Urban Design Group Principals Invited to Participate in Exclusive Latin American Infrastructure & Property Development Summit 2011

Dallas, TX (PRWEB) August 16, 2011

Urban Design Group Principals Ronald D. Armstrong, AIA, President and Managing Principal, and Raymond R. Kahl, AIA, are attending the Latin American Infrastructure & Property Development (LAIPD) Summit on August 17-19, 2011 at The Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa in Hollywood, FL. Participation in the LAIPD Summit is by invitation only, and the event is designed to bring senior-level executives from Latin Americas infrastructure and property development entities together with prequalified suppliers and consultants specializing in project development, architectural innovation and cutting edge construction.

The LAIPD Summit provides an opportunity for key decision makers to meet qualified partners to form alliances and promote growth in Latin Americas emerging markets. In recent years, the Latin American governments have improved economic policies and are now committed to infrastructure development and job growth. The exclusive business forum includes advanced presentations on construction, financing and sustainable development and provides the participants with opportunities for high-level networking and one-on-one meetings.

Armstrong and Kahl were invited to participate in the exclusive summit based on their depth of experience and their firms reputation for offering unique architectural solutions. In addition, UDG was invited to attend the Asian Infrastructure & Property Development (AIDP) Summit held July 4-6, 2011 in Macao, China.

With 35 years of experience, Kahl brings a wealth of leadership and knowledge to the firm. His areas of expertise include institutional and workplace projects. Kahls work at the University of Southern California was recently awarded the 2011 Grand Prize by the Los Angeles Business Council.

Armstrong has over 30 years of experience and specializes in managing large, complex projects including resorts, entertainment venues, mixed-use developments and religious facilities. Armstrong sees strong growth potential in Latin America.

We are honored to participate in this summit because we see it as a valuable opportunity to develop long-lasting business relations in a growth-oriented region, said Ronald D. Armstrong, AIA, President and Managing Principal of Urban Design Group. In the coming years, we predict strong growth in many global markets. Once the current economic situation is stabilized, investors will put capital back into play. With global population growth, continued urban flight and the development of second and third world economics, urban project development is an absolute necessity. We are eager to lend our expertise in master planning to help attract global business and spur continued economic growth for this region.

Urban Design Group offers architectural, interior design, planning and urban design services to its worldwide clientele from studios in Atlanta, Georgia, and Dallas, Texas. A market leader in the application and advancement of Building Information Modeling (BIM) technology, UDG's personnel work on a wide range of projects from hospitality and gaming to corporate and mixed-use.

In the firm's 36-year history, Urban Design Group has completed more than $ 6 Billion dollars in projects worldwide. The firm has received more than 80 design excellence awards and honors, 15 design competition awards and has been featured in hundreds of magazine articles, newspaper pieces and design resource books. For more information, please visit http://www.urbandesigngroup.com.

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Barnes & Noble Adds Corona SDK as a Recommended Development Framework for NOOK Color Readers Tablet

Palo Alto, CA (PRWEB) April 26, 2011

Barnes & Nobles NOOK Developer program has added Ansca Mobiles Corona SDK as one of the recommended frameworks for development of NOOK Apps on NOOK Color. The move comes at the same time as Barnes & Noble has made a major update to the NOOK Color Readers Tablet, adding the most-requested tablet features from customers.

Through its NOOK Developer program, Barnes & Noble has listed Corona SDK as one of its recommended SDK frameworks, enabling developers to create apps and interactive content for NOOK Color. Barnes & Noble stated that Coronas demonstrated ease and speed for developers to create high-performance apps was the reason the company added it as a featured development tool for NOOK Developer users.

NOOK Apps developed with the Corona SDK apps take advantage of NOOK Colors stunning 7-inch color touchscreen, said Claudia Romanini, Director, Developer Relations for Barnes & Noble.com. It is an ideal framework for interactive apps and games on our device.

NOOK Color is a great device for reading and other complementary experiences. Were excited to work with Barnes & Noble to provide developers with the opportunity to create quality NOOK Apps for NOOK Color as weve done on other platforms said Carlos Icaza, Co-Founder of Ansca Mobile. With Corona, app developers and content publishers now will be able to get their creations to market more quickly and easily.

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As an independent developer, utilizing Coronas cross-platform capabilities made it really easy to publish my games to a new platform, said Fire Maple founder Joe Kauffman. Having the ability to write my app once and deploy it across multiple platforms such as NOOK Color using the Corona SDK opens up the possibility to reach millions of new customers, which in this business is absolutely invaluable.

Corona SDK is free to use for an unlimited trial, with subscription options available on Mac (iOS and Android development) or Windows (Android development) when users are ready to publish their app.

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ABOUT BARNES & NOBLE, INC.

Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE:BKS), the world's largest bookseller and a Fortune 500 company, operates 705 bookstores in 50 states. Barnes & Noble College Booksellers, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Barnes & Noble, also operates 636 college bookstores serving nearly 4 million students and faculty members at colleges and universities across the United States. Barnes & Noble conducts its online business through Barnes & Noble.com (http://www.bn.com), one of the Web's largest e-commerce sites, which also features more than two million titles in its NOOK Bookstore (http://www.bn.com/ebooks). Through Barnes & Nobles NOOK eReading product offering, customers can buy and read eBooks on the widest range of platforms, including NOOK eBook Readers, devices from partner companies, and hundreds of the most popular mobile and computing devices using free NOOK software.

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SS8 Raises $12.5 Million to Accelerate Product Development and Expand Distribution

Milpitas, CA (PRWEB) November 30, 2010

SS8, the leading US-based provider of lawful communications interception and forensics solutions today announced the closing of a $ 12.5 million Series B equity financing. New investor, Novak Biddle Venture Partners, joined existing investors, Goldman Sachs Private Equity Group, ONSET Ventures, Kleiner Perkins Caulfield and Byers, W Capital Partners, and Woodside Fund in the round. The successful financing attracted investment from all existing shareholders as well as several new parties--a testament to the expanding market opportunity and the increasing global attention on communication analysis to help combat crime and terrorism. This financing represents the second round of funding since SS8 repositioned itself; focusing solely on meeting global demand for cyber-security products and solutions.

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SS8s end-to-end communication interception and forensics solutions manage the provisioning, acquisition, and delivery of intercepted network traffic and related call data to monitoring-center applications at law enforcement and intelligence agencies. Fully compliant with ETSI and CALEA interception and monitoring standards, more than 250 SS8 systems have been deployed globally for all major types of communications including wireline, wireless, IMS, cable, WiFi, WiMAX, LTE, VoIP and broadband IP data. The additional funding will allow SS8 to keep pace with technology developments required to support ever-increasing Internet bandwidth and myriad IP communication applications and protocols as they emerge and evolve.

New web-based communication applications such as webmail and social media have greatly increased the complexity of, and demand for, our interception and forensics solutions, said Dennis Haar, SS8 President and CEO. This round of funding will allow us to accelerate development and expand sales channels for state-of-the-art security solutions; helping governments around the world protect personal safety and national security.

About SS8 Headquartered in the heart of the Silicon Valley in Milpitas, California, SS8 is an independent global provider of regulatory-compliant electronic surveillance solutions. The companys solutions are currently deployed in over 25 countries at the largest wire-line, wireless, cable, VoIP and satellite service providers, supporting more than 500 million subscribers. These voice and data communications intercept solutions serve local, regional and national law enforcement and intelligence agencies worldwide. SS8 products are sold and supported both directly and through OEM partnerships.

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