Press Releases by Category Business, Economy, Finances, Banking & Insurance
Janet Schlarbaum Announces Expansion of Executive Board of JS Foods, Ltd.
Chicago, Illinois, June 4, 2008 – JS Foods, Ltd, a leading organic food distribution company founded by Janet Schlarbaum, announced the addition of Mr. Joseph Christiansen and Michael F. Greenstein, Ph.D. to its Board of Managers.
\"We are thrilled to have such talent join our Company,\" said Janet Schlarbaum, Founder. Schlarbaum added that, \"Their financial expertise will truly help JS Foods to continue to grow and reach new markets.\"
According to Dr.…
Americana Community Bank Awards Rotary Club Scholarship to Chanhassen Senior
Americana Community Bank (ACB) recently donated $500 to the Chanhassen Rotary Scholarship Fund. Allen Obernolte, ACB President and CEO, presented the Americana Community Bank scholarship to Kristen Hart, a Chaska High School senior and Chanhassen resident.
The Chanhassen Rotary Club Annual Scholarship Breakfast was held at the Oak Ridge Conference Center in Chaska, on May 21, 2008. Seventeen high school seniors from five area high schools were awarded scholarships ranging from…
Major U.S. Bank Deploys 55,000 Seats of Iontas’ Focus Software Suite
Austin, Texas, and Letterkenny, Ireland – June 4, 2008 – Iontas revealed today that a major U.S. bank has successfully deployed 55,000 seats of Iontas’ Focus software suite as part of a Six Sigma initiative to streamline front-office operations. This bank, a significant player in the American financial landscape, provides an expansive range of banking and financial services through more than 5,000 retail branches across the United States. A premier…
Choosing the right photocopier
The photocopier is one of the most used commodities in work places, so when it comes to making a decision on which photocopier to purchase or lease, it is necessary to take time to consider carefully which features your business will need. There are a number of different points to consider before purchasing or leasing a photocopier.
The first thing to think about is how much the photocopier will be…
HumanCentric Adds Senior Human Factors Specialists
Jenny Urban and Merrick Kossack Join the Chicago Team
CHICAGO (June 4, 2008)— Barry H. Beith, president and CTO of HumanCentric, a full-service, integrated product development services company, announces today the addition of Jenny Urban and Merrick Kossack as senior human factors specialists to the Chicago regional office. Each will be responsible for applying human factors and user-centered designs to new and existing products across HumanCentric’s key domains: telecommunication, medical,…
paysafecard: E-Money Licence Spurs on Internationalisation
paysafecard obtains FSA licence for issuing electronic money
London/Vienna, 4th of June 2008 – paysafecard, Europe’s leading web cash service for the internet, has been granted its own licence to issue electronic money. The e-money licence, issued to paysafecard.com limited by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) on the 30th of May 2008, will shortly be extended EU wide, making paysafecard more independent from banking institutions and therefore facilitating further rapid expansion…
UK to follow the US?
US stocks have received a slight boost as oil prices retreat and new home sales unexpectedly rose on a month on month basis. However, we shouldn’t really read too much into this, as there is a margin for error in these figures and new home sales in the US are still down 42% year on year. In addition, the Case-Schiller benchmark house price index is now showing a record decline…
Michigan Lighting Company Builds Virtual Light Show Booth
Mid-Michigan lighting company Full Spectrum Solutions builds a virtual counterpart booth to its. Light Fair International 2008 show booth.
The virtual booth found in Second Life displays the virtual counterpart to the real booth seen at the 2008 Vegas Lighting convention.
The booth displays product and offers learning facilities that showcase the technology behind its Everlast™ induction, BlueMax®, Berkeley Lamps and other home lighting products.
Full Spectrum Solutions, Inc.
712 E. South…
Career Foundations Receives 2008 Pinnacle Business Award
Recognized for Steady Growth and Profitability for Three Consecutive Years by Raleigh’s Chamber
RALEIGH, N.C. (June 3, 2008) – Career Foundations, a leading executive search and professional recruitment firm that primarily focuses on finance, accounting, human resources and strategic operations, announces today that the firm has received the 2008 Pinnacle Business Award in the category of Steady Growth and Profitability from the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce. This is the…
Developing and Marketing Telecom Services for Business Customers Conference
Jacob Fleming Conferences produces another five-star Telecom event on 8th and 9th October in Amsterdam.
