Protect Family Members From Online Dangers And Keep Digital Information Safe

Studio One Launches 'Your Security Resource' Worldwide in Multiple Langauges

Symantec Exclusive Sponsor of Global Editorial Program Online

New York, NY (PRWEB) April 30, 2007 -- Studio One Networks announced the first international distribution of its new Internet program, Your Security Resource, which will deliver valuable information on how to protect family members from online dangers, and keep digital information safe and secure. The target audience for Your Security Resource is parents, grandparents and new home computer users.

Your Security Resource will be available to more than one billion Internet users worldwide (source: eMarketer). The program will be presented in Traditional Chinese (您的安全資源), Simplified Chinese (您的安全资源), Dutch (Uw Beveiligingshulp), English (International and American), French (Vos Ressources De Securite), German (Ihre Informationsquelle Zum Thema Sicherheit), Italian (La Tua Risorsa Sulla Sicurezza), Japanese (セキュリティリソース), Korean (사용자를 위한 보안 리소스), Portuguese (Seu Recurso De Segurança) and Spanish (Su Recurso De Seguridad).

Your Security Resource will include topical features such as "Seniors on the Internet," "Easy Ways to Stop Identity Thieves," "Instant Messaging the Safe Way" and "The Ten Golden Rules for Computer Safety." Other informative content will also be available in the program including "Expert Q&A," "Tech Tips," "Security Polls" and an interactive reader quiz called "The Security Quiz."

Andrew Susman, CEO of Studio One Networks said, "It's appropriate that Symantec, the global leader in information security, is the exclusive presenter of what may be the first consumer-oriented, valuable content to such a vast audience."

"We strongly believe that education is an important compliment to security software to help consumers protect their PCs," said Marian Merritt, Internet Safety Advocate for Symantec. "Now we can utilize Studio One's global footprint to reach out to the billion of online users and provide them with the information they need to have a safe and secure Internet experience."

About Studio One Networks

Studio One Networks, Inc. is the leader in digital program syndication for major corporate sponsors and media partners. Studio One Networks' diversified stable of programs and exclusive sponsors include Your Baby Today (Nestlé Infant Nutrition), CIO Strategy Center (Symantec) and Driving Today (Bridgestone), with over 350 media partners ranging from AOL to Wal-Mart. Visit us at www.studioone.net.

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Brand Protection and Authentication Product Line From 3M

3M's Brand Protection and Authentication Product Line Bolstered by Leading Secure Serialization and Web Authentication Capability

April 12, 2007 - ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Thanks to a new partnership agreement with the product and supply chain security company Verify Brand, 3M's brand protection and authentication product line will offer customers the additional capability of confirming product authenticity, location and tracking of products via the Web using secure mass serialization technology.

The two companies will work together to combine 3M's extensive array of materials-based security solutions and Verify Brand's experience with its unique and patent-pending electronic product authentication solution. The agreement will allow 3M to sell, market and produce the Verify Brand platform of software products and services as an additional security layer to its customers across the globe.

The integrated and comprehensive solution enables brand owners to securely serialize their products using any method of carrying a unique code on a product, its label or package. Unique codes can be authenticated via the Web using a computer, call center, SMS or text messaging, bar code scanners or RFID tags. The solution also enables the authentication of materials security included on product labels or packaging. The technology also has additional benefits such as real-time tracking, alerts, field reporting, management of and response to unauthorized events, as well as ad hoc and scheduled reporting on authentication activity. This enables manufacturers to dramatically increase visibility into their supply chain and thereby more proactively address a multitude of supply chain issues, including counterfeiting, diversion, return and warranty fraud, manufacturing overruns, product recalls and field inventory management. The ability to authenticate products can also be marketed to consumers as an additional security feature.

"Brand owners are looking for a product security solution that is both comprehensive and provides more real time information with which to address their significant brand protection and supply chain issues," said Bill Markovitz, marketing development manager, 3M Security Systems Division. "We believe that the combination of 3M's extensive materials security technology and the innovative, Web-based technology from Verify Brand will provide our customers a market-leading solution."

