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June 30, 2005
The Project Group Successfully Integrated Microsoft Project With SAP/R3 at Israel Aircraft Industries
The Project Group, a leading German-based supplier of add-in products and consulting services for Microsoft Project, and its partner MATAN, a leading Israeli company for Enterprise Project Management consulting and Microsoft Project implementation services, today announced the completion of the integration of Microsoft Project with SAP based on TPG PSLink within the Israeli Aircraft Industry (IAI).
Unterhaching, Germany (PRWEB) June 30, 2005 -- The IAI implemented SAP and the SAP PS module in the entire organization as an infrastructure for project data. SAP holds the entire finance logic of the projects, thus very much reflects the IAI's finance viewpoint on the projects. In the current situation, and prior to the SAP implementation, most of the project managers of the IAI manage their projects with Microsoft Project Enterprise Project Management (EPM). During the years they developed their own EPM methodologies and best practices in a relatively flexible and user friendly environment. The company, therefore, was now seeking for a solution that will enable the co-existence of both attitudes: SAP's financial and relatively strict and Microsoft Project more flexible and user friendly strength.
The integration of Microsoft Project EPM with SAP was done with the PSLink solution of The Project Group. PSLink enables bi-directional synchronizing of both systems and assures the consistency of data at any time. Double maintenance effort of data can be omitted and the risk of mismatched schedules and resources is cleared. "With the flexibility of PSLink platform we could implement specific customer processes and requirements, like the break out of SAP PS projects in multiple Microsoft Project subprojects” says Stavros Georgantzis, managing director and co-owner of The Project Group.
"During the passing year Elta, one of the leading divisions within the IAI, assessed a few ways for dealing with the integration challenge” says Rami Sartani, C.I.O & Director Information Systems & Technology of Elta. “In recent months we made a study and recognize that PSLink is the most suitable and trustworthy solution that exists in the market. Elta, The Project Group and Matan had joined their experts and together we defined a solution that fits our specific requirements. After having built a prototype of the solution at the first step we understood that we have made the right choice when we chose PSLink as a technological solution and both companies as the services providers. The final outcome now indulges all our expectations."
Yuval Stern, VP for EPM Solutions at Matan, adds: “Since we've started implementing Microsoft Project Server we were seeking for a complete and mature solution for the integration of Project server and SAP. After surveying solutions in the market we have reached a clear conclusion that PSLink is the only candidate for our customers' tough requirements. The work with TPG in Elta had proven our initial assessments. PSLink's 'out of the box' capabilities had provided excellent solutions for the majority of the requirements. A few specific features for Elta, were professionally designed and developed by TPG's experienced team.”
The advantages of integration
The integration of diverse software systems provides a high potential for cost reduction in many companies. PSLink allows the utilization of all advantages the leading project management software offers to project leaders while all the possibilities for business management analysis of the leading ERP-Software are available to the controlling and management of the company. Thus the integration of both systems enjoys a high level of acceptance of all affected users.
About The Project Group
The Project Group Informationstechnologie GmbH (TPG) based near Munich, Germany, is a team of internationally-recognized experts in IT solutions for enterprise-wide project management. TPG develops Microsoft Project add-ons and offers implementation services for Microsoft Enterprise Project Management (EPM) solutions to large and mid-sized enterprises. TPG places particular emphasis on the integration of EPM in the financial controlling area as well as on IT support for Project Management Offices (PMO). TPG’s range of services is complemented by seminars for Microsoft Project users and developers.
The Project Group is one of the leading Microsoft Premier Project Partners in the German-speaking countries. The company’s management team, composed of internationally-acknowledged specialists in EPM, collectively has over 50 man-years experience with Microsoft Project since Version 1 Beta appeared in 1989. The Project Advisory Council, an international advisory committee for the Microsoft Project development team, counts two of The Project Group’s executives among its total of twenty members worldwide.
The Project Group’s customer base includes global enterprises like Agip, ATLAS, Audi, Cognis Specialist Chemicals, DaimlerChrysler, Israel Aircraft Industries, Irish Rail, Keiper-Recaro, MAN B&W, Microsoft, Miele, Roche, SAP, and Siemens.
About Matan
Matan is an international Business Process Consulting firm based in Tel-Aviv Israel with subsidiaries in the USA & Europe. Matan offers expertise in Enterprise Project Management (EPM) consulting services and solutions.
As certified Microsoft Project partner in Israel Matan is the leader of the Israeli market in Microsoft Project Server implementations. www.matan-consulting.com
Matan's experienced and professional consultants assist the largest and the most influencing enterprises in managing the cultural, methodological and technological change of implementing an EPM solution. Matan's proprietary solutions include: ProjectFlow™ a SharePoint advanced EPM workspace, MasterLink™ an advanced add-in for management of links between Microsoft Project plans and VPB™ a Visio based BPA Add-in.
Matan provides services to some fortune 500 organizations and other global enterprises, like: Pfizer, Amdocs, Applied Materials, NDS and others.
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Rising Demand from Paper Industry Drives Growth in Ground Calcium Carbonate Consumption
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c19932) has announced the addition of The Economics of Ground Calcium Carbonate to their offering.
Dublin (PRWEB) June 30, 2005 -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c19932) has announced the addition of The Economics of Ground Calcium Carbonate to their offering.
World ground calcium carbonate (GCC) capacity has expanded significantly over the last decade, reaching an estimated 56.5Mtpy for all grades in 2004. Rising demand from the paper industry has been the main driver behind the rapid growth in GCC consumption since the early 1980s. Papermakers have switched to a neutral or alkaline processing environment, which has favoured the use of both GCC and precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC) at the expense of kaolin. The proportion of the paper market accounted for by GCC has risen from under 1% in 1970 to 50% in 2004. The very steep increase in GCC production and consumption seen in the last decade in Western Europe is likely to slow, as it is already the major pigment used in the paper industry. In the USA there is still some room for replacement of kaolin by GCC, but this is restricted in some areas by a lack of good quality marble. The major growth area for the next five years will be in Asia, especially China, particularly in the form of satellite GCC plants at paper mills. Roskill forecasts that the world consumption of GCC will rise by an average of 3%pa and reach 67.6Mt by 2010. Paper will continue to be the largest market for GCC, accounting for an estimated 28Mt of consumption by 2010, while consumption in plastics will reach 12.2Mt.
What the report gives you
- Independent, in-depth research and analysis
- Essential market intelligence for successful business planning
- Detailed survey of production in 69 countries
- Up-to-date profiles of over 150 producing companies and projects and their activities, including Imerys, Omya, SA Revert, Speciality Minerals Inc., Provenale SA and Huber Engineered Materials
- Forecasts for end-use consumption and world supply and demand
The key trends, issues and developments in the market are now analysed in this major new report from Roskill. It provides a clear insight into all areas of the industry and an authoritative analysis of the prospects for the future.
Companies Mentioned
20 Microns Limited
African Minerals Limited
Alpha Calcit
Alpha Micron srl
Alpha-Mineral FmbH, Graz
Ankerpoort NV
Arianne Resources Incorporated
Ben Bennett, Jr
Bihoku Funka Kogyo WGCC
Calcium Products Company Limited
Camuati San Luis SA
Cargas Minerales San Juan (PROPEL)
Ceras San Juan SA
Cerne Calcium Carbonate LLC
Chungang Chemical Industries
Cia Mineral Santa Maria SA
Clariancal SA (Omya)
Comital
Dae-A Moolson Company
Dankalk
David Mitchell Limited
Dolgu Maddeleri AS plant
Esen Mikronize Maden
Estens
Formosa Plastics Corporation
Fortune Minerals Limited
Franklin Industrial Minerals
Glacier Stone
Global Stone (Oglebay Norton Group)
Great Lakes Calcium Corporation
Grupo Ind. Avalos Rubio
H&S Whiting
Havelock Lime
Hodges Minerals (Export) Limited
Huber Engineered Materials
Hustadmarmor A.S
Idwala Minerals & Distribution Company
IMASCO Minerals Incorporated
Imerys
Inca Lime
Inmin
Itaoca Marble
Jordan Carbonate Company (JCC)
Jordan Minerals Establishment (JME)
JSC Balakovorezinotekhnika
JSC Geokom
JSC Melstrom
JSC Stoilensky GO
JSC Stroimaterialy
JSC Uraltalk
Kwang Sung Chemical Company
La Buena Esperanca, Los Berros, San Juan
Les Calcites du Nord
LLC Baikal'skye mineraly
LLC Microkaltsit
Longcliffe Quarries Limited
Lydford Mining Company
Malaysian Calcium Carbonate Corporation Sdn Bhd (Omya)
Mauro Calcium Company Limited
Microfill K. Zafranas SA
Microfine Hellas AME
Micron-Ita
Mikrosim, (JV Marmosim S.A, Simeria/Hungarian Group)
Minas Volcán
Minelco Specialties (Minelco UK Limited)
Mineração Bragao
Mineração Braminex
Mineração Nemer
Mineração Ouro Branco Limitada
Minerals i Derivats SA
Mineraria Sacilese SpA
Mineras Santo Angel
Molinas de Norte
Monserrat Limitada
Mühlendorfer Kredifabrik
Norkalsitt A.S. Hestivika
Omya
Orfo SA de CV 146
Prominerales SA
Provençale SA
PT Camco Omya
PT Supersonic Chemical Industries
Riau Paper Group/Imerys satellite plant
SA Omya Benelux
SA Reverté
Saudi Carbonate Company Limited
Saudi Marble Company
SC Omya Hfg–Omya Calcita srl
SC Slavyansky Melo-Izvestkovy Zavod
Schön und Hippelein
Secadora Industrial SA
Sun Minerals
Surint Omya Chemicals Company Limited
Taekyung Industries Company Limited
Tarmac Central
Thomasville Lime Medusa Corporation
Triturados Blanco Macael
Vimal Microns Limited
Vulcan Materials Company
Wang Pyo Chemical Company
Wolkem India Limited
Woojin Chemical Company
Zacarias Grupo Industrial
For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c19932
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Personal Protective Equipment in Western Europe Provides Growth Opportunities for Technical Textiles
As legislation on health and safety at work gathers momentum, so too does the West European market for personal protective equipment (PPE), according to a report by Frost & Sullivan in the latest issue of Technical Textile Markets, published by Textiles Intelligence.
