MetraTech Corp (http://www.metratech.com/), the innovative telecom billing, SaaS billing and financial services billing solution provider, has announced its sponsorship of a newly published whitepaper. The paper, from leading independent UK-based analyst house, Innovation Observatory, addresses the increasingly pressing issue of how businesses today can respond effectively and efficiently to industry change. The report finds companies who succeed in fast-moving sectors do so partly by ensuring that, every time they need to change the way their business works, they aren't ...

Easter is an extremely important time immediately before students take their exams, Easter revision courses are running at Macclesfield Tutorial College at both GCSE and A Level. The college is located at 20 Cumberland Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK10 1DD. The courses will provide students with encouragement, revision guidance and examination technique. The tutors at the college are experts in their field and will cater for the students' individual requirements. Each tutor has many years of teaching experience and will provide an intensive and beneficial revision ...

ASICS, the premium sports performance brand, has appointed global communications agency, Imagination, to help create a strong brand presence during the 2012 London Olympic Games. Imagination, whose track record with Olympic-related brand activation includes every summer and winter Olympics since 2002, will work closely with ASICS to develop an immersive and engaging experience that brings the brand's values to life. As part of the brief, Imagination will design and deliver an ASICS Olympic venue that will demonstrate the brand's passion for sports and inspire ASICS ...

It is well known that the best way to learn is by example. Training the trainers is no exception. Skills Converged is proud to announce the introduction of "Train the Trainer: The Art of Training Delivery" which is an eBook designed to help trainers deliver better courses. The book provides a series of scenarios and everyday situations that occur when you are delivering a course. Compiled based on years of experience in the training industry, it helps trainers to quickly maximise the skill transfer and avoid doing things that have been shown to be a show stopper. Whether ...

Sytel Limited announces that it has recently completed integration with IBM's SPSS Data Collection Phone Interviews. Leading a multi-national project team from their UK headquarters, Sytel worked with IBM software teams from New Zealand, Australia, China, and the United States. Sytel completed Certification Testing with the IBM SPSS Research and Development team, and actually worked collaboratively to help improve and strengthen IBM's SPSS software developer's kit. In October 2010, IBM ceased the sale of their legacy SPSS Predictive Dialer. At that time, the Data Collection ...

With the cancellation of the FiReControl Project, gazetteer specialists Aligned Assets are pleased to announce the release of the UK's first corporate gazetteer designed specifically for the Fire and Rescue Service. With over two years of research and development, the Symphony Bluelight Gazetteer can provide unmatched levels of functionality that enable the fire and rescue services to create and maintain gazetteer data to feed all frontline and back office systems. Currently fully compatible with the National Land and Property Gazetteer (NLPG), the Symphony Bluelight ...

Avoriaz's beach make-over will play host to a party crowd this Easter break for wakeboarding sessions and competitions, roof-top concerts, exotic sandy bars and terraces, shopping markets, snow and sand volleyball and of course great skiing and snowboarding! Pro wakeboarding competition qualifying rounds will kick off at 3pm on Saturday in the centre of Avoriaz, with the most skilled riders boarding-it-out for the championship crown on Sunday afternoon. Rookies will also have the chance to take part in free wakeboarding amateur sessions on Saturday and Sunday from ...

Entrada Group, a leading manufacturing shelter operator, has published a whitepaper that reveals why medical supplies and devices destined for North American markets should be sourced from Mexico versus other low-cost global regions. The whitepaper has been produced in collaboration with independent consultant John Cecilia, a former director of global manufacturing for Kimberly Clark Corporation, Healthcare Sector. Multiple factors have led medical device companies to conclude that they need to go to a low cost manufacturing environment. Healthcare costs are rising, ...

APlusA.org.uk's clientele comes from all over the world, including the countries currently experiencing upheaval and protest. One can name Tunisia, Egypt, Bahrain, Libya, and Oman, among others, as places where we have customers. Thus, the APlusA.org.uk staff watches events there with keen interest and concern, and expectation of future papers.. However, it is because we are certain that this region and these events will inspire a host of projects and assignments on this topic that we are documenting them. These are actions and reactions with far-reaching consequences, ...