The new solution can be incorporated into 3M's broad portfolio of security labels - which have been well-accepted in the security marketplace for more than 25 years. Many companies in the pharmaceutical, health care, electronics, automotive, apparel, and other industries have selected 3M as their partner to help provide anti-counterfeiting, tampering and diversion solutions.

For more than 30 years, 3M has provided premier security solutions and services that identify, authenticate, secure and track materials and information by combining security and productivity. Drawing on its broad technology base and expertise, 3M creates solutions for a wide array of security needs. Examples include issuance and authentication of travel documents, personal identification cards, and brand and asset protection solutions to fight counterfeiting and tampering.

About Verify Brand Inc.

Verify Brand Inc. provides Web-based product security solutions that help brand owners protect the integrity of their supply chain, their customers and their brands. Verify Brand can help protect customers, reduce corporate risk, reduce expenses, improve financial performance and increase the value of brands. The patent-pending Verify Brand solution is validated and currently in use by major corporations.

Verify Brand: "Protecting People, Protecting Brands"

Additional information is available at www.verifybrand.com, email sales@verifybrand.com or call (763) 235-1400.

About 3M - A Global, Diversified Technology Company

Every day, 3M people find new ways to make amazing things happen. Wherever they are, whatever they do, the company's customers know they can rely on 3M to help make their lives better. 3M's brands include Scotch, Post-it, Scotchgard, Thinsulate, Scotch-Brite, Filtrete, Command and Vikuiti. Serving customers around the world, the people of 3M use their expertise, technologies and global strength to lead in major markets including consumer and office; display and graphics; electronics and telecommunications; safety, security and protection services; health care; industrial and transportation. For more information, including the latest product and technology news, visit www.3M.com.

3M, Confirm, Scotch, Post-it, Scotchgard, Thinsulate, Scotch-Brite, Filtrete, Command and Vikuiti are trademarks of 3M.

Other trademarks or names may be the property of their owners.

Contacts

3M Public Relations
LVM Group
James T. Kimer, 212-499-6571
james@lvmgroup.com
or
Verify Brand Inc.
Kevin Erdman, 763-235-1402
kevin.erdman@verifybrand.com

Learn To Spot Mortgage Fraud

Stop Fraud in Just Seven Seconds

Exclusive AllRegs Academy Training & Designation;

You're at the closing table. You represent a title company or a mortgage lender. The sellers pull out his driver's license, her passport or their permanent resident cards. How do you know they're real? Are you going to be the next victim of fraud?

April 05, 2007 - EAGAN, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AllRegs, the leading online publisher of reference information for the residential mortgage lending industry, has teamed up with the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA) to offer fraudulent document recognition training to the mortgage lending industry.

"Combining AAMVA's knowledge and propensity in fraudulent document recognition training with AllRegs' expertise in mortgage regulations provides an unmatched opportunity for professionals in the mortgage industry," states Dan Thoms, senior vice president of AllRegs. "Upon completion of the program, students will be able to recognize suspicious identity documents and detect fraudulent items on the 1003."

Offered through AllRegs Academy, the prescribed curriculum includes an online course and a five-day classroom requirement. At the completion of the program, attendees will be able to:

    * Identify suspicious documents in as little as seven seconds;
    * Recognize security features and unique identifiers on identity documents, including passports, drivers' licenses, social security cards and birth certificates;
    * Locate and verify covert security features on identification documents, including metricular cards and I-94s;
    * Detect fraudulent mortgage documents, such as a fraudulent 1003 loan application; and
    * Identify ten red flags on the 1003 loan application.

After meeting experience requirements, students who successfully complete the Fraudulent Document Recognition Online Course and the Advanced Fraudulent Document Recognition Classroom Course will receive the Certified Fraudulent Document Examiner (CFDE) designation. "This program is exclusive to our AllRegs Academy training program," asserts Thoms. "This is the only designation of its kind offered in our industry."

