MINNEAPOLIS –August 12, 2008 — http://www.testedandproven.com/ — DDL, the leading product and package testing services firm specializing in medical device package testing, recently discovered through the company’s July “Vibration Testing Quizzler” that only 46 percent of Medical Device Packaging Professionals truly understand that vibration testing can prevent defective products or packaging from going to market.

In his winning Vibration Testing Quizzler response, David Anderson VP of Research & Development at GT Urological stated, “When there is the slightest chance that any of our medical products will be exposed to a transportation, operation or storage environment, it is vital that we implement vibration testing before going to market.”

The vibration testing quizzler question below received answers from nearly 200 medical device packaging professionals.

Question: Package and product testing should always be expanded to include vibration testing when there is a chance of exposure to what environments?

“Essentially, vibration testing is something products and packaging should be subjected to when there is a chance of its exposure in transportation, operation or storage,” states Patrick Nolan COO of DDL.

To gain more insight into understanding the importance in executing vibration testing and the critical need for continuing education in medical device packaging guidelines please visit specific vibration testing http://www.testedandproven.com/vibration_testing.html

About The DDL Packaging Quizzler
The DDL’s Packaging Quizzler is a semi monthly online challenge which poses real world packaging questions which Medical Device Packaging Professionals encounter on a daily basis.

One winner who answers The Packaging Quizzler correctly and is selected at random will be awarded a significant prize, such as an IPod.

To participate in the next Quizzler please click “The Packaging Quizzler”.

About DDL
DDL offers expert package testing, product testing and material testing services including shock testing, vibration testing, tensile testing, leak testing and validation services. Additionally, DDL provides expert package design, development and prototyping services for those clients who desire to outsource their package development function. DDL package testing clients find value through its growing suite of PackServices: PackAdvice, a zero-cost package testing consulting service, and PackReview, a DDL approved certification to demonstrate compliance with ISO 11607 (clause 6). DDL Testing Services maintains full service testing labs in Minnesota and southern California. DDL’s package design, development and prototyping services are offered to support national clients through staff and operations based in southern California. (www.testedandproven.com)

Based in New Delhi with additional offices in Bangalore and Mumbai, Taarak is an information technology security company offering a wide range of IT solutions and services to protect business critical networks and information. With the addition of Prism Suite and Policy Commander, Taarak adds software and hardware asset management, software deployment, patch management, and security policy enforcement to its portfolio of technology solutions.

“We are excited about our new relationship with Taarak and our entry into the IT solutions market in India,” said Tom Diamond, president of New Boundary Technologies. “Taarak is an established company with a strong reputation for providing top quality technology solutions and services, and we share many common values and goals. Working together, our companies can offer organizations automated IT security and configuration management solutions that help them work and compete more efficiently and effectively.”

The partnership with Taarak India is the result of New Boundary Technologies’ participation in a State of Minnesota trade mission to India led by Governor Tim Pawlenty.

“India’s economy is growing at an unprecedented rate, and that growth is being fueled in part by new information technology adoption,” said Tony Lorusso, Executive Director of the Minnesota Trade Office. “This partnership between New Boundary Technologies and Taarak India is a great example of how Minnesota businesses can expand and benefit from participating in the global marketplace.”

Powered by innovative technologies that deliver core desktop configuration management functionality, Prism Suite automates asset management, software packaging, deployment, and patching to drive new IT efficiencies. Prism Suite is an easy-to-learn and easy-to-use solution that virtually eliminates the need for training and consulting. Prism Suite’s open architecture and modular design provides administrators with a high degree of flexibility to customize the solution to suit their needs and work processes.

Policy Commander leverages innovative security policy management technologies that automate Windows security configuration enforcement to create sustainable compliance environments. The core automation technologies in Policy Commander enable IT professionals to lock down Windows systems, and keep them locked down, automatically and continuously.

