Inter-RTO Trading Automation Solution leads to Patent Application
Open Access Technology International, Inc. (http://www.oati.com/) (OATI) announces the successful patent application for the technology underlying OATI webAgent's Inter-RTO power trading capabilities.
Minneapolis, MN (PRWEB) February 27, 2009 -- Open Access Technology International, Inc. (www.oati.com) (OATI) announces the successful patent application for the technology underlying OATI webAgent's Inter-RTO power trading capabilities. The webAgent suite of products enables OATI customers to instantly identify trading opportunities between the North American ISOs and RTOs. Using the Patent Pending technology, the OATI webAgent solution completely automates the inter-market transactions in order to capture these opportunities in real-time. OATI webAgent is fully integrated with webTrader, OATI's front-to-back Energy Trading and Risk Management (ETRM) System.
"To date, truly successful implementations of inter-market trading strategies have remained elusive due to the daunting complexity and ever-present risk associated with these types of transactions," said Salah Khuhro, OATI's Regional Sales Manager. "The sheer number of interrelated steps combined with the marked differences in rules between each market, requires entities to commit significant time and money while achieving sub-optimal results. Working with a variety of OATI customers including Investment Banks, Hedge Funds and Power Marketers, we have developed a solution that completely alters the landscape and takes our customers to the next level in Power Trading."
OATI (www.oati.com) is the pioneer of Software as a Service (SaaS) based, Energy Trading and Risk Management (ETRM), Transmission Scheduling, Congestion Management, Settlement and Compliance systems for the electric and gas industry. OATI webTrader, webTrans, and webTag product lines provide the tools for generation, trading, and transmission companies for seamless participation across energy markets and multiple commodities. OATI was formed in 1995 and has experienced steady growth to the present and is the leading SaaS Provider in the North American energy industry. OATI serves in excess of 650 client companies in the electricity and gas industries in North America. OATI is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
For additional information regarding this news release please contact sales(at)oati(dot)net.
For more information contact:
Jerry Dempsey, Vice President
Open Access Technology International, Inc.
763.201.2000
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Working Solutions and The University of Texas at Dallas Collaborate on Joint Research Project
WS iNet, an affiliate sister company of Working Solutions, takes a proactive approach to identifying at-risk customers. A new speech analytics research project aims to automatically detect customer anger and emotion during calls to ensure dissatisfied customers are immediately escalated to a supervisor.
Plano, TX (PRWEB) February 26, 2009 -- WS iNet, a leading provider of hosted contact center solutions, announces a joint research project with The University of Texas at Dallas, specifically targeted to automatically identify, in real-time, callers who display anger or emotion during a call to a customer service agent. The goal of the project is to develop software that will notify supervisors and managers when a customer may be angry or upset with their level of service. Enabling supervisors to act immediately while the customer is still on the phone will ultimately increase customer retention and customer satisfaction.
"We are pleased to be working with The University of Texas at Dallas on this exciting project," commented George Platt, EVP and General Manager of WS iNet. "Dr. John Hansen, with the university's Center for Robust Speech Systems, and The University of Texas at Dallas are recognized leaders in speech and speaker analytics research."
Dr. Hansen, Department Chair and Professor of Electrical Engineering, said, "The University of Texas at Dallas and the Center for Robust Speech Systems is excited to continue its research on detecting anger and emotion in speech. WS iNet, as a sponsor of this research, is dedicated to helping enterprises improve the customer service experience and increase customer satisfaction."
Anticipated outcomes of the research project are:
* Saving at-risk customers - Customer retention is the key component for any enterprise; reducing customer churn by as little as 1% can result in huge revenue increases and profit gains.
* Improving customer satisfaction - Ultimately the success of any business relies on customer satisfaction. Providing insight and immediate access to unhappy customers in real-time will give enterprises the ability to solve customer issues before it is too late.
"If we can service our clients with the best technology available for providing superior customer service, we've accomplished what we set out to do," stated Platt.
About Working Solutions:
Working Solutions is the global leader in agent and technology solutions for enterprise contact centers. Since 1996, Working Solutions has provided contact center solutions to corporations seeking to improve return on investment - controlling costs while improving the customer experience. A pioneer in the virtual call center industry, Working Solutions continues to be the industry leader with experienced agents, innovative technology, and comprehensive processes. For more information, visit www.workingsolutions.com.
About WS iNet:
WS iNet, an affiliate sister company of Working Solutions, hosts intelligent, on-demand contact center technology to clients needing a flexible, robust, cost-effective solution. A leader in delivering innovative contact center technology, WS iNet partners with its clients to achieve optimum customer engagement, satisfaction, and loyalty.
About UT Dallas:
The University of Texas at Dallas, located at the convergence of Richardson, Plano and Dallas, in the heart of the complex of major multinational technology corporations known as the Telecom Corridor, enrolls nearly 15,000 students. The school's freshman class traditionally stands at the forefront of Texas state universities in terms of average SAT scores. The University offers a broad assortment of bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree programs. For additional information about UT Dallas, please visit the University's Web site at www.utdallas.edu.
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Aaron Kannowski
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akannowski(at)workingsol.com
Brandon Webb
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Working Solutions http://www.workingsolutions.com
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University of Texas at Dallas http://www.utdallas.edu
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Parature Named Software & Information Industry Association CODiE Award Finalist
Parature Recognized for Product Excellence in Two Categories by SIIA
Vienna, Va February 26, 2009 -- Parature, the global leader in on-demand customer service software (http://www.parature.com/customer-service-software.aspx), announced today its inclusion in the 24th Annual CODiE Awards. Parature Customer Service™ software (http://www.parature.com/customer-service-software.aspx) is a finalist in the "Best Relationship Management Solution" and "Best Postsecondary Enterprise Solution" categories. The CODiE Awards celebrate outstanding achievement and vision in the software, digital information and education technology industries. The 2009 CODiE Awards will be presented at a gala event on May 5, 2009 at the historic Palace Hotel in San Francisco, CA.
The CODiE Awards recognize 71 categories of outstanding products and services through a unique combination of journalist and expert peer review. The 345 finalists were selected from more than 850 nominations submitted by 600 companies. All of the products submitted were reviewed by nearly 190 judges encompassing tech trade journalists, consultants, educators, IT and product specialists and other knowledgeable, yet neutral experts.
According to SIIA President Ken Wasch, "The competition is particularly steep this year during the 24th Annual SIIA CODiE Awards, making selection as a CODiE Finalist a real achievement." Wasch further added that "All the companies on this year's list of CODiE Finalists should feel justifiably proud of their accomplishment in making it to this stage, and have much excitement to look forward to regarding the upcoming CODiE Awards voting!"
Parature (http://www.parature.com/default.aspx) enables any organization to fundamentally change the way they support their customers through its Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) delivery and integrated, intuitive design that empowers organizations to better and more efficiently serve, support, engage with and retain customers in today's Web world. The seamlessly integrated suite of Parature Customer Service™ software modules allows organizations to effectively manage all of their support needs without additional hardware, software and IT expenses. Parature integrates everything in one dynamic, unified system to increase efficiency across entire organizations, improving processes among customer support, operations, development and sales.
"It is an honor to be selected as a finalist in two categories for this premier industry recognition," stated Duke Chung, Parature CEO and President (http://www.parature.com/team_DukeChung.aspx). "Parature is committed to setting the standard for service and support teams worldwide by bringing the most innovative software to market and providing the smartest, most efficient way for organizations to support their customers.
