http://www.marketwire.com Market Wire - Professional Services: Advertising, PR and Marketing Copyright 2006 Market Wire, Inc. All Rights Reserved. cs@marketwire.com 10 en-us http://www.marketwire.com/IMAGES/marketwire.gif http://www.marketwire.com Mon, 5 Jan 2009 21:00:00 GMT LAS VEGAS, NV (MARKET WIRE) SpadeClub, a subscription-based poker club, will be rewarding four of its most loyal Exclusive members with a $12,000 World Series of Poker** prize package, including a $10,000 World Series main-event seat and $2,000 to use toward travel expenses. Exclusive members who meet VIP status will play in the quarterly VIP $12,000 Reward tournament, beginning on SpadeClub's first anniversary, Feb. 11. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=463316&tsource=3 Travel and Hospitality Professional Services Retail Media and Entertainment Lifestyle and Leisure Mon, 5 Jan 2009 18:49:00 GMT ATLANTA, GA (MARKET WIRE) Ian Marshall, a top-ranked, award-winning Atlanta Broker, is excited to announce that at 12:35 pm on December 28th , his web site registered its 1 millionth unique visitor, a milestone that few other Atlanta real estate sites will ever reach. The 1 millionth visitor to the site was located in Springfield, Massachusetts and entered the ianmarshall.com site via the optional daily house / condo email updates program. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=463660&tsource=3 Computers and Software Professional Services Real Estate and Construction Mon, 5 Jan 2009 17:11:00 GMT MIAMI, FL (MARKET WIRE) Sergio Gonzalez-Arias, M.D., chief of neurological surgery and medical director of Baptist Hospital's Neuroscience Center, will perform a minimally invasive lumbar discectomy on Wednesday, January 28, at 4 p.m. The webcast will be moderated by Dr. Sean Kenniff, former healthcare reporter for WFOR-CBS Channel 4. Viewers can also choose to watch the procedure in Spanish. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=463578&tsource=3 Education and Training Pharmaceuticals and Biotech Medical and Healthcare Professional Services Media and Entertainment Mon, 5 Jan 2009 16:37:00 GMT LONDON (MARKET WIRE) Veridigm, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: VRGD) today announced the Board has initiated final preparations for Mobile Media Unlimited, Inc. to be traded as a public company. Veridigm, Inc. (DE) will be name changed to Mobile Media Unlimited Holdings, Inc. (DE) in due course. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=463613&tsource=3 Financial Services Computers and Software Telecom Professional Services vrgd VRGD Mon, 5 Jan 2009 16:20:00 GMT BERLIN, NH (MARKET WIRE) KDPaine & Partners, a New Hampshire-based research consultancy that provides measurement and accountability for corporations, non-profits and government agencies world wide, recently added new staff to its research and sales and marketing efforts. "Despite the economy, we've seen tremendous growth and change in communications in the last year, and so we've hired new staff to help us adapt to changing market requirements," said Katie Paine, CEO of KDPaine & Partners. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=463614&tsource=3 Professional Services Mon, 5 Jan 2009 16:11:00 GMT SAN FRANCISCO, CA (MARKET WIRE) MACWORLD -- GT SecuriKey, the leader in cross platform data security, announces the launch of the new SecuriKey Pro Boot Camp Bundle, providing data security together with Apple's Boot Camp interface for running both Mac OS X and Windows on the Macbook line of notebook computers. The new SecuriKey Pro Boot Camp Bundle includes SecuriKey software for both Mac OS X and Windows, together with two software licenses and two cross-platform SecuriKey USB security keys. The solution provides quick, straightforward data security for both Windows and Mac OS X partitions, allowing Boot Camp users to http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=463490&tsource=3 Financial Services Government Medical and Healthcare Professional Services Mon, 5 Jan 2009 15:57:00 GMT BOSTON, MA (MARKET WIRE) On Wednesday, January 28, 2009 at 4 PM EST, during a LIVE Webcast, specialists at Children's Hospital Boston will show excerpts from a surgical procedure performed to repair frontal encephalocele (protruding brain tissue through an opening in the skull which also causes elongation of the orbits and forehead) and a life-threatening arachnoid cyst in a young patient who traveled to Children's from Haiti. Diagnosis and surgical treatment of the arachnoid cyst; removal of the encephalocele to expose the opening in the skull; and reconstruction of the elongated forehead bones, orbital areas and http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=463559&tsource=3 Education and Training Medical and Healthcare Professional Services Media and Entertainment Mon, 5 Jan 2009 15:02:00 GMT MURRIETA, CA (MARKET WIRE) ActionView International, Inc. (OTCBB: AVWI) today announced the appointment of Gary Nerison, a business professional with extensive experience in operations, executive management and Board oversight for companies in a number of industries, to the company's Board of Directors. Mr. Nerison's appointment to the Board fills the position left vacant by the resignation of Christopher Stringer. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=463580&tsource=3 Financial Services Professional Services AVWI Mon, 5 Jan 2009 14:00:00 GMT HOUSTON, TX (MARKET WIRE) Schipul - The Web Marketing Company (www.schipul.com), a Houston-based Web marketing and Web design firm, today announced an expansion of its headquarters in Kirkwood Atrium 3 at 11757 Katy Freeway in West Houston. The 15-story Class A office complex is owned by Equastone. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=463521&tsource=3 Computers and Software Professional Services Real Estate and Construction Retail Mon, 5 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT LOS ANGELES, CA (MARKET WIRE) DMG Entertainment (www.DMG-Entertainment.com), a division of DMG (Dynamic Marketing Group), China's leading media and entertainment group, has signed a landmark agreement for Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps to become the brand spokesperson for Mazda in China. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=463530&tsource=3 Automotive Professional Services Sports Mon, 5 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT BEVERLY HILLS, CA (MARKET WIRE) Companies that need funding from venture capitalists, angel investors and other funding resources are realizing that PR firms can help them get noticed by prospective investors. Results of a survey sponsored by BIGfrontier Communications Group show that startup companies who engage in PR campaigns are 30% more successful in getting funding within one to three months than those that don't. StevenPR, a Los Angeles public relations firm that offers venture capital raise services, is helping many companies get the funding they need by developing and executing a high-impact PR campaign that gets http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=463368&tsource=3 Financial Services Computers and Software Professional Services Retail Media and Entertainment Fri, 2 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT NEW YORK, NY (MARKET WIRE) The Midas Awards, the only international competition to recognize excellence in financial services communications on a global scale, announced the winners today for its 2008 competition. One prestigious Grand Midas Trophy was awarded, as well as eight Gold Ingots and twenty-two Silver Ingots. In addition, seventy-nine entries were awarded Finalist Certificates. http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=463375&tsource=3 Financial Services Professional Services Real Estate and Construction