- HighRoads HR Survey: Effectively Managing Vendor Performance Remains Top-of-Mind Challenge
A new HighRoads survey of leading employers indicates the ability to effectively measure vendor performance is the top-most challenge in employee benefits management, as traditionally paper-based workflows hinder evaluations and potentially leave tens of thousands of dollars in cost concessions unclaimed. - Momentum Venture Management Announces Investment in Online Automotive Aftermarket E-Commerce Company
Momentum Venture Management (www.mvmpartners.com), a Los Angeles company that helps entrepreneurs transform their technologies into viable, well-funded businesses, today announced that it has led the $500,000+ round of funding for Digital Performance Inc. (www.digitalperformance.com), a Long Beach-based e-commerce company. - Factory Physics Inc. Launches LeanPhysics™ Support Tools
Factory Physics Inc., a management consulting company that provides a scientific framework, tools and training to optimize performance of manufacturing supply chains, today announced the launch of its proprietary software application LeanPhysicsTM Support Tools. - SAVVIS Aligns and Strengthens Operations, Product Engineering and Development
SAVVIS, Inc. (NASDAQ:SVVS), a global leader in IT infrastructure services for business applications, today announced key management changes improving the alignment of the company’s technical and operating groups, product engineering, development, customer service and support. The changes reflect the company’s focus on improving infrastructure quality and service reliability, optimizing and enhancing processes and systems, and targeting markets and customers. - VERSAR Promotes Jeffrey Wagonhurst to Senior Vice President
VERSAR, Inc. (Amex:VSR) announced today that Jeffrey Wagonhurst was promoted to the position of Senior Vice President of the Company. Jeff manages the Infrastructure Management Services Program Management Group which provides engineering, construction and construction management/supervision services both in the continental United States and overseas. - Perihelion Global Announces Appointment of Robert H. Boothe, Jr. as Government
Perihelion Global (OTC: PHGI) announces the hiring of Robert H. Boothe, Jr. of Opp, Alabama as the Government and Public Affairs representative for Perihelion Global’s Energy Division. Boothe will serve all projects residing in the State of Alabama and will also assist in Government and Public Affairs relations on additional projects in the Southeastern United States. - 3M Brazil Sees Cost Savings With CHEP Program
3M Brazil, a leading maker of consumer and industrial products, has announced it is outsourcing select pallet management activities to CHEP, the world leader in pallet and container pooling solutions. CHEP pallets are currently used for storage and transportation of finished products and raw material at the company’s head office in Sumaré, Sao Paulo, and 3M is preparing to outsource the distribution of pallet services at facilities in Ribeirão Preto and Itapetininga, both in Sao Paulo state. - Agiliance Secures Investment from Intel Capital
-Agiliance, a leading provider of security risk and compliance management solutions, today announced that Intel Capital has invested in its recently concluded and oversubscribed Series B round. Intel Capital joins recently announced investors Walden International and Red Rock Ventures. - Ultimus Customer Among KMWorld Reality Award Finalists
Ultimus, the #1 provider of Business Process Management (BPM) and workflow software and solutions, with more than 1,600 customers worldwide, today announced that its customer Prince William County has been named as a finalist in KMWorld Magazine’s Reality Awards for 2006. - Tween Brands Inc. to Present at J.P. Morgan Consumer and Retail Conference
The executive management of Tween Brands, Inc. (NYSE:TWB) will make a presentation to the J.P. Morgan Consumer and Retail Holiday Conference on Wednesday, November 29, 2006, beginning at 11:20 a.m. Eastern Time. - Mellon HBV Comments on ASM International’s Decision to No Longer Use ASM PT Dividend
Mellon HBV Alternative Strategies (HBV) today issued the following statement in response to ASM International’s (NASDAQ: ASMI and Euronext Amsterdam: ASM) announcement that the Company will stop using dividends from its 54% stake in ASM Pacific Technology (ASM PT) to fund its front end business. - PortWise AB: The Board of PortWise Appoints Jerker Käll as Interim Chief Executive Officer, CEO
PortWise, the market leader in Identity and Access Management for the mobile enterprise today announced the appointment of Jerker Käll as interim Chief Executive Officer, CEO of PortWise, as the company accelerates its expansion and growth to meet the worldwide customer demand for the PortWise Identity and Access Management platform. - Patrick Smyth Joins CYOP Systems as Chairman and CEO
The Board of Directors of CYOP Systems International Inc. (OTCBB:CYOS), a provider of online gaming software, is pleased to announce Patrick Smyth has accepted the positions of Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer at the company. - NetApp® StoreVault™ Extends Comprehensive, Enterprise-Class Replication
