Protect Family Members From Online Dangers And Keep Digital Information Safe

 

Studio One Launches 'Your Security Resource' Worldwide in Multiple Langauges

Symantec Exclusive Sponsor of Global Editorial Program Online

New York, NY (PRWEB) April 30, 2007 -- Studio One Networks announced the first international distribution of its new Internet program, Your Security Resource, which will deliver valuable information on how to protect family members from online dangers, and keep digital information safe and secure. The target audience for Your Security Resource is parents, grandparents and new home computer users.
       
Your Security Resource will be available to more than one billion Internet users worldwide (source: eMarketer). The program will be presented in Traditional Chinese (您的安全資源), Simplified Chinese (您的安全资源), Dutch (Uw Beveiligingshulp), English (International and American), French (Vos Ressources De Securite), German (Ihre Informationsquelle Zum Thema Sicherheit), Italian (La Tua Risorsa Sulla Sicurezza), Japanese (セキュリティリソース), Korean (사용자를 위한 보안 리소스), Portuguese (Seu Recurso De Segurança) and Spanish (Su Recurso De Seguridad).
       
Your Security Resource will include topical features such as "Seniors on the Internet," "Easy Ways to Stop Identity Thieves," "Instant Messaging the Safe Way" and "The Ten Golden Rules for Computer Safety." Other informative content will also be available in the program including "Expert Q&A," "Tech Tips," "Security Polls" and an interactive reader quiz called "The Security Quiz."

Andrew Susman, CEO of Studio One Networks said, "It's appropriate that Symantec, the global leader in information security, is the exclusive presenter of what may be the first consumer-oriented, valuable content to such a vast audience."

"We strongly believe that education is an important compliment to security software to help consumers protect their PCs," said Marian Merritt, Internet Safety Advocate for Symantec. "Now we can utilize Studio One's global footprint to reach out to the billion of online users and provide them with the information they need to have a safe and secure Internet experience."

About Studio One Networks
   
Studio One Networks, Inc. is the leader in digital program syndication for major corporate sponsors and media partners. Studio One Networks' diversified stable of programs and exclusive sponsors include Your Baby Today (Nestlé Infant Nutrition), CIO Strategy Center (Symantec) and Driving Today (Bridgestone), with over 350 media partners ranging from AOL to Wal-Mart. Visit us at www.studioone.net.

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Success Magazine

Success

by Larry Dobrow, Tuesday, April 17, 2007
PRIOR TO A PAL'S bachelor party last weekend, my elite college clique of halfwits and beverage enthusiasts hadn't hung out en masse in a few years. Jobs, kids, flu pandemics... life gets complicated, y'know? Happily, after taking care of the basics -- leaving the bachelor's cell-phone number on the answering machines of Mr. Patches and every other Syracuse-area family clown, locating the emergency exits in the event that the exotic athletes looked as game-worn as they did on their Web site, etc. --we fell back into our old rhythms quite easily.

At some point during the weekend, it dawned on me: we're all reasonably happy and successful guys, and we've managed to notch our personal and professional achievements without mistreating others or selling out (wow, I just shredded a rotator cuff patting myself on the back. Did I mention that I'm short and gassy?). So a magazine like Success, which is one part motivational tract and one part Billy's-first-business primer, doesn't have a ton of appeal to my crew or, in all likelihood, to the Fortune/Forbes set. The mag's stories concentrate more on mindset than methodology, prioritizing feel-good affirmation (you can do it! go, you!) over actionable business information.

For fledgling sales-focused entrepreneurs, however, Success delivers one thing that most other titles don't: a plan of attack. By sitting down with a range of successful biz folks and asking them what works and what doesn't, Success outlines a career-development/sustenance trajectory in a way that's both intelligent and replicable. It doesn't traffic in fancy terminology or obscure theories, nor does it propose grandiose solutions to simple problems. Rather, it lays out what has worked for others in comparable situations and tells readers to make of it what they will.

Tonally, with its platitudes and randomly interspersed quotes from many a Bob (Hope and Dylan, natch), Success gives me the type of headache that usually follows massive sugar intake. The March/April issue serves up section titles that could have been poached from a Denise Austin video ("Motivate!") and rarely dwells on the negative. I'm curious: Have any of the mag's "Can This Business Succeed?" evaluations arrived at the conclusion of "hell, no"?

