Austin, TX and Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) February 20, 2012

HIMSS 2012

Motion Booth #4230

From clinical documentation and patient education to computerized physician order entry (CPOE) as well as electronic medication administration record (eMAR) and electronic medical record (EMR) management, tablets provide healthcare providers with real-time access to data as well as the ability to gather, analyze and transmit critical patient information at the point of care.

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As a leading global provider of tablet PCs and supporting mobility solutions, Motion Computing® is bringing its innovative, vertically-focused mobile computing solutions to the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Annual Conference & Exhibition. With tablets in place, healthcare providers are gaining efficiencies, saving time and costs, increasing productivity and enhancing both clinician and patient satisfaction. Additional benefits include:

    Instant capture of patient information as well as access to schedules, CPOEs, eMARs and EMRs at the point of care or throughout the healthcare facility
    Insight into patient history, diagnosis and treatment
    Electronic identification of patients, medications and assets
    Enhanced productivity through consistent, reliable access to information
    Improved accuracy through point-of-care documentation processes
    Shortened turnaround times through improved team collaboration and faster decision making

“The real-time access to information and reduction of paper means a reduction in the potential for errors, which translates to less risk,” said Mike Stinson, vice president of marketing, Motion Computing. “By ensuring that the most up-to-date information stays at clinicians’ fingertips throughout all stages of the care delivery process, healthcare organizations are increasing patient safety and the overall quality of the care they are equipped to provide.”

Motion Tablet PCs: Purpose-built for Demanding Healthcare Environments

The Motion® CL900, F5v, C5v and J3500 Tablet PCs blend performance, durability and integrated features into highly mobile and lightweight designs. Key features include:

    Rugged designs: Drop tested, protected against dust and moisture and easily cleaned and disinfected with Corning® Gorilla® Glass and a solid state drives (SSD) for superior protection in harsh environments.
    Ergonomic designs for mobile productivity: Lightweight with capacitive dual-touch or multi-touch and high-resolution digitizer pen input for the speed and convenience of natural gesture navigation as well as the ability to capture signatures and navigate legacy programs with smaller targets that require the accuracy of high-resolution pen input.
    Powerful performance to support business-critical applications: Intel® processors and a Windows® operating system mean the power, compatibility, security and manageability that healthcare providers require.
    Integrated features to simplify and improve data collection: Digital camera, web camera, RFID reader, barcode scanner (BCS), magnetic strip reader (MSR), mobile broadband and more streamline documentation, tracking and management.

Finding Motion at HIMSS

Motion is exhibiting in booth #4230 and demoing the CL900, F5v, C5v and the J3500 Tablet PCs as well as its industry-first, integrated expansion solution for data acquisition and transaction processing, the CL900 SlateMate™ with Magnetic Stripe Reader (MSR) and Barcode Scanner (BCS). Stop by the booth for product information, case studies, giveaways and more

Additionally, Mike Stinson will present a case study detailing the benefits of mobile computing for the healthcare industry.

Presentation: “Case Study: How Tablets Mobilize Healthcare with Real-time Access to Data at the Point of Care”

Speaker: Mike Stinson, Vice President of Marketing, Motion Computing

Date &Time: Thursday, February 23 at 12:30 p.m. PST

Location: Microsoft’s In-booth Theatre, Microsoft booth #1629

Web Resources

Motion Tablet PCs: http://www.motioncomputing.com/products/index.asp

Healthcare: http://www.motioncomputing.com/solutions/healthcare.asp

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/12982

Twitter: http://twitter.com/MotionComputing

Facebook: http://facebook.com/MotionComputing

About Motion Computing

Motion Computing is a leading global provider of tablet PCs and supporting mobility solutions, combining world-class products with services customized for the unique needs of mobile professionals across vertical markets, such as field service, retail and healthcare. The company’s enhanced line of rugged tablet PCs as well as mobile point of service solutions and accessories are designed to increase mobile productivity while providing portability, security, power and versatility. For more information visit http://www.motioncomputing.com.

Motion Computing and Motion are registered trademarks of Motion Computing, Inc., in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks and copyrights are the property of their respective owners.

