Soleil Film, Inc. announced today that it has signed a four year video on demand deal with CinemaNow, Inc., for its Autograph" TV Series, which gives the company 50% of all revenues earned by CinemaNow, a service that allows people to rent downloadable video content through a pay-per-view model or download-to-own. CEO, Kenneth Eade, commented We are extremely pleased that Autograph" is catching on and we look forward to a wider distribution domestically and to its expansion internationally."

CinemaNow, one of the leading video-on-demand services in the world, was founded in 1999 with investors including Menlo Ventures, Microsoft Corp., Lions Gate Entertainment, Cisco Systems and Blockbuster . The CinemaNow library contains approximately 7,500 feature-length films, shorts, music concerts and television programs from more than 250 licensors, including 20th Century Fox, Fox, subsidiary of News Corp., ABC News, Endemol, MGM, Miramax and its parent, The Walt Disney Company, NBC Universal, Sony, Sundance Channel, Warner Bros subsidiary of Time Warner, Inc. and Lions Gate Entertainment.

Members of ThisIsTheNuts.com have been buzzing about the introduction of two high-stakes online poker rake chases. The inaugural $5,000 rake chase on Fortune Poker doles out $50 each to the first 50 players to reach $100 in MGR. The first 20 players to reach $500 in MGR will take home an additional $125 on top of the $50 payout and 30% rakeback. The chase is on to see who can reach these thresholds the quickest in the newest promotion on ThisIsTheNuts.com. Fortune Poker is part of the Boss Media Network and does not accept players from the United States.

Metro Atlanta, GA RV dealer Three Way Campers has hired TwentySix2 Marketing for search engine marketing and search engine optimization services. The project between Three Way Campers and TwentySix2 Marketing will focus around increasing the visibility of threewaycampers.com among the top search engines: Google, Yahoo, MSN and Ask.

Three Way Campers has been in business since 1952 and is Georgia's oldest RV dealership.

Since 1997, TwentySix2 Marketing has been an established leader in the search engine marketing (SEM) industry. The Atlanta, GA search engine optimization agency has worked with both large and small businesses. The agency specializes in search engine optimization, paid search and professional website design. In addition, TwentySix2 Marketing also provides affiliate marketing, email marketing, blog marketing, and social media networking services.

Stanley Hart, founder of S.G. Hart & Associates, LLC, The Brand Equity Protection Company TM, addressed attendees at Labelexpo Americas on developments in the prevention of counterfeiting and diversion.

Stanley G. Hart, President & CEO, of S.G. Hart & Associates, comments, "The number of label, packaging and technology companies that are offering brand protection solutions continues to grow. However, companies are having limited success because they do not understand the dynamics of the market or how to present their services."

Hendry Internet Marketing (www.profitingindirectsales.com) has announced the launch of a direct sales opportunity package which includes transcripts from the Mr. H. interviews. Mr. H. has been able to profit up to $32,000 per day using the same techniques that are contained in this offer.

This comprehensive program is especially useful for new business people who want to launch a successful Internet business using a direct sales opportunity that has been tested and verified.

According to company literature: "The biggest key to success in any business is to know what the customers want and deliver it to them perfectly. Although some businesses believe that expensive market research is the way to gain customer opinion, we know that there is an easier and much less expensive route. Our direct sales opportunity marketing tool allows businesses to tap into the mindset of their customers, ensuring customer satisfaction.

Blackbaud, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLKB), announced today that it will partner with TechSoup Global, a nonprofit organization devoted to making technology and technology education available and affordable to other nonprofits and libraries all over the world, to distribute BlackbaudNow™ and MatchFinder® to eligible nonprofits and libraries.

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“We are excited to expand our partnership with TechSoup Global, a leading nonprofit that empowers other nonprofits with technology,” said Jay Love, chief executive officer of eTapestry, a Blackbaud company that has been a TechSoup Global partner since 2001. “By donating MatchFinder through TechSoup to nonprofits using BlackbaudNow, we are offering them the tools they need to maximize their donations.”

For the third straight year, The Hoffman Group has ranked #1 in condo sales and #2 in total volume for the entire Coastal Carolina Multiple Listing Service, each year contributing over 33% of the MLS total condominium volume.

