Barbara Briggs Ward, author of 'The Reindeer Keeper' and the 'Snarly Sally' series of children's books will attend BookExpo America. BookExpo America will be held May 24th-May 26th at the Javits Center in New York City. Ward's BookExpo location will be in Writer's Row, Booth #4783. "While at BookExpo," stated Ms. Ward, "I will be introducing my heartwarming Christmas story entitled, 'The Reindeer Keeper' which has received 5-Star reviews on Amazon and Barnes & Noble. This is the place to make connections. I'm excited to be a part of this event; to ...

Avaya, a global leader in business collaboration systems, software and services, today unveiled new product releases and innovations in the small and medium business market. These announcements include the new version of Avaya's communications solution for this market—Avaya IP Office 7.0—which helps drive improved savings, user experiences, and collaboration for a new generation of entrepreneurs, early-stage companies, and mid-size firms. The company also unveiled customer and partner support for Avaya IP Office 7.0. Customers around the globe include Carlo's Bakery, ...

Summer style coverage remains strong for Peacocks in target titles this week, with a selection of key products in More magazine's high street special and hits across Heat, New, Now and Star. Peacocks accessories are particularly popular in the fashion media, with a number of mentions in leading magazines and newspapers. Kylie Minogue manages to perfect off-duty dressing with style, and Heat magazine shows readers how to get her pared down look while including a grey cardigan from Peacocks as a must have wardrobe staple. A Peacocks chiffon skirt is a top pick in More ...

One local hotel is reporting a record breaking, recession busting month for April. The award winning Maynard hotel and restaurant has never been busier, welcoming many new customers through its doors and reporting a fully booked restaurant and accommodation, together with a growing list of weddings and enquiries for new weddings. While the management of the hotel is delighted with the levels of interest being expressed in The Maynard, the debate is underway to identify what has led to this sudden, welcome increase in demand. "Given the run of Bank Holidays, ...

Packington Pork, based in Barton-under-Needwood, has used its generations of experience to win the acclaimed accolade of Pig Producer of the Year, a joint* title awarded by industry experts at Pig & Poultry Marketing Magazine. Packington Poultry also received a 'highly commended' for the welfare of their chickens. At Packington Pork free-range means free-range. The pigs are bred and live all of their lives outdoors and are produced to the highest welfare standards with the RPSCA Freedom Food Accreditation. They combine their non-intensive approach, knowledge of genetics ...

Universal KUBE, Moscow, announced a joint partnership with Tata Consultancy Services, a leading IT services, business solutions and outsourcing organization, in Russia, Ukraine and the Republic of Belarus, for the TCS BaNCS universal banking product suite. With this alliance, the TCS BaNCS product suite will be offered to banks in the region as a high-performance solution for Commercial Banks, Retail Banks and Universal Banks. In the past two years, the two organizations have worked together on localizing the TCS BaNCS Core Banking product for the Russian market. A successful ...

EasyGoingSurvey.com, the top-ranking online survey website in Europe and Latin America, announces its presence as exhibitor and official survey software of Personal España Madrid 2011. The company plans to showcase the advantages its software provides to human resource departments of globally diverse industries at its booth number A.07, located in hall 1. Personal España Madrid, the third edition of the Human Resource Management trade show, is known as a platform for suppliers of Human Resource Management product and services, as well as for HR decision-makers from ...

Until recently, content owners and developers were very much restricted to a rather limited set of functionality Augmented Reality (AR) Browsers offered to them. Typically, developers could only execute a predefined set of functions to create AR experiences specified by AR browsers. With the introduction of ARchitect, Wikitude (http://www.wikitude.org) now enables the developer to reuse the super-rich feature set offered in HTML and JavaScript to build AR content. Essentially, ARchitect allows developers to create AR Worlds as if they would create their own web page. There ...

