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“Outside the box” learning approach

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Neural Technologies, a leading provider of risk management software solutions, has signed a new fraud management deal with a mobile telecommunications' operator in the Middle East.

(PRWEB) November 21, 2011

The contract marks the fourth installation of Neural Technologies’ Minotaur Fraud Management Solution with one of the region’s leading mobile telecommunications’ provider.

The solution will provide the operator with protection against a multitude of fraud types, providing profiling to combat fraud at subscription stage and monitoring for any suspicious activity throughout the customer lifecycle.

The Minotaur Fraud Management Solution combines multiple approaches, including neural predictive analytics, behavioural modelling, link analysis and identity matching techniques.

Its several stage detection process delivers more accurate fraud detection, significantly reducing false positive rates.

Minotaur also incorporates a powerful case management environment that facilitates the process of case investigation and enables proactive fraud identification through new innovative data mining functionality.

Commercial Director for Neural Technologies, Luke Taylor, said: “High penetration rates, strong competition and fraud in the Middle East are putting a strain on ARPU rates. Our fraud system and range of solutions help operators to minimise their losses and thus maximise revenues”.

About Neural Technologies

Neural Technologies has established itself as a leading provider of risk management and business intelligence software solutions.

The company’s Minotaur suite provides advanced understanding of customer behaviour, motivations, preferences and purchasing propensities, empowering organisations to optimise revenue in the areas of fraud management, credit risk assessment, customer attrition/churn reduction, targeted marketing, collections optimisation, revenue assurance and anti-money laundering.

Neural Technologies has been ranked several times in the Sunday Times Tech Track 100 league table of the UK’s top technology companies. It was named Large Technology Supplier of the Year 2008 by the British Computer Society and received an IT Europa European IT Excellence Award 2011 and a Global Telecoms Business Innovation Award 2011.

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GIA announces the release of a comprehensive global report on Cancer Therapies market. The global market for cancer therapies is forecast to reach US$225 billion by the year 2017. Rising incidence of cancers worldwide, increasing adoption of new drugs, widening indications of existing drugs, and entry of new drugs represent the major factors driving market growth. Growth in the market is also expected to be fuelled by continued high unmet needs in the market and increasing adoption of high-priced biologic therapies in the treatment of cancer.

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Follow us on LinkedIn – Cancer therapy represents one of the fastest growing segments of the pharmaceutical industry, driven largely by increasing incidences of cancer and significant unmet needs. The medical community’s arsenal of weapons in the battle against cancer ranges from conventional radiotherapy, chemotherapy to new breakthrough gene therapy treatment regimes. Most of the cancer therapies are developed based on monoclonal antibodies, colony stimulating factors, hormones and cytokines, gene therapy, antisense oligonucleotides, oncolytic viruses, and cancer vaccines among others. Undesirable side effects associated with chemotherapy, and lower levels of patient compliance are fingered as prime reasons for the waning popularity of chemotherapy. Nevertheless, chemotherapy is expected to get a fresh lease of life, given the imminent availability of generic versions of cytotoxic drugs, which are likely to lose their exclusivity in the upcoming years. Also, demand for chemotherapy drugs is expected to receive a boost from increasing use of these traditional therapies in combination with new cancer therapies, as a means to increase efficacy profiles.

Cancer therapies are treatments indicated for controlling growth of cancerous tumors. The choice of cancer therapy is largely dependent upon individual patient’s response towards a particular treatment. Despite the significant breakthroughs in cancer therapies over the years, which have helped improve survival rates, there still exist chances of failure resulting in disease relapse. Side effects associated with the treatment therapies still remain a major cause of concern. For instance, use of radiation therapy, surgery and chemotherapy for treating neck and head cancers could affect the head and neck arrangement and make eating, swallowing and breathing difficult. Therefore, research is underway in the development of new solutions that enhance clinical efficacy, while simultaneously reducing toxicity and undesirable side effects. Combination therapies and targeted therapies are forecast to drive cancer therapy market in the future. Currently approved combination therapies include paclitaxel, and carboplatin together with Avastin indicated for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer, and Avastin, and Paclitaxel combo for treating metastatic breast cancer.

Monoclonal Antibodies (mAbs), which find use in immunotherapeutics and targeted therapies, play a key role in the development of various cancer treatments. These artificial antibodies are produced in laboratories and are designed specifically for a particular antigen, which means that antibodies designed for one type of cancer cannot be used for other types. Biotechnology-based cancer drugs, including Avastin, Herceptin, and Gleevec are developed based on monoclonal antibodies for treating Chronic Myeloid Leukemia and Breast Cancer. Monoclonal Antibodies such as Avastin, Nexavar, and Sutent, act as VEGF inhibitors by targeting and inhibiting the functioning of vascular endothelial growth factor, and this results in reduced blood, oxygen and nutrients supply to tumor cells, which in turn slows down the growth of cancer cells. Biotherapies represent the dominant segment in the global market for cancer therapies. The segment features several drugs that have attained blockbuster status and sales of these drugs continue to rise with each passing year. Factors such as increasing number of new and overall cancer patients worldwide, as well as the relative higher efficacy and safety profiles of biotherapies are further expected to fuel sales in this segment. Besides, some of the new drugs that were launched the recent years hold a higher price tag, promising substantial revenue growth for the market in the years to come.

As stated by the new market research report on Cancer Therapies, the US continues to remain the largest regional market worldwide. However, growth in the global cancer therapies market would be driven by developing countries. Rest of World, comprising Canada, and countries in Asia-Pacific, Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa, represents the fastest growing regional market displaying a CAGR of about 25% over the analysis period. Immunotherapy remains the largest segment for cancer therapies worldwide. Growth in the market would, however, be driven by the Targeted Therapy drugs.