“New Boundary Technologies has a reputation for developing innovative solutions that automate IT security and management process,” said Harish Tyagi, chief executive officer of Taarak. “The addition of Prism Suite to our product portfolio provides a market leading patch management solution for customers, and Policy Commander allows us to market a state-of-the art security policy management solution that delivers greatly enhanced desktop and server security through automated configuration management technologies.”

About Taarak
Taarak, established in 2001, is a premier distributor and provider of perimeter, network, and endpoint information security solutions. Taarak’s information security solutions include best-of-breed secure content and threat management solutions and appliances for the perimeter, network, endpoints, messaging and Web. Taarak distributes, sells, and supports category-leading information security products to the public, corporate, and SME sectors throughout India as well as products and services to the SME and consumer markets through partnerships with channels. Taarak represents several overseas companies on an exclusive basis for the Indian region. For more information, visit Taarak at www.taarak.com.

About New Boundary Technologies
New Boundary Technologies develops innovative software solutions for IT management and remote equipment monitoring and control. The company’s Prism Suite™ automates asset management, software deployment, desktop configuration management, patch management, and packaging. Policy Commander® automates computer security policy enforcement. Radiem® technology monitors and controls remote and mobile equipment via the wireless Internet. Providing the highest quality software and customer support, New Boundary Technologies’ consistent growth has been recognized for five consecutive years in the Deloitte and Touche Fast 50 program. Founded in 1985, New Boundary Technologies is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. For more information, visit www.newboundary.com or call 800-747-4487.

San Mateo, CA – 17 June 2008 – Lead management software firm Marketo today announced the addition of marketing and software-as-a-service (SaaS) veteran Rob Reid to its Board of Advisors.  Reid brings to Marketo over 30 years of experience in the enterprise software industry and a track record of catapulting his companies into market leadership positions

With its sophisticated, yet easy-to-use lead management software already setting a new standard in the B2B marketing industry, Marketo will tap Reid’s insight and experience as the company continues to expand its vision.

Most recently, Reid served as Group Vice President, Siebel CRM OnDemand, for Oracle Corporation, where he managed the team responsible for the new industry leading CRM OnDemand solution. He came to Oracle from Siebel, where he was responsible for OnDemand marketing and the IBM strategic relationship. He also served as president and CEO of on-demand CRM innovator UpShot, which grew 10 times in three years under his leadership.  Reid’s success at these market leaders, as well his work as CEO at Concur Commerce Network and Seeker Software, Inc., solidified his position as a leader in the SaaS industry. 

“The on-demand SaaS model has already transformed the CRM industry, and Marketo is bringing the value of that innovation to the underserved marketing automation segment,” said Reid.  “They’re delivering on the promise of SaaS with software that’s unprecedented in its ease-of-use. I’m honored to be a part of their team because I know firsthand the great need marketers have for on-demand tools that are both sophisticated and intuitive.”

Reid’s expertise is also rooted in his role as Vice President at Documentum, Inc., where Reid established the company as the business and technology leader in the Document Management market. He was also the catalyst for the creation of Documentum’s industry focused plans and solutions, including taking Documentum through its “Crossing the Chasm” strategies. These strategies propelled Documentum into being Silicon Valley’s fastest growing software company according to Deloitte & Touche in the early ‘90s.

“Rob is a highly-respected SaaS and marketing luminary, and we’re thrilled that he’ll be providing strategic counsel as we continue to expand our presence in the industry,” said Marketo CEO Phil Fernandez.  “We’re transforming the SaaS industry with software that people are actually excited about using because it’s so easy, and we’ll count on Rob’s combination of industry knowledge and marketing expertise to guide us as we continue to deliver on our vision.”

