Category Archives: Management

A Strong CV Is Key To Avoiding Graduate Under-Unemployment

May 17, 2011 /RTPR/ – Following the news that more than half of all graduates are either out of work or stuck in menial jobs some six months after leaving university, Guardian Jobs are today stressing the importance in preparing a good CV to give you the best chance of success in the jobs market.

A study by the Centre for Economics and Business Research found that 52% of last year’s university-leavers, that’s 15,655, were unemployed or under-employed six months after graduating.

20%, that’s 59,000 graduates, had no job this year, the highest amount in a decade and double when the recession began in 2008. Worse still, it’s estimated that some 55% of 2011 graduates will be unemployed or under-employed six months after leaving university.

A spokesperson for Guardian Jobs said today “These findings and predictions by the CEBR do make for rather grim reading. It really highlights the importance graduates must make in making themselves appear employable on their CV, which is after all, the first form of contact employers will have.”

To help graduates get the right job, Guardian Jobs have partnered up with The Fuller CV to offer a free CV checking service that promotes the message ‘just say no to bad CV advice’ and highlights the importance of getting your CV checked over by an expert.

To browse Guardian Jobs extensive selection of graduate jobs, and for advice on how to best prepare your CV for the jobs search, visit the Guardian Jobs website.

ENDS

Notes to editors

Guardian Jobs has been the market leader in recruitment across the quality press for almost 20 years. With an audience comprising high quality jobseekers, Guardian only list the highest calibre vacancies in sectors that include Media, Education, Government, Graduate, Secretarial, Charities, Marketing, Social Care and Arts among others.

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Interact Answers, The New Collaboration Feature Available Exclusively On Interact Intranet

MAR 24 2011 — /RTPR/ — Interact, a leading supplier in intelligent intranet software, today announced the release of Interact Answers – an innovative and unique new crowd-sourcing feature which drives productivity by allowing users to post questions on the intranet and receiveaccurate solutions, using Interact Intranet’s intelligence store andthe knowledge of other users.

The easy-to-usefeature is available in the core system of Interact Intranet version 4.8. Once auser posts aquestion on the intranet,Interact Answers will attempt to provide a solution to the question.It firstly uses itsintelligent capabilities tosupply information that it thinks will answer the question, then Interact Answers will recommend colleagues with in the company it believes can help with the question. These‘experts’ are notified of the question and the question is then open for all employees to answer.

Interact Answersdrives internal collaboration as all employeesbegin to collaborate to answer the question successfully and it unlocks knowledge in the company. Interact Answersprevents relying on internalemails to ask questions, where the answers can be quickly lost and the right answer is not guaranteed. Productivity is boosted as less time is spent searching for answers and it also allows staff to ask an open question to the company if they are not sure who to direct the question to.

Simon Dance, Product Manager comments:

“Interact Answers is an intelligent collaboration feature that grows the more it is used. As users begin to answer questions, a knowledge store is created so vital company information can’t be lost and can be easily searched for.

“What makes this feature unique is that Interact Answers intelligently suggests solutions to the questions asked, using the information already contained within the intranet. It then goes one step further by recommending an expert within the company it believes can help you with that answer.”

See Interact Answers in action in this interactive video.

Interact will be hosting two free online webinars on Wednesday 30 th March at 11.00 – 12.00 (GMT) and 17.00 – 18.00 (GMT)to launch the new version of Interact Intranet version 4.8, including Interact Answers.

Interact Answers KeyBenefits:

• Locks vital knowledge into the company

• Eliminates duplication in effort and makes the workforce more productive

• Speeds up the decision making process as less time is spent searching for answers

• Increases accuracy as answers can be challenged

• Provides employee recognition as ‘experts’ are created

Notes to Editors

For further information please contact Emma Burgess at Interact Intranet on 0161 927 3222 or emma.burgess@interact-intranet.com

About Interact Intranet

Interact Intranet is intelligent intranet software created by Interact. The flexible and scalable solution has more than 250,000 users and has revolutionised the way companies communicate, collaborate, share knowledge, and streamline internal processes. It has a unique Intelligence Store which logs information such as browsing routes, search entries, document ratings and hits and uses this information to promote content to users. Interact Intranet promotes a culture of collaboration and idea sharing by using corporate social networking and micro blogs. Non-technical users can quickly and easily update the intranet.

