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ELERTS See Say™ SDK (software developer kit) brings See Something Say Something capability to third-party smartphone apps

photo of Ed English, CEO of ELERTS
Ed English, CEO of ELERTS

WEYMOUTH, MA…

ELERTS, a leader in mobile emergency response communication, announced that it is making its ELERTS See Something Say Something communication system available for other companies to integrate into their own iPhone or android apps. Third-party apps may leverage ELERTS cloud infrastructure and web-based report management console to effectively interact with their app users when a safety incident is observed.

ELERTS is the leading provider of See Something Say Something mobile apps for Transit systems nationwide.  Every day, riders report safety and security concerns to transit police. Reports include photos, videos, descriptions of the incident and GPS maps showing where the incident is occurring. ELERTS See Say™ app is used by Atlanta MARTA, Boston MBTA, Buffalo Niagara NFTA, San Francisco BART, Santa Clara VTA and other transits.

“We realized there are many popular apps that could benefit by enabling users to quickly report security concerns,” said Ed English, CEO of ELERTS, Corp. “ELERTS has developed a state of the art two-way communication system that connects smartphone app users through ELERTS cloud to the proper police or security operations center.  It just made sense to make this capability available to other popular apps.  We expect ELERTS See Say SDK to be included in apps for electronic ticketing, sports stadiums, amusement parks, hotel and resort apps, campus apps, travel apps and other apps that enjoy a large installed base of users.”

With ELERTS See Say™ SDK built in, other apps can alert First Responders about what is happening when an emergency incident occurs.  Having this capability in hand dramatically increases the opportunity to respond faster and more intelligently.

English added, “ELERTS See Say™ SDK, when integrated to another app, will enable organizations to manage incoming security reports with ELERTS EPICenter web based management console.  An operator may also broadcast alerts and notifications to all app users or to defined groups of app users. This powerful two-way capability allows for BOLO (Be On the Look Out) type messages to be quickly dispersed to help find a person of interest, whether for a missing person or a criminal suspect.”

By adding ELERTS See Say™ technology, app users are encouraged to be aware and watchful—and to report security concerns or persons acting suspiciously.

For more information about ELERTS See Say™ SDK, please call 877-256-1971 or visit www.ELERTS.com.

About ELERTS

ELERTS Corporation, headquartered in Weymouth, MA, develops best-in-class emergency communication software empowered by community-sourced reporting of safety and security concerns. The company’s cloud-based approach leverages smartphone technologies to provide robust, two-way communication between multiple parties. ELERTS mobile technology integrates with video surveillance, access control and mass-notification systems. The result is actionable information for emergency situations – to help First Responders become faster responders.

For more information, visit www.ELERTS.com or call 877-256-1971.

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OCES to Sponsor South Shore Alzheimer’s Partnership Conference & Caregiver Day on April 27th

OCES logoOld Colony Elder Services (OCES), the non-profit agency proudly serving older adults and individuals with disabilities throughout greater Plymouth County and surrounding communities, is the lead sponsor for the South Shore Alzheimer’s Partnership 11th Annual Conference and Caregiver Day on Wednesday, April 27, 2016 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Geared towards increasing awareness and participation among family caregivers, the South Shore Alzheimer’s Partnership conference will be held at The Conference Center at Massasoit, 770 Crescent Street in Brockton.

Several presentations are on the agenda including: “Meeting Alzheimer’s – Walking in their Shoes” presented by David LaGraffe of Healing Moments; “Family Asset Preservation” presented by Robert R. Romano, Attorney at Law; and a Panel Discussion with individuals who have early onset Alzheimer’s and their caregivers. Participants will also have an opportunity to visit exhibitors and enjoy Reiki, chair massages, aromatherapy, raffles and more. Complimentary breakfast and lunch will be provided.

OCES is a member of the South Shore Alzheimer’s Partnership, which is a volunteer organization comprised of professionals and family caregivers. The objectives of the Partnership are to provide respite scholarships for family caregivers caring for a loved one with dementia and to provide educational programs on various aspects of dementia.

Admission to the conference is free for family caregivers, Certified Nursing Assistants and Home Health Aides. For respite care options available during the conference, caregivers may contact Christine McLaren at OCES, 508-584-1561.

Nurses and social workers may earn three Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for $40. For more information about registration, contact Hilary Troia, 781-924-5694.

All proceeds from the conference will be used to benefit those in need of Care Assistance Grants.

About OCES

Founded in 1974, OCES proudly serves greater Plymouth County and surrounding communities. OCES is a private, non-profit organization headquartered in Brockton and designated as one of 26 Aging Services Access Points (ASAPs) in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. OCES’ mission is to support the independence and dignity of elders and people with disabilities by providing essential information and services that promote healthy and safe living. The agency has 235 employees and operates more than 15 programs serving older adults, individuals with disabilities, their families and caregivers. For more information call 508-584-1561 or visit www.ocesma.org.

