LinkedIn had about 6 million user passwords stolen and posted on the Internet in 2012.
Reported by NDTV.com 6 hours ago.
Reported by NDTV.com 6 hours ago.
LinkedIn adds two-factor authentication to guard user accounts
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Comcast Business Services Boosts Productivity with Solution by Acumen Solutions and DocuSign on Appl
Filed under: Investing
*Comcast Business Services Boosts Productivity with Solution by Acumen Solutions and DocuSign on Apple iPads*
Mobile Solution Helps Sales Reps Close Deals with Real-Time Contract Generation and In-Person eSignature
MCLEAN, Va. & SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Acumen Solutions, the trusted leader in Enterprise Cloud Transformation, and DocuSign, the global standard for eSignature, announced that Comcast, one of the nation's leading providers of information and communications products and services, is using their jointly developed solution for Apple iPads to increase the mobile productivity of the Comcast Business Services field sales team. DocuSign and Acumen Solutions are helping Comcast expedite contract generation, automation, and eSignature to delight customers, reduce costs, and accelerate business results.
"The speed, security, and convenience of the solution from Acumen Solutions and DocuSign helps our field sales team deliver an industry-leading customer experience," said Todd Goodbinder, vice president, Comcast Business Services. "Using iPads, our field sales team now closes deals on the spot - accelerating our sales cycle to increase the number of sales closed per week and revenue booked per month - all while decreasing the need for repeat customer visits."
The Comcast Business Services field sales team engages with customers using the iPad as a conversation piece and closing tool. The team saves time and money by closing deals immediately during face-to-face interactions with customers. Using their cloud-based CRM application data, mobile access to email and calendars with the ability to schedule and track progress with prospects, the app helps field sales representatives create quotes and generate proposals. Further, DocuSign's easy to use mobile eSignature app eliminates the need to fax, scan, or mail signed paper documents so customers can sign on the spot - anytime, anywhere. DocuSign's workflow automation and tight integration with Salesforce helps get new customers up and running with Comcast Business Services even faster.
"We have many years of deep expertise in the cable industry implementing strategic on-premise to cloud integrations that help streamline business operations and improve customer service," explained Brian O'Rourke, managing director, at Acumen Solutions. "We recognize that enterprise mobility is a rapidly evolving industry and we look forward to supporting Comcast in their journey."
"We're excited to team up with Acumen Solutions to provide Comcast Business Services with a powerful solution that helps Comcast's field sales team close more deals," said Neil Hudspith, chief revenue officer, DocuSign. "The launch of DocuSign's eSignature solution highlights Comcast's commitment to innovation that delights customers."
The solution from Acumen Solutions and DocuSign helps:
· *Generate contracts -* Users pull data from the Salesforce CRM application and may generate multiple contracts or quotes as one package for eSignature.
· *Speed contract execution - *Field sales reps can close more deals faster and earn revenue sooner.
· *Increase sales rep productivity - *The solution eliminates time consuming tasks including manual preparation of contracts, sending documents for signature, and following up to close deals.
· *Integrate with business systems -* The integration with Salesforce helps automate workflows and accelerate business processes.
· *Delight customers - *Using the solution, Comcast enhances customer satisfaction with the anytime, anywhere convenience of mobile signing.
Acumen Solutions and DocuSign have been providing Comcast Business Services with business and technical support services since 2007. By leveraging cloud-based sales applications, the implementation and IT teams were able to focus their efforts on the mobility components and maximize the complex lead and opportunity management solution in place. Comcast Business Services has 1,200 field sales reps utilizing this solution as of December 2012.
*Additional Resources:*
· Like on Facebook: Acumen Solutions and DocuSign
· Follow on Twitter: Acumen Solutions (#AcumenSolutions) and DocuSign (#DocuSign)
· Join on LinkedIn: Acumen Solutions and DocuSign
· Websites: http://www.acumensolutions.com/ and http://www.docusign.com
*About Acumen Solutions*
Acumen Solutions is the trusted leader in Enterprise Cloud Transformation, helping organizations realize dramatic improvements in productivity and profitability through innovations in business and technology. Industry and government leaders including American Express, Comcast, McKesson, and the US Securities and Exchange Commission rely on our global consultants to deliver cloud solutions that yield exceptional results. We apply this same focus on results to our unparalleled social responsibility program, generating sustainable impact across our local communities. For more information, please visit www.acumensolutions.com and follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.
*About DocuSign Inc.*
DocuSign®, The Global Standard for eSignature®, is the leader in eSignature transaction management. Global enterprises, business departments, individual professionals and consumers are standardising on DocuSign, with more than 60,000 new users joining the DocuSign Global Network every day. Today, that network includes more than 37 million users in 188 countries. DocuSign is used to accelerate transaction times to increase speed to results, reduce costs, and delight customers across nearly every industry - from financial services, insurance, technology, healthcare, manufacturing, communications, property management and consumer goods, to higher education and others. For more information, visit www.docusign.com or call 877.720.2040. Visit the DocuSign blog at www.docusign.com/blog and follow DocuSign on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.
*Contact for Acumen Solutions:*
Andrea Moran, 703-600-4000
pr@acumensolutions.com
or
*Contacts for DocuSign:*
TallGrass PR for DocuSign
Jennifer Fleming, 605-275-4075
jennifer.fleming@tallgrasspr.com
or
DocuSign, Inc.
Gregor Perotto, 206-576-8081
media@docusign.com
*KEYWORDS:* United States North America California Virginia
*INDUSTRY KEYWORDS:*
The article Comcast Business Services Boosts Productivity with Solution by Acumen Solutions and DocuSign on Apple iPads Reported by DailyFinance 3 hours ago.
*Comcast Business Services Boosts Productivity with Solution by Acumen Solutions and DocuSign on Apple iPads*
Mobile Solution Helps Sales Reps Close Deals with Real-Time Contract Generation and In-Person eSignature
MCLEAN, Va. & SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Acumen Solutions, the trusted leader in Enterprise Cloud Transformation, and DocuSign, the global standard for eSignature, announced that Comcast, one of the nation's leading providers of information and communications products and services, is using their jointly developed solution for Apple iPads to increase the mobile productivity of the Comcast Business Services field sales team. DocuSign and Acumen Solutions are helping Comcast expedite contract generation, automation, and eSignature to delight customers, reduce costs, and accelerate business results.
"The speed, security, and convenience of the solution from Acumen Solutions and DocuSign helps our field sales team deliver an industry-leading customer experience," said Todd Goodbinder, vice president, Comcast Business Services. "Using iPads, our field sales team now closes deals on the spot - accelerating our sales cycle to increase the number of sales closed per week and revenue booked per month - all while decreasing the need for repeat customer visits."
The Comcast Business Services field sales team engages with customers using the iPad as a conversation piece and closing tool. The team saves time and money by closing deals immediately during face-to-face interactions with customers. Using their cloud-based CRM application data, mobile access to email and calendars with the ability to schedule and track progress with prospects, the app helps field sales representatives create quotes and generate proposals. Further, DocuSign's easy to use mobile eSignature app eliminates the need to fax, scan, or mail signed paper documents so customers can sign on the spot - anytime, anywhere. DocuSign's workflow automation and tight integration with Salesforce helps get new customers up and running with Comcast Business Services even faster.
"We have many years of deep expertise in the cable industry implementing strategic on-premise to cloud integrations that help streamline business operations and improve customer service," explained Brian O'Rourke, managing director, at Acumen Solutions. "We recognize that enterprise mobility is a rapidly evolving industry and we look forward to supporting Comcast in their journey."
"We're excited to team up with Acumen Solutions to provide Comcast Business Services with a powerful solution that helps Comcast's field sales team close more deals," said Neil Hudspith, chief revenue officer, DocuSign. "The launch of DocuSign's eSignature solution highlights Comcast's commitment to innovation that delights customers."
The solution from Acumen Solutions and DocuSign helps:
· *Generate contracts -* Users pull data from the Salesforce CRM application and may generate multiple contracts or quotes as one package for eSignature.
· *Speed contract execution - *Field sales reps can close more deals faster and earn revenue sooner.
· *Increase sales rep productivity - *The solution eliminates time consuming tasks including manual preparation of contracts, sending documents for signature, and following up to close deals.
· *Integrate with business systems -* The integration with Salesforce helps automate workflows and accelerate business processes.
· *Delight customers - *Using the solution, Comcast enhances customer satisfaction with the anytime, anywhere convenience of mobile signing.
Acumen Solutions and DocuSign have been providing Comcast Business Services with business and technical support services since 2007. By leveraging cloud-based sales applications, the implementation and IT teams were able to focus their efforts on the mobility components and maximize the complex lead and opportunity management solution in place. Comcast Business Services has 1,200 field sales reps utilizing this solution as of December 2012.
*Additional Resources:*
· Like on Facebook: Acumen Solutions and DocuSign
· Follow on Twitter: Acumen Solutions (#AcumenSolutions) and DocuSign (#DocuSign)
· Join on LinkedIn: Acumen Solutions and DocuSign
· Websites: http://www.acumensolutions.com/ and http://www.docusign.com
*About Acumen Solutions*
Acumen Solutions is the trusted leader in Enterprise Cloud Transformation, helping organizations realize dramatic improvements in productivity and profitability through innovations in business and technology. Industry and government leaders including American Express, Comcast, McKesson, and the US Securities and Exchange Commission rely on our global consultants to deliver cloud solutions that yield exceptional results. We apply this same focus on results to our unparalleled social responsibility program, generating sustainable impact across our local communities. For more information, please visit www.acumensolutions.com and follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.
*About DocuSign Inc.*
DocuSign®, The Global Standard for eSignature®, is the leader in eSignature transaction management. Global enterprises, business departments, individual professionals and consumers are standardising on DocuSign, with more than 60,000 new users joining the DocuSign Global Network every day. Today, that network includes more than 37 million users in 188 countries. DocuSign is used to accelerate transaction times to increase speed to results, reduce costs, and delight customers across nearly every industry - from financial services, insurance, technology, healthcare, manufacturing, communications, property management and consumer goods, to higher education and others. For more information, visit www.docusign.com or call 877.720.2040. Visit the DocuSign blog at www.docusign.com/blog and follow DocuSign on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.
*Contact for Acumen Solutions:*
Andrea Moran, 703-600-4000
pr@acumensolutions.com
or
*Contacts for DocuSign:*
TallGrass PR for DocuSign
Jennifer Fleming, 605-275-4075
jennifer.fleming@tallgrasspr.com
or
DocuSign, Inc.
Gregor Perotto, 206-576-8081
media@docusign.com
*KEYWORDS:* United States North America California Virginia
*INDUSTRY KEYWORDS:*
The article Comcast Business Services Boosts Productivity with Solution by Acumen Solutions and DocuSign on Apple iPads Reported by DailyFinance 3 hours ago.
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LinkedIn follows Twitter and Apple on two-step verification bandwagon
Those who opt in will have to enter their regular password, plus a numeric code that is sent to their phone via SMS every time they log in.
Read more: http://www.itproportal.com/2013/06/03/linkedin-follows-twitter-and-apple-on-two-step-verification-bandwagon/ Reported by ITProPortal 2 hours ago.
Read more: http://www.itproportal.com/2013/06/03/linkedin-follows-twitter-and-apple-on-two-step-verification-bandwagon/ Reported by ITProPortal 2 hours ago.
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Dell Launches Pay It Forward Initiative to Support One Million Female Entrepreneurs by 2015
Filed under: Investing
*Dell Launches Pay It Forward Initiative to Support One Million Female Entrepreneurs by 2015*
· United Nations Foundation and Girl UP; Girl Scouts of the USA; and the Dell Social Innovation Challenge join Dell to Pay It Forward
· More than 150 leading female entrepreneurs from 13 countries attend fourth annual Dell Women's Entrepreneur Network event in Istanbul
· Follow the event live stream, join Women Powering Business Group on LinkedIn, or join the conversation on Twitter at #DWEN
Tweet this : Dell launches Pay It Forward initiative to support 1M future women entrepreneurs and leaders by 2015 http://del.ly/payitforward #DWEN
ISTANBUL--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The fourth annual Dell Women's Entrepreneur Network global event opened here yesterday with more than 150 female entrepreneurs and business leaders attending. The event's theme, Pay It Forward, will shape a new initiative, led by Dell, to mobilize successful women business owners and leaders to help more than one million aspiring women entrepreneurs by the end of 2015.
"Whether it is in business, mentorship or philanthropy, women have the skills and the power to pay it forward and build strong communities that can make a meaningful difference," said Elizabeth Gore, resident entrepreneur, United Nations Foundation. "Through this new initiative from Dell, we're looking forward to being part of something that helps to truly transform lives and opportunities, in addition to unearthing inspiring stories of the successful contributions made by what will become an amazing community."
The Pay It Forward initiative - how it works:
· The 10,000 members of the Dell Women's Entrepreneur Network, Women Powering Business community and Wise Dell team member network to help at least 10 women entrepreneurs over the next two years, who in turn help 10 more.
· Through financial support or time, women will receive help to improve their access to the knowledge, technology, capital and networks they need to reach their full potential.
· Visit Dell.com/payitforward for suggestions on ways to pay it forward through a network of non-profit organizations focused on advancing women and girls.
· A portal will track member commitments, share information about organizations and communities that support women and girls, particularly in entrepreneurship, and report progress against the overall goal of helping one million women by the end of 2015.
The 2013 Dell Women's Entrepreneur Network global event includes:
· *14* *keynote and panel sessions* featuring insight and advice from more than 40 inspirational women entrepreneurs and business leaders, including a number of sessions to help attendees maximise the opportunity to do business in Turkey;
· *Pre-conference labs,* led by network members for their peers, around key themes including innovation, brand, digital and capital;
· *Discussion-based breakout sessions* around scaling for growth, gender balance, corporate values, growing business into emerging markets and a special session around the theme of the event: Paying It Forward;
· *Technology audits* to help attendees better understand how technology can help their businesses grow and scale;
· *Doing-Business-in-Turkey* sessions including consular and trade body representatives to explore the challenges and opportunities of expanding into the region; and,
· Three days of *networking opportunities* with attendees.