Participants must sign and abide by the Security & Liability Agreement, ensuring protection of covert security features of identification documents revealed only during the classroom course.

"AAMVA members are experts in driver's license and identification processes and credentials," said Patrice Aasmo, AAMVA senior vice president of Product Development. "In our efforts to develop effective education for our membership, we have found there is great value in harnessing that expertise and tailoring it for other marketplaces. That is why we are thrilled to be in this alliance with AllRegs and to play a role in helping businesses in the mortgage industry reduce fraud, increase professionalism and enhance customer service."

Enrollment is currently open for the CFDE program. To learn more and register for the course, visit AllRegs Academy at www.allregs.com or call (800) 848-4904.
Contacts

AllRegs
Dan Thoms, 651-289-4801
dthoms@allregs.com
www.allregs.com

 

New Home Security Service

 

uControl Launches New Home Security Service in Dallas and San Antonio Areas

uControl, Inc. (www.ucontrol.com), the premier home security service communicating through broadband, cellular and phone lines, today expanded its next-generation home and small business security service to the Dallas and San Antonio areas. In addition to delivering always-on connectivity and real-time security, uControl enables users to control and monitor their alarm system from the Web or from their cell phones - anywhere, anytime.

Austin, TX (PRWeb) April 3, 2007 -- uControl, Inc. (www.ucontrol.com), the premier home security service communicating through broadband, cellular and phone lines, today expanded its next-generation home and small business security service to the Dallas and San Antonio areas. The Austin-based company is the first to offer an enhanced service that connects to existing, installed alarm systems that communicates over three redundant connections - broadband, cellular and phone lines. In addition to delivering always-on connectivity and real-time security, uControl enables users to control and monitor their alarm system from the Web or from their cell phones - anywhere, anytime.

"uControl provides back-up connections so my alarm system is always monitored," said Harley Jebens, a Dallas resident who switched to uControl after burglars broke into his home and cut his telephone line to disable his security system. "Unlike other alarm companies, uControl notifies me if one of the connections goes down and immediately switches to another connection to keep the security system working."

uControl is currently expanding its sales teams in both the Dallas and San Antonio areas. These local markets will have the opportunity to purchase directly from sales representatives in their region. However, all customers throughout the United States can purchase uControl through https://order.ucontrol.com/.

Almost one out of four U.S. homes, or 26 million homes, has a security system, according to Parks Associates. Of these homes, 80 percent have broadband and nearly 15 percent use only VoIP or cellular phones instead of traditional phone lines. uControl's presence in the Dallas and San Antonio areas will allow customers to have premier home security options through local access to uControl sales offices and representatives.

"As the frequency of home security breaches continues to increase, it is becoming even more crucial for homeowners to make safety a priority," said Jim Johnson, founder and chief executive officer of uControl. "Our mission is to give customers a better security system that is compatible with broadband, VoIP and cell-phone-only homes - at a reasonable price."

About uControl
uControl delivers the first home security service that keeps people truly connected. uControl connects to existing alarm systems and communicates status over three redundant connections - broadband, cellular, and phone lines. In addition to delivering always-on connectivity and realtime security, uControl enables consumers to control and monitor their alarm system from the web or from their cell phones - anywhere, anytime.

uControl offers next-generation home security for residential and small business consumers who demand greater security, control, and flexibility when protecting their home and family. In addition, uControl's technology is compatible with broadband, cell-phone only and VoIP households. uControl offers homeowners unprecedented peace of mind. Founded in November 2005, uControl's management team consists of former executives from Cisco Systems, NetSpeed, Motive, BroadJump and TippingPoint. They are credited for developing products and services that automated installation and support processes for DSL and cable modem service providers. uControl's board of directors includes former executives from alarm and telecommunications service providers including ADT, GE Security, Clearwire, MFS and others.

For more information about uControl, visit http://www.ucontrol.com or call customer support at 1-888-357-4214.

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