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Easy-Commission, Cloud-Based Sales Commission Application Now Provides CRM Functionality
CellarStone Inc., a provider of sales commission solutions, has announced another release of its sales commission product, Easy-Commission (www.easy-commission.com). The latest release of Easy-Commission has added some key customer relationship management (CRM) features for Easy-Commission... - March 10, 2010 - CellarStone, Inc.
IHPA Supports National Disaster Resiliency and Mitigation Program
Weatherization that lowers home energy costs while preventing loss from extreme events is good economic and environmental policy. - March 10, 2010 - International Hurricane Protection Association
ICTS Awarded Contract for Fifth Consecutive Fibromyalgia Study
Tom Sturgis, president of ICTS (Integrated Clinical Trial Services, LLC) (www.icts.us), has announced that the company has been awarded its fifth consecutive patient enrollment services contract in a series of fibromyalgia studies with the same sponsor. ICTS has been working with this sponsor, a... - March 10, 2010 - Integrated Clinical Trial Services
Home-Tech Web Redesign Includes Interactive Elements
Home-Tech, Southwest Florida’s leader in air conditioning service and installation, major appliance sales and service, and home-service agreements has launched a new Web site, www.Home-Tech.com, designed with customers in mind. “We listened to our customers and heard that they wanted... - March 10, 2010 - Home-Tech
Skillocracy Combats Unemployment, Outsourcing Problems with Online Marketplace
Skillocracy.com has launched an online marketplace that lets anyone complete any business project. It is a pure meritocracy that helps skilled people find work, and small businesses easily find the best talent. - March 10, 2010 - Skillocracy, LLC
The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery Names New Editor and New CEO
The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, Inc. announces two new executive appointments. Mr. Kent Anderson was appointed CEO/Publisher on January 4, 2010 and Vernon T. Tolo, M.D. will take office as Editor-in-Chief on April 1, 2010. Mr. Anderson and Dr. Tolo replace James D. Heckman, M.D. who is... - March 09, 2010 - The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
CMA Connects Grupo Santander to Trade Hub for Mexican Derivatives Exchange Trading
Through the addition of Santander to the Trade Hub, CMA demonstrates LatAm market leadership of ON-NET financial exchanges and institutions. Trade Hub is a neutral execution, direct market access (DMA), algorithmic and multi-asset trading platform for global participants investing in Latin American securities, futures and options. - March 09, 2010 - CMA
Released Free Edition of the Sci-Fi Ebook "The Alpha Centauri Project – Thinking Worlds"
Author Marco Santini has gladdened his fans by publishing a free edition of his SF novel "The Alpha Centauri project." The work is downloadable from the writer’s website. - March 09, 2010 - Marco Santini
Corp-Corp.com Predicts IT Consulting and Contracting Market to Grow by 4% in 2010
Corp-Corp.com has seen steady growth of IT consulting and contracting jobs in 2009, even when the overall job market was declining. - March 09, 2010 - Corp-Corp.com
New Book, "Wake The Dead and Other Short Stories" by Nima Saraj, Now Available
"Wake the Dead," and other short stories, available online @ amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com; a New Author with alot of promise. - March 09, 2010 - Wake The Dead Inc
FaxAgent Online Fax Server Integrates Fully with ShoreTel IP PBX
Fax appliance enabling fax directly through IP PBX. - March 09, 2010 - Axacore Inc.
