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January 19, 2006

More Industrial Directories Launched

Additional directories are being launched as part of www.IndustrialDirectory.com

Easy sourcing of industrial products and services is available with Direct Navigation Search industrial directories. Approximately 10% or more of search traffic simply types in the product or service they are searching for with a ".com" after it - ie someone searching for expansion bolts will simply type in their browser expansionbolts.com to find expansion bolts - and in this case will find a directory of expansion bolts manufacturers and distributors.

A few of the fastener directories being newly launched are sheet metal fasteners, threaded fasteners, panel fasteners clevis pins, taper pins and marine fasteners.

Hinge manufacturers can be found at aluminum hinges and stainless steel hinges

Directories for more industrial sourcing can be found at stainless steel nuts, jam nuts, cap nuts, sheeet metal screws, and socket head cap screws, and sems screws.

Conveyor sourcing is made easier with conveyor directories including foundry conveyors, automatic conveyors, and parts conveyors to name a few.

Industrial castings can be found at automotive castings, zinc castings, and hardware castings, and other castings directories.

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October 16, 2005

Business Brochures Printing

Business Brochures and product literature is an integral part of marketing. It is important to have well designed marketing materials and a quality printer.

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June 28, 2005

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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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 21, 2005

Jamestown Distributors Selects Mercado Search & Merchandising Solution to Drive Online Sales

PALO ALTO, CA - June 21st, 2005 - Mercado Software, a leading provider of e-commerce search and merchandising solutions today announced that Jamestown Distributors, a leading supplier of woodworking and boatbuilding supplies, will deploy Mercado's Search and Browse Solution to power sales on their e-commerce web site.

"We researched alternatives, and Mercado's solution was aligned with our goals to increase sales and expand into new markets," said Michael Mills, Vice-President of Jamestown Distributors. "Mercado's team understands our business requirements. Their advanced search, extensive dictionaries and libraries, reporting capabilities, merchandising suite and intuitive interface will translate into an optimal buyer-centric shopping experience, and help us cultivate better relationships with our online customers."

Deploying the Mercado solution will ensure that customers have total visibility into the entire Jamestown online catalog of more than 10,000 products, helping them quickly find what they are looking for. It will enable Jamestown business managers to merchandise products more effectively, and better anticipate customer needs. By leveraging advanced tools like A/B testing, targeted content, and rules-based promotions, merchandisers will be able to enhance buyers' experiences, and maximize sales opportunities through data-driven insight.

"We are pleased that Jamestown Distributors chose us," stated Corey J. Leibow, President and CEO of Mercado. "We look forward to supporting them, and working in partnership to help drive their aggressive growth plan."

About Jamestown Distributors
Jamestown Distributors has been an industry leader in woodworking and boatbuilding supplies for over 25 years. Jamestown specializes and warehouses the best selection of marine fasteners available and a full complement of marine epoxies and fiberglass supplies, paints, paint supplies, tools and hardware. Jamestown Distributors is located in Bristol, Rhode Island and is proud to be a located in the heart of the Rhode Island boatbuilding community.

About Mercado Software
Mercado is a leading provider of e-commerce search, browse and merchandising solutions for B2B and B2C businesses. Through offering online customers a superior buying experience and equipping business managers with a powerful platform to implement merchandising strategies, online retailers and businesses can constantly grow their business results. Sears, Williams-Sonoma, JCPenney, Macy's, Target, Tower Records, Blockbuster, MSN, Caterpillar and OfficeMax, are some of the companies benefiting from Mercado's solutions. Mercado's unique technology, combined with its commitment to innovation and its experienced team, delivers bottom line results for its customers. Such benefits include increased revenues, higher productivity, reduced operational costs, and improved customer satisfaction. For more information about Mercado Software, please visit www.mercado.com or call (888) 376-1400

Media Contact:
Kevin Lindsay
Tel: (403) 697-3183
Email: klindsay@mercado.com

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June 07, 2005

Are Your In-House Business to Business Marketing Efforts Taking the Company Where it Needs to Go? No, really, are They?

Can you recall a time that your business to business marketing efforts were really paying off? If that time isn’t right now, maybe a change to marketing publicity is in order

(PRWEB) June 7, 2005 -- Stop and think about your company’s in-house business to business marketing efforts for a moment; or better yet, go down to the marketing bullpen and simply take a look. What kind of results is the team producing? Are those results generating leads and sales?

Remember to look, and don’t rely on what the team tells you. If you do advertising, ask to see the ads that have been published and find out what kind of leads they generated. Take a look at the direct mail and do the same. Consider the last trade show and how many qualified responses came of it. Ask to see copies of all the articles published about your company in trade magazines.

Are you satisfied with the results? Are these results leading to company expansion?

If so, congratulations. Shake the hand of each and every individual on the marketing team and give them all a big “Thank You!” They are making everyone in the organization’s job easier.

If not, then it might be time to consider outsourcing your marketing functions and utilizing the most effective form of business to business marketing today: marketing publicity.

Marketing publicity is the science (or art, depending on who you ask) of generating news and feature articles about products and services throughout the mass media. That means industry trades, consumer trades, and business to business publications – both print and Internet.

The power behind marketing publicity is in its objective, third party endorsement. First, these articles often include several positive customer testimonials. Second, the fact that the publication has published the article as editorial is also a form of third party endorsement. These factors add up to provide a level of credibility that is hard to achieve with other business to business marketing techniques.

Today, some of these firms are also stepping into the field of Search Engine Optimization (SEO). According to John W. Elliott, of Torrance, Calif.-based marketing public relations firm Power PR (www.powerpr.com), most of the focus in SEO has been in optimizing the company website. However, this limited view of search engine optimization rarely gets a company into the coveted top slot of keyword search results by itself.

Instead, properly optimized news and feature articles optimized and distributed by marketing public relations firms are vaulting their clients to the top of major news and search engine rankings.

What is surprising is the speed at which properly optimized material can impact news and search engine rankings. Many companies, within days of distributing an optimized news article over major wire services and on key industry web sites, reach the top of news search engine results under their keywords. The reported payoff of this approach typically includes an immediate spike in website traffic and an increase in call-in leads

As these articles are distributed through major wire services and posted on key industry websites, the major search engines begin to locate and index the releases. If the article is properly optimized with hyperlinks back to the company’s web site, there will be a corresponding increase to a company’s overall search engine ranking as well.

So, if you are unsatisfied with your company’s business to business marketing efforts, making a change to print and Internet marketing publicity could be the solution.

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Innovative 7 Step Selling In Color Sales Training Program Introduced to NOVAtime’s West Coast Team of Dealers and Distributors in Cincinnati

NOVAtime introduces its new sales & marketing training series to its second nationwide group of dealers and distributors during two-day program at Cincinnati.

(PRWEB) June 7, 2005 -- NOVAtime, (www.novatime.com), a leading technology company that develops time and attendance and workforce management solution that is fully integrated with various time clocks and data collection terminals, concluded its second two days fully customized Selling in Color Sales Training series designed exclusively for the NOVAtime’s nationwide team of dealers and distributors, held between June 2 and June 3.

The goal of this program is to take the guesswork out of selling and marketing the way customers want to buy. The objectives are to help salespeople of NOVAtime’s business partners to develop the knowledge, attitude, skills and habits they need to meet their productivity goals. Innovative in concept and unique in approach, this Sales Training program is designed around the seven primary points of a sale, utilizing a simple, yet unique method for identifying the buying preferences of customers. This educational information is important for NOVAtime’s business partners to position themselves beyond a provider for time and attendance / time clock solutions; they will help their customers to solve time and attendance problems, control labor costs, and enhance overall business performance for their customers.

Explained Brian Rice, Director of Sales, NOVAtime: “This training series is a continuation of NOVAtime’s commitment to our business partners, and follows our philosophy, ‘You grow, we grow!’. The level of professionalism and expertise Pete Nelson displayed with customizing his program for our dealers and business partners is world class. The programs in Los Angeles and Cincinnati were truly a huge success.”

“Selling In Color is a fun, simple and powerful approach to increasing sales productivity and creating long-term, customer satisfaction”, said Nelson, CEO, The Valeo Group, and creator behind Selling In Color. “Although it’s designed around a seven step selling system, each Selling In Color program is different due to the level of customization we do for our customers. With NOVAtime, we spent over two months working with their executive team to ensure the sales training classes met the unique challenges their dealers and business partners were facing.”

