Press Releases by Category Business, Economy, Finances, Banking & Insurance
Property market snapshot
As winter turns to spring and people’s minds turn to the likely upshot of the economic turmoil in Britain and its impact on the property market (at least mine does), we present a snapshot of the sentiment among property experts and commentators:
Simon Rubinsohn, chief economist at Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS):
“I think that confidence has improved since the end of the year but it remains fragile…
UAE Exchange Wins Banker Middle East Products and Dubai Service Excellence Sche …
Quality service has always scored high. UAE Exchange, the leading global remittance and foreign exchange brand, winning multiple awards for service stands testimony to this. The latest recognitions for the remittance major came through the Banker Middle East Product Award in Best Exchange Service category and also the Dubai Service Excellence Scheme Award in the Best Service Performance Outlet category, recently in Dubai.
The Banker Middle East Product Awards, organized by…
OptiRate Introduces an Innovative Customer Acquisition Platform for Banks and Cr …
OptiRate Introduces an Innovative Customer Acquisition Platform for Banks and Credit Unions
Invites Banks and Credit Unions to apply for the Pilot Program
March 28, 2011
San Francisco, CA – OptiRate, Inc. has completed the development of a unique and innovative Customer Acquisition Platform designed to help Banks and Credit Unions acquire Affluent and High Net Worth Customers. OptiRate’s online solution provides Banks and Credit Unions with the first of…
The Marketing Eye unveils an exciting new competition for business students
Sussex marketing agency, The Marketing Eye is making its own contribution to Start-Up Britain by unveiling an exciting new inter-college competition for year 12 students - giving them a valuable insight into the world of business.
Young Business MindsTM is being supported by four local colleges in its inaugural year - Uckfield Community Technical College; Uplands Community College, Wadhurst; Beacon Community College, Crowborough; and Heathfield Community College.
"I am a passionate believer…
Back to Basics Learning Dynamics wins SBA Delaware District Office Entrepreneuri …
Wilmington, Delaware – April 7, 2011 – Back to Basics Learning Dynamics, Delaware’s premier full-service educational facility, was recently honored with the Delaware Small Business Administration (SBA) Entrepreneurial Success Award.
The Entrepreneurial Success Award recognizes Back to Basics’ steady expansion over the past 25 years in both revenue growth and number of employees. Selection was also based on Back to Basics’ innovative approach within the education industry and its…
Core Learning Services helps Global Radio continue to meet its employer health a …
For the last three years, Core Learning Services (CLS), a consultancy providing e-learning-related products and services, has been working in partnership with Global Radio - the UK's premier commercial radio company – to host Global Radio’s LMS solution for developing health and safety e-learning materials to its staff.
Jonathan Barker, the Head of Health and Safety at Global Radio - the home of such well known radio brands as Heart, Capital…
CIMCON Software Nominated for SBANE's New England Innovation Awards
CIMCON Software Nominated for SBANE’s New England Innovation Award
April 8, 2011, Boston and London. CIMCON Software Inc., the Pioneering Market Leader in Spreadsheet Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) solutions, today announced that it has been nominated for the Smaller Business Association of New England’s (SBANE) prestigious “New England Innovation Award” which recognizes companies in New England for transforming innovative ideas into a product or service that has proven value to…
AIMediaComms Media Relations Platform Selected by Judicial Communications Office
London – April 8, 2011 – AIMediaComms, the market leading provider of media and stakeholder interaction software, today announced that the Judicial Communications Office (JCO) has selected AIMediaComms’ media relations platform to enhance their level of service to the media and radically transform the press office function.
AIMediaComms’ media relations management system allows the JCO to access all of the important information needed by the press team from anywhere,…
Int Opp: What's the STRANGEST way to spend lottery winnings?
For Immediate Release
Contact: Alyssa Joy
703-589-8960
alyssa@allenmediastrategies.com
Millions richer than they were last week, the "Albany Seven" might just cut their winnings in half--on purpose.
