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ClinPhone Wins International Best New Product
Award
ClinPhone, where Nick
Richards is a senior executive, has been awarded an
International Stevie Award for Best New Product or Service
in the fourth annual International Business Awards - for ClinPhone’s
Drug Accountability, a web-based solution that enables
centralized management of the entire clinical trial supply
chain.
ClinPhone was selected for this award from more than 1,000 other
nominees in over 30 different countries.
QuickStart Named Training Partner of the Year
QuickStart Intelligence, Inc., where Hicham Semaan is CEO,
has received the "Certified Partner for Learning Solutions
Partner of the Year" award from the Microsoft Windows Vista US
Product Group, for outstanding instructor early readiness and
delivery of high-quality training solutions to Microsoft
customers and partners.
Cornerstone Teams with Human Capital Institute
Cornerstone OnDemand Inc., where Adam
Miller is CEO, and the Human Capital Institute (HCI), a
global professional association and educator in talent
management strategies, have teamed to form a strong
foundation for the development of HCI research, education, events, and
decision support tools, which will include online learning
events, as well as regional events focused on helping cities,
corporations, and educators collaborate to successfully
attract, retain, nurture and develop talent in their city.
Also, Cornerstone
is making available a new whitepaper by
Knowledge Infusion entitled, “Buying
a Talent Management System: The 11 Key Steps to Success."
Decision Toolbox CEO Discusses Management Style
Kim
Shepherd, CEO of Decision Toolbox,
was interviewed recently by Work It,
Mom!, where she discusses running a company with 30
employees, many of whom work from their home office. "All of
my employees design and work their own schedule... This model
has resulted in nearly 100% retention," said Kim.
Click here for complete interview.
DynTek Acquires Professional Services Distributor
DynTek, Inc., where Casper Zublin, Jr. is CEO,
has acquired the assets of Coast Solutions Group, a
value-added distributor of enterprise professional services to major manufacturers,
distributors, direct marketers and regional VARs. Services
focus on Network Security, Server
Consolidation/Virtualization, Unified Communications, Application
Development and Systems Deployment.
Microsemi Dazzles Large-Screen LCD Displays
Microsemi Corporation, where Jim Peterson is CEO, has
revealed DAZL! (Digital
Advanced Zone Lighting), its breakthrough technology that provides
system-level solutions that accelerate the design of advanced LED-based
backlighting for large screen LCD televisions. DAZL! chipsets produce
unprecedented uniformity of color, brightness, contrast,
blur-free performance and energy savings.
Mitratech Helps Reduce Costly Manual Processes
Mitratech, where
Afshin Behnia is CEO, has released TeamConnect Service of
Process Manager 1.0, which works in conjunction with a
corporate legal department's Registered Agent service and ensures that Service of Process is
electronically received and automatically routed to the appropriate
in-house and outside counsel.
MyCarPage Provides Consumers a Personalized
"Garage"
MyCarPage, where Michael Moskowitz is CEO, has
launched its new website (www.mycarpage.com) with an array of new services,
including giving consumers the ability to create an online
vehicle garage that manages all their automotive needs --
tracking a vehicle’s service history, showing the
manufacturer’s vehicle maintenance schedules, receiving
automated service reminders and recall notices, showing
current resale values, localized gas, DMV and traffic
information, expert advice, and other vehicle specials.
Sendio's Anti-Spam Solution Chosen by Total Tech
The anti-spam solution from Sendio, Inc., where
Kelly Anderson is CEO, has been chosen by Total Tech, a
leading network security solutions provider, as part of its
suite of hosted network security solutions. Sendio recently
began shipping an update to its software, adding full inbound
and outbound integrity checking, enabling users to protect
their messaging environment while also minimizing the
potential of inadvertently sending something destructive to a
partner or customer.
Transcepta Partners to Serve
SAP Customers
Transcepta
LLC, where Ray Parsons and Mitch Baxter are Co-Founders, and
Dolphin Corporation are partnering to offer services. Dolphin,
which automates the accounts payable process in SAP and
provides comprehensive data on transactions, now offers
electronic invoicing through Transcepta’s Electronic Invoicing
Community, enabling buyers to receive invoices from their
vendors in electronic format directly into SAP.
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Small Manufacturers Rank Leading Concerns
The general state of the economy, taxes, and the cost of
materials were the three leading concerns of small
manufacturing businesses during the second quarter of 2007,
according to the latest Small Business Research Board study.
Respondents to the nationwide poll ranked energy and fuel
costs at fourth, finding quality employees at fifth, and
healthcare costs - which had been the most significant issue
during Q107 - at sixth. The small business owners said
adding more automation or technology, as well as improving
existing automation would be their primary means for
enhancing productivity during the coming 12 to 24 months.
Improved staff training, hiring of additional employees and
incentive programs also were cited as important methods for
improving productivity.
The quarterly poll also measured interest in expanding
operations over the next 12 to 24 months: 29% percent said
they intend to do so. Of those respondents, 28% said they
are considering expanding at current locations, 21% said
they will add more products, 20% intend to increase customer
service, 16% plan to add more services, and 7% cited the
addition of locations.
(Manufacturing
Business Technology Mid-day Report, 7/17/07)
Index Ranks IT Industries by Nation
More than 60 countries were scored on a scale of 1 to 100
for factors such as a country's business environment, IT
infrastructure, and efforts in research and development. The
top
10 countries in IT industry competitiveness index (score out
of 100),
according to the Economist Intelligence Unit of The
Economist Group are:
1. US (77.4); 2. Japan (72.7); 3. South Korea (67.2); 4. UK
(67.1); 5. Australia (66.5); 6. Taiwan (65.8); 7. Sweden
(65.4); 8. Denmark (64.9); 9. Canada (64.6); 10. Switzerland
(63.6). (www.eiuresources.com/mediadir/default.asp?PR=2007071101)
Video, Gaming Take Internet by Storm
Nearly a
billion consumers worldwide will watch Internet video by
2012, up from roughly 300 million today, according to ABI
Research.
Meanwhile,
almost 217
million people worldwide visited online gaming Web sites in
May 2007 -
28% of the
total worldwide online population ages 15+,
according to comScore, up almost 17% from May 2006.
(eMarketer Daily, 7/13/07)
Also,
61%
of consumers want their TVs to link to the Internet. Wi-Fi
is expected to become the most common network physical
interface by 2011, followed by Cat 5, powerline and coax.
(KenRadio's Daily Tech News Clicks, 7/11/07)
U.S. VCs Wary of Offshore Investing
46% of U.S. venture capitalists polled reported making
offshore investments versus 64% of non-U.S. respondents who
said they invested outside their home countries, according
to the 2007 Global Venture Capital Survey. The study also
found that U.S. VCs avoided putting all their eggs in an
offshore basket. Two-thirds of U.S. VCs who have invested
abroad said that less than 5% of their capital under
management is in foreign markets and almost 80% of VCs
pegged the total at less than 10%. Questioned about where
U.S. VCs planned to expand globally, 34% said China, 24%
said India, and 11% Canada. Mark Heesen, president of the
National Venture Capital Association, said that though a
“significant minority" of VCs are looking to new markets, a
mass exodus of U.S. venture capital is not occurring. (www.nvca.org/pdf/VCSurvey07-PR-FINAL.pdf)
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