About Interact

Founded in 1996 with headquarters in the UK , Interact operates globally and is one of the fastest growing intranet software and web development companies. With well over a decade of experience Interact has built a strong reputation of delivering successful and collaborative intranet solutions to leading companies.

Interact, 4th Floor, Station House, Stamford New Road, Altrincham, Cheshire, WA14 1EP, United Kingdom

Web: www.interact-intranet.com Tel: +44 (0) 161 927 3222, Fax: +44 (0) 870 112 5881, Email: info@interact-intranet.com

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The Progress Group Names Steve Hopper as Associate Partner

The supply-chain consulting firm that makes change happen expands its robust team of supply-chain experts, adding an industry veteran with more than two decades of experience.

ATLANTA, Georgia (7 March 2011) — The Progress Group has announced the appointment of Stephen T. Hopper, PE, as Associate Partner. A specialist in supply-chain execution, Steve has helped dozens of Fortune 1000 clients drive down their operating costs and boost the performance of their people, inventory, facilities, equipment, material handling systems, and information technology. Hopper’s strength is streamlining warehousing and distribution operations to improve efficiency, customer service, and cost-effectiveness. His core capabilities include:

  • Conception, modeling, analysis, design, and reengineering of warehousing and distribution operations and business processes
  • Strategic distribution network planning
  • Distribution center planning, design, and process improvement
  • Economic evaluation and justification of alternative solutions
  • Design, estimation, specification, selection, and implementation of material handling systems and supply-chain information systems such as WMS and LMS
  • Improvement of labor productivity, resource utilization, and customer service levels
  • Reduction of inventory

“I’m thrilled to join forces with The Progress Group,” says Hopper. “My new associates are among the most knowledgeable, experienced, and highly respected supply-chain professionals on the planet, and the firm’s reputation of client satisfaction is unmatched in the industry. It’s a real honor to be a member of this great team.”

Steve comes to The Progress Group from Inviscid Consulting, which he founded in 2004. Steve also held key roles with Kurt Salmon Associates (KSA), RedPrairie, Retek Logistics (now part of Oracle Corporation), and Deloitte’s Garr Consulting logistics practice. He earned a Bachelor of Industrial Engineering (BIE) degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology and is a licensed Professional Engineer (PE).

About The Progress Group

The Progress Group, LLC, is an independent management-consulting firm that makes change happen in supply-chain operations. Founded in 1991, the firm specializes in solving problems in and improving the performance of warehousing, distribution, manufacturing, and logistics operations in a variety of industries. For more information, visit www.theprogressgroup.com.

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Beverly Hills Financial Firm ultracash In the Spotlight

BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA

8 March 2011

A start-up hi-tech firm situated in Beverly Hills, California today unveiled its launching connected with advanced managed Financial Profits System .

ultracash, ltd., via its CEO G.E. Brant, published a statement for the press labeling its Financial Profits System or FPS, a “revolutionary
leap forward in delivering month-to-month gains for our private clients, wholly from an ingenious on-line program we developed in house”.

Brant continued, “In the conventional arena of capital management and investments, bonds and stocks have dictated the day. In the world of ultracash, we’ve devised an exceptional set of techniques, not unlike financial derivatives, that remove almost all of the risks, while
providing solid income to our clientele”.

utracash is an entirely world wide web-based business enterprise, employing innovative and proprietary solutions to ensure that “Our valued clientele
have the opportunity to retrieve real-time reports on any device platform, from iPads and Android mobiles, to established desktop along with
automotive world-wide-web appliances,” stated Brant in a private interview.

The California organisation states it will not share much more than the barest of the specifics of its flagship Financial Profits System program. Brant commented,
“Our system is the effect of an estimated eighteeen months of evaluating from the field, to be assured we’re able to be assured of our overall results before
going live with a small number of select clientele. So clearly, we regard our science and our system as secret and exclusive and
won’t disclose any information except under NDA (Non-Disclosure Agreement)”.

