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January 2012
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Alphabet International Expands to Romania
Alphabet International now offers its fleet management services in a total of 19...
Alphabet International Restructures Management Following Acquisition
Fleet management specialist Alphabet International has restructured its top management. The changes come as part of the integration process following Alphabet's acquisition of ING Car Lease...
December 2011
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Ariba Enhances Smart Invoicing Capabilities
With the fate of the global economy still uncertain, companies have made managing cash and working capital job number one. And Ariba is arming them with the tools they need to do it with the...
Knowledge Portals for Managers and Leaders Choose Rheinfelden in Switzerland as New Company Location
The Rheinfelden Economic Promotion Office got things started - Aargau Services assumed the role of detailed consultant. Instead of an office in a large Swiss city, the knowledge portal provider...
Innovation in Cosmetics and Biochemistry Flourishes in Aargau
After four years, a team of biochemists at Mibelle in Buchs near Aarau, the capital of the canton of Aargau in Switzerland, succeeded in cultivating stem cells from the pulp of the...
November 2011
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Pentaho BI 4 Delivers Power to the User
Pentaho, a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence (BI) software, has announced a major advancement in user-driven BI with the release of Pentaho BI 4 Enterprise...
High-Tech Parts Manufactured in Aargau, Switzerland
From a simple fitter's to the highly complex CNC production of medical components, the Egli Maschinenbau AG in Aargau accomplished the generational leap and it defies the current economic...
Medical Software development Benefits from Best Locational Advantages at Technopark Windisch in Aargau, Switzerland
When the development division shut down, the core team saw the opportunity: company Medivation AG was founded in July 2009 and brought together the best brains of this development division....
Clariant Transforms Invoicing with Ariba
An efficient accounts payable function. It's something that all companies want, but few have been able to achieve. Clariant, a global leader in the field of specialty chemicals, is out to change...
October 2011
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Ariba Acquires b-process, France’s Largest Electronic Invoice Network
Ariba, Inc., the leading provider of collaborative business commerce solutions, today announced that it has closed the acquisition of b-process, a privately-held provider of France's...
AIIM Report Proves Value of Capture Driven Process Automation
Kofax, a leading provider of capture driven process automation solutions, today announced the findings of a new study conducted by the Association for Information and Image Management...
Bottomline Launches Cross-Border Electronic Invoicing
Bottomline Technologies has gone live with a secure, real-time solution for sending and receiving invoices electronically via the global SWIFT network. E-invoicing presents a...
Neck and Crop in Aargau, Switzerland: An Exceptional Location for Research and Development in the Medical Field
“We deal in hair, human hair. Hair roots contain something like the precursor cells of skin. To put it simply: we cultivate skin from hair.” That is how Wolfgang Richter, CEO of Euroderm,...
Finding a Top Location for a Datacenter in Aargau, Switzerland
Internet service provider green.ch recently inaugurated the largest commercially available datacenter in...
September 2011
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Companies Maximise Cash and Minimise Risk with Ariba
As the debt crisis looms, companies are increasingly parking cash to mitigate financial risk. But in doing so, they may actually be creating it. With capital elusive and expensive to...
August 2011
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b-process Selected as Service Provider for the IATA e-Invoicing Platform
b-process was selected by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to become the electronic invoicing service provider for the IATA e-Invoicing...
The Role of Companies as rhe Undeniable Protagonists in the Process of Internationalisation
The chairman of the IGAPE has presented the European ECICII project, led by the IGAPE, based on collaboration between business entities in Galicia and the North of Portugal, to stimulate...
International Promotion for the Port of Ferrol to Attract New Traffic
In June, the chairman of the IGAPE signed an agreement with the chairman of the Port Authority of Ferrol-San Cibrao to take further steps in the international promotion of the Outer Port of...
Biotechnology Entrepreneurs: The European Bioemprende Cooperation Project
The Bioemprende trans-frontier cooperation project between Galicia and the North of Portugal, led by the IGAPE through its company BIC Galicia, is aimed at promoting the creation and improving...
