Thureon's Armarac Wins Silver Award for Hottest New Product At 2008 International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA)

Auckland, NZ and Boston, MA (PRWEB) July 21, 2008

Thureon, a New Zealand engineering and IT operations company, today announced that BusinessWeek and the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) have named the company's Armarac server room-in-a-box a winner of the 2008 International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA). Twenty world-renowned design professionals honored the Armarac enclosure with a silver award for computer equipment from among 1,517 entries from 26 countries.

"Sharing the medal stand with companies including gold award-winner Apple for its iPhone and MacBook Air - and bronze winner RIM for its Blackberry - is a fantastic achievement for our company," said Tarun Kanji, Thureon CEO. "We've come a long way, yet our team's globalization journey has only just begun. Our focus now is translating critical acclaim into growth."

As the world's first zero-footprint rack-mount system, the Armarac enclosure enables enterprises to securely deploy servers and network equipment without requiring a network room or wiring closet. By bringing the capabilities of a complete server room into a compact wall-mounted enclosure, Armarac units fill a void in the market for customers who need to deploy rackmount systems in harsh environments or locations that lack space, environmental controls, or physical security.

The IDEA 2008 winners represent a celebration of the most innovative and exciting product and product concept designs of the year, competing in one of the world's most prestigious design competitions. This year, the competition focused on sustainability, great attention to detail - and in this slowing economy, affordability.

"We know that thousands of companies need a low-cost way to bring their IT infrastructure out to branch offices, factories, and warehouses since it was our own need that led us to design the Armarac system," said Thureon co-founder Darren Smith,. "By naming our invention one of the hottest new products, BusinessWeek and the IDSA confirm that we are entering the market when elegant, sustainable solutions for IT infrastructure are particularly valued."

The IDEA jury spent weeks previewing entries online and in two-and-a-half days of intense, face-to-face evaluation and debate to evaluate the entries. Judging criteria focused on multiple areas of industrial design excellence including design innovation, benefit to the user, benefit to the client/business, benefit to society, ecological responsibility, appropriate aesthetics and appeal, as well as usability.

To view a slideshow of IDEA winners, visit the BusinessWeek website at http://images.businessweek.com/ss/08/07/0717_idea_winners/37.htm. IDSA will publish in-depth information on the winners in its quarterly magazine, Innovation, and in its Yearbook of Design Excellence this fall.

About Thureon

Thureon Limited is a privately held international company based in Auckland, New Zealand.

For more information visit: http://www.thureon.com.

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KMC Wheels Has Strong Showing At Baja 1000 As McMillin and Menzies Secure Wins

Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico (PRWEB) November 21, 2011

KMC Wheels sponsored drivers Andy McMillin and Bryce Menzies shook up the 2011 Baja 1000 with aggressive performances, earning them both winning positions within one of desert racings most popular events. Showcasing over 278 racers, the Baja 1000 is one of the oldest and most well-known desert races, and running it remains an appealing accomplishment to racers around the world. This years 44h running of the Baja 1000 had plenty of excitement and thrills, with two of KMCs showcased drivers staking some serious ground.

KMCs Andy McMillin, accompanied by his father Scott McMillin earned the overall four-wheel win and Trophy Truck victory with a time of 14:51:36 (hours, minutes, seconds), holding off the first Trophy Truck team of Nick Vanderwey. The race, which included a to-the-finish battle between the top thee trophy trucks was a close one, with the McMillins edging out Nick and Larry Vanderwey by a mere minute and 35 seconds.

Scoring even more prestige for KMC Wheels was Bryce Menzies who, while finishing third behind the McMillins and Vanderweys, earned the SCORE Trophy Truck Championship for the 2011 season. Bryce drove the majority of the race before being replaced by fellow Redbull/Menzies driver Ricky Johnson. Co-driver Pete Mortensen remained in the truck the entire race. Menzies and Johnson finished 2 minutes, 27 seconds behind Vanderwey.

Rhett Sander, Marketing Director for KMC Wheels, congratulated both riders on their wins and was thrilled to have such a strong showing. The Baja 1000 has been such a large part of the history of KMC Wheels. To have both Andy and Bryce come through and secure some big wins means a great deal to us. Congratulations to them both, they ran hard and it paid off.

KMC Wheels provides some of the most sought after styles and designs to both the wheel industry and the racing community. Their XD series wheels have been tested and raced by sponsored teams at some of the most demanding off-road races in the world such as the SCORE Baja 1000, LOORS and the TORC Series. KMC Wheels, located in Cerritos, California, is a proud sponsor of drivers such as Carl Renezeder, Travis Pastrana, Cameron Steele, Ricky Johnson, Robbie Maddison and this years winners, Andy McMillan and Bryce Menzies.

For more information on KMC Wheels, please visit http://www.kmcwheels.com to find your nearest KMC Wheels dealer. Make sure to also follow KMC Wheels on Facebook and Twitter.

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OpenSesame Wins 2011 Oregon Entrepreneurs Network's Angel Oregon Investment Award

Portland, OR (PRWEB) March 17, 2011

OpenSesame (http://www.OpenSesame.com ), a Portland-based elearning startup, today announced it has been named the winner of a $ 185,000 investment prize from the Oregon Entrepreneurs Network (OEN) Angel Oregon Conference.