Several years ago, seven New Yorkers formed a unique pact: They'd "go in" together on lottery tickets and wouldn't quit until they won big.
Their $319 million Mega Millions jackpot is BIG, but what these lucky seven might just do with it may well be even bigger. Pop quiz: What's…
Delivery and Logistics as a decisive Factor in global E-Commerce
In its latest “Global E-Commerce Delivery Report 2011” Hamburg-based market research firm yStats.com shows that delivery and logistics have become an important factor for e-commerce in the competition for customers. This latest report in the “E-Commerce” series provides an in-depth analysis of recent trends and developments in global markets, making it a one-of-its-kind source of information in this format.
In the USA some traditional retailers seek to compete with the efficiency…
AAA: Chinese investment in Canadian Forestry is Soaring
AAA analyst forecasts significant growth in Canadian forestry investment from China.
Boston, Mass, April 06, 2011 - AAA analyst forecasts significant growth in Canadian forestry investment from China.
After several miserable years of mill closures and staff layoffs, totaling as many as 1,000 in a single month, Canada is now looking forward to a brighter future for its forestry industry, according to an alternative investment expert.
The major surge in the desire for…
Dol Teams Up With Corporate America To Give People Summer Jobs,Internshipcrossin …
Pasadena, CA, April 8, 2011 – The Department of Labor is trying to create jobs for young people this summer by working with the private sector to create around 100,000 summer jobs.
Labor Secretary Hilda Solis urged private businesses to hire young workers, aged 16 to 24, this summer. The Labor department has started a "Summer Jobs USA -- Make a Commitment" campaign as a voluntary effort to get the…
Australia’s Future Fund Prefers Multiple Routes to Access the Infrastructure Opp …
By Peter Allison
The choices available to institutional investors with an infrastructure allocation are mind boggling. They can make investments with listed or unlisted infrastructure fund managers. They can invest directly in infrastructure. Or they can co-invest. They can have exposure to listed or unlisted equities, listed or unlisted debt. They can choose from investment bank sponsored infrastructure fund managers, independent managers and private equity managers. There are global infrastructure funds,…
FRP Advisory Secures Future of CILT, the National Centre of Languages
Jason Baker and Jonathan Birch, partners at FRP Advisory LLP, the specialist restructuring, recovery and insolvency firm, have secured the future of CILT, the National Centre of Languages, following their appointment as Joint Administrators on 5 April 2011.
As a result of a substantial pension deficit and uncertainly about the future level of Government funding, following consultation with Governors and advisers, it was determined that a controlled Administration process was necessary…
AAA Advises Investment in Gold as Prices Reach Record Highs
As political turmoil in the Middle East and Africa continues to affect macroeconomic performance, AAA recommends that investors look towards commodity safe havens – in particular, gold.
Boston, MA, April 08, 2011 -- Anthony Johnson, an analyst partner with alternative investment advocacy group, Alternative Asset Analysis (AAA), says that now is the time to buy gold as prices have reached new record levels this week.
"The price of the precious metal rose…
Bank of Terrell Renews Comprehensive Bank Training Curriculum from Edcomm Banker …
Bank of Terrell has recently renewed its comprehensive bank training curriculum from Edcomm Banker’s Academy.
New York, NY, April 08, 2011 -- Bank of Terrell has recently renewed its comprehensive bank training curriculum from Edcomm Banker’s Academy for an additional year. Banker’s Academy Unlimited will continue to be hosted and maintained by Edcomm Banker’s Academy’s Learning Management System (LMS), Learning Link®.
Banker’s Academy Unlimited, from Edcomm Banker’s Academy, provides every employee at…
Strategies Towards HIV Cure Announced
The Steering and Scientific Committees of the forthcoming ‘International HIV Persistence Workshop’ have just recently announced the preliminary program of this meeting which is dedicated towards finding a cure against HIV and AIDS.