“Two elements we can say,” Brant continued “Our system is tested, validated and working. Secondly, our Financial Profits System offers individual clientele with a roadmap
to amass substantial capital, depending on their own individual financial ability to commit to our technological innovation and ultracash managed accounts”.

With numerous investors in or drawing near to retirement, you will find there’s much attention in today’s times upon which is recognized as “passive investing” or a so-called methodology of limiting financial risk by following “index funds” that copy the movement of popular stock market averages for example the Dow Jones Industrials. Brant comments,
“ultracash reject the notion of Passive Management by funds managers because it’s only practicable so long as the investing arenas are traveling up. However in extended

bear markets, like we experienced during the tenure of President George W. Bush, an investor could initially lose his shirt, and then his house”.

“ultracash provides a unique strategy to leverage proven profit systems which are web-based, in order to return not fantastic, but reliable returns
to our customers that over time could account for significant wealth,” Brant commented during a telephone interview.

The Beverly Hills, California organization stated that it will restrict its customer roster to one hundred private investors. “This will provide us the chance to give
our clientele unparallelled personal services, while making sure that we’re continually raising the bar on our technological innovations and expanding our vision as a financial
services organization,” stated Brant.

To learn more about the company’s Financial Profits System kindly visit ultracash.

Interact Enters Into Rackspace Partner Network To Offer Reliable And Secure Hosted Intranet Solution

Interact, a leading supplier in intelligent intranet software, today announced they have entered into an agreement to join the Rackspace Partner Programme with Rackspace® Hosting, the world’s leading specialist in the hosting and cloud computing industry.

This agreement will enable Interact to provide its customers with a fast and reliable secure intranet solution hosted by Rackspace. The use of hosted software has become a sensible option for many businesses and offers a great alternative to a network based application. Hosting enables access to the intranet anywhere / anytime via a web browser which enhances collaboration opportunities for distributed or remote users. It also reduces pressure on limited in-house IT resources as there is no software to deploy or servers to maintain.

Interact Intranet is an easy to use, collaborative turnkey solution trusted by over 250,000 users. It is an intelligent intranet solution that learns as people use it, adapts and automatically connects relevant information to people. Powerful enterprise networking tools actively promote internal communication, collaboration, idea sharing and cross-organisation participation. It is modular in its architecture allowing organisations to add the components, resources, and services that are required as the business evolves and grows.

Scott Hitchins, Global Partner Manager at Interact, believes that hosted solutions are increasingly popular today for their ability to offer enterprise level system functionality with the advantages of zero maintenance overhead or initial capital outlay. “The financial investment and overhead of owning and maintaining servers and software applications in-house can be substantial. Rackspace hosting services will deliver a powerful and cost-effective intranet solution for our customers with rapid deployment and unparalleled scalability and flexibility in a secure environment. Rackspace offer a 100% network and infrastructure uptime guarantee which will ensure that Interact is always accessible”

Since 2001 Rackspace has been hosting and supporting mission critical websites, internet applications, email servers, security and storage services for 6,000 customers in the UK . Andrew Bartlam, Head of Channel at Rackspace said, “We’re very pleased that Interact have joined our Partner Network and we look forward to working together in the future”.

About Interact Intranet

Interact Intranet is intelligent intranet software created by Interact. The flexible and scalable solution has more than 250,000 users and has revolutionised the way companies communicate, collaborate, share knowledge, and streamline internal processes. It has a unique Intelligence Store which logs information such as browsing routes, search entries, document ratings and hits and uses this information to promote content to users. Interact Intranet promotes a culture of collaboration and idea sharing by using corporate social networking and micro blogs. Non-technical users can quickly and easily update the intranet.

About Interact

Founded in 1996 with headquarters in the UK , Interact operates globally and is one of the fastest growing intranet software and web development companies. With well over a decade of experience Interact has built a strong reputation of delivering successful and collaborative intranet solutions to leading companies.