Parature, Inc.
Parature, the leader in on-demand customer service software, makes it possible for any business to leverage the Internet to provide outstanding customer service. The company's software-as-a-service (SaaS) delivery and integrated, intuitive design enables organizations to better and more efficiently serve, support, engage with and retain customers in today's Web world. Founded in 2000, Parature received the 2007 and 2008 Product of the Year Award from Customer Interaction Solutions magazine and has been named to the Inc. 5000 list of Fastest Growing Private Companies in America. For the past three consecutive years Parature has been on the Washington Business Journal's list of Best Places to Work. Headquartered in Vienna, Virginia, Parature is at work in organizations of all types and sizes, and helps support more than 13 million end users worldwide. For more information, visit www.parature.com.
Parature is hiring talented people, please visit http://www.parature.com/careers.aspx for more information on joining this winning team.
About SIIA
The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) is the principal trade association for the software and digital
content industries. SIIA provides global services in government relations, business development, corporate education
and intellectual property protection to more than 500 leading software and information companies. For further
2009 Marketing Trends Report: Social Networking, Web 2.0 Tactics in Wider Use Among HR Suppliers
Latest in series from HRmarketer.com examines optimism of vendors, how they spent their marketing dollars in 2008 and what lies ahead.
Capitola, CA (PRWEB) February 26, 2009 -- The latest “Trends in HR Marketing (http://www.hrmarketer.com/home/hrm_signupsupplier09.php)” study finds that most HR suppliers (http://www.hrmarketer.com/home/whitepaper_main2.htm) spent their 2008 marketing and PR dollars on expanded social networking, Web 2.0 tactics, e-mail campaigns and press outreach—and more of the same is expected in 2009.
The report was released today by HRmarketer.com, the top marketing and online visibility firm specializing in human resources (http://www.hrmarketer.com). Survey data—collected during the fourth quarter of 2008—reveals significant growth in the use of podcasting, blogging, webinars, and social network technologies such as LinkedIn and Twitter to connect with HR and employee benefits professionals.
Direct e-mail marketing, search engine optimization (SEO), pay-per-click advertising and self-published original content were cited as the four most popular tactics to generate sales leads.
HR verticals were widely represented, with most respondents coming from talent management, training, recruiting & staffing and consulting. Employee benefit and screening & assessment suppliers are also represented. Nearly half the survey participants were at a director level or higher, with 23 percent at the CEO or owner level. Vice presidents, managers, analysts and specialist rounded out the mix.
The report also tracks the waning confidence and optimism of those suppliers. For instance, a majority of suppliers (41%) were “Somewhat Optimistic” about the overall health of the HR marketplace heading into 2009, down from nearly 60% in last year's survey.
For most of the marketing and PR activities surveyed, a majority of suppliers intend to keep their budgets the same in 2009. Nearly one third of suppliers said they will decrease their budgets; however, that number has likely increased due to increased economic concerns.
“In this slow economy the gut instinct is to slash the marketing budget, which is a huge mistake,” said Kevin Grossman, president of HRmarketer.com. “Sales cycles are lengthening in nearly every industry and product category, which is why it’s important to start those cycles now. No company can just kick-start a sales funnel when good times return and expect to keep up with their competitors who continued to market through the downturn.”
HRmarketer.com is a division of Fisher Vista LLC, a marketing and information services firm focusing exclusively on the human capital industry. Through its marketing and public relations services, the company has serviced nearly 500 human resource and employee benefit service providers, helping them generate publicity, website traffic, sales leads and improved SEO.
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Industry Thought Leaders Anchor the Program at GigaOM's Influential Cloud Computing and Internet Infrastructure Conference on June 25, 2009.
San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) February 25, 2009 -- The GigaOM Network today announces its second Structure conference (http://events.gigaom.com/structure/09/?a=pr1) after the runaway success of the 2008 event. The Structure 09 conference returns to San Francisco, California, on June 25th, 2009.
Structure 09 (http://events.gigaom.com/structure/09/?a=pr1) is a conference designed to explore the next generations of Internet infrastructure. Over a year ago, The GigaOM Network Founder Om Malik saw that the platforms on which we have done business for over a decade were starting to provide diminishing returns, and smart money was seeking new options. Web businesses were seeing unprecedented growth, and in an effort to meet the demands of their customers, those companies were forced to spend billions of dollars on servers, switches and components that taken together, form "infrastructure." Innovative businesses have married these needs to service-oriented business models to provide computing on an as-needed basis to create the emerging "Infrastructure On Demand" or "Cloud Computing" space.
Structure 09 looks at the changing needs and rapid growth in the sector, and this year's event will consider the impact of the global economy. "I cannot remember a time when a new technology had so much relevance to our industry as cloud computing does in the current economic climate," said The GigaOM Network Founder Om Malik. "We all need to find ways to leverage what we have and cut costs without compromising future options. Infrastructure On Demand and Cloud Computing are very strong avenues for doing so and we will look for what practicable advice we can bring to our audience."
"Structure 08 (http://events.gigaom.com/structure/08/) was a great experience for our audience and partners, and I am very pleased to be bringing it back again this year," said Malik. "Along with GigaOM Lead Writer Stacey Higginbotham, Program Chair Surj Patel, and the conference program committee, I am bringing together what I intend to be one of the most authoritative programs for the cloud computing and Internet infrastructure space. We will funnel the energy we are seeing from Silicon Valley in this space and mix in a global perspective for our audience."
The GigaOM Network is also announcing early speaker selections. Confirmed speakers include:
* Marc Benioff - Chairman and CEO, Salesforce.com
* Werner Vogels - CTO, Amazon.com
* Raj Patel - VP of Global Networks, Yahoo!
* Michael Stonebraker, Ph.D. - RDBMS pioneer and CTO, Vertica
* Paul Strong - Distinguished Research Scientist, eBay
* James Markarian - Chief Technology Officer, Informatica
* Allan Leinwand - Venture Partner, Panorama
* Jason A. Hoffman - CTO, Joyent
* Rohit Sharma- Technologist and Independent Investor
Some of Silicon Valley's best voices are already lined up for Structure 09, and The GigaOM Network welcomes additional speaker proposals from those in the industry with strong insights to offer the audience. If you would like to submit a speaker proposal (http://events.gigaom.com/structure/09/speaker-submit/?a=pr1), please complete this application. The speaker submission deadline is March 31, 2009.
A selection of the topics under consideration this year include:
* The Myth of the One-Size-Fits-All Cloud - As enterprises begin to evaluate cloud computing, some are asking if the current model of commodity servers and virtualization meets their needs. Is there money to be made creating specialized clouds for industries that require highly specific computing tasks, from video trans-coding to fiscal transactions and medical records?
* The Economics of Infrastructure on Demand - This panel looks at the economic ecosystem of the cloud paradigm and questions who's paying for what, and where the money is made.
* SaaS: The Hits and the Challenges - SaaS (Software as a Service) works. Salesforce's bullish success followed by Gmail, Netsuite and many others is testament to that. But there's still a large untapped market. Why is that? This Panel looks at what has worked and why and what is yet to be done to extend the success and deployment of SaaS. Where can SaaS work in your corporation?
* The Future of Networks: Smart Grid or Dumb Pipe? - No matter if you're processing data in the cloud or inside your own data center, it needs to get from Point A to Point B if it's going to be of use to anyone. Now that we can access real-time computing thanks to faster processors, startups and established companies are trying to make the network smarter, faster and more secure -- while trying to keep bandwidth from becoming a commodity. Find direction and opportunity in this thought provoking panel moderated by Stacey Higginbotham.
