Print Audit Green Wins 2008 Browny Award For Innovation

Print Audit Green Wins 2008 Browny Award For Innovation

Imaging discussion website Print4Pay Hotel includes Print Audit Green in its annual top ten list of systems or software that have improved or enhanced the copier industry

Calgary, Alberta (PRWEB) January 31, 2009 -- Greg Brown, a trusted voice in the MFP industry, was tragically killed in a car accident on Valentine's Day in 2004. His love and knowledge of the print technology lives on. The annual Browny Awards on the Print4Pay Hotel website, which highlight ten systems or software innovations that have bettered the industry. This year, one of the ten awards was given to Print Audit Green, the company's cost cutting and earth friendly print management product.

"Print Audit's success is largely tied to our commitment to innovation," said John MacInnes, President and CEO of Print Audit. "Receiving recognition for this aspect of our Print Audit Green product, from a respected and knowledgeable industry community, is very meaningful to us and we are honored to be singled out."

Powered by Print Audit 5, Print Audit Green reduces paper waste while increasing efficiency by tracking all office printing activity. Creating a more environmentally conscious workplace while cutting costs, Print Audit Green allows managers to establish printing limits, restrict color printing, and reroute print jobs to the most efficient devices. In addition, the print management product increases employee awareness by educating users on the cost and environmental impact of each individual print job.

"Not once in the last ten years did a customer ever present a print or copy usage report to me in an appointment," said Art Post, Print4Pay Hotel website owner. "The average company has no idea of how many pages are copied, printed, and scanned, nor do they have any idea of the cost associated with their volume and hardware. How can you be serious about your printing costs and not know this? Print Audit should be in every office, even if it's only used at the end of the year to review how many pages were used and what the cost was per page."

Post describes Browny Award winners as possessing innovative features that filled a void for end users - products that would have earned the approval and esteem of his late friend.

Print4Pay Hotel is a Business Network Website community that allows imaging professionals to connect and communicate in multiple forums. The message boards have over 2,000 global members in 124 countries.

For more information about Print Audit Green, please visit http://www.printaudit.com/pover.asp?nav=navuniv&SectionContent=printauditgreen.

About Print Audit:

Established in 1999 and headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Print Audit is the fastest growing print management company in the world. By providing businesses with innovative and practical print management software solutions, the company has helped customers recapture over $150 million in printing and photocopying expenses while saving an estimated 90,000 trees a year. Print Audit has offices located in the United Kingdom, South Africa, Australia, Brazil, Canada and the United States.

For more information about Print Audit, please contact:

Trevor Hofer

Marketing Manager

Print Audit - North America

877.41.AUDIT (28348)

thofer (at) printaudit.com

http://www.printaudit.com

For locations outside North America, please contact:

Print Audit - Europe

+44(0)1483 726206

http://www.printauditeurope.com

inquiry (at) printauditeurope.com

Print Audit - South Africa

+086 110 5777

http://www.printauditsa.com

info (at) printauditsa.com

Print Audit - ANZ / Southeast Asia

+612 9922 3756

http://www.printauditanz.com

Print Audit - America Latina

+55(21)2220 0939

http://www.printaudit.com.br

Informacoes em Portugues:

suporte (at) printaudit.com.br

Informaciones en Espanol:

espanol (at) printaudit.com.br

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Contact Information Jennifer Cordingley

Print Audit

403-685-4932

Peel District School Board Capitalizes on KWizCom's Calendar Plus Capabilities

Peel District School Board Capitalizes on KWizCom's Calendar Plus Capabilities

The Peel District School Board, Canada's second largest and one of North America's fastest growing public school systems, recently acquired KWizCom's Calendar Plus web component for SharePoint and is already seeing the benefits.

Toronto, Canada (PRWEB) January 31, 2009 -- "Less than a week after downloading and installing the trial version, the choice was simple: Buy it," says Neal Larsen, Manager, Classroom Technology for the Peel District School Board.

KWizCom's SharePoint Calendar Plus is a flexible, user friendly add on for out of the box SharePoint. Calendar Plus connects to any number of SharePoint lists, of any type on any location and displays one consolidated view of all aggregated events. Calendar Plus can also retrieve data from Microsoft Outlook Web Access (OWA) and display each user's meetings/events on the same aggregated calendar view.

Recently Peel representatives reported that they are now using KWizCom's web component to show merged calendars on school broadcast pages including School Events, Rotary Calendar and Holidays. They utilize Calendar Plus to show merged calendars on Team sites. KWizCom's user friendly functionality enables a clear view of the schedule - each team member has their own calendar, with a different colour. In addition Peel also takes advantage of KWizCom's Calendar Plus aggregation capabilities to show merged calendars on personal sites - OWA calendar, School calendar, MyClass calendar.

