TAG Names Technology Legislators of the Year

The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG), the state’s leading association dedicated to the promotion and economic advancement of Georgia’s technology industry, today announced that Georgia Senator Barry Loudermilk (R-Cassville) and Representative Mike Dudgeon (R-Suwanee) have been awarded with the 2011 Technology Legislator of the Year Award. The award is given annually to lawmakers who demonstrate superior support and understanding of Georgia’s technology issues and industry.

“Senator Loudermilk and Representative Dudgeon are two of the strongest supporters of the technology industry at the Capitol. They understand the important issues that impact technology firms and work tirelessly to see that Georgia is not only open for business, but open for innovation,” said Tino Mantella, president and CEO of TAG.

Mantella continued, “Senator Loudermilk was the sponsor of Senate Resolution 68, which will develop a strategic plan for Georgia’s science and technology industry and help make our state a nationwide leader for technology job and business development. His focus on restoring and growing Georgia’ economy was demonstrated through his sponsorship of SR 68.

Rep. Dudgeon, in his first year, has already proven to be an effective leader in the state. His pro-business, pro-technology attitude, coupled with his knowledge of our education system, will continue to allow him to make Georgia a better place to start and grow a business.”

“The technology industry is critical to growing our economy and putting Georgians back to work,” said Senator Loudermilk. “As this industry grows, it is vital that we develop a structure that will not only support, but encourage its development statewide. I am very appreciative of this award and will continue to work to see that Georgia is a nationwide leader in technology.”

“Having graduated from Georgia Tech and worked in Atlanta’s technology sector for more than 20 years, I understand the impact this industry has on our state. We must ensure that Georgia fosters an environment that ripe for the high-paying jobs that come with technology businesses. This award is a true honor,” said Rep. Dudgeon.

The awards will be presented to both lawmakers before a crowd of top technologist and stakeholders at a special gathering on June 14 held at GE Energy.

About The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG)
The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) is the leading technology industry association in the state, serving more than 13,000 members and hosting over 170 events each year. TAG serves as an umbrella organization for 30 industry societies, each of which provides rich content for TAG constituents. TAG’s mission is to educate, promote, and unite Georgia’s technology community to foster an innovative and connected marketplace that stimulates and enhances a tech-based economy. The association provides members with access to networking and educational programs; recognizes and promotes Georgia’s technology leaders and companies; and advocates for legislative action that enhances the state’s economic climate for technology. Additionally, the TAG Education Collaborative (TAG’s charitable arm) focuses on helping science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education initiatives thrive. For more information visit the TAG website at www.tagonline.org or TAG’s community website at http://www.tagthink.com. To learn about the TAG-Ed Collaborative visit http://www.tagedonline.org.

Egemin Enters into Partnership with ConAgra Foods

Egemin Automation's continuing leadership in Automated Warehousing and Automatic Trailer Loading has resulted in another agreement to supply fully automated production warehousing and automatic trailer loading systems for a major food corporation in the USA, ConAgra Foods, Inc.

The initial system will consist of a large fleet of Egemin E'tl Automatic Trailer Loading and High Reach Warehousing AGVs and Egemin’s Warehouse Management System (E’wms).  The system includes automated production line takeaways and Automatic Trailer Loading of outbound shipments combined with over 750,000 square feet of finished goods storage/retrieval through a combination of up to 5-high deep lane floor and push-back racking storage. E’wms links the logistic environment and the equipment, and will provide fully automated warehouse and inventory management integrated with SAP.  ConAgra Foods and Egemin are evaluating a rollout of the technologies at additional facilities.

Mark Stevenson is Vice President of Business Development for Egemin Automation, Inc. For the past 20 years, Mark has worked with many of the world’s largest corporations on the design and implementation of automatic guided vehicle systems, including two of the first automatic trailer loading system in the United States, and he holds a patent as a co-inventor of ATL (automatic trailer loading) technology.  Stevenson is recognized as one of the foremost authorities and subject matter experts on the design and application of automated trailer loading systems and warehousing automation with automated guided vehicles.  He commented, “Our agreement with ConAgra Foods is the result of a common vision for the tremendous savings and operational efficiencies that can be realized through end-of-line and warehousing automation and a passion to be at the forefront of innovation in our respective industries.”