Major players profiled in the report include Amgen Inc., AstraZeneca PLC, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Celgene Corporation, Eli Lilly and Company, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Genentech, Inc., GlaxoSmithKline, Janssen Biotech, Inc., Merck KGaA, Novartis AG, Pfizer, Sanofi-Aventis, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, among others.

The research report titled “Cancer Therapies: A Global Strategic Business Report” announced by Global Industry Analysts Inc., provides a comprehensive review of the cancer therapies markets, current market trends, key growth drivers, pipeline status of various cancer therapies, overview of clinical trial data for select drugs, recent product approvals, recent industry activity, and profiles of major/niche global as well as regional market participants. The report provides annual sales estimates and projections for cancer therapies market for the years 2009 through 2017 for the following geographic markets – US, Japan, Europe, and Rest of World. The report analyzes the cancer therapies market by the following segments – Immunotherapy, Targeted Therapy, Hormone Therapy and Chemotherapy. Also, a six-year (2003-2008) historic analysis is provided for additional perspective.

For more details about this comprehensive market research report, please visit – http://www.strategyr.com/Cancer_Therapies_Market_Report.asp

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GIA announces the release of a comprehensive global report on Digital Rights Management (DRM) market. The global market for Digital Rights Management (DRM) is projected to reach US$2.5 billion by the year 2017, primarily driven by growing concerns among enterprises, government agencies and consumers over safety and security of valuable digital content, and the need to curb software piracy, data thefts, and unauthorized use of protected content. Emerging application areas for the technology and robust demand from Asia-Pacific also augur well for the market.

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Follow us on LinkedIn – Corporate and enterprises continue to be plagued by issues surrounding safety and security of content. With organizations preferring to digitize their sensitive and high value content to enable easy access and storage, fears over possible data leakages, theft, piracy and unauthorized use of digital information remain imminent. Rapid proliferation of the Internet made it all the more easier for unauthorized people to gain access to digital information and illegally circulate the same. This situation calls for immediate attention as piracy and data losses not only cause huge revenue losses for the company but also tarnish the image of the company for ever. Against this backdrop, the importance of Digital Rights Management (DRM) software has been brought to the fore, given its role in ensuring protection of data against piracy, within and beyond their corporate networks. Not only software and corporate information, media and entertainment industry too require efficient DRM solutions to protect their media and movie files against illegal distribution and sharing over the Internet and other illegal supply channels. Given the increasing levels of caution among content developers over safety of their high value content, the future definitely holds good for DRM applications.

Despite the popular perception that the dynamic environment of risk that companies and media houses operate in, and the ever-present data security threats, which interestingly tend to escalate during periods of economic downturn, make data security technologies recession proof, the global Digital Rights Management (DRM) market ironically in the year 2009 depicted a marked weakening in the midst of a steady deterioration in business climate. The length, breath and duration of the economic slowdown has been unprecedented and the contraction in business activity widespread across diverse industries. The economic storm, in other words, wiped out numerous companies in software and enterprise segment and even pushed many large media houses on the verge of bankruptcy during the period. With enterprise focus shifting towards survival, demand for content protection solutions, during this period, stood significantly weakened. Numerous corporate failures in emerging application markets such as banking and financial services, BPOs, and TV Home Entertainment, therefore squeezed opportunities in the DRM market.

Despite the 15.9% erosion in growth witnessed during the period 2007-2009, the DRM market made a smart recovery in the year 2010. This is largely because the underlying economics of content protection goes beyond the temporary weakness in the market’s climate. Companies, especially software firms and large media houses, cannot afford to cut corners on DRM for long, given the disproportionately higher costs associated with data losses, piracy and unauthorized circulation of original content. These costs tend to far outweigh any gains stemming from cutting DRM expenditures as a measure to save money. Additionally, a large percentage of the DRM market is built upon legally binding requirements. Observing the rules and regulations of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), vertical sections of business like manufacturing, financial services, energy and health care are paying more attention to updating DRM technology. Future growth in the market will be primarily driven by emerging opportunities from niche segments such as educational services, healthcare, e-Books and financial sector will also drive future gains in the market over the next few years. Application of DRM for Electronic Medical Records, in particular will generate tremendous prospects for the market in healthcare market.

As stated by the new market research report on Digital Rights Management (DRM), the United States continues to remain the largest regional market for DRM. Asia-Pacific represents the fastest growing regional market for DRM waxing at a CAGR of about 19% over the analysis period. Growth in the Asia-Pacific DRM market will be especially driven by continued demand for payTV services, which continues to boost demand for conditional access and pay-TV DRM in the region, particularly in emerging markets of China and India. Media & Entertainment DRM is the fastest growing market segment by end-use type, with revenue from the segment growing at a CAGR of about 15.3% over the analysis period.

Major players in the marketplace include Adobe Systems Incorporated, Apple Inc., CoreMedia AG, Digimarc Corporation, EMC Corporation, International Business Machines Corporation, IPR Systems Pty Ltd., Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., LockLizard Limited, Rovi Corporation, Microsoft Corporation, Oracle Corporation, RealNetworks, Inc., AuthenTec, Teletrax, VeriSign Inc., YANGAROO Inc., among others.

The research report titled “Digital Rights Management (DRM): A Global Strategic Business Report” announced by Global Industry Analysts, Inc., provides a comprehensive review of trends, issues, strategic industry activities, and profiles of major companies worldwide. The report provides market estimates and projections (US$ Million) for market segments – Software DRM, Enterprise DRM, and Media & Entertainment DRM across geographic markets such as the US, Canada, Japan, Europe Asia Pacific, Middle East and Latin America.

