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Americans spend billions of dollars each yearon antidepressants, but the National Institutes of Health estimates that those medications work for only 60 percent to 70 percent of people who take them. In addition, the number of people with depressionhas increased 18 percentsince 2005, according to the World Health Organization, which this year launched a global campaign encouraging people to seek treatment.

TheSemel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA is one of a handful of hospitals and clinics nationwide that offer a treatment that works in a fundamentally different way than drugs. The technique, transcranial magnetic stimulation, beams targeted magnetic pulses deep inside patients brains an approach that has been likened to rewiring a computer.

TMS has been approved by the FDA for treating depression that doesnt respond to medications, and UCLA researchers say it has been underused. But new equipment being rolled out this summer promises to make the treatment available to more people.

We are actually changing how the brain circuits are arranged, how they talk to each other, saidDr. Ian Cook, director of the UCLA Depression Research and Clinic Program. The brain is an amazingly changeable organ. In fact, every time people learn something new, there are physical changes in the brain structure that can be detected.

Nathalie DeGravel, 48, of Los Angeles had tried multiple medications and different types of therapy, not to mention many therapists, for her depression before she heard about magnetic stimulation. She discussed it with her psychiatrist earlier this year, and he readily referred her to UCLA.

Within a few weeks, she noticed relief from the back pain she had been experiencing; shortly thereafter, her depression began to subside. DeGravel says she can now react more wisely to lifes daily struggles, feels more resilient and is able to do much more around the house. She even updated her resume to start looking for a job for the first time in years.

During TMS therapy, the patient sits in a reclining chair, much like one used in a dentists office, and a technician places a magnetic stimulator against the patients head in a predetermined location, based on calibrations from brain imaging.

The stimulator sends a series of magnetic pulses into the brain. People who have undergone the treatment commonly report the sensation is like having someone tapping their head, and because of the clicking sound it makes, patients often wear earphones or earplugs during a session.

TMS therapy normally takes 30 minutes to an hour, and people typically receive the treatment several days a week for six weeks. But the newest generation of equipment could make treatments less time-consuming.

There are new TMS devices recently approved by the FDA that will allow patients to achieve the benefits of the treatment in a much shorter period of time, saidDr. Andrew Leuchter, director of the Semel Institutes TMS clinical and research service. For some patients, we will have the ability to decrease the length of a treatment session from 37.5 minutes down to 3 minutes, and to complete a whole course of TMS in two weeks.

Leuchter said some studies have shown that TMS is even better than medication for the treatment of chronic depression. The approach, he says, is underutilized.

We are used to thinking of psychiatric treatments mostly in terms of either talk therapies, psychotherapy or medications, Leuchter said. TMS is a revolutionary kind of treatment.

Bob Holmes of Los Angeles is one of the 16 million Americans who report having a major depressive episode each year, and he has suffered from depression his entire life. He calls the TMS treatment he received at UCLA Health a lifesaver.

What this did was sort of reawaken everything, and it provided that kind of jolt to get my brain to start to work again normally, he said.

Doctors are also exploring whether the treatment could also be used for a variety of other conditions including schizophrenia, epilepsy, Parkinsons disease and chronic pain.

We're still just beginning to scratch the surface of what this treatment might be able to do for patients with a variety of illnesses, Leuchter said.Its completely noninvasive and is usually very well tolerated.

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Today's transportation software can help you pick the best carrier, rate, and route. Tomorrow's will be able to do it faster and betterand remove humans from the decision-making loop.

By Ben Ames

Moving freight is a complex business, and variables like rates, reliability, and capacity can change with the weather, the season, or the latest retail craze. In an effort to get the most from their freight transportation dollar, many companies turn to transportation management systems (TMS).

A good TMS tracks dozens of key performance indicators (KPIs) so users can weigh the variables and pick the optimal carrier, rate, and route. But what if a TMS could leverage the power of big data and ultra-fast processors to remove humans from the decision-making loop? Such a system could analyze far more variables than any human could handle, refresh its records with real-time data, quickly calculate the optimal shipping method, and even act on its findings.

