PlayerSoft Technologies and Thunder Valley Casino Resort Announce Launch of Mobile Enrollment - Mobile Players Club Sign up System on the Apple iPod Touch

Lincoln, California (PRWEB) September 28, 2011

Mobile Enrollment was launched Sept 10 at Thunder Valley Casino Resort and is currently in use on the casino floor.

The product has an open design interfacing with the Casino Player Tracking system, transforming the players club sign up process from several minutes in front of a computer to just a few seconds anywhere on the casino floor. Mobile enrollment works on an iPod touch or Apple iPhone equipped with a specialized scanner and software to immediately enroll new players into the players club.

We are very pleased to launch this groundbreaking product with such a high profile, experienced operator like Thunder Valley, said Tony de Leon, President of PlayerSoft. The convergence of specialized software and advances in hardware technology finally make mobile sign up possible. Thunder Valley is the perfect operator to take full advantage of this added capability to market to and reward their players.

Small, lightweight and easy to use, Mobile Enrollment helps eliminate lines at the players club counter, improves customer service and improves data accuracy during the sign up process. It also features an offline mode which allows casino staff to take sign up capability to far reaching areas and off site events, adding even greater reach for the Players Club

We are pleased to be working with PlayerSoft and are thrilled to be the first in the Northern California market to add Mobile Enrollment as an amenity to our guests, said Kari Smith, Vice President of Marketing for Thunder Valley. This partnership allows us to reach more players while also providing faster, better guest service as we reward our loyal guests. Mobile Enrollment makes the player acquisition quick, easy, and accurate, allowing us to provide a better overall guest experience.

Additional Information:

Playersoft Software Suite: http://www.playersoft.com/products/mobile-enrollment.html

See PlayerSoft and Mobile Enrollment at G2E in Las Vegas Oct 4-6.

About Playersoft:

Playersoft was launched by a group of established casino operators in August of 2010. Their mission is to help casino operators improve the players gaming experience which will have a positive effect on revenue and profitability. In late 2011 Playersoft will be expanding its product offering to Asia and Europe.

Thunder Valley Casino Resort was opened by the United Auburn Indian Community in June 2003. The newly remodeled and expanded entertainment, dining and hotel resort is Northern Californias first casino offering all the elements of real Las Vegas-style gaming: service, cuisine and entertainment in an outstanding facility

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Located 30 miles east of Sacramento, Thunder Valley Casino Resort offers 500,000 square feet of gaming space including 2,800 slot and video machines, 125 table games and a live poker room with space for 210 players. There are 14 restaurants and bars highlighted by the new High Steaks Steakhouse; Koi Palace; a 500-seat Feast Around The World Buffet and Thunder Caf

Selling Your Products From Facebook Is Now Possible With the Launch of the LunarStore App by LunarMods

Anaheim, CA (PRWEB) August 02, 2011

With the increasing popularity of the social networking giant Facebook, businesses have been looking for ways to capitalize on the marketing efforts invested on this platform. Using LunarStore, businesses can both showcase products and allow their visitors to make purchases using an online shopping cart, without having to navigate away from their Facebook page.

By bringing their store to Facebook, businesses can now offer their customers an in-Facebook shopping experience. With LunarMods sharing features, businesses also have the ability to put the power of social media to work for them without having to buy ads directly from Facebook.

The LunarStore App also makes it easy for anyone to setup an eCommerce store in less than five minutes. LunarMods not only has the most easy to use eCommerce App, but is also distinguished for being flexible, secure and social.

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Store owners can use the App as either a live store or a storefront linking to their eCommerce site. When setting up their LunarStore store, merchants can opt to use the built-in PayPal or Amazon payment processing option (LunarMods charges a small transaction fee), or they can choose to have the product link to their existing site where they can use their own payment processing solution. Having this option gives businesses the freedom to choose how they would like to collect payments and does not force them to pay additional processing fees.