The Federal Public Service of Finance (SPFF) in Belgium has awarded Pitney Bowes part two of the FedoPress project which aims to completely replace their existing print and mail facility located in Brussels. Two Pitney Bowes IntelliJet 20 Printing Systems will replace the existing monochrome toner based systems to allow full colour transactional documents to be produced on white paper rather than depending on pre-printed base stationary. The inserting of the transactional documents will be performed on three Pitney Bowes Mailstream Productivity Series Inserters equipped ...

Scope Middle East (SCOPE ME), a leading specialty distributor and technology solutions provider in the Middle East has been signed on by UK based IP communications vendor SpliceCom, as the distributor for the Middle East region. SCOPE will be responsible for promoting and growing the regional market-share for SpliceCom's products which include innovative 'Pure IP' next-generation communication systems. Speaking on the partnership, Mr. Martin Bond, VP International Sales at SpliceCom said, "The Middle East holds a great amount of business potential for SpliceCom, ...

Auslogics Software has released version 3.2.1 of its popular free disk defragmentation tool, Auslogics Disk Defrag. Auslogics Disk Defrag 3.2.1 uses advanced algorithms that turn the tool into a comprehensive hard drive defragmentation and optimization solution. This makes Disk Defrag one of the most popular and trusted disk defragmenters available today. The new version offers improved defragmentation and free space consolidation algorithms, improved usability, and significant GUI enhancements. Auslogics Disk Defrag 3.2.1 benefits from the addition of several ...

Flo is the most recent product to receive the prestigious FIRA Ergonomics Excellence Award, in recognition of its exceptional ergonomic design. The FIRA Ergonomics Excellence Award identifies genuine ergonomic excellence in both domestic and workplace furniture products by clearly distinguishing those that are outstanding from other products in the marketplace. In order to receive the Award, safety, user-friendliness and the comfort and wellbeing of the user are considered, as well as whether the product is fit for purpose both structurally and ergonomically. Flo is ...

Chapman Freeborn, the world's largest aircraft charter broker, has launched its very own unique iPhone application for private jet bookings. The Private Jet app will allow PAs to efficiently manage their bosses' executive travel with instant indicative quotes according to live market information and thousands of aircraft worldwide. Within seconds of a search Private Jet identifies a selection of aircraft options including high-resolution photographs and valuable information such as flight times and fuel stops. Private Jet also allows users to submit their request direct ...

Macquarie University today launched the first phase of a university-wide reporting and analytics program, Datamart. Datamart, powered by Yellowfin's Business Intelligence (BI) solution, delivers self-service data analysis to Macquarie University academic and business decision-makers anywhere, anytime, on any device. Macquarie University, based in Sydney's northwestern high-tech corridor, seeks to surface deep insight into its wide range of operational data, used to support the strategic direction of the university. "Macquarie has a strategic goal - to be one ...

Rohde & Schwarz Topex products and services will be present at the second Congress of IP Telephony in Peru on the 19th of May. Sumtec ITExpo 2011 is an event specialized in IP telephony in Peru. It offers presentations by high level international speakers and it will have also the presence of managers and most influential brands that have become SUMTEC's IP Telephony portfolio and market leaders for this new but growing industry. The event will also have an exhibition area with the main products and technological innovations of each brands and manufacturers participating ...

"The Middle East is one of the fastest growing markets in the IT and communications solutions sectors. Platforms such as MECOM provide members of the industry the opportunity to cooperate and work towards a strong and steady business environment. Our vendor partners, Fortinet and InfoBlox addressed some key issues in separate seminars that touched on vital aspects of the networking world and were appreciated by the attendees." said Alireza Bozorgmir, Product Manager Team Leader, Secureway Network Distributors FZ LLC. Fortinet has consistently been the frontier ...

Dr. Stephen Devack, Tamarac cosmetic dentist, is pleased to announce the recent launch of his practice's educational blog. With the dental industry advancing, Dr. Devack recognizes the importance of keeping patients and visitors up-to-date with all of the new and exciting things taking place at his practice. The practice's blog serves as an educational tool for patients to use for further information on various dental health care topics. "As we further develop our blog, we hope to promote dental awareness as a vital part of your healthy lifestyle. The dental blog ...

