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Crestron Releases DMCI Signal Integration Solution
Crestron DMCI Delivers an Affordable, Flexible Solution to Manage Embedded HD Data and Integrate Analog and Digital Source Switching
ROCKLEIGH, NJ, August 14, 2009 – Crestron, the global leader in digital HD technology, announced today that its new DMCI (DigitalMedia™ Card Interface) solution is now shipping. The DMCI is a compact, rack-mountable enclosure designed to house a single DM Input Card to accept any AV source, including all analog audio and…
HPG Continues Support of North Carolina State University
Brooks Malone Joins the NCSU Department of Accounting Advisory Council
RALEIGH, N.C. (August 13, 2009)—Brooks Malone, partner at Hughes Pittman & Gupton, LLP (www.hpg.com), the largest CPA firm headquartered and staffed in the Research Triangle Park region of North Carolina, has been appointed to the North Carolina State University Department of Accounting Advisory Council. Malone is serving a three-year term on the council and its strategic planning committee.
"Brooks remains dedicated…
New York Blower Saves Big with Hosted VoIP from Appia
New case study from Appia Communications demonstrates the possibilities and benefits of IP technology for businesses.
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – August 13, 2009 – Does business VoIP really work? And does it really save that much time and money?
Appia Communications announced a new case study today that answers these questions and more, demonstrating some of the unique possibilities and benefits of IP technology for businesses.
The case study features The New…
“BRAZIL goes BLU” - First BLULINE II sold to Microservice, Brazil - Pre-recorded …
Microservice, Brazil, has decided to begin manufacturing Blu-ray discs as the first company to do so in South America. Mr. Isaac Hemsi, CEO of Microservice, states: “We are very proud that after being the first company in South America producing Optical Disc back in 1987, we will now be the first company in South America manufacturing Blu-ray discs (BD 50 and BD 25). As our goal is always to provide…
valuescope announces Finsights’ full compatibility with IE
Saas financial news application optimized to run on recent versions of all major Internet browsers
MUNICH, Germany, 11 August 2009 – valuescope GmbH, a specialist in semantic web business applications, today
announced its flagship, web-based product Finsights (https://finsights.value-scope.com/?pr_en) is now compatible
with versions 7.0 of Internet Explorer and higher. Finsights presently runs on the latest versions of Firefox, IE, Chrome, Safari and Opera.
Finsights made its debut in June of this year with primary…
BBB Warns of Scammers Misrepresenting "Cash for Clunkers" Program
RALEIGH, N.C. (August 5, 2009)—Better Business Bureau serving Eastern North Carolina (bbb.org) is warning consumers to be wary of e-mail and phone calls attempting to exploit consumer curiosity about the "Cash for Clunkers" program.
The Car Allowance Rebate System—also known as Cash For Clunkers—is a government program that gives people a $3,500 to $4,500 discount when they trade in an older, less fuel efficient vehicle to purchase or lease a newer,…
Matrix organizations slow down enterprises. Dr. Guido Quelle debates with Dr. Ja …
Dortmund, 11 August 2009 - Numerous companies regard matrix organizations as an effective means to achieve success. Dr. Guido Quelle, managing shareholder of Mandat Managementberatung GmbH, is of a totally different opinion. “The matrix organization can turn out to be a dead end. The greatest danger is that it makes enterprises slow down and delay decisions,” says Quelle, who has a reputation as an expert for profitable growth and now…
CoCoNet’s e-banking products ready for SEPA Direct Debit
CoCoNet has a clearly defined roadmap for preparing its innovative e-banking solutions for SEPA in a stepwise approach. CoCoNet’s products are already able to process SEPA Credit Transfers. The next steps will integrate SEPA Direct Debit functionality in three stages.