(PRWEB) June 30, 2005 -- Protective clothing and gloves -- the PPE market sectors which predominantly contain textile elements -- will generate almost Euro3 bn a year in sales revenue by 2008, compared with less than Euro2.5 bn in 2003. In 2004 protective clothing and gloves accounted for an estimated 59.8% of the total market for PPE in Western Europe, up from 57.5% in 2000. By 2008 it is forecast that their share will reach 61.8%.
Individually, protective clothing is the largest sector of the market for personal protective equipment (PPE) in Western Europe. End users spend almost twice as much on protective clothing as they do on head protection, or on either gloves or footwear. Sales of protective clothing are expected to grow from Euro1.4 bn in 2003 to almost Euro1.9 bn in 2008, which is equivalent to a growth rate of almost 5.5% a year.
Meanwhile, sales of protective gloves in Western Europe are forecast to grow by 2.3% a year between 2003 and 2008, from Euro992 mn to around Euro1,114 mn.
The driving force behind the growth in the PPE market has been the creation by the European Union of regulations and industry standards which are then binding upon its member states. Some countries, notably Italy and Germany, have preferred to enact their own versions of the European rules and in some instances these are more stringent. Other European countries, although not members of the EU, have also found themselves drawn into the process.
Within Western Europe a number of interesting variations between countries show up. Germany, France and the UK have a far greater proportion of large PPE purchasers than Italy, Scandinavia or Spain. The actual expenditure on PPE per employee is also higher in Germany, France and the UK.
The pattern of PPE usage also differs with the industry concerned. As might be expected, petrochemical companies tend to have large numbers of employees using PPE, as do the national emergency services. On the other hand it is striking that the chemical industry has fewer PPE users per company, which may be due to its relatively lower labour intensity than, say, the construction industry.
Out of a sample of 227 West European companies, all types of PPE (protective headgear, clothing, safety gloves and footwear) are used by 83% of them. For the two market sectors involving textiles (protective clothing and gloves), the figure rises to almost 95%, which gives an idea of how universal PPE usage has become. A third of these companies buy some form of integrated protective apparel – such as chemical protection incorporating breathing equipment.
Of the sample, 90% of companies which provide some kind of PPE to their employees include protective clothing. In fact, almost twice as much is spent by these companies on protective clothing as in any of the other three sectors.
The most significant hazards encountered are mechanical in nature. Next in importance are those involving heat and flame, chemicals and flying particles. A large number of other hazards requiring PPE are mentioned, however, with protection against noise high on the list.
Of the companies in the sample which find it possible to identify their total annual PPE expenditure, almost three-quarters put the figure within the range Euro2,500 to Euro250,000. A typical customer is one spending 50% on protective clothing, 20% each on headwear and footwear, and 10% on safety gloves.
When it comes to choosing PPE products and suppliers, performance in hazard protection is obviously the number one priority. But it seems that many companies may be happy to sacrifice comfort in use if there is a lower price option on offer.
“West European Market for Textiles in Personal Protective Equipment” was published in Technical Textile Markets, Issue No 60. Other reports in the same issue include: “Zylon: A Superfibre on Trial”; “Profile of Eybl International: A Leading Supplier of Automotive Interior Fabrics”; “Fibres for Technical Textiles: Para-Aramids and High Performance Polyethylene”; “Stain Protective Apparel: Consumers Splash Out on Easy-Care Clothing”; “Global Technical Textiles Business Update”; and “Statistics: Fibre Production and Consumption in India”.
Technical Textile Markets is a quarterly publication from Textiles Intelligence Limited. It provides business and market analysis of worldwide trends in man-made fibres, technical textiles and industrial textiles manufacturing, trade and distribution. A printed copy of Issue No 60 costs Euro425 (Europe, Middle East or Africa), £250 (UK only) or US$545 (Americas or Asia Pacific) and is available from Textiles Intelligence, International Subscriptions, 10 Beech Lane, Wilmslow SK9 5ER, United Kingdom.
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Microencapsulation Technology Opens Up New Marketing Opportunities for Textiles and Apparel
Insect repellents, anti-cellulite treatments, and antimicrobial agents for medical textiles are just a few of the features which clothing manufacturers are using to add value to their ranges, using microencapsulation techniques, according to the latest issue of Performance Apparel Markets.
(PRWEB) June 30, 2005 -- This innovative technology makes use of microcapsules which act as tiny containers of solids or liquids. These containers release their core contents under controlled conditions to suit a specific purpose.
Microencapsulation is already used to impart a wide range of features, including:
- thermochromic and photochromic dyes, used to make garments which change colour when they are exposed to temperature changes or sunlight;
- anti-microbial and deodorising finishes, offering great potential for freshness retention during wear for intimate apparel, and for garments worn during periods of strenuous activity;
- the controlled release of active substrates, offering opportunities in the medical textiles field;
- insect-repellent and insect-resist treatments, demonstrating higher levels of performance if microencapsulated;
- finishes which effectively deodorise the retention of odours such as tobacco smoke, offering a further contribution to easy-care in apparel;
- flame retardant finishes, with improved durability of the treatment to leaching, domestic washing and dry cleaning;
- enhanced chemical protection, for the military and other users, particularly for chemical decontamination of hazardous chemicals and chemical warfare agents; and
- cosmeto-textiles, capable of imparting skin care benefits, combating ageing, and promoting a feeling of wellness or well-being.
Microencapsulation of flame retardants is now at the research stage. Significant development work will lead to performance apparel offering enhanced protection against heat and flame. Similarly, research and development could lead to improved protection against chemical warfare and hazards, says Performance Apparel Markets.
Microencapsulation technology is still relatively new to the textile and apparel industry. However, greater awareness of the benefits of the technology for performance apparel will emerge as chemical manufacturers target specific enhancements in apparel performance and focus their marketing effort accordingly.
Performance Apparel Markets is a quarterly publication from Textiles Intelligence. Each issue includes business information and analysis of the market for high performance activewear and corporate apparel. Reports published in issue No 12 include: “Fast Track: runaway success”; “Microencapsulation: for enhanced textile performance”; “Stain Protective Apparel: Consumers splash out on easy-care clothing”; “Profile of Cognis: a leader in speciality textile treatments”; and “Business update”.
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Bahrain Textile Group Manama Benefits From the Post-Quota Era
As the textile trade war between China and the West continues to rage following the abolition of quotas at the end of 2004, one well-prepared company in the Gulf States is quietly making massive inroads into US and EU markets, according to a report in the latest issue of Textile Outlook International.
(PRWEB) June 30, 2005 -- Manama Textile Mills, based in Bahrain, is already the largest textile group in the Middle East. Until this year it was primarily concerned with the production and export of greige – or unfinished – fabrics and yarns.
But over the past 12 months or so, the company has put in place a series of forward integration measures, aimed at the production of fully finished textiles and made-up garments. The company aims to systematically increase its profits to 2007.
Manama is now on target to achieve annual sales of US$250 mn by 2007, at the end of a three-year investment of US$70 mn in vertical integration and expansion. The company’s plan is to move into finishing and denim fabric production, followed by the manufacture of complete bedding sheet sets for the home furnishings sector, and finally the production of denim clothing.
Manama’s US$250 mn target represents a significant increase in export sales from a level of around US$100 mn in 2004, itself up from US$67 mn in 2003. Both figures were achieved from sales of spun yarn and greige fabric.
The company has always purchased the latest, state-of-the-art equipment from the USA, Europe and Japan. Its new finishing lines will be supplied by a number of European machinery builders, including Monforts of Germany and Switzerland’s Benninger. Its denim machinery will be supplied by two US companies, Morrison and McCoy Ellison.
Manama is on track to be the only vertically integrated textile operator in the Middle East, according to the company’s chief executive officer, Hamid Nishat. The company’s strategy is based on the simple concept of turning a one dollar kilo of imported cotton or other raw materials into ten dollars’ worth of final product for export – with a minimum of added cost along the way.
The company has been encouraged in its decision to invest in expansion by a recent free trade agreement between Bahrain and the USA. The US agreement enables garments made in Bahrain to enter the USA duty-free provided the yarns and fabrics from which those garments are made have themselves been produced in Bahrain or in the USA. This will put Manama at a distinct advantage over its competitors in countries such as India and Pakistan. However, Manama is going one step further. It is positioning itself to be the only company in Bahrain which is able to offer garments made from yarns and fabrics produced within a single company.
Another reason for Manama’s investment in the manufacture of finished products is to provide itself with opportunities for adding value and hence increasing profits. At present the value addition obtained from selling yarn and greige fabric to finishers and garment manufacturers around the world is small after the cost of importing raw materials such as cotton and polyester has been deducted. But the move to selling finished products and garments will require no further investment in raw materials. Only additional equipment and labour will have to be brought in – and Manama already imports its labour from Pakistan to avoid paying the higher cost of using local workers.
The wage bill will be further kept in control by the highly automated equipment which is currently being installed, rather than expanding the workforce. Automation of cut and sew operations, in particular, will bring down labour requirement in the final stage of production from around 1,100 to just 45.
Of the company’s exports in 2004, 70% went to Europe while 30% was shipped to the USA. By 2007, if all goes according to plan, these percentages will be reversed.
Manama supplied 1.63 mn bedsheets to the USA in January 2005 -- representing one-quarter of US imports of sheets during the month. Since Manama’s new fabrication units were not scheduled to begin operations until May 2005 the bed sheets in question will have been manually made-up -- most likely using outsourced making-up operations in Bahrain. These manual operations are likely to be closed once Manama’s planned investments come to fruition.
Manama sees the Chinese market as more of an opportunity than a threat. Just as China has progressed from being the biggest exporter of raw cotton to becoming its biggest buyer, the same is happening in yarns and fabrics. The company’s view is that China will end up buying more than it sells throughout the textile manufacturing chain.
