(PRWEB) April 23, 2012

MilesWeb (http://www.milesweb.com), India’s leading web hosting service provider made an announcement on Saturday that their Linux & Windows shared hosting packages would be offered with Free domain registration/transfer for a year.

The company declared that it will offer free IPL final tickets to the lucky customers who would be signing up during this IPL season. It’s a great opportunity for the cricket fans to witness the IPL final live from the cricket stadium. The company states that the customers who would be signing up before 21st May would be eligible for this exciting offer and one of the lucky winner would get an opportunity to watch the IPL final match live from the cricket stadium, which would be played on 27th May 2012 in Chennai.

Milesweb’s Linux and Windows shared hosting plans are perfect for personal and small business websites. The shared hosting plans comprises of industry leading features like host multiple domains, create unlimited email accounts, free domain name, unlimited sub-domains, database support, guaranteed uptime, unconditional 30 day money back guarantee, instant account setup, no hidden charges and 24×7 customer support. The company is highly confident about the servers and infrastructure on which the shared hosting accounts are setup and thereby they claim that all the hosted websites would load faster and performance would remain top notch during peak hours as well.

Milesweb’s shared hosting packages are bundled with user friendly control panels like cPanel and Plesk. They also provide auto-installer with shared hosting plans which can be used to install various cms and web portals like WordPress, Joomla, Mambo, phpBB etc. This introductory free domain registration/transfer offer is available on all shared hosting packages ranging from Rs180/month to Rs 650/month.

Shruti Sharma, CMO, Milesweb Hosting states that; “Time where cricket & IPL is getting more intense in India, we thought this would be an ideal time to give best deal to our customers on our web hosting services along with a chance to win a free IPL final ticket. We are extremely happy to launch this free domain offer, customers can register new domains or transfer their existing domains to us and pay just for the hosting space.”

About Milesweb.com

MilesWeb is an established web hosting company offering tailor-made hosting solutions to all types of small/medium/enterprise business, individuals and webmasters. Web hosting service offered by Milesweb is a perfect combination of technology, uptime and heroic customer support. The company offers a range of cheap & affordable shared hosting, reseller hosting, VPS hosting, dedicated server hosting, SSL certificates and domain name registration services with outstanding 24×7 customer service and support.

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Halifax, Nova Scotia (PRWEB) May 15, 2012

WP App Store, the integrated WordPress marketplace and delivery platform, launched today with major WordPress theme and plugin vendors as partners. WP App Store is the first ever marketplace to allow purchase and installation of major themes and plugins from within the WordPress dashboard bridging the gap between commercial WordPress products and the central user interface.

The free plugin was created and launched by developer Brad Touesnard to streamline the process of purchasing themes and plugins, and to provide a new venue for developers without a platform of their own to sell their products. WP App Store elegantly combines the multiple steps previously needed to locate, download, upload and activate themes and plugins into one step directly in the WP dashboard.

“WP App Store was built as a solution to the challenges I personally faced while trying to build and sell plugins,” said Brad Touesnard, creator of WP App Store. “There were a number of theme and plugin marketplaces out there, but there was still a huge disconnect between the purchase process and the installation process in the WP dashboard. The commercial WordPress market is growing quickly and WP App Store solves some important problems for both buyers and sellers. We have so many amazing vendors on board and I’m very excited for what’s to come.”

WP App Store is built entirely on the WordPress platform and Touesnard partnered with WP Engine to ensure fast, reliable service. Vendors on WP App Store will also have access to a special API which reports back on purchasers of their products so they can offer better support options and be provided a more robust picture of their audience.

Official advisors to WP App Store include Carl Hancock of rocketgenius, Jason Cohen of WP Engine, and Adii Pienaar of WooThemes. WooThemes was the first vendor to sign on to the project, and partnering vendors now include rocketgenius, Press75 and more.

“We were thrilled when Brad brought WP App Store to our door because it solves a tremendous pain point for our 200,000+ users,” said Adii Pienaar, co-founder of WooThemes. “WP App Store not only closes the gap between the WP dashboard and commercial WP products, it plays a huge part in WooThemes’ continued focus to provide our users with the most curated experience for building a website. We really believe in what Brad is doing with WP App Store and what it means for the larger WordPress community and building out the WordPress stack.”

