This is the time of the year when the TV networks show off the programs they’ll be running next fall, via glitzy invitation-only presentations for advertisers. But you can see what Jeff Bezos has in store for his viewers, right now, over at Amazon.com. And he wants to know what you think. As promised, Amazon has put up 14 pilot episodes for shows it is considering producing for its first foray into original programming — eight comedies, and six kids’ shows. It wants viewers to rate them, and says it will use their input as it figures out which ones to actually order. Right now you have to navigate over to Amazon’s video section to find the shows, but I imagine that Amazon will make a much bigger deal of them fairly soon. (Perhaps after a breaking news story resolves itself.) Amazon isn’t promising that viewer voting alone will make or break a show. Read the full st... (more)

Hash Cloud Studio Announces New Services to Their Marketing Agency Designed to Serve Small and Mid-Size Businesses

San Carlos, CA, July 01, 2013 --(PR.com)-- Hash Cloud Studio, an offline and online marketing agency dedicated to small and mid-size businesses is pleased to announce the launch of their new services, search engine optimization, photography and video for business. With that launch comes the official announcement of the partnership between longtime-colleagues Kelly Lee, Hiromi Motojima and Chris Rose-Banks. Based on the need for competitive services for small business owners, Hash Cloud Studio teamed up to offer Website Design & Development, SEO, Social Media Management, Photography, Video Production and Brand Development to help to small businesses locally, around the country and abroad. After spending years providing each service on its own - the market and the demand aligned in a way that it made perfect sense to combine talents into an agency with a specific purpos... (more)

Maimonides Medical Center Turns to Verizon to Boost Security of Health Care Data

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Aug. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Partnering with Verizon, Maimonides Medical Center continues to pioneer the transformation of health information technology and the protection of patient information. The Brooklyn-based hospital system recently turned to Verizon Connected Healthcare Solutions to conduct a comprehensive review of its network infrastructure to address complex patient data privacy requirements as mandated by the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Verizon Connected Healthcare Solutions, a newly formed practice group drawing from expertise and resources across Verizon, delivers advanced IT solutions and professional services designed for the health care industry, including hospitals, medical providers and insurers/payers, as well as pharmaceutical and life science companies. (Note: Listen to an audio pod... (more)

Acquisitions, Cloud Computing Offer and Innovative Mobile Applications Highlight Fourth Quarter 2009 for AT&T Business Services

DALLAS, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AT&T; Business Solutions, the business unit within AT&T;* offering services for business customers, completed a successful fourth quarter 2009 highlighted by the acquisition in October of VeriSign's global security consulting business. Acquiring VeriSign's security consulting business aligns its experience in comprehensive risk assessment with AT&T;'s suite of network-based cybersecurity services and will enable AT&T; to more quickly develop and bring to market capabilities to address the evolving security needs of businesses around the world. In addition, the acquisition now enables AT&T; to deliver a comprehensive suite of Payment Card Industry (PCI) related solutions to its clients. In other merger activity, AT&T; in the quarter completed its acquisition of Centennial Communications Corp., a move that enhanced AT&T;'s netwo... (more)

A "Plain-English" Post-Filing Letter to the Stockholders of MMR Information Systems, Inc.

LOS ANGELES, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 03/31/10 -- MMR Information Systems, Inc. (OTCBB: MMRF) Dear Stockholder: We have just filed our second Annual Report. A copy of it is available on our website at www.mymedicalrecords.com in the Investor Relations section and under Edgar company filings at www.sec.gov. I would like to take this opportunity to highlight some of the information included there so that you will have more of an understanding of the first post-merger year of MMR Information Systems, Inc. Although we officially began publicly trading as MMRF almost a year ago, several years of hard work prior to that had already been accomplished. Concepts were imagined and put into motion, our evolving technology had been developed and implemented, money was being raised for development, operations, infrastructure, sales and marketing, while staff had to be hired and ... (more)

blinkx Extends Partnership with Brazilian Digital Media Pioneer, ELO Company, to Launch Internet TV Platform