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Worldcast, Inc

New York, NY (PRWEB) February 19, 2012

Worldcast, Inc, an entertainment technology company, has developed the innovative On Demand Media Platform ® (OMP) to meet the increasing consumer demand for entertainment across the internet and mobile devices. The platform features three new entertainment products that instantly stream ‘live’ performances from anywhere in the world with a web camera over the internet. The technology performs with real-time low latency, operates in a social networking environment and offers a simple and secure talent booking process.

The Worldcast, Inc On Demand Media Platform ® (OMP) bridges the gap between entertainment providers and consumers. The technology is fast, user-friendly and cost effective.

The initial products offerings available on the platform are DJ On Demand and Entertainers On Demand. These products allow disc jockeys, comedians, singers and other entertainers from around the world to join a database and be booked to perform from any location via real-time digital audio and video transmission over the web. Currently, more than 500 disc jockeys from around the globe subscribe to DJ On Demand.

Event On Demand will be unveiled in March 2012 and provide event producers and concert promoters with the opportunity to deliver productions to a worldwide audience with a pay-per-view option.

Subscribers to the On Demand Media Platform ® (OMP) can share videos, news, articles and pictures in a popular social networking environment through its social management component. Worldcast, Inc is also developing other platform enhancement tools such as a mobile phone application for people on the go and is scheduled for a spring, 2012 launch.

The On Demand Media Platform ® (OMP) is the ideal solution for nightclubs, retail chains, corporate brands, concert promoters, event producers, bars, restaurants and others who want to reduce entertainment costs, increase revenue, enhance audience interaction, attract a worldwide audience and increase customer loyalty through Ad share programs and point systems.

Entertainers who subscribe to the platform will also receive great benefits. The platform creates an opportunity to conduct multiple performances in a shorter time period, increase revenue, expand their customer and fan base exponentially and enhance their overall brand.

Worldcast, Inc will showcase its products at Booth #123 at the 2012 Nightclub & Bar Convention and Trade Show March 12 – 14 in Las Vegas, Nevada. “The goal of the technology is very simple. We wanted to create a user-friendly platform loaded with great features that connects entertainers from around the globe with eager viewers and listeners,” said Peter Lewis, Chief Executive Officer of Worldcast, Inc.

The Worldcast, Inc On Demand Media Platform ® (OMP) differs from its competitors in several distinct ways:

    It is a full-duplex system allowing entertainers to broadcast “live” performances from any location to any location and connect to any source with full communication

    Performances can be broadcast into multiple venues simultaneously and entertainers can communicate and interact with patrons individually or all at the same time

    Platform capabilities are built around social networking services such as Facebook and Twitter to allow direct communication

Lewis adds, “The platform offers a service that is extremely flexible and only limited by the minds and abilities of the entertainer and customer involved in the exchange. I love to see the reaction on the faces of people when the technology is demonstrated and they become aware of the infinite potential it offers. We believe strongly that the On Demand Media Platform ® is the future of live entertainment and social gathering.”

To learn more about Worldcast, Inc please visit http://www.worldcastinc.com.

About Worldcast, Inc:

Founded in 2010, Worldcast, Inc is headquartered in New York City and is an innovator of technology products designed to revolutionize the delivery and consumption of “Live” entertainment. The company is committed to serving a diverse and devoted international community of consumers and online advertisers.

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System components featuring the Evolve 128 EMCCD Camera

Tucson, AZ (PRWEB) February 17, 2012

Photometrics’ high-performance Evolve 128 EMCCD camera was used in the first single camera, multi-parameter cardiac imaging system. Oxford University and University of Michigan researchers employed the system to measure the electrophysiological function of adult human stem cell-derived heart tissue.

The findings were published as part of a review titled, “Optical Imaging of Voltage and Calcium in Cardiac Cells & Tissues,” in today’s issue of Circulation Research. The review describes advances in cardiac optical mapping, as it is referred to in the cardiac research community, for studying cardiovascular function and disease.

Using the Evolve 128 EMCCD camera and off-the-shelf components, the authors demonstrated for the first time the electrophysiological functions of adult human stem cell-derived heart tissue, which included simultaneous voltage and ratiometric calcium imaging on a macroscopic scale. This single camera, multi-parametric method represents a new optical mapping technique for quantitative measurement of cardiac tissue function from cellular monolayers to whole hearts.

