Press Releases by Category Business, Economy, Finances, Banking & Insurance
Datamonitor: UK - a decline in service station numbers and fuel sales signals a …
According to the Energy Institute, the number of UK service stations dropped significantly in 2009, while fuel sales declined by 2.4% over 2008 figures. The situation for fuel retailers is set to remain testing throughout 2010, as high global oil prices and an increase in taxation will further erode fuel margins, which will inevitably lead to more service station closures.
In its latest Retail Marketing Survey, the Energy Institute has revealed…
Help for Greece Moves Investors in the Right Mood to Buy
Investment24 Research hints at a potential domino effect
Baech (Switzerland), April 15, 2010 – Last weekend the Finance Ministers of the EU Member States and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) came to the agreement to support Greece financially after disputes lasting for weeks. For a fairly long time the Mediterranean State has it’s back up against the wall because of budgetary misgovernment during the last years. The announcement of the multi-billion…
Newgen Software to sponsor MEFTEC 2010 - To showcase its latest product offering …
New Delhi, April 15, 2010: Newgen Software Technologies Limited, a market leader in Business Process Management (BPM) and Enterprise Content Management (ECM) announced that they will be sponsoring MEFTEC 2010. It is the world’s leading banking and financial technology event to be held in Bahrain from 20-21 April 2010, where Newgen Software will participate as a Silver Sponsor.
The major focus of MEFTEC is on the emerging markets like Central and…
Mortgage Lender Scores Highly in Customer Feedback Survey
Total Mortgage Services sticks to the basics: Offering some of the lowest rates on fixed-rate mortgages, jumbo mortgages, FHA loans, and adjustable rates mortgages while maintaining a laser-focus on customer service. This emphasis on the consumer earns Total Mortgage high marks in customer satisfaction.
MILFORD, CT April 13, 2010 – While many of its competitors have struggled in the current economic climate, Connecticut mortgage lender Total Mortgage Services, LLC continues…
Health Insurance Premium to surpass Rs. 15000 Crore by 2012-13: IMRS Research
The health insurance industry in India has been witnessing phenomenal growth in recent years. This segment has emerged as one of the most focused area for the insurance companies operating in Indian market. The rising healthcare cost, high proportion of out of pocket spending along with favorable policy and regulatory framework has led to the phenomenal growth of health insurance industry in India. Beside these fundamental factors, increasing level of…
Xoriant launches its Mobile and Social Media Framework
(PRLEAP.COM) Sunnyvale, CA, 13 April 2010 – Xoriant Corporation, a leading software product engineering and product consulting services company, today announced the launch of its ‘Mobile and Social Media Framework’ – An Integrated framework for multiple mobile and social media platforms.
Xoriant’s Mobile Centre of Excellence (MCOE) identified the popularity and the tremendous potential social media offers businesses, before it conceptualized and designed a scalable, robust framework comprising reusable components…
Palo Global Roadshow 2010 starts in Germany
The Palo Global Road Show starts today with the tour through Germany. The leading open source business intelligence software provider presents Palo 3.1 and the Palo OLAP GPU technology.
Today, the Palo Global Roadshow starts in Germany. With the roadshow in April and May 2010, the leading European Open Source Business Intelligence software provider presents product innovations like the new Palo version 3.1, examples, solutions and the new Palo OLAP GPU…
FERNBACH, HP and Intel team up to address Liquidity Risk Management
London, 13 April 2010 – FERNBACH, (fernbach.com), a global leader in risk and financial management solutions, today announces a strategic initiative with HP and Intel, both leaders in innovative technology platforms, to service the fast moving Liquidity Risk space. The three vendors have teamed up and are introducing a unique packaged solution – Liquidity Risk Appliance – to help firms in the United Kingdom meet the forthcoming FSA requirements.
Given…
Micralyne Achieves ISO 13485 Certification to Better Serve BioMEMS & Microfluidi …
Micralyne Inc., a world-renowned, independent MEMS solutions company, has been certified to ISO 13485, reinforcing Micralyne’s position as a leading enabler for medical companies requiring advanced BioMEMS and microfluidic devices.
The certification complements Micralyne’s current ISO 9001:2008 certification and makes the company one of the only MEMS solution providers with the quality assurance certification to develop and manufacture MEMS and microfluidic devices for biomedical companies.
“It is difficult for companies to find…
Nexus Insurance Services Uses Social Media and Social Networking To Interact Wit …
Nexus Insurance Services is now using social media and social networking sites to attract new clients and interact with its existing client base. The company recently launched Twitter and Facebook pages to meet the needs of their growing community.