* Bringing Private Clouds into Public Light - Enterprises aren't yet ready to trust their data to public clouds, but the lure of usage-based resourcing is strong. Everything from the way corporations license their software to thinking about how to manage compliance must be considered. Build your own cloud or "cloudify" your existing infrastructure as the first steps. This panel will provide learning from actual deployment case studies - illustrating how internal resources can work in unison with external cloud resources across the firewall.
Structure 09 will gather the most innovative and influential industry leaders together to explore the latest Internet infrastructure build-out. It will sort through the emerging and disruptive computing technologies and inform businesses on how best to leverage them. And it will provide insight to investors and executives on the best implementations, ideas and start-ups out there today -- and what to look for tomorrow.
STRUCTURE 09 CHARTER SPONSORS
GigaOM also thanks its charter sponsors -- Peer 1, Accenture, Canaan Partners, Juniper Networks, Hewlett Packard and Automattic. Structure 09 will be a strong marketplace for their products and a productive networking environment. Sponsorships are selling quickly, so if you are interested in joining us, please contact Mike Sly at sly@gigaom.com or by phone at (415) 235-0358.
More information about available sponsorships can be found here (http://events.gigaom.com/structure/09/sponsors/?a=pr1).
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
Tickets are now on sale at an Early Bird rate of $495 with a regular price of $595. The discounted rate is only available until April 3, 2009. Interest is strong and early purchase is advised. Buy your ticket to Structure 09 now (http://structure09-pr1.eventbrite.com/).
ABOUT GIGAOM
GigaOM is the premier destination site for technology industry insiders, movers and shakers, and early adopter consumers. It is widely considered the authoritative site for discovering what's new, relevant and interesting in the dynamic world of technology. From exclusive product launches to award-winning analysis and commentary, GigaOM's coverage influences business and technology sectors with its reliable, well-researched and professional reporting -- and its signature intelligence, candor and irreverence.
ABOUT THE GIGAOM NETWORK
The GigaOM Network is a leading provider of publications and events for the technology and entrepreneurial markets worldwide. Founded by award-winning journalist Om Malik, The GigaOM Network is an online publishing company whose network of news sites reaches more than 2 million readers worldwide and provides news and insight on the developments disrupting the world of technology. The GigaOM Network includes seven award-winning sites: GigaOM covers the business of broadband, VoIP, infrastructure, mobile and wireless; WebWorkerDaily covers the future of work in a web world; NewTeeVee covers the business of online video; Earth2Tech covers the business of green technology; OStatic is a web application, news site and community looking at open-source solutions for business; jkOnTheRun offers news and insight on mobile devices; and TheAppleBlog is a leading source of information for Apple users. The GigaOM Network also produces industry-leading events, including annual conferences: Structure, Mobilize, NewTeeVee Live and Green:Net.
QuoteWerks® Releases Advanced Microsoft Outlook Integration for SMB Market
Support for enhanced CRM functionality now offered for Outlook users.
Orlando, FL (PRWEB) February 25, 2009 -- Aspire Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of sales quoting software solutions for the global small and mid-markets, today released its second generation integration with Microsoft Outlook. Building upon the existing integration and feature set, the QuoteWerks development team introduced expanded CRM functionality into the integration, providing users with new tools to increase their efficiency in preparing and managing their sales quotes.
The integration; which is compatible with Outlook 97, 98, 2000, XP, 2003, and 2007; provides the following features and benefits for users of both QuoteWerks and Outlook:
QuoteWerks pulls Outlook contact information into the quote: QuoteWerks will populate the contact information in the quote by pulling the contact information from the contact currently open in Outlook, thus eliminating the need for users to retype contact information when preparing a new quote.
NEW - QuoteWerks pulls additional Outlook contact information into the quote: Utilizing its innovative DataLink feature, QuoteWerks can automatically pull other information from Outlook into the quote such as customer terms, customer sales tax rate, and customer profiles which can be used by QuoteWerks to determine the appropriate pricing a particular customer should receive. The DataLink feature saves this additional data to the quote file within QuoteWerks.
QuoteWerks can search the Outlook database for a contact to use in the quote: QuoteWerks has the ability to search the user's Outlook database for a contact by company, last name, or phone number and pull the contact information into the quote. QuoteWerks can also search Exchange Public Folders, enabling users and their colleagues to search for and use shared contact data. Both business and home address entries are supported by QuoteWerks.
NEW - QuoteWerks prints information pulled from other Outlook fields: QuoteWerks has a built-in print layout designer that enables users to customize the look of their quotes, orders, and invoices. The print layout designer also enables users to easily insert data fields from Outlook into the QuoteWerks print layout. Then, when the user prints the quote, QuoteWerks will pull data from the Outlook contact fields that were inserted into the print layout resulting in a printed quote that includes the additional information from the contact's record in Outlook. Unlike additional Outlook information accessed via the DataLink feature, the information included on the print layout is not saved to the quote's record within QuoteWerks.
NEW - QuoteWerks creates Linked Documents in Outlook: Upon saving a quote, QuoteWerks can automatically create a linked document record in Outlook under the Activities tab as a Journal Entry. This feature enables users to quickly recall the quote by selecting the appropriate link, which will automatically open the quote within QuoteWerks. Users can also search for quotes from the Journal pane in Outlook by entering a portion of the quote number or name in the search box.
NEW - QuoteWerks schedules Follow up calls in Outlook: When saving a quote, QuoteWerks can automatically schedule a follow up call in Outlook as an Appointment Entry. If a follow-up call already exists for this quote, QuoteWerks will display the existing call so it can be updated. By conducting timely follow up calls, sales reps greatly increase their chances of closing the sale!
QuoteWerks logs emails in Outlook: QuoteWerks has the ability to send email using the build-in SMTP email client or Outlook. For users who choose to use Outlook for sending email from within QuoteWerks, the email message will be logged in Outlook. This feature is especially useful when resending quotes or confirming a quote's submission.
NEW - QuoteWerks can pull lookup list information from Outlook: Many of the fields in QuoteWerks support lookup lists that display when the user activates it using the F2 key. When selected, QuoteWerks will display a list of values that the user can choose from to populate the field with. Users can also create a macro value that pulls information from a field in Outlook. For example, if a user selects the lookup list while on the terms field in QuoteWerks, QuoteWerks will display a list of terms options that were previously entered. The user can create a new option that retrieves a value from a field on Outlook that will be used to store the terms.
"QuoteWerks is committed to improving the product for our customers and this is a perfect example of our users coming to us suggesting features they would like to see. The beta testers loved the features we added and they are very excited for the production release," said Keith Carrington, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Aspire Technologies. "The new Outlook integration features will further simplify the sales quoting process for the sales force, allowing them the tools and time needed to make timely follow-up calls to their customers, which is essential to closing sales."
QuoteWerks users can obtain the latest build of QuoteWerks which contains this advanced integration with Outlook from the QuoteWerks website at: http://www.quotewerks.com/updates/UpdateAgent.asp.
