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Partnership ensures e-commerce services and support are coordinated and managed seamlessly between administration solution and e-contracting vendor. Troy, MI (PRWEB) August 29, 2011 Provider Exchange Network (PEN), a division of Open Dealer Exchange, LLC, is pleased to announce that F&I Administration Solutions, LLC has successfully completed a PEN Certified Interface, allowing dealers to electronically rate, contract and register contracts for all providers using the SCS Auto...

Alliance enables GAPWise customers to rate and contract deals electronically directly from the dealer's point-of-sale. Troy, MI (PRWEB) July 21, 2011 Provider Exchange Network (PEN), a division of Open Dealer Exchange, LLC, announced it has launched an integration project with GAPWise® to offer dealers the ability to rate and contract for Wise F&I products. GAPWise® is one of the oldest and longest running GAP insurance companies in the United States. This connectivity...

Something strange happens when a consumer learns her favorite product choice isn't available: Instead of picking the runner-up, she'll reject it for another alternative, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research."Close second choices are an important consideration when a consumer makes a purchase decision and then learns that their selection is unavailable (out-of-stock, discontinued, just sold)," write authors Wendy Attaya Boland (American University), Merrie...

The pen may have bested the sword long ago, but now it's challenging wires and soldering irons. University of Illinois engineers have developed a silver-inked rollerball pen capable of writing electrical circuits and interconnects on paper, wood and other surfaces. The pen is writing whole new chapters in low-cost, flexible and disposable electronics.Led by Jennifer Lewis, the Hans Thurnauer professor of materials science and engineering at the U. of I., and Jennifer Bernhard, a professor of...

TOKYO, KREFELD, Germany and VANCOUVER, Wash., June 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The launch of Bamboo Paper on the Apple App Store today demonstrates Wacom®'s dedication to creating fun and engaging human interface products that offer computer users natural and expressive ways to communicate. A perfect complement to the Bamboo Stylus for iPad, Bamboo Paper turns any iPad into a digital notebook with the ability to share ideas and concepts with handwritten notes, sketches or doodles. Express...

LOS ANGELES, May 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Montegrappa, Italy's most revered manufacturer of fine writing instruments, today announced the availability of the Privilege Gioiello luxury pen collection which debuted at this year's Baselworld in March which is the world's largest and most important event in the watch and jewelry sector which is held annually in Basel, Switzerland. For a century, Montegrappa's pens have exhibited the same attention to detail and employed the same artisan skills...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., May 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Pilot Pen's B2P (Bottle-To-Pen) and FriXion erasable pens have earned the coveted Good Housekeeping Seal, joining the ranks of Brawny's dependable paper towels and Duracell batteries.After a review by the experts at The Good Housekeeping Research Institute, B2P, which officially launched in the general market in May and is the world's first pen made from recycled plastic bottles; and Pilot's revolutionary FriXion Ball pen and FriXion Light...

LOS ANGELES, March 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Montegrappa, Italy's most revered manufacturer of fine writing instruments, today announced the introduction of a new set of commemorative pens to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the company's home country which will premiere this week from March 24 to March 31 at Baselworld, the world's largest and most important event in the watch and jewelry sector which is held annually in Basel, Switzerland.Known as a land of great antiquity, Italy possesses...

LOS ANGELES, March 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Montegrappa, Italy's most revered manufacturer of fine writing instruments, today announced the introduction of two distinct pen collections resurrected from the company's historic archives. Debuting at Baselworld this week from March 24 to March 31, the world's largest and most important event in the watch and jewelry sector which is held annually in Basel, Switzerland, Montegrappa's Cosmopolitan and Privilege Gioiello luxury pen collections each...

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Montegrappa, Italy's most revered manufacturer of fine writing instruments, today announced a companion luxury pen set to the acclaimed "Icons" writing instruments honoring the legendary Muhammad Ali. Commemorating the 35th Anniversary of one of his greatest fights, "A Thrilla in Manila," the new set has been authorized by both Muhammad Ali Enterprises and Joe Frazier. Held at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, Philippines on October 1st, 1975,...