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Taking it to the hoop. NBA jams ads on jerseys.

basketballIf you are a hoop purist this is not good news for you.  Red Auerbach would growl. (Although he would have also have groaned at inclusion of cheerleaders, dance teams, T-shirt guns and dancing gorillas that have also intruded on the game.)

News flash. The NBA is the first MAJOR sport to sell ad space on jerseys and will begin the human billboard campaign next season.  The 2.5 inch by 2.5 inch patch on the upper jersey and the three year pilot program is projected to generate $120 – $150-million in revenue per season.

Zroom! Nascar has somewhat desensitized us with a Rorschach test splatter of ads all over the cars and jumpsuits of drivers. The English soccer Premier Leagues has been kicking us in the shins with similar ad conglomeration on uniforms.  Perhaps you even remember the fad of temporary corporate tattoos on boxers.

What’s next?  So, are you ready to connect your brand to the NBA?  Would you like to return to simpler days?

Let us know if we can help you develop a potent weave offense.

 

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Hermes Law promotes Gino J. Rossini to partner

photo of Gino Rossini, partner, Hermes Law
Gino Rossini, partner, Hermes Law

DALLAS, TX…

Hermes Law, a diverse team of legal professionals providing clients with expertise in the leading areas of practice impacting the insurance and risk industry, recently announced Gino J. Rossini as a partner at the Dallas, TX-based firm. Rossini has been a senior attorney at the firm since its inception in 2015.

“As a firm, we are moving the practice of law forward with cost-effective processes and systems that deliver value and excellent  legal representation for our clients,” said Dwayne Hermes, founder at Hermes Law. “Gino is a key part of these efforts and we are proud to recognize his skill and track record by promoting him to partner.”

Rossini’s practice is devoted primarily to handling post-trial and appellate matters in both state and federal court, as well as providing related support at all stages of litigation including default judgments, dispositive motions, jury charges, and judgment formation. He recently received his Board Certification in Civil Appellate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.

“I joined the firm when it opened its doors because I believed in our common vision of client-centric service and representation,” said Rossini. “The promotion is gratifying because it means I’ll be practicing the kind of law I want to practice at Hermes Law, handling appeals and providing input across the spectrum of matters the firm handles beginning when the file comes in the door..”

Rossini received his Juris Doctor Degree, with honors, from the University of Texas School of Law. He also has a Bachelor of Science from Georgetown University. Rossini passed the State Bar of Texas in 1998. He is also a member in good standing of the United States District Court for the Northern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Hermes Law represents commercial clients on insurance-related cases in the areas of Appellate Law, Casualty, Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Cyber Liability, Environmental Law, Medical Malpractice, Premises Liability, Product Liability, Professional Liability and Transportation Law.

For complete information on Hermes Law, P.C., please visit www.hermes-law.com.

Hermes Law – Moving law forward

Hermes Law, P.C. provides clients with efficient and effective legal representation by removing the redundancies and administrative bottlenecks. The end result is a proactive, client-centric approach featuring: Responsive and transparent case management; and metric-driven results provided to each client for each case.

 

Hermes Law, P.C. is based in The Oilwell Supply Building, 2001 North Lamar, Suite  450, Dallas, TX  75202. For more information, call 214-749-6800 or visit www.hermes-law.com.

 

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Growth and Expansion – Old Colony Elder Services Opens a Second Office in Plymouth

Monica Mullins, Diana DiGiorgi, Betty DeBenedictis and Brenda Carrens
Monica Mullins, Diana DiGiorgi, Betty DeBenedictis and Brenda Carrens

Old Colony Elder Services (OCES), the non-profit agency proudly serving older adults and people with disabilities throughout greater Plymouth County and surrounding communities, is expanding and has opened a new office at 204 South Meadow Road in Plymouth, MA.

OCES officially announced the opening of their new 7,200 square-foot office with an Open House on March 2, 2016. Dozens attended the event, including State Representative Matt Muratore, Monica Mullins District Director, and Betty DeBenedictis, Legislative Aide to State Representative Thomas Calter.

The new location will better enable OCES to accommodate growth. The agency’s main office, which houses 200 of their 235 employees, is located at 144 Main Street in Brockton. The Plymouth office currently has 25 employees, with room for up to 50. The Plymouth office is home to OCES’ Volunteer Program; key departments such as Home Care, Senior Care Options, Nutrition, and Information and Referral are also represented.