“To acquire this type of data, traditional set-ups require the use of multiple cameras to collect emission spectra from each parameter, which is far too costly and technically difficult to replicate,” said Peter Lee, one of the study’s authors. “The single camera multi-parametric system using the Evolve 128 completely eliminates the need to align multiple cameras, which improves reproducibility, minimizes set-up time and drastically reduces equipment costs.”

The Evolve 128’s well-depth and high camera frame rate of ~1000 fps at 64×64 pixel resolution and 10-MHz readout enabled Lee to share frames between different parameters. By multiplexing the camera’s frame-exposures using a multi-band optical filter and powerful LEDs, Lee was able to successfully image three parameters with a single camera. His innovative approach will be integral in determining the underlying mechanisms of cardiac arrhythmias and new cell-based therapies that will emerge from the biomedical field of cardiovascular regenerative medicine.

“Peter’s case is a great example of researchers relying on Photometrics’ technology and support to construct customized, scalable biomedical imaging systems,” said Rachit Mohindra, associate product manager at Photometrics.

A complete case study on how Lee and his colleagues executed this multi-parametric imaging approach is available on the Photometrics website, “Single-Camera, Multi-Parametric Imaging of Human Stem Cell-Derived Heart Tissue.”

About the Evolve EMCCD Cameras

The Evolve 128 delivers the highest frame rates available with extreme sensitivity for demanding low-light applications ranging from In Vivo imaging to Single Molecule Fluorescence. As the leader in quantitative performance, the Evolve 128 provides researchers an enhanced imaging tool with on board camera intelligence. Features such as Quant-View™ combined with superior stability, enables precise and accurate research measurement and reproducible results. The Evolve EMCCD camera line is the first scientific imaging solution that reads out pixel data in electrons, resulting in more accurate and reproducible data. With the most advanced feature set available, the small, yet powerful Evolve is ideally suited for low-light bioimaging applications.

About Photometrics

Founded in 1978, Photometrics is the world’s premier designer and manufacturer of high-performance CCD and EMCCD cameras for life science research. The original architect of the world’s first scientific-grade microscopy EMCCD camera, Photometrics for decades has led the industry with state-of-the-art imaging instrumentation for the scientific community. Tens of thousands of researchers around the globe rely on these cutting-edge imaging systems to meet their most demanding application requirements. Photometrics also offers comprehensive OEM support, including fully characterized, cost efficient imaging systems and components that provide the best solutions for customers’ unique requirements. Photometrics is headquartered in the Tucson, Arizona in the United States. Additional information is available at http://www.photometrics.com.

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San Jose, California (PRWEB) February 15, 2012

Follow us on LinkedIn – The Internet is one of the most vital components of the modern economy, and cherished for its financial attractiveness as a vehicle for e-Commerce. For today’s time-strapped and cost-conscious shoppers, e-commerce offers an irresistibly simple and smart shopping mode with conveniences such as desktop browsing and selection, access to multiple sites, vast range of choices, and hassle-free delivery methods. With an increasing number of consumers using the Internet, the level of participation in E-commerce is also expected to register a whopping growth in the years to come. The basis for e-commerce is the presence of various sites, providing information on several activities, ranging from production and supply, to retailers, brands, and marketing, which increases the level of connectivity, thus boosting the growth of the industries.

Growth in Internet connectivity worldwide is by far the key driver of e-commerce worldwide. Increasing penetration of smartphones and rising interconnectivity of people through social media are emerging as new business opportunities for e-commerce players around the world. Despite of the existing high growth, higher potential continues to exist for e-commerce market in years ahead, given the lower share of online sales in the overall retail market.

The development of Mobile e-commerce and new innovations in the area of e-commerce are expected to drive growth in the market in the foreseeable future. The year 2010 witnessed a quantum increase in smartphone consumers the world over. The enhanced usage of smartphones is expected to boost reliance of consumers on mobile e-commerce. The increasing usage of smartphones for e-commerce is underlined by the iPhone application launched by LeShop in the first half of year 2010, which accounts for nearly 4% of the company’s business. The usage of smartphones would be supplemented by the availability of widespread broadband access in most households, particularly in the US and Western Europe.