BDA Advises Rexel on Divestment of Asian Luxury Goods Business, HCL Asia
Business Development Asia LLC advised Rexel on the sale of HCL Asia, a luxury wholesaler, retailer and duty-free agent, to the DKSH Group, a privately held Swiss company and the leading Market Expansion Services provider focused on Asia. - March 09, 2010 - BDA Partners Ltd
Block Imaging International, Inc Announces New PET/CT & PET Product Manager for Refurbished Medical Imaging Equipment
Block Imaging International, Inc., the premier independent global marketer of pre-owned and refurbished medical imaging systems, parts and service announced today that Josh Nunez has been promoted to Product Manager for PET/CT and PET equipment effective March 1, 2010. Mr. Nunez first joined Block... - March 09, 2010 - Block Imaging
Pulp and Paper Manufacturers Worldwide Consumed 75 Million Tons of Woody Biomass for Energy in 2009, Reports the Wood Resource Quarterly
The global pulp and paper industry has substantially increased its use of woody biomass for energy the past few years, which has consequently reduced dependence on fossil fuels, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. Since 2006, energy generated from biomass has gone up over 50%, last year accounting for 18% of the total energy consumption by this industry sector. - March 09, 2010 - Wood Resources International LLC
Travellers Auto Barn Supports "Macro" Stand Against Poverty
Travellers Auto Barn are proud to be associated with charity rider Geoff Dittrich, and his cycling team who are to take the fight against poverty across Australia with an 80-day bike ride from Sydney to Perth. What’s been called the ‘Macro for Micro’ initiative hopes to raise more than AUD$50,000 for Opportunity International Australia, a non-profit organisation that uses a business based initiatives to help solve the problem of poverty. - March 09, 2010 - Travellers Auto Barn
Bluestone America’s CEO, Charles Nam, Announces the Opening of Bluestone Holdings as Its Commercial Real Estate Brokerage Unit
Charles Nam anounces the opening of the Bluestone Holdings New Commercial Brokerage division to be part of the Bluestone Preferred Wealth Center. - March 09, 2010 - Bluestone America Inc.
Ponoko Now Available in the EU
Ponoko has partnered with German-based fabber Formulor to open a making hub in Berlin. It means EU-based creators using the Ponoko online making system can now choose to have their products made in Berlin – paying just a fraction of the shipping costs which has made ordering products from... - March 09, 2010 - Ponoko
Golden Gate Business Link SA Announces Launch of GGBL - "The 5 Star B2B Community"
Chief Executive Officer of Golden Gate Business Link, Jean-Didier Faust, announced today the launch of GGBL, "The 5 Star B2B Community". An innovative business-to-business network accessible in eleven different languages, GGBL offers a secure worldwide commerce platform in addition to... - March 09, 2010 - Golden Gate Business Link
Managing Director of Mortgage EquiCap to Join GoldenNetworking.com's Distressed Investing Leaders Forum 2010
Daniel Hilpert, Managing Director of Mortgage EquiCap LLC, to participate at GoldenNetworking.com's influential Distressed Investing conference. - March 09, 2010 - Golden Networking
Bankruptcy and Restructuring Expert from BDO Consulting to Join GoldenNetworking.com's Distressed Investing Leaders Forum 2010
Mark Goodenow, Director in the New York office of BDO Consulting, to participate at GoldenNetworking.com's influential Distressed Investing conference. - March 09, 2010 - Golden Networking
Swiss Maid Fudge’s Almond Pecan Butter Popcorn Featured on the Rachael Ray Show
The Rachael Ray Show will honor Swiss Maid Fudge with a spotlight on its Almond Pecan Butter Popcorn. Rachael Ray’s Snack of the Day for Tuesday, March 9th 2010 is set to feature one of the old-fashioned candy store’s favorite treats during this notable segment. - March 08, 2010 - Dells Fudge
How to Deal with IRS Tax Audit – What If You Don’t Have a Tax Attorney?
