Mobile Telepresence Device Introduced By Pixavi

Mobile Telepresence Device Introduced By Pixavi

Providing Telepresence video quality and CD quality audio in a compact, rugged and mobile device, Pixavi is redefining the wireless video communication business with the introduction of the Xcaster Mobile Telepresence Camera. The rugged device combines an easy to use interface with the latest video, audio and wireless technologies available to provide the user with a a unique, high quality communication and collaboration experience. Technology highlights includes the H.264 video standard, 802.11n wireless networking, AAC audio codecs along with SIP and H.323 video conferencing support. Using an advanced CMOS sensor and high end optics, the product shapes mobile collaboration for years to come.

Stavanger, Norway (PRWEB) March 3, 2009 -- Pixavi today announced its next generation video communication product range, the Xcaster 5000 mobile telepresence product series. The product is designed to considerably decrease travel costs and increase organizational efficiency within companies and organizations.

Pixavi has through the last four years built its new technology platform through a complex technology project co funded by Pixavi and several key customers. The technology platform incorporates both hardware and software innovation and will be the foundation for many innovative products (http://www.pixavi.com/hardware-video-conferencing.html) in the years to come.

The product incorporates a five megapixel CMOS sensor, High end optics and advanced DSP hardware and software technology in order to achieve best in class quality and performance.

Pixavi CEO, Christian Rokseth explains: "High Definition 720p video quality has become the dominant quality level within today's Video conferencing market. Until now, wireless HD video conferencing has been technically impossible due to the extreme encoding performance requirements and wireless bandwidth constraints. With the inclusion of new DSP technology from Texas Instruments and high performance networking technology, confirming to the new 802.11n (draft 2.0) standard, Pixavi has made HD video conferencing and telepresence available in a small handheld device."

Based on Embedded Linux operating system and a user friendly interface, the Xcaster supports multiple modes of operation, all designed to be performed over an existing Internet connection and without the need for extra hardware or software:

-- Video Conferencing mode (SIP, H.323 and Telepresence)

-- Collaboration mode (advanced laser collaboration)

-- Streaming mode (Stream HD video to Windows media player and Quicklime)

-- Recording mode (record HD video and 5 megapixel stills to server)

The Xcaster Mobile Telepresence Camera (http://www.pixavi.com/hardware-xcaster-st5000.html) has the capability of dialing to any Video Conferencing system, Telepresence system or a standard desktop or laptop computer and instantly start communicating using HD video and CD quality audio. Along with H.264 video and AAC audio communication It supports both H.323 and SIP, which are the dominant IP telecommunication standards in today's market. It has a built in speaker and microphone and It is also backwards compatible with legacy H.263 systems and g.711, G.722, G.722.1, and G.728 audio codecs.

Pricing & Availability:

The Xcaster ST5000 will be available in May 2009, with a price tag of 7950 USD. In addition, Pixavi is offering 3 levels of service, depending on the customer needs, including hosted and managed services like Go Live 2.0, SIP services and hosted video conferencing software solutions.

Technical details:

For more details, please visit the Xcaster section of our website (http://www.pixavi.com/hardware-xcaster-specifications.html).

Pixavi will shortly launch an Explosion proof / Intrinsically safe version, certified for zone 1 (IECex and ATEX) as well as wearable versions of the technology.

About Pixavi:

Pixavi is a privately owned company offering innovative and industrial grade wireless communication products, including wearable and mobile high definition telepresence video products, wireless network products (http://www.pixavi.com/networks-wireless.html) (802.11n, 802.11g WiFi and WIMAX), WLAN antenna products, location tracking and wireless video surveillance technology.

Pixavi introduced its first video collaboration system back in 1999 (ST1000)

The company's award-winning solutions also come in intrinsically safe, EX approved and explosion proof versions according to ATEX and IECex and are used by the world's leading enterprises in a multitude of industries. With a broad suite of open, standards-based products, Pixavi has a high focus on technology innovation. Pixavi is currently recruiting and are also looking for potential investors in order to accelerate growth.

Contact Pixavi for more information;:

Thomas Zaubi

Sales Director

+47 90943156

sales(a)pixavi (dot) com

www.pixavi.com

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This news release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. If such risks or uncertainties materialize or such assumptions prove incorrect, the results of Pixavi and its consolidated subsidiaries could differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and assumptions.

