Partnership with Franklin University Offers Kentucky Community and Technical College System Students an Online Bachelors Degree Option

Kentucky (PRWEB) March 26, 2010

Many times, adults who have already attained some college credits find that the pressures of work and family responsibilities make it difficult to continue their education to the bachelors degree level. Now, the Kentucky Community and Technical College System and Franklin University have a way to help make a college education more accessible.

The Kentucky Community and Technical College System has entered into an agreement with Columbus, Ohio-based Franklin University to offer students the opportunity to earn bachelors degrees by combining on-campus courses at one of the following 16 Kentucky Community and Technical College System schools with online courses through Franklin: Ashland Community & Technical College, Big Sandy Community & Technical College, Bluegrass Community & Technical College, Bowling Green Technical College, Elizabethtown Community & Technical College, Gateway Community & Technical College, Hazard Community & Technical College, Henderson Community College, Hopkinsville Community College, Jefferson Community & Technical College, Madisonville Community College, Maysville Community & Technical College, Owensboro Community & Technical College, Somerset Community College, Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College, and West Kentucky Community & Technical College.

A student earns an associates degree and completes bridge courses through the Kentucky Community and Technical College System while simultaneously taking online classes through Franklin University to complete a bachelors degree. Majors are offered in 24 high-demand fields: Accounting; Allied Healthcare Management; Applied Management; Applied Psychology, Business Administration; Business Forensics; Computer Science; eMarketing; Financial Management; Forensic Accounting; Healthcare Information Systems Management; Healthcare Management; Human Resources Management; Information Technology; Interdisciplinary Studies; Management; Management Information Sciences; Marketing; Operations & Supply Chain Management; Organizational Communication; Public Relations; Public Safety Management; Safety, Security & Emergency Management; and Web Development. Franklin University also offers its innovative MBA, M.S. in Computer Science, and M.S. in Marketing & Communication programs online.

Students have responded enthusiastically to the convenient online format and the ability to fit classes into their daily schedules. They have the benefit of belonging to two schools at one time and are able to access Franklins resources in addition to those in the Kentucky Community and Technical College System. Franklins resources include academic advising, a technology help desk, and a library system. Each student also is assigned a Student Services Associate who provides support and guidance by answering questions about transcripts, financial aid, or even how to purchase textbooks.

About Franklin University

Franklin University serves more than 11,000 students annually through its on-campus programs in Columbus, Ohio, and the Community College Alliance. Nearly 270 community colleges in 33 states have teamed with the University to serve students. In addition to offering 27 undergraduate degree programs online, the over 100-year-old university has three masters degree programs, all offered in an online format as well as on campus. In 1999, Franklin was named as one of 15 education organizations nationwide for a U.S. Department of Education pilot project, which ensures that federal financial aid is available to students pursuing college degrees through distance learning.

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Mariner Expands Its Reach Into the Creative Writing Market by Forming a Partnership With the Online Publishing Company _trekden

Minneapolis, Minnesota (PRWEB) November 02, 2011

Were not sure how Ernest Hemingway would react today. With the availability of a wide variety of creative writing software, anyone who has a story to tell, can write one. Mariners own popular novel writing software, StoryMill, has a numerous and impressive following of both first-time and published professional writers. Established professional writers have a number of options at their disposal to get their writings published. For the rest of the world, whose works remain unpublished, who helps them?

Mariner has teamed up with _trekden, a one-of-a-kind, online publisher, specializing in getting those unpublished stories published using mediums like Apples iBook Store and Amazons Kindle Store. Both companies share a common interest in the creative writing community. Mariner plays a role in the writing process by providing innovative software, like StoryMill, designed to inspire writers to produce their best work. Trekden represents that second step in a writers journey by helping them overcome the administrative and financial hurdles of publishing. Together, Mariner and _trekden will form the complete experience for writers. When using Mariners StoryMill, writers will be able to bring their story from conception to completion. With _trekden, StoryMill users will have the advantage of their stories being expedited through the _trekden publishing process as premium clients.

"The partnership between Mariner Software and _trekden is important for just one reason it creates the turnkey solution for authors to write and publish their books," said T.K. Dennis, President of _trekden. "Becoming a published author is one of the most popular "bucket list" items throughout the world. Thats why _trekden and Mariner Software have teamed up. Our goal is to eliminate as many barriers as we can from the writing and publishing process."

With this collaboration, StoryMill now has a new Publish feature. When the user selects Publish, they will be connected to _trekdens full publishing services which includes general editing, cover design, ISBN assignment, and then, out to the marketplace. This new feature in StoryMill, and _trekdens services, are completely free to the user.

"This integration of publishing through _trekden in StoryMill adds incredible value," said Michael Wray, President of Mariner. "Youre not just buying an app that makes the writing process fun and easy, youre also investing in a means of publishing that will make the dream of becoming a published author a reality."

