Reed Group

Westminster, CO (PRWEB) October 14, 2010

Reed Group, Ltd. (reedgroup.com), publisher of the industrys leading clinical case management and treatment guidelines, MDGuidelines, announced today its development and release of new content and tools that will help stakeholders navigate and comply with the recently announced New York State Workers Compensation Board (WCB) medical treatment guidelines.

The New York WCBs new regulations require stakeholders to incorporate new state-specific medical treatment guidelines into their policies, procedures and practices. Carriers, self-insured employers, third party administrators, payers and other stakeholders all are required to incorporate the New York guidelines in their daily activities within 120 days of December 1, 2010 -- and to certify their on-going compliance thereafter.

Reed Group shares the New York WCBs commitment to expediting claimant access to quality health care and improving outcomes, says Jon Seymour, M.D., Reed Groups president, Guidelines. Its clear that the key to successful state guidelines adoption is the availability of tools that allow easy and efficient navigation between guidelines language, treatment and procedures. MDGuidelines is uniquely designed to deliver that ease of navigation, and were looking forward to helping stakeholders in the New York workers compensation system achieve full compliance more easily.

Reed Groups NY Guidelines solution is a suite of tools available through a standalone website or simple integration with existing software applications such as claims systems, case management software, or utilization review and physician management programs.

The suite of tools will include the core New York Guidelines, which presents specific, proprietary treatment material by ACOEM (American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine), a tool to help align diagnosis and procedure codes more efficiently, and payment tables and other critical decision support and process efficiency tools. Additional MDGuidelines content will be available on an a la carte basis.

The Reed Group team will be providing extensive training in Guidelines tool use throughout the state in the near future.

An overview of the New York WCB announcement can be found at wcb.state.ny.us/content/main/hcpp/MedicalTreatmentGuidelines/MTGOverview.jsp. Complete text of the regulations is available at wcb.state.ny.us/content/main/wclaws/RecentlyAdopted/Adopted_MedTreatGuidelines.jsp. Additional information is available from the WCB website at wcb.state.ny.us/.

For further information or a demonstration of the MDGuidelines New York Treatment Guidelines tools, contact Reed Groups Keith Mayers at 800-347-7443 or kmayers@reedgroup.com. Interested parties also can follow new developments and find tips on adopting the NY guidelines on Reed Groups blog Solutions at Work as well as on Twitter at @ReedGrp and @MDGuidelines.

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XOP Networks Offers Browser Based Web Conferencing on Flash capable Smartphones

Dallas, Texas (PRWEB) November 15, 2011

XOP Networks, Inc., a manufacturer of Value Added Service (VAS) platforms and Audio Conference Bridges announced availability of its Web Conferencing Application on Smartphones that support Adobe Flash Player version 10.3 or higher without requiring download of a dedicated application.

Majority of the Smartphones now being shipped have web browsers and touchpad keyboards built into them. XOP Networks newly introduced Web Conferencing Application is compatible with Googles Android and several other operating systems. With this capability, Smartphone owners can now participate in a web conference using their Smartphones, avoiding the need to be in front of a PC.

We frequently run into situations where a field support engineer is at a customer location where he/she does not have Internet access. Having a Flash enabled Smartphone allows him/her to use our web conferencing capability to share desktop, share documents and chat with our support center personnel, said James Park, XOP Networks Director of Worldwide Customer Support.

Our web conferencing application is designed to leverage the confluence of Smartphones, 3G and 4G mobile data networks and Operating Systems (e.g., Android) that support Flash based media streaming, said Sudhir Gupta, CEO XOP Networks.

About XOP Networks

Beginning in 2003, XOP Networks embarked on developing a next generation IP based service and application platform. Realizing this vision, we shipped our first product, a Digital Collaboration Bridge (DCB) in 2004. A DCB combines rich Audio Conferencing with Desktop sharing, Document sharing and White boarding, thus creating a collaborative experience for the end users. Leveraging the success of the DCB, the product portfolio was expanded in 2005 to include the Group Alerting and Conferencing Server (GACS). The GACS allows mass notification messages to be dispatched over a variety of communications networks, while it brings an organization's brain trust into a quick audio conference. Year 2006 saw the addition of the enhanced Voice Mail Server (VMS) to the product line. In 2007 XOP Networks launched its Universal Service Node (USN) which offers multiple value added services on one platform. In 2008, we added support for Hoot and Holler conferencing over TDM and VoIP networks on our USN platform. In 2009 we introduced Ring down Firebar Conference (RFCS) that allows a conference to be set up simply by lifting a handset on an analog or IP phone. Several other enhancements were introduced including support for Secure conferencing, SMS driven instant-conferencing, Group SMS and Voice SMS, and One Number Service capabilities. In 2010 the product line was further hardened for use in defense networks and received the coveted JITC certification from the US Department of Defense.

Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, XOP Networks was founded in 2002 and is backed by a seasoned management team. Deployed at multiple Fortune 100 companies, CLEC/IOC customers, Government organizations, DoD networks (Air Force, Army and Navy) XOP Networks' products allow customers to improve employee productivity, increase business efficiency and enhance emergency communications. Having both legacy and VoIP interfaces, XOP products allow customers to seamlessly transition their value added services from legacy circuit switched networks to VoIP based packet switched networks.

For more information about XOP Networks, visit its website at http://www.xopnetworks.com.

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Audiofy Offers Hundreds of New Audiobooks in Time for the Holidays

Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB) December 21, 2005

Audiofy Corporation, a premier digital audiobook publisher, today announced the availability of hundreds of additional titles in its innovative audiobook chip format, following agreements with leading audiobook publishers Audio Partners Publishing and Blackstone Audiobooks.

As part of the Company's holiday promotions, Audiofy is offering special pricing on digital audiobooks from respected best-selling authors, including Patrick O'Brian, Agatha Christie, Rex Stout, Orson Scott Card, Shelby Foote, Lois McMaster Bujold, Bernard Cornwell and Spider Robinson.

For the first time, Agatha Christie's The Mysterious Affair at Styles, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd and Murder on the Orient Express have been gathered together - 30+ hours of mystery on three Audiofy chips. In addition, Audiofy offers the digital world premiere of the first three books of Rex Stout's famous Nero Wolfe series: Fer-de-Lance, The League of Frightened Men and The Rubber Band.

Audiofy has had great success in delivering spoken audio titles to targeted niche markets, such as Simon & Schuster's Pimsleur foreign language training, or Soundview's spoken audio summaries of best-selling business books. With the recent agreements we've established with audiobook publishers, we can now offer hundreds of new titles in fiction, business, classics and other genres as well, said Peter D. Nalle, Audiofys CEO. Unlike traditional audiobooks on stacks of CDs or cassettes, each Audiofy title is contained on a single stamp-sized audiobook chip that's convenient to listen to while commuting, exercising, or just lounging about at home. Audiofy audiobook chips are now available through our resellers, affilliate networks and retail chains including Airport Wireless.

Every Audiofy audiobook chip can be played on a variety of devices with SD memory card expansion slots, including Microsoft Pocket PC handheld PDAs and Windows Mobile smartphones running Pocket PC 2002 or later and Palm handheld PDAs and Treo smartphones running Palm OS 5.2.1 or later. The chips will play on desktop and laptop computers running Microsoft Windows 98/Me/2000/XP, as well as Apple PowerBook and iBook laptops and Apple Power Mac, iMac and Mac mini computers running Mac OS X 10.3 and above, using any available SD memory card expansion slot or a low-cost USB adapter.

Additionally, the Audiofy Player offers an inexpensive alternative for customers to listen to audiobook chips without any need for a computer. The $ 29.95 player is pocket-sized, weighs just ounces and is easy to use whether you are driving, commuting, exercising or just on the living room sofa. All Audiofy products comply with the Audiobook Compatible standard established by the Audio Publishers Association and the Consumer Electronics Association.

About Audiofy Corporation

Audiofy is a leading developer of digital audiobook solutions and the publisher of audiobooks on chips. Audiofys titles include the Pimsleur line of spoken audio foreign language training courses from Simon & Schuster, best-selling business audiobooks from Soundview Executive Book Summaries and titles from many genres from publishers including Audio Partners, Blackstone Audio, Gildan Media Corporation, InAudio and Jimcin Recordings.