Egemin Automation Inc. (http://www.egeminusa.com) is the leading manufacturer of AGVs and Warehouse Management Systems since 1976. Egemin is a worldwide organization operating on six continents. Egemin’s Center for AGV Excellence is located in Holland, Michigan, where it employs all disciplines as the AGV industry leader. All AGV technologies including design, software, and support, are developed and owned by Egemin. Over 5,000 AGVs have been manufactured and installed; many are being used by Fortune 500 companies.

ConAgra Foods, Inc., (NYSE: CAG), is one of North America's leading food companies, with brands in 97 percent of America's households. Consumers find Banquet,Chef Boyardee, Egg Beaters, Hebrew National, Hunt's, Marie Callender's, Orville Redenbacher's, PAM, Peter Pan, Reddi-wip, Slim Jim, Snack Pack and many other ConAgra Foods brands in grocery, convenience, mass merchandise and club stores. ConAgra Foods also has a strong business-to-business presence, supplying frozen potato and sweet potato products as well as other vegetable, spice and grain products to a variety of well-known restaurants, foodservice operators and commercial customers. For more information, please visit us at http://www.conagrafoods.com/.

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Social Entrepreneur Redefines ‘CLASSY’ Through Philanthropy and Action

Growing up, Scot Chisholm wouldn’t have considered himself the stereotypical CEO of a philanthropy company; however, his mom getting cancer put him on a different path – one that would ultimately define who he would become personally and professionally.

Fresh out of college in 2005, Chisholm took his Engineering degree from UMass Amherst and moved to San Diego for a fresh start.  After a short stint working at a local pizzeria, he went on to work as a senior consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton specializing in operations and Lean Six Sigma.  Despite his early successes, his compassion for his mother’s illness coupled with his eagerness to build his own empire would inevitably catapult him in another direction.

Still a newcomer to the west coast in 2006, Chisholm and his friends organized a social gathering to raise money for the American Cancer Society with the hope of meeting some new people while supporting a cause close to their hearts.  Their initial “StayClassy Pubcrawl,” named after the popular Will Ferrell movie, Anchorman, attracted 200 young people and raised $4,000 for cancer research. One charity event turned into dozens.  By the beginning of 2008, Chisholm and his friends had raised more than $100,000 for local San Diego nonprofits, an accomplishment to be proud of, yet still not a viable business model.

LIGHT-BULB MOMENT
While organizing charitable events as a vehicle for young people to get involved was rewarding, it was working alongside nonprofit organizations that gave Chisholm real insight (almost accidentally) into the different shortcomings of the philanthropic fundraising industry.

“For decades, nonprofits have been forced to select from a limited and expensive set of software options to help manage their organization,” said Chisholm.  “The nonprofit industry was demanding better solutions, and we felt compelled to help them.”

StayClassy morphed into a web-based software platform and became the missing puzzle piece: a one-stop-shop fundraising suite that helped any type of nonprofit manage and grow their organization by leveraging the power of social media to expand their reach.

“From it’s inception, the goal of our product has been to make the act of donating social - a part of the running Internet conversation about causes that people want to share with their friends and family,” explains Chisholm. “Many organizations register with StayClassy as the first step in building relationships with younger donors who are attracted to this level of social interaction.”

StayClassy clients are able to accept online donations in seconds, manage donors, publish fundraising events, sell tickets, and market themselves online. With no setup fee, small and medium sized nonprofits on a tight budget are able to benefit from StayClassy’s services as well.

“Most nonprofits simply can’t afford the products that are currently in the marketplace,” said Chisholm. “We’ve completely rethought the norm, and built an extremely affordable, yet powerful set of tools from the ground up to transform the way fundraising organizations achieve their mission.”

GAINING MOMENTUM
By the end of 2009, Chisholm was named as one of "San Diego's Top 40 Leaders Under 40" by San Diego Metropolitan Magazine and StayClassy was selected by MIT’s Sloan School as one of the top three startup companies in the U.S at their 12th Annual Venture Capital Conference.

Chisholm & StayClassy launched their new platform at TechCrunch Disrupt in May 2010.  Since then, more than 1,400 organizations have registered on their site, attracting 130,000 individuals, donors and supporters, and garnering hundreds of thousands of visitors each month.