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Common Approaches to Member Retention by Health Insurance Plans are Ineffective, New Study Shows

Common Approaches to Member Retention by Health Insurance Plans are Ineffective, New Study Shows

Most Health Plan Members Drop Coverage for multiple Reasons; Integrated Retention Strategy and Senior Management Commitment Are Necessary to Reduce Disenrollment and Improve Balance Sheet.

Orlando, FL (Vocus) March 2, 2009 -- Market research conducted on behalf of ConnextionsHealth provides both good and bad news for health insurance providers. The good news: properly managing member disenrollment delivers a significant, positive impact on net enrollment and revenue generation. The bad news: member retention is increasingly difficult for health plans to achieve, and most plans are doing it poorly. A host of economic factors are currently driving unprecedented membership losses at most health insurance plans.

Results of a proprietary study conducted by a leading management consulting firm show:

o    Two-thirds of members in individual health insurance plans have multiple reasons for leaving; these include 6 broad categories, 32 subcategories and nearly 300 distinct root causes for dropping coverage.

o    Root causes of member disenrollment vary widely, based on factors such as plan type, geographic region, sales channel, and most notably a member's tenure with the health plan - which can be identified and addressed by specific stages in the member lifecycle.

o    Traditional phone-based campaigns to capture and analyze disenrollment reasons are ineffective. Exit interviews that lack clear focus and tenacious questioning regarding root causes do not provide health plans with meaningful insight into disenrollement.

o    The majority of disenrollment drivers are controllable. But success in member retention involves sophisticated research into disenrollment drivers; careful design of proactive and reactive retention initiatives; and most importantly, a sustained commitment to member retention from senior management.

o    The most successful disenrollment initiatives by health plans do not approach member retention as an isolated strategy, but also integrate the discipline into their member acquisition and member service programs.

Details on this new research, as well as other valuable market insight on the subject of member retention will be presented at the World Congress Leadership Summit on Member Retention for Health Plans, scheduled for March 18-19 at Rosen Shingle Creek Resort in Orlando.

Co-sponsored by ConnextionsHealth, the agenda for this first-of-its-kind forum will feature presentations from leading consulting and research firms, including McKinsey, Gartner and Forrester. Opening keynote Michael Leavitt, the outgoing Department of Health and Human Services cabinet secretary heads a distinguished Summit faculty that includes several health plan executives who will share insights and best practices on member retention, including; Ingrid Lindberg, Chief Experience Officer at CIGNA; John Cheng, VP of Strategic Marketing at Aetna; Steve Nelson, VP of Consumerism and Retail Marketing at Highmark; Thomas Rekart, EVP and Chief Administrative Officer at Bravo Health; and Steven Auerbach, who recently left his EVP role at UnitedHealth Group to serve as President of Connextions Inc.

Through interactive workshops, best practices showcases, keynotes from recognized authorities and panel discussions, attendees will learn how to build, apply and measure member retention strategies designed to yield results similar to those in the new research on the impact of disenrollment programs. For additional information, visit www.worldcongress.com/retention.

About Connextions Inc.:

Founded in 1992, Connextions and its ConnextionsHealth unit provide technology, people and industry expertise that enables its clients to grow, retain and serve customers. Connextions client list includes America's best-known corporate and healthcare organizations, including Kaiser-Permanente, Caremark, FedEx and Sprint. For information, see www.connextions.com

About World Health Care Congress Leadership Summits:

The World Health Care Congress Leadership Summit Series addresses the most cutting edge issues for health care executives across a wide range of industry sectors. Designed to expand on topics discussed at invitation-only summits during the World Health Care Congress, this series offers new perspectives on established methodologies, and details solutions to foster innovation and change. For more information, please visit www.worldcongress.com.

For additional information:

Gordon G. Andrew

Senior Vice President

Connextions, Inc.

(407) 563-4440

Cell: (609) 987-0200

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Serena Williams and Ludacris' WeMix.com Launch "Serena's Song" Contest

Serena Williams and Ludacris' WeMix.com Launch "Serena's Song" Contest

WeMix.com and Tennis Superstar Serena Williams Launch a Nationwide Songwriting Competition in Search of the Original Best Song Ms. Williams Will Use As Her Official Theme Music at Tennis Matches and Other Outlets.

New York, NY and Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) March , 2009 -- WeMix.com, the premiere online music creation community for independent musicians, announced today an exclusive partnership with superstar tennis champion Serena Williams to create an original theme song made specifically for her tennis matches.

