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BIRMINGHAM, Ala., May 5 /PRNewswire/ — EnteGreat, a leader in manufacturing business technology consulting, today announced its acquisition of the SAP Consulting Practice of Technology Solutions Company (TSC) . The move substantially augments EnteGreat’s existing SAP business and positions the company for growth in emerging markets. EnteGreat brings a unique blend of manufacturing expertise and technology systems integration to the new unit, while TSC’s SAP Consulting Practice brings comprehensive consulting services, products, and unmatched project management expertise. By adding best-of-breed SAP consulting and project management capabilities to EnteGreat’s existing SAP services, the newly expanded company will enable customers to align their enterprise business processes to their manufacturing operations more efficiently and cost effectively.
With the acquisition closed, EnteGreat has begun integrating the SAP Consulting Practice into its business. Due to the highly complementary nature of this combination there will be no significant changes to the structure of the company or division. Customers of both companies will continue to receive an uninterrupted flow of services and the transition is expected to be seamless. The SAP Consulting Practice will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of EnteGreat. It will continue to serve high-technology and Industrial Machinery and Components (IM&C) markets, in addition to expanding into new sectors, such as Life Sciences, Food and Beverages, and Mill Products. What will change is that customers now have access to the combined expertise of both companies at once and stand to gain from the resulting comprehensive benefits.
“When we combine the strength of EnteGreat in manufacturing execution with the enterprise solutions strength of TSC’s SAP Consulting Practice, we believe we can deliver the industry’s most comprehensive technology solution to our manufacturing customers,” said Rob Gellings, Chief Executive Officer of EnteGreat. “This acquisition represents a major step forward in our long-term strategy to expand into the enterprise solutions market and other high-growth segments. Now more than ever EnteGreat is poised to directly align enterprise business processes with manufacturing operations, in order to ensure the success of companies across major industry sectors.”
Gellings concluded, “The acquisition also complements our existing MES business which we serve through our longstanding relationships with a variety of software partners.”
“This acquisition brings together two companies with similar cultures and complementary offerings,” added David Wasson, former Senior Vice President and Practice Lead of TSC’s SAP Consulting Practice and now President of the new wholly owned subsidiary, EnteGreat Solutions, LLC. “We are extremely excited about the opportunities for growth ahead. We are adding EnteGreat’s manufacturing execution expertise to our portfolio of superior end-to-end SAP solutions. By accessing EnteGreat’s deep skills, products and capabilities in the manufacturing space we will be able to take advantage of new market opportunities as we continue to serve our existing customers.”
An important component of the deal involves the merger of complementary intellectual property (IP) that includes both companies’ SAP accelerators, including EDGE(TM), CMF(R) and MPF(TM). The combined IP further differentiates EnteGreat with technology that accelerates customers’ time-to-value while reducing the risk associated with deploying SAP solutions.
Both organizations are distinguished by their experienced management and integration consultants. EnteGreat’s responsive structure and efficient business model has helped it deliver superior value to its Fortune 500 customers since 2000. With the acquisition, the company now boasts the infrastructure, architecture capabilities, enterprise implementation services and support capabilities of larger consulting firms. Its more experienced and efficient teams of consultants deliver a lower total cost-of-ownership solution with shorter delivery times.
To learn more about EnteGreat’s expanded SAP capabilities, please visit the company at SAPPHIRE 2008, Orlando, FL., May 4-7 at Booth # 881.
About EnteGreat
EnteGreat is a manufacturing consulting and systems integration company, serving manufacturing companies across North America. EnteGreat has a singular mission: to help manufacturing companies succeed. EnteGreat’s strategy focuses on combining the Management of Technology with Transformative Change to give global manufacturing companies the tools and the knowledge needed to bring about solid, substantial, and sustained business improvements. For more information, please visit EnteGreat’s web site, .
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PHILADELPHIA, May 6 /PRNewswire/ —

- Manuscript Central v4.2 to Offer its Customers Access to Services
Verifying the Originality of All Scholarly Content Submitted on the System

The Scientific business of Thomson Reuters today announced that
Manuscript Central’s online workflow system will incorporate the iThenticate
checking tool into its submission and peer review process, and will develop
suitable policies and guidelines. CrossRef recently announced an agreement
with iParadigms, LLC to launch the CrossCheck service to aid in verifying the
originality of scholarly content. Following on the success of CrossRef’s
recent pilot of CrossCheck, the service is scheduled to go live in June and
will be offered via Manuscript Central.

Manuscript Central’s integration with the iThenticate tool will allow
CrossCheck member journals and publishers to send submissions for comparison
to the iThenticate service at any point in the peer review or acceptance
workflow. With status indicators and a quick view of comparison results,
journals will be enabled to investigate suspected documents much further back
in the peer review process, potentially saving valuable time and resources in
the peer review workflow.