I also question whether its two "coaches" should be in the business of dishing out advice. Maybe I caught them during an off month, but Michael Shevak's response to a reader question decompensates into New-age prattle ("Everyone puts the work-life conflict in their [sic] own way: Hinduism speaks of 'working with detachment from fruits of your labor'"), while Ruben Gonzalez's spiel veers towards the comically obvious ("Focus on whether you are getting results. If not, change approaches. Be open to new ideas and information").

Still, I think the touchy-feely tone and power-o'-positive-thinkin' approach is appropriate for the material at hand. After all, the title isn't Succeed Unless You Encounter An Unexpected Obstacle, Like An Ill-Tempered Panda; it's Succeed, with the unspoken subtext of "unequivocally and on your own damn terms."

Keeping that in mind, the "Your Money & Your Life" series of stories that headline the March/April issue tackle a range of oft-discussed topics (efficiency, planning for the future) with how-to gusto, rather than anecdotal monotony. Equally didactic are the profiles of sports legends Larry Bird and Roger Staubach, both of whom know a thing or two about teamwork and sportsmanship and those other find-your-winner-within things. The Q&A with supposed "Bad Boy of Banking" and ING Direct prexy Arkadi Kuhlmann loses credibility owing to its "portions of this interview were reprinted" disclaimer (uh, OK -- which portions?), but it still relates more useful information about customer service than anything Entrepreneur has run in recent months.

I have a few other quibbles, like the overabundance of generic suited-guy-in-work-environment photos, but mostly Success succeeds successily, or something. Not that it faces particularly daunting competition, but it's the best magazine of its kind.

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Animation Industry Faces Reverse Outsourcing

Indian animation industry faces reverse outsourcing

Chennai, April 1 (PTI): With several home-spun projects at its disposal, India's animation industry has come of age and could even resort to "reverse outsourcing" to fill up a talent gap.

"Until recently, Indian companies had been relying on production works outsourced by giants like Disney, Paramount, Imax or Sony. Now they are confident of taking up pre-production, production, and even post-production on their own," Sumathi Sreedharan, director of Chennai-based Pentamedia Graphics, said.

Having released around 10 films independently, including "Hanuman," "Little Krishna," "Ramayan," "Pandavas," "Legend of Buddha," "Ali Baba" and "Son of Ali Baba" the more than a dozen big animation houses in the country have many more projects at their disposal, she said.

According to K Chandrashekaran, creative director of Thiruvananthapuram-based Toonz Animation, the Rs 7-crore success of "Hanuman," which was released in 2005, had proved that Indian audience was "grown up" for a full-length animation film.

But the industry, which faces a shortage of professionals, could go in for reverse outsourcing, he said.The cost of producing a half-an-hour animated programme in the US and Canada was 2,50,000 to 4,00,000 dollars and 1,20,000 dollars in South Korea and Taiwan, whereas in India it is 60,000 dollars.

"Though India has an edge over other countries with regard to cost factor, due to the deficit in our talent pool, production could be outsourced to countries like the Philippines, Malaysia and Taiwan", he said.

An independent survey by Arena Animation Academy has found that there would be a requirement of three lakh professionals in animation and related services by 2008 in the country, claimed R Krishnan, executive director of Aptech Ltd, the parent body of Arena. The industry currently has only around 20,000 skilled hands, he said.

Global assessment firm Pricewaterhouse Coopers in its recently released report on the Indian entertainment industry, predicted that the animation sector, which now earned Rs 1,200 crore, would mop up Rs 4,200 crore by 2009.

Several independent projects are coming up at animation houses, including ones on filmstars Amitabh Bachchan and Rajnikanth. The film on Big B had been initiated by Toonz.

Another project of Toonz is "Hanuman-2," being produced in association with Percept Pictures, which places the "baby simian god" in the contemporary world and is set to hit the theatres soon, Chandrashekaharan said.

Adlabs Films Ltd plans two films in 2008 -- one on Tamil superstar Rajnikant and another on children apparel retailing brand, Gini & Jony.

Media Factory India has lined up a five million dollar 3-D project, "Magik" for release in the summer of 2008. BR Films plans to release its "Krishnaleela" in May. Shemaroo Entertainment Ltd. has lined up "Ghatothkach: Master of Magic" for later this year.

Pentamedia, which has already produced six animated films on its own, is working on Sindbad sequels, "Tarzan and Aliens" and Ramayan. Sreedharan said the multiplex culture had also helped in the success of Indian animation films.

According to Sreedharan, the trend in the Indian industry was to search the country's ancient treasure house of stories -- epics and legends -- for content.

