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an industry which does not make products, but instead offers a service such as banking, insurance, or transport
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Analyzing The Debate Over Offshore Outsourcing In The Service Industry: Is There A Reason For Concern?
The United States has experienced an increase in the offshore outsourcing of jobs in the service industry. Although offshoring is common in the manufacturing industry, it only recently began in the service industry. The recent increase in the service industry has occurred because of new technology and ability to access...
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A career as a sommelier: one option for those wishing to enter the hospitality industry is to be a sommelier. Sommeliers are specialists in wine service. They have in-depth knowledge of wines as well as other beverages and food. They also advise chefs
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] WHEN customers in an upscale restaurant want to order a bottle of wine with dinner, they could be overwhelmed by or are unfamiliar with the selections offered on the wine list. When this is the case, they can ask the sommelier for advice. Sommelier is French...
Articles 2008-12-01
Gathering the real data from creative industries graduates one year out
University student outcome data in Australia is collected via the Graduate Destination Survey component of the Australian Graduate Survey at the referent date three months post-graduation. This timeline gives consideration to graduates to enter directly into traditional vocations. For graduates from non-traditional areas and/or with non-traditional career structures, three months...
Articles 2008-09-22
Contoural's Stephen Foskett Is Awarded Microsoft MVP
Contoural, Inc., the leading independentprovider of business and technology consulting services for litigationreadiness, compliance, information and records management, and data storagestrategy, announced today that Stephen Foskett has been awarded a MicrosoftMost Valuable Professional award for File System Storage. Microsoft MVPawards are given to individuals who are outstanding technical communityleaders...
Articles 2008-07-10
Dover Industries Limited (DVI)
Dover Industries Limited (TSX: DVI) announced today that it has reached a conditional agreement to purchase the Cereal Foods Canada, Inc. flour milling assets in Montreal, Quebec. The acquisition will assist the attainment of Dover's long-term strategic plan for its Food Products Division. Dover will retain present management and operational...
Articles 2008-07-10
Anooraq Board Changes
Anooraq Resources Corporation ("Anooraq" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: ARQ)(AMEX: ANO)(JSE: ARQ) announces that Philip Kotze and Iemrahn Hassen have been appointed as executive directors and Anu Dhir as an independent director of the Company. In addition, Tumelo Motsisi has been appointed executive Deputy Chairman of the Board. Philip Kotze...
Articles 2008-07-10
E-Junkie Announces Strategic Partnership With ControlScan
E-Junkie ( www.e-junkie.com ), aleader in shopping cart and merchant services, announced today itspartnership with ControlScan ( www.controlscan.com ), an Approved ScanningVendor ASV certified by the Payment Card Industry PCI, to help itsmerchants meet mandatory requirements set forth by the PCI Data SecurityStandard PCI DSS Council. "E-Junkie is focused on...
Articles 2008-07-10
Industry Expert Joins Pioneering Technology Board
Pioneering Technology Inc. of Mississauga, Ontario (TSX VENTURE: PIO), ("Pioneering") announced today that John Bergsma has been elected to Pioneering's Board of Directors. Mr. Bergsma brings years of domain experience to Pioneering in virtually every product category in which the Company is involved as well as a history of corporate...
Articles 2008-07-10
CPS Energy Moves Forward With Installation of Peaking Capacity at Braunig Power Station in Texas, an Industrial Info News Alert
Researched by Industrial Info Resources(Sugar Land, Texas) -- Plans are in motion by CPS Energy (San Antonio,Texas) to install peaking capacity at the V.H. Braunig Power Station nearElmendorf, Texas. Now with reserve margins shrinking, the company is in theprocess of adding peaking units to increase capacity by 200 MW. CPS...
Articles 2008-07-10
GreenShift to Install Corn Oil Extraction System and Biodiesel Plant at New York Complex, an Industrial Info News Alert
Researched by Industrial Info Resources(Sugar Land, Texas) -- GreenShift Corporation (OTC:GERS) (New York, NewYork) and newly formed subsidiary GS Fulton Biodiesel LLC (Alpharetta,Georgia) are proceeding with plans to install a corn oil extraction systemand biodiesel production plant at the Northeast Biofuels complex, whichwill soon go into operation in Volney, New...