Tucker, GA, April 08, 2011 -- Even if most HIV-infected patients treated with highly active anti-retroviral therapy (ART) are quite well today, compliance, toxicity, and cost are major concerns. Furthermore, each time ART is stopped, plasma viremia rebounds…
Calgary Plumbing and Heating Company is Dedicated to Its Clients’ Needs
Calgary, Alberta, April 7, 2011 — When facing plumbing or heating problems, people are often in a big hurry to find a company to fix the problem quickly and can fall prey to unscrupulous businesses looking to make money off of others’ misfortunes. Bernard Wandler, owner of Knight Plumbing & Heating, founded his company over 30 years ago to provide people in need with timely, reliable service.
“I founded my business…
New Report: Majority of Private Banking Websites Not User-friendly, Lacking Rele …
Zurich, 7 April 2011. The 2011 report on private banking websites by MyPrivatebanking Research finds that compared to the 2009 survey the overall quality of the private banking websites has not improved: less than half of the banks have mastered the basic requirements for a private banking website and, in particular, shortcomings in website content are seriously damaging the chances of winning clients online. Only a third of the websites…
Foreign Translations, Inc. Wins TopTenREVIEWS ™ Bronze Award for Translation Ser …
TopTenReviews one of the top 15 technology websites with several million page views per month, has awarded Foreign Translations, Inc., a leader in global translation services, the Bronze Award for translation services. In a comparison of 9 leading translation vendors, highly ranked Foreign Translations, Inc. was commended for providing “accurate translations and responsive customer service.”
Foreign Translations, Inc. specializes in foreign language translation, interpreting, and website localization and offers translation…
Technology Association of Georgia Launches Contractor Marketplace™
Cloud-Based Solution Transforms the Way Companies Source and Manage Contractors
ATLANTA – March 29, 2011 – Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) has partnered with Georgia-based TALENThire to launch a breakthrough, cloud-based contractor marketplace solution. The TAG Contractor Marketplace will meet TAG’s goal of providing service to members who seek more efficient processes to find top talent to fuel their growth. The solution empowers businesses to easily source contract labor and to…
Plateau Systems Recognized as a Leader in Magic Quadrants for Employee Performan …
Gartner, Inc. has positioned Plateau as a “Leader” in two of its recently released Magic Quadrants: the Magic Quadrant for Employee Performance Management+ and the Magic Quadrant for Corporate Learning Systems (CLS)*.
“We’ve long advocated a holistic approach to talent management that incorporates performance management, career and succession planning, and learning and development supported by a talent management system that’s truly unified, from data schema to the user experience,”…
TemplateZone Releases a Limited BETA for High Impact Designer – Facebook Pages
TemplateZone is proud to announce High Impact Designer; their new cloud based product that lets users create agency quality email; customize Facebook Tabs, and conversion increasing landing pages. High Impact Designer utilizes the same easy-to-use template editor used in High Impact eMail 5, and gives customers the power to create professional designs with no prior HTML or graphic designs knowledge.
Today, TemplateZone has released a free BETA for…
Learjet Deploys Clearwell for In-House E-Discovery
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Apr. 6, 2011 — Clearwell Systems, Inc., a leader in intelligent e–discovery, today announced that Bombardier Learjet has deployed the Clearwell E-Discovery Platform for its in-house e-discovery strategy. Bombardier Learjet’s legal and IT teams are using Clearwell for pre-processing, processing, analysis, review and production in order to significantly reduce the time, resources and costs required in response to litigation, regulatory inquiries and internal investigations.
The Clearwell E-Discovery…
"Alternative Alternatives" investment funds gained 0.99% in February, +0.80% YTD
Opalesque Ltd., a leading provider of online information services to the alternative investment industry, today announced the results of the Opalesque A SQUARE ('alternative-alternatives') indices covering the performance of niche alternative investment funds. The indices are calculated based on the net performance of 601 single- and multi-manager funds currently listed in 22 categories in the Opalesque Solutions A SQUARE Fund Database (Source).
