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FOSTER CITY, Calif., Jan. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Rearden Commerce, creator of the first on-demand personal assistant and the first on-demand platform for services, today announced it added more than 1,200 new customers in 2007, making the company the fastest growing on-demand company of its size. Today, Rearden Commerce counts more than 1,250 customers in its roster, ranging from Fortune 500 companies like ConAgra Foods and Thomson to small/medium enterprises like C-COR, Diagnostic Health, and Symplified Technologies. These customers can now drive increased productivity and cost savings by guiding employees to preferred suppliers offering negotiated rates. The company also surpassed a major milestone of one million users under contract across its customer base. These users will enjoy the power of an on-demand personal assistant that simplifies life and provides instant access to the world's largest network of trusted merchants and applications.

Hello Neighbour Network Helps Connect Local Business to Local ...

Hello Neighbour Network Inc. today announced Canada-wide availability of the first-of-its-kind online advertising program for local businesses. This service, found at www.helloneighbour.com leverages the power of the Internet to help businesses attract local customers with ease.

Hello Neighbour Network enables merchants to promote themselves in a cost-effective manner to their local community using tools such as merchant profiles, printable coupons, contests, professional advice, driving directions and more.

Achieving PCI Compliance in Complex Payment Networks

Today, all credit card merchants, service providers and retailers who process, store and transmit cardholder data have a fiduciary responsibility to protect that data and must comply with a diverse range of regulations and industry mandates. Payment networks are particularly at risk from computer attacks and fraud, and the more data collected, the more dangerous the situation becomes. Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliance is just one of the regulatory standards along with Sarbanes-Oxley, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 and HIPAA. Not complying results in fines, legal exposure, or worse.

But this is easier said than done. Immense volumes of log data are traversing payment networks, necessitating more efficient ways of managing, storing and searching through log data. For example, a typical retailer generates hundreds of thousands of log messages per day amounting to many terabytes per year.