) April 29, 2009 -- President Obama's nominee for U.S. Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Virginia's Secretary of Technology, Aneesh Chopra, will moderate a Chief Technology Officers roundtable during the Intelligent Transportation Society of America's 2009 Annual Meeting & Exposition on Monday, June 1, 2009. The CTO Roundtable session will be held from 3:30 p.m.- 5 p.m. at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland.

) September 16, 2008 -- The deadline for entering ITS America's 2008 Student Essay Competition, sponsored by Southwest Research Institute®, is September 30. ITS America's Student Essay Competition is designed to encourage student interest and future participation in the development of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS). Three winners will be honored at the 15th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems in New York City, November 16-20, 2008.

) September 17, 2008 -- AARP is a bronze-level sponsor of the 15th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems.

"By 2025, people age 60+ will make up a quarter of the American population," says Elinor Ginzler, AARP senior vice president for livable communities. "AARP is delighted to be sponsoring the ITS World Congress because technology will be key to enabling the generation raised in carpools to continue to go where they want, when they want and in safety. "

) June 2, 2009 -- Kapsch TrafficCom, international supplier of innovative road traffic telematics solutions, was honored by ITS America in the Category "Best Innovative Practice" for their "5.9 GHz Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC) Smart road technologies for traveler safety and mobility".

) April 22, 2009 -- The Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) has announced a recent partnership with MultiView Inc., a leading publisher of Online Supplier Directories (OLSD) for national associations, to launch the "ITS Industry Source." The Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Industry Source will help ITS America provide their members and other industry professionals, with a unique online search tool that will give them quick access to an extensive directory of industry-specific products and services. The directory is accessible at http://itsaindustrysource.com.

) October 23, 2008 -- Kapsch TrafficCom U.S. Corp. (www.kapsch.net), announced today its 5.9 GHz Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC) Multiband Configurable Networking Unit (MCNU) roadside equipment (RSE) and 5.9 GHz DSRC WAVE tolling point, including video-based vehicle detection, Vehicle Infrastructure Integration (VII) installations in New York.

) November 17, 2008 -- Kapsch TrafficCom Inc., international supplier of innovative road traffic telematics solutions, today launched its updated Multiband Configurable Networking Unit (MNCU) R1551, a wireless communications solution for transportation infrastructure at the 15th Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) World Congress. The MCNU R1551 supports Vehicle Infrastructure Integration (VII) and industry common protocols for all vehicle communication utilizing the 5.9 GHz Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC) band.

) December 16, 2008 -- M5 Networks and US Limousine announced transportation service to meet needs of celebrating New Yorkers this holiday season. This service will be offered on a first come first serve basis to passengers unable to drive due to intoxication and in need of alternate transportation.

M5 Networks

U.S. Limousine is one of the largest limousine services in America and the largest on Long Island. Last year they provided over 100,000 rides and maintained a customer satisfaction rate of 99.99%. Trained dispatchers always answer the phone and are able to handle your call with M5 Networks' hosted VoIP phone solution.

) December 7, 2008 -- In Motion Technology, the leader in mobile networking technologies that efficiently connect and manage equipment, information and people in the field, today announced it has been awarded patent number 7,382,771 by the United States Patent Office. This patent provides important intellectual property protections for the company's award-winning vehicle area networking solution as it gains momentum worldwide.

) October 3, 2009 -- Jack Summerville has been named Vice President, Carrier Services, for AmeriQuest Transportation Services, a leading provider of comprehensive fleet management services in North America. He will report to Jim Guice, Senior Vice President.

As Vice President, Carrier Services, Summerville is responsible for developing long-term partnerships with the for-hire carrier community in the U.S. and Canada, enabling carriers to remain competitive by taking advantage of the savings, expertise, and opportunities that AmeriQuest delivers on a menu-driven basis. Prior to taking his new position, Summerville served as Vice President, Financial Services, for AmeriQuest.

) February 6, 2009 -- The Magazine Group, the leading quality custom media company, and its clients earned 56 awards for custom magazines, digital media and online video in 2008. Additionally, The Magazine Group is a finalist in the 55th Annual Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Awards competition for State Tech, a bi-monthly magazine for IT professionals in state and local governments.

) November 14, 2008 -- Intelligent Software Solutions today announced that it ranked number 277 on Deloitte's 2008 Technology Fast 500, a ranking of the 500 fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications and life sciences companies in North America. Rankings are based on percentage of fiscal year revenue growth over five years, from 2003-2007. Intelligent Software Solutions grew 619 percent during this period.