About Marketo
Marketo (http://www.marketo.com) is the leading provider of sophisticated yet easy on-demand marketing automation software that helps enterprise and mid-market B2B marketing professionals drive revenue and improve marketing accountability. Marketo’s demand generation solutions automate and measure lead management activities — including email marketing, lead nurturing, lead scoring and landing page optimization — to help marketers generate and qualify sales leads, shorten sales cycles and demonstrate results. Unlike traditional marketing automation solutions, Marketo is powerful yet easy to use without training and offers an on-demand model to get customers up and running quickly, with no charges for set-up or integration. Founded by former Epiphany executives, Marketo is a trusted provider for industry leaders such as Trimble Navigation, McKesson and Thomson CompuMark. Marketo’s Modern B2B Marketing blog (http://blog.marketo.com) and marketing best practices community are recognized as industry destinations for marketers to share ideas and help each other drive results. For more information on Marketo, visit http://www.marketo.com or call 650-655-4830.

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SHOREVIEW, MN, June 17, 2008 — http://www.ecumen.org – Aging services provider Ecumen, one of the country’s largest non-profit senior housing companies, is developing a green senior housing for North Country Health services in Bemidji, Minn.  It is seeking to be one of the country’s few LEED-certified (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) senior housing developments.

The $20 million senior housing development, to be owned by North Country Health Services and developed by Ecumen, is being built using environmentally friendly or “green” features and methods.  For example, underground parking will lessen impervious surface space and reduce water use, lighting features will prevent light and energy waste, and many construction materials will be harvested locally. 

North Country Health Services and Ecumen plan to submit the project for third-party LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification from the United States Green Building Council.

“Three words stood out as we began to shape this project – mission, vibrancy and sustainability,” said Jim Hanko, president and CEO of North Country Health Services.  “The new housing will complement our mission of assuring a lifetime continuum of quality healthcare services, it will be a vibrant community that allows people to live in Bemidji for a lifetime, and it will help sustain natural resources that we all share.”

“This project fully embraces a philosophy that aging is all about living,” said Sandy Bensen, North Country Health Services’ (NCHS) vice president of senior and community living services.  “This will be a community that promotes healthy, successful aging and that honors and celebrates a person’s life to its very end.”

Slated for a late-summer groundbreaking, the senior housing development will include independent living apartments, assisted living apartments, and memory care apartments.  The link to the NCHS mission is most evident with the “aging in place” concept where older adults can move in not needing any services and as they age, assisted living services are brought to them when they need them and on an ala carte basis.  All living spaces will link to Neilson Place, the North Country Health Services skilled nursing care center that opened in 2004.  The project is anticipated to open in the fall of 2009.

When completed, the Anne Street site will have more than 148,000 square feet of livable space in two buildings.  Eighty catered living apartment homes, which feature independent living and assisted living, will have underground parking.  The one-story memory care building will have 27 studio apartments.

Other features will include a library and media center, grand fireplace lounge, commercial kitchen and dining room, two guest motel-like suites, a hair salon and barber shop, community room, fitness room, and outdoor patios and walking paths.

“We’re extremely proud to be working with North Country Health Services and helping make this shared vision become a reality,” said Steve Ordahl, senior vice president of business development for Ecumen. 
About North Country Health Services
North Country Health Services (www.nchs.com) is a community-owned, not-for-profit health system comprised of North Country Regional Hospital, Neilson Place, Baker Park, Bemidji Medical Equipment, and the North Country Health Services Foundation. 

About Ecumen
Ecumen (www.ecumen.org) is based in Shoreview, Minn., and is one of the largest non-profit senior housing, services and development companies in the United States.  The name Ecumen comes from the word ecumenical, which in turn is derived from the Greek word for home:  “Oikos.”  Ecumen’s mission is to create “home” for older adults wherever they choose to live.  Ecumen is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and has 4,000 team members.  Ecumen writes about news and ideas that are shaping the future of aging services at its Changing Aging blog: http://www.ecumen.org/changing-aging/
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Minneapolis, MN - May 28, 2008 – SPS Commerce, the leading provider of SaaS EDI services, today announced that its customer, Arena Brands, has been named to Apparel Magazine’s inaugural Top 50 Innovators list. Named among global retailers and vendors, Arena Brands was recognized for its decision to outsource its EDI to SPS Commerce, benefiting from rapid connections to its trading partners, integration with its Oracle system, and an automated order fulfillment cycle that eliminated days from its delivery.

