feed://www.nals.org/newsletters/press/press.xml Articles & Press Releases Copyright NALS, Inc. moore@nals.org Tue, 20 Apr 2010 13:23:29 CDT FeedMe, by the Nowhere Man (http://thenowhereman.com/hacks) Tue, 20 Apr 2010 13:23:22 CDT feed://www.nals.org/newsletters/press/press.xml 1271787802 Tue, 20 Apr 2010 13:22:35 CDT feed://www.nals.org/newsletters/press/press.xml 1271787755 nQueue Billback Continues Rapid Growth<br>Information Accountability, Designed to Improve Firms? Financial Results,<br>Produces New Clients and Strong First Quarter<br><br>Tempe, Ariz., April 20, 2010 ? nQueue Billback LLC, the leading provider of software-based information accountability, expense management and cost recovery systems today announced outstanding sales results with the addition of 10 new clients in the first quarter of 2010, including 2 NLJ 250 firms. nQueue Billback now has 84 NLJ 250 clients. The strong results during a time when many law firms continue to struggle exemplify the clear return-on-investment from nQueue Billback?s iA (Information Accountability) product suite.<br><br>?Law firms are more focused than ever on expense management and return-on-investment,? said John Gilbert, Vice President, Sales & Marketing at nQueue Billback. ?We are successful because those issues directly align with our value proposition. Our clients desire to immediately understand and stem their firm?s ?financial leakage? with a better understanding of all firm expenses.?<br><br>The company continued to show strong, geographically diverse growth, with new law-firm clients headquartered in Los Angeles, San Diego, Washington D.C., Chicago, Minneapolis, Hartford Connecticut, Little Rock Arkansas, Atlanta and Springfield Massachusetts.<br><br>The company?s channel model remains strong, resulting in 7 of the new deals. The company remains committed to its direct sales team, having recently added business development managers on the east and west coasts.<br><br>Cumulatively, nQueue Billback has added many new clients since its creation by merger in July 2009. ?We have had a lot of success in the three quarters since our merger,? said Rick Hellers, President & CEO of nQueue Billback. ?It is clear that our delivery of increased accuracy and recoveries to improve efficiency and profitability throughout the firm is resonating with law firms nationwide.?<br><br>For more information, please visit www.nQBillback.com.<br><br>About nQueue Billback<br>nQueue Billback LLC provides software-based information accountability solutions to almost 35 percent of the largest 250 law firms in the United States, and five of the Top 10 globally. The company assists firms by enhancing the automation and processing of any operational and administrative expenses, including print, copy, scan, phone, fax, travel, court fees, research, overnight, courier costs, credit card charges and more on an extremely powerful platform. nQueue Billback?s software offererings, branded iA for Information Accountability, can be embedded directly into multi-function devices or reside on tablet computers or terminals to provide clients with the knowledge required to run their businesses more profitably. To learn more about nQueue Billback and iA, please visit www.nQBillback.com. Tue, 20 Apr 2010 13:21:52 CDT feed://www.nals.org/newsletters/press/press.xml 1271787712 CCH Offers Complete Text, Explanation, Analysis of New Health Care Reform Law<br><br>(RIVERWOODS, ILL., April 14, 2010) ? Now, there?s a single, comprehensive resource from CCH that explains and makes accessible the sweeping changes brought about by recently enacted health care reform legislation: CCH's Law, Explanation and Analysis of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Including Reconciliation Act Impact. The authoritative new resource provides employers, health, insurance and legal professionals with comprehensive explanation and analysis of every aspect of the Act and its accompanying Health Care Reconciliation Act. CCH is part of Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, a leading provider of information and software solutions for legal, healthcare, business compliance and human resources professionals (hr.cch.com; health.cch.com).<br><br>?Significant portions of this legislation are going into effect as early as this year, and changes will imminently impact thousands of employers, insurance industry professionals and health care providers,? said Janeen Kopale, Director, CCH Corporate Compliance Market. ?With this comprehensive new book, we?re helping to make sure professionals have all the resources they need to understand, interpret and make optimal decisions about every provision.?<br><br>The two-volume book includes CCH explanations of all provisions, from insurance market reforms to Medicare and Medicaid program changes, including the revenue provisions that impose new taxes and fees to fund and guide reform.<br><br>The legislation covers a wide range of topics of interest to employers and the insurance industry, including enhanced employer responsibility, health insurance exchanges and an individual responsibility mandate. Health providers and beneficiaries will be affected by expanded eligibility rules for Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program, reimbursement changes for physicians and hospitals to focus on primary and preventive care, provisions to increase coverage in rural areas and expansion of existing value-based purchasing and quality programs for Part A providers.