About Aspire Technologies and QuoteWerks®
Aspire Technologies, the creators of the award winning QuoteWerks® sales quoting software, is the leading provider of sales quoting software with its award winning QuoteWerks® application deployed to thousands of businesses and enterprises worldwide. QuoteWerks® integrates with leading CRM and accounting packages, along with IT distributors D&H®, Ingram Micro®, SYNNEX®, and Tech Data®, enabling businesses in all industries to integrate QuoteWerks® seamlessly into their existing environments. Aspire Technologies is headquartered in Orlando, Florida and is a Microsoft Certified Partner. For more information please visit www.quotewerks.com.
QuoteWerks is a registered trademark of Aspire Technologies, Inc. Other trademarks referenced are the property of their respective owners.
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Phone: (407) 248-1481
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ActiveConversion Delivers Powerful and Effective Automated Lead Generation; Integration of a 10th Email Service Provider Ensures Advanced 'B2B' Marketing Automation
ActiveConversion announces the addition of ConstantContact to their roster of integrated Email Service Providers (ESPs). With 10 of the industry's top-rated ESPs integrated with its Marketing Automation solution, Active Conversion is able to deliver advanced lead management to thousands of B2B email marketers without requiring them to change their existing practices or email service provider.
Calgary, Alberta, Canada (PRWEB) February 25, 2009 -- ActiveConversion, the leading marketing automation solution (http://www.activeconversion.com) provider for small and medium-sized businesses (http://b2b-marketingblog.com/), is proud to announce that they have added ConstantContact to their roster of integrated Email Service Providers (ESPs). With 10 of the industry's top-rated ESPs integrated with its Marketing Automation solution, Active Conversion is able to deliver advanced lead management (http://www.activeconversion.com/overview.html) to thousands of B2B email marketers without requiring them to change their existing practices or email service provider.
"There are in excess of 400,000 installations from the 'Top Ten' ESPs in the market today," says ActiveConversion's Fred Yee, Co-Founder and President. "As a marketing automation solution provider, we are confident that our ability to work with the industry's most well-respected and effective ESPs, is the right choice for many business to business marketers (http://www.activeconversion.com/about.html). We recognize that many customers have strong relationships with their existing ESP and that ESPs have different features that our common customers desire. Integrating ourselves with companies focused on providing highly-flexible and cost-efficient outbound email solutions is the key to long-term success for our customers and ActiveConversion"
ConstantContact is one of the largest and most innovative ESP's with in excess of 250,000 installations. They are known for championing the needs of the SMB market and providing them with an easy and affordable way to build successful, lasting customer relationships through outbound marketing. The other ESPs that can integrate easily ActiveConversion's B2B integrated marketing system include: VerticalResponse, Cakemail, Campaigner, Exact Target, Jangomail, Listrak, Streamsend, Bronto, and MailChimp.
Many businesses considering marketing automation already have outbound email activity and ActiveConversion's network provides an easy and natural evolution to full marketing automation which includes lead management functionality and total marketing measurement. It allows businesses to continue to work with their existing Email Service Provider, while benefiting from the combined strength of our suite of conversion tools to help generate, manage and covert more customers, without increasing marketing spend.
With 10 ESPs now supporting its integrated B2B marketing programs, ActiveConversion can deliver more results, with fewer resources and less cost than comparable products.
Visit www.ActiveConversion.com for more information on the product, and for a free 30-day trial subscription you can sign-up @ https://www.activeconversion.com/console/signup.html .
ActiveConversion is the leader in total marketing measurement, lead management and demand generation systems (http://www.activeconversion.com/lead-generation.html) for companies with fewer than 1000 employees. They make it easy to see which marketing initiatives are paying off, and introduce you to sales-ready leads.
ActiveConversion delivers service through a low monthly subscription, on a hosted solution that has 99.5% uptime, and which has been security certified by KPMG and Salesforce.com. This platform has proven scalability and requires no IT support or servers.
For more information call 1-877-872-2ROI (toll-free U.S. and Canada). Email and other info can be found on the contact page. ActiveConversion is a private company, founded in 2004, and was recently nominated by Deloitte Consulting as a '2008 Fast 50 Tech Company-to-Watch'.
WebTrends Announces Record Bookings With Strong Year-Over-Year Revenue Growth
WebTrends further solidifies its place as a leading marketing optimization solutions provider through innovation and a strong commitment to customer satisfaction.
Portland, Ore. (PRWEB) February 25, 2009 -- WebTrends Inc., a leading provider of Web analytics and online marketing solutions, today announced record customer bookings for its second fiscal quarter 2009. The announcement comes on the heels of very strong quarter-over-quarter financial bookings and positive year-over-year revenue growth. Despite the worldwide economic slowdown, WebTrends continues to enjoy such growth while retaining a large percentage of its enterprise level customers and achieving profitable operating margins under new executive level management.
"It feels exceptionally good to communicate WebTrends momentum in the face of a down global economy, and it is due to the expertise of our employees and the loyalty of our customers," said Alex Yoder, CEO of WebTrends. "We've made significant investment and improvements in our business services and consulting programs to continue to earn this loyalty by giving our customers the ability to maximize the results of their marketing investments."
Deeply committed to the success of its customers, WebTrends has improved the functionality and usability of its analytics platforms giving a broader range of marketers a better understanding of their audience and more effective tools for engagement. Along with the ability to utilize these improved analytics, SEM, and visitor intelligence solutions, WebTrends also gives customers easy access to the best-in-class support and education provided by the WebTrends client services team.
Flexible architecture, customized business intelligence, ease-of-use in tagging and deployment, and quality customer support and consulting services engagement were routinely cited by WebTrends customers as the primary reasons for selection.
Continued customer partnerships in Q2 2009 include Microsoft, State Farm, TrendMicro, AT&T Mobility, Mattel, McAfee, Yahoo, T-Mobile and Coca-Cola.
New enterprise customers include, among others, Logmein, DreamWorks, San Mar, and Altria.
About WebTrends Inc.
WebTrends provides web analytics and online marketing solutions to optimize marketing campaigns and customer engagement. WebTrends Marketing Lab delivers the industry's most recognized analytics, SEM, and visitor intelligence solutions to enable companies to understand their customers, drive customer engagement, and enhance marketing and brand awareness. Thousands of leading global organizations, including Microsoft, Reuters, General Mills and Ticketmaster have chosen WebTrends business solutions and client services expertise to optimize their customers' online experiences.
For more information, visit: www.webtrends.com
WebTrends is a registered trademark of WebTrends Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the properties of their respective owners.
Strategic Designs for Learning White Paper Explores Shared Leadership Trends in Family-Owned Businesses
More family companies choosing shared management options.
Denver, CO (PRWEB) February 24, 2009 -- It is increasingly common to now see a shared leadership structure at the top of many organizations within private industry. This management and succession planning (http://www.strategicdesigns.net/solutions.html#frag04) trend is never more important—or more complex—than within a family-owned business.
While not broadly recognized, a large percentage of U.S. businesses are family-owned. As these businesses mature and grow larger, they become more complex. Owners often find themselves involving multiple family members who must work together in some capacity.
In an update to its popular white paper, “Shared Leadership In Family-Owned Businesses,” http://www.strategicdesigns.net/whitepapers_leadership2.html, Strategic Designs for Learning (SDL) explores the three fundamental forms of in-family business management—controlling owner business, sibling partnership and cousin consortium.
The trends in implementing team leadership include various structures—Office of the Chairman, Office of the President or an Executive Leadership Team. While all these deal with overall strategic direction and policy, there exists little available guidance on how to structure such groups. This can actually benefit companies, which are then free to build leadership teams to meet specific business needs and that best deal with the complexity often typical within family-owned businesses.