NOVAtime has a strong commitment to provide the best products and services to their business partners, whether it’s the time and attendance / workforce management products that they’re selling, or the tools that their business partners will be using for their front-end sales professionals. This commitment resulted in over 20 different companies, representing NOVAtime business partners, sending their employees to the first two Selling In Color programs.

“Selling In Color was the best sales & marketing seminar I’ve ever attended,” remarked Jerry Friedman, owner, Time Data Systems, Inc., who attended the Los Angeles program on May 19 & 20.

“I’ve been selling professionally for over twenty years and Selling In Color gave me a ton of information on how to improve my sales skills that I had never even thought of,” said Craig Davis, account executive for Cincinnati Time Systems, who attended the Cincinnati program on June 2 & 3.

About NOVAtime
With corporate offices located in Monterey Park, California, NOVAtime is a leader in integrating time and attendance systems with a company’s human resources and payroll. Known for their scalable software technology, many of the best-managed companies in the world have chosen NOVAtime as the preferred time and attendance and workforce management software provider. For more information on NOVAtime, please visit www.novatime.com or call 877-486-6682.

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May 26, 2005

Los Angeles Based Pacific Pavingstone Expands their Driveway and Patio Paving Stone Installation Business into Ventura County

Today, Pacific Pavingstone (www.pacificpavingstone.com), the leading privately owned Los Angeles paving stone installer, announced the addition of their newest office located in Ventura, CA. The new facility will provide Ventura County residents with the driveway and patio paving stone service their Los Angeles area customers love to rave about.

(PRWEB) May 26, 2005 -- Today, Pacific Pavingstone (www.pacificpavingstone.com), the leading privately owned Los Angeles paving stone installer, announced the addition of their newest office located in Ventura, CA. The new facility will provide Ventura County residents with the driveway and patio paving stone service their Los Angeles area customers love to rave about.

The company’s recent expansion into Ventura is just another example of the massive growth Pacific Pavingstone has experienced in the past few years. In fact just last month, the main headquarters were relocated from La Crescenta to their new, larger building in Sun Valley. The beautiful new office spaces were designed and built by the owner, Terry Morrill, from the ground up.

Terry and his Ventura team, headed up by the company’s newest addition, Mike Hale, are already in full swing. Mike has over seven years experience in paving stone installation and design and is personally overseeing the new Pacific Pavingstone office in Ventura.

“Before joining Pacific Pavingstone, I worked with some of their competitors who would just hire sub-contractors to do the actual work. I’m excited to be joining a team who has their own trained crews and who stand by the quality of their work from start to finish.” says Mike.

About Pacific Pavingstone
Pacific Pavingstone specializes in custom designed concrete paving stone driveway and patio installation. Pacific Pavingstone and its sister companies Morrill Landscape Group(www.morrillgroup.com) and California Waterscapes (www.californiawaterscapes.com), were founded by Terry Morrill and his two sons, Trent and Chad. The three companies have been featured on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition and multiple times on HGTV’s Landscaper’s Challenge. In 2004, they were recognized by Inc. 500 Magazine as one of “America’s Fastest Growing Privately-Owned Companies.”

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Two Days Sales Training for NOVAtime's West Coast Business Partners Held in Los Angeles

Many NOVAtime’s west coast business partners’ sales professionals heard from author and sales & marketing expert Pete Nelson and leading time and attendance expert Brian Rice to improve their selling skills and addressed marketing, branding and networking techniques and strategies.

Monterey Park, CA (PRWEB) May 26, 2005 -- NOVAtime, (www.novatime.com), an innovative technology company that develops time and attendance and workforce management software, concluded its first two days Selling in Color Sales Training series designed exclusively for the NOVAtime business partners’ sales professionals, held between May 19 and May 20.

The objectives of this sales training is to help salespeople of NOVAtime’s business partners evelop the knowledge, attitude, skills and habits they need to meet their productivity goals. This program’s intent was to transform the mindset of NOVAtime’s business partners’ sales professionals with powerful information from the Seven Steps for Selling the Way Your Customers Want to Buy, tips and information to customize or colorize their sales presentations, as well as teaching them to speak about their products and services in thirty (30) seconds or less.

As Nelson delivered detailed and interactive workshop on sales, marketing, and branding topics, while Rice offered specific sessions in how to promote NOVAtime’s time and attendance / workforce management products.

This educational information is important for NOVAtime’s business partners to position themselves beyond a provider for time and attendance / time clock solutions; they will help their customers to solve time and attendance problems, control labor costs, and enhance overall business performance for their customers.

NOVAtime has a strong commitment to provide the best products and services to their business partners, whether it’s the time and attendance / workforce management products that they’re selling, tools that their business partners will be using, promotions for their front-end sales professionals. This is a continuation of NOVAtime’s commitment to their business partners, as Frank Su, NOVAtime’s president stated during their seventh (7th) Annual International Business Partner Conference in Las Vegas, “You grow, we grow!”

About NOVAtime
With corporate offices located in Monterey Park, California, NOVAtime is a leader in integrating time and attendance systems with a company’s human resources and payroll. Known for their scalable software technology, many of the best-managed companies in the world have chosen NOVAtime as the preferred time and attendance and workforce management software provider. For more information on NOVAtime and Brian Rice, please visit www.novatime.com or call 877-486-6682.

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May 18, 2005

Twin City EDM Selected as Approved Vendor for Napco International

Twin City EDM, Wire EDM specialists located in Fridley, Minnesota, is now an approved vendor for Napco International LLC, a global procurement and materials management company that specializes in the support of U.S.-made military spare parts and equipment, located in Hopkins, Minnesota.

(PRWEB) May 18, 2005 -- Twin City EDM, Wire EDM specialists located in Fridley, Minnesota, is now an approved vendor for Napco International LLC, a global procurement and materials management company that specializes in the support of U.S.-made military spare parts and equipment, located in Hopkins, Minnesota.

Napco International makes and distributes spare parts and retrofit packages for military vehicles, communication systems, and electronic systems for the US military and foreign governments. Precision and efficiency are of the utmost importance to Napco and their end customers and that is why they have selected Twin City EDM as an approved vendor. Gary Gelhave, Quality Assurance Manager at Napco states, "We look forward to a long and prosperous relationship."

Twin City EDM provides a range of manufacturing services including wire EDM, sinker EDM, CNC milling, laser marking, and micro hole popping. Steve Lindell, Sales Director at Twin City EDM says, "We are excited to work with Napco. They are as a quality shop and we are confident that we will be able to meet and exceed the needs of Napco."

Twin City EDM has been providing precision EDM, CNC milling and services since 1959. They specialize in servicing medical, surgical, computer, defense, and aerospace industries. For more information or to request a free quote, please visit the Twin City EDM web site at http://www.twincityedm.com or contact Sales Director, Steve Lindell at 763-783-7808 or e-mail protected from spam bots.

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March 24, 2005

Renowned Designer Launches New Barclay Butera Home Brand Showroom at Los Angeles' Pacific Design Center during 'WestWeek'

Furnishings and lifestyle designer Barclay Butera, ASID, debuts the first Barclay Butera Home brand trade showroom during WestWeek, the major annual design event at Los Angeles’ Pacific Design Center (PDC). The 2000 sq. ft. located in Suite B465 on the fourth floor is the second of the designer’s five brand showrooms to open this year, but the only one exclusively to-the-trade. Barclay Butera Home (BBH) brand showrooms expand upon and emphasize the Barclay Butera lifestyle by offering his dedicated line of furnishings and accessories.

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) March 24, 2005 -- Furnishings and lifestyle designer Barclay Butera, ASID, debuts the first Barclay Butera Home brand trade showroom during WestWeek, the major annual design event at Los Angeles’ Pacific Design Center (PDC). The 2000 sq. ft. located in Suite B465 on the fourth floor is the second of the designer’s five brand showrooms to open this year, but the only one exclusively to-the-trade. An opening reception sponsored by Robb Report will be held on March 31st. Please contact Julie Du Brow for more information.

Barclay Butera Home (BBH) brand showrooms expand upon and emphasize the Barclay Butera lifestyle by offering his dedicated line of furnishings and accessories. Starting with his own nationally-distributed and customized upholstery line – renamed Barclay Butera Home (formerly Butera Home Furnishings) – he will eventually add his own home accessories to the mix, responding to requests for him to extend his vision of fashion for the home by providing unique creations for every aspect of home design.

The BBH showrooms have a clean and open presentation, highlighting the richness of each piece in its best space and light. Says Butera, “The PDC is a perfect venue for the transitional timeless elegance that is the overall goal with these showrooms; less product and more statement pieces allows the customer to appreciate the quality and lines of the pieces.”