-Secure

LunarMods increases security over most eCommerce tools available to small-businesses. Recently hackers have stolen passwords and credit card numbers from big companies like Citibank and Sony. By using Facebook Connect for login, and PayPal or Amazon for payment processing; there are no copies of passwords or credit card data stored on LunarMods servers. The security teams at Facebook, PayPal, and Amazon are top-notch and you can rest assured that your information is securely protected only on their systems.

-Social

LunarStore has the best link-sharing tools available. It gives sellers access to direct links and Facebook sharing tools for every single product, right in the admin panel. Moreover, shoppers can Like or share individual products with all their Facebook friends. With sharing tools for Sellers and Buyers, LunarStore maximizes social sharing and gives merchants the best chance to make their brands go viral across all social networks.

About LunarMods

LunarMods is building easy-to-use and simple tools to help businesses market on Facebook and social websites. The LunarStore App is the first in the series of modules that will be developed to help businesses promote and flourish using social media marketing.

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Students Launch Canada’s First ‘Textbook Exchange Through Social Networking’ Web Site

Toronto, Ontario (PRWEB) August 22, 2005

A group of enterprising university students has launched ‘BooksForSchool.ca’: Canada’s first free textbook exchange web site, based on a social networking concept, which links students within similar schools and courses. BooksForSchool.ca helps reduce the costs of post-secondary textbooks by creating an online community of buyers and sellers.

Motivated by concern over the high cost of education, rising tuitions, living expenses and onerous textbook fees, student developers were anxious to find creative ways to manage the accumulating student debt load. As a result of the hard work put into the development of BooksForSchool.ca, students now have a convenient system to save money and time with the free online textbook exchange service.

An online textbook exchange service is a web site that facilities the direct exchange of post-secondary textbooks between students. Members may buy, sell or exchange their new and used textbooks without surcharges.

"Textbook fees continue to rise and schools continue to devalue buyback offers on used textbooks," said Lawson Hennick, press coordinator of the BooksForSchool.ca web site. "BooksForSchool.ca allows students to determine the price of textbooks without the added expense of the middleman."

BooksForSchool.ca matches students with others across Canada who have the textbooks they need. Web site tools automatically inform students by email when a required textbook becomes available. BooksForSchool.ca is completely free to buy, sell or trade textbooks so students can retain much more of their initial investment when selling their textbooks online.

"Since BooksForSchool.ca is a national initiative, books which may be outdated in one province may retain full value in another province," explains student web developer Paul Levine. "We are very excited to share this cost saving opportunity to students across the country.”

Founded in 2003, BooksForSchool.ca pioneered the country wide online textbook exchange service in Canada. In 2005, BooksForSchool.ca combined textbook swapping with social networking, enabling students to decrease their expenses and make it easier to buy and sell new and used textbooks.

BooksForSchool.ca is a completely free service for university and college students. The BooksForSchool.ca web site can be accessed by visiting: http://www.booksforschool.ca.

Contact/Interview Requests:

Mike Levine

press@booksforschool.ca

416-414-6810

1054 Centre St. Suite #262

Thornhill Ontario, L4J 8E5

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Be Part of the Boom! New York and Toronto Web Design Experts Launch Flash to HTML5 Conversion Service

Markham, ON (PRWEB) September 28, 2011

ITW Consulting, the leading New York and Toronto web design firm, has announced its commitment to format websites utilizing HTML5 language. With HTML5, mobile browsers can now get richer applications and improved interactivity, animations and experience. The language could fundamentally replace Adobe patented Flash technology and make it irrelevant in this revolutionizing world of Information Technology.

The path to the future has been clearly paved. It is expected that more than 2.1 billion mobile browsers will be utilizing HTML5 by the year 2016. Compared to the 109 million mobile browsers utilizing the program in 2010, this is a significant increase. Leading the market in this direction are Facebook and Google, who have begun to compose their web pages in the HTML5 language.

Website access is automatic with HMTL5. Up until now, internet users have had the option to integrate fluid animations, social network websites and streamed videos with the help of downloaded Flash plug-in tools. HTML5, on the other hand, does not require the plug-ins and will automatically give users the access they need.

ITW Consulting is also pleased to announce that consumers will no longer have to download applications for their mobile devices when utilizing HTML5 and its compatible products. HTML5 will give users the automatic access on iPhones, iPods, iPads and other mobile devices.