“We are very excited to be a part of the initial roll-out of the
plagiarism detection initiative as it underscores the importance we place on
helping our customers control the quality of their manuscript submission and
online peer review,” said Keith MacGregor, Executive Vice President of
Thomson Reuters Academic and Government Market. “We are confident this
endeavor will ultimately better the quality and accuracy of published
research works.”
Manuscript Central is an innovative, web-based, database-driven peer
review and online submission program for scholarly publishers. Manuscript
Central automates manuscript submission to journals and allows for easy
administrative, editing and reviewing capabilities, so its customers can
focus on content, not on process. With more than 200 societies and
publishers, 2,400 books and journals, 70,000 monthly submissions and 5
million registered users, Manuscript Central is the proven industry leader.

The Scientific business of Thomson Reuters provides information and
knowledge to accelerate research, discovery and innovation. Our
authoritative, accurate and timely information is essential for drug
companies to discover new drugs and get them to market faster; researchers to
find relevant papers and know what’s newly published in their subject; and
businesses to optimize their intellectual property and find competitive
intelligence. We create the research platforms and services of the future
that will power our customers toward business and personal success.

About CrossRef

CrossRef (http://www.crossref.org) is a non-profit membership association
founded and directed by publishers. Its mission is to enable easy
identification and use of trustworthy electronic content by promoting the
cooperative development and application of a sustainable infrastructure.

About Thomson Reuters

Thomson Reuters is the world’s leading source of intelligent information
for businesses and professionals. We combine industry expertise with
innovative technology to deliver critical information to leading decision
makers in the financial, legal, tax and accounting, scientific, healthcare
and media markets, powered by the world’s most trusted news organization.
With headquarters in New York and major operations in London and Eagan,
Minnesota, Thomson Reuters employs more than 50,000 people in 93 countries.
Thomson Reuters shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: TRI);
Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: TRI); London Stock Exchange (LSE: TRIL); and
Nasdaq (Nasdaq: TRIN). For more information, go to www.thomsonreuters.com.

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http://www.crossref.org
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SAN DIEGO and TAIPEI, Taiwan, May 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Qualcomm MEMS Technologies, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated , and Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd., “Foxlink”, a leading developer and manufacturer of communications devices, computers and consumer electronics, today announced an agreement to bring a new, dedicated fabrication plant to Lungtan’s Science Park in Taoyuan, Taiwan to manufacture Qualcomm’s next generation mirasol(TM) displays. The fabrication plant is slated to be fully operational in 2009.
The collaboration solidifies Qualcomm MEMS Technologies’ strategy to support volume demands for future mirasol displays. As a result of the agreement, Qualcomm MEMS Technologies will be able to offer a more varied selection of display products while reducing the time to market of those products. The capabilities of the dedicated plant will increase efficiency, reduce costs and improve agility.
“We have seen a strong response to mirasol displays and have made significant traction in the last year,” said Jim Cathey, vice president of business development for Qualcomm MEMS Technologies, Inc. “As a leader in supply chain management, Foxlink has decades of experience in delivering quality, timely products for global brand leaders. They are an ideal company with which to collaborate in delivering on the promise of mirasol’s low-power, highly reflective displays.”
In support of the effort, Foxlink has created a new business unit to support the production of Qualcomm MEMS Technologies’ mirasol displays. Foxlink currently employs a workforce of more than 43,000 employees and operates more than 15 design manufacturing and sales sites worldwide.
“Given our extensive manufacturing experience in the consumer electronics industry, Foxlink has established itself as a leading producer of consumer electronics components,” said John Chow, president, Microlink Communications business Units, Systems Group, Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd. and chief technology officer of Foxlink Group. “This opportunity with Qualcomm MEMS Technologies presents us with the exciting challenges that come with manufacturing a true innovation. We look forward to bringing quality mirasol displays, in volume, to our customers.”
Qualcomm’s mirasol displays constitute a technology breakthrough that promises substantial performance benefits over competing display technologies. Based on a reflective technology called interferometric modulation (IMOD), mirasol displays harness ambient light and require no backlighting, thereby consuming significantly less power. The reflective mirasol display also automatically scales to the surrounding lighting conditions, allowing users to see their content in almost every environment, even bright sunlight.
About Foxlink
Headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, Foxlink is a leading developer and manufacturer of communication devices, computers and consumer electronics. Foxlink (a publicly listed company on the Taiwan Stock Exchange, ticker number 2392), was founded in 1986 and initially specialized in the manufacturing of communication products, later expanding into consumer electronics. Foxlink has two principle business lines — components and assembly — which support the production of communication and consumer electronics devices such as cables, connectors, handsets, MP3 players, video game consoles, Bluetooth headsets and GPS units. In addition to its headquarters in Tucheng, Taipei, Taiwan, Foxlink has offices in Brea and San Jose, California; Chicago, Illinois; Seattle, Washington; as well as other locations worldwide to support its impressive, global customer base. For more details, please visit Foxlink’s website at
About Qualcomm MEMS Technologies, Inc.
Qualcomm MEMS Technologies, Inc. has developed the industry’s first micro electrical/mechanical systems (MEMS) display for mobile devices — a true technological innovation that offers low power consumption and superb viewing quality in a wide range of environmental conditions, including bright sunlight. Based on a reflective technology, Qualcomm’s mirasol displays require no backlighting and therefore consume significantly less power than standard displays in portable devices. The mirasol display supports video at up to 30 frames per second. The display works by reflecting light so that specific wavelengths interfere with each other to create color. The phenomenon that makes a butterfly’s wings shimmer is the same process used in Qualcomm’s mirasol displays. Using advanced MEMS technologies, mirasol displays support Qualcomm’s overall innovation strategy of increasing the capability of mobile devices while minimizing power consumption. Qualcomm MEMS Technologies, Inc. is headquartered in San Diego, Calif., with offices in San Jose, Calif. and Hsinchu, Taiwan. To learn more about mirasol displays, visit
About Qualcomm Incorporated
Qualcomm Incorporated () is a leader in developing and delivering innovative digital wireless communications products and services based on CDMA and other advanced technologies. Headquartered in San Diego, Calif., Qualcomm is included in the S&P 500 Index and is a 2008 FORTUNE 500(R) company traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market(R) under the ticker symbol QCOM.
Qualcomm is a registered trademark of Qualcomm Incorporated. mirasol is a trademark of Qualcomm MEMS Technologies, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Qualcomm Contacts:
Cheryl Schwarzman, Qualcomm MEMS Technologies, Inc.
Phone: 1-858-651-6276
Email:

Tina Asmar, Corporate Communications
Phone: 1-858-845-5959
Email:

John Gilbert, Investor Relations
Phone: 1-858-658-4813
Email:

Foxlink Contact:
K.L. Liao
Phone: 886-2-2269-9888

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NEW YORK, May 5 /PRNewswire/ — Saint International will host and produce the Fifth Annual Style Week Jamaica (SWJ) events on May 22nd - 25th. SWJ has evolved as Jamaica’s official fashion week and premier fashion center of global glamour. This event welcomes more than 30,000 attendees, including tastemakers and influencers who make up the fashion elite, celebrities, and Jamaica high society. Jamaica’s TOP designers and international designers, will exhibit their designs to local and international audiences in some of Jamaica’s posh locales. The week’s events include four days of fashion shows and previews, cocktail receptions, fashion seminars and workshops and after- parties. SWJ has been highly-visible and featured in international fashion media such as V Magazine, the JC Report, Fader, Pride Magazine (UK) and other publications.
Style Week Jamaica officially kicks off every day with developmental seminars and workshops lead by New York’s reputable fashion educational institution Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) and Jamaican designers. Other informational events include a Fashion Summit, focusing on financial and business issues affecting the Jamaican fashion industry and designers, as well as The Buyers Lounge, hosted by the Jamaica business Development Center. The lounge will provide an opportunity for private boutique owners to interact one-on-one with designers.
The participation and expansion of world class designers and models from Paris, Milan, South Africa and the U.S. proves to heighten the prestige and integral role of SWJ. “Style Week Jamaica consistently keeps its international edge and remains a major platform for Jamaica’s top designers to display to the world. The annual participation of designers from fashion capitals such as Paris, London, New York, Los Angeles, Guadeloupe and Martinique are essential to the relevance and growth of SWJ. Jamaican designers are given an international point of reference by these designers. Designers also get the chance to interact in a profound way with an international fashion design experience,” says Deiwght Peters, CEO and Founder of Saint International.
This year’s events will also include a multi-talented array of international designers such as Maurice Sedwell designer, London designer Julia Clancey, Ed Hardy, Master Tailor Professor Andrew Ramroop, Amsterdam designer Bas Koster and most excitingly, debuting for the first time at SWJ, is celebrated American Haute-couture designer b. Michael. The designer will host an intimate reception and preview of his current men’s and women’s resort collections. “The b. Michael collection is classic, sophisticated and elegant and we are very excited to bring that to Style Week Jamaica. As we expand the b. Michael brand internationally, SWJ is a perfect partnership and unique opportunity for growth,” says Dr. Neil Lowe, Chief Executive Officer for the b. Michael USA Corporation.
Two of the most anticipated events of Style Week Jamaica are FASHIONBLOCK and the Saint Style Awards. FASHIONBLOCK remains a world acclaimed event and the standard by which other fashion shows in the region are judged. This of course is because of its larger than life and detailed production including the blocking a major business thoroughfare and the staging of a 150 foot catwalk spectacle which remains to be topped anywhere in the world. International fashion media who have witnessed the event considers it one of the top three fashion shows anywhere in the world-with favorable comparisons to the Victoria’s Secret mega Christmas Show. Style Week Jamaica concludes with an ‘all-white attire’ affair, The Saint Style Awards. The Awards recognizes accomplishments in Jamaican fashion and acknowledges designers, models, fashion companies, socialites and celebrities who embrace and support the ever-changing and growing Jamaica Fashion Industry.
Style Week Jamaica 2008 is presented by Saint International with a stellar list of sponsors including Digicel, Air Jamaica, Island Outpost Hotels, The Jamaica Tourist Board, Mitsubishi Motors, Heineken, Nationwide News Network, Fame FM, TVJ, The Sunday Herald, The Courtleigh Hotel and Suites, Jamaque Magazine, Courts Jamaica Limited, Eye Q Optical, The Jamaica business Development Center and Television Jamaica.
For media inquiries and to request event schedules and designer profiles, please contact HUFF Events & PR at 1.212.239.1732 or . For detailed event information on Style Week Jamaica 2008, log onto .
About Saint International:
SAINT INTERNATIONAL is the leading exporter of Model talent from the Caribbean to the world fashion markets. The agency was recently profiled by respected website, , as on par with the big boys in the business. The agency currently represents the highest number of working Jamaican models in the international market. SAINT INTERNATIONAL was the ONLY Caribbean model agency featured among the “world’s best” in V Magazine’s feature on the “World’s Top Agencies.” Over the years, the agency has revolutionized the model scouting market in Jamaica and the Caribbean. SAINT was a pioneer in introducing the FACES OF SUMMER Model Search, which was the first televised model search competition in the Caribbean. Over the years, SAINT INTERNATIONAL models have appeared for some of the world’s leading fashion brands including Victoria’s Secret, Yves St. Laurent, Moschino, Missoni, Dolce and Gabanna, Issey Miyake, Agent Provocateur, Kenneth Cole, ETRO, Calvin Klein, Benetton, Dries Van Noten, Roberto Cavalli, Valentino, and others. The agency is acknowledged as Jamaica’s powerful fashion player and it is credited with debuting many of Jamaica’s currently celebrated designers to the world. With events such as The Avant Garde Designer of The Year, the trendsetting characteristics and statements of SAINT INTERNATIONAL is sealed in the psyche of the fashion players in Jamaica.
Contact: Michelle L. Huff
HUFF Events & PR
212.239.1732

