SumoBrain: Big, Powerful, Smart Patent Searching for Power Users -- A Free Service Targeting Inventors, Attorneys & Corporate Types   SumoBrain (http://www.sumobrain.com), launched summer of 2008, offers an alternative to patent search pay services. As a complement to the hugely popular FreePatentsOnline (http://www.freepatentsonline.com), SumoBrain provides higher account limits and bulk PDF capabilities. Its architecture is designed for future deployment of high-end features targeting intellectual property professionals, attorneys, and corporate users. 2008-10-10

Drivers Warned to Watch out for 'Podestrians' by Swinton Insurance   Podestrians (that's pedestrians with iPods) trigger rise in road accidents by failing to hear cars 2008-10-09

The MathWorks Introduces Simscape Language for Physical Modeling : New Capability Enables Definition of Physical Domains and Components for Developing Mechatronic and Other Multidomain Systems in Simulink   The MathWorks today announced the availability of the Simscape language, a new capability that enables textual authoring of physical modeling components, domains, and libraries in the Simulink environment. The new language is included in Simscape, which extends Simulink for modeling and simulating mechatronic and other multidomain physical systems using a physical network, or acausal modeling, approach. 2008-10-09

DealerRater.com Hires Vice President of Sales
Heather MacKinnon joined DealerRater.com, the nation's premier car dealer review website. Ms. MacKinnon has extensive experience in online sales. As Vice President of Sales for DealerRater.com, she will help dealerships promote their high quality customer service. 2008-10-09

NY Daily News To Offer Responselogix's Lead Management System To Auto Dealers
Media company to expand products and services to its automotive customers by offering state-of-the-art lead management tool. 2008-10-09

Castle Cover Strengthen their Motor Insurance Panel
Over 50s Car Insurance provider Castle Cover extends the amount of insurers on it's panel. 2008-10-08

Integrated Labels Offering Further Expands Printing Offering From My1Stop.com   My1Stop.com continues its product expansion adding multipurpose integrated labels to the award winning website. The new offering includes same day shipment of more than twenty innovative products that combine shipping labels and documents into single sheet. 2008-10-08

JAXQuickfit Tyres Ipswich West Wins Business Achiever Award   An Ipswich businessman says he is humbled by the loyalty of his customers. Wayne Gough's JAXQuickfit Tyres at Ipswich West was the winner of the Motor Vehicle Services Division of the Business Achievers Awards run by the Ipswich News, which is part of the Quest Community Newspapers group. 2008-10-08

Delphi Technologies Displayed on New Models at Paris Motor Show   Technologies Address Global Concerns of Customer Safety, Environmental Responsibility and Personal Connectivity 2008-10-08

MenuVantage Launches Complete Integrated Red Flags Compliance Solution Embedded into Sales Process for Auto Dealers
MenuVantage (www.menuvantage.com), the market's premier web-based menu selling system, today announced that it has incorporated a Red Flags Rule compliance solution that is seamlessly integrated into its menu selling software and embedded into the sales process. It is a no cost value-added tool for current and future MenuVantage auto dealer customers, providing unlimited free Red Flags checks. 2008-10-08

TAH Industries' New Generation II Universal Cartridge Simplifies Packaging and Dispensing of Two-Component Materials : Unique design provides significant benefits to manufacturers in growing adhesives market   TAH Industries, a subsidiary of Nordson Corporation (Nasdaq: NDSN), has announced the u-TAH® Generation II Universal Cartridge—a unique system for packaging and dispensing two-component materials like epoxies, urethanes and structural adhesives. 2008-10-08

Master Chemical Introduces TRIM® E906, A Premium Long Life, Low Foam Emulsion
Master Chemical Corporation announces the introduction of a new premium low foaming emulsion, TRIM® E906. This low foaming formula delivers consistent machining and grinding performance on a wide range of materials and applications. E906 provides a much longer operational life without the need for costly additives than competitive fluids. E906 is effective in a wide range of operations from production surface and centerless grinding to heavy-duty broaching, gear hobbing, surface, pocket, and thread milling. 2008-10-08

Action Donation Services Marks First Anniversary Processing Car and Boat Donations for Thomas House Temporary Shelter   Action Donation Services® announced today that they have successfully been picking up, processing and selling donated cars, boats, RV's, trucks, and other property to benefit Thomas House Temporary Shelter for Homeless Families in Orange County, California since September, 2007. 2008-10-07

Sparks Fly in San Francisco   Top Global Design Competition Launches Exhibition 2008-10-07