KWizCom's VP Sales and Marketing Nimrod Geva reveals: "We are happy to see that the Peel District School Board is utilizing our SharePoint add on. We believe that education is one of the most important things that there is and certainly is the most powerful tool for change. We are delighted to have the opportunity to support schools in bringing the very best to their students and making work-flow simpler for school employees."

Neal Larsen, Manager of Classroom Technology for the Peel District School Board explains: "The KWizCom calendar was instrumental in meeting our requirement of merging multiple SharePoint lists into a single, simple to use, user friendly calendar, and allowed our limited development resources to focus on other pertinent aspects of our project."

The Peel School Board has more plans for Calendar Plus in the future. They will utilize Calendar Plus in teacher homework sites (MyClass sites) to show the School Rotary calendar, enable display in Calendar view instead of current List view, use in school web sites to merge Board events with school events and more.

About the Peel District School Board

The Peel District School Board is Canada's second largest and one of North America's fastest growing public school systems. It serves the 1,254 square kilometres (125,419 hectares) of Peel Region. With over 150,000 students, 235 schools, over 16,000 employees, a budget of over 1.2 billion dollars and an annual growth rate of approximately 3,000 students, the Peel board is one of the most significant and successful organizations in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).

Try KWizCom free of charge:

KWizCom's SharePoint add-ons are available for free trial at http://www.kwizcom.com/.

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Contact Information Forest Rain Marcia

KWizCom Corporation

http://www.kwizcom.com/

+1-905-370-0333

John Mehrmann Addresses Economic Challenges at the Reverse Logistics Conference in Las Vegas

John Mehrmann Addresses Economic Challenges at the Reverse Logistics Conference in Las Vegas

John Mehrmann to speak on catalysts for catastrophic economic conditions and future market trends. In a special session at RLTS, he reveals secrets for short term quick results and long term strategies to preserve profitability.

Las Vegas, NV(PRWEB) January 31, 2009 -- John Mehrmann presents practical solutions for coping with economic challenges at the Reverse Logistics Trade Show and Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Third Party Service Providers will be exhibiting Reverse Logistics services and solutions at the Reverse Logistics Conference & Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada on February 3-5, 2009 (Tuesday - Thursday). The Reverse Logistics Conference & Expo in Las Vegas offers a unique educational environment with concurrent seminars, workshops, and panel discussions to benchmark best practices on a global basis. This is a rich opportunity for key decision makers from OEMs, Branded companies, and Third Party Service Providers to meet face-to-face and identify the opportunities to respond to pressures from the current economic challenges.

John Mehrmann is well known for articles that have been featured in Reverse Logistics Magazine, including 'A Pragmatic Approach to Partners', 'Seeing Green at the End of the Line', 'Reverse Logistics Financial Model', and 'Cost Avoidance'. John has been a featured speaker at several Reverse Logistics Conferences, addressing such impactful topics as Recycling and Sustainability, Comparative Cost Analysis, and Best Practices in Reverse Logistics. John Mehrmann is also co-author of the award winning book, 'The Trusted Advocate: Accelerate Success with Authenticity and Integrity', with Mitchell Simon. John lends more than 23 years of industry knowledge to the advancement of logistics and supply chain services. As a featured speaker at RLTS, John will address 'Navigating Economic Challenges'.

"We are not merely in the bathtub curve of a short recession," said John Mehrmann. "We are experiencing the sudden whiplash of catching up to a transition that has been occurring virtually unnoticed for several years. Businesses cannot afford to maintain status quo and weather the economic storm, as we see with significant restructuring and closures. OEMs, Retailers, Branded Companies, and Service Providers need quick results and long term solutions that will put them in a position to keep pace with the overwhelming transition. The Reverse Logistics Conference offers a timely opportunity for companies to learn how to survive and thrive with emerging technology."

John Mehrmann is Vice President of Business Development for ZSL Inc. ZSL Inc is an ISO 9001 certified provider of Onshore, Offshore, and Near shore technology solutions and services to enterprise and technology companies around the globe. In today's dynamic business environment, Information Technology is an essential tool for business transformation. Collaborating with the right partner can ensure return on technology investments and strengthen market presence. The ZSL Inc holistic approach and diversity of experienced talent addresses every aspect of technology needs around the globe and around the clock.

ZSL Inc leverages specialized knowledge in Custom Enterprise Application Development, Enterprise 2.0 Computing Services, Enterprise Reporting, Enterprise Data Management & Administration, Enterprise Application Integration, Mobile and Wireless Web Application Development, Research and Development, IT Infrastructure Management, and Replacement Technology Services. ZSL Inc has received numerous awards and accolades for innovation and client satisfaction, including ranking in the CRN Fast Growth, Top Technology Practices from VARBusiness, DQ Top 20, and Best of Show at TechXNY.

