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Most Read Stories from July, 2008:

Media Mayhem Creates Unique Opportunities for Advertisers to Reach Horror Enthusiasts
Museum of Robots in Second Life Announces Competition Winners at Event on July 19, 2008
A Ghost Worked on the New Instrumental Album by The G-Man
Operation Blue Light: My Secret Life Among Psychic Spies, A Memoir by Philip Chabot with Laurie Anne Blanchard
Publishers Newswire Announced Today its Latest List of Books 'Worth a Look'
China Sage Consultants Provides Logical First Step to Doing Business in China
New Novel Portrays How a Woman Escapes an Abusive Marriage in Saudi Arabia
World's Greatest Endurance Man Attempts Record Breaking Feats in New York City
Gameshastra and Sony Europe to Develop PlayStation 2 Game Featuring Traditional Indian Sports
Jazz Prodigy Eric Reed to Perform at Get a Life Childcare Foundation's First Annual Jazz to Support Life Event
 

Boston’s Chrisicos Interiors Bathroom Project Featured in Distinctive Kitchens and Baths Magazine

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:53:29 -0700 PDT
by Valerie Gotten - Staff Editor

BOSTON, Mass. — Chrisicos Interiors, a leading interior design company serving discerning clients throughout New England, is pleased to announce one of their projects is featured in the current bi-annual 2008 edition of the national shelter publication Distinctive Kitchens & Baths. The feature story is on a bathroom renovation in Boston, Massachusetts. Distinctive Kitchens & [...]

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Rimadesio Boston Introduces Abacus Closet System

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:44:48 -0700 PDT
by Valerie Gotten - Staff Editor

BOSTON, Mass. — Rimadesio, the Italian manufacturer of luxury glass and aluminum passage doors, wall panels, and closet/shelving units, introduces Abacus, a dramatic and innovative walk-in closet system available exclusively in North America at Rimadesio Boston. Designed by Giuseppe Bavuso, Abacus pairs thin aluminum honeycomb shelving with elegant tempered glass.
“We didn’t want the technology to [...]

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Telecommunications Gateway Market Showing Solid Growth

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:42:13 -0700 PDT
by Valerie Gotten - Staff Editor

BOONTON, N.J. — Total worldwide sales revenue for telecommunication gateways and session border controllers is expected to increase at a compounded rate of nearly 13 percent over the next five years, says a new market study from INSIGHT Research. This specialized equipment enables traditional phone networks to interconnect with next generation network services that make [...]

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North Carolina Architecture Firm Building for the Future by Going Green

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:39:34 -0700 PDT
by Valerie Gotten - Staff Editor

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Carlton Architecture ascertains there are many benefits to going green when designing new homes. “Clients benefit from the reduced operating costs of a green building, while at the same time the planet benefits from the reduced environmental impact,” says Mr. Carlton, the President of Carlton Architecture, who began his architectural career 12 [...]

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BETA Records and SoundWave360 Offer Artists First-Ever Premium Upgrade to Audio Files

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 23:12:03 -0700 PDT
by Cindy Holden - Staff Editor

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — BETA Records LLC, the expanding international network and community of music artists and fans, will partner with Surroundphones Holdings Inc (SoundWave360), enabling artists to upgrade MP3 music files with a proprietary process giving their music more analog sound, cleaner dynamics, higher signal-to-noise ratio and more depth in playback, particularly in the [...]

New York’s Wordingham Technologies Adds Online Support for Supply Chain Management

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:24:54 -0700 PDT
by Valerie Gotten - Staff Editor

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Wordingham Technologies, specialists in custom machined parts for optics, photonics and precision instrumentation, announces online customer access for tracking orders and managing releases, 24/7. The Wordingham Quality (WQ) Portal, the first of its kind in this industry, demonstrates Wordingham’s commitment to quality delivered. “Quality isn’t just delivering tight tolerances and great aesthetics, [...]