Our frustrations are essentially eliminated. We no longer need to fear customers being turned away by failed plug-ins. As the leading New York and Toronto website design firm, ITW Consulting is willing to help translate websites using language computers and mobile browsers can easily recognize.

About ITW Consulting:

Since 2006, ITW Consulting has been a multifaceted operation with offices located in Toronto and New York. They have a built reputation for crafting professional and well-equipped websites for small businesses and multinational corporations using superior and advanced techniques. Furthermore, they invest considerable time and effort into building and maintaining a knowledge base that offers insight to clients. The scale and scope of their knowledge uniquely address problems in an effective way.

Change is constant at ITW Consulting. The company continues to implement newer strategies and utilizes up-to-date technologies to target larger markets. Visit their website at http://www.itwconsulting.com to learn more information.

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Click Consult Launch New Site Redesign and White Papers

(PRWEB) April 20, 2011

Click Consult has re-launched its web presence, redesigning the entire site to offer a more accessible user experience and introducing a brand new search marketing white papers section, with in-depth industry analysis produced in-house by Clicks internet marketing experts.

The new Click Consult website is cleaner, emphasises their fresh, original content in a clearer fashion, and is easier to navigate for users visiting the site. Strong, prominent call-to-action buttons allow users to find the services and information they are looking for quickly, and the site also promotes their new core services, which includes conversion rate optimisation (CRO), social media optimisation (SMO) and unique content creation.

Click Consult has also recently made a new addition to the site in the form of a Search Engine Marketing White Papers section, which are produced in-house with the aim of informing other marketers about industry topics and developments relevant to the online marketing community. Click Consult is planning on regularly updating their new white papers section with their findings, with the information gathered also helping them to better angle their clients campaigns for the future.

Redesigning the company website has been something weve been planning for a while, and were delighted with the end product from both an aesthetic and functionality point of view, commented Matt Bullas, Managing Director of Click Consult. Everything took place in-house, and our web development team has done an excellent job of getting both our new and existing services across to potential clients in an easy-to-understand, well-informed manner. Were also looking forward to publishing more exclusive white papers on-site, and we hope to impart our knowledge and other vital information on to the wider search industry as a result.

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Former Wasatch Team Launches Grandeur Peak Fund Family-- Grandeur Peak Global Opportunities and International Opportunities Funds Launch Today, October 17, 2011

Salt Lake City, UT (PRWEB) October 17, 2011

Grandeur Peak Global Advisors, the firm founded by former Wasatch portfolio managers Robert Gardiner and Blake Walker, announced today the launch of two new mutual funds: the Grandeur Peak Global Opportunities Fund and the Grandeur Peak International Opportunities Fund.

The Grandeur Peak Global Opportunities Fund (GPGOX/GPGIX) will be a portfolio of 100-150 global equities, with a strong bias towards small and micro cap companies. Investments will include companies based in the U.S., developed foreign countries, and emerging/frontier markets. The portfolio has flexibility to adjust its investment mix by market cap, country, and sector in order to invest where the portfolio managers believe the best global opportunities currently exist. See the Prospectus for additional fund detail.

The Grandeur Peak International Opportunities Fund (GPIOX/GPIIX) will be a portfolio comprised of 100-150 small and micro cap growth companies outside of the United States. Said co-portfolio manager, Blake Walker Given the vast number of high quality, growing, and underfollowed small/micro cap companies abroad, we believe this is the single most interesting segment of the global equities landscape for the coming decade. See the Prospectus for additional fund detail.

Robert Gardiner, Grandeur Peak CEO and Portfolio Manager, said In a world where business is increasingly global and country boundaries continue to blur, we believe the best long-term investment opportunities can be uncovered by investors who are fully canvassing the world to find and consider each company within its global context. Mr. Gardiner continued Our vision for global investing includes disciplined screening to find interesting companies in every part of the world, thorough hands-on research to sort the wheat from the chaff, and careful monitoring of valuations in an effort to maximize investment results. We are long-term investors, looking for smaller companies that we believe have great growth potential over the next five years and beyond.

