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WALTHAM, Mass., July 28 /PRNewswire/ — Colubris Networks, Inc., the leading global provider of intelligent wireless LANs for enterprises and service providers, today announced that Ramsay health Care, a global hospital group operating more than 100 hospitals and day surgery facilities across Australia, the United Kingdom and Indonesia, has begun a phased deployment of Colubris WLAN equipment to enable wireless computing for health care practitioners and surgeons at the company’s facilities. inTechnology Distribution is Colubris’ Australian distribution partner for the project.
Ramsay health Care is well respected in the health care industry for operating quality private hospitals and for its excellent record in hospital management and patient care. The group’s facilities cater to a broad range of health care needs from outpatient procedures to highly complex surgery, as well as psychiatric care and rehabilitation. With more than 8,000 beds, Ramsay health Care employs almost 25,000 staff locally and operates across three countries. Using Colubris’ WLAN wireless equipment, Ramsay health Care is making new and existing hospital applications accessible to care givers from several areas within their facilities. The ability for surgeons and specialists to access information both pre and post procedure and while in the operating theatre, significantly increases practitioner efficiency while also improving patient care and safety.
Further, having experienced the convenience and versatility of the Colubris Wireless Mobility solution, Ramsay health Care is now exploring its ability to leverage this wireless infrastructure to achieve the substantial benefits that can be gained using wireless voice and messaging, staff roaming applications, real time location tracking of equipment and patient internet access among other applications.
“Wireless deployments in health care settings need to be high performing, reliable and secure, and we’ve experienced all of that and more with Colubris’ WLAN equipment,” said Mick Campbell, CIO, Ramsay health Care. “We’ve heard only positive comments about the new wireless network. Our health care applications, running over a Colubris network, will give our practitioners confidence that they can access the information they need to provide the best possible care to their patients.”
In addition to allowing access to information wirelessly, Ramsay health Care has introduced innovative new applications intended to improve patient care and safety. One example is the “traybax” program designed to track sterilized surgical equipment before, during and after surgical procedures employing a system utilizing bar codes and wireless scanners. Each tray is scanned prior to the scheduled procedure and ensures that the right tray is selected and the inventory tracking capability allows the surgical team to precisely account for all equipment post procedure.
inTechnology and Ramsay health Care have deployed Colubris WLANs in 12 different locations to date, including 11 hospitals and the company’s IT laboratory. In total, more than 90 Multi-Service Access Points (MAP-330s) have been deployed across these sites, and each site utilizes a single Multi-Service Controller. Additional rollouts of the Colubris solution at other facilities in the Ramsay health Care network are scheduled based on established need and budget considerations. Ramsay health Care decided to deploy Colubris because of its distributed architecture, which eliminates the bottlenecks and performance problems that can occur with centralized solutions. Other advantages were Colubris’ strong security, industry-leading QoS and an upgrade path that maximizes past technology investments while allowing for future growth and expansion.
“The Ramsay health Care WLAN project is a great example of how wirelessly enabling applications spurs innovation which in turn improves efficiency and patient care,” explained Tom Racca, vice president of marketing at Colubris. “Hospitals are served by highly mobile workforces. This complex environment makes it challenging to provide instant access to the information required to provide top-notch patient care. As such, more and more hospitals are turning to wireless solutions to meet their unique requirements and organizations such as Ramsay health Care are demonstrating how Colubris wireless solutions, which enable true mobility, are meeting their needs.”
About Colubris
Colubris Networks is the leading global provider of intelligent wireless networks (WLANs) for enterprises and service providers. Its optimized WLAN switching systems deliver unmatched bandwidth efficiency, seamless mobility and secure, easy access for thousands of organizations and 40 million users worldwide. With its “future proof” architecture, Colubris provides organizations with the most cost-effective migration from legacy standards to 802.11n. Its systems unify and integrate with existing network infrastructures, as well as security and management systems. Colubris’ numerous recognitions include Red Herring’s top 100 private companies in North America, Fierce Wireless Fierce 15, CRN’s Emerging Tech Vendors and Mobile Trax Mobility Award. For more information, visit Colubris on the Web at .
About inTechnology
inTechnology Distribution is a specialist value-add distributor that brings “class-leading,” quality technology products, both hardware and software to the Australian and New Zealand markets through its extensive reseller and channel partners. Its competencies can be separated into three primary areas: Security, Management and Control. Supplying through accredited resellers and channel partners via the inTechnology Channel Partner (i-CAP) Program, the company offers knowledge and skill into the supply chain to complement vendors and resellers and thus ensure complete and effective solution delivery to end users. .
MEDIA CONTACTS: Carl Blume Rob Morton
Colubris Networks, Inc. Davies Murphy Group, Inc.
781-547-0325 781-418-2460

Colubris Networks, Inc.