Previous Dell Women's Entrepreneur Network global events have been held in New Delhi, India (2012); Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2011); and Shanghai, China (2010). This year's event runs June 2-4 and is co-sponsored by Intel.
*Follow the event*
Women entrepreneurs and business leaders are invited to join in the conversation through the Women Powering Business group on LinkedIn or on Twitter via @DellBizWomen and #DWEN. Interested parties not attending the event can follow some of the sessions through the event live stream.
*Quotes*
"I have witnessed first-hand the skills, experience and desire to succeed that our Dell Women's Entrepreneur Network members share. They inspired the Pay it Forward movement as a way to harness the power of those attributes, amplify them and positively impact economic growth worldwide. By mobilizing thousands of women to help a million more women, we will have a huge, collective impact, drive real change and transform opportunities, not only for our members, but for women everywhere." - *Karen Quintos, senior vice president and chief marketing officer (CMO), Dell*.
"As entrepreneurs, regardless of where we're based or the size of our business, we typically share common challenges in doing business. These include getting access to the right levels of capital, understanding which technologies will best help us to scale our businesses, or having the confidence to choose the right market to go to next. Having the support of such a rich and like-minded community like the Dell Women's Entrepreneur Network is extremely important to me as a business owner. I am personally extremely enthusiastic about the Pay It Forward initiative. Having the power to support and share our experiences and knowledge to help others, and to build a sustainable global community is a genuinely exciting opportunity that cannot be missed." - *Elisabete Miranda, president, CQ Fluency and 2013 Dell Women's Entrepreneur Network global event attendee.*
*About Dell*
Dell Inc. (NAS: DELL) listens to customers and delivers innovative technology and services that give them the power to do more. As the visionary outcome of a true entrepreneur, Dell is committed to help power the success of entrepreneurs by developing technology solutions that help their businesses increase productivity and grow. Through the Dell Women's Entrepreneur Network, Dell supports and nurtures a community of female entrepreneurs by providing access to knowledge, networks, and capital. Learn more at www.dell.com/women.
Dell
Kara Krautter, 512-450-4897
Kara_Krautter@dell.com
or
PPR North America
Rebecca Wolfe, 212-798-9880
rebecca.wolfe@WPPTeamDell.com
*KEYWORDS:* Turkey United States Europe North America Texas
*INDUSTRY KEYWORDS:*
The article Dell Launches Pay It Forward Initiative to Support One Million Female Entrepreneurs by 2015 Reported by DailyFinance 1 hour ago.
*Dell Launches Pay It Forward Initiative to Support One Million Female Entrepreneurs by 2015*
· United Nations Foundation and Girl UP; Girl Scouts of the USA; and the Dell Social Innovation Challenge join Dell to Pay It Forward
· More than 150 leading female entrepreneurs from 13 countries attend fourth annual Dell Women's Entrepreneur Network event in Istanbul
· Follow the event live stream, join Women Powering Business Group on LinkedIn, or join the conversation on Twitter at #DWEN
Tweet this : Dell launches Pay It Forward initiative to support 1M future women entrepreneurs and leaders by 2015 http://del.ly/payitforward #DWEN
ISTANBUL--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The fourth annual Dell Women's Entrepreneur Network global event opened here yesterday with more than 150 female entrepreneurs and business leaders attending. The event's theme, Pay It Forward, will shape a new initiative, led by Dell, to mobilize successful women business owners and leaders to help more than one million aspiring women entrepreneurs by the end of 2015.
"Whether it is in business, mentorship or philanthropy, women have the skills and the power to pay it forward and build strong communities that can make a meaningful difference," said Elizabeth Gore, resident entrepreneur, United Nations Foundation. "Through this new initiative from Dell, we're looking forward to being part of something that helps to truly transform lives and opportunities, in addition to unearthing inspiring stories of the successful contributions made by what will become an amazing community."
The Pay It Forward initiative - how it works:
· The 10,000 members of the Dell Women's Entrepreneur Network, Women Powering Business community and Wise Dell team member network to help at least 10 women entrepreneurs over the next two years, who in turn help 10 more.
· Through financial support or time, women will receive help to improve their access to the knowledge, technology, capital and networks they need to reach their full potential.
· Visit Dell.com/payitforward for suggestions on ways to pay it forward through a network of non-profit organizations focused on advancing women and girls.
· A portal will track member commitments, share information about organizations and communities that support women and girls, particularly in entrepreneurship, and report progress against the overall goal of helping one million women by the end of 2015.
The 2013 Dell Women's Entrepreneur Network global event includes:
· *14* *keynote and panel sessions* featuring insight and advice from more than 40 inspirational women entrepreneurs and business leaders, including a number of sessions to help attendees maximise the opportunity to do business in Turkey;
· *Pre-conference labs,* led by network members for their peers, around key themes including innovation, brand, digital and capital;
· *Discussion-based breakout sessions* around scaling for growth, gender balance, corporate values, growing business into emerging markets and a special session around the theme of the event: Paying It Forward;
· *Technology audits* to help attendees better understand how technology can help their businesses grow and scale;
· *Doing-Business-in-Turkey* sessions including consular and trade body representatives to explore the challenges and opportunities of expanding into the region; and,
· Three days of *networking opportunities* with attendees.
Previous Dell Women's Entrepreneur Network global events have been held in New Delhi, India (2012); Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2011); and Shanghai, China (2010). This year's event runs June 2-4 and is co-sponsored by Intel.
*Follow the event*
Women entrepreneurs and business leaders are invited to join in the conversation through the Women Powering Business group on LinkedIn or on Twitter via @DellBizWomen and #DWEN. Interested parties not attending the event can follow some of the sessions through the event live stream.
*Quotes*
"I have witnessed first-hand the skills, experience and desire to succeed that our Dell Women's Entrepreneur Network members share. They inspired the Pay it Forward movement as a way to harness the power of those attributes, amplify them and positively impact economic growth worldwide. By mobilizing thousands of women to help a million more women, we will have a huge, collective impact, drive real change and transform opportunities, not only for our members, but for women everywhere." - *Karen Quintos, senior vice president and chief marketing officer (CMO), Dell*.
"As entrepreneurs, regardless of where we're based or the size of our business, we typically share common challenges in doing business. These include getting access to the right levels of capital, understanding which technologies will best help us to scale our businesses, or having the confidence to choose the right market to go to next. Having the support of such a rich and like-minded community like the Dell Women's Entrepreneur Network is extremely important to me as a business owner. I am personally extremely enthusiastic about the Pay It Forward initiative. Having the power to support and share our experiences and knowledge to help others, and to build a sustainable global community is a genuinely exciting opportunity that cannot be missed." - *Elisabete Miranda, president, CQ Fluency and 2013 Dell Women's Entrepreneur Network global event attendee.*
*About Dell*
Dell Inc. (NAS: DELL) listens to customers and delivers innovative technology and services that give them the power to do more. As the visionary outcome of a true entrepreneur, Dell is committed to help power the success of entrepreneurs by developing technology solutions that help their businesses increase productivity and grow. Through the Dell Women's Entrepreneur Network, Dell supports and nurtures a community of female entrepreneurs by providing access to knowledge, networks, and capital. Learn more at www.dell.com/women.
Dell
Kara Krautter, 512-450-4897
Kara_Krautter@dell.com
or
PPR North America
Rebecca Wolfe, 212-798-9880
rebecca.wolfe@WPPTeamDell.com
*KEYWORDS:* Turkey United States Europe North America Texas
*INDUSTRY KEYWORDS:*
The article Dell Launches Pay It Forward Initiative to Support One Million Female Entrepreneurs by 2015 Reported by DailyFinance 1 hour ago.
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NCR's Retalix Software Solution Makes Transportation Optimization Easier at Massdiscounters
Filed under: Investing
*NCR's Retalix Software Solution Makes Transportation Optimization Easier at Massdiscounters*
DULUTH, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- NCR Corporation, the global leader in consumer transaction technologies, announced today that Massdiscounters of South Africa, a leading retail division of MassMart Management Group, has deployed NCR's Retalix Transportation Management software.
This solution improves Massdiscounters' logistics operations by automating scheduling processes, synchronizing yard and dock activities and optimizing inbound and outbound shipments. The software helps the retailer save labor and infrastructure costs and provides enhanced supply chain productivity, compliance and visibility.
"This suite of software products from the Retalix division of NCR Retail gives Massdiscounters the insights and tools to automate labor-intensive dock, yard and distribution center operations, and will help us optimize our inbound and outbound transportation across the country," said Massdiscounters Systems and Supply Chain Director John Hart. "We rely on our partnership to assist us in driving greater operational efficiencies and improved supply chain visibility so we can provide the best retail experience for our shoppers."
NCR's Retalix Transportation Management software is a comprehensive solution suite that empowers retailers and distributors to integrate and manage all aspects of transportation processes more profitably and effectively. The suite includes Retalix Transportation Optimization, Retalix Dock Scheduling and RetalixYard Management solutions, which Massdiscounters has deployed, as well as Retalix Power Delivery.
Massdiscounters uses Retalix Transportation Optimization toautomate major transportation functions, including inbound/outbound planning, fleet routing, logistics procurement and financial settlement.
Retalix Dock Schedulinggives Massdiscounterscontrol of inbound scheduling and dock operations through a centralized, automated platform. With cloud-based delivery of an intuitive Web-portal, Retalix Dock Scheduling provides the retailer comprehensive functionality for supervision and management of all dock operations.
Retalix Yard Managementhelps Massdiscounters improve yard productivity and reduce costs by synchronizing and managing all yard resources, including personnel, space and fleet.
"We are working with Massdiscounters to help the company realize cost savings and relieve operational challenges with our innovative software," said Tammy Weant, general manager of global supply chain management, Retalix division of NCR Retail. "We are proud of our long term partnership with Massdiscounters, which started in 2004 and is going strong into the future. We believe that the wide range of our solutions Massdiscounters has deployed across their supply chain operations will pay dividends that will accrue to the company's bottom line, speed up operations and, by ensuring merchandise is where it's supposed to be when it's supposed to be there, enhance shoppers' experiences."
*About Massdiscounters*
Massdiscounters operates two retail formats: Game and DionWired. Game is a discount retailer of general merchandise FMCG, and non-perishable groceries for home, leisure and business use, operating throughout South Africa and in 12 major cities in sub-Saharan Africa. Game currently has 114 stores, out of which 31 provide a food offering under the Foodco sub-brand. DionWired is an electronics and appliances specialty store chain catering for the middle- to upper-end income consumer.
Massdiscounters is a division of MassMart. Massmart is a South African-based globally competitive regional management group, invested in a portfolio of differentiated, complementary, focused wholesale and retail formats. The Group comprises nine wholesale and retail chains, and one buying group - 377 stores and 633 buying group members all focused on high-volume and low-cost distribution. It operates in 12 countries in sub-Saharan Africa through the Group's four operating divisions - Massdiscounters, Masswarehouse, Massbuild and Masscash. MassMart is listed on the main board of the JSE Securities Exchange in the Consumer Services-Retail sector. (Please see more detail at the company's website http://www.massmart.co.za/operational/massdiscounters.asp).
*About NCR Corporation*
NCR Corporation (NYS: NCR) is the global leader in consumer transaction technologies, turning everyday interactions with businesses into exceptional experiences. With its software, hardware, and portfolio of services, NCR enables more than 300 million transactions daily across the retail, financial, travel, hospitality, telecom and technology industries. NCR solutions run the everyday transactions that make your life easier.
NCR is headquartered in Duluth, Georgia, with over 26,000 employees and does business in 180 countries. NCR is a trademark of NCR Corporation in the United States and other countries.
Web site: www.ncr.com
Twitter: @NCRCorporation
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ncrcorp
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/ncr-corporation
YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/ncrcorporation
NCR Corporation
Mark Scott, 678-808-7721
mobile: 404-431-8733
Mark.Scott@ncr.com
*KEYWORDS:* United States North America Georgia South Africa Africa
*INDUSTRY KEYWORDS:*
The article NCR's Retalix Software Solution Makes Transportation Optimization Easier at Massdiscounters Reported by DailyFinance 37 minutes ago.
*NCR's Retalix Software Solution Makes Transportation Optimization Easier at Massdiscounters*
DULUTH, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- NCR Corporation, the global leader in consumer transaction technologies, announced today that Massdiscounters of South Africa, a leading retail division of MassMart Management Group, has deployed NCR's Retalix Transportation Management software.
This solution improves Massdiscounters' logistics operations by automating scheduling processes, synchronizing yard and dock activities and optimizing inbound and outbound shipments. The software helps the retailer save labor and infrastructure costs and provides enhanced supply chain productivity, compliance and visibility.
"This suite of software products from the Retalix division of NCR Retail gives Massdiscounters the insights and tools to automate labor-intensive dock, yard and distribution center operations, and will help us optimize our inbound and outbound transportation across the country," said Massdiscounters Systems and Supply Chain Director John Hart. "We rely on our partnership to assist us in driving greater operational efficiencies and improved supply chain visibility so we can provide the best retail experience for our shoppers."
NCR's Retalix Transportation Management software is a comprehensive solution suite that empowers retailers and distributors to integrate and manage all aspects of transportation processes more profitably and effectively. The suite includes Retalix Transportation Optimization, Retalix Dock Scheduling and RetalixYard Management solutions, which Massdiscounters has deployed, as well as Retalix Power Delivery.
Massdiscounters uses Retalix Transportation Optimization toautomate major transportation functions, including inbound/outbound planning, fleet routing, logistics procurement and financial settlement.
Retalix Dock Schedulinggives Massdiscounterscontrol of inbound scheduling and dock operations through a centralized, automated platform. With cloud-based delivery of an intuitive Web-portal, Retalix Dock Scheduling provides the retailer comprehensive functionality for supervision and management of all dock operations.
