Press Releases by Category Business, Economy, Finances, Banking & Insurance
The Northern Office Launches New Website for KL Tower Serviced Residences
Clark, Pampanga, January 2014 – Philippine marketing consultancy firm, The Northern Office announced today the launching of the brand new website for Makati City’s premier, upscale serviced apartments, KL Tower Serviced Residences. The new website can be found at www.kltower.ph.
The website reflects the brand’s lifestyle position, with segments that allow users to see the ultimate KL Tower experience. The web sections are also carefully planned to highlight the brand’s…
Rodman & Rodman P.C. Appoints Katherine Bautze as Office Manager
BRAINTREE, NEWTON AND SUDBURY, MA...
Rodman & Rodman, P.C., an independent accounting and tax firm, has appointed Katherine Bautze as Office Manager at their main office in Newton.
Ms. Bautze, who is a resident of Sudbury, brings more than 20 years of administrative, bookkeeping and managerial experience to the Rodman & Rodman team. For the past 11 years, Ms. Bautze held the position of Director of Administration, Bookkeeping and Human…
Raptivity to Provide Sneak Peek of ‘Experience Builder’ at LEARNTEC 2014
The Raptivity team will participate in the conference at Karlsruhe Trade Fair Center, Karlsruhe, Germany, Europe from 4th – 6th February, 2014. The team will be exhibiting at booth no. E55. The team will be showcasing Raptivity’s latest suite of HTML5 interactions. Visitors to the Raptivity booth at LEARNTEC will also get to experience Raptivity’s redesigned user interface, which promises enhanced user experience and improved efficiency while creating interactions. The…
Weng Fine Art AG Extends its Stock Buyback Program
Weng Fine Art AG Extends its Stock Buyback Program - Sales in the 2nd Half rose above Expectations
PRESS RELEASE | 31 JANUARY 2014
Weng Fine Art AG Extends its Stock Buyback Program - Sales in the 2nd Half rose above Expectations
The CEO and the board of Weng Fine Art AG (WFA) have decided, pursuant to § 71 Abs. 1 No. 8 AktG, to extend its stock buyback program up to…
New Options for More Success in 2014! Plunet’s Business and Translation Manageme …
New year starts with the release of Version 5.6 of Plunet’s business and translation management system.
Berlin, Germany, January 31, 2014 -- New year starts with the release of Version 5.6 of Plunet’s business and translation management system. The latest version features further developments of the system’s key project and business management functionalities.
Professional translation agencies and language services using Plunet 5.6 will have a management software at their fingertips that offers…
The Business Case for Robust and Effective Sustainability Communications
Objective
The objective of this webinar (45-minute presentation / 15-minute Q&A) is to reinforce the business case for organizations to create leading and robust sustainability communications. As global attention is placed on the sustainability performance of organizations around the World, companies have never needed to ensure their message on their sustainability position is clearer, sharper and more focused than ever. Some global drivers, including GRI G4 and integrated reporting will mean…
Canada Post launch new public address search with Postcode Anywhere
Canada Post has upgraded its online postal code finder using AddressComplete, the new search-based address service launched with address management experts, Postcode Anywhere.
Providing easy access to Canada Post’s property level Postal Code Address Database (PCAD), citizens in Canada can confirm shipping details by simply entering the full or partial address details in AddressComplete to obtain the properly validated address.
Commenting on the launch, Guy Mucklow, CEO of Postcode Anywhere…
3rd Annual HR Oman Summit Opens in Muscat, Oman
Fleming Gulf's 3rd Annual HR Oman Summit was officially inaugurated on 27th Jan at Intercontinental Muscat, Oman by 'His Excellency AL Sayed Salim Musalam Ali Al-Busaidi, Under-Secretary Of Administrative Development Ministry Of Civil Service, Oman. Aptly themed 'Time For Change- Next Generation HR- Evolution 2.0', the summit hosted over 70 distinguished HR professionals from Oman and other Middle East countries who discussed crucial issues on how to seize new opportunities with value-added…
One in 10 Coloradans Choose Colorado HealthOP on State’s Health Insurance Market …
Member-Driven Health Insurance Reports Significant Gain Among State’s Newly Insured
Denver, CO, January 25, 2013 — Colorado’s first statewide cooperative health insurance carrier, Colorado HealthOP, has made significant progress in the Colorado health insurance marketplace. The CO-OP announced today that it holds 10 percent market share among Coloradans who enrolled in health insurance on Connect for Health Colorado.