To get started with WP App Store, upload and install the free plugin. Browse screenshots, demo links and version information on themes and plugins in the store or view purchased products and re-install if needed. Filter and sort themes by category and publisher, and when you’re ready to purchase, simply click the large green Buy & Install button to start the process.

In addition to manually installing the free plugin, WP App Store is also partnering with vendors to add a little code to their themes and plugins that will allow a user to install the WP App Store plugin with one click. They are also working on partnerships with several hosting providers to install the WP App Store by default on any new WordPress installations.

Features of WP App Store include:

    One central location to browse, compare, purchase and install the top themes and plugins
    Lower barrier to entry for new theme and plugin developers to sell new products
    Cloud storage of all purchases so they can be easily accessed and downloaded at any time
    Ratings and reviews to help customers compare and contrast products coming soon after launch

Download WP App Store at wpappstore.com.

About WP App Store

Founded in November 2010 by Brad Touesnard, WP App Store is the first integrated WordPress marketplace and delivery platform that provides a seamless experience for purchasing and installing WordPress products directly within the WP dashboard. Users now have a central location to find and install the top themes and plugins with a few clicks and developers are provided with a new platform for selling their products. All purchases are stored in the cloud so they can be accessed and downloaded at any time.

Current partner vendors include WooThemes, rocketgenius, Press75, and more.

For more information, visit http://wpappstore.com/ or follow http://twitter.com/#!/wpappstore_.

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Blacksburg, VA (PRWEB) May 11, 2012

At its office grand opening today, Lujure hosts speakers including former CTO of the United States Aneesh Chopra and Virginia Senator Mark Warner. These speakers are joining Lujure in celebration of its commitment to growth in the Blacksburg, VA area, as the company continues to accelerate at an aggressive pace in its 15 months in business to date. Lujure is also holding a Hackathon for local technologists and students, to work together to solve some of the big problems small businesses have when trying to market on the social graph.

The events will be held at Lujure’s offices at University Gateway Center, 902 Prices Fork Road, Suite 2100, beginning with remarks at 3 pm and hacking for 24 hours, from 6 pm Fri to 5 pm Saturday. The Hackathon’s winning team will take home a $ 5,000 prize, and have its solution offered up immediately to 1,000 Lujure customers for purchase. The hackathon will demonstrate how Lujure monetizes products live. More information can be found at: https://lujure.com/hack/

“It is impressive what the folks at Lujure have already created, growing to thousands of customers,” said U.S. Senator Mark Warner, a former Virginia Governor. “I am pleased that Lujure is committing its business growth to the Commonwealth of Virginia, and we certainly hope to see more technology upstarts do the same.”

Lujure is newly residing in almost 2,400 square feet of office space, upgrading from its original space in downtown Blacksburg at TechPad, a local startup incubator. The offices, with room for 30 employees, house the 10 current employees who comprise Lujure just over one year since its inception by Virginia Tech undergrad Nathan Latka. Leaving VT to focus on Lujure full time, Latka joined up with other founders, Josh Gunter and Brian Putt, and commercialized the technology they built to help businesses – and their consultants – develop Facebook pages quickly, easily and affordably. But this is just the beachhead to Lujure’s ultimate goal: being the one-stop-shop for small businesses who want to market online.

Lujure created 10 full time jobs in its first year, and is currently projecting to add 15 more employees by end of 2012. The company is deliberately building its business in Blacksburg, committed to the community and to augmenting the great innovation that comes from Virginia Tech. With requests to move to either the East or West Coast as terms of investor funding, Lujure graciously declined to keep its business growing in VA. It has recently closed $ 500K funding from angels incredibly influential in the technology industry, including David Cohen, founder of TechStars, and executives at Rackspace. This brings investment money – and brainpower – from Silicon Valley, NY, Austin and San Antonio into the Blacksburg area.

