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Suncorp Life Executive GM, David Carter, Explains Why the Federal Government Must Reform Its Superannuation Policies
In the October issue of Business Review Australia, David Carter, the Suncorp Life Executive GM, discusses what the Federal Government must do to reform the nation’s superannuation system. A recent survey by Suncorp Life found 49 percent of Australians don’t understand the... - October 14, 2010 - WDM Group
TempleTouch™ Thermometers When Kids Get Sick, What’s a Working Mom to Do?
Survey conducted by TempleTouch Thermometers reveals what working mothers do when their children get sick - October 14, 2010 - Temple Touch
i4cp Study Shows Leaders with Low Emotional Intelligence Might be Depressing Bottom Line Results
New i4cp study reveals in today’s high-stress workplace, executives with greater emotional intelligence may improve teamwork and even overall market performance - October 13, 2010 - Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp)
Survey Finds What Challenges Are Facing Dutch IT Outsourcers in 2010
IT Sourcing Europe highlights the major challenges facing today’s software development outsourcing companies in the Netherlands. - October 13, 2010 - IT Sourcing Europe
Emerging Markets Sourcing Reports Offering Buyers a Range of New Products to be Displayed at Global Sources Home Products Show in Hong Kong
Sourcing Reports for home décor and fashion accessories from India, Cambodia, Vietnam, The Philippines and Indonesia featured at booth # 9G22, AsiaWorld-Expo Oct. 20-23. - October 12, 2010 - Global Sources
Rincon & Associates Introduces New iPhone App Brings Census Data to Your Fingertips
The Census Bureau produces a wealth of demographic information about our nation’s communities – data that is used by both public and private organizations to monitor our quality of life, set public policy, and guide the introduction of new products and services. Accessing this wealth of... - October 11, 2010 - Rincon & Associates
UK Commercial Insurance Broker Competitor Database 2010 Now Available at ReportsandReports
Datamonitor's UK Commercial Insurance Broker Competitor Database 2010 provides the user with valuable broker market share information pertaining to the commercial insurance market. - October 09, 2010 - marketsandmarkets
Arlene Dickinson Joins Board of Chaordix’ Parent Company Cambrian House
Arlene Dickinson was elected to the Board of Directors of its parent company The Cambrian House Inc. Arlene is CEO of Venture Communications Ltd and one of Canada's most renowned marketing communications entrepreneurs and is seen regularly on the investor panel of CBC’s “Dragons’ Den” televised in Canada. She is a highly accomplished and awarded executive and will help guide the crowdsourcing leader to significant growth in 2011. - October 08, 2010 - Chaordix Inc.
Genscape Launches PowerIQ™ West Term Service, Giving Market Participants Unrivalled Access to Fundamental Market Analytics
Genscape, the leading source of energy market data and intelligence, announces the availability of its first service specifically designed for the term market. PowerIQ West Term provides WECC market participants with a rigorous fundamental analysis of all market drivers including demand,... - October 07, 2010 - Genscape
Study Reveals Best Brands of Vacuum Cleaner
Vacuum Cleaner Advisor has undertaken a study to determine the “best brands of vacuum cleaner” using data generated on its site. Brands evaluated in the study include Dyson, Hoover, Miele and others. - October 07, 2010 - Vacuum Cleaner Advisor
William Hamilton, Partner, Quarles & Brady LLP to Speak at KC’s Commercial Damages: Overview and Cross Examination - Bullet Proof or Bullet Holes?