New Colorado HealthOP members point to the insurer’s member-driven philosophy and its focus on…
Emerging B2C E-Commerce market in the MENA region
Hamburg based secondary research company yStats.com has released a new report on B2C E-Commerce. The “MENA B2C E-Commerce Report 2014” indicates that Middle East and Northern Africa are among the most dynamic regions in global E-Commerce, with still more growth expected in coming years.
According to the findings of this report, B2C E-Commerce presently accounts for less than 1% of total retail sales in the region, as there are obstacles…
EnGarde Introduces New MT-PRO Multi-Threat Panel
(The Netherlands – January 24, 2014) – EnGarde is proud to announce the introduction of our new MT-PRO™ multi-threat panel that fits in many of our popular ballistic models such as the DeLuxe, Patrol and Leopard.
By integrating Dyneema® fabrics from DSM with our proven TitanSkin™ anti-stab technology, we developed a panel that adds stab protection without sacrificing either superior ballistic performance or comfort.
“Many of our…
Oliver Wight to present at 9th annual ‘Advancing Sales and Operations Planning t …
Business improvement firm, Oliver Wight are to be a keynote speaker at this year’s Marcus Evan conference designed to equip industry professionals with the skills to mature their S&OP process to Integrated Business Planning (IBP). The conference, held at the Radisson Blue Hotel in Amsterdam from the 3rd to 5th of February, provides delegates with an overview of how to improve profitability, long-term business planning and process efficiency by advancing…
Reliance Industries to invest in Algae.Tec and fund its first India Plant
Continuing in its rapid expansion in diverse fields, Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) has announced an investment in Australian algae fuel developer Algae.Tec’s first Indian biofuel plant. The Indian Market represents a possible huge market for the Perth-based company and many companies are eyeing setting up shop here.
Mukesh Ambani owned RIL will initially invest $1.5 million in the Australian company followed by $1.2 million at a later date. Using the…
GIA Webinar to Demonstrate How Companies can Increase Efficiency of Market Intel …
Competitive advantage in a globalized marketplace can be gained or lost by how well a company conducts market intelligence. According to the 2013 Global Market Intelligence Survey by Global Intelligence Alliance (GIA) however, 45 percent of companies say a lack of information about their market environment and competition delays decisions.
The strategic market intelligence group says that as an internal corporate function, the key purpose of market intelligence is to enable…
Online retail sales in Middle East still low, with strong growth potential
Hamburg based secondary research company yStats.com has released a new report on business to consumer commerce conducted electronically. The “Middle East B2C E-Commerce Report 2014” indicates that E-Commerce in the region has grown significantly in recent years, and is prepared for a boom, as internet connections spread and the population becomes more familiar with online shopping. Growth rates of around 20% per year are expected for the next few years.…
B2C E-Commerce growth in Turkey is among the fastest worldwide
A newly released publication by Hamburg-based secondary research organization yStats.com, “Turkey B2C E-Commerce Report 2014,” indicates that Turkey is among the world leaders in B2C E-Commerce growth. Sales in 2013 were around 40% higher than the previous year, with growth rates close to this number expected for the next three years. There were over 50,000 E-Commerce portals operating in Turkey in 2013.
The research team at yStats.com reports that…
Biennial Survey of Leading Corporations Reveals Most Important Leadership Capabi …
Leaders from some of the world’s best known large and medium-sized organizations across the globe participated in the biennial survey, which has been conducted by EDA every two years to four years since 1983.