As precious metals continue to rise in value, Pan American Metals of Miami is offering investors an opportunity to build a portfolio based on investing in these commodities. With the dollar seemingly in free-fall, precious metals have once again become the true 'gold' standard. Gold and silver are predicted to hold their value and provide a far safer home for investors' nest eggs than either real estate or cash-based investments. Pan American Metals is proud to be able to help investors find a portfolio suited to their needs and focused on precious metals. The price ...

Jackson Design and Remodeling (JDR), a leading home remodeling and design company in San Diego, announced today that for a fourth consecutive year, the company has been awarded a Guildmaster Award with Highest Distinction for exceptional customer satisfaction. JDR was one of the 154 home builders, remodelers, developers and contractors throughout North America recognized for their superlative performance, and is one of only 36 companies in the nation to earn the Highest Distinction award. JDR has also been named as a San Diego Market Leader by Professional Remodeler Magazine ...

This site decommissioning and computer recycling contract was a victory for HTG Inc, which beat out much larger players in the final bid. "For us, the choice to partner with HTG was obvious," says Jeff Klemp, Senior Vice President at Hollywood Video. "While we knew that all of the finalists could adequately remove the equipment from our warehouses, HTG provided the greatest end-value and the process was efficient and painless." Adds HTG President Kermit Macaulay, "Having managed projects of similar scope, we were confident that we could make ...

Nationwide Movers, Houston, has been recognized by the Houston Better Business Bureau (BBB) with its Pinnacle Award for 2011, its highest distinction for excellence for its dedication to fair business practices and customer service. These Houston movers have been accredited with the Houston BBB since 2001. Additionally, they were the recipient of the Houston BBB Award of Excellence in 2010. This award-winning moving company is routinely evaluated by the BBB to ensure that it meets the non-profit's exacting standards. The BBB rates businesses by how well they establish ...

In an interview with Construction Digital, Argot Ansons of Leighton Asia explains how the company has teamed up with LNS in a joint-venture project that will give millions of people in Hong Kong access to cleaner water. The LNS Joint Venture is working together to build a new sewage treatment infrastructure for Victoria Harbour. The first HATS (Harbour Area Treatment Scheme) project was completed in 2001. The HATS 2 project is focused on providing treatment to the remaining 25 percent of the sewage that is generated by the northern and southwestern sides of Hong Kong ...

In an interview with Construction Digital, General Manager Bill Williams explains how the BoDean Company has become one of the foremost suppliers of quality crushed rock and asphaltic concrete in the Napa County and Santa Rosa areas of Northern California over the last twenty years. Williams sees a bright future ahead for the company, with a strong commitment to the environment and a continued emphasis on customer satisfaction. "Moving forward we strive to continue to strengthen our efforts at sustainability. On May 11th we will be celebrating a solar 'Flip the ...

GoldenRest, a nationwide retailer of adjustable beds, is proud to announce that they're an officially sanctioned business of the Better Business Bureau. "We are most pleased to be joining the Better Business Bureau," says Vice President of sales Tim Ziehwein. "We value building trust with our customers, and our BBB accreditation gives our customers confidence in our commitment to maintaining high ethical standards of conduct." BBB-accredited businesses must adhere to the BBB's "Standards for Trust," a comprehensive set of policies, procedures ...

Energy Digital takes a look at Downer New Zealand, a diverse organization that traces its 140-year roots back to the former New Zealand Ministry of Works, under which much of New Zealand's current infrastructure was developed. Established by respected engineer Arnold Fielder Downer in 1933 as Downer & Co., the company has seen various transformations over the years, moving from public to private, and undertaking over thirty mergers and acquisitions in just the last few decades. For the better part of the 20th century, Downer operated as a construction, civil engineering ...