Find out how to deal with IRS tax audits. These steps will walk you through what you need to do when you receive an audit notice. - March 08, 2010 - Titan Tax Relief
Mantrasys Awarded Software Product Development Contract by Health-Care Company
Mantrasys, Alpharetta GA based company today announced software development partnership with Health-care product company based in Birmingham, AL. Under this partnership MantraSys will provide a turnkey solution to the company's primary product. These solutions will use Mantrasys's mSource... - March 08, 2010 - Mantra Technologies
Premonix, Inc. (www.premonix.com) Secures Seed Capital, Updates Product Range, Seeks to Grow Business Partner Community
Premonix, (www.premonix.com), a unique Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider of cloud-based Web Analytics, today announced general availability of its updated product range. Founder and CEO Arjan de Raaf commented: “Today, Premonix is well-placed to partner with Online Site Builder providers,... - March 08, 2010 - Premonix
Get Code of Practice Compliance Solutions from Capital Safety
“Capital Safety’s products and services were designed to anticipate many of the concerns addressed in Singapore’s New Code of Practice for Working Safely at Height”, said CSG Asia’s Managing Director, Brad Gates. - March 08, 2010 - Capital Safety Group Asia Pte Ltd
2010 Talent Management Survey Reveals Growing Confidence
Talent Q research reveals 55 percent of organisations plan to increase investment in talent in 2010, suggesting returning confidence - Large organisations still planning significant headcount reductions - March 08, 2010 - Talent Q
Smart Moms Helps Workers and Businesses Compete in Tough Market
Smart Moms, the company known for successfully matching candidates with jobs is providing virtual computer training to help workers and business owners compete in today's tough job market. - March 08, 2010 - Smart Moms
Enterprise Networks Solutions Chosen by Intel to Provide Wireless Network at the Upcoming Intel Solutions Summit in Las Vegas
Enterprise Networks Solutions will be providing wireless network connectivity powered by Aruba Networks for the upcoming Intel Solutions Summit in Las Vegas. - March 08, 2010 - Enterprise Networks Solutions
Restructuring Expert from Houlihan Lokey to Join GoldenNetworking.com's Distressed Investing Leaders Forum 2010
William Sherer, Director at Houlihan Lokey, to participate at GoldenNetworking.com's influential Distressed Investing Summit. - March 08, 2010 - Golden Networking
Restructuring and Turnaround Experts at GoldenNetworking.com's Influential Distressed Investing Summit on March 9 at Kirkland & Ellis
Top Investing Minds to Review Current Distressed Investing Landscape at GoldenNetworking.com's Distressed Investing Summit Tuesday, March 9th, at Kirkland & Ellis. - March 08, 2010 - Golden Networking
Bankruptcy and Distressed Asset Liquidations Expert to Join GoldenNetworking.com's Distressed Investing Leaders Forum 2010
David Hartheimer, President of Clearbid Capital, to participate at GoldenNetworking.com's influential Distressed Investing conference. - March 08, 2010 - Golden Networking
CJP Announces 5 Days Global Jatropha Hi-Tech Agricultural Training Programme in India from September 20-24, 2010
Centre for Jatropha Promotion & Biodiesel (CJP) is happy to announce the 5 Days Global Jatropha Hi-Tech Agricultural Training Programme (JWTP10) in India from September 20-24, 2010. CJP has the privilege to provide the most authoritative Knowledge platform known as Global Jatropha Hi-Tech Agricultural Training Programme for Development of Sustainable Non-Food Jatropha Oil Crop Projects, Programmes and Priorities to Feed Biodiesel Industry Worldwide. - March 07, 2010 - Centre for Jatropha Promotion & Biodiesel
The Coaches Console® Announced Today the Release of Version 2010 of Their Business Management Software
Coaches Console is a web based system that helps professional coaches and other service professionals "Gain More Clients," "Make More Money," and "Earn More Money." - March 07, 2010 - Coaches Console
Washington Post Makes Seth Kahan a Contributor to “On Success”
Innovative leadership specialist and organizational consultant, Seth Kahan, has been named a regular expert contributor by the Washington Post for their online publication, “On Success.” His writing can be read at SethPost.com - March 07, 2010 - Performance Development Group
CCS Training Launches Workshop on “Boost Your Sales with Neuro Linguistics Programming”
CCS Training announces a one day workshop “Boost Your Sales with Neuro Linguistics Programming.” The workshop is designed by Ms. Devyani Bhatnagar, VP, Training, and a certified NLP Practitioners. - March 07, 2010 - CCS Training
Green Cleaners for Public Works Safely Clean a Variety of Hard Surfaces
Daimer®'s Eco-Green® Multi-Purpose Hard Surface Cleaner targets cleaning professionals seeking a single product for multiple surfaces. - March 07, 2010 - Daimer Industries, Inc.