About Rackspace Hosting

Rackspace Hosting is the world’s leading specialist in hosting and cloud computing and has been ranked in Financial Times Top 50 Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom for the past six years. Rackspace provides Fanatical Support ® to its customers, across a portfolio of IT services, including Managed Hosting and Cloud Computing. For more information, visit www.rackspace.co.uk.

Specialist Medical University Management System released by Sharvani Infosolutions

Sharvani Infosolutions Pvt. Ltd., SIPL (www.sharvani.in) announces availability of a Medical University Management system for medical colleges and medical universities in India and any-where on the globe. This system is a multi Institute system and can provide automation to Medical, Para-medical, Nursing and Pharmacy Colleges through a single implementation. The system provided by SIPL is compliant with requirements of various  regulatory bodies like MCI (Medical  Council of India) etc.  All the stakeholders of an education system, namely staff, students, parents, registrar’s office, exam controller’s office, regulatory agencies, accounts and finance department etc can obtain custom reports pertaining to their area of interest.

Deployment of   university  management system implementation  reduces complexity, standardize  education processes and make better use and management of data.  AADYA-EDU Medical University  System from SIPL has got 25  plus modules catering to the entire student life cycle starting from sale of  form, counseling,  student enrollment, fee, academic management, examination, communication, student portal, staff portal, library, parent portal, placement etc .  The modular design of the system allows implementation of selected modules only.

The release of this   University Management System for medical universities and medical colleges by SIPL follows its successful implementation at Himalayan Institute Hospital Trust (HIHT University) University at Jolly Grant Dehradun. “At HIHT University we  have been  able to deploy AADYA-EDU ERP system for a  Medical, Paramedical and Nursing College on a single campus automating their Counseling, Enrollment, Fee, Academic  Management, Examination,  Communication, Library ,  Notice Board and Student Portal processes. Now we are ready to replicate this  experience at other Medical Colleges. This Medical College  Management System can be integrated with any Hospital Information  System so that both  the hospital and academic side of a medical college  can be automated.” said V S Shukla Director SIPL.

SIPL   now solicits enquiries from prospective clients, collaborators and system integrators for this AADYA-EDU Medical University Management system.

About Sharvani Infosolutions:

Sharvani Infosolutions, SIPL is a specialist product and  services  company in Education and Government sectors where it provides   ERP, CRM, RFID, Biometric solutions. It is located at NOIDA (NCR NEW DELHI) India which is one of the largest IT hubs in the country. SIPL has also got products and services in Examination, Library, Attendance, Access control and Student Acquisition areas. Further details from the company can be obtained from V S Shukla Director who can be reached at 91-9810055734 and at vs@sharvani.in

The leading provider of legal governance

Portland, Ore. / Boxborough, Mass. – January 18, 2011— Exterro, Inc., the leading provider of legal governance, risk and compliance management software solutions, and Digital Reef, a leading software provider of scalable and open software for eDiscovery and file governance, today announced the seamless integration of Exterro Fusion and Digital Reef eDiscovery. The combination substantially reduces the cost of legal holds, data preservation, processing and early case assessments (ECA) in electronic discovery. A demonstration of the joint solution will be available at LegalTech New York at Exterro Booth No. 513-515 and at Digital Reef Booth No. 1404.

Now, enterprises and law firms can easily notify custodians of hold obligations and accelerate the path to early case assessments and through downstream e-discovery. The unified approach provided by Exterro and Digital Reef allows key legal hold, and matter information as well as custodian metadata to be exchanged, delivering an integrated solution to legal hold notification, collection, preservation, and reporting.

According to a March 11, 2010 report, “Cooperation Is Key for Managing E-Discovery in 2010,” from Gartner, Inc. Debra Logan, VP Distinguished Analyst reports, “Through 2012, companies without an information governance strategy and technology for content archiving solutions, will spend a third more on e-discovery than those with content archiving solutions. By year end 2011, 25 percent of all companies will have specified a litigation hold process and purchased software to assist in the identification, preservation, collection and processing of electronically-stored information.”

