Press Releases by Category Business, Economy, Finances, Banking & Insurance
IonGate boosts marketing and sales efforts in the US with new funding
Frankfurt/Main (Germany), 17th September 2008. IonGate Biosciences GmbH announces the closing of a new round of funding amounting to EUR 1 million. The capital contribution comes in as the new investor Hessen Kapital I GmbH joins in a silent partnership with IonGate and it will be used for further expansion of the US business as well as for the increase of the global commercialization of SURFE2R Technology (SURFace Electrogenic Event…
Online File Storage Company MyOtherDrive.com Increases Bandwidth Capabilities
File sharing, storage, and back up solutions provider, MyOtherDrive.com announces that it has increased its bandwidth capabilities. The increased bandwidth means that customers will be able to access their online file storage faster than before.
DAYTON, OH -- Online linking, sharing, and back up solutions provider MyOtherDrive.com announces that it has increased its bandwidth in order to allow customers to download and upload files even faster.
MyOtherDrive.com is designed to allow customers…
Venturity Financial Partners Teams Up With Deltek To Provide Financial and Accou …
Dedicated Team to Bring Full Spectrum of Transaction Processing and Accounting Services to the Government Contracting Community
DALLAS, TX - August 14, 2008 - Venturity Financial Partners, a leading professional services firm that specializes in outsourced financial and accounting services, today announced that it has partnered with enterprise applications software company Deltek® to provide outsourced accounting services to small and mid-sized government contractors that use Deltek GCS Premier® accounting software. Venturity…
LTCA Policyholders Exceed $10 Million in Long Term Care Insurance Claims Paid
Bellevue, WA September 16, 2008 -- Long Term Care Associates celebrated the announcement of long term care insurance claims paid to its clientele having now exceeded $10,000,000.00 from such insurers as Genworth, John Hancock, MetLife, CNA, Penn Treaty, Allianz and many others. Claims have been paid for all levels of service including home health care, custodial care, homemaker services, assisted living and skilled nursing care. In many cases…
Masterpiece Graphix Introduces ENVision, Eco-Friendly Materials for the HP-Indig …
Sept. 16, 2008 (St. Louis, MO) Masterpiece Graphix proudly introduces their new eco-aware digital materials line ENVision, a series of roll and sheet Indigo products that give end-users the freedom to choose their desired level of sustainability. Derived from the concept “Visualizing a better environment”, MGX ENVision allows consumers to choose from Green, Greener, and Greenest category breakdowns that feature materials such as corn-based Earthfirst polylactic acid (PLA) film, wood-pulp…
Apollo DKV: A new trend in health insurance market
Apollo Group of Hospitals has made an entry into the insurance market now with its recent launch of the Apollo DKV. Collaborated with Europe’s largest private health insurer DKV, this venture may create a new wave in health insurance market. The make-public launch of this policy reads Apollo Group of Hospitals holding a 74 per cent share whereas German-based DKV holds 26 percent remaining stakes.
The main asset of this…
Tophotelprojects.com®: 7% growth of leading hotel projects worldwide
Number of luxury hotels increase 16% - Hotel project boom in Dubai
Hamburg/Germany – September 16, 2008 - The opening of the Atlantis resort in Dubai (1,529 rooms) end of September marks the completion of only one hotel project of nearly 100 in the United Arab Emirates. Within the next five years, approximately 42,000 rooms will be added to the first class and luxury hotel market of Dubai. The number of…
Master CPR Undergoes Corporate Rebrand To Annuvia
MasterCPR has reinvented itself to better provide life-saving equipment and wellness, CPR, and first aid training programs to companies nation-wide.
SAN FRANCISCO -- MasterCPR announces its company rebrand under the Annuvia name. The rebranding is expected to provide beneficial results for Annuvia, its clients, and the national community.
In 2004, MasterCPR was founded under the mission of creating high-quality products and services to protect the health and safety of individuals in the…
PrimeGenesis Releases White Paper on How to Succeed in a New Leadership Role
Stamford, CT, September 17, 2008 – PrimeGenesis (primegenesis.com), the leading executive onboarding and transition acceleration group serving senior leaders taking on particularly complex or high-stakes situations released a white paper today that shares key learning from its executive onboarding practice about how to succeed in a new leadership role.
