The DSV features keyless, electronic locking, with access either by keypad or proximity card. This allows the owner to know who opened the cabinet and when it was opened.

East Lyme, Conn., May 2, 2012: While the move to electronic documentation has advanced considerably in recent years, it is impossible for all businesses to become truly paperless. Doctors, attorneys, universities, and military and government agencies, to name just a few, must keep paper documents on hand, often to comply with stringent guidelines. In fact, almost every business has contracts, employee records, blueprints, product specifications, and financial documents that need to be maintained on paper – and kept out of the wrong hands. Electronic document security may be getting all the buzz, but securing paper documents is still a top business concern.

To address the need for a truly secure filing system, T NOVA LLC has developed the groundbreaking DSV (Document Security Vault). The DSV is not just a locking file cabinet. It is the first and only cabinet on the market to be built from the ground up as a secure, integrated system. No flimsy file cabinet lock or add-on unit can match its capacity to safeguard the most sensitive documents.

The DSV features keyless, electronic locking, with access either by keypad or proximity card. You control who has access, and to what, with unique access codes for every user. You know who opened the cabinet and when it was opened. Access can be granted on a permanent, temporary, or as-needed basis for up to 250 unique users. You can even limit some users to certain days or times of the day when they are allowed access. When the time comes to revoke permission, it’s just a matter of removing the access code. You no longer need to collect keys or worry about spare keys circulating unchecked.

“We talked to a lot of businesses that are required to keep confidential paper documents, and they expressed a real need for access control they could track and security they could depend on,” said Lou Tashash, president of T NOVA. “They are concerned about identity theft, protecting trade secrets, HIPAA compliance, all that. Old-fashioned locking cabinets just aren’t good enough.”

The DSV is constructed of heavy duty steel with a tamper-proof, motor-driven latching system, a built-in anti-tip mechanism, and drawers that automatically lock upon closing. It is available in 2-drawer, 3-drawer, and 4-drawer models, in both standard and legal widths. The DSV is 100 percent made in the USA, and it will be introduced to the market in Spring 2012. T NOVA is taking orders now. In addition to the standard cabinets, T NOVA can also work with customers to design custom solutions to their document protection needs.

About T NOVA LLC

T NOVA is an owner-operated small business based in East Lyme, Connecticut. To learn more, visit them on the web at www.tnovallc.com, or call (860) 739-6011.

Cheryl Rice, Principal

Cheryl Rice landed her first television job while still in college in the mid-1980s, and she has worked in media and marketing communications ever since. She began her career as a writer and producer of commercials, station promotions, public service announcements, and award-winning children’s programming, and after a decade in television production and management, she transitioned to corporate marketing communications. Over the next several years, she was responsible for developing strategic marketing programs for prominent Connecticut-based businesses including Kaman Industrial Technologies and Loctite Corporation. This broad range of experience gives Rice unique insight into the priorities of both the media and corporate management, and developing stories that bridge that gap and meet the needs of both sides is now her specialty.

Rice is also active both in her community and in the online community. She volunteers her time helping the Make-a-Wish Foundation of Connecticut with public relations efforts, and is past “Big Sis” with Nutmeg Big Brothers/Big Sisters. She is a member of the Board of Directors of APICS Hartford County, which develops education and training programs for manufacturing operations professionals, and she is an active member of the Connecticut and Western Massachusetts chapter of Mensa. Rice is also the Hartford Online Marketing Examiner for the website Examiner.com, and her dynamic online presence has allowed her to develop a broad  network of friends and colleagues both in her community and around the world.

She is a graduate of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga with a B.A. cum laude in Communication: Broadcasting, with minors in Anthropology and Psychology. She has also completed post-graduate coursework in Integrated Marketing Communications at the University of Hartford. She currently resides in Bloomfield, Connecticut.

We are a public relations, publicity, and marketing communications consulting firm based in West Hartford, Connecticut. Rice Communications primarily serves clients in the southern New England and greater New York City area, but we can provide consulting and/or training sessions to businesses anywhere.

An initial consultation is available at no charge or obligation. To schedule or to learn more, please call (860) 373-7789, or email hello (at) ricepr.net. We look forward to meeting you!

A good PR campaign will shape how you and your business are perceived in the marketplace. It begins with a solid plan that outlines what you want to achieve, who needs to hear your message, and, most importantly, what that message needs to be. Rice Communications can create a comprehensive plan to build your brand image and tell your story in the most persuasive way possible.

We also recognize our responsibility to serve the journalistic community as a dependable source of information and expert analysis. Our goal is to provide journalists, both traditional and new media, with compelling and appropriate stories for their audiences, trustworthy background information on topics of interest, and leading experts who can lend depth and insight to their reporting.