StoryMill is available as a full working demo from the Mariner Software website. Free review copies of StoryMill are available to the press.

About Mariner Software

Mariner Software Inc, is a developer and republisher of industry recognized Mac OS, iOS and Windows products. Founded in 1990, Mariner has established itself as a leader in the consumer, business and education markets with such products as MacJournal, Mariner Write, Mariner Calc, MacGourmet Deluxe, StoryMill, WinJournal, MacJournal for iPad and iPhone, Mariner Calc for iPad and iPhone and Paperless for Mac and Windows. For a complete listing of all products visit Mariner Software. With customers worldwide, Mariner Software is committed to delivering the highest quality software with an emphasis on total customer satisfaction.

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MostHost Announces Partnership with SaaS Internet Security Services Provider MXSweep

Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference, Los Angeles (PRWEB UK) 14 July 2011

MostHost, based in Cleveland, Ohio, and a provider of world class hosting solutions to corporate customers, today announced at Microsoft WPC the launch of MXSweep Internet Security & Compliance services as part of a major cloud services marketing campaign targeting the Mid-West market. MostHost is providing the MXSweep services through the Parallels Automation platform and will initially launch email archiving & security services as a value add service bundle to legal and financial customers who need to address email security & compliance laws and regulations.

With over 4,000 SME, corporate and public sector customers in 18 countries, MXSweep is a global provider of on-demand security services including email security, content control & business continuity, encryption, email & SharePoint archiving, web and mobile security. These services allow users to address internet security issues by stopping malware threats in the cloud and can be combined with encryption, archiving and mobile security services to protect and retain confidential data. These services allow customers to meet data privacy and retention rules driven by corporate governance and laws such as the Data Protection Act, FRCP, Basel 1, SOX, HIPAA, PCI and MiFID.

Darren McLaughlin, CEO at MostHost, commented we have identified internet security and compliance as key cloud services that we need to provide to our customers. MXSweep services are world class but are provided at SMB pricing. By being able to access the services through Parallels Automation we are able to bundle with our existing service offerings and create fantastic value add for our customers. MXSweep are working closely with us as part of our partnership agreement on our go to market plan and represent the type of innovative ISV we want to be in business with.

The US market represents an outstanding opportunity for MXSweep and we see our partnership with MostHost being a prime example of how to launch our services working with a forward thinking and ambitious cloud services partner said Aiden Callaly, VP Sales at MXSweep. MostHost have set out a very clear vision of their cloud service marketing strategy and we are pleased to work with Darren and the team to meet the requirements of their customers. Starting now with email archiving & security, we will also make the encryption, web and mobile security services available in various bundles on the Parallels platform to the MostHost customer base.

The partnership between MostHost and MXSweep exemplifies how ISVs and Hosters from around the world can work together through Parallels Automation and deliver new value add cloud services to customers who need them said John Zanni, Vice President of Service Provider Marketing and Alliances at Parallels,

For further information please contact sales(at)mosthost(dot)com or sales(at)mxsweep(dot)com.

About MostHost

MostHost is dedicated to providing world class web hosting services to businesses of all sizes. We are based in the Greater Cleveland, Ohio area with servers in Dallas, Texas and the nation's capital, Washington D.C. Our strong partnerships with industry leaders allows us to offer responsive and respectful customer support. In addition to our top of the line customer support, we offer Parallels Sitebuilder, a powerful website publishing tool that allows novice website builders to create customized, attractive and professional websites in just a few clicks. Our Parallels Sitebuilder tool helps to eliminate costs of web designers and IT departments by simplifying site builds. If you don't require a Sitebuilding tool, MostHost offers the convenience of one click installations of popular applications such as Wordpress, Joomla, Magento, Persony Web Conferencing, PinnacleCart, MXSweep and others. For more information please visit http://www.mosthost.net.

About MXSweep

MXSweep is a global provider of SaaS Internet Security & Compliance services including email security, content control & business continuity, encryption, email & Sharepoint archiving, web and mobile security to SME, corporate and public sector customers. The cloud services are provided through partners such as distributors, value add resellers, hosting and telecom companies. We provide our services either directly to the partners or through the leading cloud provisioning platforms including Parallels, EMS Cortex and Jamcracker. MXSweep provides our partners with a unique commercial offering and a simple entry point into the fastest growing cloud services markets. We provide customers business critical internet security & compliance services requiring no upfront investment, including real time security against all cyber threats and meeting legal and compliance requirements in relation to data retention. For further information please visit http://www.mxsweep.com.

Press Contacts:

Naylla Kassam

Marketing Manager - MXSweep

Tel : +353 86 2269439

naylla.kassam(at)mxsweep(dot)com

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