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BURLINGAME, Calif., May 5 /PRNewswire/ — The momentum continues to build as Sustainable Brands ‘08, the only event that addresses how to leverage all aspects of sustainability as a driver of brand value, reaches 70% capacity.
Scores of top tier brands have signed on to share best practices and dive deeper into conversations about how to leverage sustainability as a business driver June 2-5, 2008 in Monterey, California. The conference is designed, via programs and processes, to give speakers and attendees alike the opportunity to discuss successes, solve problems and create collaborative partnerships.
Covering both the internal and external issues of building a successful sustainable brand, the conference is an innovative forum for promoting team learning, and for connecting with like-minded executives while examining the underlying issues, hard choices and proven success stories of those at the forefront of creating profitable change.
Over 85 industry leaders from companies such as Best Buy, Dow, Clorox, Gap Inc., InterfaceFLOR, HP, Johnson Controls, Keen Footware, Method, Steelcase and Seventh Generation will share their strategies for translating a commitment to sustainability into revenue growth, improved customer and employee retention, and new brand value.
“For us, brand is about who you are, what you do and how you talk about yourself,” said KoAnn Vikoren Skrzyniarz, CEO of Sustainable Life Media. “SB ‘08 creates space for team members charged with building and leveraging a company’s sustainability commitment to come learn together, while also providing a forum for innovating for the future.”
One of the three key content themes at the conference is the Brand Inside which will focus on breakthrough design and business model innovation across market sectors. Industry experts from organizations including AMD, eBay, Earthbound Farms, Fiji Water, Frog Design, IDEO, IBM, Nestle, and Yahoo! will discuss organizational change and the impact of corporate culture and internal communication on brand, the value of multi-sector partnerships, the importance of supply chain management and monitoring, internal goal setting and metrics, emerging sustainable design strategies, tools and materials, and more.
Brand Inside topics include “Innovations in Sustainable Packaging,”"Culture as Brand: Engaging Your Workforce to Build Your Brand,”"New Tools for Building More Sustainable Products and Brands,”"Strategies for Measuring, Reducing and Offsetting your Carbon Footprint,” and more.
In addition to leading design firms, many top sustainability consultants will also be on hand to engage with attendees on their challenges including Mark Lee, CEO, SustainAbility, Andrew Winston, Principal, Winston Eco-Strategies, Will Sarni, CEO, Domani Consulting, Phil Berry, Sustainable Product Works, Gil Friend, CEO, Natural Logic, Seetha Coleman-Kammula & Brian Coleman, Simply Sustain, and others.
About Sustainable Brands
Widely reputed to be the most compelling sustainability conference of the year, Sustainable Brands ‘07 debuted in New Orleans in September 2007, convening 230 brand leaders from market-making companies such as AMD, AT&T, BP, Dell, Coca-Cola, Clorox, GE, HP, Kimberly-Clark, Nestle/Purina, Pepsi, Time, Inc., Toyota, Wal-Mart and an unprecedented list of others. Sustainable Brands ‘08 will deepen the previous year’s discussions via three distinct program categories: Brand Drivers, Brand Inside and Brand Outside. Sustainable Brands ‘08 is already on track to sell out at double the size of the ‘07 event. Hotel space is nearly gone and interested participants should book their seats quickly. Details on the program schedule and how to register can be found at: .
Brands and Sustainable business Solutions providers are encouraged to consider SB’08 as a venue to announce new research, business solutions and tools and brand campaigns. Strong support will be available in advance of, and during the conference for driving press coverage for news surrounding sustainable brand innovation.
About Sustainable Life Media
A business-to-business online community, e-newsletter and event company located in Burlingame, CA, Sustainable Life Media (SLM) is home for business professionals looking to build new value and competitive advantage by innovating more sustainable strategies, practices and products. SLM delivers top news stories related to the what, who and how of environmental and social innovation, and helps community members connect with thought leaders, peers, partners and solutions providers that can help them quickly reach their goals. For more information, please visit: .
Contact:
Brittani Polivka
Cohn & Wolfe
Office: 415.365.8551

