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Focus Business Management Institute Announces Mobile Marketing Initiative
Focus Business Management Institute, the industry leader in retail jewelry consulting, today announced that they are launching their mobile marketing initiative and will have it in full production for the IJO jewelry show in Nashville at the end of the month. The plan will include the use of text message marketing and notifications to clients attending the show, as well as the use of QR codes to drive brand…
Paragon Financial Group Provides $750,000 Invoice Factoring Line for Cable Contr …
Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 6/23/2011, Paragon Financial Group, Inc. is pleased to announce the closing of a new factoring facility for a cable communications contractor in California.
This California based door-to-door cable sales company had recently increased business by taking on a new territory with Time Warner Cable. Growth in both sales and labor resulted in an impending cash flow shortage. The owner could no longer…
SAP Professional Journal shows how to “Build a Mobile Sales Solution with iPhone …
SAP Professional Journal shows how to “Build a Mobile Sales Solution with iPhone and Google Maps Integration Using SAP NetWeaver CE 7.2”.
Dedham, Massachusetts – June 29, 2011
SAP Professional Journal posted a new article, “Build a Mobile Sales Solution with iPhone and Google Maps Integration Using SAP NetWeaver CE 7.2” to its online knowledgebase.
This article explains how SAP developers using NetWeaver Composition Environment 7.2, now have the ability to build rich…
Brothers Produce Adds Gatekeeper Time & Attendance Software
Deerfield Beach, Fla. June 29, 20111 – Gatekeeper Business Solutions, a time & attendance software company announced that Brothers Produce, located in Houston, TX has added the Gatekeeper time management solution to implement labor management controls.
Brothers Produce is one of the largest produce distributors in the state of Texas and services the greater Houston and Dallas/Ft. Worth areas as well as all surrounding areas. Brother Produce distributes a full…
Solution Manager Expert shows SAP professionals how to “Gain Real-Time Visibilit …
Solution Manager Expert shows SAP professionals how to “Gain Real-Time Visibility into End Users with EEM Dashboards”.
Dedham, Massachusetts – June 29, 2011
SAPexperts posted a new article, “Gain Real-Time Visibility into End Users with EEM Dashboards” to its Solution Manager Expert knowledgebase.
Part of a article series from author Valton Berisha who had previously explained how to set up the infrastructure to support EEM in SAP Solution Manager, this article shows how…
Rimini Street Expands Global Availability with New Channel Partners in Europe
Strategic Alliances Meet Growing Demand in EMEA for Companies Seeking Value-Driven Support Services for SAP and Oracle Products
LAS VEGAS, JUNE 23, 2011 - Rimini Street, Inc., the leading third-party maintenance and support provider for enterprise software, including Oracle Corporation's (NASDAQ: ORCL) Siebel, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards and E-Business Suite software, and SAP AG (NYSE:SAP) software, today announced that it has expanded its global sales reach through 10 new partnerships across eight…
eXact learning solutions and Link2ICT win Award
eXact learning solutions, a leading provider of learning content management, digital repository and mobile learning solutions and Link2ICT, a division of Service Birmingham, an innovative strategic partnership between Birmingham City Council and the Capita Group, won a prestigious Learning Impact Leadership Award at this year’s IMS Global Learning Consortium (IMS) Learning Impact Award (LIA) ceremony, in Long Beach, California, in May.
Facilitated by the IMS – which has over 160 member…
Advanced Polymer Trading Increases Its Research and Development Budget by 40%
APT increases its R&D budget for 2011 by 40%. The extra resources will be used for the market development of products like TAFMER, ADMER, EVAL and MILASTOMER.
Advanced Polymer Trading (APT), an international trading company specialising in the world wide trade of rubber, plastics and petrochemicals, has announced a 40% increase in its research and development budget for 2011.