The first BBH showroom resides in Newport Beach and opened in February to consumers and the trade. The existing, successful Barclay Butera collection retail showrooms will continue to offer the eclectic blend of varied top designer lines of furnishings and accessories, including Ralph Lauren, Baker, Henredon and, of course, Barclay Butera Home.

About the Company
Barclay Butera, Inc. (BBI), Butera’s 12-year old corporation, is based in Newport Beach, CA, and entails the Barclay Butera retail/to-the-trade collection showrooms in Newport Beach and Los Angeles, CA, and Park City, UT. Barclay Butera Home, Inc. (BBH) is home to both the Barclay Butera Home line, distributed with over 300 retailers nationwide, and to Barclay Butera Home retail and designer showrooms. Butera designs and manufactures his products in Los Angeles, CA.

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Research and Markets : Chinese Market for Polypropylene in Demand

Research and Markets (researchandmarkets.com/reports/c14355) has announced the addition of Chinese Markets for Polypropylene to their offering.

Dublin (PRWEB) March 24, 2005 -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c14355) has announced the addition of Chinese Markets for Polypropylene to their offering.

China's demand for polypropylene has grown at a fast pace in the past decade. In the next five years, both production and demand will continue to grow.

China’s two-decade high economic growth has spurred the rapidly rising consumption of polypropylene. Since 1990, the country’s polypropylene consumption has grown 17.8% annually. In 2000, the consumption of polypropylene increased to 6.1 million metric tons and Chinese domestic production reached 3.1 million metric tons. China’s demand for polypropylene is forecast to advance to 9.5 million metric tons by the year 2005. As demand advances at a rapid pace, China strives to increase polypropylene output, which is forecast to rise to 9.5 million metric tons by the year 2010. Despite new facility construction and capacity expansions, China’s polypropylene demand will continue to outstrip the supply. The country will continue to depend upon polypropylene imports throughout the next century.

This new study examines China's economic trends, investment environment, industry development, supply and demand, industry capacity, industry structure, marketing channels and major industry participants. Historical data (1994, 1999 and 2004) and long-term forecasts through 2009 and 2014 are presented. Major producers in China are also profiled in the producer directory.

Below are the topics mentioned and are discussed in more detail inside the study:
-Business Environment
-Polypropylene Industry Assessments
-Polypropylene Production & Demand
-Polypropylene Demand by Market
-Polypropylene Markets Outlook
Textile
Packaging
Automobiles and Other Motor Vehicles
Construction
Consumer Products
Other Markets
-Marketing Strategies
-Polypropylene Producer Directory

-List of Charts
Polypropylene Production and Demand Summary
China's GDP and Industrial Output
Industrial Output by Ownership
Foreign Investments and Loans
China’s Imports and Exports
Polypropylene Capacity in China
Polypropylene Capacity, Output and Demand
Polypropylene Production
Polypropylene Exports and Imports
Polypropylene Demand by Market in 2009

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c14355

Laura Wood
Senior Manager
Research and Markets
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Fax: +353 1 4100 980

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Research and Markets: A Discussion of The Chinese Market for Sealants

(PRWEB) March 23, 2005 -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c14345) has announced the addition of Chinese Markets for Sealants 2005 to their offering

China's demand for sealants has grown at a fast pace in the past decade. In the next five years, both production and demand will continue to grow. This new study examines China's economic trends, investment environment, industry development, supply and demand, industry capacity, industry structure, marketing channels and major industry participants. Historical data (1994, 1999 and 2004) and long-term forecasts through 2009 and 2014 are presented.

Key producers and end-users are profiled. Most of Chinese sealant producers are listed in the producer directory section.

In China, bituminous sealants and synthetic sealants are major types of sealants. Synthetic sealants include synthetic rubber sealants, acrylic sealants, polyurethane, polysulfide and silicone sealants. Bituminous sealant plays a predominant role in the sealant industry.

A preview of the key topics discussed includes:

-Business Environment
-Sealants Industry Assessments
-Sealants Production and Demand
-Sealants Consumption by Market
-Market Entry Channels
-Sealants Producer Directory

List of Charts:

- Sealants Production, Demand and Capacity Summary
- China's GDP and Industrial Output
- Industrial Output by Ownership
- Foreign Investments and Loans
- China’s Imports and Exports
- Sealants Capacity in China
- Sealants Capacity, Output and Demand China
- China’s Sealants Demand by Type in 2004
- Sealants Production
- Sealants Exports and Imports
- Sealants Demand by Market in 2009

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c14345

Laura Wood
Senior Manager
Research and Markets
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Fax: +353 1 4100 980

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March 22, 2005

Encompix Engineeer-to-Order Configurator Includes Sales and Production Drawings

Encompix Engineeer-to-Order Configurator Includes Sales and Production Drawings

(PRWEB) March 22, 2005 -- Encompix (www.encompix.com) is pleased to announce the inclusion of the Encompix ETO Configurator as part of the lead Engineer-to-Order Enterprise Resource Planning product suite. Based on Configure One's Concept product it is specifically designed for engineer-to-order manufacturers. Unlike most product configurators that can handle only simple configuration challenges, the ETO Configurator tackles the very complex product rules normally associated with engineer-to-order, project-based or custom manufacturers.

Encompix's ETO configurator dramatically reduces the time it takes to go from a customer's initial request for a quote to when the product is actually shipped by streamlining and automating much of the pre-manufacturing process. This includes the creation of quotes, sales and production drawings, routings, and bills of material. The data is seamlessly integrated with other Encompix components and is used to create a routing and a complete indented BOM in Encompix.

By automating sales and engineering tasks, the Encompix ETO Configurator helps speed up responses to quotation requests, free up engineering personnel, decrease errors and rework, and reduce overall lead time.
For more information on this exciting product, please contact Eric Binning at 513-733-0066 x 21

Encompix has filled the manufacturing software requirements of Engineer-to-Order companies since 1992. The company name reflects our commitment to developing business application solutions that encompass the complex areas of project-based and job-based manufacturing.
Encompix provides ETO manufacturers with a competitive advantage by improving bottom line results.

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Roy Bruce Rates Encompix ETO ERP Best Value

Roy Bruce Rates Encompix ETO ERP Best Value

(PRWEB) March 22, 2005 -- International Thermal Systems (ITS) is an original equipment manufacturer specializing in complete state-of-the-art engineered-to-order equipment for thermal-processing, metal packaging and finishing industries. ITS is a world leader in the design and manufacture of ovens, washers, furnaces, coolers, and material handling equipment.

After a comprehensive and lengthy evaluation, ITS selected Encompix ERP system to replace aging legacy business applications running on an IBM System 36.

According to Roy Bruce, director of finance, there were three major factors influencing the decision. "First, Encompix matched our need.

Second, the Encompix customers visited were positive about the product but even more positive of the support staff. Third, Encompix was neither the largest or smallest product reviewed but was the best value."

"After visiting other companies and hearing their convictions that Encompix stands behind their product, it only confirmed that we were making the right decision. I would challenge any ETO company to evaluate their process and compare it to the Encompix product. I would be surprised if they found a better match."

Thomas R. Cutler, spokesperson for the ETO Institute (www.etoinstitute.org) said, “The ETO Institute recognizes Encompix as the clear cut leader in the Engineer-to-Order environment. The ability to track the rework is so central to the ETO process that it is a central quality issue.”

Encompix (www.encompix.com) has filled the manufacturing software requirements of Engineer-to-Order companies since 1992. The company name reflects our commitment to developing business application solutions that encompass the complex areas of project-based and job-based manufacturing.

Encompix provides ETO manufacturers with a competitive advantage by improving bottom line results.

Contact:
Roger Meloy
Encompix
513-733-0066 x 13

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March 21, 2005

AXIOMTEK Becomes a GSA Advantage Supplier

Company to Provide a Wide Range of Diversified Industrial Solutions to Federal Buyers

City of Industry, CA (PRWEB) March 21, 2005 -- AXIOMTEK, a world renowned provider of industrial and embedded systems and components, today announced it has become an official GSA Advantage Supplier for Federal purchasing agents. With more than 15 years experience in providing excellent products and services to customers around the globe, Axiomtek broadens its distribution channel to reach more than 300,000 Federal users worldwide.

Axiomtek will provide a wide range of diversified industrial solutions offered through the GSA schedule including industrial PC and data storage solutions; embedded PCs; industrial panel computers; and a complete host of R&D and OEM integration services.