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PRINCETON, N.J., July 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Derma Sciences, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: DSCI) , a provider of advanced wound care products, announced that it has reached a two year distribution agreement for its MEDIHONEY(TM) line with Irving, TX-based Novation, the leading health care contracting services company, serving more than 2,500 members of VHA Inc. and the University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC), two national health care alliances and nearly 13,000 members of Provista, LLC. The 24-month agreement runs through June 2010.
“This is our third key group purchasing organization (GPO) agreement for MEDIHONEY, and we continue to be encouraged that Novation and other organizations seek to provide access to this important new technology to their members,” said Edward Quilty, Chairman and CEO of Derma Sciences. “We are particularly fortunate to be able to partner with Novation, which is a leading top-tier GPO. Its members are noted for their outcomes-oriented approach to clinical improvements, and are consistently seeking cutting-edge technologies. We are confident that MEDIHONEY, with the clinical benefits it provides above and beyond those of other advanced wound care dressings, will be a great fit for the members of Novation. Access to the thousands of new customers, through our new technology agreement with Novation, presents a significant and growth opportunity for Derma Sciences.”
The MEDIHONEY line of dressings, containing Active Leptospermum Honey, is used for managing a wide variety of wounds and burns. In July, the FDA gave its initial clearance of MEDIHONEY, and the product was launched last fall. Two additional clearances for line extensions have been granted since that time. Sales have increased rapidly, and over 20 clinical abstracts on the use of the product have been accepted at various professional conferences so far in 2008.
Novation defines new medical technology as a new device or product that offers an incremental patient care or safety benefit over devices or products currently available and that are used to diagnose or treat a patient by a clinician. In addition, a new device or product may be the first of its kind in the market or an improvement over existing technology within the same product class or category.
About Novation(R)
Founded in 1998, Novation is the leading health care contracting services company for more than 2,500 members of VHA Inc. and the University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC), two national health care alliances and nearly 13,000 members of Provista, LLC. Novation offers its customers contract development and management, supply chain data and measurement, and industry knowledge and advocacy. Based in Irving, Texas, Novation develops and manages competitive contracts with more than 500 suppliers. VHA, UHC and Provista members used Novation contracts to purchase more than $33.1 billion in 2007. For more information on Novation, visit .
About Derma Sciences
Derma Sciences is a global manufacturer and marketer of advanced wound- care products. Its key product, MEDIHONEY, is sold throughout the world by Derma Sciences and Comvita New Zealand — the licensor of the patented honey- based technology — and is the leading brand of honey-based dressings for the management of wounds and burns. The product has been shown to be effective in a variety of wounds and burns, and was recently the focus of a large-scale randomized controlled trial on leg ulcers. Derma has two products in development: the BIOGUARD(TM) line of barrier gauze dressings, and DSC127, the company’s novel angiotensin analog for accelerated wound healing and scar reduction. The barrier technology was licensed from Quick-Med in Q1 of 2007 and is pending its initial FDA marketing clearance. DSC127 was licensed from The University of Southern California in Q4 of 2007 and is entering into a Phase II study, with anticipated initial patient enrollment to begin in Q3 of 2008. For more information about Derma Sciences, Inc., visit its home page on the Internet at .
Contact: Derma Sciences, Inc. Allen & Caron Inc
Edward J. Quilty Rudy Barrio (US Investors)
Chairman and CEO
(609) 514-4744 Brian Kennedy (media)

(212) 691-8087

Derma Sciences, Inc.