Retalix Yard Managementhelps Massdiscounters improve yard productivity and reduce costs by synchronizing and managing all yard resources, including personnel, space and fleet.
"We are working with Massdiscounters to help the company realize cost savings and relieve operational challenges with our innovative software," said Tammy Weant, general manager of global supply chain management, Retalix division of NCR Retail. "We are proud of our long term partnership with Massdiscounters, which started in 2004 and is going strong into the future. We believe that the wide range of our solutions Massdiscounters has deployed across their supply chain operations will pay dividends that will accrue to the company's bottom line, speed up operations and, by ensuring merchandise is where it's supposed to be when it's supposed to be there, enhance shoppers' experiences."
*About Massdiscounters*
Massdiscounters operates two retail formats: Game and DionWired. Game is a discount retailer of general merchandise FMCG, and non-perishable groceries for home, leisure and business use, operating throughout South Africa and in 12 major cities in sub-Saharan Africa. Game currently has 114 stores, out of which 31 provide a food offering under the Foodco sub-brand. DionWired is an electronics and appliances specialty store chain catering for the middle- to upper-end income consumer.
Massdiscounters is a division of MassMart. Massmart is a South African-based globally competitive regional management group, invested in a portfolio of differentiated, complementary, focused wholesale and retail formats. The Group comprises nine wholesale and retail chains, and one buying group - 377 stores and 633 buying group members all focused on high-volume and low-cost distribution. It operates in 12 countries in sub-Saharan Africa through the Group's four operating divisions - Massdiscounters, Masswarehouse, Massbuild and Masscash. MassMart is listed on the main board of the JSE Securities Exchange in the Consumer Services-Retail sector. (Please see more detail at the company's website http://www.massmart.co.za/operational/massdiscounters.asp).
*About NCR Corporation*
NCR Corporation (NYS: NCR) is the global leader in consumer transaction technologies, turning everyday interactions with businesses into exceptional experiences. With its software, hardware, and portfolio of services, NCR enables more than 300 million transactions daily across the retail, financial, travel, hospitality, telecom and technology industries. NCR solutions run the everyday transactions that make your life easier.
NCR is headquartered in Duluth, Georgia, with over 26,000 employees and does business in 180 countries. NCR is a trademark of NCR Corporation in the United States and other countries.
Web site: www.ncr.com
Twitter: @NCRCorporation
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ncrcorp
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/ncr-corporation
YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/ncrcorporation
NCR Corporation
Mark Scott, 678-808-7721
mobile: 404-431-8733
Mark.Scott@ncr.com
*KEYWORDS:* United States North America Georgia South Africa Africa
*INDUSTRY KEYWORDS:*
The article NCR's Retalix Software Solution Makes Transportation Optimization Easier at Massdiscounters Reported by DailyFinance 37 minutes ago.
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CIT Serves as Joint Lead Arranger for $210 Million Financing for The Jordan Company
Filed under: Investing
*CIT Serves as Joint Lead Arranger for $210 Million Financing for The Jordan Company*
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- CIT Group Inc. (NYS: CIT) cit.com, a leading provider of financing and advisory services to small businesses and middle market companies, today announced that it arranged a $210 million senior secured credit facility for The Jordan Company, a private equity firm that specializes in buying and building companies, to support its refinancing of Haas Group International, Inc., the largest independent and fully integrated provider of chemical management services in the world.
CIT Corporate Finance served as Joint Lead Arranger and Joint Syndication Agent for the transaction. Financing was provided by CIT Bank, the U.S. commercial bank subsidiary of CIT. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
"This transaction is a result of the long standing relationship we've built with The Jordan Company," said Tom Hobbis, Co-Head and Managing Director of CIT Sponsor Finance. "This particular deal highlights our strength in the chemicals industry and our ability to close the transaction quickly and efficiently."
Eion Hu, Senior Partner at The Jordan Company said, "There's a growing trend towards utilizing outsourced chemical management services to manage the hard costs and liabilities associated with the use of chemicals and gases. This financing provides Haas with the financial capacity to continue leading the chemical management industry. Having closed multiple transactions with CIT, it's become clear they have deep industry expertise in the sectors they serve."
*EDITOR'S NOTE:*
View CIT's corporate overview video (cit.com/corporatevideo) that showcases our support of the small business, middle market and transportation sectors.
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*About The Jordan Company*
The Jordan Company, founded in 1982, is a middle-market private equity firm with over $5 billion of committed capital under management and a 30-year track record of investing in and contributing to the growth of many businesses across a wide range of industries. The senior investment team has been investing together for over 20 years and they are supported by the Operations Management Group, which was established in 1988 to initiate and support operational improvements in portfolio companies. Headquartered in New York, The Jordan Company also has offices in Chicago and Shanghai. thejordancompany.com
*About Haas Group International, Inc.*
Haas Group International, Inc. ("Haas") is one of the largest independent, fully integrated providers of chemical management services. The Company streamlines and fully manages all or parts of the chemicals and gases value chain for each of its customers. Haas services a variety of industries such as aerospace, automotive, electronics, metals, food and beverage and the government (U.S. Department of Defense and Energy). haasgroupintl.com
*About CIT Corporate Finance*
CIT Corporate Finance provides lending, leasing and other financial and advisory services to the small business and middle market sectors, with a focus on specific industries, including: Chemicals, Commercial Real Estate, Communications, Energy, Entertainment, Gaming, Healthcare, Industrials, Information Services & Technology, Restaurants, Retail, and Sports & Media. cit.com/CorporateFinance
*About CIT Bank*
Founded in 2000, CIT Bank (Member FDIC, Equal Housing Lender) is the U.S. commercial bank subsidiary of CIT Group Inc. (NYS: CIT) . It provides lending and leasing to the small business, middle market and rail sectors. Through its online bank, BankOnCIT.com, CIT Bank offers a suite of savings options designed to help customers achieve a range of financial goals. As of March 31, 2013, it had $10.6 billion of deposits and $13.3 billion of assets. cit.com/CITBank
*About CIT*
Founded in 1908, CIT (NYS: CIT) is a bank holding company with more than $35 billion in financing and leasing assets. It provides financing and leasing capital and advisory services to its clients and their customers across more than 30 industries. CIT maintains leadership positions in small business and middle market lending, factoring, retail finance, aerospace, equipment and rail leasing, and vendor finance. CIT also operates CIT Bank (Member FDIC), its primary bank subsidiary, which, through its online bank BankOnCIT.com, offers a suite of savings options designed to help customers achieve a range of financial goals. cit.com
*CIT MEDIA RELATIONS:*
C. Curtis Ritter
Director of Corporate Communications
(973) 740-5390
Curt.Ritter@cit.com
or
Matt Klein
Vice President, Media Relations
(973) 597-2020
Matt.Klein@cit.com
or
*CIT INVESTOR RELATIONS:*
Ken Brause
Executive Vice President
(212) 771-9650
Ken.Brause@cit.com
*KEYWORDS:* United States North America New York
*INDUSTRY KEYWORDS:*
The article CIT Serves as Joint Lead Arranger for $210 Million Financing for The Jordan Company Reported by DailyFinance 37 minutes ago.
*CIT Serves as Joint Lead Arranger for $210 Million Financing for The Jordan Company*
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- CIT Group Inc. (NYS: CIT) cit.com, a leading provider of financing and advisory services to small businesses and middle market companies, today announced that it arranged a $210 million senior secured credit facility for The Jordan Company, a private equity firm that specializes in buying and building companies, to support its refinancing of Haas Group International, Inc., the largest independent and fully integrated provider of chemical management services in the world.
CIT Corporate Finance served as Joint Lead Arranger and Joint Syndication Agent for the transaction. Financing was provided by CIT Bank, the U.S. commercial bank subsidiary of CIT. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
"This transaction is a result of the long standing relationship we've built with The Jordan Company," said Tom Hobbis, Co-Head and Managing Director of CIT Sponsor Finance. "This particular deal highlights our strength in the chemicals industry and our ability to close the transaction quickly and efficiently."
Eion Hu, Senior Partner at The Jordan Company said, "There's a growing trend towards utilizing outsourced chemical management services to manage the hard costs and liabilities associated with the use of chemicals and gases. This financing provides Haas with the financial capacity to continue leading the chemical management industry. Having closed multiple transactions with CIT, it's become clear they have deep industry expertise in the sectors they serve."
*EDITOR'S NOTE:*
View CIT's corporate overview video (cit.com/corporatevideo) that showcases our support of the small business, middle market and transportation sectors.
Follow us on Twitter: @citgroup, on LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/company/cit, on YouTube: YouTube.com/citgroupvideo, and on Facebook: facebook.com/citgroup. Individuals interested in receiving corporate news releases can register at cit.com/newsalerts or subscribe to the RSS feed at cit.com/rss.
*About The Jordan Company*
The Jordan Company, founded in 1982, is a middle-market private equity firm with over $5 billion of committed capital under management and a 30-year track record of investing in and contributing to the growth of many businesses across a wide range of industries. The senior investment team has been investing together for over 20 years and they are supported by the Operations Management Group, which was established in 1988 to initiate and support operational improvements in portfolio companies. Headquartered in New York, The Jordan Company also has offices in Chicago and Shanghai. thejordancompany.com
*About Haas Group International, Inc.*
Haas Group International, Inc. ("Haas") is one of the largest independent, fully integrated providers of chemical management services. The Company streamlines and fully manages all or parts of the chemicals and gases value chain for each of its customers. Haas services a variety of industries such as aerospace, automotive, electronics, metals, food and beverage and the government (U.S. Department of Defense and Energy). haasgroupintl.com
*About CIT Corporate Finance*
CIT Corporate Finance provides lending, leasing and other financial and advisory services to the small business and middle market sectors, with a focus on specific industries, including: Chemicals, Commercial Real Estate, Communications, Energy, Entertainment, Gaming, Healthcare, Industrials, Information Services & Technology, Restaurants, Retail, and Sports & Media. cit.com/CorporateFinance
*About CIT Bank*
Founded in 2000, CIT Bank (Member FDIC, Equal Housing Lender) is the U.S. commercial bank subsidiary of CIT Group Inc. (NYS: CIT) . It provides lending and leasing to the small business, middle market and rail sectors. Through its online bank, BankOnCIT.com, CIT Bank offers a suite of savings options designed to help customers achieve a range of financial goals. As of March 31, 2013, it had $10.6 billion of deposits and $13.3 billion of assets. cit.com/CITBank
*About CIT*
Founded in 1908, CIT (NYS: CIT) is a bank holding company with more than $35 billion in financing and leasing assets. It provides financing and leasing capital and advisory services to its clients and their customers across more than 30 industries. CIT maintains leadership positions in small business and middle market lending, factoring, retail finance, aerospace, equipment and rail leasing, and vendor finance. CIT also operates CIT Bank (Member FDIC), its primary bank subsidiary, which, through its online bank BankOnCIT.com, offers a suite of savings options designed to help customers achieve a range of financial goals. cit.com
*CIT MEDIA RELATIONS:*
C. Curtis Ritter
Director of Corporate Communications
(973) 740-5390
Curt.Ritter@cit.com
or
Matt Klein
Vice President, Media Relations
(973) 597-2020
Matt.Klein@cit.com
or
*CIT INVESTOR RELATIONS:*
Ken Brause
Executive Vice President
(212) 771-9650
Ken.Brause@cit.com
*KEYWORDS:* United States North America New York
*INDUSTRY KEYWORDS:*
The article CIT Serves as Joint Lead Arranger for $210 Million Financing for The Jordan Company Reported by DailyFinance 37 minutes ago.
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AVG CloudCare Integration with Autotask Pro Software Featured at 2013 Autotask Community Live! Event
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*AVG CloudCare Integration with Autotask Pro Software Featured at 2013 Autotask Community Live! Event and June Webinar*
AMSTERDAM & SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- AVG Technologies N.V. (NYS: AVG) , the provider of Internet and mobile security, privacy and optimization solutions to 150 million active users, today announced AVG CloudCare™ integration with Autotask® IT business management software is being featured during the 2013 Autotask Community Live! user conference and exhibition June 2-4 in Scottsdale, AZ. AVG also will team with Autotask for a webinar for managed service providers, to be held on June 11.
AVG integrated Autotask into the latest edition of AVG CloudCare, its free, easy-to-use cloud based administration platform that provides for remote deployment and management of IT and security services for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Now, with a single sign-on connection, partners can access LiveLinks for navigation between Autotask and AVG CloudCare's customer summaries, new customers, alerts, reports, policy templates, settings, support, invoices, payments and more. The Autotask integration also provides seamless invoice integration with Autotask customer billing software.
"Many MSPs have adopted PSA software to help them with the workflow, organization, monitoring and management of the technology services they deliver. Our goal is to simplify life for the channel and provide value by integrating AVG CloudCare with a variety of existing systems and tools they already have in place to run their businesses," said Mike Foreman, General Manager for SMB for AVG Technologies.
Autotask is one of the leading hosted IT business management software platforms for streamlining business processes. Its software integrates a broad range of critical business systems, including customer relationship management (CRM), service desk, tech scheduling, project management, billing and reporting, and provides real-time service delivery intelligence. Autotask is accessible from virtually any computing or mobile device connected to the Internet.
In its recent independent Channel Assessment report on AVG CloudCare, the 2112 Group noted, "The integration allows managed service providers using Autotask to have an easier time adopting and administering AVG CloudCare through their PSA console." The report added, "PSA platforms are a staple of the managed services segment. While MSPs and VARs can use AVG CloudCare without a PSA, the integration makes it more scalable and manageable within the context of a managed services practice."
"Our use of Autotask integration saves us many hours of manual work every week and we couldn't imagine working without it. VanGuard Technologies makes money by providing a high quality 'white glove' service to our clients at the right price and the only way we can do that is by being as efficient as possible and being proper stewards of our resources. Autotask and AVG CloudCare form part of the backbone of this efficient service delivery," said Matthew Adkins, president of VanGuard Technologies. "We haven't found anything that beats AVG's combination of support, pricing, and performance."