Major news outlets like Mashable, the online guide to social media, featured StayClassy in their July “Spark of Genius” series as one of their unique feature startups and then again in September as one of the “Top 10 Ways to Start a Fund for Social Good Online”. Other respected news mediums such as CNN, AOL News, The Huffington Post, and TechCrunch have quoted Chisholm with regard to StayClassy and social entrepreneurism.

In October 2010, StayClassy completed a $1.25 million financing round led by 15 angel investors and is using the funds to accelerate their customer acquisition, expand customer service, and further develop its innovative technologies. The company is also taking steps to add more discovery features to it’s consumer facing website by matching individuals with organizations they may want to support.

The company expects to process more than $20 million in donations from thousands of new customers in 2011.

FULL CIRCLE
Although his mother’s bout with cancer was a horrible ordeal for Chisholm and his family, one of the many, but perhaps the most important, lessons she taught him was how to stare adversity in the face, and prevail.

The traits demonstrated by his mother have not only come to define Chisholm as a person, but have cultivated the friendships he has formed along the way, and the company he took part in founding. Five years later, as a result of that initial inspiration, Chisholm and StayClassy are helping nonprofits across the globe raise millions of dollars for a myriad of causes, including cancer research - all under the same company name, StayClassy.

“When it all boils down, the concept of paying one forward, to me, is what ‘staying classy’ is all about,” said Chisholm.  “Is it a strange name for a company like ours? Could be. But then again, nothing we are doing is ordinary.”


About StayClassy
StayClassy (http://www.stayclassy.org) is the easiest and most affordable way for organizations to raise funds and manage donor relationships online.  Based in San Diego, CA, the company develops easy-to-use web-based fundraising software for nonprofit organizations. StayClassy launched its new platform in May 2010, and has over 1,400 customers and over 130,000 individual subscribers using its services. It’s free to sign up, making it extremely attractive to small and medium sized organizations on a tight budget. StayClassy is also the host of the Annual CLASSY Awards, a national award show that recognizes outstanding philanthropic achievements throughout the world (http://www.stayclassy.org/classy-awards)

Utilities Industry CIOs and IT Execs Invited to Speak at Upcoming Technology Event

The CIO Utilities Summit team announced today that CIOs and senior IT executives are invited to speak at the upcoming event, June 12-14, 2011 at the InterContinental Montelucia Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona.

The CIO Utilities Summit is an opportunity for attending executives to network with their peers, attend in-depth educational sessions, and have candid conversations around current technology topics and trends affecting the utilities industry. Educational sessions at the event include keynote speeches, roundtable and panel discussions, and CIO Think Tanks.

Technology topics to be addressed at the event include optimizing and leveraging the smart grid, adopting cloud computing technology, addressing cyber security issues, and predicative analytics in asset management. Speaking and moderating opportunities at the CIO Utilities Summit allow attending executives to present research, share best practices and discuss recent IT projects in a relaxed, yet focused business setting.

“The CIO Utilities Summit is a great way for IT executives to establish themselves, their teams and their companies as technology thought leaders among a group of their peers. One of the goals of the event is to have executives leave with new ideas and solutions, and delegate speakers, as the IT end-users, are one way we make sure this happens,” said Ross Abbott, Event Director, CIO Utilities Summit.

If you are interested in speaking at the event, fill out the call for speakers form at http://www.cioutilitiessummit.com/callforspeakers/. For more information about the event and to view the full agenda, visit www.cioutilitiessummit.com.

If you would like to speak to someone directly about participating in the event, contact Ross Abbott, Event Director, CIO Utilities Summit, at ross.abbott@cdmmedia.com or 808-694-3661.

