The arrival of the world's first standard for collaborative business relationships offers organisations a chance to build value beyond their individual capabilities but also poses some potential challenges, claims PSL's operations director, David Hawkins. With the imminent publication of the world's first collaborative relationship standard - BS 11000 - business collaboration specialist David Hawkins has commented: "Venturing into the world of collaboration can be one of the most exhilarating aspects of business. It offers opportunity and risk at the same time as opening ...

The website devoted to Lemonheads Candy just added a new page about another childhood favorite: Boston Baked Beans. Boston Baked Beans are a favorite nostalgic candy, and you can see the new page on the website: http://www.LemonheadsCandy.com. Boston Baked Beans are those candy-coated peanuts—sweet on the outside but crunchy on the inside. When you pop one in your mouth, get ready for a truly unique experience. They taste just as good as Lemonheads Candy, but they provide an entirely different taste experience. This new page addition comes shortly after the website's ...

Tony Sunshine has enlisted the hottest producers in the game to produce his new hit "Say Hey". David "Boom" Pinks and Swizz Beatz co-produced this smash hit, along with co-producing Pinks wrote "Say Hey". "It was an honor to work alongside these great musical talents, because when we get together in the studio magic is always created" states Pinks. "Say Hey" is as diverse in sound as its dazzling array of notable producers. Leave it to the amazing Pinks to create something fresh but equally timeless, classic, and inspiring as "Say Hey". "Say Hey" is available on itunes. About ...

The new, subscription version of the Street Naming and Numbering module from gazetteer specialists Aligned Assets, has been released. Known as Symphony SNN, it has been completely remodelled to make it a standalone product, which means Street Naming and Numbering Officers from Shetland to Cornwall can all enjoy the efficiency savings that it offers. The main power of Symphony SNN to illicit efficiency savings is in the way that it can speed up the entire process of naming a street or numbering a property. For large developments, multiple plots can be created and edited ...

Imagination Creative Director, Executive Producer of Events, Lee Munden, will be speaking on day one in the Marketing and Business Theatre on 'Big brands don't cry: Successful marketing events for household names'. "To cut-through in a crowded marketplace, brands need to come to life to grab your audience's attention and prove their relevance," Mr Munden said. "Big brands can't rely solely on being a household name, and live and experiential events can really make an impact on the brand itself." Richard Foulkes, Imagination Director and President of International ...

After recruitment activity peaked in July, the number of jobs offers made in the Financial Services Sector decreased considerably last month, some recent research has found. The study was commissioned by city pre-employment screening firm, Powerchex, which looked at confirmed employment offers made during August 2010. The findings come as news that the number of people claiming unemployment benefits jumped last month. The Office of National Statistics' figures came as a surprise to many analysts, confounding expectations that improvements in the job market would continue ...

Inlite Research, the leading provider of barcode technology for document imaging, announces _b_Barcode Director_/b_, the business process integration application that organizes incoming document images for integration with existing enterprise workflows. Inlite Research has addressed the need to integrate document imaging with legacy processes with the introduction of two products that work together to completely automate paper based business processes. PDF Imprint is the product that generates properly constructed and barcoded documents. Barcode Director is the product ...

Countdown To Buy, a next generation online real estate marketplace whose goal is to offer the fairest and most effective solutions to buy and sell properties, announced today it has launched "powered by Countdown To Buy", a private label solution featuring the Company's innovative online offer management and negotiation platform. Being "powered by Countdown To Buy" enables institutions and real estate companies to leverage their existing brand, while taking advantage of the benefits offered by Countdown To Buy's trusted platform and hosted solutions. In conjunction ...

From August, the new version of ItalyItalia (www.italyitalia.com) is now online, the travel portal and partner of Imperatore Travel, offering international travellers a choice of quality hotels in Italy with detailed information and guides, designed to discover the best of Italy. The new version of ItalyItalia has been improved with new functions and features allowing users to easily select hotels suited to their needs with an even faster and simpler online booking system. The portal also features improved site navigation with a homepage allowing users to easily access ...

Cadac Organice Americas, distributor of Cadac Organice BV, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and developer of Cadac Organice (a SharePoint based solution for engineering document management and document control) has organized a webinar series around the theme "SharePoint meets Engineering". Cadac Organice Americas will continue with the successful webinar series this autumn. Starting on September 23rd the discussed topic for this webinar will be Document Control with SharePoint for Owners and Operators. In a 45 minute presentation Cadac Organice focuses on managing ...

PaymentOne, a global leader in phone-enabled payments for publishers and digital merchants, announces that Joe Lynam, CEO and Founder of PaymentOne, will be speaking at the Engage! Conference and Expo, happening September 22-23 in Santa Clara, CA. Joe's knowledge of social games, mobile games, virtual goods, virtual worlds as it relates to digital payments is unparalleled. Come listen in as Joe discusses how to maximize revenue, boost conversion rates, and get new customers. What payment options are out there. And how to find the right mix for your business. Engage! ...

PaymentOne, a global leader in phone-enabled payments for publishers and digital merchants, announces Brad Singer, EVP of PaymentOne, will be speaking at The NY Games Conference happening September 21, 2010. Brad's knowledge of social games, mobile games, virtual goods, virtual worlds as it relates to digital payments is leading the payment industry. Come listen in as Brad discusses how to maximize revenue, boost conversion rates, and get new customers. What payment options are out there. And how to find the right mix for your business. SESSION - GAME MONETIZATION Held ...