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn., May 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — With the successful execution of several acquisitions, merchandising partnerships and licensing deals over the last 12 months, Scripps Networks is making a move to further accelerate the company’s new business opportunities. Sergei Kuharsky, a marketing veteran who joined Scripps’ Food Network early in 2007, has been named general manager, Scripps Networks Enterprises.
In his new position, Kuharsky will report to Ron Feinbaum, executive vice president of New business Development, while working closely with each of Scripps Networks’ lifestyle brand executives to expand the company’s initiatives in licensing, merchandising and publishing (books, DVDs, magazines and video games).
Scripps Networks is the leader in lifestyle media, comprised of the most popular lifestyle brands in television - HGTV, Food Network, DIY Network, Fine Living Network and country music network Great American Country. In addition, the company is the top-ranked content provider on the Internet in both the home and food categories. In the last year, Scripps Networks strengthened its grip on the home, food and lifestyle categories with a number of new business initiatives. The company acquired RecipeZaar.com, a leading user-generated recipe site, and bolstered its interactive functionality with the purchase of Incando, better known as Pickle.com. Most recently, Scripps Networks launched an online real estate business, FrontDoor.com. On the retail front, the merchandising partnership between Food Network and Kohl’s Stores also is ahead of plan, while HGTV has partnered with the National Home Furnishings Association to introduce a branded marketing and consumer education program to that industry.
“We have some momentum, fueled by the continuing growth of our television networks and websites, and this move will only accelerate our opportunities,” said John Lansing, president of Scripps Networks. “Sergei has demonstrated great leadership at Food Network over the last year, overseeing the brand’s merchandising partnership with Kohl’s and exploring several other opportunities that are on the horizon. This move will allow Sergei to apply his expertise across the home, food and lifestyle categories, putting all of our brands into the deal flow.”
Before joining Scripps Networks, Kuharsky served as executive vice president in charge of sales and marketing for In Demand Networks, the cable industry’s largest provider of video-on-demand and high definition TV entertainment. There, Kuharsky led many successful initiatives including INHD, a suite of linear high definition networks, Howard Stern On Demand and the Emmy Award winning Nascar In-Car, cable’s first exclusive, interactive subscription sports package.
“With the heightened emphasis and improved organizational structure that accompany Sergei’s move to the New business Group, we are even better equipped to recognize more opportunities earlier and to negotiate from a position of strength,” said Feinbaum. “The result, I believe, will be the creation of a significant new revenue stream for the company.”
About Scripps Networks
Scripps Networks is comprised of the lifestyle television brands HGTV, Food Network, DIY Network, Fine Living Network and country music network Great American Country (GAC). Scripps is the dominant media and marketing company in the home, food and lifestyle categories, developing content for television and the Internet, where on-air programming is complemented with an array of broadband video, social media areas and e-commerce components on companion Web sites that attract more than 18 million unique visitors each month.
In addition, Scripps Networks has launched HGTV and Food Network in high definition and is aggressively developing its emerging media platforms for broadband and video on demand. Scripps Networks also acquired popular recipe Web site Recipezaar.com and Incando Corp. in order to deepen its user- generated content capabilities. Scripps Networks’ brands collectively are available in more than 175 countries and territories on all seven continents. They also are distributed to more than 1,000 outlets on U.S. military bases and U.S. embassies around the world via the American Forces Radio and Television Service.