About CIO Utilities Summit

CDM Media brings together CIOs and technology executives from North America’s Fortune 1000 organizations to develop business ideas and build lasting relationships with peers and colleagues. The CIO Utilities Summit, to be held June 12-14, 2011 in Scottsdale, Arizona, allows IT executives to discuss the latest business technology issues and learn about current technology solutions. For more information, please visit http://www.cioutilitiessummit.com

Business Intelligence blog ranked in Top 8 List of best-in-class for customer service insights

With only one year under their belt, Customer Relationship Metrics’ (CRM) blog backed by over 20 years of research excellence in the call center industry, was listed on the "Best Blog for Customer Service and Support Reading" by PhaseWare(http://www.phaseware.com/).  Customer Intelligence Services and Insights (http://metrics.net/blog/), a corporate blog produced by CRM, aims to deliver content that assists organizations in navigating the rough waters in today’s current economic climate.  Things like:

Speech Analytics Tutorials
Improving the internal and external economics of relationships
Common (and not so common) call center pitfalls to avoid
Engineering a positive customer experience
Avoid bad customer experiences steps to change
How-to guides on leveraging VoC
Customer Experience analytics
Becoming customer-centric
Avoiding survey malpractice
Agent coaching best practices, and so on.

“We strive very hard to deliver high value content that cannot be matched,” says Dr. Jodie Monger, owner of CRM and author of the blog.  “It is nice to see our labor of love get recognition of such distinction.”  One reader, also an industry analyst, commented on this recognition, "The Customer Intelligence and Insights blog has lots of great content...I had almost given up on blogs but found this one to be full of insights."  The Customer Intelligence Services and Insights blog was listed amongst eight other impressive blogs such as:

Think Customers: The 1to1 Blog – a blog from the editors of 1to1Media Group (http://www.1to1media.com/weblog/)
Strategy Speaks: A Peppers and Rogers Blog  - a blog for the C-Suite authored by Don Peppers himself (http://www.peppersandrogersgroup.com/blog/)
Who's Your Gladys? – a blog launched by Lori Jo Vest (http://whosyourgladys.com/blog/)

All of these blogs speak to the customer service, customer support and call center industry and are jam packed with best practices, case studies and the like.  The full listing of these best-in-class blogs can be found here: http://www.phaseware.com/PhaseWare-Files-blog/bid/48081/Best-Blogs-for-Customer-Service-and-Support-Reading

If you are not yet a subscriber to the Customer Intelligence Services and Insights blog, be sure to sign up today to never miss valuable insights, as indicated by the subscriber above, delivered straight to your inbox. The Customer Intelligence Services and Insights blog can be found at:  http://metrics.net/blog/

Satisfied Clients Provide An Insight Into Quality Of Service By ITRTechnologies

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However, Information Technology Response (ITR) takes it one step further by providing customer testimonials directly on their website. These clients of ITR shed some valuable insight for potential clients on the kinds of benefits that can be had by enlisting any of the services offered by this company. Many of these testimonials include the names of the clients as well as links to their websites, so it's clear to any visitors that this isn't simply made up praise. Only a company that confident in their reputation and how it will hold up to scrutiny is able to put references up in this nature, allowing anyone to contact these clients and confirm their positive reviews.

Information Technology Response is able to assist companies of any type, which includes retail businesses, restaurants and healthcare organizations, with any level of IT or network management. They provide all potential clients with a free network assessment so that their specific needs can be determined by ITR, who will then advise on the possible courses of action that can be taken in order to both make a company's network run more efficiently but also more safely.

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European Smart Grid Directors Club officially launched

Members of the Directors' Club are international, drawn from a range of fields with specialisation in the utility sector. This includes Utilities, Government authorities, and emerging players in the Smart Grid Market.

Utilities Director, Jamison Nesbitt, who has successfully launched Directors Clubs in both Retail and Luxury  Travel media sectors, comments " The Smart Grids industry is growing at an unprecedented pace, and will effectively change the way we think about, and consume energy. I truly believe what we are witnessing represents a revolutionary, technological shift- the biggest since the arrival of the internet. The Directors Clubs will provide influential players a discreet, exclusive networking opportunity  to create a common voice for the industry.”

To learn more, please contact Mr Nesbitt directly, on +44 (0)20 7827 6164 or jnesbitt@smi-online.co.uk

Postcode Anywhere Launches Dun and Bradstreet Business Data for Sales Teams

Software and services company Postcode Anywhere launches a new service for sales teams this week – a prospect list-builder and customer retention tool powered by Dun and Bradstreet business data.

The service, aimed at sales teams and managers across the UK and worldwide, provides access to Dun and Bradstreet business data on a per-click basis. By hosting the data on an online platform it is now available for companies of all sizes and resources, to use in any application.