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GIA announces the release of a comprehensive global report on Pet Foods market. The global market for Pet Foods is projected to reach US$95.7 billion by the year 2017, with macro regional economic conditions, pet population, and most importantly, consumer attitude driving the market. Due to changing lifestyles and increase in ‘alone or single-person family’ and decreasing birthrate, pets are being considered as family members and companions rather than just animals. Factors such as attitudinal change towards pets combined with growing urbanization, and increase in disposable incomes have contributed significantly to the increase in number of households owning pets, which in turn, drives the demand for pet foods.

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Follow us on LinkedIn – The pet food industry witnessed a significant increase in size in the last few years, with the market structure evolving as per the current requirements of the dynamic industry. In addition, pet foods represent one of the fastest growing sectors in the food industry. The industry has been growing on account of increased market segmentation and producer innovation. Numerous factors such as increased popularity of organic pet food, and greater interest in nutrition and health of pets are driving the pet foods market. Private label cat and dog food brands are increasingly being used in developing markets. There is also a growing preference for adoption of smaller pets in some parts of the world, as they are considered economical and require relatively less maintenance vis-à-vis larger dogs and cats. The rise in popularity of small pets has resulted in a considerable growth in the small animal food market.

The humanization trend in mature markets is stimulating demand for value-added products, such as functional pet foods and nutraceuticals. Research & Development is also anticipated to drive the market with innovative products incorporating advanced formulations. Other market propelling factors include brand value enhancement in major developed markets as well as improved delivery and supply services, aimed at consolidation of multiple grocery retailers. Against this backdrop, future for pet foods appears robust, with demand for healthy and premium-end foods for pets providing the needed impetus.

As stated by the new market research report on Pet Foods, Europe continues to remain the largest regional market. The European market is primarily driven by mounting focus on health-oriented products, especially those meant for different ages and types of pets and pet treats. Asia-Pacific represents the fastest growing regional market displaying a CAGR of about 9.0% over the analysis period. In developing markets including Vietnam, India, and China, product pricing, value for money and cost factor represents prime criteria for the purchase and demand of pet foods. In the relatively affluent and developed markets such as Singapore, South Korea, and Japan, growth drivers include innovation, shorter product lifecycles, healthier products, and convenience. In Japan, the pet food market is witnessing change in terms of food supplements as pet food makers renew focus towards development of new products to meet the needs of increasing older pet population.

Dog Food continues to be the largest and the fastest growing segment. The present market for dog food also comprises health stage specific food; prescription food; breed specific food as well as holistic and natural food. Cat food is particularly formulated for consumption and usage by cats, looking into their specific nutritional and health requirements. Cats are obligate carnivores and majority of the commercially prepared cat food comprises supplementary nutrients such as amino acid derivative taurine.

Retail grocery chains dominate the distribution and marketing space. Smaller specialists and pet superstores also hold a moderate share, with the remainder accounted for by independent grocers. Principal trends affecting the distribution of cat and dog foods include emergence of the new veterinarian/clinic distribution format, waning role of pet shops, and rise of hypermarkets and supermarkets. Due to an uncertain global economy, there is a considerable emphasis on purchase decision in terms of selection of retail store for buying pet food. The year 2010 experienced a decline in number of new product introductions as retailers concentrated more on value products and private labels. However, with economy showing signs of revival post recession, leading companies are gearing up with new product launches.

Primarily, two types of player categories essentially drive the cat and dog food categories in the pet food industry. One comprises of specialty firms producing pet food exclusively meant for addressing health related or other specialty pet food requirements. The other market structure is made up of players focusing on large -scale food manufacturing. Major players profiled in the report include C&D Foods Ltd., Del Monte Foods, Hartz Mountain Corporation, Hill’s Pet Nutrition, Inc., Mars, Inc., Nestle Purina PetCare Company, Nutro Products, Inc., and The Iams Company.

The research report titled “Pet Foods: A Global Strategic Business Report” announced by Global Industry Analysts, Inc., provides a comprehensive review of trends, issues, strategic industry activities, and profiles of major companies worldwide. The report provides market estimates and projections (US$ Million) for product segments Cat Food, Dog Food, and Other Pet Food (other pets include birds, fishes and other small animals) across geographic markets such as the US, Canada, Japan, Europe (France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, Russia and Rest of Europe), Asia Pacific, Latin America (Brazil and Rest of Latin America), and Rest of World.

For more details about this comprehensive market research report, please visit – http://www.strategyr.com/Pet_Foods_Market_Report.asp

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GIA announces the release of a comprehensive global report on Electric Power Transmission and Distribution Equipment markets. The global market for Electric Power Transmission and Distribution Equipment is forecast to reach US$154.4 billion by the year 2017, primarily driven by the increase in power consumption globally. Factors such as growing population and its demand for energy, ongoing industrialization in developing countries, higher standard of living, rising environmental awareness, and paucity of oil and gas reserves, are likely to facilitate robust market growth.

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Follow us on LinkedIn – With electricity consumption waxing at a robust pace in residential, commercial, and industrial end-use markets, there exist strong demand for electricity, and subsequently for equipment used in electric power generation, transmission, and distribution. Power generation, transmission and distribution equipment are susceptible to changes in the regulatory environment, and economic cycles. In order to meet the surging energy demand, most nations are looking beyond traditional power sources and even focusing on alternative energy resources. As a vital part of energy value chain, which helps electricity grid generators to supply power to consumers, electric power transmission and distribution equipment, therefore, will witness increased demand as the energy production increases. Given that storage of electricity is an expensive proposition, electric power is produced and delivered almost simultaneously, thereby demanding highly efficient electric power transmission and electric power distribution equipment.

As stated by the new market research report on Electric Power Transmission and Distribution Equipment, Asia-Pacific represents the largest and the fastest growing regional market for electric power transmission and distribution equipment. The Asia-Pacific electric power transmission and distribution equipment market is expected to grow at a CAGR of about 8.3% over the analysis period.