“This community has been remarkable in supporting the Lujure vision, especially in our earliest days,” said Latka. “Now that we are exceeding $ 1.5 million in revenues and growing 20% month over month, we feel great that we will be giving back to this rapidly accelerating region through job creation and other investments in human capital in an effort to really fuel this economy.”

Lujure is building a Silicon Valley-like company in VA beyond just its investors and technology. The office space is also deliberately unique, 2,400 square feet of hardwood floors, accent lighting, floor to ceiling windowed board room, central kitchen with state of the art stainless appliances and granite countertops. The space also features mounted flat screen TV dashboards with realtime data, webinar and production rooms and a “Coding Cave.” Lujure also provides its employees with 24X7 snacks and gaming, of course.

Lujure created a service for helping businesses and social consultants create and customize Facebook fan pages quickly, easily and affordably. Focused on creating business value on Facebook, the company has already enabled the creation of 100,000 Facebook tabs over the last year alone, attracting 50 million engaged fans to date.

Lujure’s Facebook creation tool requires no code, and no technical coding experience. The lightening fast set up enables customization within minutes, and simple drag and drop clicks to bring pages together. Any brand can use the service for free. Many choose to upgrade to $ 30 per month, popular for SMB’s, or $ 300 per month, popular for social consultants who sell social services. The top plan is a full white label and includes other value add services like client manager, custom icons, ability to access all templates. Both packages enable unlimited tabs and pages. Lujure also offers a non profit discount of 50% to eligible organizations.

Available immediately, users can sign up for and use Lujure literally in minutes, at http://www.lujure.com.

About Lujure:

Based in Blacksburg, VA and funded by a set of technology executives with immense success of their own, Lujure was created to help businesses take full advantage of Facebook. Enabling businesses of all sizes to quickly, easily and affordably create and customize Facebook Fan pages, Lujure has helped create 100,000 pages which have attracted over 50 million fans, in just the 15 months since Lujure has been live. To put Lujure to work for your business, or just to get more information, see http://www.lujure.com.

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Phoenix, AZ (PRWEB) May 09, 2012

ClearDATA Networks, Inc., the leading healthcare cloud computing platform and service provider, today announced that Advanced Arthritis Care and Research (AACR), a Medical Group Practice located in Scottsdale, AZ is hosting its EMR software on the ClearDATA Private Cloud at the company’s datacenter. AACR needed to upgrade its EMR software to be compatible with a new billing system, but the upgrade would have taken 2.5 months and required a new server for more than $ 30,000, plus monthly support and maintenance fees. After researching its options, AACR decided to have both its EMR and billing software hosted at the ClearDATA data center, which took less than one week for the entire implementation to be up and running efficiently.

Private cloud hosting of EMR software is one of the fastest growing trends in healthcare due to the significant costs associated with increased server and storage requirements, along with monthly maintenance and support fees. ClearDATA is targeting its secure, HIPAA–compliant EMR Cloud Hosting Service to small-to-large healthcare practices across the country and has performed successful implementations with software from most of the major EMR vendors.

“EMR Cloud Hosting is an area of tremendous growth for ClearDATA,” said David Bean, executive vice president of sales and marketing, ClearDATA Networks, Inc. “Healthcare providers are increasingly moving their EMR and EHR software to the cloud because of the significant savings in hardware expenses and support, eliminating the need for multiple servers and substantial storage. And due to increased market demand, EMR software companies are partnering with us to cloud enable their software as well as hosting their EMR solutions on our ClearDATA Cloud Computing Platform.”

“After multiple phone calls with ClearDATA over the course of several days and even visiting their data center, I felt very confident in going with a cloud hosted solution,” said Liza Altman, administrator and office manager for Advanced Arthritis Care and Research. “I actually feel more secure with their hosted solution than having the data in our office. Also, we were pleasantly surprised that our performance running GE Centricity is much faster now through the cloud than it was on our local server, and the system has never been down.”

