Georgia News

A statewide poll of likely Georgia voters finds strong opposition to a bill before the U.S. Senate that would grant amnesty to 12 million illegal aliens and dramatically increase overall immigration to the United States. According to the poll, 55 percent of Georgia voters oppose S.744, the Gang of Eight immigration bill - including 34 percent who said they are "strongly opposed." Only 32 percent of voters indicated that they support the bill and only 10 percent said they "strongly ... read more

Phoebe Health Partners (PHP) has announced a new population health management program that will help health care providers in Southwest Georgia deliver higher quality and more efficient care at lower costs. Pat Sumner, executive director of PHP, said the ... read more

Country by country, consumers want it all, and they want it in the palm of their hand. According to a global study released today by First Data, consumers worldwide expect strikingly similar mobile and technology-powered experiences from large and small businesses as well as financial institutions ... read more

Pindrop Security, the pioneer in phone fraud prevention and call center authentication for banks and enterprise call centers today announced the close of an $11M Series A investment round. The round was led by Andreessen Horowitz and Citi Ventures and includes new investors Redpoint Ventures and Felicis Ventures alongside Webb Investment Network (WIN) who previously led the company's seed round. The funding will allow Pindrop Security to meet strong customer demand with additional resources in engineering, operations, sales and marketing ... read more

NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR), the global leader in consumer transaction technologies, announced today that Suncor Energy has selected NCR’s Retalix StorePoint point-of-sale (POS) and fuel management software for the company’s Petro-Canada branded retail network. ... read more

CryoLife, Inc. (NYSE: CRY), a leading tissue processing and medical device Company focused on cardiac and vascular surgery, announced today that it has received conditional approval of its Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) for PerClot from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA). PerClot is a unique hemostat composed of absorbable polysaccharide granules and is intended for use in surgical procedures as an adjunctive hemostatic device when control of capillary, venular, and arteriolar bleeding by pressure, ligature, and other conventional means ... read more

EarthLink, Inc., (NASDAQ: ELNK) a leading IT services and communications provider, today announced the launch of its new 4G Internet-on-the-Go wireless mobile Internet plans for consumers. Powered by Clearwire's 4G mobile broadband service via a wholesale agreement announced last September, the two packages offer a hotspot device which provides convenient, mobile Internet access in over 80 cities nationwide. Starting at $29.95 a month, the service delivers wireless Internet on up to 8 Wi-Fi enabled devices including smartphones, tablets and ... read more

The cyber security expert Stonesoft introduces the new Stonesoft Security Engine platform and Stonesoft Management Center version 5.5. The Security Engine platform is the core of the Stonesoft Next Generation Firewall and other security solutions. The new version allows MSSPs (Managed Security Service Providers) to serve ... read more

In an effort to give small businesses the opportunity to compete with its bigger counterparts, AVOXI now offers a complete business VoIP phone system with a US toll free number for at little as $5.99 per month. As a company who started small but is experiencing spurring growth after more than a decade since its humble beginnings, AVOXI wants to give SMBs a chance to take advantage of VoIP technology. "We realize that our SMB customers have unique needs and ... read more

Adcap Network Systems, Inc. and Cisco are excited to announce that we have selected 20 finalists for The Extreme Collaboration Makeover contest. One of these finalists will receive a Cisco BE6000 phone system solution that is valued at over $100,000. ... read more

Please replace the release dated June 13, 2013 with the following corrected version due to multiple revisions. The corrected release reads: NCR RANKED #1 IN RETAIL SELF-CHECKOUT TECHNOLOGY AND GAINING SHARE ACCORDING ... read more

Feosol(®) Iron Supplements, distributed by Meda Consumer Healthcare's US headquarters in Marietta, Georgia, has been awarded the #1 Pharmacist Recommended Brand (2013-2014) by U.S News & World Report and Pharmacy Times. Top recommended healthcare brands were identified through a national survey amongst 2,411 pharmacists early in 2013 for consideration for the award and Feosol was chosen as the #1 pharmacist recommended brand in the iron supplement category. The #1 Pharmacist Recommended Brand award from U.S News & World Report, the ... read more

The positive shopping experience at CablesAndKits is being recognized via inclusion in the Google Trusted Stores Program. With the Google Trusted Store badge, this used Cisco equipment seller will be able to show potential customers their proven track record of on-time shipping and excellent customer service. Google Trusted Stores is a badge for an e-commerce site which gives users background on merchants -- whatever their size -- including ratings for on-time shipping and customer service. As a Google Trusted Store, CablesAndKits ... read more

Bluefin Payment Systems announced today the addition of Julie Counterman to their senior management team. Julie will serve as Senior Vice President of Business Development and Sales, overseeing the company’s Integrated Software Vendor (ISV), E-Commerce, Inside Sales and Relationship Management teams. ... read more

TRX, Inc. (www.trx.com), a global leader in travel data and technology, today launched the company's new business travel technology blog. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120514/CL06536LOGO) The TRX blog focuses on tips and articles pertinent to business travel, particularly business travel management, travel data, and travel program management, efficiency and savings. Members of the company's management team will provide insight on topics of interest and relevance in the industry, as well as touch on important company and product updates. In addition, the TRX blog will ... read more

Carmike Cinemas, Inc. (NASDAQ: CKEC), a leading DIGITAL cinema and 3-D motion picture exhibitor, announced today that it will unveil its brand new entertainment complex in the Apple Blossom Mall located at 1850 Apple Blossom Drive in Winchester, VA, Thursday, June 27, 2013. The new twelve-screen ... read more

Apartment Finder, the #1 multi-family resource for apartment shoppers, announces the launch of FinderSites, a website design, development and SEO service featuring cutting-edge technology for apartment communities. The latest powerful tool in Apartment Finder's integrated marketing suite for advertisers, FinderSites provides a cost-effective, turnkey solution to creating a community's website that will expand their digital footprint, deliver high-quality leads and generate leases. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130212/NY58232LOGO-a ) With 88% of consumers using online searches to find local businesses and services*, a search engine and ... read more

Innovolt(®) Inc., the industry leading provider of intelligent asset management technology, today announces the Innovolt Management Cloud (IMC) which enables enterprise users to remotely track and monitor business critical electronics environments. The IMC, the next evolution of the company's offerings, powers the performance of vital distributed electronic assets by collecting and aggregating data into a centralized cloud location. The platform allows users the ability to analyze key information such as the frequency, type and location of power-related events. In conjunction with ... read more

regulated information -- Global biopharmaceutical company UCB, Inc. and professional golfer Jeff Klauk today announced the launch of a new Pledge campaign for people with epilepsy and their loved ones. The Pledge empowers the millions of Americans living with epilepsy to take a stand and make a personal commitment to demand more: greater understanding of the condition, better collaboration with their health care team and additional partial-onset seizure control. More information is available at www.ourtimeourpledge.com. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130618/NY33274 ) Epilepsy ... read more

Navicure, a leading medical claims clearinghouse for physician practices, today announced that its systems are ready to begin testing the ICD-10 code set, which will go into effect October 1, 2014, with clients, vendors and payers. In addition, the company will continue to create and provide ... read more