With the increased use of social media and social networking in recent years, companies like Nexus Insurance Services are seeing true value in creating online profiles to increase brand awareness and…
Blackburn Group Inc. Announces New Medical Cost Projection Technology to Support …
Rochester, NY. USA - Blackburn Group. Inc.’s Enterprise Risk and Claim Management partners are pleased to announce they have evolved their technology associated with the Life Care Planning (LCP) practice. The latest LCP technology will help clients to comply with the latest Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) requirements for life expectancy calculations. On April 12, 2010, CMS started using the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Life Tables for…
ORS Selects Space Micro to Develop Avionics for Responsive Space Missions
SAN DIEGO, CA – April 12, 2010 – Space Micro Inc has announced a $100,000 award by the Department of Defense’s Operationally Responsive Space (ORS) Office for a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract. The contract is to develop an avionics package that is small, lightweight, modular, and low power for responsive space missions utilizing CubeSats or other nanosatellites.
This contract will build upon Space Micro’s existing modular radiation…
Quest CE Offers Texas 4 Hour Annuity Suitability Training Requirement Course
The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) has adopted rules to implement legislation passed by the Texas Legislature. The legislation relates to certification and CE requirements for the sale of annuities.
Annuity Producers Initial Certification Training
All Texas resident licensees who were actively licensed before April 1, 2010, may continue offering, soliciting or selling annuities to Texas residents until the time of his or her license expiration date. Initial annuity certification training…
Giunti Labs presents its personal skills and portfolio management solution
Giunti Labs is bringing its newly released state-of-the-art personal ePortfolio and skills management solution to the HRD exhibition at Olympia, London, on 21st and 22nd April.
At this year's HRD exhibition - being held at London's Olympia on 21st and 22nd April - Giunti Labs, the world leading learning and mobile content management solution provider, is putting on show its state-of-the-art ePortfolio and skills management solution, along with its learning content…
Market Survey Shows Transcreation Achieving Double-digit Growth
Latest translation and localization industry research report from Common Sense Advisory shows the majority of transcreation projects relate to international marketing and advertising.
BOSTON, MA - April 12, 2010 -- As companies attempt to sell their products and services to more demographics in more markets around the world, they are discovering that they must adapt or recreate their messaging and content through a process called “transcreation.” A new report from market…
Michigan Lean Consortium event at DTE Energy
The Michigan Lean Consortium (MLC), along with the Pawley Learning Institute at Oakland University, is hosting a benchmarking event April 21 from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at DTE Energy, located at One Energy Plaza in Detroit. The focus of this event is on the role of leadership in a continuous improvement culture. DTE Energy recently won the best improvement program in 2009 from the International Quality and Productivity Center (IQPC).
There…
Atomic Design Announces Rochester, NY Office Milestone with 300th Client
(4/8/2010) - ROCHESTER, N.Y.– Atomic Design, an award winning web design & internet marketing company, proudly announces the completion of it’s 300th Rochester client project since opening the office in 2004; a website for Welcome Home Cinema (welcomehome-av.com).
Founded in Atlanta, GA in 1996, Atomic Design has been in business for 14 years and opened the Rochester, NY office in 2004 (currently the companies headquarters). “We began numbering our…
New business growth opportunities in Ukraine
Kyiv, 08 April 2010 - Company “YesBusiness” entered consultative market of Ukraine. Aiming to help our clients to minimize the risk of making investment in Ukraine and save their time and resources. “YesBusiness” fully assist the customers during whole process of establishing a new Ukrainian business – from effective organization a business travel or registering the company to conducting complex servicing in a specific area. The uniqueness of the company…
Investment24: Currently Investors Blank Out Market Risks
Positive U.S. economic data cause further stock market returns
Baech (Switzerland), April 7, 2010 – The first quarter of 2010 ended with new highs at the stock markets. For the first time since fall 2008 the DAX could exceed the mark of 6,200 points again. This is a very positive development, especially from a chart technical point of view. Mid-term DAX could now increase until 6,500 points. Thanks to good economic…
Appia Named One of Michigan’s 50 Companies to Watch
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – April 6, 2010 – Appia Communications announced today that it has been honored as one of the “Michigan 50 Companies to Watch,” an award that recognizes innovative companies throughout the state.