That vision is quickly becoming a reality, thanks to the power of computer analytics, experts say. Adding embedded analytics to a TMS platform allows shippers, brokers, and carriers to make decisions based on the data they're actually collecting, not just on the trends they think they see, said Monica Wooden, chief executive officer (CEO) and co-founder of MercuryGate International Inc., a TMS provider based in Cary, N.C. "We're seeing this really evolve," Wooden said. "More and more every year, it's getting more robust and real time. And that allows everybody to benefit."

As is so often the case today, the rising interest in advanced analytics has a lot to do with the e-commerce explosion. Retailers face mounting pressure to meet escalating demands for next-day delivery and omnichannel fulfillment, both of which carry significant costs, Wooden said. In response, logistics executives and chief information officers are pushing for greater use of data-driven technologies like business intelligence and data analytics to help trim time and cost from their supply chains.

The fast growth of sophisticated inventory-tracking networks has given them the reams of raw data necessary to achieve that objective. By pulling data from smartphone apps, global positioning systems (GPSs), and electronic logging devices (ELDs), supply chain practitioners can quickly determine a shipment's precise location and its delivery status.

But the possibilities go well beyond tracking. "It's not just improved productivity, but true decision-making," Wooden said. "With embedded analytics, you can take empty miles out of the supply chain, work with people in certain lanes, make sure containers are full, and generally help the world be a better place."

For example, embedded analytics could help a TMS automatically book space on a preferred carrier in the Atlanta-Tampa (Fla.) lane, then revert to a second choice if the first carrier doesn't have the needed capacity, she said. Or it could suggest efficiency enhancementssuch as showing that a carrier would save money by making multiple stops along its delivery route, instead of scheduling multiple trips with partially filled trucks.

That's not to say that only automated systems can make these determinations. People working in manual transportation operations make similar kinds of judgments all the time. The benefit to using a TMS to handle basic decisions is that it frees up human specialists for more nuanced decision-making, according to Wooden. An automated TMS would not replace human employees, but enable them to concentrate on more advanced tasks, she said.

Wooden is not alone in her assessment. Adding embedded analytics or "machine learning" capabilities to logistics software will reinforce, not replace, the supply chain workforce, agrees Eric Gilmore, CEO of Turvo, a collaborative logistics platform provider.

"The value of machine learning is to augment human intelligence and make people super-human," Gilmore said. He cautioned, however, that this requires a certain amount of database maintenance and upkeep on the user's part. Adding artificial intelligence to a TMS will not produce decent results unless the software includes accurate, recent data, he warned. Most businesses keep databases full of unstructured information, which include duplicate entries that can cause database chaos.

"You need good 'data hygiene'," Gilmore said. "You really have to feel that data is strategic to your business, and you need data scientists to cleanse it. You can't even talk about making a machine smart if you don't do that first. It's like the old saying: 'Garbage in, garbage out.'"

Companies are now starting to realize that they can't manage warehouses full of inventory without hiring data scientists to manage databases full of information, according to Jim Vrtis, chief technology officer of New Plymouth, Idaho-based trucking loadboard provider Truckstop.com.

"Data is the fuel for a good algorithm, which drives machine learning," Vrtis said. "We're past the time when it was just important to store the data in a database. We now have to understand it and leverage that information to make better decisions."

That's where data specialists can help. "A good data scientist can draw conclusions from the data that are impactful and actionable," said Vrtis. "It's almost like the gold rush. People say, 'I have a lot of data; now I need to hire a data scientist to come analyze it, so I can find the gold and make money.'"

The best TMS platforms allow users to be creative and flexible in making better decisions and saving money, said Mitch Weseley, CEO of Shelton, Conn.-based TMS provider 3Gtms.

That need is particularly important in light of changes in the TMS customer base, Weseley said. Twenty years ago, big shippers dominated the market, accounting for the majority of TMS sales. Today, however, most of the demand comes from small and mid-sized shippers and third-party logistics service providers (3PLs), he said.