Internet security is a hot issue in the E-Commerce market. Security issues represent an area of concern, ever since E-Commerce was introduced. Internet usage and phishing attacks seem to grow in tandem and in part the availability of data on such concerns is due to the improved supervision. Concerns over spoofing, phishing, and identity thefts have depleted the consumer confidence with regard to the usage of e-commerce services. Software, hardware, and other peripherals connected to the network are all expected to be vulnerable to security issues once plugged into the network. Resultantly, credit/debit card companies, such as Visa International and MasterCard International, are incorporating new features to ensure Web security. In an attempt to regain consumer confidence over e-commerce security issues, combined effort from the industry and government would help tackle the issue in a comprehensive manner. Several organizations are restructuring and reconsidering policies so as to increase consumer trust regarding internet economy.

The research report titled “E-Commerce: A Global Outlook” announced by Global Industry Analysts, Inc., provides a collection of statistical anecdotes, market briefs, and concise summaries of research findings. The report briefly discusses the trends in the e-commerce market, focusing specially on the dynamics of the B2C e-commerce market, along with the Internet usage pattern and online purchases by product segment. The report also recapitulates recent noteworthy mergers, acquisitions, and other strategic developments. Regional markets briefly abstracted include the United States, Canada, Europe, France, Germany, Italy, the UK, Spain, Rest of Europe, Asia-Pacific, Japan, China, South Korea, India, Latin America, and Rest of World. Market discussions in the report are punctuated with fact-rich market data tables. Also included is an indexed, easy-to-refer, fact-finder directory listing the addresses, and contact details of companies worldwide.

For more details about this comprehensive industry report, please visit –

http://www.strategyr.com/E_Commerce_Industry_Market_Report.asp

About Global Industry Analysts, Inc.

Global Industry Analysts, Inc., (GIA) is a leading publisher of off-the-shelf market research. Founded in 1987, the company currently employs over 800 people worldwide. Annually, GIA publishes more than 1300 full-scale research reports and analyzes 40,000+ market and technology trends while monitoring more than 126,000 Companies worldwide. Serving over 9500 clients in 27 countries, GIA is recognized today, as one of the world’s largest and reputed market research firms.

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San Jose, California (PRWEB) February 13, 2012

Follow us on LinkedIn – Electronic components have played a significant role in the evolution of several path-breaking technologies that have changed the face of the world that we live in today. The role of electronic components in this technology driven world is becoming highly evident, thanks to their extensive use in a wide range of electronic applications right from traditional computers, televisions, audio players, and telephones to more advanced electronic gadgets such as mobile phones, smartphones, PDAs, DVD players, portable media players, video games, home-theater systems, microwaves, and printers. While growth in the market is being spurred by newer technological developments such as digitization of consumer entertainment, challenges are being created by performance critical product trends in the downstream electronic devices market. The future of the electronic components market depends on the pace with which the world adopts new generation electronic equipment.

The electronic components market suffered a major setback during the 2008-2009 period as a result of the economic recession, which mauled down consumer/business confidence and per capita spending on electronics. Consumer and industrial electronics, IT hardware, communications equipment and automotive electronics, all suffered significant disruptions in business activities sending knock on effects into the global electronic components market. However, the market staged a smart recovery in the year 2010 in sync with the recovery staged by the end-use industries. Demand for consumer electronics, such as LCDs, LEDs, and cooling systems started to gain momentum in the consumer electronics space while enterprise IT infrastructure spending also staged a comeback in the corporate sector.

Future growth in the electronic components market will be driven by growing popularity of digital infotainment, rise in penetration of electronic devices among households, fast evolving telecom infrastructure, and growing adoption of laptops/smartphones among enterprises as a key employee mobility tools. Growing percentage of electronic content per car also brings the automotive industry into the spotlight as a key revenue spinning sector of the future.