The Opalesque A SQUARE Index gained* 0.99% in February,…
Oil industry trainer opts for Absorb LMS from Omniplex
Aberdeen Drilling Consultants Ltd, (ADC Virtual Academy) a training company with facilities in Aberdeen, and which serves the petroleum industry worldwide, is co-ordinating its supply of training via the Absorb learning management system supplied by Omniplex.
ADC Virtual Academy designs and delivers operationally relevant short and long training courses and produces related technical manuals and documentation for the petroleum industry worldwide. Each year, the company trains some 1,000 people all over…
Care from contraband is offering special offers for fundraising
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
UK, 1st April, 2011: Care From Contraband, the leading UK supplier of fund raising supplies is offering wide range of goodies to help accelerate fund raising campaigns.
Although often done for noble causes, fund raising programs can lose their appeal if it is not accompanied with interesting fund raising goodies. Care From Contraband has become the leading source of supplies for fund raising goods to help solve problems of…
DMC Software celebrates 10 years in business
This month DMC Software, leading Sage and Microsoft Business Partner, celebrates its 10 year anniversary, coupled with 30 years in business for Managing Director, Mike Ramsay.
Established in 2001, DMC Software are a huge success story growing from nothing to a multi-million pound turnover organisation with 4000 customers across the UK. DMC Software cater for small and mid-sized enterprises across a multitude of industries. And, with vast development capabilities DMC Software…
Applying BPE to Telecoms and Utilities in North America
Miami, USA – Thursday 07th April
The Process Excellence Network has united a group of top Process Excellence professionals from around the US to help deliver a focused and highly relevant event. Following months of industry research, the Business Process Excellence for Telecoms and Utilities event will be running in Miami on the 27th - 29th of June this year.
The group will host a meeting tailored to key objectives…
Russian retail market recovered after the economic slowdown
Retail markets in all Russian Federal Districts increased in 2010 by total $80bn
In 2010, Russian retail market recovered after the economic slowdown observed in the previous year and increased by 12.6% to RUB 16.4tr ($541bn). However, the latest PMR report „Retail in Russia 2011 – Regional focus. Market analysis and development forecasts for 2011-2013” shows that particular regional retail markets still reveal differences in their development due to their unique…
FRISOMAT ANNOUNCES ITS FIRST PRODUCTION FACILITY IN BRAZIL
With a strong territorial growth, 15 European & African branches and production units in Belgium and Romania, Frisomat sees to start producing pre-engineered buildings in Brazil in the second semester of 2011.
Frisomat, a Belgian multinational which develops, designs, produces and builds pre-engineered buildings in cold rolled steel, organizes the first stone-laying of its new production facility in Brazil in the beginning of April 2011. The factory will come near Monte…
Bliby Plastics Launch New Range of Brett Martin Cast Iron Downpipes
Kent, United Kingdom (March 31, 2011) - Bliby Plastics, a leading supplier of plastic building materials, reveal that they are currently stocking the brand new Brett Martin range of corner-style, cast iron-effect downpipes.
Brett Martin, a long-established manufacturing business currently operating as one of Northern Ireland's most successful organisations in this sector, specialises in designing and creating plastic sheets, daylight systems, and plumbing and drainage products to global and domestic markets.
The…
FSOkx Announces the 5th Annual Financial Services Industry Transformation and Ou …
Manalapan, New Jersey – April 07, 2011. Executives from banking, insurance and capital markets firms will explore the trends, technologies and the outsourcing strategies that are shaping today’s financial services industry at FSO Knowledge Xchange’s 5rd Annual Financial Services Industry Transformation and Outsourcing Strategies Summit on June 9, 2011 at the Union League Club, New York City.
During the event, FSOkx will present the FSOkx Excellence Awards to recognize those…
Click Consult to Attend and Speak at Internet World 2011
Cheshire, United Kingdom (April 05, 2011) - Cheshire-based search marketing firm Click Consult has announced that it will be attending this year's Internet World exhibition, which is being held in Earls Court 2, London between May 10-12, 2011.