Sreedharan was confident that Indian mythological characters and stories would be able to woo western audiences if the presentation was good. But Chandrashekharan said Indian industry still lacked "adventure-packed racy scripts" to sell ethnic content outside the country.

The industry has to develop expertise in creating high-end characters similar to "Spiderman" or "Pokemon." The story ideas should be contemporary to drive audience to theatres, he said.

Though outsourcing of projects had helped in honing innate talents in India, there was a dearth of good content writers, he said.

Forever Stamp: An Investment Strategy?

Forever Stamp on Sale Today to Ready Customers for May 14 Price Change

PHILADELPHIA, April 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- If it could ring, it would resonate freedom and independence from using one or two-cent stamps to mail letters when stamp prices change in the future. The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) today introduced its latest consumer innovation by dedicating the Forever Stamp next to the patriotic icon it depicts. Featuring the Liberty Bell image and the word "forever," the Forever Stamp -- available nationwide today -- is good for mailing one-ounce First-Class Mail letters anytime in the future -- regardless of price changes.

"We are making history this morning," said USPS Board of Governors Vice Chairman Alan C. Kessler. "And what better place to make history than right here in Philadelphia -- the 'Cradle of Liberty,' -- alongside the Liberty Bell."

The Forever Stamp will always be available at the price of a First-Class Mail stamp in effect at the time of purchase. To introduce the stamp to the public, the Postal Service is offering the stamp today at 41 cents. Customers may use the stamp as soon as they wish, but stamp prices will not change until May 14. When prices change in the future, the Forever Stamp will sell at the new one-ounce, single-piece First-Class Mail price.

"The first U.S. postage stamps appeared in 1847," Kessler added, referring to the five-cent Benjamin Franklin stamp that was good for mailing letters up to 300 miles, and the 10-cent George Washington stamp for delivery beyond that. "Let history now record that the first Forever Stamp was dedicated on April 12, 2007, in the birthplace of American democracy and bearing the eternal symbol of American liberty."

There are no limits on customer purchases. Beginning today, April 12, the Forever Stamp will be available in booklets of 20 through http://www.usps.com, by calling 1-800-STAMP-24 and at Post Office retail counters nationwide. Customers may also purchase the stamps from selected Post Office vending machines. Starting May 14, Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) and Automated Postal Centers will begin offering the Forever Stamp in sheets of 18. Also, many participating convenience stores, grocery stores, drug stores and other retailers will also begin selling Forever Stamp booklets of 20.

An independent federal agency, the U.S. Postal Service is the only delivery service that visits 146 million homes and businesses, six days a week. It has 37,000 retail locations and relies on the sale of postage, products, and services to cover its operating expenses. The Postal Service has annual revenues of $73 billion and delivers nearly half the world's mail.

Forever Stamp Fact Sheet

How to Order First Day of Issue Postmarks
Customers have 60 days to obtain the first day of issue postmark by mail. They should affix the stamps to envelopes of their choice, address them to themselves or others, and place them in a larger envelope addressed to:

FOREVER STAMP
POSTMASTER
2970 Market St RM 525
Philadelphia, PA  19104

After applying the first day of issue postmark, the Postal Service will return the envelopes through the mail. There is no charge for the postmark. All orders must be postmarked by June 14, 2007.

How to Order First Day Covers
Stamp Fulfillment Services also offers first day covers for new stamp issues and Postal Service stationery items postmarked with the official first day of issue cancellation. Each item has an individual catalog number and is offered in the quarterly USA Philatelic catalog. Customers may request a free catalog by calling 1-800-STAMP-24 or writing to:

INFORMATION FULFILLMENT
DEPT 6270
US POSTAL SERVICE
PO BOX 219014
KANSAS CITY MO 64121-9014

Philatelic Products
There are three philatelic products available for this stamp issue:

-- First Day Cover, 79-cents (Item 676661) Booklet of 20 format.
-- Digital Color Postmark, $1.50 (Item 676665).
-- First Day Cover, 79-cents (Item 569961). ATM Sheet of 18 format.