Traverse City-based Appia is a nationwide provider of managed business communication and networking services, including hosted VoIP and video conferencing. The Michigan 50 award is sponsored by the Edward Lowe Foundation and presented by Michigan…
Icreon Explores Business Opportunities in Australia
Sydney, Australia - December 14, 2009 – Icreon, a leading IT services, business solutions and outsourcing company, as part of the NASSCOM Delegation recently visited Australia to from 14 – 17 December 2009 to explore business opportunities in the region. Keeping in view the continuous growth of the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry, which has become all pervasive and intrinsic to our very existence; the primary objective was to…
Icreon opens a New Chapter in New York, United States
New York, January 11, 2010 – Icreon, today announced the opening of its New York Office, called Icreon Tech Inc., in the United States. Located in Park Avenue, the office expands Icreon’s ability to offer localized project management, account management and development services, to its fast growing base of customers and prospects in the region.
The purpose of establishing the office is to offer software solution services to the clients based…
Nexus Ventures Inc. help fund bioethanol plant
Nexus Ventures Inc has helped funded a bioethanol plant located in Aglona, country of Latvia. The plant is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2011 and have a maximum capacity of 150,000 cubic meters of bioethanol per annum. In addition, the project is designed with a potential extension option which will allow the plant to double production capacity to 300,000 cbm pa.
Latvia is an EU member state…
Unleashing the Asian Tiger: Achieving Dynamism with Operational Excellence
' The biggest beneficiaries of the crisis will be in Asia, with Asian capitals poised to take on the established international financial centers of Frankfurt, London and New York in the years to come', writes a senior executive from one of the world’s leading banks. In the wake of the recent financial crisis, Operational Excellence in financial institutions has been identified as the key strength to overcoming the dynamic challenges…
Michigan Lean Consortium offers free webinar April 7 on lean leadership
The Michigan Lean Consortium is presenting a free webinar with Mark Graban, senior fellow at the Lean Enterprise Institute (LEI) in Cambridge, Mass., on April 7 from 1-2 p.m. Author of the Shingo Prize-winning book “Lean Hospitals: Improving Quality, Patient Safety and Employee Satisfaction,” Graban will be speaking on the topic of “Leadership presence on the front line: A critical success factor for Michigan’s regrowth.”
Graban will discuss how leadership…
Signature Retail Services To Provide Workforce Training and Development Using Le …
Sunrise, FL—April 5, 2010 – Learn.com®, the knowledge platform™ company, today announced that Signature Retail Services, a premier national retail sales, service and fixture installation company, headquartered in Lombard, Illinois, has selected the company’s knowledge platform technology to meet increasing client demand for a well-trained nationally dispersed workforce and contracted labor.
Using Learn.com, Signature can develop custom learning centers for all of the company’s major customers. These learning centers…
eProcessing Network Certified as PCI Compliant
eProcessing Network, LLC, the leading independent payment gateway and software development company in the electronic payment processing industry, announced today that it has successfully completed its annual compliance audit and has been re-certified according to the PCI DSS 1.2 Standard.
The audit was conducted by Trustwave, the leading provider of on-demand data security and payment card industry compliance management solutions to businesses and organizations throughout the world. The audit…
UrbanStar Real Estate - New Brokerage Launch Revamps the Real Estate Industry in …
UrbanStar Real Estate (urbanstarcapital.com/), a full service commercial and residential real estate brokerage firm operating in Western Canada, enters this thriving market with a solid approach: to provide first class customer service and make the real estate process simple and clear. The foundations of this service are the UrbanStar Real Estate professionals, recognized market leaders providing cutting-edge training to agents. They have superior knowledge of local markets in Alberta and…
Siddall And Hilton Products Help Local Junior Football League
West Yorkshire, United Kingdom (April 01, 2010) - Siddall and Hilton Products in Brighouse, West Yorkshire have signed a two year contract with Community Sponsorship Partners which is a voluntary run organisation focused on helping community football leagues raise valuable funds, reduce administration and provide other assistance for further fund raising and sponsorship.
Siddall and Hilton Products sponsorship will include the funding of frequent updates to the Huddersfield Junior Football leagues…
Apparently Google Inc. plans huge relocation away from California
Shock: U.S. with 180 ° turnover
Apparently Google Inc. plans huge relocation away from California
For years, the U.S. government has been strongly condemning China’s Internet censorship. In February 2006, there was even a special unit called "Global Internet Freedom Task Force” that had been set up to review the policies on Internet censorship worldwide. This task force was especially supposed to focus on the foreign policy aspects of the freedom of…
AutoSig Systems, Inc announces the selection of their new product AutoDoc by Den …
ATLANTA, GA – MARCH 31, 2010 NEWS RELEASE
AutoSig Systems, Inc. (ASI) of Sugar Hill, Georgia , announces the successful selection and implementation of its new product AutoDoc by Denison State Bank.
The AutoDoc system provides community banks value in Document Management with secure browser technology. The system is designed to allow customers the unique ability to view and work with imaged files throughout the entire organization securely.
