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B2C, Internet, News, Online, Software, Web, Web 2.0

Trackthisnow.com is a unique website that tracks news articles on any topic across the world in real time

Trackthisnow.com is a unique website that tracks news articles on any topic across the world in real time. The service at the moment tracks 236 countries world wide and presents it on a view of the world map. Using the service is simple. You can enter a keyword and trackthisnow.com will track a graphical representation of where news stories on your chosen topic are appearing, overlayed onto a world map. You can then click on the countries on the map to see the news from them. Tracking happensat the click of a button without the need for the user to login or go through any other formalities and delays.

“The novelty of this site is the topic specific global search that it launches with instant results, rendered in a crisp format for a quick and easy view.” Says Gauri Narayan, Co-Founder of trackthisnow.com.

Right now, the service tracks news in every country in the world but plans are on to enable tracking at the city level as well. The site uses web 2.0 to find news from different countries and uses Google Maps for plotting the coverage. The software is currently tracking in access of over …??……… publications across 236 countries. This number is expected to rise in the next development phase of the website in December 2008.

Here is what some of the initial users of trackthisnow.com have to say about the website;

“Since the news is always the most recent, it is particularly useful when you want to track something on a daily basis” – David Friedman, UK

“It’s a great tool for people like us to keep track of the latest developments and trends in the global context; making comparative assessments, studying the impact and planning ahead.” – Vidur Kohli, India

“I work for a digital marketing firm and I find this site so user friendly. It’s the quickest way I’ve found, to discover what the entire world feels on any given topic. Excellent.” Thiago Meister, Brazil

“I discovered this site 3 days ago and I have already been on it 15 times. Just to show its quick, easy and ever so relevant. Great asset for people like us involved with public affairs and diplomacy.” – Sharath Saxena, India


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B2C, Hosting, Internet, Online, Web

Mckremie Web Hosting Solutions Offers Free Web Hosting Services To US-Based Non Profit Organizations And Public Schools

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McKremie Web Hosting Solutions is proud to announce the launch of the Nonprofit and Public School Web Hosting Program. This is a program that offers all US-based registered 501(c)(3) non profit organizations and public schools free web hosting services. This is a new service being offered by McKremie Web Hosting Solutions and it is available to all US-based non-profits, not just those located in Las Vegas! In order to request more information or to find out if your service qualifies for free web hosting, there is a request form available at the McKremie website (http://www.mckremie.com/nonprofits.php).

The web hosting plan offered by McKremie Web Hosting Solutions (http://www.mckremie.com) provides non-profits and public schools with features like 3,000 GB’s transfer, 15,000 MB disk space, unlimited MySQL databases and unlimited sub-domains. Normally this plan would cost buyers well over two hundred dollars!

“We are pleased to give back to the organizations and schools that are the backbone to our society. To us, there is nothing more rewarding than contributing to these worthy causes.” Says Stuart McHenry, the president of McKremie, LLC—the company that owns McKremie Web Hosting Solutions.

McKremie, LLC is a company that began offering web hosting services because its owners were frustrated with the large amounts of downtime and terrible customer support that they were experiencing with their former web hosting company. McKremie Web Hosting Solutions boasts customer support that is US-based and available all day, every day. The McKremie Web Hosting Solutions servers are located in Michigan and provide all clients with Tier1 bandwidth from AT&T, MCI, Level3 and Savvis. On hand emergency generators provide each server with twenty four hours of back up power in the event of an electrical failure.

The entire team at McKremie Web Hosting Solutions is extremely excited about the Nonprofit and Public School Web Hosting Program and wants to encourage nonprofit organizations, no matter where in the US they are located, to sign up and get free web hosting!

For further information on McKremie Web Hosting Solutions and the Nonprofit and Public School Web Hosting Program, contact Stuart McHenry at stuart@mckremie.com.

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B2C, Internet, Online, Web

New Online Press Release Distribution Service – www.PressReleaseBureau.com

The service www.PressReleaseBureau.com is targeted toward small and middle size business and is intended for delivering news releases straight from the customers to reader most interested in getting its content. The service offers both free-of-charge and paid options.