“We are pleased to be honored by Apparel Magazine and extend our appreciation to SPS Commerce, which has provided Arena with an outsourced EDI service that has exceeded my expectations,” commented Keith Ritchie, Corporate IT Director at Arena Brands Inc. “Using a standardized format to integrate with our Oracle solution, we can quickly add new trading partners without taking time or resources away from other IT projects. While the technology is superior, the best part about partnering with SPS Commerce is their people. By outsourcing to SPS Commerce, Arena has been able to improve our productivity and enhance our supply chain relationships.”

Apparel Magazine announced The Top 50 Innovators in its May 2008 issue.

“SPS Commerce is pleased to congratulate Arena Brands on this impressive distinction,” stated Archie Black, president and CEO of SPS Commerce. “We were honored to be selected by Arena as their EDI outsourcing partner several years ago, offering them a proven, multi-tenant B2B integration solution and experience in meeting the EDI needs of its retail customers. The EDI mappings for Arena’s transactions were already created and in use by these suppliers, to reduce implementation time and improve reliability. They are a pleasure to work with, and we are glad to see the apparel industry formerly recognizing their achievements in innovation.”

To learn more about Arena Brands use of SPS’ outsourced EDI services, download its case study at http://www.spscommerce.com/n_news/cs/2008/cs_arena.shtml.

About SPS Commerce
SPS Commerce is the leader in Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) B2B integration, connecting every partner in the supply chain. Retailers, manufacturers and 3PLs have selected SPS Commerce as their outsourced provider to automate and integrate their trading relationships. Using the SaaS model, SPS Commerce dramatically lowers setup and on-going costs, along with the time and risks of traditional EDI software by outsourcing the entire B2B communication process. The company’s offerings leverage its multi-tenant architecture, multi-party sharing, comprehensive knowledge of thousands of retailer’s business processes and specifications and integration expertise with a variety of systems for accounting (Great Plains, Quickbooks, MAS series), ERP (Oracle, NetSuite, SAP), packing and shipping (Agile, InSite, Scancode), and WMS (HighJump, Infor, Manhattan Associates). SPS Commerce is the recognized SaaS leader in B2B integration with more than 10,000 recurring revenue customers, pre-built integrations spanning 2,700 unique fulfillment workflows across 1,200 retailers, grocers and distributors, a customer satisfaction rate of 93% and the most comprehensive SaaS product suite available. SPS Commerce is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. For additional information, please contact SPS Commerce at 866-245-8100 or visit www.spscommerce.com.

SPS Commerce is a registered trademark of SPS Commerce Inc. SPSCommerce.net and the SPS Commerce logo are the property of SPS Commerce, Inc. All other names and trademarks are the property of their respective holders.

Minneapolis, MN. - May 2008 – www.chiefmfg.com – Chief Manufacturing, the industry leader in projector, monitor and flat panel TV mounting solutions, is excited to announce the launch of its latest web innovation – the MOUNTBUILDER™ Product Configurator for Projector Mounts, Flat Panel Mounts and Accessories.

“We are often told by customers that we offer so many mount accessories and applications that it’s hard to know which accessories to choose for each application,” said Laurie Englert, Director of Marketing. “With the goal of making this easier for the customer, the team went to work and came up with this incredible concept. We’ve shown it to customers and they are thrilled to get a visual tool of the many different options.”

MOUNTBUILDER is an online tool that will revolutionize the way mounts are selected and specified. Users go to the Chief website and walk through a logical sequence of steps for building a mount configuration that visually appears before them on their computer screen. Drop distance and weight capacity are automatically calculated as parts are added. A parts list is also generated, with the ability to edit parts and quantities. The tool allows users to log in and create a password so they can save configurations for proposals or future jobs.