The increased budget will be used for the market development of Mitsui Chemicals'…
Happy Chef Unveils CookCool Chef Wear Performance Apparel
Butler, NJ (June 24, 2011) – The Happy Chef, Inc. today announced its revolutionary new line of CookCool™ performance apparel for chefs and food service providers. These products, which include a wide array of coats, pants, and headwear, promise to bring a new standard of comfort to culinary professionals in domestic and international markets alike. Happy Chef has engineered CookCool to keep the body cooler utilizing two advanced heat regulation…
United Tax Group Announces Effective Tax Negotiators
United States (June 2011) – United Tax Group announces effective tax negotiators for clients. Tax negotiators work directly with the IRS so tax payers do not. The expertise of tax negotiators helps save clients thousands.
Tax negotiators from United Tax Group are assigned individual clients. This means tax negotiators are working on particular cases assigned. Therefore, clients receive individualized attention for their case.
This individualized attention by United Tax Group gets results.…
Notary Service and Bonding Agency Inc, Is Helping Individuals to Become Notary P …
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, June 29th 2011- Notary Service and Bonding Agency Inc. is offering its services to individuals in becoming a successful notary professional.
Notary Service and Bonding Agency Inc. is one of the most authentic providers of study material and guidance to those who believe in themselves and want to become a notary public in USA. For more than 70 years, Notary Service and Bonding Agency Inc. has been…
MWW Automotive Expands Production Capacity
Adds 3rd Production Line in its Facility.MWW Automotive Group (OTCQB: MWWC), a global design, engineering, and manufacturing firm serving some of the world’s leading automotive manufacturers.
Howell, MI, June 29, 2011 -- MWW Automotive Group (OTCQB: MWWC), a global design, engineering, and manufacturing firm serving some of the world’s leading automotive manufacturers, announced today that it has begun the process of expanding its production and assembly facility in Baroda, to further…
INDIA’S FIRST TRY-VERTISING WEBSITE SAMPLEANDTRY.COM LAUNCHED
Yes! Indian consumers have the final say! The ever growing need of “trial before purchase” has resulted in launch of SampleandTry.com, which is a dedicated portal for Sampling & trial of various consumer products & services. Marketers have always found it difficult to convince consumers to travel the last mile from home to retail even after huge spends in media and advertising. With growing consideration set of products for consumers,…
Template Mela Launches 2 New Magento Themes on Its Website
Surat, Gujarat, India, June 29th, 2011 – Template Mela, one of the leading website template provider companies, has recently launched 2 new magento themes clothes store and jewelry store on its website.
Template Mela is one of the biggest sources of magento templates, has recently launched 2 new magento themes clothes store and jewelry store on its website. Their Jewelry Store Magento Theme is for standard jewelry shops. It shows…
Positive B2C E-Commerce trend in Western Europe
Hamburg-based market research firm yStats.com published in its latest “Western Europe B2C E-Commerce Report 2011” the most recent figures highlighting trends, revenue, market shares, products, customers and competitors in e-commerce markets in Great Britain, France, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands and Belgium. Additionally, yStats.com also provides individual country reports for the first four aforementioned countries.
In Great Britain, the largest European B2C e-commerce market, in 2010 more than 70 % of all…
Angolan investment opportunities to be showcased at iPAD Angola in September
Senior Angolan cabinet members will once again head up a high-level, expert government delegation addressing prospective investors at the annual iPAD* Angola investment forum which is taking place in Luanda, Angola from 13-16 September. The conference and exhibition will focus on infrastructure partnership opportunities in the Angolan agriculture, power, water, transport & logistics and mining sectors. The Angolan Transport minister, Mr Augusto da Silda Tomás, Economy minister, Mr…
No.1 Carpet Cleaning Is Offering Cleaning Services in Sydney, Australia
Sydney, N.S.W, Australia, 29th June11 - No.1 Carpet Cleaning, a professional cleaning services provider is offering premium quality cleaning services all over Sydney.