“We serve 23 towns with a comprehensive array of specialized programs which have been developed to address the unique situations and circumstances faces by older adults and individuals with disabilities,” explained Diana DiGiorgi, Executive Director. “We’re very pleased to have a second location that not only gives us room to grow, but is a bit closer to our consumers, caregivers, volunteers and service partners located around the Plymouth and Wareham areas.”

About OCES

Founded in 1974, OCES proudly serves greater Plymouth County and surrounding communities. OCES is a private, non-profit organization headquartered in Brockton and designated as one of 26 Aging Services Access Points (ASAPs) in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. OCES’ mission is to support the independence and dignity of elders and people with disabilities by providing essential information and services that promote healthy and safe living. The agency has 235 employees and operates more than 15 programs serving older adults, individuals with disabilities, their families and caregivers. For more information call 508-584-1561 or visit www.ocesma.org.

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Catapult Advisory Group’s Greg DeSimone to speak at Elements M&A Conference on May 12

Greg DeSimone
Greg DeSimone

WALTHAM, MA and MANSFIELD, MA…

While the decision to sell your business may be quick, the process of preparing your business for sale can take months or even years to get right. Greg DeSimone, director of Mansfield, MA-based Catapult Advisory Group, will be a key speaker at the upcoming Elements M&A Conference on May 12, which focuses on the steps involved with selling a closely held business.

“When a business owner decides to sell, it’s typically with the next step of his/her life in mind; such as retirement. In many cases, the owner desires a certain value for the business yet the marketplace has a different perspective. Many owners do not realize the significant role increasing revenues plays in the determination of value. The focus of my talk and the Elements M&A Conference overall is to provide the owner insight into what the buyers are thinking, and how they can positively impact their value leading up to a sale,” said DeSimone.

DeSimone will be one of five featured speakers at the conference, which will take place on Thursday, May 12, from 1 pm to 7 pm at the Embassy Suites at 550 Winter Street in Waltham. Topics to be covered at breakout sessions and panel discussions include: Enhancing Your Value; Preparing your Accounting for Sale; How to Negotiate with Different Types of People Protecting Intellectual Property to Promote Value; and Accelerating Growth to Catapult Value.

“The beauty of the Elements M&A conference is that it focuses only on the business owner who wants to learn about selling a business, ask questions within a safe environment without the sales pitch and avoid the mandatory “follow up” meetings of other sessions. It also meets the needs of professional advisors—CPAs, attorneys—who want to better understand the process outside of his/her own specialty,” said DeSimone.

The registration fee for the M&A Elements Conference II is $265. Additional information on the conference and registration can be found on the Elements M&A website at www.elementsconference.info.

A self-described “recovering CPA”, DeSimone has nearly two decades of financial and management experience. He’s also a Brian Tracy certified business coach—a certification that requires more than 150 hours of study to obtain and maintain. During his tenure as director of Catapult Advisory Group, he has worked with numerous businesses of all sizes—particularly family-owned businesses—to help them fine-tune goals and strategies, develop exit strategies and optimize operations.

For more information on Catapult Advisory Group, visit www.catapultadvisorygroup.com or call (508) 618-4575.

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Dr. Jinyoung (Jean) Choi joins Family Dental Group of Paxton

PAXTON, MA…

The Family Dental Group of Paxton recently announced the addition of Dr. Jinyoung (Jean) Choi to its staff of dental practitioners. Dr. Choi will see patients on Wednesdays and Saturdays at Family Dental Group’s Paxton location at 581 Pleasant Street.

“We’re delighted to add Dr. Choi to our staff, even its just for a few months before she heads off to the post graduate orthodontics program at Roseman University in July,” said Dr. said Dr. Nikhil Lavana, DMD, who owns and operates Family Dental Group of Paxton with his wife Dr. Archana Lavana, DMD.

Dr. Jinyoung (Jean) Choi earned her undergraduate degree at the University of Virginia and then attended University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine. She graduated with Honors in the field of Clinical Dentistry and Community Oral Health in 2012. After receiving her D.M.D., Dr. Choi completed a residency in Advanced Education in General Dentistry through Lutheran Medical Center.

“I’m very grateful to both Dr. Lavanas for this opportunity. Even though it’s a fairly short time, I’ve already enjoyed my time here very much,” said Dr. Choi.

For more information on the Family Dental Group of Paxton you can visit www.paxtondentist.com or call 508-755-2905.

About Family Dental Group of Paxton

Located at 581 Pleasant Street in Paxton, The Family Dental Group of Paxton offers: comprehensive examinations; cosmetics; crowns (in just one visit with no messy impressions); teeth whitening with ZOOM; laser dentistry (no needles!); partial and full dentures; root canals; inlays/onlays; extractions; crown lengthening; and emergency services (24-hour emergency phone number available).

