What To Do When a Loved One Dies

Death is one of those subjects many of us don't like talking about but the older we get the more necessary it becomes, especially if you have a husband, children and siblings.

Here are some things you should do upon the death of your loved one:

Request copies of the death certificate. Depending on where you live, you have two or three places to turn to for this document. You can phone, email or personally visit the office of the county recorder (or county clerk, as the term may be). You can alternately contact your state's vital records department (sometimes

FORT COLLINS, Colo. - Thursday, May 23rd 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- OtterBox®, the global leader in protection for handheld technology, today announced the acquisition of TreeFrog Developments Inc., DBA LifeProof®. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in San Diego, LifeProof is an award-winning maker of protective cases and complementary accessories for smartphones and tablets.

Much like OtterBox, LifeProof is a rapidly growing, multi-million dollar business with a strong global brand, comprehensive product offering, impressive intellectual property and thriving company culture. Over the

RT System 2 – A RealTIME and CableFREE seismic data acquisition system scalable to high channel count configurations

SUGAR LAND, Texas - Thursday, May 23rd 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Wireless Seismic, Inc., the leading innovator of real-time and cable-free seismic data acquisition systems for the oil and gas industry, announced today the sale of its RT System 2 seismic data acquisition system to West Bay Geophysical, Inc., a subsidiary of West Bay Exploration. Headquartered in Traverse City, Michigan, West Bay will use the RT System 2 for 2D and 3D vibroseis projects in Michigan

TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands - Thursday, May 23rd 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Luxoft Holding, Inc, a subsidiary of IBS Group Holding Limited, has filed a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed initial public offering of its Class A ordinary shares. The number of shares to be offered and the price range for the offering have not yet been determined. Luxoft has applied to have its Class A ordinary shares quoted on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “LXFT”.

UBS Limited, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, J.P. Morgan

Benefits of surgical incision management now available to more patients

SAN ANTONIO - Thursday, May 23rd 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Kinetic Concepts, Inc. today launched a Prevena™ Peel & Place™ Dressing with a V.A.C.® Connector, which expands the availability of the Prevena™ Incision Management System. Now more patients will be able to benefit from surgical incision protection in facilities currently utilizing KCI V.A.C.® Therapy Systems. Surgeons will also have the flexibility to actively manage incisions with a variety of KCI therapy systems and dressing configurations to deliver

LAS VEGAS - Wednesday, May 22nd 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Regulatory News:

CTIA Wireless - Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, will add a new module based on the Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. QSC 6270-Turbo chipset to its Cinterion® portfolio of cellular modules and devices. With support for Java™(1) and for the SensorLogic cloud-based software as a service (SaaS) platform, the new device enables Gemalto to launch the next generation of embedded solutions and services that simplify Machine-to-Machine (M2M) technology deployment and speed up

ORLANDO, Fla - Wednesday, May 22nd 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Covidien (NYSE: COV), a leading global provider of healthcare products, today announced that results from a prospective, multicenter, randomized, controlled clinical trial show that endoscopic ablation therapy using the Barrx™ RF Ablation System is effective at eliminating Barrett’s esophagus, a pre-cancerous condition of the esophagus, and preventing disease progression.

The SURF Trial* (SUrveillance vs. RadioFrequency ablation) included 136 patients with Barrett’s esophagus containing confirmed low-grade dysplasia. Upon

If you were on the short end of the stick when it came to getting media attention in 2012, perhaps it's because you didn't have the right connections.  Here are some tips on how to build the kind of media list that will get your press release noticed or a return phone call:

First things first, you need to select the kind of media that best suits what you are trying to promote.  Decide whether television, magazines, blogs, radio, or a combination would work best for your subject matter.

Once you've selected the media outlets, do your research and find out who is the best point of contact.