Oklahoma City, OK, January 22, 2014 - For today’s executives, the ability to develop a successful business strategy is no longer enough. In our complex business environment, the most successful organizations will be the ones with leaders…
Rubric Honored in Translators without Borders’ Access to Knowledge Awards
Global Language Services Provider Recognized for Its Significant Contributions to
Aid the Non-Profit in Achieving Its Mission of Translating for Humanity
WALTHAM, Massachusetts and LOS ALTOS, California—January 21, 2014—Global language services provider Rubric has been named the recipient of The Donor Award in Translators without Borders’ second annual Access to Knowledge Awards. As a Gold sponsor of Translators without Borders over the past three years, the company has helped the non-profit…
EuroShop 2014: World premiers and Stadtgeflüster at MBA's booth
For this year’s EuroShop, the Reutlingen based company MBA will showcase sound absorbing walls, innovative surface coverings and entire cities from wall systems - MBA is a developer, manufacturer and distributor of sustainable modular walls, Structure space systems and self-adhesive surface coverings.
Reutlingen (January, 21th 2014)
Museum tours without the disturbing noises of other groups, discussions with customers in a pleasant atmosphere, trade show booth environments shielded from the noise and…
4th Middle East and Africa Insurance Summit commences today at Dubai
Supported by the Emirates Insurance Association, 4th Annual Middle East and Africa Insurance Summit commenced today at Dusit Thani Hotel - Dubai.
Understanding the market, discussing best practices, addressing current challenges and evaluating future opportunities are the key points of discussion at the summit with special focus on developments in Takaful and Reinsurance, Bancassurance and Emerging Product Innovations.
Conference chairman, Robin Ali - Consultant-Health Insurance, Health Funding at Dubai Health Authority …
Pulp Mills and Sawmills in Latin America had Among the Lowest Wood Costs in the …
Declining costs for sawlogs and pulplogs in Brazil and Chile over the past few years have made the forest industry in the two countries quite competitive.
Seattle, WA, January 21, 2014 -- The wood costs for pulp and lumber manufacturers in the two largest producing countries in Latin America, Brazil and Chile, have fallen during much of 2012 and 2013, and were in the 2Q/13 at the lowest levels in over…
TRAINING FOR TOMORROW'S PROFESSIONALS A CNC Training Initiative by KNUTH Machine …
In a joint initiative, Siemens and KNUTH Machine Tools developed a complete training system comprising CNC machine tools, training PCs, and real-world learning software. These systems are used to teach users how to program and operate CNC machines and to deepen the knowledge of advanced users. Two systems are offered for different extents of training requirements.
The use of CNC machines is an absolute prerequisite in today's manufacturing environment, which demands…
B2B Soft and Wireless One Partner on Integrated Inventory Management System for …
Dealer Supply Chain Automatically Streamlined Through The Wireless Standard Retail Management Platform, Maximizing Profits
New York, NY, January 20, 2014 - B2B Soft, a business-to-business software company specializing in retail management for the wireless/cellular retail industry, is pleased to announce a new partnership with Wireless One, Inc. to offer B2B Soft's Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) through the Wireless One network of wireless dealers. Wireless One distributes wireless devices and accessories…
ITC Systems hires new General Manager
Toronto, ON – January 16, 2013 – ITC Systems has opened the New Year with a bold new hire, appointing industry expert Chris Mitchele as the company’s General Manager. Company founder and CEO Campbell Richardson notes that Mr. Mitchele’s appointment sprang from a period of unparalleled growth at ITC Systems over the past two years.
“We’ve been in the enviable position of having consistently increased our market share over…
New Product Release: netZtouch QBX 7800
January 8, 2014 - Toronto, ON: – ITC Systems officially launches the netZtouch QBX 7800, an online account based secure print release and copier control terminal, it allows for jobs/copies to be tracked and/or can charge an account for them. This device boasts an intuitive 7.5” Touch Screen with an integrated magnetic swipe and contactless reader, a perfect solution for universities, colleges, libraries & office environments where copy/print…
Miami Web Development Firm Launches maxPSO.com Website Acceleration & Page Speed …
Google gives faster web pages higher search rankings to reward better user experience. maxPSO from WebFL.US makes web pages load faster to deliver increased web traffic and higher conversion rates.