<br><br>In all, CCH?s expert analysts crafted nearly 500 explanations detailing the impact of the legislation. To unravel the complexity of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as amended by its Manager?s Amendment (Title X) and further by the Reconciliation Act, the book also includes an editorially enhanced version of the new law with all amending language integrated in place in the law text. This integrated version of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provides readers immediate access to the final, fully amended impact of each provision of the new law.<br><br>Comprehensive Coverage and Ease of Use: Text, Reports and Tables<br><br>In addition, CCH?s coverage includes the full text of Executive Order 13535 and congressional committee reports that provide significant background information on the law, as well as numerous finding devices to help navigate between analysis and the official text documents.<br><br>A number of tables provide at-a-glace information that speeds research. Three tables of effective dates are keyed to sections of the Social Security Act, ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code. Other tables correlate sections of the Social Security Act, ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code to CCH explanations, listing the sections of each which have been added, amended or repealed, and listing the Act sections amending each one.<br><br>Access to Web Site<br><br>Customers who purchase CCH's Law, Explanation and Analysis of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Including Reconciliation Act Impact also receive Internet access to the Social Security Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act and Internal Revenue Code provisions, as amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care Reconciliation Act Any changed, added or deleted text of these laws will be available on the web site, including Amendment Notes detailing the changes. Web site access details are provided in the front inside cover of the book. Purchasers should visit the web site to view the amended law and other valuable health reform resources and information.<br><br>?This comprehensive coverage and correlation represents an enormous amount of work by the CCH analysts, and the result will be that professionals will save countless hours as they work to understand and interpret this massive reform law in the years ahead,? Kopale said.<br><br>For More Information<br><br>For more information, including the Table of Contents of the 2-volume, approximately 2,000-page CCH's Law, Explanation and Analysis of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Including Reconciliation Act Impact, click here, visit onlinestore.cch.com/?BU=hme or call 1-800-248-3248. Single copy price is $149; quantity discounts are available.<br><br>About Wolters Kluwer Law & Business<br><br>Wolters Kluwer Law & Business is a leading provider of information and software solutions in key specialty areas for legal and business professionals, as well as casebooks and study aids for law students. Its major product lines include Aspen Publishers, CCH, Kluwer Law International and Loislaw. Its markets include law firms, law schools, corporate counsel and professionals requiring legal and compliance information. Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, a unit of Wolters Kluwer, is based in New York City and Riverwoods, Ill. Wolters Kluwer is a market-leading global information services company. Tue, 20 Apr 2010 13:20:52 CDT feed://www.nals.org/newsletters/press/press.xml 1271787652 A-T Solutions Launches New Versions of Easy Street Draw? and ScenePD?<br><br>Industry-leading accident diagramming software reaches new heights in ease of use<br>Vienna, Va., April 14, 2010 ? Continuing its commitment to develop tools to support the needs of first responders across the country, A-T Solutions announced today it is launching version 5.0 of its industry-leading software platforms Easy Street Draw? and ScenePD?. This latest platform update delivers greater ease of use and accuracy to further enhance the everyday operator?s ability to quickly and efficiently capture and manage critical information. <br>?We?re proud to be able to provide customers with critical, user-friendly tools to help them in their everyday workdays. We?re excited to introduce Easy Street Draw and ScenePD 5.0, which take ease of use to a higher level,? said Dennis Kelly, A-T Solutions president and CEO. ?We?re committed to providing the best user experience possible, and I believe our customers are going to see that the products are more intuitive than ever.?<br>Easy Street Draw is a program that allows first responders to create specialized diagrams of crash scenes, and ScenePD is a complete crash and crime scene diagramming tool. Both tools have an extensive library of intelligent objects that can be used to quickly and accurately capture the details of an area of interest. These programs can be used to document information for a variety of scenarios, including traffic accidents, domestic abuse, murder, floor mapping, fire scenes, natural disasters and other crime scenes.