For Axiomtek Federal customers seeking specific products and solutions available on the GSA schedule, Axiomtek has created its own separate GSA product listing Web site. This allows customers to quickly research and identify needed components, systems and services without the requisite to visit the official GSA Advantage Web site which can be difficult to navigate. The Axiomtek GSA Web site is located at www.axiomtek.com/gsa

Federal customers who require customized support are able to work with AXIOMTEK using its eSmart™ custom integration services. In as little as 30 days, AXIOMTEK will perform custom integration work on a customer’s chosen computing platform including device drivers and IRQ settings; embedded operating system support, customer proprietary device drivers and applications; bootloader, utilities, and more to significantly reduce development time for new systems and solutions.

About AXIOMTEK
Founded in Taiwan by a group of young and aggressive engineers in 1990, AXIOMTEK has been acknowledged as one of the major design and manufacturing companies for diverse and market niche solutions in a wide array of industrial and embedded applications. Since the company’s establishment, it has successfully gained worldwide recognition for its innovative designs, product quality and exceptional customer service. Today, AXIOMTEK offers a wide range of products including Industrial Computer Chasses and Workstations, Super Slim Panel PCs and HMI Solutions, Data Acquisition Systems, Single Board Computers from 386 to Pentium II/III, PC/104 Modules, Embedded Computers in every conceivable form factor, CompactPCI systems and more. AXIOMTEK employs an international distribution network with tracking and inventory control located in Taiwan, USA, China and Germany to ensure rapid delivery of customer orders. The company can be found on the Web at www.2005axiomtek.com

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Research and Markets: View New Report on Lighting Fixtures Market in Russia

Research and Markets (researchandmarkets.com/reports/c14209) has announced the addition of The Lighting Fixtures Market in Russia to their offering.

(PRWEB) March 21, 2005 -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c14209) has announced the addition of The Lighting Fixtures Market in Russia to their offering.

This report offers a comprehensive picture of the lighting fixtures industry in Russia, providing trends in lighting fixtures production and consumption, lighting products, imports and exports for both indoor and outdoor lighting, as well as company profiles and data on the supply structure.

The report provides a forecast for the lighting fixtures market by federal district, with general data on foreign and domestic investments. The Russian lighting fixtures production is analysed considering the product type, number of employees, range of turnover and type of property of the leading manufacturers. A short profile for the main Russian ballast manufacturers is also available.

Moreover the Russian production is broken down by segment (decorative and residential lighting, commercial/technical lighting, industrial lighting, outdoor lighting) and by light source (traditional incandescent, halogen incandescent, linear fluorescence, gas discharge, LED).

A breakdown of lighting fittings exports and imports is provided by country and by product (residential lighting, commercial lighting, others).

Data on residential lighting are broken down by style (traditional, modern and design lighting) and by positioning of the ligth source (floor lights, table lights, wall lights, ceiling lights, suspensions), while data on commercial lighting are broken down by single product (downlights, fluorescence systems, projectors, spotlights, entertainment lights). Short profiles of the leading Russian manufacturers in the technical lighting segment are included.

One section is wholly dedicated to a review of the lamp market, with data on the consumption of lamps in various segments and a brief profile for the main companies.

The report also provides an overview of the Russian distribution channels for lighting fixtures, together with short profiles of the leading Russian distributors.

The last section comprises a list of exhibitions and shows that take place in Russia in 2005, plus interior design magazines, internet portals and web sites for online shopping.

A list of about 100 respondents to questionnaires is given, as well as addresses of 180 Russian lighting fixtures companies.

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c14209

Laura Wood
Senior Manager
Research and Markets
Fax: +353 1 4100 980

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Encompix Engineeer-to-Order Configurator Includes Creation of Quotes

Encompix Engineeer-to-Order Configurator Includes Creation of Quotes

(PRWEB) March 21, 2005 -- Encompix (www.encompix.com) is pleased to announce the inclusion of the Encompix ETO Configurator as part of the lead Engineer-to-Order Enterprise Resource Planning product suite. Based on Configure One's Concept product it is specifically designed for engineer-to-order manufacturers. Unlike most product configurators that can handle only simple configuration challenges, the ETO Configurator tackles the very complex product rules normally associated with engineer-to-order, project-based or custom manufacturers.

Encompix's ETO configurator dramatically reduces the time it takes to go from a customer's initial request for a quote to when the product is actually shipped by streamlining and automating much of the pre-manufacturing process. This includes the creation of quotes, sales and production drawings, routings, and bills of material. The data is seamlessly integrated with other Encompix components and is used to create a routing and a complete indented BOM in Encompix.
By automating sales and engineering tasks, the Encompix ETO Configurator helps speed up responses to quotation requests, free up engineering personnel, decrease errors and rework, and reduce overall lead time.

For more information on this exciting product, please contact Eric Binning at 513-733-0066 x 21 or e-mail protected from spam bots. Encompix has filled the manufacturing software requirements of Engineer-to-Order companies since 1992. The company name reflects our commitment to developing business application solutions that encompass the complex areas of project-based and job-based manufacturing.

Encompix provides ETO manufacturers with a competitive advantage by improving bottom line results.

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Pronto ERP: Truck Delivery Routes Part of Integrated Solution

PRWEB) March 21, 2005 -- Poppa Corn Company Ltd. selects ERP (enterprise resource planning) leader Pronto North America (www.Prontoerp.com) to efficiently monitor their two locations in Mississauga and Ottawa, Canada. Poppa Corn sells concession and fun foods, equipment for making pop corn, slushies, coffee, and candy floss. The company’s distinctive Poppa Corn logo has appeared in major movies.

The lack of integration in other ERP systems made the selection of Pronto ERP obvious. Poppa Corn realized unique benefits in the Pronto-Xi implementation:
- Serial Number tracking and rental controls is essential in concession business model.
- Inventory Control is critical in a wide variety of retail items.
- Custom modification for Truck delivery routes was a built-in part of the Pronto-Xi system, whereas other vendors required a third party bolt-on solution.
- Integrated system with access from both locations was a critical product feature that no other vendors provided.

Pronto North America, based in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, is the North American Master Distributor of Pronto-Xi, a comprehensive software system allowing manufacturers, distributors, and retailers to effectively manage all phases of the supply chain. Far beyond just another Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System, Pronto-Xi’s financial and distribution applications are unique and have provided maximum return on investment for a wide variety of organizations since 1976. From Pronto Planning to Pronto Production; from Pronto Forecasting Management to Pronto Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP); from Pronto Advanced Warehousing to Pronto Quality Management System (QMS), the cross-section and breadth of integrated elements addressed by Pronto-Xi is unmatched in the marketplace and justifies the company’s natural leadership role as the best fully integrated business software solution for more than a quarter century. Pronto North America is quickly emerging as the distribution sector ERP leader.

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March 20, 2005

Encompix Engineeer-to-Order Configurator Streamlines Pre-Manufacturing Process

(PRWEB) March 20, 2005 -- Encompix (www.encompix.com) is pleased to announce the inclusion of the Encompix ETO Configurator as part of the lead Engineer-to-Order Enterprise Resource Planning product suite. Based on Configure One's Concept product it is specifically designed for engineer-to-order manufacturers. Unlike most product configurators that can handle only simple configuration challenges, the ETO Configurator tackles the very complex product rules normally associated with engineer-to-order, project-based or custom manufacturers.

Encompix's ETO configurator dramatically reduces the time it takes to go from a customer's initial request for a quote to when the product is actually shipped by streamlining and automating much of the pre-manufacturing process. This includes the creation of quotes, sales and production drawings, routings, and bills of material. The data is seamlessly integrated with other Encompix components and is used to create a routing and a complete indented BOM in Encompix.

By automating sales and engineering tasks, the Encompix ETO Configurator helps speed up responses to quotation requests, free up engineering personnel, decrease errors and rework, and reduce overall lead time.
For more information on this exciting product, please contact Eric Binning at 513-733-0066 x 21

Encompix has filled the manufacturing software requirements of Engineer-to-Order companies since 1992. The company name reflects our commitment to developing business application solutions that encompass the complex areas of project-based and job-based manufacturing.
Encompix provides ETO manufacturers with a competitive advantage by improving bottom line results.

Posted by Industrial at 03:30 AM | Comments (0)

March 19, 2005

G-Man Creates Hip Hop Track for New National Steel & Shipbuilding Commercial

The world of the commercial music producer involves creating songs in a wide variety of styles, and in one week, Scott G (The G-Man) created a rock song, a techno dance number, and a trance tune - plus a hip hop track for a new radio spot advertising NASSCO, the builder of ships for British Petroleum and the U.S. Navy.