Reactivation of Business Investments in Galicia
Reporting on the management indicators for IGAPE in the financial year 2010, the chairman of IGAPE highlighted the fact that the data indicate that investments in Galicia have been...
Programme for Brands with Major International Potential
Increasing the number of well-known Galician brands with a presence at international level is the main objective of the programme for brands with major international potential (MAPI...
Impulsa Ourense Programme
The Impulsa Ourense (Impulse Ourense) competitiveness programme is a project set underway by the Galician Government which provides a line of specific funding to stimulate business activity in...
Plan Revive to Generate Investment In A Costa da Morte
The Galician Government has presented the Revive Plan (Revival Plan) to stimulate business activity in the part of Galicia known as A Costa da Morte which comprises a total of 19...
Development Plan for Regions of Ferrol, Eume and Ortegal
The integral development plan for the regions of Ferrol, Eume and Ortegal is a project from the Galician Government in collaboration with the Spanish Government, with the aim of ensuring that...
Impulsa Lugo Programme
The Strategic Plan for the Impulsa Lugo (Impulse Lugo) Programme details the proposal from the Galician Government to intensify the priority and emerging sectors from the province of Lugo. ...
July 2011
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Ariba Extends Value of ERP
Thanks to Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, most companies have a good handle on their financial data. They can close their books each month, generate financial reports and comply...
Irish Software Company Invests €500,000 in the Cloud
Irish software company, Salmon Software has announced a €500,000 investment in its new cloud computing treasury management product and has established a new sister company, TGold Software...
June 2011
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TGold Online Treasury Management Named Best Irish Cloud Start-Up 2011
TGold, the online treasury management solution developed by Salmon Software, has won the EuroCloud Ireland Best Start Up Award 2011. The company will go forward to the overall EuroCloud...
Experian Chosen to Help Credit Agricole CIB Customers Access Global Payment Validation and Automated Data Conversion Services
Experian, the global information services company, today announced that it has been selected by Crédit Agricole CIB as its preferred partner to help its corporate banking customers...
EASI Discovers New Business through Ariba
There is plenty of business to be had with Global 2000 companies. But getting at it can be tough for growing enterprises. For organisations like the European Alliance for Solutions and...
Bottomline Technologies' Paymode-X™ Network Surpasses 140,000 Suppliers
Bottomline Technologies (NASDAQ: EPAY) today announced that Paymode-X™, its business-to-business payments and invoicing network, has added its 140,000th supplier. The network size...
May 2011
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ClearChoice Pumps Profits Through Ariba
Finding new business opportunities can be a challenge for growing enterprises - particularly if they're looking to go global. But it doesn't have to be. Ariba, Inc., the leading provider...
Ariba Simplifies Regulatory Compliance in Europe
With rules that vary by country and multiple documents and systems to pull data from, complying with regulatory requirements across the European Union is not a simple task. But Ariba,...
Bottomline Announces New Electronic Invoicing Service Over SWIFT Network for Non-SWIFT Members
Bottomline Technologies, a leading provider of collaborative payment, invoice and document automation solutions, today announced that that the Society for Worldwide Interbank...
TGold to Launch New Cloud-Based Treasury Management Solution at ACT Annual Conference
TGold, a new cloud computing treasury management solution, was launched in the UK in May at the Association of Corporate Treasurers' Annual Conference in Liverpool. TGold is aimed at...
April 2011
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EADS Chooses b-process to Implement its Worldwide e-Invoicing Plan
EADS has chosen b-process, the European e-invoicing leader, to drive its worldwide tax-compliant e-invoicing...
Iron Mountain Launches New Business Process Management Services to Tackle Rising Costs of Managing Invoices
Businesses across Europe are failing to exploit potential cost savings within their finance departments because they are unaware of the true cost of managing invoices, according to new...
Collaboration Key to Improving Performance and Profits in Tentative Recovery
In the down times, many companies viewed third-party relationships as a source of cost reductions. But as the recession eases its grip on the global economy, an increasing number is beginning...
