Cbeyond Selects Razorsight Analytics to Automate Margin Management
Cloud Computing Analytics platform drives value by integrating cost and revenue management
FAIRFAX, Va., April 27 /PRNewswire/ — Razorsight Corporation, the only Cloud Computing provider of profit analytics solutions for communications service providers (CSPs), today announced that Cbeyond has selected its Profit Enhancement Center™ (PEC) Application Suite. Razorsight’s PEC 6.0 portfolio of applications will improve the management of off-net costs and revenue assurance while further automating Cbeyond’s management of operating margins as the company’s ecosystem of off-net suppliers continues to expand resultant from Cbeyond’s growth.
Cbeyond continues to be noticed as a rapidly growing company. In 2008, Cbeyond was placed on Forbes’ list of Fastest Growing Technology Companies and continues to receive the honor of a Fast-Growing company by the Atlanta Business Chronicle, most recently for the company’s 2009 growth. Cbeyond’s library of 30-plus IT and communications solutions are used by over 50,000 small businesses.
Cbeyond continuously refines its cost structure to drive greater flexibility and scalability. The company selected Razorsight to further increase automation and visibility into its network cost and margin management in support of the continued expansion of Cbeyond’s solutions. With Razorsight’s Profit Enhancement Center, Cbeyond will gain increased visibility into network costs while benefitting from an integrated profit and margin management solution. Razorsight’s application suite provides Cbeyond with web-based, on-demand access to automated audits of every dollar spent on the network every month. Razorsight’s platform also delivers monthly financial reports, while providing increased Business Intelligence capabilities.
“In light of our growth, it’s important that we deploy the highest level of automation in our back office wherever possible in order to focus our capital and staff on our customers and ever-expanding applications suite,” said Art Crowe, Senior Director of Network Planning at Cbeyond. “We selected Razorsight’s Cloud-based solution because we believe in the power, flexibility and scalability of hosted, on-demand solutions that require no capital investment to deliver near-term customer value.”
“We’re pleased to add Cbeyond to our growing list of communications customers,” stated Charlie Thomas, CEO of Razorsight. “Cbeyond will gain a competitive edge with Razorsight’s Profit Enhancement and reduce operational costs by providing management with on-demand analytics to make more informed business decisions as their network grows. Razorsight’s key goal of providing this invaluable data across the organization was cemented when Cbeyond chose to replace their existing platform to Razorsight’s Profit Enhancement Center.”
About Cbeyond
Cbeyond, Inc. is a leading provider of IT and communications services to more than 50,000 small businesses throughout the United States. Recently named as the sixth fastest growing technology company by Forbes magazine, and added to Standard & Poor’s Small Cap S&P 600 Index, Cbeyond offers more than 30 productivity-enhancing applications including local and long-distance voice, broadband Internet, mobile, BlackBerry®, broadband laptop access, voicemail, email, web hosting, fax-to-email, data backup, file-sharing and virtual private networking. Cbeyond delivers these services over a 100 percent private all IP network. For more information on Cbeyond, visit http://www.cbeyond.net.
About Razorsight
Razorsight is the only provider of Cloud-based business intelligence and profit analytics for the Communications Industry. Razorsight delivers the optimal solution for managing both the Buy Side and Sell Side of Carrier-to-Carrier relationships. Razorsight’s Profit Enhancement Center is a unique Cloud solution offering integrated Cost Management, Revenue Assurance, and Network Optimization in a single platform. As a Cloud-based solution, Razorsight easily integrates with legacy systems, while combining multiple disparate data sources into a single, robust analytics engine.
Razorsight’s tools deliver value across multiple departments (Finance, Sales, Marketing, Engineering, and Procurement). Razorsight provides a unique set of Actionable Business Intelligence via web-based alerts, dashboards, and custom reports that have a profound impact on Operating Margins. We deliver carrier grade performance and Tier-1 scalability, while ensuring near-immediate ROI. Razorsight’s software is deployed at numerous industry leaders including AT&T, Verizon, Comcast, Telus, IBM, Windstream and Telekomunikacja Polska.
Razorsight has consistently ranked among the fastest growing companies in the U.S. Razorsight’s software has won accolades from partners such as IBM and Accenture, and Razorsight’s success has been recognized with industry awards including Deloitte Technology Fast 500, Inc. 5000, Virginia Technology Fast 50, and SmartCEO Future 50.