Co-Portfolio Manager and Chief Investment Officer Blake Walker added, Our bias is towards small and micro cap companies because we believe we can find faster growth among these firms, and often at better valuations due to the lack of analyst coverage. The universe of impressive yet underfollowed small and micro cap companies around the world is extensive and growing every day. There are a tremendous number of high quality companies with strong growth potential which are simply too small to catch the eye of Wall Street analysts and larger mutual funds.

The Grandeur Peak Global Opportunities and the International Opportunities funds will each have a management fee of 1.25%. This is the lowest management fee of any fund that Mr. Gardiner or Mr. Walker has managed. The Funds also have an expense cap in place to help control the impact to shareholders of the significant start-up and global expenses. Please read the Prospectus carefully before investing. Note, the Investor Share Class has a minimum investment of just $ 2000, while the Institutional Share Class has a minimum investment of $ 100,000.

Eric Huefner, president and co-founder, described how investors can purchase the new funds: Investors can go to http://www.grandeurpeakglobal.com to open a Grandeur Peak Funds account on-line, or to download an application. Applications can also be requested by calling 1.855.377.PEAK (7325). We are working with Schwab, Fidelity, TD Ameritrade, Pershing, Vanguard, and other third party intermediaries to get selling agreements in place as quickly as possible. We hope our funds will be available on these and other platforms shortly.

About Grandeur Peak Global Advisors

Grandeur Peak Global Advisors is comprised of a highly seasoned and collaborative research team taking a bottom-up approach to investing using disciplined global screening, rigorous company due diligence, and close attention to valuation to find what we believe to be the best investment opportunities around the world. Our bias is towards small and micro cap companies because we believe we can find faster growth among these firms, and often at better valuations due to the lack of analyst coverage. Grandeur Peak Global Advisors, LLC is an employee-owned investment adviser headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah and registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

The objective of both the Grandeur Peak Global Opportunities Fund and the Grandeur Peak International Opportunities Fund is long-term growth of capital. These funds are new and have limited operating history.

Mutual fund investing involves risks and loss of principal is possible. Investing in small and micro cap funds will be more volatile and loss of principal could be greater than investing in large cap or more diversified funds. Investing in foreign securities entails special risks, such as currency fluctuations and political uncertainties, which are described in more detail in the prospectus. Investments in emerging markets are subject to the same risks as other foreign securities and may be subject to greater risks than investments in foreign countries with more established economies and securities markets.

This material must be accompanied or preceded by a prospectus. Please read it carefully before investing.

Grandeur Peak Funds will deduct a 2.00% redemption proceeds fee on Fund shares held 60 days or less. For more complete information including charges, risks and expenses, read the prospectus carefully.

Valuation is the process of determining the current worth of an asset or company.

Wasatch Advisors is not affiliated with Grandeur Peak Global Advisors or with ALPS Distributors, Inc.

Grandeur Peak Funds are distributed by ALPS Distributors, Inc (ADI). Eric Huefner is a registered representative of ADI.

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Verious Partners with Elance to Launch World's Largest Network of Mobile App Contract Developers, Designers and Service Providers

San Carlos, CA (PRWEB) November 08, 2011

Verious, Inc., the one-stop marketplace for mobile app development, and Elance, Inc., the world's leading platform for online employment, today announced that over 25,000 mobile professionals from the Elance network have been added to Verious existing network of mobile app component developers. Now, enterprise decision-makers and small business owners looking to quickly and cost-effectively develop new app featuresor entire new apps from scratchcan browse, review and even post requests to over 25,000 pre-screened, qualified mobile developers and app designers on http://www.Verious.com.

With the continued push to go mobile, enterprises are looking for ways to dramatically accelerate their mobile app development efforts. Additionally, restaurants, retailers, law offices and other main street businesses are looking to participate in the booming mobile app economy, said Anil Pereira, Founder and CEO of Verious. Our partnership with Elance exponentially expands our network of outsourced mobile app developers and broadens our marketplace to include designers and others who can help businesses create the assets they need to enhance existing apps or create entirely new apps for iOS, Android or other mobile devices.