Given its high level of dependence on economic health, the global Electric Power Transmission and Power Distribution Equipment market suffered a severe setback in the year 2009, primarily due to the recent global economic recession. With demand for electricity from commercial and industry segments dropping to agonizing lows as a result of cutbacks and austerity measures taken up to survive the onslaught of recession, electricity generation and distribution took a major blow, thereby squeezing investments on new equipment required for transmitting and distributing electricity. Sluggish demand also resulted in a significant inventory build-up, starting from raw material to complete systems, which ultimately led to a considerable decline in prices of such equipment, adding to the manufacturers’ agony.

With global economy emerging out of recessionary blues in 2010, the demand for electricity increased considerably after a temporary low in the previous year, owing to the increased power consumption in residential, industrial, and commercial segments. While growth in the residential energy consumption was a direct result of improvement in consumer spending on purchasing new or using existing electronic items, increase in energy consumption in industrial and commercial segments was primarily due to the resurgence in the manufacturing and commercial activity post recession.

This increase in electricity demand encouraged several electric power utilities to reinvigorate their long term capital investment plans, thereby boosting activity in this sector. Capital spending by all electric power utilities on substation automation, control systems, advanced metering, distribution management, and smart-grid infrastructure projects bounced back to the pre-recession levels in 2010, thereby helping the electric power transmission and distribution equipment market make a quick and remarkable comeback during the year. The market, in future, will be driven by the constant need to replace the fast aging installed base of existing power transmission and distribution equipment. Regulatory mandates for bringing improvements in service reliability, and continued investments on grid infrastructure, focusing on efforts to meet future electricity demand growth will also generate substantial opportunities for electric power transmission and distribution equipment.

In the wake of the growing electricity needs, several developed countries in Europe and North America are in the process of implementing Energy-Efficiency Norms and standards in their respective power industries. Additionally, certain developing countries, including South Korea and China, are embarking on implementing such standards. These norms mandate the usage of energy-efficient products for the residential, commercial, and industrial customers. Supporting these mandates, state and federal governments are offering tax credits and incentives for various industries to enable the latter to purchase energy-efficient capital equipment. Additionally, governments have set aside funds for the purpose of investing in new infrastructure projects, including power generation, transmission, distribution, and power grids. Owing to these developments, the transformer and distribution equipment markets are all set to reap benefits in the ensuing years.

Major players profiled in the report include ABB, Actuant Corporation, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, Cooper Industries Limited, Crompton Greaves Ltd., Eaton Corporation, EGS Electrical Group, Federal Pacific Company, G&W Electric Company, GE Electric Company, Hammond Power Solutions Inc., Howard Industries Inc., Kirloskar Electric Company Limited, Larsen & Toubro Limited, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Schneider Electric SA, Siemens AG, Powell Industries Inc., among others.

The research report titled “Electric Power Transmission and Distribution Equipment: A Global Strategic Business Report” announced by Global Industry Analysts Inc., provides a comprehensive review of the current market scenario, market dynamics, trends and issues, key statistics, market share analysis, product overview, recent product introductions/innovations, strategic corporate initiatives, and profiles of major/niche global and regional companies worldwide. The report provides annual market size estimates and projections (in US$ Billion) for the years 2009 through 2017 for the geographic markets – United States, Europe, Asia-Pacific (including Japan), and Rest of World. Also, a six-year (2003-2008) historic analysis is provided for additional perspective.

For more details about this comprehensive market research report, please visit – http://www.strategyr.com/Electric_Power_Transmission_and_Distribution_Equipment_Market_Report.asp

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Insurance company leases 70,706-square-feet for its 350-employee office

Clearwater, FL (PRWEB) November 21, 2011

In one of the largest corporate moves this year in the Tampa Bay region, AmeriLife – the nation’s largest senior-focused life and health insurance marketing organization – leased the expansive three-story complex formerly known as Prestige Place II, on U.S. Highway North, with a move of its 350 employees planned for March 2012.

“This is the space we’ve needed to expand our services as well as our employee base,” said AmeriLife CEO and President Timothy O. North. “Despite the economy, AmeriLife has thrived in recent years, as some similar companies have struggled or even closed their doors. AmeriLife is growing, and we’re spreading our wings.”

Alan Feldshue and Melanie Jackson of Colliers International Tampa Bay represented AmeriLife, the holding company for a nation-wide group of affiliated life and health insurance marketing companies focusing on the senior market. Colliers International negotiated an 11-year lease. Terms and specifics were not made public.

Hans Kaunath and Judy Healey of Ciminelli Real Estate Services represented the landlord, CW Capital Asset Management.

AmeriLife – moving from its long-time location at the landmark AmeriLife Towers at the intersection of U.S. 19 and Countryside Boulevard – was attracted to the 2650 McCormick Drive complex (to be called AmeriLife Place) by its central Pinellas location, the large parking facilities and the ability to customize the building to AmeriLife’s unique needs.

“This new complex provides a major upgrade in corporate space for the company,” said Colliers’ Feldshue. “After considering more than 20 locations around the Tampa Bay area, this location offered AmeriLife a unique opportunity” for expansion and aesthetic identity.

The interior of the building, originally built in 1987, is being renovated, re-imagined and remodeled for AmeriLife’s use. In its new location, the company will get more parking, custom landscaping and a facility that is “green” (energy efficient).

“Frankly, we’re long overdue for corporate expansion,” said Mr. North, AmeriLife’s CEO. “Our headquarters – as are our employees, independent agents and affiliates across the nation – is a reflection of our leadership position in the senior-focused insurance industry. This move will facilitate company expansion and accelerate our ability to serve our agents and clients alike.”