Reverse Logistics Conference Highlights include:

o    Industry Overview Size and Forecast, by Gailen Vick, President & CEO of Reverse Logistics Trends, Inc

o    Reverse Logistics as an Opportunity, Keynote Address by Kevin Winneroski, Vice President of Secondary Markets at Best Buy

o    Going Green in Retail Returns by Jack Debutts, Production Control and Strategic Planning Manager at DELL

o    Reverse Logistics Next Generation Support and Value Added Services by Tony Sciarotta, Director of Returns Management at Philips

o    Raising the Visibility of Returns within the Organization by Eric Aparicio, Director at Yamaha

o    Environmental Supply Chain by Mark Servidio, VP of Logistics at SHARP

o    Navigating Economic Challenges by John Mehrmann, Vice President of Business Development at ZSL Inc

o    Case Study Utilizing Third Party Service Providers to Mitigate Cost Exposure by Steve Brown, Global Product Life-Cycle Manager at HP

o    Universal Model for Reverse Logistics IT, a panel moderated by Leonard Schneeman, CTO at Data Exchange Corporation

o    Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility in Environmental Management, a panel hosted by Emily Rodriquez, Senior Consultant at The Results Group

o    Inventory Asset Recovery and Liquidation by Richard Starr, Manager of Liquidation at Circuit City Stores

o    Opportunities and Challenges of Reverse Logistics in India by Sanjeev Kakar, Director at RT Outsourcing India

o    An Overview of Reverse Logistics in China by Haozhe Chen, Ph.D., Assistant Professor at East Carolina University

Among those scheduled to attend the Reverse Logistics Trade Show Conference & Expo in Las Vegas are representatives from Accent Marketing Services, ACS, AER Worldwide, Akibia, Alcatel-Lucent, Allied Reclamation Services, Alltel Communications, Amazon.com, AMCOR, Apple Computer, ARC International, Asset Genie, ASL Recycling, AT&T, Atomic Enterprises, Avaya, Avnet Enterprises, Avon, BCBG, Bell Industries, Black & Decker, Blue Raven, Blumberg Advisory Group, Best Buy, BMI, Brightpoint, Canadian Tire Co, Cable One, Canon, Circuit City, CDW, Celestica, Chicago Tag & Label, Co, Channel Velocity, CH Robinson Worldwide, Choice Logistics, CIWB World Markets, Click Commerce, Clear Orbit, Comtek Computer Systems, Craters & Freighters, Cycleon, Converge, Dakota International Trading, Decision One, DELL, DEX, Defense Distribution Center, DHL Solutions, DirecTV, EBay, Eastman Kodak, Echostar, EDS, eeParts, Encore Repair Services, Epson America, Ericsson, Expresspoint, FRS Europe BV, FedEx, Foxconn, GENCO, Gifts in Kind, Goodwill Industries, Harbor Freight Tools, Harris Broadcasting, Harte Hanks, Home Depot, Hewlett Packard, IBM, Ingram Micro Logistics, Intel Corporation, Jabil Global Services, Juniper Networks, Kyocera Wireless, Lenovo, Mercorp Inc, Metech International, Microsoft, Motorola, NCR, Netgear, New Age Electronics, Nokia, NYK Logistics, ONEPAK Inc, Oracle Corp, Ozark Electronics Repair, P&G, Palm, Pelican Products Inc, Philips, Pitney Bowes, Proctor & Gamble, PTS Electronics, RecycleTech Corp, Renova technology, Research in Motion, RMS Logistics, Round2 Technologies, Ryder, Seagate, Sanyo, Sharp, SEKO, SIRAS, Sprint, Sprint Nextel, Sony, Sun Microsystems, System Design Advantage, T-Mobile, Target, The Home Depot, Technology Conservation Group, TechTurn, TelePlan, TiVo, Touchstone Wireless, Trans-America, Toshiba, US Postal Service, UPS Supply Chain Solutions, University or Nevada, Verizon, Western Digital Corp. Yamaha, ZSL Inc, and Wal-Mart Stores. Supplier company executives and members of the press will also be attending.

Registration for the forthcoming Reverse Logistics Trade Show (RLTS) Conference is available at https://rltshows.com/vip_register.php?voucher=VX97540901.

For a list of the latest articles and books by John Mehrmann, please visit JohnMehrmann.com (http://www.JohnMehrmann.com).