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WASHINGTON, July 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Veterans and other residents of metropolitan Washington, D.C., have begun seeing outreach information on buses and inside subway cars about the suicide prevention hotline of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
The red-white-and-blue displays, the centerpiece of a new three-month outreach campaign, will highlight VA’s suicide prevention hotline — 1-800-273-TALK. If the campaign is successful in raising awareness, VA officials plan to extend the promotional campaign to other parts of the country.
“It takes the courage and strength of a warrior to ask for help,” said Dr. James B. Peake, Secretary of Veterans Affairs. “That’s the message of this outreach.”
In D.C., 80 buses, 220 subway cars and 10 subway stations will carry the displays until mid October. VA officials will measure the effectiveness of the outreach campaign by tracking any increase in calls to its suicide prevention hotline from telephone numbers in the metro D.C. area. VA’s newest outreach to veterans and their families about suicide prevention includes soon-to-be-released public service ads featuring actor Gary Sinese.
The ads are the latest outreach tool in a suicide prevention program that includes creation of a toll-free, round-the-clock hotline, which began operation last summer; the expansion of hours at VA’s 153 medical facilities to care for veterans with mental health problems; the hiring of suicide prevention counselors at each VA medical center; and special training programs for all VA employees in medical centers and clinics to alert them to warning signs in veterans for suicide and other emotional problems.
VA operates one of the largest mental health programs in the country, with about 9,000 mental health professionals, a yearly mental health budget of about $3 billion and about 1 million patients who have a mental health diagnosis.
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

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MIAMI, July 24 /PRNewswire/ — MDwebLive, an innovative medical service where patients can communicate with their doctors, face-to-face in real time, via webcam, has recently partnered with Bayview Center for Mental Health, South Florida’s premier mental health provider. Together, the two organizations will provide online mental healthcare services nationwide. In the face of federal budget cuts, this partnership will expand outpatient mental health treatment options, while reducing overall costs.
For 29 years, Bayview has offered a continuum of mental health and addiction treatment services in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties. MDwebLive uses the latest in internet technology to create a unique doctor-patient experience from the privacy of the client’s home or office. By combining their services, both companies will be able to reach segments of the population which have been neglected.
To celebrate their partnership, MDwebLive is waiving the program’s membership fee for all potential customers during the month of July and intends to honor our armed forces by offering special deals for veterans and those who are still deployed.
Current members of the armed forces and veterans are invited to communicate with our doctors and to access quality health services from any location with a broadband connection.
About MDwebLive:
MDwebLive is a brand name of Amerigroup Holdings, Inc. created to provide a convenient and cost effective alternative to standard healthcare delivery. It is the first program of its kind where patients can communicate with their doctors via webcam anywhere in the world. All physicians of MDwebLive are U.S.-trained and board-certified in many specialties. MDwebLive provides healthcare access to consumers 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The program stores patients’ medical records electronically which can be accessed from any computer on the Internet. For more information, please visit
About Bayview Center for Mental Health:
Bayview Center for Mental health is a Non-profit Community health Agency providing behavioral health services since 1979 with locations in Miami-Dade and Broward counties. Bayview Center provides a strong continuum of quality services. For more information, please call (305) 892-4600.
Amerigroup Holdings, Inc.