AVG will participate and exhibit during 2013 Autotask Community Live event in Scottsdale, AZ June 2-4. AVG will present a session, "Leverage the Power of Autotask® and AVG CloudCare™ to Thrive in the Managed Security Business," on June 4. In addition AVG and Autotask will co-host a webinar, "How To Get Into The Managed Security Business: Leveraging the Power of Autotask and AVG CloudCare," on June 11 at 1 p.m. EDT. For more information and to register for the webinar go to http://www.autotask.com/WebinarRegistration/index.aspx?w=632826338&source=ew-atcom-avg-061113.
AVG CloudCare is a cloud-based IT administration platform provided to partners free-of-charge enabling them to roll out "pay-as-you-go" services that make it easier for them to manage and protect their small business customers. Services include the award-winning AVG AntiVirus technology, AVG Content Filtering, AVG Remote IT, and AVG Email Security Services. Free remote management tools, one-click service user activation plus easy policy deployment and automatic removal of older versions of AV software help to save time and reduce the need for onsite visits - allowing partners to serve even the smallest customer more profitably. Additional benefits include sales alerts and one-click reporting to help demonstrate partners' added value.
AVG CloudCare is available via AVG reseller and managed service partners in the United States, United Kingdom and Ireland. AVG Remote IT is offered for free. For all other AVG CloudCare services, customers pay only for the services they use with a convenient monthly billing option. To find out more and become an AVG CloudCare partner, go to www.avg.com/cloudcare.
For logos, screenshots and case study videos, please see the AVG CloudCare press kit: http://mediacenter.avg.com/en/press-tools/avg-cloudcare-press-kit/avg-cloudcare-press-kit.html
*About Autotask Corporation*
Autotask Corporation provides the world's leading hosted IT business management software to streamline and optimize business processes for technology solution providers. The software integrates a broad range of critical business systems, including customer relationship management (CRM), service desk, tech scheduling, project management, billing and reporting, and provides real-time service delivery intelligence to help users understand the factors that drive their business and their profitability.
Autotask is accessible from virtually any computing or mobile device connected to the Internet and features a world-class API that seamlessly integrates with the other systems and tools that providers rely on to run their businesses.
For information about Autotask visit www.auttotask.com
*About AVG Technologies (NYSE: AVG)*
AVG's mission is to simplify, optimize and secure the Internet experience, providing peace of mind to a connected world. AVG's powerful yet easy-to‐use software and online services put users in control of their Internet experience. By choosing AVG's software and services, users become part of a trusted global community that benefits from inherent network effects, mutual protection and support. AVG has grown its user base to 150 million active users as of March 31, 2013 and offers a product portfolio that targets the consumer and small business markets and includes Internet security, PC performance optimization, online backup, mobile security, identity protection and family safety software.
www.avg.com
*Keep in touch with AVG*
· For breaking news, follow AVG on Twitter at www.twitter.com/officialAVGnews
· For small business security trends analysis, follow the AVG small business blog at small-business.blog.avg.com
· Join our Facebook community at www.facebook.com/AVGfree
· Join our LinkedIn community in www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=27197
*For Autotask Corporation*
Bruce J. McEwing, +1 518 720 3500 Ext. 1220
Director, Corporate Communications
bmcewing@autotask.com
or
*For AVG*
*United States:*
Betty Taylor, + 1 (408) 981-7551
Krause Taylor Associates for AVG Technologies
bettyt@krause-taylor.com
or
*United Kingdom:*
Paul Shlackman, +44 (0)7792 121510
PR Manager, SMB & Channel, AVG
paul.shlackman@avg.com
*KEYWORDS:* United States Europe North America Netherlands Arizona California
*INDUSTRY KEYWORDS:*
The article AVG CloudCare Integration with Autotask Pro Software Featured at 2013 Autotask Community Live! Event and June Webinar Reported by DailyFinance 37 minutes ago.
*AVG CloudCare Integration with Autotask Pro Software Featured at 2013 Autotask Community Live! Event and June Webinar*
AMSTERDAM & SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- AVG Technologies N.V. (NYS: AVG) , the provider of Internet and mobile security, privacy and optimization solutions to 150 million active users, today announced AVG CloudCare™ integration with Autotask® IT business management software is being featured during the 2013 Autotask Community Live! user conference and exhibition June 2-4 in Scottsdale, AZ. AVG also will team with Autotask for a webinar for managed service providers, to be held on June 11.
AVG integrated Autotask into the latest edition of AVG CloudCare, its free, easy-to-use cloud based administration platform that provides for remote deployment and management of IT and security services for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Now, with a single sign-on connection, partners can access LiveLinks for navigation between Autotask and AVG CloudCare's customer summaries, new customers, alerts, reports, policy templates, settings, support, invoices, payments and more. The Autotask integration also provides seamless invoice integration with Autotask customer billing software.
"Many MSPs have adopted PSA software to help them with the workflow, organization, monitoring and management of the technology services they deliver. Our goal is to simplify life for the channel and provide value by integrating AVG CloudCare with a variety of existing systems and tools they already have in place to run their businesses," said Mike Foreman, General Manager for SMB for AVG Technologies.
Autotask is one of the leading hosted IT business management software platforms for streamlining business processes. Its software integrates a broad range of critical business systems, including customer relationship management (CRM), service desk, tech scheduling, project management, billing and reporting, and provides real-time service delivery intelligence. Autotask is accessible from virtually any computing or mobile device connected to the Internet.
In its recent independent Channel Assessment report on AVG CloudCare, the 2112 Group noted, "The integration allows managed service providers using Autotask to have an easier time adopting and administering AVG CloudCare through their PSA console." The report added, "PSA platforms are a staple of the managed services segment. While MSPs and VARs can use AVG CloudCare without a PSA, the integration makes it more scalable and manageable within the context of a managed services practice."
"Our use of Autotask integration saves us many hours of manual work every week and we couldn't imagine working without it. VanGuard Technologies makes money by providing a high quality 'white glove' service to our clients at the right price and the only way we can do that is by being as efficient as possible and being proper stewards of our resources. Autotask and AVG CloudCare form part of the backbone of this efficient service delivery," said Matthew Adkins, president of VanGuard Technologies. "We haven't found anything that beats AVG's combination of support, pricing, and performance."
AVG will participate and exhibit during 2013 Autotask Community Live event in Scottsdale, AZ June 2-4. AVG will present a session, "Leverage the Power of Autotask® and AVG CloudCare™ to Thrive in the Managed Security Business," on June 4. In addition AVG and Autotask will co-host a webinar, "How To Get Into The Managed Security Business: Leveraging the Power of Autotask and AVG CloudCare," on June 11 at 1 p.m. EDT. For more information and to register for the webinar go to http://www.autotask.com/WebinarRegistration/index.aspx?w=632826338&source=ew-atcom-avg-061113.
AVG CloudCare is a cloud-based IT administration platform provided to partners free-of-charge enabling them to roll out "pay-as-you-go" services that make it easier for them to manage and protect their small business customers. Services include the award-winning AVG AntiVirus technology, AVG Content Filtering, AVG Remote IT, and AVG Email Security Services. Free remote management tools, one-click service user activation plus easy policy deployment and automatic removal of older versions of AV software help to save time and reduce the need for onsite visits - allowing partners to serve even the smallest customer more profitably. Additional benefits include sales alerts and one-click reporting to help demonstrate partners' added value.
AVG CloudCare is available via AVG reseller and managed service partners in the United States, United Kingdom and Ireland. AVG Remote IT is offered for free. For all other AVG CloudCare services, customers pay only for the services they use with a convenient monthly billing option. To find out more and become an AVG CloudCare partner, go to www.avg.com/cloudcare.
For logos, screenshots and case study videos, please see the AVG CloudCare press kit: http://mediacenter.avg.com/en/press-tools/avg-cloudcare-press-kit/avg-cloudcare-press-kit.html
*About Autotask Corporation*
Autotask Corporation provides the world's leading hosted IT business management software to streamline and optimize business processes for technology solution providers. The software integrates a broad range of critical business systems, including customer relationship management (CRM), service desk, tech scheduling, project management, billing and reporting, and provides real-time service delivery intelligence to help users understand the factors that drive their business and their profitability.
Autotask is accessible from virtually any computing or mobile device connected to the Internet and features a world-class API that seamlessly integrates with the other systems and tools that providers rely on to run their businesses.
For information about Autotask visit www.auttotask.com
*About AVG Technologies (NYSE: AVG)*
AVG's mission is to simplify, optimize and secure the Internet experience, providing peace of mind to a connected world. AVG's powerful yet easy-to‐use software and online services put users in control of their Internet experience. By choosing AVG's software and services, users become part of a trusted global community that benefits from inherent network effects, mutual protection and support. AVG has grown its user base to 150 million active users as of March 31, 2013 and offers a product portfolio that targets the consumer and small business markets and includes Internet security, PC performance optimization, online backup, mobile security, identity protection and family safety software.
www.avg.com
*Keep in touch with AVG*
· For breaking news, follow AVG on Twitter at www.twitter.com/officialAVGnews
· For small business security trends analysis, follow the AVG small business blog at small-business.blog.avg.com
· Join our Facebook community at www.facebook.com/AVGfree
· Join our LinkedIn community in www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=27197
*For Autotask Corporation*
Bruce J. McEwing, +1 518 720 3500 Ext. 1220
Director, Corporate Communications
bmcewing@autotask.com
or
*For AVG*
*United States:*
Betty Taylor, + 1 (408) 981-7551
Krause Taylor Associates for AVG Technologies
bettyt@krause-taylor.com
or
*United Kingdom:*
Paul Shlackman, +44 (0)7792 121510
PR Manager, SMB & Channel, AVG
paul.shlackman@avg.com
*KEYWORDS:* United States Europe North America Netherlands Arizona California
*INDUSTRY KEYWORDS:*
The article AVG CloudCare Integration with Autotask Pro Software Featured at 2013 Autotask Community Live! Event and June Webinar Reported by DailyFinance 37 minutes ago.
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LinkedIn to tie account security to mobile phones
LinkedIn has introduced a two-step verification process as an option for its users to secure their online professional accounts, WTOP reports. Users can now choose to require a code to be sent to their phones whenever an attempt is made to log in to an account from a device for the first time. The code sent to the phone is needed to complete the login process. Similar to Google, Facebook and Twitter, the extra step is designed to lessen the chances of computer hackers breaking into user accounts.
Reported by bizjournals 1 day ago.
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The best way to connect on LinkedIn
Writing a personal message to connect on LinkedIn is the best way to get someone to accept, Alexis Grant writes. -More-
Reported by SmartBrief 1 day ago.
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UPDATE: Credit Suisse Initiates LinkedIn at Outperform on Multiple Opportunities
In a report published Monday, Credit Suisse analyst Stephen Ju initiated coverage on *LinkedIn* (NYSE: LNKD) with an Outperform rating and $220.00 price target.
Reported by Benzinga.com 1 day ago.
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LinkedIn Provides More Insight into Who’s Looking at Your Profile
LinkedIn is rolling out an improved system for analyzing who is checking out your profile that adds new insights to both basic and premium LinkedIn members. “Natural curiosity entices many people to wonder, ‘Who’s been viewing my profile?’ each day …
Reported by WebProNews 1 day ago.
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LinkedIn Upgrades “Who's Viewed Your Profile” Section With New Look, Better Analytics
LinkedIn has been busy upgrading pieces to its business social network in recent weeks, with updates to its contacts, the release of a new mobile contacts app for iPhone, revamped user profiles, the addition of channels to its news site LinkedIn Today and, most recently, added security via two-step authentication. Now, the company is rolling out improved analytics and a new look for its "Who's Viewed Your Profile" feature, which tracks the number of times your name has appeared in LinkedIn Search, and how that has changed over time.
Reported by TechCrunch 1 day ago.
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Casey Gollan Outlines 60 Social Media Tools Every Business Needs
Need help navigating the often confusing world of social media? Then look no further and save yourself a heap of time and money by reading leading Australian business coach Casey Gollan’s latest news update 60 Social Media Tools Every Business Needs.
(PRWEB) June 04, 2013
When it comes to business growth practically nothing has such a profound impact on business marketing, website convergence and customer/business integration than social media. Trouble is the number of available software, social media tools and apps is growing at such a rate that it’s difficult to keep up with what’s new and useful for your average company out there.
Thankfully in his article 60 Social Media Tools Every Business Needs coach Casey Gollan has attempted to whittle down the main contenders in the social media arena. What he’s done is outline a list of 60 of the best tools he believes every business should be looking at if they’re at all interested in forging forward towards greater growth.
Top of the bill is, of course, WordPress.
“Most business owners should be aware of this excellent blogging resource by now. And if not, it’s high time you got acquainted, says Gollan.
“That’s because blogging should be the centre of your company’s social media activity. All sorts of information can be sent to Facebook, Twitter, Google + and other social media platforms from your company blog.
“The updates are more or less immediate and the software itself is free. It’s like having your own news and PR service. No company should want to miss out on that type of easily-accessible resource”
And on that note, Gollan advises, it’s as well to install VaultPress at the same time. This is a back-up service which records every piece of information and interaction of the original blog so that when (rather than ‘if’) a blog is hacked, the damage will be limited.
Skype is excellent for recording conversation with customers, clients and colleagues so that it becomes a handy resource to refer to at a later stage. It’s also an excellent – and free – means of engaging with business contacts and clients at the other side of the world.
Google Analytics can be good for seeing where a blog post is being picked up (both at home and abroad) and which posts in particular are proving popular, meaning posts can be tailored to attract an even bigger readership.
When it comes to Facebook, the Poll app is a ‘must use,’ says Gollan. For a start it’s an incredibly useful marketing research tool allowing business owners to ask questions about their products and services such as what other type of goods etc customers would like them to stock.