(PRWEB) March 19, 2005 -- As the owner of G-Man Music & Radical Radio, Scott G has created music that rocks, rolls, soothes, and shocks. He has composed and recorded salsa, jazz, techno, and even a rumba. "But as a white boy from Wisconsin," he states, "I had never been asked to create a hip hop track until now."

The recording, entitled "Hop Hip," is appearing on radio commercials for National Steel & Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) as part of their recruiting efforts to staff up while finishing two large contracts. NASSCO is completing double-hulled oil tankers for British Petroleum and T-AKE ships for the U.S. Navy.

Scott G founded G-Man Music & Radical Radio, where he produces award-winning radio commercials and composes music for radio and TV spots. His songs have been called "Moby meets Bowie" by producer Pete Anderson, "Moby meets Devo" by TV producer Paul Rich, and "The rhythm of machines with melodies of the heart" by music writer Janis Amy.

He has four albums on Delvian Records: "Grin Groove" (2002), "Electro Bop" (2003), "Platinum Age of the Remix" (2004), and "Sonic Tonic" (coming April 4, 2005)

Mr. G is a member of NARAS (the Grammy organization), a creative director of the National Association of Record Industry Professionals (NARIP) and writes about music for many organizations, including MusicDish.com and the Immedia Wire Service. The G-Man’s songs are on iTunes, www.digipie.com, www.96decibels.com, P2P sites, and http://www.delvianrecords.com, while his commercials may be heard at http://www.gmanmusic.com

National Steel and Shipbuilding, a General Dynamics company, has been designing and building ships since 1960, completing oil tankers, ferries, containerships, and oceanographic research ships for commercial customers; and hospital ships, fast combat support ships, tank landing ships, and roll-on/roll-off ships for the United States Navy.

Contact:
Brian Forest or Scott G
Immedia Wire Service / G-Man Music
immedia @ pacbell.net
http://www.gmanmusic.com
818-223-8486

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Lovejoy Tool Company, Inc. Introduces the New Catalog of Products CAT05 Milling Products

Springfield Vermont January 31, 2005 Lovejoy Tool Company, Inc. introduced a new Catalog of products to make it easier for a machinist to select the proper milling tool to solve his or her machining needs.

(PRWEB) March 19, 2005 -- Applications: The catalog features guides for selecting the proper tooling for the application being performed, as well as machining parameters, that, are excellent recommended starting points for running these milling tools. Descriptions of the insert grades and the material that they machine best are shown on all insert pages.

Specials: Examples of custom built tooling are also displayed in the catalog to give the machinist an idea of the types of tooling that Lovejoy Tool Company is capable of designing and building.

Products: This catalog contains a range of standard products such as inserts, end mills, face mills, slab mills, PCD CBN diamond tooling, high velocity tooling and slotting cutters as well as holders for some of this tooling.

Lovejoy Tool Company, Inc. specializes in custom designing and building milling cutters, inserts and some accessories for machinists in the aerospace, automotive, heavy equipment, mold and die, farm and industrial and many more industries. Lovejoy is known for being a problem solver in the milling industry and we are here to solve your machining needs.

For more information, contact Jill Chadbourne at 800-843-8376 x234 and request your free catalog today.

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March 18, 2005

Research and Markets: Study This Extensive Analysis of Koyo Seiko Co. Ltd. Today

Research and Markets (researchandmarkets.com/reports/c14101) has announced the addition of Koyo Seiko Co. Ltd.: 2005 Company Profile Edition 1 to their offering.

(PRWEB) March 18, 2005 -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c14101) has announced the addition of Koyo Seiko Co. Ltd.: 2005 Company Profile Edition 1 to their offering.

This new company profile on Koyo Seiko provides up-to-the minute analysis of the company. Addressing all the key issues that confront the component sector, this profile analyses Koyo Seiko's current and future M&A activity, changing new product development and R&D, financial and market information, company structure and product range, as well as offering a summary of the company's strategy and its future prospects.

Koyo Seiko Co., Ltd is a leading manufacturer of ball bearings and auto steering components. The company also manufactures other automotive products such as ABS sensors, CV (constant velocity) joints, oil seals, steering gear systems, machine tools, drive shafts etc. and mechatronic & factory-automation products.

Koyo Seiko supplies the automotive needs of Toyota Motor, which holds 24.9% stake in the company and most other Japanese automobile manufacturers, as well as several European automobile manufacturers.

The profile is structured as follows:

Company structure
A summary of the ownership and structure of the company, the other activities it is involved in and the relative contributions made by these activities. This will comprise:

- Company overview
- Shareholders
- Divisional organisation
- International production network and engineering and development centres
- Automotive product profile
- A concise summary of the company's product groups.

Customer profile
A note of the company's major customers worldwide and a round-up of recently awarded supply contracts.

Financial performance
A review of the financial strategy of the company as recorded in public statements and reports, followed by an analysis of the accounts for the last five years. It includes commentary on how the company has performed and its prospects over the coming 12 months.

Company strategy
A summary of the key elements of the company's strategy, particularly in major operational areas such as technical development, design or marketing. This section explains how recent events and emerging trends fit into the overall picture of the industry. It also summarises events over the past three years such as acquisitions, disposals and new ventures.

Product development and R&D
An overview of the company's R&D strategy and recently launched products.

Prospects

Contents include:
- Company Dossier
- Worldwide Locations
- Financial Analysis
- Competitor Analysis
- Key Events
- SWOT Analysis
- Customers
- Products
- Product Development
- Prospects

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c14101

Laura Wood
Senior Manager
Research and Markets
Fax: +353 1 4100 980

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Research and Markets: View This Up-to-the-Minute Analysis of Honeywell International Inc

Research and Markets (researchandmarkets.com/reports/c14093) has announced the addition of Honeywell International Inc.: 2005 Company Profile Edition 1 to their offering.

(PRWEB) March 18, 2005 -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c14093) has announced the addition of Honeywell International Inc.: 2005 Company Profile Edition 1 to their offering.

This new company profile on Honeywell provides up-to-the-minute-analysis on the company. Addressing all the key issues that confront the component sector, this profile analyses Honeywell's current and future M&A activity, changing new product development and R&D, financial and market information, company structure and product range, as well as offering a summary of the company's strategy and its future prospects.

Honeywell Inc is a diversified manufacturing and technology company, which manufactures aerospace, automotive, transportation and power equipment, and specialty materials. The company’s vast product portfolio includes turbochargers, Fram filters, Prestone antifreeze, engines, avionics, flight-safety equipment, heating and cooling, and control systems.

Honeywell operates in four primary business segments: Aerospace, Automation and Control Solutions, Transportation Systems, and Specialty Materials. The Transportation Systems segment serves the automotive industry through its three strategic business units (SBUs), Turbo Technologies, Consumer Products Group, and Friction Materials. For the fiscal ended December 31, 2004, Honeywell posted sales of US$25.6 billion, an increase of 11% over the previous year; and the Transportation Systems segment contributed US$4.3 billion of the total sales.

The profile is structured as follows:

Company structure
A summary of the ownership and structure of the company, the other activities it is involved in and the relative contributions made by these activities. This will comprise:

- Company overview
- Shareholders
- Divisional organisation
- International production network and engineering and development centres
- Automotive product profile
- A concise summary of the company's product groups.

Customer profile
A note of the company's major customers worldwide and a round-up of recently awarded supply contracts.

Financial performance
A review of the financial strategy of the company as recorded in public statements and reports, followed by an analysis of the accounts for the last five years. It includes commentary on how the company has performed and its prospects over the coming 12 months.

Company strategy
A summary of the key elements of the company's strategy, particularly in major operational areas such as technical development, design or marketing. This section explains how recent events and emerging trends fit into the overall picture of the industry. It also summarises events over the past three years such as acquisitions, disposals and new ventures.

Product development and R&D
An overview of the company's R&D strategy and recently launched products.

Prospects
Opinion on the company's future prospects.

Contents include:
- Company Dossier
- Worldwide Locations
- Financial Analysis
- Competitor Analysis
- Key Events
- SWOT Analysis
- Customers
- Products
- Product Development
- Prospects

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c14093

Laura Wood
Senior Manager
Research and Markets
Fax: +353 1 4100 980

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CPDA Announces Agenda and Speaker Line-Up for Developing A Design/Simulation Framework Workshop

CPDA announces details of the Agenda and Speaker line-up for its Developing a Design/Simulation Framework Workshop, which takes place in Atlanta on April 6th. The event offers a program that will explore the latest thinking on the critical issues facing design and simulation.