From their headquarters in Miami, South Florida web development firm WebFL.US today announced the launch of their new maxPSO™ Website Acceleration & Landing Page Speed Optimization Service.
Over three years ago search engine giant Google stated "We encourage you to start looking…
BVC Logistics Receives Best Logistics Company Award at GJTCI Excellence Awards
BVC Logistics in Mumbai was recently announced as the Best Logistics Company by the Gem & Jewellery Trade Council of India.
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India., January 17, 2014 -- On January 4, 2014, the Gem & Jewellery Trade Council of India (GJTCI) held their annual award ceremony and BVC logistics, a pioneer in providing logistics solutions to the gem and jewellery sector, was announced as the winner of the Best Logistics Company.…
40 Sessions Set For Association's Virtual Long Term Care Insurance Conference
An extensive program focused on the marketing and selling of long term care insurance and hybrid long term care solutions has been set for the American Association for Long Term Care Insurance's 2014 national conference.
"In addition to the several hundred who will be attending the actual event, we expect several thousand insurance agents and financial advisors will be viewing sessions broadcast live from the LTC Summit," announced Jesse Slome, executive…
Pluris Valuation Advisors Names Henry Vice President
NEW YORK, N.Y., Jan. 13, 2014 – Pluris Valuation Advisors, LLC today announced that Steven D. Henry, MAI of Placentia, Calif., a nationally recognized expert in valuing complex real estate, has joined the firm as Vice President in Pluris’ Newport Beach, Calif., office.
Henry has valued commercial portfolios with estimated values up to $15 billion that include some of the best-known properties in Southern California. He has experience valuing complex…
Shell’s Upstream Business Unit Trials Intelligence Plaza For Market Insights Sha …
2014-01-09 – Royal Dutch Shell plc, a global group of energy and petrochemicals companies with around 90,000 employees in more than 80 countries and territories, has successfully trialed a competitive intelligence software, Intelligence Plaza®, for its upstream business.
Like any company, Shell routinely monitors the factors that influence their business prospects, and tries to predict what may lie ahead. Shell’s upstream business searches for and recovers crude oil and natural gas.…
Clinical Chemistry and Immunodiagnostics Market 2014 Opportunities Forecast & An …
2014 Opportunities in the Global Clinical Chemistry and Immunodiagnostic Market is a new seven-country strategic analysis of major business opportunities emerging in the clinical chemistry and immunodiagnostic markets during the next five years. The report explores future trends in the U.S., five major European countries (France, Germany, Italy, Spain, UK) and Japan; provides estimates of the specimen, test and sales volumes, as well as major suppliers’ sales and market…
T5 Data Centers™ Launches T5@NY Data Center Facility in Westchester County to Se …
Powered Shell Data Center Located 30 Miles North of Manhattan Ideal for Disaster Recovery and Mirrored Data Processing for Financial and Trading Firms.
Briarcliff Manor, NY, USA (January 8, 2014) -- T5 Data Centers™ (http://www.t5datacenters.com), innovators in providing state-of-the-art, customizable and highly reliable computing support environments for any enterprise, today announced the launch of T5@NY in Westchester County, the company's seventh U.S. data center location and the first T5 facility in…
How to make and keep New Year's resolutions?
Almost 50% of people make a new year’s resolution of some sort. A good resolution for students and graduates may be “I will find an internship that will jump-start my career”. There are a few simple steps to follow in order to improve chances of success.
Do You Really Want It?