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WASHINGTON, July 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — International public health advocates are calling on U.S. singing star Alicia Keys to withdraw tobacco industry sponsorship of her July 31 concert in Jakarta, Indonesia, and are condemning tobacco giant Philip Morris International for sponsoring the concert as a way of marketing cigarettes to children.
The concert is being sponsored and heavily advertised by Philip Morris International and its Indonesian subsidiary Sampoerna. According to giant billboards posted in Jakarta (see photos at ), the July 31 Keys concert is being billed as “A Mild Live Production”. “A Mild” is a cigarette brand produced by Sampoerna, the Philip Morris International subsidiary. The billboards feature a large photo of Alicia Keys, the logo for “A Mild” cigarettes and a large health warning that states, “Smoking can cause cancer, heart attacks, impotence and harm pregnancy and fetal development.”
In the United States, Philip Morris USA and other major tobacco companies are prohibited from engaging in brand name sponsorships of concerts under a 1998 legal settlement with the states. However, in developing countries, tobacco companies continue to sponsor concerts by famous musicians, which health advocates have condemned as a means to market cigarettes to children and to circumvent restrictions on more traditional tobacco advertising.
Alicia Keys is being urged to withdraw tobacco industry sponsorship of the concert or cancel her appearance in a letter signed by the U.S.-based Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, the National Commission for Child Protection of Indonesia and the Framework Convention Alliance for Tobacco Control, an international alliance working to reduce tobacco use that consists of more than 300 organizations from more than 100 countries.
The letter states, “We call on you to put the health of Indonesia’s children first and either require the withdrawal of all tobacco industry sponsorship from this concert or cancel your appearance. We also hope you will speak out publicly about your concern for the health of Indonesia’s children and against tobacco industry use of musicians and artists to promote their products.”
Alicia Keys’ participation in a tobacco-sponsored concert that will appeal to and is being heavily marketed to Indonesian youth is inconsistent with her advocacy for children’s health through her involvement in Keep A Child Alive, a campaign to address the HIV/AIDS epidemic in poor countries.
Philip Morris International became an independent company in March when it was spun-off from Altria Group Inc., parent company of Philip Morris USA. Industry analysts viewed the spin-off as part of a strategy by Philip Morris International to more aggressively target developing nations, including Indonesia, without the public scrutiny and legal challenges they face in the United States and other developed nations. Louis C. Camilleri, who was chairman and CEO of Altria, is now Chairman and CEO of Philip Morris International.
In a separate letter to Camilleri, the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids condemned Philip Morris International’s sponsorship of the Alicia Keys concert as evidence that the company has not changed and continues to engage in marketing that appeals to children, contradicting claims Camilleri made while heading Altria that the company was reformed and did not market to children.
“It is a cynical company with no moral compass that would engage in these practices. The sponsorship and promotion of the Alicia Keys concert in Indonesia on its face appears to be a demonstration that Philip Morris International has not changed at all in its willingness to engage in whatever marketing practices it can get away with, including practices that are blatantly and clearly targeted at youth in developing countries,” states the letter by Matthew L. Myers, President of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids.
The letter adds that sponsorship of the Keys concert indicates “that Philip Morris International under your leadership is prepared to engage in marketing practices in developing nations, like Indonesia, that you would never engage in the United States.”
According to the two letters, about 35 percent of the Indonesian population smokes, and tobacco use kills more than 200,000 Indonesians each year. An estimated 78 percent of Indonesian smokers started before the age of 19.
The letters to Alicia Keys and Philip Morris International can be found at .
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids

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PITTSBURGH, July 24 /PRNewswire/ — health Monitoring Systems (HMS) (), pioneering health informatics specialists, said today that Karen S. Dockrell has been appointed vice president, sales.
Dockrell brings more than 17 years of experience in sales, sales management and product distribution for a range of healthcare technology, medical device and pharmaceutical companies.
“Karen has an impressive track record of delivering complex solutions to the healthcare market. As we broaden the reach of our healthcare services, the combination of our analytic skills and Karen’s knowledge of healthcare and its needs provides a solid base as we further develop this critical channel,” said Kevin Hutchison, HMS CEO and president. “We are excited about the value that Karen will add to our client solutions.”
Prior to joining HMS this month, Dockrell was vice president, national account sales, for Omnicare, a Covington, Kentucky-based provider of pharmaceutical care services for the elderly.
Previously, she had an almost 10-year career with various units of McKesson, Inc., and related companies. Through a series of positions with increasing leadership responsibilities, Dockrell managed sales of software, robotics and automation tools for hospitals and others in the healthcare industry.
Said Dockrell, “HMS’ ability to process large amounts of data and generate actionable analysis in real time will be a tremendous benefit to the healthcare market as they look to improve quality of care, increase efficiencies and comply with reporting requirements. This company has a great product with huge potential and I am thrilled to be a part of it.”
ABOUT health MONITORING SYSTEMS (HMS)
HMS () is a privately held company specializing in healthcare data analysis. HMS analyzes health-related data in real time using a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) model. Using HMS’ SaaS, customers increase their understanding of regional health conditions, improve quality and efficiency, and ensure regulatory compliance.
The company’s EpiCenter(TM) system is pioneering a new era of community health surveillance. The Web-based system is equipped with data analysis and collaboration tools to give healthcare personnel and public health epidemiologists a single, clear and accurate view of current and emerging health-related conditions, ranging from seasonal illnesses to potentially catastrophic events such as pandemic influenza and bioterrorism attacks. Among other attributes, EpiCenter can interoperate with other health-related systems, allowing agencies to leverage existing investments, and providing a single system to analyze the wide range of data sources. Other HMS services include Mergence(TM), an open source healthcare data integration engine. HMS collects and analyzes data from more than 300 hospitals and other providers across the country.
Media Contact
John Buckman
health Monitoring Systems
412.231.2020