Some common considerations of family-owned business when creating a shared leadership team include the size of the company, the organization’s culture and values, the complexity of the business and the quality of relationships among family members.
Additional business concerns influencing family-owned businesses towards shared leadership include:
• the need to provide accountability against a new strategic plan;
• preparing for succession or retirement of key positions;
• increasing organizational focus and accelerating decision-making;
• managing organizational realignment (i.e. downsizing, restructuring or acquisition);
• realigning corporate focus on global brands and multinational implementations.
More information on shared leadership among family-owned businesses is detailed in “Shared Leadership In Family-Owned Businesses,” available free of charge at http://www.strategicdesigns.net/whitepapers_leadership2.html.
About SDL
Strategic Designs For Learning assists organizations in assessing, aligning and developing talent. Specific capabilities include leadership development (http://www.strategicdesigns.net/cases.html), executive coaching, team development, and succession - with particular expertise as family business consultants and coaches (http://www.strategicdesigns.net/leadership.html). SDL provides a unique integration of leadership assessment (http://www.strategicdesigns.net/solutions.html#frag02), organizational development, coaching expertise, and business knowledge to effectively bridge the gap between business strategy and organizational effectiveness. More information is available at www.strategicdesigns.net.
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SilkRoad Technology Partners with India's C&K Management
Companies Will Collaborate to Attract and Retain Top Talent in Indian Market
Winston-Salem, N.C. (PRWEB) February 24, 2009 -- SilkRoad technology, inc., the leading provider of talent management solutions (http://www.silkroadtech.com/products/index.htm), has partnered with India's C&K Management Ltd. to help companies in the Indian market attract and retain top workers. As the global economic downturn impacts employers with ties to western markets, the new partnership will combine SilkRoad's award-winning technology with the strategic regional talent management capabilities of C&K. The partnership was announced during a ceremony in Hyderabad, India by SilkRoad technology COO Brian Platz, SilkRoad Asia Managing Director Peter Earnshaw, C&K Management Managing Director T. Muralidharan and C&K Founding Director Ravi Ramakrishnan.
The new partnership comes at a time of heightened interest in talent management throughout India, one of the few countries still experiencing domestic job growth despite global economic instability. SilkRoad will work with C&K to tap into India's job market of more than 30 million employees in the corporate sector, stretching across a network of major hubs in Bangalore, Delhi, Hyderabad, Chennai, Mumbai and Pune. Despite the shaky global economy, the Indian market offers promising growth for multinational companies prepared to invest for the long term. Indian companies are increasingly looking to drive productivity increases and cut costs through HR technology platforms. As the profit margins of Indian service companies get squeezed due to western clients looking for cheaper rates, the use of HR technology to optimize the workforce is becoming a necessity for their survival.
"SilkRoad's experience at providing cost-effective solutions to large corporations and organizations is of great value to many companies that do business in India," Platz said. "Our partnership with C&K Management will empower us to identify companies that could better manage and recruit top talent in India through the help of our software solutions."
"The combined strengths of our regional expertise and SilkRoad's Life Suite™ will allow us to offer the Indian market an unparalleled package of talent management solutions," Ramakrishnan said. "Our partnership with SilkRoad will help companies doing business in India identify the top performers most important to their success and connect growing employers with the best potential candidates."
"During these sensitive economic times, it is more important than ever for organizations to look closely at their talent management systems to identify potential new candidates and reward the existing top performers," said Kevin Martin, vice president and principal analyst for Human Capital Management at Aberdeen Group. "A partnership leveraging SilkRoad's established technology platform and C&K's regional capabilities will extend a proven HR solution for companies doing business throughout India."
SilkRoad currently works with several companies in the Indian market including Freescale Semiconductor.
About SilkRoad technology, inc.
SilkRoad technology, inc. provides software as a service (SaaS) solutions that significantly improve the talent within its more than 1000 customers across the globe. Through SilkRoad's Life Suite™, an integrated talent management solution, companies are able to hire better employees, identify high and low performers, drive a pay-for-performance culture and improve employee tenure. The SilkRoad Life Suite includes OpenHire™ for recruiting management (http://www.silkroad.com/talent_management/recruiting_management.html), RedCarpet™ for employee onboarding and life events (http://www.silkroad.com/talent_management/onboarding_and_life_events_management.html), WingSpan™ for flexible employee performance management, GreenLight™ for learning management, and Eprise™ for employee intranets and content management.
SilkRoad technology is headquartered in Winston-Salem, NC with offices in Bedford, MA; Chicago, IL; West Long Branch, NJ; Jacksonville, Florida; Alberta, Canada; Singapore, Republic of Singapore; Sydney, Australia and Hamburg, Germany. More information is available on the Web at www.silkroad.com or by phone: U.S. toll free at 866-329-3363 or internationally at +1-336-201-5100.
About C&K Management Ltd.
C&K Management Ltd. started with an enterprise value of USD 6 million in 2000 and became the first company in India to set up a subscription-based portal in the management (www.themanagementor.com) domain. C&K later launched products in Banking, Insurance, Telecom, FMCG, and Pharma industries and then expanded their Middle East operations and made their mark in the e-Learning space. C&K Management today has moved from being a single product company to a multi product, multi service company.
C&K Management has developed over 1000 hours of e-Learning courseware and materials besides custom content for the web and print media. Clients for whom courseware has been developed include ArcelorMittal, ICICI Bank; Infosys Technologies Ltd. & other IT companies, college-university of Dubai, Aditya Birla Group, Oil companies, and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India among others.
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Contact InformationSabrina Vito
SilkRoad technology http://www.silkroad.com
310-689-7223 MIke Hope
Marketo Named 'Best Marketing Automation' Solution By Customers On The Force.com AppExchange From Salesforce.com
"Best Apps of 2008" roster based on receiving the highest number of four and five star customer reviews
San Mateo, CA (PRWEB) February 24, 2009 -- Marketing automation (http://www.marketo.com) leader Marketo today announced that it was named "Best Marketing Automation" solution by customers on the Force.com AppExchange from Salesforce.com. The honor, part of the "Best Apps of 2008" roster, is based on receiving the most number of four and five star customer reviews. Marketo customers consistently rave about their time to value and record-setting ROI using Marketo Lead Management (http://www.marketo.com/b2b-marketing-software/lead-management-software.php), a sophisticated marketing automation solution that helps marketing and sales work together to drive more revenue and improve marketing accountability. Marketo received a perfect score, or 100 percent five star reviews from customers.
"This is a great honor for Marketo, particularly since the excellent reviews are from frontline marketing and sales experts who use the product day in and day out," said Phil Fernandez, president and CEO at Marketo. "Our partnership with Salesforce.com enables us to fulfill our commitment to customer success, which drives everything we do at Marketo; it permeates our product design, support policies, roadmap decisions, even our pricing and sales models. A perfect score of five stars is a testament to our customer success-focused culture at work."
"In less than a year Marketo has garnered glowing reports from users and we are pleased to watch their success," said Kendall Collins, chief marketing officer, Salesforce.com. "Tools such as the Marketo Lead Management suite that seamlessly integrate with Salesforce CRM are seeing tremendous growth as they reach thousands of customers through the Force.com AppExchange."