About ClearDATA’s HIPAA Compliant EMR Cloud Hosting Service

In response to growing market demand, ClearDATA has developed a secure, HIPAA-compliant, and cost effective solution for EMR software delivery that features a pre-configured combination of ClearDATA’s private Cloud services, HP’s state-of-the art server and storage solutions, and EMR/PM software images to form a single solution delivered as a service. ClearDATA’s EMR Cloud Hosting Service, which includes online backup and recovery, saves healthcare organizations from substantial capital expenditures while providing secure, reliable, high performance access to EMR software and patient information according to HIPAA Security Rule and the HITECH Act.

About ClearDATA Networks, Inc.

ClearDATA Networks, Inc. is the market leader for cloud computing and information security services for healthcare providers, software vendors and VARs. ClearDATA’s services enable providers to fully automate and securely manage healthcare medical records, applications, IT infrastructure and digital storage. The company provides HITECH HIPAA-compliant cloud and hosting infrastructure and managed services, offsite backup and disaster recovery, medical image archiving, information security and world-class support. The company offers HIPAA Security Risk and Remediation services through its U.S. Healthcare Compliance division to the healthcare industry in order to ensure that they meet the rigorous standards of security required for protected health information to demonstrate Meaningful Use. For more information, call 602-635-4000, email: sales(at)cleardata(dot)net or visit: http://www.cleardata.net.

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Houston, TX (PRWEB) April 24, 2012

The Red Sox Clubhouse may be booze-free this season, but rest assured, baseball fans across America will be looking to knock back the world’s most popular alcoholic beverage while watching a pro baseball game in 2012.

SaveOnBrew.com, the world’s only beer price-search engine, has conducted comparative research of every Major League Baseball stadium in America to uncover the nation’s best (and worst) beer deals.

They’ve summarized the information in a fact-filled infographic.

SaveOnBrew research shows that the best stadiums to grab a good old-fashioned beer and enjoy a baseball game are the homes of the Arizona Diamondbacks, Cleveland Indians and the LA Angels, where beers sell for under $ 5.

“Kudos to ‘The Big A’ for delivering fans what they deserve most,” explains SaveOnBrew Co-Founder Greg Thibodeaux. “Not only did they win the World Series title in 2002, but they also sell $ 4.50 beers so we can get nice and loose for the 9th inning and we’re all hugging our neighbors and screaming out the words to ‘Build Me Up Buttercup.’ That’s what America is all about, isn’t it?”

On the other end of the spectrum, the most expensive MLB stadiums for beer include the Boston Red Socks, Toronto Blue Jays, Florida Marlins and Minnesota Twins – where a beer sells for $ 7 or higher. It’s hard to believe the inflation of prices over the past few decades. For example, one could buy a beer at Yankee Stadium for 55 cents in 1967, but today that same beer sells for $ 6.

“This War On Beer has got to stop,” says SaveOnBrew co-founder Greg Thibodeaux. “Look, we’re with Red Sox Pitcher Jon Lester when he said, ‘Beer has been a part of baseball forever.’ It’s truly a bummer that even the Milwaukee Brewers have banned beer in their clubhouse now and that the Red Sox fans are getting almost as screwed as the poor players who are living under Prohibition rules!”

Thibodeaux suspects many fans will stay home and host their own baseball parties more often than not. He reminds fans to make sure they consult http://www.SaveOnBrew.com before shopping for beer. “It’s like Google – for beer,” Thibodeaux explains. “We promise you the best bang for your beer-buck.”

Thirsty beer drinkers need only click to verify they are at least 21, enter their zip code and click “Beer Me” to find the lowest local advertised prices on their favorite beer brands. Mobile users get a web site customized to their platform and a map showing them the locations of their favorite on-sale brands. Thanks to the website’s entertaining Cheap Beer Blog, SaveOnBrew is now receives more than 100,000 page views per month and adds new vendors and deals daily.

About SaveOnBrew.Com: Founded in 2010 to help thirsty beer drinkers across the United States find the lowest advertised prices for one of the world’s most popular beverages.

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Python Cloud Backup

Watford, UK (PRWEB UK) 3 May 2012

In a nutshell, Python Cloud Backup provides online, offsite data backup in three packages starting at £15/month +VAT. The service is aimed at business customers ranging from those with home workstations to large enterprises which need advanced features such as In File Delta and MS system backup.