Port Chester, NY (PRWEB) March 18, 2005 -- CPD Associates (CPDA) announces details of the Agenda and Speaker Line-up for its Developing a Design/Simulation Framework Workshop, which takes place on April 6th at The Georgia Tech Hotel & Conference Center. This event offers a program that will explore in-depth the latest thinking on the critical issues facing design and simulation.

The one-day program will address the following key challenges and more:
1. What are the requirements for a CAE data model to close the syntactical and semantic gaps between design and simulation? What information needs to be structured to serve multiple product views and different simulations, such as CFD and stress?
2. How can a design/simulation framework promote reuse of objects and methods to minimize the development effort? How can idealization and meshing be automated, and the knowledge reused?
3. What steps can be taken to define and validate products up front prior to detail design?
4. How can the loop be closed between requirements and detailed design to provide traceability and validation of requirements, functions, concepts, and detail designs?
5. How can systems engineering principles be extended to a design/simulation framework?

For updated information on this event please visit our web site at: http://www.cpd-associates.com?download=atlanta405 or contact Cheryl Peck at 800-573-4756 or by e-mail at e-mail protected from spam bots.

To view the full agenda and speaker line-up go to http://cpd-associates.com/pdfs/agenda/include_ConfAgenda_0305.cfm

Agenda Highlights
*Developing a CAE Model - Michel Vrinat, CPDA
*The Universal Engineering Model – An Extensible CAE Data Model for Virtual Product Development – Malcolm Panthaki, CoMeT Solutions
*Technologies to Increase Simulation Reliability – Mark S. Shephard, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
*CAE Data Management – Alhad Joshi, Altair Engineering
*Design/Analysis Interoperability – Russell Peak, Georgia Tech
*Simulation Based Design at Visteon – Dr. David W. Halt and Dr. Bruce E. Webster, Visteon
*Simulation for Conceptual Design – Richard Zarda, Lockheed Martin
*Extending Systems Engineering Principles to an Enterprise Framework – Vasco Drecun, CPDA
*Digital Simulation and Validation as Key Components for Extending Systems Engineering Principles to a PLM Framework – George Allen, UGS
*CATIA Analysis Modeler – Severin Lanfranchi, Dassault Systemes
*Rapid CAD & Analysis of Conceptual Aircraft – Jim Soltisz, Engineous

About CPDA
CPDA, or Collaborative Product Development Associates, LLC, is a leading research and consulting firm formed in 2004 by the PLM team from D.H. Brown Associates, Inc. CPDA is instrumental in providing organizations with the latest in-depth, objective information for assessing technology, business goals and objectives, and implementation road maps. For over 19 years, CPDA has targeted the critical decisions challenging Product Lifecycle Management and Information Technology executives. CPDA’s collaborative PLM research provides a cohesive suite of programs defined by in-depth analysis of implementation strategies, products, issues, processes, technologies, and trends.

CPDA's suite of collaborative research programs includes Product Definition, Product Value Management, Design Creation and Validation, and Product Lifecycle Management Infrastructure.

Contact: Cheryl Peck - 800-573-4756

Posted by Industrial at 03:18 AM | Comments (0)

March 17, 2005

PartsHotlines.com Revs Up Their Free Used Auto Parts Search with Ground Breaking Satellite Technology that Allows Users to Locate Parts in a Matter of Seconds

While used car part websites have existed for many years, none have had the technology to provide consumers with immediate results. To solve this problem, Hotlines, Inc. spent years creating its own cutting edge satellite technology that searches the inventory of top-quality salvage yards across the country with the click of a button.

Council Bluffs, IA (PRWEB) March 17, 2005 -- Hotlines, Inc. is pleased to announce the launch the first and only free real-time search for used auto parts on the Internet available at http://www.PartsHotlines.com

Body shops, mechanics, and individuals interested in finding used auto parts immediately simply type their zip code, the year, make, and model of their car, as well as the type and number of parts they're seeking, into the PartsHotlines.com easy-to-use web form and click the "find" button. In a matter of seconds, automotive recyclers’ inventories are queried, allowing the searchers to know instantly if a salvage yard in their geographic area has the parts they need. Other used car part locating services take 24 hours or more to provide searchers with their results via email or phone.

With the launch of this new online used auto parts locating tool, Hotlines Inc. continues to build its reputation as an innovator in the used car parts industry. "The real-time aspect of the PartsHotlines.com site saves our visitors considerable time, because they're not chasing parts which no longer exist," said Betsy Finnell, Hotlines Vice President. "If a recycler enters a part into his inventory at 10:00, and the site visitor looks for that part at 10:01, he’ll be able to see it. If the recycler sells the part at 3:00 and the site visitor is looking for it at 3:01, he won’t see it," continued Finnell.

PartsHotlines hand-picks the salvage yards for their network based on time in the industry, part quality and the superiority of their overall business. "The salvage yards that we allow in our network are the best in the business," said Finnell.

Mike Vande Voort, President and Chief Operating Officer for Hotlines is proud to make old-fashioned used auto parts bulletin boards a thing of the past. "We are pleased to provide body shops and mechanics with instant, real-time information about part availability and pricing – something that is unique in the industry."

About Hotlines, Inc.
Located in Council Bluffs Iowa, PartsHotlines.com is operated by Hotlines, Inc. Hotlines Inc. and its subsidiary companies, PartsHotlines.com and MrCycleParts.com, have created an extensive network of used auto part and used motorcycle part salvage yards that can be accessed by their online satellite searches.

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Encompix ETO ERP Meeting to Focus on Contribution Reporting

Whether a senior Engineer-to-order executive, IT manager, or ETO ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) end-user, the Encompix Customer Conference will provide immediate value. The conference is being held in Dearborn Michigan, May 9 – 11, 2005

(PRWEB) March 17, 2005 -- Whether a senior Engineer-to-order executive, IT manager, or ETO ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) end-user, the Encompix Customer Conference will provide immediate value. The conference is being held in Dearborn Michigan, May 9 – 11, 2005

The agenda includes sessions that cover financial accounting, job costing, inventory, material planning, engineering, manufacturing, purchasing, CRM, reporting, and information technology.

• Job Costing Redesign
• Contribution Reporting
• Redesign
• Mfg. Part Processing
• Project Reserved Inventory
• E-BOM
• 3D CAD/PLM/Document
• Management
• Financial Enhancements
• Encompix CRM
• Time & Material Focus
• Microsoft and Encompix

Benefits:
• Get updates on Encompix future technology direction
• Learn about version 9.3
• Review new product offerings from Encompix partners
• Input your ideas into future product development
• Obtain best practices from other customers, partners and industry experts
• Network with your peers in your industry
• Meet with all key Encompix personnel

Early Bird Registration is being accepted until April 8, 2005; the fee is $595.
Regular Registration is being accepted until April 22, 2005; the fee is $695.

The conference fee covers:
• Dinner at Automotive Hall of Fame
• Breakfast, lunch and dinner Tuesday
• All special events
• Breakfast Wednesday
• All conference materials

For more conference information go to http://www.encompix.com/conf2005/2005confinvite.pdf or inquire with Heather Lucas

Encompix (www.encompix.com) has filled the manufacturing software requirements of Engineer-to-Order companies since 1992. The company name reflects our commitment to developing business application solutions that encompass the complex areas of project-based and job-based manufacturing.

Encompix provides ETO manufacturers with a competitive advantage by improving bottom line results.

Posted by Industrial at 04:54 AM | Comments (0)

Engineeer-to-Order Configurator Introduced by ETO ERP Leader Encompix

PRWEB) March 17, 2005 -- Encompix (www.encompix.com) is pleased to announce the inclusion of the Encompix ETO Configurator as part of the lead Engineer-to-Order Enterprise Resource Planning product suite. Based on Configure One's Concept product it is specifically designed for engineer-to-order manufacturers. Unlike most product configurators that can handle only simple configuration challenges, the ETO Configurator tackles the very complex product rules normally associated with engineer-to-order, project-based or custom manufacturers.

Encompix's ETO configurator dramatically reduces the time it takes to go from a customer's initial request for a quote to when the product is actually shipped by streamlining and automating much of the pre-manufacturing process. This includes the creation of quotes, sales and production drawings, routings, and bills of material. The data is seamlessly integrated with other Encompix components and is used to create a routing and a complete indented BOM in Encompix.
By automating sales and engineering tasks, the Encompix ETO Configurator helps speed up responses to quotation requests, free up engineering personnel, decrease errors and rework, and reduce overall lead time.