Although it may sound good or make impression on friends and relatives the resolution has to come from within. Many…
CT REIA Announces Its January 2014 Monthly Meeting With Real Estate Expert Andy …
The Connecticut Real Estate Investors Association, or CT REIA, in association with Andy Heller, is announcing its monthly meeting on January 13, 2014. This meeting will take place from 5:30 to 9:00 pm at the Four Points Sheraton, located at 275 Research Parkway in Meriden, CT. Attendees will receive a free CD entitled 10 Ways to Buy Low. This CD ROM describes 10 different ways to buy property below market.…
Harley-Davidson and other companies Take Part in the "Freedom in Business" Confe …
The event took place in December at AuraPortal's Houten headquarters (Holland) with Harley-Davidson, Zon IQ and Syntens
Woburn, MA, January 06, 2013 – AURA (www.auraportal.com), a global provider of AuraPortal. Business Process Management (BPM) software, has announced the success of its participation in the "Freedom in Business" conference organized at its Houten offices (Holland) on November 29.
AuraPortal has been distinguished with great advantage over its competitors by Ovum in its Decision…
Quest CE Releases 2014 Firm Element Course Catalog
Quest CE, premier provider of insurance continuing education and FINRA firm element training, announced today the anticipated debut of its 2014 Firm Element Course Catalog.
“Quest CE prides itself in being the first continuing education provider to release its annual course catalog to the industry,” said Quest CE Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Client Services Alex Krenke. “Working in the best interests of our clients, we ensure that we are…
Soffront CRM and Drip Marketing Helps Moving and Storage Companies Grow Faster
Fremont, California, Dec 23, 2013 - Soffront Software Inc., the CRM software pioneer, today announced that it’s unique CRM and Drip Marketing is helping moving and storage companies grow faster.
Greg Clark, Regional Vice President of Commercial Works, a national moving company said, "As a commercial relocation specialist and provider of office furnishings, our lead and opportunity management and sales process is unique when compared to other industries. All activities of…
Mummert & Company exclusively advised AURELIUS on the sale of the healthcare act …
Munich, 20 December 2013
MUMMERT & COMPANY EXCLUSIVELY ADVISED AURELIUS ON THE SALE OF THE HEALTHCARE ACTIVITY OF BRIGHTONE TO T-SYSTEMS
Mummert & Company, an independent Corporate Finance advisory based in Munich, exclusively advised AURELIUS on the sale of the healthcare software and IT services business of its portfolio company brightONE to T-Systems International GmbH.
T-Systems, the IT subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom AG, for which the transaction represents a further step in becoming…
The market event that defined 2013. 12 experts weigh in
As 2013 comes to an end, our minds turn (as usual) to trading. In fact, we never stop thinking about the markets. This time we shared our fascination and asked a dozen people in the Canadian trading and investing scene what they thought was the seismic event of the year.
And voila! The market event that defined 2013. 12 experts weigh in.
https://community.questrade.com/b/insiders/archive/2013/12/19/year-in-review-what-market-event-defined-2013-12-experts-weigh-in.aspx
Our opinion-makers are as varied as the markets…
India’s warehousing sector to grow at 18% till 2017
- The warehousing industry in India, valued at INR 745 billion in FY 2013, has been growing at ~15% for the last three years
- The industry will grow to about INR 1,440 billion by 2017
- Growth will be driven by government policy initiatives and greater private sector participation
- The unorganized sector will continue to dominate, currently accounting for 92% of the industry
Supply chain management in India has been lagging behind…
India’s cold chain industry to double in value by 2017
- While India is the second largest producer of fruits and vegetables in the world, the lack of cool rooms & refrigerated transport is causing more than 40% losses in annual produce
- India’s integrated cold chain industry, currently valued at INR 245 billion, is expected to reach INR 520 billion by 2017, growing at a CAGR of 20%
- With initiatives by the Indian government and a steep growth in the…
Haruhiko Kitamura Appointed to New Position of Chief Information Officer of SATO …
Tokyo, Japan, December 19, 2013 – SATO, a leader in barcode printing, labeling, and EPC/RFID solutions, announced today the appointment of Mr. Haruhiko Kitamura to the position of Chief Information Officer (CIO).