With this new solution, corporate legal and IT professionals have a standardized, scalable and efficient way to manage the entire legal hold, early case assessment and eDiscovery processes. Benefits and capabilities for customers include:

• Aligned legal business processes and information management

• An integrated framework for legal hold, eDiscovery and early case assessments

• Scalable execution and superior case workflow management and litigation risk analysis

• Standard, defensible workflow and preservation strategy

• Legal risk mitigation, reduced administrative and technology costs

“Legal and IT teams face pressure from three sides – increased regulations and judicial mandates, exponential growth of discoverable electronically stored information (ESI) and tight timetables,” said Exterro President and CEO, Bobby Balachandran. “The combination of Exterro and Digital Reef leverages Exterro’s proven Fusion Integration Hub technology and provides joint customers with the process and data management they need to stay ahead of the game.”

“Partnering with Exterro to create this new e-discovery process exchange will greatly benefit enterprise legal and IT organizations and help these companies manage legal information easier and faster. At Digital Reef, we’re adopting an ‘open’ strategy to eDiscovery where we partner with the best companies in the space to create innovative EDRM-ready solutions aimed at helping companies with the complexities and time associated with litigation readiness,” said Bob Lentz, President and CEO at Digital Reef.

For more information, register for the webcast “Information Management Playbook: Bringing Process to ECA” featuring speakers from American Eagle, Exterro and Digital Reef: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/265896848

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Intranet Connections turned to Social Media tools to organize and run a charity campaign

Intranet Connections (www.intranetconnections.com), provider of the popular intranet CMS software, turned to Social Media tools to organize and run a charity campaign in conjunction with the recent holiday season. During the month of December, CEO Carolyn Douglas and Online Marketing Manager Rachel Lai connected with Intranet Connections clients over Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook with an offer to donate $100.00 to a charity of their choice.

“Intranet Connections would not be the company that it is today without the feedback and input from our clients. We wanted to recognize their efforts and support the causes that are important to them over the holidays,” reported Carolyn Douglas. “By using social media, we hoped to introduce clients to new ways that they can connect with us and build community with our other intranet software users.”

The aim of the ‘Give Back’ campaign was to contribute to a cause that customers are passionate about in an easy, no strings attached way. There was a great response to the campaign and donations were made to charities ranging from a local animal rescue shelter in Nova Scotia, Canada to large national charities such as the American Cancer Society. This was the second year in a row where Intranet Connections has run this campaign over the holiday season.

About Intranet Connections
Intranet Connections Intranet 2.0 Software is out-of-the-box intranet software that combines core tools, intranet tasks and employee collaboration in an easy to use and turnkey environment. More than 1400 organizations world-wide have chosen Intranet Connections as their intranet software provider and the company has a strong vertical within financial and health sectors.

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If you’d like more information about this topic, please contact Carolyn Douglas at 604-924-9770 or visit the Intranet Connections blog at
http://blogs.intranetconnections.com.

Contact Details: Suite 230 – 1000 Roosevelt Cres
North Vancouver, BC
V7P 1M3
Tel: 604-924-9770
Fax: 604-924-9740
Email: clientservices@intranetconnections.com
Web: http://www.intranetconnections.com

SalesFUSION Accepted Into Microsoft Platform Ready Program For Dynamics CRM

ATLANTA January 4th, 2011 — /RTPR/ — SalesFUSION™, the maker of SalesFUSION 360, an integrated sales and marketing demand generation platform, today announced it has been approved and accepted into Microsoft’s Platform Ready Program for Dynamics CRM.

Microsoft implemented the Platform Ready program for ISV’s and Partners in the Dynamics ecosystem to help launch their new Dynamics Marketplace. SalesFUSION was an early adopter of the PinPoint program, which is a pre-cursor to the Dynamics Marketplace, which coincides with the release of Dynamics 2011. The purpose of the platform ready program is to ensure to potential and existing Dynamics CRM users, that ancillary solutions that they purchase to integrate to Dynamics CRM have completed rigorous testing and validation for compatibility, security and more.