Another handy resource on Facebook is the Email Newsletter sign up app. This allows followers of a Facebook page to sign up directly to the company’s blog with just one click rather than having to go onto the website or blog itself. Meanwhile create competitions on Facebook - always a popular feature and a great way of amassing new followers – using the Wildfire app.
TweetDeck is the number one tool used alongside Twitter. This powerful desktop application lets users simultaneously manage a handful of accounts from the one screen.
Another piece of software that’s handy for managing multiple accounts together is HootSuite. And it’s not restricted to just one channel. Rather, it can post to Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google + etc at the same time thereby cutting back on hours spent on social marketing.
“There are a whole lot of other software tools out there of course,” says Gollan, “and updated versions or completely new apps are coming onto the market all the time. In order to keep up with your competitors it’s essential to monitor the world of social media and have a handle on it. You’re probably too busy managing your business for that right now so look out for my regular updates instead for all you need to know on the subject.”
Meanwhile Google + users can use a handy business tool called ScreenCastle which allows them to record everything taking place on their computer screen then go back and watch it again. It’s especially useful for recording Google + Hangouts.
All B2B businesses in particular should be on LinkedIn, says Gollan. The social network for professionals and business, it’s a great way of making sales and new leads. And this is where LinkedIn Answers comes into its own. Browse the forum to find questions related to a particular industry or sector.
Business coaching is available from Casey Gollan. Free business advice and information can be obtained from his website at http://www.caseygollan.com.au/. Reported by PRWeb 1 day ago.
(PRWEB) June 04, 2013
When it comes to business growth practically nothing has such a profound impact on business marketing, website convergence and customer/business integration than social media. Trouble is the number of available software, social media tools and apps is growing at such a rate that it’s difficult to keep up with what’s new and useful for your average company out there.
Thankfully in his article 60 Social Media Tools Every Business Needs coach Casey Gollan has attempted to whittle down the main contenders in the social media arena. What he’s done is outline a list of 60 of the best tools he believes every business should be looking at if they’re at all interested in forging forward towards greater growth.
Top of the bill is, of course, WordPress.
“Most business owners should be aware of this excellent blogging resource by now. And if not, it’s high time you got acquainted, says Gollan.
“That’s because blogging should be the centre of your company’s social media activity. All sorts of information can be sent to Facebook, Twitter, Google + and other social media platforms from your company blog.
“The updates are more or less immediate and the software itself is free. It’s like having your own news and PR service. No company should want to miss out on that type of easily-accessible resource”
And on that note, Gollan advises, it’s as well to install VaultPress at the same time. This is a back-up service which records every piece of information and interaction of the original blog so that when (rather than ‘if’) a blog is hacked, the damage will be limited.
Skype is excellent for recording conversation with customers, clients and colleagues so that it becomes a handy resource to refer to at a later stage. It’s also an excellent – and free – means of engaging with business contacts and clients at the other side of the world.
Google Analytics can be good for seeing where a blog post is being picked up (both at home and abroad) and which posts in particular are proving popular, meaning posts can be tailored to attract an even bigger readership.
When it comes to Facebook, the Poll app is a ‘must use,’ says Gollan. For a start it’s an incredibly useful marketing research tool allowing business owners to ask questions about their products and services such as what other type of goods etc customers would like them to stock.
Another handy resource on Facebook is the Email Newsletter sign up app. This allows followers of a Facebook page to sign up directly to the company’s blog with just one click rather than having to go onto the website or blog itself. Meanwhile create competitions on Facebook - always a popular feature and a great way of amassing new followers – using the Wildfire app.
TweetDeck is the number one tool used alongside Twitter. This powerful desktop application lets users simultaneously manage a handful of accounts from the one screen.
Another piece of software that’s handy for managing multiple accounts together is HootSuite. And it’s not restricted to just one channel. Rather, it can post to Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google + etc at the same time thereby cutting back on hours spent on social marketing.
“There are a whole lot of other software tools out there of course,” says Gollan, “and updated versions or completely new apps are coming onto the market all the time. In order to keep up with your competitors it’s essential to monitor the world of social media and have a handle on it. You’re probably too busy managing your business for that right now so look out for my regular updates instead for all you need to know on the subject.”
Meanwhile Google + users can use a handy business tool called ScreenCastle which allows them to record everything taking place on their computer screen then go back and watch it again. It’s especially useful for recording Google + Hangouts.
All B2B businesses in particular should be on LinkedIn, says Gollan. The social network for professionals and business, it’s a great way of making sales and new leads. And this is where LinkedIn Answers comes into its own. Browse the forum to find questions related to a particular industry or sector.
Business coaching is available from Casey Gollan. Free business advice and information can be obtained from his website at http://www.caseygollan.com.au/. Reported by PRWeb 1 day ago.
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LinkedIn makes it easier to check out who’s checkin’ you out
LinkedIn updates its highly-addictive feature, "Who's viewing your profile." Premium users can now get in-depth visuals about who's been checking them out -- and why.
Reported by VentureBeat 23 hours ago.
Reported by VentureBeat 23 hours ago.
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To Catch a Phish: Securosis and Malcovery to Host Webinar Discussing How to Use Email-based Threat Intelligence
Enterprise Security Intelligence Leader to Discuss Traditional Phishing Takedown Strategies And How They Aren’t Enough to Protect Your Brand from Cybercrime
Pittsburgh, PA and Birmingham, AL (PRWeb) June 4, 2013 (PRWEB) June 04, 2013
Malcovery Security, the leader in delivering actionable intelligence that can be applied to neutralize the threats and actions by cyber criminals in the areas of phishing, spam and malware and information security research, and advisory firm Securosis will be offering a webinar titled, “How to Use Email-based Threat Intelligence to Catch A Phish,” on June 13, 2013 at 2:00p.m. EDT.
Register here: http://info.malcovery.com/how-to-use-email-based-threat-intelligence-to-catch-a-phish
Click to Tweet: Webinar: @securosis & @Malcovery: How to Use Email-based Threat Intelligence to Catch A Phish #PhishIntel
Phishing remains a growing problem and a persistent threat. The total number of phishing attacks in 2012 was 59% higher than 2011 and global losses to phishing were estimated to be $1.5B in 2012*. Current solutions, such as education and training of end users, web filtering, two factor authentication, phishing takedown services, are proving ineffective in an environment where:
· Over 100 billion spam emails are sent each day.
· Half of Internet users get at least 1 phishing email per day.
· Criminal Success rates remain at 1 in 200.
· Criminals can get according to industry analysts upwards of $150K per attack.
In essence, the broader technology ecosystem therefore continues to struggle. And the bar to successfully waging a phishing attack continues to lower with the advent of more sophisticated phishing kits and increasingly advanced malware allows attackers to monetize victims over and over again.
So what can be done?
Find out by joining us on this informative webinar where Securosis and Malcovery leaders will discuss how Phishing Intelligence technology can reduce fraud losses and incident response costs---both near time and in the future—and preserves and protects brand reputation.
During this webinar, the speakers will discuss
· Industrial Phishing Tactics
· Analyzing the Phish Food Chain
· Quick Wins with Email-based Threat Intelligence
· Phishing Takedowns vs. Phishing Intelligence
· And more
Speakers:
Mike Rothman, Analyst and President, Securosis
Rothman’s bold perspectives and irreverent style are invaluable as companies determine effective strategies to grapple with the dynamic security threatscape. He specializes in the sexy aspects of security, like protecting networks and endpoints, security management and compliance. Rothman is one of the most sought after speakers and commentators in the security business and brings a deep background in information security. After 20 years in and around security, he’s one of the guys who “knows where the bodies are buried” in the space. Starting his career as a programmer and a networking consultant, Rothman joined META Group in 1993 and spearheaded META’s initial foray into information security research. Mike left META in 1998 to found SHYM Technology, a pioneer in the PKI software market, and then held VP marketing roles at CipherTrust and TruSecur, providing experience in marketing, business development and channel operations for both product and services companies.
Gary Warner, Chief Technologist, Co-Founder, Malcovery Security
Gary Warner is a world-renowned researcher and speaker on the subject of catching cyber criminals. Mr. Warner, a seven-time Microsoft Most Valuable Professional, is the visionary, inventor, as well as patent holder, for much of the technology that drives the Malcovery solutions. In his role of Chief Technologist for Malcovery Security, Gary drives technical product direction, architecture, and definition and development of security application. In addition to his Malcovery role, he remains the Director of Research in Computer Forensics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). In this role, which brings together the Computer and Information Science department with the Justice Science department, he is doing research that helps law enforcement and other security professionals identify, apprehend, prosecute, and convict cybercriminals, and spreads information to victims and potential victims about cybercrime issues. Gary was the founding president of the Birmingham chapter of the FBI’s InfraGard program, has served on the boards of the InfraGard National Members Alliance and the National Board for the Energy ISAC. He has been recognized by FBI Director Robert Mueller for “Exceptional Service in the Public Interest” and received the IC3 and NCFTA’s Partnership Award “in recognition of his outstanding support in the ongoing battle against cybercrime.”
About Malcovery® Security
Malcovery Security is the leading provider of actionable cyber security intelligence and forensic analysis, delivered through software and services that target cyber criminals and their activities. The company’s patented and patent-pending technology provides the ability to identify the ‘root sources’ of cybercrime attacks (servers, perpetrators, locations, etc.), delivering rich intelligence information about cross-brand attacks and targeted attacks, as well as advanced notification of emerging e-mail-based threats.
Unlike services that serve as a response to these attacks today–services that simply address the symptoms, but cannot provide the intelligence to actually stop the cybercriminal–Malcovery Security’s solutions provide the unique intelligence required to respond effectively to attacks on customers’ brands, to disrupt phishing activities and successfully prosecute cybercriminals.
Malcovery Security is based on technologies developed at the UAB Center for Information Assurance and Joint Forensics Research (CIA|JFR) and has offices in Pittsburgh, PA and Birmingham, AL.
For more information, please visit http://www.Malcovery.com or connect with Malcovery on Facebook (facebook.com/malcovery), Twitter (twitter.com/malcovery) and LinkedIn (http://www.linkedin.com/company/malcovery-security).
Editor’s Note: Malcovery® is a registered trademark. ‘Identify the Source. Stop the Threat’ TM is a trademark of Malcovery Security, LLC. All other trademarks mentioned herein are the protected properties of their respective owners. Reported by PRWeb 11 hours ago.
Pittsburgh, PA and Birmingham, AL (PRWeb) June 4, 2013 (PRWEB) June 04, 2013
Malcovery Security, the leader in delivering actionable intelligence that can be applied to neutralize the threats and actions by cyber criminals in the areas of phishing, spam and malware and information security research, and advisory firm Securosis will be offering a webinar titled, “How to Use Email-based Threat Intelligence to Catch A Phish,” on June 13, 2013 at 2:00p.m. EDT.
Register here: http://info.malcovery.com/how-to-use-email-based-threat-intelligence-to-catch-a-phish
Click to Tweet: Webinar: @securosis & @Malcovery: How to Use Email-based Threat Intelligence to Catch A Phish #PhishIntel
Phishing remains a growing problem and a persistent threat. The total number of phishing attacks in 2012 was 59% higher than 2011 and global losses to phishing were estimated to be $1.5B in 2012*. Current solutions, such as education and training of end users, web filtering, two factor authentication, phishing takedown services, are proving ineffective in an environment where:
· Over 100 billion spam emails are sent each day.
· Half of Internet users get at least 1 phishing email per day.
· Criminal Success rates remain at 1 in 200.
· Criminals can get according to industry analysts upwards of $150K per attack.
In essence, the broader technology ecosystem therefore continues to struggle. And the bar to successfully waging a phishing attack continues to lower with the advent of more sophisticated phishing kits and increasingly advanced malware allows attackers to monetize victims over and over again.
So what can be done?
Find out by joining us on this informative webinar where Securosis and Malcovery leaders will discuss how Phishing Intelligence technology can reduce fraud losses and incident response costs---both near time and in the future—and preserves and protects brand reputation.
During this webinar, the speakers will discuss
· Industrial Phishing Tactics
· Analyzing the Phish Food Chain
· Quick Wins with Email-based Threat Intelligence
· Phishing Takedowns vs. Phishing Intelligence
· And more
Speakers:
Mike Rothman, Analyst and President, Securosis
Rothman’s bold perspectives and irreverent style are invaluable as companies determine effective strategies to grapple with the dynamic security threatscape. He specializes in the sexy aspects of security, like protecting networks and endpoints, security management and compliance. Rothman is one of the most sought after speakers and commentators in the security business and brings a deep background in information security. After 20 years in and around security, he’s one of the guys who “knows where the bodies are buried” in the space. Starting his career as a programmer and a networking consultant, Rothman joined META Group in 1993 and spearheaded META’s initial foray into information security research. Mike left META in 1998 to found SHYM Technology, a pioneer in the PKI software market, and then held VP marketing roles at CipherTrust and TruSecur, providing experience in marketing, business development and channel operations for both product and services companies.
Gary Warner, Chief Technologist, Co-Founder, Malcovery Security
Gary Warner is a world-renowned researcher and speaker on the subject of catching cyber criminals. Mr. Warner, a seven-time Microsoft Most Valuable Professional, is the visionary, inventor, as well as patent holder, for much of the technology that drives the Malcovery solutions. In his role of Chief Technologist for Malcovery Security, Gary drives technical product direction, architecture, and definition and development of security application. In addition to his Malcovery role, he remains the Director of Research in Computer Forensics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). In this role, which brings together the Computer and Information Science department with the Justice Science department, he is doing research that helps law enforcement and other security professionals identify, apprehend, prosecute, and convict cybercriminals, and spreads information to victims and potential victims about cybercrime issues. Gary was the founding president of the Birmingham chapter of the FBI’s InfraGard program, has served on the boards of the InfraGard National Members Alliance and the National Board for the Energy ISAC. He has been recognized by FBI Director Robert Mueller for “Exceptional Service in the Public Interest” and received the IC3 and NCFTA’s Partnership Award “in recognition of his outstanding support in the ongoing battle against cybercrime.”
