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Technical Communities and HeartMath® Sign Exclusive Government Services Partnership
Partnership helps government users, military personnel, and federal contractors save taxpayer money when buying healthcare software and devices
SAN BRUNO, CA and BOULDER CREEK, CA August 19, 2008 — HeartMath® LLC announced today a new exclusive government services partnership agreement with Technical Communities, leading service provider for technical organizations that sell to U.S. government agencies, military organizations, and prime federal contractors.
The agreement authorizes Technical Communities to distribute HeartMath products, including health monitoring equipment, personal stress devices, software, audio programs, books, e-books, e-booklets, training, and power accessories. More product information is available at heartmath.gsamart.com.
"Because of our extensive work with all four branches of the military, as well as the VA Health System and various National Guard organizations, we are extremely pleased to enter this new agreement with Technical Communities," said Bruce Cryer, President and CEO of HeartMath LLC. "For servicemen and women pre and post-deployment, as well as the large number of veterans in our country, the tools and technology of HeartMath can provide a lifeline to help them regain stability and balance during and after their service."
"Technical Communities is excited to offer the federal government a new array of personal wellness products," said Peter Ostrow, President and CEO of Technical Communities. "Our goal is to continue to optimize the GSA buying and selling experience for organizations such as HeartMath."
HeartMath products are under General Services Administration (GSA) Multiple Award Schedules (MAS) managed by Technical Communities, which will provide content, transaction, marketing, sales support, and reporting services around them. Technical Communities also will provide presentation and order processing through the GSA's e-commerce web site, www.gsaadvantage.gov, and the company's on-line marketplaces: www.gsamart.com, www.testmart.com, and www.navicpmart.com.
About Technical Communities
Technical Communities, Inc. is the premier one-stop service solution for technical organizations that sell to U.S. government agencies, military organizations, and prime federal contractors. We use our contract management expertise and powerful technology solutions to enable organizations to more effectively manage sales, marketing and procurement - which lowers costs, saves time and reduces risks. The company, with offices in the California's Silicon Valley and the Washington, DC area, is owner and operator of ecommerce properties www.gsamart.com, www.testmart.com, www.navicpmart.com and www.eurekaspot.com. Online content-focused sites include www.govcontractsmagazine.com and www.testequipmentmagazine.com. For more information, visit www.technicalcommunities.com.
About HeartMath®
HeartMath LLC is a cutting-edge performance company providing a range of unique services, products, and technology to improve health and well-being, while dramatically reducing stress and boosting performance and productivity. For more than 17 years HeartMath clinical studies have demonstrated the critical link between emotions, heart function, and cognitive performance. HeartMath's compelling solutions for stress relief have been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals such as American Journal of Cardiology, Stress Medicine, Preventive Cardiology, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Integrative Physiological and Behavioral Science and Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine. HeartMath's organizational clients include Duke Medicine, Stanford Business School, Stanford Hospital, Mayo Health System, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Sutter Health, Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine, BP, Cisco Systems, Redken, Kaiser Permanente, Boeing and the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, as well as dozens of school systems and thousands of health professionals around the world.