Health Monitoring Systems

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CINCINNATI, July 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Streamline health Solutions, Inc. today announced that Catholic Healthcare West (CHW), the nation’s eighth largest hospital system based in San Francisco, has selected Streamline Health’s enterprise document management and workflow solutions for select hospitals and medical centers. These solutions will integrate with CHW’s current systems, including Cerner and McKesson, to establish a single point of access to essential health information.
Elevating Patient Care with Technology
With a mission to deliver excellent, compassionate and affordable healthcare, Catholic Healthcare West, with facilities in California, Arizona and Nevada, is dedicated to improving the quality of life in all the communities it serves. This not-for-profit organization is investing strategically in technology enhancements that will improve the ability of its more than 9,500 physicians and approximately 50,000 employees to care for all in need. Streamline health will help enhance efficiencies at specific CHW hospital facilities with the implementation of a permanent, document-based repository of health information and workflow solutions to improve business and clinical processes.
“Streamline health offers an integrated solution that is focused on creating greater operating efficiencies across our facilities,” stated Kelley Moore, Vice President, Enterprise and Hospital Technology, Catholic Healthcare West. “Our healthcare professionals will have immediate access to comprehensive patient information when they need it, expediting workflows to optimize patient care and streamline overall business processes.”
Streamline Health’s enterprise document workflow solutions will equip healthcare professionals at CHW with seamless access to document-based patient information. CHW has selected Streamline Health’s enterprise solution, consisting of the health Information Management (HIM) suite and Patient Financial Services (PFS) suite, with accessANYware(TM), Completion Workflow, Coding Workflow and Release of Information Workflow. CHW will also use Streamline Health’s Document Capture products, such as RegScan(TM), PowerScan(TM) and DataManager(TM), to deliver high-speed production scanning and indexing, as well as departmental document capture and management.
“We are very pleased to help Catholic Healthcare West achieve operational efficiencies through our integrated approach to document workflow,” stated Brian Patsy, president and CEO of Streamline Health. “Our solutions will help enhance CHW’s business processes and increase productivity by improving the flow of patient health information across the spectrum of care. Ultimately, our solutions will result in cost savings for CHW, for a real return on investment.”
About Streamline health Solutions, Inc.
Streamline health is a leading supplier of workflow and document management tools, applications and services that enable strategic business partners and healthcare organizations to improve operational efficiencies through business process optimization. The Company provides integrated technology solutions for automating document-intensive environments, including document workflow, document management, e-forms, portal connectivity, optical character recognition (OCR), and interoperability.
Streamline Health’s solutions create a permanent document-based repository of historical health information that is complementary and can be seamlessly integrated with existing disparate clinical, financial and administrative information systems, providing convenient electronic access to all forms of patient information from any location, including secure web-based access. For additional information, visit our website at .
About Catholic Healthcare West
Founded in 1986, the CHW network of more than 9,500 physicians and approximately 50,000 employees serve a population spanning 22 million people at 41 hospitals across California, Arizona, and Nevada. CHW is committed to delivering compassionate, high-quality, affordable healthcare services with special attention to the poor and underserved. In 2007 CHW provided $922 million in charity care, community benefits, and unreimbursed patient care. Catholic Healthcare West (CHW) is the eighth largest hospital system in the nation and the largest not-for-profit hospital provider in California. For more information, please visit our website at .
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Statements made by Streamline health Solutions, Inc. that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. The forward-looking statements contained herein are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in the forward-looking statements, included herein. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the timing of the closing of contracts and the timing of the subsequent revenue recognition related thereto, the impact of competitive products and pricing, product demand and market acceptance, new product development, key strategic alliances with vendors that resell the Company products, the ability of the Company to control costs, availability of products produced from third party vendors, the healthcare regulatory environment, healthcare information systems budgets, availability of healthcare information systems trained personnel for implementation of new systems, as well as maintenance of legacy systems, fluctuations in operating results and other risks detailed from time to time in the Streamline health Solutions, Inc. filings with the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect management’s analysis only as of the date hereof. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly release the results of any revision to these forward-looking statements, which may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
COMPANY CONTACT:
Carolyn Stendahl
Marketing Comm. Manager
(513) 794-7100

Streamline health Solutions, Inc.