For more information on this exciting product, please contact Eric Binning at 513-733-0066 x 21 or e-mail protected from spam bots. Encompix has filled the manufacturing software requirements of Engineer-to-Order companies since 1992. The company name reflects our commitment to developing business application solutions that encompass the complex areas of project-based and job-based manufacturing.

Encompix provides ETO manufacturers with a competitive advantage by improving bottom line results.

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March 16, 2005

Mike Gallagher and General Steel Start College Fund for Children of Fallen Soldiers

Gallagher, a nationally syndicated radio talk show host, and General Steel want to pay for the education of children who have had a parent killed fighting the war on terror.

New York, N.Y. (PRWEB via PR Web Direct) March 16 , 2005 -- Nationally syndicated radio talk show host Mike Gallagher announced today that his charitable foundation and General Steel Corporation are partnering to help pay for the education of the children of military men and women who have been killed fighting the war on terror.

Gallagher fondly refers to his estimated 3.25 million weekly listeners as “Gallagher’s Army” and frequently asks his listeners to help in charitable causes.

General Steel Corporation, one of the best-known brands of steel buildings and a longtime sponsor of The Mike Gallagher Show, recently donated $33,000 to start the “Gallagher’s Army/General Steel Educational Assistance Fund.

“I can’t think of a better way to support our troops than to help fulfill these hero’s dreams for their children’s education,” said Jeff Knight, founder and president of General Steel.

Gallagher added, “I am honored to be partnering with a company like General Steel to help make a difference in the lives of these young people.”

Gallagher said he will continue to ask for contributions and donations of support in the coming months to add to the fund.

In announcing the formation of the fund, Gallagher said, “General Steel was very generous in its initial contribution. We plan to take advantage of this fast start by dedicating our energy in the coming months to not only add to the fund, but to publicize the existence of the fund to ensure the money is distributed quickly to the families who need the help.”

Information about the fund and an application can be found online at www.gallaghersarmy.com

General Steel is a leader in the pre-engineered steel building Industry, providing buildings around the world for almost any purpose. The General’s prominent advertisements on radio and television have lead to increasing the awareness of the cost and time savings provided by steel buildings.

The Mike Gallagher Show can be heard on over 200 radio stations daily. Gallagher is also a frequent guest host/contributor on Fox News. Gallagher formed The Mike Gallagher Show Charitable Foundation (“Gallagher’s Army”) in response to his listener’s support of charitable causes he often mentioned on his radio show. Gallagher’s Army has helped send over 70,000 “gift boxes” to troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Contact
Joey D. Hudson, executive director
The Mike Gallagher Show Charitable Foundation
864-331-1973
www.mikeonline.com

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E-Z-MRP Seeks Italian Distributor for Exclusive License Agreement

E-Z-MRP, (www.E-Z-MRP.com), the reasonably priced manufacturing software system announced today that it is seeking to sign an exclusive Italian Distributor License Agreement.

(PRWEB) March 16, 2005 -- E-Z-MRP, (www.E-Z-MRP.com), the reasonably priced manufacturing software system announced today that it is seeking to sign an exclusive Italian Distributor License Agreement.
Rocky Smolin, President of E-Z-MRP recently announced an aggressive growth strategy for the low end manufacturing software giant. “With so many international manufacturing companies now working with American businesses, there is an increasing demand for accountability and report tracking. Our extensive growth in China has made other international markets interested in distributing E-Z-MRP.”

E-Z-MRP was designed to make it easy to add and support foreign languages. With the success of the Chinese translation project E-Z-MRP is seeking to add additional foreign languages to the system through cooperative ventures with distributors in foreign countries.

E-Z-MRP is an integrated manufacturing system that includes all the functions needed to control manufacturing operations. E-Z-MRP is designed for small manufacturers – from startup to $20 million. It works just as well in job shop or build to order environments as in build to stock or build to forecast operations. E-Z-MRP has been successfully implemented in a remarkable variety of small manufacturing companies.

The E-Z-MRP package includes a full-featured Bill of Materials processor, plus a material planning and tracking module which tracks all sales orders, forecasts, work orders (planned, firm, and released), purchase orders, shortages, raw materials, and finished goods inventories. It also records a complete audit trail on all inventory transactions. Also included: a physical inventory function, a purchase order module for printing purchase orders, and a recently added capacity planning module.

Price of E-Z-MRP is $2,995. Support for the first year is free. After, the support fee is $300 annually. E-Z-MRP with two full years of support can be leased at $169.96 per month.

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March 15, 2005

Caribbean Cold Storage Named An Approved Distributor For Yum Brands

Jacksonville based Caribbean Cold Storage has been named an approved distributor for Yum! Brands. They are one of only three companies in the United States approved as a distributor for the export market.

(PRWEB) March 15, 2005 -- Jacksonville based Caribbean Cold Storage has been named an approved distributor for Yum! Brands. They are one of only three companies in the United States to have such recognition. Yum! Brands is a holding company comprised of Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Long John Silver's and A&W Restaurants. They are a Fortune 300 Company based in Louisville, KY. They are the world's largest quick-service restaurant company with over 33,000 restaurants in 100 countries.

The road to becoming a Yum! Brands approved distributor is not an easy one. There are stringent guidelines and policies that a company must have in place to even be considered. Then, the facility must remain in compliance, which is verified through a series of annual audits.

"Developing a partnership with Yum! Brands is the perfect strategic match for our future diversification. Yum! Brands operates a centralized purchasing system, which puts all buyers on a level playing field," explained Paul Robbins, CEO. "This will allow Caribbean Cold Storage and Caribbean Shipping Services to showcase our strengths: Logistics and Export. I feel that our business is a wonderful complement to the Yum! Brands' operations."

“One of the long term goals of the Caribbean companies is to duplicate our East Coast business model on the West Coast by establishing warehousing, inland transportation and ocean service capabilities in that region,” adds Bill Reed, Special Assistant to the President. “We are thrilled with the opportunities presented to us by establishing a relationship with Yum! Brands.”

“We are very focused on our future growth right now. Currently, most of our customers associate us with refrigerated shipping, but we are working hard to expand our presence in the dry shipping arena,” said Robbins. “We already have the infrastructure in place to offer the same cost effective and reliable services to the dry freight market. We are always searching for strategic business partners who are interested in expanding their business where we are a significant player, and Yum! Brands definitely fits that description.”

Today Caribbean operates from their main offices in Jacksonville, FL and satellite offices in San Juan, PR, Charlotte, NC and Howell, NJ. The company has twice been named to INC Magazine’s list of 100 Fastest Growing Inner City Companies. Since 1999 they have also been included in the First Coast 50, a listing of the top fifty privately owned companies in Northeast Florida.

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March 14, 2005

RFID World Conference Research Report

Incucomm is offering free market research covering the recent RFID World Conference. Over 250 companies exhibited at the show. Incucomm dispatched mystery shoppers to speak with as many of them as possible. A report summarizing the findings of these discussions is presented in a free market research report, which reports on the products and progress of a large number of firms, as well as the potential for IPO activity in the space.

Dallas, TX (PRWEB) March 14, 2005 -- The largest RFID show has grown from the few faithful true believers only three years ago, to a meeting that sold out the venue at the Gaylord Texan. Next year’s show will be probably be larger, but the 2005 event highlighted the maturation of the industry.

According to John Volpi, Incuocmm CTO, “Some of the technology has matured very quickly, and we saw impressive products. But, some new entrants to the market are unproven, and the new EPC Gen 2 tags are not yet commercially available. So, on balance, RFID is a marketplace where a buyer needs to get references from other customers, and be skeptical of plug and play claims. Like other systems based on radio, new entrants who assume it works like an Ethernet will provide disappointing results. We found a few providers with practical products, and impressive customers, but we found more companies with vapor products weak practical grasp of the space.”

The report covers both firms at the show, and firms which did not attend, perhaps signaling a plan for some to abandon their RFID ambitions. More than thirty firms are discussed in the 9-page report, which covers a range of RFID market segments.

Incucomm has published a number of RFID research reports over the past three years for private clients, and for the public. “Last year our offer of free research for a short period was very popular,” said Matthew Bowers, Incucomm’s Chief Development Officer. “We wanted to make that offer again in 2005.”

The report can be downloaded after completing a brief research survey, at http://www.incucomm.com/survey001.htm

The report provides highlights of the sessions of the conference, and provides information of interest to investors, RFID technologists, RFID vendors, RFID users, and firms interested in implementing RFID systems.