Contact:

Public Relations

Executive Blueprints Inc

877-290-2503

http://www.ExecutiveBlueprints.com

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Contact Information JOHN MEHRMANN

Executive Blueprints, Inc

http://www.JohnMehrmann.com

949-290-5756

CTS Expands Territory to Atlanta, Georgia

CTS Expands Territory to Atlanta, Georgia

Computer Technology Solutions Inc. (CTS), a leader in providing world-class technology services, announces its expansion into Atlanta. This new office, located in the 260 Peachtree building downtown, will bring new jobs to Atlanta's technology sector while helping clients achieve competitive advantage.CTS is an IT professional services firm headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama that currently employs more than 120 people. CTS also operates a delivery center in Mobile, Alabama.

Birmingham, AL (PRWEB) January 31, 2009 -- Computer Technology Solutions Inc. (CTS), a leader in providing world-class technology services, announces its expansion into Atlanta. This new office, located in the 260 Peachtree building downtown, will bring new jobs to Atlanta's technology sector while helping clients achieve competitive advantage.CTS is an IT professional services firm headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama that currently employs more than 120 people. CTS also operates a delivery center in Mobile, Alabama.

Mr. Brendan Thompson, the General Manager of the Atlanta office, who previously served at the CTS Headquarters in Birmingham, Alabama, brings more than eight years of IT and project management experience.

"The strategic location of the Atlanta office enables us to serve our clients in a greater capacity," says Larry Lilley, President and CEO of CTS. "Our company's roots are in the Southeast and an office in Atlanta will allow us to be more responsive and better service this market. "

The CTS Atlanta office is located at 260 Peachtree Street, Suite 1403, Atlanta, Georgia 30303. The telephone number is 404.419.2001.

About CTS:

Our Vision

Our vision is to build a world-class Information Technology Professional Services organization. We expect every experience with our clients, employees, and other stakeholders to reflect our passion for excellence.

Our History

Founded in 1993, CTS has built a reputation on a focused engineering approach to building software solutions and emphasizing quality in all project activities.

Headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, CTS also operates offices in Mobile, Alabama and Atlanta, Georgia. Our 120 employees, 80 of whom are engineers, and 120 clients together comprise a formidable technology partnership network.

From the beginning, our Software Quality Assurance (SQA) function has been considered as important to the success of the company as our software development function.

Our Future

CTS looks forward to expanding our service territory in future years by strategically targeting other geographies and establishing local offices in those regions.

Contact:

Jennifer Lyles

CTS

205.259.2436

jlyles (at) askcts.com

www.askcts.com

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Contact Information Jennifer Lyles

CTS

http://www.askcts.com

205-259-2436

SurePayroll Named a Finalist in Third Annual Stevie Awards for Customer Service

SurePayroll Named a Finalist in Third Annual Stevie Awards for Customer Service

The SurePayroll Customer Care Team excels in three separate categories for the international competition that recognizes accomplishments of sales and customer service professionals.

Glenview, IL (PRWEB) January 30, 2009 -- Online payroll (http://www.surepayroll.com/) service SurePayroll announced today that they have been named a finalist for three different customer service Stevie Award categories: Customer Service Department of the Year, e-Commerce Customer Service and Front-Line Customer Service.

As one of the most coveted business awards, a Stevie Award demonstrates a company's commitment to excellence in various fundamental business disciplines. SurePayroll has been named a "leading contender" with multiple submission finalists.

The company runs on the premise that payroll is not merely a software-as-a-service product for running calculations, but an emotional aspect of life that can cause worry for small business employers.

"My main passion is driving SurePayroll's unwavering commitment to unbeatable customer service," says Sean Harkleroad, Head of SurePayroll's Customer Care Department. "I have more than 18 years of experience in the payroll service industry, and I am confident when I say that we're one of the best customer service companies out there. We're driven by making our customers happy first and foremost."

SurePayroll lives by some simple rules for exemplary customer service:

Keep customers for generations: SurePayroll encourages customer care representatives to think about goals that will serve the business in the long-term and not to worry about "issues of the moment." The only requirement of representatives is that they can say, "I did right by the customer."

Hire for passion: Employees can be trained on payroll, but passion can't be taught. So SurePayroll employs "The Passion Test"; an assessment used during the interview process to ensure a candidate has the right level of dedication to customer care.

Apply the golden rule: SurePayroll believes in treating employees how you want them to treat customers. They empower representatives, and in turn representatives go above and beyond to keep customers happy.

SurePayroll has already received tremendous results by staying committed to excellent customer care, achieving well above what is considered world-class Net Promoter Scores for customer satisfaction. As a result of such a high customer approval rating, SurePayroll has seen an increase in the number of new customers referred by existing customers. During the first three quarters of 2008, SurePayroll acquired nearly 50 percent more customers from client referrals than the same timeframe in 2007.

Incorporated into that service is a dedication to answering any needed payroll questions. SurePayroll makes a promise that customers can call in six days a week and speak to a payroll expert who will own their payroll worries, even work directly with the IRS on the customer's behalf.