Titled “Succeed in Your New Leadership Role,” the white paper identifies what a new leader should do to: get…
ST Aerospace pilot training unit acquires flying school in Australia for A$120,0 …
Singapore Technologies Aerospace Ltd (ST Aerospace) today announced that Aviation Training Academy Australia Pty Ltd (ATAA), a wholly-owned subsidiary of ST Aviation Training Academy Pte Ltd (STATA), has acquired 100% of Bruce Hartwig Flying School for a total cash consideration of A$120,000 (about S$155,000). The consideration was arrived at on a willing buyer, willing seller basis. STATA is a subsidiary of ST Aerospace, the aerospace arm of Singapore Technologies Engineering…
ST Aerospace completes MD-11BCF conversion programme for UPS
Singapore Technologies Aerospace Ltd (ST Aerospace) today announced the redelivery of the 38th MD-11 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) to UPS Airlines after completion of its PASSENGER-TO-FREIGHTER (PTF) CONVERSION at its Singapore-based facility, ST Aviation Services Company Pte Ltd (SASCO). This also marks the successful completion of the MD-11 PTF conversion programme for UPS Airlines.
SASCO began the PTF conversion programme for UPS Airlines in April 2001. To date, SASCO…
Search Engine Positioning Company Customer Magnetism On Target To Double Revenue …
Search engine advertising company Customer Magnetism announces that it is on track to double its 2007 total revenue. Customer Magnetism also plans to double its staff by the end of the year to meet the increased demand for search engine placement services.
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA - Search engine optimization company Customer Magnetism announces that it is on track to double its previous year's revenues by the close of 2008. In July,…
The Business Group, Inc Announces New Employee Awards Program Calculator
The Business Group, Inc has recently developed a new employee recognition rewards calculator that measures the return on investment of a non-sales incentive or recognition awards program. The calculator puts a monetary value on a non-sales incentive or an employee recognition program.
ROCKLIN, CA – The Business Group, Inc announces that they have designed a new calculator to determine a company's return on investment when implementing an employee recognition rewards program.
After…
Lingo24 Opens New Office in Romania
Translation agency Lingo24 expands business in Eastern Europe by inaugurating its second office in Timisoara, Romania.
Following 3 years of successful business in Romania, a country with one of Europe’s highest rates of economic growth, UK-based translation company Lingo24 launches its second office in the city of Timisoara this month.
The opening of Lingo24’s new location is the result of the rapid yet consistent expansion of the local team since operations…
ID Protection Advice from the BBB of Eastern NC
Free Document Shredding Part of “Secure Your ID” Day
RALEIGH, N.C. (September 13, 2008) – The Better Business Bureau (BBB) of Eastern North Carolina offers advice on reducing the risk of identity theft. Identity protection today can save consumers future trouble and prevent the loss of money or other valuables.
A Javelin Strategy and Research survey on ID theft estimates that 8.1 million Americans became victims of identity fraud…
Axience expands and strengthens board with appointment of Alex Carre de Malberg
Mumbai, India, Dubai, UAE and London, UK, 08th September 2008 – Alex Carre de Malberg, Managing Director at Rothschild has agreed to become a non-Executive Director at Axience from September 2008. This follows similar appointment of Mr. Nitin Mehta, who runs CFA Institute in EMEA, in July 2008.
Axience provides bespoke research and analytics solutions to the financial services sector, consulting firms and general industry globally. Its key clients include leading…
Americana Community Bank Hires New Credit Analyst
Americana Community Bank, americanafinancial.com, has hired Gary Benik as its new Credit Analyst. Benik currently works out of the Maple Grove branch, supporting the loan officers in all five Americana Community Bank branches.
Benik has more than 25 years of banking experience and most recently held a senior credit analyst position at a large bank with branches in northern and central Minnesota.
“Gary is a great addition…
Sally Glick Joins Sageworks’ CPA Advisory Board
Raleigh, NC: Sageworks Inc., the developer of ProfitCents, announced today that Sally Glick, Chief Marketing Officer at Sobel & Company, LLC., has been named to the company’s CPA Advisory Board. Members of the advisory board serve as external advisors to the management team and the company’s board of directors to help identify, launch and develop improvements to current products as well as provide strategic direction to new ventures.
Before…
Basware among Five Largest ePurchasing Vendors Globally According to Independent …
Basware Corporation, a leading provider of Enterprise Purchase to Pay solutions, was among the select companies evaluated in the September 2008 Holistic View: The ePurchasing Software Market report, published by Forrester Research Inc.
Overall the ePurchasing market is estimated to continue to grow strongly and Basware was evaluated to be among the five largest ePurchasing vendors globally. With the eProcurement market getting saturated at the largest enterprise level, according…
Germany is Europe’s largest Foodservice Market
Study of CHD-Expert shows: Growth in Western Europe continues
Hamburg/Germany – Sept 12, 2008 - Strong growth in the European Foodservice industry: In nearly all Western European countries the Away-from-Home Market expands. Only in Italy the Foodservice branch shows a light decrease. According to an international study of CHD Expert, the most meals will be served in Germany. Great Britain and France are ranked second and third on the Top 10…
San Diego Jewelry Buyers & Local Pawn Shops Increase Co-operation During Economi …
The current economy is causing more San Diego residents to head down to their local pawn shops for small loans, and the result has been that many pawn shop owners are in a cash crunch. According to co-owner Carl Blackburn, San Diego Jewelry Buyers (SDJB) has been buying increasing amounts of fine jewelry, watches, diamonds, and gold from the San Diego pawn shops that it regularly works with.
“Over the past…
Americana Community Bank Launches New Website
Americana Community Bank (ACB) has created a new design for their website, americanafinancial.com, to make it easier to navigate, more user friendly, and to include additional product and service information.
Americana Community Bank’s new website allows customers to login to their personal or business online banking accounts; try a free online banking demo; and read about the bank’s history, privacy policies and services offered, including checking and savings accounts, health…
Sage 50 Accounts - Still the system of choice for the small business?
Sage 50 is the UK’s best selling accounting software package and is recommended by 90% of the UK’s practicing accountants. However, with businesses demanding more and more from their accounting software and the accounts market increasing in competition is Sage 50 able to hold its own? DMC Software Solutions specialists in training, supporting, supplying and implementing Sage CRM business solutions analyse whether the latest version of Sage 50, Sage 50…
Gift Basket Entrepreneur Attains Top Honors, Amy Lind Named 2008 Designer of the …
The Basket Connection National Gift Basket Convention and Trade Show named Amy Lind – the Owner and Creative Director for The Basket Corner – the 2008 Designer of the Year. The awards gala took place at the Atlanta Hilton Hotel with top designers and entrepreneurs from across the United States present.
The Basket Connection presents the Designer of the Year award annually to one individual who has made an outstanding…
Five Star Executives Celebrates Six Years Of Virtual Assistance
Five Star Executives, a virtual assistance company, will be celebrating their 6th anniversary this month. Five Star Executives began as, A Virtual Solution in September 2002, when owner Crystal Redhead-Gould packed her bags and said goodbye to the corporate world.
Since then, the company has grown from strength to strength and continues to exceed the projected targets each year.
Sharing her thoughts on the eve of the company’s anniversary, Crystal Redhead-Gould reflects,…
Americana Community Bank Officer Earns Diploma from the Graduate School of Banki …
James Swiontek, Senior Lending Officer for Americana Community Bank, and a resident of Jordan, Minn., was recently awarded a diploma during the Graduate School of Banking’s (GSB) 64th annual commencement exercises.
Established in 1945, the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, provides advanced bank management education to more than 550 financial service professionals each year. Incorporating topics related to banking, economics and leadership, the curriculum emphasizes managing the…
Web Ecosystem Marketing™ Sets the Gold Standard for Franchised Organizations and …
LOS ANGELES (September 08, 2008) – On the heels of selling a portion of its business, BroadSpire® emerges with laser sharp focus on a new, innovative Web marketing service that it has been developing for over two years. BroadSpire’s new service will initially focus on the franchise industry where traditional, conservative marketing methods still rule. While these stalwarts lead global growth, whether they know it or not, their centralized Web…
Connecticut Better Business Bureau holding free document shredding and tips on i …
Second “Secure Your ID” event open to the public
Wallingford, CT – September 8, 2008 – Following a joint news conference this afternoon, Connecticut BBB President and CEO, Paulette Hotton Scarpetti and Connecticut Commissioner Jerry Farrell of the Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) announced a joint program to help Connecticut consumers and business owners protect themselves from identity theft.
Both entities are holding similar free events at different times and locations to…
British Pound Slides Deeper Against US Dollar
It was a good week for European equity markets with the FTSE100 finishing the week at 5636, its highest level for nearly two months. US markets didn’t have such a good time of it, with the Dow Jones and S&P500 finishing largely flat on the week and the Nasdaq closing well down after a sell off on Friday. There was better news for the Greenback though, as the Pound fell…
Anxious Investors And Retirement Savers Need Help Now Planning For The Future
Granite Pacific Financial, Inc., a financial and estate-planning firm in the Los Angeles area, will be offering a free financial planning dinner seminar on Tuesday, September 23, 2008, at 6:00 p.m. at The Luxe Hotel Bel-Air, located at 11461 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles. Valet parking will be validated.
“The average American family is retiring to only 59% of their former salary, according to the Los Angeles Times,” states J.F.…
Corporate Emergency Response Planning Company Annuvia Acquires Active Health Sol …
Annuvia, a leader in the workplace safety training and corporate AED programs planning industry, acquires Active Health Solutions in a continued effort to create healthier, safer, communities.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- Workplace safety training and corporate emergency response planning provider Annuvia has finalized its acquisition of Active Health Solutions, Incorporated, a leading provider of corporate wellness programs. This union establishes Annuvia as one of the largest health, safety, and corporate…
‘Babies at work’ makes good business sense for HometownQuotes
FRANKLIN, Tenn. – Parents can choose baby AND work at HometownQuotes. The company is one of 102 companies nationally to establish a Babies at Work program according to the Parenting In the Workplace Institute. This company initiative stems from the growing national trend designed to help new parents balance work and family. First-time mom and department manager Ambrosha Guerena is HometownQuotes’ first parent to take part in the program.
“As a…
NAVA Technology Showcase to Feature Silanis Electronic Signatures for Variable A …
Montréal (Québec) CANADA, September 8, 2008 – Silanis Technology, the leader in electronic signatures, announced today it has been invited to present to the National Association of Variable Annuities (NAVA) on Tuesday September 9, 2008 at 2 pm EST. Michael Laurie, vice president and co-founder of Silanis and member of the Standards and Procedures for Electronic Records and Signatures (SPeRS) drafting committee, will provide insight into e-signature requirements for variable…
Cornerstone OnDemand demonstrates integrated talent management software at Germa …
Cornerstone OnDemand, a provider of on-demand, integrated learning and talent management software and services, is exhibiting its state-of-the art products at this year’s Zukunft Personal 2008 (9 – 10 September, Cologne, Germany).
The US-based company, which has European offices in London, Paris, Munich and Tel Aviv, will demonstrate how Cornerstone’s software and services provide one centralised, highly graphical view of an organisation’s talent activity, including learning and talent management tools…
SABIC Innovative Plastics Introduces Eco Responsible Computer Material Concepts …
BERLIN – September 8, 2008 – With its proven, sustainable Valox iQ and Xenoy iQ* resin technology, SABIC Innovative Plastics is sparking new ideas to help electronics manufacturers become more environmentally compliant. This material, which is derived in part from post-consumer plastic waste, has been validated in several major computer components including internal cooling fans, heat sink shrouds, connectors and external bezel covers. In addition, Flexible Noryl* resins for electronic…
Great Eastern Energy plans 'sponsored' issue
A first for Indian markets, AIM-listed firm looks for liquidity.
Delhi-based Great Eastern Energy Corporation (GEEC) is planning a public issue, part of which will be “sponsored”, meaning foreign shareholders will also tender their shares for sale, a first for the Indian markets.
GEEC, a coal bed methane exploration and development company promoted by Yogendra Kumar Modi, is listed on the London Stock Exchange’s Alternative Investment Market (AIM).
The issue, which is awaiting…
Intersil’s Ultra-Flexible Dual Protocol Transceivers Deliver High ESD Protection …
ISL333X Family Combines Flexibility, 15kV Human-Body Model (HBM) ESD Protection and Fast Data Rates Up To 20 Mbps in a Space-Saving 40-Pin QFN Package
MILPITAS, CA, September 5, 2008 – Intersil Corporation (NASDAQ Global Select: ISIL), a world leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance analog semiconductors, today introduced the ISL333X family of dual protocol transceivers. The functional flexibility of this family is designed to reduce component count and eliminate…
CBS 4 News Explores Thriving Virtual Assistant Industry - The Solution to a Gloo …
Margate, FL (September, 2008) With the downturn in the economy and pink slips a way of life today, more and more are turning to working at home. In fact, CBS4 News recently did a segment entitled “Working From Home Can Rake in Big Bucks” http://cbs4.com/consumer/economy.job.home.2.792216.html in which it features the thriving virtual assistant industry and how becoming a virtual assistant can be the solution so many are looking…
GEM-UP CONSULTING and MARKETING2GROW Announce Strategic Partnership
GEM-UP Consulting Inc. and Marketing2Grow are pleased to announce they have entered in a non exclusive partnership. The two companies have agreed to join forces and resources to offer their customers the best possible solutions when it comes to combining Customer Centric Marketing with innovative technology solutions.
"This partnership will enhance the value that both companies are offering to their clients" said Stephan Serwe, Founder and Principal of Marketing2Grow. “Today we…
Award Winning Updates to the Leeds Alert Scheme
On September 23rd 2008, Leeds City Council and West Yorkshire Police, in association with Vocal Ltd, are holding a free event at the Banqueting Suite of Leeds Civic Hall to promote awareness of the newly upgraded ‘Leeds Alert’ Scheme for businesses within the city centre.
The Leeds Alert Scheme allows business subscribers to receive vital information direct from the Police in the event of emergency incidents such as terrorism, flooding, gas…
Basware to Acquire Contempus AS from Affecto
Basware Corporation ('Basware') has today agreed on the acquisition of the entire share capital of Contempus AS ('Contempus') from Affecto. Contempus provides Purchase to Pay as well as Enterprise Content Management solutions.
The fixed acquisition price amounts to NOK 70 (approximately EUR 8.7) million and additional price NOK 15 (EUR 1.8) million at maximum. Both fixed and additional price will be paid in cash on closing date. …
Exit SEAB, Enter Bramer Bank
The South East Asian Bank (SEAB), which was recently acquired by leading business group British American Investment, will now be called Bramer Banking Corporation to reflect the bank’s progressive vision to provide a better way of banking.
The launch of the new identity comes in line with the bank’s growth strategy and continuous efforts to reach new heights in its quest for excellence and leadership at the local and regional levels.…
Workplace Safety Training Solutions Provider Annuvia And Partnership In Continui …
Annuvia's business continuity solution now helps companies plan workplace safety training programs and test continuity practices from both the human resource and information technology perspectives.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- Workplace safety training solutions provider Annuvia announced today that they have formed an alliance with Partnership in Continuity to help businesses improve emergency planning processes, and offer more services to existing clients.
"We share a common commitment to helping businesses be prepared for…
Trainer1 develops its US-based operations
Trainer1, the vendor neutral e-learning specialist, is developing its US-based operations with the appointment of former Procter & Gamble (P&G) executive, David Ringo, as chief operations officer (COO) and Richard Lopasky as senior executive of sales in the new Trainer1 (USA) Inc.
Ringo, who has overseen Trainer1’s relocation from offices in Pennsylvania to the Tampa area in Florida, is also heading up Trainer1’s product and service offering to its US customers.…
BQ Basement Systems to Sponsor Community Day this Weekend
ERDENHEIM — Grab your walking shoes this Sunday, Sept. 7, and join the fun for this year’s Springfield 5K Run and Fun Festival, sponsored by BQ Basement Systems. Around 150 people will be participating in the race, which will start at 9 a.m. at Cisco Park on Montgomery Avenue (between Paper Mill Road and Bethlehem Pike). The race will make its way through residential Erdenheim, Pa., before ending back at…
Connected processes for corporate talent management critical to long-term succes …
Industry analyst David Wilson and executives from Barclays and Allied Irish Bank (AIB) shared insight into key trends and best practices for integrated talent management at Cornerstone OnDemand EMEA user group conference in London.
While talent management connects performance, succession planning and learning in logical and consistent ways, most companies use different systems and processes to manage these disciplines. Those organisations that embrace a connected process will be more…
IIR - Financial Products for Muslims Capture the Market
1st IIR "Islamic Finance & Real Estate Forum"
on 4th and 5th November 2008 at the Hotel Hessischer Hof, Frankfurt, Germany
Frankfurt, August 2008. If Germany wants to profit from the growing demand for Islamic financial products, both politics and financial management are challenged. The structure of financial products which comply with the Islamic law (Sharia) has to be different from those common in Germany. This requires target group-specific concepts on…
piezo - nanopositioner nanoMIPOS 400 CAP for micro objectives now available with …
piezosystem jena has expanded the series MIPOS with the introduction of the nanoMIPOS400 CAP. For the first time ever, this large range of outstanding micro-objective focusing devices will be available in a digital version.
The nano positioner provides a travel of 450 microns with nanometer resolution.
The special bidirectional nanoX flexure design allows for a high dynamic and extremely accurate guidance. The integrated positioning sensors guarantee long-term stable positioning,…
Secrets Revealed and the recipe to make a very good income - Despite the Recessi …
Video Web Marketing Mastery web site -Provides the key to Beating the Recession.
Thames Ditton, Surrey, UK, September 2nd, 2008 - videowebmastery.com Clearly shows and provides the key of how anyone can still Prosper during the Recession and Bad Times.
Kruger said, "We have provided the recipe take-you-by-the-hand" set of instructions...for building a web business that gets traffic, makes sales...can give a good solid income...AND a lifetime…
Women Business Owners Announces New Table Sponsor, AlphaWomen Media, Inc. for Bu …
September 3, 2008, Houston, Texas: Women Business Owners (WBO) announces that they have added a new Table Sponsor for their National Business Convention happening in October – AlphaWomen Media, Inc.
Gazelle Simmons, Vice President of WBO had this to say about AlphaWomen: "Alpha Women.com is a community based website designed for women who continuously strive to make the best of life created by Freda Mooncotch. That is what…