In today\'s highly competitive business environment, operators cannot afford to lose one profitable business customer. Their customers need to be connected but providing a “one service fits all” approach is not the most practical when they vary in size, structure, nature of business and needs. The question is not which technology is used, but whether the…
Les Concierges Asia welcomes new investors
Bangalore. India. Les Concierges announced today that Acacia Redwood Partners will acquire a 13.7% interest in the company. Les Concierges offers premier concierge-supported loyalty services and solutions across many global geographies.
Commenting on the transaction, Dipali Sikand, the founder and Managing Director of Les Concierges, said \"We are extremely excited about the investment by Acacia, and value their association as our long term partner. We are confident that our two primary…
EPA RECOGNIZES ICB, LLC - SAMSON CARTS/CRATEXPRESS AMONG NATION’S LEADING GREEN …
Chicago, IL, May 6th, 2008 - ICB, LLC - Samson Carts/CrateXpress today announced its purchase of green power and its partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Green Power Partnership. ICB, LLC - Samson Carts/CrateXpress is purchasing more than 220,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of green power annually, which is enough to meet 50 percent of the organization’s purchased electricity use. ICB, LLC - Samson Carts/CrateXpress is buying renewable…
Massey Consulting Earns Elite Partner Status in Scribe Software Partner Program
Massey Consulting, a provider of collaborative communications technology, today announced it has earned Elite status in Scribe’s Partner Program, which recognizes Massey’s expertise and impact in the technology marketplace. As an Elite Partner, Massey has demonstrated expertise with Scribe technologies and proven ability to meet customer needs. Scribe Elite Partners receive a rich set of benefits, including access, training and support that give them a competitive advantage in the…
First Avenue Towncar & Limo preparing for the Democratic National Convention in …
1st Avenue is a quality provider of not only Denver airport transportation, but also limo services throughout the Denver metro area. For only slightly more expense than a cab, customers find themselves immersed in superior quality, luxury, and comfort as they are transported throughout the city. 1st avenue also provides services all along the Front Range and even runs routes as far away as Aspen, Vail, and Summit County. …
Competition to increase, profitability to fall – Stormy days ahead for insurers …
Stormy days ahead for insurers in Poland.
"After the steep growth of premiums and profits during 2003-2007 the Polish insurance sector will grow slower in: 2008-2010, while profitability of insurers is likely to fall" said Marcin Mazurek, the CEO of Intelace Research, a consulting company specialized in CEE financial markets research.
INSURANCE MARKET
Polish insurance market has been flourishing during 2003-2007, capitalizing mostly on rapidly increasing life premiums. During 2007 the…
Congressman Steve Chabot visits Lambda Technologies to discuss Low Plasticity Bu …
Cincinnati, Ohio – May 30, 2008, – U.S. Congressman Steve Chabot (R), 1st District of Ohio, visited Lambda Technologies on Tuesday, May 27, 2008 for a tour, production demonstration and technical briefing regarding the exciting surface enhancement work being accomplished by the Cincinnati-based company.
A walking tour of Lambda's Laboratory Services and Surface Enhancement Technologies facilities was hosted by Lambda Technologies CEO and Director of Research, Paul S. Prevey. Mr.…
Premier Gathering of Sustainable Investment Professionals Anticipates a Banner E …
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO. -- The 19th annual SRI in the Rockies Conference is expected to draw a record 700 sustainable and responsible investment (SRI) industry practitioners and professionals from related fields in the United States, Canada, and around the world October 26–29, 2008.
This year, SRI in the Rockies is going to the stunning Canadian Rockies in Whistler, British Columbia. George Gay, CEO of First Affirmative Financial Network, conference producer,…
Canon release two new photocopiers
Canon have recently released two new photocopiers: the irC3080(i) and irC3580(i), with features such as Wi-Fi, e-maintenance and high security options, could this mean it\'s time to say goodbye to the simple photocopier as we know it and welcome the new age of office machines.
Now that colour photocopiers can be run much more efficiently than a few years ago, an increasing amount of businesses are investing in colour machines that…
Altair Announces Industry Accolades
As the network branded prepaid and stored value card industry continues to develop on a global scale, so too have the number of awards recognising achievement in this new payments sector. Altair Financial Services International Plc (Altair), a leader in global prepaid card programs and transaction processing, have again been honoured with award wins and nominations for market leading prepaid programs and advanced technology.
Last week, MBNA Europe won the…
GLOBALGAP REVISION – V4.0- Effective 2011
Cologne, 30th May 2008 - The GLOBALGAP Board has recently approved a proposal that the standard shall be revised every 4 years, instead of every 3 years – a decision welcomed by all stakeholders to allow sufficient time for adjustment and implementation between new versions.
