Press Releases by Category Business, Economy, Finances, Banking & Insurance
Russell Bedford Boston member firm, Rucci Bardaro & Barrett, expands through mer …
Malden-based CPA firm Rucci Bardaro & Barrett (RBB), the Boston member of the worldwide Russell Bedford accounting network, has merged with Mathias Barnes & Henshaw in nearby Lexington, MA.
The merger combines the two firms’ client rosters and personnel under the RBB banner, and increases the number of RBB offices in New England to three. RBB’s partner group has also expanded to five with the addition of Roy Henshaw – a…
Poggi Bonsi Gifts - Burien Importer of Italian Ceramics and French Pottery Reinv …
In order to reward loyal local patrons, as well as devote more time to online customers, Poggi Bonsi, importer of gifts with European flavor, is changing its store concept. Beginning March 1, 2009, in addition to shopping online at www.poggibonsigifts.com, customers can take advantage of discount shopping at their retail outlet store in Burien, just minutes from SeaTac Airport.
Customers will find the same high-quality Poggi Bonsi merchandise they’ve come…
Cornerstone OnDemand Announces Record Fourth Quarter, Fiscal Year 2008 Performan …
Q4 Billings Up 90 Percent from 2007; Caps Off Successful Year Marked by Significant Client Growth, Global Expansion, Category-Leading Innovation and Industry Honors
Cornerstone OnDemand Inc., a leader in on-demand, integrated learning and talent management software and services, today announced the company’s record performance for 2008, including a strong close to the year in Q4. Despite the economic climate, billings for Q4 2008 were up 90 percent from the…
ICIDO, provider of virtual reality solutions, convinced several US market leader …
Chicago, 2008 March 3rd: In the worldwide 50 million virtual reality market ICIDO (icido.com) is not only the pioneer but also the market leader with its software solutions for virtual prototyping and virtual engineering. In the US market ICIDO has plenty of the Top 50 companies as its customers, like Ford, Boeing and one of the largest heavy equipment manufactures.
Virtual product development and Virtual Reality methods are increasingly being adopted…
SGS Project Finance Services provides Free Webinar on Risk Management
Educational web seminars, which take an interactive in-depth look at a variety of issues, are available for attendees sitting in front of their own computer in any part of the world. SGS, the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company offers free webinars on various risk management issues.
SGS Project Finance Services launches a new series of free webinars for anyone interested in project finance risk management, titled: Are…
Internet Marketing Coach predicts Online Business to Rise despite Recession
Asia Rank #1 Internet Marketing Coach, Fione Tan of eOneNet.com predicts that Online Business will continue to grow despite the recession that is hitting hard on the retail business and financial industries worldwide.
Many skilled employees are being retrenched, especially those that have been dealing in industries related to manufacturing, financial services, banking and retail. In United States, January 2009 unemployment numbers were recorded at 11.6 million, that being 7.6 percent…
BBB Warns of Tax Schemes
Advises Cash-Strapped Consumers to be Wary
RALEIGH, N.C. (March 2, 2009) - The continuing downturn in the economy has many cash-strapped Americans anxiously looking forward to receiving a tax refund check this year. During this tax season, Better Business Bureau of Eastern North Carolina (bbb.org) advises taxpayers to be on the lookout for schemes and scams that plague families struggling to make ends meet.
Jobless claims for January are at the…
Appia, 7 Layer IT Solutions Expanding to Meet Service Demand in Southern Califor …
LOS ANGELES, CA – March 2, 2009 – Appia Communications and Encino-based 7 Layer IT Solutions announced today that they are ramping up collaboration in Southern California, citing increased demand for managed IT and telecommunications services from area companies and organizations.
Appia, recently named one of the top five managed service providers in the world, and 7 Layer IT Solutions, a leading technology consultancy, first partnered in 2007. Their current expansion…
Cornerstone OnDemand Showcases Learning and Talent Management Software at CeBIT …
Industry-leading SaaS-based platform enables high-impact success around employee collaboration, development and performance.