“Profile of Manama Textile Mills: Expanding in the Middle East” was published in Issue No 116 of Textile Outlook International. Other reports published in the same issue include: “Post Quota Scenarios: the EU Prepares to Impose Safeguard Quotas Against China”; “World Textile and Apparel Trade and Production Trends”; Profile of TAL Group: A Leading Hong Kong Apparel Company with an International Presence”; “Trends in US Textile and Clothing Imports”; and “Survey of the European Yarn Fairs for Spring/Summer 2006.
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June 29, 2005
Goodyear Names GM for Global Off-the-Road Tires
AKRON, Ohio, June 29, 2005 - A leader in Goodyear chemical operations has been named general manager for global off-the-road tires, effective June 24.
John Sweeney, former general manager for chemical since November 2004, said he seeks to improve OTR operations and financial performance. The business has faced an industry-wide product shortage since last year.
"We must refocus on customer and end-user needs. In these challenging times, demand has risen dramatically, and we must take the necessary steps to lessen the impact of this shortage on their operations," Sweeney said.
"Long term, we must develop a model that allows Goodyear and its customers to profit at both low-demand and high-demand levels in this cyclical business."
Sweeney’s career has been spent in finance assignments at Goodyear Engineered Products facilities in Nebraska and Iowa. He transferred to the Chemical Division in 1999. Prior to being named general manager of Chemical, he served in various positions in that business, including director of tire polymers and division controller.
He joined Goodyear in 1982 as an accountant in the Tire Division. He earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Akron in 1981.
Tom Grolemund, former director of chemical product supply, has been named director of chemical operations, succeeding Sweeney.
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Storage Systems Distributor Celebrates Unprecedented Success
Stor-Quip Systems, Inc., a leading nationwide storage systems and material handling equipment distributor, announces a 5% discount for a first-time orders to celebrate the success of their business.
(PRWEB) June 29, 2005 -- Stor-Quip Systems, Inc., a leading nationwide storage systems and material handling equipment distributor, announced the unprecedented success of their business with a 5% discount for first-time orders. With 15 years in the storage systems industry, Stor-Quip attributes their success to having a highly trained team that understands the goals of an organization and how to assist that organization with finding the right storage system.
“Our successes derive from a single crucial area,” said Mark Palmer, President of Stor-Quip Systems, Inc. “We have assembled a team that understands our customer’s storage and material handling requirements. We take customer service to the next level by making every effort to provide friendly, professional assistance throughout the equipment selection and purchasing process.”
Stor-Quip believes it is crucial to choose the right storage systems for a specific application. An incorrect storage system can cost a company valuable time in employee non-productivity as well as financial resources. The success of Stor-Quip is hinged on their ability to help businesses find the most efficient and cost-effective methods to maximize space.
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About Stor-Quip Systems, Inc.
Stor-Quip Systems, Inc., a leading nationwide storage systems and material handling equipment distributor, is dedicated to providing high quality storage systems and material handling equipment with exceptional customer service. They are located in Owasso, Oklahoma, with multiple shipping points throughout the U.S.
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New Air Compressor Design Helps Agricultural and Food Processing Industries Stay Competitive
Direct-drive air compressors allow high-output and fail safe production so American packers can stave off foreign competition.
(PRWEB) June 29, 2005 -- More a matter of survival than patriotism, general managers and operations personnel of American peeling, packaging and other food processing plants must maintain maximum product throughput, without fail, in order to stem the increasing tide of imported agricultural products. As pneumatic actuators and direct-air blasts perform the bulk of processing duties in most plants, packers find themselves turning to a new, direct-drive air compressor design to ensure maximum output and reliability.
No where else is this more the case than in the garlic industry, as garlic from China now accounts for two-thirds of the world's supply and threatens to snatch an even greater market share from American producers.
Sequoia Packing of Coalinga, California—with the second largest fresh-garlic packing capacity in the U.S.—provides an example of one peeling/packing plant that is successfully fighting back by utilizing direct-drive, industrial air compressors throughout their process to maximize output and avoid breakdowns.
"Compressors are used extensively throughout our plant," says Tony Villalobos, operations manager for Sequoia Packing. "We use the air for peeling garlic and discarding the waste; in our optical sorters to keep out unwanted cloves; in the actuators of our package sealer; and for the weight scales in our packing room."
"Up until about four years ago we had older, chain drive air compressors that kept breaking down and couldn't keep up with demand," continues Villalobos. "One broke down within a year's time, and when a compressor goes down I am out of business until the machine gets fixed. Since these models were too expensive to repair, I went out and bought a new Sullivan-Palatek unit. It had a great warranty, which impressed me. Once we used the first one, there was no doubt as to where the second air compressor was coming from. We got the other Sullivan-Palatek in 2003."
Sullivan-PalatekÒ, of Michigan City, Indiana, manufacturers a line of direct-drive rotary-screw, industrial air compressor systems that allow agricultural and food-processing industries to profit from greater reliability and energy savings in their pressurized-air operations. The increased reliability and output of this design stems from the use of larger air-end assemblies, which results in slower turning rotors that yield extended service life and higher pressure using lower horsepower. Extra efficiency results from use of a direct-drive rotary screw that eliminates unnecessary moving parts such as belts, gears and pulleys—thus reducing the parasitic losses attributed to belts (4-8% loss) and gears (3-5%).
"We run these machines pretty hard, and they stand up to it," comments Villalobos.
"There are no breakdowns. That's the important thing. I'd have no problem going out and buying another Sullivan-Palatek. In fact, right now I'm working on getting another one because we're getting so big that I need more. These air compressor systems are helping us to put China in its place."
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Jason Premo Appointed Examiner For Prestigious Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
Jason P. Premo, VP of Sales and Marketing for real-time production management software provider nMetric® LLC., will serve on 2005 Board of Examiners. The board reviews and evaluates applications for the highest level of national recognition for performance excellence that a U.S. organization can receive.
Costa Mesa, Calif. (PRWEB) June 29, 2005 -- Jason. P. Premo of nMetric® LLC, a manufacturing software company located in Costa Mesa, Calif., has been appointed by Hratch G. Semerjian, Acting Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), to the 2005 Board of Examiners for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (MBNQA). The award, created by public law in 1987, is the highest level of national recognition for performance excellence that a U.S. organization can receive.
As an examiner, Premo is responsible for reviewing and evaluating applications submitted for the award, which is often presented to recipients each year directly by the President of the United States. The board is composed of leading experts selected from industry, professional and trade organizations, education and health care organizations, and government. Those selected meet the highest standards of qualification and peer recognition, in addition to completing a rigorous preparation course based on the Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence and the scoring and evaluation process for the Baldrige Award.
“I am honored to be a part of such a prestigious award and am excited about working with the Board of Examiners for the upcoming year,” states Premo, the nMetric® LLC VP of Sales and Marketing. “As a previous manufacturing engineer, manager and executive over the past 10 years, I can attest to the bottom line benefits achieved at my own factories, having leveraged many areas of the Baldrige Criteria to define systems, processes and measures to achieve my Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma goals.”
“Companies that are looking to develop their own roadmap for world class performance should seriously consider learning and incorporating the Malcolm Baldrige Criteria,” Premo adds.
Awards may be given annually in each of five categories: Manufacturing, Service, Small Business, Education and Health Care. Awards have been presented to 60 organizations, including 2004 recipients, The Bama Corporation, Texas Nameplate Company, Inc., Kenneth W. Monfort College of Business, and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton.
Information about the Baldrige National Quality Program and the application process is available from the Baldrige National Quality Program, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Administration Bldg., Room A600, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 1020, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-1020. Telephone: 301-975-2036.
For further information about the Baldrige Award, contact Jan Kosko, NIST Public and Business Affairs. Information can also be found on the Baldrige National Quality Program’s Web site at http://www.baldrige.nist.gov.
About nMetric®:
nMetric® provides manufacturers with Lean Production Management Software that picks up where traditional ERP business systems end…to address the challenges of today’s demand-driven manufacturing environment. Our patented solution is a collaborative, scalable and completely integrated platform that provides Lean Manufacturers with the tools needed to balance, schedule, visualize, execute, track, analyze and improve the real-time activities of the factory floor, while building a better link to the enterprise and supply chain. The solution is Web-engineered from the ground up using the latest Java 2 Enterprise Edition architecture. It is 100 percent thin client and is completely platform independent to work with virtually any operation system, database, commercial or legacy ERP, and factory floor application. Company headquarters is located at 3070 South Bristol Avenue, Costa Mesa, CA. 92626. Telephone: 714-424-4400. Toll Free: 888-561-9700. Website: http://www.nmetric.com.
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Apptastic.net Offers Easy, Powerful Media Delivery with SwiftCD
New E-Commerce and Software Registration Service Lets Developers Present Their Software, Their Way
Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) June 29, 2005 -- SwiftCD (www.SwiftCD.com) has been chosen by new shareware registration service Apptastic.net to power all of its logistics, CD and DVD manufacturing and fulfillment. Apptastic.net is an innovative new service that allows developers the ability to securely accept credit card orders, while also providing an online application to protect and store user information, as well as much more. Apptastic.net's partnership with SwiftCD allows customers the invaluable opportunity to present their software, their way.
Thanks to SwiftCD's custom CD/DVD manufacturing, Apptastic.net's software development customers can choose the following options to put the finishing, professional touch on their software product delivery:
- Company logo on their media
- White windowed sleeves
- Trim packs, jewel cases, clamshell cases, or DVD cases
- Guaranteed shipment within two days
- International delivery to over 145 countries
"By using the SwiftCD service, Apptastic.net was able to quickly and easily offer a complete logistics solution, including the popular backup CD service for consumers," comments Jason Foodman, Chief Executive Officer of SwiftCD. "We're delighted to have been chosen as Apptastic.net's on-demand provider as they launch their superb new service."
"We've launched our e-commerce service, with the SwiftCD integration built in from the ground floor," says Justin Burger, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Apptastic.net. "SwiftCD's interface is simple and straightforward, allowing us to offer a comprehensive range of CD and DVD options to our developers. SwiftCD takes care of manufacturing and fulfillment, and we remain focused on our core business of e-commerce."