StoreVault, a NetApp (NASDAQ:NTAP) division, today announced new features to its award-winning StoreVault S500 for improved simplicity, scalability, and data management for small and medium businesses (SMBs). With today’s news, StoreVault is delivering on its promise to make the best of enterprise-proven storage technology from NetApp available to the SMB market through an easy-to-use and flexible network storage solution at a price point that fits SMB budgets. - MSA Focus Chooses SafeNet Sentinel RMS to Secure Licensing
SafeNet (NASDAQ:SFNT), setting the standard for information security, announced today that MSA Focus, a European-based information management company and division of MSA Inc., Pittsburgh, has selected SafeNet’s Sentinel RMS to license their broadcast management system, ForeTV. - BlueTie Launches TieIn™ – a Web Services Platform for Centralized Management and Custom Development
BlueTie, the leading provider of business email and calendaring services, has launched TieIn™, a Web services platform that gives resellers the ability to manage all of their customers in a single interface and develop powerful new mash-ups. TieIn enables resellers to increase service revenues while reducing the time and costs to provide these services – giving partners an alternative to tedious Microsoft® Exchange implementation and administration. - ImageWare Systems Receives Contract from GE Security for Approximately $275,000
ImageWare Systems, Inc. (AMEX:IW), a leading developer of identity management solutions, today announced it has received an order valued at approximately $275,000 from GE Security, a leading supplier of security and life safety technologies. - GFGR and American Management Association to Hold Small Business Workshop to Connect
Grow Fast, Grow Right, a leading executive training and education firm, announced today that it will co-sponsor a one-day workshop with the American Management Association in December to connect the entrepreneurs and emerging businesspeople who make up the leadership teams for thousands of middle-market companies with the top corporate executives who have already achieved success. - SeeWhy Software Partners with JBoss to Build Intelligent Business Processes with SOA
SeeWhy Software today announced it has partnered with JBoss, a division of Red Hat, to extend and tighten SeeWhy’s support for the leading open source platform for creating service-oriented architectures (SOA). The SeeWhy business intelligence (BI) platform already uses the JBoss Application Server and leverages other key components of the JBoss Enterprise Middleware Suite (JEMS). - Consul InSight Suite ''Cuts the Job Down to Size'' for Privileged User Monitoring, Earns
Consul risk management, Inc., the authority in security audit and compliance, today announced the Consul InSight Suite™ earned a Hot Pick distinction for a review in the leading IT security publication, Information Security. Technical Editor Brent Huston found the Consul InSight Suite to be “a powerful tool with well-defined policies for large organizations; it automates that daunting task of monitoring privileged user activity to meet security and compliance requirements.” - Ariba to Present at Avolent Executive Summit on eBusiness
Every year, $500 billion in corporate profits are lost due to inefficiencies. Next week, Christine Crandell, vice president of marketing of Ariba®, Inc. (Nasdaq:ARBA), the leading spend management solutions provider, will discuss ways in which companies can leverage spend management to reduce this loss at the Avolent Executive Summit. - Western Asset Inflation Management Fund Inc. Announces Tender Offer
Western Asset Inflation Management Fund Inc. (NYSE: IMF) (the “Fund”) announced today that the Fund’s Board of Directors has approved a tender offer to be commenced in the fourth quarter of 2006 for up to 5% of the Fund’s outstanding shares of common stock as of the commencement of the offer. The tender offer is pursuant to a Settlement Agreement, dated as of February 13, 2006, between the Fund and Karpus Management, Inc. (including certain affiliates thereof). - VFA Conference Examines Emerging Trends and Best Practices in Facilities Capital Planning
VFA, Inc., the leading provider of end-to-end solutions for facilities capital planning and asset management, assembled with customers and partners from across North America for its third annual VFA Connections conference earlier this month. Some of the key topics discussed at the event included processes for prioritizing competing capital projects, the value of energy efficiency and sustainability programs and the development of the next generation of facility management professionals. - Softscape Announces Next Generation Hiring Management System;
Softscape, the industry pioneer in innovative people management, today announced its next generation hiring management system designed to offer customers unprecedented flexibility to manage every aspect of hiring. - Avatech Solutions and RCMS Group Form Alliance to Provide Project Services and BIM Production