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Gameshastra and Sony Europe to Develop PlayStation 2 Game Featuring Traditional Indian Sports

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:59:22 -0700 PDT
by Cindy Holden - Staff Editor

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Today, Hyderabad and Los Angeles based Gameshastra Inc, announced a partnership with Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) to build a game on the PlayStation(R)2 platform for the Global market. The game will feature traditional Indian sports like Kho Kho, Kabaddi, Gulli Danda, etc. SCEE plans to grow the market in India [...]

iExplore Announces Top Ten Family Travel Vacations Worldwide

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:47:19 -0700 PDT
by Valerie Gotten - Staff Editor

CHICAGO, Ill. — iExplore announced today their list of Top Ten Family Travel Vacation Experiences Worldwide as determined by the iExplore team of world travel experts. Top 10 Family Travel Vacations overall, include: #1 is fly fishing in Scotland; If your kids love to fish this is the ideal location where you can fish for [...]

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New York State Pageant Directors Scott and Jodi Cessna Honored

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:46:57 -0700 PDT
by Valerie Gotten - Staff Editor

ALTOONA, Pa. — ALTO Associates LLC has announced the company principles, Scott & Jodi Cessna, have been named the Mrs. International Pageant System “Directors of the Year” for 2008. The honor was bestowed upon the directors of the Mrs., Miss, and Miss Teen New York International Pageants by Mel and Mary Richardson, owners of the [...]

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EMRG Media Launches New York Hotel Division to Meet Growing Event Planning Demand

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:15:47 -0700 PDT
by Valerie Gotten - Staff Editor

NEW YORK, N.Y. — EMRG Media, LLC, New York’s leading event planning and marketing company, announced today the launch of its hotel division in New York City. This new division is in response to a growing hotel-industry clientele. Over the last eight years, EMRG Media has conducted event planning and marketing for New York’s premier [...]

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Black Community Leaders Assemble for Training Focused on Voter Protection

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:42:51 -0700 PDT
by Valerie Gotten - Staff Editor

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Anticipating the largest voter turnout in history - and ensuing problems at the polls - the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation (NCBCP) left no stone unturned during a three-day Operation Big Vote Training Academy held in New Orleans last week to train field organizers on voter registration, mobilization, and voter protection. [...]

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TimeForge to Integrate M2SYS Fingerprint Software

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:03:10 -0700 PDT
by Valerie Gotten - Staff Editor

ATLANTA, Ga. — M2SYS Technology, an award-winning fingerprint biometrics research and development firm, announced today that it has reached an agreement with TimeForge, a provider of web-based scheduling and time and attendance solutions to the hospitality industry. Through the terms of this agreement, TimeForge will be providing its customers with a seamless, integrated biometric identification [...]

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Podclass Announces Web Services Technology to Bring Education into Social Networks

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 16:12:41 -0700 PDT
by Cindy Holden - Staff Editor

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Podclass, Inc. announces Podclass Web Services (PWS), an application programming interface to enable online courses to be accessed from within Facebook(R) and other social networking sites. PWS enables users of learning management systems to access and manage course content, and to collaborate and interact with classmates from within Facebook.
Currently, PWS integrates [...]

Orange County Foot Surgeon Receives International Recognition

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:35:37 -0700 PDT
by Cindy Holden - Staff Editor

LAKE FOREST, Calif. — Orange County foot surgeon Dr. Richard Moy is widely recognized as the developer of “virtually pain-free” bunion surgery. Normally, bunion surgeries are painful and require lengthy recovery time. But signed patient affidavits (compiled since July of 2005) confirm that 97% of Dr. Moy’s patients describe their surgery and recovery as virtually [...]

New York’s CheapOair Launches Travel Affiliate Program

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:24:15 -0700 PDT
by Valerie Gotten - Staff Editor

NEW YORK, N.Y. — CheapOair is proud to announce the official launch of their new travel affiliate program. The affiliate program is a major value-add to Web sites and bloggers, as payouts to affiliates are based on bookings, not travel consumed. Unlike most other travel affiliate programs, CheapOair affiliates will benefit from all of CheapOair’s [...]

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GiSTEQ PhotoTrackr Now Available for Mac OSX

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:31:02 -0700 PDT
by Cindy Holden - Staff Editor

BREA, Calif. — GiSTEQ, the creators of the popular PhotoTrackr, are excited to announce that their program is now available for Mac users. Ever since the PhotoTrackr was created, photographers, both amateur and professional, have been making use of its easy-to-use features, allowing them to properly date, map, categorize, and organize their photos. The program [...]