As CIO, Mr. Kitamura will be responsible for overseeing the planning and deployment of enterprise IT resources to support SATO’s business operations in driving excellent outcomes for the Group and its customers. His primary task will be to lead…
Review - Preview Pharma M2R Minds 2013
Review – Pharma M2R Minds 2013
From Maintenance to Reliability ‒ Holistic and Sophisticated Approaches & Solutions
November 14 - 15, 2013 | Estrel Hotel | Berlin | Germany
"1000 years of maintenance skills at one place.”
Tomas Wahlgren, AstraZeneca Operations
From November 14–15, 2013, we.CONECT invited an international audience of maintenance, reliability and technical engineering professionals coming from departments such as Engineering & Technology, Maintenance & Engineering or Technical Services to the Pharma…
MTI launches CEO Survey for 2014 with CIMA
For the third consecutive year, MTI Consulting will be carrying out the CEO Business Outlook Survey this time around in association with CIMA. The annual survey which will be conducted during the last weeks of the year will lead to the results being released at CIMA’s Corporate Partner Launch scheduled on the 28th of January 2014 at the Cinnamon Grand.
Over 150 Sri Lankan CEO’s (covering multiple sectors and sizes)…
MTI's Hilmy Cader Column debuts Gulf's leading publication
One of the Middle East's longest serving and most respected English newspapers, the Gulf Daily News, has launched an exclusive business page column by MTI CEO Hilmy Cader. Titled as 'Reflections', the column which appears every Sunday in the GDN focuses on strategic business challenges and its relevance to the Gulf Countries.
MTI has continued to be actively involved in several thought leadership initiatives internationally. In the Middle East and…
Soffront Partners with AIM Business Leads to Help Moving & Storage Companies Gro …
Soffront Software Inc., the CRM software pioneer, today announced a strategic partnership with AIM Business Leads, a national B2B research firm and provider of leads to the moving & storage industry.
Soffront is an established leader in the CRM market with award winning Small Business and Enterprise CRM suites. AIM Business Leads is a nationwide provider of office moving leads to multiple industries and interest groups.
With the help of AIM and…
B2C E-Commerce in Africa driven by improved infrastructure and an emerging middl …
Secondary market research publisher yStats.com has released findings in its “Africa B2C E-Commerce Report – 2013” indicating that the growing Internet penetration, the spread of mobile technology and improvement of payment and delivery infrastructure are factors that can boost E-Commerce on the continent. yStats.com CEO Yücel Yelken states “E-Commerce has a high potential in Africa as the growing middle class seeks more convenient shopping and better price quality, driving local…
SMEs from North, East & West Felicitated at Regional Awards Ceremony of IndiaMAR …
- Regional Awards Ceremony held in Mumbai & Delhi; Bengaluru to host the next
- Winners felicitated from Western, Eastern and Northern regions in 14 categories each
- Over 1 lakh nominations received from across the country
New Delhi, December 13, 2013: The passion and the stature of the biggest SME Awards - ET NOW-IndiaMART Leaders of Tomorrow touched a new high with the launch of Regional Awards Ceremony in the 4th edition.…
Translating International Experience into Career Success
In today’s competitive job market, how can candidates successfully leverage skills acquired abroad to enhance their careers? On Dec. 13, 2013, join industry leaders in Chicago for a panel discussion on translating international experience into career success.
NEW YORK (December 11, 2013) – As companies expand operations overseas, enter new markets, and develop international partnerships, the value of global experience in the professional world is growing. Science and industry,…
Yōichi Abe Appointed to New Position of Head of President’s Office at SATO Holdi …
Tokyo, Japan, December 10, 2013 – SATO, a leader in barcode printing, labeling, and EPC/RFID solutions, announced today the appointment of Mr. Yōichi Abe as Head of the President’s Office at SATO Holdings Corporation.
In this role, Mr. Abe will be heading the newly established President’s Office with the following missions:
• Group-wide strategy formation and deployment
To conduct and share financial and strategic analysis and initiate coordinated actions at all levels to…