“The…
Internet Marketing Tampa Company Bayshore Solutions Named in BtoB’s Top Agency L …
Tampa Web Development Firm Again Achieves Top Interactive Agency List by Concentrating on Client Results and Increasing their Return on Investment
TAMPA, FL, April, 2010 — For the sixth time in the last seven years, leading internet marketing Tampa company, Bayshore Solutions was named as a 2010 Top Interactive Agency by BtoB magazine. This honor is awarded to Bayshore Solutions for providing web excellence and growth for their clients.…
Investment24: Upward Trend Continues
Bailout plan for Greece and the prospect of positive U.S. job market data let the stock quotations further increase
Baech (Switzerland), March 31, 2010 – The German stock market index raised almost 700 points within only one month. Currently DAX reached about 6.150 points. Last week the index increased by 2.3 percent. Compared to S&P 500, which just increased by 0.6 percent. Thus the German stock market index almost regained its…
Bizerba presents the latest slicing technology at the IFFA 2010
The first intelligent slicing machine – slices, weighs, regulates and saves money.
Modern surfaces with self-cleaning lotus effect – harder, smoother, more temperature-resistant and easier to clean than comparable materials
Balingen, April 2010 – From 08 to 13 May 2010 the technology provider Bizerba presents the latest slicing technology at hall 6.0, stand C60 at the leading international trade fair for the meat industry, the IFFA 2010 (International Trade Fair for Processing,…
SABIC Innovative Plastics’ Clear, High-Temp Lexan* Copolymers Deliver Top-end De …
BERGEN OP ZOOM, The Netherlands – March 31, 2010 – SABIC Innovative Plastics’ mission to help customers drive down system costs while achieving exceptional performance with high-end thermoplastics has led to another industry game-changer – Lexan* XHT clear, high-temperature polycarbonate (PC) copolymers. This innovative family of advanced PC resins features new polymer chemistry with an optimal balance of high heat resistance and high flow, enabling it to offer greatly expanded…
Introducing Asia Legal Technologies – a venture of DMC and Global EDD Group
Cleveland, Ohio, USA - (31 March 2010) – Global Electronic Discovery & Disclosure Group (“Global EDD Group”), a boutique consulting firm that provides innovative legal technology solutions across the globe, today announced the formation of Asia Legal Technologies™ (“ALT”), a strategic alliance and joint venture with Data Management Corporation (“DMC”), a document and data processing solutions company based in Singapore. ALT combines the experience, knowledge and resources of DMC…
Medfusion Selects Learn.com to Provide On-Demand Interactive Patient Portal Trai …
Physician practices gain advantage of on-demand patient-to-provider communication solutions training
SUNRISE, FLORIDA. March 31, 2010 - Learn.com®, the knowledge platformTM company, announced today that Medfusion, a leading provider of patient-to-provider communication solutions, has selected the company’s knowledge platform to deliver standardized multimedia training of their HIPAA-compliant patient-to-provider communication solutions.
Using Learn.com, Medfusion will provide practices with interactive on-demand training for their patient portal communication solutions such as Pre-Registration, Appointment Request, Online…
New Palo version 3.1
Jedox is releasing the new GA version 3.1 of the Open Source Business Intelligence Software Palo. In addition, a new ramp-up version of the Palo OLAP GPU is being shown for the first time with significant speed increases in the new version.
Freiburg, 31.03.2010 - Jedox is releasing today the new versions of the Open Source Business Intelligence Software for Microsoft Excel and Palo Suite. As of today both programs are…
Datacore Consulting Continues to Expand Clientele
Independence, Ohio – March 31, 2010 - Datacore Consulting, an IT Solutions Provider, is pleased to announce the addition of the Cleveland based company ka architecture to their family of clients.
ka, a nationally recognized architecture firm, focuses its designs on retail, mixed-use, hospitality and corporate work environments.
Datacore was chosen to manage onsite support of IT services for ka at their Cleveland studio.
“I consider ka to be…
Aerospace and Defense Supplier Fairchild Controls Improves Document Control with …
Fairchild Controls, an aerospace and defense manufacturer of environmental, electronic, and pneumatic control systems, has deployed Optical Image Technology’s (OIT) DocFinity document imaging and workflow software to manage document-intensive processes in the integrated supply chain more efficiently and cost effectively. A wholly-owned business subsidiary of EADS, the company, located in Frederick, MD, provides commercial aircraft and military platforms around the world. It designs and manufactures custom environmental, electronic, and pneumatic…
Enterprise by HansaWorld version 6.1 arrives, brings more features and a new mod …
STOCKHOLM, March 11, 2010 – HansaWorld, an award-winning provider of integrated business solutions, announced today the release of its latest update for the Enterprise by HansaWorld Integrated Business Platform.