Specializing in Myrtle Beach and North Myrtle Beach oceanfront condominium resort properties, The Hoffman Group generated over $360 million in total sales in 2007. The total includes over $100 million just in resale closings that represent multiple oceanfront resorts where previous purchasers (many originally purchasing through The Hoffman Group) listed their unit and accepted offers that closed.

One-Click Office Solutions, LLC (OCOS) of Columbia, MD, announces a suite of Support Services targeted to Small Businesses. The mission of OCOS is to provide outsourced support services to small, start-up and home-based businesses in order to assist them in achieving their goals by helping them focus on their core competencies. We accomplish this by providing exceptional customer care through online and personal interaction and continuously seeking new services to enhance our offerings. OCOS delivers services via traditional and virtual means based on the requirements of the client organization and fees for services have been developed specifically with Small Businesses in mind. OCOS provides professional outsourcing for back office duties such as Bookkeeping, Human Resources, Office Administration and Federal Sales and Marketing. Outsourcing can provide immediate economic benefits by reducing operating costs in the specific [outsourced] task areas. Operating costs are typically less for a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) Provider in addition to relieving the client company of costs associated with employees.

Pacific Partners Management Services, Inc. (PPMSI) was looking for a quality Web-based credentialing solution to provide services for its medical group clients. They selected Medversant to manage credentialing for the almost 2000 primary care and specialist physicians who are managed by PPMSI. According to Matt Haddad, CEO of Medversant, "We are pleased to have been selected by PPMSI, a cutting edge provider of managed care solutions." Sergio Wagner of PPMSI stated "Medversant is an excellent addition to our credentialing process. Medversant offers a system that is fast, efficient and very user friendly. We especially like that it provides our credentialing staff the ability to communicate with the Medversant credentialing services organization thru their system on a provider specific basis." Medversant offers a variety of credentialing solutions to managed care organizations which blend technology and services to achieve client satisfaction.

Reality Adz ™ (www.realityadz.com), a web service for grassroots user generated advertising, is tracking this viral ad about FedEx customer support.

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The Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software announced two sets of awards for papers that creatively use technology in exploring questions of grammar and syntax in biblical studies: one focusing on the Hebrew Bible, the other on the Greek New Testament. The contests are open to all those engaged in the study of those disciplines, and prizes will be awarded in both areas for student and faculty/professional categories. Twelve awards will be given, totalling $8,000 in cash, $8,000 in software, and $1,600 in print publications.

Leona Helmsley's will specified that her dog, Trouble, would receive $12 million for its care after her death. Former Supreme Court Chief Justice Warren Burger jotted a short will that overlooked the matter of estate taxes, costing his heirs thousands of dollars. Richard Nixon left behind specific instructions on how to handle his personal papers. But Bills.com co-founder and co-CEO Brad Stroh notes that while famous people sometimes are equally famous for their unusual wills, everybody needs a will to provide for the handling of their estate.

Biscom Delivery Server (BDS), "The Trusted Solution for Enterprise Secure File Transfer," today announced it has been selected by Everything Channel as a CRN Emerging Tech vendor for its secure file transfer solution. CRN's Emerging Tech list captures companies that are delivering high margins for solution providers with innovative and easy-to-use technology that undercuts industry giants.

Biscom Delivery Server is an enterprise-class file transfer applicationthat protects enterprises from data breaches by enabling users to send files, documents, and messages securely while maintaining a complete transaction and audit trail of the deliveries. As easy-to-use as email, but routes attachments around the mail server, BDS is an ideal email attachment management solution. BDS also frees up the IT department from managing unsecure and cumbersome FTP servers. BDS is a pure Java application capable of running on any J2EE application server.

Today, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and state attorneys general strictly scrutinize MLM network marketing sales to ward off "get-rich-quick" scams and unethical pyramid type practices. That is why MLM network marketing companies must adhere to legitimate pay plan structures that balance out and endure the test of time.

