| Recent launch of SABAsearch.com(tm) helps boost success for local ...
Mar 28, 2007 -- /prbuzz/ -- SABAsearch Management Corp. recently unveiled www.SABAsearch.com, an innovative online Desi Business Directory based in Houston aimed at connecting consumers to Indian and Desi businesses and organizations through the Internet. "We are experiencing a shifting of generations within the South Asian business community. Many of the second generation Indians and desis are taking over family owned businesses and even starting new ones from ground up. This growing shift to youthful management has produced an increased interest to utilize online marketing tools and strategies rather than expensive fundamental advertising. Therefore, we created SABAsearch.com, an online marketing tool enabling South Asian businesses to expand consumer reach through effective and affordable online advertising.
That noise of squabbling is coming from front cabin
So that's it, open skies here we come: cut-price competition at Heathrow, bargain flights to New York, the spirit of Sir Freddie Laker rides again and British Airways gets a bloody nose. Well, not exactly. BA's share price rose 1% yesterday, which tells you that the revolution in the skies will be more of an evolution, whatever the EU commissioners say. BA's chief executive, Willie Walsh, having raged at the injustice of it all, sounded almost cheerful as the EU approved the deal. "I don't see a massive change in the market dynamics," he said, and, in the short term, he is probably right, at least as far as life at Heathrow is concerned. .
Revealed: volcanic island beneath the Firth of Forth
"The images reveal for the first time the detailed morphology of the area and we hope they will be of use to everyone interested in developing and managing the marine environment." The Forth estuary was gouged out during the last ice age when Scotland was completely covered in ice sheets. Glaciers moving towards what is now the North Sea came to a narrow pinch point between the hard volcanic rocks at what is now North and South Queensferry. Here the rocky outcrops are just over a mile wide and the glaciers had to squeeze between to get through, and as a result they flowed faster and deeper, gouging out the channels - up to 75 metres deep in some parts - but leaving Inch Garvie, made of similar hard rock, largely intact. As the glaciers melted, the valley left behind gradually filled up to present-day levels.
New Chief Statistician Brings Expertise in Sampling, Survey ...
MENLO PARK, Calif., March 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Knowledge Networks has hired Charles A. DiSogra -- a published and recognized expert in survey research and population issues -- as Vice President, Chief Statistician, leading the scientific elements of KN's KnowledgePanel(SM) and the company's substantial research-on-research efforts. DiSogra will also apply his statistical expertise directly to client consultations and projects. "Charles is joining Knowledge Networks with an impressive background in statistical research for public and private agencies," said Simon Kooyman, CEO, Knowledge Networks. "He shares our deep interest in a rigorous understanding and application of sound methods, and he will be instrumental in our continuing study and application of the science of Internet research.
A new indie music label wants to shake up the stagnant Egyptian ...
This is not your typical office but then again, this isnt your typical businessman. Clad in Diesel jeans and a T-shirt, Mohamed Ghorab sits in a pale blue office with velvet red chairs and talks boisterously with two men about revenue and expenditure. A stickler for details, Ghorab is the mastermind and CEO of Hybrid Records, an independent record label that wants to bring class back to Egyptian music, with a melodic and very contemporary twist, naturally. The nations music scene has seen a significant decline since the glory days of yore, but it hasnt been for a lack of talent. As an example, Ghorab points to the Egyptian Center for Culture and Art, aka Makan, which he says has a huge collection of folkloric and old music. Ghorab came up with the idea for Hybrid Records with co-creator and San Francisco-based Ahmed Azzam, who holds the title of producer.
TradeCard Enhancements Enable End-to-End Integration of Global ...
NEW YORK, NY -- (MARKET WIRE) -- April 09, 2007 -- TradeCard Inc., the leading provider of global trade solutions for financial and physical supply chain automation, has released new solution enhancements that insert logistics tracking capabilities across its global trade platform and visibility suite to enable unique control of product and money flow. TradeCard's enhancements integrate physical, financial and logistical aspects of the supply chain. This integration provides trading partners with a full and in-depth view of their transactions, which comprise the extended global supply chain. The new release builds on the strength and momentum of the TradeCard Platform and SourceView visibility suite to offer a robust global trade solution that enables end-to-end visibility across multiple supply chain partners from raw materials through shipment and logistics.
Banks Adding Catbird(TM) Pharming Shield(TM) to Reassure Customers
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- Record numbers of banks are joining the growing ranks of businesses displaying the Catbird(TM) Pharming Shield(TM) seal on websites to reassure customers that the site is safe and open for business. Catbird Security(TM), developer of the most comprehensive threat protection technology for service providers, today released a list of more than 30 banks that have recently added the Catbird Pharming Shield seal to their web sites as part of each bank's comprehensive security protection. The Pharming Shield shows the date and time that Catbird last verified that traffic for the site is reaching its correct target, without interference from "man in the middle" or "DNS poisoning" attacks commonly known as pharming. .
GSU’s MBA Program ranked 8th in nation
The only business school in the Southeast to make the top 10 list, Robinson College's MBA program ranks fourth in the nation among public universities on the list of top programs by business school deans and MBA directors. The college's Professional MBA Program is the newest addition to the college's Working Professionals portfolio. Last August, Robinson College expanded its Professional MBA Program to Henry County — a two-year program in McDonough for area residents with business experience who want to earn an advanced degree in business while working. "This ranking for the Robinson School of Business is a tremendous validation of the quality of their education," said Kay Pippin, president of the Henry County Chamber of Commerce.She said she believes the program's presence, coupled with other higher education institutions moving into Henry County, will help provide more economic opportunity and increase the area's quality of life.
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