About Apptastic.net
Apptastic.net is a fully integrated Customer Relationship Management system in a single, easy-to-use web application. Notable Apptastic.net features include RSS (XML) support connectivity, POP email integration, test ordering system, end-user email application, order form and support request customization, sales tracking, piracy defense, end-user support management, order processing, search engine optimization, and on-demand CD burning. Apptastic.net does not charge a registration fee and offers all these features in a low-cost transaction fee. Apptastic.net is partnered with multiple industry leaders as well as the leading organization for Shareware Professionals. Furthermore, Apptastic.net is independently owned, so evolving Research and Development and Customer Service are at the forefront of Apptastic.net's goals. Additional information can be found at www.Apptastic.net.
About SwiftCD.com
A division of DigitalSwift Corporation, SwiftCD (www.SwiftCD.com) is the leader in manufacturing and fulfilling dynamic and build-to-order CDs and DVDs.
With the on-demand model SwiftCD provides, every CD or DVD can be individually produced to order, according to the unique needs of the customer. SwiftCD also handles all aspects of order fulfillment including online tracking, reporting and customer service. The company can also replicate, warehouse, pick from inventory on-demand, and ship products other than CDs and DVDs – such as promotional T-shirts or items shipped with certain orders to promote a current special or upgrade, or simply as stand-alone products.
SwiftCD's "Build-to-Order" process, which enables a user to assemble a compact disc composed of user-selected contents while browsing a website, is so unique that the company recently announced the filing of a utility patent application to protect the process.
For more information on SwiftCD, please call (770) 922-4007 or visit their website at http://www.SwiftCD.com. SwiftCD is a registered trademark of DigitalSwift Corporation.
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Empresa Solutions Transforms Engineering Change Management for PDMWorks Users with Release of New Product
Kinnosa® Workflow for PDMWorks® Dramatically Increases Efficiency in Managing SolidWorks® Product Design Changes
Phoenix, AZ (PRWEB) June 29, 2005 -- Empresa Solutions, Inc., a global provider and industry leader in collaborative data and process management solutions, today unveiled Kinnosa Workflow for PDMWorks Release 1.0, the industry’s only workflow and process management solution for SolidWorks’ PDMWorks. Kinnosa Workflow for PDMWorks adds complete engineering change management to PDMWorks, the de facto standard for SolidWorks design data management.
This release of Kinnosa Workflow for PDMWorks offers significant functionality to support improved efficiency in engineering and change processes including:
• mweb-based user interface for zero-cost deployment;
• an easy-to-use graphical workflow process designer to create change processes;
• efficient process execution using automated task notifications sent directly to participants email inbox;
• enhanced design change productivity through eDrawings™ integration;
• seamless integration with the PDMWorks product; and
• compliance to quality standards through complete change history capture and reporting.
Kinnosa Workflow offers automated engineering change management to PDMWorks users – capabilities that were previously only accessible through custom programs or migration to larger, more expensive systems. As a result, PDMWorks users can leverage Kinnosa Workflow for PDMWorks to realize drastic improvements in overall design change visibility, efficiency, and accuracy.
“Empresa Solutions’ new workflow solution is significant because it expands the scope and broadens access to valuable design data stored in PDMWorks,” said Joy Garon, SolidWorks Corporation’s product manager for PDMWorks. “With Empresa’s Kinnosa Workflow for PDMWorks product, companies can gain the same competitive advantages of shorter design cycles and lower costs that are enjoyed by larger, more expensive systems. In addition, the integration of our products enables new levels of collaboration and change management across the enterprise.”
Kinnosa Workflow for PDMWorks is designed to be an easy-to-deploy and easy-to-use workflow add-on for PDMWorks users. The seamless integration into PDMWorks enables powerful process management capabilities without imposing users with extensive product learning curves. Recognized process improvements will be instantly realized in every organization that adopts the Kinnosa Workflow solution.
“By leveraging Kinnosa technology and competencies in engineering processes, we enable our customers to capitalize on their existing investments in SolidWorks and PDMWorks to bring new products to market quickly and easily, at a lower cost,” said Terry Simpson, president of Empresa Solutions. “Together with SolidWorks, we help ensure that customers deploying engineering workflow solutions using Kinnosa Workflow for PDMWorks have the best tools for introducing production-ready applications.”
Kinnosa Workflow is available now for purchase through authorized resellers.
About Empresa Solutions, Inc.
Empresa Solutions is the leading developer of enterprise software solutions that improve efficiency and workflow processes worldwide. Lockheed Martin, Hewlett Packard, Ford Motor Company, and Procter & Gamble are among the many customers gaining significant value from Empresa’s software solutions.
For the latest news and information or to see a demonstration of the product, visit the Empresa Solutions web site at www.empresasolutions.com or call 1-480-785-8334.
About SolidWorks Corporation
SolidWorks Corporation, a Dassault Systèmes S.A. (Nasdaq: DASTY, Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA) company, develops and markets software for mechanical design, analysis, and product data management. It is the #1 supplier of 3D mechanical design software for the mainstream market. SolidWorks leads the market in number of users in production, customer satisfaction, and revenue. For the latest news, information, or a live online demonstration, visit the company’s Web site (www.solidworks.com) or call 1-800-693-9000 (outside of North America, call +1-978-371-5000).
Kinnosa is a registered trademark of Empresa Solutions, Inc. SolidWorks and PDMWorks are registered trademarks and eDrawings is a trademark of SolidWorks Corporation.
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Customers Speed Development With Kozio’s kDiagnostics Software in AMCC’s New PowerPC® 440EP Evaluation Kit - New Evaluation Platform Embeds Kozio's kDiagnostics
Kozio, Inc., a leading developer of embedded systems software, today announced that Applied Micro Circuits Corporation’s (AMCC) [NASDAQ:AMCC] newly introduced PowerPC 440EP evaluation kit will include Kozio's kDiagnostics software. kDiagnostics is a suite of advanced processor and board diagnostics used to perform in-depth testing of processors and evaluation boards. The software will be ROM resident on the "Yosemite" evaluation board custom designed by Embedded Planet, LLC for AMCC’s new 440EP kit. To reduce time-to-market, customers can license kDiagnostics.
Longmont, CO (PRWEB) June 29, 2005 -- Kozio, Inc., a leading developer of embedded systems software, today announced that Applied Micro Circuits Corporation’s (AMCC) [NASDAQ:AMCC] newly introduced PowerPC 440EP evaluation kit will include Kozio's kDiagnostics software. kDiagnostics is a suite of advanced processor and board diagnostics used to perform in-depth testing of processors and evaluation boards. The software will be ROM resident on the "Yosemite" evaluation board custom designed by Embedded Planet, LLC for AMCC’s new 440EP kit. To reduce time-to-market, customers can license kDiagnostics.
“Our goal is to provide our customers with the best tools available in the market,” said Charlie Ashton, director of PowerPC software at AMCC. “With Kozio’s leading diagnostic software our customers can more efficiently test the 440EP processor and board to speed their overall development times.”
AMCC’s 440EP kit provides users with a comprehensive set of resources, including a custom-designed evaluation board, industry-standard software development tools, sample applications, system-level benchmarks and hardware design files. Kozio’s kDiagnostics, included in the kit, will perform a comprehensive evaluation of the 440EP processor and board, allowing users to leverage the base hardware/software in order to develop new products.
“We build our knowledge base by working with the latest processor reference designs from AMCC and other processor companies,” notes Kozio President Joseph Skazinski. “This expertise is then built into our finely architected library system, allowing the completed solution to be delivered in a matter of days or hours. Working with AMCC has been great, and we look forward to continued collaboration.”
Based on the PowerPC 440 superscalar core, AMCC's 440EP is targeted at networking and communications applications. The PowerPC 440EP offers increased processor speed, memory performance and integrated dual fast Ethernets. Ideal for line card, system control and multi-radio devices, the PowerPC 440EP operates at a clock frequency of up to 553 MHz.
For developers of AMCC 440EP-based products and a wide range of other processor families from leading manufacturers, Kozio provides a completely integrated diagnostics solution, including drivers for peripherals, as well as turnkey test suites for Ethernet, I2C, USB, HSS and other features provided through the core processor architecture. Kozio also leverages its extensive hardware expertise to provide professional services, supporting boot loader and OS integration to custom platforms.
A similar evaluation kit will be available for AMCC's PowerPC 440GR processor early next quarter. The 440GR will include the same set of resources found in the 440EP, including Kozio kDiagnostics, plus a "Yellowstone" evaluation board designed for AMCC by Embedded Planet, LLC.
Kozio delivers a complete diagnostics and functional test solution for hardware board bring-up, manufacturing test and production-ready power-on self-test through its products: kDiagnostics for system-level diagnostics of embedded designs; kMfgTest for automated embedded manufacturing and functional test; and kPOST for off-the-shelf Power-On Self-Test (POST). All products are delivered as pre-built binaries fully ported to custom hardware. For more information on Kozio products and free evaluation kits, visit www.kozio.com. For more information on AMCC’s PowerPC 440EP and its evaluation kit, please visit www.amcc.com.
About AMCC
AMCC provides the essential building blocks for the processing, moving and storing of information worldwide. The company blends systems and software expertise with high-performance, high-bandwidth silicon integration to deliver silicon, hardware and software solutions for global wide area networks (WAN), embedded applications such as PowerPC and programmable SOC architectures, storage area networks (SAN), and high-growth storage markets such as Serial ATA (SATA) RAID. AMCC's corporate headquarters are located in San Diego, California. Sales and engineering offices are located throughout the world. For further information regarding AMCC, please visit at http://www.amcc.com.
About Kozio, Inc.
Kozio, Inc. develops software solutions that verify design and validate hardware for embedded single-board computer systems used in products such as ADSL gateways, wireless access points, network routers, voice solutions, security and test equipment, and aerospace systems. Kozio's products provide comprehensive test solutions, including diagnostics for board bring-up, automated manufacturing test, and built-in self-test software for manufactured products. Kozio's customers design, develop and manufacture boards used in computer-based electronic systems for the aerospace, networking, defense, test and wireless industries. Kozio products ease many embedded systems development challenges, from design through manufacturing and support, saving customers time and money. Kozio also provides custom software services leveraging its extensive knowledge of numerous semiconductor technologies. The company is privately held and based in Longmont, Colorado, and counts ADI Engineering, Intel and IBM among its major customers and partners. For more information, visit www.kozio.com.
kDiagnostics, kMfgTest, kPOST and Flash-N-Run are registered trademarks of Kozio, Inc. AMCC is a registered trademark of Applied Micro Circuits Corporation. PowerPC is a registered trademark of the International Business Machines Corporation. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.