California-based Cornerstone OnDemand Inc. (Booth No. A16/3, Hall 6) will showcase its award-winning learning and talent management software at this week’s CeBIT 2009 (3-8 March, 2009) global IT trade fair in Hannover, Germany. Recognised among the top category vendors by industry analyst firms such as Gartner and Bersin & Associates, Cornerstone’s Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)-based platform provides organisations of all…
A feature story on a leading media industry blog of Thomas Crampton about AsiaXP …
AsiaXPAT was recently featured on the leading media industry blog of Thomas Crampton.
You may be familiar with Mr Crampton as he was a prominent correspondent for the International Herald Tribune and New York Times for more than a decade, writing a column on Asia and covering Asian politics, economics and culture.
AsiaXPAT, an expat community site in Hong Kong that I have written about previously, was featured by Hitwise…
Credit card increases lead over other payment methods in online
Latest Pago Retail Report by Deutsche Card Services shows significant differences in payment behaviour between online retailing and e-commerce as a whole
COLOGNE, 27 February 2009 - As in overall e-commerce, credit cards are clearly the preferred payment method in European retailing. Their share rose almost 6 pp year-on-year, to now 81.57%. In other words: Consumers use credit cards to pay for more than eight out of ten purchases in European…
UK Office Direct Launches Affiliate Programme With Affiliate Window
UK Swindon, 26th February 2009 - UK Office Direct announced today it has launched a brand new affiliate programme with UK network Affiliate Window as part of their ongoing online marketing activities and brand awareness. The affiliate programme will not only provide additional access to the UK Office Directs’ brand online but will also be a valuable revenue stream for the business.
Site owners affiliating with UK Office Direct…
Industry & Innovation: The New Face of Manufacturing
GIE Media, Inc. announces the dates for a new manufacturing conference, scheduled for March 17-18, 2009, to be held at the InterContinental Hotel and Conference Center in Cleveland, Ohio. This new event, “Industry & Innovation: The New Face of Manufacturing” will benefit professionals in the manufacturing industries looking for innovative business solutions to ensure continued growth in the current economic times and beyond.
The Industry & Innovation Conference will feature…
BusinessWeek Taps Randall Nelson, CEO of PhaseWare, Inc.: Advice from Vets-Turne …
McKinney, TX – Randall Nelson, CEO and Co-founder of PhaseWare, Inc., a North Texas-based customer support software provider, was included in the BusinessWeek article What I Learned in the Trenches by Amy Choi. Nelson, along with other vets, contributes his thoughts on the preparation the military gave him for running a business.
PhaseWare, Inc. is headquartered in McKinney, TX. The company provides customer service and support software solutions optimized for…
Al Fardan Exchange participates in the National Career Exhibition, Sharjah
Al Fardan Exchange participated in the National Career Exhibition Sharjah which is dedicated exclusively to the promotion of Emiratization in banking and financial sector in the country
His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qassimi, Member of Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, opened the 11th edition of the 3 day National Career Exhibition at Expo Centre Sharjah on Wednesday, February 25, 2009.
The exhibition, will run until Friday (February 27),…
BizCubed Goes Gold With Pentaho: Open Source BI Without the Risk
BizCubed announced that it has been recognised as a Pentaho Gold Partner. Pentaho Corporation, the leading provider of commercial open source business intelligence (BI), has recently started the Gold Partner Program, and BizCubed is especially proud to be one of the first four members worldwide.
BizCubed has been a leader in Pentaho implementations over the last three years. The Gold Partner status acknowledges the company's high level of expertise and…
For Outsourcing to Succeed, Focus on Human Element, Says Alsbridge
DALLAS, Feb. 23, 2009 - Alsbridge, Inc. recently published new primary research that looks at communicating outsourcing decisions.