"Creativity is so important. Both shippers and 3PLs have more levers they can pull nowadays," Weseley said. "You can't look at all the options and manually figure it out. So a TMS frees people up to do the things that can't be automated."

With tools like improved algorithms, robust database-building capabilities, and embedded analytics, software providers can help TMS users reach new levels of creativity, industry experts said.

"Those things empower today's [practitioner] to handle more freight, be more efficient, be more productive, and grow the business," Truckstop.com's Vrtis said. "They can spend less time connecting the dots and begin to take a tactical approach to freight matching and to improving service levels. I think it's going to be really fun to see."

Powered by embedded analytics, technology could soon help solve many of the problems that vex the logistics industry today. "This journey is at Day Zero in terms of what's possible in building intelligent software that makes the human smarter," Turvo's Gilmore said. "And supply chain is the most fascinating application for these techniques."

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DAT said this new integration will help our mutual customers run their businesses more profitably and efficiently at no additional cost.

InMotion Global announced that AscendTMS has partnered with DAT Solutions to offer carriers a totally free TMS software solution. AscendTMS has been deeply integrated with DATs most popular carrier features, and is offered at no cost to any current and future DAT customer.

Tim Higham, president and CEO of InMotion Global, said, Everyone knows that DAT is the undisputed leader in load board technology, load volumes, and load quality. By providing the number one rated carrier TMS software to their customers, they are now also the undisputed leader in TMS technology. DAT are relied upon by the majority of the freight transportation industry to keep trucks full and freight moving. We are truly honored to have been chosen to be their long term carrier TMS solution and partner.

The free DAT Solutions carrier TMS offering is available immediately. It offers motor carriers of any size, a complete business management solution. AscendTMS provides features such as complete dispatch control, IFTA tax reporting, fuel card imports, asset and driver management, driver pay and settlement, free shipper credit reports, a 26,000 strong shipper directory, full accounting, QuickBooks integration, immediate and real-time load funding with Triumph Business Capital, branch and agent management, full document management, load tracking, ELD integration, driver texting, a free truckload rate index, cargo claims handling, EDI, and integrated load searching and matching.

DAT takes pride in our best in class solutions, and AscendTMS shares that same mindset, stated Don Thornton, DAT senior vice president of sales and marketing. This new integration will help our mutual customers run their businesses more profitably and efficiently, and at no additional cost. The AscendTMS offering includes a deep and intelligent integration to DATs load searching and truck matching services so our carrier customers can match up their empty trucks with available DAT posted loads with the press of a single button.

Higham continued: Carriers simply need to go to http://www.TheFreeTMS.com to get their free DAT Solutions TMS software account. As AscendTMS is truly cloud based, the entire process takes about 10 seconds. AscendTMS requires no installs, no downloads, no setup, no hardware, and no contracts. It works on any web enabled device like a PC, Mac, tablet or smartphone, and we even provide any training needed, at no cost, to DAT customers. This is the perfect carrier TMS solution, and provides the best of DAT and AscendTMS, at no cost, in one powerful yet easy to use TMS software solution.

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TMS to debut SST truck race, June 7, 2017 | Fort Worth Star-Telegram Fort Worth Star Telegram The 2900-pound trucks, which can go as fast as 140 mph and fly more than 20 feet in the air, will race after the IndyCar event Saturday night. Vautier Takes Gutierrez Seat For TMS IndyCar RaceRacinToday.com Ayello: Five keys as IndyCar hits halfway point at TexasUSA TODAY New IndyCar tires, new questions at TexasRacer PaddockTalk -RacingNation.com (press release) (registration) (blog) all 20 news articles »

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John Hunter Nemechek is not having a great year in the Truck Series. (RacinToday/HHP file photo by Gregg Ellman)

By John Sturbin | Senior WriterRacinToday.com

FORT WORTH, Texas Teenager John Hunter Nemechek has the perfect attitude to deal with a promising NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season that has morphed into a slump.