The MULTIVERSA IFP International Finance Portal has been handling SEPA Credit Transfers in different country and bank flavours since the SEPA standard was introduced in January 2008, just like the…
Lord Lawson is exclusively represented for his speaking engagements by CSA Celeb …
Sofia, Bulgaria – Lord Lawson, Former Chancellor of the Exchequer and Leading expert on European economics is exclusively represented for his speaking engagements by CSA Celebrity Speakers. Lord Lawson is currently Chairman of the Central Europe Trust, an advisory and private equity firm specialising in Central and Eastern Europe and also a past President of the British Institute of Energy Economics. Lord Lawson joins the ranks of CSA Celebrity…
Social Media Training: Social Media Michigan is Hosting Social Media Marketing T …
Detroit, MI – Social Media Michigan, a subsidiary of PREasy.com, will host Social Media Marketing Training on Thursday, August 20, 2009.
Social Media Michigan hosts their monthly events to educate Michigan based entrepreneurs in utilizing the growing power of social media marketing. Social Media Michigan has been started by Detroit Entrepreneurs and Husband-Wife team, Janak Mehta and Urvi Mehta. “Any entrepreneur can be overwhelmed with the hundreds of Social…
Chinese CPA firm Hua-Ander joins Russell Bedford as Beijing member
Hua-Ander CPAs has been selected as the Beijing member firm of Russell Bedford International, representing a significant addition to the global audit network's existing coverage in the People's Republic of China.
Hua-Ander CPAs is a partnership founded in 1997 by a group of accountants who had worked together at one of the Big-4 firms. It was one of the first partnership accounting firms approved by the Ministry of Finance of…
edding Tower wins prestigious award
Highest honour for the edding Tower. The Shop-in-Shop system has won gold in the “Publishing, Stationery & Leisure” category at the “POPAI European Awards 2009”.
In the display sector, a POPAI award is the highest accolade there is. The company that made the edding Tower is GKS & Arndt Display in Hamburg. The award was presented to Managing Director Olaf Arndt at a gala dinner in front of an audience…
Full Service from MAZeT - The One-Stop Source for Optoelectronics
MAZeT now a certified partner in OSRAM's "LED Light for you" network
Jena, Germany | 5 August 2009 - MAZeT, a development and manufacturing service provider specializing in opto-ASICs, spectral and color sensors as well as embedded computing solutions, is now a member of OSRAM's "LED Light for you" (LLFY) network (www.ledlightforyou). "Together with 70 other certified partners in the LED Light for you network, we provide high-quality, comprehensive support to…
PTI SECURITIES ANNOUNCES PROTECTED INDEX PROGRAM® SEMINAR
While the stock market lost 38% last year, investors didn’t have to lose that much money. They could have had the risk in their portfolio tailored to match their own personal profile, and not accepted full-market risk.
PTI Securities & Futures L.P., a Chicago-based money management and securities firm, will explain this when it holds a “Protected Index Program® Seminar” on Saturday, August 29 from 9:00 am to noon. The complimentary…
TimesofMoney enables Citibank’s ‘Singapore to India’ remittance corridor
Mumbai, August 5, 2009: TimesofMoney, India’s leading payment solution provider and global banking giant Citibank, have entered a strategic tie up to launch a new remittance corridor. The bank will use TimesofMoney’s transaction processing capability to offer end-to-end online money transfer for its NRI customers in Singapore.
This alliance further strengthens the relationship between the two corporates as it marks the second global remittance corridor set up after the same…
Russell Bedford announces appointment of new member firm in Hamburg, Germany
Russell Bedford International has announced the appointment of Doberenz und Partner as the global accounting group's new member firm in Hamburg, Germany.
Doberenz und Partner is an audit, accounting and tax consulting partnership, founded in 2004 by the merger of two long-established practices. Two additional well-established practices were added via mergers in 2008.
The firm is led by five partners.
Dr.Michael Doberenz has been a certified tax advisor (Steuerberater) for more…
First Atlantic Commerce wins Team Spirit Award while raising money for charity
Employees of First Atlantic Commerce (FAC), a Bermudabased, online multicurrency payment and risk management solutions provider, won the Team Spirit Award after participating in the annual Catlin EndtoEnd charity fund raising event held on May 2009.