Razorsight is based in Fairfax, VA and has offices in St. Louis, MO and Bangalore, India. For more information about Razorsight, visit http://www.razorsight.com.
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Overstock.com Announces Launch of Its ‘Main Street Revolution’ Initiative
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SALT LAKE CITY, April 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Overstock.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: OSTK) today announced the launch of its Main Street Revolution Initiative, a partnership between Overstock.com and small and minority-owned business owners across the United States. This initiative creates a national marketing and distribution channel for producers of consumer products by providing the opportunity to sell their products on Overstock.com and O.biz (our B2B website). To learn how to become a part of the initiative visit www.overstock.com/mainstreet
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According to Overstock.com Chairman and CEO Patrick Byrne, “The Main Street Revolution Initiative is designed to increase the visibility of small and minority-owned businesses which currently lack exposure to national markets.”
“By joining our network these small businesses can reduce their supply chain costs, and open their products to a mass audience,” Byrne added. “We will work closely with local chambers of commerce and small business administrations across the country to connect with local businesses and kick start the Main Street Revolution Initiative. In the beginning, these businesses’ products will simply be posted in their appropriate shopping categories on Overstock.com. Once a critical mass of partners and products has been reached, the products will be consolidated into a ‘Main Street’ store on Overstock.com. This represents a grand opportunity for producers and consumers nationwide to participate and contribute to the national recovery effort. Main Street can be the engine that lifts us out of the recession that Wall Street created.”
About Overstock.com
Overstock.com, Inc. is an online retailer offering brand-name merchandise at discount prices. The company offers its customers an opportunity to shop for bargains conveniently, while offering its suppliers an alternative inventory distribution channel. Overstock.com, headquartered in Salt Lake City, is a publicly traded company listed on the NASDAQ Global Market System and can be found online at http://www.overstock.com. Overstock.com regularly posts information about the company and other related matters on its website under the heading “Investor Relations.”
Overstock.com® and O.biz™ and Main Street Revolution Initiative™ are trademarks of Overstock.com, Inc.
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding creation and size of the distribution channel, the potential benefits of the initiative to those participating in the initiative and to the company, and the creation of a ‘Main Street’ store on the company’s web site. Our Form 10-K- for the year ended December 31, 2009, and our other subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission identify important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those contained in our projections, estimates or forward-looking statements.
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Council on Competitiveness Commends Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship
Summit Shows Strong Commitment to Enhancing Global Innovation and Strengthening Middle Eastern Partnerships
WASHINGTON, April 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Today, Deborah L. Wince-Smith, President & CEO of the Council on Competitiveness, commended the Obama Administration’s Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship.
Specifically, Wince-Smith emphasized the importance of economic development in strengthening relations between the U.S. and the Muslim world.
“Entrepreneurship and innovation are not only basic American values, they are the most effective tools to unlock economic opportunity for people all over the world,” said Wince-Smith. “The President’s commitment to meet the challenges of the changing global economic landscape will undoubtedly help stimulate economic growth and foster innovation in both America and the Muslim world.”
The U.S. Council actively collaborates with the Competitiveness Councils from Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the UAE through the Global Federation of Competitiveness Councils, a network of private/public organizations committed to sharing best practices and a better understanding of the drivers of national prosperity in a global economy.
“An underpinning of the U.S. Council’s founding of the Global Federation of Competitiveness Councils is, in simple terms, job creation,” said Wince-Smith. “When countries, regions and cultures share best practices and methods in economic development, new relationships are formed, and current relationships are strengthened.”
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Squeaky Clean Windows Chooses VaZing to Boost Productivity and Profits
Utah-based Window Cleaning Company Selects Web-based Field Service Management Software to Double Job Scheduling Capacity, Increase Billable Hours and Speed Invoicing
BOSTON, April 27 /PRNewswire/ — Window cleaning company Squeaky Clean Windows projects that it will double its business in 2010, thanks to its recent investment in VaZing, a web-based software solution from Insight Direct, a leading provider of software that helps small and mid-size field service companies run their businesses better.
A ten-person operation serving over 1,000 customers, Squeaky Clean Windows has deployed VaZing as a platform for efficiently automating and managing its core business operations – from customer records and estimates to job scheduling and dispatching, and billing. Using VaZing has already eliminated 80 percent of the paperwork that used to be physically passed from office staff to field crews and back again, every day. Removing this time-consuming paper trail means that Squeaky Clean Windows has doubled the scheduling capacity of its office staff – from three crews per person to six crews per person – without increasing administrative expenses. This means more crews in the field, more jobs fulfilled, and more revenue, which is especially important as the company’s seasonal business peaks in spring and in November/December when they offer a Christmas lighting installation service.