Postcode Anywhere’s Sales and Marketing Director Phil Rothwell said: “According to research, 88% of high-growth companies succeed by selling more of the same to existing customers and others just like them.

“Using D&B data you can profile existing customers and use this information for generating prospect lists. Segmentation can be based on company size, structure, financial data and SIC code.

“Thanks to Postcode Anywhere’s pay-as-you-go pricing model, sales managers can finally find new customers at home and abroad, develop new business from existing customers, and improve the performance and return of direct marketing activities.

“If you aren’t making use of tools like this, your sales team simply isn’t performing as well as it could be.”

Sales teams from companies of any size can access Dun & Bradstreet’s market-leading data and generate leads on a per-look-up basis, with credit packs available from £50 and look-ups from as little as four pence per click. For more information, please visit www.postcodeanywhere.com.

Apple iPhone 4G Not Available on Verizon

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At the annual WWDC Apple had declared their latest invention Apple iPhone 4G. But the company did not mention anything about Verizon. iphone 4G would be available only on AT & T network this year.There are a lot of users of Verizon network. But it is not clear why the iPhone 4G is not being launched on Verizon.  May the reason behind it that they want to keep the device exclusively on AT & T. Their must be some kind of pact between the two that  no one else other that AT & T can have iPhone on its network.

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Simple Project Management Knowledge Test Available

PMForum, Inc announced today the availability of a simple project management knowledge test through PMForum’s partnership with the Centre for Excellence in Project Management (CEPM). PMForum operates www.pmforum.org, the world’s oldest website devoted to professional project management, and produces the popular monthly global project management e-Journal PM World Today.

The simple project management knowledge test, called the Project Management Knowledge Quotient (PMKQ), comes in several versions for project mangers and practitioners to test their knowledge of project management concepts, terms and methodologies. The PM Knowledge test can be accessed through the PMKQ website at http://cepm-pmforum.com/PMKQOnline/index.aspx.

According to David Pells, Managing Editor at PMForum, “I thought that I was pretty knowledgeable about project management. But when I took these simple tests, I found some areas where I either answered a question wrong or needed to refresh my knowledge.”

Designed to be a first step in the project management learning process, PMKQ involves a set of questions and problems related to managing projects that a well experienced or well educated project manager should know the answers to. The test comes in three versions – Yellow Belt, Green Belt and Black Belt.

Yellow Belt is a simple test of basic project management knowledge, with registration valid for seven days. Green Belt test includes more topics and questions, with registration valid for 10 days. Black Belt covers more topics, with registration valid for 15 days. A Composite version is also available, with registration valid for 30 days to allow maximum exposure and benefits.

“It’s probably a good idea to test your knowledge before signing up for some expensive training,” added Pells. “This approach might also be a good idea for an organization or PMO that wants to assess the current knowledge of project teams members or employees.”

PMKQ is one of the products offered through the PMForum – CEPM partnership. PMForum announced on 23 February 2010 a partnership with the Centre for Excellence in Project Management (CEPM) of New Delhi, India to offer a set of high quality, low cost, online project management courses, including CEPM's renowned Certificate in Project Management (CIPM). A description of the partnership can be found at http://www.pmforum.org/partners/cepm.html. The new courses can now be found at www.cepm-pmforum.com.

JVC to Introduce GY-HM790 ProHD Camcorder

JVC Professional Products, a division of JVC U.S.A., will introduce the new flagship of its ProHD camcorder line, the GY-HM790, at the 2010 NAB Show in Las Vegas, Nev., April 12-15 (Booth C4314). With an innovative modular design and a full complement of accessories, the new camera supports multicore or fiber-based production. Plus, as a shoulder-mount camcorder, it delivers outstanding ENG and sports production performance with more features than ever.

The GY-HM790 features three 1/3-inch CCDs, which allow a lighter, more compact form factor for better maneuverability in the field and more flexibility with robotic camera control systems in the studio. It produces 1920x1080 images and can record in 1080i, 720p, and even SD (480i) for operations that have not yet made the move to HD. The camera records at 35 Mbps (HQ mode/variable bit rate) or 19 Mbps/25 Mbps (SP mode/constant bit rate). The camera ships with a Canon 14x zoom lens or without lens, as accommodates a variety of lenses with its 1/3-inch bayonet lens mount.