Click Consult attended the 2010 exhibit with a visible presence, benefitting immensely from networking with many potential clients and business associates. Click Consult is going one step further for the 2011 show -…
Kana Software Acquires Social Listing Company Overtone’s,Inc.
Sunnyvale, California and San Francisco, California , April 5, 2011. KANA® Software, Inc., a world leader in software solutions for Service Experience Management (SEM), has completed its acquisition of Overtone®, Inc., a leading provider of social media and customer listening platforms for large, brand name companies. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Overtone generates actionable insights from massive amounts of social media and customer feedback. The company’s cloud-based…
New smartKPIs.com Report Ranks the Top IT KPIs of 2010
April 6, 2011, Melbourne, Australia - smartKPIs.com, the world's largest source of thoroughly documented Key Performance Indicator (KPI) examples announces that Application Development, Network Management and IT Security KPIs dominate the "Top 25 IT KPIs of 2010". The report presents in detail KPIs such as: % Defects removal efficiency, % Schedule adherence in software development and % Data network availability, among other KPI examples reviewed by the smartKPIs.com research team.…
Greylock Federal Credit Union Deploys Banker’s Academy’s Comprehensive Credit Un …
Greylock Federal Credit Union has recently deployed Edcomm Banker’s Academy’s comprehensive credit union training program.
New York, NY, April 07, 2011 -- Greylock Federal Credit Union has recently deployed Edcomm Banker’s Academy’s comprehensive credit union training program for a second year. Banker’s Academy Unlimited for Credit Unions will be hosted and maintained by Edcomm Banker’s Academy’s Learning Management System (LMS), Learning Link®.
Banker’s Academy Unlimited for Credit Unions, from Edcomm Banker’s Academy,…
Yellowfin and Ingres Partner for Fast, Easy Business Intelligence
International Business Intelligence software vendor, Yellowfin, has partnered with data management experts, Ingres Corporation, certifying Yellowfin’s market-leading ease-of-use BI solution with Ingres VectorWise, the record-breakingly fast analytical database.
Melbourne, VIC, April 07, 2011 -- The partnership means that Yellowfin and VectorWise will be sold as a complete enterprise reporting and analytics solution. The deal delivers the world’s fastest and easiest to use total business analytics package, at a price point that…
Debt Relief Advocates Announce New Program
Tampa, April 6, 2011-- Debt Relief Advocates (DRA), is now officially offering its brand new debt relief program to clients nationwide. The company is excited about the program's release because they believe it will appeal to more indebted consumers as a more effective form of debt settlement that carries less risk of creditor litigation.
The program, which is loosely referred to as "deb restructure," is differentiated from its debt settlement…
Payroll Software Company Announces Free Webinar: Quarter End Reports
Deerfield Beach, Fla. April 6th, 2011 – Gatekeeper Business Solutions, a payroll software company is hosting an important webinar for HR personnel, to be held Thursday, April 7, 2011 and Thursday, April 21, 2011 from 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. EDT.
Gatekeeper Business Solutions proprietary labor management system includes time and attendance, integrated payroll, scheduling and data collection devices. The payroll software will be discussed in detail with an emphasis…
Social Media Here to Stay, Spurs New Business Market
HOBOKEN, NEW JERSEY (April 6, 2011)—In February 2004, Mark Zuckerberg launched Facebook, then known as TheFacebook.com. Nobody guessed that just a few years later it would have completely revolutionized the way companies operated the world over, literally becoming as essential to modern successful business practice as an internet connection. This change in corporate climate gave way to an entirely new service focused on carving social media’s corporate landscape.