“The new update to Enterprise demonstrates our commitment to simplify and enhance the customer experience, deliver new modules and features while further improving on a vast number of existing features,” said Karl Bohlin, Managing Director of HansaWorld. He further stated, “These new…
Four Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog Attorneys Recognized for Excellence
Four Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog Attorneys Recognized for Excellence
WILMINGTON, N.C. (March 30, 2010) – Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog LLP (cshlaw.com), one of the largest civil defense firms in North Carolina, announced today that John D. Martin has been recognized as 2010 Super Lawyer while Melody J. Canady and Regan Summerlin Toups have been named Rising Stars. In addition, Jason E. Toups received recognition as a 2010 Legal Elite Young Gun…
Daktronics & Westfield Launch In-Shopping Center Digital LED Display Network
BROOKINGS, S.D. – March 29, 2010 – Westfield Group recently launched a digital network of LED video displays starting with six of its prime shopping centers in Australia. The displays and content management system were designed and manufactured by Daktronics Inc. of Brookings, S.D. (Nasdaq-DAKT). In addition to being one of the largest deployments of indoor LED advertising screens in the world, it also marks a significant step in the…
STORTEXT PROVIDES P2P/INVOICE PROCESSING SOLUTIONS TO THE TREASURY SOLICITOR'S D …
Bedfordshire, United Kingdom (March 19, 2010) - Stortext is delighted to announce that it has been selected to provide Procure 2 Pay/Invoice Processing solutions to the Treasury Solicitor's Department (TSol). TSol provides legal services to more than 180 central government departments and other publicly funded bodies in England and Wales, and collects Bona Vacantia on behalf of the Crown.
TSol is one of the largest legal organisations in the UK, utilising…
Octopus invests £2 million supporting the merger of Stortext FM and BOX-IT
Bedfordshire, United Kingdom (March 19, 2010) - Octopus Ventures (Octopus) today announced an investment of £2 million from the £30 million Octopus Capital for Enterprise Fund (OCfE) into BOX-IT, a UK wide document storage business. The investment will support the merger with Stortext FM Limited, a specialist electronic archiving and workflow solution company, to create a "one-stop-shop" provider of document management solutions in the UK.
BOX-IT is a growing physical…
HYDRO-QUĖBEC Implements ETAP Software for Power System Analysis
ETAP Canada Ltd. is pleased to announce that Hydro-Québec has purchased a multi-concurrent user license of ETAP software to perform electrical power system studies including Arc Flash analysis. Hydro-Québec is the most recent of the major Canadian utilities such as BC Hydro, Epcor, TransAlta, Ontario Power Generation, and New Brunswick Power to utilize ETAP software for electrical design, maintenance, and operation of their electrical power systems. ETAP software provides a…
OPENMINDS21 – the German Initiative – coming to the Gulf
OPENMINDS21 – the German initiative – is launching its programme21 in the Gulf region. 12 innovative and entrepreneurial business people of the region will be able to attend the first events in Abu Dhabi during April and June.
“Business success in the 21st century will strongly depend on innovative and open-minded thinking.” says Karin Bauer, founder of the initiative. “With our initiative we want to create a new form of thinking…
Rishworth appoints Senior Recruitment Consultant
Rishworth Aviation is pleased to announce the appointment of Ian Harman as Senior Consultant – Engineering.
As well as being a qualified Aircraft Engineer, Ian has a great deal of experience within the general engineering fields; having spent many years as a hands-on engineer at some of the UK’s major blue-chip companies.
In addition to a specialisation in Aviation Maintenance, Ian also brings with him experience in the Aviation Recruitment…
Global EDD Group Implements Portable E-Discovery Solution - Expands Intelligent …
Cleveland, Ohio - March 31, 2010 – Global Electronic Discovery & Disclosure Group (“Global EDD Group”), a boutique consulting firm that provides innovative legal technology solutions across the globe, today announced the addition of Portable Processing to its Intelligent EDD℠ line of legal technology services. Developed to be utilized at virtually any location with dependable power and connectivity, Portable Processing enables Global EDD to provide a full suite of early…
Europe Remove Offer Great Discounts On EU Removal Services
London, United Kingdom (March 26, 2010) - Europe Remove, who can help their clients with personal and affordable services if they're considering moving to Holland, Germany, France or any other EU zone, offer great discounts for their removal services both at home and abroad.
Whether a group of students is looking to move to Europe to study or if a business is moving to Belgium or anywhere else in the EU,…