SOURCE U.S. Postal Service

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System Connectivity Between DOC1 Document Composition Software and Truepress Jet520

Pitney Bowes' Group 1 Software and Screen Deliver System Connectivity Between DOC1® Document Composition Software and Truepress Jet520

--Companies Exhibiting at AIIM/ON DEMAND Conference and Exposition, April 17-19, Boston Convention and Exhibition Center--
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April 12, 2007 - LANHAM, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Group 1 Software, Inc., a Pitney Bowes Company (NYSE:PBI), and Dainippon Screen Mfg, Co., Ltd., today announced the delivery of one-to-one communications and system connectivity between Group 1 Software's DOC1® document composition software and Screen's Truepress Jet520 printing system.

As a result of this announcement, the latest version of DOC1 Series 5 will support Screen's recommended page description language for Truepress Jet520 - TOP (Truepress Optimized PostScript) - which provides effective integration between DOC1 and Truepress Jet520 and maximizes Truepress Jet520's high speed processing.

"This announcement will enhance the seamless workflow and open system environment of Screen's variable printing solution by connecting our Truepress Jet520 with Group 1 Software's industry leading DOC1 document creation software," said Kyohei Fujisawa, senior corporate officer of Screen and president of Media Technology Company. "We look forward to extending the benefits of this partnership to our customers."

"Together, Screen and Group 1 Software are providing our customers with a complete, end-to-end solution for creating and producing full-color documents in a high-volume environment," said Christopher Baker, president of Group 1 Software. "This is the first development in what we expect will be an important partnership between our two companies."

The Screen Truepress Jet520 is a continuous-feed, single-pass inkjet printer that excels at producing catalogs, direct mail pieces, full-color account statements and other materials based on customer databases. The Truepress Jet520 offers fast processing speeds of 64m per minute, and 840 A4 pages per minute by two-up duplex, with the perfect balance of exceptional performance, good print quality and competitive operating costs.

DOC1 Series 5 is a cornerstone component of Group 1 Software's Customer Communication Management (CCM) suite, which simplifies the gathering and manipulation of data, streamlines document creation and distribution, and ensures that information is accessible and secure. DOC1 Series 5 enables businesses to easily design and generate high-volume, personalized communications for multi-channel delivery.

Both Screen and Group 1 Software will exhibit at the AIIM/ON DEMAND Conference and Exposition to be held April 17-19 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center in Boston, Massachusetts. Screen will demonstrate the Truepress Jet520 printing system in booth #850. Group 1 Software will showcase its Customer Communication Management (CCM) software portfolio for accelerating intelligence across the enterprise in booth #901.

About Dainippon Screen

Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (Kyoto, Japan) is a leading company in system components for the prepress and printing industries. Its extensive range of equipment includes scanners, workflow systems, RIPs, proofing systems, plate-setters and digital printing presses. The company is also a well-known manufacturer of equipment for the semiconductor and flat panel display manufacturing industries. For more information, visit http://www.screen.co.jp/index.html.

About Group 1 Software

Group 1 Software (www.g1.com) turns data into results, providing innovative software solutions that enable our clients to better understand and connect with their millions of customers, prospects, and partners. Group 1 Software helps over 3,000 organizations maximize the value of customer data to improve profitability, increase effectiveness, and strengthen customer relationships, through consolidating, cleansing and enriching corporate data, and generating personalized business documents for multi-channel delivery, customer care and efficient business processing. Our comprehensive Customer Communications Management (CCM) solutions span from database to delivery, adding value to every aspect of communication and allowing clients to integrate intelligence throughout their mailstream. As part of Pitney Bowes (NYSE:PBI), a $5.6 billion company, Group 1 Software's solutions are utilized by leaders in the insurance, financial services/banking, GIS/mapping, government, mail services, retail, telecommunications, utility, and other industries, including Entergy, ING, L.L. Bean, MapQuest, Microsoft, Safeco Insurance, Wal-Mart and Wells Fargo.

DOC1, Group 1, Group 1 Software, and the Group 1 logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Group 1 Software, Inc. Pitney Bowes and the Pitney Bowes Process Bar Design are trademarks or registered trademarks of Pitney Bowes, Inc. All other brand names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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Web Marketing Association Report On Legal Web Sites

 

Best Legal Web Site Trends Detailed in New Report from the Web Marketing Association

New Web Marketing Association' Internet Standards Assessment Report includes historical data derived from a decade of hosting Internet Award Competition, WebAwards, and provides Best Practices for 'Legal Web Design'.

West Simsbury, CT (PRWeb) April 16, 2007 -- www.07webaward.org - The Web Marketing Association, host of leading web site awards competition WebAwards, released the Internet Standards Assessment Report (ISAR) to help the legal industry learn to create more effective and engaging web sites.

