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360 Degree Feedback by Panoramic Feedback Now Available for Eastern European, Cyrillic Languages

By Anonymous

September 23, 2004 -- 360-degree feedback became available today to millions of new potential users, including Russians, Ukrainians, Greeks, Turks, Poles, Romanians, and Czechs, as Panoramic Feedback expanded the language capabilities of its employee development tool.

Panoramic Feedback can now be used in all languages commonly spoken in Europe and the Americas, plus the Slavic languages.

360-degree feedback, also known as "multi rater" or "full circle" feedback, energizes individuals to improve their workplace performance. It provides them with feedback from those who know their abilities best, gathered through online questionnaires that preserve responders' anonymity.

Organizations worldwide use the tool to improve productivity, support leadership development, and guide performance management. Panoramic Feedback is unique in making
it available in more than 50 languages.

360-Degree Feedback Available in World Languages

In 2003, Panoramic Feedback began the process with a massive re-write of its program's engine.

"It took a huge commitment to transform the tool so it would accept and reproduce the characters of all the world's languages," said CEO Esther Kohn-Bentley. "But so many global companies want to use Panoramic Feedback, it was clearly worth the investment.

To expand its benefits beyond the Western European languages, the programming team completed the conversion from the old Latin1 standard to Unicode earlier this month.

New language groups are now being added in stages. Today's extension contributed the Eastern European languages and Greek, plus more than a dozen Cyrillic languages.

Chinese, Japanese, Korean Coming to Panoramic Feedback Soon

With the basic Unicode development complete, the technical team has now turned its attention to Asian languages, including Chinese, Japanese, and Korean.

"360-degree feedback is so powerful in helping people develop their skills that it should be available to people everywhere," said Kohn-Bentley. "We're proud to be in the forefront of this adventure."

Summary
Panoramic Feedback expanded the language capabilities of its 360-degree feedback tool today to cover all languages commonly spoken in Europe and the Americas, plus the Slavic languages.

About Panoramic Feedback
Panoramic Feedback (http://www.panoramicfeedback.com) is a leading international provider of 360 degree feedback. Launched in 1998, it placed the first 360-degree feedback tool ever on the Internet. PanoMetrics Inc., its parent company, also produces vendor-neutral resource kits with best practices and training guides for designers of 360-degree feedback programs.

CONTACT INFORMATION:
Timothy Bentley
Panoramic Feedback
+1 416 532 0506
1 888 790 6793
http://www.panoramicfeedback.com
Press release archive:
http://www.panoramicfeedback.com/support/pressroom.html

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360 Degree Web announces Alliance and Reseller Agreements with SchlumbergerSema

By Anonymous

The Platinum suite, 360’s flagship family of workstation security and internet convenience products, has been migrated to the SchlumbergerSema Cryptoflex* PKI-enabled smart card and the Cyberflex* range of Java™ based smart cards. The Platinum suite uses smart card tokens for two-factor authentication, and is sold to PC OEMs, enabling the manufacturers to ship a complete security solution with smart card readers to their customers. These applications ensure the user’s privacy by storing their data on the card, so personal information and credit card numbers can never be sold or shared. Stored credentials are used to logon to the computer, to logon to membership web-sites and to automatically fill web-forms. Outlook synchronization enables the user to carry his contacts stored on the smart card. A kit of the software with the cards is available immediately at the SchlumbergerSema smart card marketplace: http://www.scmegastore.com.

Products from 360 that specifically address the enterprise and Internet security needs are: PlatinumPAS™ (Pre-boot Authentication in the BIOS) for security during power up, PlatinumSecure™ (User Authentication at Windows login) for secure logon, data security, file encryption/decryption, and access controls on all Windows OS, and PlatinumKey™ (a smart card-driven Web Authentication and Auto Form Fill-In application) that enables secure authentication at web-sites by eliminating the need to memorize user names and passwords.

‘360 Degree Web is a pioneer in developing application software to secure access to computer workstations, using a smart card to authenticate the user,’ said Paul Beverly, vice president Smart Cards and eTransactions for SchlumbergerSema North America. ‘With their established success in the PC industry, SchlumbergerSema looks forward to using 360’s security, convenience and enterprise token management software with our smart cards to deliver cost-effective implementations to our vast worldwide customer base.’

‘We are very pleased that SchlumbergerSema has selected our software application to use with their state-of-the-art Cryptoflex and Cyberflex smart cards, validating the robustness of our software, proven through years of production use with PC notebooks,’ said Vivienne Li, COO of 360 Degree Web. ‘We plan to extend our current and future products to work with a wider range of smart cards from SchlumbergerSema as we take our products to market to solve the problems of controlled, secure logical access to workstations, web-sites and enterprise networks.’

About 360 Degree Web

360 Degree Web, Ltd. is the leading supplier of smart card-based security software to the PC industry. 360’s products include the Platinum suite of security applications for workstation computers, token management applications for enterprises, and convenience applications for multi-application smart cards, including payment cards. 360’s software products are compatible with most of the smart card industry’s standard platforms, including Sun’s JavaCard, Visa’s Open Platform and MasterCard’s MultOS.