The "Serena's Song" contest is a nationwide songwriting competition inviting independent musicians, songwriters, producers, rappers and singers to submit original music inspired by and about Serena Williams. Ms. Williams will select her personal favorite songs as Finalists, and the winner will be chosen by the online communities at WeMix.com and Ms. Williams redesigned and anticipated website serenawilliams.com. The musician with the winning song will be taken into the studio to professionally record what will become Serena's official theme music. The winner will then go to the premiere of the song at the Bank of the West Classic, in Stanford, CA., in late July. The new theme song will be used at tennis matches, public appearances and a variety of other outlets by Serena.

"Sports and music have such a powerful connection," says Ms. Williams. "I always see athletes including myself listening to music, while they're getting ready for or decompressing after a match, or a race, or a game, whichever the sport. WeMix provides fans with a fun and unique way to get involved and be a part of that process. I use my website [www.serenawilliams.com as a way to interact with my fans, and hopefully I can use WeMix.com to continue that interaction and include my fans more in that part of my game. "So please log on and make a fun, upbeat song that motivates me and others."

WeMix was founded in 2008 by Grammy Award-winning artist Chris "Ludacris" Bridges and veteran media executive Matthew Apfel. Its corporate mission is to re-invent how popular music is sourced, filtered, produced, and marketed. WeMix builds multiple creative and distribution opportunities for talented new artists, by partnering them directly with superstar musicians and celebrities. The "Serena's Song" contest is the latest example of how WeMix.com helps new artists break through, fast track their careers, and share in the profits.

"We're thrilled to announce another unique creative event," said WeMix founder Matt Apfel. "Eclectic partners like Serena Williams help engage our talented community to create thousands of new songs, and that's always a good thing."

"Pop music knows no boundaries," added WeMix Founder Chris Bridges. "We're hoping to prove that yet again with the "Serena's Song" contest."

Beginning today, March 3, 2009, artists interested in submitting an original Serena Williams theme song to the "Serena's Song" contest can visit WeMix.com. Finalists will be chosen in early May. Complete contest rules and details can be found on www.wemix.com

About WeMix.com

Created by Disturbing Tha Peace Entertainment and MegaMobile TV, WeMix.com is a music-creation community and user-generated record label that enables unsigned singers, rappers, songwriters, musicians and producers to be heard and get discovered. Artists who join the WeMix.com community and upload their creations have the potential to sell their work directly to the consumer. Top-performers can also become eligible to have songs produced by Ludacris, thereby opening up an entirely new way to launch a career outside of the traditional music hierarchy. Please visit www.wemix.com to learn more.

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Economic Crisis and Web Marketing: an Expert's Opinion

Economic Crisis and Web Marketing: an Expert's Opinion

Is your Seo and Web Marketing Agency ready to fight the Economic Crisis?

London, UK (PRWEB) February 28, 2009 -- With the economic crisis, what will happen in the web marketing sector? What repercussions will it have on the web services market in America and Europe?

According to Enrico Madrigrano, one of the biggest experts in web marketing and positioning in Italy, "To understand it you need to get to the root of the problem". In other words try to understand how the famous law of supply and demand will play out in this market.

"From the demand point of view," states Enrico Madrigrano "the companies that want to survive the crisis will inevitably have to cut their promotional costs to survive. This means that the first advertising spending to be cut will be that with a negative return which is perceived, in one way or another, as "risky". In this category are obviously included investments in TV, radio and press advertising, which have always given results that are unpredictable and hard to quantify. The advertising budget will therefore mainly be directed towards direct marketing and to those advertising methods, where the results are predictable and measurable and where the benefits of targeting will be best appreciated. In short "web marketing". But this transition will only happen under one condition: that companies and entrepreneurs become "aware" of all this, or rather that they become totally involved in the front line of their company web marketing strategies and that they perceive and appreciate their potential, right from the word go."

"On the other side of the equation, therefore, web agencies and SEO and Web Marketing consultents, who represent the "supply", will have to take responsibility for educating their clients, focussing directly on what their company is looking for, that is reducing their costs and getting a return on their investments."

However in this scenatio a phenomenen will develop, which web agencies and consultents will have to beware of. "A split will form, dividing the supply of professional web marketing services (which guarantee good results and profits) and the demand for low cost services, from more and more companies on the hunt for discounts and rock bottom prices."