About Malcovery® Security
Malcovery Security is the leading provider of actionable cyber security intelligence and forensic analysis, delivered through software and services that target cyber criminals and their activities. The company’s patented and patent-pending technology provides the ability to identify the ‘root sources’ of cybercrime attacks (servers, perpetrators, locations, etc.), delivering rich intelligence information about cross-brand attacks and targeted attacks, as well as advanced notification of emerging e-mail-based threats.
Unlike services that serve as a response to these attacks today–services that simply address the symptoms, but cannot provide the intelligence to actually stop the cybercriminal–Malcovery Security’s solutions provide the unique intelligence required to respond effectively to attacks on customers’ brands, to disrupt phishing activities and successfully prosecute cybercriminals.
Malcovery Security is based on technologies developed at the UAB Center for Information Assurance and Joint Forensics Research (CIA|JFR) and has offices in Pittsburgh, PA and Birmingham, AL.
For more information, please visit http://www.Malcovery.com or connect with Malcovery on Facebook (facebook.com/malcovery), Twitter (twitter.com/malcovery) and LinkedIn (http://www.linkedin.com/company/malcovery-security).
Editor’s Note: Malcovery® is a registered trademark. ‘Identify the Source. Stop the Threat’ TM is a trademark of Malcovery Security, LLC. All other trademarks mentioned herein are the protected properties of their respective owners. Reported by PRWeb 11 hours ago.
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CIT to Present at the 2013 Morgan Stanley Financials Conference on June 11, 2013
Filed under: Investing
*CIT to Present at the 2013 Morgan Stanley Financials Conference on June 11, 2013*
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- CIT Group Inc. (NYS: CIT) cit.com, a leading provider of financing and advisory services to small businesses and middle market companies, today announced that John A. Thain, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Scott T. Parker, Chief Financial Officer, will present at the 2013 Morgan Stanley Financials Conference on Tuesday, June 11, 2013, in New York City. The presentation is scheduled for 10:55 AM ET.
A live webcast of the presentation, in addition to the accompanying slides, will be available on the Investor Relations section of the CIT website at cit.com/investor. To view the presentation and listen to the live event, log on to the website approximately 15 minutes prior to the event to register and to download and install any necessary audio software.
A replay of the presentation will be available shortly following the event until 11:59 PM ET on June 25, 2013.
*EDITOR'S NOTE:*
Watch the CIT corporate overview video (cit.com/corporatevideo) that showcases CIT's support of the small business, middle market and transportation sectors.
Follow us on Twitter: @citgroup, on LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/company/cit, on YouTube: YouTube.com/citgroupvideo, and on Facebook: facebook.com/citgroup. Individuals interested in receiving corporate news releases can register at cit.com/newsalerts or subscribe to the RSS feed at cit.com/rss.
*About CIT*
Founded in 1908, CIT (NYS: CIT) is a bank holding company with more than $35billion in financing and leasing assets. It provides financing and leasing capital and advisory services to its clients and their customers across more than 30 industries. CIT maintains leadership positions in small business and middle market lending, factoring, retail finance, aerospace, equipment and rail leasing, and vendor finance. CIT also operates CIT Bank (Member FDIC), its primary bank subsidiary, which, through its online bank BankOnCIT.com, offers a suite of savings options designed to help customers achieve a range of financial goals. cit.com
*CIT MEDIA RELATIONS:*
C. Curtis Ritter, 973-740-5390
Director of Corporate Communications
Curt.Ritter@cit.com
or
Matt Klein, 973-597-2020
Vice President, Media Relations
Matt.Klein@cit.com
or
*CIT INVESTOR RELATIONS:*
Ken Brause, 212-771-9650
Executive Vice President
Ken.Brause@cit.com
*KEYWORDS:* United States North America New York
*INDUSTRY KEYWORDS:*
The article CIT to Present at the 2013 Morgan Stanley Financials Conference on June 11, 2013 Reported by DailyFinance 8 hours ago.
*CIT to Present at the 2013 Morgan Stanley Financials Conference on June 11, 2013*
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- CIT Group Inc. (NYS: CIT) cit.com, a leading provider of financing and advisory services to small businesses and middle market companies, today announced that John A. Thain, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Scott T. Parker, Chief Financial Officer, will present at the 2013 Morgan Stanley Financials Conference on Tuesday, June 11, 2013, in New York City. The presentation is scheduled for 10:55 AM ET.
A live webcast of the presentation, in addition to the accompanying slides, will be available on the Investor Relations section of the CIT website at cit.com/investor. To view the presentation and listen to the live event, log on to the website approximately 15 minutes prior to the event to register and to download and install any necessary audio software.
A replay of the presentation will be available shortly following the event until 11:59 PM ET on June 25, 2013.
*EDITOR'S NOTE:*
Watch the CIT corporate overview video (cit.com/corporatevideo) that showcases CIT's support of the small business, middle market and transportation sectors.
Follow us on Twitter: @citgroup, on LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/company/cit, on YouTube: YouTube.com/citgroupvideo, and on Facebook: facebook.com/citgroup. Individuals interested in receiving corporate news releases can register at cit.com/newsalerts or subscribe to the RSS feed at cit.com/rss.
*About CIT*
Founded in 1908, CIT (NYS: CIT) is a bank holding company with more than $35billion in financing and leasing assets. It provides financing and leasing capital and advisory services to its clients and their customers across more than 30 industries. CIT maintains leadership positions in small business and middle market lending, factoring, retail finance, aerospace, equipment and rail leasing, and vendor finance. CIT also operates CIT Bank (Member FDIC), its primary bank subsidiary, which, through its online bank BankOnCIT.com, offers a suite of savings options designed to help customers achieve a range of financial goals. cit.com
*CIT MEDIA RELATIONS:*
C. Curtis Ritter, 973-740-5390
Director of Corporate Communications
Curt.Ritter@cit.com
or
Matt Klein, 973-597-2020
Vice President, Media Relations
Matt.Klein@cit.com
or
*CIT INVESTOR RELATIONS:*
Ken Brause, 212-771-9650
Executive Vice President
Ken.Brause@cit.com
*KEYWORDS:* United States North America New York
*INDUSTRY KEYWORDS:*
The article CIT to Present at the 2013 Morgan Stanley Financials Conference on June 11, 2013 Reported by DailyFinance 8 hours ago.
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Reach beyond LinkedIn to strengthen your network
There are other social networks besides LinkedIn that can help you find a new job, including Quora, Google+ and Squidoo, say -More-
Reported by SmartBrief 7 hours ago.
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China Southern Airlines Makes Traveling Easier with NCR Technology and Services
Filed under: Investing
*China Southern Airlines Makes Traveling Easier with NCR Technology and Services*
*Carrier adding new NCR TouchPort™ check-in kiosks at domestic hub airports*
DULUTH, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- China Southern Airlines ("China Southern") is making everyday easier for its passengers at key domestic hub airports with the addition of a complete self-service airport check-in solution from NCR Corporation (NYS: NCR) . NCR TouchPort kiosks have been deployed at 10 key domestic hub airports in Haikou, Dalian, Wuhan, Hefei, Chongqing, Urumqi, Guilin, Nanning, Changsha and Zhengzhou.
The NCR solution includes the hardware as well as common-use self-service (CUSS) platform software, which allows applications from other SkyTeam Alliance member airlines to also run on the kiosks. NCR will also provide support services to China Southern to ensure maximum availability.
NCR has been a technology provider to China Southern since 2009 and has become the Airline's primary supplier for self-service check-in solutions, which now total about 160 units. The technology solution allows passengers to check-in, access flight information, register for membership, scan and print boarding passes and check mileage status.
Expanding self-service check-in has become a key part of China Southern's strategy to improve service efficiency and quality. This hardware and software enhance the self-service offerings at the Airline's domestic hub airports, and further improve the passenger experience.
"We are honored to strengthen our partnership with China Southern by making travel easier and more convenient for its passengers with innovative technology that streamlines and improves the passenger experience," said Tyler Craig, NCR Travel Vice President and General Manager.
*About China Southern Airlines*
China Southern Airlines operates the largest fleet, most developed route network and largest passenger capacity of any airline in The People's Republic of China.
Currently, China Southern operates 500 passenger and cargo transport aircraft, including Boeing 777, 747, 757 & 737 and Airbus A380, 330, 321, 320, 319. The airline fleet is ranked the first in Asia and the third among the 240 Airlines in IATA (in terms of fleet size) .With Guangzhou and Beijing as its central hubs, the carrier boasts a substantial route network spanning more than 150 destinations in China and intensive radiation in Asia, and with service to Europe, America, Australia and Africa.
China Southern has more than 1,930 daily flights to 193 destinations in 35 countries and regions across the world. Through close cooperation with its SkyTeam partner airlines, China Southern's global route network spans 1000 destinations to 187 countries and regions and nearly every major world metropolis.
China Southern transported more than 86 million passengers in 2012, ranking the carrier first in Asia and the third among the 240 Airlines in IATA, topping all Chinese airlines for 34 years.
By December 2012, China Southern has kept a safe record of 10.37 million flying hours and carried close to 600 million passengers without incident. The airline's safety commitment has - and continues to be - unwavering both throughout China and globally. On September 28, 2012, China Southern was honored with the Diamond Flight Safety Award by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), becoming the leading Chinese carrier to maintain the highest safety records in China.
*About NCR Corporation*
NCR Corporation (NYS: NCR) is the global leader in consumer transaction technologies, turning everyday interactions with businesses into exceptional experiences. With its software, hardware, and portfolio of services, NCR enables more than 300 million transactions daily across the retail, financial, travel, hospitality, telecom and technology industries. NCR solutions run the everyday transactions that make your life easier.
NCR is headquartered in Duluth, Georgia with over 26,000 employees and does business in 180 countries. NCR is a trademark of NCR Corporation in the United States and other countries.
Web site: www.ncr.com
Twitter: @NCRCorporation
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ncrcorp
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/ncr-corporation
YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/ncrcorporation
NCR Corporation
Mark Scott, 678-808-7721
404-431-8733 (cell)
Mark.Scott@ncr.com
or
Winnie Sze, 852 2975 6948
winnie.sze@ncr.com
*KEYWORDS:* United States Asia Pacific North America China Georgia
*INDUSTRY KEYWORDS:*
The article China Southern Airlines Makes Traveling Easier with NCR Technology and Services Reported by DailyFinance 7 hours ago.
*China Southern Airlines Makes Traveling Easier with NCR Technology and Services*
*Carrier adding new NCR TouchPort™ check-in kiosks at domestic hub airports*
DULUTH, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- China Southern Airlines ("China Southern") is making everyday easier for its passengers at key domestic hub airports with the addition of a complete self-service airport check-in solution from NCR Corporation (NYS: NCR) . NCR TouchPort kiosks have been deployed at 10 key domestic hub airports in Haikou, Dalian, Wuhan, Hefei, Chongqing, Urumqi, Guilin, Nanning, Changsha and Zhengzhou.
The NCR solution includes the hardware as well as common-use self-service (CUSS) platform software, which allows applications from other SkyTeam Alliance member airlines to also run on the kiosks. NCR will also provide support services to China Southern to ensure maximum availability.
NCR has been a technology provider to China Southern since 2009 and has become the Airline's primary supplier for self-service check-in solutions, which now total about 160 units. The technology solution allows passengers to check-in, access flight information, register for membership, scan and print boarding passes and check mileage status.
Expanding self-service check-in has become a key part of China Southern's strategy to improve service efficiency and quality. This hardware and software enhance the self-service offerings at the Airline's domestic hub airports, and further improve the passenger experience.
"We are honored to strengthen our partnership with China Southern by making travel easier and more convenient for its passengers with innovative technology that streamlines and improves the passenger experience," said Tyler Craig, NCR Travel Vice President and General Manager.
*About China Southern Airlines*
China Southern Airlines operates the largest fleet, most developed route network and largest passenger capacity of any airline in The People's Republic of China.
Currently, China Southern operates 500 passenger and cargo transport aircraft, including Boeing 777, 747, 757 & 737 and Airbus A380, 330, 321, 320, 319. The airline fleet is ranked the first in Asia and the third among the 240 Airlines in IATA (in terms of fleet size) .With Guangzhou and Beijing as its central hubs, the carrier boasts a substantial route network spanning more than 150 destinations in China and intensive radiation in Asia, and with service to Europe, America, Australia and Africa.
China Southern has more than 1,930 daily flights to 193 destinations in 35 countries and regions across the world. Through close cooperation with its SkyTeam partner airlines, China Southern's global route network spans 1000 destinations to 187 countries and regions and nearly every major world metropolis.
China Southern transported more than 86 million passengers in 2012, ranking the carrier first in Asia and the third among the 240 Airlines in IATA, topping all Chinese airlines for 34 years.
By December 2012, China Southern has kept a safe record of 10.37 million flying hours and carried close to 600 million passengers without incident. The airline's safety commitment has - and continues to be - unwavering both throughout China and globally. On September 28, 2012, China Southern was honored with the Diamond Flight Safety Award by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), becoming the leading Chinese carrier to maintain the highest safety records in China.
*About NCR Corporation*
NCR Corporation (NYS: NCR) is the global leader in consumer transaction technologies, turning everyday interactions with businesses into exceptional experiences. With its software, hardware, and portfolio of services, NCR enables more than 300 million transactions daily across the retail, financial, travel, hospitality, telecom and technology industries. NCR solutions run the everyday transactions that make your life easier.
NCR is headquartered in Duluth, Georgia with over 26,000 employees and does business in 180 countries. NCR is a trademark of NCR Corporation in the United States and other countries.