Python Cloud Backup responds to a niche in today’s technology market. More and more data is being produced, an increasing amount of backup is needed and alternative storage devices such as external hard drives and USB keys have their disadvantages. Enter the timely launch of online, offsite Cloud Backup such as Python’s offering. Tim Poultney, CEO of Veber and Python Cloud, explains the team’s motivation behind Python’s launch: “We have been working very successfully with our data backup system for some time with our Veber customers. Simply put, we know that it works well and that in the current technical climate, where cloud computing in its many guises is entering the consumer consciousness, many more customers can benefit from it. It’s powerful, it’s safe, and it’s reliable.”

You’ll want to digest the full details of Python’s Cloud Backup system which include a whopping 1TB of data storage as standard across all three of the packages, as well as full data encryption via SSL. The backup software supports Windows, Mac and Linux operating systems. Data backup can be automatically scheduled but also amended using the customer interface. You’ll be prompted to download the software when you sign up but it’s also useful to note that your data can also be accessed via a web browser – instant visibility, instant provisioning and easy retrieval of your data wherever you are.

Python also offer all customers The Python Promise. This is the customers’ guarantee that they are always buying high performance and high quality services. James Robinson, Python and Veber Operations Manager, is clear in his assertion that this matters: “We are fussy when it comes to how effective our tech is. Python Cloud Backup works in the way that we would expect a data backup to work. No corners have been cut in the process of bringing it to market.” A Python Cloud Backup solution will always use Tier 4 data centres, always use top tier connectivity, always be supported by an available team of experts, always ensure the security of your data and always be held to a price match promise (conditions apply).

Impatient to get started? All Python’s Cloud services can be found at http://www.python.co.uk and setting up an account takes typically just a few minutes. Python also offers incredibly flexible Cloud Server services with a host of free features, such as firewalls and load balancing, and resource based billing. And, don’t forget, if it’s a more traditional Dedicated Server solution that you require, or indeed a more supported Cloud Hosting solution, Python’s sister company Veber can help.

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La Jolla, CA (PRWEB) April 30, 2012

WordPress, a flexible platform for hosting blogs, is now the backbone of 22% of all new websites. More people than ever are using the site to create and market company websites, online stores, publish their portfolios, and yes, blog. WordPress is so popular, in fact, that the latest version of the software has been downloaded over 60 million times.

A free, infinitely customizable piece of software, WordPress has proven to be the best way for people to sell products and express themselves online. The software makes creating a multi-page website incredibly easy, and has built in functionality for reader and customer interaction, advertising, dynamic navigation, social sharing and more. Behind it all is a user-friendly interface that requires very little up-front tech knowledge. Even installing the software on your webhost can be done in less than five minutes.

However, learning the basic functionality of WordPress is only the beginning for most users. In the past, the best techniques were discovered through tedious online research and trial and error. Now UC San Diego Extension offers a sequence of online courses to give users a head start in this rapidly developing revolution in web design with the WordPress Skills series. Developed and led by San Diego-based designer Harry Hamernik, the classes help people achieve their goals of developing and running a snazzy website that can be customized on the fly with little extra expense.

The series includes three popular courses: Introduction to Blogging Design Software, WordPress I (both open for registration for summer quarter), and well as WordPress II, which is available onsite in the summer, and online in the fall quarter. More information is available at extension.ucsd.edu/digitalarts. Registration for the summer quarter is now open.

UC San Diego Extension is a division of the university’s Extended Studies & Public Programs, offering 100+ professional and specialized certificate programs in a variety of disciplines. Nearly 50,000 adult learners attend classes each year at its facilities on the UCSD La Jolla campus, the University City Center, and the Mission Valley Center.