In addition to greatly-improved employee productivity, Squeaky Clean Windows’ owners have already seen that VaZing will help them dramatically improve their speed of invoicing, anticipating a 50 percent reduction in invoicing time and meaning they’ll get paid faster. Given cash flow is such an ultra-important challenge for all small business owners, this benefit presents a huge upside for Squeaky Clean Windows.
“Using VaZing, we will be able to double, even triple, our business without incurring extra expenses in the office,” said Squeaky Clean Windows general manager Chris Gray.
Squeaky Clean Windows owners selected the web-based VaZing because it meant no additional hardware to buy or install and no maintenance to worry about. All it requires is Internet access via a laptop or PC. Currently Squeaky Clean Windows’ office staff use VaZing to manage daily operations but next month, the company plans to equip some of its trucks with laptops and wireless connectivity so that crews can view schedules, track job details, and convert estimates into work orders and invoices from the road. Creating these mobile offices for each technician means they spend less time shuttling back and forth to the home office, and more billable hours servicing customers.
“Thanks to VaZing, business is running more efficiently than ever. With the day-to-day being taken care of, we can now take the time to plan and market ourselves, and ultimately grow our business. While our competitors are still struggling to operate using basic tools, we’ll be leading the game,” said Squeaky Clean business owner Eric Wimmer.
About Insight Direct
Insight Direct is the leading provider of software for small and mid-size (SMB) field service companies. Our solutions helps them manage every aspect of their businesses operations more efficiently – including scheduling, dispatching, accounting and inventory management – meaning they can sell more jobs, improve customer service and get paid faster. Founded in 1997, Insight Direct has over 6,000 customers in 28 countries. For more information, please visit www.insightdirect.com or www.vazing.com. Join us on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.
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123Together.com Helps SMBs Guard Against Identity Theft with Hosted Email Encryption Cloud Service
- 123Together.com’s Automated Email Encryption Service Ensures Small Businesses Can Quickly and Easily Comply with Government Regulations and Company-Based Email Security Policies for a Small Monthly Fee. –
WALTHAM, Mass., April 27 /PRNewswire/ — 123Together.com – a mindSHIFT Technologies company and the leading provider of hosted, cloud-based email and business collaboration services – today announced the immediate availability of its hosted email encryption service for small and mid-size businesses. This automated, online email encryption service eliminates the theft of personal or sensitive information from a business’ outbound email.
“The financial liability on any company that fails to secure their customers’ personal information is significant and grows every day as more legislation is put in place to protect people from identity theft,” said William Flynn, Senior Executive Officer for 123Together.com. “This cloud-based email encryption service, combined with our hosted Exchange email service and premium spam and virus protection, provides a comprehensive, best-in-class electronic data protection solution. These services ensure the security and availability of all corporate and customer data for a price that small businesses can easily afford.”
One-third (33%) of U.S. businesses have been impacted by the improper exposure or theft of customer information, according to a recent survey by Osterman Research, a leading market research firm. A recently passed Massachusetts law, 201 CMR 17.00, regulates how companies must maintain, receive, store, or process the personal data of residents of the Commonwealth. This is just one of many laws which governs the handling of sensitive electronic data and imposes stiff financial penalties for non-compliance.
123Together.com’s highly secure hosted email encryption service protects businesses from the theft of sensitive and confidential information – including financial data, social security numbers, computer passwords, medical records, bank account numbers, legal documents and other personal information – often contained in email messages.
The benefits of 123Together.com’s cloud-based email encryption service include:
Ease of use. No technical skill is needed. Encryption is assigned automatically to each email based on the contents of the email and the policies assigned to each individual user. This web-based service can be managed from one central online control panel via any internet-enabled computer at any time. Alternatively, an end user may choose to manually encrypt an email by including the word
Landrieu Chairs Hearing to Discuss Efforts to Expand Broadband to Underserved Small Businesses
WASHINGTON, April 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — United States Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., Chair of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, today convened a hearing entitled “Connecting Main Street to the World: Federal Efforts to Expand Small Business Internet Access.” The hearing focused on implementing the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) National Broadband Plan and ongoing broadband grant opportunities made available from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
“In the same way that our interstate highway system connected America by reducing travel time and facilitating commerce, broadband has minimized the barriers that separate small businesses from geographically distant consumers,” Sen. Landrieu said. “Broadband has not only impacted small high-tech businesses, this technology has changed the traditional business models that all small business owners once relied on. As such, it is particularly important that small businesses have access to broadband technology, so that they can compete on a global level. Expanding broadband access and adoption is not just the FCC’s job; we all have a role to play. We have some challenges ahead, and it is important that we understand how to best work together to implement our National Broadband Plan to benefit small businesses, particularly in rural, underserved and unserved areas of the nation.”
