Archive for October, 2007

Frost & Sullivan selected Aspect Software as the recipient of the 2007 North American Frost & Sullivan Award for Market Leadership in the workforce management (WFM) segment of the agent performance optimization (APO) contact center market.
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SAN FRANCISCO—-Innotas, the provider of the only on-demand Project Portfolio Management solution designed specifically for IT departments, today announced that President and CEO Keith Carlson will participate as a speaker at IT Value Studio 9, a conference hosted by The Leadership Academy Program.
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Sodexho, the nation’s leading provider of integrated food and facilities management services, was honored today by the Montgomery County Department of Business Development with the 2007 Economic Development Leadership Award.
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PALO ALTO, Calif.—-Symphony Metreo, Inc., a leading provider of enterprise pricing and operations management solutions, today announced its SymphonyRPM performance management platform has attained one of the highest rankings in Ventana Research’s 2007 Business Intelligence and Performance Management Scorecard – Midyear Update.
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PALO ALTO, Calif.—-Frost & Sullivan selected Aspect Software as the recipient of the 2007 North American Frost & Sullivan Award for Market Leadership in the workforce management segment of the agent performance optimization contact center market.
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FatWire Software recently announced that it has acquired Infostoria, a provider of Web 2.0 collaboration and content sharing tools for the enterprise. Infostoria’s innovative technology enables single-click wiki creation and blogging, and offers an advanced content integration platform to help organizations manage, find and securely share content stored in disparate repositories.
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Chiltern, a leading global clinical research organization (CRO), recently announced the acquisition of Clinical Trial Management Services, Inc. (CTMS) a Bristol, Tennessee based CRO offering high quality services throughout the United States. From February 2008 the combined operation will be known exclusively as ‘Chiltern’.
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The Debt Management Office (DMO), development partners and state governments yesterday brainstormed on how to pool resources required for the development of debt management units in the states.
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Executive Alliance, creator and provider of premium leadership-recognition forums and events worldwide, announced today the recipient of the ISE Luminary Leadership Award 2007.
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Haemonetics Corporation, a global blood management solutions company, and Haemoscope Corporation, a privately held blood diagnostic company, announced today a definitive agreement whereby Haemonetics will acquire Haemoscope’s TEG

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.—-The Enterprise Management Solutions Division of Black & Veatch announced today that Russell A. Feingold has joined the EMS senior management team as a Vice President and leader of the EMS Rate and Regulatory Advisory practice.
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PerformanceEdge? Workforce Management Capability Leads Market in North America with 29.4 Percent Market Share (PRWeb Oct 30, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/UHJvZi1Mb3ZlLVByb2YtTG92ZS1UaGlyLVplcm8=
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BEDFORD, Mass.—-Progress Software Corporation , a leading provider of application infrastructure software to develop, deploy, integrate and manage business applications, has announced that Ken Rugg, vice president of data services products, Progress Software, will present “NGOSS in Action Phase 2: Business Logic in Comprehensive Environment for OSS Transformation” at Management World.
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Botswana Mine Workers Union (BMWU) Selebi-Phikwe branch has for the first time come out in the open to appreciate its improved working relationship with the BCL mine management.
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Sybase iAnywhere recently announced that in a recent report, Worldwide Mobile Device Management Enterprise 2007-2011 Forecast and 2006 Vendor Shares (IDC # 208771, October 2007), leading IT market research advisory firm IDC recognized Sybase and its iAnywhere subsidiary as the leader in mobile device management enterprise software with higher revenues and market share in a [...]

Flexible leadership communications training leads to effective employee performance management (PRWeb Oct 30, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/SGFsZi1Mb3ZlLVByb2YtTG92ZS1UaGlyLVplcm8=
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Workers rank stress as a top reason they would leave their company1, yet only 50% of employers offer stress management programs to employees primarily because they are perceived to have low impact on employee attraction and retention, according to a new research report, Attraction and Retention: The Impact and Prevalence of Work-Life and Benefit Programs [...]

Enkata, a leading provider of on-demand performance and talent management solutions, today congratulates its customer, Chase Card Services, the credit card division of JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM), for winning the 2007 Performance Management Leadership Award from analyst firm Ventana Research.
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Georgia Pacific Gains 100% Return on Investment in just 9 Months Sydney Australia – Tissue and paper products manufacturer Georgia Pacific, the company behind household brands Lotus, KittenSoft and Thirst Pockets, has automated warehouse management at its 350,000 square foot pallet distribution centre near Wigan, Lancashire, using Warehouse Management from RedPrairie. Warehouse Management …
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Partnership with FaceTime Ensures Visibility and Control Over Real-Time Communications ARMA 2007, Baltimore, Oct. 8 — Open Text(TM) Corporation (NASDAQ:OTEX)(NASDAQ:TSX:)(NASDAQ:OTC), the largest independent provider of enterprise content management (ECM) software and solutions, extended its lead in records management today with new offerings designed to help organizations better manage content …
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NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, Texas—-Cypress Software Systems LP has named Allan Fried senior vice president of product management. His responsibilities include managing Cypress’ product roadmap and software release rollout process in addition to quality assurance.
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HARRISBURG, Pa.—-Leadership development deficiencies are threatening the future performance of major global businesses, according to results announced in Corporate University Xchange’s latest study on leadership. 97% of study participants are concerned about leadership strength, and 73% say current leadership ability is not sufficient to support company growth initiatives.
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MINEOLA, N.Y.—-FatWire Software today announced that it has acquired Infostoria, a provider of Web 2.0 collaboration and content sharing tools for the enterprise. Infostoria’s innovative technology enables single-click wiki creation and blogging, and offers an advanced content integration platform to help organizations manage, find and securely share content stored in disparate repositories.
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The South Florida Water Management District has been recognized for its leadership, innovation and funding to protect Florida’s future water supplies through water reuse, an integral part of the district’s water conservation program.
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The Handbook of Program Management distills the knowledge and expertise of noted business consultant Dr. James T. Brown down to its essence, including strategies designed to help companies create an environment that ensures projects remain consistently on time and on budget. (PRWeb Oct 29, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/RW1wdC1Db3VwLUZhbHUtTG92ZS1UaGlyLVplcm8=
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Interaction Associates (IA) has been named one of the top 100 providers of leadership development services in a national survey of 600 companies conducted by Leadership Excellence magazine. (PRWeb Oct 29, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/UHJvZi1TcXVhLUNyYXMtTG92ZS1UaGlyLVplcm8=
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A primer on managing change

When Joseph A. Frick, 55, took over Independence Blue Cross in January 2005, 16 days after his predecessor had died of cancer, he immediately brought in consultants to lead top management in a strategic-planning process. That’s when one of the managers told him about the “Iceberg book” – she had discovered it at a leadership [...]

Lawrence Dallaglio and Mike Catt have aired their concerns over England head coach Brian Ashton’s management skills during this year’s World Cup.
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Lawrence Dallaglio has attacked the coaching ability of Brian Ashton and says he ‘doesn’t have the management skills England needs’.
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Whether inspecting the destruction, rallying weary firefighters or consoling people whose homes went up in flames, Arnold Schwarzenegger’s action-man leadership style has come to the fore during California’s wildfire crisis.
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