Avatech Solutions, Inc. (OTCBB: AVSO.OB), the nation’s leading provider of design, engineering, and facilities management solutions, and RCMS Group, a leading provider of design production services to architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) firms, announced today they have entered into an alliance to provide clients with the ability to more cost-effectively accelerate design production work for projects and facilitate the adoption and migration to BIM technology. - JBuilder® 2007, Built on Eclipse, Accelerates Collaborative Development for Java™
Today, CodeGear, formerly known as the Developer Tools Group of Borland Software Corporation (NASDAQ:BORL), announced JBuilder® 2007, an enterprise-class integrated development environment (IDE) built on Eclipse to make collaborative development fast and reliable for Java™, open source and the web. - ShiftWise Chooses i-Integration as Preferred Consulting Services Vendor
ShiftWise, the nation’s leading provider of online healthcare staffing management services, today announced that it has selected i-Integration to serve as its preferred consulting services provider. In this capacity, i-Integration will handle all integration projects related to ShiftWise’s industry-leading healthcare staffing vendor management solution. - Intrusic Launches Professional Services Portfolio
Intrusic, Inc., the internal threat intelligence leader, today announced a new Professional Services portfolio created to help enterprises better understand, detect and minimize internal security risks. Intrusic’s new services portfolio offers customers consulting and educational training options for assessing and addressing the multifaceted nature of internal risk management. - Groundbreaking News at Pabst Farms in Southeast Wisconsin
Pabst Farms Development Inc., developers of the largest master-planned community in southeastern Wisconsin, together with S&L Hospitality, a hospitality development, management and investment company, of Fitchburg, Wis., announced today that construction is officially underway on a new full-service Hilton Garden Inn® at Pabst Farms. - Announcing New Generation of DocuLex WebSearch, Embedding the dtSearch Engine
DocuLex, Inc., a leading document management company, and dtSearch Corp., a developer of text search software for enterprise and developer customers around the world, today announced the introduction of a new version of WebSearch, DocuLex’s premier Web-based document management application, providing “Instant Document Access” from any location. - LASON Exhibits at Online Information Conference in London
LASON, Inc., a proven provider of document management outsourcing and business process improvement solutions for document intensive markets, today announced it will officially unveil its eContent MAX solutions in booth 738 at the Online Information Conference held November 28–30, 2006 in London, UK. - Auriga Laboratories and SmallCapInsights.com Highlight CEOs Presenting at Wednesday’s Anticipated
Auriga Laboratories, Inc. (OTCBB:ARGA) along with SmallCapInsights.com, a leading investment newsletter committed to discovering tomorrow's smallcap breakthroughs, has highlighted the Management that are scheduled to present during the highly anticipated “Emerging Growth Forum” scheduled for Wednesday, November, 22, 2006, at 12 noon Eastern. - Lombardi to Participate in Butler Group Business Process Management and Integration
Lombardi® (www.lombardisoftware.com), the leader in Business Process Management (BPM) software for Global 2000 companies, today announced that is participating in Butler Group’s Business Process Management and Integration Symposium. The event will be held on 22-23 November 2006, at the Novotel London Euston in London, UK. - Allied Capital Commits $210.5 Million to Management-led Buyout Of Leading Full-Service Commercial
Allied Capital Corporation (NYSE:ALD) announced today that it has committed $210.5 million to support the management-led buyout of EarthColor, Inc., a leading one-stop commercial printer serving blue-chip customers in the pharmaceutical, telecommunications and financial services industry. Based in New York City, EarthColor is the largest promotional printer in the New York metropolitan market, while also serving customers nationwide with facilities in New Jersey, Florida, Texas and Arizona. - Liferay Breaks Into EContent Magazine’s ''EContent 100'' Of Industry Leaders
Liferay, provider of the world’s leading enterprise-class, open source portal and content management system, announced today that it has been named to the “EContent 100,” EContent magazine’s list of the 100 most influential and innovative companies in the digital content industry. The list, assembled by the editors and staff of EContent magazine, includes such world-renowned software, Internet and publishing companies as Adobe Systems, Bloomberg, Google, IBM, Yahoo!, and Microsoft. - DSA Wins Multi-Year Task Order from Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)
Doug Wagoner, Senior Vice President of Data Systems Analysts, Inc. (DSA), announced today that the company has been awarded a $15.6M multi-year task order from the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). - Workstream Inc. Receives Nasdaq Notice