The service delivers news release to journalists most interested in getting the latest news, spread it through a number of news sites and specialized websites. The service website is good SEO optimized and has simple and easily understood structure. Customer news will be indexed in a short term by popular search engines like Google, Yahoo, Ask and others. www.PressReleaseBureau.com improves informational visibility in the Internet.

The www.PressReleaseBureau.com offers the options to delivery news with a popular RSS 2.0 feed technology which provides targeted readers with posted news in a timely and easy fashion. With RSS 2.0 technology many websites publish press release at their pages that gives advantage of a higher rank of the news in search engines.

Editorial team on daily basis manually verifies and checks every submitted press release to deny poorly written or bad formatted news, bulletins or releases as well as preventing spam publication. www.PressReleaseBureau.com works to bring high-class crafted news to our readers.

Development team makes efforts to increase the visibility of the news releases in the Internet and to attract new customers to www.PressReleaseBureau.com news delivery service. The team constantly improves the quality of the service to match your highest expectations.

Development team offers to expand your business audience with www.PressReleaseBureau.com

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B2C, Digital Music, Entertainment, Online

Coolio And Nextune Team Up To Promote Coolio’s New Release “Steal Hear” And The Television Premier Of The Oxygen Network’s “Coolio’s Rules”

Digital music service NexTune.com is promoting Coolio’s latest release “Steal Hear” due out October 28, 2008. With three platinum albums and six top ten hits, “Steal Hear” is Coolio‘s seventh album and his first in two years. In conjunction with his new release, Coolio goes from rap daddy to big daddy in reality show “Coolio’s Rules” as his four teenage kids move in and he finds out that his kids have a lot to learn and Coolio, with his irreverent methods of discipline, will be just the one to show them.

In the show, Coolio will be on the road promoting his latest “Steal Hear” tracks along with his son Artis, who is starting his own rap career. Fans can log on at http://www.nextune.com to listen toCoolio’s latest single “Boyfriend”, download Coolio playlists and have a chance to win $100. Fans match their knowledge of Coolio facts in NexTune’s Hip Hop Triva Game contest. Five top scores will be chosen to win $100 each. Questions range from real life Coolio events, hip hop culture and facts about the show.

Michael DuKane, president of NexTune says, “We’re pleased to be featuring Coolio as one our first featured artists. His innovation of the Rap/Hip Hop genre personifies our approach to online digital music. Our focus is on social interaction that is so much a part of the music experience, very much the same as what you’ll see in the show “Coolio’s Rules”.

About NexTune, Inc. – NexTune Digital Music is an online service that lets users create full streaming playlists, share playlists and interact with other users. NexTune integrates the online music experience with a powerful desk top application called Nexus that seamlessly works with Apple’s iTunes and Microsofts’ MediaPlayer. With Nexus, the user can create instant playlists featuring songs from their own music library in addition to songs recommended by NexTune. Unlike other social music sites, users earn points for connecting with other members and posting or downloading playlists. Each month, NexTune awards five members with the most points $100 each. NexTune provides DRM free MP3 downloads on a pay per download basis through Amazon.com.

About Coolio – Coolio is a multi-talented Grammy Award winning and multi-platinum selling artist, composer and actor, and is one of the most popular and successful rappers worldwide. To date, Coolio has sold over 27 million records globally and has performed in concerts to adoring fans around the world. “Coolio’s Rules” is executive produced by Coolio, Chris Coelen, Greg Goldman, Andrew Hoegl, Jonathan Singer, Susan Haber and co-executive produced by Mike Duffy for RDF USA and Scott Cooper.

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Advertising, Internet, Online, SEO, Traffic, Web, Web Marketing

Bigmouthmedia Has Been Named The Uks Fifth Fastest Growing Company In The Deloitte Fast 50 2008

Bigmouthmedia has been named as the UK’s fifth fastest growing company in the Deloitte Fast 50 for 2008.

Bigmouthmedia, Europe’s largest independent digital marketing agency made the list of major winners after another successful year of exponential expansion. Recording a growth rate of 3357% over the past ten years, the company’s inclusion was cited by the judging panel as evidence of the online sector’s growing influence.