One of Australia's most successful and longest-running culinary events, the Sydney Food and Wine Fair, is taking place towards the end of next month. The occasion will celebrate its 20th anniversary on October 30th 2010, with the organisers having prepared a packed bill to mark the milestone achievement. Many stallholders from previous years have committed their support to this year's instalment, which means people who have searched online for Sydney hotel deals ahead of the event could see names like Ferrero Rocher, De Bertolli Wines and Ben & Jerry's in attendance. Other ...

Lovers of classical music are sure to enjoy watching Andre Rieu in action as the iconic violinist, composer and conductor brings his Celebration of Music Tour to Melbourne. The artist will be taking to the stage at the Rod Laver Arena on October 16th and 17th 2010, backed by the Johann Strauss Orchestra. Furthermore, local favourites and stars of the 1960s The Seekers - who rose to prominence with a string of pop-influenced hits such as Georgy Girl - will be reforming especially for the occasion. Visit Victoria have been gushing in their praise for Rieu, describing ...

Fancy dress fanatics are sure to be out in force for the Brisbane Zombie Walk, which takes place towards the end of next month. The event, which is organised to raise money for the Brain Foundation of Australia, will see hordes of people dressing up as the undead and taking to the city's streets on October 24th 2010. According to the organisers, the event is purely for fun and is typically a hit with people who are "obsessed with the living dead", although anyone who just wants to take part and generate some money for a good cause is more than welcome to get involved. With ...

Kids and the young at heart are sure to enjoy watching Special Delivery, a production which is coming to Cairns midway through next month. Playing at the Civic Theatre on October 20th and 21st 2010, the show follows the story of a busy delivery man transporting a lorry-load of boxes. However, things soon move away from the mundane and the performance becomes a comic fable. According to the venue, Special Delivery takes place in "a world of sound where nothing is said, where work becomes child's play and everyday objects are magically transformed." The theatre has ...

There will be plenty of top-notch sporting action and internationally-renowned musical talent on show at London's Freeze Festival this year from October 29th to 31st. It is the third year in a row that guests at the fine hotels London has to offer have been able to enjoy this high-octane event. Travellers who love skiing and snowboarding will be in their element, as there will be plenty of world-class athletes competing against each other, with the LG London Big Air Event providing one of the main highlights. As part of the FIS Snowboard World Cup, it will see ...

Underground Elephant is proud to announce the addition of Paul Rakovich to the team as its new Director of Operations. Mr. Rakovich will be responsible for the company's operations including end-to-end management of Underground Elephant's sales activities, traffic generation, conversion optimization, and technology development. Before joining Underground Elephant, Mr. Rakovich was CEO and Founder of Clicks and Clients Inc. a rapidly growing SEM firm. Due to the company's quality and rapid growth, it achieved Google Adwords' "Qualified Status" in just three months of ...

With the advent of the Internet, and its increased popularity, consumers are now able to carry on business that could only have been dreamt about thirty years ago. Companies can sell their entire line of products solely through their website, and traders can show and detail their merchandise so others can bid on or directly purchase the available goods. While this has helped expedite the purchasing process, it has also led to a rise in fake check scams. Typically a fake check scammer will make an offer on a specific item that you have either put up for bidding or for ...

In hard economic times, investors and non-investors alike try to find ways to improve their monetary standing and increase their wealth, often through various international outlets. Offshore investments have become increasingly popular due to the high-reward potential with the returns. While offshore investing used to be limited to the extremely wealthy, the advent of the Internet has allowed for normal middle class citizens to also take part in international investing. While that has helped many people succeed in increasing their net worth, there has also been a sharp ...

In the investment world, there are often opportunities to utilize your resources in order to advance your capitol gains, whether it's through business investment, stock trading, or even in an investment on the micro-level. While these resources are great for Americans, there are fraudulent and damaging schemes out there that threaten your wealth should you choose to invest in them. A Ponzi scam is one of the most prevalent investment frauds in today's society. By paying off new investors with high percentage "gains" utilizing the monetary support of previous investors, ...

Susan Sykes Hendee, Ph.D., CCE, Vice President for Academic Affairs at Baltimore International College (BIC), was named a 2010 Honorary Inductee into the American Academy of Chefs. Dr. Hendee's Honorary Fellowship into the Academy was announced at the American Academy of Chefs 39th Annual Induction Dinner held on August 3 in Anaheim, Ca. The American Academy of Chefs (AAC) is the prestigious honor society of the American Culinary Federation (ACF). The Academy recognizes those individuals whose outstanding achievements in the culinary profession and involvement in ACF ...

North Carolina State University has promised by 2012 to double the number of startup companies it launches each year, creating much-needed jobs for workers statewide. NC State's new innovation "hub," called the Springboard Innovation Partnership Portal, will play a key role in achieving this goal by facilitating business partnerships and speeding up the pipeline through which research becomes reality. Springboard is currently located on Centennial Campus. In a recession, the key to economic recovery is job creation. Companies that are less than six years old provide ...

Fly.co.uk, a leading price comparator, has been helping tourists find the best deals around for late summer and early Autumn breaks. Spain continues to be one of the most popular destinations at this time of year and the competitive prices show that. Murcia in Spain is one of the destinations which people are heading to as the British summer ends. Autumn in Spain is still very warm and coupled with beautiful beaches and interesting cities, it remains one of the top countries to visit. Fly.co.uk has some fantastic deals on at the moment, especially flights to Murcia. As ...

Lakeland Dairies, the second largest dairy processing co-operative in Ireland, is known for innovation. With a comprehensive range of high quality dairy products supplied to a global customer base, Lakeland Dairies requires fast, reliable communications. The company turned to Kedington Group to create a network infrastructure that would serve as a platform for continued advances in product development and distribution. Lakeland Dairies operates in a fifteen county catchment area in the northern half of Ireland. The company's 5 locations house manufacturing, product development, ...