I still have fun, no matter if its a bad day or a good day, said Nemechek, who will look to snap a 14-race winless streak during Friday nights 21st annual 400-miler at Texas Motor Speedway. You still have to take the positives out of it. You have to make sure youre having fun.

I wouldnt really say its a motivation thing to come back to the racetrack every week. I love going fast. I love driving race cars. Its just something Im very passionate (about) and determined to make it to the top. So the motivation is there 100 percent all the time. If you have a mechanical failure Id rather get right back in the race car and go show em what we really have.

What John Hunter has through the seasons first six races is two top-five finishes, two top-10s and two DNFs. He will tackle TMS repaved and re-profiled 1.5-mile oval after logging consecutive 22nd-place finishes at sister track Charlotte Motor Speedway and Dover International Speedway. A season-best third-place result at Kansas Speedway and a fourth-place finish in the season-opener at Daytona International Speedway have been offset by respective 29th and 28th-place results at Atlanta Motor Speedway and Martinsville Speedway.

Victories last season at AMS, another sister track to TMS, and Canadian Tire Motorsports Park in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada, locked John Hunter into the NCWTS playoffs. John Hunter currently sits 12th in the standings with 141 points, a distant 150 behind reigning series champion Johnny Sauter of GMS Racing.

At times like these, John Hunter knows where to turn for advice. The best piece of advice my dad has ever given me probably is to have patience, work hard, stay focused and never give up, said John Hunter, son of former NASCAR touring series regular Front Row Joe Nemechek. I wouldnt say theres one thing hes ever told me that you dont take into consideration every day.

The biggest thing is working hard and being at the shop every day, working on the race car, getting my hands dirty, being there with all the guys. I can make myself a better race driver by just learning what each component does _ it makes victory that much sweeter when you know youve had a part in it.

John Hunters career totals show one pole, three wins, 16 top-five and 29 top-10 results. My goal is to win, said John Hunter, who made his series debut at age 16 at Martinsville Speedway in 2013. We wouldnt show up at a racetrack if we dont think we can win. The overall goal is to just finish a race. Weve run six races this year and weve two DNFs and three mechanical failures. So it kinda stinks when weve been running top-five as we unload off the gate, with trucks I think could have won races, but the cards just havent played right.

John Hunter stood fifth after Thursdays opening 55-minute practice here with a lap at 180.246 mph in his No. 8 Chevrolet Silverado. The session was topped by Christopher Bell at 182.877 mph in the No. 4 JBL Toyota fielded by Kyle Busch Motorsports. Bell also retained P1 after the second practice, raising the speed mark to 185.300 mph. Nemechek remained fifth, although improving his speed to 183.786 mph. Qualifying is scheduled for 5:35 p.m. (EDT) Friday.

John Hunter previewed TMS repaved surface during a promotional appearance here on May 23 via a lap or two in a rental car. In addition to a complete repave of the 1.5-mile oval and pit road, the banking in Turns 1 and 2 was reduced from 24 to 20 degrees and widened from 60 to 80 feet. Turns 3 and 4 remain banked at 24 degrees.

Its way smoother than the old surface, said John Hunter, who was voted the series Most Popular Driver in 2015. Its really not that abrasive compared to the old surface. I know watching the Xfinity and Cup races here (in April) its really fast but it took a little bit to get there, they had to put a lot of rubber down. Normally we dont put a lot of rubber down for the summer race, so hopefully we can scrub some tires. If not, its going to be a fun race and track position is really going to matter.

I dont see why our trucks wont run wide open for almost a whole fuel run. I think its going to be really aero-sensitive trying to pass guys, somewhat similar to what you saw at Kentucky (Speedway) last July. I know the past couple of years Ive run here you were able to run wide open for probably five or six laps and then youd have to start lifting because of tire wear. Lap times would drop off quite a bit. I dont think youre going to see tire wear come into a huge factor. I think its going to be wide open and very competitive.

In three starts at TMS, John Hunter has a best start of 12th (2015) with a single lap-led, and best finish of sixth (last June).