"As the standard of excellence for web sites continues to increase, consumers (and WebAward judges) are increasingly picky about what they consider to be an effective web site," said William Rice, president of the Web Marketing Association, Inc. "Lawyers are not known to be risk takers and many of their web sites reflect that philosophy. The best legal Web sites are thought leaders for their areas of expertise, using corporate logs to write about important topics."

The WebAwards competition judges legal web sites on seven criteria that combined create award-winning web sites:
•    Design
•    Innovation
•    Content
•    Technology
•    Interactivity
•    Copywriting
•    Ease of use

Legal web sites are generally in line with overall Web Development, although there is a tendency to be slightly below the ISAR Index.

According to the ISAR study, content, design, copywriting and ease of use are legal web site's strong points, and they meet or exceed the 3-year criteria benchmark in ease of use. They tend to have the lowest scores for innovation and technology.

The 2006 WebAward for Best Legal Web site went to Thomson-FindLaw for Yanowitch Law, P.A.

Other past winners include:
•    2005 Frost Brown Todd LLC for Frost Brown Todd LLC
•    2004 Pierce Atwood for Pierce Atwood - Attorneys at Law
•    2003 Pepper Hamilton LLP for www.pepperlaw.com
•    2002 Lane Powell Spears Lubersky LLP for Lanepowell.com

A complete list of past winners can be found at http://legal.webaward.org

Companies and organizations wishing to have their legal web site evaluated against the ISAR Index and be considered for a WebAward, which can help boost a Web site's credibility and marketing efforts, can learn more at www.07webaward.org.

To request your copy of the 2007 WebAward ISAR report, please visit: http://www.webaward.org/isar_report.asp

The Internet Standards Assessment report and the 2007 WebAwards are sponsored by the following leading organizations: Burst Media, PRWeb, Misukanis & Odden, Small Army, SimpleFeed, ExactTarget, ad:tech conferences, NewsUSA, eComXpo, MediaPost's OMMA conference, TopRank Online Marketing, Creative Chocolate Printing Company, OTOlabs, Internet World UK, Search Engine Strategies, Webmaster Legal, Rovion's InPerson and eMarketer.

2007 WebAward Call for Entries
The Web Marketing Association is now accepting entries into its 11th annual international WebAward Competition. The WebAwards is the standards-defining competition that sets industry benchmarks that the Internet Standards Assessment report is based upon. The legal industry represents an important category in the WebAward competition, and the Web Marketing Association will again be honoring the Best Legal Web site of 2007. The deadline for entry is May 31, 2007 and the WebAward Web site is located at www.07webaward.org.

About the WebAwards
Now in its 11th year, the annual international WebAwards competition sets the standard of excellence in 96 industry categories by evaluating Web sites and defining benchmarks based on the seven essential criteria of successful Web site development. The goal of the Web Marketing Association, sponsor of the WebAwards, is to provide a forum to recognize the people and organizations responsible for developing some of the most effective Web sites on the Internet today. Entrants benefit from a Web site assessment by a professional judging panel and the marketing opportunities presented to an award-winning Web site. For more information, visit www.07webaward.org.

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Dealmaker Magazine

Dealmaker

by Larry Dobrow, Thursday, April 12, 2007
I'M SUPPOSED TO REGARD the type of folks featured in Dealmaker with a mixture of contempt and jealousy, simply because they make lotsa cash. I'm supposed to scoff at their striped-suit rigidity and tut-tut their work-first mentality, all the while affirming my low-living cred by subsisting on Ramen Noodles and powdered milk.

Screw that. I count many such people as friends and find that they engage in considerably less self-deification than members of the media mafia -- and, I might add, are much quicker to buy the first round. Since I'm the kind of fella who likes to give back, I'm treating them to subscriptions to Dealmaker, one of the fastest-out-of-the-gate biz-pub launches in recent memory and one of the best.

Maybe it's best to start with what the publication doesn't do: namely, glorify its subjects. Sure, the March/April issue includes a few smudgy photos from the mag's launch party and once or twice tags profilees as "rainmakers." For the most part, though, Dealmaker concerns itself more with process than personality. Nearly every item answers the question "why does this matter?" within its first few sentences. The mag doesn't dawdle.