Las Vegas Dating Service Opens Up the Single Dating World

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:26:19 -0700 PDT
by Valerie Gotten - Staff Editor

LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Finding a date in Las Vegas just got easier thanks to a new dating service, Las Vegas Speed Date. Vegas singles have notoriously experienced dating difficulties. In part, this is due to the large transient population. Very few people seem to actually come from Las Vegas. And, according to Sperling’s Best [...]

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Busy Professionals Can Save Thousands with a Virtual Assistant

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:11:50 -0700 PDT
by Valerie Gotten - Staff Editor

MT. VERNON, Ill. — Time and money: two resources busy professionals work hard to gain more of. The Office Next Door opened its virtual doors today, and offers solutions in each of these areas for small businesses and network marketers. By providing virtual administrative support services to business professionals, “virtual assistants” can save their clients [...]

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Invest in People Power to Fight Recession, says McKinney Rogers

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:45:09 -0700 PDT
by Valerie Gotten - Staff Editor

NEW YORK, N.Y. — North American business leaders believe that putting their faith in developing the skills and abilities of their workforce is the best way to reduce an organization’s exposure to the risk of recession, according to an international survey of senior business executives launched today by global business performance consultancy, McKinney Rogers. With [...]

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Chrisicos Interiors of Boston Recognized by the 2008 ReBrand 100 Global Awards

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:41:55 -0700 PDT
by Valerie Gotten - Staff Editor

BOSTON, Mass. — Chrisicos Interiors, a leading interior design company serving discerning clients throughout New England, is pleased to be honored with Notable Recognition in the fourth annual ReBrand 100 Global Awards competition. This distinction is for Chrisicos’ rebranding campaign, designed and implemented by JDCommunications, Inc. and Lauziere Design. The Chrisicos rebranding campaign focused on [...]

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TravelCell Celebrates Summer World Travel with Sizzling Cell Phone Services

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:22:30 -0700 PDT
by Valerie Gotten - Staff Editor

NEW YORK, N.Y. — TravelCell, the leading provider for global cellular and satellite phone rentals, announces special summer cell phone services for international travelers. Summer is a popular time for international travel, and keeping in touch with business and family while abroad is important. Many people will find that their U.S. cell phone will not [...]

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Millions of Americans Face $100,000-Plus Annual Hit for College and Long-Term-Care Combo - LTC Insurance Offers Relief

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:15:01 -0700 PDT
by Valerie Gotten - Staff Editor

KIRKLAND, Wash. — According to LTC expert Jonas Roeser, millions of American couples may be in for sticker shock when their kids reach college age. It’s not just the rising annual cost of college, $23,712 for 2007-08, up 6.2% from last year, for a private four-year institution, according to the College Board. It’s also the [...]

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Podclass is a Recipient of fbFund for Application Built on Facebook(R) Platform

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:17:16 -0700 PDT
by Cindy Holden - Staff Editor

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Podclass, Inc. announces that their new web services technology that interfaces with Moodle, the leading open-source learning management software system, built on Facebook Platform has been awarded a grant through Facebook’s fbFund. The announcement was made today at f8, Facebook’s annual developers’ conference, and helps deliver on Facebook’s mission to give [...]

Changing TV Forever: New Devices Move Internet Videos Off PCs and Into Homes

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:40:54 -0700 PDT
by Valerie Gotten - Staff Editor

BOONTON, N.J. — Until recently, there has been a chasm between PC video and home television viewing. A welter of devices, however, will soon be bridging that divide and will bring Internet video onto the home screen-forever changing the economics of home entertainment, says a new market research study released by the INSIGHT Research Corporation. [...]

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Power Sports Factory, Inc. Engages American Financial Strategies to Promote Line of Fuel Efficient, Premium Motorbikes

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:36:56 -0700 PDT
by Cindy Holden - Staff Editor

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. — Power Sports Factory, Inc. today announced that it has engaged American Financial Strategies, Inc. (AFS) of Orange County, Calif., to assist in its Investor Relations Program in cooperation with World Trade Financial. American Financial Strategies will also assist the company with introductions to the investor community. Power Sports Factory, Inc. is [...]