The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that William Hamilton, Partner, Quarles & Brady LLP will speak at the Knowledge Congress’ webcast entitled: “Commercial Damages: Overview and... - October 07, 2010 - The Knowledge Group
Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) Awards “State of the Industry Report” Research Project to Internet Decisions and CSM Research
Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) has awarded the research contract for its next “State of the Industry Report” to Internet Decisions of Atlanta and CSM Research of Marietta. Internet Decisions and CSM Research submitted a joint response to TAG’s “request for... - October 07, 2010 - TAG think
The Socionomics Institute Reveals Why Marijuana May Soon be Legalized
The Socionomics Institute warns that the war on drugs won't let up anytime soon. Not only will it give Prohibition-era violence in the U.S. a run for its money, researchers say it’s likely to signal the end of marijuana prohibition. - October 06, 2010 - The Socionomics Institute
New Temkin Group Research Finds That Only 5% of Voice of the Programs Are Fully Effective
Temkin Group Unveiled Its Voice of the Customer Assessment Tool with Data from 199 Companies That Completed the Assessment - October 05, 2010 - Temkin Group
Peanut Labs Debuts Wisdom of the Web
Peanut Labs in Strategic Partnership with CivicScience to Enable Attitudinal Researchers to Engage Millions of Individuals from a Diverse Set of Demographics, Consumer Segments, and Geographies - October 04, 2010 - Peanut Labs
Chesterton Humberts and CEBR Report Suggests Scope for Substantial Increases in UK Prime Commercial Property Values by End of 2015
A report, published by Chesterton Humberts and CEBR, suggests that UK prime property yields could fall to around 4.85% in 2014 and indicates that there is scope for a 40% rise in prime commercial property values by the end of 2015. The "Commercial Property Values: Trends" report, which... - October 03, 2010 - Chesterton Humberts
General Mills, Flextronics Among Companies Presenting at i4cp’s 2011 Annual Conference
Stephen M.R. Covey, Dr. John Sullivan, Marshall Goldsmith, John Cone and Bill Price among expert speakers - September 30, 2010 - Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp)
Announcing the “Faces of Fraud: Fighting Back” Survey
Information Security Media Group (ISMG), publisher of BankInfoSecurity.com and CUInfoSecurity.com, announces the launch of its inaugural Faces of Fraud: Fighting Back survey gauging the scope of the multi-faceted fraud threat to U.S. banking institutions. This web-based research study, created by... - September 30, 2010 - Information Security Media Group
Market Research Report Published Carried Out on IT Project Management Tools
Marketest has recently published market research entitled, “IT project management tools.” This market research report is available now at Marketest.co.uk. - September 30, 2010 - Marketest (Netetude UK Ltd)
Multi-Sector Analysis of Turkish Market
In the “Turkey Multi-Sector Trends 2010” Hamburg-based market research company yStats.com provides a detailed account of the developments in various major industries in the Turkish market. - September 29, 2010 - yStats.com GmbH & Co. KG
Vietnam Wooden and Bamboo Furniture Suppliers Feature Eco-Friendly Materials Sourced from Sustainable Plantations
Vietnam Sourcing Report: Wooden & Bamboo Furniture offers buyers verified suppliers of living room, bedroom, dining and outdoor furniture, plus prices, trends and forecasts - September 29, 2010 - Global Sources
General Cable Implements Lean Techniques to Empower Employees
In an interview with Manufacturing Digital, General Cable Senior VP of Specialty Wire Harnesses, Roger Roundhouse describes how the manufacturing company’s Lean techniques have enabled employees to be empowered in their work. In the article, Roundhouse said General Cable strongly believes in... - September 28, 2010 - WDM Group
Woody Biomass Prices in the US Increased in the 3Q/10 After Having Trended Downward Since Early 2009, Reports NAWFR
Prices of wood fiber used for energy declined during most of the recession, partly as a result of the low cost of fossil fuels, which can serve as an alternative source for many industrial energy consumers. However, in the 3Q, biomass prices were up in the South, the Northwest and Southwest, according to the North American Wood Fiber Review. This trend break occurred mainly because of reduced fiber supply and generally lower biomass inventories. - September 27, 2010 - Wood Resources International LLC
Survey Finds Steep Decline in Bonus Payouts for A/E Firm Management
Management compensation at leading architecture, engineering (A/E), and environmental consulting firms nationwide has not gone unscathed in the current economic environment, according to a new report released by ZweigWhite. - September 25, 2010 - ZweigWhite