The "Players" section ought to be required reading for any editor of a profile-intensive title. In it, Dealmaker occupies itself with any number of personas (the up-and-comer, the fixer) and, in short and colorful spurts, outlines what the reader can learn from them. None of the section's eight or nine features is linear: there's a first-person recollection from a Midwestern industrialist, a three-way dialogue between shoe mogul Stuart Weitzman and his Bear Stearns investors, and tips from a Dutch lawyer poised to pounce on business opportunities in Cuba. Taken together, they convey a wealth of information without lapsing into irrelevancies (the "what makes Billy Banker tick?" jive that usually worms its way into such profiles).

Which isn't to say that Dealmaker lacks a personality or a sense of humor. "Initial Offering" kicks off with a panoramic shot of Opa-locka Executive Airport on Super Bowl weekend, with Gulfstream Jets lined up like cars at a mall. From there, it darts easily from the sober (high-end-collectible and wine gurus list their "Buy/Hold/Sell" items) to the absurd (a quickie "Elevator Pitch" of an investment idea, the wildly entertaining "My Deal From Hell" tale) and back (a brief mentor/mentee conversation). The section works owing to both its balance and its brevity.

Dealmaker falls a little flat when it steps outside its immediate realm of expertise. The lifestyle-y items in the back-of-the-book "Closing" section -- cars, booze, watches, blah blah blah -- come across as generic, possibly because their mild boosterism contrasts starkly with the authority of the issue's on-point business features. On the other hand, the "Road Warrior" compilation of travel gadgets and tips, which includes everything from a three-hour Beijing tour for the time-pressed to a review of a new Singapore Airlines first-class seat, reads like it was written by somebody who logs 200 days on the road every year.

As for Dealmaker's look, it goes the clean-and-modern route without OD'ing on graphically superfluous flourishes. The mag eschews posed-within-an-inch-of-his-life exec shots in favor of more informal ones, like the black-and-white pix that, strung together across the top of a two-page spread, do a wonderful job of illustrating the personalities in the story that accompanies them. "Players" goes with a split-column format, offering a "Scorecard" of biographical info down the center of the page. Dealmaker even finds a novel way to present a selection of high-high-high end briefcases, "posing" them in various locations around New York's Grand Central Terminal.

As a rule, I prefer to wait an issue or three before reviewing any new publication. The mag deserves a few months to work out the kinks; I deserve a few months to judge whether the mag has enough bullets in its arsenal o' ideas to make it worth my while. Two issues in, however, Dealmaker goes about its business like a veteran. Presenting useful, timely information for an audience that traffics in it... wow, what a novel concept. Really, this whole magazine thing ain't so hard; Dealmaker makes it look easy.


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Outsourcing Protested By Globe Union

Globe Union Rallies Against Outsourcing

 

Boston Newspaper Guild is joined by local unions and political leaders to protest the New York Times Company's outsourcing of jobs at the Boston Globe

 

BOSTON, Feb. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- The Boston Newspaper Guild, which represents nearly 1,000 Boston Globe employees, was joined by local unions, Massachusetts labor leaders and elected officials today to protest the outsourcing of Boston Globe jobs to India by the New York Times Company, which owns the Boston Globe.

 

The protest came on a day when the Boston Globe had previously scheduled a business symposium entitled, "How to Attract and Keep Good Workers."

 

"The hypocrisy of the New York Times Company is staggering," said Dan Totten, president of the Boston Newspaper Guild. "We are here today to call for a stop to the slash and burn policies of this absentee landlord."

 

The New York Times Company recently announced the elimination of more than 120 jobs at the Boston Globe. Of these, 55 jobs in advertising finance will be outsourced to India. The job cuts came less than one month after Boston Newspaper Guild members ratified a four-year contract containing no guaranteed wage increases and significantly higher employee health care costs.

 

"Despite employees' good-faith approval less than two months ago of a four-year contract containing difficult wage freezes and increases in health care costs, Boston Globe employees are now faced with the indignity and outrage of seeing their jobs shipped overseas," said Totten.     "The outsourcing of Boston Globe jobs to India fits a systematic pattern of disinvestment in the Globe by the New York Times Company. The Boston Globe has eliminated more than 200 jobs since 2005,'' Totten said. "Our members recognize the challenges facing our industry, but we believe that the way to succeed in a difficult marketplace is to invest in the human resources of the Globe, the very people who have built this great newspaper into the great institution that it is today. The way forward must not be paved with outsourced workers and disappearing jobs."

 

These measures come on top of other cost-cutting moves, such as shuttering all of the Boston Globe's foreign news bureaus - a troubling sign of the Times Company's disinterest in the Globe's journalistic ambitions and the newspaper's mission as a vital news source.