Intelligent Software Solutions

) July 30, 2009 -- The American Filtration & Separations Society is hosting its 4th Bi-Annual Emissions Solutions in Transportation Conference in Ann Arbor, MI, October 6-8, 2009. The only Transportation Conference in North America with its focus on filtration technology in emission control.

Highlighting the Conference are a number of well-known industry supplier, regulatory, advisory and OEM plenary, luncheon and banquet speakers.

) September 22, 2008 -- The Missouri Department of Transportation's innovative highway design concept called Practical Design is quickly becoming a national model because of the cost savings it creates. Several states have taken notice of how Missouri's no-frills plan is meeting the state's transportation needs while cutting costs by more than a half-billion dollars over the last three years.

) November 17, 2008 -- The Society for New Communications Research, a global nonprofit think tank focused on the latest developments in new media and communications, announced the winners of the 2008 SNCR Excellence in New Communications Awards at the 3rd Annual SNCR Research Symposium & Awards Gala held at the Hotel Marlowe in Cambridge, Mass. on Friday, November 14.

) October 23, 2008 -- The Society for New Communications Research, a global nonprofit think tank focused on the latest developments in new media and communications, today announced the Society's Fellows' choices for the Visionaries of the Year, Innovators of the Year and Brand of the Year as part of the Society's annual Excellence in New Communications Awards program.

The Fellows have chosen:

) October 6, 2008 -- EMS- Intelligent Chaos is honored to be selected as Oracle's 2008 recipient of "The SOA Integration Solution" award presented at the Oracle North America Excellence Award ceremony at Oracle OpenWorld last night. The Oracle Excellence Awards recognizes organizations for innovative deployments of Oracle Fusion Middleware.

) November 21, 2008 -- The State Bar of Texas, http://www.texasbar.com, is pleased to announce that it is the winner of the 2008 Excellence in New Communications Award in the External Communications and Communities Category, Government Division. The award winners were announced at the Society's awards gala at the Hotel Marlowe in Cambridge, Mass. on Friday, November 14th.

) January 21, 2009 -- WebmasterRadio.FM, the premier free, 24/7 Internet business radio network focused on the B2B marketplace, is pleased to announce an interview with the new chair of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), Michael Cherenson, APR, on WebmasterRadio.FM's public relations program, "Cover Story," Wednesday January 21 at 2 p.m. EST.

A 16-year industry veteran and the author of three studies on the impact of reputation, Cherenson is Accredited in Public Relations (APR) by the Universal Accreditation Board. His expertise extends to all disciplines of public relations, including corporate, marketing, internal and crisis communication, government relations, event management and interactive public relations.

CSC (NYSE: CSC) announced today that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) awarded the company a task order to support the Information Technology Infrastructure Program (ITIP).

) September 21, 2008 -- Philosophy Communication, Inc., a Denver-based public relations and marketing agency, was awarded a 2008 Bronze Anvil Award of Commendation from the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) for superior performance in the design and execution of an individual public relations tactic within a broader public relations campaign. Winners of the award were recognized during the 2008 Silver Anvil Awards Evening held June 5 at the Equitable Tower in New York.

) November 3, 2008 -- TranSecurity, LLC, a local spinoff company of the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI), is developing a novel technology called DriveVision Pro that will monitor commercial drivers to improve performance feedback and provide collision warnings. The system is designed to reduce the likelihood of accidents involving the more than two million large commercial trucks currently traveling on American highways.

) December 30, 2008 -- Kelleher & Associates Matchmaking has been selected for the 2008 Best of Beverly Hills Award in the Dating Services category by the U.S. Local Business Association (USLBA). The mother- daughter matchmakers, featured on NBC's Today Show have been in business for over 23 years and have offices in Beverly Hills, Boston, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Dallas, Arizona, Scottsdale and New York. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/24709408#24255985

) July 1, 2009 -- The greatest annual celebrations in America have never been organized into a thrill seeker's travel guide, or a party hopper's bible.......until now.

After getting the axe from the pharmaceutical industry, Guerriero jumped into his Subaru Outback, drove 12,000 miles, and crossed the country 8 times (using his severance pay to fund the research) in search of the 101 greatest annual celebrations in America. The result--Party Across America (www.partyacrossamericabook.com)! "Nobody had ever tackled a project like this. And it took losing my job before I finally had the guts to do it. The idea was sitting inside my head for years," he says.