OpenSesame was selected from a field of nearly 40 competing companies based throughout Oregon and Southwest Washington. The selection process involved due diligence, research and debate among the more than 30 angel investors who provide the majority of the competitions investment award of $ 210,000. Angel investors participating in the OEN's Angel Oregon investment prize selected the top two companies to receive investment awards -- $ 185,000 for OpenSesame, which was named the winning Launch Stage company and $ 25,000 for Soothie Suckers, the winning Concept Stage company.

Were gratified to receive industry wide recognition for the excellence we have achieved with our elearning marketplace, said Don Spear, OpenSesame Founder and CEO. Companies worldwide spend more than $ 7B a year on off-the-shelf elearning content. Were solving their problems by making it easy to find, research, select, purchase, and use elearning content in minutes instead of months.

OpenSesame is a fast-growing online marketplace for buying and selling off-the-shelf elearning content. eLearning sellers from all over the world can upload their courses to the OpenSesame marketplace, set prices and sell their courses to new customers. eLearning buyers shop in the OpenSesame marketplace to access the broadest and freshest selection of elearning content from a worldwide set of publishers.

This is a great day not only for our company, but for the Oregon tech community, said OpenSesame Founder, SVP & General Manager Josh Blank. The excellent group of 2011 Angel Oregon entrants demonstrates that Oregon entrepreneurs are working hard to develop new companies, new ideas and new investment opportunities in our state.

Each year, the Oregon Entrepreneurs Network organizes the Angel Oregon conference, one of the premier angel investment competitions in the United States, in order to foster the growth of a vibrant entrepreneurial community in Oregon. Oregon-based startup teams are invited to submit their businesses for potential funding from OEN members. Participating OEN angel investors evaluate the slate of potential investments at the concept and launch stages, culminating in a day-long presentation session, after which the investors vote on a winner in each class to receive an equity investment.

Through the investors rigorous due diligence and screening process, OpenSesame clearly emerged as a great idea being implemented by a talented and experienced management team, said OEN Executive Director Linda Weston. Theyre just one of the great businesses investing in the Oregon startup community.

Since we launched in November, weve been overwhelmed by the positive response from elearning buyers and sellers, said OpenSesame Founder and VP of Business/Community Development Tom Turnbull. They instantly understand our value proposition and how we can enable them to use elearning resources to invest in their workforce and keep their employees up to date efficiently.

OpenSesame has a strong management team with a track record of successful Oregon-based entrepreneurship, as well as 10 years of experience in the elearning industry. Among them, the OpenSesame founders have launched nine businesses, two of which have had IPOs.

About OpenSesame

Based in Portland, Oregon, OpenSesame is an open marketplace for elearning that connects elearning buyers and sellers. Buyers browse thousands of courses in a wide variety of subjects from workplace safety to business skills all compatible with any Learning Management System. For more information, visit http://www.opensesame.com or follow @OpenSesameNow on Twitter.

About Oregon Entrepreneurs Network

Founded in 1991, celebrating 20 years of service to entrepreneurs, the Oregon Entrepreneurs Network (OEN) is a 501c3 non-profit corporation and the largest entrepreneur assistance organization in Oregon and Southwest Washington. OEN fosters the flow of entrepreneurial ideas, services, and capital to entrepreneurs and helps connect emerging Northwest businesses to growth-stimulating expertise and valuable resources.

OEN is a people-oriented network that helps cultivate, nurture and develop emerging businesses and entrepreneurs. Our network of members and breadth of services, offers business education, access to capital networks, support and contacts who can mentor and nurture startup companies growth and development. OEN also helps small and mid-sized companies develop and implement strategies for community involvement that jointly meet the goals of the company, the passions of the employees and the needs of the community via its program, EFNW. For more information on OEN and its programs visit http://www.oen.org.

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MathTutor Educational Software Series Wins Praise from Educators Nationally

Munster, IN (PRWEB) November 10, 2010

Every day in schools across the country students are learning and mastering math using the MathTutor software series for Grades 6-12 math. The series is also helping students in college and community learning centers to build proficiency in math, and to gain the confidence so necessary for math success in the classroom and beyond. Educators across the country have praised the company's award-winning algebra tutorial software program and the 13 other titles that comprise the MathTutor series.

"The MathTutor series is remarkable effective in helping students develop problem solving skills," says Dr. Alan Saleski of the Mathematics Dept. at Loyola University Chicago. "The use of graphics and animation is compelling, and helps students gain a deeper understanding of the concepts of math."

The MathTutor software series is a proven, curriculum-based family of software titles for Grades 6-12 math that is designed for students at all levels of ability. The series features highly interactive tutorials that use animation and graphics to enrich the learning experience. The series allows students to work at their own pace, building skills and confidence one step at a time.

Curtis D. Blaine, Vice President of Development, said, "The MathTutor software series has consistently been selected by schools and districts that have carefully evaluated the offerings of different companies in search of the best available curriculum-based math software."

Release 5.0 of the MathTutor series, released in August, introduced key enhancements to the series, including an expanded emphasis on real world scenarios and the use of math in everyday life within the software's tutorials and problem solving exercises. Also, schools that purchase a site license may provide free copies of the MathTutor software for students to install on their home computers.

About MathTutor Educational Software (http://www.mathtutor.com):

MathTutor Educational Software, Inc. is a leading publisher of self-study tutorial software for Grades 6-12 math. The MathTutor series has been acclaimed for its educational excellence and outstanding instructional design. 25 years in the making, the MathTutor series is the development of the company's team of educators, educational researchers, and textbook authors. The result is a research-based math tutorial software series of unparalleled quality and effectiveness. The MathTutor series has helped students across the country and worldwide to learn and master Grades 6-12 math.

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