The report, "The Human Element in Making Outsourcing Successful and Addressing Participant Barriers," covers the company, the provider and the people impacted by outsourcing.
Communication to employees can be compassionate while still delivering the key message "no change is not an option," said Ben Trowbridge, CEO of Alsbridge, the leading…
iOffer.com Unveils Enhanced Item Detail Page
San Francisco, CA -- Online shopping consists of two elements: buyers and sellers. Buyers must be completely satisfied with their purchase, and sellers must provide the best service to retain buyers. Buyers must understand the full buying terms up front, and sellers want to expose their items to more buyers. iOffer's new item detail page satisfies both buyers and sellers, with advanced buying features and extensive selling attributes.
Enlarged item…
Connecticut Better Business Bureau cautions consumers about going-out-of-busines …
Liquidation prices are sometimes a bad deal
Wallingford, CT - February 24, 2009 – Connecticut Better Business Bureau is warning consumers to check retail prices on goods before buying them at liquidation sales.
Retailers across the country are being hit by the declining economy. Due to sluggish sales in 2008, some big names, including Linens-N-Things and Circuit City were forced into bankruptcy and are liquidating stock to pay creditors.
Connecticut Better…
EmpXtrack Team Growing amid Global Recession and Meltdown
Saigun Technologies announced that amidst the recession it is growing at a constant pace and recruiting according to its Recruitment Targets set at the beginning of year 2008. Saigun conducted an Open House Recruitment Session to recruit employees for various departments. Open house was attended by 50 candidates from premium educational institutions like Amity University.
Saigun's President Tushar Bhatia who was directly involved in the Open House process said, “The…
iOffer.com Reports Growing Revenue and Traffic in January
San Francisco, CA -- The 2008 holiday season is over and 2009 is carrying higher goals for iOffer.com. December 2008 left the alternative online marketplace web site wanting more with record numbers across the line. Despite the continuing effects of the declining economy and the need for consumers to save money, January statistics in terms of traffic and revenue have fulfilled and surpassed all expectations for iOffer.
Key Metrics January 2008…
Pamela Preisendörfer appointed Strategic Partner for PowerCV in Germany, Austria …
PowerCV (powercv.eu), an international website offering Career Services for professionals, has appointed Pamela Preisendörfer as its Strategic Partner for Germany, Austria and Switzerland regions.
Ms Preisendörfer is an international executive search consultant, career coach and trainer based in Frankfurt. She is the Managing Partner at ExecutiveBase GmbH (www.executivebase.com), an internet career network portal as well as Owner of Coaching English, an innovative coaching service.
As the Strategic Partner for PowerCV,…
Legal Networking Sites Help Lawyers and Law Firms Achieve Far Greater Reach
Toronto, Canada---February 02, 2009 – It looks like the dot com bust of the year 2000 is well and truly behind us if the number of web start-ups in the past three years is anything to go by. From online retail stores to social networking sites, many web based companies have come up and they are not only surviving but actually showing profits with huge valuations against their name.
But it…
Vantec Expands the NexStar Hard Drive Dock Line
The NexStar Hard Drive Dock Series Expands with two more Selections to the Line Offering a Dual Bay and an Entry-Level Single Bay Model
Fremont, CA, February 23, 2009 -- Vantec Thermal Technologies, a worldwide leader specializing in computer accessories introduces two new additions to the NexStar Hard Drive Dock line–- the Dual Bay, NST-D200SU with support for the USB and eSATA external interface and the entry level model NST-D100S2. The…
Events in the UK and Germany lead to record interest in Giunti Labs’ products an …
The leading learning and mobile content management solution provider, Giunti Labs, which launched learn eXact Enterprise, the newest version of its learning content management system (LCMS), at this year’s Learning Technologies event in London at the end of January and at LearnTech Germany in Karlsruhe in early February, has reported record numbers of visitors to its stands at both exhibitions.