Through their partnership, Verious and Elance have created two new categories in the Verious Marketplace: Find Contract Developers and Find Mobile App Projects.

The first category, Find Contract Developers, enables product managers, brand managers, small business owners and developers to browse a mobile app contractor directory which lists over 25,000 outsourced contract developers and designers skilled in developing iPhone/iPad apps, Android apps, app feature buttons, app icons, splash screens, or even multimedia features. These developer profiles come complete with details of a contractors capabilities, qualifications and ratings from prior projects.

The second category, Find Mobile App Projects, allows contract developers and designers to review postings for newly requested projects, submit their capabilities/credentials/profiles and bid on these projects accordingly.

Find Contract Developers and Find Mobile App Projects are both available now at http://www.Verious.com/Developer.

About Verious

Verious (http://www.Verious.com, @Veriously) is a mobile infrastructure company operating an online marketplace and license management service for mobile app development. The company launched in beta as a Finalist at the TechCrunch Disrupt conference in San Francisco, CA in September, 2011.

"Verious" means "very serious, major, something cool". The company is backed by leading seed and angel investors and its management team includes industry veterans with experience at leading mobile, software and trusted services companies including American Express, Apple, Motorola, Oracle, Samsung, TRUSTe, VeriSign and VMWare. For more information, please visit http://www.Verious.com or follow us on Twitter @Veriously.

About Elance

Elance, the worlds leading platform for online employment, helps businesses hire and manage in the cloud.

For businesses looking to staff-up a team on an hourly or project basis, Elance offers instant access to qualified professionals who work online. Elance provides the tools to hire, view work as it progresses and pay for results. Elance is faster and more cost-effective than job boards, staffing firms and traditional outsourcing.

For skilled professionals who want to work online, Elance offers access to qualified clients, a virtual workplace and guaranteed pay for great work. Contractors have already earned more than $ 450 million on the Elance platform.

The company is privately held and headquartered in Mountain View, California. For more information, visit Elance at http://www.elance.com.

Copyright Verious, Inc., 2011. Media inquiries may be directed to Laura(dot)Nunez(at)Verious(dot)com.

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Startup: New Book Shows Entrepreneurs How to Launch for Less

Cincinnati, OH (PRWEB) February 28, 2011

Edwards has written a modern textbook for entrepreneurship, covering all aspects of starting a business. In concise, plain English, Startup explains the finer points of branding, advertising, venture funding, grants, SBA loans, intellectual property, and business law.

Part manual, part manifesto, the nearly 400-page handbook is packed full of templates, do-it-yourself tools, and proven strategies for launching a startup on a shoestring budget.

I heartily recommend this book, says Bill Payne, founding member of the Angel Capital Association, Tech Coast Angels, and an Entrepreneur In Residence at the Kauffman Foundation. Elizabeth does a great job of explaining to how to start your company for less and why it costs less to start a company today than ever before. She has great tips personal finances and provides a very detailed listing of sources of capital for startups, says Payne.

Chapter 2 outlines a $ 20,000 personal financial makeover to help create financial stability in the first few years.

Startup tackles both strategy and tactics discussing high-level business strategy concepts and illustrating back of the napkin calculations to help entrepreneurs make good decisions. Edwards offers three tests for feasibility (to minimize risk), 14 creative ways to finance a startup, and a formulaic approach to marketing (to grow revenue).

Most startups and even mature businesses are challenged with how to create a profitable business model, conserve cash, and get operational fast. Thats the focus of this book, says Edwards.

The book is intended for all types of entrepreneurs: the technology startup raising venture capital, the freelancer, social entrepreneur, and coffee shop owner.

Most startup books are either not comprehensive or simply outdated given the rapid change we've seen in the startup landscape in recent years. This is more than a guide, it's a startup bible, says Michael Cerda, VP of Technology at MySpace, former Entrepreneur in Residence at Venrock, and author of Cerdafied.

The book is available on Amazon.com, http://www.elizabethedwards.com, on the Kindle, and will debut in major bookstores in the spring.

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