Even though the GLOBALGAP Integrated Farm Assurance V3.0 has only become obligatory on 1st January 2008, the various sector committees have already started with the…
Thailand Insurance Sector
New Delhi, 30th May, 2008 - Thailand is the 2nd largest economy in Southeast Asia, after Indonesia. It ranks midway in the wealth spread in South East Asia and is the 4th richest nation per capita, after Singapore, Brunei, and Malaysia. The Thai economy in 2008 is forecasted to grow at 5.6% (in the forecasted range of 5.0-6.0%). This figure is an improvement on 4.8% growth in the previous year…
Regency Office Products Announces Sales Account Manager
RALEIGH, N.C. (May 29, 2008) – Regency Office Products, the nation’s fastest growing, independently-owned office products company, announced today the promotion of Jonathan Durham to sales account manager for the company’s Raleigh office. Durham will be responsible for business development in the Triangle area, and lead the sales team to create valuable solutions.
Durham joined Regency in 2006 as a sales representative.
“Jonathan’s drive and ambition are an integral part…
Giunti Labs reveals leading edge military support technology at ITEC
The tasks of those responsible for providing learning and operations support information for the world’s armed forces are being made easier, thanks to advances being made in content management technologies, standards and methodologies.
These advances, based around ensuring that military personnel have up-to-date, just-in-time and on-demand information to keep them ever ready to do perform their duties, come from such things as interactive electronic training manuals (IETM), intelligent databases and the…
Cognex claims US patent violation against MVTec and Fuji
Cognex, a US corporation, has filed a complaint against MVTec Software GmbH, a German company, MVTec LLC, the US sales and support center of MVTec Software in Boston, MA, and Fuji America Corporation, a US subsidiary of Fuji Machine Mfg. The complaint was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts in Boston, USA.
\"One of the important values within business is to understand the concept of…
Convergence 2008 highlights key trends in talent management
Social networking and collaboration, integrated learning and talent management, and training the extended enterprise are among today’s important trends in workforce technology, according to delegates at Cornerstone OnDemand’s client and partner conference, Convergence 2008.
Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc., the provider of on-demand, integrated learning and talent management (ITM) software, content and services, has hosted Convergence 2008, Cornerstone’s annual client and partner conference. The event, which took place from 12th to 15th May…
Protagen and GeneBio Sign Distribution Agreement for Modiro®
Dortmund, Germany and Geneva, Switzerland – May 29, 2008 - Protagen AG and Geneva Bioinformatics (GeneBio) SA today announced a distribution agreement that allows GeneBio to distribute Protagen’s Modiro, a novel software tool enabling rapid and automated detection of true post-translational modifications in MS/MS datasets.
Under the terms of the agreement, GeneBio will distribute the Modiro package on a global basis; at the same time, GeneBio and Protagen will collaborate closely…
SABIC Innovative Plastics Wins 2007 National ENERGY GLOBE Award for Brine Recove …
SABIC Innovative Plastics Wins 2007 National ENERGY GLOBE Award for Brine Recovery Project at Bergen op Zoom Facility
BERGEN OP ZOOM, The Netherlands – May 27, 2008 – SABIC Innovative Plastics was named the national ENERGY GLOBE Award overall winner for The Netherlands in recognition of its Brine Recovery project in Bergen op Zoom, The Netherlands. Yesterday, at the EU Parliament in Brussels, the company was honored for its efforts…
Bucks County, Pennsylvania Now eRecording with Simplifile
BUCKS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA – May 28, 2008 - Simplifile announced today that Bucks County, Pennsylvania is now electronically recording (eRecording) land record documents such as satisfactions, mortgages, and reconveyances submitted by title companies, banks, and attorneys to the Recorder of Deeds Office through the Simplifile eRecording Service.
eRecording is the process of submitting, receiving, and processing, via a secure Internet site, documents for recording that have traditionally been delivered to the…
MEFTEC 2009 launched after record-breaking 2008 edition
MEFTEC, the world’s leading banking & financial technology event, is set to return to Bahrain from 10-11 February 2009. With year-on-year growth of more than 30 per cent since its inception in 2004 plus a dramatic increase in investment on both existing features and a range of new innovations planned, the 2009 event is expected to set a new standard for events in this sector.
The launch of the event’s…
Rising demand for E-Invoicing - New trends and market development at the Europea …
More and more companies are shifting to electronic invoicing and away from paper-based invoicing. In 2007 a total of 18.5 million e-invoices were sent to private customers in Sweden – an 81 percent increase over 2006. In addition, various government initiatives in countries such as Finland, Sweden and Spain will accelerate this positive trend and act as a driving force for E-Invoicing market penetration in Europe.