The research report titled “Electronic Components: A Global Outlook” announced by Global Industry Analysts, Inc., provides a collection of statistical anecdotes, market briefs, and concise summaries of research findings. The report offers a rudimentary overview of the industry, highlights latest trends and demand drivers, in addition to providing statistical insights. Regional markets briefly abstracted and covered include US, Germany, Asia, (Japan, China, India, Korea and Taiwan). The report offers a compilation of recent mergers, acquisitions, and strategic corporate developments. Also included is an indexed, easy-to-refer, fact-finder directory listing the addresses, and contact details of companies worldwide.

For more details about this comprehensive industry report, please visit –

http://www.strategyr.com/Electronic_Components_Industry_Market_Report.asp

About Global Industry Analysts, Inc.

Global Industry Analysts, Inc., (GIA) is a leading publisher of off-the-shelf market research. Founded in 1987, the company currently employs over 800 people worldwide. Annually, GIA publishes more than 1300 full-scale research reports and analyzes 40,000+ market and technology trends while monitoring more than 126,000 Companies worldwide. Serving over 9500 clients in 27 countries, GIA is recognized today, as one of the world’s largest and reputed market research firms.

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Orlando, FL (PRWEB) February 09, 2012

Jill-e Designs®, the leading maker of sophisticated career bags, laptop bags and carry bags for today’s technology-rich lifestyle, has released their Spring 2012 Trend Report. With spring right around the corner, the report outlines some stylish ways for tech-savvy women to warm up their style in the upcoming season with Jill-e Designs’ new E-GO Leather Collection.

Clean Classics: Simple, classic looks are in season and the new, stylish Leather E-GO Collection career bags will be available just in time to make wardrobe updates.

Rockin’ Leather: With its classic, yet cutting edge connotations, leather is the perfect style for the modern woman. The E-GO Leather Collection offers go-to, staple pieces to complement all lifestyles.

Head Into the White: With warm weather ahead, looks accentuated with a shade of white keep styles cool. Be sleek and stand out with the Jill-e Metro Tablet Bag or luxe and rich in style with the Leather E-GO Tablet Messenger in Vanilla.

Survival of the Fittest: Make a fierce fashion statement with a carry bag accessory that is decadent and daring. The Chocolate Croc Laptop Tote takes looks from subtle to stunning.

“Jill-e Designs style mavens understand women need a stylish option that can bring their favorite Apple and tech products safely and stylishly from one season to the next,” said Gail Backal, Jill-e Designs President. “We are thrilled to offer the innovation and dependability that our E-GO Collection is known for, with the added versatility and timelessness of high quality leather.”

Keeping up with the hottest spring trends, Jill-e’s new E-GO Leather Collection of chic career bags will be available just in time to celebrate the new season. On sale February 20, the new line of leather bags for the E-GO Collection safeguards Apple and other popular tech products, while offering a polished, versatile look for women on-the-go. From stylish laptop bags to wristlets, Jill-e Designs® offers a carry bag designed to hold her favorite lifestyle essentials, no matter what her needs and personality may be.

To view the full Spring Trend Report by Jill-e Designs, visit: http://www.jill-e.com/blog/20120209-spring-trend-report-keep-your-look-classic-with-jill-e’s-new-e-go-leather-collection.

About Jill-e® Designs

Founded in 2006, Jill-e Designs fashions sophisticated carry bags for those living today’s tech-savvy, on-the-go lifestyle. Fusing fashion and function, Jill-e offers everyone, from the tech-toting career woman to the photo-snapping fashionista, bags with style, flair and built-in protection for fragile electronic devices that have become essential to their daily lives. For more information on Jill-e Designs’ stylish alternatives to typical camera and e-gear bags for both men and women, visit http://www.jill-e.com.

Connect with Jill-e Designs on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/Jill.e.Designs and on Twitter at https://twitter.com/#!/JilleDesigns.