The Family Dental Group of Paxton accepts most insurance plans. They also accept payment from most PPO and indemnity plans, including Blue Cross/Blue Shield and Delta Dental. Family Dental Group of Paxton accepts all major credit cards and offers credit card financing plans.

To schedule an initial consultation, please call 508-755-2905. For more information, visit www.paxtondentist.com.

 

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SmartBooks Corp. launches IT division

Calvin Wilder, CEO of SmartBooks Corp.
Calvin Wilder, CEO of SmartBooks Corp.

CONCORD, MA…

SmartBooks, a Concord, MA-based firm that provides outsourced accounting and bookkeeping services, recently formed an IT division to better serve IT managed service providers (MSPs). The new division features accountants dedicated to IT companies, as well as support and resources for MSPs.

The division builds on the experience of CEO Calvin Wilder, who as a founder of Thrive Networks, an IT managed service provider (MSP) that was acquired by Staples, helped develop the managed services business model, build out the metrics and financial processes, and scale from 3 founders to 65 employees, all the while maintaining profitability and positive cash flow.

“IT MSPs have the dual pressure of keeping their clients’ systems up and running while simultaneously managing their own businesses and making sure that invoices go out, bills get paid, payroll is met, and financial performance is assessed and managed. That can be a difficult balance to achieve when your clients expect near immediate response to IT situations and crises,” said Calvin Wilder, CEO of SmartBooks. “With our similar business model—outsourced bookkeeping, accounting and payroll services—and our history with IT MSPs, our new IT division provides IT MSPs with an affordable option that will keep their business running while they help their clients stay up and running.”

In addition to general bookkeeping and accounting provided to all clients, some of the enhanced services offered to MSPs by the new division include: client profitability analysis; key performance metrics such as Gross Margin, Labor Efficiency Multiple, Contribution Margin, Cost of Client Acquisition and overhead rates; and support of ConnectWise and Autotask.  As SmartBooks works with numerous companies in the industry, this includes comparing results against industry benchmarks.

As an added service, SmartBooks’ IT division can help clients with budgeting by setting annual financial goals and tracking actual results vs. budget to gauge how well the business is performing against the annual plan.

SmartBooks will also provide forecasting services for IT MSP clients. The annual forecast can be updated either weekly or monthly. SmartBooks reporting can be set up to display forecast vs. budget or forecast vs. metrics goals.

“There can be a frenetic nature to IT MSPs. They receive a lot of ‘urgent’ calls from clients and have to put out a lot of fires. Rightfully so, that becomes top priority. Unfortunately, it does not provide them as much time as most companies would like to take a big picture look at things,” said Wilder. “With SmartBooks behind them, we can be the ones to provide that information and even go so far as to analyze the profitability of each business line and client on a monthly and cumulative basis.”

SmartBooks Corp. provides bookkeeping, accounting, payroll and finance solutions tailored to the needs of each client for a fixed monthly price. The price is driven by the volume, complexity, and mix of services provided.

For more information on SmartBooks services, visit www.smartbookscorp.com or call 978-202-3064.

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On your Mark. Get set. Go! “Race Directors Advantage” program launched by South Shore Custom Prints.

photo of Mark Stoddard of South Shore Custom Prints
Mark Stoddard of South Shore Custom Prints

PEMBROKE, MA…

With a proven track record of more than two hundred races and a trial by fire understanding of race directors needs for customer service, last minute
changes and super tight deadlines, South Shore Custom Prints, based in Pembroke, MA and serving all of North America, have launched a special “Race Directors Advantage” program.

The “Race Directors Advantage” program includes contract print pricing, complimentary sponsor printing on the back of the shirt, complimentary
artwork, free shipping and delivery, and no setup or screen fees. All shirts are printed on premise in the USA at South Shore Custom Prints plant in Pembroke, MA. The plant has the capacity to produce 1,200 shirts per hour.  Last year the company printed more than 68,000 shirts.

“We served as the exclusive shirt printer for Racewire, one of the world’s largest endurance sports websites, for several years and we know how to
strap on our running shoes and keep up with the demand for quick turnaround, competitive pricing and high quality workmanship,” noted Mark Stoddart, founder and CEO of South Shore Custom Prints.

He continued, “We know that race directors have a lot of details to worry about – from race course security to water stop volunteers to trophy
ceremonies to making the runner experience an unparalleled one so that runners return year after year and bring their friends. A great shirt is an
important part of any race and a lasting memory. We take that off the race directors’ plate and deliver excellence.”

South Shore Custom Prints offers a full range of shirt options. In addition to screenprinting, embroidery is also available. For more information, contact South Shore Custom Prints at 781-293-8300, www.SSCustomPrints.com, info@SSCustomPrints.com, 85 Mattakeesett Street, Pembroke, MA 02359.

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