The essential know-how for starting…
Torrey Hills Technologies, LLC Receives CE Certification for Its Three Roll Mill …
(SAN DIEGO, CA, May 16, 2008) –Torrey Hills Technologies, LLC announced today that it has received CE certification for its 2.5” x 5” Three Roll Mill Lab Model following an independent evaluation by VOV Certification and Testing Laboratory Limited in London.
Torrey Hills Technologies’ three roll mill lab model features adjustable speed control, Teflon or brass end plates and stainless steel machine surface. Using the shear force created by three…
Torrey Hills Technologies, LLC Launches Online Store for its Tungsten and Molybd …
(SAN DIEGO, CA, March 30, 2008) -- Torrey Hills Technologies, LLC today announced the launch of its newly designed online store, which sells high quality tungsten and molybdenum products directly to consumers and companies in the United States at http://www.torreyhillstech.com/mowshoponline.html.
The online store site offers pure tungsten, molybdenum in sheet, plate, and rod form. These products are manufactured and stocked in a wide range of sizes. Sheets and plates are…
Join Leading U.S. Companies on Disaboom’s Online Employment Platform
Denver, CO – May 28, 2008 – Companies and HR departments now have a new resource to help diversify their employment efforts. Disaboom (OTCBB: DSBO; disaboom.com), the largest online community designed for people with disabilities, as well as friends, family and caregivers, today announced the launch of its new employer section at Disaboomjobs.com. In addition to a searchable job database populated by leading organizations such as Prudential, T-Mobile,…
HumanCentric Announces Manager of Industrial Design
CARY, N.C. (May 27, 2008) — HumanCentric, a full-service, integrated product development services company, announces today the promotion of Brian Chiarizia to manager of industrial design. Chiarizia will manage HumanCentric’s industrial designers and design engineers, help define the ongoing strategy of this design capability and support clients with their industrial design and design engineering projects.
“Brian is the rare type of designer that can work across multiple disciplines. He embodies…
Giunti Labs wins ‘Platinum’ at the IMS Global Learning Consortium ‘2008 Learning …
Leading learning and mobile content management technology provider, Giunti Labs has won a ‘Platinum’ Learning Impact Award (LIA). The Giunti Labs’ learn eXact learning content management system LCMS won the award for its application with Volkswagen Group Italia, the fully owned Italian subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group, which distributes Volkswagen, Škoda, Audi and SEAT motor vehicles and Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles in Italy.
This application of the learn eXact LCMS also won…
Engineering services: Big outsourcing opportunity
India, already playing a leading force in the IT outsourcing market, is now in a position to expand services in engineering sectors. For India, there is a great opportunity in the global market for offshored engineering services. It is not only a significant revenue generator, but will also place India on the global innovation map. Attaining, training and retaining talent will be a critical next step for India to maintain…
FERNBACH and Intertec open Basel II Competence Centre in Dubai and close deal wi …
Luxembourg & Dubai, 27 May 2008 – FERNBACH, a provider of award-winning solutions for Enterprise-wide Value and Risk Management (EVRM), has established a Basel II Competence Centre in Dubai and has been selected by Commercial Bank International (CBI) to provide its FlexFinance® Basel II solution.
The competence centre is a collaboration between FERNBACH and Intertec Systems, a FERNBACH partner that sells and implements FERNBACH’s FlexFinance® EVRM Suite, and provides customer training…
International Finance Capital opens a new office in Singapore
HONG KONG, China – May 2008 - International Finance Capital Limited (IFC) recently opened an office in the city-state of Singapore, becoming the company\'s sixth regional location. In addition to the new office in Singapore, International Finance Capital Limited has offices in Hong Kong, New York Dubai, London, Paris.
IFC is an investment company that specializes in the capital transactions that are essential in today’s rapidly evolving global business environment. These…
Searching for new Spanish options
For every analyst who says the Spanish property market is dead, another states that it is only slumbering. Some have suggested that the market is a busted flush for investors, with falling prices and over development meaning the good times are over after the recent boom years.
Others have noted that Spain remains a popular place with buyers, many of whom are as much if not more interested in enjoying a…
SABIC Innovative Plastics Names Charlie Crew President and CEO
BERGEN OP ZOOM, The Netherlands – May 20, 2008 – SABIC Innovative Plastics today announced that Charlie Crew has been promoted to president and CEO of the company, effective immediately. Crew will lead the multi-billion-dollar engineering thermoplastics business with operations in more than 25 countries and over 10,500 employees worldwide. Crew succeeds Brian T. Gladden who left the company to pursue other opportunities.