Over 140 companies are realizing significant marketing automation ROI using the Marketo Lead Management solution. Just a few of the positive reviews about Marketo on the Force.com AppExchange include:
• "We've been a Marketo customer for a little over a year now. Since using their solution we have doubled the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns and are seeing very significant ROI results. Unlike other providers, Marketo continued to support us after integration and has stayed engaged with us by providing suggestions to enhance our performance," Jodi Florence, marketing director, IDology
• "Marketo has allowed our company to quickly and easily deploy multiple automated marketing campaigns. Finally we have a tool that allows sales and marketing to seamlessly work together to revive old leads and move new leads through the funnel faster," David Politis, EVP and GM, Vocalocity
• "As a marketer, I don't want to have to choose between integration and best of breed. And right now, Marketo allows me to get both of those," Dave Wieneke, interactive marketing manager, Thomson CompuMark
Marketo provides a sophisticated demand generation (http://www.marketo.com/b2b-marketing-resources/demand-generation.php) solution that helps marketing and sales teams collaborate to drive more revenue and improve marketing accountability. Marketo's Lead Management and Lead Insight for Sales solutions include email marketing, lead nurturing, lead scoring and closed-loop reporting capabilities to generate and qualify sales leads, shorten sales cycles, demonstrate marketing ROI, and drive revenue growth.
Unlike other marketing automation solutions, Marketo is powerful yet easy to use without training, and offers an on-demand model to get customers up and running quickly, with no charges for set-up or integration.
About the Force.com AppExchange
The Force.com AppExchange at http://www.salesforce.com/appexchange is the world's leading Web marketplace for cloud computing applications. Customers of all sizes can visit the AppExchange to find, sample and select from hundreds of applications that run on the Force.com platform to extend the benefits of cloud computing throughout their enterprises.
About Marketo
Marketo provides B2B marketing automation (http://www.marketo.com) software that translates marketing spending into revenue. Our award-winning lead management (http://www.marketo.com/b2b-marketing-software/lead-management-software.php) software features email marketing, lead nurturing, lead scoring, and closed-loop reporting capabilities to help marketing and sales teams work together to generate and qualify sales leads, shorten sales cycles, and demonstrate marketing accountability. Driven by a relentless focus on customer success and touting the most innovative user experience in business software today, Marketo is emerging as the fastest-growing lead management vendor in the world. Marketo's on-demand marketing products are easy to buy because they don't require complex implementation or upfront fees, easy to own because they don't require IT support, and easy to use without specialized technical skills or significant training. Pricing starts as low as $1,500 a month, and qualified customers who commit to running a production campaign can get started with a free trial that includes set-up, training, and integration. www.marketo.com
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Contact InformationMartha Blanchfield
Marketo http://www.marketo.com
650-227-4662 Kevin Wolf
Marketo http://www.marketo.com
650-327-1641
Surado Announces Release of On-Demand CRM Solution
Surado Solutions, the developer of sensible CRM solutions for more than a decade announced the release of Surado CRM Online - Professional Edition, an on-demand / hosted CRM solution. With this release, Surado further extends its breath of CRM solutions that already include on-premise CRM solutions for small to mid markets, Offline CRM and Web CRM solutions.
Riverside, CA (PRWEB) February 24, 2009 -- Surado Solutions, the developer of sensible CRM solutions for more than a decade, announced the release of Surado CRM Online - Professional Edition, an on-demand / hosted CRM solution. With this release, Surado further extends its breadth of CRM solutions that already include on-premise CRM solutions for small to mid markets, Offline CRM and Web CRM solutions.
Surado CRM Online is for companies of all sizes requiring access to information anytime, anywhere. Combining the core Surado CRM suite including Contact & Account Management, Sales & Opportunity Management, Marketing and Customer Service, Surado CRM Online offers an unprecedented level of convenience, power and flexibility for businesses looking to move beyond simple, under-powered single user and workgroup solutions. Surado's unique User Interface is easy-to-use, non-cluttered and provides a true 360 degree view. One major difference is the ability to start with the On Demand CRM solution and when it makes business sense, easily move to an on-premise and/or a complete Offline CRM solution.
"Surado CRM Online plays a vital role in taking our business to the next level," says Carl Rogers, VP of Sales for ArthoNutrition. "When we, as a medical research company, found a breakthrough treatment for Arthritis, we were not quite prepared for the massive amounts of customer data. Surado CRM Online helped us harness this flow of information into a highly useful database. Beyond just searching and sorting, we are now able to pinpoint customer needs and spot market trends early on," continued Mr. Rogers.
The release of Surado CRM Online - Professional Edition comes after years of development, testing and the build out of a highly secure data center in Surado Corporate Center located in the University Research Park in Riverside, California. The release of the professional edition marks the beginning of a series of On-Demand CRM editions to be released throughout 2009.
"Our vision of providing delivery options, not just CRM solutions in the CRM market place, hits a new milestone with Surado CRM Online," said Sundip R. Doshi, CEO of Surado Solutions. "With this release, our clients will have sensible options in deploying their CRM initiative, from On-Demand to On-Premise to Offline CRM solutions."
About Surado CRM Online & Pricing:
For a limited time, Surado CRM Online hosted solution is available for $9.99 per user per month for the professional edition. To learn more about Surado CRM Online Professional Edition and pricing options, please visit www.SuradoCRM.com/ondemandcrm.
About Surado:
Surado Solutions, Inc., founded in 1995, is headquartered in the University Research Park, Riverside, CA. Surado provides a full spectrum of on-demand and on-premise products and services in Customer Relationship Management (CRM). For more information about Surado's CRM products and services, please visit www.SuradoCRM.com.
Surado Solutions, Inc.
www.SuradoCRM.com
Media Contact:
Marian Prigmore
(800) 4-SURADO
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Contact InformationMarian Prigmore
Surado Solutions, Inc. http://www.SuradoCRM.com/ondemandcrm
951-682-4895
Aprimo Announces APEX Award Winners for Marketing Innovation at Aprimo Summit 2009
Wells Fargo, Wal-Mart, and MedImmune claim Top Honors in Excellence in Enterprise Marketing Management
Indianapolis, IN (PRWEB) February 23, 2009 -- Aprimo, a leading global provider of software for Enterprise Marketing Management (EMM), today announced the winners of the Aprimo Excellence (APEX) Awards. The awards were presented at the 2009 Aprimo Marketing Summit, held February 9th through 11th at the Loews Coronado Bay Resort in San Diego. The awards recognize those companies that most successfully demonstrate innovation and measurable success in using Aprimo's suite of marketing applications, which are designed to improve and accelerate marketing productivity.
The 2009 APEX award winners are:
* Wells Fargo for reduction in campaign planning and execution cycle time and providing real savings to the Marketing department
* Wal-Mart for transforming the brand message, drastically reducing rework and increasing marketing productivity by over 25%.
* MedImmune for providing a platform for more accurate review resulting in lower risk of costly FDA enforcement action.
"Each year I'm excited to celebrate the ways our customers are transforming marketing through their uses of Aprimo solutions", said Bill Godfrey, CEO and Co-founder of Aprimo, "Our honorees are living out our brand promise in the market to cultivate customer success and loyalty. These winners are leaders in marketing for their respective industries and the results they experience demonstrate what our solutions can do to achieve real business value."
Aprimo's Marketing Summit was attended by more than 300 marketing and technology professionals. It is one of the largest events in the U.S. focusing on the business results that can be achieved with Enterprise Marketing Management technology and best practices. The Summit showcases the innovation of Aprimo customers and partners through case studies, best practices, demonstrations and discussions on Aprimo's best-in-class marketing technology and marketing technology and thought leadership.