Contact: Joseph Skazinski, Kozio, Inc., (303) 776-1356, e-mail protected from spam bots, or Brad Shannon, Shannon Marketing Communications, (970) 461-4906, e-mail protected from spam bots.
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Digitech’s New Uni-Mux Brings Improved Technology to Door Alarms
New applications of proven techniques improve the effectiveness, installation efficiency, and the reliability of hard-wired individual unit door alarms as Digitech International introduces its Universal Multiplexer. Known as Uni-Mux, the device manages the many and various signals that bring security communication to an even more sophisticated level for property protection.
(PRWEB) June 29, 2005 -- “Individual Unit Door Alarms still rank as one of the most appealing amenities that customers look for in evaluating which neighborhood storage store they will chose to give their business, according to various industry surveys,” says Steve Cooper, Director of Marketing for Digitech, a premier security vendor to the self-storage industry. “The good news is that Uni-Mux will make installation of a hard-wired door alarm system easier and quicker than ever. The better news is that it will cost considerably less than any other version on the market. In addition, the device will act as a host for many other control functions that can be programmed into Digitech’s System Controller for the input/output and data driven switching that fit within the software’s capabilities.”
Featuring the latest techniques in manufacturing efficiency, board-based optical isolation as a circuit safeguard, an on board testing and diagnostic aid with a 4 x 20-character LCD, and telephone-style connectors; the device will increase installation efficiency significantly, according to Digitech. “Our engineers worked long and hard to combine the design of the device and available installation techniques and materials that take advantage of the latest technology,” says Cooper. The device also features the option to include alarms in sections of 22, 44, 66, 88, and 110 units, the most in the industry per device, which adds cost-saving options to system planning. “With the new design, installers will be using accepted industry practices that will shorten the learning curve and make the installation easier overall.”
Digitech’s Uni-Mux is in full production and is available now for use in configuring the access control and security systems that provide property protection and make management’s job easier. “The various plug-in units will help site planners use Digitech’s electronics for lighting controls, elevator control circuits, and other data-driven security components manufactured specifically for the self-storage industry,” concludes Cooper. “Our staff will be working with architects, site engineers, and owners to create the best possible scenarios in today’s world of security challenges.”
Digitech manufactures its World Class Security Solutions for distribution through a network of independent factory-trained resellers and installers. The company can be contacted through its web site at www.digitech-intl.com or toll-free at 800.523.9504.
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Sensaphone® Offers Remote Monitoring and Alarm Notification Solutions for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Industry
Leading manufacturer of remote monitoring and alarm notification systems announces availability of products for pharmaceutical manufacturing applications
Aston, PA (PRWEB) June 29, 2005 -- Sensaphone®, a pioneer in the design and development of remote monitoring systems for businesses and industry, announces the availability of remote monitoring and alarm notification solutions for the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry.
The Sensaphone line of systems remotely monitors environmental conditions and process parameters critical to the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry, including power, temperature, humidity, flow rates, timers, and more. The system also detects unwanted water on the floor.
When unfavorable or dangerous conditions exist, the Sensaphone system automatically issues alarm notifications through custom voice messages, alphanumeric pages, and text messaging.
About the Sensaphone Product Line
Sensaphone’s technology includes the latest in remote alarm notification, flexible programming capabilities, and voice alarms. There is a Sensaphone model for any manufacturing or industrial requirement. The Sensaphone product line includes:
· Sensaphone SCADA 3000 – the first low-cost, integrated SCADA monitoring & control system. It features both Ladder Logic and C-programming capabilities; flexible communication capabilities; and data logging; and it is expandable up to 144 I/O points. Ideal for the most demanding of applications.
· Sensaphone 2000 – features eight universally configurable inputs and data logging for advanced monitoring needs.
· Sensaphone 1104 and Sensaphone 1108 – monitor power, temperature, and other important conditions in controlled environments and processes. The most popular Sensaphone in use today offers a cost-effective and efficient method of monitoring.
Other Sensaphone remote monitoring and alarm notification systems include the STATIONSitter™, designed exclusively for the water and wastewater industry, and the FarmSitter™, designed to protect agricultural facilities.
About Sensaphone
Sensaphone stands at the forefront of remote monitor and control solution design, setting industry standards for advancements in technology. The Sensaphone family of products provides a comprehensive line of feature-rich, flexible technology for monitoring equipment, safeguarding property, and reporting critical data. Sensaphone serves a broad range of applications/industries, including telecommunications, information technology, oil and gas, water/wastewater, HVAC & refrigeration, science/health labs, agriculture, greenhouses, and vacation homes. For information, call toll free 877-373-2700 or visit www.sensaphone.com.
Sensaphone® is a registered trademark of Phonetics, Inc. d.b.a. Sensaphone
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June 28, 2005
Esthetic Accents Breaks New Ground: Architectural Stained Glass for a Flat World
Esthetic Accents Serves Growing Architectural Glass Market by Understanding the Future is already Here. Outsourced manufacturing, mass-customization and web-connected customer channel shoten time-to-market by months, at 1/3rd the cost of other methods.
Portland, OR (PRWEB) June 28, 2005 -- As Thomas Friedman tells us in his new book, The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century, the world isn't going to be flat, it is flat. By "flat" he means "connected" in ways no would could have imagined a few scant years ago. The world of architecture and design, especially in relation to architectural glass is flattening too--and Esthetic Accents is leading the way.
A model example of this sort of “flattening” is the collaboration between Esthetic Accents and its Chinese manufacturing associates. With the lower costs and greater efficiencies made possible by this sort of international cooperation, early stage companies like EA can quickly ramp up to compete--and win--not just for low-cost manufacturing and information labor but, increasingly, for high-end research and design work as well.
Leveraging new opportunities for doing business abroad to serve both domestic and international markets, EA has already become the leader in manufacturing and supplying mass-customized architectural stained glass worldwide.
Using state-of-the-art techniques for fabricating mass customized, highly durable stained glass products, EA has partnered with manufacturing facilities in China to introduce to a growing market mass produced glass that has the look and variety of glass previously only available from artisans in quantities an artisan could never match.
Despite the large quantities needed to serve the needs of a burgeoning market, Esthetic Accents stained glass is custom designed for each customer, whether an individual homeowner or a large corporation.
Mary Spear, the CEO of Esthetic Accents, said, “We did a thorough cost analysis that made it clear to us that we could ship directly from our Chinese manufacturing center without the need for employing a large and costly distribution center. This made us an international player overnight without the extensive and burdensome infrastructure. In addition it is truly remarkable that the entire process, from the time an order is submitted until it reaches the customer can be completed within 90 days.”
Another innovation that made accelerated distribution possible was the use of smaller containers and shared loads. No longer is it necessary to use a 40-forty-foot container for a small order, which is too expensive to be profitable. With 20-foot containers or sharing the use of the 40-footers with other vendors, multiple transfers are possible and because there is less handling required, there is less breakage and loss. In fact, it is now possible to ship products directly from overseas to a customer more inexpensively than it is to ship goods cross-country.
Poised for success in a growing international marketplace, Esthetic Accents is thriving in a world that is flat and getting flatter every day.
About Esthetic Accents Esthetic Accents design professionals combine personalized service and the convenience of the Internet to provide excellent customer service nation-wide. Our online showroom and design center, toll free number and knowledgeable design staff make navigating through the design process straightforward and enjoyable. Esthetic Accents leverages the power of the Internet by accessing PRWeb’s Online Visibility Engine, making easier for interested parties to learn about its breakthrough custom architectural stained glass technology.
Samples of their unique Architectural Stained Glass can be see at the following links:
Arts & Crafts Stained Glass
Asian Influenced Stained Glass
Contemporary Stained Glass
Frank Lloyd Wright Style Stained Glass
Victorian Stained Glass
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MIT Enterprise Forum of Chicago Announces New Chairman for Burgeoning Chapter of Prominent Innovation and Entrepreneurship Organization
Peter Balbus, CEO of integrated business & IT strategy consultancy Pragmaxis LLP, takes reigns as chairman of MIT Enterprise Forum of Chicago
Chicago, IL (PRWEB) June 28, 2005 -- The MIT Enterprise Forum of Chicago today announced the appointment of Peter Balbus as its new chapter chairman.
Balbus is founder and CEO of integrated business & IT strategy consultancy Pragmaxis. He was previously vice president and GM of Booz Allen & Hamilton's Chicago regional e-business strategy and implementation group. He was also formerly a vice president at eXperience, the “brick and mortar” strategy consulting group at divine interVentures, a principal at CSC Index and a senior manager at KPMG Strategic Services. He earned his bachelors degree in chemical engineering from MIT and completed the University of Chicago’s executive program in corporate strategy.
The Chicago chapter of the MIT Enterprise Forum holds monthly events from September through June. In September 2005, the forum will kick off its new season with an expanded mission, a rejuvenated look, an expanded board of directors, new committees and advisory councils as well as a significantly enhanced volunteer staff.
About the MIT Enterprise Forum of Chicago
The MIT Enterprise Forum is a non-profit organization that promotes the formation and growth of innovative and technologically oriented companies through a series of specialized executive education programs. The forum provides networking, leadership opportunities and provocative new ideas to senior business leaders while showcasing MIT’s role in innovation and entrepreneurship in communities around the world.
The MIT Enterprise Forum was formed in 1978 and has 23 chapter organizations worldwide. Participation and membership is open to the general public.
More information about the MIT Enterprise Forum of Chicago can be found at www.mitefchicago.org
About Pragmaxis
Pragmaxis LLC provides high-impact management consulting and advisory services to executives responsible for driving business growth – especially through the pragmatic development and execution of technology- and intellectual property-driven business strategies.