MTU, Long Run Partner of US Army, Commitment to Army 2-Cycle Engines
MTU Detroit Diesel, the leading supplier of heavy duty diesel engines to the United States Army, announced today that it will continue to support the Army's legions of Detroit Diesel 2-Cycle engines. The most concrete example of this support was evidenced last month in the form of a 2-Cycle parts contract that began in September 2008 with optional extensions through 2013. 2008-10-07

OneCommand Gathers Influential Auto Dealers in Chicago Market for Best Practices Roundtable Discussion
OneCommand, (www.onecommand.com) the nation's leader in preference-based, automated, multi-channel marketing, today announced it is hosting a roundtable for Chicago auto dealers titled "Mining Gold In A Down Market." Designed to bring together key influential dealer principals in the Chicago market and spark open discussions around daily business practices, the aim is to provide each attendee with a new idea they can immediately benefit from by incorporating it into their existing business model to help boost profits. It will be held on Monday, October 13th, 2008 at 9:00 am, at the Chicago Automobile Trade Association headquarters. 2008-10-07

Profit Point Improves Toyota's North American Part Center California's Supply Chain Processes   Leveraging Profit Point's supply chain optimization methodologies, Toyota North American Part Center California improves efficiency and quality of their workload planning sequencing process to receive containers from Japan. 2008-10-07

Automotive Sales Training and Best Practices Videos Offer Dealers Solutions on DrivingSales.com   DrivingSales (www.DrivingSales.com), the automotive industry's original online dealership best practices and professional networking community, today announced the launch of its user-generated streaming online Video Collection. The new site feature will be launched today during the J.D. Power Automotive Internet Roundtable at the Bellagio Resort in Las Vegas. A central focus of this year's conference is social media, and Jared Hamilton, founder and CEO of DrivingSales, will lead a discussion about the growing importance of social media, including streaming video, for dealerships, OEMs and the automotive industry in general. 2008-10-07

National Technical Systems Names General Manager for Massachusetts Operations   National Technical Systems (NTS) announces the arrival of Chuck LaMarca to its Boxborough and Acton, Massachusetts facilities. LaMarca brings more than 20 years of multi-industry experience in management, manufacturing, engineering, and sales & marketing to the position. 2008-10-07

GlobalTranz, A Leader Among Freight Brokerage Firms, Joins EPA SmartWay Transport Partnership   GlobalTranz is taking steps to improve energy efficiency within the supply chain management industry. By joining the EPA SmartWay Transport Partnership, GlobalTranz will contribute to the overall goal of reducing greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide produced while still connecting client with viable shipping solutions. 2008-10-07

VinSolutions Showcases Its DIY and Inventory Management Module at the Fall 2008 Digital Dealer Conference and Exposition   Featuring the benefits of the VinCamera, VinSolutions’ personnel attending the 5th Digital Dealer Conference demonstrate how dealers can choose, shoot and upload their own vehicle photos directly into their Inventory Management software. Matching photos and videos to specified stock numbers, dealers can now detail, photograph, upload and display their inventory on their Web sites in hours instead of days. 2008-10-07

Park Place Automotive Improves the Client Experience with Motion Tablet PCs and MOC1 Mobile Service Solutions : Service Advisors Swap Pen and Paper for Highly Portable Tablet PCs with Real-Time Access to Client History on the Service Drive   Motion Computing®, a leader in mobile computing and wireless communications, announced today that Park Place Automotive, the operator of nine luxury automotive dealerships in Texas and California, selected MOC1 Wireless Service Advisor™ (WSA™) on Motion LE1700 tablet PCs to improve the quality of customer service and efficiency of service representatives. 2008-10-07

EverDrive Offers Consumers Tips to Buy Used Auto Parts : New Trends in Auto Recycling Business   The Internet is giving consumers who buy used engines or used transmissions for their cars or trucks better products, better value, better selection and new, cost-effective shopping alternatives. Joey Woodfin, chief executive officer of EverDrive LLC, a leading supplier of used car parts says that most consumers are not aware of the dramatic changes that have taken place in the used auto parts market in recent years and how much easier and safer it is to shop for and to buy everything from the smallest to the most significant auto part used. 2008-10-07

Audyssey Labs Sound Technology Selected by Volvo : Audyssey MultEQ Chosen by Volvo Cars to Develop the Next Generation of Audio Systems for Its Cars   Volvo Cars has chosen to use MultEQ, an innovative acoustical correction technology developed by Audyssey Labs, to calibrate new cars equipped with its top-of-the-line Premium Sound systems. MultEQ has earned many awards since its release and is now a key component in many high-end home theater products, including the entire line of Denon AVR's. 2008-10-07