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Closed Hi Tech Shelving

Los Angeles,CA (PRWEB) February 08, 2012

Metal Shelving is a very popular item at A Plus Warehouse. West coast customers can now enjoy the benefit of local delivery when ordering metal shelving from A Plus Warehouse. Why is ordering local a good idea when dealing with metal shelving? Simply because metal shelving has a fairly low value density, An item with a high value density would be something like a 4G cell phone. A top rank 4g cell phone weighs about 4 ounces and cost about $ 400. Put another way, a 4G cell phone has a value density of $ 1,600 per pound – give or take. Now a metal shelving unit that weighs 120 pounds and costs $ 240 has a value density of $ 2 per pound. The 4G is 800 times more valuable per pound. Since freight is calculated by the pound and by the mile, lower value density items need to be positioned closer to their intended market. The A Plus Warehouse term for value density is the Hamburger Factor. Part of the value proposition A Plus Warehouse brings to the market is an aggressive placement of products within local markets when the hamburger factor is in play.

Basic logistics aside, A Plus Warehouse is pleased to provide value to customers and speed delivery of metal shelving in the west coast. They are also stocking storage cabinets in Los Angeles as well. According to Jim O’Sullivan, product manager, “Our California customers deserve a local Metal Shelving supplier. We are now able to fill that requirement”. Jim has been working diligently with management making his “Hamburger Factor” argument with management in hopes of securing local inventory for A Plus Warehouse California customers. Now Jim’s goal has been met, and A Plus Warehouse is ready to run! In celebration of the new metal shelving offering , all California customers that mention Metal Shelving Madness – will get a five percent discount on any Hallowell Metal Shelving order placed before May 1,2012.

When considering a metal shelving order, Mr. O’Sullivan suggests considering starters and adders. An adder unit shares uprights with other metal shelving. By ordering adders , customers save money – since fewer posts are delivered. Additionally, adders that have beaded posts allow for more open shelf space. A Plus Warehouse has the metal shelving customers need from medium duty to extra heavy duty. The shelving is offered in open and closed style as well. Closed style metal shelving could be considered something like storage cabinets without doors.

About A Plus Warehouse:

A Plus Warehouse is a nationwide distributor for Metal Shelving, Storage Cabinets and a wide variety of storage equipment. Feel free to call A Plus Warehouse at 800-209-8798

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AP Stastics from Shmoop

Mountain View, CA (PRWEB) February 06, 2012

Statisticians are responsible for tracking professional baseball players’ on-base percentages, analyzing the nets and grosses from feature films, and measuring the marketability of video games from region to region. Those are all pretty cool jobs, so maybe not all mathematicians are quite as geeky as one might suspect.

…Nah, nice try. Shmoopers are pretty much all nerds. But at least the company revels in its nerdiness.

To help bring out the nerd in students, Shmoop, a publisher of digital curriculum and test prep, introduces a brand new AP Statistics guide, which is guaranteed to fill students’ brain to the brim with all sorts of statistical data and know-how.

Shmoop can teach students:

    Why statistics are like bikinis. Yes, statisticians are generally concerned with bigger numbers, but they might be interested in a two-piece or two.
    How a limitless supply of Skittles can help students taste the rainbow—er, spot patterns. Like why a student’s eyeballs keep twitching on the mornings that student eats a healthy breakfast of Skittles and Pepsi.
    Why students can’t conduct experiments on their siblings without knowing the appropriate confidence interval. On the other hand, a student can be 100% confident that they’ll be grounded for at least a week if they do turn them into guinea pigs.
    How Facebook knows about a student’s (or teacher’s) burning love for Bruce Springsteen. Not that the body paint and foam finger gave anything away, of course.
    What statistical bias, mushrooms and chaperones have in common. Aside from the fact that nobody wants any of them on pizza.
Let Shmoop’s AP Stats guide turn all students into complete dataheads. Check it out, stat.

About Shmoop

Shmoop is a digital curriculum and test prep company that makes fun, rigorous learning and teaching materials. Shmoop content is written by master teachers and Ph.D. students from Stanford, Harvard, UC Berkeley, and other top universities. Shmoop Learning Guides, Test Prep, SAT, and Teacher Editions balance a teen-friendly, approachable style with academically rigorous materials to help students understand how subjects relate to their daily lives. Shmoop offers more than 7,000 titles across the Web, iPhone, Android devices, iPad, Kindle, Nook, and Sony Reader. The company has been honored twice by the Webby Awards, was named “Best in Tech” for 2010 and 2011 by Scholastic Administrator, and was honored by District Administration. Launched in 2008, Shmoop is headquartered in a labradoodle-patrolled office in Mountain View, Calif.