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Big Sky Makes Big Technology Decision Quickly

Most ETO (Engineer-to-Order) firms take at least twelve months to decide on the appropriate ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system. This lengthy process is due to the fact that many ERP vendors claim to be ETO savvy and are not in fact. There are exceptions to the rule. Recently, Big Sky Engineering (www.bigskyeng.com) located in Middleton, Wisconsin, just outside of Madison in south-central Wisconsin, made an important technology decision relatively quickly.

(PRWEB) March 14, 2005 -- Most ETO (Engineer-to-Order) firms take at least twelve months to decide on the appropriate ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system. This lengthy process is due to the fact that many ERP vendors claim to be ETO savvy and are not in fact. There are exceptions to the rule. Recently, Big Sky Engineering (www.bigskyeng.com) located in Middleton, Wisconsin, just outside of Madison in south-central Wisconsin, made an important technology decision relatively quickly.

Formed in 1997, with the goal of providing economical automation solutions to the ever-changing packaging industry, Big Sky picks standard, off-the-shelf components whenever possible to simplify maintenance and eliminate machine downtime; however all of the machines are built with future retooling in mind. Their primary market is packaging automation machinery for consumer goods companies (such as SC Johnson).

Chief engineer for Big Sky, Peter Dettmer originally contacted Cincinnati-based ETO ERP leader Encompix (www.encompix.com) via their website in November 2004. Encompix, which usually serves the mid-market ETO manufacturer was hesitant to pursue this opportunity because of Big Sky’s small size and spent much effort pre-qualifying. However, due to Big Sky’s recent explosive growth and plans for future growth, Encompix considered this a deal worth pursuing. Despite a much higher price point than the competitors, the functionality demonstrated in the Encompix overview session made Big Sky’s decision quite easy. To keep sales costs down, Encompix combined a site survey and demonstration into a one day session. The three owners of Big Sky were heavily involved in the process and able to negotiate directly to get this deal closed by mid-February 2005. In return for a discount, Big Sky agreed to purchase one extra user and pay in full for software and maintenance by March 15. Encompix crafted a somewhat revised implementation plan for this smaller than usual customer.

Big Sky’s Rationale for ETO ERP Encompix Selection:
1) Experience with manufacturers similar to their business
2) Ability to integrate with Inventor
3) Obvious understanding of the way they conduct business
The Encompix initial implementation is for eight concurrent users with an agreement to protect the user price for the first year. Encompix has filled the manufacturing software requirements of Engineer-to-Order companies since 1992. The company name reflects the commitment to developing business application solutions that encompass the complex areas of project-based and job-based manufacturing. Encompix provides ETO manufacturers with a competitive advantage by improving bottom line results.

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March 11, 2005

Canadian Photonics Firm Selects Pronto ERP

(PRWEB) March 11, 2005 -- The Optikon Corporation, located in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada (www.optikon.ca) selected ERP (enterprise resource planning) leader Pronto North America (www.Prontoerp.com) because of the flexibility and integration capacity of the system. Optikon was established in 1974 to offer specialized marketing services for photonics products in Canada, the U.S., and overseas. As the company evolved it specialized in the following areas:

- Visible and Infrared Light Measuring Instrumentation
- Fiber Optic Test and Measuring Instrumentation
- Optical Research and Development Laboratory Hardware
- Non-Contact Optical Measuring and Monitoring Instrumentation

In 1987, through an acquisition, Optikon expanded into the field of High Speed Image Recording and Analysis, capturing a sizeable market share of the Canadian market, as well as expanding into the U.S., European, and Japanese markets.

Optikon realized that Pronto-Xi provided a fully integrated system, product and inventory control, as well as multiple currency control. CRM (Customer Relationship Management) is now available from locations across North America thanks to the fully integrated Pronto features. The company also prizes the ability to add a comprehensive service module to better track customer satisfaction and retention.

No other ERP vendor was able to offer OPTIKON the level of complete integration; instead others suggested bolt-on third party solutions for service, CRM, and multiple currency control.

Pronto North America, based in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, is the North American Master Distributor of Pronto-Xi, a comprehensive software system allowing manufacturers, distributors, and retailers to effectively manage all phases of the supply chain. Far beyond just another Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System, Pronto-Xi’s financial and distribution applications are unique and have provided maximum return on investment for a wide variety of organizations since 1976. From PRONTO Planning to Pronto Production; from Pronto Forecasting Management to Pronto Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP); from Pronto Advanced Warehousing to Pronto Quality Management System (QMS), the cross-section and breadth of integrated elements addressed by Pronto-Xi is unmatched in the marketplace and justifies the company’s natural leadership role as the best fully integrated business software solution for more than a quarter century. Pronto North America is quickly emerging as the distribution sector ERP leader.

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March 09, 2005

Staco Energy Introduces Redesigned Web Site with New Online Store

Staco Energy Products has redesigned their web site to include a new online store for single-phase products and replacement parts. Additional functionality includes the easy downloading of prodcut guide specifications, users manuals and UPS specific monitoring software.

Dayton, OH (PRWEB) March 9, 2005 -- Staco Energy Products Co. has unveiled a new online store where customers can purchase the company’s popular UPS, the UniStar Sx, directly from the factory. The online store also offers some of Staco Energy's more popular single phase UPS, Variable Transformers, and a full complement of replacement parts.

The online store is just one part of a newly designed website that offers easier, more logical navigation, industry sector application information, in-depth technical information, and enhanced customer interaction. The new site, which can be viewed at www.StacoEnergy.com, provides users with the ability to easily find product information that is specific to their industry. Downloadable technical information such as product guide specifications, engineering drawings, users’ manuals and their UPS specific monitoring software are also available.

Detailed contact information, special promotions and exclusive website offers round out this robust, user friendly web site. For a limited time, visitors to the “special offers” section of the website can register for a free poster.

Staco Energy Products Co. is a major provider of voltage control and voltage regulation products, and a complete line of advanced power conditioners and uninterruptible power supplies (UPS). For more than 65 years, customers worldwide have relied on Staco Energy Products as their dependable source for standard and custom solutions to a wide range of electrical power problems. Dayton-based Staco Energy Products is a wholly owned subsidiary of Dallas-based Component Corporation of America. For more information, visit www.stacoenergy.com, call 866-266-1191, write to Staco Energy Products Co, 301 Gaddis Blvd, Dayton, OH 45403

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March 07, 2005

Industrial Connection Offering Advertorial Coverage in March 2005 According to Associate Editor TR Cutler

Industrial Connection Offering Advertorial Coverage in March 2005 According to Associate Editor TR Cutler

(PRWEB) March 7, 2005 -- Thomas R. Cutler, Associate Editor of Industrial Connection magazine (www.industrialconnection.net) is the founder of the Manufacturing Media Consortium of more than 1700 journalists writing about trends in the manufacturing sector.

Cutler noted that there will be many more paid advertorial feature articles in 2005 because the demand for coverage in the region has grown so extensively. According to Cutler, "There are just so few ways to reach the manufacturing executives in the region and we believe offering a publication with journalistic integrity is essential.

Industrial Connection is the only Manufacturing dedicated publication covering the Southeastern United States, with emphasis in Florida, Georgia, North and South Carolina. Cutler added that, "We are going to generate a series of articles about quality, and manufacturing process improvement from Six Sigma to Lean Manufacturing Certification, Electronic Kanban to Job Scheduling. Starting in 2005, we are going to focus greatly on the needs of the smaller (less than 20$ million in annual sales) manufacturer. We are also going to have a very concentrated focus on ETO (Engineer-to-Order) Manufacturing, because these custom manufacturers have been the beacon of the sector."

Circulation of the publication is 15,000 and distribution is free of charge. Other trade organization wishing coverage should contact Thomas R. Cutler.

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March 04, 2005

Announcing a New Trade Show at a New Time in Hong Kong

A New Prime Time Industry Event in Hong Kong for the world-wide professionals from jewellery and watch industries.

(PRWEB) March 4, 2005 -- World Trade Fair Limited announces the first Hong Kong January International jewelry & Watch Show to be held January 17 - 20, 2006. This newly created event will showcase jewelry and watches from around the world at Asia's newest and most modern exhibition facility--AsiaWorld Expo.

Show organizers are committed to delivering a show experience unique among Asian jewelry shows. Unlike current Hong Kong shows, this event will run from Tuesday through Friday and admit retail, wholesale buyers and importers only. According to B. K. Chow, Show Director, "This will be a 100% trade only event in the world's freest marketplace. By qualifying attendees, we plan to deliver a strong buyer audience that allows sellers to maximize the time spent with current and potential customers. And, as a delivery show, buyers can complete transactions on the spot and return to their stores with product ready to sell."

“Professional Jeweler, the leading U.S. jewellery industry maga