In a unique double, bigmouthmedia’s Munich office is also celebrating after coming second in the Rising Stars category in Deloitte’s German awards programme.

“We’re delighted to have received this honour and are obviously happy that bigmouthmedia’s continued success across the group has been recognised. It’s a great boost for the entire team and underlines what a talented group of people we have here,” said Lyndsay Menzies, Managing Director of bigmouthmedia UK.

The Deloitte Technology Fast 50, one of the UK’s foremost technology award programmes, is a ranking of the country’s fastest-growing technology companies based on percentage growth over five years. Now in its eleventh year, the programme honours business growth, technological innovation and UK entrepreneurial spirit.

David Halstead, Partner TMT practice and Fast 50 Chairman, Deloitte said: “The large number of software and digital marketing companies in the 2008 Deloitte Fast 50 reflects the growing maturity of online enterprises. The web is approaching the next stage of its evolution, and successful business models are becoming entrenched.”

About bigmouthmedia
Founded in 1997, bigmouthmedia is Europe’s largest independent digital marketing agency. With a team of over 200 staff located across 13 offices in 10 countries on 3 continents, the company maximises exposure for major brands online through a variety of fully integrated digital marketing channels: Search engine optimisation, PPC, Online Media Planning, Affiliate marketing, Social Networking, Brand Monitoring, Online PR and Web Analytics. Bigmouthmedia also provides up to date daily digital marketing news to ensure clients are fully informed and aware of all industry developments.

Leading the digital marketing strategies of a third of the UK’s most trusted brands, bigmouthmedia services over 300 big-brand customers globally including: Hilton, British Airways, Tesco, Aer Lingus, Barclays, Conrad International, Dorling Kindersley, Early Learning Centre, Fasthosts, Jumeirah, Canon, Samsung, Starbucks, Top Man, Debenhams, Which?, Euler Hermes and Wall Street Institute.

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B2b, Internet, Links, Online, Search, SEO, Traffic, Web Marketing

Affordable search engine optimization to improve your search engine ranking

Web SEO Elite announces the launch of their brand new website that includes a complete offering of search engine optimization services custom tailored to ensure you reach your marketing objectives. Our custom services are based on market data, your own site’s analysis, and your marketing objectives. Our search engine optimization services include competitor analysis, keyword phrase research, website analysis, inbound link submissions, link exchanges, and reports.

Our staff is comprised of a team of web designers, marketing specialists, engineers, and sales professionals all with over ten years experience in the international business arena. Please contact us today for a free consultation after you have viewed our site at: www.webseoelite.com

 

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B2b, Database, Internet, Online, Software, Tracing, Web

Entrepreneurial Challenge Sparks Media Interest in Tracesmart

Tracesmart has received attention from the national press following their MD’s entry into the Bank of Scotland Corporate £35 Million Entrepreneur Challenge.

Tracesmart, renowned for providing online people tracing, anti-money-laundering and know your customer (KYC) services, has recently received major interest from the national press. Having entered the South West England and Wales regional heat of the Bank of Scotland Corporate Entrepreneur Challenge, the story of Tracesmart’s Managing Director and founder, Mike Trezise, caught the attention of the Sunday Times.

The Bank of Scotland Corporate Entrepreneur Challenge is comprised of several regional heats and receives entries from all over Great Britain. Each regional winner will receive the prize of a loan up to the value of £5 million interest free and be eligible for entry into the national final in which they could win the coveted title of “Bank of Scotland Corporate Entrepreneur of the Year”.

Of the approximate 160 regional entrants, Trezise was highly received – this standing and his company’s inimitable suite of services consequently caught the attention of the Sunday Times and resulted in an article highlighting Trezise’s success being published. Speaking from the company’s Cardiff Bay headquarters, Tracesmart’s Communications Manager, Owen Roberts, commented, “Whilst Mike did not rank quite as high as we would have liked, the resulting press coverage has been great – we have received many calls from companies interested in our services. This is an exciting time for Tracesmart as we are currently experiencing rapid growth and coverage in the national press is helping to fuel our momentum further.”