The firm’s concentration areas include integrated business & technology strategy, indirect sales strategy and marketing automation, and technology commercialization.
More information about Pragmaxis can be found at www.pragmaxis.com
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HG Capital Announces Joint Venture to Develop For-Sale Industrial Buildings in San Bernardino, CA
HG Capital, LLC has formed a joint venture with Focus Real Estate LP to acquire 4.35 acres in Waterman Place business park, San Bernardino, CA, for development and eventual sale of 76,000 s.f. of industrial space.
Menlo Park, CA (PRWEB via PR Web Direct) June 28, 2005 -- HG Capital, LLC (HG) announces a joint venture investment with Focus Real Estate LP, for the acquisition of 4.35 acres of land on three parcels within the Waterman Place business park in San Bernardino, CA. The project will consist of the development and eventual sale to owner-users of seven individual industrial buildings all ranging in size from 8,500 square feet to 14,500 square feet for a total project of 76,000 square feet. HG Capital invested approximately $1.4m of equity in the project and closed on the land with a construction loan from Alliance Bank.
The substantial growth in the Inland Empire industrial sector, driven in large part by the increase in overseas imports, has generated strong demand for owner-user assembly, manufacturing, and distribution centers in the region. The project's strong infill location within the established Waterman Place business park, the demand for owner-user facilities, and Focus Real Estate's development expertise in the region make this an exciting investment for HG.
Herrick Johnson of Lee & Associates in Riverside, California (www.lee-associates.com/riverside) is the leasing and sales broker for the project.
About HG Capital, LLC
HG Capital, LLC (HG) (www.hgre.com) is a real estate investment group that provides joint venture equity capital to real estate owners and developers for value-added and opportunistic real estate projects in the western United States. HG makes principal investments from its discretionary management of the HG Capital private equity funds. HG manages over $100 million of equity capital and has invested in over $1 billion worth of projects since 1994. With offices in Menlo Park and Newport Beach, California, HG has established a successful track record based upon its highly responsive and entrepreneurial approach to real estate investing.
About Focus Real Estate LP
Focus Real Estate LP, (www.focusrelp.com) founded in April 2000, is headed by longtime real estate executive Richard Ortwein. The company's primary focus is in working with corporate users, landowners and institutional investors to identify, acquire and oversee all aspects of development and construction activity. Uniquely qualified to service the ever-changing needs of owners and tenants, Focus Real Estate was launched to provide its clients not only with talented management advice, but also with the benefit of more than 25 years of experience covering all aspects of commercial and residential real estate development. Given this depth of experience, Focus Real Estate's management team is well positioned to assist clients acquire and entitle land for construction as well as arrange financing and oversee construction activities, in all phases of the development process.
Contact:
Greg Alden
HG Capital, LLC
(650) 322-3400 ext. 202
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Harbor Research Inc. Acquires Wireless Data Research to Strengthen Pervasive and M2M Market Leadership
Harbor Research Inc. announces it has reached an agreement with Bay Area peer Wireless Data Research to acquire the company. The acquisition will be effective immediately.
San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) June 28, 2005 -- Harbor Research Inc., a Boston and San Francisco based technology consulting and research firm, has acquired Wireless Data Research (WDR), a leading analyst firm focusing on wireless technologies and machine to machine communications (M2M).
With this move, Harbor Research, which earlier this week announced a partnership with leading European M2M analyst e-principles, further expands its coverage of new technologies, market forecasting and analysis of key suppliers and adopters of pervasive wireless solutions.
Harbor and WDR are known for their extensive analysis and commentary on emerging M2M opportunities across all major vertical markets. Only a handful of analysts have focused primarily on pervasive computing and M2M applications. Harbor Research has been at the forefront of articulating the business models driven by wireless and IP networking.
Glen Allmendinger, president of Harbor Research, acknowledges the immediate boost to his firm’s wireless expertise as well as the fresh, complimentary perspective that WDR adds to its coverage of the impact M2M is making globally. “Wireless Data Research has consistently produced top-notch forecasting and is widely considered one of true experts in the field”, Allmendinger said.
Harbor Research intends to incorporate WDR’s body of knowledge into its research services and products, including a new version of its acclaimed online market analysis platform SmartSphere.
Wireless Data Research president Ian McPherson commented, “The combination of WDR’s innovative research on emerging wireless technologies with Harbor’s unique coverage of adopter practices and progress creates a formidable presence that will provide considerable clout in moving this entire market forward. As a strategic advisory firm for companies implementing asset management and supply chain solutions as well as technology suppliers building solution alliances, there is no better place to turn to.”
Harbor Research will be presenting more detail about its strategy and direction at this week’s M2M United, one of the premier annual conferences in the pervasive and machine to machine arena being held this week in Chicago.
About Wireless Data Research:
WDR (www.wirelessdataresearch.com) is a strategic advisory and research company that provides market assessment and analysis in order to allow its clients to make more informed decisions about the development and adoption of wireless technologies. WDR specifically focuses on understanding integration and adoption issues for wireless-enabled enterprise applications, which is essential for vendors, investors and end-users to optimize solution performance and maximize return on investment.
About Harbor Research, Inc.:
Harbor Research, Inc. (www.harborresearch.com) has been providing strategic consulting and research services to clients for more than 20 years. With a reputation as specialists in understanding emergent and disruptive opportunities in high technology, Harbor Research works with clients who seek to establish strategic advantage in changing markets. Harbor Research’s ground-breaking Pervasive Internet research is widely regarded as the definitive work on the business impact of integrating networked devices into business processes.
Contact Information:
Marc Kriessmann
Harbor Research, Inc.
415.615.9400, ext. 23
415.615.0454 fax
http://www.harborresearch.com
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Meter Equipment Mfg. P-72 Copolymer Flow Meters Provide Economical Metering of Chlorine and Caustics
MEM's P-72 Styrene Copolymer heavy bodied meters are specifically designed for demanding applications including chlorine, hot wet chlorine gas, chlorine dioxide, sodium hydroxide, high pH sodium hypochlorite, and brines. Previously limited to select OEM accounts, these flowmeters are now offered to the entire chlor-alkali market, along with wastewater treatment plants, chemical processors, and other users of harsh chemicals.
Cleveland, OH (PRWEB) June 28, 2005 -- MEM's P-72 Flowmeters provide a tough, simple, and accurate flow metering solution for chlor-alkali fluid service. These heavy bodied flowmeters are specifically designed for demanding applications including chlorine brines, hot wet chlorine gas, chlorine dioxide, sodium hydroxide, high pH sodium hypochlorite, and other chlor-alkali applications. Previously custom manufactured for electrolytic cells in the production of chlor-alkali and chlorate chemicals, an engineer in one division of Occidental Chemical called them the "safety standard for chlor-alkali service.”
These meters were also selected for the City of Akron's Water Supply Plant for their Sedimentation Basins Rehabilitation Project. Fluids being metered include chlorine and chlorine dioxide. MEM is the only company offering flow meters in this special material, and Akron selected them because they offered superior corrosion resistance to the chlorine solutions. Additionally, MEM's meters cost less than the meters originally specified on the job.
Depending on the service, wetted materials are all P-72 Copolymer or P-72 with titanium, electroless nickel plated T310 stainless, and Teflon internals for maximum corrosion resistance. Sight tubes may be glass, polysulfone, or P-72 (again, depending on fluid service). For all P-72 meters, an externally coupled magnetic flow indicator is used.
MEM's P-72 meters are offered in a variety of flow ranges from 1 to 300 GPM Liquid, or 20 to 3500 SCFM Gas (100 psig, 70 degree F. air equivalent). Pressure-temperature ratings are similar to CPVC. Flanged connections are standard, although NPT and socket cement connections are offered as options. Like all standard MEM Products, P-72 flow meters can be disassembled without removing the body from the pipeline to facilitate cleaning.
These thermoplastic flowmeters may also be supplied with MEM's electronic accessories, including alarms, remote 4-20mA outputs, and flow computers.
About Meter Equipment Mfg.
Meter Equipment Manufacturing (MEM) manufactures industrial Flow Meters, Flow Switches, and Flow Instrumentation. MEM flowmeters are tough simple, and accurate, and are suitable for metering water, oils, coolants, compressed air and gases, vacuum, combustion gases and atmospheres, steam, acids, and caustics.
In addition to mechanical rate of flow measurement, MEM flow meters offer options for total and grand totals, mass outputs, 4-20mA remote readouts, alarms and flow switches, plus custom engineered flowmetering systems. MEM's most popular flowmeter models are economically priced with quick deliveries.
MEM also offers calibration services for a variety of flow instrumentation. The company can calibrate liquid and gas models, with a typical calibration turn around time of less than five working days. Your inquiries regarding any application are invited.
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Arco Electronics Offers Full Line of Ceramic Disc Capacitors
Arco Electronics manufacturers and delivers full line of capacitors that meet the highest industry standards.
Camarillo, CA (PRWEB) June 28, 2005 -- Arco Electronics, an industry leader of passive components, announced today it is distributing its full line of ceramic disc capacitors. The full line of ceramic disc capacitors meet the highest standards achievable in today's circuits and tomorrow's state-of-the-art products. Arco Electronics boasts the widest variety of ceramic disc capacitors available from a single manufacturer.
“Our recent move to a larger facility has enabled us to manufacture and distribute a wider variety of products,” said John Drake, CEO, Arco Electronics. “We are proud to offer the ability to deliver our ceramic disc capacitors with next day delivery to virtually anywhere in the world.”
Arco Electronic’s ceramic disc capacitors are typically used for the development of electronic toys and games, intercom radios and musical instruments. A necessary component for each of these industries, Arco Electronic’s capabilities enable manufacturers of these products the ability to meet the needs of their customers.
Arco Electronic’s ceramic disc capacitors are designed to exhibit a level of performance and reliability well above industry standards. Reliable performance is built into each capacitor through the use of proper dielectric formulation, precise preparation of the conductive pastes, automated manufacturing and strict process control.
