Without warranty intervention – tech is trash

- Three-fourths of world’s technology users expect to discard tech devices within first five years

LEXINGTON, Ky., Aug. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — A vast majority (78 percent) of people surveyed do not expect their technology devices to last more than five years; 60 percent of the 10,000 respondents across 21 countries believe the materials used to construct devices could be made of better quality, and their responses suggest that gadget failures…

Citizens First Bank Names Steve Marcum Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

BOWLING GREEN, Ky., Aug. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Citizens First Bank is pleased to announce the appointment of Steve Marcum, CPA as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Citizens First and its parent company, Citizens First Corporation (NASDAQ:CZFC).  Marcum served previously in this role with Citizens First from October 2005 through January 2008.

“We are thrilled to have Steve return to our executive management team,” said Todd Kanipe, Citizens…

Smoothstone Releases Enhancements to ICC Hosted Contact Center Solution

Smoothstone Releases Enhancements to ICC Hosted Contact Center Solution

Intelligent Call Control (ICC) Version 3.2 Delivers Greater Features and Control

LOUISVILLE, Ky., Aug. 18 /PRNewswire/ — Smoothstone IP Communications today announced a series of enhancements to its popular Intelligent Call Center (ICC) Hosted Contact Center Solution with Version 3.2.

First announced in 2006, Smoothstone’s ICC platform has allowed clients to manage and optimize their entire organization’s call traffic–every office, agent and queue,…

A Winning Combination for Facility Maintenance and Security – FacilityONE and Cincinnati State

Cincinnati State is the FIRST College to Select the FacilityONE Facility Information Solution!

LOUISVILLE, Ky., Aug. 10 /PRNewswire/ — FacilityONE is proud to announce a first — Cincinnati State Technical and Community College has become the first school to adopt the FacilityONE Facility Information Solution.  FacilityONE has taken its Facility Information Solution to schools to manage their facilities efficiently and keep our kids safe.  FacilityONE’s premier Solution Partner, Cincinnati-based CMC…

New Albanian Brewing Company expands craft beer production

Downtown expansion plans include 11 new, full-time employees by 2010 NEW ALBANY, Ind.- (August 10, 2009) – One Southern Indiana is pleased to announce New Albanian Brewing Company’s (NABC) plans to expand brewing operations at its Bank Street Brewhouse at 415 Bank Street.  This location will function as NABC’s larger-capacity production brewery suited for canning and regional distribution.  The company will also maintain its original location at The Public House…

U-Haul is Offering 30 Days of Free Storage to Kentucky and Indiana Families Affected by Recent Flooding

LOUISVILLE, Ky., Aug. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — The U-Haul Company of Kentucky is offering 30 days of free storage to families affected by recent flooding. Families needing more information about the 30-days-free self-storage assistance program should contact the storage facilities listed below.

In addition to the 30-days-free self-storage assistance, people needing boxes can take advantage of the U-Haul Take a Box, Leave a Box Program. The program enables customers to return…

Search to begin for Louisville’s leaders – “Louisville Connectors”

Search to begin for Louisville’s leaders By Peter Smith • psmith@courier-journal.com • August 4, 2009

A group that has spent 30 years cultivating local leaders is seeking to honor lesser-known ones.

The Leadership Louisville Center will be seeking nominations for people it will recognize as “Louisville Connectors” — people who are accomplishing things for the community but rarely “are on the radar screen,” said President Christine Johnson.

“Leadership is becoming more diverse,” she…

Smoothstone and Network Solutions Inc. Use SIP Trunking to Deliver Converged Communications to Damon Motor Coach

New, Reliable Infrastructure and Equipment Delivers Flexibility, Visibility across Network Infrastructure

LOUISVILLE, Ky., Aug. 6 /PRNewswire/ — After 15 years of being a loyal customer with a big name communications provider, Damon Motor Coach, a Class A Motorhome manufacturer, was presented with a new contract containing enormous price hikes for all of their existing services. After reviewing their current communications network, they realized their equipment was outdated and in need…

ACCENT InterMedia Launches Online Fraud Prevention Program

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind., Aug. 6 /PRNewswire/ — ACCENT InterMedia, LLC (www.accentintermedia.com), an industry leader in stored value and gift card program management, has released a risk assessment program to reduce fraudulent order placement for e-commerce websites and other “card not present” transactions. Branded as S.A.F.E., (Security Assessment and Fraud Evaluation), the tool has already proven to be a wise investment for multiple nationally recognized clients in the restaurant, retail,…

PaymentCycle Ushers in a New Era of Referral Management and Cloud Computing for the Payments Sector

New solution provides unique collaborative approach for referral and workflow management between payment companies and customers.

LOUISVILLE, Ky., Aug. 5 /PRNewswire/ — Lending Cycle, Inc. (LCI) announced the launch of its newest cloud computing solution, PaymentCycle.  This solution provides easy collaboration between organizations for referrals and the specific workflow management needs of payment companies.  PaymentCycle marks a new era of easy and efficient interaction between companies in this sector.

PaymentCycle is…