Adopting the successful tapeless workflow introduced in the GY-HM700 camcorder, the GY-HM790 features a dual card slot design that records to low-cost, non-proprietary SDHC Class 6 or 10 solid-state media cards. JVC’s native file recording technology allows recording in ready-to-edit file formats for Apple Final Cut Pro (.mov) and other major NLE systems (.mp4) that are compatible with Sony XDCAM EX workflow.

An optional ASI output module provides a direct feed from the camera to a satellite uplink or microwave transmitter via BNC – no “black box” interfaces required – for live HD video from the field. Other ENG features on the GY-HM790 include an analog SD pool feed input, 4.3-inch LCD screen, and a high-resolution, 1.2 megapixel LCOS viewfinder. Two XLR inputs with phantom power offer uncompressed LPCM audio recording with manual level controls.

“The excellent image quality of the GY-HM790, coupled with its versatility for both studio and ENG use, makes it an attractive camcorder for broadcasters in any DMA,” said Craig Yanagi, manager of marketing and brand strategy. “Plus, our optional ASI module makes it easier than ever to produce true HD reports from the field. The GY-HM790 does more than shoot great pictures, it literally changes the way live news reports can be produced.”

With its HD/SD-SDI port, the GY-HM790 provides an uncompressed 4:2:2 full HD signal for live monitoring, and a FireWire port provides output of SD signals or the HDV transport stream, so footage can be backed up economically with an HDD recorder. An optional SxS media recorder module attaches directly to the camcorder and allows simultaneous recording to SDHC cards and SxS media.

The new GY-HM790 also builds on the studio capabilities of JVC’s popular GY-HD250 camera with its improved picture quality and cleaner studio integration. Its redesigned studio adapter sled incorporates a modular approach to multicore or fiber connectivity for a cleaner interface. Modules connect directly to the camera without external cabling, so they can be used either with the studio sled or handheld. Plus, JVC’s modular approach allows the creation of additional modules to accommodate future technologies.

Other new features for studio or multi-camera use include built-in time code in/out and genlock. JVC also offers a full complement of accessories, including a remote camera control unit, remote shader panel, 8.4-inch studio viewfinder, and multi-input special effects generators.

The GY-HM790 will be available this summer with an MSRP starting at $11,995, including the Canon 14x HD ENG lens.

A specially configured low light version of the camera, the GY-HM790LL, has JVC's patented LoLux function that provides ENG users with image capture in an extremely low light environment. The LoLux version will be available to broadcast direct customers beginning in the Fall of 2010.

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Spring-Clean your Productivity in 2010 with Nuance

London, United Kingdom, With spring time coming, Nuance Communications, a leading provider of speech and imaging solutions, is taking the seasonal change as an opportunity to introduce its Productivity Action Plan. Devised to help increase productivity in the office, below are five Productivity Action Plan steps that employers and employees can take now:

1. Clear your desk of clutter. Documents on your desk that have not been used for a month can be considered clutter. Clear them off the desk and recycle them – they are clearly not needed. If concerned they might come in useful eventually, use document conversion technology, such as Nuance’s PDF Converter® 6, PaperPort® 12 or OmniPage® 17, to convert mountains of paper piles to digital files. Additionally, Nuance’s eCopy ShareScan® also enables office workers to share digital copiers and scanners to turn paper documents into digital information that is integrated into their communication, collaboration, workflow, and business applications. Stored electronically, the miscellaneous reports, presentations and memos that often clutter a desk, are easier to file, quicker to locate, take up less space and less time is needed when searching for them.

2. Work in time slots. Allocate time slots to make, receive and return phone calls, and leave desktop handsets on voice mail the rest of the time. Allocate similar slots for drafting, sending and replying to emails. Being disciplined with phone, email and IMS communication will prevent other priority tasks that need to be completed from being interrupted. For more advice on how to use time at work even more effectively, consider attending a time management course. More information about effective time management can be found at: http://www.tsuccess.dircon.co.uk/timemanagementtips.htm

3. Consider how to control document costs. The money spent on document handling can be a considerable – and hidden - drain on an organisation’s profitability. Each year, organisations waste money on ineffectively managed documents. Save time – and money – by unlocking the data that’s trapped within increasingly common PDF file format documents by using Nuance’s PDF Converter 6, and the free Nuance PDF Reader that’s now available. Costing only a fraction of the price of Adobe Acrobat, the latest version of PDF Converter enables business users to save both time and money by providing cost effective and easy access to data that’s captured within PDF files without having to retype it. This negates the risk of costly typing errors, and an average cost of £200 in labour spent when re-creating documents. Document retrieval is another area where businesses can incur costs through time wasted while searching for documents. In this capacity, Nuance’s eCopy solutions are a valuable tool that helps address this challenge and saves companies money by reducing reliance on hardcopies, by turning paper-based processes into streamlined and efficient electronic workflows.