Entitled “On the right track” the article, published on the 12 October, depicted Trezise’s career up to the formation of Tracesmart in 2004, it also highlighted how the rise in interest surrounding the use of online services designed to trace people has helped the company to flourish. Discussing the current high levels of interest in people tracing Trezise commented, “I know from my own professional experience that tracing is somewhat of a niche business, yet the demand has increased exponentially since I was a tracer – the current economic climate where companies are keen to reunite individuals with unclaimed assets or trace debtors has spurned this growth.”

The Sunday Times feature also identified the wide spectrum of industries that Tracesmart currently service, a list which includes banks, universities, solicitors, accountants and estate agents amongst others; demonstrating the wide range of cross-industry applications that their portfolio of tracing, data cleansing and id verification services hold.

  • Tracesmart was formed in 2004 and supply a diverse range of consumer data cleansing, identity check and tracing tools to a wide variety of industries. Their client base ranges from SME to Blue Chip, who are all recipients of bespoke solutions, built around their specific needs.
  • The Bank of Scotland £35 Million Entrepreneur Challenge offers entrepreneurs throughout Great Britain the opportunity to be rewarded for their achievements and their businesses the chance for some much deserved exposure. The challenge aims to support driven, well established businesses that are aiming to grow and become dominant forces in their markets.
  • Michael Trezise is the founder and Managing Director of Tracesmart. With over 25 years tracing and fraud analysis experience his unrivalled knowledge provides the company with a distinct competitive advantage.
  • Owen Roberts is Tracesmart’s Communications Manager and has over 25 years in the creative and advertising industries including 7 years with the BBC. Owen recently joined Tracesmart with the view of keeping one eye on public relations whilst also overseeing business development projects.
Advertising, Contextual, Internet, Online, SEM, SEO, Web, Web Marketing

Bigmouthmedia Sounds Cautious Welcome To The Google About-Turn On Paid Search Advertising For Gambling Websites In The UK

Bigmouthmedia has sounded a cautious welcome to the news that Google is set to make a dramatic u-turn tomorrow when it lifts its ban on paid search advertising for gambling websites in the UK.

The decision, which overturns the search giant’s policy of refusing to carry AdWords advertisements for gambling operations such as online bingo and casino sites, is expected to presage an online gold rush as bidders hurry to tap into a potentially lucrative new sales vertical.

In addition to opening up a new keywords bidding war, the move could also have a substantial impact on Yahoo. The search engine has until now profited from the PPC revenue from gambling advertisers barred from using Google, but with the field now open stands to lose a considerable chunk of its turnover.

“This is another sudden change that has taken most of the sector by surprise. It will certainly lead to a big switch in the way that advertisers and agencies manage search engine optimisation campaigns for gambling sector clients and opens up a potentially lucrative new vertical for the industry,” said Lyndsay Menzies, Managing Director of bigmouthmedia UK.

She continued, “While many will welcome the addition of a new and highly competitive advertising platform for gambling advertisers, it remains to be seen what impact the move will have on other services. Competition is good for business, and it would be a great shame if this were to further weaken Yahoo’s hold on the market.”

When it first introduced the ban 16 months ago, Google was heavily criticised by gaming and gambling companies for not providing them with evidence that its users wanted the ban. The company, which claims that the change has been under review for some time, says that it consulted the Gambling Commission prior to changing its policy.

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E-mail, Hosting, Internet, Online, Web, Web Directories

Iamdelhi.com Is An Online Commercial And Industrial Yellow Pages Delhi, Trade Forum And Trade Blog For Delhites

It is a brain child of Rajiv Kumar Chughan entrepreneur, who was born and brought up in Delhi and founder of Economicalhost.com offering Web Hosting India services. As per him it is his dream project and firmly believes that it is going to succeed for the reason that Delhites will be able to identify themselves with this interactive website where they can share their issues, grievances or needs etc. It will be surely a great vent for many to voice their frustrations, issues, expectations and desires for a better society and living.