Workstream Inc. (NASDAQ: WSTM), a provider of On-Demand Enterprise Workforce Management software, announced today that it received written notice from The Nasdaq Stock Market that the bid price of its common stock for the last 30 consecutive trading days had closed below the minimum $1.00 per share required for continued listing under Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 4310(c)(4) (the "Rule"). - Nuveen’s Closed-End Equity Option Funds
Nuveen Investments, a leading provider of diversified investment services, today announced its updated portfolio management team for two closed-end equity option funds, the Nuveen Equity Premium Income Fund (NYSE:JPZ) and Nuveen Equity Premium & Growth Fund (NYSE:JPG). - CORRECTING and REPLACING Again SuccessFactors Shocks, Recruiting Management Goes Live
Fifth graph, first sentence of release should read: “In creating Recruiting Management, focused on end users, not only specialists, we have taken a different road than anyone else in the market, by putting performance data front and center and baking recruiting ... (sted In creating Recruiting Management, focused on end users, not only specialists, we have taken a different road than anyone else in the market, by putting performance data front and center and backing recruiting ...) - Announcement No. 45/2006 Intention to integrate Bank BPH SA and Bank Pekao S.A
The Management Board of Bank BPH SA, hereby informs that at the board meeting held on November 12, 2006, it passed a resolution on the intention to integrate Bank BPH SA with Bank Polska Kasa Opieki S.A. ("Bank Pekao S.A."), in a way of Bank BPH SA’s spin-off by transfer of a part of Bank BPH SA’s property in a form of a organised part of enterprise to Bank Pekao S.A., in exchange of shares of Bank Pekao S.A., which will be taken up by the shareholders of Bank BPH SA. - C-COR Advances on Demand Delivery Efficiencies With Unified Platform
C-COR Incorporated (NASDAQ:CCBL) is integrating the broadband market’s most scalable On Demand video and ad insertion servers into a common, open and interoperable hardware and software platform. - ANTs Teams with immixGroup for Greater Access to Government Markets
ANTs software inc. (OTCBB:ANTS), a leader in compatible, high-performance SQL database management systems, and immixGroup, Inc., a leading provider of enterprise technology products for government agencies, today announced a partnership agreement giving federal, state and local government users greater access to ANTs’ award-winning database management solutions. - Fonality Adds Marketing and Branding Firepower to Management Team
Fonality®, a leader in open source, Asterisk®-based IP telephony systems, today announced that marketing and branding leader, Arnold Waldstein, has joined the company as senior vice president of marketing. Waldstein brings more than 20 years of consumer and business-to-business (B2B) technology industry strategic marketing and business development leadership to Fonality. - Initiate Systems Solutions Address Payers’ Needs for Customer Centric Data Management
Initiate Systems, Inc., the recognized standard in enterprise master person index (EMPI) software for the healthcare industry, today announced that it has further expanded its healthcare focus to provide the payer market with solutions that address its customer centric data management and interoperability needs. - Analogic Corporation Announces Management Changes
The Board of Directors of Analogic Corporation (NASDAQ:ALOG) announces that John W. Wood Jr. has informed the Board that he will retire as Analogic’s CEO and as an Analogic Director on December 31, 2006. Mr. Wood has been CEO since August 2003, following the retirement from active management of Analogic Founder and Chairman Emeritus Bernard M. Gordon. - EPiC Announces Formation of Integrated Energy and Engineering Company
Three industry veterans have joined to form a new integrated energy company. Mr. Rex Doyle, Mr. John Ippolito and Mr. David Reynolds have founded EPiC Capital Group Inc., an integrated energy and engineering company focused on acquiring and developing oil and gas producing assets. EPiC began trading on the OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB) under its ticker symbol “EPCC” on Wednesday, October 25, 2006. - Rivals.com Selects Compellent SAN to Support Explosive Subscriber and Content Growth
Compellent Technologies, a provider of affordable and modular enterprise storage solutions, today announced Rivals.com, the online leader for in-depth information, analysis and “the scoop” in college sports and recruiting, has selected Compellent’s storage area network (SAN). Compellent’s Thin Provisioning and unlimited capacity expansion enable Rivals.com to support rapid content and subscriber growth. - PowerFile Introduces VARchive Reseller Program
PowerFile Inc., an innovator in archive appliances for permanent storage of digital content and assets, today introduced its VARchive™ Reseller Program that enables partners with the ability to better meet end-user demand for fixed content active archival storage solutions, especially in hot market applications such as ECM/document management, email, medical, CAD and print/graphics. - GLOBAL SOURCING 101