360 Degree Web, Ltd. is incorporated in the Cayman Islands with subsidiaries in Santa Clara, CA, Taiwan and China. For more information on 360 Degree Web and its products, please visit www.360degreeweb.com

About SchlumbergerSema

SchlumbergerSema is one of two business segments of Schlumberger Limited, a global technology services company. With more than 30,000 employees serving customers in 65 countries, SchlumbergerSema aggregates IT consulting, systems integration, managed services and related products to the oil and gas, telecommunications, energy and utilities, finance, transport and public sector markets. Leveraging the Schlumberger DeXa* Suite of Services, it also provides IP network connectivity, information security solutions, distributed computing support services and data center hosting services. In 2001, Schlumberger revenues were $13.7 billion. For more information, visit www.slb.com.

For Further Information Contact:
Chili Sastry, VP Business Development
360 Degree Web, Inc.
(408) 727-8288 x109
chili.sastry@360degreeweb.com

*Mark of Schlumberger

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XingHuo College of Oriental Medicine Announces Open Enrollment for October and January Classes Leading to Master of Science Degree in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.

By Anonymous

September 17, 2004 -- XingHuo College of Oriental Medicine Announces Open Enrollment for October and January Classes Leading to Master of Science Degree in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.

University of Complementary and Alternative Medicine and RainStar University of Scottsdale, Arizona, http://www.rainstaruniversity.com/ announce open enrollment availability for XingHuo College of Oriental Medicine Master of Science Degree Program. Classroom and clinic space is available for immediate enrollment. RainStar has won five Best Practices Awards from the Arizona Private School Association. They are well known for their College of Therapeutic Massage http://www.rainstaruniversity.com/html/college_overview.html and continue that tradition of excellence in the College of Oriental Medicine.

In related news, a fundraiser will be held at the Rainstar University Main Campus, 8370 E Via De Ventura Blvd., Suite K100 Scottsdale, AZ 85258 to benefit the campaign of Senator Carolyn Allen on Wednesday October 6th 2004 at 9:00am.

XingHuo College of Oriental Medicine (XHCOM) places special emphasis on Chinese Herbology (herbal medicine) consistent with the classical Chinese treatment protocols. The program expands upon this traditional approach to treatment to better prepare students to pass the National Commission on Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) National Certification examination in Chinese Herbology required for licensure and practice. Our graduates are exceptionally well prepared for the NCCAOM ( National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine ) examination in acupuncture, a nationally recognized certification, and consistently maintain an above-average pass-rate.

College of Oriental Medicine
2005 Academic Calendar

Winter Trimester 2005
January 2        Orientation for Incoming Class
January 3        Winter Quarter Begins
April 11-16        Final Exams
April 17- May 1     Spring Break

Spring/Summer Trimester 2005
April 30        Orientation for Incoming Class
May 2            Spring Quarter Begins
May 30            Memorial Day- No Classes
August 8-13        Final Exams
August 14-28         Summer Break

Fall Trimester 2005
August 27        Orientation for Incoming Class
August 29        Fall Quarter Begins
September 5        Labor Day-No Classes
Nov 24-27         Thanksgiving Break-No Classes
December 5-10        Final Exams
December 11-January 1 Winter Break–No Classes

XHCOM is dedicated to keeping pace with cutting-edge scientific research and study in Oriental Medicine seeks to partner with Oriental Medicine facilities, hospitals and institutions throughout the United States, the People’s Republic of China, Korea and the world at large. Our students will become fluent in the modern applications of Oriental Medicine, many of which are causing the theory and practice of this great medicine to evolve at a truly amazing pace.

XHCOM recognizes the value of providing a variety of on-site learning situations and is preparing study-abroad programs for students and graduates desiring to study Oriental Medicine, first hand, in China and Korea. Asia recognizes the United States as a primary source of Oriental Medicine theory and practice. Chinese medicine and Korean medicine represent two powerhouses of Oriental Medicine and XHCOM will seek to expand the interaction with these practices.

An over view of the College of Oriental Medicine as well as admission requirements, can be found here

http://www.rainstaruniversity.com/html/college_overview.html

Acupuncture Licensure

The Master of Science degree in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine is designed to meet the educational requirements of the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) examinations in acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine. The NCCAOM examination process is a mandatory component in achieving Diplomat of the NCCAOM status. Ninety percent of the 37 jurisdictions that regulate the practice of acupuncture have adopted the NCCAOM acupuncture examination as part of the fundamental process for licensing acupuncturists. The certificate awarded by the NCCAOM is not a license to practice acupuncture. Individual states perform this function and should be contacted directly for further information. The State of Arizona began to license acupuncturists in May 1998. Licensure requires a resident course of at least three years of study and successful completion of the NCCAOM National Board Examination in Acupuncture or equivalent as defined by the Board.

Call 1-888-RainStar today for more information or to enroll in the College of Oriental Medicine.

RainStar University Main Campus
8370 E Via De Ventura Blvd., Suite K100 Scottsdale, AZ 85258
Phone 480-423-0375 1-888-RainStar
For more Information
info@rainstaruniversity.com

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