IamDelhi.com threads into 150+ Delhi Colonies online through its website where people living in these colonies will be offered a platform to showcase their product and services through Yellow Pages, Blogs, Forums and as well as share their views, ideas, issues and grievances etc. Few of the names are AmarColony.in, Badli.in, AnandLok.in, Bahadurgarh.in,  AshokVihar.in,  BengaliMarket.in,  BhikajiCamaPlace.in, CRPark.in, ChanakyaPuri.in, ChiragDelhi.in, bhikajicamaplace.com and in total more than 150 colonies, Market Place, Industrial areas and commercial places.

To make it more viable IamDelhi.com will also be offering free email ids also in the name of every colony like if one is living or doing business in Greaterkailash then he can have email id as yourname@greaterkailash.in plus as per the information gathered they are trying to connect all the major colleges of Delhi University by offering such email id as per their college like for example name@hansrajcollege.com, name@zakirhusaincollege.com etc.

Also in the offering are more than 50 Yellow Pages belonging to different places in India as per their location or as per the business category through IamDelhi.com and the plan is offer similar kind of services there too. Few of the names are yellowpagesgujarat.com, chemicalsinindia.com,  yellowpagesnoida.com, yellowpagesgurgaon.in, yellowpagesghaziabad.com, okhla.in etc.

The team at IamDelhi.com is working hard to bring this concept into shape with a belief that it has good prospects for growth. Hopefully Delhi will soon have a place where anyone can voice his issues and reach the top brasses of the country.

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Digital Library, eCommerce, Internet, Online, Web

Apress Announces The Agreement To Include Apress And Friends Of ED Titles In Safari Books Online

Apress announces the agreement to include Apress and friends of ED titles in Safari Books Online, a premier on-demand digital library, as part of its continued commitment to supporting the needs of its technology professionals.

The availability of Apress and friends of ED books to Safari Books Online subscribers is a key part of Apress’ ongoing commitment to providing high-quality information to its readers in the ways they need and want. Safari Books Online is a widely popular service that will provide flexible, on-demand access to Apress books on a subscription basis. Apress is pleased to be joining an elite group of business and technology publishers whose titles are available to Safari customers.

According to Paul Manning, President of Apress, “…Safari’s client base is a perfect match with Apress’ content. We’ve heard from many friends and customers recently that they wanted Apress books available on the Safari Platform. In the end, that feedback, that message, is what drove the partnership. We also believe that this is great exposure for our authors, and that is a core value at Apress.”

70 Apress and friends of ED titles have been available for download at Safari Books Online since October 2008, and Apress is looking forward to feedback on other titles to offer going forward. Currently available titles include:

Founders at Work by Jessica Livingston
CSS Mastery by Andy Budd
Microsoft SharePoint: Building Office 2007 Solutions in C# 2005 by Scot P Hillier
Pro Spring 2.5 by Jan Machacek et al.
The Definitive Guide to Django by Adrian Holovaty and Jacob Kaplan-Moss
Pro C# 2008 and the .NET 3.5 Platform by Andrew Troelsen
Practical Common LISP by Peter Seibel

Mark Brokering, Director of Content Management and Acquisitions for Safari Books Online, explains why Apress is a great fit for Safari: “We are very pleased that we can now offer Apress’ prestigious line of technical books to our subscribers. We’ve had so many requests for their titles over the years—and for good reason. Apress has an outstanding editorial team with a well-earned reputation for publishing high-quality books on important topics on which reliable information is hard to come by.”

Apress’ entire list of published books has been available in PDF eBook format since 2005 via the Apress eBookshop, http://eBookshop.apress.com, and will continue to be sold direct from the publisher.

About Apress: Apress is a technical publisher devoted to meeting the needs of IT professionals, software developers, and programmers, with more than 700 books in print and a continually expanding portfolio of publications. Apress provides high-quality, no-fluff content in print and electronic formats that help serious technology professionals build a comprehensive pathway to career success. Apress and friends of ED are part of Springer Science + Business Media. Read more at http://www.apress.com/info.