No.1 Carpet cleaning is offering premium quality cleaning services all over Sydney. Their cleaning services includes home cleaning, commercial cleaning, end of lease cleaning Sydney, leather cleaning, steam cleaning, anti-allergen cleaning, car interior cleaning, tile and grout cleaning, upholstery cleaning Sydney, general furniture cleaning, rug cleaning, mattress cleaning,…
CashPay Payment Solution Enhanced with Addition of Google Checkout
CashRun, a leading provider of e-commerce fraud management and global payment services, has successfully integrated Google Checkout into CashPay, the solution to consolidate localized payment options into web shops. This latest addition will enable CashPay merchants based in the United States and the United Kingdom to offer a new and exciting payment method to their customers worldwide.
With the recently-added account, existing and potential e-merchants can benefit from both CashPay’s…
How pH Measurement Reduces Maintenance in Petroleum Processes
METTLER TOLEDO has announced an on-demand webinar, How pH Measurement Reduces Maintenance in Petroleum Processes. The webinar explains the importance of pH in refining and how new technology can lower maintenance costs as well as reduce chemical consumption.
Measuring pH in petroleum refining processes is vital for corrosion protection, and in several processes pH is an important control parameter. However, when it comes to reliability, many pH analyzers have a poor…
OnlineCatering4U Reaches Semi-Finals at Villa Park Charity Match
Solihull, United Kingdom (31st May, 2011) - OnlineCatering4U, leading catering equipment suppliers, recently participated in a charity five-a-side football match at Villa Park after winning the group with four wins.
OnlineCatering4U provide a diverse range of commercial catering equipment for a variety of foodservice industries. OnlineCatering4U are committed to only providing their customers with high quality catering supplies which are available for an affordable and competitive price, and can provide kitchen…
ISC Medical Comment on Recent Announcements on NHS Reforms
London, United Kingdom (22 June 2011) – One of the country’s leading providers of medical interviews and interview skills consultancy services, ISC Medical, comment on the recent announcements made by the government regarding the NHS reforms.
It has been announced that there is set to be a shift in responsibility from GPs to all clinicians under the latest NHS reform plans. Local health managers working for Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) currently…
GMR Transcription Launches New Website for its Business
California based leading Transcription Services Company; GMR Transcription Services Inc. announced the launching of the new website for its transcription business.
GMR Transcription, a leading American transcription company with clients throughout the world has just launched a new & fresh look for its website designed to improve customer experience when they visit its site. The company is constantly looking for newest trends in the industry so that it can offer its…
The Ministry of Transportation and Public Works in the State of Minas Gerais (Br …
The Integrated Public Works System (IPWS) built on AuraPortal's BPMS Management Platform, is a complete solution for the automation of all its activities through BPM Process.
Woburn (Boston), MA, June 28, 2011 - AuraPortal (auraportal.com), a global provider of Business Process Management (BPM) has announced that the Ministry of Transportation and Public Works in the state of Minas Gerais (Brazil) is implementing an Integrated Public Works System (IPWS) built on AuraPortal's…
Luxmy Furniture Finalist For Telstra Business Award
Telstra has named the finalists in the 2011 Telstra NSW Business Awards and Luxmy Furniture has been nominated for the ‘AMP Innovation Award’. The company is one of 20 businesses in the state that are finalists in seven categories at the awards.
“We’re very proud to be listed as a finalist for the prestigious Telstra Business Award. In a difficult time for the manufacturing sector we are very striving to…
AuraPortal's COO, Olivia Trilles, discusses Current and Future trends of Busines …
Panel discussion about BPM trends, with AuraPortal COO Olivia Trilles, hosted by Global ETM
Woburn (Boston), MA, June 28, 2011 - AuraPortal (auraportal.com), a global provider of Business Process Management (BPM) software, announced that Olivia Trilles, AuraPortal's Chief Operations Officer, provided insight into the current and future direction of BPM on an Industry panel discussion hosted by Global ETM, an independent resource for IT and C-level executives. The panel discussion was…
AuraPortal Provides a Unique Secure Method to Evaluate Business Process Manageme …
AURA provides real-life test cases to assist in evaluating BPM solutions
Woburn (Boston), MA, June 28, 2011 - AuraPortal (auraportal.com), a global provider of Business Process Management (BPM) software, has announced a unique approach to evaluating BPMS software through an offer to building a real-life, executable business process case example that is specific to the company evaluating BPM software. While most BPM companies only seek to demo their software, AURA offers…
Da Bruno Marbella Restaurants Host A Night Of Opera On 29th June At Da Bruno Sul …
Marbella, Malaga ( openpr.com ) June 28, 2011 - The Da Bruno Restaurants Group hosts a Night Of Opera, at one of its Marbella Restaurants, Da Bruno Sul Mare, on 29th June 2011.