"The results of the judging thus far illustrate that even in a tough economic environment, organizations can still outperform in customer service and sales," says Michael Gallagher, president of the Stevie Awards. "Better yet, continuing success in these essential disciplines is critical to an organization's future overall success. We congratulate all of the Finalists on their achievement and wish them well in the competition."

Award recipients are determined by distinguished judges and advisors, and presented during a gala banquet at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas on February 9.

For additional information about the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service visit www.stevieawards.com/sales.

For additional information about other awards won by SurePayroll, visit www.surepayroll.com/spsite/company/company-awards.asp

About The Stevie Awards:

Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, The Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and The Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about The Stevie Awards at www.stevieawards.com.

About SurePayroll:

Voted Editor's Choice (http://www.surepayroll.com/spsite/press/releases/2007/release071107.asp) for best payroll service by PC Magazine, a Top 100 Product by Accounting Today and finalist in the Best Customer Care and Best Product categories of the 2008 American Business Awards, SurePayroll is America's largest full-service online payroll service and honoree of the of the Inc. 500 Fastest Growing Businesses award two years in a row.

SurePayroll is passionate about small businesses and their payroll. The company is dedicated to providing an extremely friendly and simple payroll experience - at a price small business owners can afford.

In addition to its payroll and ClickFREETM tax file and pay service -- which allows a user to complete the entire payroll process in minutes -- SurePayroll offers a suite of online services designed specifically for small business, including HR and compliance resources, 401(k) (http://www.surepayroll.com/product/401k/) retirement solutions, health insurance and workers' compensation products.

SurePayroll also offers a private-label and co-branded payroll service to accountants (http://www.surepayroll.com/surechoice/) and banking partners to offer payroll processing to their small business clients.

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Contact Information Lauren Eichmann

SurePayroll

http://www.surepayroll.com

312-265-3089

SilkRoad technology Announces Q4 Results for 2008

SilkRoad technology Announces Q4 Results for 2008

Success Driven by New Product and Client Growth

Winston-Salem, N.C. (PRWEB) January 28, 2009 -- SilkRoad technology, inc., a leading provider of talent management solutions (www.silkroad.com), announced its fourth quarter earnings today, marking the 22nd consecutive period of sales growth. Highlights from the quarter included the launch of a new learning management product, continued industry recognition and client growth across the company's award-winning suite of products.

SilkRoad has continued to acquire new customers across its entire product suite. The Life Suite continues to be broadly adopted this quarter with new clients Great Lakes Home Health Services Inc., Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Del Monte Fresh Produce, and The Washington Post signing up for multiple products. Other new SilkRoad clients include Fox Entertainment Group, the Society for Human Resource Management, and Wind Capital Group.

During the fourth quarter, SilkRoad launched its new learning management (http://www.silkroad.com/talent_management/online_learning_environment.html) product, GreenLight, a new component of the company's Life Suite™. GreenLight allows government, military, education and business sectors to develop and manage online training programs for their global workforces allowing them to better drive employee development and performance. Current GreenLight clients include DIRECTV, Rockwell Collins, and Alliance Pipeline.

In December, SilkRoad received its completed SAS 70 Type II report, confirming the company's internal controls related to the processing of customer data are operating effectively to provide reasonable assurance as to the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of SilkRoad technology's systems and data. The completed report is a requirement for most companies doing business in the banking, healthcare, and high-tech industries. New customers across those categories during the fourth quarter include Sanford Health and Telos.

The North Carolina Technology Association recognized SilkRoad as the "Top Venture Capital Invested Company of the Year" in November. The awards program annually honors companies and individuals from North Carolina's technology industry for excellence in leadership and innovation. Additionally, SilkRoad was named a 2009 Hot Companies finalist by Network Products Guide. SilkRoad was selected from a global industry analysis of information technology vendors based on the "4Ps" selection criteria: Products, People, Performance, and Potential.

"The completion of our SAS 70 Type II report, alongside the addition of new clients and ongoing recognition from our industry peers is an incredibly rewarding way to wrap up the fiscal year," said Andrew J. "Flip" Filipowski, Executive Chairman & CEO of SilkRoad technology. "Even during this tough economic time, our ongoing sales growth is a great validation for the value of our Life Suite technology."

About SilkRoad technology, inc.

SilkRoad technology (www.silkroad.com), inc. provides software as a service (SaaS) solutions that significantly improve the talent within its more than 1000 customers across the globe. Through SilkRoad's Life Suite™, an integrated talent management solution, companies are able to hire better employees, identify high and low performers, drive a pay-for-performance culture and improve employee tenure. The SilkRoad Life Suite includes OpenHire™ for recruiting management, RedCarpet™ for employee onboarding and life events, WingSpan™ for flexible employee performance management, GreenLight™ for learning management, and Eprise™ for employee intranets and content management.