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What’s the Big Idea!? is sponsored by Rodefer Moss, The Development Corporation of Knox County, the Knoxville Chamber, and Tech 20/20

Knoxville, Tennessee (PRWEB) April 27, 2012

After sifting through dozens of applications, the Knoxville Chamber, The Development Corporation of Knox County, and Tech 20/20 are proud to present this year’s quarterfinalists in the What’s the Big Idea!? Business Plan Competition. The competition is sponsored by Rodefer Moss and Company.

“All of the applications were very impressive and we’re excited to move forward with these twelve quarterfinalists,” Todd Napier, executive vice president of The Development Corporation said. “Nurturing start-ups and small businesses is a big part of what we do and we’re proud to have Rodefer Moss, the Knoxville Chamber, and Tech 20/20 helping inspire entrepreneurs.”

The 12 quarterfinalists are:

Casenova Backpack

    Innovative backpack design

Dine Touch

    Smartphone integration of the dining experience

Energy Video Game

    Energy awareness video game

Games Plus

    Mobile video gaming theater

IdentID

    Web-based credentialing service to assist emergency responders

Infinite Aero Solutions

    Unmanned aerial vehicles for law enforcement agencies

Line Shark

    Professional audio output for mobile devices

Megnetics

    Shoe appearance alteration product

Perpetual Inventory

    Perpetual inventory counting device for high volume SKUs

Squish

    Silicon water bottle for easy travel and use

Virtuous Products

    “Sedonite” product for counter top industry and outdoor furniture industry

Winning Diabetics

    Multi-lingual diabetic network and affordable diabetic product brand

Each quarterfinalist now advances to a series of courses led by community business leaders with a focus on developing an effective business plan that is ready to present to venture capitalists. Six semifinalists will be identified following judging of an executive summary and will then pitch their ideas to a panel of judges.

The final round of judging will take place on June 14 at the Square Room on Market Square from 5-7 p.m. The three finalists will pitch their ideas to a final set of judges and a live audience. The winner will also be announced at the event.

The winning entrepreneur will be eligible for more than $ 35,000 in capital and business services including:

    $ 10,000 cash grant for start-up costs
    $ 15,000 potential equity investment by Oak Ridge National Laboratory & CROET
    One-year’s rent at the Fairview Technology Center
    Services provided by: Rodefer Moss & Company (accounting), CEO Advisors (business coaching), The IT Company & Digital Crossing Networks (IT hosting and services), Kathleen Zitzman (legal services), Knoxville Chamber (membership), and Tech2020 (business coaching)

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Zhuping Hodge prepares tea.

Tucson, AZ (PRWEB) April 25, 2012

Travel + Leisure’s tea fanatic and wine editor, Bruce Schoenfeld, first tasted da hong pao, a rare Chinese oolong tea, at Seven Cups Teahouse in Tucson, where Austin Hodge serves teas he sources in remote regions of China.

That was the start of Schoenfeld’s long journey to meet the man who grows this tea at a single source – the stony slopes of Wu Yi Mountains in Fujian, China.

He writes of this journey in the May 2012 edition of Travel + Leisure where he names Seven Cups among six Best Places to Drink Tea in America. He recommends Liu Guo Ying’s da hong pao and notes “Hodge, the only American with a license to export tea from China, sources the best of the best from Wuyishan, Yunnan, Qimen, Anxi and beyond.”

When Schoenfeld tasted this tea at Seven Cups Teahouse it “altered my tea-drinking life,” he wrote. This tea is “rare, expensive, and frequently counterfeited, but this one was authentic. And it kept getting better – richer and rounder with every cup.”

Schoenfeld admits he is tea obsessive. After he tasted da hong pao in Tucson he flew around the world, guided by Austin Hodge who introduced him to Master Liu who consented to lead them to his mountain-top tea garden that few outsiders have ever seen. “Liu is a rock star in the Chinese tea world, the only grower to be awarded a citation by the government for innovation in a traditional art,” Schoenfeld wrote.

“I was there in search of the terroir of my favorite teas – just as I’ve flown around the world to see the vineyards and meet the winemakers so I can better understand my favorite wines.”

The character of tea is largely determined by where and how it is grown. However, the taste of tea also has as much to do with the skill of who’s brewing it, Schoenfeld noted.