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Betheda, MD (PRWEB) February 02, 2012

Washington DC was named one of the top global cities for foreign investment according to a recent survey released by the Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate (AFIRE). The 20th Annual Foreign Investment Survey ranked Washington DC number three behind New York and London.”Washington DC real estate continues to be a stable environment for home prices,” says Steve Israel, President of DC based Buyer’s Edge,

“Foreign investors find Washington Metropolitan real estate inviting as the region has one of the highest levels of education and income per capita in the US, and many are within easy commuting distance of the city,” explained Steve Israel, President of Buyer’s Edge, an Exclusive Buyer Brokerage firm serving the Metropolitan Washington area. “With the Federal Government and all its contractors located in the area, the workforce is constant, and job growth is projected to be substantial over the next 20 years.”

For foreign investors, the cosmopolitan nature of the area is particularly inviting said Israel. “Representatives from different countries and working in different fields live in the area, providing a solid group of renters for housing and commercial spaces. In Bethesda, Maryland, for example, doctors and researchers from around the world who come to work at the National Institutes of Health (many on a long-term basis) end up renting in the area, providing a seemingly endless supply of great renters.”

While the DC area, like the rest of the U.S., experienced an explosion of property values beginning in 2002, it also experienced a slight downturn in 2008 (15% inside the Beltway) but has steadily rebounded at a calm moderate pace of 1.5 to 2.5%. “These numbers far outperform nearly every other market in the country, largely due to the steady job market in the region,” added Israel.

In contrast to top-ranked New York City, whose market is exclusively very expensive high-rise apartments and townhomes, the Washington DC, Maryland and Northern Virginia area offer a wide array of housing types and investment levels. “In DC,” explained Israel, “An investor can find inexpensive or very high-end condo options in downtown locations, semi-detached or attached row houses, retail and office options of all kinds and even fabulous single family detached homes across a wide price range.”

Commenting on current activity in the Washington DC real estate market, Israel said investors have been “very active” in areas close to Metro stops that were a “bit beaten up” by the downturn in 2008. “Many investors have been buying and holding onto single-family houses,” he explained. “Others have concentrated on buying DC condos in the core areas of the city.”

Israel recommends that anyone considering buying a home retain an Exclusive Buyer Broker who will only represent the buyer, not the seller of the property. “It’s important to look for someone who is serious about evaluating properties correctly and will consistently provide the in-depth research required to develop an accurate picture of the costs and potential returns for each property. Exclusive Buyer Brokers do not list homes for sale, so there is no conflict of interest,” he explained. “All our efforts are directed to finding the best houses, at the lowest price, on the best terms for the buyer.”

For more information, contact Steve Israel, Buyer’s Edge, 4919 Hampden Lane, Bethesda, MD 20814. Phone: 800-207-6810, Fax: 301-657-4494, e-mail: broker(at)buyersagent(dot)com or visit http://www.buyersagent.com.

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Calgary, Alberta (PRWEB) February 02, 2012

Winter may be too cold for Calgary landscaping work, but Cat Trax Services gets its clients started with an original landscape design that provides them many warm winter nights of planning for spring. Landscaping Calgary yards and outdoor spaces for many years, Cat Trax Services has announced that this winter it will begin landscape design starting January through April for clients looking forward to a long summer of outdoor enjoyment.

When spring comes and the Calgary landscape begins to green, Cat Trax clients are ready to go. Before the first crocus appears the Cat Trax team can be laying paving stones, building retaining walls and creating an outdoor living space to be enjoyed all summer long.

Cat Trax Calgary landscaping specialists are waiting to measure and plan clients’ landscapes in the winter cold and design, with them, a full arrangement of flower beds, shrubbery, and grasses that will come to life among the Calgary paving stone walkways and retaining walls as soon as the sun warms the ground.

By contacting Cat Trax Services now at 403-462-7974 or visiting them on the web at http://www.cattraxservices.com, Calgary landscaping clients can be ready for a cozy winter of planning and a spring and summer of outdoor enjoyment.

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