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Mindjet Releases MindManager Meeting Jetpack and Makes Meetings More …
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Blue Agility Expands Development Offering
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Raleigh, NC (PRWEB) March 07, 2013
Republic Wireless, home of the Wi-Fi and cellular unlimited smartphone plan for as little as $ 19 a month, announces a new Android app, Republic Wireless Wi-Fi+. With Wi-Fi+, it’s easier than ever for members to check the strength and quality of a particular Wi-Fi connection and automatically log their phones on to more than 12 million public Wi-Fi hotspots around the world as curated by the hugely popular crowd sourced Devicescape solution.
“From day 1, Republic Wireless has strived to simplify the world of wireless and lower the costs of owning a smartphone for all consumers. To be able to provide talking, texting and unlimited data for just $ 19 a month, our model relies on members to use Wi-Fi whenever possible,” said David Morken, co-founder and president of Bandwidth, parent of Republic Wireless. “The Republic Wireless Wi-Fi+ app makes logging into public hotspots quick and easy.”
Morken adds: “This is about simplifying our member’s experience. There are thousands of public networks all over the world and they are all different. Some use captive-portals that require you to login using a web browser. Sometimes you need to establish an account, which may or may not be free, and type in credentials such as a username and password, or your email. Other networks require you to accept some terms and conditions. All of this is a lot of hassle for someone trying to quickly lookup information or check an email on their smartphone. We think the Republic Wireless Wi-Fi+ app raises the member experience to a new level.”
The Wi-Fi+ app provides the Republic Wireless unlimited smartphone three distinct upgrades:
1. Automatic access to over 12 million Wi-Fi hotspots. Using technology from our partner Devicescape, the phone recognizes available networks, how to log into them, where they are located, how popular they are, and how well they work.
2. Connection verification. A Wi-Fi+ onscreen widget shows the strength of your Wi-Fi connection. Like any network, Wi-Fi signal strength is largely dependent on the number of users at a given time and what they are doing the network. This can be issue when using a public hotspot at a popular café or the local McDonald’s and Starbucks. If this is the case, the Republic Wireless unlimited smartphone works just like a regular phone on the nationwide network of Sprint. There is no additional cost when you use the cellular network.
3. Smarter monitoring. Wi-Fi+ provides an on-phone widget to provide feedback about how much Wi-Fi you use versus cellular, and how your use stacks up with the Republic Wireless community.
Republic Wireless rocked the wireless industry in 2011 when it debuted the country’s cheapest smartphone plan at $ 19 per month for talking, texting and unlimited data. Republic Wireless leverages both Wi-Fi and cellular networks to make phone calls, send text message and surf the web.
About Republic Wireless
It’s really simple: Want to save money? Republic Wireless offers the nation’s cheapest smartphone plan. Republic Wireless, a division of Bandwidth, headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, is spearheading a wireless freedom movement to return value and control of the smartphone experience to members by leveraging the power of Wi-Fi and an engaged community of users. Republic Wireless offers unlimited data, text, and voice service for $ 19 per month, with no contract. Our Hybrid Calling uses Wi-Fi in the home, office or anywhere else as the primary network for calls, texts and data. When outside of Wi-Fi coverage, the smartphone works just like a typical cellphone on the national cellular network of Sprint. Visit http://www.republicwireless.com/ for more information. Media resource center here.
Devicescape, McDonald’s, Sprint and Starbucks are trademarks of their respective owners.
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Blue Jays plan second Tournament 12 showcase
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Tucson, Arizona (PRWEB) November 27, 2013
Tucson, Arizona should be on any bioscience or biotechnology company’s short list for relocation or expansion, according to a white paper issued by ITRA Global affiliate Commercial Real Estate Group of Tucson LLC.
The nine-page report, “The Bio Industry in Tucson, Arizona,” points out that several bioscience companies already thrive in the region, including Ventana Medical Systems, Sanofi and SynCardia Systems. It also mentions that Accelerate Diagnostics moved from Denver to Tucson in 2012.
“I was impressed from my first contacts with Pima County, the Tucson mayor’s office, the state of Arizona and the Tucson Regional Economic Opportunities Office,” Accelerate President and CEO, Lawrence Mehren, is quoted as saying in the white paper. “We could tell this was a place that valued our businesses and wanted to help.”
“Proximity to large private enterprises in bioscience is only one of the reasons Tucson is a rising biotechnology star,” says Michael Coretz, principal of Commercial Real Estate Group of Tucson / ITRA Global. “Our city also boasts available venture capital, an encouraging spirit of entrepreneurship and a strong research community, including the University of Arizona’s Bio5 Institute.”