A wonderful night of opera, featuring Anna Sargeant and Pedro Barrientos will be hosted on Wednesday 29th June at Da Bruno Sul Mare, to commence at 9pm (21.00).
The renowned mezzo-soprano Anna Sargeant, who was born in Poland and…
THE PLAZA AT QUERENCIA AT BARTON CREEK RECEIVES DEFICIENCY-FREE INSPECTION FROM …
The Plaza at Querencia at Barton Creek senior living community received a deficiency-free inspection rating in assisted living and memory support from the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services.
“I’m very proud of the staff at The Plaza”, said Ross Dickmann, executive director at Querencia. “They work hard each day to provide the best care to our residents and receiving zero deficiencies speaks highly for the community…
Excellent Quarter For Brazilian Investment by Obelisk International News
Brazil has just published its economic results for 2011’s first quarter. Highlights include a GDP growth of 1.3% and an 8.8% increase in investment in Brazil.
The 1.3% growth for the first three months of this year came as no surprise to analysts who continue to predict a healthy 4% for Brazil’s annual GDP. The fastest-growing sectors over the last quarter were Brazilian agriculture with a quarterly gain of 3.3%, followed…
Enterprise Bank & Trust to Acquire Creve Coeur Branch of BankLiberty
June 27, 2011 (St. Louis) – Enterprise Bank & Trust, the banking subsidiary of Enterprise Financial Services Corp (NASDAQ: EFSC), announced that it has agreed to purchase certain assets and assume the liability for certain deposits of the BankLiberty branch at 11401 Olive Boulevard in Creve Coeur, MO. Enterprise intends to operate the location as a full-service branch of Enterprise Bank & Trust, subject to regulatory approval, beginning…
GENERATIONS OF BOY SCOUTS GATHERED AT EDGEMERE FOR ANNUAL AWARDS BANQUET
In keeping with its long tradition of community involvement, Edgemere senior living community recently welcomed Cub Scout Pack 887 for its annual awards banquet. Joining the young scouts were a few Edgemere residents who had many stories and memories of their own from their days with the organization to share with the boys. Friends and family of the local group were treated to a gourmet dinner complete with…
Saif Mansour Selected as a Winner of the 2011 40 Under 40 M&A Advisor Recognitio …
Managing Partner of Breakwater Investment Management has been recognized for his accomplishments and expertise by an independent panel of distinguished business leaders.
Los Angeles, CA, June 28, 2011 -- Saif Mansour, Managing Partner of Breakwater Investment Management, LLC (“Breakwater”), has been selected as a 2011 winner of the second annual 40 UNDER 40 M&A Advisor Recognition Awards. Breakwater is a private investment firm that specializes in direct investments in small to…
AAA Backs BNY Mellon on Brazil Investment Recommendation
Investment experts at organizations including Alternative Asset Analysis (AAA) and BNY Mellon ARX, claim that Brazil is becoming an increasingly attractive prospect for investors in the run up to its hosting of the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics.
Boston, Massachusetts, June 28, 2011 -- Investment experts at organizations including Alternative Asset Analysis (AAA) and BNY Mellon ARX, claim that Brazil is becoming an increasingly attractive prospect for investors in…
ISMM reiterates the importance of compliance training relating to the new Briber …
The Institute of Sales and Marketing Management (ISMM) – the UK's association for sales professionals – is continuing to emphasise the need for training and continuing professional development (CPD) activities relating to the UK Bribery Act, which comes into effect on 1st July.