Fridays race, set for 167 laps/250.5-miles, will be televised beginning at 8 p.m. (EDT) on FOX Sports 1 along with MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

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In what has become a TMS June tradition, 18-year-old NCWTS rookieNoah Gragsonwill experience the pomp and circumstance of graduating from high school before Friday nights race.

Due to his racing schedule, Gragson did not attend a traditional high school in his hometown of Las Vegas, instead taking online courses at the K12 International Academy. TMS, however, has become a second home to Truck Series drivers caught in that predicament, so Gragson will get to enjoy that coming-of-age moment prior to Friday nights winstaronlinegaming.com 400.

During pre-race activities Gragson will walk the stage in cap and gown to Pomp & Circumstance and receive his on-line diploma from TMS PresidentEddie Gossage, decked-out in faculty cap and gown. Several of Gragsons family members will be present, most notably parentsScottandJill Gragson.

Having my graduation walk at Texas is going to be cool, Gragson said. A lot of my family is coming in for it, including my parents, grandparents and my sister (Addison) who goes to college in Texas (SMU in Dallas). Shes in a sorority, so Im trying to convince her to bring all of her sorority sisters so I can have a good-looking cheering section in the stands.

The high school graduation tradition at TMS began in 2014 when the speedway hosted a commencement ceremony forErik Jones, who graduated from Swartz Creek (Mich.) Community Schools. Last year, Cole Custerbypassed his graduation ceremony at Tesoro High School in Santa Margarita, Calif., to compete in the Truck Series race at TMS and received a ceremony as well.

I passed all of my finals, so now I just have to get the diploma and move the tassel from one side of the cap to the other to make my high school graduation official, Gragson said. Only a select group of graduates wear their gown over a fire suit and have Eddie Gossage hand them a diploma, so Im excited.

Following the ceremony, Gragson will slide into the No. 18Toyota Tundra for Kyle Busch Motorsports and make his first appearance on TMS 1.5-mile oval. Gragson, a NCWTS Rookie of the Year candidate, is 10th in points.

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Reigning NCWTS champion Johnny Sauter captured his first career win at Dover International Speedway after fuel strategy helped him hold off Rookie of the Year contender and GMS Racing teammate Kaz Grala last weekend.

Sauter, driver of the No. 21 Chevrolet, was thrilled to get his first win at Dover and of this season. I cant say enough about the way this season has started and the work that Joe, the No. 21 team and everyone at GMS have put in, said Sauter, referring to crew chief Joe Shear Jr. The last four races Ive sat here and talked about how good things have been and how I felt a win was coming, but when it actually happens there is a bit of weight taken off our shoulders.

The win also was Sauters fifth consecutive top-three finish. Sauter is having another championship-worthy season, leading the standings by 52 points over Christopher Bell. Sauter has the most stage wins this season (three) and Truck Series playoff points (eight) of any driver so far. Sauter has yet to finish outside the top-15 this season, has led 169 laps and owns an average finish of 4.2.

At TMS, Sauter boasts the most wins among active drivers, with three, heading into Friday nights winstaronlinegaming.com 400.

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Two-time NCWTS champion Matt Crafton and 2017 playoff hopeful Ryan Truex both won their first race stages of this season at Dover International Speedway.

Truex won Stage 1 in the Bar Harbor 200 _ leading every lap in the stage after starting second. He ultimately finished 10th. The performance moved him from ninth to sixth in the standings. Truex is driving the No. 16 Toyota Tundra at TMS.

Crafton won Stage 2 at Dover and finished 11th in the race. Crafton has been a steady third in the standings and has yet to finish outside the top-16 this season through six races. Crafton is wheeling the No. 88 Toyota in Fort Worth.

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TMS' Hawg Heaven BLT Dawg is a worldly creation Fort Worth Star Telegram The BLT Dawg is the latest in the speedway's bacon-infused treats from Lincoln Engstrom, Levy Restaurants' executive chef. The BLT Dawg's ingredients are East-West Kobe beef frank, crispy thick-cut bacon, Italian-inspired double tomato bruschetta, and ...