Spending on Military Simulation & Virtual Training Market Reached $8.4 Billion in 2009
This study assesses the military simulation and virtual training market including Live Military Simulations, Constructive Military Simulations, Virtual Military Simulations, Injury Treatment Simulation, Technical and Maintenance Procedures Training, Deployable Simulation, and more. - September 24, 2010 - MarketResearch.com
Mobile Payment Transactions to Rise to $1.13 Trillion in 2014
This study assesses mobile payment transactions by technology such as NFC, SMS, WAP, and USSD. - September 24, 2010 - MarketResearch.com
Wood Costs for Sawmills and Pulp Mills in Sweden on the Rise in 2010, Reports the Wood Resource Quarterly
Continued healthy markets for lumber, pulp and paper has kept demand for logs at high levels in Sweden. As a result, log and wood chip prices have increased substantially the past 12 months, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly. - September 21, 2010 - Wood Resources International LLC
Netbook Sales Doubled in 2009 in Latin America
Analyst firm for Technology “Display Search” has done a study into the netbook market where they concluded that in 2009, netbook sales have grown to more than 100% compared to 2008. - September 21, 2010 - WDM Group
St. Elias Mines Ltd. - Stage 2 of Titan 24 Geophysical Survey and Interpretation Successfully Completed at Tesoro Gold Project in Peru
(“St. Elias” or the "Company"), is pleased to announce that the Company has received the final Geophysical Survey Interpretation Report from Quantec Geoscience Limited ("Quantec") with respect to the recent Stage 2 Titan 24 survey conducted at the Tesoro Gold Project (the "Property") in Peru. - September 19, 2010 - St. Elias Mines
BI Users Worldwide Confirm: No Other Product Creates More Business Benefits Than BOARD
The BI Survey 9, conducted by BARC, has once again confirmed BOARD in its position as an outstanding provider of Business Intelligence software and underlined the advantages of BOARD’s toolkit approach. - September 18, 2010 - BOARD UK
Recent Survey Finds Why Many Swiss Companies Still Refuse to Outsource
IT Sourcing Europe highlights the major reasons keeping the Swiss companies away from the outsourced development. - September 18, 2010 - IT Sourcing Europe
Buildings That Are Designed to Withstand Natural Disasters in the September Issue of Construction Digital
Construction Digital, the top digital media source for global construction news and information explores building designs ideally suited to natural disaster prone areas. As the world saw last year with the earthquakes a month apart in Haiti and Chile, the structural integrity of a building can mean... - September 17, 2010 - WDM Group
Learn More About the Top Zero Energy Buildings Around the World in the September Issue of Construction Issue
Construction Digital, the top digital media source for global construction news and information delves into the top zero energy buildings from around the world in the September issue. From BedZED, the Beddington Zero Energy Development designed by Bill Bunster of ZEDfactory to Charlotte House in... - September 17, 2010 - WDM Group
Top Five Global Catering Venues of 2010
Food & Drink Digital, a top digital media source for global food and drink news and information reaching over 155,646 C-Level executives and more than 49,814 companies worldwide, announces the launch of its September Front of Book story The Top Five Global Catering Venues. To succeed, a top... - September 17, 2010 - WDM Group
Dr X. Michelle Chen Reveals Her Study: Effect of Environmental and Ethical Concerns on Food Product Purchasing Decisions
Food & Drink Digital, a top digital media source for global food and drink news and information reaching over 155,646 C-Level executives and more than 49,814 companies worldwide, announces the launch of its cover story discussing how ethics affect customers’ choices. Consumers are... - September 17, 2010 - WDM Group
New Temkin Group Research Discusses the Evolution of Customer Feedback Programs
A New Breed of Applications Called Customer Insight and Action (CIA) Platforms Help Automate Leading-Edge Voice of the Customer Programs - September 17, 2010 - Temkin Group
Carter Leads Kent by 9 Points in New Poll
A new public opinion poll of 350 registered voters in the 102nd Texas House District by Shaw & Company Research shows Republican challenger Stefani Carter with a nine point lead over freshman Democratic legislator Carol Kent. The poll, taken from September 9-11, shows Carter leading Kent 49% to... - September 16, 2010 - Stefani Carter for State Representative
Confero, Inc. Launches Multimedia Campaign
Customer Experience Measurement Firm Updates Website, Releases Movie and Video. - September 16, 2010 - Confero, Inc.