About AmeriLife:

For 40 years, AmeriLife – long based in Clearwater – has provided excellence and access as the nation’s largest, privately-owned, senior-focused life and health insurance marketing organization. AmeriLife is dedicated to the insurance and financial needs of America’s increasing senior population through insurance-related products such as Health and Medicare Supplement Plans, Licensed Third-Party Administration, 15 National Marketing Companies, Career Agencies, Annuities, Financial Services, Long-Term Care and a new Property and Casualty Insurance Agency. For additional information about AmeriLife or its impending move to AmeriLife Place, please contact Corporate Communications Director Wayne Shelor at (727) 726-0726.

About Colliers International:

Colliers International is the third-largest commercial real estate services company in the world with 15,000 professionals operating out of more than 512 offices in 61 countries. A subsidiary of FirstService Corporation (NASDAQ: FSRV; TSX: FSV and FSV.PR.U), it focuses on accelerating success for its clients by seamlessly providing a full range of services to real estate users, owners and investors worldwide, including global corporate solutions, brokerage, property and asset management, hotel investment sales and consulting, valuation, consulting and appraisal services, mortgage banking and research. Commercial Property Executive and Multi-Housing News magazines ranked Colliers International as the top U.S. real estate company and the latest annual survey by the Lipsey Company ranked Colliers International as the second most recognized commercial real estate brand in the world.

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Parature chosen for Multi-Language Support, Advanced Reporting and Analytics, and Cloud-based Technology; Evernote Sees Immediate Results on Response Time to Customers and Time Saved

Vienna, VA (PRWEB) November 21, 2011

Parature, a global leader in cloud-based customer engagement software, announced today that Evernote, the company that’s helping the world remember everything, has selected Parature for online customer support to service its worldwide customer base.

Evernote supports more than 16 million customers worldwide for its suite of products that allow users to capture anything from their real and digital lives, and access them anytime. To effectively support its rapidly growing user base, Evernote needed to switch from a single dimension customer support software to a multi-dimension, scalable one that would give its agents better reporting tools, a more holistic view of their customers, and automatically support multiple languages, as Evernote quickly expands its overseas reach.

“Multi-language support is very important to us. Evernote adds new languages to its products on a regular basis, which means that we need a customer support solution that can address the needs of users in various geographies,” said Phil Dean, Evernote’s VP of Customer Satisfaction. “We also value Parature’s excellent email support options, as well its ability to provide useful insights and analytics for our many clients. Parature has significantly improved our ability to effectively respond to the needs of our users.”

Since Evernote has deployed Parature, the company has seen excellent results. Because they are able to use Parature’s reporting tools to categorize queries they can respond faster to premium inquiries. Since deploying Parature, Evernote is now meeting 100% of their SLAs for premium inquiries. Additionally, they have decreased training time by focusing agents on specific skills-based queues. As agents gain experience, Parature provides easy-to-manage functionality to add queues for each agent. Evernote’s customers are also benefiting from Parature’s Knowledgebase and EasyAnswer feature which allows its customers to search a comprehensive FAQ and find their own answers, cutting down on the number of tickets that need to be submitted and processed.

“Evernote is a great example of a global company that needs a cloud-based, multi-language support system that can service clients anywhere, anytime,” said Duke Chung, Co-Founder and Chairman of Parature. “We are proud to power Evernote’s customer support portal, and are thrilled they’ve already seen improvements in their response time to customers as well as gains in internal efficiencies. We look forward to working with Evernote and easily scaling their support system as the company grows, and adds more products, languages and customers.”

About Parature

Parature is the industry’s leading provider of cloud-based customer engagement solutions and is used to support over 30 million end users worldwide. Parature empowers customer service organizations to monitor, manage, resolve and respond to a high volume of service issues across multiple communication channels, including the growing number of service-related conversations that are happening every day within social media channels. With more than a decade of experience, Parature delivers support and social media engagement and management solutions to mid-size and enterprise organizations across a wide variety of industries. Parature is among Inc. Magazine’s Top 100 Fastest Growing Private Software Companies and is the recipient of numerous product, technology, and leadership awards. Parature is used by some of the world’s most innovative organizations, federal agencies and companies, including Rosetta Stone, SuccessFactors and Threadless. Parature is headquartered in Vienna, Virginia. For more information, visit http://www.parature.com , follow @parature on Twitter, or like us on Facebook at facebook.com/parature.

About Evernote

Evernote is helping the world remember everything by building innovative products and services that allow individuals to capture, find and interact with their memories. Evernote apps are available on all major computer, web, mobile, and tablet platforms. For more information, please visit: http://www.evernote.com.

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Regional Headquarters Net Leased to CVS Caremark Adds to Assets Leased to Industry-Leading Pharmacy Health Care Provider

Phoenix, AZ (PRWEB) November 21, 2011

Cole Real Estate Investments (Cole), one of the nation’s leading investors in high-quality, income-producing retail, office and industrial real estate, announced it has acquired Caremark Tower II, a 195,000-square-foot office building in Northbrook, IL, for $44.25 million. The property is net leased to CVS Caremark, the largest pharmacy health care provider in the United States.

Caremark Tower II is a key operations center, serving as one of three regional headquarters for the company. The office building is strategically located in a commercial area with easy access to I-294, approximately 25 miles northwest of the Chicago CBD and 10 miles north of O’Hare Airport. The property, adjacent to another CVS Caremark facility not part of this transaction, includes a three-story, 250-space parking structure, plus additional surface parking. There are approximately 10 years remaining on the lease, with two five-year renewal options.

“This acquisition fits squarely with Cole’s investment strategy focused on high-quality commercial properties, long-term leased to creditworthy, industry-leading businesses,” said Robert Micera, chief investment officer for office and industrial at Cole. “This is a mission-critical office asset for CVS Caremark, well-located in a Northern Chicago suburb with strong demographics, and we are pleased to include this in our expanding portfolio.”

This acquisition adds to Cole’s assets leased to the industry-leading pharmacy health care provider. Cole-related entities own and manage more than 95 single-tenant CVS pharmacies across the country with a market value exceeding $375 million.