About Arco Electronics
Based in Camarillo, California, Arco Electronics has been a leading manufacturer of passive components for over 50 years. Able to offer same-day service and delivery, Arco Electronics prides itself in the highest customer service capabilities. Arco Electronics currently manufactures a full line of mica capacitors, chip mica capacitors, ceramic capacitors, tantalum capacitors, polyester and metallized polyester film capacitors, and band pass filters for Bluetooth, LAN, WAN, GPS and other applications.
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Syntax Appoints Display Industry Veteran Sam Miller Chief Product Officer; Former Viewsonic Executive to Lead Syntax's Strategic Engineering & Product Marketing Initiatives
Former Viewsonic Executive to Lead Syntax Groups' Strategic Engineering & Product Marketing Initiatives
City of Industry, CA (PRWEB) June 28, 2005 -- Syntax Groups Corporation(tm), one of the fastest-growing manufacturers of LCD TVs in North America, today announced the strategic appointment of display industry executive Samuel Miller to the new position of Chief Product Officer. In this role, Miller is responsible for defining and executing Syntax’s global product strategy and development including engineering requirements, product definition and IDs, components procurement, product planning, positioning, and market requirements. He will also head the creation of a state-of-the-art video development lab for Syntax’s Olevia(tm) LCD TVs and LCOS TVs.
Miller joins Syntax from Viewsonic where during the course of his 10-year career there he transitioned the company’s CRT monitor business to LCDs, and later directed its technical marketing and engineering programs for digital TVs including plasma and LCD TVs. He also directed Viewsonic Labs through which he created product development processes resulting in a significant increase in its overall award-winning product line.
“Sam’s leadership in the display arena is a vital element in our evolution to become a Tier One digital TV manufacturer,” said James Li, Chief Executive Officer of Syntax Groups Corporation. “We selected him for the newly-created chief product officer’s position in order to give our LCD TV product development and technical marketing efforts the focus and direction required for Syntax’s products to be truly recognized in the industry for the solid value they bring to consumers.”
Leveraging his career successes, Miller is chartered with creating an infrastructure for developing high performance digital TV product configurations and features with the consumer and marketplace in mind, and that provide a quality front of screen viewing experience at a very competitive price/performance ratio.
Also joining Syntax to assist Miller in building and managing the company’s new video development lab is Scott Anderson, another display expert formerly with Viewsonic. Through their combined expertise, Miller and Anderson will create a controlled environment for evaluating components, measuring, testing and tuning display performance to optimize Syntax’s LCD TVs and LCOS TVs.
Since introducing Olevia LCD TVs to consumers last year, the Syntax Olevia brand has steadily increased its popularity and today is recognized as the number three LCD TV in North America according to the leading market research organization, DisplaySearch.
About Olevia LCD TVs
Syntax’s Olevia LCD TVs are designed to deliver a total quality digital entertainment experience with great specifications, great prices and value, and a great warranty. Using high quality LCD panels, Olevia LCD TVs feature high resolution and high contrast ratios, fast response times, bright, wide viewing angles, built-in TV tuners, Picture-in-Picture (PIP) capability, HDTV component inputs, and a VGA input for easy connection to a PC. Olevia models allow simultaneous viewing of TV or DVD movies while surfing the Internet or accessing standard PC desktop functions. Syntax’s current line of richly appointed, competitively priced Olevia LCD TVs includes 20-inch, 26-inch, 27-inch, 30-inch, the Super-IPS based 32-inch and 37-inch models, and a 50-inch LCOS rear projection TV. Syntax’s newest LCD TV, the 42-inch Olevia, is scheduled for availability in July 2005. During the second half of 2005, Syntax plans to launch additional models including a 47-inch LCD TV, and a 65-inch LCOS RPTV.
Syntax is now implementing its proprietary “iDEA” (Innovative Digitally Enhanced Architecture) digital video processing technology into Olevia LCD TVs for image enhancements including Dynamic Brightness and Contrast Controls, Pure Edge Enhancement, Advanced Sharpness Control, Dynamic Noise Reduction, Black Level Extender, White Peak Limiter, Flesh Tone Control, Adaptive Luma Control and an Advanced Digital Sound Processor.
About Syntax Groups
Founded in May 2003, Syntax Groups Corporation (www.syntaxgroups.com) manufactures the high-value, cost-effective Olevia family of widescreen HDTV-ready LCD TVs. Since the company commenced its initial shipments of Olevia LCD TVs in April 2004, Syntax has achieved unparalleled growth and is now recognized as one of the fastest growing LCD TV brands in North America with a position in the “Top 5” North American LCD TV brands and approximately 7% market share. Worldwide, Syntax is ranked in the “Top 10” LCD TV brands. Delivering on its mission to design and mass-produce digital convergence consumer electronics products with superior specifications and competitively affordable prices, and support consumers of its Olevia brand with a unique customer-friendly after-sale warranty program, Syntax has rapidly established broad distribution in the North American retail sales channel and has expanded operations into Asia. With its partner company Taiwan Kolin Company (TSE:1606.TW, www.kolin.com.tw), Syntax Groups maintains an R&D center and mass manufacturing at DigiMedia (www.digimedia.com), its own factory in Tainan, Taiwan, plus its own final assembly and quality control production facility at Syntax headquarters located at 20480 E. Business Parkway, City of Industry (Southern California) 91789.
Syntax Groups Corporation and Olevia are trademarks of Syntax Groups Corporation.
Contact:
Pattie Adams
Syntax Groups Corporation
909/859-8432
pattieadams @ syntaxgroups.com
www.syntaxgroups.com
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Tradeshow Display Supports Sales Process Choreography for Cambria
nParallel’s Design Highlights the Color, Strength and Function of Cambria Quartz Surfaces
Minneapolis, MN (PRWEB) June 28, 2005 -- Cambria (www.cambriausa.com) produces quartz surfaces for countertops, vanities, floors and other applications. The company’s natural stone surfaces offer beautiful colors, strength and care-free durability. Cambria wanted their tradeshow booth to captivate retailers, architects and builders, and designers and consumers and engage them in the experience of the Cambria brand. To attain that vision, they turned to nParallel, the international brand communication, merchandising strategy and display agency.
“nParallel’s design is elegant,” said Jenny Sullivan, marketing manager, Cambria. “The displays at the perimeter of the booth focus attention on Cambria’s rich and varied color palette. The open design invites visitors into the interior of our booth where a video, and our sales people, explain and differentiate the qualities of our quartz surfaces. Presentation of actual product applications brings all our brand attributes home.”
“We were inspired to take a classic, architectural approach with museum-like displays of all the Cambria quartz surfaces,” said Shawn King, nParallel’s director of creative strategies. “The booth layout expresses and supports the sequence of the sales process for Cambria – beginning with the variety and quality of their colors, then product attributes and performance, and culminating with application examples.”
Cambria used the display in its 40x50 foot configuration at the Kitchen/Bath Industry Show, May 9-12, 2005 in Las Vegas, Nev. “The display worked perfectly,” said Sullivan. “We have also used the adaptability of nParallel’s design in 20x20 foot formats, and we continue to get very positive responses.”
About nParallel
Brand marketers and retailers know that store designs, merchandising systems and tradeshow displays enhance the brand experience, engage customers and drive sales – if they are planned with imagination, then skillfully crafted. But, too often, unfocused planning, uneven execution and unexpected costs squeeze the creative spark out of their most promising concepts. The alternative? nParallel (www.nparallel.com), the international brand communication, merchandising strategy and display agency – a new firm with twenty years of creative achievement. Whether the venue is a retail store, mobile marketing or a tradeshow, nParallel fulfills the big-picture vision while keeping a sharp eye focused on the details of disciplined production and the budget bottom line. Seeking uncompromised excellence? Call 952.886.7140.
Note to Editors: High-resolution images of nParallel's tradeshow booth for Cambria are available to members of the media upon request.
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QAD expands e-Learning offerings with IntraLearn XE Company chooses IntraLearn to address increased customer and employee training needs
IntraLearn Software Corporation, the world’s leading supplier of Microsoft technology-based e-Learning software applications, announced today an agreement with QAD Inc., a leading provider of enterprise applications for global manufacturers, to license IntraLearn XE. QAD chose IntraLearn XE to help them address increased customer and employee demand for a centralized e-Learning system that could measure and track user progress and course completion.
Northboro, MA (PRWEB) June 28, 2005 -- IntraLearn Software Corporation, the world’s leading supplier of Microsoft technology-based e-Learning software applications, announced today an agreement with QAD Inc., a leading provider of enterprise applications for global manufacturers, to license IntraLearn XE. QAD chose IntraLearn XE to help them address increased customer and employee demand for a centralized e-Learning system that could measure and track user progress and course completion.
In looking for an e-Learning system, it was important that the system not be a hosted solution, be highly scalable and feature rich and be able to manage content that was self-created, imported or repurposed from multiple sources. IntraLearn offered that in a single, turn-key system that was less expensive than other systems.
“Many of our customers needed to be able to verify training, so we needed to provide better tracking to support their needs” said Jim Kirkley, QAD’s Chief Technology Officer. “IntraLearn’s architecture supported multiple portals, which is important to us since we plan to offer customers the option to have their own custom portals.
“Our customers need to establish that users of our software are certified for compliance purposes, they also ask us to customize our existing eLearning courses so they can provide more relevant training. IntraLearn’s architecture supported multiple portals, which allowed us to provide custom learning environments to our customers, while keeping things simple from a system management perspective. The flexibility of the IntraLearn system has allowed us to attach a number of specialized reports to the system that provide our executives with the real time status of internal and external learning initiatives.”
Evan Lenson, IntraLearn Software Corp. vice president of business development said “We are very pleased to have been chosen by QAD to give them the e-Learning infrastructure that can manage the training needs of their employees, business partners and customers.”
About QAD:
QAD is a leading provider of enterprise applications for global manufacturing companies. QAD applications provide critical functionality for managing manufacturing resources and operations within and beyond the enterprise, enabling global manufacturers to collaborate with their customers, suppliers and partners to make and deliver the right product, at the right cost and at the right time. Manufacturers of automotive, consumer products, electronics, food and beverage, industrial and medical products use QAD applications at approximately 5,200 licensed sites in more than 80 countries and in as many as 26 languages
About IntraLearn:
IntraLearn Software Corporation of Northboro, MA is the leading provider of turnkey e-Learning applications for the corporate enterprises, academic institutions and non-profits. Along with operations in the UK, Brazil, Singapore and India, IntraLearn software is distributed worldwide through authorized IntraLearn resellers and Learning Service Providers to more than 1,300 major organizations in 17 international languages. IntraLearn is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner with both ISV and Microsoft Business Solutions proficiencies.
