Responds to Changing Technology Needs with Storage & Server Virtualization

Minneapolis, MN - February 24, 2005 - Evolving Solutions, a data on-demand and server virtualization expert, has announced record growth for the fiscal year 2004.

Since its inception in 1996, Evolving Solutions has grown from a husband and wife team into a $45M IBM Premier Business Partner with 47 employees and an onsite TotalStorage Solution Center (TSSC).

Jaime Gmach, President, attributes Evolving Solutions’ success to its ability to provide innovative solutions for complex customer data center environments with constantly changing technology needs.

“Not only does Evolving Solutions have expertise in systems design and planning, project management and complete IT implementation, but we also provide ongoing post installation support services to ensure that our clients achieve maximum performance from their applications.’

In addition to offering complex solutions such as High Availability (HACMP), Tivoli Storage Management and high-end Storage Area Network implementations, Evolving Solutions is at the forefront of virtualization technology.

Evolving Solutions was recently awarded Finance & Commerce Magazine’s 2004 Innovator of the Year award for its breakthrough storage & server virtualization solutions.

Medical Device Industry Experts Partner in Twin Cities Coalition

Scott Levy, DDL Package Testing Engineer has been appointed Vice President of Twin Cities Based Medical Device Resource Group (MDRG), to build and foster the MDRG’s reputation as a leading industry resource.

Minneapolis, MN, February 24, 2005 - The Medical Device Resource Group (MDRG), a Twin Cities-based coalition of service providers to medical device companies, has appointed Scott Levy, DDL Inc. Package Testing Engineer, as its new vice president.

The Medical Device Resource Group is a coalition of Twin Cities-based companies that together offer the broad expertise needed to successfully develop and market a medical device. The MDRG helps medical device developers, manufacturers and marketers to find the right partners in order to deliver their medical device to market on schedule.

As a medical device industry expert and MDRG member since the coalition’s inception in 2001, Mr. Levy is delighted to have been unanimously elected as vice president.

“I believe in the potential of the MDRG and the powerful direction in which it is heading,” said Mr. Levy. “There is enough horsepower and expertise in this group to bring a medical device all the way to market.”

Based on consumer arbitration data spanning four years from the National Arbitration Forum, this independent study conducted by Ernst & Young confirms that consumers win 55% of the time in arbitrations against businesses, and that consumers find the arbitration process beneficial for resolving legal claims.

Minneapolis, MN (PRWEB) February 23, 2005 — The National Arbitration Forum announced today that a newly released study of consumer lending cases conducted by Ernst & Young, entitled Outcomes of Arbitration. An Empirical Study of Consumer Lending, confirmed that consumers found the arbitration process to be beneficial in resolving legal claims, and that reports that consumers are disadvantaged by contractual arbitration are clearly erroneous. The observations from the study as noted in the Executive Summary state:

• Consumers prevailed more often than business in cases that went to an arbitration hearing. A review of the National Arbitration Forum cases that resulted in an arbitration decision shows that consumers are more likely to prevail than the business involved in the dispute; 55 percent of the arbitrations were resolved in the consumer’s favor. This compares favorably with similar results in state courts across the nation.

Offers Business Analysis, Project Management Certificates Through College-Level Courses

MINNEAPOLIS - February 17, 2005 - http://www.WatermarkLearning.com - Watermark Learning, a leading project management and requirements training company, today announced the launch of its new Business Certification Program which, upon completion of a series of college courses, will award business professionals with Business Analysis and Project Management training certificates.

“The Watermark Learning Business Analysis certificate not only addresses analysis and modeling techniques,” said Richard Larson, PMP and Principal, Watermark Learning. “It also demonstrates how to effectively clarify roles and responsibilities, respond to varied agendas and influence outcomes with confidence.”

The Watermark Learning Business Analysis training certificate can be obtained in as little as twelve days in a series of integrated courses.
Required courses include:
• Consulting Skills for Dynamic Business Analysis
• Rapid Requirements Analysis Techniques
• Business Process Analysis
• Use Case Modeling, and
• Project Management Essentials

Business Analysis students are required to participate in one of the following elective courses:
• Business Analysis Using UML
• Data Modeling
• Facilitation Skills Workshop, or
• Software Testing for Business Analysts

Office Size Doubles, Accommodates Record Company Growth

Beaverton, OR - February 10, 2005 - Pacific Security Capital (PSC), a leading provider of commercial real estate loans, structured finance and advisory services, today announced that it has relocated its corporate headquarters to accommodate record company growth.

Pacific Security Capital has responded to the increased nationwide demand for commercial real estate finance and advisory services by recently expanding into the California market with the opening of its Newport Beach office, and relocation of its corporate headquarters to a larger location.

“In an industry where 20 percent sequential year-over-year growth is considered exceptional, we experienced more than 100 percent growth in origination volume between 2003 and 2004,” said Mike Myatt, Pacific Security Capital executive managing director.

In addition to accelerated market demand, Pacific Security Capital’s growth has also been driven by solid recruiting efforts nationwide that have resulted in more than a 40 percent staff growth.

“Our clients are fiercely loyal to Pacific Security Capital and in turn deserve the commitment we have made to keep pace with their needs,” said Myatt. “We have long taken the approach that our clients’ needs are critical in our strategic planning, which is demonstrated by our positive response to requests for increasing focus on portfolio lending and professional services.”

Offers Only Quantitative Method to Measure, Manage Technology Risk

MINNEAPOLIS - February 10, 2005 - myC.R.O. Solutions, a firm dedicated to improving the way businesses manage technology risk, today launched myC.R.O., the only quantitative information risk modeling tool which provides a predictive view of technology risk based upon a network’s core software.

myC.R.O. helps CEO’s, CIO’s and Security Officers to stop managing technology risk in a reactive mode, and start managing a predictive risk environment.

Beyond the current threat management paradigm, myC.R.O. interrogates the structure of a network and assesses the inherent risk based on a multi-dimensional analysis of the fundamental components of the network, providing clients with understanding of the flaws and weaknesses that exist over and above known vulnerabilities..

Using a consistent and repeatable process, myC.R.O. provides the referential integrity necessary to help clients understand the performance their security investments are having over time.

myC.R.O. is the perfect risk modeling solution for businesses attempting to address HIPAA SOX and other compliance regulations. Subscribing to myC.R.O. over time establishes both a baseline performance indicator and relevant performance metrics that demonstrate ongoing governance effectiveness.