Web site: www.ncr.com
Twitter: @NCRCorporation
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ncrcorp
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/ncr-corporation
YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/ncrcorporation
NCR Corporation
Mark Scott, 678-808-7721
404-431-8733 (cell)
Mark.Scott@ncr.com
or
Winnie Sze, 852 2975 6948
winnie.sze@ncr.com
*KEYWORDS:* United States Asia Pacific North America China Georgia
*INDUSTRY KEYWORDS:*
The article China Southern Airlines Makes Traveling Easier with NCR Technology and Services Reported by DailyFinance 7 hours ago.
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New Citi-Commissioned EIU Report Projects Competitiveness of 120 of the World's Major Cities in 2025
Filed under: Investing
*New Citi-Commissioned EIU Report Projects Competitiveness of 120 of the World's Major Cities in 2025*
*São Paulo, Incheon and Mumbai Expected to See Greatest Surge in Competitiveness; North American and Western European Cities Continue to Top List*
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- A new Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) research report, "Hot Spots 2025: Benchmarking the Future Competitiveness of Cities," commissioned by Citi, projects that São Paulo, Incheon and Mumbai will see the greatest surge in global competitiveness between 2012 and 2025. Released today at the New Cities Summit in São Paulo, the report forecasts the competitiveness of 120 cities in 2025 based on their projected ability to attract capital, business, talent and tourists.
"Around the world, cities continue to evolve as the centers of innovation and engines of economic growth," said Citi CEO Michael Corbat. "Core to Citi's strategy is a focus on the 150 cities we believe will shape the world in the years ahead. The Citi-commissioned EIU research will enhance understanding of the factors driving urban competitiveness and illuminate how the highest performing cities continue to create competitive advantages."
According to the report, the 10 most competitive cities in the world in 2025 are forecast to be: New York (1^st), London (2^nd), Singapore (3^rd), Hong Kong (4^th), Tokyo (5^th), Sydney (6^th), Paris (7^th), Stockholm (8^th), Chicago (9^th), and Toronto (10^th).
"Major cities in India, Brazil, and other emerging markets are expected to improve their competitive position and gain ground on many cities in more established economies," said Leo Abruzzese, the EIU's global forecasting director. "Strong economic growth, improving physical infrastructure, and increasingly skilled labor forces will boost emerging cities' competitiveness, though North American and Western European cities will ultimately retain their competitive advantage."
*Hot Spots 2025: Benchmarking the Future Competitiveness of Cities*
"Hot Spots 2025: Benchmarking the Future Competitiveness of Cities" projects cities' competitive standing in 2025 across eight distinct categories of competitiveness and 32 individual indicators. Categories include economic strength, physical capital, financial maturity, institutional character, human capital, global appeal, social and cultural character, and environmental and natural hazards. A city's overall ranking in the Index is a weighted score of the underlying categories. The report builds on the inaugural EIU report, "Hot Spots: Benchmarking Global City Competitiveness," commissioned by Citi in 2012.
Key findings of "Hot Spots 2025" include:
*Hot Spots of Competitiveness in 2025*
*São Paulo, Incheon and Mumbai are top movers between 2012 and 2025.* Brazil's commercial and financial capital, São Paulo (36^th), is the most improved city in the Index. Its coming surge in competitiveness can be attributed to the city's young and rapidly growing workforce, solid telecommunications infrastructure, well-established democratic institutions and financial maturity.
Incheon (43^rd), South Korea's third largest city, is the second biggest mover. Investments in a world class port, transportation infrastructure and the development of the Incheon Free Economic Zone have all resulted in the city becoming a commercial, business, logistics and tourism hub for all of northeast Asia, with more progress to come. Incheon's rise in the overall rankings demonstrates the institutional, social and economic progress that many cities in emerging Asia have made in the last few decades. It also signals the growing competitiveness of emerging market cities that will be seen by 2025 and beyond.
India's financial capital, Mumbai (51^st), comes in third in terms of improved competitiveness. This boost is driven by its sheer economic strength, improved financial maturity, and cultural vibrancy.
*New York continues its reign as the world's most competitive city.* According to the forecast, New York is the most competitive city today, and will remain so through 2025. It tops the rankings in terms of financial maturity, and is among the most competitive in institutional character and economic strength.
*North American and Western European cities retain their competitive edge.* Cities in the United States and Western Europe will continue to attract capital, businesses, tourists and talent, despite concerns over aging populations, infrastructure, and lingering impacts of the financial crisis. However, the Eurozone crisis will impact cities in Southern and Eastern Europe, creating a 'competitiveness divide' in the region. For example, Madrid (joint 46^th), Rome (68^th), and Bucharest (80^th) all fall in the rankings from 2012 to 2025.
*China's rate of competitiveness eases.* No Chinese city is ranked among the top 25 most improved. This is due to the progress that many Chinese cities made during the first decade of this century. By 2025, China will have surpassed the United States as the world's largest economy, thanks to strong growth, rapid urbanization and rising productivity.
*Drivers of Competitiveness in 2025*
*Size is not a factor.* The top 20 most competitive cities in 2025 range from the world's biggest (Tokyo's estimated 37 million people) to some of the smallest (Zurich's estimated population of 1.4 million).
*Solid infrastructure is a strong determinant.* Physical capital (defined as the quality of physical infrastructure, public transport, and telecommunications) significantly drives competitiveness. Nine of the 10 fastest rising cities in overall competitiveness are seaports or have easy maritime access. For example, the port city and Omani capital Muscat (64^th) rises by 14 places, while Saint Petersburg (92^nd) - Russia's trade gateway to the West - rises by 15 places.
*Environmental and natural hazards will play an increasingly important role*. High standards of environmental governance and sustainable policies make a city attractive for both businesses and people. For example, Tokyo's projected ability to cope with natural disasters allows it to retain its competitive edge; Chicago (America's second-most competitive city in 2025), ranks above any other U.S. city in its environmental governance.
*Education is also a strong driver.* The quality of education feeds into consistently strong productivity and growth, and ultimately city competitiveness. This can be seen in Tel Aviv, where a longstanding commitment to education underpins the city's competitiveness. Singapore's focus on improving education also allows it to jump into the top 10 cities in 2025 in the human capital category.
Citi commissioned the "Hot Spots 2025: Benchmarking the Future Competitiveness of Cities" Index to improve understanding of market competitiveness and to identify where growth, opportunity, and talent are likely to be found in the decades ahead. Citi recognizes that competitiveness is about more than growth - especially as urban centers vie for investment, talent, and business. The report builds on the inaugural EIU report "Hot Spots: Benchmarking Global City Competitiveness," commissioned by Citi in 2012.
For 200 years, Citi's central mission has been to enable economic progress. With its global footprint, Citi connects clients to the world, working at the center of global trade and capital flows. On the ground in more than 1,000 cities, Citi has a unique perspective on the complexities of the urban environment. Through Citi for Cities and other initiatives, Citi works with clients and public and private sector partners in cities around the world to enhance public services, facilitate commerce, expand financial inclusion and harness advancements in digital, mobile and card technologies.
*About the research:*
The full report, including details on methodology and criteria, are available at www.citiforcities.com
*About Citi:*
Citi, the leading global bank, has approximately 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions. Citi provides consumers, corporations, governments and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, transaction services, and wealth management.
Additional information may be found at www.citigroup.com | Twitter: @Citi | YouTube: www.youtube.com/citi | Blog: http://blog.citigroup.com | Facebook: www.facebook.com/citi | LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/citi
*About Citi for Cities*
Citi for Cities is an initiative which harnesses the best of Citi across the globe to enable cities to become more efficient, by providing financing that facilitates commerce and modernization, and by empowering citizens to access services that enhance livability and prosperity. Citi aims to help cities achieve their ambitions across the key ecosystems that power a city including administration, roads and transit, ports of entry, energy and utilities, workplace and education, health and safety, and regeneration and development. Citi's span of engagement with cities includes public and private sector, the financial sector, and citizens and the communities in which they live. For more information, please visit www.citiforcities.com.
*About the EIU*
The Economist Intelligence Unit is the business information arm of The Economist Group, publisher of The Economist. Through our global network of more than 650 analysts and contributors, we continuously assess and forecast political, economic and business conditions in more than 200 countries. As the world's leading provider of country intelligence, we help executives make better business decisions by providing timely, reliable, and impartial analysis on worldwide market trends and business strategies. For more information, please visit www.eiu.com or follow us on www.twitter.com/theeiu.
Media:
Liz Fogarty, Citi
212-559-0486
fogartye@citi.com
Joanne McKenna, EIU
+44 (0)20 7576 8188
joannemckenna@economist.com
Lauren Hatch, Edelman
212-704-4514
lauren.hatch@edelman.com
*KEYWORDS:* United States Brazil Asia Pacific North America South America New York South Korea India
*INDUSTRY KEYWORDS:*
The article New Citi-Commissioned EIU Report Projects Competitiveness of 120 of the World's Major Cities in 2025 Reported by DailyFinance 7 hours ago.
*New Citi-Commissioned EIU Report Projects Competitiveness of 120 of the World's Major Cities in 2025*
*São Paulo, Incheon and Mumbai Expected to See Greatest Surge in Competitiveness; North American and Western European Cities Continue to Top List*
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- A new Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) research report, "Hot Spots 2025: Benchmarking the Future Competitiveness of Cities," commissioned by Citi, projects that São Paulo, Incheon and Mumbai will see the greatest surge in global competitiveness between 2012 and 2025. Released today at the New Cities Summit in São Paulo, the report forecasts the competitiveness of 120 cities in 2025 based on their projected ability to attract capital, business, talent and tourists.
"Around the world, cities continue to evolve as the centers of innovation and engines of economic growth," said Citi CEO Michael Corbat. "Core to Citi's strategy is a focus on the 150 cities we believe will shape the world in the years ahead. The Citi-commissioned EIU research will enhance understanding of the factors driving urban competitiveness and illuminate how the highest performing cities continue to create competitive advantages."
According to the report, the 10 most competitive cities in the world in 2025 are forecast to be: New York (1^st), London (2^nd), Singapore (3^rd), Hong Kong (4^th), Tokyo (5^th), Sydney (6^th), Paris (7^th), Stockholm (8^th), Chicago (9^th), and Toronto (10^th).
"Major cities in India, Brazil, and other emerging markets are expected to improve their competitive position and gain ground on many cities in more established economies," said Leo Abruzzese, the EIU's global forecasting director. "Strong economic growth, improving physical infrastructure, and increasingly skilled labor forces will boost emerging cities' competitiveness, though North American and Western European cities will ultimately retain their competitive advantage."
*Hot Spots 2025: Benchmarking the Future Competitiveness of Cities*
"Hot Spots 2025: Benchmarking the Future Competitiveness of Cities" projects cities' competitive standing in 2025 across eight distinct categories of competitiveness and 32 individual indicators. Categories include economic strength, physical capital, financial maturity, institutional character, human capital, global appeal, social and cultural character, and environmental and natural hazards. A city's overall ranking in the Index is a weighted score of the underlying categories. The report builds on the inaugural EIU report, "Hot Spots: Benchmarking Global City Competitiveness," commissioned by Citi in 2012.
Key findings of "Hot Spots 2025" include:
*Hot Spots of Competitiveness in 2025*
*São Paulo, Incheon and Mumbai are top movers between 2012 and 2025.* Brazil's commercial and financial capital, São Paulo (36^th), is the most improved city in the Index. Its coming surge in competitiveness can be attributed to the city's young and rapidly growing workforce, solid telecommunications infrastructure, well-established democratic institutions and financial maturity.
Incheon (43^rd), South Korea's third largest city, is the second biggest mover. Investments in a world class port, transportation infrastructure and the development of the Incheon Free Economic Zone have all resulted in the city becoming a commercial, business, logistics and tourism hub for all of northeast Asia, with more progress to come. Incheon's rise in the overall rankings demonstrates the institutional, social and economic progress that many cities in emerging Asia have made in the last few decades. It also signals the growing competitiveness of emerging market cities that will be seen by 2025 and beyond.
India's financial capital, Mumbai (51^st), comes in third in terms of improved competitiveness. This boost is driven by its sheer economic strength, improved financial maturity, and cultural vibrancy.
*New York continues its reign as the world's most competitive city.* According to the forecast, New York is the most competitive city today, and will remain so through 2025. It tops the rankings in terms of financial maturity, and is among the most competitive in institutional character and economic strength.
*North American and Western European cities retain their competitive edge.* Cities in the United States and Western Europe will continue to attract capital, businesses, tourists and talent, despite concerns over aging populations, infrastructure, and lingering impacts of the financial crisis. However, the Eurozone crisis will impact cities in Southern and Eastern Europe, creating a 'competitiveness divide' in the region. For example, Madrid (joint 46^th), Rome (68^th), and Bucharest (80^th) all fall in the rankings from 2012 to 2025.
*China's rate of competitiveness eases.* No Chinese city is ranked among the top 25 most improved. This is due to the progress that many Chinese cities made during the first decade of this century. By 2025, China will have surpassed the United States as the world's largest economy, thanks to strong growth, rapid urbanization and rising productivity.
*Drivers of Competitiveness in 2025*
*Size is not a factor.* The top 20 most competitive cities in 2025 range from the world's biggest (Tokyo's estimated 37 million people) to some of the smallest (Zurich's estimated population of 1.4 million).
*Solid infrastructure is a strong determinant.* Physical capital (defined as the quality of physical infrastructure, public transport, and telecommunications) significantly drives competitiveness. Nine of the 10 fastest rising cities in overall competitiveness are seaports or have easy maritime access. For example, the port city and Omani capital Muscat (64^th) rises by 14 places, while Saint Petersburg (92^nd) - Russia's trade gateway to the West - rises by 15 places.
*Environmental and natural hazards will play an increasingly important role*. High standards of environmental governance and sustainable policies make a city attractive for both businesses and people. For example, Tokyo's projected ability to cope with natural disasters allows it to retain its competitive edge; Chicago (America's second-most competitive city in 2025), ranks above any other U.S. city in its environmental governance.