Andrea Gentili, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer for Giunti Labs, commented:…
The IFSB adopts Standards on Islamic Collective Investment Schemes and Sukūk Sec …
Kuala Lumpur, February 20, 2009 – The Council of the Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB) has recently adopted two new standards which are now available for download from the IFSB website – ifsb.org . The two Standards are:
1. Guiding Principles on Governance for Islamic Collective Investment Schemes (IFSB-6)
2. Capital Adequacy Requirements for Sukūk Securitisations and Real Estate Investment (IFSB-7)
The two documents complement the existing IFSB Standards, namely the Capital…
BBB Consumer Alerts for February 2009
BBB Warns of Garner-based Web Retailer
Online Weight-Loss Company Highlighted in February Consumer Alerts
RALEIGH, N.C. (February 19, 2009) - The Better Business Bureau (BBB) of Eastern North Carolina (www.bbb.org) warns consumers to be cautious when dealing with companies offering free trials, especially when a credit or debit card is used to cover shipping and handling costs. Complaints are being filed regarding the deceptive practices of an online company with a post…
Gerd Kaefer serves in space
The german "Gourmet-Masterchief" crowns his carreer by serving agravic delicacies on board of the spaceship Enterprise / presentation April 25th in Munich.
Morschach/Cochstedt, February 19th 2009 - during his nomination as "gastronome of the year 2009" Gerd Käfer was speaking about his biggest goal - "I want to be the first who is serving in space before I will retire by age 100." - says the youthful 76-year old "gourmet-mastercook".
No…
Beauty PR for Marc Sebastien to be Lead by Pierce Mattie Public Relations
New York, NY February 18, 2009: Public Relations firm, Pierce Mattie PR (piercemattie.com), has recently added Marc Sebastien to its roster of skin care clients. The firm, listed among Inc. Magazine’s Fastest Growing Private Companies in America, will oversee the launch of Marc Sebastien’s anti-aging collection.
Marc Sebastien’s line, centered around the Indigo Concept, combines cutting-edge cosmeceuticals with Wild Indigo (Tephrosia Purpurea) to kick-start your beta-endorphins, resulting in glowing skin…
Information Security and Risk Management- Two very explosive topics for C-Level …
The 2nd European CxO Dialog Information Risk Management taking place on the 3rd/4th of November 2009, is designed with three streams to bring together experts from finance, industry, academia and government to present and discuss the latest advances and discoveries in the field Information Security and Risk Management for example, Economic Espionage, Risks in Virtualisation, Cloud Computing, Business Continuity Management, Identity Management / Access Management, Phishing Protection / Malware Defence…
Indian steel’s long-term fundamentals are intact: Ernst & Young
New Delhi, 18 February 09: Leading professional services firm Ernst & Young (EY) today released a report titled ”Indian Steel Industry 2009: squeezed, but strong” at the Mining to Steel Summit 2009 organized by Indian Chambers of Commerce (ICC) here. Sounding an optimistic note, the report states that though the world steel scenario is grim, India has the potential to grow at double digit rates and should target…
MagneticOne Announces Initial Beta Release of Store Manager for Magento
Ternopil, Ukraine - February, 17 2009 - MagneticOne, innovative software development company, is proud to announce initial beta release of Store Manager for Magento today. This is a unique application, which makes management and customization of Magento online store easy and effective.