<br>?Our goal is to offer tools that support and empower first responders by reducing redundancies and downtime,? said Mark McCutchan, A-T Solutions development manager. ?The new versions include enhanced casebook management, search functionality and new ways to manage the symbol library. All these back-end features help streamline the process of gathering and disseminating information.?<br>For pricing and more product information, visit www.easystreetdraw.com or www.scenepd.com. Contact A-T Solutions at 877-908-4777 for questions or special pricing needs.<br>About A-T Solutions<br>A-T Solutions Inc. is the industry?s leading global intelligence and anti- and counterterrorism services firm. Acquired by CoVant in February 2008, the company provides outstanding support in intelligence, global security, training and technology solutions, as well as in logistics and mission support. Clients include the departments of Defense, Homeland Security, Justice and State; the intelligence community; and the private sector. A-T Solutions employs approximately 430 professionals and has offices in Fredericksburg, Vienna and Virginia Beach, Va.; San Diego, Calif.; Orlando and Niceville, Fla.; Boise, Idaho; and Anacortes, Wash. A-T Solutions completed the successful acquisitions of both Accelligence LLC and Trancite Logic Systems in 2009. For more information, please visit www.a-tsolutions.com.<br><br>About CoVant<br>Founded by former executives of Anteon International, CoVant invests in and provides strategic, financial and operational resources to a portfolio of companies specializing in technology and related solutions that serve the needs of the homeland security, defense and intelligence communities. With an experienced team of business executives and a respected board of former government and military leaders, CoVant delivers a unique and highly strategic approach to maximizing company growth and value. Visit www.covant.com for more information. Tue, 20 Apr 2010 13:20:04 CDT feed://www.nals.org/newsletters/press/press.xml 1271787604 Free Campaigner eBook Helps Small Businesses <br>Get Started with Email Marketing<br><br>?The Small Business Guide to Email Marketing: Top Tips to Get You Started? features easy-to-follow explanations and practical tips for success<br><br>Ottawa (April 14, 2010) - Campaigner, a leading email marketing service provider, today released its eBook The Small Business Guide to Email Marketing: Top Tips to Get You Started. The availability of the eBook is good news for small businesses. While a survey by Hurwitz & Associates at the end of 2009, found 46 percent of small businesses were already using email marketing, and another 36 percent planned to start using it in 2010 to grow their businesses, many still struggle with how to put together an effective campaign. Published by Protus, the provider of Campaigner, the eBook seeks to answer those questions by offering insight into how to construct and maintain an email marketing campaign, and how to integrate it with other promotional efforts to retain existing and acquire new customers.<br><br>The 42-page eBook is available at www.campaigner.com/ebook/ . It was written by email marketing experts based on common questions and input from small businesses and entrepreneurs. The Small Business Guide to Email Marketing serves as a how-to primer for small businesses new to this cost-effective marketing tool. Tips include how to write and design email campaigns, develop winning messages for your customers, track what emails are working, and build and manage your email lists.<br><br>?We constantly hear from small businesses looking for an easy way to reach out to their customers and prospects via email, but they don?t know where to start,? said Steve Adams, vice president of marketing for Protus. ?This book provides a total solution for businesses looking to get started with email marketing. As part of Campaigner?s commitment to helping small businesses succeed, we?ve assembled our team of email marketing veterans to cover the basics from getting started to more advanced tips, like integrating email campaigns with social media.?<br><br>Chapters and topics within the eBook include:<br><br>Tips on what to say and how to write an effective email<br>How to create eye-catching designs using custom templates or building your own layouts<br>How to build email lists of contacts - customers or prospects<br>How to personalize emails and segment your audience <br>How to monitor the success of your emails and tools that help you improve results <br>Examples of how small businesses have successfully used email<br>Leveraging social media in your email campaigns<br>Campaigner?s award-winning customer service is available via the phone or Web 24x7 to answer questions and provide technical support. Free advice, including reference guides, tips, video tutorials and training are available in the Campaigner Resource Center. In addition, the Campaigner Community online forum allows users to help each other and exchange ideas to create more successful email campaigns.<br><br>Campaigner offers a free 30-day email marketing trial, and small businesses can subscribe to the service starting at $10 per month.