Boyd Messmann, senior vice president, office & industrial acquisitions represented Cole in the transaction. Ken Glomb and Stephen Livaditis with Eastdil Secured represented the seller.

Cole has acquired approximately $2.2 billion in high-quality real estate assets year-to-date and is targeting $3 billion in real estate acquisitions for the year.

About Cole Real Estate Investments

Founded in 1979, Cole Real Estate Investments is one of the most active acquirers of core real estate assets, managing one of the country’s largest portfolios of retail properties. Cole primarily targets net-leased single-tenant and multi-tenant retail properties under long-term leases with high credit quality tenants, as well as single-tenant office and industrial properties. Cole executes a conservative investment and financing strategy designed to provide investors with the opportunity for stable current income and capital appreciation. Today, Cole-related entities own and manage more than 1,500 properties representing approximately 56 million square feet of commercial real estate in 47 states with a combined acquisition cost of more than $9.4 billion.

Follow Cole on Twitter @ColeRealEstate and @ColeCapital.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this press release may be considered forward-looking statements that reflect the current views of Cole Real Estate Investments and Cole’s management with respect to future events. Forward-looking statements about Cole’s plans, strategies and prospects are based on current information, estimates and projections; they are subject to risks and uncertainties, as well as known and unknown risks, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or anticipated. Forward-looking statements are not intended to be a guarantee of any event, action, result, outcome or performance in future periods. Cole does not intend or assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, and the reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on them.

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Bradford Publishing Co. is one of Colorado’s oldest businesses, publishing legal books, legal information and hundreds of Colorado-specific legal forms for individuals and attorneys. Bradford has introduced a new blog to help consumers by providing information about common legal issues.

Denver, CO (PRWEB) November 21, 2011

The new Bradford blog is devoted to helping Coloradans solve common legal problems on their own and to demystify the use of legal forms to help run their businesses, their households, and their lives. The blog is designed to be a resource where individuals and businesses can find timely, topical and relevant Colorado-specific information about how to resolve legal issues they face every day.

The blog is intended to answer some of the questions people have about starting a business, leasing property, selling or buying a home, going through a divorce, entering a same-sex marriage, or creating a will, but does not provide legal advice or opinions. Bradford Publishing always recommends that consumers consult an attorney for help with their specific situation.

The marketing team at Bradford Publishing works closely with customer service to know which kinds of forms customers are asking about, watches the news for particular problems consumers are dealing with, and identifies common issues that attorneys are hearing about in their practices. From there they plan which topics to tackle in the weekly blogs.

Bradford Publishing is not a law firm, but works with many respected attorneys as authors. Count on them sharing their wisdom in this blog.

About Bradford Publishing Co.

Founded in 1881, Bradford Publishing Company is Colorado’s oldest and most trusted publisher of legal information, including legal forms, electronic legal forms, law books, and statutes. With a retail store and offices in Denver’s historic LoDo district, Bradford Publishing provides legal forms and reference materials on a variety of legal topics for attorneys, other professionals, and consumers.

Their commitment to quality is the cornerstone of Bradford’s business philosophy and they regularly update the content of their books and other publications, so consumers can rely on the most accurate and current information available.

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In the spirit of generosity that defines the season, the family of attorneys at Kiley, Kiley & Kiley PLLC in Great Neck, talk about the value of social media for attorneys and offer some light-hearted advice to holiday hosts and hostesses who want to avoid litigation.

Great Neck, NY (PRWEB) November 21, 2011

In the spirit of generosity that defines the season, the family of attorneys at Kiley, Kiley & Kiley PLLC in Great Neck, talk about the value of social media for attorneys and offer some light-hearted advice to holiday hosts and hostesses who want to avoid litigation.

“As a multi-generational family business, we’re strongly rooted in legal history and precedent, but also attuned to the evolution of the law and its future,” says attorney Jim Kiley, spokesperson for the Great Neck law firm of Kiley, Kiley & Kiley, PLLC. “A big part of the future that our colleagues in the bar must embrace is the idea of serving their clients more effectively through the use of social media.”

Kiley, Kiley & Kiley PLLC is a full-service law practice that has served clients in New York, Westchester, and Long Island for more than 35 years. Founder Donald T. Kiley, and his sons have more than 70 years’ of combined trial experience with expertise in personal injury, medical malpractice, employment discrimination, real estate, business transactions, estate planning, estate administration, matrimonial and general legal matters.

The Law & Social Media

“Today, a website is just one aspect of a law firm’s online visibility.” says Kiley. His firm posts regularly to Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, and has a library of videos uploaded to YouTube, as well as links to all sites from its homepage. “Statistics show that consumers trust the information they locate online,” says Kiley. “If a business doesn’t have a presence and positive reputation on the Internet, consumers are likely to wonder whether it is legitimate.”

Kiley points to a study by the Pew Research Center that found 78% of consumers rely on ratings and reviews in making purchase decisions. An article in Law Practice Today, the webzine of the American Bar Association’s Law Practice Management Section, further validates the importance of social media:

“Empowered by the deep pool of resources available online, consumers and corporate counsel alike are inclined to educate themselves about various legal issues through blogs, online video and conversations in online community sites before they even compile a list of potential lawyers.”

Attorneys who advertise are still often viewed with skepticism by consumers. “That’s why social media posts should educate people with regard to their legal options, not hard-sell them on legal services,” explains Kiley. “The goal is to establish trust and build relationships with people in the community we serve…at holiday time and throughout the year.”