 

About the Boston Newspaper Guild
The Boston Newspaper Guild (BNG -TNG/CWA local 31245) is the employee union for the Boston Globe newspaper. We proudly represent more than 1,000 employees including reporters, editors, page designers, advertising salespeople and advertising sales support persons, ad-designers, circulation managers, accountants, marketers and information technology specialists, security guards, shippers/receivers, nurses, secretaries, and more. Our members produce Pulitzer Prize-winning, nationally-acclaimed work for the daily and Sunday Boston Globe Newspaper. We are affiliated nationally with The Newspaper Guild (TNG) and the Communications Workers of America (CWA).

 

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Learn To Spot Mortgage Fraud

Stop Fraud in Just Seven Seconds

Exclusive AllRegs Academy Training & Designation;

You're at the closing table. You represent a title company or a mortgage lender. The sellers pull out his driver's license, her passport or their permanent resident cards. How do you know they're real? Are you going to be the next victim of fraud?

April 05, 2007 - EAGAN, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AllRegs, the leading online publisher of reference information for the residential mortgage lending industry, has teamed up with the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA) to offer fraudulent document recognition training to the mortgage lending industry.

"Combining AAMVA's knowledge and propensity in fraudulent document recognition training with AllRegs' expertise in mortgage regulations provides an unmatched opportunity for professionals in the mortgage industry," states Dan Thoms, senior vice president of AllRegs. "Upon completion of the program, students will be able to recognize suspicious identity documents and detect fraudulent items on the 1003."

Offered through AllRegs Academy, the prescribed curriculum includes an online course and a five-day classroom requirement. At the completion of the program, attendees will be able to:

    * Identify suspicious documents in as little as seven seconds;
    * Recognize security features and unique identifiers on identity documents, including passports, drivers' licenses, social security cards and birth certificates;
    * Locate and verify covert security features on identification documents, including metricular cards and I-94s;
    * Detect fraudulent mortgage documents, such as a fraudulent 1003 loan application; and
    * Identify ten red flags on the 1003 loan application.

After meeting experience requirements, students who successfully complete the Fraudulent Document Recognition Online Course and the Advanced Fraudulent Document Recognition Classroom Course will receive the Certified Fraudulent Document Examiner (CFDE) designation. "This program is exclusive to our AllRegs Academy training program," asserts Thoms. "This is the only designation of its kind offered in our industry."

Participants must sign and abide by the Security & Liability Agreement, ensuring protection of covert security features of identification documents revealed only during the classroom course.

"AAMVA members are experts in driver's license and identification processes and credentials," said Patrice Aasmo, AAMVA senior vice president of Product Development. "In our efforts to develop effective education for our membership, we have found there is great value in harnessing that expertise and tailoring it for other marketplaces. That is why we are thrilled to be in this alliance with AllRegs and to play a role in helping businesses in the mortgage industry reduce fraud, increase professionalism and enhance customer service."

Enrollment is currently open for the CFDE program. To learn more and register for the course, visit AllRegs Academy at www.allregs.com or call (800) 848-4904.
Contacts

AllRegs
Dan Thoms, 651-289-4801
dthoms@allregs.com
www.allregs.com

 

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uControl Launches New Home Security Service in Dallas and San Antonio Areas

uControl, Inc. (www.ucontrol.com), the premier home security service communicating through broadband, cellular and phone lines, today expanded its next-generation home and small business security service to the Dallas and San Antonio areas. In addition to delivering always-on connectivity and real-time security, uControl enables users to control and monitor their alarm system from the Web or from their cell phones - anywhere, anytime.

Austin, TX (PRWeb) April 3, 2007 -- uControl, Inc. (www.ucontrol.com), the premier home security service communicating through broadband, cellular and phone lines, today expanded its next-generation home and small business security service to the Dallas and San Antonio areas. The Austin-based company is the first to offer an enhanced service that connects to existing, installed alarm systems that communicates over three redundant connections - broadband, cellular and phone lines. In addition to delivering always-on connectivity and real-time security, uControl enables users to control and monitor their alarm system from the Web or from their cell phones - anywhere, anytime.

"uControl provides back-up connections so my alarm system is always monitored," said Harley Jebens, a Dallas resident who switched to uControl after burglars broke into his home and cut his telephone line to disable his security system. "Unlike other alarm companies, uControl notifies me if one of the connections goes down and immediately switches to another connection to keep the security system working."

uControl is currently expanding its sales teams in both the Dallas and San Antonio areas. These local markets will have the opportunity to purchase directly from sales representatives in their region. However, all customers throughout the United States can purchase uControl through https://order.ucontrol.com/.