Stephen Wright, the ISMM’s Commercial Director, commented: “There is a great deal being said and written about this new Act – not least an article by Michael Sacks,…
Brazil creates more jobs than the US this year
So far this year, Brazil created a total of 1.17 million new jobs, a huge number when compared to the 783,000 created by the US.
The information was confirmed by both the Labor Ministry and the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Even though Brazil’s economy slowed down from 7.5 percent growth last year to 5.5 percent ending in March, the South American emerging market registered 252,067 jobs in the month of May, compared…
Steve Smolinsky to Speak at United Nations – Nippon Foundation Africa Alumni Fel …
Founder and President of Benari Ltd is keynote speaker and program director for the Annual Alumni Conference being held in Nairobi, Kenya.
Birchrunville, PA, June 28, 2011 -- The Annual Alumni Conference for the Africa Region of the UN-Nippon Foundation of Japan Fellowhship Program will be held in Nairobi, Kenya from July 10 – 16. Alumni from at least 11 African nations and lecturers from all over the world will meet…
Axis Bank launches e-Wallet Card
Axis Bank, India’s third largest private sector Bank, today announced the launch of the ‘e-Wallet Card’, an innovative solution for online payments. The e-Wallet Card is an electronic payments service offered free of cost, which works like any credit or debit card for making online payments.
The e-Wallet Card can be created instantly using Axis Bank’s Internet Banking and can be used for making payments on all websites that accept Visa…
New smartKPIs.com Report Ranks the Top Project Management KPIs of 2010
June 22, 2011, Melbourne, Australia – smartKPIs.com, the world’s largest source of thoroughly documented Key Performance Indicator (KPI) examples announces that Project schedule performance and Project cost performance dominate the “Top 25 Project Management KPIs of 2010”. The report presents in detail KPIs such as: “# Earned man-hours”, “% Project resource utilization” and “% Project budget variance at project end”, among other KPI examples reviewed by the smartKPIs.com research team.…
Europe in Crisis: Spain - A Resilient PPP Market?
InfraNews’ feature by Miguel Peña Azpilicueta, BBVA's Executive Director of Project Finance
Little doubt remains as to the profound effect that the financial and sovereign debt crises, triggered by the problems in the US sub-prime market, have had on the Spanish economy. And the PPP market has been no exception. But its intrinsic strength and consistent rate of growth throughout the past decade to become one of the largest in the…
LA Mobile Billboards Offers Unique Advertising Opportunity
Truck-Mounted, Mobile Advertising Breaks Through Media Clutter With Unmatched Results.
LA, CA – 26 June 2011 – LA Mobile Billboards provides advertisers with customized advertising designed to be seen and heard, night or day. Mobile scrolling billboards allow advertising to target specific geographic zones by tying mobile advertising to more traditional advertising like direct mail campaigns. Reasonably priced, the mobile advertising medium results in unmatched marketing results.
There are few limits on…
Shazaaam PR Campaigns Win Three International Awards
NOVI, Mich., June 27th, 2011 ― Shazaaam! Public Relations, based in Novi, Mich., today announced that it has won three awards in two international communications competitions―the MarCom Awards and the Hermes Creative Awards.
The MarCom Awards are administered by the Association of Marketing & Communications Professionals to honor outstanding achievement and service to the communications profession. Shazaaam received two MarCom gold awards: One for trade media placement for a…
Elizabeth Pecha-Poelker and Matthew Wilson Elected to Enterprise Bank & Trust-Su …
June 27, 2011 (St. Louis) – Enterprise Bank & Trust, a banking subsidiary of Enterprise Financial Services Corp (NASDAQ: EFSC) added Elizabeth (Liz) Pecha-Poelker and Matthew (Matt) Wilson to its Sunset Hills Region’s Board of Directors, according to an announcement by James (Jim) Williams; chairman of the Enterprise Bank & Trust’s Sunset Hills Region Board. Williams is founder of Sunset Transportation.