About Aprimo
Aprimo is a leading provider of marketing software and services that enhance the productivity and performance of marketing organizations. Aprimo's integrated suite of applications, Aprimo Enterprise, improves alignment across the Marketing Value Chain (the business processes that connect corporate, brand, field marketing, and external marketing suppliers and agencies) and enables the execution of multi-channel marketing campaigns. Aprimo provides solutions that include Planning and Financial Management (http://www.aprimo.com/solutions/planning.asp), Production Workflow (http://www.aprimo.com/solutions/production.asp), Brand Content Management (http://www.aprimo.com/solutions/brand.asp), Multichannel Campaign Management (http://www.aprimo.com/solutions/campaign_planning.asp) and Lead Management (http://www.aprimo.com/solutions/lead_management.asp). Aprimo solutions are in use by large enterprises and medium-sized businesses worldwide, including some of the largest companies in the automotive, consumer packaged goods, financial services, life sciences, retail, technology and telecommunications industries. To learn more, call - 1.317.803.4300 or visit www.aprimo.com.
The Web's Invisible Communication Layer Doubles In Size Every 60 days!!! Now Over 1/2 Million Users and Growing Faster than DSL Speed
iComment becomes famous for the new technology chat layer of the web. Now people can stick their public or private comments directly to web pages, web text, and web pictures.
Parkland, Florida --
Old News: 1988, AOL becomes famous for chat.
Old News: 2004, Google becomes famous for search engine based on robots.
Old News: 2005, Facebook and MySpace become famous for social networking.
NEW NEWS: 2009, iComment becomes famous for the new technology comment and chat layer of the web. Now people can stick their public or private comments directly to web pages, web text, and web pictures.
Along the way users can chat, socialize, and make buddies who share like web interests on any web page as they surf.
iComment offers a 100% free single browser button for communication, collaboration, education and vocalization making it the newest communication layer of the Web!
Install iComment's button and gain immediate access to tens-of-thousands of public comments that have been attached to web pages, web text, and web pictures.
Use it to post private comments to any web page, web text, or web picture for colleagues, employees, stock holders, friends, family, teachers, students... visible only to the people or group you select from your buddy list.
Comments appear in little tiny minimized note icons all the way to the right of your browser's window pain. Hover your mouse of the icon to see what the comment is attached to. Click on the icon to maximize the comment box where you can read and write comments and make buddies with other iCommentators as you surf.
Thousands of uses:
- Businesses: Critique your competitor's web pages. Collaborate right on any web page. Use it to improve web design. Use it as a sales and marketing aid.
- Consumers: Read and write reviews. Post your viewpoints, opinions, experiences, and advice. Use it to chat anywhere on the Web. Express yourself.
- Educators: Post private homework assignments for students on any web page. Students complete their homework right inside the private expandable comment box.
- Personal: Leave private comments for yourself.
Find hot web pages by searching through other's "human" comments on iComment.com by using the Global Comment Search Engine.
Facebook recently announced Facebook connect comments which requires code be inserted into web pages by webmasters or their programmers. With iComment no code is required. Users can post comments on any web page immediately.
The next wave of web communication is here. It's Free. It's downloadable now! http://icomment.com/iCommentSetup.exe (http://iComment.com/demo.php) (100% safe link).
Learn about this patent pending technology: View a comic book intrepretation: http://iComment.com/comic.php?page=1 (http://iComment.com/comic.php?page=1)
Watch the video: http://iComment.com/demo.php (http://iComment.com/demo.php) (from there you can view the private comment video too).
For more information contact: Mark Ismach 954-234-4282
iComment, Inc. is planning to go public.
a Subsidiary of Quality Programming Corporation
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Contact InformationMark Ismach
iComment, Inc. http://iComment.com
954-234-4282
HRMS Solutions Named Top Spectrum Business Partner for 2008
HRMS Solutions, Inc. is pleased to announce that the firm has been named Spectrum Human Resource Systems Corporation Business Partner of the Year in recognition for being an outstanding partner with regards to sales revenue, consulting services and business development achievement.
District of Columbia (PRWEB) February 20, 2009 -- HRMS Solutions, Inc. (http://www.hrmssolutions.com/) is pleased to announce that the firm has been named Spectrum Human Resource Systems Corporation Business Partner of the Year in recognition for being an outstanding partner with regards to sales revenue, consulting services and business development achievement.
Business Partner of the Year recognizes top-ranking business partners that have demonstrated outstanding commitment and exceptional professional service for Spectrum's iVantage product line. The objective of this elite membership is to reward and provide special recognition to the top business partners that add value to Spectrum business by supporting application sales, producing enthusiastic customers and delivering quality implementation services to meet customer needs and help grow revenue.
"Our Business Partners of the Year know what it takes to be successful, delivering the solutions and customer service that helps both them and their clients prosper," said Matt Keitlen, Spectrum Executive Vice President and COO. "To be named Business Partner of the year is a distinguished honor and we congratulate HRMS Solutions for their impressive achievement and wish them continued success in 2009."
"At HRMS, we work hard to ensure our customers realize the full value of a web-native HRIS solution like Spectrum iVantage," said Mike Maiorino, President. "Being honored by Spectrum, a pioneer in HR Technology and human capital management confirms HRMS' commitment to attaining success for each of our clients and validates that our efforts are having a real impact upon our customers."
We are very excited about the possibilities for Spectrum's new release of iVantage v5.0. This new product offering will bring the ultimate in end-user experience by leveraging new Microsoft technology to simplify and personalize iVantage while offering high-end decision support tools to better manage a company's workforce. Our clients in verticals such as healthcare, architecture and engineering, government contracts and finance will really be able to leverage and embrace this new technology."
About Spectrum Human Resource Systems Corporation
Spectrum, founded in 1984, is an exclusive provider of best-in-class workforce management software. Spectrum's sole focus of developing human resource systems allows them to create systems that are best suited to high performance HR professionals. Over the years, Spectrum's HR systems have been licensed to more than 5,000 public and private sector companies throughout the United States and Internationally. Spectrum clients range from small start-up companies to Global 100 companies. For more information about Spectrum Human Resource Systems, visit http://www.spectrumhr.com/
About HRMS Solutions
A national provider of total workforce management solutions that includes HRIS, Recruiting and Talent Management, Payroll and Time & Labor Management solutions for small and mid-market companies. HRMS Solutions has helped hundreds of businesses optimize and empower their workforce with leading software solutions built on Microsoft technology. Their ability to offer a choice of top rated applications eliminates weeks of endless evaluations and provides unbiased recommendations. The end result is an empowered staff that can access critical information quickly and perform routine workforce management activities more efficiently. HRMS Solutions also provides HRIS Consulting Services, Software Selection, Implementation and Training Services, Staff Augmentation and custom development. For more information about HRMS Solutions, visit http://www.hrmssolutions.com/ or call 80.726.7051
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Contact InformationMike Maiorino
HRMS Solutions, Inc. http://www.hrmssolutions.com/
(800) 726-7051
Software offers broad range of video editing tools for users of all levels.
Moscow (PRWEB) February 19, 2009 -- Movavi, a leading developer of multimedia processing tools, is pleased to announce the availability of Video Editor (http://www.movavi.com/videoeditor/). Originally part of the company’s core VideoSuite (http://www.movavi.com/suite/) product, Video Editor (formerly EnhanceMovie) has been expanded to provide a full set of video editing tools in a standalone product and is expected to match the success of its sister product, Video Converter (http://www.movavi.com/videoconverter/).