Headquartered in Knoxville, Tenn., with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Detroit, Atlanta, Nashville and San Francisco, Scripps Networks is owned by The E.W. Scripps Company , a diverse media concern with interests in newspaper publishing, broadcast television, national television networks and interactive media. Scripps operates daily and community newspapers in 15 markets, 10 broadcast TV stations, Scripps Howard News Service, United Media, Shopzilla.com and USwitch.
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DETROIT, May 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Southeast Michigan’s creative business community will get a boost as a result of Governor Granholm’s signature on a series of bills that would make creative businesses eligible for state MEGA tax credits.
Signed into law yesterday, Public Act 108 of 2008, sponsored by Senator Jud Gilbert (R-Algonac), will have a significant impact on Southeast Michigan’s efforts to develop creative economy jobs by broadening the definition of businesses eligible for MEGA credits to include those in the creative sector. Senators Jason Allen (R-Traverse City) and Hansen Clarke (D-Detroit) played a vital role in the success of this legislation and lead the advocacy to include the creative businesses for the MEGA eligibility.
Creative businesses have been defined as:
Architecture and design including architectural design, graphic design, interior design, fashion design, and industrial design
Digital media including internet publishing and broadcasting, video gaming, web development, entertainment technology
Advertising and marketing firms including advertising and marketing agencies, public relations agencies, and display advertising
Music production including record production and development, sound recording studios, and integrated high-tech record production and distribution
Film and video including motion picture and video production and distribution, postproduction services, and teleproduction and production services
Businesses meeting these criteria will be eligible for high-tech and/or high-wage MEGA credits which are credits against the Michigan business Tax. A high-wage business is a business that has an average wage of 300% or more of the federal minimum wage.
The bills take immediate effect.
“In this new economy based on innovation and globalization, progressive leaders
recognize that creativity now drives global competitiveness,” said Doug Rothwell, president of Detroit Renaissance, lead advocates for amending the bill to include the creative sector.
“Those communities that can develop and sustain an environment in which its creative talent can thrive will be able to most effectively drive economic development success - both because of job growth in specific creative industries and because communities with a dynamic, creative soul attract high impact employers and talented, skilled employees.”
“These incentives will encourage creative business enterprises to consider Michigan and bring new opportunities to attract new media and advertising companies to locate in our state,” said James C. Epolito, President and CEO of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. “We now can promise our most talented writers, film-makers and artists new job opportunities that were previously only available elsewhere.”
Rothwell noted that globally, creative industries are estimated to account for more than 7% of the World’s GDP and the annual growth of the creative industries is twice that of the service industries and four times that of the manufacturing industries.
Developing Detroit’s creative economy is one of the main recommendations of Detroit Renaissance’s Road to Renaissance, a plan to transform Southeast Michigan’s economy.
Other aspects of the initiative currently underway are:
— Create a comprehensive, region-wide asset map and web portal of
Greater Detroit’s creative sector
— Develop a Creative Corridor on Woodward Avenue that acts as a platform
and catalyst to, among other things, attract and retain talent,
stimulate creative community output, and increase the presence of
creative industries in Detroit and the region
— Establish a Creative business Accelerator within the Creative Corridor
— Develop a business attraction strategy to increase the density of
creative economy enterprises
— Launch a branding and marketing program to showcase Greater Detroit as
a major hub of the world’s creative economy