Articles 2008-07-10
MPX Plans Construction of 50-Megawatt Solar Power Plant in Brazil, an Industrial Info News Alert
Researched by Industrial Info Resources(Sugar Land, Texas) -- The Brazilian company MPX Energia S.A. (SAO:MPXE3)and Yingli Green Energy Holding Company (NYSE:YGE) (Baoding, China), aphotovoltaic products manufacturing company, plan to construct a50-megawatt MW solar power plant in Taua, a city 337 kilometers fromFortaleza in the Brazilian state of Ceara....
Articles 2008-07-10
E.T. Horn Expands The Home Team
Patty DeGrazzio Will Manage Southern California Accounts for the Company's FoodTech Group LA MIRADA, Calif. -- The E.T. Horn Company, a leading national distributor, supplier, marketer, and manufacturer of ingredients and specialty chemicals, today announced that Patty DeGrazzio has been hired as an account manager. She is assigned...
Articles 2008-07-09
Research and Markets: View Comprehensive Worldwide Market Forecasts for the Video Game and Interactive Entertainment Industry
DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/fa0aea/worldwide_market_f) has announced the addition of the "Worldwide Market Forecasts for the Video Game and Interactive Entertainment Industry 2008" report to their offering. This series of reports provides detailed worldwide five year forecasts for the video game market and includes one year...
Articles 2008-07-09
Thorium Power Adds Nuclear Technology Experts
Thorium Power Ltd. (OTCBB: THPW), the leadingdeveloper of non-proliferative nuclear fuel technology and a key providerof comprehensive advisory services, today announced the appointment of twonuclear industry stalwarts. Robert Ihde will serve as Thorium Power'sSenior Vice President for Nuclear Technology, while Dr. Claudio Filipponewill serve in the capacity of Senior Director...
Articles 2008-07-09
Multifunctional Cabinet facilitates safe UPS maintenance
Integrating electrical isolation, voltage transformation, power distribution, and maintenance bypass, Powerware[R] BladeUPSTM Maintenance Bypass Cabinet allows transfer of power to full system bypass to perform service, testing, and maintenance on Powerware BladeUPS without interrupting power to critical load. This 3-in-1 cabinet complements rack-based, 60 kVA Powerware BladeUPS parallel system, optimized...
Articles 2008-07-09
NIIT Technologies Receives Top Honors in the Black Book of Outsourcing
Ranked No 1 in the Travel Industry NEW DELHI -- NIIT Technologies Ltd, the global IT services provider headquartered in New Delhi, was ranked No. 1 in the prestigious Black Book of Outsourcing 2008 Travel Industry user survey. The survey covers contracts held by 1200 of the top...
Articles 2008-07-09
Contest aims to boost Ogden
Ogden already fashions itself as a mecca for outdoor-recreation companies, and it's looking to enhance that image with a contest believed to be the first of its type. The "Concept to Company" contest features a $20,000 top prize for a product or service idea that applies to...
Articles 2008-07-09
Industrial rents rise 28% in S.L. County
Average rent for industrial space in Salt Lake County increased by 28 percent in the first half of 2008, according to a report this week from Commerce CRG. The midyear report also said that the market for finding space is tighter: The industrial vacancy rate declined from...
Articles 2008-07-09
TicketNetwork.com Hits Ticket Prices Out of Ballpark for Baseball Fans
TicketNetwork.com, the leading source for theticket industry's most comprehensive inventory, today announced it isoffering the lowest priced tickets to American and National League baseballgames. Savvy consumers who compare prices on the internet will find thatsimilar seats are available on other ticket Web sites for at least 5-10%more. "At TicketNetwork.com, we...
Articles 2008-07-09
Sparta Commercial Services, Inc. Achieves 20% Penetration of Its Target Market
Sparta Commercial Services, Inc. (OTCBB: SRCO), a leading provider of consumer finance solutions to the powersportsindustry, announced today that as of May 31st the company's retail dealerbase has reached another significant milestone. As a result of the strongcontinued growth in sign-ups, Sparta's dealer network now numbers in excessof 2,100, which...
Articles 2008-07-09
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