Tomorrow’s apparel industry decision-makers need more than great ideas and a fleet of designers to make it to the top. They need to know how to use the latest technology to keep up with supply chain demands — ensuring that their manufacturers and suppliers around the world are linked to domestic-headquartered design and product development plans. - WisdomTree ETF Assets Under Management Reach $1 Billion
WisdomTree Investments, Inc. (Pink Sheets: WSDT) announced today that assets under management for the WisdomTree Trust have grown to $1 billion, as of Friday, November 10, 2006. In the five months since the launch of the first family of 20 fundamentally weighted dividend ETFs, assets under management have increased from $220 million to more than $1 billion. The company launched an additional 10 pure international sector ETFs in October. - MuleSource Selects Hyperic to Build World-Class Management Capabilities for World’s Most Widely-Used
Hyperic Inc., the leader in multi-platform, open-source IT management, today announced that MuleSource, a leading provider of open source infrastructure and integration software, will use Hyperic’s flagship product, Hyperic HQ, as the foundation for its new monitoring and management system, Mule HQ. The new Mule HQ management tools will be available to MuleSource customers in Q4 2006. - DMTF Announces Alliance Partnership with TCG
The Distributed Management Task Force, Inc. (DMTF®), the industry organization leading the development, adoption and promotion of interoperable management initiatives and standards, today announced that the Trusted Computing Group (TCG), an industry standards body formed to develop, define, and promote open standards for trusted computing and security technologies, has become a member of its Alliance Partner Program. - Germany’s Top Cruise Provider AIDA Embarks on SPSS Predictive Analytics
SPSS Inc. (NASDAQ:SPSS), a leading worldwide provider of predictive analytics software, today announced that AIDA Cruises, the number one provider of holiday cruises based in Germany, has purchased SPSS’ predictive analytics applications to optimize yield management of its ships and better serve its passengers. - Majority of US Corporations See Spyware as Threat to Intellectual Property, Personally Identifiable
According to a new study by privacy and information management research firm the Ponemon Institute, 62 percent of corporate IT security professionals rank spyware infections as the number one threat to the integrity of intellectual property and customers’ personally identifiable information. An additional 18 percent believe spyware’s primary threat to be loss of productivity. - Lockton International Launches
Lockton, Inc., the world’s largest privately owned insurance broker, today launched Lockton International, re-branding the former Alexander Forbes International Risk Services business it formally acquired on 9th November 2006. - Acopia Networks and Taneja Group to Present Webcast on the Top 5 Ways to Simplify Storage Management
Acopia Networks®, Inc., the leader in high performance intelligent file virtualization, today announced that it is joining with industry leading analyst research and consulting firm, the Taneja Group, to present a Webcast entitled, “Top 5 Ways to Simplify File Storage Management” later this week, on Thursday, November 16 at 9:00 a.m. EST. - MBG Rates ''Positive'' in Independent Analyst Firm’s 2006 Telecom Expense Management (TEM)
MBG Expense Management, a leading telecom expense management provider for Global 2000 companies, has received a “positive” rating in Gartner’s MarketScope for Telecom Expense Management, 2H061. According to the Gartner rating system, company’s receiving a positive rating demonstrate strength in specific areas, but are largely opportunistic, and potential customers should put this vendor on a shortlist of tactical alternatives. - Rackspace and Alert Logic Partner to Provide Enhanced Security Services to Managed Hosting Customers
Alert Logic, the only IT network security company leveraging a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform to deliver on-demand protection to mid-sized businesses, today announced that Rackspace Managed Hosting has fully integrated Alert Logic’s Network Protection On Demand service into the hosting specialist’s comprehensive security portfolio. - Bacon’s | multivision Fortifies Broadcast Monitoring Services with Expanded Access to Canadian
Building on a history of client-focused initiatives, Bacon's | multivision, the leading provider of premium broadcast management applications today announced expanded access of its Canadian broadcast coverage. Augmented by Bowdens, the Canadian sister company under the Observer Group, the company is now able to provide the most extensive broadcast monitoring coverage throughout North America. - Jones Soda Launches Green Pea Soda to Benefit Toys for Tots
Jones Soda (NASDAQ:JSDA) (TSX VENTURE:JSD) is launching its limited edition 2006 Holiday Pack to benefit Toys for Tots. This year’s pack will include Green Pea Soda, Sweet Potato Soda, Dinner Roll Soda, Turkey and Gravy Soda, and Antacid Soda. - Green Star Products Signs Contract to Build 90 Biodiesel Reactors
Green Star Products, Inc. (OTC: GSPI) today announced that it has signed an agreement with De Beers Fuel Limited of South Africa to build 90 biodiesel reactors.