Get Green with Leader Phone Web 2.0 Audio Conferencing

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:28:10 -0700 PDT
by Valerie Gotten - Staff Editor

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Leader Technologies(R) announced today its Get Green initiative, which will implement special programs with green non-profits to reduce communication costs and reduce the carbon footprint of participating companies simultaneously. Chairman Mike McKibben points to Leader Phone(R) audio conferencing as an obvious way for companies to “get greener.” “Our patented Web 2.0 innovations [...]

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Arizona’s STG Media Corp and STG Interactive Help Launch Electro-Magnetic Pain Product in Canada

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:19:36 -0700 PDT
by Valerie Gotten - Staff Editor

TEMPE, Ariz. — Millions of consumers are faced with pain and swelling from arthritis, chronic and acute injuries. These consumers often find themselves forced to choose relief from an overabundance of products on the market, most of which are only marginally effective. That is why Locin Industries Ltd., the distributors of ActiPatch Pain Therapy have [...]

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Iglesias Nights - An Evening of Salsa Dancing and Latin Culture in Los Angeles

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:04:30 -0700 PDT
by Cindy Holden - Staff Editor

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Imagine a night of sensual Latin performers, igniting the dance floor with their passion for life, and their spirit for living. The vibrant strains of the music, combined with the flavors and spicy taste of Tapas and Empanadas, along with the distilled liquid fire of premium Tequila cocktails - this sounds [...]

Mentoring Success Group Launches ‘We Mentor Success’ Events in Las Vegas, Detroit and Austin

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:49:50 -0700 PDT
by Valerie Gotten - Staff Editor

DETROIT, Mich. — Mentoring Success Group LLC announces a series of events that will help small business owners build their competitive edge in today’s difficult economy. The ‘We Mentor Success’ small business forums offer seminar-style instruction, in-depth networking opportunities, and hands-on workshops and mentoring with experts in small business disciplines including leadership, marketing, and strategic [...]

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Paramito Global Holdings Announces Investment Activities

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:52:49 -0700 PDT
by Valerie Gotten - Staff Editor

LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Paramito Global Holdings, Inc. (PGH), the parent company for PGH-Canada, Ltd., Paramito Asset Management, LLC, Paramito Pictures, LLC and Affinity Financial Services, LLC (AFS), all hold investment opportunities to reflect the current market — alternative energy, real estate, film and entertainment, and corporate finance. PGH-Canada, Ltd. and partners have plans to [...]

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Auditel’s Telecom Training for Government Will Stretch Tax Dollars

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:45:09 -0700 PDT
by Valerie Gotten - Staff Editor

ORLANDO, Fla. — Auditel Inc. today announced that it has been awarded by General Services Administration (GSA) schedule of Telecommunication Audit & Financial Training Services (SIN 520 14). Auditel Inc. can now offer GSA rates to military, federal, state, and local Government agencies to reduce telecom expenses and control telecom budgets through Telecom Expense Management [...]

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CareTools Announces iChart Available on Apple App Store

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:41:14 -0700 PDT
by Cindy Holden - Staff Editor

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. — CareTools Inc., an industry recognized mobile healthcare information technology leader, today announced its native digital medical record system for iPhone and iPod touch will be available tomorrow on the Apple App Store. “We recognized early on that iPhone has the potential to radically change the use of information technology at the [...]

New York’s ClusterSeven Releases New Version of its Spreadsheet Monitoring and Control Software

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:00:40 -0700 PDT
by Valerie Gotten - Staff Editor

NEW YORK, N.Y. — ClusterSeven, a developer of spreadsheet monitoring and audit control software, today announced the immediate availability of its Enterprise Spreadsheet Manager 5.0 software. Enterprise Spreadsheet Manager’s new version includes file discovery, risk analysis, logic checking and enhanced version comparison functionality, all from one common platform. These enhancements in improving user productivity extend [...]