March 2011
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Ariba Named Best Web-Based Supply Chain Finance Solution
Ariba, the leading provider of collaborative business commerce solutions, today announced that it has been named Best Web-Based Supply Chain Finance Solution by Financial-i Magazine as part of...
January 2011
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Ariba Keeps Cash Flowing During Storm of the Century
Another major snowstorm is battering the Eastern half of the US and businesses across the country are feeling its effects. With roads impassable and air traffic in a literal holding pattern...
November 2010
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Japanese Firm Opens First North American Facility in West Virginia
Japan-based manufacturer Nippon Tungsten has selected West Virginia for its first facility in North America and its first wholly-owned subsidiary outside of Japan. Nippon Tungsten plans...
Coal Technologies Development Cooperation
Delegates from Shanxi, China's top coal-producing province, visited Charleston to sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with governor Joe Manchin III related to the continued mutual...
International Firms Learn about Aerospace Industry
Business executives from Japan, Italy and Portugal have arrived in West Virginia to learn about the state's aerospace capabilities. Sixteen representatives from 13 companies arrived on...
Commitment to Revitalize South Charleston Technology Park
Joe Manchin has announced that the state of West Virginia is committed to revitalizing the South Charleston technology park and has requested the West Virginia higher education policy...
Business Announcements
Select Energy Services of Gainesville, Texas, has recently purchased Arvilla Well Services and Buckstone in St. Marys. Select Energy plans to invest approximately $25m, retain 119...
Ariba Supports Nordea in Tackling Cost and Risk
In the down economic times, it was all about cutting costs and doing more with less. But as conditions continue to improve, the focus has shifted to growth. And to fuel it, companies will need...
October 2010
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West Virginia Open for Business Announcements
TRG Customer Solutions has secured a long-term contract, creating 350 new jobs in Beckley. A telecommunications firm with a global presence, TRG employs 1,000 workers in West Virginia....
West Virginia Navigates Economic Waters Toward Recovery
The storm that swept through the global economy has thrown individuals, governments and industries into financial disarray. While West Virginia has been challenged by these difficult times,...
Allevard-Sogefi US Hosts Grand Opening in West Virginia
Governor Joe Manchin joined Emanuele Bosio, chief executive of Sogefi Group, and other dignitaries to celebrate the completion of the Allevard-Sogefi US engine filter system production line...
Tax Reduction on Commercial Aircraft Helps Local Business Soar
Scott Miller, owner of Executive Air, has seen a 30% increase in business since the West Virginia aircraft valuation tax credit went into effect on July 1, 2009. "We've welcomed 18...
July 2010
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Ariba Delivers Perfect Payable in the Cloud
Why is it so easy for consumers to pay bills online and on time, and so hard for businesses to do the same? Because when it comes to invoice processing, manual methods still rule. More than...
June 2010
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Leading European Firms Drive Better Commerce with Ariba
In today's economy, it's all about doing more with less. And doing it faster, better and cheaper than ever before. It's a tall order. But with a little help from Ariba, leading European firms...
May 2010
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PwC Predicts Return to a More Classic Approach to Asset Management
PwC predicts a new era of nouveau classic banking for private banks and wealth managers. Both must focus on technology, their processes and their people if they want to remain competitive in...
Depressed European IPO Markets Showed Upturn in Last Quarter of 2009
Europe's IPO markets recorded a distinct upturn in activity in the fourth quarter (October to December) of 2009, with both value and volume rising markedly over the previous nine months when...
Short-Term Survival Tactics Could Undermine Longer-Term Viability of Banking Industry
The future success and survival of banks currently mired in the financial crisis will depend on alignment of key fundamentals and this will differentiate the leading banking institutions from...
Febelfin Academy and PricewaterhouseCoopers Organise Consultation on the Role that the Financial Sector Plays in its Own Reform
On 6 May 2010, Febelfin Academy, the training institute of Febelfin, the Belgian confederation in the financial sector, and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) organised the first in a series of...
PricewaterhouseCoopers Says Governments Likely to be Lumbered with Stakes in Financial Institutions for Five to Seven Years
A seven-year horizon is likely before governments can release stakes in banks says PwC. This is the conclusion reached by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) following a survey conducted by it,...