With Video Editor, video can be imported from various sources, and users can add special effects and create mobile-ready videos. For more convenient editing, there is a timeline, and users can add voice comments using a microphone during the video editing process.
Movavi Video Editor offers:
• Video editing timeline panel with separate video, audio, and title tracks
• Multiple input media sources, audio and video screen capture, and built-in screencast capabilities
• Support for HD video formats
• Tools for overlaying custom text titles on video
• Professional-grade filters and special effects
• Video and audio transitions
• Automatic slideshow creation
• Multiple ways to share videos
“We’re always sensitive to our customers’ needs,” said Sergey Pavlishin, CEO of Movavi. “It became clear to us last year that not everyone who wanted to use our software needed the wide functionality of Movavi VideoSuite, so we developed the standalone Video Editor product. Video Editor lets users focus specifically on creative and practical video editing techniques, including loading video files from a digital camcorder or YouTube.”
Video Editor supports most popular audio and video formats, as well as CD/DVD burning. The product is available now at a price of $39.99. For more information, visit the Movavi website at www.movavi.com.
About Movavi
Movavi is a specialist software development company dedicated to designing innovative, powerful, yet easy-to-use digital video and audio processing applications. Founded in 2004, the company’s mission is to enable users to be able to enhance and enjoy their video or audio at any time, in any place, and on any device.
SunGard Rolls Out New European Managed Access and Smart Order Routing Services
SunGard has completed the roll-out of new ASP-based managed access and smart order routing services for major European equity trading platforms.
London, UK (Vocus) February 19, 2009 -- SunGard (http://www.sungard.com/) has completed the roll-out of new ASP-based managed access and smart order routing services for major European equity trading platforms. The services are provided through a number of new ASP gateways built into SunGard's GL Stream (http://www.sungard.com/financialsystems/brands/glstream.aspx) solution and will provide SunGard's European brokerage customers with access to all major trading venues. This will help SunGard customers capture a greater share of fragmented liquidity.
Liquidity fragmentation in post-MiFID Europe raises complex issues for all market participants. With new trading venues being created almost every month, trading decisions can become more difficult and connectivity costs can accumulate. SunGard's GL Stream ASP managed access and smart order routing services will help brokers to trade cost-effectively on Multilateral Trading Facility (MTF) platforms, comprising both public order books and dark pools.
The GL Stream ASP services also deliver access to more than 30 European equity exchanges, and aggregate market data for each instrument from competing platforms. This helps GL Stream's Smart Order Router (SOR) to drive order traffic according to the algorithmic strategy determined and updated by the customer. The services' framework is designed to allow customers to try different platforms and trading approaches, helping them to make changes easily and cost-effectively.
Vincent Burzynski, chief product officer of SunGard's global trading business, commented: "When deciding to go for SOR technology, a financial institution should consider the level of smartness and market connectivity it wants to achieve, as well as the ability of the solution to adapt to changing market conditions. SunGard's ASP approach provides a cost-effective response to these needs, and builds on its experience in smart routing with brokerage customers in the UK, France, Italy and Switzerland. This new GL Stream ASP approach can help customers realize real benefits from their investment by leveraging SOR capabilities to trade on multiple MTFs."
About SunGard's GL Stream
The GL Stream suite provides a comprehensive response to the challenges of global electronic trading. GL Stream ASP for Market Access is a fully managed and cost-effective solution for exchange connectivity, based on hosted and mutualized market gateways. GL Stream for Liquidity Management is a suite of capabilities for trading of instruments across multiple competing venues: exchanges, ECNs, MTFs, dark pools and in-house matching engines.
About SunGard
With annual revenue of $5 billion, SunGard is a global leader in software and processing solutions for financial services, higher education and the public sector. SunGard also helps information-dependent enterprises of all types to ensure the continuity of their business. SunGard serves more than 25,000 customers in more than 50 countries, including the world's 25 largest financial services companies. Visit SunGard at www.sungard.com.
Trademark Information: SunGard, the SunGard logo and GL Stream are trademarks or registered trademarks of SunGard Data Systems Inc. or its subsidiaries in the U.S. and other countries. All other trade names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
For more information, please contact:
Toby West, PR & Communications Manager
SunGard Financial Systems
Tel: +44 (0) 20 8081 2426
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Contact InformationToby West
SunGard Financial Systems http://www.sungard.com
+44 20 8081 2426
Elypsis, Inc., eWinery Solutions, and Microsoft Announce Immediate Availability of 100% Financing for Wine Industry Technology Investments
Temecula Valley Winery Management gains access to capital to invest in an integrated Tasting Room POS and eCommerce solution.
Napa, CA (PRWEB) February 19, 2009 -- Elypsis, Inc., a leading provider of software solutions for wineries and eWinery Solutions, a wine industry leader in ecommerce solutions announced today Temecula Valley Winery Management obtained 100% financing of an integrated winery solution that included the Tasting Room Point of Sale system, eCommerce web solution and all hardware, software, and services for the project. The financing package was made possible through 100% financing from Microsoft. www.microsoft.com
During these challenging times, restricted financing is even affecting established and profitable companies", said Rebaux Steyn, Managing Director of Temecula Valley Winery Management and Leonesse Cellars. "Having access to 100% total solution financing allowed our company to take advantage of new technology right now to power our business forward and generate additional wine sales in 2009. The entire credit approval process only took a few hours to complete." www.tvwinerymanagement.com
Harvey Grant, CEO of Elypsis, a long time Microsoft Gold Certified partner, was the driver for creating this program. "We realized we needed to offer more than just one part of the solution to our winery clients looking to upgrade and expand their technology", said Grant. "By bundling accounting, CRM, tasting room and web solutions, and all maintenance and implementation services, we offer wineries a completely incremental source of credit to work with outside their regular bank financing."
With today's announcement, Elypsis and eWinery Solutions, through Microsoft Financing, are announcing general availability of 100% financing of technology purchases for wineries. Even wineries with relatively short operating history can qualify. And for purchases less than $100,000, approvals take less than 24 hours. Some restrictions apply.
About Elypisis, Inc.:
Elypsis, Inc. is a Microsoft® Gold Certified Partner dedicated to automating the wine industry with integrated solutions utilizing the latest technology. Since 1987, the privately held Napa California company has been providing integrated winery management, retail software products, and consulting services to over 150 wineries, and is one of the most respected software providers in the industry. Using the proven technologies of Microsoft Dynamics Retail Management System® and Microsoft Dynamics NAV®, Elypsis has focused on creating the "Total Software Solution for Wineries™" including Tasting Room POS, WineClub Manager, Shipping Exporter, Accounting, Trade Account Management with Allocations and Depletions, and many other winery specific applications. For more information, visit www.elypsis.com.
About eWinery Solutions:
eWinery Solutions is the market leader in ecommerce software dedicated exclusively to the wine industry. Founded in 2002, the company now serves more than 200 clients in the U.S. and major wine producing regions of the world, with more than 250 websites utilizing the company's proprietary technology. Their offerings include ecommerce, wine club, allocations, call-center, customer relationship marketing (CRM) innovative web content management, and internet marketing solutions, enabling their clients to achieve greater flexibility and control throughout every aspect of their online programs. For more information, visit www.ewinerysolutions.com.
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Contact InformationScott Mangelson
Elypsis, Inc. http://www.elypsis.com
707-257-8912