SAN FRANCISCO, April 14, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- blinkx, the world's largest and most advanced video search engine, and ELO Company, a Brazilian digital media company and distributor of audiovisual content, today announced the launch of ELO blinkx Brasil Internet TV platform to provide Brazilian consumers with access to millions of streaming videos on the Web. Users will now be able to easily discover and watch their favorite content, from music, entertainment, food, sports, travel, fashion and much more, wherever and whenever they want, free of charge. Using blinkx's patented search technology, the ELO blinkx Brasil Internet TV platform allows users to easily search, discover and watch thousands of high-quality videos online. The Platform also provides advanced interactive tools and links to related content to give users a rich viewing experience. "Brazil is one of th... (more)

NTT Com's Japan - U.S. Backbone Bandwidth Reaches 400 Gbps

TOKYO, January 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) announced on January 13 that it has expanded the data-transmission capacity of its Global IP Network between the United States and Japan to an industry-leading 400 gigabits per second (Gbps). The new capacity, equivalent to approximately 24,000 channels of digital terrestrial television or about 3.5 centuries' worth of content in a daily newspaper, further enhances the company's leadership in Tier-1 transpacific IP connectivity. NTT Com's global IP backbones are connected to fixed and mobile telecom companies, Internet service providers (ISPs), data center operators and content providers, enabling customers to meet their growing needs for Internet capacity coupled with high-quality service. NTT Com has expanded bandwidth sevenfold compared to just five years ago, responding quickly to ... (more)

New Data Visualisations to Reveal the Latest Controversies About the State of Higher Education in the UK

LONDON, June 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Postgrad.com [http://www.postgrad.com/editorial/data-visualisation-competition ] launch a competition with David McCandless, data-journalist and information designer, to create new and compelling visual insights into the state of universities in the UK. Following recent revelations on the limited diversity of many UK higher education student bodies, Postgrad.com [http://www.postgrad.com ] is launching a competition [http://www.postgrad.com/editorial/data-visualisation-competition ] with data [http://www.postgrad.com/editorial/data-visualisation-competition ] visualisation expert David McCandless on 19th May to design compelling visualisations of the newly available data on this controversial topic. collected by David, UCAS and other publically available sources, to uncover new findings. Analysing and visualising topics such ... (more)

Hannover House Sets High Standards for Public Company Operations

NEW YORK, Feb. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Hannover House, Inc., the recently rebranded corporate name for Target Development Group, Inc., (Pinksheets: TDGI) has established unusually high standards for its operations as a public company, says company President D. Frederick Shefte.  These policies, when factored in with consistent profitability, reporting transparency and minimal dilution over the past two years, make the company's stock a tremendous value, according to Shefte and company CEO Eric Parkinson. "We disagree with the manner in which many OTC market companies conduct their operations," said Shefte.  "Most show no hesitancy to dramatically dilute the shareholders through relentless issues of equity, in effect treating the shareholders like an ATM.  In our first two years since taking managerial control of TDGI, the total net increase of shares in issue has be... (more)

Global Aviation Security Industry

NEW YORK, March 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:   Global Aviation Security Industry http://www.reportlinker.com/p0155030/Global-Aviation-Security-Industry.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm;_medium=pr&utm;_campaign=Airport   The global outlook series on Aviation Security provides a collection of statistical anecdotes, market briefs, and concise summaries of research findings. Illustrated with 12 fact-rich market data tables, the report offers a rudimentary overview of the aviation security industry, highlights latest market trends and demand drivers, in addition to providing statistical insights. Regional markets briefly abstracted and covered include US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of World. The report offers a compilation of recent mergers, acquisitions, and strategic co... (more)

State Farm® Joins American Humane Association to Salute Hero Dogs

Arson Dogs are a Hot Category in the 2012 Hero Dog Awards WASHINGTON, March 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- State Farm, one of America's largest insurance companies, joined forces with American Humane Association, one of America's oldest humanitarian organizations, to celebrate the powerful relationship between dogs and people with the sponsorship of the "Law Enforcement & Arson Dog" category for the 2012 American Humane Association Hero Dog Awards™.  Dog lovers across the country are nominating their favorite canines in all eight of the categories for the Hero Dog Awards at www.herodogawards.org. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20101108/DC97343LOGO) The Hero Dog Awards were created by the American Humane Association to celebrate the powerful relationship between dogs and people.  Presented by the Lois Pope LIFE Foundation and broadcast nationwide on Hal... (more)