According to reports from the FCC, businesses with 25 employees or less pay two times more per employee for broadband than those with more than 25 employees.
“While we must expand access to these services, at the same time, we must ensure broadband is affordable for these entrepreneurs,” Landrieu said. “If our goal is to allow these small firms to grow, we cannot limit their growth by over-charging for services. Business could instead use this capital to hire new workers or upgrade older equipment.”
In a February letter to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski, Senator Landrieu cited several policy recommendations that were included in the National Broadband Plan, including:
Creation of SBA Broadband and Emerging IT Coordinator;
Improvement of Broadband Counseling Among SBA Resource Partners;
Expanding the reach of Entrepreneurial Development Service Via Broadband and Online Applications;
Creation of Public-Private Partnership on Technology Training for Small Disadvantaged Businesses; and
Creation of Pilot Entrepreneurial Development Programs through the Economic Development Administration (EDA).
A copy of the letter can be viewed by clicking here.
During the hearing, Senator Landrieu announced the release of a Federal guide for small businesses interested in applying for loans and grants, to connect small entities with valuable Federal resources. A complete copy of the guide can be viewed by clicking here.
Additionally, Senator Landrieu announced that the Small Business Committee will hold a hearing in the coming weeks with small business owners to discuss the availability and affordability of broadband Internet access.
To view the complete and to view written testimony from all the witnesses, please click here.
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Strategies For Picking The Distance Learning Alternative
To accommodate the working class, many colleges and universities have begun offering distance learning courses. As a result, many degrees can be earned completely via the computer. Many of these degrees can be obtained between one and two years. As a prospective distance learner, you must decide is if this type of education is right for you. Here are some things to think about if you are considering distance learning.
In some respects, online education requires more study time than if you went to class. The learner must complete all lectures, videos and assignments independently. Also there are more reading assignments because you are learning on your own. The student should be ready to spend at least eight to ten hours per week on reading and completing assignments.
What type of learner are you? If you need to have someone talking to you in person, then you need to take your classes on campus. This allows you to ask questions and get instant feedback for assignments. However, if you can research and gain knowledge through video lectures, scenario videos, and magazine articles, then, online education is idea for you.
Endurance is a key aspect of computer learning. As the new fades away, you will tend to slack on completing the assignments. Not doing the work gets easier and easier when your favorite T. V. Show comes on or your buddies want you to hang out. You must constantly set aside time to your education on the computer.
A disadvantage to take online classes is that you have limited contact with classmates. You may be located in Arkansas while your classmates may be located in Germany, Ireland, or Kentucky. With this being said, you will have limited verbal conversations with your classmates. Your instructor is usually only available via email or through an academic advisor.
The accreditation for several online institutions is limited. In most cases you will need to get certification in their state and then get certification in your state. States vary in their what they require for transfer credentials. Your best bet is to talk to the certification board where you live to see what they mandate for endorsements.
A multiplicity of universities have begun to offer courses for people who are interested in distance learning. If you are considering distance learning, you have to investigate the online university to decide if this is best for you. You might be able to take online classes via a local university, or you might decide to take these classes from a university not in your state. Maybe you can locate the certification program that is a fit for you.
Accredited distance learning information is the future of the educational experience. It is already popularized in Europe and even in Asia and it is now becoming a huge part of our experience here in North America. For all the free information you’ll need to get a distance learning education, please visit our website now.
Ideas to Pay College Expenditure Easily
Many of us dream of obtaining a higher education in order to fulfill our dreams; however the financial reality is that obtaining a college education can be difficult. While there are myths commonly circulating that there are a number of scholarships available to help defray the costs of college, the truth is that while you may be eligible for one or more scholarships these generally won’t cover the entire cost of your education. Even in the event that you obtain a full ride scholarship covering the duration of your college there are other expenses that won’t be covered. Therefore, it is imperative to look at all the ways you can utilize to fund your college education.