Contact:
Peter Banhazl – Executive Vice President
IntraLearn Software Corporation
508.393.2277
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How to Receive Multiple Job Offers After You’re Fired
The more you try to be in control, the less you really are…in life and at work. You just got fired and you think it’s the end of the world. You’re looking at the wrong end.
Waltham, MA (PRWEB) June 28, 2005 -- Ask survivors of the most popular reality television shows and they’ll tell you “If you have to eat a cockroach, don’t spend too much time thinking about it.” Keep focused on the end-game and move on.
Know yourself, have a plan, make a footprint. After you’re fired, the raw power needed to convert a job loss into a high-voltage catalyst that gains multiple job offers is surprisingly simple.
Consider these energizers:
-Who you are? Detangle your sense of job from your sense of self
-Where are you going? Design a five-year plan for career focus / direction
-What can you do? Maintain a life-long log of your career achievements
“Getting fired is a lot like getting divorced,” says Steve Johnson, Vice President of Information Systems for R. L. Stevens & Associates Inc., (http://www.interviewing.com)a leading international career marketing firm headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts. “All you hear is ‘I don’t want you anymore’,” he says.
Own your success and your failures. When he was fired from a multi-billion dollar petroleum company earlier in his career, discernment gave Johnson, a business-world veteran, the inner strength to get up and get on instead of rolling over and playing dead.
Despite an impressive portfolio of documented achievements that solidly contributed to the bottom line through process reengineering, he was still let go. His stellar performance though appreciated, was undervalued by his employers. Johnson made sure that this unexpected event did not end his career or dampen his spirits. “The time I was given the pink slip and told my talents were no longer needed, I faced a decision to either continually bemoan the shut door or look forward and find a new door I could open.”
Possess the wisdom to know the difference between opportunity lost and possibility found. Johnson, an avid golfer, expertly swung himself out of his job loss bunker and found customers wanting his talents by taking the same approach in his job search as he does in his sport. “Getting fired is like an awful day on the golf course. You’ve got to stay in the game, play the holes, and adapt, improvise and overcome,” he says.
“Every time a bad thing happened in my career, I always landed on my feet and good fortune proliferated through increased earnings, greater fulfillment and expanded opportunity to learn new skills. Using multiple career marketing strategies simultaneously I made sure that failure was never an option,” he added.
Quickly create opportunities for yourself by changing your mental and physical state. Here’s what you can do to restore order out of your job loss chaos:
Want to deactivate your fears?
• Take a vacation now to clear your head and get perspective
• Don’t feed your anger by calling past colleagues and revisiting the past
• Welcome your firing as an unexpected career advancement to the next level
• Limit your pity party to one business day (8 hours)
• Forgive, let go, accelerate onward
Want to reactivate your confidence?
• Volunteer your time to someone who needs you – a charitable organization
• Convert your resume from a career obituary to a marketing promo piece
• Inventory your portfolio of skills and question their relevancy / currency
• Showcase your business talent by serving on a community task force
• Upgrade your self-marketing campaign to strengthen your branding
Change your focus from retribution to restoration and you’ll find the key to layoff survival and increased employer interest. Swallow your pride and take control of your career by morphing yourself into a consultant. You might even be able to reverse your misfortune and sell your talents back to the boss who fired you. Many ingenious job searchers have done just that and leveraged their talents by filling a void left by their departure.
If you limit your choices only to what seems possible or reasonable, you disconnect yourself from what you truly want, and all that is left is compromise.
Got any valid reason to settle for a bad-tasting insect when a juicy steak is just around the corner? Get on with it.
About the Author:
Marta L. Driesslein is a senior management consultant for R.L. Stevens & Associates Inc. http://www.interviewing.com.
About R.L. Stevens & Associates, Inc.:
For 24 years, R.L. Stevens and Associates Inc., has helped thousands of professionals and executives find the best career positions in top U.S. companies. Utilizing the advertised and unadvertised job markets, R.L. Stevens & Associates consistently generates quality job leads for all RLS clients. For more information, please visit our website: http://www.interviewing.com
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Winegard’s Bob Howell Emphasizes DTV Education and Bottom Line to Satellite Installers in Keynote Speech at Satellite Expo 2005
Detailing key DTV conversion issues, their impact on the industry and consumer and revenue opportunities for installers.
Memphis, Tennessee (PRWEB via PR Web Direct) June 27, 2005 -- In addressing retailers, manufacturers, installers, technicians and satellite industry executives at the opening breakfast at Satellite Expo 2005, Bob Howell, Director, Distribution Systems/Off-Air Antenna Business Group for the Winegard Company, in delivering the Keynote speech, commented on the new draft legislation of the Digital Television Transition Act of 2005, due out at the end of this month. Howell said "while the later date may affect the consumer's sense of urgency, possibly effecting sales levels for manufacturers and retailers of set top boxes and digital TV’s in the short term, I think the extra time will ultimately have a positive result. It gives everyone more time to get their plans straight and it gives us more time to educate everyone about DTV and HDTV, which, in my opinion, will ultimately accelerate interest and sales."
Pointing out that there was a lot of money at stake for everyone, he also particularly emphasized the need for educating satellite installers and the ever-changing sales force in electronic retailers on the DTV conversion, saying "they need to know what equipment is needed, as well understand the local digital plan for their viewing area, so they can properly educate customers on what their expectations should be."
The truly huge impact the conversion to DTV will eventually have on the TV consumer, how they receive TV programming and the continued and increased need for education, was one of the main themes of his speech. In it, Howell said "the key to our success with the transition to DTV, for all of us, is education. Anything and everything we can do to educate everyone within the industry and particularly the consumer is worth the investment. The more educated the consumer becomes in order to make the right choices and decisions about receiving a digital signal, the quicker consumers will adopt the digital TV transition and the more sales will be generated."
Commenting on the advent of local-to-local satellite service to the consumer and its impact the number of homes with Off-Air antennas, Howell said "there will always be a market for Off-Air antennas, because no matter how this transition unfolds, there’s still going to be 30 or 40 million TV sets out there using an Off-Air antenna. Antennas are required to receive Off-Air DTV and HDTV signals from local over-the-air broadcasters. And the right HDTV antenna is no longer an accessory, it is a necessity. Getting the best Off-Air HD picture starts with the best antenna for the job."
Off-Air reception of local DTV/HDTV broadcasts is not only a natural supplement to satellite reception, particularly HDTV, it presents additional revenue opportunities to satellite installers, which is why Howell recommended satellite installer professionals keep up-to-speed on Off-Air antenna installation. "With the emergence of this free over-the-air digital broadcast TV," Howell said, "satellite installers can seize this opportunity to exceed their customer’s expectations and to increase the dollars in their pockets at the same time."
"The needs of the consumer must be paramount to everyone," Howell said, "We can't forget that the consumer drives the sales that keep us all in business and growing. And it's the consumer that will dictate the ultimate success level of this conversion and its benefits to us. I believe that if we all keep in mind what’s best for the consumer, it will be a win win for everybody. Once TV consumers get the HD bug, they're going to want all the HDTV they can get."
Installers were urged to contact their local broadcast stations in their viewing area and ask them for their digital plan and to log on to the CEA’s antennaweb.org’s antenna locator site. He also suggested they access CheckHD.com as another site providing digital/HDTV-programming information for local viewing areas. He said "by doing so, installers can access the knowledge base to properly explain to the customer what's going on in their area relative to digital broadcast stations and what they can deliver and what antenna to sell them, providing the customer with a realistic expectation for their HDTV experience." He further urged his audience to attend as many of the 34 different educational forums and training classes as they could in furtherance of their education.
At the end of the show, Howell said, "I was pleased with the attendance and to see SkyRETAILER's special edition on Satellite Expo 2005 pronounce its opening day 'a Hit' and particularly echoing my comments about education being the key to making the conversion a success.
If you’d like more information about this topic, or to schedule an interview with Bob Howell, please call Michael Sherman at 319-754-0604 or send an email to e-mail protected from spam bots, e-mail protected from spam bots or visit www.winegard.com.
About Winegard:
The Winegard Company is widely considered an innovator and pioneer in product design, performance and assembly and has consistently adapted to meet the challenges of the ever-changing electronics market. It remains committed to continuous improvement in the quality, cost and delivery of its products and services to effectively meet all of its customer’s needs and currently designs and manufactures more than 1,000 different products in four product lines distributed in all states and worldwide, including:
-Satellite Antennas and Mounts: Residential antennas ranging in size from 46 cm to 1 meter.
-Mobile Television Reception Products: RV, Trucking, and Marine applications. Satellite systems ranging from manual crank-up models to automatic satellite tracking systems with GPS/DVB. Off-air antennas including bi-directional and omni-directional VHF/UHF/FM antennas. Ground Antenna Mounts and Accessories.
-Off-Air Antennas: From DC to 5.8 gigs AM/FM/VHF/UHF Antenna Systems, Distribution and Pre-Amplifiers, Power Supplies and Accessories
-Telemetry: Medical and Data Antenna Systems, Distribution Amplifiers, Power Supplies and Accessories.
-Two-way Fixed/Transportable Mobile Satellite Internet Systems: offers real-time IP, video, voice, audio and data communications virtually anywhere, anytime.
Contact:
Michael Sherman
Tel. 319-754-0604
Cell Phone: 901-351-9861
Email: e-mail protected from spam bots
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June 27, 2005
Goodyear’s Assurance Featuring TripleTred Technology Wins IDEA Design Award
AKRON, Ohio, June 27, 2005 – Goodyear’s popular "any condition" tire, Assurance featuring TripleTred Technology, won a Silver IDEA in the 2005 Industrial Design Excellence Awards, North America’s leading tiremaker announced