4. Consider the productivity benefits of using voice recognition technology. An effective and reliable alternative to the keyboard and mouse for entering data is desktop-based voice recognition technology – such as Nuance’s Dragon NaturallySpeaking® 10 software, and MacSpeech Dictate. Desktop speech recognition software enables users to dictate at up to 160 words per minute, which is far more than they can type. This can lead to an immediate improvement in worker productivity, by creating documents more accurately and more quickly. Voice recognition technology can also make the power, performance and communication capabilities of a PC accessible to people with upper-body mobility issues, as it enables them to interface with their PC without having to worry about using the mouse or keyboard. This ensures that they can be just as productive at the desktop as their other colleagues. Critically, in the long term, the technology could also help to reduce the risk of suffering from a desktop workspace-related Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI); with an aging workforce working longer hours, employers should be wary of their legal obligations to their employers under health and safety regulations. More details on how to avoid RSI injuries at the desktop can be found at www.nuance.co.uk.

5. Clean up your Intranet. If a company’s employees need to access the intranet regularly, look at it critically and ask employees’ opinions on how it might be improved to help them access the data and materials they need more quickly. Ensure that the data and information is correct and current, and that if they can’t find what they’re looking for, there’s access to alternative resources that might contain the material they need. Using Nuance’s OmniPage 17, PaperPort 12 and PDF Converter 6, makes it easy to store and file documents and organise them logically, so that those who have the authority to access to the intranet can quickly and easily locate the files or information that they need. Nuance’s eCopy solutions offer a Connector for Microsoft applications, which facilitates the capture, conversion and distribution of paper documents into Microsoft 2007 applications. Using the Nuance’s eCopy Connector for MS SharePoint, paper documents can be scanned at a digital copier or document scanner and sent to specific locations in SharePoint for storage and ongoing document lifecycle management. This makes it easy to ensure that all essential documents feature relevant, up to date documents.

Steven Steenhaut, Sr. Marketing Director EMEA, Nuance Communications, said: “Spring is an ideal time to rethink how you work, and take simple steps to optimise productivity at the desktop. By taking the pragmatic steps outlined in the Productivity Action Plan, this seasonal enthusiasm can be channelled in such a way as to help deliver better results and improved performance.”  

All organisations and professionals can save time and remove the barriers to personal productivity by using Nuance’s award-winning productivity applications, including; Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10, PDF Converter 6 and PDF Reader, OmniPage 17, PaperPort 12 and Nuance’s eCopy solutions . Over 20 million customers - and numerous industry awards – validate the quality and performance of Nuance's personal and professional productivity applications. From desktop scanning, OCR/PDF conversion and personal document management, to eForms, speech recognition and dictation, Nuance products are proven to save users both time and money.

- ENDS –
Nuance Communications, Inc.
Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) is a leading provider of speech and imaging solutions for businesses and consumers around the world. Its technologies, applications and services make the user experience more compelling by transforming the way people interact with information and how they create, share and use documents. Every day, millions of users and thousands of businesses experience Nuance’s proven applications. For more information, please visit www.nuance.com.

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Red Condor Warns of IRS Underreported Income Notice Spam

Email security experts at Red Condor have issued a warning for a new blended email threat that once again spoofs the Internal Revenue Service. The text-based email, which has a variety of subject lines, such as “the CP2000 notice (Underreported Income Notice),” is asking recipients to “review your tax statement on Internal Revenue Service (IRS) website.” When someone clicks on the link, they are taken to a landing page that includes the IRS header, as well as a link to the IRS Privacy Policy. On the landing page, visitors are asked to “Please review (download and execute) your tax statement.” The link on the page actually installs a version of the Zbot Trojan, which hides itself on compromised computers and allows remote attackers to steal bank-related information, log-in details and other personal data. This campaign is being sent from a botnet, has a moderate to high volume, and more than 2,000 unique sending IP addresses. A similar campaign was blocked in the fall of 2009. 