8 Tips to Ensure Holidays Are Jolly Days

Kiley, Kiley & Kiley, PLLC wants everyone to have a safe, happy holiday season. “It’s always nice to welcome friends and family to your home, but there are risks involved,” observes Kiley wryly. “So we recommend that everyone take necessary precautions to avoid these legal entanglements:

•     Sacher Torte Tort – Serve a sinfully rich, luscious dessert and you may find yourself accused of ‘mental cruelty’ by calorie-challenged guests at your table who can’t resist sweets. Serve sugar-free gelatin instead.
•     Alienation of Affection – A misplaced sprig of mistletoe can lead to more than just a kiss. Decorate with holly to keep your guests out of divorce court and yourself out of civil court.
•     Dipso Facto – Unless you want to be liable for your guests’ dry-cleaning expenses, make sure your chips can stand up to your dips.
•     Plea Bargain – Establish a firm bedtime for the kiddies or run the risk of a long night of plea bargaining that would put a D.A. to shame.
•     Flying Under the Influence – Leave out a little ‘nip’ to help Santa ward off the cold, and you’ll be amazed at how much big damage eight tiny reindeer can do. Milk and cookies are a safer option.
•     False Arrest – If you don’t want to be known as “the person that sent Santa to jail,” remember to turn off your alarm system when you hear footsteps on the roof. (Just make sure it’s really Santa up there!)
•     Order to Show Clause – Don’t promise your children that Santa Clause is coming to town – be prepared to produce him or face the consequences!

On a more serious note, Kiley does urge hosts and hostesses to remember that they do have responsibilities to their guests. “Take time to clear the ice off driveways and walkways and to cover any dangerous electrical connections indoors. Have the phone number of a local taxi service available for anyone who might not be able to drive home,” he suggests. “That way your holidays will be filled with celebration, not litigation.”

About Kiley, Kiley & Kiley, PLLC

The attorneys at Kiley, Kiley & Kiley, PLLC have been providing expert legal guidance to clients in New York, on Long Island, and in Westchester for over 35 years. A family business, Kiley, Kiley, & Kiley is a full service law firm practicing in all areas of personal injury, medical malpractice, employment discrimination, real estate, business transactions, estate planning, estate administration, matrimonial and general legal matters. Their motto is “Let our family help your family.” For more information or to schedule a consultation, please visit http://www.kileylawfirm.com/

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[1]AUSTIN, TX – (IBWire.com November 21, 2011) – Southwest Austin [2] offers an eclectic mix of fun, quirky neighborhoods and businesses that give Austin its reputation for being vibrant and unique – and this combines with classic and charming subdivisions that offer a quiet respite at the end of the day. Austin real estate experts at Regent Property Group have profiled one of these subdivisions, the Olympic Heights neighborhood, detailing community and property information for prospective home buyers.Olympic Heights is located on Manchaca, just south of Slaughter Lane. The neighborhood is an affordable and comfortable community, masterfully planned by well-known builder D.R. Horton. Homes range in price from the mid $100,000’s to just over $200,000, and most were built between 2003 and 2008. The majority of Olympic Heights houses feature native stone exteriors that blend seamlessly into the natural Texas landscape.Enjoying the landscape is easy, as the neighborhood features walking and nature trails, winding streets that end in roundabouts to prevent through traffic, and a peaceful removal from the continuous action of South Austin’s popular businesses, restaurants, stores and pubs. Homeowners also have access to the pool and clubhouse through the Olympic Heights Homeowner’s Association.The new website details other nearby amenities, including the Onion Creek Club, which has a 27-hole golf course, tennis, fitness center, and Junior Olympic size pool. Prospective home buyers also can browse the website’s information pages to find the closest grocery stores, restaurants, and schools.Brian Bailey is a Regent Property Group agent with a thorough knowledge of the Olympic Heights neighborhood, as well as knowledge of the entire southwest Austin community. Todd Glassmaker, a recent client of Brian’s, said, “We could not have picked a more knowledgeable, personable, and professional real estate agent than Brian Bailey. From the beginning, Brian paid very close attention to our personal interests, budgetary concerns, and design preferences. In a very brief timeframe, Brian found us the perfect home in the perfect location. We could not be happier with Brian’s services. We truly feel that Brian is not only the best agent we could find, but is now considered a friend as well.”If interested in starting an Austin home search [3] in the Olympic Heights [4] neighborhood or any Austin location, contact a member of the Regent Property Group team to be paired with a real estate agent who can help make the home search process easy, enjoyable, and successful.About Regent Property Group LLC Brian Talley is the founder and owner of Regent Property Group [5]. He is ranked among the top 1% of selling agents out of the 5,313 Austin Board of REALTORS® members. Brian has been a top producer for four consecutive years, closing multi-million dollars’ worth of residential purchase and sales transactions for homes located all over Austin. Brian has been active in real estate since 1998 where he began his career working as a retail development, sales, and marketing executive with retail developer Weston Companies. Advancing to work for a Fortune 100 firm as Vice President of Global Real Estate and Facilities, he noticed the deficiency of highly experienced and trained corporate and commercial real estate executives serving the residential real estate industry. Seeing a need to be filled, Talley left the Fortune 100 firm and formed Regent Property Group, which helps clients buy and sell luxury homes in the greater Austin area.

[1] http://www.ibwire.com/regent-property-group/olympus-digital-camera/
[2] http://www.regentpg.com/southwest-austin.php
[3] http://www.regentpg.com/idx
[4] http://www.olympicheightshome.com/
[5] http://www.regentpg.com/

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Equities research analysts at Barclays Capital (NYSE: BCS) lowered their price target on shares of Transocean (NYSE: RIG) from $71.00 to $67.00 in a research issued note to investors on Monday. They currently have an “overweight” rating on the company’s shares.

Separately, analysts at Canaccord Genuity reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Transocean in a research note to investors on Wednesday, November 16th. Analysts at Credit Suisse (NYSE: CS) cut their price target on shares of Transocean to $60.00 in a research note to investors on Tuesday, November 15th. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock. Also, analysts at UBS AG (NYSE: UBS) cut their price target on shares of Transocean from $72.00 to $65.00 in a research note to investors on Friday, November 4th. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.