Audiofy audiobook chips are available for sale at http://www.audiofy.com/ and http://www.pimsleurdirect.com/, from online resellers and at Airport Wireless stores and other retail establishments. Audiofy delivers an innovative audiobook platform and services for the worlds spoken audio and audiobook content, enabling publishing partners to rapidly and cost effectively launch complete, customized digital audiobook titles.

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Winter Park-Fraser Valley Offers Budget-Friendly Winter Activities for Under $20

Winter Park, Colo. (Vocus) November 1, 2010

Everyone is looking for ways to stretch a dollar these days, even while on vacation. One of Colorados most accessible, convenient and scenic winter wonderlands, Winter Park-Fraser Valley, offers a number of budget-friendly cold weather activities for under $ 20. Here are a few ways Winter Park-Fraser Valley makes visitors feel like they are living high on the hog, without breaking the bank.

Free Skiing Ski Free is back at Winter Park Resort, one of the premiere year-round destinations in the country. From now through December 25, 2010, book one night lodging (two night minimum stay) and receive a free adult lift ticket. Add-on lift tickets are available for $ 55/adult and $ 30/child. Not valid with any other promotion or discount, this offer must be booked on http://www.playwinterpark.com.

Cross-country Skiing & Snowshoeing - The Winter Park-Fraser Valley area offers hundreds of miles of hiking and biking trails that convert beautifully to snowshoe and cross-country skiing routes in the wintertime.

Snowshoe enthusiasts will appreciate the Winter Park-Fraser Valley Chambers free snowshoe tours in Hideaway Park, hosted every Saturday and Sunday at 1 p.m. Call 970-726-4118 or stop by the visitor center located at 78841 U.S. Hwy. 40 to check availability.

SolVista at Granby Ranchs Nordic trail system encompasses 25 kilometers of groomed trails. Bring your own equipment or rent it at SolVista Base Camp Lodge. A single lift ticket for snowshoeing is only $ 5.

Pearson Offers Indiana Common Core State Standards K-12 Math Programs

Indianapolis (PRWEB) March 23, 2011

When school begins in fall 2011, Indiana teachers will face a new challenge as they implement the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics to prepare students for success in college and careers. Among the programs that Indiana schools and districts can choose from to meet these rigorous learning goals is an array of digital and print K-12 math programs from Pearson that provide full coverage of the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics.

Legislation was recently introduced in Indiana to move to all-digital instruction by 2014. With digital math at every grade level, Pearson is prepared to help schools get ahead of the curve with revolutionary programs that are focused on building a solid mathematics foundation that will prepare students for the rigors of college and careers.

"We are prepared to stand side by side with schools throughout the state as they implement the Common Core State Standards," said Pearson's Indiana representative Kevin Meade. "We have new math programs for every grade level that correlate to the new learning goals and are designed to personalize learning for students, as well as help teachers maximize the time they have available for the important job of working directly with their students. And, at every grade level, from kindergarten through high school graduation, we have a digital program that maps to these new learning goals."

He added, "To support educators in Indiana and throughout the country as they prepare to implement the new standards and corresponding assessments, we have also developed extensive teacher professional development offerings and other resources."

Indiana schools can choose from Pearson's Common Core State Standards for Mathematics programs described below that will best meet the unique needs of their students and teachers:

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MailTank Rolls Out New Features: Upgrade Offers More Effective Customer Service to Small Businesses

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) January 30, 2007

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Website Design Contest Offers Great Prizes

Sebastopol, CA (PRWEB) October 12, 2009

Web designers can win a free MacBook Pro or an iPod Touch just by designing a great web site using the new Webvanta hosted content management system (CMS).

Designers don't need to install any software to use Webvanta, and they can continue to use whatever HTML and CSS design tools they want. Unlike most other content management systems, designers have unlimited design flexibility with Webvanta.

Webvanta is the first CMS that makes it easy to create sites with structured content. Designers have reported that Webvanta enables them to create more powerful sites more quickly, making them more competitive and increasing their profits.

Designers can read the contest rules and sign up for a free account at http://www.webvanta.com/contest. The deadline for completed submissions is January 31, 2010.

Sites submitted to the contest remain the property of the designer; they can be sites of their own, or sites for one of their clients. Webvanta will provide free hosting for all submitted sites through the end of the contest, and the winners will receive free hosting until the end of 2010.

The submissions will be judged on the following criteria, weighted equally: