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Saudi Aramco awards SGS for its quality assurance and training services
ARAMCO Overseas Company B.V. awarded SGS United Kingdom a ”Certificate of Appreciation for qualifiing the highest number of inspectors among other inspection agencies in 2007” at the Annual Inspection Agency meeting in Italy.
After awarding Prakash Mane (SGS Industrial Services India) as ”Best Inspector of the year 2007” at the Asia Pacific Annual Inspection Agencies meeting in March this year, further awards have been granted to SGS inspectors…
Chennai based DilSeBol.com nominated for TATA NEN Hottest Startups Awards
Chennai, Oct 2, 2008: DilSeBol.com, an online destination for creating unique, customised t-shirts, mugs and other merchandise, from the city has been nominated for the coveted TATA NEN Hottest Startups Awards.
The First ever ‘Public Choice’ awards to recognize India’s new wave of growth, the TATA NEN Hottest Startups is an online contest where people can nominate companies & vote for them both on internet & through SMS.
The Awards…
O’Brien & Company Solicitors Goes Online
West Cork, Ireland: O’Brien & Company Solicitors, a renowned Irish law firm went online with the launch of its new website cobriensolicitors.com. This emerging law firm is planning to offer its services to a large number of people in the West Cork region of Ireland.
Ireland has witnessed vast changes in commercial, property and family law legislation in the last decade. The growing complexity of Irish law and legislation has trigged…
Torrey Hills Technologies Ranked 5th among Fastest Growing Privately Held Compan …
(SAN DIEGO, CA, September 22, 2008) -- Torrey Hills Technologies, LLC, today announced that it was ranked 5th among the 100 fastest growing privately held companies in San Diego county for 2008 by San Diego Business Journal. Rankings are based on percentage of fiscal year revenue growth over 3 years from 2005 to 2007. Torrey Hills grew 517 percent during this period; revenues last year were $1.4 million.
Since its establishment…
Award Winning Updates to the Sheffield Alert Scheme
On Wednesday 8th October, Sheffield City Council and South Yorkshire Police, in association with Vocal Ltd, are holding a free event at Sheffield Ponds Forge to promote ‘Warn and Inform Sheffield’ Scheme for businesses within the city.
Warn and Inform Sheffield is an upgrade of the existing Sheffield Alert Scheme which was launched in July 2004 and allows business subscribers to receive vital information direct from the Police in the event…
Haynes and Boone Team Responds to Markets Crisis
DALLAS – In a time when credit market turmoil could result in losses reaching as high as $1 trillion, Haynes and Boone, LLP lawyers are addressing the needs of financial institutions, brokerage firms, title companies, corporate directors and officers, and public accounting firms through the firm’s recently formalized Financial Crisis Advisory and Litigation Services Practice Group.
A team of lawyers from disciplines across the firm will work proactively to guide clients…
FERNBACH finalises the takeover of the Austrian company CMB
Vienna & Luxembourg, 30 September 2008 – FERNBACH, a leading provider of comprehensive solutions for national and international financial institutions, has expanded its portfolio for FlexFinance® Profitability solutions by taking over the Viennese company, ‘Control-Management Beratung’ (CMB).
With the takeover of the Austrian consulting company, CMB, in September 2008, FERNBACH broadened its expertise even further in the area of profitability by integrating CMB’s system into the FlexFinance® Profitability solution. FERNBACH’s…
Internet Services Firm, Denverite Creative Internet, Launches Business in Denver …
Denver, CO – September 23, 2008 –A new force in building eCommerce websites has opened shop in the Denver metro area: Denverite Creative Internet. Owner Tim Haberl says, “Our goal is to tailor a solution. To design a results generated web site that meets your business needs now and in the future.”
Denverite Creative Internet is not just another web design firm. They work with clients to truly understand what…
Advertising US Real Estate in Europe
With a slow domestic market in the United States and a weak US currency compared to the Euro, US Realtors are looking to reach prospective buyers in Europe.
EuroProAds is a service provider in the advertising market and has just modified its web site to even better serve the increasing demand of foreign advertising. At EuroProAds’ web site US Realtors and other real estate professionals can now order online advertising for…
Secrets to Effective CAD Option Management
Melbourne, September 29, 2008 – Blue Tangerine Solutions will host the 15th webinar, of their free "Ask the Experts" Webinar Program, entitled “Secrets to Effective CAD Option Management” on Thursday, October 2, 2008 – 1:00 pm Eastern.
Julie Keverian, Sr. Product Specialist with Simpad, will discuss how option management and option costing using cad technology can increase productivity and profits, while decreasing mistakes and costs in the field. This Webinar…
Russell Bedford North American firms launch cross-border tax group
For many companies doing business in multiple North American locations, the thinking used to be that only the large, national accounting firms had the sufficient expertise to handle complex tax issues that 'cross the line' into other state or national jurisdictions.
But a group of Russell Bedford's North American members have turned that conventional wisdom on its head. They've started pooling their collective local knowledge to match the cross-border tax…
Three mergers turn Russell Bedford Chicago practice into 10-partner firm
Following the completion of mergers with three other local CPA firms, Russell Bedford's Chicago member, BIK & Co, LLP, has grown into a 10-partner practice.
The firm now has more than 50 personnel at its offices in Libertyville and Palatine, Illinois.
In February 2008, Folisi, Samz & Company of Schaumburg and Soprano & Associates Ltd of Arlington Heights joined BIK. Then in June, BIK merged with Bayer, Kolof & Lev of…
THAILAND BOARD OF INVESTMENT SIGNS MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH OXFORD BUSIN …
Bangkok – September 29, 2008: Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) today signed a memorandum of understanding with Oxford Business Group (OBG), the highly-acclaimed global publishing, research and consultancy firm, for the production of The Report: Thailand 2009.
As part of the MOU, the BOI will provide a refined assessment of the Thailand’s business climate to be utilized by OBG’s team of experienced international analysts based in the Kingdom. They will be…
euroscript enjoys continued success in the Public Sector
Publications Office awards euroscript Luxembourg S.à r.l. 6 out of 9 lots of a contract for the provision of publishing services
Bertrange, 29 September 2008 – The Office for Official Publications of the European Communities (Publications Office) has announced its decision to award lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7 of the cascading multiple framework contract for the provision of publishing services (Official Journal Series L and C) to…
Actonomy cuts candidate search costs by 50%, with artificial intelligence based …
Ghent, Belgium - September 25th 2008 - ACTONOMY launches Actonomy Guided Search, a powerful artificial intelligence search technology which guides recruiters through their search process, fully exploiting the content of CV databases and job sites. Guided Search is an important enhancement to the traditional search tools and methods.
The Guided Search system links to the recruiters’ own CV or candidate database, or to sources on the internet like job sites…
ASIAXPAT Launches Cutting-edge Career Platform
AsiaXPAT, the leading pan-Asian web portal network for professionals living in and moving to major cities in Asia, announced today that it will be launching a powerful, custom-designed career platform to directly meet the needs of recruiters, employers, and employees in each of its 14 city-specific portals.
In partnership with Now Hiring, a top Australian professional career portal company, the AsiaXPAT career platform will be powered by cutting-edge technology…
People hurting because of foreclosures
Toronto, Canada—September 28th, 2008—700 billion dollar bailout plan proposed by US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, now dubbed as King Henry by Newsweek, has no relief at all for the Main Street. Its a simple plan to bail out Wall Street and possibly even reward the companies that got US as a nation into this financial crisis. A poll released by Los Angeles Time and Bloomberg shows that 1…
THE RiCH COMPANY OPENS NEW CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS
Milwaukee, WI, September 27, 2008—The RiCH Company, LLC (therichco.com), a provider of services for individuals with disabilities and of graphic, print, and web design solutions, today announced the opening of its new corporate headquarters in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. A dramatic increase in demand for the company’s products and services necessitated a move to the new 6,000 square foot facility, more than tripling the size of the company’s previous office.
“The…
Barter Chamber of Commerce has new CEO
Barter Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce Jeff Henderson as their new Chief Executive Officer. The new Barter Chamber of Commerce has been swiftly creating the leadership team that will guide them. A newly formed Executive Board unanimously chose Jeff Henderson as their founding CEO. Henderson is highly respected for his leadership skills, fund raising abilities, creative marketing strategies and has a proven track record of working with non…
Eco-Friendly Mailing Products by Univenture to be Featured at Post-Expo 2008
Cost-Effective Green Solutions for High Impact Direct Mail and Marketing Campaigns
Marysville, OH -- September 26, 2008 -- Univenture, Inc., the award winning inventor and manufacturer of an extensive line of environmentally responsible direct mail, packaging and document storage products, will display its creative mailing and disc packaging solutions during Post-Expo 2008 at ExCeL in London, September 30 – October 2, 2008. The company’s product line of EcoEndure™ and…
Free PerTOOLS Licenses Throughout October
Today in London, PerTOOLS, the provider of Time Series Analysis and Data Extractor tools announced that they will be giving away free licenses of their products. This offer coincides with the company’s second anniversary which is at the end of October.
Paul Darvell, Operations Director of PerTOOLS stated "Our primary focus has always been to enable people to use our tools. That is why we have always offered…
Augmentum Macau Limited – Market Update
Why China is Still the World’s Best Long-Term Profit Play
While a recent crop of economic data suggests that China is not fully insulated from the economic turmoil that has overtaken the United States and Europe, some of that data is suspect. The upshot: The world’s fastest-growing economy is still much better off than its Western counterparts and probably remains the best long-term option for globetrotting investors.
China’s benchmark Shanghai Composite…
AFFiRiS - MIG-FONDS INCREASES INVESTMENT BY EURO 3 MILLION
Vienna, 25 September 2008. The successful progress of several vaccine programmes run by AFFiRiS GmbH has prompted investor MIG AG to increase its investment in the company. It has set up two new funds - MIG 5 and MIG 7 - to give private investors in Germany and Austria the opportunity to invest in this promising biotech company. The company decided to take this step for two reasons. First, to…
First Atlantic Commerce, the online payment gateway, launches new website
First Atlantic Commerce (FAC), an international, multi-currency online gayment payment, and risk management solutions provider, has launched its new brand and corporate website.
FAC worked with award winning, Bermuda-based web design company, Bermedia, to deliver the site, which has been redesigned and re-branded to reflect the company's personality and a decade of commitment to driving payment innovation.
First Atlantic Commerce site contains many new features including an innovative look and feel with…
Manager network company econique has recently opened a new office in Spain – Uni …
econique, the communication company located in Berlin, widens its business activities to Spain after a strong growth in the German market. The group founded with econique Iberia S.L. in Madrid a new company within the consolidated companies. econique Spain organises business networks for prominent decision-makers in the Spanish top 500 companies, Institutes and Think Tanks.
On the 26th and 27th of January, econique invites IT executives of Spanish…
State Bank of Pakistan hosts Islamic Financial Services Awareness Programmes in …
Kuala Lumpur & Karachi, September 25, 2008 – The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is hosting five awareness programmes that the IFSB is organising on 27 – 31 October 2008 in Karachi. The programmes are held in conjunction with the 13th Meeting of the Council of the Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB), which the SBP is also hosting.
The five programmes are:
- 3rd International Conference on Islamic Banking &…
Business processes online – Bender consulting launched online shop
Bender Consulting launched a new online shop called ProcessCollection.com to offer process responsibles business processes according to their requirements. In the categories „Procurement“, „Finance“, „IT-Services“, „Customer Billing“, „Customer Management“, „Logistic“, „Project Management“, „Law“ and „Corporate Governance“ a wide range of business processes is available in MS Visio and MS Excel format. The purchase transaction is clearly arranged and after payment the processes are available for download. Customers have the…
MMC Unveils Highly Anticipated Whitepaper
September 15, 2008 – MMC introduces the first release of a three part series of Human Resources whitepapers, authored by renowned industry expert, Mr. Dan Van Bogaert.
The first piece, entitled “Improving Employee Retention by Developing Talent” examines the critical relationship between talent management and employee retention in an increasingly competitive marketplace.
As the generation of retiring Baby Boomers leaves the workforce, many companies are concerned with the depletion of managers, and…
David Brancaccio, Stephen Lewis and Barbara J. Krumsiek Lead Speaker Line-up at …
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - Award-winning veteran journalist David Brancaccio, Stephen Lewis, Former Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations and Barbara J. Krumsiek, Chair, CEO, and President of Calvert Group, Ltd. are among a powerful group of speakers and topics slated for the 19th annual SRI in the Rockies Conference, October 26–29, 2008.
Mr. Brancaccio, host of the PBS news magazine NOW and author of Squandering Aimlessly; will moderate a roundtable on…
Dave Katragadda 7hills Capital Management
Dave Katragadda Capital Management work patiently and constructively with management teams and we have a deep respect for operational excellence. We succeed when our companies succeed, to the benefit of our portfolio companies' employees, customers, suppliers and the communities in which they operate.
About Dave Katragadda 7hills Capital Management:
Dave Katragadda Capital Management is one of the world's leading private investment firms. We specialize in providing both financial resources and operational…
Seoul Semiconductor expresses confidence that it is not infringing Nichia's pate …
SEOUL, KOREA -- September 17, 2008, Seoul Semiconductor (hereafter "Seoul") officially announced it had the means to establish its non-infringement of any valid claim in a lawsuit brought by Nichia Corporation (hereafter "Nichia") in the English High Court, in which Nichia asserts that Nichia asserts through their website and press release that Seoul's Acriche products infringe its patented "annealing" technology. Regarding this lawsuit, Seoul believes it has sufficient prior art…
Former Independent Daniel Imperato Recalls His Economic Forecast, Weighs in on O …
West Palm Beach – September 23, 2008 -- Flashback to November 2007, “I feel that America is being squeezed and potentially setup for a major correction within the global marketplace. “ Now that economic ruin is looming and a breathtaking extraction of more tax dollars is on the horizon before the election, I thought now would be a good time to review former Independent presidential candidate Daniel Imperato’s words. …
Learning content industry’s future under discussion at DECOM 2008, a key Europea …
The future of the learning content industry – in particular, its ability to adapt to, and exploit fully, a new generation of educational content production, management, sharing and distribution models – is the subject of a top level conference, hosted jointly by Giunti Labs, one of the leading learning and mobile content management solution providers, and the European Learning Industry Group (ELIG). The conference, on Digital Educational Content Marketplaces (DECOM…
Giunti Labs’ CEO joins the IMS Global Learning Consortium Board
Fabrizio Cardinali, CEO of leading learning and mobile content management solution provider, Giunti Labs, and co-chair of the European Learning Industry Group (ELIG), has been appointed to the Board of Directors of IMS Global Learning Consortium (IMS GLC).
IMS GLC is a global, non-profit, member organisation that encourages and enables the growth and impact of learning technology in the education and corporate learning sectors worldwide. IMS Global members provide leadership…
ALLIANCE FOR SUSTAINABLE COLORADO ANNOUNCES HEROES OF SUSTAINABILITY FINALISTS
DENVER, September 23, 2008 –The Alliance for Sustainable Colorado (sustainablecolorado.org) today announced the names of six of its eight Heroes of Sustainability finalists who have led the way to a more sustainable future in four categories: non-profit, business, government and academia. The finalists will be showcased during the Sustainability Gala scheduled for Thursday, October 16 at the Sherman Events Center in Denver.
Residents of Colorado were encouraged to nominate people…
New Automotive Market Report Kazakhstan: Opportunities in Kazakhstani Car Market …
Berlin, August 2008: The car parc in Kazakhstan has grown strongly to about 2,5 mio. cars in the last years. Reasons were increasing imports of used cars and sales of new cars in the recent years. As a result, attractive opportunities arise in the new car segment as well as in the aftermarket.
Globis GmbH, a German consulting company, has analyzed the Kazakhstani automotive market in a comprehensive research report.
With 15,5…
Momentive appoints EMG to handle media relations
Bergen op Zoom, September 23, 2008 – Momentive Performance Materials, one of the world's largest producer of silicones and silicone derivatives, quartz and ceramics, has appointed EMG to manage their press relations activities in Europe, Middle East, India and Africa.
EMG, a leading international B2B marketing communications and media relations consultancy, was selected because of its specialization in media relations for the industrial and technology markets. Moreover, the company has a…
Mobile Finance, Inc Expands Manufactured Housing Finance Program to Kentucky
Salem, OH – September 22, 2008 – Mobile Finance, Inc, a specialty financial services company focused on the manufactured housing industry, announced that is has expanded their manufactured housing loan originations to Kentucky.
“Expanding our manufactured housing finance program is an exciting opportunity for Mobile Finance, Inc that is consistent with our growth strategy for 2008,” stated Troy James, president and chief executive officer of Mobile Finance, Inc “Our aim is…
ProjectSpaces Releases Self-Hosted Perpetually Licensed Version of Its Online Co …
Those who require collaboration software installed inside their firewall can now take advantage of ProjectSpaces' document management, project coordination, calendaring, blogs and discussions, Gantt charts, and other functionality with the release of its self-hosted online collaboration platform.
ALEXANDRIA, VA -- ProjectSpaces (http://www.ProjectSpaces.com) announces the availability of a self-hosted and perpetually licensed version of the powerful and easy-to-use online collaboration platform.
This means customers who need cost-effective collaboration software installed inside…
CRDC Anticipates Doubling Size Following NAFTA with Panama
The North American Free Trade Agreement between Costa Rica and Panama has made an already good trade relationship even better, paving the way for Costa Rica real estate developer CRDC to attract even more interest in their first class residential communities from Panamanian investors.
The Costa Rican Development Corporation (CRDC) is expecting to double its current work force size as a result of the recent ratification of Costa Rica’s North American…
New Titan FM9000 debuts online at TankDepot.co.uk
Online oil tank specialist TankDepot .co.uk, has launched a further addition to the company’s range of environmentally preferred, regulatory compliant, Bunded Diesel Storage and Dispensing Tanks.
Manufactured by Kingspan Environmental Limited, the new Titan FM9000 Fuelmaster has been purpose designed for the safe, secure and environmentally responsible storage of Diesel fuel. Supplied complete with a high performance 72 litre per minute pump, 6 metre fuel delivery hose, and all required ancillary…
IQ Inspections Continues its Expansion, Opens 2 New Sales Locations
International Quality Inspections (iqinspections.com) announces the opening of two new sales offices in UK and Middle East. Their UK office is in Nottingham, England and will be under the direction of Jason Bond. Mr. Bond has a very strong quality background including six sigma training in addition to experience managing suppliers and projects in the UK, Europe and Far East. With degrees in electrical and mechanical engineering to go along…
FindAGoodCPA.com has Partnered with Top Financial Analysis Software Company – Pr …
Woburn, MA - FindAGoodCPA.com has recently partnered with Sageworks, Inc, the provider of ProfitCents®, a leading web-based financial reporting software tool for CPAs and other financial professionals.
"We're pleased to partner with ProfitCents and have already begun recommending their financial reporting tools to visitors to our site, and to the CPA's and EA's listed on our directories," said Andrew Schwartz, CPA, founder of FindAGoodCPA.com, a site where taxpayers can locate and…
A new member of the colorPol® HT polarizer
The colorPol® IR 1550 BC4 T2 HT
The colorPol® IR 1550 BC4 T2 HT is the newest member of the colorPol® HT family. Since the successful introduction of the colorPol® HT (High Transmittance) polarizers in 2004, CODIXX continuous development activities in close collaboration with customers led to a variety of performance improvements.
With a thickness of 0.2 mm, the colorPol® IR 1550 BC4 T2 HT provides the same excellent performance as the…
EXPO REAL 2008: 'Talk Real – Real Talk' – the motto for the third day
The third day at EXPO REAL has been dubbed the 'Talk Real - Real Talk' day. It´s a day for close consultation and dialogue between participants and an opportunity for top-level management to come together for in-depth talks. EXPO REAL, International Commercial Property Exposition, takes place from 6 to 8 October 2008 in Munich.
'Talk Real – Real Talk' highlights to trade-fair participants – exhibitors, visitors and media representatives – the…
NuInvest, LLC and Life Settlement Advisors Announce Partnership
International alliance brings new era of integrity, professionalism and shared expertise to the life settlement investment industry
SCOTTSDALE, AZ - Scottsdale based NuInvest, LLC announces a strategic marketing partnership with the premier European financial engineering firm Life Settlement Advisors. This alliance finally bridges the gap between the US and European life settlement investment markets, to bring a deeper understanding and needed relief to investors internationally.
"This alliance is granting privileged and unique…
Systar Launches Payments Pattern Monitoring Solution at Sibos 2008
ST. CLOUD, France and Vienna, VA, September 16th, 2008 - Systar (ISIN:
FR0000052854-SAR), the leading provider of Business Activity Monitoring (BAM) software solutions, today announced a powerful new Payments Pattern Monitoring solution that enables banks to increase revenue, margin or both by identifying inefficient routing of high value payments.
The new solution – based on Systar’s award-winning BusinessBridge platform – provides banks and other financial institutions with proactive end-to-end visibility into payments…
Team Simoco Appoints New Managing Director to Support Continued Rapid Growth and …
Ian Carr has been appointed as managing director at radio communications specialist Team Simoco, to support the company’s continued rapid growth and international expansion.
The appointment follows previous managing director Mike Norfield’s promotion to head up Team Telecom Group, the parent company of Team Simoco, with both appointments representing a key element of the group’s succession planning and expansion strategy.
Carr joins Team Simoco with 28 years industry experience, having worked at…
A Leadership in Crisis?
Training specialist offers some top leadership tips for Gordon Brown – and business leaders – in an increasingly challenging climate
WILMSLOW, CHESHIRE (17 September 2008) – With inflation and unemployment rising, and the value of Sterling falling, Gordon Brown’s leadership continues to be under pressure. But what about business leaders who are struggling in the economic climate?
Keeping a cool head in a leadership crisis – whether you’re running the country…
From the German east into space
Computer simulation already showcases what will soon become reality…
Cochstedt/Morschach 17. September 2008 – The US are renowned for the kind of ideas that seem to be a bit crazy at first sight and then cause a sensation. Space tourism is one typical example for that. But this is exactly the field, where also Germany is just about to make a name for itself. The Cochstedt airfield near Magdeburg in…