Each of the biodiesel reactors will be capable of producing 10 million gallons of biodiesel each year for a total production capacity of 900,000,000 gallons per year when operating at full capacity, which is 4 times greater than the entire U.S. output in 2006. - The Superior Group Revamps Its Project and Workforce Automation Solution
Today, the Superior Group of Companies (Superior) announced the introduction of Work NexusTM—a web-enabled project and workforce automation solution designed to administer and streamline staff augmentation and project management. Built from its foundation of workforce automation that has been in the marketplace since 1998, Work Nexus is the renewal of Superior’s Labor Activity Management System (LAMS360). - Rackspace Introduces Enhanced Network Security with Invision Security Appliance
Rackspace Managed Hosting™, a recognized leader in the global managed hosting market, today announced the addition of Invision Security Appliance, an enterprise-class Intrusion Detection System that combines multi-layer threat management technology and comprehensive monitoring with the company’s renowned Fanatical Support™ to automatically detect network threats. - GENBAND Adds Deloitte Veteran Mark Lancaster to Its Board of Directors
GENBAND™ Inc., a leading provider of IMS-based telecommunications applications and infrastructure products enabling converged IP multimedia services, announced today that Mark Lancaster has been elected to GENBAND Board of Directors and will serve as the Chairman of GENBAND’s Audit Committee. - CommercialWare and AmbironTrustWave Partner to Deliver PCI Compliance to Customers
CommercialWare, Inc., a division of Datavantage and the leading provider of cross-channel commerce solutions for retailers, and AmbironTrustWave, a leading provider of information security and compliance management solutions, today announced a partnership to offer Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) compliance services to its joint customers. - InsuranceNoodle, Inc. Announces ‘Life Solutions’ Term Life Agreement with BISYS®
InsuranceNoodle, Inc. (www.insurancenoodle.com) today announced it has signed an agreement with BISYS, the nation’s largest independent wholesale distributor of life insurance, to offer BISYS’ Life Solutions online term life quoting system to more than 2,500 independent insurance agencies currently using InsuranceNoodle’s proprietary, online technology platform to write and service small commercial business. - Morgan Stanley’s Global Wealth Management Group Opens Newly Expanded Office in Merrillville, Indiana
Morgan Stanley’s (NYSE:MS) Global Wealth Management Group (GWMG) announced that it has opened a newly expanded office at 8001 Broadway, Suite 401.
Clients, members of the media and business communities and the general public are cordially invited to attend an Open House reception at the newly expanded office on Wednesday, November 15 from 4 to 8 p.m. With the cooperation of Purdue University North Central - Morgan Stanley’s Global Wealth Management Group Opens Newly Expanded Office in Merrillville, Indiana
Morgan Stanley’s (NYSE:MS) Global Wealth Management Group (GWMG) announced that it has opened a newly expanded office at 8001 Broadway, Suite 401.
Clients, members of the media and business communities and the general public are cordially invited to attend an Open House reception at the newly expanded office on Wednesday, November 15 from 4 to 8 p.m. With the cooperation of Purdue University North Central - Morgan Stanley’s Global Wealth Management Group Celebrates 1st Anniversary of Chicago
Morgan Stanley’s (NYSE:MS) Global Wealth Management Group (GWMG) is pleased to announce the 1st anniversary celebration of the Firm’s Chicago High Net Worth office located at 70 W. Madison Avenue in Chicago. - Former Editor in Chief Bill Laberis Returns to Computerworld
Computerworld, IT management’s premier source for technology news, information and opinion, today announced that former Editor In Chief Bill Laberis is returning to the publication to head a new custom content division. As vice president of custom content strategy, Laberis will work closely with Computerworld’s vendor clients to create highly individualized custom content programs leveraging the wide range of Computerworld’s media capabilities, including print, online. - bcgi Announces General Counsel Appointment
bcgi (NASDAQ:BCGI), a leading provider of products and solutions to mobile operators and MVNOs worldwide, today announced that Timothy Donovan will join the bcgi management team as the new General Counsel. - Dr. Thomas J. Saporito Named President of RHR International
RHR International Company, a world leader in executive and organizational development, announces the election of Thomas J. Saporito, Ed.D., to the position of President, an office formerly held by RHR Chairman and CEO Allen L. Parchem. In his new role Dr. Saporito, who held the title of Senior Vice President for twelve years, will be responsible for the global operations of the company. - Advisory Firm Expense Management Solutions Launches EMSInsight, Offering Content and Community
Expense Management Solutions, Inc. (EMS), a leading strategic advisory firm for corporate real estate, administrative services and procurement organizations, today announced the launch of EMSInsight (www.emsinsight.com), offering marketplace intelligence for corporate services professionals. - Greystone Equipment Finance Corporation Expands their National Team