<br><br>About Campaigner<br>Campaigner email marketing enables small, medium and large businesses to strengthen customer relationships and drive sales by connecting to their customers quickly, simply and affordably. Features include professional-looking email campaign creation, multiple ways to grow and manage lists, integration with CRM, and the utilization of campaign metrics and reports to increase results. Campaigner is part of the total Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) business communications solution offered by Protus that also includes MyFax, the fastest-growing Internet fax service; and my1voice, the cost-effective, feature-rich virtual business phone service. Additional information is available at www.campaigner.com. Tue, 20 Apr 2010 13:18:53 CDT feed://www.nals.org/newsletters/press/press.xml 1271787533 Davenport, IA, March 30, 2010?Kaplan University, a leading provider of online postsecondary education, today announced the promotion of Christopher Caywood to president of Kaplan Legal Education (KLE), which offers a breadth of online law, public policy and public safety related certificate and degree programs.<br><br>Caywood succeeds Barry Currier, who also served as dean of Concord Law School, a pioneer in online legal education. The University is conducting a nationwide search for a new Concord Law School dean.<br><br>?Dean Currier led the evolution of our legal education programs and strengthened the reputation of Concord Law School in both legal and academic circles,? said Gregory Marino, president of the Kaplan University Group. ?I?m confident that Chris Caywood?s vision and talent will further our quest to become the leader in law-related education in the United States.? <br><br>Currier will continue to serve Concord Law School as a professor and dean emeritus, helping to facilitate new initiatives that build upon the school?s reputation for high quality, innovative legal education.<br><br>He joined Concord Law School in 2004 with 30 years of experience in legal education and practice. Currier helped facilitate the law school?s merger with Kaplan University in 2007, making it the only wholly online law school that is part of a regionally accredited university. He?s also developed partnerships with traditional law schools, including Loyola University School of Law, which joined forces with Concord to offer an online Master of Jurisprudence in Health Law degree for health care professionals. <br><br>Currier came to Concord from the American Bar Association in Chicago, where he served as Deputy Consultant on Legal Education, working on the law school approval and review process for the accreditation of U.S. juris doctor programs. Prior to that, he served in various academic and leadership positions at law schools in the U.S. and abroad.<br><br>Caywood previously served as chief operating officer of KLE, which includes Kaplan University?s School of Legal Studies, School of Criminal Justice and Concord Law School.<br><br>Caywood joined Kaplan University four years ago as a vice president, guiding operations for the University?s criminal justice, legal studies, education and nursing programs. Last year, he became chief operating officer for the new KLE. He earned his juris doctor degree from the University of Michigan Law School, bachelor?s and master?s degrees from the University of Michigan and an MBA from the University of Chicago. Before joining Kaplan University, Caywood spent two decades working first in private practice for major national law firms and then in a number of management and leadership roles in the health care and retail industries. He is a member of the Illinois and Massachusetts bars.<br><br>About Kaplan University<br>Kaplan University offers a different school of thought for higher education. It strives to help adult students unlock their talent by providing a practical, student-centered education that prepares them for careers in some of the fastest-growing industries. Based in Davenport, Iowa, the University is regionally accredited by The Higher Learning Commission (HLC) and is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA). Kaplan University has more than 125 academic programs and offerings, and serves more than 66,000 online and campus-based students. In addition to its online operations, the University has 10 campuses in Iowa, Nebraska and Maryland, and one Kaplan University Learning Center in Milwaukee. <br><br>Kaplan University is part of Kaplan Higher Education, which serves more than 104,000 students online and through more than 70 campus-based schools across the United States and abroad. Kaplan Higher Education schools offer a spectrum of academic opportunities, from certificates and diplomas to graduate and professional degrees, including a juris doctor degree. Kaplan Higher Education is part of Kaplan, Inc., a leading international provider of educational and career services for individuals, schools and businesses. Kaplan serves students of all ages through a wide array of offerings including higher education, test preparation, professional training and programs for kids in grades K through 12. Kaplan, Inc. is a subsidiary of The Washington Post Company (NYSE: WPO), and its largest and fastest-growing division. For more information about Kaplan University, visit www.kaplan.edu/talent.