Almost one out of four U.S. homes, or 26 million homes, has a security system, according to Parks Associates. Of these homes, 80 percent have broadband and nearly 15 percent use only VoIP or cellular phones instead of traditional phone lines. uControl's presence in the Dallas and San Antonio areas will allow customers to have premier home security options through local access to uControl sales offices and representatives.

"As the frequency of home security breaches continues to increase, it is becoming even more crucial for homeowners to make safety a priority," said Jim Johnson, founder and chief executive officer of uControl. "Our mission is to give customers a better security system that is compatible with broadband, VoIP and cell-phone-only homes - at a reasonable price."

About uControl
uControl delivers the first home security service that keeps people truly connected. uControl connects to existing alarm systems and communicates status over three redundant connections - broadband, cellular, and phone lines. In addition to delivering always-on connectivity and realtime security, uControl enables consumers to control and monitor their alarm system from the web or from their cell phones - anywhere, anytime.

uControl offers next-generation home security for residential and small business consumers who demand greater security, control, and flexibility when protecting their home and family. In addition, uControl's technology is compatible with broadband, cell-phone only and VoIP households. uControl offers homeowners unprecedented peace of mind. Founded in November 2005, uControl's management team consists of former executives from Cisco Systems, NetSpeed, Motive, BroadJump and TippingPoint. They are credited for developing products and services that automated installation and support processes for DSL and cable modem service providers. uControl's board of directors includes former executives from alarm and telecommunications service providers including ADT, GE Security, Clearwire, MFS and others.

For more information about uControl, visit http://www.ucontrol.com or call customer support at 1-888-357-4214.

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USPS Rate Changes Target Business Mail Operators and Marketers

Pitney Bowes Launches www.pbpostalinfo.com - Web Resource for the USPS Rate Changes

Tools, Terms and Tips for Mail Operators, High-Volume and Business Mailers and Marketers

March 29, 2007 - STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE:PBI), the mailstream technology company, has launched a website to guide mail operators and marketers through the newly-announced US Postal Service rate changes. Located at www.pbpostalinfo.com and at www.PitneyBowes.com, Pitney Bowes offers the tools, terms and tips that reduce costs and maximize opportunities in the new postal rate environment.

The 2007 USPS rate change focuses on the shape and size of mail pieces. This is especially important for firms that send high volumes of transactional mail such as financial and insurance statements, and for direct mailers of postcard offers, catalogues and credit card offers. Nuances in how mail operators and marketers optimize their mailstream can mean millions of dollars in both savings and revenue.

A recent Pitney Bowes survey of more than 500 business executives nationwide indicated that 79% of respondents are unaware of the changes in postal rates and regulations. This widespread lack of knowledge about an important business event cuts across all organizational sizes and all regions of the country.

The Pitney Bowes website features a custom rate change interactive tool that helps mailers and marketers determine areas of impact so they may adapt their mail operations according to the new USPS rates. In addition to direct links to the USPS official site, Pitney Bowes adds ongoing news, facts and educational information that quickly and clearly outline tips and advice for mailers and marketers.

"Due to the changing postal environment, U.S. firms have an immediate opportunity to reduce costs and increase revenues by optimizing the mailstream," said Mike Monahan, Executive Vice President and President, Global Mailing Solutions and Services. "This enterprise-wide endeavor will quickly become a C-suite priority with the 2007 USPS rate change."

About Pitney Bowes:

Pitney Bowes provides the world's most comprehensive suite of mailstream software, hardware, services and solutions to help companies manage their flow of mail, documents and packages to improve communication. Pitney Bowes, with $5.7 billion in annual revenue, takes an all-inclusive view of its customers' operations, helping organizations of all sizes enjoy the competitive advantage that comes from an optimized mailstream. The company's 87 years of technological leadership have produced many major mailstream innovations, and it is consistently on the Intellectual Property Owners Association's list of top U.S. patent holders. With approximately 35,000 employees worldwide, Pitney Bowes serves more than 2 million businesses through direct and dealer operations. More information about the company can be found at http://www.pb.com.
Contacts

Pitney Bowes
Carol Wallace, Director, External Communications
203-351-6974
carol.wallace@pb.com