Business-Essay.com staff pops popcorn and breaks out scorecards for the Academy Awards. Our writers will screen the nominated films and watch for industry trends. The results of all this watching and analysis will enrich all future cinema projects for our customers. We have experts in all sorts of subject areas here at Business-Essay.com. Our film specialists track the offerings at all major film festivals, and we occasionally even dispatch to attend one. Sitename_'s experts consider the Academy Awards a predictor of what will affect movies for the next year, or ...

Buissy.com, the Business Software Directory, has released version 0.6 of the website. Version 0.6 includes a total redesign of the website, with focus on a better user experience and easier navigation. To become the best Business Software Marketplace for purchasers and vendors around the world, Buissy.com is focusing on simplicity and user experience. This is vital for vendors to reach the market with their products and for purchasers to be able to evaluate their best option in one place, using any client, even iPad and other smaller computers. Every product at ...

"ITEP introduces students to different career pathways - starting in 10th grade and continuing through high school," explained CEO Amy Grat, ITEP, as the nonprofit organization that brings the trade, transportation, and logistics industries to high schools prepares to announce the ITEP winners of this year's 11th Annual ITEP Scholarship Dinner and fundraising event, Wednesday, March 23rd. (Cruise Center, Berth 93, Port of Los Angeles, San Pedro, CA on March 23rd. (5:30 p.m.- 8:30 p.m.). Scholarships are the main highlight of the evening. American President Lines (APL), ...

Casmiro, the #1 online video distribution platform for pay-to-access content, today announced they are now the #1 pay-to-access video distribution technology for Facebook. From Q4 2010 to Q1 2011, filmmakers using Casmiro.com to distribute and monetize their films online through their Facebook page increased over 86%, with an average month over month revenue increase of 36%. The Vice President of Development at Casmiro states, "Since our private Beta launch in July of 2010, we've seen a dramatic spike in video publishers. The numbers prove that the demand for video ...

Enolsoft Corporation, a professional developer of multimedia applications, today officially announces the release of two PDF tools for Mac users: PDF to Text for Mac and PDF to SWF for Mac, which gives an efficient solution for Mac users to reuse or edit PDF documents with no Adobe Acrobat and other Adobe applications needed. Enolsoft PDF to Text for Mac helps Mac users to extract Text from PDF files and retains layouts, fonts and formatting. With this Mac PDF to Text converter, users can now reuse or edit PDF files freely with no Adobe software required, which makes ...

Award-winning organic chemist Shane Ellison, M.S., who used to work for the pharmaceutical industry, reviews the AMA's 165-year-long opposition to natural healing and alternative medicine, which continues to this day. He cites court cases and writings in the AMA's own "Journal of the American Medical Association." He believes the AMA's medical monopoly has led to the current U.S. crisis in health, where: • The vast majority of Americans are dependent on pharmaceuticals • Direct-to-consumer (DTC) drug ads have made prescription drugs "more popular than McDonald's hamburgers" • ...

According to a 2010 Medical Insight survey of US Aesthetic Practices, most predict a 2011 rise in profits. This optimism comes in spite of a persistent recession and a reported 75% of patients becoming more sensitive to costs. What's more, the respondents observed over a third of their patients either infrequently schedule re-treatments or not at all. What accounts for this disconnect? How can aestheticians in a challenging economy reasonably expect to out-earn their prior years' numbers, much less the competitions, without shaking up their marketing strategies? When it ...

Next month, visitors to Berlin will have an opportunity to enjoy some of the city's finest opera and theatre performances deep into the small hours. The third Long Night of Opera and Theatre is due to take place on Saturday April 16th in the German capital, with many cultural venues preparing to stage some after-hours entertainment. Running from 19:00 to 01:00 local time, the event will feature both a selection of current repertoire and performances put together specially for the occasion. Each of the 60 participating venues will stage productions lasting for just ...