The availability of federal and state government funding and a highly skilled workforce are other reasons Tucson, the hub of Southern Arizona, should get prime consideration by biotechnology and bioscience firms, the report says.
Commercial Real Estate of Tucson is the Tucson Affiliate of ITRA Global and Michael Coretz is a site selection expert with indepth knowledge of biotech companies for local, regional and national clients. Specialized real estate needs for this industry are addressed in the white paper, which is available on the CREG of Tucson website.
ITRA Global is an organization of commercial real estate firms specializing in the representation of tenants and buyers of office, industrial, and retail facilities. It is one of the largest commercial real estate organizations devoted to representing corporate tenants and buyers. With coverage in major markets around the world, ITRA Global consists of seasoned professionals with an average of twenty years’ experience and is differentiated by its focus on advocacy for the corporate tenant and buyer. Clients benefit by having an experienced professional as their trusted advisor — conflict-free representation with total objectivity.
For more information about the white paper, contact Michael Coretz by telephone at +1.520.299.3400 or by email, michael(at)cretucson.com. For more information about ITRA Global, you may contact the Executive Director of the organization, Beth Wade at +1.706.654.3201.
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New York, NY (PRWEB) November 13, 2013
The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is hosting its second annual SINAInnovations event, and bringing together leaders from medicine, engineering, professional baseball, the performing arts, and the military to discuss the power of teamwork.
“SINAInnovations: Leading a New Era of Discovery,” will highlight the spirit of collaboration and explore how “team science” is leading to innovation and breakthroughs in biomedicine.
The conference will take place at Icahn School of Medicine’s Stern Auditorium at 1468 Madison Ave, on Monday, November 18 and Tuesday, November 19, 2013.
SINAInnovations is one of many ways in which Icahn School of Medicine is transforming academia and the fields of medical research, pharmacology, and technology. Mount Sinai has embarked upon an ambitious and unprecedented effort to redefine how collaborative innovation is taught, fostered, and facilitated within an academic institution. This year’s speakers cover a vast range of team-related topics and share strategies they have developed as leaders in areas such as academia, global media, and finance.
Keynote speakers include Nirav R. Shah, MD, Commissioner of Health, New York State, Joe Torre, Executive Vice President of Baseball Operation at Major League Baseball, Michael C. Crow, President of Arizona State University, Rear Admiral Scott P. Moore, Deputy Commander, Naval Special Warfare Command of the United States Navy, Gary S. May, Dean of the College of Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology, and Sara Diamond, President of Ontario College of Art and Design.
Alice Park, Staff Writer at Time Magazine, Stephen H. Friend, President of Sage Bionetworks; Matthew VanBiesen, Executive Director of the New York Philharmonic; and Bhaven N. Sampat, Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management at Columbia University are among the prominent experts who will be featured during panel discussions and breakout sessions.
Distinguished Mount Sinai faculty members Dennis S. Charney, MD, Dean of Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and Kenneth L. Davis, MD, Chief Executive Officer and President of the Mount Sinai Health System, will make presentations, along with leaders and researchers from Duke University Medical Center, Rensselear Polytechnic Institute, Northwestern University, University of Washington, GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis Venture Funds and Cook Ross, Inc.
“As an institution that places an emphasis on advancing research and best practices simultaneously, we consider Mount Sinai the ideal environment for the leaders of scientific progress to meet, collaborate, and ultimately determine the direction of biomedical and technological advancement. This year’s goal is to emphasize the creative and innovative advantages of team-centric culture,” said Dr. Charney, who is also President for Academic Affairs at the Mount Sinai Health System. “We are proud to continue the institution’s longstanding commitment to maximizing the very best of technology and innovation. Bringing renowned experts from academia, industry, venture capital, journalism and consultancy under one roof is our way of enabling further discoveries that will improve treatments for all patients.”
Scott L. Friedman, MD, Dean for Therapeutic Discovery at the Mount Sinai Health System added, “The rapid pace of discovery in biomedical science necessitates teamwork to achieve success. This year’s SINAInnovations conference will provide a playbook on team science, generating enthusiasm among attendees about implementing team science and creating the synergies that accelerate innovation.”
SINAInnovations is a forum-like atmosphere for investors and innovators from science, medicine, and industry and includes a networking session for trainees, sponsored by Mount Sinai’s Women in Science and Postdoctoral Fellows Association. SINAInnovations is open to biomedical professionals, Mount Sinai Faculty, trainees, and staff, as well as individuals from other academic medical centers. To learn more, visit http://www.mssm.edu/sinainnovations or email Sinainnovations(at)mssm(dot)edu.