A FAC team of ten biked across the island to raise money for the Bermuda EndtoEnd Charitable Trust. Clad in Superhero costumes in an effort to collect more pledges (the brainchild of VP of International…
HPG Wins MetroBravo Award for a Second Consecutive Year
RALEIGH, N.C. (August 4, 2009)—Hughes Pittman & Gupton, LLP (hpg.com), the largest CPA firm headquartered and staffed in the Research Triangle Park region of North Carolina, announces today that for the second year in a row it is the recipient of Metro Magazine's MetroBravo award as a top local accounting firm. Along with additional winners, the firm is featured in the magazine's July 2009 issue.
The Eastern North Carolina MetroBravo…
One tool fits all - Konica Minolta's new Universal Print Driver
Langenhagen, Germany, August 2009 - Konica Minolta announces its new Universal Print Driver (UPD), to be released in late summer, a single printer driver for all Konica Minolta and other brands devices compatible with PCL6 or PostScript. This powerful tool is the perfect door opener to reach more efficiency in each integrated work area of small, middle and also large offices. With a single user interface (UI) Konica Minolta's UPD…
BMW revolutionises vehicle assembly using new Ubisense solution
Final acceptance of Tool Assistance System to automatically relate vehicles and torque tools successfully achieved at BMW plant in Regensburg. Solution extends the automation of vehicle assembly, reducing both defect rate and production costs.
Cambridge, August 3rd 2009 – Ubisense has successfully completed the implementation of a new Tool Assistance System (TAS) at BMW’s production facility in Regensburg. TAS is based on the Location Identification System, which, as the name implies,…
Verity Technologies Empanelled at National Informatics Center for Mobile Computi …
Bangalore: Verity Technologies, a mobile applications company with focus on Authentication and Identity Management Services, announced its empanelment with the National Informatics Center for Mobile Computing and Technology based Applications. NIC is the nodal agency for the technology initiatives for Government of India.
The alliance paves way for Government Initiatives to integrate Verity’s highly acclaimed Blue ID service, a new generation technology – that secures financial transactions, managea access and provides…
KP TECH Analysis:Cutback in M&A transactions in the European technology sector i …
Acquisition activity in the second Quarter 2009 just decreased 9% compared to 1. Quarter 2009. There were 650 acquisitions involving European technology companies in Q2 2009, an decrease of 9% from the 715 deals announced in the first quarter of 2009. The combined value of these acquisitions has fallen again to $10.7b, 23% down from the $13.8b recorded in the previous quarter.
Scandinavian buyers have reduced activity by 43%. Eastern European…
Giunti Labs UK expands its operations
Following its expansion within the UK market in 2008 and its continuing growth in revenue, Giunti Labs has appointed Dan Taylor as its Sales Manager in the UK.
A sales and marketing professional with over 17 years experience in technology-led multi-channel operations, Taylor came to Giunti Labs from PPi Learning Services Ltd, where he had been client director. For some ten years before that he had worked in sales-related roles for…
Coromandel Fertilisers Limited Financial Results
Chennai: The unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended June 30, 2009 were approved by the Board of Directors at its meeting held on July 21, 2009.
Sales turnover during this period is Rs 1587.98 crore, as against Rs.1400.39 crore in the corresponding period last year.