SOPRIZ.com Announces the Completion of the Integration with Global Travel Insurance Provider Travel Insured International
A leading global technology provider SOPRIZ.com announces the completion of the integration of its airfare, hotels and car rentals booking with global Travel Insurance provider Travel Insured International. - March 06, 2010 - SOPRIS Global Management Holding
Trupanion Reaches 10,000 Fans on Facebook
Pet insurance company, Trupanion's Facebook page exceeds 10,000 fans. - March 06, 2010 - Trupanion
LeadMaster Announces Real-Time SaaS System for Lead Generation and Sales Tracking
LeadMaster, the original provider of cloud computing solutions for Sales Lead Tracking, Lead Management and Online CRM announced an enhanced integration program for lead generation and lead providers that will allow the user to have their sales leads flow seamlessly into LeadMaster's web-based,... - March 06, 2010 - LeadMaster
Content Management System Will Help Decrease Cost for A-lign™ CPAs’ Website Updates
Tampa website development firm created a new CPA website for A-lign™ CPAs. The custom content management system and search engine optimization will save time and money for the client. - March 06, 2010 - Bayshore Solutions
Investors and Experts at Influential Distressed Investing Conference, GoldenNetworking.com's Distressed Investing Leaders Forum 2010
Top Investing Minds to Review Tuesday, March 9th, Current Distressed Investing Landscape at GoldenNetworking.com's Distressed Investing Conference - March 06, 2010 - Golden Networking
Topics Focus on Banking, Tax, Technology, Construction and Other Key Industries
Building on the success of its popular Topics 4 the Times webinars, Plante & Moran, PLLC has expanded its spring schedule to focus on key industries and business topics that will benefit companies as the economic recovery takes hold. One of the nation’s largest accounting and business... - March 06, 2010 - Plante & Moran
BodyLase Skin Spa President Releases Podcast on Eyelash Extensions
BodyLase Skin Spa (www.getbodylase.com) has announced the release of a podcast discussing eyelash extensions and what the process entails. In the podcast, Karen Albright, president of the medspa, details the eyelash extension process as well as the results it provides. Quotes: “Eyelash... - March 06, 2010 - BodyLase
Solar Velocity Adds Six New Staff Members Since Jan 1, 2010
Solar Velocity is pleased to announce the addition of six new staff members to their team thus far in the year 2010. The web design/interactive media market has grown recently, with more and more companies looking to improve their company logos, branding, websites, and social media efforts. In fact... - March 06, 2010 - Solar Velocity
Rocky Top Hospitality Donates $2403 for Haiti Relief
Dean Ogan, owner of Rocky Top Hospitality (www.rockytophospitality.com), has announced that the Rocky Top restaurants raised a total of $2403.55 during the Triangle-wide Dine Out for Haiti relief fundraiser. All of the Rocky Top restaurants—Michael Dean’s, Bogart’s, Red Room, Hi5,... - March 06, 2010 - Rocky Top Hospitality
Visionpoint Marketing Names Ashlee Little as New Project Manager
Diane Kuehn, president and CEO of VisionPoint Marketing (www.visionpointmarketing.com), has announced that Ashlee Little has joined the firm as project manager. Little, who previously had interned with the firm, is responsible for overseeing projects, serving as a liaison for clients and managing... - March 06, 2010 - VisionPoint Marketing
Launch of Employee Desktop Live Viewer Version 10.02.02
Employee Desktop Live Viewer is a remote desktop activity monitoring software which lets you peep into the computer desktop of employees. It helps in putting an end to employee’s sabotages and results in improved productivity in an organization. - March 06, 2010 - Nucleus Data Recovery
Vietnam Non-Food Retail Market Set for Rapid Growth
With the emerging economy and rising living standards of Vietnamese, the non-food sector is expected to witness fast expansion in the country. - March 06, 2010 - RNCOS
Sachs Sax Caplan Announces New Senior Counsel
Sachs Sax Caplan has added Ross A. McVoy as senior counsel in the firm’s Tallahassee office. McVoy practices in the areas of Government Relations, Lobbying & Administrative Law; Real Estate, Finance & Land Use. Prior to joining Sachs Sax Caplan, McVoy held the position of Contract... - March 06, 2010 - Sachs Sax Caplan
Marlborough, MA Downtown Meeting Successfully Brings Diverse Group Together to Discuss Downtown Issues
Meeting results in the proposed formation of 3 groups to undertake downtown projects. - March 06, 2010 - Marlborough Economic Development Corporation