Rod Cook, owner of America's MLM Consultants, says that every MLM company, product and marketer requires different adjustments to make the MLM compensation plan balance out. With more than a million MLM companies in the global marketplace this can be a daunting task. For this reason he engineered, and recently launched, two unique compensation plans to help new and existing companies succeed. The bottom line is that compensation plans have to provide a fair share for the new person starting out as well as for the recruiter and top-end managers.

ReputationManagementFirm.com has recently launched a new company section of their website.

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It doesn't matter whether you are large, small, new or old your online reputation will make or break your business and ReputationManagementFirm.com has realized that there is a demand for this type of service like never before. As more and more angry employees and customers are realizing they can retaliate with the internet, company reputation management has become extremely important. If a company has felt a significant drop in sales and is not sure where it came from just a little bit of bad publicity could be the culprit. Online company reputation is an area that is growing at a rapid pace. One bad link can break a company in two and nobody can afford for something like this to happen. This new section of ReputationManagementFirm.com's website will allow a company to see exactly why it is important to aggressively pursue any bad press or simply to take a proactive approach and build up a solid barrier of good links in the search engines so if something should ever go wrong and angry individual takes a stab at a company's reputation it will be twice as difficult to push through the good press.

Today, Extentech Inc., an innovative developer of Java components and development tools, announced the release of OpenXLS -- an open source version of the company's best-of-breed Java Software Development Kit for Spreadsheets, ExtenXLS.

"I am personally delighted we have the opportunity to give back to the development community by contributing a tool as useful and powerful as OpenXLS. With the release of OpenXLS, Extentech has leveled the playing field for developers who need to embed spreadsheet functionality in their applications," states John McMahon, CEO of Extentech Inc.

"OpenXLS is a robust and risk-free way to integrate spreadsheets into Java programs and web applications. We are excited about fostering a community of developers that we hope will find our APIs to be the best available at any price."

Precise Leads, Inc., a leader in online insurance leads, has launched a new website for insurance consumers. InsuredAtLast.com has been built from the ground up and is steadily increasing market share in the online insurance industry.

“This new release of InsuredAtLast.com is totally different from anything we’ve seen,” says CEO Antonio Franzese. “It sets a new standard for how consumers shop for health insurance, life insurance, and home and auto insurance.

At its core, InsuredAtLast.com is a place for consumers to compare insurance quotes from multiple insurance agents and insurance companies. The idea is that by researching and comparing many quotes, the consumer can make educated decisions regarding insurance, and therefore save the most money. But what sets InsuredAtLast.com apart is ease of use and its stunning look and feel.

PD-LD, Inc., the worldwide leader in Volume Bragg Grating® (VBG®) technology, is pleased to announce the recent hire of Dr. Richard Nosker. He joins PD-LD's team as a Senior Research and Development Engineer and will focus on Raman spectroscopy technology and a variety of new product efforts in sensing and detection.

Among other responsibilities, Dr. Nosker will lead PD-LD's push to develop a Raman-based, hand-held, chemical identification system (RaMoSS™). Such a breakthrough would rely on PD-LD's patented VBG technology platform, while demonstrating continued leadership in the expanding field and the firm's commitment to bring new products to market.

Dan Weiner, Managing Director of Red Bricks Media East, recently presented his thoughts on a wide range of interactive trends at a Magazine Publishers of America event.

In a discussion of Online Audience Development and Partnerships, Weiner provided an overview of emerging trends in the interactive landscape and the opportunities and challenges faced by magazine marketers. Audiences learned best practices for acquiring and retaining customers via paid search, SEO, and other emerging media channels. Weiner's talk showcased advanced strategies and success stories, giving a firsthand look into how leading marketers are driving traffic and subscriptions.

LG Electronics (LG), a global leader and technology innovator in consumer electronics, launched a new creative brand campaign featuring LG's brand identity of "stylish design and smart technology, in products that fit consumer's lives." Through this consolidated campaign, the company aims to deliver synchronized communication messages worldwide to elevate their profile and promote their brand identity.

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The aggressive initiative reflects LG's strategy of focusing more on brand marketing during the global economic downturn as a way of maintaining and even increasing sales momentum. As a part of this direction, LG started a new print ad campaign last month in the UK. This month the company also began running television commercials in a number of markets worldwide, including the UK, France, Australia, Brazil, and Russia.