Greystone Equipment Finance Corporation (Greystone EFC), an affiliate of Greyco & Co., Inc., is pleased to announce three new additions to their team, adding further depth and experience to their sales and operations groups. - ARNOC Selects Soffront CRM to Improve Business Processes
Soffront® Software Inc. (www.soffront.com), a leading provider of CRM software, today announced that ARNOC (Accurate Information Management, Inc.) has selected Soffront CRM to improve customer service, help desk, marketing, sales, and workflow processes. ARNOC (www.arnoc.com) is a systems management service company specializing in fault detection, automated notification/escalation, and network performance reporting. - Avatech Solutions Elects Thom Waye to Board of Directors
Avatech Solutions, Inc. (OTCBB:AVSO.OB), the nationwide technology experts for design, engineering, and facilities management, today announced the election of Thom Waye, Managing Partner and founder of the Sigma Opportunity Fund, to Avatech’s board of directors. - Graves Hotels Resorts and WORLDHOTELS Launch Stategic Partnership: Graves World Hospitality
Graves Hotels Resorts, a Minneapolis-based hotel ownership, development and management company, and WORLDHOTELS, a leader in the global independent hotel sales, marketing and distribution industry, today announced the formation of Graves World Hospitality, the hotel industry’s first joint-venture company to offer full-service management, sales, marketing, distribution and related business-building services to luxury independent, upscale independent, and branded upscale hotels and resorts. - Corporate Governance Issues, Natural Disasters Prompt Nonfinancial Services Companies to Reassess
A Towers Perrin survey of senior finance and risk management executives reveals that corporate governance issues, fear of natural disasters and pandemics, and increased liability risks are all causing nonfinancial companies to more aggressively identify and catalog risks across their organizations. - i2 to Present at the Fourth Annual SOUTHWESTERN SHOWCASE
i2 Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ITWO) will participate in the Beacon Street Group Fourth Annual SOUTHWESTERN SHOWCASE, Thursday, Nov. 16 at the Dallas Hilton Lincoln Centre. i2 Chief Executive Officer and President, Michael McGrath will present at the conference at 9:15 am CST. - ESIS Broadens Its Claims Services Using Data Analytics
ESIS, Inc., (“ESIS®”) a risk management services company of ACE USA, today announced that it is enhancing its claim services to more fully meet the growing needs of its clients. The new ESIS ImpactSM program places a major emphasis on data analytics – accessing data and transforming it into decision-making information -- as a basis for efficient and effective claim management to drive down clients’ total cost of loss. - Western Asset Managed High Income Fund Inc. Announces Addition of Western Asset Management
Western Asset Managed High Income Fund Inc., which is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "MHY," announced today that the Board of Directors of the Fund has appointed Western Asset Management Company Limited (“Western Asset Limited”) as a sub-adviser to the Fund under an additional sub-advisory agreement between Western Asset Management Company (“Western Asset”) and Western Asset Limited. - Shuffle Master, Inc. Announces Exclusive Distribution Agreement with Lightning Poker, Inc.
Shuffle Master, Inc. (NASDAQ Global Select Market: SHFL) announced today that it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Lightning Poker, Inc., a corporation based in Aston, Pennsylvania. - Chromcraft Revington, Inc. Announces Appointment of David Corbin as Senior Vice President
Chromcraft Revington, Inc. (AMEX:CRC) announced today the appointment of David Corbin to the position of Senior Vice President. In this newly created role, Mr. Corbin will provide overall leadership to marketing and category management for the Company’s businesses. He will report directly to the Chairman and CEO, Ben Anderson-Ray. - Bank of Marin Announces Cash Dividend
Bank of Marin (NASDAQ:BMRC) President and CEO Russell A. Colombo announced that on Thursday, November 9, 2006, the Bank’s Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.12 per share. The cash dividend is payable on November 22, 2006 to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 17, 2006. - OptiMedica Launches Suite of Integrated Practice Solutions for the Pascal Photocoagulator
OptiMedica® Corporation, a leading developer of ophthalmic therapeutic devices, today introduced a new portfolio of products, including the Pascal Laser Indirect Ophthalmoscope (LIO) which was granted marketing clearance by the FDA this month, Automated LaserLog™ with treatment summary printout and Intelligent Device Management. - Oneida Ltd. Shareholders Elect New Board of Directors to Drive Company Growth
Oneida announced today the election of a new seven-member Board of Directors. Over the past two years, the Company’s previous Board presided over a comprehensive operational restructuring and refinancing which included a successful pre-negotiated Chapter 11 proceeding, positioning Oneida for a new era of financial flexibility and growth. Under the new Board’s stewardship, Oneida will focus on building its iconic brands globally and implementing innovative long-term growth strategies. - Innovation Group Acquires SurePlan International
