To accomplish challenging task of recovery, a consulting partner was selected to develop a corporate business recovery methodology which would include a corporate policy, an organizational tool which would guide the planning process, a training vehicle, and a method for tracking the program. The paper discusses the corporate policy, customized...
General Mills, with over $13 billion in sales, markets many of the most trusted consumer brands across a wide range of food categories. With the recent addition of Pillsbury's businesses the Company offers more than 30 brands that each have U.S. retail sales in excess of $100 million. With the...
After hiring 200 people within the first six months, Callisma needed to have a consistent networking consulting methodology in place. The need to create a consistent infrastructure would in turn allow efficient solution creation and delivery cycles. Callisma required a professional development curriculum to build full service, strategic consulting...
Staff Arxcis, a provider of industrial training and of OSHA-accredited crane-inspection services, has recently developed its Hard Hat Training Series, which is a "customizable" CD-based series that allows instructors to use the mate Staff ...
BOSTON -- OutStart, the leading provider of systems for learning and knowledge sharing, today announced that it will co-host a Webinar on managing sales proficiency with Cardinal Health, the second-largest distributor of pharmaceuticals and other medical supplies and equipment in the U.S. The Webinar will take place on Wednesday, January...
DESPITE an upsurge in human resource development HRD activities in organisations, training departments are still hard put to justify their usefulness and importance to their employers. Part of the reason is that the proliferation of HRD activities has blurred the distinction between what is truly needed by the organisation to...
UC4 Software, a leading global provider ofworkload automation, job scheduling and IT process optimization solutions,today announced that Ken Jackson has joined the company as President of theAmericas. With over 15 years of sales andmanagement leadership experience at global technology companies, includingdemonstrated success in driving multimillion-dollar sales growth, Jackson'straining and expertise...
Skytap, Inc., the leading provider ofcloud-based virtual lab solutions, today announced its Independent SoftwareVendor ISV Alliance program to enable on-demand distribution ofcommercial software solutions through its Virtual Lab platform. Skytap'sinitial ISV partners, including Appistry, AutomatedQA, Borland, iTKO LISA,SmarteSoft and SOASTA, will make available their solutions as for-feetitles in the Skytap...
Banana Republic and Goodwill Industries aregiving customers a chance to get ready for the holiday season and make alittle room in their closets and hearts at the same time. Customers whodonate their gently-worn sweaters or coats at any Banana Republic in the U.S. and Canada...
A pair of Utah police departments have undergone training by federal immigration agents in an effort to streamline the process of determining who is in the country illegally when they're booked into jail. The Washington and Weber county sheriff's departments recently sent corrections officers to a five-week...
FREDERICK, Md., Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Training Services On Demand, Inc. TSOD recently completed a series of business writing workshops for Customs and Border Protection supervisors, according to Marcia George, customer service director for TSOD. The workshops were conducted onsite at crossing ports along the U.S. border with...
The W.P. Carey School of Business at ArizonaState University honored Televerde, a premier provider of market insightand customer acquisition solutions, with the celebrated 2008 Spirit ofEnterprise Innovation in Entrepreneurship award at the Biltmore Resort andSpa on Thursday, September 25. Televerde's leadership received thedistinctive honor at the annual Spirit of Enterprise...
- Industry leader strengthens interface with customers worldwide - WILMINGTON, Mass. -- Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (NYSE: CRL) announced today the promotion of Dr. Christophe Berthoux to the newly-created position of Executive Vice President, Global Sales and Marketing and Chief Commercial Officer. In this role, Dr. Berthoux...
Dublin-based Taleo Corp., the provider of software used by JPMorgan Chase & Co. to hire and evaluate employees, has seen "no evidence" of a slowdown in demand, according to Taleo's chief executive officer. "Last quarter we hired 400,000 people through our system, our highest number ever,"...
SAN ANTONIO -- MDI, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDII), announced today that MDI Security Systems, an MDI company, received a new order for $213,000 in security products, software and integration services from Evergreen Fire and Security, an MDI Certified Integrator. MDI will deliver the products to Evergreen in October for installation at...
MADRID, Spain, Sept. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Boeing announced today at MRO Europe that AeroLogic has adopted the airplane manufacturer's Web-based solutions, Maintenance Performance Toolbox and Airplane Health Management, as foundations for the carrier's 777 Freighter maintenance documentation platform when deliveries begin in 2009. Maintenance Performance Toolbox,...
Expertus ( www.expertus.com ), a globalleader in helping companies fuel business growth by maximizing the value oftraining investments, today announced that it has been honored with thesilver award for Excellence in Customer Service at the Learning In PracticeAwards sponsored by Chief Learning Officer magazine CLO. The prestigious awards were presented...
NORTH READING, Mass. -- The Teradyne Users Group TUG, which will hold its 26th annual conference in Hilton Head, SC, May 4-6, 2009, has announced its 2009 Call for Papers. The event brings together customers and Teradyne engineers, and provides them with the knowledge, tools and techniques they need for...