SilkRoad technology is headquartered in Winston-Salem, NC with offices in Bedford, MA; Chicago, IL; West Long Branch, NJ; Jacksonville, Florida; Alberta, Canada; Singapore, Republic of Singapore; Sydney, Australia and Hamburg, Germany. More information is available on the Web at www.silkroad.com or by phone: U.S. toll free at 866-329-3363 or internationally at +1-336-201-5100.

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Contact Information Todd Beck or Sabrina Vito

Beck Media

310-689-7223

Marketing Automation Leader Marketo Launches New Social Customer Success Community

Marketing Automation Leader Marketo Launches New Social Customer Success Community

Success Portal Enables Collaborative Communication between Marketo, Customers, Partners

San Mateo, CA (PRWEB) January 28, 2009 -- Marketing automation (http://www.marketo.com/) leader Marketo today announced the launch of its new online social customer service and success community. This comprehensive customer engagement platform gives Marketo users instant access to valuable content on a range of topics including product documentation and quick start guides, best practices, product FAQs and feature request boards, and allows customers and partners to interact with each other to share tips and ideas. Customers can access the site at http://success.marketo.com/.

"Our new social customer success community is yet another example of our innovation in all aspects of the customer experience," said Phil Fernandez, president and CEO at Marketo. "The community portal not only provides 24x7 support and best practices information, but also provides a forum for ongoing communication between Marketo, our growing user base, and our partners. Today's customers are no longer satisfied with static support solutions, and our new community-based portal is a great way for customers to get and share all the information they need to be successful."

Some of the capabilities of the new social success community include:

• Searchable knowledge base and documentation for Marketo Lead Management (http://www.marketo.com/b2b-marketing-software/lead-management-software.php) and Marketo Lead Insight for Sales (http://www.marketo.com/b2b-marketing-software/sales-lead-insight.php)

• Forums to ask questions and share tips and ideas with other customers and partners

• Feature Ideas board to submit product ideas, vote for enhancements, and interact with Marketo product managers

The customer success community also provides lead management (http://www.marketo.com/b2b-marketing-resources/lead-management.php) best practices with content from customers, partners, and Marketo thought leaders, as well as the ability for customers to submit and check the status of support cases.

Marketo's community-based success portal is powered by Helpstream, the world's first truly social customer service and relationship management system. "Marketo is one of the most remarkably customer-focused companies we've seen. We are delighted to be partnering with them, and we also use their lead management solution ourselves in our daily operations," said Anthony Nemelka, chief executive officer of Helpstream. "Today's SaaS companies recognize the strategic value of incorporating advanced social Web technologies such as community-based self service, Web-enabled service portals and collaborative online help desks. Helpstream provides industry leaders like Marketo access to a fully-integrated customer communication channel to help them build long-term, mutually-beneficial relationships."

Marketo provides a sophisticated demand generation (http://www.marketo.com/b2b-marketing-resources/demand-generation.php) solution that helps marketing and sales teams collaborate to drive more revenue and improve marketing accountability. Marketo's Lead Management and Lead Insight for Sales solutions include email marketing, lead nurturing, lead scoring and closed-loop reporting capabilities to generate and qualify sales leads, shorten sales cycles, demonstrate marketing ROI, and drive revenue growth.

Unlike other marketing automation solutions, Marketo is powerful yet easy to use without training, and offers an on-demand model to get customers up and running quickly, with no charges for set-up or integration.

About Helpstream

Helpstream is the world's first truly social customer service and relationship management system. It provides companies an effective way to support their customers and build outstanding customer relationships. Helpstream integrates social Web technologies with modern customer service and collaboration processes to drive effective customer and partner engagement across all business functions. Helpstream's SaaS design makes it fast to deploy, easy to use and affordable. It can be deployed as a complete customer service system or as an integrated self-service and community case resolution complement to existing Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems. Helpstream has over 100 customers in various industries including high tech, government, healthcare, financial- and professional-services. Helpstream is a private, venture capital-backed company headquartered in Mountain View, California. For more information, please visit www.helpstream.com.

About Marketo

Marketo provides B2B marketing automation (http://www.marketo.com/) software that translates marketing spending into revenue. Our award-winning lead management (http://www.marketo.com/b2b-marketing-software/lead-management-software.php) software features email marketing, lead nurturing, lead scoring, and closed-loop reporting capabilities to help marketing and sales teams work together to generate and qualify sales leads, shorten sales cycles, and demonstrate marketing accountability. Driven by a relentless focus on customer success and touting the most innovative user experience in business software today, Marketo is emerging as the fastest-growing lead management vendor in the world. Marketo's on-demand marketing products are easy to buy because they don't require complex implementation or upfront fees, easy to own because they don't require IT support, and easy to use without specialized technical skills or significant training. Pricing starts as low as $1,500 a month, and qualified customers who commit to running a production campaign can get started with a free trial that includes set-up, training, and integration. www.marketo.com

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Contact Information Kevin Wolf

Marketo

http://www.Marketo.com

650-327-1641

Peapod Joins MyWebGrocer Advertising Network

Peapod Joins MyWebGrocer Advertising Network

MyWebGrocer announces that Peapod, serving 14 major US markets, is joining the MyWebGrocer Ad Network.