Key Features of MOUNTBUILDER:

• Visually builds an installation
• Builds a parts list
• Auto-calculates weight capacity and drop distance
• Saves configurations for future use
• Creates a PDF with image for proposals
• Includes Chief’s Easy Bid Spec Form

The Chief Web Development team created MOUNTBUILDER in an effort to further ease product selection, bids and ordering for Chief customers. The 8-month development cycle was challenging, but also exciting for the team.

Historically, Chief leads the industry with innovative tools, including its popular MountFinder™ Manufacturers Cross Reference Database that is updated daily and has the largest selection of flat panels and projectors in the industry.

MOUNTBUILDER currently offers a selection of Projector Mount configurations. Future phases will include modules for flat panel wall mounts; Carts and Stands; Monitors and Totally Custom Solutions. User testing concluded the week of May 19th, with the launch planned for the end of May. The URL to access the site will be www.mountbuilder.com.

Build Winning Combinations with MOUNTBUILDER at this year’s InfoComm 2008, Booth C1224.

About Chief
Chief Manufacturing, a division of Milestone AV Technologies, has more than 30 years of proven product and service excellence. Committed to responding to industry needs in the Pro AV, Residential and Office markets, Chief offers a complete line of mounts, lifts and accessories for flat panel displays and projectors.

Chief continues to design innovative mounting solutions that complement the technology they support. With multiple product awards and patented designs, Chief provides unique mount features, and is recognized for delivering not only quality products, but knowledgeable, helpful customer service.

U.S. and Europe sales offices support a global network spanning the Americas, Europe, the Pacific Rim and beyond. Chief distribution centers are located in Minnesota and the Netherlands. www.chiefmfg.com.

Minneapolis, MN — May 16, 2008 — Open Systems, Inc., a single source provider of TRAVERSE and OSAS accounting, CRM, eBusiness, not for profit, manufacturing and distribution software, and SPS Commerce, the leading provider of SaaS EDI services, today announce that they have teamed to provide an integrated supply chain solution for mid-market companies. The joint solution pre-wires TRAVERSE users to SPS’ network of over 1200 retailer trading partners.

“This solution enables our TRAVERSE customers to quickly and easily communicate important documents to their customers, suppliers, third party logistics providers, and sourcing agents,” said Open Systems VP of Sales Paul Lundquist. “They can send and receive purchase orders, invoices, advance ship notices and other electronic documents directly from within their TRAVERSE application. Using the ‘multi-tenant’ Software-as-a-Service model, our users save time and reduce costs by leveraging SPS’ specialized expertise, infrastructure and existing maps.”

“We are very pleased to partner with Open Systems as a part of our SPS Ecosystem community,” said Archie Black, President and CEO of SPS Commerce. “By teaming SPS’ on-demand B2B integration with their industry-leading TRAVERSE accounting and business solution, mid-sized organizations can benefit from a more streamlined and hands-free approach to communicating necessary order, shipping and billing information with their trading partners.”

About SPS Commerce
SPS Commerce is the leader in Software as a Service (SaaS) B2B integration, connecting every partner in the supply chain. Retailers, manufacturers and 3PLs have selected SPS Commerce as their outsourced provider to automate and integrate their trading relationships. SPS Commerce has more than 10,000 recurring revenue customers, pre-built integrations spanning 2,700 unique fulfillment workflows across 1,200 retailers, grocers and distributors. It has a customer satisfaction rate of 93%. SPS Commerce is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. For additional information, please contact SPS Commerce at 866-245-8100 or visit www.spscommerce.com.

About Open Systems, Inc.
Founded in 1976 on the premise of delivering powerful accounting software solutions to small and mid-market customers, Open Systems is a single-source provider of accounting, distribution, manufacturing, not-for-profit, CRM and eBusiness solutions. Products offered include: OSAS for Windows, UNIX, Linux and Mac users; TRAVERSE for the Microsoft platform; and TRAVERSE eBusiness Solutions. Source code for Open Systems products is provided at no additional cost. For more information on Open Systems products, call 800-328-2276 or visit www.osas.com.