Political Interference 'Greatest Challenge Facing the Global Banking Industry' According to Poll
The greatest challenge now facing the banking industry is not financial but political, according to the latest 'Banking Banana Skins' survey conducted by the CSFI in association...
April 2010
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Hewitt Comments on Budget Announcements on the Green Investment Bank and Increased Gilt Issuance
Hewitt Associates, a global human resources consulting and outsourcing company, has commented on the measures announced in the UK Chancellor's Budget on the Green Investment Bank and also on...
January 2010
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Pensions Professionals Under-Estimating the Cost of Living Longer
London, UK — Even pensions professionals are still under-estimating the effect of increased longevity on their pension schemes, says Hewitt Associates, a global human resources consulting...
December 2009
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Hewitt Associates Comments on the UK's Pre-Budget Report
Hewitt Associates, a global human resources consulting and outsourcing company, has commented on the UK's Pre-Budget Report (PBR). Overall comments Lynda Whitney, pensions consultant...
Hewitt Publishes UK Findings of its 2009 Global Pension Risk Survey
Hewitt Associates, a global human resources consulting and outsourcing company, has published the UK findings of its Global Pension Risk Survey 2009. The survey shows how companies, trustees...
October 2009
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Hewitt Publishes Results of 14th Flexible Benefits Survey
London – Childcare vouchers, dental insurance and bicycle schemes have topped a list of the UK's most popular employee benefits, reveals new research published today by Hewitt Associates, a...
Sri Lankan Association of Software and Service Companies Named IOF 2010 Lead Sponsor
The International Outsourcing Forum (IOF) provides just that: a truly international networking forum in which outsourcing professionals, IT and BPO companies keep abreast of industry developments....
FTSE 100 Companies Face £26bn 'Longevity Gap'
Hewitt Associates, a global human resources consulting and outsourcing company, has said that FTSE 100 companies are in danger of sleepwalking into reporting an unnecessary £26bn in...
August 2009
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Research Highlights Effects of Recession on Executive Pay
London – The 2009 FTSE 100 Directors' Remuneration report by Hewitt New Bridge Street, the UK's leading executive remuneration specialists, shows how the country's top companies have reacted to...
July 2009
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Hewitt Survey Says Cost and Quality are Top Priorities for Pension Scheme Administration
Hewitt Associates, a global human resources consulting and outsourcing company, has released the results of its Pension Administration Survey 2009, which highlights that the current...
Deutsche Bank Expands FX4Cash with the Addition of 50 Currencies
New York - Deutsche Bank today announced the availability of 50 additional currencies on its FX4Cash platform. With this addition, clients will now be able to make payments in 125 currencies...
Anglo-Eastern Pilots FX4Cash, Deutsche Bank’s New Cross-Border Multicurrency Payments Solution
Barcelona – Deutsche Bank has announced that its cross-currency payments solution, FX4Cash, has been chosen, piloted and launched by Anglo-Eastern, a leading provider of ship and crew management...
China CITIC Bank Pilots Deutsche Bank’s New Cross-Border Multicurrency Payments Solution, FX4Cash
Vienna – Deutsche Bank has announced that its cross-currency payments solution, FX4Cash, has been selected, piloted and launched by China CITIC Bank, one of the leading commercial banks in...
Deutsche Bank Launches Global Cash Payment System to Meet Clients’ FX and Cash Management Needs
London – Deutsche Bank has announced the launch of FX4Cash, a new FX payments product. FX4Cash combines the bank's number one market share in global foreign exchange with its leading ranking...
European Companies Losing Billions Due To Poor Deal Management, Shows M&A Study from Hewitt Associates
Global M&A data which shows that European companies are throwing away billions of euros by failing to address vital people management issues during the deal process, is released today by...
February 2007
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KPMG to Announce International Sourcing Study Results at Global Outsourcing Strategy Summit
Expert analysts from KPMG will be announcing the results of their international sourcing study at GOLSS, the Global Outsourcing Location Strategy Summit, to be held in Budapest from 8 – 11 March. ...
