- GMI 2006 Makes Major Step Towards IMS-compliant NGNs
It was announced today that the eagerly awaited Global MSF Interoperability event – GMI 2006 – was off to an auspicious start with over 500 test engineers and support staff engaged around the clock in a massive ’real network’ trial spanning 3 continents and 4 countries. - Bright Horizons CEO Lissy Named Among Top Ten Men in Work/Life
David Lissy, Chief Executive Officer of Bright Horizons Family Solutions (NASDAQ:BFAM), the world’s leading provider or employer-sponsored early care and education, was honored as one of the Top Ten Men in Work/Life by Work Life Matters magazine at its 3rd Annual Awards Gala in New York City. - CorasWorks® Advances Enterprise Application Design on SharePoint®
CorasWorks Corporation, the leading provider of workplace application software on the Microsoft® platform, today announced the release of the CorasWorks Workplace Suite™ – Summer 2006 edition. With this latest release, CorasWorks advances the ability of enterprise application architects to design robust applications that are inter-connected as part of an integrated workplace running on the Microsoft SharePoint platform – all without any custom development. - Merkle CEO David Williams Named “Best Boss” by Winning Workplaces and Fortune Small Business
Merkle (www.merkleinc.com), one of the nation’s fastest-growing database marketing agencies, announced its President and CEO David Williams has been recognized as one of the country’s “Best Bosses” of 2006 by Winning Workplaces, a non-profit organization. A related story will appear in Fortune Small Business magazine. The 18 honorees were announced yesterday evening during the Best Bosses Conference and Celebration in Chicago. - Comstor Initiates Sales Workshops for Retail Channel Partners
Comstor Networks, a division of Westcon GmbH and a subsidiary of the multi-national Westcon Group, Inc. will initiate a series of sales training seminars starting on October 10th, 2006 for all retail channel partners across Germany. As a leading specialty distributor of network technologies, Comstor relies on advanced tools and training methodologies to help resellers develop their business development and support capabilities. - WiMax University™ to Offer WiMAX Network Designer™ Certification at WiMAX World Conference
WiMax University™ will host two technical seminars, and offer WiMAX Network Designer™ Certification which requires the completion of a 3 day boot camp course and testing. - HSBC Named to Top 10 2006 Working Mother Magazine’s 100 Best Companies List
Working Mother magazine today announced that HSBC – North America is ranked in the top 10 of Working Mother’s 2006 100 Best Companies. For 21 years the Working Mother 100 Best Companies has celebrated employers whose groundbreaking benefits—from flexible schedules and child care to innovative leave policies for new parents—are helping redefine workplace standards across the nation. - Poster Compliance Center Advises All Missouri Employers of Change in Labor Law Poster Requirements
Missouri has revised its workers' compensation poster to clarify the penalty system for employers who are out of compliance. New workplace safety contact information has also been added.
In the new poster, published by the Division of Workers' Compensation, the language has been changed in a section describing how employees may report violations of the state's workers' compensation laws. - China Academy of Telecommunication Research Selects Spirent(R) Communications
Spirent Communications (NYSE:SPM) (LSE:SPT), a worldwide provider of integrated performance analysis and service assurance systems for next-generation network technologies, today announced that the China Academy of Telecommunication Research (CATR) of the Ministry of Information Industry (MII) has selected Spirent for large-scale testing of 10-Gigabit core routers. Spirent test solutions - DTNet Technologies Teams with VoX Communications to Offer Wholesale Digital Voice Platform
Solution Helps Providers Increase Revenue and Competitive Edge with Affordable Telephone Services That Take Advantage of Customers' High Speed Internet Connections
VoX Communications Corp., eLEC Communications Corp.'s (OTCBB: ELEC) wholesale and retail provider of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services nationwide, today announced a Master Agent agreement with - Madison River Communications Announces Conference Call to Discuss
Madison River Communications today announced that it will be conducting a conference call to report its 2006 second quarter financial and operating results on Wednesday, August 23, 2006 at 10:00 AM EDT. - GMT Communications Partners Acquires Asiakastieto, Leading Finnish Business Information Company
GMT Communications Partners (GMT), the leading private equity investor focused on the European communications sector, today announced that it has acquired 91% of Suomen Asiakastieto Oy (Asiakastieto), the leading business and credit information company in Finland. - Fuel-Tech N.V. Schedules Second-Quarter Conference Call
Fuel-Tech N.V. , a world leader in advanced engineering solutions for the optimization of combustion systems for utility and industrial customers, today announced that it will release second-quarter results on Monday, August 7, 2006. In conjunction with this release, management will conduct a conference call, which will be simultaneously broadcast over the Internet. - GWAVACon Europe to be Largest GroupWise Event in the World
Following the success of GWAVACon(TM) Asia in June, which exceeded attendance expectations, GWAVA(TM) today announced details for GWAVACon Europe, to be held in Munich, Germany October 1 to 3. GWAVACon Europe will have 5 simultaneous tracks featuring more than 20 speakers in over 60 sessions making it the largest independent GroupWise event held anywhere in the world. - Recent College Grads Faced with New Job Jitters & Challenges
You may have graduated magna cum laude, aced the interview and landed your first job with a Fortune 500 company, but you're still a newbie when it comes to the workplace. Recent college grads should take the time to maximize their opportunities for success by following some simple rules. - Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. to Report Second Quarter Results
Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. (NYSE: BBW), an interactive, entertainment retailer of customized stuffed animals, will report its fiscal 2006 second quarter (13 weeks ended July 1, 2006) financial results on July 27, 2006 prior to the opening of trading on the New York Stock Exchange. - CorasWorks Rapid Q2 Growth Propels SharePoint(R) Adoption within Fortune 1000 & Federal Government
CorasWorks Corporation, the leading provider of workplace application software on the Microsoft(R) SharePoint(R) collaboration platform, today announced continued strong second quarter revenue and customer growth with more than 90 new customers added in the quarter. - Positive Networks Selected by AlwaysOn as AO100 Private Company Award Winner
Positive Networks, the leading hosted managed remote access and endpoint security solution, today announced that it has been chosen by AlwaysOn as one of the Top 100 Private Company award winners. - Telefonica Inaugurates New Business Continuity Resource Center for Companies in South Florida
Today Telefonica's (NYSE:TEF) subsidiary in the USA inaugurated its new Business Continuity Resource Center within its SAS 70 certified data center facility in Doral, Florida. The new, fully-equipped, state-of-the-art, category 5 facility is designed to provide a secure Workgroup Recovery and Business Continuity local environment for South Florida companies who recognize the need to be prepared in the case of an emergency or natural disaster like the hurricanes impacting the area. - Women Prefer Male Bosses Over Female Bosses, Says New Vault Survey
The tyrannical female boss played by Meryl Streep in "The Devil Wears Prada" may be more common than we think. According to the first-ever Gender Issues in the Workplace Survey by career publisher Vault Inc. (www.vault.com), women prefer to work for men rather than for other women. When asked if they would prefer a male or female boss, more women, 28%, picked a male boss rather than a female boss (9%), while the majority of both the men and women surveyed had no preference.
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