SINAInnovations Agenda
Monday, November 18, 7:30 am to 5:00 pm
7:30 – 8:15 am: Breakfast/Registration
8:15 – 8:30 am: Welcoming Comments by Dennis S. Charney, MD
8:30 – 8:45 am: Special Opening Comments: Introduction, Dennis S. Charney, MD; Speaker: Nirav R. Shah, MD, MPH, Commissioner of Health, New York State
8:45 – 9:15 am: Keynote Address by Joe Torre, Executive Vice President, Baseball Operations, Major League Baseball
9:20 – 10:30 am: Panel Discussion: “The Psychology of Great Groups,” with Paul Holdengraber, Director of Public Programs at the New York Public Library; Michael Bierut, Partner, Pentagram; Gordon Edelstein, Artistic Director, Long Wharf Theatre; Jon Gertner, Author of ‘The Idea Factory’; Rosalyn Taylor O’Neale, Principal Consultant, Cook Ross, Inc.; Matthew VanBesien, Executive Director, New York Philharmonic.
10:30 – 11:00 am: Break
11:00 – 11:30 am: Keynote Address by Michael C. Crow, President Arizona State University
11:35 am – 12:30 pm: Panel Discussion “Team Science Success Stories,” with Alice Park, Staff Writer at Time Magazine, Stephen H. Friend, President, Co-founder and Director, Sage Bionetworks; Michael Goldblatt, President and CEO, Functional Genetics; W. David Lee, Executive in Residence, Kodiak Venture Partners; Michael Nielsen, Author of “Reinventing Discovery: The New Era of Networked Science”; John Stamatoyannopoulos, Associate Professor, Genome Sciences and Medicine, University of Washington
12:30 – 1:00 pm: Pick Up Lunch at Breakout Room
1:00 – 2:00 pm: Breakout Sessions With Lunch on “Scholarship in Team Science,” with Noshir Contractor, Professor and Director of SONIC Research Group, Northwestern University; Annetine Gelijns, Professor and Chair of Health Evidence and Policy, Mount Sinai Health System; Richard Nelson, Director of the Program on Science, Technology, and Global Development, Columbia University; “Diversity in the Context of Team Science,” Rosalyn Taylor O’Neale, Principal Consultant at Cook Ross, Inc.; “Mount Sinai RPI Technology Development Team,” Gavin McIntyre, Co-founder and Chief Scientist at Evocative Design; Student QED projects; 4D projects; “Divergent Environments for Team Science? Industry vs. Academia,” Steven H. Friend, President of Sage Bionetworks; and Michael Goldblatt, CEO of Functional Genetics
2:30-5:00 pm: Networking Reception for Trainees in the Davis Conference Center, 2nd Floor, Hess CSM, Sponsored by Women in Science and Postdoctoral Fellows Association
Tuesday, November 19, 7:30 am to 12:15 pm
7:30 – 8:15 am: Breakfast/ Registration
8:30 – 9:00 am: Keynote Address by Rear Admiral Scott P. Moore, Deputy Commander, Naval Special Warfare Command, United States Navy, “Teamwork – A Life and Death Necessity”
9:05 – 10:30 am: Panel Discussion: “Team Science in Academic Medical Centers and Pharma with Bhaven. N. Sampat, Associate Professor, Health Policy and Management, Columbia University; Noshir Contractor, Professor and Director of SONIC Research Group, Northwestern University; Jonathan S. Dordick, Vice President for Research and Howard P. Isermann Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Anja König, Managing Director, Novartis Venture Fund; John. J. Lepore, Vice President of the Heart Failure Discovery Performance Unit, GlaxoSmithKline; Peter K. Smith, Division Chief of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center
10:30 – 11:55 am: Break
11:00 – 11:30 am: Keynote Address by Gary S. May, Dean of the College of Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
11:30 am – 12:00 pm: Keynote Address by Sara Diamond, President of Ontario College of Art and Design
12:00 – 12:15 pm: Closing Remarks: “The Power of Team Science,” Kenneth L. Davis
About the Mount Sinai Health System
The Mount Sinai Health System is an integrated health system committed to providing distinguished care, conducting transformative research, and advancing biomedical education. Structured around seven member hospital campuses and a single medical school, the Health System has an extensive ambulatory network and a range of inpatient and outpatient services—from community-based facilities to tertiary and quaternary care.
The System includes approximately 6,600 primary and specialty care physicians, 12-minority-owned free-standing ambulatory surgery centers, over 45 ambulatory practices throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, and Long Island, as well as 31 affiliated community health centers. Physicians are affiliated with the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, which is ranked among the top 20 medical schools both in National Institutes of Health funding and by U.S. News & World Report.
For more information, visit Mount Sinai on the web, Facebook, Twitter or YouTube.
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