About Safari Books Online: Safari Books Online (www.safaribooksonline.com), founded in 2001 as a joint venture of pre-eminent technology publishers O’Reilly Media Inc. and Pearson Education, is the leading on-demand digital library, providing access to thousands of books, manuscripts, short topics, articles and instructional videos from the world’s thought-leaders in business and technology innovation. Safari Books Online empowers technology professionals, software developers, web designers, and business and creative professionals to quickly and easily search for reliable, definitive answers to mission-critical questions. Learn more at http://www.safaribooksonline.com/company/company.php.

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Internet, Online, Web, Web Design & Development

Webstation Australia Deployed The New Appointmentdiary V8 ALF For Client Total Chemicals

An innovative technology system called AppointmentDiary V8 ALF (auto-lead-filtering) developed by appointment scheduling specialists GObookings Systems has been deployed by web designers and managers WebStation Australia. GObookings is an Australian based company with government, university, corporate and business clients within Australia and the USA.

The unique AppointmentDiary Version 8 ALF system was recently added to a new web site for industry leader Total Chemicals, manufacturers and distributors of a large and complex range of industrial chemical products. Total Chemicals pride themselves on their customer service and needed a way to further streamline their online customer services by quickly coupling customers with a consultant conversant in the particular product range of interest.

The ALF solution allows the customer to firstly select a product range. Once the customer has selected the product range and day; available times are then displayed reflecting the availability of the consultant(s) for that product. Customer appointments are then made in an easy seamless and user-friendly way. The customer is able to book the ‘right consultant’ to telephone them at a time and day which suits them, with an instant email confirmation.

Simultaneously the auto-lead-filtering process initiates an instant SMS text message and email to that particular consultant. The Total Chemicals Sales Manager also receives an email confirmation for each appointment made and has the capability to view and report on the activity of the various consultants across any number of locations.

Total Chemicals Co-Founder Chris Barton commented – “AppointmentDiary ALF has increased sales dramatically whilst delivering improved service to existing and new customers. With our large range of products it allows better access for customers to the appropriate qualified sales consultant.”

The AppointmentDiary V8 ALF system is secured by 128 bit SSL encryption throughout and has many powerful and unique features including time zones, daylight saving features, multi-location capability, irregular time slots, a forward time feature to control the flow of appointments and customizable interfaces for each consultant and support staff. Should it be needed a built-in option also exists for an intelligent auto-rostering system across sales personnel for the same product. In addition the same solution will work in conjunction with a call centre to better manage sales leads from multiple sources. The AppointmentDiary V8 ALF system is available in Hosted Enterprise and Server Enterprise versions.

WebStation also installed the proven GOpay credit card payment system wholesale/retail shopping cart to handle online sales for TOTAL.

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B2C, Internet, Online, Search, Searching

Online People Search Provider Improves Customer Service Following OSIS License

Tracesmart, a major leader in online electoral roll search facilities, announced they have been granted the licence to hold the directory enquires database in house and have fully integrated it into their services. The database, also known as OSIS, has already been incorporated into their online people search facility and is housed within their secure data centre. The list contains all listed telephone numbers in the UK and will improve the speed at which people can obtain telephone numbers for a missing person such as a lost friends or relatives.

Previously British Telecomm was the only organisation to hold a database of phone listings, with the exception of other licensed phone operators. This meant that many residential numbers were being left out, and as a result it was decided that changes were needed. In 1999 a subdivision of BT, The Directory Solutions Unit (DSU) was set up as an independent body to oversee the collection of listings from numerous sources including BT, cable companies and mobile phone providers. To date the DSU oversee OSIS and provide database licence holders a daily file update of between 30,000-100,000 new, deleted or amended records.

This daily update of OSIS information means that the Tracesmart system will have improved performance – as such telephone listings offered to Tracesmart’s customers carrying out an address search will be guaranteed. Paul Weathersby, Tracesmart’s Technical Director commented, ‘Following an in-depth security audit, which ensured our systems were strong and secure enough to hold this type of data, we are delighted to now be granted direct access to the OSIS data.’

Obtaining accurate telephone numbers when carrying out a people search is an essential tool that allows for instant communication with lost friends or relatives – therefore the OSIS data offers Tracesmart’s customers better value for money as they won’t have to waste time or money using outdated contact details.