"In this scenario," continues Enrico Madrigrano "web agencies that want to survive, shouldn't fall into the trap. The secret will be to go against the flow. In other words web agencies, instead of going after the biggest slice of the market, which will be looking for web marketing services at lower and lower prices, should do the opposite, that is "hand-pick" existing clients, focusing on those who value quality and results over price. Instead of leaping into the fray and struggling to corner new clients in savage price wars, web agencies should do the opposite, that is defend their own territory, cultivating and nurturing their own clients, focusing on numbers and concrete results.

In this way web agencies will be able to create a shield in the midst of a scenario of ever more ruthless deflation. Successful web agencies will know how to consolidate their experience, strengthening their hold on the niche in which they already operate, instead of looking for new markets, or worse still setting themselves up as a "jack of all trades" to bring home new clients."

According to Enrico Madrigrano this abnormal scenario will develop very rapidly in conjuction with other big social and cultural changes which will involve not just businesses but also (and above all) consumers. All this "acceleration" in the awareness and process of the supply and demand market forces will lead to what he defines as the new Web Marketing 3.0.

These and other subjects linked to change and the future of web marketing will be discussed in person by Enrico Madrigrano during the next international "SEO Web Marketing Experience" course in Rome, Milan and London (for more information: http://www.madri.com/swm-experience/indexen.php )

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Madri WEB Marketing PRESS Releases

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Prudential Lifestyle Realty Launches High Tech, User-Friendly Web Site To Empower Buyers and Sellers

Prudential Lifestyle Realty Launches High Tech, User-Friendly Web Site To Empower Buyers and Sellers

Leading Western North Carolina real estate firm celebrates 2009 by unveiling a new Web site that puts powerful new tools at the fingertips of clients 24-hours a day.

Asheville, NC (PRWEB) February 28, 2009 -- In a challenging marketplace where every advantage is an asset, Prudential Lifestyle Realty is proactively keeping its award-winning Realtors and satisfied customers ahead of the technological curve and the competition.

Highly educated consumers may make some businesses feel more vulnerable or irrelevant, but Prudential Lifestyle Realty recognizes the value of putting real estate resources and cutting edge tools directly into the hands of clients. The Asheville area real estate brokerage recently launched a sleek new Web site that includes free tools such as a high-speed MLS search engine.

"The online database of properties includes listings in all price ranges in and around Asheville, Hendersonville, and Brevard," explains Clay Johnson, Vice President of Marketing for Prudential Lifestyle Realty. "Anyone looking to buy a house, sell property, find a new home across town, or newcomers hoping to relocate to the Asheville area can all conduct specialized, customized searches on the user-friendly site."

The Web site is open to the public 24-hours a day, seven days a week, for users to do real estate research and take online tours of properties at their own convenience. The listings are updated daily and cover both urban and rural locations in several popular WNC counties. Users can even sign up to receive instant custom email alerts each time a home is put up for sale that matches their's desires.

The launch of the new site comes on the heels of another recent company achievement. One of the company's top Realtors was awarded 2008 Realtor of the Year by the Brevard Board of Realtors. Ea Dossey was chosen for this coveted distinction thanks to her tireless work to help improve the Brevard Board of Realtors. Dossey, who is a past President of the Brevard Board of Realtors, is presently the Broker in Charge of the Brevard office for Prudential Lifestyle Realty.

To learn more or to experience a test drive of the company's new site firsthand, or to learn more about Asheville real estate (http://www.prudentiallifestylerealty.com), visit PrudentialLifestyleRealty.com.

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Prudential Lifestyle Realty

http://www.prudentiallifestylerealty.com/

(828) 254-7355

Linda Titus

Net Site Marketing

http://www.netsitemarketing.com

828-684-4445

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New Free People Search Engine Launched

New Free People Search Engine Launched

Peoplex-ray search provides free people finder service that gives billions of access to current addresses and phone numbers. With access to billions of public records, and background check services, Peoplex-ray search assures visitors of fast real time unlimited search results.

Houston, TX (PRWEB) February 28, 2009 -- Peoplex-ray search announces a new free people search engine that provide free people search directories that would include email addresses, names and addresses, phone numbers; as well as free search for persons by social security numbers. Other free person searches include free background checks, criminal record search, and free missing persons search all across the United States and abroad.