The gross profit before depreciation, interest and taxes for the three months period is Rs.107.64 crore as against Rs.175.74 crore during the same…
Businessperson of the Year Inspires Community to “Think Daily”
SEYMOUR, CONNECTICUT – With all of the economic uncertainty and personal turmoil affecting many Americans today, it’s easy to get tied up in negativity and forget about the positive aspects of life. Larry Janesky, founder and president of Basement Systems, Inc. , and 2009 Greater New Haven Businessperson of the Year, believes that positivity makes all the difference, and he wants to share his positive outlook with everyone through…
TargetGov’s National Veterans Teleconference Scheduled
TargetGov’s National Veteran’s Teleconference will be held on Friday November 13, 2009. This teleconference that will provide any veteran or employee of a veteran-owned business information that can put a business directly on the path to success in the government contracting market. Registration for this teleconference is being offered at no cost. In addition to the ability to attend this teleconference, with registration, customers will receive a 35 page Toolkit,…
Manchester Airport Group creates a first-class performance management strategy w …
UK’s second largest airport operator deploys Cornerstone’s SaaS-based talent management solution for engaging and developing 2,700 employees
Cornerstone OnDemand Inc. today announced that Manchester Airport Group (MAG), the UK’s second largest airport operator, is using Cornerstone’s Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)-based talent management solution to support its people strategy. A core element of the strategy is embedding employee performance management, ensuring that all colleagues have quality review conversations with their line managers. …
Newby Teas wins record 15 Gold Awards at UK`s Great Taste Awards
Dubai, 30 July, 2009: Newby Teas have once again won the highest number of Gold awards with a total haul of fifteen Gold awards at the 2009 Great Taste Awards in the UK. The dominant award winners in the tea category, Newby Teas of London have won 31 Great Taste Awards over the last four years. This continued success independently reaffirms Newby’s passion for fine teas and unrivalled commitment to…
TargetGov’s teleconference “Successful Sales Strategies That Win Government Cont …
The National Teleconference, “Successful Sales Strategies That Win Government Contracts” will be held Thursday, October 15, 2009. Registration is available at targetgov.com.
Business revenues can increase dramatically if a contractor can tap into the 500 billion dollar federal contracting market. Successful contractors know that the federal market demands different sales strategies and processes compared to the commercial market. Registrants dial into a central phone line to discover the strategies and…
BBB Warns of Extended Auto Warranty Companies
Local Complaints Continue Against National Vendor, USfidelis
RALEIGH, N.C. (July 28, 2009)—Better Business Bureau of Eastern North Carolina (bbb.org) announces today it has seen an increase in complaints and inquiries concerning one of the largest auto warranty companies in the United States.
From April 7 through July 20 of 2009, consumers have filed 206 complaints against USfidelis. For the same period last year, consumers filed 132 complaints against the company. In the…
Giunti Labs’ workshop on new generation online, mobile and virtual world content …
Giunti Labs will deliver a post-event workshop on new generation online, mobile and virtual learning content production and management at EdNET in Chicago, USA, on 16th September.
Giunti Labs, the leading learning and mobile content management solution provider, is running an invitational half-day seminar on innovative and creative solutions for new generation educational content production, sharing and management. The seminar – which takes place from 8.30am to 12.30pm on…
Vocal become Industry Partners of the Business Continuity Institute
Vocal, a market leading provider of mission critical business communication solutions to over 2000 businesses worldwide; from Business Continuity and Emergency Planning applications through to corporate messaging systems, has joined the Business Continuity Institute Partnership as a Bronze Industry Partner.
The Business Continuity Institute (BCI) was established in 1994 to enable individual members to obtain guidance and support from fellow business continuity practitioners. The BCI currently has over 4800+ members in…
Raleigh Wealth Strategist Named Co-Chair of Meals on Wheels Fundraiser
Landon Watts to Lead Organization’s Signature Fat Tuesday Benefit
RALEIGH, N.C. (July 28, 2009)—W. Landon Watts, wealth strategist for Banyan Rock & Talent (landonwatts.com) has been selected as co-chair of Meals on Wheels of Wake County’s Fat Tuesday benefit celebration.
Watts will work closely with the fundraising committee in securing new partnerships for the event, as well as private contributions. Watts has been a Meals on Wheels volunteer since…
Translation Agency Skrivanek Offers Discount on Spanish Translation Services
Berlin, 27 July 2009. Skrivanek Translation Agency reacts to the growing demand of Spanish translation and offers new clients a 10 % discount for any English, German or French into Spanish translation.