Transocean Ltd. (Transocean) is an international provider of offshore contract drilling services for oil and gas wells. The Company operates in two segments: contract drilling services and other operations. Contract drilling services, the Company’s primary business, includes contracting Transocean’s mobile offshore drilling fleet, related equipment and work crews primarily on a day rate basis to drill oil and gas wells. Its other operations segment includes drilling management services, and oil and gas properties. It participates in oil and gas exploration and production activities. In November 2010, it purchased a PPL Pacific Class 400 design High-Specification Jackup, which is under construction at PPL Shipyard Pte Ltd. in Singapore. Subsequent to the year ended December 31, 2010, it completed the sale of the High-Specification Jackup Trident 20. On October 4, 2011, the Company acquired, through Transocean Services AS, Aker Drilling ASA.

Shares of Transocean traded down 5.31% during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $44.95. Transocean has a 52 week low of $45.90 and a 52 week high of $85.98. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $53.91 and its 200-day moving average is $64.08. The company has a market cap of $14.377 billion.

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Equities research analysts at Barclays Capital (NYSE: BCS) lowered their price target on shares of Teekay (NYSE: TK) from $29.00 to $27.00 in a research issued note to investors on Monday. They currently have an “equal weight” rating on the company’s shares.

Separately, analysts at Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of Teekay from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note to investors on Saturday, November 12nd.

Teekay Corporation (Teekay) is a provider of international crude oil and petroleum product transportation services. With a fleet of 150 vessels, offices in 16 countries, Teekay provides marine services to the oil and gas companies, helping them link their upstream energy production to their downstream processing operations. The Company operates in four business segments: shuttle tanker and floating storage and off-take (FSO) segment, and floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) segment; liquefied gas segment; conventional tanker segment, and fixed-rate tanker segment. The Company’s shuttle tanker and FSO segment and FPSO segment includes its shuttle tanker operations, FSO units, and its FPSO units, which primarily operate under long-term fixed-rate contracts. As of December 31, 2009, its shuttle tanker fleet, including newbuildings on order, had a total cargo capacity of approximately 4.7 million deadweight tons (dwt).

Shares of Teekay traded down 1.43% during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $27.67. Teekay has a 52 week low of $21.37 and a 52 week high of $37.93. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $24.8 and its 200-day moving average is $30.28. The company has a market cap of $1.920 billion.

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Equities research analysts at UBS AG (NYSE: UBS) lowered their price target on shares of Medicis Pharmaceutic (NYSE: MRX) from $39.00 to $34.00 in a research issued note to investors on Monday. They currently have a “neutral” rating on the company’s shares.

Separately, analysts at Sanford C. Bernstein downgraded shares of Medicis Pharmaceutic from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note to investors on Tuesday, November 15th. Analysts at Piper Jaffray (NYSE: PJC) cut their price target on shares of Medicis Pharmaceutic to $43.00 in a research note to investors on Wednesday, November 9th. Also, analysts at Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) cut their price target on shares of Medicis Pharmaceutic to $42.00 in a research note to investors on Wednesday, November 9th.

Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation (Medicis) together with its wholly owned subsidiaries, is a specialty pharmaceutical company focusing primarily on helping patients attain a healthy and youthful appearance and self-image through the development and marketing in the United States of products for the treatment of dermatological and aesthetic conditions. The Company also markets products in Canada for the treatment of dermatological and aesthetic conditions. Medicis offer a range of products addressing various conditions or aesthetic improvements, including facial wrinkles, acne, fungal infections, rosacea, hyperpigmentation, photoaging, psoriasis, seborrheic dermatitis and cosmesis (improvement in the texture and appearance of skin). As of December 31, 2010, Medicis offered 16 products. Its primary brands are DYSPORT, PERLANE Injectable Gel, RESTYLANE Injectable Gel, SOLODYN, VANOS (fluocinonide) Cream 0.1%, and ZIANA (clindamycin phosphate 1.2% and tretinoin 0.025%) Gel.

Shares of Medicis Pharmaceutic traded down 2.73% during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $30.97. Medicis Pharmaceutic has a 52 week low of $24.97 and a 52 week high of $40.51. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $37.25 and its 200-day moving average is $36.30. The company has a market cap of $1.894 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.11.

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Equities research analysts at UBS AG (NYSE: UBS) raised their price target on shares of Foot Locker (NYSE: FL) from $22.00 to $24.00 in a research issued note to investors on Monday. They currently have a “neutral” rating on the company’s shares.

Separately, analysts at Jefferies reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Foot Locker in a research note to investors on Monday. Analysts at Zacks Investment Research downgraded shares of Foot Locker from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note to investors on Friday, November 4th. Also, analysts at DA Davidson initiated coverage on shares of Foot Locker in a research note to investors on Friday, September 30th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $24.00 price target on the stock.

Foot Locker, Inc. is a global retailer of athletic footwear and apparel. As of January 30, 2010, the Company operated 3,500 primarily mall-based stores in the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. The Company, through its subsidiaries, operates in two segments: Athletic Stores and Direct-to-Customers. The Athletic Stores segment is an athletic footwear and apparel retailers, whose formats include Foot Locker, Lady Foot Locker, Kids Foot Locker, Champs Sports, Footaction, and CCS. The Direct-to-Customers segment reflects CCS and Footlocker.com, Inc., which sells, through its affiliates, including Eastbay, Inc. (Eastbay), to customers through catalogs and Internet Websites.

Shares of Foot Locker traded down 1.43% during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $22.06. Foot Locker has a 52 week low of $14.47 and a 52 week high of $25.50. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $20.26 and its 200-day moving average is $21.49. The company has a market cap of $3.374 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.63.

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