"We decide to provide free people search locator service not just to give access to billions of public records but to guarantee real time unlimited search results. Data shows that 30% of all searches on Google or Yahoo are people specific or people-related. In view of this development, peoplex-ray search and partners have decided to ensure people get free access to billions of current addresses and phone numbers," Towolawi said.

Peoplex-ray search provides unique features on the site that makes for fast real time search results these includes: Search by Phone- this feature gives search results that includes: names, addresses and the phone service provider etc. Search by SSN- gives search results not limited to - current address, address history, relatives and associates, death index, property ownership etc. Who is searching for you- gives search results that would help you find missing old friends, family and classmates. Run a Background Check gives search results not limited to criminal record history, but unlimited access to national registry records that includes divorce records, employees' records and lots more.

Peoplex-ray free search engine provides round the clock unlimited people search results online. So why pay to find people when you can get it for free.

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RMS Focuses on Unique Solutions for Managing Scarce Resources

RMS Focuses on Unique Solutions for Managing Scarce Resources

There is little question that organizations are facing an increasingly challenging competitive environment and economy. As a result, they are trying to use their internal resources more and more effectively. In response to this, Resource Management Solutions (RMS) (www.Consult-RMS.com) has focused on collaborating with its clients, jointly developing solutions to managing human capital that are well suited to both today and the future.

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) February 28, 2009 -- There is little question that organizations are facing an increasingly challenging competitive environment and economy. As a result, they are trying to use their internal resources more and more effectively. In response to this, Resource Management Solutions (RMS) (www.Consult-RMS.com) has focused on collaborating with its clients, jointly developing solutions to managing human capital that are well suited to both today and the future.

Currently in its ninth year of operation, RMS boldly steps forward, with an eye on both the present and the future. With a CFO/Controller background himself, Rod Sherr, a CPA, President and CEO of RMS, and his team now leverage their historical specialization in time and attendance system implementation by broadening their horizons to provide comprehensive business solutions including such things as, process improvement, resource management, and advisory consulting services.

"The time has come for Business Innovation and Workforce Management Technology to merge. Companies want and need answers now, not 10 days after month-end close". The technology is currently available Sherr says. In fact, companies in industries such as Healthcare and Manufacturing gain the most benefit from the current Workforce Management Technology (www.Consult-RMS.com) (WMT).

These types of companies can lose hundreds of thousands of dollars each year if they don't understand exactly how to control their labor costs. Sherr recalls his 17 plus years in industry trying to focus on labor cost reduction. He says it was very hard to do and very labor intensive. Although Time and Attendance software was developed in the 70's, it was initially used only to capture time and share this data with the Human Resource and Payroll Systems. It has only been in the last few years that Time and Attendance software development companies started focusing on and designing their software to provide timely critical data for management to utilize in their critical decision processes. In fact today's technology allows a company to run real data scenarios helping a company to select the most cost effective teams when additional hours are required in a day or week. This technology allows an organization to tweak the line-up until the most cost effective employees are identified thus reducing overtime. This alone can save an organization a lot of money each week/month/year.

Sherr has focused on the concept of helping their clients understand the power and ability of truly managing their workforce by utilizing today's technology.

For each client, RMS (www.Consult-RMS.com) uniquely constructs process improvement and technology solutions, problem solving, and implementation expertise, to better manage and/or significantly lower labor costs. When coupled with their exceptional project management discipline, RMS delivers a total implementation solution which involves the proper training of management not just the end-users.

RMS also focuses on Software Application Utilization. On an average most companies only utilize their software's capability somewhere between 60% - 65%. This leaves out critical functionality Sherr says. This is why RMS works with their clients to raise this utilization percentage. Sherr invites you to call RMS for a free consultation which will allow you to explore options on how your company can save on labor costs.

Resource Management Solutions (RMS) is a professional services consulting firm specializing in improving the processes that directly affect the productivity and management of Human Capital. By making improvements to the processes in these areas and with the use of today's technology, RMS is able to show their clients how to increase productivity and reduce labor costs thus affecting the company's profitability. These cost reduction procedures RMS implements are sustainable for years to come. RMS has been serving their clients since 2000. A California-based Corporation, RMS (www.Consult-RMS.com) has a solid record of accomplishment. It has gained the reputation of doing whatever it takes to ensure projects are successful. RMS has helped companies with up to 45,000 employees successfully implement ERP and Workforce Management Technology solutions in a timely cost effective manner. Call one of our offices today and see why people call RMS "the missing piece" to their projects. RMS looks forward to serving you soon.

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