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Houston’s WhiteFlash Jewelry Reaches Big ‘O’ Status in July

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:41:03 -0700 PDT
by Valerie Gotten - Staff Editor

HOUSTON, Texas — Hot on the pages of Oprah’s O Magazine July 2008 issue is a stunning diamond cuff bracelet by online jewelry sensation WhiteFlash.com. Wearing the bold piece in the July feature story “Hello, Sexy!” was Judson O’Hair (page 196) a 41 year old technology sales executive who has admitted to loosing her sensual [...]

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Award Winning Massachusetts Design Firm Goes Green with Renewable Energy Division

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:13:27 -0700 PDT
by Valerie Gotten - Staff Editor

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — S+H Construction, Inc. of Cambridge, Massachusetts, one of the greater Boston area’s premier residential renovation and custom home building companies, is proud to announce the company recently created a Renewable Energy Division. With this new division, S+H can meet the rising tide of residential demand for solar energy. S+H’s Renewable Energy Division [...]

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Red Canyon Pictures to Sneak Peek Film ‘Red Canyon’ at International Latino Film Festival

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:35:00 -0700 PDT
by Valerie Gotten - Staff Editor

NEW YORK, N.Y. — “Red Canyon,” a feature film by Puerto Rican director, Giovanni Rodriguez, will screen at the Helen Mills Theatre, 137-139 West 26th Street (Between 6th and 7th Avenue), at 10:30PM on Saturday, July 26th, as part of the HBO Presents: International Latino Film Festival. The cast of “Red Canyon” consists of New [...]

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World’s Greatest Endurance Man Attempts Record Breaking Feats in New York City

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:42:30 -0700 PDT
by Cindy Holden - Staff Editor

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — San Francisco-based Thienna Inc., a skin care company that focuses on health, is sponsoring Paddy Doyle from the U.K. as he attempts several record-breaking physical strength endurance tests. The event is scheduled to be held at the famous Equinox Fitness Club on Fifth Avenue and 43rd Street near Times Square on [...]

LTC Financial Partners Named as Long Term Care Insurance Source by Kiplinger’s 2nd Year in a Row

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:40:00 -0700 PDT
by Valerie Gotten - Staff Editor

KIRKLAND, Wash. — Kiplinger’s Retirement Planning 2008, published in the Fall issue of Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, includes this advice for seekers of long term care insurance: “TIP // For help finding a policy, check out LTC Financial Partners (ltcfp.com); 866-471-4072, which includes brokers throughout the U.S….” A comparable “tip” was offered in the 2007 issue [...]

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Paradigm Multimedia Technology Changes the Rules for Health Care TV Systems

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:32:05 -0700 PDT
by Valerie Gotten - Staff Editor

EUGENE, Ore. — ProTune Technology, patented by Paradigm Multimedia, provides new ways to design and enhance in-room entertainment systems in health care facilities. This radically new engineering concept for entertainment systems lowers equipment costs and increases the number of choices available when purchasing in-room systems. The HT-24 Tuner Interface is the first product from Paradigm [...]

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Distinguished Animators from Kazakhstan Visit Los Angeles

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:29:47 -0700 PDT
by Cindy Holden - Staff Editor

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Four leading animators from the Zhebe Studio in Kazakhstan will be in Los Angeles July 14 - 21 as part of an effort to revive the production of cartoons in their country. While in Los Angeles these distinguished International Visitors will meet with their professional counterparts to gain first-hand knowledge of [...]

Online Event Registration Equals Success for Event Marketing

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:36:13 -0700 PDT
by Valerie Gotten - Staff Editor

NORTH VANCOUVER, Canada — Having difficulty getting people to respond to an invitation? Not enough people registered for an event? ePly, an online event registration service, makes it simple for people to register and maximizes results. ePly provides online event registration forms for conferences and events. All of the conference registration forms ePly creates are [...]

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PreViser Corporation Appoints Director of Medical Technology to Expand Further into Medicine

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:23:59 -0700 PDT
by Valerie Gotten - Staff Editor

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. — PreViser Corporation, a leader in oral health risk assessment and management, announced that Dr. Randy R. Nolf, DDS has been appointed as their new Director of Medical Technology. PreViser (www.previser.com) has the only patented, research-validated software that allows all dental professionals to accurately analyze patients’ current oral health and future risk [...]

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