Californians Say Science Education Should be a Priority for Schools According to New Research Released by The Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning
Californians believe that science education should be a priority for the state’s schools and want it to be taught early and more often, according to new public opinion research released today by the Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning and its partners in the Strengthening Science... - September 15, 2010 - Center for The Future of Teaching and Learning at WestEd
Peanut Labs Launches Three Global Online Panels in Asia
The Company’s Latest International Sample Offering Enables Researchers to Access a Growing Population of Social Media Users in the Countries of China, Japan and South Korea - September 15, 2010 - Peanut Labs
Exhibit Surveys Expands Research Team
Senior project manager Mark Suppanz and project manager Michele Scot have joined the Exhibit Surveys Inc. research team to better serve its increasing customer base. - September 15, 2010 - Exhibit Surveys, Inc.
Design Firms Cut Staff, Increase Productivity
Leaders of national architecture, engineering, and allied design firms are increasing productivity while reducing costs during the current economic recession. A recent survey by The Zweig Letter demonstrated a pattern of A/E leaders cutting staff as means of reducing firm costs. Aravind Batra,... - September 15, 2010 - ZweigWhite
Major Trends and Challenges Among Swiss Outsourcers
IT Sourcing Europe highlights the key findings of its Swiss IT Sourcing & In-House Software Development Survey 2010. - September 15, 2010 - IT Sourcing Europe
Environmental Concerns Set New Price Challenge for Desalination
Technology will play an important role in the desalination industry’s future growth, suggests Global Water Intelligence (GWI) in their new report, published this month. - September 15, 2010 - Global Water Intelligence
Educated Patient Board Announces Results of US Healthcare Patient Education Research
Through the formation of an executive committee charged with reexamining how health care education is being handled in America, Educated Patient has identified wide gaps in patient and family health support. Reviewing the quality and efficiency of an overworked US Healthcare System was paramount in identifying a new approach to revitalize a historically underserved market. - September 14, 2010 - Educated Patient, LLC
US Demand for Lawn & Garden Consumables to Increase 3.4% Annually Through 2014
This study focuses on lawn and garden consumables including fertilizers, pesticides, growing media, seeds, mulch, and others. - September 10, 2010 - MarketResearch.com
Market Research Report on "Holidays" Published
Marketest has recently published a marketing research report entitled, “Holidays.” This market report is available now at Marketest.co.uk. - September 10, 2010 - Marketest (Netetude UK Ltd)
Smart Grid Market to Reach $23 Billion in 2010
This study focuses on the smart grid market, including advanced metering infrastructure, smart grid demand response, smart grid energy storage, smart grid optimization, smart grid renewables, and distributed generation. - September 10, 2010 - MarketResearch.com
Temkin Group Profiles the Difference Between Customer Experience Leaders and Laggards
New Temkin Group Research Report Compares Customer Experience Leaders with Customer Experience Laggards Using Survey Responses from More Than 140 Large North American Companies. - September 09, 2010 - Temkin Group
Yes, They Can Hear You Now. Citizen's Can Express Their Opinion with Their Own Voice Using DirectedMessages to Reach Any Government Official or Decision Maker in the U.S.
A new company that will change how citizens communicate with their government officials. DirectedMessages will be the "mouthpiece" of ordinary citizens who want their voices heard. They can join with PACS, unions, political organizations in influencing decision making/voting on important issues that affect each citizen. DirectedMessages are delivered by phone to the call target and signed off with the name of the voice petitioner. Petitions can be paid for by sponsors as well. - September 08, 2010 - directed messages.com llc.