This eCommerce application allows merchants to control their online store's look, content, and functionality. Store Manager for Magento helps make the online store look different than a number of…
SEOUL SEMICONDUCTOR AND NICHIA SETTLE LITIGATION AND ENTER INTO A CROSS-LICENSE
Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd. and Nichia Corporation announced that they have settled all litigations on patent and other issues as well as other legal disputes ("Litigations") currently pending between them in the United States, Germany, Japan, United Kingdom, and Korea. The settlement includes a cross license agreement covering LED and laser diode technologies, which will permit the companies to access all of each other's patented technologies. In accordance with the…
Room for design experts to develop their creative ideas
The glacier of Kitzsteinhorn, the local mountain of Schmittenhöhe, Lake Zell: holidaymakers from all over the world appreciate the region of Zell am See-Kaprun as a place of carefree recreation. For inventive minds, however, it is an inexhaustible source of inspiration. Thus, it does not come as a surprise that two renowned design companies call Zell am See their home. For as many as 30 years the region surrounding Lake…
Callbox Sales and Marketing Solutions Service Upgrades this 2009
The Year of the Ox ushers in a year of hard work and perseverance. With the world at a standstill and still reeling at the financial crisis of 2008, Callbox Sales and Marketing Solutions is not daunted and in fact offers a breath of fresh air - upgrades.
Existing services like lead generation and appointment setting, email marketing, search engine optimization, and pay-per-click have been regrouped for a more focused and…
Univenture Named FTA Award Winner
EnvyPak™ Receives Excellence in Flexography Award
Marysville, OH—February 16, 2009—Univenture is pleased to announce it has won a 2009 Excellence in Flexography Award in the Flexographic Technical Association’s Annual Awards Competition. The Flexographic Technical Association (FTA) is the leading technical society dedicated solely to the flexographic printing industry. Judging was held January 25-27, 2009, and the award went to a custom printed, polypropylene EnvyPak™ mailer created for Little Brown…
Intelledox SaaS Solution Automates Creation of Low-Cost Legal Documents for New …
Cost of creating legal documents substantially reduced for New AIIA.biz Member Portal.
Canberra, Australia, February 16, 2009 -- Leading automated document creation and output management solutions provider, Intelledox [intelledox.com], today announced that its Software-as-a-Service solution has been implemented to automate the creation of low-cost legal contract templates as part of AIIA.biz, a new member portal to provide online business support to members of the Australian Information Industry Association.
Through the web portal…
Ubisense and S3-ID launch an integrated Location Awareness and Muster system bas …
Following testing and development stimulated by demand from leading companies such as BP, ExxonMobil, Shell, AGIP/ENI and StatoilHydro, S3-ID have integrated their hazardous area e-Locator™ and e-Muster™ system with the market leading precise real-time locating system from Ubisense to provide a fully integrated Personnel solution
Cambridge and Rotherham UK – February 2009 – S3-ID and Ubisense announced today that they had achieved a level of integration of S3-ID’s patented approach…
Singapore Serviced Offices Integrate Security Network - The Executive Centre
With a network of 30 serviced office centres in landmark buildings and prime financial districts across the Asia-Pacific, The Executive Centre has assisted thousands of multinational corporations and small and medium enterprises with their serviced office, virtual office, workspace and business support requirements. Though it has long been regarded as a leader in office aesthetics and support services, The Executive Centre’s newest serviced office centre at One Raffles Quay in…
Giunti Labs appoints UK Sales Director
Giunti Labs, the leading learning and mobile content management solution provider, has appointed Jan-Jilis (‘JJ’) van Delsen as its Sales Director in the UK.
A sales and marketing professional with over 15 years experience in technology-led multi-channel operations, covering software development, consultancy and internet hardware, JJ came to Giunti Labs from the global design software developer Autodesk where he was EMEA channel development director. Before that JJ had occupied senior management…
It’s the 2nd Season for Soft-Tex’ 09 - Going live on 1st April, 2009
The ace online B2B portal for textile-apparel-fashion industries, fibre2fashion, has lined up with the 2nd edition of Soft-Tex, the coming season. “Soft-Tex’ 09 will commence on 1st April 2009, continuing to be online for 45 days, shall close on the 15th May 2009”, as confirmed by Ms. Chinky Raval, from the Online Trade Fairs department of fibre2fashion. Year 2008 saw the first edition of this online trade fair – Soft-Tex’…
Innovations of the VEIT Group at the IMB 2009
The VEIT Group based in Landsberg/Lech, Germany is in 2009 once again participating at the worldwide largest machine construction fair for the garment industry – the ”IMB – World of Textile Processing“ in Cologne - with its three brands Veit, Brisay und Kannegiesser.
