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DELRAY BEACH, Fla., May 16, 2014 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Today DITEC International announced that DC-100 Rust Remover, an item in DC-100 Collection(TM), will be used by French Navy. DC-100 Rust Remover implements the AR Technology and is selected to be used aboard French Navy ships.

AUSTIN, Texas, May 15, 2014 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- FirstClose, an Austin, Texas-based mortgage technology service provider, announced today the expansion of its Portfolio Review Service for current home values, liens and encumbrances. Lenders can now access a detailed asset valuation that meets compliance requirements, but also exceeds expectations with a summary of the featured properties' transactional histories.

SAN DIEGO, Calif., May 14, 2014 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- MCT Trading, Inc. (MCT), a recognized leader in mortgage pipeline hedging, loan sale execution, and risk management services, announced the formal launch of MCTlive(TM), a secondary marketing technology platform designed for capital markets trading and pipeline management. MCTlive provides lenders with a browser-based software solution, robust online tools and real-time analytics for secondary marketing departments.

TIPP CITY, Ohio, May 14, 2014 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Award-winning educator and writer Eric A. Combs, debuts an ambitious and eye-opening book, 'Mission Critical' (ISBN: 978-1940876061), a non-fiction title encompassing his thoughts and experiences of the American public school system. What makes this book so unique is Combs' ability to share his experience of being a USAF Senior Master Sergeant and explain how it shapes and relates to his work within the realm of education.

HOUSTON, Texas, May 12, 2014 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Whiteflash Inc., top tier retailer of ideal diamonds and fine bridal jewelry, was honored this week by the Better Business Bureau (BBB) for excellence in quality control, customer service and customer satisfaction. Named a 2014 Winner of Distinction among all the retail jewelers in the greater Houston area, Whiteflash has now received high honors from the BBB for nine years in a row and maintains an A+ rating.

WESTPORT, Mass., May 12, 2104 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The Town of Westport and Westport Community Schools have taken an important step to protect the health of students, teachers, administrators, and others who work in or visit schools in Westport. They filed a lawsuit against Monsanto Company and its corporate successors to recover the costs of removing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's) from their schools, says Weitz and Luxenberg.

CARLSBAD, Calif., May 5, 2014 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- To meet lenders' growing demand for compliance assistance, leading mortgage compliance services provider The Compliance Group, Inc. (TCG) announced it offers a comprehensive suite of audit and monthly outsourced compliance services, encompassing both federal and state-level audits as well as a host of other compliance-related reviews and content development.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 1, 2014 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Mortgage document preparation vendor International Document Services, Inc. (IDS) announced more than half (51.6 percent) of all document packages it processed in 2013 were signed electronically. In addition, following the IRS's approval of electronically signed 4506-T documents in late 2012, 18.5 percent of all 4506-T documents processed by IDS were E-signed in 2013.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., May 1, 2014 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Former anesthesiologist and critical care specialist Edwin Dasso, a native of St. Paul, Minn., has set the Amazon charts alight with his #1 Best-selling series 'Jack Bass Black Cloud Chronicles' which features Colonel Jack Bass MD, whose horrendous battleground experiences in Iraq has left him emotionally scarred with severe PTSD.

HOUSTON, Texas, April 29, 2014 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Whiteflash Inc., internationally acclaimed retailer of ideal diamonds and fine bridal jewelry, announced today that they have become an authorized reseller for top jewelry design company Simon G.

SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 14, 2014 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- SecuGen Corporation is pleased to announce that its new, FAP 20 and PIV certified Hamster(TM) Pro 20 fingerprint reader has been certified by the Standardisation Testing and Quality Certification (STQC) Directorate, an office of the Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY) of India. The Hamster Pro 20 is available immediately for sale in India through SecuGen India.

AUSTIN, Texas, April 1, 2014 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Ding Guard, an Austin, Texas-based automobile service contract provider, and First Community Credit Union announced today that members will now have access to a value-add service through Ding Guard, a leading product in automotive cosmetic reconditioning. The partnership provides a non-interest income product offering as part of the loan package for prospective members. Clients can protect their purchase from the first day of car ownership with Ding Guard's restorative service plan.

LANSDALE, Pa., April 1, 2014 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Global DMS, a leading provider of Web-based compliant valuation management software, announced that its eTrac Enterprise platform has been integrated with the CoreLogic(R) ChannelMaster(R) Enterprise Lending Solution (ELS). The integration allows ChannelMaster users to compliantly order and process appraisals, attain real-time status updates, establish transparency and control, and return completed appraisal files directly from the ChannelMaster platform.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark., April 1, 2014 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- An annual $10,000 award has been created by Arkansas Mutual Insurance Company and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to be given to a third-year medical student with an interest in rural primary care.

MONROVIA, Calif., March 27, 2014 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Five young women from Monrovia High School and their rhinestone-encrusted robot qualified to advance to the 2014 First Tech Challenge Robotics World Championships as a result of their strong performance at the West Super-Regional Robotics Tournament held near Sacramento at the former McClellan Air Force Base this past weekend, the Monrovia High School Robotics Program announced today.

DENVER, Colo., March 25, 2014 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Leading Edge Veterinary Equipment, a supplier of new and exclusive veterinary medical equipment, is excited to announce the Edan DUS 60 VET Ultrasound from Leading Edge now has even better image resolution. With exclusive patented technology, software algorithms have been improved, dramatically enhancing image quality. Equally exciting is that this improvement is included for the same low price.

SAN DIEGO, Calif., March 25, 2014 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- MCT Trading, Inc. (MCT), a recognized leader in mortgage pipeline hedging and risk management services, announced that it added four newly created positions in order to provide unsurpassed service levels of sales support and guidance to lenders.

SAN DIEGO, Calif., March 20, 2014 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- ReverseVision the leading software and technology provider for the reverse mortgage industry, is pleased to announce that Gregg Holsapple has joined as Product Strategist. In this role, Holsapple will have responsibility for product and program analysis, developing requirements and building out our product design process.

SAN DIEGO, Calif., March 19, 2014 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- ReverseVision, Inc. today announced an agreement to add CoesterVMS's appraisal services to RV Exchange - ReverseVision's Reverse Loan Origination System (RLOS) platform.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 19, 2014 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Mortgage document preparation vendor International Document Services, Inc. (IDS) and MortgageFlex Systems, an established technology provider of mortgage loan software, announced the development of a joint 'lights out' interface between IDS's flagship mortgage document preparation system idsDoc and MortgageFlex's LoanQuest loan origination system (LOS).