“Given its familiarity with so many people, the IRS is a common target, especially during this time of the year as consumers and businesses are getting ready for tax season,” said Dr. Tom Steding, president and CEO of Red Condor. “In addition, many people fear the IRS, and an email with the subject line containing underreported income does catch people’s attention. Unfortunately, because the email appears to come from the federal government, they may be more likely to follow the instructions in the email. And it doesn’t take very many people clicking on the links for the spammers to profit from the campaign.”   

As with past IRS spam warnings, the IRS has made it very clear that it does not communicate with individual taxpayers via email, so any email with the IRS’ brand on it is likely going to be a scam and should be forwarded to the IRS at phishing@irs.gov and then deleted. 

This campaign was detected by Red Condor’s Spam Trigger filter, which quickly identifies spam and phishing campaigns before they penetrate users’ networks. Once identified, the campaigns are quarantined and reviewed as rules are written and automatically distributed to Red Condor’s antispam appliance and Hosted Service customers. 

Visit http://www.redcondor.com/resources/whitepapers/new-threa ... to download Red Condor's white paper on emerging email threats.

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Hard-hitting Year Ahead For Print Media And Radio

Increasing investment in social media, mobile marketing, email marketing and search will fuel a 17 per cent surge in digital marketing spending this year, as marketers migrate budgets from television, print and radio. ExactTarget, the on-demand email and one-to-one marketing specialist worked in conjunction with Econsultancy, the digital publishing and training group, to conduct a survey of over 1000 company and agency marketers around the globe.

The outlook for offline channels is much less favourable than its digital competitors, where 28 per cent of marketers will shift their overall marketing budgets towards digital in 2010.In contrast, the research depicts a healthier outlook for the burgeoning digital marketing industry, with 66 per cent of companies increasing their online marketing spend, and a further 30 per cent stating that they will maintain the same levels of spend in this area. On average, digital marketing currently accounts for 24% of overall marketing spend.

Peter McCormick, the general manager and co-founder of ExactTarget comments: “The shift from offline to online is in full swing as marketers look to measure direct increases in top-line sales, site traffic and improve overall marketing return on investment. Interestingly, brand reputation is becoming a more significant driver of the migration to digital marketing, particularly when it comes to social media.”

70 per cent of in-house marketers plan to increase their budgets for off-site social media marketing efforts, using agencies to engage with audiences on Facebook, Twitter and other networking sites. But according to agency respondents the biggest impediment to digital marketing investment is a general lack of understanding of digital marketing channels. Just under half (48%) of agency respondents cite this as the key reason, which prevents their clients from investing more money in this area.

“The research shows a healthy outlook for the digital marketing industry with the majority of responding companies increasing their budgets for most digital channels,” said Linus Gregoriadis, research director at Econsultancy. “Social media marketing is the area where companies are most likely to be spending more money during 2010, but areas such as search engine marketing and email marketing will remain buoyant.”

The research also looked at the effectiveness, measurement and allocation of budgets, and probed the differences between "traditional" and digital marketing investment. Online and offline channels have been compared individually, in terms of where companies are investing and their ability to measure return on investment (ROI).

Marketers can download a summary of the More Money, More Channels: Marketing Budgets For 2010 free of charge here. The entire report is available for purchase from Econsultancy online.


About ExactTarget
ExactTarget is a leading global provider of on-demand email and one-to-one marketing solutions. The company’s software as a service technology provides organisations a single platform to connect with customers via email, SMS text messaging, voice messaging, social media and landing pages. Supported by collaborative global services teams, ExactTarget’s technology integrates with more sales and marketing information systems than any other in the industry, including Salesforce.com, Microsoft Dynamics CRM, Omniture and Webtrends among many others. ExactTarget’s software powers permission-based multi-channel communications for thousands of organisations around the world including Expedia.com, Aurora Fashions, Papa John’s, Sun Microsystems, Value Retail, World Society for Protection of Animals and Gulf Air. For more information, visit www.exacttarget.co.uk

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