Poelker is the CEO of PrintFlex Graphics, Inc., founded…
Mobile learning technology gets a boost from eXact learning solutions
eXact learning solutions presented the new Android version of its ‘eXact Mobile’ solution – which is also available for the Blackberry, iPad and iPhone device series - at the mLearnCon 2011 conference in San Jose, California, 21st and 22nd June.
eXact learning solutions – one of the world’s leading providers of learning content management systems (LCMS) and digital repository (DR) solutions - also discussed the latest trends in mobile learning…
Retail Investment in Brazil Tops Index
Obelisk International News, Marbella, June 27 2011. When it comes to retail investment, Brazil has the highest market potential among 30 developing countries. And investment in Latin America retail opportunities dominates the rankings.
AT Kearney’s annual Global Retail Development Index is topped by Brazil with Uruguay and Chile in second and third places. This dominance of Latin American investment in retail indicates the potential to be found in the continent.
The 2011…
Apriso Adds to Health and Beauty Clientele with L'Occitane
Manufacturer selects Apriso’s FlexNet as a next-generation platform for manufacturing operations management, to help manage the firm’s strong expected growth
LONG BEACH, CA — June 27, 2011 — Apriso, a leading provider of manufacturing software solutions, today announced L'Occitane, an international manufacturer and retailer of skincare, body care, fragrance and hair care products, has selected Apriso’s FlexNet as their enterprise Manufacturing Execution System (MES). Apriso will help L'Occitane manage their strong…
PRTM teams up with the Harvard Business School Club of the UAE to showcase Middl …
(DUBAI, United Arab Emirates)—(June 26, 2011)—Global management consulting firm PRTM and the Harvard Business School (HBS) Club of the UAE joined forces to highlight the benefits of Middle East innovation at an event attended by more than 80 C-level executives from leading organizations.
Held at the DIFC’s Capital Club on June 20, the event included a discussion led by Jean-Marc Paufique, general manager of zawya.com, who highlighted his company’s transformation from…
CLOUDecision Announces Launch Date and Product List for First Cloud-based Financ …
WOODLAND PARK, NJ. – Financial institutions no longer need to pay thousands of dollars in licensing fees for outdated, inefficient software. CLOUDecision, a start-up from Woodland Park, New Jersey, announced the launch of the industry’s first cloud-based financial analytics and decisioning platform on Tuesday, June 28th. The company’s first product offering provides secure, software-free solutions in the areas of business, individual and global financial analysis and spreading, commercial loan decisioning,…
Li CunXin, Author of Best-seller Mao’s Last Dancer and Renowned Motivational Spe …
Li CunXin, Author of Best-seller Mao’s Last Dancer and Renowned Motivational Speaker, joins China Speakers Agency, joins China Speakers Agency, the international speakers bureau with a China focus.
Hong Kong, June 27, 2011 -- Li CunXin, Author of Best-seller Mao’s Last Dancer and Renowned Motivational Speaker, joins China Speakers Agency, joins China Speakers Agency, the international speakers bureau with a China focus.
Li CunXin
Li Cunxin’s journey is simply remarkable. He was born…
Belcentrale Relying on PALLADION for Real-time VoIP Network Management
Belcentrale who regards customer satisfaction as the biggest promoter of growth, is now using PALLADION for the 1st line support desk to troubleshoot quality issues on the client level, being able now to monitor real-time streams as well as analyzing historical data.
Berlin, Germany, and Cwmbran, United Kingdom, June 27, 2011 -- IPTEGO and its strategic technology partner SIPHON Networks are pleased to announce a successful deployment of the PALLADION NGN…
The Financial Crisis in Greece
Dominating the headlines, the financial crisis in Greece has resulted in split opinions and the effects it will have in Britain and across Europe.
There are now worries about Italy, as their banks stocks were suspended on Friday following a steep drop in their share prices. There are also concerns that Italian banks face possible ratings downgrades.
The Duetsche Bank said: “The recent weakness has put Italy's structural problem in focus. This…