Increasing performance is a key part of Tracesmart’s commitment to its customer base as Mike Trezise, Managing Director of Tracesmart, commented, ‘I know firsthand how utilising accurate data is paramount for successfully finding people and as such Tracesmart constantly aims to supply its customers with accurate, instantly accessible data in order to ensure they get the results they need when trying to find relatives find relatives or friends. As a company we are committed to constantly upgrading and improving our service offerings and new data acquisition is a key part of this process.’

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B2C, Internet, Online, Video, Web, Web 2.0, Web Design & Development, Web Directories

Take11 provides a web service for online cataloging of videos and dvds

Every technology has limitations and drawbacks. In the case of home entertainment systems, a drawback is the need to organize and manage a collection of videos and dvds. Even when many videos are borrowed, rather than owned, we’d like to be able to track what we’ve seen, make a wish list, assign our own ratings, and create notes about particular movies. Ever stand in a video store with dvd in hand and wonder whether you already own that particular title?

The solution is a system for cataloging—but the system must be easy to use; that is, it must take advantage of what we already know. Software developers Mitch and Jim Haileare creating such a system—a web site called Take11.com where users can catalog their video collections.

Take11 is a web service: there is no software to buy, download, or update. Anyone who can use a web browser can use Take11. If you have a web-enabled mobile phone, you can access Take11 remotely, such as from your local dvd store. To add to your collection, you input just three or four key terms, and Take11 will fill in many details: actors, director, studio, running time—even a cover image. You can then add your own tags, comments, and ratings. As the number of Take11 users grows, so will its database, and this will allow users to explore other collections and search for little known gems from the film industry.

Take11 has just been released for public beta-testing: the developers need users who will explore the site, test features, and give constructive feedback. Anyone who regularly watches videos at home should give Take11 a look.

About the Developers
Mitch Haile earned a degree in computer science from The College of Wooster. He has been employed by Motorola and several Silicon Valley startups. Currently he is a freelance software engineer based in Boston.

Jim Haile earned an engineering degree from Vanderbilt and a PhD in engineering from the University of Florida. He has twenty-four years experience teaching science, engineering, and computer programming. Currently he resides in upstate South Carolina, where he is a freelance technical writer, editor, and web developer.

Their site is in public beta testing and developments can be followed on Twitter.

 

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Dedicated Servers, Hosting, Internet, Online, Secure Hosting, Traffic, Web

Swiss offshore Hosting Provider Artmotion Ltd – the first offshore hosting provider who offers unlimited 10 Mbit/s Dedicated Server Products for $149 USD/mo

According to Artmotion, it is no secret that Switzerland is becoming a main attraction for high security server applications. During the last few months the company has came across many US customers seeking for unlimited dedicated server solutions with a high secure datacenter location. The partnership with many international upstream providers allows Artmotion to deliver 10 Mbit/s Dedicated Server including unlimited traffic at extremely cost-efficient price.

As Mateo Meier, President and CEO of Artmotion Ltd, explained “An offshore dedicated server with a 10 Mbit/s port usually costs over $350/mo. Our new partnership with many international upstream providers enables us to deliver dedicated servers with unlimited bandwidth for under $150 USD.” He also said “With hosted server solutions we find that every customer’s requirements can be quite different, the best approach is to make the server fit its application and not the other way around. Therefore we also lunched business dedicated servers which are fully customized for each client”

Artmotion Ltd allows the customers to host their IT infrastructure as well as their Website on a secure offshore location. According to the company, Switzerland has a central European location and offers many benefits such as an extremely low risk of natural disasters (hurricanes, earthquakes etc.) and a high level of privacy protection.

About Artmotion Ltd

Founded in 2000, Artmotion Ltd is a privately held offshore Internet Solutions Provider. The company provides a full range of Internet-based solutions focused on small and medium businesses. Artmotion has offices in Zug – Switzerland as well as in London – England. Its data center operations are located in a highly secure Swiss offshore location. The datacenter is multi homed and connected to 17 different peerings and providers, enabling the company to offer a 99,9% network uptime guarantee.

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