(Charlotte, N.C.) Digital marketing agency, WebsiteBiz (www.WebsiteBiz.com), has been selected by KaVo Dental as its search engine optimization agency. WebsiteBiz will provide SEO capabilities to increase qualified website visitors, optimize site engagement, and maximize online conversions. (more…)

(Durham, N.C.) Bell and Howell announced that President Leslie F. Stern has been promoted to Chief Executive Officer. Stern, 54, replaces George Marton, who is retiring from the company effective December 31, 2011. (more…)

(Durham, N.C.) ReverbNation, the leading provider of marketing, promotion and social media tools for over 1.8 million artists and music industry professionals, today announced the beta launch of a revolutionary tool that helps music venues drive better attendance and ticket sales at their shows. The product, called “PROMOTE IT for Shows,” is part of ReverbNation’s larger series of innovative Facebook music promotion tools for the wider music industry that fall under the “PROMOTE IT” moniker. (more…)

(Research Triangle Park, N.C.) Zenph® Sound Innovations, an entertainment technology company that builds advanced software to understand – and precisely recreate – how musicians play, today announced the appointment of musical legend Quincy Jones to its Artist Advisory Board.  In addition, the company added key industry veterans to its leadership. This news comes on the heels of Zenph’s recent strategic partnership announcement with Yamaha Corporation of America.  Beginning this fall, Yamaha will bundle its Disklavier and Disklavier PRO models with Mac and Windows versions of Zenph’s groundbreaking software products. (more…)

(Research Triangle Park, N.C.) Digitalsmiths Corp., the industry leader in video search and recommendation, announced today the release of Digitalsmiths Seamless Discovery™. The sophisticated solution, developed and designed for service providers, connected device manufacturers and content owners instantly and accurately recommends video content and entertainment that is personally relevant to each viewer. (more…)

(Raleigh, N.C.) Albright Digital, a Capitol Broadcasting Company, delivers new media technology and services to auto dealers through its Bimini Product Line.  The Bimini products are launching at the 11th Digital Dealer Conference and Exposition, Oct 5th through Oct 7th in booth 438 at the Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas, NV.  More than 2,000 auto dealers and managers from across the country are expected to attend. (more…)

(Durham, N.C. and Atlanta, Ga.) PPI Solutions and Bell and Howell have formed a strategic partnership to provide unique, programmed solutions and secure document and card production to meet and exceed the constantly developing needs within the highly regulated healthcare arena. The clients immediately eligible to take advantage of these combined strengths and resources operate within the health insurance, employee benefits and prescription benefits marketing spaces. (more…)

(Durham, N.C.) Digitalsmiths announced today that the company closed an oversubscribed $12.5 million expansion financing. The infusion of capital accelerates domestic and international sales of Digitalsmiths’ video search and discovery products designed to provide a sorely needed upgrade to the video industry’s rudimentary content search, discovery and recommendation capabilities. Technicolor led the round; all existing investors including .406 Ventures, Aurora Funds, Chrysalis Ventures, Capitol Broadcasting and Cisco participated in the financing. (more…)

(Cary, N.C.) MaxPoint Interactive, the leading digital retail advertising platform, today announced the expansion of its executive team with four key hires: Chris Kozloski as vice president of sales; Lynn Vitello as vice president of marketing; Eric Thorne as director of sales for MaxPoint’s New York office and Mark Ailsworth as director of sales for MaxPoint’s newly opened Chicago office. (more…)

(Raleigh, N.C.) Inlet Technologies, the leader in innovative solutions for digital media preparation, today announced it has been named one of Red Herring’s 2010 Global 100 winners. The annual award recognizes the 100 most innovative and promising private technology companies across North America, Europe, and Asia. (more…)

(Raleigh, N.C.) Inlet Technologies, the leader in innovative solutions for digital media preparation, announced today that 2010 marked the company’s seventh successive year of growth, with 2010 revenue twice the record revenue achieved in 2009, and Inlet’s R&D organization more than doubling in size. Inlet’s ongoing success can be attributed to the company’s expansion into the service provider market, including cable, telco, satellite, and wireless providers, accelerated growth of its international business, as well as continued first-to-market innovations across all product lines. (more…)

(Durham, N.C.) SMT, the industry’s leading provider of award-winning graphics, statistics and video enhancement solutions for sports broadcasts, today announced that MLB Network is using its touch screen technology, called “Launch Pad,” to let avid baseball fans share their input on baseball news and analysis. The network is using SMT’s GOTO Board,™ a custom 103-inch interactive touch screen, to capture and display fans’ questions and comments on their favorite teams during MLB Network’s Emmy Award-winning studio programming MLB Tonight as well as Front Burner and Hot Stove. Fans can submit queries via Twitter, Facebook and phone and watch as MLB Network’s on-air personalities respond to their comments and questions during live telecasts. (more…)