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AUSTIN, Texas, July 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — National Instruments today announced the China Earthquake Administration (CEA), the leading governmental body managing the country’s earthquake preparedness and disaster mitigation, selected a structural health monitoring (SHM) solution developed by National Instruments Alliance Partner CGM Engineering, Inc., based on the NI LabVIEW graphical system design platform and NI CompactRIO programmable automation controllers. The systems are designed to aid engineers in conducting structural health research on seven recently constructed megastructures in China including both of the main venues for the 2008 Summer Olympics — the Beijing National Stadium and the National Aquatics Center.
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“The main objective of this civil engineering project is to develop a state-of-the-art solution to monitor structural health characteristics including stability, reliability and livability in real time by using contemporary computing, sensor and communication technology,” said Chris McDonald, vice president of CGM Engineering. “Our systems are designed to capture the vibrational signatures of structures and detect any sudden shifts of structural characteristics to improve structures and help reduce the loss of life and property when catastrophic events such as earthquakes, hurricanes or fires occur.”
The nine 64-channel and two 36-channel SHM systems each contain multiple CompactRIO controllers that directly connect to accelerometers for vibration measurements and an external GPS receiver for inter-chassis synchronization. Within each chassis, the LabVIEW FPGA Module is used to synchronize each measurement channel to within /- 10 microseconds of the GPS-disciplined clock. The LabVIEW Real-Time Module also is used to program user-configurable filtering to prevent unwanted noise from interfering with the low-frequency measurements being acquired. Each system is encapsulated in a rugged NEMA enclosure, which permits the unit to operate in high humidity and temperatures ranging from -40 C to 70 C.
The SHM system performs continuous, real-time monitoring at each location, and engineers can remotely access the locally stored data from anywhere in the world via secure Internet connections. Additionally, engineers can configure the systems using either a single or multivariate architecture to send e-mail notifications when events occur.
The CEA selected this system based on NI technology over other solutions because it offers continuous, real-time monitoring, time-based GPS synchronization and the highest channel count for the lowest cost. The technology also provides a simple, out-of-the-box setup and a variety of I/O options that can be quickly and easily reconfigured to meet changing system requirements.
In addition to the Olympic venues, the SHM systems are deployed in the 104-story World Trade Center in Shanghai, 66-story Park Hyatt Hotel complex in Beijing, 240 m concrete arch dam in Ertan, 8266 m cable-stayed bridge in Shan-Tou and base-isolated CEA data center in Beijing. Ultimately, the data collected from this research will be used to improve the structural integrity of future buildings and reduce the number of lives lost from catastrophic events.
To learn more about structural health monitoring using NI products, visit .
About CGM Engineering, Inc.
CGM Engineering, Inc., is a Southern California engineering and systems integration firm specializing in automation, test and measurement. Our commitment is to provide you and your company with top quality products and services, offering proven performance and reliable results from a team of engineering experts. Our customer focus and attention to detail have helped make CGM one of the premier system integrators in California. From the simplest application to the most technically complex, CGM can design a solution for you. CGM has been a National Instruments Alliance Partner for 10 years.
About National Instruments
National Instruments () is transforming the way engineers and scientists design, prototype and deploy systems for measurement, automation and embedded applications. NI empowers customers with off-the-shelf software such as NI LabVIEW and modular cost-effective hardware, and sells to a broad base of more than 25,000 different companies worldwide, with no one customer representing more than 3 percent of revenue and no one industry representing more than 10 percent of revenue. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, NI has more than 4,800 employees and direct operations in nearly 40 countries. For the past nine years, FORTUNE magazine has named NI one of the 100 best companies to work for in America. Readers can obtain investment information from the company’s investor relations department by calling (512) 683-5090, e-mailing or visiting .
CompactRIO, LabVIEW, National Instruments, National Instruments Alliance Partner, NI and ni.com are trademarks of National Instruments. Other product and company names listed are trademarks or trade names of their respective companies.
A National Instruments Alliance Partner is a business entity independent from NI and has no agency, partnership, or joint-venture relationship with NI.
Editor Contact: Julia Betts, (512) 683-8165
Reader Contact: Ernest Martinez, (800) 258-7022