*Education is also a strong driver.* The quality of education feeds into consistently strong productivity and growth, and ultimately city competitiveness. This can be seen in Tel Aviv, where a longstanding commitment to education underpins the city's competitiveness. Singapore's focus on improving education also allows it to jump into the top 10 cities in 2025 in the human capital category.
Citi commissioned the "Hot Spots 2025: Benchmarking the Future Competitiveness of Cities" Index to improve understanding of market competitiveness and to identify where growth, opportunity, and talent are likely to be found in the decades ahead. Citi recognizes that competitiveness is about more than growth - especially as urban centers vie for investment, talent, and business. The report builds on the inaugural EIU report "Hot Spots: Benchmarking Global City Competitiveness," commissioned by Citi in 2012.
For 200 years, Citi's central mission has been to enable economic progress. With its global footprint, Citi connects clients to the world, working at the center of global trade and capital flows. On the ground in more than 1,000 cities, Citi has a unique perspective on the complexities of the urban environment. Through Citi for Cities and other initiatives, Citi works with clients and public and private sector partners in cities around the world to enhance public services, facilitate commerce, expand financial inclusion and harness advancements in digital, mobile and card technologies.
*About the research:*
The full report, including details on methodology and criteria, are available at www.citiforcities.com
*About Citi:*
Citi, the leading global bank, has approximately 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions. Citi provides consumers, corporations, governments and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, transaction services, and wealth management.
Additional information may be found at www.citigroup.com | Twitter: @Citi | YouTube: www.youtube.com/citi | Blog: http://blog.citigroup.com | Facebook: www.facebook.com/citi | LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/citi
*About Citi for Cities*
Citi for Cities is an initiative which harnesses the best of Citi across the globe to enable cities to become more efficient, by providing financing that facilitates commerce and modernization, and by empowering citizens to access services that enhance livability and prosperity. Citi aims to help cities achieve their ambitions across the key ecosystems that power a city including administration, roads and transit, ports of entry, energy and utilities, workplace and education, health and safety, and regeneration and development. Citi's span of engagement with cities includes public and private sector, the financial sector, and citizens and the communities in which they live. For more information, please visit www.citiforcities.com.
*About the EIU*
The Economist Intelligence Unit is the business information arm of The Economist Group, publisher of The Economist. Through our global network of more than 650 analysts and contributors, we continuously assess and forecast political, economic and business conditions in more than 200 countries. As the world's leading provider of country intelligence, we help executives make better business decisions by providing timely, reliable, and impartial analysis on worldwide market trends and business strategies. For more information, please visit www.eiu.com or follow us on www.twitter.com/theeiu.
Media:
Liz Fogarty, Citi
212-559-0486
fogartye@citi.com
Joanne McKenna, EIU
+44 (0)20 7576 8188
joannemckenna@economist.com
Lauren Hatch, Edelman
212-704-4514
lauren.hatch@edelman.com
*KEYWORDS:* United States Brazil Asia Pacific North America South America New York South Korea India
*INDUSTRY KEYWORDS:*
The article New Citi-Commissioned EIU Report Projects Competitiveness of 120 of the World's Major Cities in 2025 Reported by DailyFinance 7 hours ago.
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Aging Population and Promotion of Preventive Healthcare Practices Drive the Vitamins Market, According to New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.
GIA announces the release of a comprehensive global report on Vitamins markets. The global market for Vitamins is projected to reach US$8.4 billion by 2018, driven by increasing adoption of preventive healthcare practices and rising incidence of age-related illnesses.
San Jose, California (PRWEB) June 04, 2013
Follow us on LinkedIn - Vitamins has emerged as one of the most dynamic segments of the health and wellness industry both in developed as well as developing economies. World market for vitamins, including both human healthcare as well as animal nutrition, is poised for healthy growth in the long run, driven primarily by rising health consciousness among consumers, particularly the aging population, and the growing meat consumption in both industrialized and developing countries.
Growth in the vitamins market witnessed signs of slowdown during the 2007-2009 recession period. Fall in employment rates, reduction in disposable incomes and household wealth, and plummeting per capita spend, resulted in the decline in consumption levels during the period. The market regained poise in 2010 and started witnessing growth on par with the pre-crisis period. Medium to long-term outlook for the market also remains encouraging based on population growth, increase in consumption of vitamin supplements particularly in developing countries, GDP growth, discretionary spends and growing emphasis among consumers for leading longer, healthier and active lives.
Animal nutrition represents the largest end-use sector for vitamins produced globally. Increasing population and growing affluence are transforming eating habits of people around the world. Consumption of protein rich food, especially meat, is increasing, creating a rush to speed up livestock growth. A concomitant demand is therefore being created for vitamins as additives used in the production of animal feed.
Growth for vitamins in the human healthcare and personal care market is largely driven by urban consumers. Stressful lives, pollution and increasing awareness about the benefits of vitamins in maintaining good health are contributing to market growth. Magnesium, B-complex vitamins, vitamin E and multivitamin are some of the most widely demanded vitamins/minerals all over the world. With life-expectancy increasing in the face of continuous and rapid developments in medical technology, elderly population is growing, especially in developed countries. In their pursuit for maintaining active lifestyles and preventing age-related diseases, aging baby boomers are gradually transforming into one of the most attractive consumer segments for vitamin product manufacturers. While the older population is opting for vitamin supplements, vitamin fortified foods and cosmetics are engaging the gen-X consumers. An important trend in the human healthcare market has been the clear shift from single vitamins towards multivitamins. Consumers perceive multivitamins as the healthier, economical and more convenient option as a result of which multivitamins are the largest and the fastest growing segment in the overall vitamins market. However, vitamin supplements are expected to face stiff competition from herbal supplements and functional foods in the coming years.
As stated by the new market research report on Vitamins, Asia-Pacific represents the largest and the fastest growing market worldwide trailing a CAGR of 6.1% over the analysis period. Europe and the US constitute the second and third largest regional vitamin markets respectively. In the US, demand is largely driven by shrinking coverage for healthcare. The Asian market is primarily driven by the towering presence of two of the most populated and rapidly developing countries of China and India along with the established Australian market. The burgeoning middle class population in India and China is fueling healthy demand for all vitamin types from human health as well as animal nutrition sectors. China represents the largest producer and consumer of vitamins worldwide.
Segment-wise, the vitamins market is dominated by Vitamin B Complex. Increasing preference for B vitamin fortified foods is providing new opportunities for growth. B vitamins are also being increasingly used in personal care products strengthening the nutrient’s cosmetic application. Vitamin D usage in functional foods is expected to open up new avenues for growth worldwide. Few countries have made milk fortification with vitamin D mandatory in order to avert vitamin deficiency-linked diseases. Vitamin E is a key ingredient in lotions, sunscreens and anti-aging creams and is experiencing increased growth as a health supplement.
Major players covered in the report include Adisseo France S.A.S, Archer Daniels Midland Co., BASF SE, CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Limited, DSM Nutritional Products Ltd., Lonza Group Ltd., North China Pharmaceutical Corporation, Pharmavite LLC, Zhejiang Hangzhou Xinfu Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Zhejiang Medicine Company Ltd., and Zhejiang NHU Co. Ltd., among others. In addition to these vitamin manufactures, leading pharmaceutical companies that forayed into the vitamins business include Pfizer Inc., Schiff Nutrition International Inc., and Sanofi, among others.
The research report titled “Vitamins: A Global Strategic Business Report” announced by Global Industry Analysts Inc., provides a comprehensive review of the market, current trends, growth drivers, issues, new product introductions, recent industry activity, and focus on major global market players. The report provides annual revenue estimates and projections in US$. Key geographic markets analyzed in the report include the US, Canada, Japan, Europe (France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, Russia, and Rest of Europe), Asia-Pacific (Australia, China, India and Rest of Asia-Pacific), Latin America (Brazil, Mexico and Rest of Latin America) and Rest of World. Vitamin types analyzed include Vitamin A, Vitamin B Complex, Vitamin C, Vitamin D, Vitamin E and Vitamin K, while end-use segments analyzed include Animal Feed Additives, Cosmetics, Food and Pharmaceuticals.
For more details about this comprehensive market research report, please visit –
http://www.strategyr.com/Vitamins_Market_Report.asp
About Global Industry Analysts, Inc.
Global Industry Analysts, Inc., (GIA) is a leading publisher of off-the-shelf market research. Founded in 1987, the company currently employs over 800 people worldwide. Annually, GIA publishes more than 1300 full-scale research reports and analyzes 40,000+ market and technology trends while monitoring more than 126,000 Companies worldwide. Serving over 9500 clients in 27 countries, GIA is recognized today, as one of the world's largest and reputed market research firms.
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### Reported by PRWeb 6 hours ago.
San Jose, California (PRWEB) June 04, 2013
Follow us on LinkedIn - Vitamins has emerged as one of the most dynamic segments of the health and wellness industry both in developed as well as developing economies. World market for vitamins, including both human healthcare as well as animal nutrition, is poised for healthy growth in the long run, driven primarily by rising health consciousness among consumers, particularly the aging population, and the growing meat consumption in both industrialized and developing countries.
Growth in the vitamins market witnessed signs of slowdown during the 2007-2009 recession period. Fall in employment rates, reduction in disposable incomes and household wealth, and plummeting per capita spend, resulted in the decline in consumption levels during the period. The market regained poise in 2010 and started witnessing growth on par with the pre-crisis period. Medium to long-term outlook for the market also remains encouraging based on population growth, increase in consumption of vitamin supplements particularly in developing countries, GDP growth, discretionary spends and growing emphasis among consumers for leading longer, healthier and active lives.
Animal nutrition represents the largest end-use sector for vitamins produced globally. Increasing population and growing affluence are transforming eating habits of people around the world. Consumption of protein rich food, especially meat, is increasing, creating a rush to speed up livestock growth. A concomitant demand is therefore being created for vitamins as additives used in the production of animal feed.
Growth for vitamins in the human healthcare and personal care market is largely driven by urban consumers. Stressful lives, pollution and increasing awareness about the benefits of vitamins in maintaining good health are contributing to market growth. Magnesium, B-complex vitamins, vitamin E and multivitamin are some of the most widely demanded vitamins/minerals all over the world. With life-expectancy increasing in the face of continuous and rapid developments in medical technology, elderly population is growing, especially in developed countries. In their pursuit for maintaining active lifestyles and preventing age-related diseases, aging baby boomers are gradually transforming into one of the most attractive consumer segments for vitamin product manufacturers. While the older population is opting for vitamin supplements, vitamin fortified foods and cosmetics are engaging the gen-X consumers. An important trend in the human healthcare market has been the clear shift from single vitamins towards multivitamins. Consumers perceive multivitamins as the healthier, economical and more convenient option as a result of which multivitamins are the largest and the fastest growing segment in the overall vitamins market. However, vitamin supplements are expected to face stiff competition from herbal supplements and functional foods in the coming years.
As stated by the new market research report on Vitamins, Asia-Pacific represents the largest and the fastest growing market worldwide trailing a CAGR of 6.1% over the analysis period. Europe and the US constitute the second and third largest regional vitamin markets respectively. In the US, demand is largely driven by shrinking coverage for healthcare. The Asian market is primarily driven by the towering presence of two of the most populated and rapidly developing countries of China and India along with the established Australian market. The burgeoning middle class population in India and China is fueling healthy demand for all vitamin types from human health as well as animal nutrition sectors. China represents the largest producer and consumer of vitamins worldwide.
Segment-wise, the vitamins market is dominated by Vitamin B Complex. Increasing preference for B vitamin fortified foods is providing new opportunities for growth. B vitamins are also being increasingly used in personal care products strengthening the nutrient’s cosmetic application. Vitamin D usage in functional foods is expected to open up new avenues for growth worldwide. Few countries have made milk fortification with vitamin D mandatory in order to avert vitamin deficiency-linked diseases. Vitamin E is a key ingredient in lotions, sunscreens and anti-aging creams and is experiencing increased growth as a health supplement.
Major players covered in the report include Adisseo France S.A.S, Archer Daniels Midland Co., BASF SE, CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Limited, DSM Nutritional Products Ltd., Lonza Group Ltd., North China Pharmaceutical Corporation, Pharmavite LLC, Zhejiang Hangzhou Xinfu Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Zhejiang Medicine Company Ltd., and Zhejiang NHU Co. Ltd., among others. In addition to these vitamin manufactures, leading pharmaceutical companies that forayed into the vitamins business include Pfizer Inc., Schiff Nutrition International Inc., and Sanofi, among others.
The research report titled “Vitamins: A Global Strategic Business Report” announced by Global Industry Analysts Inc., provides a comprehensive review of the market, current trends, growth drivers, issues, new product introductions, recent industry activity, and focus on major global market players. The report provides annual revenue estimates and projections in US$. Key geographic markets analyzed in the report include the US, Canada, Japan, Europe (France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, Russia, and Rest of Europe), Asia-Pacific (Australia, China, India and Rest of Asia-Pacific), Latin America (Brazil, Mexico and Rest of Latin America) and Rest of World. Vitamin types analyzed include Vitamin A, Vitamin B Complex, Vitamin C, Vitamin D, Vitamin E and Vitamin K, while end-use segments analyzed include Animal Feed Additives, Cosmetics, Food and Pharmaceuticals.
For more details about this comprehensive market research report, please visit –
http://www.strategyr.com/Vitamins_Market_Report.asp
About Global Industry Analysts, Inc.
Global Industry Analysts, Inc., (GIA) is a leading publisher of off-the-shelf market research. Founded in 1987, the company currently employs over 800 people worldwide. Annually, GIA publishes more than 1300 full-scale research reports and analyzes 40,000+ market and technology trends while monitoring more than 126,000 Companies worldwide. Serving over 9500 clients in 27 countries, GIA is recognized today, as one of the world's largest and reputed market research firms.
Follow us on LinkedIn
Global Industry Analysts, Inc.
Telephone: 408-528-9966
Fax: 408-528-9977
Email: press(at)StrategyR(dot)com
Web Site: http://www.StrategyR.com/
### Reported by PRWeb 6 hours ago.
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