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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Dec. 2, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Sococo has been awarded a 2010 Emerging Technology Award from the San Jose/Silicon Valley Business Journal for Sococo Team Space, a recently released online spatial user interface-based communications service. Sococo was among fourteen other Silicon Valley businesses honored at a ceremony held at the Computer History Museum. "This year's Emerging Tech awards showed once again why Silicon Valley is seen as the center of innovation. All our...
SEATTLE, Dec. 1, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Fans of AVATAR, the highest grossing film of all time, will have a chance to get a first-hand look inside the spectacular world of Pandora through AVATAR: The Exhibition organized by Experience Music Project|Science Fiction Museum (EMP|SFM) and scheduled to open in Seattle on June 4, 2011. Developed in partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products and James Cameron's Lightstorm Entertainment, AVATAR: The Exhibition will feature authentic...
WATERTOWN, Mass., Nov. 29, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- The Exergen Corporation has introduced The Virtual Classroom, a modern technological approach to training nursing and hospital staff on the clinical science and proper use of temporal artery thermometry. The Virtual Classroom is a computerized educational demonstration with avatars substituted for real people depicting familiar scenarios for clinicians. Comprehensive training for new technology can carry a substantial cost for healthcare...
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 17, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Downloadable video highlights from the event available at: www.MNRwire.com/lastairbender. The Last Airbender actor Noah Ringer, who stars as Aang, the lone Avatar, teamed up with the American Taekwondo Association (ATA) and Paramount Home Entertainment to participate in a live streaming video event on Tuesday, November 16th. Originating in Los Angeles, Noah was joined by distinguished event moderators Taekwon Lee and Mike Chat and connected via...
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 17, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AVATAR creator James Cameron's short new documentary "A Message from Pandora," casts a timely spotlight on an epic battle to stop the massive Belo Monte Dam in the heart of Brazil's Amazon Rainforest. The twenty-minute short, a real-life AVATAR story, was released this week as a special feature on the AVATAR Extended Collector's Edition DVD at a critical moment when the Brazilian government is on the verge of deciding whether...
NEW YORK, Nov. 5, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- 3D, once seen as an interesting novelty, is quickly becoming an important part of our lives, both as a new form of entertainment and an important adjunct to many industries, according to top executives speaking at last week's conference, Paul Kagan's 3D Media Markets, Presented by Panasonic (NYSE: PC). The conference was organized and moderated by veteran analyst Paul Kagan, renowned for his extraordinary insights into and understanding of the...
GREAT RIVER, N.Y., Nov. 3, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Netsmart Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of software and services for health and human services organizations, announced that one if its mental health provider customers, Shawnee (Ohio) Mental Health Center, is achieving positive results from a mental health/primary care initiative that utilizes Netsmart's Avatar(TM) clinical and practice management software for the integrated service initiative. Shawnee Mental Health Center, located in...
GREAT RIVER, N.Y., Oct. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Netsmart Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of software and services for health and human services organizations, today announced agreements with five private, not-for-profit behavioral healthcare organizations in Florida for implementation of Netsmart's Avatar(TM) electronic health record (EHR) and practice management software solutions. Three of the contracts are with organizations new to Netsmart, and the other two organizations are...
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Oct. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Living room legends and singing sensations who pick up DJ Hero® 2 on October 19 will soon be able to expand upon their 83 mix set list with original, exclusive mixes featuring some of the biggest hits from the hottest artists shaking dance floors and dominating airwaves, as Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) today announced two upcoming downloadable Mix Packs. Hit Makers Mix Pack (available starting November 2): Usher ft. will.i.am...
LONDON, Oct. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Escapade has announced its recent acquisition of a large selection of officially licensed Avatar costumes from American costume manufacturer Rubies. Fancy dress costumes from the film, which has gone on to top the list of the highest grossing movies of all time, are expected to be among the most popular during Halloween 2010. The new collection includes full costumes of the film's most popular characters including Jake Sully and Neytri, as well as a large...
