech Vendors,' by Computer Reseller News for its innovative, cutting-edge technology. With Rebit software, PC users experience transparent and continuous data protection for their entire PC all day, every day. No setup. No configuration. No scheduling. No buttons. And recovery is easy – just drag and drop from Windows Explorer. Rebit software CDs and appliances are available to Resellers and end-users through ASI Computer Technologies (www.asipartner.com), D&H Distributing (www.dandh.com,www.Newegg.com, and Rebit's web site store (www.Rebit.com), or call toll-free at 1-866-635-5784.
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