Atlanta Guerrilla Marketing Group Takes It To The 'Street'
MLT Creative's Man On The Street Productions, a division specializing in providing non-traditional marketing solutions, offers the Atlanta ad agency's clients inventive ways to raise brand recognition. 2008-10-07

HomeNet Helps MileOne Boost Lead Acquisition, Increase Online Marketing ROI   HomeNet, Inc. is pleased to announce that its partnership with one of the nation's largest automotive dealership groups has yielded remarkable results. MileOne Automotive, which represents 28 automobile brands in 65 retail locations, has reported a significant uptick in lead acquisition from its website and third-party classifieds. MileOne attributes this success, in part, to the group's enterprise-wide implementation of IOL Pro, the flagship application in HomeNet's popular Inventory Online Vehicle Marketing Suite. 2008-10-06

General Parts, Inc. / CARQUEST Auto Parts Announces New Executive Vice President, Marketing and Merchandising   General Parts, Inc. / CARQUEST Auto Parts today announced that Dale Ward has been named executive vice president, Marketing and Merchandising reporting directly to President Temple Sloan, III. 2008-10-06

Half Of British Motorists Admit to Road-rage, Says Confused.com*
- Motorists in Northern Ireland are the most hot-headed - - Drivers in Wales are the calmest - 2008-10-06

Auto Dealer Traffic Launches Advanced SEM/SEO and Online Inventory Marketing Services Suite
SEM pioneer Auto Dealer Traffic, Inc. (ADT), the retail automotive industry's leading pay for performance Internet marketing company, today announced the release of SEM Accelerator, SEO Overdrive and SIM Full Throttle, a new benchmark in search engine marketing, search engine optimization and online inventory marketing services for dealers. The new services suite uses ADT's proprietary, highly advanced Internet marketing technology to quickly and easily maximize dealership Web site traffic from new and used vehicle in-market consumers, resulting in increased sales conversions. Dealers pay month-to-month with no long-term contract commitments, and only for top placement on organic search rankings. 2008-10-06

CentralDispatch.com Membership Surpasses 2,000 Dealers   CentralDispatch® (www.CentralDispatch.com), the automotive industry's transportation marketplace, today announced that membership has grown to include more than 2,000 automotive dealers in the U.S. The company began the year with approximately 1,500 dealerships regularly using the service to ship vehicles. The 33% growth rate in this year's first three quarters is largely attributable to the many new tools and services launched to make vehicle transportation easier and more efficient for CentralDispatch users. 2008-10-06

Auto Dealers Report Growing Consumer Response Rates with Mobile Marketing
Auto dealers using Gumiyo's mobile marketing platform are experiencing increased market penetration with the new media channel that can reach consumers anytime and anywhere. Dealers report that text messaging response rates are continuing to increase since the launch of their mobile campaigns, with some dealerships receiving hundreds of messages each month. 2008-10-06

APRIORI v6 REDUCES PRODUCT COSTS AND DIRECT MATERIAL SPEND FOR DISCRETE MANUFACTURING ORGANIZATIONS : aPriori v6 Extends Integration to Leading 3D CAD Systems; Real-time "Should Cost" Assessments Enable Engineering, Manufacturing and Sourcing Departments to Make Better Decisions that Reduce Product Costs   aPriori today announced the availability of aPriori v6, the newest version of its market-leading Product Cost Management software platform. With innovative capabilities that provide real-time, predictive and precise product cost assessments, aPriori v6 empowers manufacturing organizations to significantly reduce product costs and direct material spend by identifying quantifiable savings in material, tooling, labor and overhead while evaluating alternative designs, processes and sources. 2008-10-06

Bret Michaels Schedules 'Rock of Love Bus' Stop at Gonzales Thunder Rally to Shoot Footage for VH1 Show's Third Season : Poison Frontman Headlining Three-Day Texas Bike Rally and Rock Festival in Gonzales, Texas, Oct. 10-12   Bret Michaels’ tour bus was already stopping in South Central Texas Oct. 11 as headliner for Gonzales Thunder Rally, a three-day rock festival and bike rally Oct. 10-12, but the Poison frontman just announced that he’s also bringing along the VH1 production crew and rock ‘n’ roll ladies to shoot footage for “Rock of Love Bus,” the third season of the popular “Rock of Love” reality show. 2008-10-06