“We are pleased to name a proven, influential…
Intas Biopharma to market lung cancer drug GEFITINIB in India
Intas Biopharmaceuticals Limited is all set to market Lung Cancer drug, GEFITINIB, under brand name “GEFFY”, in Indian market. In line with company’s sales strategy to market novel targeted therapies, Intas Biopharmaceuticals will market GEFFY for treatment of Lung cancer especially non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The new drug GEFFY is a class of anti-cancer medications called epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitors. It works by blocking the…
HumanCentric Announces Manager of Interaction Design
RALEIGH, N.C. (May 23, 2008) — HumanCentric, a full-service, integrated product development services company, announced today Matthew Stevens has been promoted to manager of interaction design. Stevens will manage HumanCentric’s interaction designers and software engineers, help define the ongoing strategy of this design capability and support clients with their interactive projects.
“Matthew was hired at HumanCentric as our first interaction designer, and he serves as a key example of the great…
Biopark Terneuzen A Smart Link to a Sustainable Future
Biopark Terneuzen, established in The Netherlands in February 2007 in the Ghent-Terneuzen Canal Zone, is a ‘Smart Link’ initiative that represents new thinking in the creation of long-term agro-industrial sustainability. Building on the already proven economic and knowledge transfer advantages obtained through the co-siting of associated businesses, Biopark Terneuzen raises the platform to a higher level.
Smart linking
Based on smart linking, the Biopark initiative promotes the exploitation of key synergies…
Biopark Terneuzen natural habitat for Bio-Businesses
Rosendaal Energy part of Biopark: meeting the challenge of social responsibility, sustainability and competitiveness
Terneuzen, The Netherlands, 16 May 2008 – Biopark Terneuzen brings together businesses that have the potential to exchange and use each other’s by-products and waste products as raw material or energy for their own processes. Known as ‘Smart Links’, these bio-complementary partnerships between participating enterprises serve to minimize the impact of their activities on the environment, while…
All about the Away-from-Home market – CHD Expert launches webshop for studies an …
The Away-from-Home market is booming – and with the help of CHD Expert all suppliers of the Hospitality and Foodservice industry work up to great success of their marketing and sales strategies. The international market research group started now a new online shop for studies, reports and address packages. For each order until May 31 the discount is 15% – and in addition every requester will get one MP3 player…
2nd annual product development in banking and finance forum 2008
Mithun Sundarraj, a conference producer with Fleming Gulf says “What will separate the winners from the losers will be the ability to react to and embrace change. In order to face up to the competitive challenge from new and existing market players, banks must strengthen their awareness of new intelligent banking products, focus on innovative sales techniques and look at long-term strategic planning trends”
Fleming Gulf is proud to present the…
Regency Office Products Announces Sales Team Leader
Marissa Foradas Leads Sales for One of the Fastest-Growing Office Products Companies
CHICAGO, Ill. (May 20, 2008)— Regency Office Products, the nation’s fastest growing, independently-owned office products company, announces today H. Marissa Foradas has been named sales team leader for the company’s Chicago office. In her new role, Foradas will manage the sales team.
Foradas joined Regency Office Products in February of 2007, and most recently served as sales…
Women Business Owners Announces First Annual “Free To Be Me” National Business C …
May 21, 2008 Houston, Texas: Women Business Owners (WBO) will hold its first annual “Free to be Me” National Business Convention October 10-12, 2008 in Houston, Texas. The location for the convention is the Sheraton North Houston Hotel, near the Intercontinental Airport, 15700 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Houston, TX 77032. Direct phone is: 281-969-1209.
When asked why WBO is providing this convention for their members and the general public, WBO President…
Connor & Connor Integrates with Simplifile
NEW HAMPSHIRE – May 20, 2008 - In an effort to deliver industry-leading eRecording services to their mutual customers, Utah-based Simplifile, LLC and New Hampshire-based Connor & Connor, Inc. today announced that they have formed a strategic alliance for the purpose of integrating and cooperatively marketing Simplifile’s eRecording and Connor & Connor’s County Registry Indexing Systems.
The alliance calls for the two companies to integrate their respective eRecording and document…
BIOTECON Diagnostics signs license agreement with Applera Corporation
Foster City, Potsdam, May, 2008 Applera and BIOTECON Diagnostics (BCD) announce a non-exclusive, worldwide license agreement relating to PCR technology for Food Testing Applications and Genetically-Modified Organism (GMO) Testing Applications: BIOTECON Diagnostics has acquired important rights with the PCR licence. It enables the company to strengthen its position as an innovative leader in the field of food molecular diagnostics and, together with the food industry, provide even greater food safety.…
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