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GLENVIEW, Ill., July 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Kraft is introducing new LiveActive Chewy Granola Bars, the first-ever, non-refrigerated bar containing both a live probiotic culture and fiber. Probiotics are live cultures that exist naturally in the digestive system and are important to healthy digestive functions. They are also found in dairy products like yogurt and some natural cheeses. With many Americans experiencing digestive health issues, these new bars offer a flavorful snack that helps naturally promote the health of the digestive system, anytime, anywhere.
LiveActive Chewy Granola Bars are the latest addition to the LiveActive line from Kraft and come in three great-tasting varieties — Blueberry Almond, Chocolate Raspberry and Peanut Butter.
Not Your Ordinary Bar
LiveActive Chewy Granola Bars are a good source of fiber and include a probiotic culture from Probi AB, a leading company in probiotic research and development. Plus, with chewy granola, delicious fruits and nuts and even chocolate flavor, these snacks are a tasty way to promote digestive health while on the go.
“I am always looking for simple steps that will help my clients take care of their digestive health,” said Leslie Bonci, MPH, RD of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. “The new LiveActive Chewy Granola Bars are an ideal solution because they taste great and help my clients easily infuse a probiotic culture and fiber into their active lifestyles.”
LiveActive Chewy Granola Bars are available in three flavors:
— Blueberry Almond — a burst of blueberry mixed with a nutty almond
twist
— Chocolate Raspberry — the appealing combination of chocolate and
raspberry flavor
— Peanut Butter — featuring a creamy peanut butter layer

The Digestive health Dilemma

Between 60 and 70 million Americans experience some sort of digestive health issue(1). Many Americans are interested in learning about digestive health options, but according to a recent survey(2) commissioned by LiveActive from Kraft Foods, consumers aren’t very familiar with probiotics. Nearly two-thirds of Americans (63 percent) polled claim they are not at all familiar with probiotics and only 13 percent of those who were familiar with them could define them accurately.
“LiveActive Chewy Granola Bars are a terrific example of Kraft’s commitment to providing consumers with great-tasting foods they can enjoy to help maintain their digestive health,” said Frank Bergin, senior director of marketing for LiveActive Chewy Granola Bars. “We want to provide consumers with delicious and convenient options like LiveActive Chewy Granola Bars that are effortless to grab and go.”
Look for LiveActive Chewy Granola Bars from Kraft in the bars section of stores nationwide for a suggested retail price of $3.59.
About LiveActive
The LiveActive product line makes it convenient to incorporate food and beverage options with digestive health benefits throughout the day. The bars are an addition to a delicious variety of products in the portfolio including LiveActive Natural Cheese Snacks from Kraft, LiveActive Cottage Cheese from Breakstone’s/Knudsen, LiveActive Cereal from Post and LiveActive On The Go Drink Mix from Crystal Light.
Visit LiveActiveFoods.com for more information about the line and to learn simple ways to help promote digestive health with probiotics.
About Kraft Foods INC.
For more than a century, Kraft () has offered delicious foods and beverages that fit the way consumers live. Today, we are turning the brands that consumers have lived with for years into brands they can’t live without. Millions of times a day in more than 150 countries around the world, consumers reach for their favorite Kraft brands, including nine with revenues exceeding $1 billion: Kraft cheeses, dinners and dressings; Oscar Mayer meats; Philadelphia cream cheese; Maxwell House coffee; Nabisco cookies and crackers and its Oreo brand; Jacobs coffees; Milka chocolates; and LU biscuits. Kraft is one of the world’s largest food and beverage companies with annual revenues exceeding $37 billion, more than 100,000 employees and more than 180 manufacturing facilities globally. The company’s stock is listed on the S&P 100 as well as the Dow Jones and Ethibel Sustainability Indexes.
(1) Adams PF, Hendershot GE, Marano MA. Current estimates from the
National health Interview Survey, 1996. National Center for Health
Statistics. Vital health Stat. 1999;10(200).

(2) Kelton Research, a leading national polling firm, polled 1,000 people
nationwide using an email invitation and an online survey. Results
were collected from a random sample of 1,000 men and women ages 18
and over. Quotas are set to ensure reliable and accurate
representation of the total United States population. The online
survey was conducted between February 28, 2008 and March 3, 2008.
Kelton Research is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Kraft Foods

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