Author: WireBot
20 Apr Reader’s Legacy to Hold Special Sale on All of J.K. Rowling’s Literary Works, to Bring Attention to Literacy Program
(THE WIRE PRESS) - Reader's Legacy, is dedicated to changing the way people write, read and experience books! Their goal is to disrupt the publishing industry by providing solutions and resources to enhance and further this modern-day virtualization wave. Through this focus they have created ReadersLegacy.com, a social media platform for readers and authors to connect over their mutual love of literature. As of now, Reader's Legacy is one of the most inexpensive online book retailers, and offers free books to those who interact on the site via their exclusive currency known as "LitCoins".
20 Apr CallTower Acquires ConnectSolutions’ Microsoft Skype for Business Assets
South Jordan, UT (THE WIRE PRESS) - CallTower is proud to announce the acquisition of ConnectSolutions’ Skype for Business Assets. CallTower is continuing its aggressive growth strategy with the key acquisition of ConnectSolutions’ Skype for Business assets. The acquisition marks the second transaction for CallTower in 2016. In January of 2016, CallTower merged with SoundConnect to create a global leading technology and innovation driven unified communications company.
20 Apr Attorney Angela J. Reddock-Wright Appointed to Los Angeles County Equity Oversight Panel
Los Angeles, CA (THE WIRE PRESS) - Angela J. Reddock-Wright, a leading expert on workplace issues, and the Founding and Managing Partner of the Los Angeles boutique employment and labor law firm, the Reddock Law Group, has recently been appointed to serve on the County of Los Angeles Equity Oversight Panel (CEOP). The CEOP is an independent oversight body made up of employment law professionals with the authority and responsibility for reviewing Los Angeles County equity investigations and making recommendations to Los Angeles County Department Heads concerning disposition and discipline. This is a big responsibility for the panel, since Los Angeles County has the largest and most multi-faceted county government in the United States.
19 Apr Usage of Medical Stop Loss Captives Growing as Companies Seek to Better Control Costs of Self-Funded Healthcare Insurance Plans
NEW YORK, NY (THE WIRE PRESS) - QBE North America, an operating division of global insurer QBE Insurance Group, today released a new white paper about the increased use of medical stop loss captives by companies that self-fund their employee health insurance plans. Titled "Medical Stop Loss Captives: Issues and Answers," the paper attributes the recent growth to several factors:
19 Apr MediaTek Labs Announces Availability of New LinkIt(TM) Development Platform for RTOS
HSINCHU, Taiwan (THE WIRE PRESS) - MediaTek today announced its MediaTek LinkIt™ Development Platform for RTOS and the platform's first hardware development kit (HDK). This platform is the first from MediaTek delivering a common tool chain and set of APIs for multiple chipsets, offering developers the ability to create a range of IoT devices using one common software development kit, the MediaTek LinkIt SDK v3.
19 Apr IBM Honors 11 New Fellows for Outstanding Work in Cognitive, Cloud, Security and Healthcare
ARMONK, N.Y. (THE WIRE PRESS) - IBM (NYSE: IBM) today named 11 new IBM Fellows, the company's most prestigious technical honor. The new Fellows are being honored for pioneering work in areas including cognitive computing, analytics, cloud, security, mobile and healthcare. As Fellows, these individuals will have the opportunity to dedicate significant time to free-form exploration and innovation in their areas of expertise.
19 Apr Chariotz Launches Its Innovative Online Car Show Judging System
Brea, CA (THE WIRE PRESS) – CHARIOTZ today announced that it successfully launched its innovative online car show judging system at the Benedict Castle Concours in Riverside, California on April 3rd, 2016. The show, run by Teen Challenge of Southern California, had over 250 cars and trucks from all genres of the car hobby, divided into 35 judging classes, and spread across a large area. The show organizers ran the entire judging process through the CHARIOTZ system’s user-friendly website and a simple mobile app.
19 Apr Pamela Sherrod Announces Talent Search for Casting of Upcoming Film
Sarasota, FL (THE WIRE PRESS) – Screenwriter and producer, Pamela Sherrod, announced today that she will be launching two exciting talent competitions to find performers and songwriters for her upcoming musical film based on her book, A Detour to Mexico. Auditions for actors are now also open, as well as a special competition for student interns. Sherrod wrote the screenplay for the film in 2005 with her partner, Altovise Davis, the widow of Rat Pack star, Sammy Davis Jr. That same year, Sherrod also stumbled into the center of one of Hollywood’s most vicious legal battles – the fight over Sammy’s estate. The writer, who remained focused on finishing the screenplay, would eventually chronicle those tumultuous events in her book, Sammy Davis Jr.: The Writer Who Saved His Estate.