BroadReach…
/ Promet Solutions and West Monroe Partners to Build ARCS Website/CRM
West Monroe Partners, a management consulting firm, today announced that it has partnered with Promet Solutions to implement a new website and member/donor/scholar database for Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS®) Foundation, Inc. The organizations also will develop a new governance and support model for managing, maintaining, and developing the ARCS ® Foundation website’s capabilities. ARCS® Foundation is a nation-wide organization that advances science and technology in the…
CandyDate Jobs forays into steel plant labour supply
CandyDate Jobs, India’s largest human resource consultancy by revenue, has forayed into steel plant labour supply business by acquiring 100 per cent stake in Lucknow, India based UK steels for an undisclosed amount.
“Steel, being a core industry, has a positive correlation with the economic growth of the country. Being an essential commodity, its demand will never go down, factories will run forever and labour will always be required.” said Rahul…
Palo Alto Law Group Seeks Advantage Of Virtual Office Space
PRESS RELEASE: Palo Alto, CA 6-APRIL-2011 – Pacific Business Centers (PBC) is pleased to announce that Vectis Law Group signed office lease services in PBC’s Palo Alto office space. Pacific Business Centers offers the Vectis Law Group, according to principal attorney Patrick Costello, “spacious and convenient accommodations.”
http://www.release-news.com/index.php/business/70622-pacific-business-centers-offering-virtual-offices-to-increase-productivity.html
The need for flexible workspace is growing. The demand for Pacific Business Centers office lease services is exploding, thanks to the conjunction of…
New report makes compelling case for automating performance management Investmen …
London, 1st April 2011 – A new original HR insight paper published today highlights the importance of investment in employee performance management as companies strive to retain their talent and embed a high performance culture. ‘Automatic for the people: why automation of performance management is an organisational imperative’ has been written by leading human resources consultancy ETS.
The paper reveals that nearly 40% of employees are dissatisfied with the performance appraisal…
Layoff Notices Continue For Teachers In US, Educationcrossing Finds 9,000 Jobs I …
Pasadena, CA, April 6, 2011 – Layoff notices have continued throughout the nation for school teachers as districts struggle to cope with smaller budgets.
In March, the Los Angeles school district send out layoff notices to around 7,300 employees. This included not just teachers but other support staff in schools too. Princeton School District in Glendale, Ohio has announced that it is eliminating 104 positions for the next school year.…
IndiaMART.com Completes 15 Years of Powering SMEs' Growth & Success
* 15 year journey credited with bringing over 1 million Indian SMEs online
* Visionary behind the online company Dinesh Agarwal reminisces the journey
* Company board confident of many further glorious years of success
New Delhi, 6th April, 2011: The year 2011 is when India completes 15 years of commercial Internet. This is the same year when India's first and largest online B2B marketplace IndiaMART.com celebrates its 15th anniversary.
IndiaMART.com…
Broaches
Spline Broach is an instrument for cutting and sizing. They are usually made for only one user and for only a particular machining operation. Spline Broaches are utilized for manufacturing purpose to form holes or cut the surfaces. A spline broach is also brought into use to cut a spline, a shaft along with a sequence of longitudinal and straight protections that fit into the gap of a mating division.…
Google’s Andreas Koetter takes Medallion Speaker Award at International Search S …
Andreas Koetter, YouTube and Display AM Lead at Google Germany, was voted the Medallion Speaker at the International Search Summit Munich on April 4th, ahead of tough competition from fellow speakers.
The Medallion speaker is chosen by the Summit delegates, who vote for the speaker they feel made the most valuable contribution to the day. Speakers at the Summit, which was held as part of Search Marketing Expo, Munich, included Evgeny…
Maintenance Program to inspect Fire and Smoke Dampers
Brand Services, LLC is engaged in delivering fire protection and safety services since last 15 years which protect the building’s occupants and owner’s investment. It was established in 1994 and is Certified Women Owned Small Business Enterprise. It specializes in the inspection, repair and maintenance of passive fire protection and safety systems which also includes fire and smoke dampers, firestopping, fire doors, fireproofing, mechanical insulation and facility maintenance.
Our in-house technicians…