SalesFUSION applied and tested against the MPR program in December and was accepted into the program as of 12/22/2010. Said Kevin Miller, EVP Marketing and Sales for SalesFUSION; “We are extremely pleased with the direction being taken by Microsoft with their ISV ecosystem. Programs such as MPR and the Dynamics Marketplace offer ISV’s such as SalesFUSION a tremendous opportunity to grow our business and expand our Microsoft CRM practice. It also ensures to the dynamics user, that they are working with the highest quality vendors who have committed development resources and support great products integrating to Dynamics”.

SalesFUSION is a leading SaaS-based marketing automation platform that has been built from the ground up to help CRM users integrate their marketing and sales activities and create a true lead to sales model for managing their business, revenue and lead flow. SalesFUSION’s focus has been on integrating marketing processes and vital marketing/lead data directly into CRM to enhance the lead to sales process and create operational efficiencies.

“We have been much focused as a company in our development and sales efforts with respect to Microsoft Dynamics for the last 2 years. In this time, we have continued to wow our Microsoft customers with the ease of integration and depth of functionality we offer at a very competitive price. In a way, this MPR program is a further validation that SalesFUSION is a leader in the Dynamics CRM ISV space”: Said Miller.

SalesFUSION offers Microsoft Dynamics users a unique opportunity to integrate their marketing and sales in CRM. The platform provides deep marketing functionality including email marketing, lead nurturing, lead scoring, social media marketing, web analytics and more. All lead interactions such as campaign response history and web activity are automatically appended to the lead and contact records in CRM, allowing the sales team to see and use the vital marketing information to assist in their sales follow up.

SalesFUSION provides an online resource center for Dynamics CRM users on its website that provides a wealth of product information and best practices.https://www.salesfusion360.com/masterDialogPageEdit.aspx

About SalesFUSION:
SalesFUSION 360 provides software that accelerates revenue by connecting sales and marketing with prospects at the moment they are ready to buy. This is made possible through the SalesFusion 360™ suite, which complements Sales Force Automation applications by adding an on-demand enterprise lead management service. SalesFUSION 360 increases lead quantity, lead quality, and revenue conversion rates by integrating and automating the lead management process. For more information, visitwww.salesfusion.com.

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Contact Details:
Kevin Miller
SalesFUSION, Inc.
3939 Roswell Road
Suite 3511
East Cobb, GA 30062
http://www.salesfusion.com
kevin.miller@salesfusion.com
marketing@salesfusion.com484-252-9340

Stop Panic Attacks Today With These 3 Easy Steps

Providence, RI December 15, 2010 – If you have ever suffered from a panic attack, you know that it is troubling experience and what an out of control feeling it can be. Almost as soon as it passes, all you can think about is how you can stop anxiety attacks now – before another one comes along. But for many people, the plethora of options out there intended to eliminate panic attacks is enough to…well, cause a panic! The good news is that it doesn’t have to be complicated. The following three very simple steps can help stop panic attacks in your life – forever.

Relax! While it seems like common sense, the easiest way to stop anxiety attacks today is to prevent them from happening in the first place. And because stress is one of the leading causes of anxiety, it makes sense that if you can control the stress in your life you can effectively eliminate panic disorders. There are several ways to achieve this – yoga, meditation, finding a favorable work/life balance, etc. Once you find your coping mechanism, use it often and before you need to. Find ways to take breaks from stressors before they trigger a full blown anxiety disorder.

You First! One of the best ways to avoid stress and end panic attacks is by taking care of yourself. One of the most important things you can do is to make sure you are well rested. Eating healthy meals and exercising are also a tremendous help. Think of it this way – if you are healthy and feeling good, you will have a much better chance of taking on potential stressors before they become full blow anxiety disorders. The reverse is true if you are tired and run down. Even small things have the potential to send you spiraling into a panic attack.

Ask For Help! There are a tremendous number of resources out there to help eliminate panicking, way beyond the above and other traditional cures like therapy. There are self help books and DVDs, several websites and an abundance of information available in stores and online. And on a very basic level, just talking to a friend or coworker about areas where you could use their help can be all it takes to stop panic attacks now.

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