Colchester VT (PRWEB) January 27, 2009 -- MyWebGrocer (http://www.mywebgrocer.com/Default.aspx) announces that Peapod, serving 14 major US markets, is joining the MyWebGrocer Ad Network. With the addition of Peapod, the majority of retail Grocery Ecommerce transactions occur within the MyWebGrocer (http://www.mywebgrocer.com/Default.aspx) Advertising Network.

The addition of Peapod, Peapod by Stop&Shop, and Peapod by Giant to the ninety other leading retailers on the network means that the network now has significant store density in the key New York, Chicago, Washington DC, and Boston DMA’s.

“The addition of Peapod, who has set the bar in e-commerce, is a significant milestone in our Ad Network’s rapid growth” explains Rich Tarrant, CEO of MyWebGrocer (http://www.mywebgrocer.com/Default.aspx). “In less than a year we have demonstrated the power for our network to drive sales at the digital shelf for both retailers and CPG manufacturers. If a brand manager wants to communicate with online grocery shoppers, then the MyWebGrocer advertising network is the place to find them with credit card in hand.”

“We believe that the targeted nature of grocery specific advertisements within the MyWebGrocer Ad Network will be of value to our Peapod customers”, said John Burchard, Senior Vice President of Peapod. “In addition, Peapod’s website, with its large base of active online grocery shoppers, will be an attractive destination for CPG manufacturers to engage with consumers. We are very excited to pursue an advertising partnership with MyWebGrocer.”

About Peapod

Founded in 1989 as a smart shopping option for busy people, Peapod today stands as the country's leading Internet grocer, serving 14 U.S. markets including the metro areas of Chicago, Milwaukee, Boston, Suburban N.Y. and Washington, D.C., and communities in the states of Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Virginia and Rhode Island. The Skokie, Illinois-based company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Royal Ahold in The Netherlands, has achieved over 13 million deliveries since its late 1980s inception. For more information on Peapod, call 1.800.5.PEAPOD (573.2763); e-mail service@peapod.com or visit www.peapod.com.

About MyWebGrocer

MyWebGrocer was one of the first to launch online Software as a Service for retail grocers in 1999. MyWebGrocer increases basket size, acquires new customers, retains current customers, and drives revenue in-store and online business for their clients. MyWebGrocer has the largest grocery advertising network in the country covering 85% of the US, earning their clients direct ad revenue. Some of their clients include Shoprite, Lowes Food Stores, Big Y, Food Lion and 90 other leading grocery chains. For more information please visit www.mywebgrocer.com or call 1-888-662-2284.

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Contact Information Courtney Musella

My WebGrocer

http://www.mywebgrocer.com/Default.aspx

802-857-1237

Orion Wine Software Announces Sbargia Family Vineyard as First Customer for Software as a Service (SaaS) Offering

Orion Wine Software Announces Sbargia Family Vineyard as First Customer for Software as a Service (SaaS) Offering

Orion Wine Software Inc., a leading supplier of application software to the winery industry, announces today that Sbragia Family Vineyard has become the first winery customer to use the Wine Production System (WiPS) in a Software as a Service (SaaS) model.

Santa Rosa, CA (PRWEB) January 26, 2009 -- Orion Wine Software Inc. (http://www.orionwinesoftware.com), a leading supplier of application software to the winery industry, announces today that Sbragia Family Vineyard has become the first winery customer to use the Wine Production System (http://www.orionwinesoftware.com/PRODUCTS/WineProductionSystemsWiPSEnterpriseEdition/tabid/124/Default.aspx) (WiPS) in a Software as a Service (SaaS) model.

Sbargia Family Vineyard is First Customer for Software as a Services (SaaS)

The Wine Production System is an enterprise scaled application that has been deployed by the very largest global wine suppliers since 1991. Its relational database design meets the most stringent data integrity and reporting requirements of wine enterprises managing multiple Brands and multi-plant activities in the global wine industry. While scaled to the needs of producers bringing millions of cases to market, WiPS is designed to track information to the detailed level of the smallest winery. In fact, the largest global wine enterprises are often times conglomerations of small, high quality "famous name" wineries.