At Seven Cups Teahouse the exotic da hong pao could well be prepared by Zhuping Hodge, a certified Chinese Tea Master and native of China. She’s Austin’s wife and currently is leading a tour in China. She often demonstrates a traditional tea ceremony and on most Friday afternoons offers complimentary tea tastings at a rare and intricate wooden tea table carved from a single root. The Tucson teahouse is located at 2516 E. 6th St. in the historic Village of Sam Hughes.

Many of the teas available through Seven Cups have only been available to the Western world in the last 10 years. During that time, Hodge, founder and president of Seven Cups, traveled throughout China and cultivated relationships with tea farmers who use traditional methods passed down through the centuries. Seven Cups currently source teas from 30 producers in 10 different regions of China, homeland of the world’s first and finest teas, Hodge said.

Seven Cups has solid relationships in China with tea producers, tea masters and government officials. This is the only American tea company to obtain a license to export tea directly from China with no middleman.

“From our beginnings, Seven Cups has been dedicated to open sourcing and establishing a direct connection between the artists who make the tea and the people who drink it. I hope that Bruce’s article will spur the tea industry to be more open about who makes their tea,” Hodge said.

Tea aficionados don’t have to travel to Tucson to discover da hong pao. Seven Cups sells Chinese tea online to connoisseurs in more than 90 countries. The company also supplies tea to other exclusive tea business in Denmark, Brazil, Canada and the United States. They also host two tea tours every year for tea professionals and enthusiasts.

Seven Cups was founded in 2002 to sell Chinese teas to aficionados worldwide and opened its first teahouse in Tucson in 2004. Last year the company launched an international brokerage service offering small tea companies access to its extensive network of connoisseur-quality teas direct from farmers in China at an affordable price and in manageable quantities.

Hodge writes a widely read blog and has been extensively published within China. In 2011 Hodge became the only foreigner given “The Top Ten Outstanding Persons of China” award. presented by the Chinese tea community for his contributions in promoting Fine Chinese Teas. For more information, visit http://www.sevencups.com.

To read Schoenfeld’s full tea report, visit http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/a-global-guide-to-the-best-tea.html.

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Jakarta, Indonesia (PRWEB) April 21, 2012

Jakarta Web Hosting, the premium provider of Windows hosting and Linux hosting services in Indonesia, today announced the newest version of Microsoft SQL Server by launching the MSSQL Server 2012 in its hosting packages.

Recently launched, the MSSQL Server 2012 has received a lot of positive comments which is saying that it is the most extensive data platforms in technology today. As a leading Windows and Linux hosting provider, Jakarta Web Hosting today announced the brand new SQL Server 2012 availability.

This broad database management software comes with three editions: Standard, Business Intelligence and Enterprise Edition. The Standard edition is the simplest edition that useful for most basic analytical tasks, meanwhile the Business Intelligence edition is added with some business intelligence functionality. The Enterprise edition as the most vigorous edition provides all the features in those two editions plus some great features for wide-ranging application.

Jakarta Web Hosting MSSQL Server 2012 hosting covers all features that important to manage and protect company’s critical data. Such as Power View, one of useful features on SQL Server 2012 that the substitute for the Report Builder. It enables more analysis and visualization of data. It offers hosting packages with the MSSQL Server 2012, including Windows Personal hosting, Windows Business hosting and Windows Reseller hosting. Each of its clients will have the benefit of a software and hardware partner environment which provides solutions for every management requirements. The MSSQL Server 2012 is the perfect answer for large-scale and unique data transfer within every business.

The MSSQL Server 2012 hosting packages at Jakarta Web Hosting are available with a high-level performance, nearly 100% up time, 24/7 chat support, 30 days money-back guarantee and many more. The products and services are available on the company website at http://www.jakartawebhosting.com/.

About Jakarta Web Hosting:

JakartaWebHosting.com provides Windows and Linux hosting, web design and SEO services tailored to fit every requirement. Jakarta Web Hosting aims to create a cost effective website solution for people and enterprises. The products and services are available on the company website at http://www.jakartawebhosting.com/

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