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June 07, 2017 12:47 ET | Source: 3Gtms

SHELTON, Conn., June 07, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 3Gtms, Inc., a global provider of Tier 1 transportation management software, announced that Armstrong & Associates, Inc. (A&A) has released a case study profiling the capabilities and differentiators of the 3Gtms transportation management system (TMS). A&A is a leading provider of supply chain marketing research and management consulting services.

The A&A case study remarks on the intellectual capital that the 3Gtms business model emphasizes. Notably, the leadership teams long and deep tenure in the TMS industry and how the company leverages its industry knowledge to think of the implications of software changes 510 years down the road. The 3Gtms TMS software is noted for simplifying the often-complex area of optimization, its self-configurability and customization capabilities, and its integration and connectivity. In addition, A&A spotlights 3Gtms industry-leading customer retention rate and the customer-centric culture behind it.

3Gtms is a rapidly growing transportation management systems provider with solid customer retention, said Evan Armstrong, president of A&A. With solid transportation planning and optimization capabilities, it is well-positioned to compete with traditional TMS providers such as JDA and Oracle. 3Gtms has grown to be a go-to solution for 3PLs and shippers looking for TMS with top-notch transportation planning functionality.

We appreciate A&As review of our solution and their valuable perspective of its benefits to the industry, said Mitch Weseley, CEO of 3Gtms. The case study aligns with the differentiators that our customers report to us: Our teams solid intellectual capital and long tenure in the TMS industry, the ease of integration that our TMS provides, and the power to self-configure that gives customers more speed and flexibility. We are committed to continually developing our software to respond to the industrys realities.

About Armstrong & Associates, Inc. Armstrong & Associates, Inc. (A&A) was established in 1980 to meet the needs of a newly deregulated domestic transportation market. Since then, through its leading Third-Party Logistics (3PL) market research and history of helping companies outsource logistics functions, A&A has become an internationally recognized key resource for 3PL market information and consulting.

A&As mission is to have leading proprietary supply chain knowledge and market research not available anywhere else. As proof of our continued work in supporting our mission, A&As 3PL market research is frequently cited in media articles, publications, and securities filings by publicly traded 3PLs. In addition, A&As email newsletter currently has over 40,000 subscribers globally.

A&As market research complements its consulting activities by providing continually updated data for analysis. Based upon its unsurpassed knowledge of the 3PL market and the operations of leading 3PLs, A&A has provided strategic planning consulting services to over 30 3PLs, supported 17 closed investment transactions, and provided advice to numerous companies looking to benchmark existing 3PL operations or outsource logistics functions.

About 3Gtms 3Gtms is the fastest growing, Tier-1 transportation management system (TMS) provider. It is dedicated to helping mid-to-large shippers and logistics service providers gain a competitive advantage through technology. Whether you move $5 million or $5 billion in freight, its 3G-TM solution seamlessly manages the full transportation lifecycle, including transportation planning and optimization, execution and settlement, empowering customers to make better shipping decisions while meeting their service goals. 3Gtms is dedicated to delighting its customers and as a result, holds a 100 percent customer satisfaction rate that is unmatched in the industry. For more information, visit: http://www.3gtms.com.

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IndyCar's Will Power looks for another strong start on Texas' new surface Fort Worth Star Telegram Power understands the importance of continuing that trend at Saturday's Rainguard Water Sealers 600. TMS has a new racing surface, and track position will be at a premium when the green flag drops at 7:30 p.m. Qualifying is scheduled for Friday afternoon.

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AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Embarcadero Technologies (a division of IDERA), a leading provider of software solutions for application development, today announced a partnership with TMS Software to offer seamless application integration capabilities with popular cloud services. The open component architecture in Embarcadero Delphi alongside TMS Softwares ready-to-use components allows developers to access cloud services programmatically in a matter of minutes instead of studying service API documentation for hours.