Spanish is the world’s second most spoken language in terms of native speakers, and fourth in terms of total speakers. From the rising amount of enquiries it has become obvious that especially for US companies with business relations…
Sergio Marchi is exclusively represented for his speaking engagements by CSA Cel …
Sofia, Bulgaria – Sergio Marchi, Former Canadian Minister of Trade, Canadian Ambassador to the WTO, President Canada China Business Council, is exclusively represented for his speaking engagements by CSA Celebrity Speakers. Sergio Marchi is a former Canadian politician who served as a federal Cabinet Minister in three different portfolios during his time in government: Citizenship and Immigration, Environment, and International Trade. Sergio Marchi joins the ranks of…
CEO Jon Stromberg: THG Strategy Fits Needs of Global-Minded CEOs
As more CEOs are looking globally to grow their businesses in a more challenging marketplace, they are seeking new avenues to extend their relationships and reach in many countries—a trend that mirrors THG’s experience offering hospitality packages across the globe, says THG CEO Jon Stromberg.
“Our C-level contacts and clients realize that as they expand their global reach in today’s ever-changing market, connecting with customers outside of an office atmosphere…
Atlona Technologies Intensifies International Presence
San Jose, CA – July 27, 2009 – Atlona Technologies is forging new international sales ground with an exclusive distribution agreement for power-supply type products with German and Austria serving company, Screen Professionals. This agreement is the second international venture for Atlona in Germany, following an exclusive cable distribution contract with DCSkabel.
Atlona recognizes the importance of embracing a global market and the opportunities it has to offer, reinforcing their decision…
New Study: United States Managers Are Less Cogent
Atlanta, GA July 24, 2009- A new study published at Argosy University’s school of business showed that Hong Kong managers with more than 10 years management experience are less intuitive in their decision making than US supervisors with over 10 years supervisory experience. The study had four different management categories including supervisors, managers, executives and business owners.
The researcher (Isola, 2009) surveyed 100 participants from each country involved in the comparative…
Valencia accounting firm joins Russell Bedford Venezuela
CPA firm Mungarrieta & Asociados has joined the Russell Bedford global accounting group, becoming a member of the newly-launched Russell Bedford Venezuela national network.
Mungarrieta & Asociados is a four-partner firm, with its head office in Valencia, a large industrial city 150km from the capital, Caracas. It was founded by Adolfo Mungarrieta in 1972 as a firm of independent public accountants. In 2000, Augusto Mungarrieta, son of the founder,…
Prestigious Beijing University MBA Signs Renewal with AsiaXPAT
AsiaXPAT is pleased to confirm that the prestigious Tsinghau University in Beijing will once again target our members in Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Beijing to recruit new candidates for their MBA programme.
Tsinghau’s Marketing Manager Linda Lu commented on the extension of the relationship with AsiaXPAT stating, “AsiaXPAT allows us to capture the attention of a difficult to reach demographic in a cost-effective manner and we once again anticipate strong…
NEW COMPANY FINDS BURIED TREASURE IN HUMAN RESOURCE DATABASES
Louisville, KY – July 23, 2009 – A new company has been created in Louisville, Kentucky, specializing in knowledge discovery, data mining and predictive analytics for human resource data. Workforce Foresight LLC (wforesight.com) helps clients extract information and knowledge from their HR databases, use that knowledge to predict future outcomes, and act on that knowledge to change the future.
Steve McDonnell, a former Worldwide Partner and head of the Global…
TargetGov Partners With The Center for Business and Technology Development to Pr …
TargetGov has partnered with The Howard County Economic Development Authority's Center for Business and Technology Development and the Maryland Governor's Office of Minority Affairs to present the Government Contracting Institute (GCI), a series of seminars designed to help businesses break into, and then excel in government contracting.