When done right, solid public relations serves the needs of both clients and journalists with integrity. At Rice Communications, we accept nothing less.

The following Public Relations services are available both on a per-project and retained basis:

• Strategic Planning
• Media Relations
• Copywriting/Content Development
• Crisis Planning and Management
• Media Training
• Media Events/Press Conferences
• Social Media Development
• Press Release Writing and Distribution

Interested in learning more about what we can do for your business? Just ask!

You probably have some idea of what a publicist does for celebrities or authors, but strategic publicity can work for a business owner, inventor, professional, executive, or anyone else who has a story to tell and would like to get in front of people to tell it. A strong personal brand will give you a strategic edge in the marketplace and can position you as the go-to expert in your field.

Yes, YOU.

Even if this whole concept is new to you, Rice Communications can help get you started. We’ll work with you to find your voice and then develop a strategic plan to tell your story. We can also work with authors, broadcasters, entertainers, and athletes — either directly or in conjunction with your representation — to manage traditional publicity needs and online presence.

We offer the following Publicity/Personal Branding services:

• Strategic Planning
• Media Relations
• Press Tours
• Media Training
• Media Events / Book Signings
• Social Media Development
• Crisis Planning and Management
• Bio / Press Kit Content Development

We recognize that your traditional marketing communications materials need to work hand-in-hand with your web presence to support your overall branding efforts. When it all works together — print collateral, logo design, advertising, web content — it creates a powerful image that can position your business ahead of the competition in the minds of your target audience.

Credibility. Memorability. Results. That’s what good creative is about.

Rice Communications can support a wide range of creative needs for our clients. We can work as a part of your team (whether that’s with your internal marketing staff or in conjunction with your advertising agency) to help create content that will your reinforce your strategic message. Or, if you are a smaller company without other internal or external resources, we’ll get it all done for you.

Creative services we offer at Rice Communications include:

• Strategic Planning
• Copywriting
• Website Design and Implementation
• Graphic Design
• Logo Development
• Print Collateral (Brochures, Mailers, Catalogs)
• Advertising (Television, Radio, Print, Outdoor)
• Video Production

Developing your brand involves finding the elements of your business that distinguish you from your competitors. It’s not about coming up with a catchy tagline or a cute logo; in fact, trying to do those things before you truly understand your brand can be downright deadly. Rice Communications will get you started with a brand strategy that will guide your marketing and public relations efforts, creating an image that resonates with the people you want to reach.

And it isn’t all about marketing. When a brand strategy is solid, it has the potential to direct your decision-making process throughout your organization and become the cornerstone of your business culture. Your brand can represent your organization’s shared vision, driving every member of your team toward a common goal.

Our process for developing your Brand Strategy includes the following services:

• Strategic Planning
• Business Analysis
• Competitor Research
• Brand Definition
• Online Brand Engagement / Social Media
• Logo Development
• Copywriting

Social media sites are just another form of connection. Maintaining and nurturing your relationship with current customers and connecting with potential customers has always been your goal (hasn’t it?) — and the social media channels are a natural place for that to happen. People join social media sites not only to stay in touch with people they care about, but also to feel connected to brands they support and causes that are important to them. Users want to read about things that matter, and they want to recommend those things to others. You don’t want to be left out of the conversation.

Yes, it’s a little overwhelming. (This is just between us, but we do this for a living and it sometimes knocks our socks off.) But here’s the thing. Not everyone needs to do everything all the time. Rice Communications can help you figure out where your best customers are in the social media space, and we’ll guide you in creating a customized social media marketing plan that works for you.

Why should you do it, and why should people connect with your business? Let’s answer those questions together.

Rice Communications offers the following Social Media services:

• Strategic Planning
• Social Media Training and Development
• Market / Keyword Research
• Social Media Management / Ongoing Consulting
• Social Media Monitoring

Media training isn’t just for top executives in big companies. Quite the opposite, really. There are more media outlets now than ever before, and all of them need compelling content and good sources. If you have positioned yourself as a credible expert, or your business has an interesting story to tell, you need to be ready for that call. Rice Communications can help you develop the poise you need to stay on message and communicate effectively in virtually any situation, including a crisis.

In addition to traditional media coaching, we also offer training sessions in a wide range of marketing communication disciplines. These flexible workshops are an especially good alternative for small businesses for whom hiring a communications manager or retaining a consultant just aren’t viable options. If you need to learn what it takes to handle basic public relations on your own, manage your social media presence, or spend your advertising dollars wisely, give us a call. We can customize a training program for the needs of your business.

Rice Communications offers the following Training and Coaching services:

• Pre-Interview Coaching
• Press Conference Preparation
• Crisis Communications Strategy
• Social Media Workshops
• Public Relations for Small Business
• Developing Your Marketing Communications Plan

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