TMS Software offers components that provide easy, object oriented access to popular cloud services such as Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, Twitter, Facebook, Microsoft Live Calendar, PayPal, Flickr, LinkedIn, YouTube and many more. With this partnership, Delphi developers can now integrate cloud services fast without having to worry about keeping track of changes and new versions of APIs introduced by the cloud service. This saves a significant amount of time and money for the initial development as well as for the maintenance of applications integrating cloud service use. The components work with either VCL for Windows or FMX for multi-platform and are available via GetIt.

TMS Softwares commitment to supporting our developers on every platform is a huge asset to the developer community, said Jim McKeeth, chief developer advocate and engineer at Embarcadero. They bring the RAD concept to integration of applications with cloud services, providing the kind of components essential to modern software development projects. TMS Software is a prime example of the kind of technology partner that helps make our developers so incredibly productive with all these ready made components.

TMS cloud components include abstractions for cloud file storage services that now allow Delphi developers to switch an integration from one cloud file storage service to another by simply swapping a component with no code changes required. This enables developers to offer customers more choices of cloud file storage integrations without any additional effort.

Delphi has always helped developers be extremely productive by allowing them to focus on their own business logic instead of the underlying technical complexities of operating system, graphics, database and networking. With this partnership, were now simplifying developer access to REST based cloud services even more, said Bruno Fierens, CTO of TMS Software. Delphi Tokyo, the latest iteration of the language and IDE, elevates these productivity gains and is what our team uses day-in, day-out with joy.

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Embarcadero tools are built for elite developers who build and maintain the worlds most critical applications. Our customers choose Embarcadero because we are the champion of developers, and our tools help them build more secure and scalable enterprise applications faster than any others on the market. In fact, ninety of the Fortune 100 and an active community of more than three million users worldwide rely on Embarcaderos award-winning products. To learn more, visit http://www.embarcadero.com.

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Texas Motor Speedway and Levy Restaurants have come up with another unique food item that combines the best of two American food classics - the hot dog and BLT sandwich.

TMS and Levy Restaurants Executive Chef Lincoln Engstrom have added a distinctive twist to these two favorites to create a mouth-watering meal that all race fans will want to make sure to check out. (Click here for video of Chef Engstrom showcasing the Hawg Heaven BLT Dawg.)

The Hawg Heaven BLT Dawg is an oversized global mashup of flavors inspired by the classic BLT sandwich. It begins with an East-West Kobe beef frank, crispy thick cut bacon, Italian-inspired double tomato bruschetta, and a Korean fusion smoky bacon kimchee instead of lettuce. It is then topped off with a French-inspired fine herb aioli sauce and served on a poppy seed bun. (Click here to see Verizon IndyCar Series driver Tony Kanaan and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver John Hunter Nemechek take their turn at assembling the Hawg Heaven BLT Dawg.)

"The Verizon IndyCar Series is a global sport so I decided to use flavors from around the world to create the Hawg Heaven BLT Dawg," Engstrom said. "As with the other items, it features plenty of bacon but the ingredients mesh well together and turns this BLT Dawg into a special meal. I'm sure race fans at Texas Motor Speedway during the Rainguard Water Sealers 600 will enjoy eating this version of this popular line of concession items."

This specialty concession item is only available at concession stand 405 inside Gate 4. Priced at $12, it will be on sale during the weekend that features the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series winstaronlinegaming.com 400 on Friday (7 p.m.) and the Rainguard Water Sealers 600 on Saturday (7:30 p.m. CT). The weekend also will feature the SPEED Energy Stadium Super Trucks and the Texas Off-Road Ruckus expo on both days as well.

The Hawg Heaven concession line began in 2013 with Hawg Heaven Bacon Cotton Candy and has featured the Shake 'n Bacon Brew bacon-infused beer milkshake, Bacon Nachos, Queso Wings, Double Barrel Dawg, the Final Rocky Road-eo ice cream sundae honoring Jeff Gordon's final season in 2015, the BBQ Melt, the Ranchero Dawg, the Three Little Pigs and most recently the Burro Grande at April's race weekend.

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