) October 2, 2009 -- The American Society for Training & Development (ASTD) announces that 39 organizations from Canada, Hong Kong, India, Singapore, and the United States are winners in the 2009 ASTD BEST Awards competition. Sun Microsystems, of Santa Clara, California, holds the first place ranking.

) May 7, 2009 -- Neighborhood America announces today that it has won its second consecutive CODiE Award for 'Best Social Networking Solution' for enterprises. The company accepted the prestigious award Tuesday evening in San Francisco at the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) Summit, emerging from the competition as the recognized leader in the enterprise social computing industry.

Aviation and weather experts from Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) will share their innovative technology solutions for the security and safety challenges encountered while creating the Next Generation Air Transportation System.

) June 5, 2009 -- SCPD announces a conference on "Revitalizing Innovation in America" at Michigan State University's Management Education Center in Troy June 10-11, 2009. The conference focuses on how US industry can regain its competitive edge. Lack of employee engagement with their companies has been identified as a principle factor driving the decline and death of American manufacturers as indicted by numerous research studies. Innovative winners in global competition are those who involve their employees as collaborators in developing and delivering new products and services instead of those who stifle creativity by tall hierarchies, centralized decisions, and bureaucratic rules.

) June 17, 2009 -- CNN has dubbed Michael Guerriero "the nation's leading authority on good times." How did this former buttoned-up corporate stiff transform himself into the USA's foremost celebratory expert? After getting the axe from the pharmaceutical industry, Guerriero jumped into his Subaru Outback, drove 12,000 miles, and crossed the country 8 times while attending the 101 greatest annual celebrations in America. The result--Party Across America! "Nobody had ever tackled a project like this. And it took loosing my job before I finally had the guts to do it. The idea was sitting inside my head for years," he says.

Lunarline, Inc. joins the SAIC team to assist the Department of Transportation.

Mob4Hire the crowd-sourced mobile application testing company announced today its status as a finalist of the "Red Herring 100 North America" award.

) February 24, 2009 -- Gain a new understanding of the role of Black media in lives of African Americans by listening in on the Public Relations Society of America's (PRSA) series of free podcasts, "PRSA Diversity Today." Produced in partnership with WebmasterRadio.FM, the podcast is a monthly series that reinforces the importance of diversity in today's business and society.

New PRSA Diversity Today Host Dr. Rochelle Ford

) April 14, 2009 -- Hettich America's innovative Lite-Inside wardrobe rails has been honored as one of Building Products Top 100 products. The 2009 Top 100 award is an editorial award recognizing products that generated the most editorial inquiries in 2008. In its 13th year, the Building Products Top 100 award is one of the building industry's most prestigious awards, because the recognition comes from Hettich America's builder and remodeler customers

) October 24, 2008 -- Vocus, Inc., (NASDAQ: VOCS) a leading provider of on-demand software for public relations management, today announced that the company will be presenting at the 2008 PRSA International Conference at the Marriott Renaissance Center in Detroit, Michigan on Sunday, October 26, 2008 at 2:30 PM ET.

) September 19, 2008 -- Neighborhood America is proud to announce that the company has won a 2008 WebAward for Outstanding Achievement in Website Development. The award, presented by the Web Marketing Association, recognizes Neighborhood America's 'Standard of Excellence' in both the computer software and technology categories.

DG3 North America, Inc. (DG3) has teamed with Software Marketing Associates, Inc. (SMA) and its premier software Pro-Mail® to power DG3's new fulfillment center, which overlooks the Statue of Liberty from its North America headquarters in Jersey City, NJ. (PRWeb Nov 7, 2008)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/11/prweb1577164.htm

Redesigned Website Harnesses Greater Functionality, Conveniently Provides Executive Limousine Service

QSI Corporation and Innovative Software Engineering (ISE), market leaders in mobile hardware and software respectively are teaming up to offer complete, fully customized solutions for the transportation industry. (PRWeb Nov 26, 2008)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/11/prweb1662964.htm

) September 23, 2009 -- Morse Technologies Network Consulting, Inc has been selected for the 2009 Best of Salem Award in the Computer System Services category by the U.S. Commerce Association (USCA).

The USCA "Best of Local Business" Award Program recognizes outstanding local businesses throughout the country. Each year, the USCA identifies companies that they believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and community.

) January 29, 2009 -- Neighborhood America, the only enterprise social software provider to have served the collaboration and public participation needs of government for nearly ten years, is making available a free eBook to help the public sector respond to President Obama's call for transparency and open government.