More announcements about plan progress will be made in early summer.

About Detroit Renaissance:

Detroit Renaissance provides leadership to accelerate the economic transformation of Detroit and Southeast Michigan. Renaissance accomplishes this work through serving as a catalyst to develop growth strategies, advocating for those strategies and championing specific initiatives that accelerate growth. A 501(c)(3) organization that was formed in 1970, Detroit Renaissance includes the chief executive officers of the region’s most significant employers and universities. For more information, visit .
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BURLINGTON, Mass., May 5 /PRNewswire/ — StreamServe Inc., a global leader in dynamic document composition, management and delivery solutions, today announced it has been recognized by Madison Advisors for delivering data and content from corporate applications to recipients in a multitude of formats and channels. According to a new research report entitled, Document Composition Market Study; Third Edition, StreamServe is credited for being well-suited for both transactional and interactive business applications.
The comprehensive review of StreamServe suggests that the Company’s software solutions extend enterprise business processes with the dynamic composition, management, and delivery of enterprise documents to customers, suppliers and partners through any channel regardless of application source. More specifically, StreamServe was recognized for its robust output management functionality, including post-processing, imposition and document brokering; open design interface which supports document templates created in multiple tools; and the application’s SAP-certification which enables it to run on NetWeaver(R).
“Having a common communication strategy is vital for maintaining an ongoing and productive interaction between organizations and their customers,” said Richard Huff, Principal Analyst, Madison Advisors and principal author of the research report. “Document composition solutions allow organizations to create effective communications in multiple formats. StreamServe Persuasion in particular enables organizations to leverage data stored in enterprise ERP, CRM, and legacy systems to automate the creation, assembly, and multi-channel distribution of documents, while enabling organizations to create interactive documents such as marketing and promotional campaigns.”
“StreamServe supports enterprise-wide print and output management initiatives and creates a two-way information exchange that enables organizations to produce and deliver a broad range of output from high-value to high volume,” said Dennis Ladd, CEO of StreamServe. “As the first vendor to understand the value of integrating data from sources across the enterprise, StreamServe has helped some of world’s leading organizations develop a sound document and communications strategy in order to improve margins and increase customer satisfaction.”
The complete Document Composition Market Study; Third Edition is now available from Madison Advisors and can be purchased at .
About Madison Advisors and its Document Composition Market Study/Third Edition
Madison Advisors’, an advisory firm that provides thought leadership, strategic consulting, and market research to clients in the print and electronic communications industries, Document Composition Market Study; Third Edition reviews the significance of the market drivers in today’s document composition market and how they are affecting change across the end-user, print service provider, and vendor markets. Madison Advisors’ Document Composition Market Study; Third Edition is the leading industry resource for organizations and print service providers that are assessing their document and communications strategies, platforms, and/or solutions.
About StreamServe
StreamServe, Inc. enables organizations to capitalize on the value of existing enterprise StreamServe enables organizations to capitalize on the value of existing enterprise content by extending the business process with the dynamic composition, management, and output of enterprise document to customers, suppliers and partners through any channel regardless of application source. Supporting enterprise-wide print and output management, as well as two-way information exchange in multiple channels and formats, StreamServe solutions enable a broad range of output from high-value to high volume. Built on an open architecture, StreamServe’s industry leading solutions support rapid deployment and integration with ERP, ECM, and CRM systems extending back-office applications to IT and business users alike.
StreamServe solutions provide a centralized and highly flexible environment for controlling and automating the distribution of documents providing organizations with business benefits such as reduced production costs, IT workload, and manual errors, as well as consistency of branding, enhanced customer service, and revenue generating opportunities through targeted and personalized customer campaigns. StreamServe’s strategic partners, include Adobe Systems, IBM, InfoPrint Solutions Company, Infor, Lawson, and SAP. Headquartered in Burlington, MA with 14 locations worldwide, StreamServe serves more than 4,900 customers in 130 countries, including AmeriSource Bergen Corporation, AOK, BMW France, E.On, and Plantronics.
StreamServe, the StreamServe logo, StreamServe EDP, and “How Does Your Company Present Itself?” are all trademarks of StreamServe Inc. Some software products marketed by StreamServe Inc. and its distributors contain proprietary software components of other software vendors. Other marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. (C)StreamServe Inc. 2008
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ATLANTA, May 5 /PRNewswire/ — Competition for a reduced labor pool, worker-centric location decisions and the sustainability wave. Stir those ingredients together and that’s the future of Corporate Real Estate (CRE), according to The 2008 State of the Industry report, CoreNet Global’s new snapshot of how industry professionals are driving, and are being driven by, rapid changes in business and the workplace.
The report, a compilation of the views of industry leaders and research findings from over the past year, and then compared to 2004’s CoRE 2010 study, CoreNet Global concludes that companies are increasingly using CRE as a resource for the entire company and that the days of the corporate real estate order-taker are largely over.
The 2008 State of the Industry report concludes that the following global business forces have catapulted corporate real estate executives from tacticians to increased importance to the corporate C-suite:
— The global war for talent as the baby boomers entire retirement
— The mix of multiple generations in the workplace
— The ongoing expansion and integration of the global economy, including
M&A to enter emerging markets
— The monetization of real estate assets and the globalization of real
estate investment funds, equities and trusts
— The persistent advance of technology
— The velocity, impact, awareness associated with energy costs and carbon
reduction, as well as the brand stigma for wasting energy resources

“The new State of the Industry report paints a picture of an industry that has undergone a stunning transformation. The real work of corporate real estate professionals today, and in the future, is locating offices and factories near qualified workers and lowering their companies’ carbon footprints,” said CoreNet Global CEO Prentice Knight. “Corporate real estate executives today wear many hats, are no longer order takers, but are corporate decision makers influencing how business is done in companies the world over,” Knight added.
Moreover, the report describes an increasingly complex role for corporate real estate executives. The report concludes that CREs:
— Have a ‘balcony view’ of the enterprise
— Are providers and integrators supporting the C-Suite, business units,
other internal shared functions like HR and IT
— Support the business, not real estate
— Increasingly come from other parts of the corporation