The seminars will be held at The Center for Business and Technology Development, 9250 Bendix Road, North, Columbia, MD 21045. Space is limited to…
automotive roadshow 2009 defies the economic crisis and tours through Germany
Trade visitors welcome the mobile automotive electronics exhibition
Starnberg, 20. July 2009 - qaqadu event gmbh, specialising in events and roadshows, arranged a nine day tour of automobile producers and component suppliers throughout Germany. The automotive roadshow 2009 presented products, solutions and services of the electronic industry using the idea of mobile exhibitions. The show covered more than 1700 kilometers and demonstrated technical innovations right at the development sites. Even…
OptoLyzer G2 Premium Bundle - an All-Inclusive MOST Network Analysis Solution
Hauppauge, NY - July 14, 2009 - SMSC today announced the OptoLyzer G2 Premium Bundle, a new high-end analysis solution that is part of SMSC's OptoLyzer G2 family. The OptoLyzer G2 Premium Bundle comes with an OptoLyzer G2 for MOST25, for MOST50 or for MOST150 networks and includes the following software extensions:
- OptoLyzer Components
- MOST Radar
- MOST Rapid Control
- INIC Remote Viewer
A key benefit is the availability of the broad…
Investment Banking Consultancy International Monetary Announces Retention by Zal …
Newport Beach, CA – July 17, 2009 – International Monetary, a boutique investment banking consultant, is proud to announce it has been retained with Zaldiva, Inc (OTCBB: ZLDV). Zaldiva, Inc is an emerging growth company specializing in comic books, toys and collectible items.
According to retail analysis site ICv2, sales of graphic novels in the U.S. and Canada rose from $75 million in 2001 to $375 million in 2007. Zaldiva,…
Interstate Paper Industries Begins Full Operation
(Ajaltoun, Lebanon) 23 July 2009 – Interstate Paper Industries (IPI) in Sadat City, Egypt recently launched operations and exported its first containers of jumbo tissue rolls to Saudi Arabia and Cyprus the beginning of July.
The greenfield tissue mill will produce up to 30,000 MT of premium grade tissue paper annually using imported virgin pulp. Once the PM4 and deinking plants start up in Q2 2010, the additional 30,000 MT…
Micralyne 2008 Results Highest Ever. Record Revenue and Profit Driven by New Cap …
Micralyne, a world leading MEMS foundry service provider, today announced revenue of C$30.6 million for fiscal 2008, an increase of 35% from the previous year’s revenue of $22.6 million. The company saw net income grow to the highest since inception, and profits as a percentage of revenue rose significantly.
“2008–09 was an excellent year for Micralyne, despite the downturn in the world economy that started affecting our business in the…
Scotiabank joins forces with international payment gateway, First Atlantic Comme …
Hamilton, Bermuda. July 21, 2009. First Atlantic Commerce (FAC), a leading, international, multicurrency payment and risk management solutions provider, and Scotiabank, an international bank based in Canada and the leading bank in the Caribbean, have joined together to offer 3D Secure services to online merchants in 7 countries across the English Caribbean.
Through this partnership, Internet merchants in the Caribbean will now be able to support 3D Secure for Verified by…
Danny T. Quah is exclusively represented for his speaking engagements by CSA Cel …
Sofia, Bulgaria – Danny Quah, Head of Department of Economics at London School of Economics & Political Science is exclusively represented for his speaking engagements by CSA Celebrity Speakers. Danny Quah consults for the Bank of England and serves on the Academic Panels of the Treasury and the Office for National Statistics in the UK. Danny Quah joins the ranks of CSA Celebrity Speakers and the leading speakers’…
Emerald Software and i3Logic Sign Strategic Partnership
Emerald Software Group, LLC (Emerald Software) announced today a strategic alliance with i3Logic, of Detroit, Michigan, whereby Emerald Software will offer i3Logic's new employee orientation and organizational development products and services in conjunction with their own. One of i3Logic's specializations is the construction of comprehensive employee training and orientation programs, supported by interactive media technologies. i3Logic's products are particularly well suited for large and globally diverse enterprises. Under the partnership,…