The German machine manufacturer will be presenting its products from the 21st April 2009 in
Hall 7.1 Booth A10 - C 19
The newest machines, impressively exhibited on…
Giunti Labs partners with Stoas Learning
The leading learning and mobile content management solution provider, Giunti Labs, has named Stoas Learning, the Netherlands-based provider of digital learning solutions, as one of its ‘implementation partners’.
Under this agreement, Stoas Learning has become the exclusive supplier of Giunti Labs’ learn eXact suite of products in the Netherlands. These products comprise an advanced authoring environment for e-learning materials as well as a learning content management system (LCMS) which is…
TEAM International Attends at the 2009 IAOP Summit
Joe Chiovarou, Vice President of Business Development, will be attending the IAOP Conference in Carlsbad, CA February 15 – 18, 2009.
This year TEAM International will be represented at the 2009 World Outsourcing Summit by Joe Chiovarou, VP of Business Development. The Summit will be held by the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP) on February 16-18 in Carlsbad, California. TEAM considers this well-known outsourcing event as a great…
Away-from-Home Market Facts & Figures – Snapshot February 2009
11.5 bn Euro volume of business catering in Germany, France and UK
Hamburg/Germany – Feb 12, 2009 - The volume of business catering in Germany, France and UK is still increasing. In Germany has been meals served worth of 4.47 bn Euro in the last year (compound annual growth rate/CAGR: +0.71%). In France the volume of business catering was 3.31 bn Euro (+1.89%) and in the United Kingdom it has been…
CSA Celebrity Speakers Presents a Challenge for the Future
February 12th, 2008: On February 4th, 2008, CSA Celebrity Speakers held its inaugural Forum at London’s BAFTA entitled ‘What’s Next? … Challenging The Future’, a unique panel debate in front of an invited audience of business professionals drawn from all areas of industry and commerce.
The evening delivered an entertaining and thought-provoking debate from five popular conference speakers, including: Lord Stern of Brentford whose career includes high profile economist…
National Life Group Appoints Chief Marketing Officer
Montpelier, Vermont (February 11, 2009) – Mehran Assadi, president and chief executive officer of National Life Group, has announced the appointment of Vincent G. Vitiello as chief marketing officer for National Life.
“I am very excited to have Vince join our team,” said Assadi. “He is a seasoned executive who is highly regarded throughout the industry. He brings to us nearly 30 years of distribution and marketing experience in two…
AIS Media’s Partner Program Shows Strong Growth During Downturn
Atlanta, GA/February 10, 2009 – AIS Media announces that its eBSP® partner program saw strong growth in the fourth quarter of 2008 and is forecasting even greater growth in 2009. As more professionals are facing the reality of unemployment, many are establishing consultancies in their area of expertise by partnering with AIS Media. The AIS Media Partner program is the leading program of its type in the world.…
First Atlantic Commerce fires up a suite of online risk prevention services
First Atlantic Commerce Ltd. (FAC), a leading international, online payment gateway and risk management solutions provider, unveils a comprehensive suite of 'cardnotpresent' consumer preauthentication and data risk management solutions aimed at reducing or mitigating RC23 and RC83 chargebacks associated with online payment 'friendly fraud'.
The combined suite of solutions will help bank acquirers, online merchants and IPSPs from increasing abuse of friendly fraud related chargebacks, which are on the rise as…
Ernst & Young-Assocham report stresses on consolidation in financial services
Mumbai, 9 February 2009: Leading professional services firm Ernst & Young (EY) and the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) today released a report titled ”Financial services: state of the industry and way forward.” The report seeks to present distinct opportunities such as consolidation, development of the debt market, focus on risk management and alternate financing options, which will help India develop into an economic…
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