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BLOOMFIELD, NJ – July 21, 2009 – Surround Technologies this week delivered two more Applications for Accelerator for Visual LANSA, their popular software development tool for the LANSA development community. The new Accelerator Task-Reminder App allows users to manage tasks and create reminders within their own systems. Any system items, such as products, orders, invoices, etc., in your system can be associated with tasks. Multiple users can be assigned to tasks and reminders can be set to alert them as needed. The New Categories App...

SW Florida companies recognised for their technology talent.   Thursday May 28, 2009 Fort Myers, FL   SouthWest Florida Regional Technology Partnership recognised local technology innovention and technology transformation at last nights awards dinner at WCI Communities’ Pelican Preserve Clubhouse.    The very talented Master of Ceremonies Mike Jackson lead the group through the awards ceremony and kept everyone  entertained.   The finalists...

Surround Technologies Announces Accelerator for .NET at Common New Application Development Toolset opens options to IBM i Power Systems BLOOMFIELD, NJ – April 27, 2009 – Surround Technologies today announced Accelerator for .NET, a new offering in its Accelerator line of Application Development tools. Accelerator for .NET offers compelling new front end presentation and deployment opportunities for the IBM i Power Systems community, including AS/400, iSeries, and System i.  Read full press release in attachment...

Petroleum Equipment Supplier MECO Completes Modernization Project in 4 Weeks Surround Technologies’ Software Tools and Consultants Help Hit Aggressive Goal BLOOMFIELD, NJ – April 21, 2009 – Surround Technologies today announced the completion of a Modernization project with new client, MECO of Atlanta. MECO is a full service supplier of petroleum equipment with over 50 years of proud service to their Southeastern US customers. It needed to maintain that strong customer service legacy by modernizing the applications...

EMBASSY SUITES® Fort Myers – Estero, Florida  Wins Top Quality Prize for the Embassy Suites Brand:  Connie Award                      Fort Myers – Estero, FL, April 20, 2009  – The Embassy Suites Fort Myers-Estero hotel has won the Connie Award.  It is the 1st time the hotel has been honored with this distinction. The Connie Award, named in honor of company founder Conrad Hilton, is...

The federal stimulus bill has a juicy carrot in the form of $17.2 billion in bonus payments for doctors to purchase electronic medical record (EMR) systems. And if doctors still pass up the offer, the government will have a stick waiting for them in the form of reduced payment rates. The push to buy EMR systems has caused an immediate spike in interest at many South Florida health information technology companies. Sales have been up 250 percent, month-over-month, from January through March, said Andrew Carricarte, president and CEO of...