"Sbragia Family Vineyards is a small, family-owned winery at the head of the Dry Creek Valley making limited, individual lots of wine from grapes grown in select blocks of my favorite vineyards. I've always had one foot in Sonoma and the other in Napa. Both areas mean a lot to me emotionally. I'm more attached to Dry Creek because it's where I raised my kids. But the wines that I've made at Beringer are like children, so Napa is also a very special place for me. Either way, the wines are intensely personal, an expression not only of terroir, but of my family's winemaking heritage. We make around 8000 cases each vintage. I have used WIPS since 1989. I am now using it at Sbragia Family Vineyards and can thoroughly recommend it. It is very versatile and can adapt to multiple locations. With all the separate vineyards I make and bottle I couldn't survive without it". - Ed Sbragia, Owner/President, Sbragia Family Vineyards

About SaaS

According to new research, Software as a Service delivers robust applications more efficiently than convention deployment and licensing models. In a SaaS model customers pay a monthly subscription instead of upfront licensing costs and annual maintenance fees and users simply access their remotely hosted application over a broadband internet connection, eliminating the need for an IT infrastructure (servers, networks, system operators, backups, software upgrades etc.) Applications designed this way are far easier to scale on more robust platforms. WiPS is deployed on IBM's Power 6 System i computer.

"We are excited to bring a new deployment method of WiPS to the wine industry. As a proven wine production system with an 18 year track record, the Software-as-a-Service model allows more wineries to receive the benefit of WiPS with very little IT infrastructure and upfront costs. We are glad to work to continue our long relationship with Ed and Sbragia Family Vineyards and look forward to helping him continue to make great wine."

- Mark Dalby, General Manger, Orion Wine Software

About Orion Wine Software

Orion Wine Software is the leader in providing software and information services to the wine industry. As the largest provider, Orion Wine Software offers an all-encompassing suite of systems from grape to table with a long-term commitment to the wine industry, through investment in new products, new technologies and continuous improvement in all our product and support offerings. Orion's core products represent some of the most well-established wine solutions available. Now under one roof, Blend, WiPS, WIMS, DarWine and POSR come together to create the most complete wine technology solution. Seamless, easy-to-use products support every part of a winery's operation, from production, to sales management, depletion reporting, retail, and wine club.

About Constellation Software

With a long term focus, Constellation's mission is to acquire, manage and build market-leading software businesses that develop specialized, mission-critical software solutions to address the specific needs of the industries we serve. Constellation Software Inc. was founded in 1995 to assemble a portfolio of vertical market software companies that have the potential to be leaders in their market segments. Since then, Constellation has grown rapidly through a combination of acquisitions and organic growth, and established a strong group of companies with a large, diverse customer base comprised of more than 14,000 customers operating in over 30 countries around the world. Constellation Software Inc. is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. (CSU)

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Contact Information Bronwen Hanes

Orion Wine Software

http://www.orionwinesoftware.com

714-768-6113

European Solvency II Technology Market to Grow to $1.34bn by 2012

European Solvency II Technology Market to Grow to $1.34bn by 2012

According to leading analyst Chartis Research, the European Solvency II technology market is to grow to $1.34bn by 2012 at a compound annual growth rate of 17.1%.

London, UK (PRWEB) January 26, 2009 -- European Solvency II technology market to grow to $1.34bn by 2012

According to leading analyst Chartis Research, the European Solvency II technology market is to grow to $1.34bn by 2012 at a compound annual growth rate of 17.1%.

"Recent high profile scandals, the global financial crisis and specific EU Solvency II requirements will fuel this growth" comments Chartis, "The new requirements will have a profound impact on the technology strategy of many insurance companies. IT departments will need to review their strategies for enterprise technology architectures, data management processes, business intelligence and analytics capabilities. Moreover, these IT departments need to facilitate the integration of risk and finance functions and systems."

The Chartis report identifies the leading software vendors positioning for the Solvency II marketplace and describes the competitive landscapes. It also highlights best-practices and some of the potential pitfalls to be avoided.

"There are some important IT lessons to be learnt from the recent Basel II experience in Europe" comments Chartis, "with appropriate planning, insurance companies can turn Solvency II into an opportunity for implementing cost-effective, robust and scalable IT platforms for managing risk, finance and performance".

The Charti reports on the Solvency II technology market can be obtained though www.chartis-research.com.

About Chartis Research - www.chartis-research.com

Chartis Research is the leading provider of research and analysis on the global market for risk technology. Our goal is to support enterprises as they drive business performance through better risk management, corporate governance and compliance. Chartis analyses the systems, products, vendors, applications and trends in the risk technology marketplace. This analysis is published in our flagship industry reports, white papers and research articles.

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Contact Information Helen Townsley

Chartis Research

http://www.chartis-research.com

+ 44 (0) 20 7830 966