Innovation Group (LSE:TIG), a global provider of technology-enabled outsourcing and technology solutions to the property and casualty industry, announced that it has acquired 100% of SurePlan International Pty Ltd, an Australian-based holding company, which owns a 51% controlling interest in SurePlan USA, Inc. (‘SurePlan’), a leading supplier of outsourced claims management services to the vehicle leasing and fleet industry in the United States. - New Recognition for PHNS’ DMC HIM Employees
PHNS announced the recent graduation of several of its health information management employees located at The Detroit Medical Center (“DMC”) from The Schoolcraft College Health Information Technology program. PHNS and The Schoolcraft College created a partnership to provide an avenue for PHNS employees to take college credit courses concentrating in health information management, in addition to working their full-time jobs. - HNI Corporation Elects Director to Its Board of Directors
HNI Corporation (NYSE:HNI) announced the election of Mary H. Bell to its Board of Directors. - I.C. Isaacs Announces Reporting Date for Third Quarter Fiscal 2006 Results
I.C. Isaacs & Company (OTCBB: ISAC) today announced that the Company will report its fiscal third quarter 2006 financial results on Monday, November 13, 2006 after the market close. The Company will also hold a conference call with senior management to discuss the financial results at 4:30 p.m. ET that same day. - American States Water Company Announces Election of New Director
Effective November 7, 2006, American States Water Company (“AWR”) (NYSE:AWR) elected Gary F. King as a Class II director of the Company to serve until the Company’s annual meeting in 2008 or until his successor is duly elected and qualified. Mr. King (age 59) was also elected as a director of two of the Company’s subsidiaries, Golden State Water Company and Chaparral City Water Company. - Cohesia Graphics Annotation Tool Streamlines Characteristic Management Process
Cohesia Corporation, the leading provider of technology that eliminates ambiguity in the flow-down of detailed product requirements through manufacturing supply chains, adds a new graphical annotation tool to simplify the first article process. - Docucorp to Present Insurance Solutions at ISOTech 2006
Docucorp International® (Nasdaq:DOCC), a leading provider of Customer Communication Management (CCM) solutions, will demonstrate its insurance solutions at the ISOTech 2006 conference in Kissimmee, Fla., from November 12-14. Docucorp’s solutions will be presented at Booth #425. - ACI Worldwide Launches Latest Risk Management Solution
ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ:TSAI), a leading international provider of software for electronic payment systems, today announced the launch of ACI Proactive Risk ManagerTM Release 7.1, its risk management solution that helps organisations prevent and reduce losses associated with payments fraud. Designed specifically to improve and automate operational processes, this latest version features automated actions, flexible alert ordering and queuing. - Doosan Infracore America Appoints John M. Vandy as President
Doosan Infracore America (DIA) announces the appointment of John M. Vandy as president and COO of their North American Construction Equipment Division. Vandy, an industry veteran with 30 years experience, will lead the company’s initiative to establish global market leadership within Construction Equipment. - Verticalnet to Announce Third Quarter Results on November 14, 2006
Verticalnet, Inc. (Nasdaq:VERT), a leading provider of strategic sourcing and supply management solutions will announce the Company’s financial results as of and for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2006 on Tuesday, November 14, 2006 after the market closes. - Barings Stands by Strategic Long Term Allocation to Asia Despite Recent Political Volatility
Baring Asset Management’s Head of Asian Multi-Asset, Khiem Do, is confident that recent political events in Asia, despite causing some short-term volatility, will not change the course of the long-term economic trend or investment environment in Asia. - Yale School of Management Renames Corporate Governance Center in Honor of Ira M. Millstein
Yale School of Management Dean Joel M. Podolny today announced that the Yale Center for Corporate Governance and Performance has been renamed The Millstein Center for Corporate Governance and Performance at the Yale School of Management in honor of corporate governance expert Ira M. Millstein. Millstein, a senior partner at the international law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges, is also senior associate dean for corporate governance at Yale SOM. - The University of Miami Launches New Program in Wealth Management
The University of Miami has announced it will offer a new program in Wealth Management Workshop – Preserving and Transferring Wealth. - Infinity Acquisition Corporation, Inc. Introduces Younger America
The Board of Directors and Management of Infinity Acquisition Corporation, Inc. (OTC:IFQJ) are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Marvin Reich, MD, as chief Medical Officer and President of Younger America.
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