For further information:

Ann Wickstrom, Communications Specialist
Phone: (952) 403-5727/Email: annw @ osas.com

Savage, MN — May 16, 2008 — The Duchossois Group announced today that it has acquired Milestone AV Technologies (”Milestone”), North America’s leading producer of mounting solutions sold principally under the Chief and Sanus Systems brand names, from private equity investors led by Friedman Fleischer & Lowe. Terms of the all-cash acquisition were not disclosed.

“Milestone possesses all the criteria we look for in an operating platform - - the most innovative and highest quality products sold into growth markets, leading brand names and, above all, an exceptional management team,” stated Robert Fealy, Executive Vice President of Duchossois. “It is a great fit with our AMX, Chamberlain and Heath-Zenith businesses,” he added.

“I speak for our entire team in saying that we are absolutely delighted to join the Duchossois Group of companies,” said Scott Gill, Chief Executive Officer of Milestone. “We share much in common with our new sister companies, each of which is the leader in its respective markets. That Duchossois was willing to undertake this transaction in the face of uncertain economic times speaks volumes about their confidence in our ability to grow the business through the world-class products and the high levels of service we provide to our customers around the world.”

Milestone was formed in 2004 through the combination of the two leading mounting solutions companies, Chief Manufacturing and Sanus Systems. The company counts among its customers the majority of Consumer Electronics retailers and is also the leading provider of mounting solutions to professional AV dealers and system integrators. The Company is headquartered in Minnesota and has approximately 400 employees worldwide. Milestone will operate as a wholly-owned affiliate of the Duchossois Group and Scott Gill will continue in his role as Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

About the Duchossois Group
The Duchossois Group is a privately-held diversified company headquartered in Elmhurst, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, with interests in access control solutions, advanced control and automation systems, lighting, venture capital and gaming. See www.duch.com for further information.

About Milestone AV Technologies
Milestone is the leading designer, marketer and distributor of branded audio visual mounting equipment and display solutions for flat panel displays, projectors, AV furniture, and speakers to both the consumer and the commercial markets. The Company currently serves a broad base of over 4,500 customers with a strong presence in North America and a growing business in Europe and Asia Pacific. See www.milestone.com, www.sanus.com, and www.chiefmfg.com for more information.

Minneapolis, MN May, 12, 2008 — http://www.evolvingsol.com — Evolving Solutions, a leading server virtualization and storage consolidation provider, is ensuring firms reach a new competitive advantage by sharing revolutionary new energy efficient and cost effective IT technologies this week at an exclusive breakfast briefing.

Evolving Solutions and IBM are excited would like announce that they will hosting “The Road To A Cost Efficient Data Center” this Thursday, May 15th at the Double Tree in Minneapolis.

This informative seminar will share new cost effective ways that businesses can effectively lower the costs of running their data centers while still achieving a competitive advantage.

Join Evolving Solutions as they also share how some early adopter have already experienced a cost savings of up to 40% by implementing green IT practices in their businesses.

The original press release can be found in the Evolving Solutions News Room.

SHOREVIEW, MN - May 8, 2008– http://www.ecumen.org – Aging services provider Ecumen, one of America’s largest non-profit senior housing companies, is helping senior housing owners, who are thinking of hiring a management firm, with the release of its latest whitepaper designed to help create the best possible partnerships.

The latest whitepaper from premier senior housing provider Ecumen titled “10 Questions to Ask When Selecting a Senior Housing, Nursing Home or CCRC Management Company”, shares Ecumen’s deep industry knowledge and insights geared towards helping senior housing owners choose the right management partner.

Ecumen’s latest whitepaper drives to help guide senior housing providers live up to and crate a home where elder adults will want to live rather than have to live there. Much of the advice offered in this latest whitepaper will help owners ask the right questions when it comes to selecting the right management partner.

The full version of this press release can be found on the Changing Aging Blog.