It’s consistently a acceptable abstraction to activate exploring banking aid as bound as possible. Depending on your parent’s assets you may or may not be acceptable for federal banking aid; however, you never apperceive unless you try. As anon as your parents accept their assets tax acknowledgment advice it is important to go advanced and ample out your FAFSA appliance and get it into the system. If you are acceptable for banking aid you may authorize for grants, which do not accept to be repaid already you graduate.
You ought to also start exploring various scholarships for which you might qualify and start getting the applications filled out. Ideally, you ought to start this as soon as you start your senior year because some deadlines may arrive sooner than others.
While best bodies would adopt not to end their academy apprenticeship by actuality in debt the absoluteness is that it may be absolutely necessary, decidedly if you are accessory a clandestine academy or you plan on com mutual post-graduate work. When it comes to apprentice loans, there are a cardinal of options.
One such option is a federal student loan. This type of loan has a number of advantages, including lower interest rates and being able to defer the loan until after you graduate. A federal student loan can be either subsidized or unsubsidized. If the loan is subsidized then the government will cover the interest on the loan until about six months after you graduate, at which time you become responsible for the loan. An unsubsidized loan is not covered for the interest and you may need to pick up the tab for the interest before graduation. The amount of money you can borrow with either type of loan varies based on how far you are in school and whether you live at home or independently. Federal student loans are not based on income or credit guidelines.
Another advantage would be to booty out a clandestine apprentice loan. You will be affected to acclaim and assets guidelines with this blazon of accommodation and there may additionally be best accommodation amounts that administer as well. In addition, absorption ante may be academy and claim agreement may not be as adjustable as with a federal apprentice loan. Still, if funds from added sources including federal apprentice loans are not abundant to awning all of your apprenticeship costs, a clandestine apprentice accommodation may be a acceptable option.
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Why Earn a Bachelors Degree Online – 3 Beneficial Tips
Are you searching for information on how to earn a bachelors degree online and place a better job? Majority of the adults want to have a lucrative career to provide for a prosperous life for their loved ones.
A person who has a degree in his belt will surely get jobs that will give them that comfortable life they desire. However, a great percentage of the population is forced to earn a living immediately after high school.
To have that great future, you will need to have a lucrative career and the only way to have it is to earn bachelor’s degree online or “offline”. If you can follow the 3 simple steps below, you will surely have that great future you so desire.
1. Find out all that you can about your target university as well as the prerequisites necessary when you earn a bachelors degree online. Online colleges and universities offering online degrees are plentiful, but make sure that you choose one that has accreditation from state governing bodies, for your degree to be considered credible.
2. It will be easier for you when you are holding a full time job to earn a bachelors degree online because you can attend class in your free time. You do not have to stop working, relocate or endure the rigors of daily commute just so you can attend your classes
3. Accreditation of an online college matters a lot. Make a great effort to be absolutely sure that you earn bachelors degree online from a legitimate school and not a fly by night one. Information about online colleges is so easy to gather for they are available to the public online.
Of course, if you are able to enter the top schools’ online degree program, you will surely have a great faculty line up that will give you your lessons. And the bachelor’s degree online you earned is very much comparable to the ones earned in the traditional setting of the college.
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Where Can I Locate Online Degree Programs?
Browsing for online degree programs that could boost your career? Consider these four pointers when you’re on the lookout for the perfect online degree program for you.
To make sure that you get a top notch degree, you need to enroll in an online university that is highly reputable as well as recognized by the job market to ensure your niche when you complete you degree program. Following is a list of 5 top online degree programs in the market today.
Some schools only charge the basic tuition fees whereas others have additional charges, that is not included in the basic fee. Also, different schools have different payment schedules and schemes, so watch out for these hidden fees.
Time factor. You need to know how much time a certain online program will require you to spend in a day to be able to find out if it will fit into your schedule. One thing with these online degrees is that, you can learn at your own pace.
Master of Business Administration: If you’re aspiring for that managerial or executive position, having an MBA will increase your chances of landing it. As we all know, anybody who has an advanced degree will be preferred by any employer when applying for a job.
Verify with the accrediting bodies the authenticity of the school’s programs and reputation; also try to find out if the school has been involved in any controversies while you’re at it. Make sure that the school has the appropriate accreditation for the online degree program that you’ve been considering.
Online degree programs makes it possible for everyone to earn a degree while they still work to provide for their families. Convenience and flexibility are what online education is known for.
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