Methodology

The key findings of the report are drawn from multiple sources, starting with the views, opinions and expectations of more than 60 senior CRE leaders from around the world who took part in the first annual CoreNet Global Industry Leaders Roundtable in January 2008.
CoreNet Global Applied Research Center findings from 2007 were also used to update the CoRE 2010 benchmarking done in 2004, as were results from the CoreNet Global Discovery Forum series conducted in 2007 with industry executives in 20 cities around the world.
Information contained in the report is also culled from:

— LEADER Magazine case studies and articles
— CoreNet Global Summit case presentations
— Global Innovator’s Award and other award cases
— Contributions by members and the CRE industry

CoreNet Global members manage US $1.2 trillion in worldwide corporate assets consisting of owned and leased office, industrial and other space. With 7000 members representing large corporations around the world, CoreNet Global () operates in five global regions: Asia, Australia, Europe, Latin America and North America, including Canada.
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PLANO, Texas and VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich., May 5 /PRNewswire/ — Siemens PLM Software, a business unit of the Siemens Industry Automation Division and a leading global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services, today announced it has been honored with a Visteon Important Partner Award for outstanding overall performance in providing services to Visteon Corporation, one of the world’s leading automotive suppliers.
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Siemens PLM Software was recognized as a top supplier to Visteon in the Non-Production category during an April 16 ceremony at Visteon’s Corporate Offices and Innovation Center in Van Buren Township, Mich. (U.S.)
The Visteon Important Partner Award program, now in its sixth year, honors Visteon suppliers that achieve “best in class” ratings for quality, delivery, technology, launch and cost-control performance. Siemens PLM Software was among 23 companies honored for their 2007 performance, representing less than one percent of Visteon’s global production and non-production suppliers.
“Siemens PLM Software has distinguished itself as an outstanding Visteon supplier in its service area, whose performance has been instrumental in helping Visteon deliver innovative, high-quality, cost-efficient products to vehicle manufacturers,” said Patrick Bauer, Visteon senior director, material planning and logistics — indirect and central purchasing.
“Siemens PLM Software is proud to be the first-ever information technology partner to receive this prestigious distinction in recognition of our PLM solutions and services,” said Dave Shook, senior vice president and managing director, Americas, Siemens PLM Software. “We are honored to be acknowledged for our Teamcenter(R) solutions that support Visteon as a leading global automotive supplier.”
Of the 23 companies earning Visteon Important Partner Awards, eight are based in the Asia-Pacific region, six in Europe, five in North America, and four in South America.
“Having a world-class supply base is critical to Visteon’s ability to meet the technology, quality and cost needs of vehicle manufacturers around the world, and these 23 suppliers represent ‘the best of the best,’” said Donald J. Stebbins, Visteon president and chief operating officer. “We are proud to recognize these suppliers, who have performed at an extremely high level in supporting our three strategic product groups — climate, electronics and interiors.”
Siemens PLM Software is the leading provider of PLM software and services for the Automotive and Transportation industry. Fourteen out of the 15 automotive OEM’s in the world use Siemens PLM Software technology to enable their business process improvement initiatives.
From early portfolio planning through product development, manufacturing and product obsolescence, the automotive and transportation industry has made Siemens PLM Software the standard for PLM technology.
Siemens PLM Software is a mission-critical partner with many automotive and transportation companies, providing PLM solutions to enable key business process improvement initiatives, such as: commonization and re-use, change management, global engineering, knowledge-driven automation and supply chain integration.
About Siemens PLM Software
Siemens PLM Software, a business unit of the Siemens Industry Automation Division, is a leading global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services with 4.6 million licensed seats and 51,000 customers worldwide. Headquartered in Plano, Texas, Siemens PLM Software’s open enterprise solutions enable a world where organizations and their partners collaborate through Global Innovation Networks to deliver world-class products and services. For more information on Siemens PLM Software products and services, visit .
About the Siemens Industry Automation Division
The Siemens Industry Automation Division (Nuremberg), a division of the Siemens Industry Sector, is a worldwide leader in the fields of automation systems, low-voltage switchgear and industrial software. Its portfolio ranges from standard products for the manufacturing and process industry to solutions for whole industries and systems that encompass the automation of entire automobile production facilities and chemical plants. As a leading software supplier, Industry Automation optimizes the entire value added chain of manufacturers — from product design and development to production, sales and a wide range of maintenance services.
About Visteon Corporation
Visteon Corporation is a leading global automotive supplier that designs, engineers and manufactures innovative climate, interior, electronic and lighting products for vehicle manufacturers, and also provides a range of products and services to aftermarket customers. With corporate offices in Van Buren Township, Mich. (U.S.); Shanghai, China; and Kerpen, Germany; the company has facilities in 26 countries and employs approximately 41,500 people.
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