More than 25,000 antique items will be on display at the Almoneda festival in Madrid this year. The occasion runs from April 9th to 17th and will see objects from about 150 galleries across Spain and overseas presented for visitors to admire or purchase. According to the organisers, much of the collection on show is at least 50 years old and ranges from paintings and sculptures to dolls and clothes. They claim that Almoneda is not just designed for collectors of antiques but will be fascinating for anyone with an interest in history. About 24,000 people attended ...

The EuroPRevent 2011 congress, which is due to take place between 14th and 16th April, provides an opportunity for experts and researchers to get together to share their achievements in the area of cardiology. Conference organizers are aiming to assemble some of the best and brightest researchers in the world and are working to ensure that some of the latest-breaking trial results and papers will be presented for debate and consideration at this important event. The aim of the conference is to review the latest information available in the hope of one day helping to ...

Thousands of runners will hit the streets of the French capital for the Paris Marathon next month. The race takes place on April 10th and sees participants begin the challenge on the iconic Champs-Elysees. Bastille, Nation and Les Tuileries are just some of the famous landmarks people will pass during the 42.195-kilometre course. Those keen to pick up some new jogging gear can attend the specially organised Running Expo between April 7th and 9th. The free event is taking place at the Parc des Expositions de Paris. Registration for the main race is closed, ...

Carrentals.co.uk has launched their new price comparison service dedicated to helping travellers find the best value people carriers. The new service makes travelling in groups both abroad and in the UK an easier event to manage and afford. The new site enables travellers to simply and quickly compare the price and the availability of 7 - 15 seat vehicles in over 10,000 locations throughout the world. Carrentals.co.uk is the first company to provide this a dedicated people carrier search facility, which can be accessed via www.carrentals.co.uk/peoplecarrierhire. Carrentals.co.uk ...

Barcelona will welcome punk legends NOFX in April for what is sure to be a frantic and thoroughly entertaining show. The veteran rockers will take the stage on Tuesday April 19th at the Sala Razzmatazz, with support from Teenage Bottle Rocket and Old Man Markley. NOFX are one of the most successful independent bands of all time, selling more than six million records. They have released eleven studio albums and are hugely influential, both in terms of their music and their attitude towards major labels. Vocalist and bassist Fat Mike set up his own independent ...

The Place Prize Finals are happening in London next month and audiences are a vital part of the competition, as they vote for the winners. Running from April 6th to 16th, the daily show will see dancers compete to win GBP1,000, which is awarded to the performer who receives the most nominations from the crowd. The finalists this year are Riccardo Buscarini & Antonio de la Fe Guedes, Ben Duke & Raquel Meseguer, Eva Recacha and Frauke Requardt & Freddie Opoku-Addaie. It has been a long road to the finals for the four shortlisted acts, with their initial applications ...

The Hall for Cornwall is preparing to stage a trio of performances by the Birmingham Royal Ballet next month. Members of the audience will enjoy seeing one of the UK's leading dance companies in a series of thrilling excerpts from some of the world's most famous ballets. Taking place on Friday April 22nd and Saturday April 23rd, the shows form part of the company's spring tour of the south-west and are sure to delight ballet enthusiasts. The dancers will take to the stage at 19:30 BST on both evenings, with a matinee scheduled for 14:30 on the Saturday afternoon. Famous ...

Dave Spikey brings his new stand-up show to The Forum in Barrow-in-Furness next month. The Farnworth-born comedian and writer will unveil Words Don't Come Easy at the Cumbrian venue on Friday April 1st. According to Spikey, his latest routine takes a look at everyday situations in which people struggle to articulate themselves through speech. It was inspired by the performer's interest in the vagaries of the English language and audience reactions to his acclaimed Best Medicine tour. Spikey will be familiar to fans of TV comedy, as he co-wrote and starred alongside ...