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YTA Admin — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:59:50 GMT

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Need help with software licensing?

YTA Admin — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 20:06:58 GMT

Twice a year at Microsoft we go through something we call "The Global Relationship Study" – we reach out and contact you to see how we're doing and what Microsoft could do better. If you get an email from "Microsoft Feedback" with the subject line "Help Microsoft Focus on Customers and Partners" between March 5th and April 13th, please take a little time to tell us what you think.

One of these areas that came up in the last survey was licensing. Figuring out which software licensing options best suit your needs while being cost-effective can be confusing. Some businesses end up making their purchases through retail stores which means they miss out on volume licensing opportunities and others may unknowingly be using unlicensed software which means their business may be at risk. So let me help you make the best decision for your situation.

I put together a blog post that lays out licensing basics for any organization that needs to license software for more than 5 or less than 250 devices or users. It details the different ways you can buy a license and what choices are available for volume licensing, which can give you pricing advantages and provide flexible options for your business.

As technology evolves and more organizations move to online services such as Microsoft Office 365, Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online, Windows Azure Platform, Windows Intune and others, it’s important to understand how to purchase, activate and use online service subscriptions to get the most out of your investment. Once purchased through a volume licensing agreement or the Microsoft Online Subscription Program, these services can be managed through web portals:

· Online Services Customer Portal (Microsoft Office 365, Microsoft Intune)
· Dynamics CRM Online Customer Portal (Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online)
· Windows Azure Customer Portal (Windows Azure Platform)
· Volume Licensing Service Center (other services)

Learn more >>

How are we doing? If you ever want to give me or my team some direct feedback, feel free to email me directly at ruth.morton@microsoft.com, connect with me on LinkedIn or catch me online on twitter at @ruthm.

Licensing Resources:

The SMB How to Buy Portal – receive clear purchasing and licensing information that is easy to understand in order to help facilitate quick decision making.
Microsoft License Advisor (MLA) – Use MLA to research Microsoft Volume Licensing products, programs and pricing.
Volume Licensing Service Center (VLSC) – Already have a volume License? Use the VLSC to get you easy access to all your licensing information in one location.
Online Services – licensing information for off-premise options.
Windows 7 Comparison: – Compare versions of Windows and find out which one is right for you.
Office 2010 Comparison: – Find out which Office suite is right for you.
Licensing FAQs – Frequently Asked Questions About Product Licensing.

Additional Resources You May Find Useful:

TechNet Evaluation Center
Try some of our latest Microsoft products For free, Like System Center 2012 Pre-Release Products, and evaluate them before you buy.
Springboard Series
Your destination for technical resources, free tools and expert guidance to ease the deployment and management of your Windows-based client infrastructure.
AlignIT Manager Tech Talk Series
A monthly streamed video series with a range of topics for both infrastructure and development managers. Ask questions and participate real-time or watch the on-demand recording.

Canada's Small Businesses Get a Boost

Tim Shaw — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:24:32 GMT

Entrepreneurs accelerate time to market and more using CANARIE's Digital Accelerator for Innovation and Research (DAIR) Program

[Ottawa, February 15, 2012] CANARIE, Canada’s Advanced Research and Innovation Network, today announces the findings from the DAIR pilot program and seeks input from Canada’s digital entrepreneurs on the next phase of the program.

The DAIR pilot program was launched in spring 2011 and hosted over 40 users. As part of the wrap-up of the pilot phase of the DAIR program, CANARIE surveyed those users who cite the speed, scalability and security of the program as its biggest benefits. Other results of the survey showed:

Participants used DAIR primarily to launch products or services to market;
New digital products were generated using the cloud resources of DAIR;
Most participants had never used a cloud-based service like DAIR before;
Participants made a significant investment of time to use DAIR, and
DAIR created additional project opportunities and greatly improved product launch readiness.

“Our vision for the DAIR program is to directly lead to more innovation, more development and therefore more Canadian products on the market and it has done just that,” says CANARIE’s Senior Director, Technology Innovation Mark Wolff. “The DAIR pilot program provides more than cloud computing resources. DAIR provides valuable experience on how ICT can deliver business results, thereby strengthening Canada’s position in ICT and commercialization of innovative digital products and services.”

Some of the spin-off benefits noted by users include:

Participants modified their business model to incorporate cloud resources after experiencing the benefits and value first-hand through DAIR;

DAIR provided users with valuable information on how to provision for cloud resources. Users typically underestimated their testing time requirements;

High performance computing resources and the ability to test virtually and at less cost, allowed users to test their products and services when they otherwise would have been unable to do so.

CANARIE operates Canada’s ultra-high-speed network, thousands of times faster than the Internet, which enables world-class research and discovery at universities, colleges, research hospitals, government labs and private sector research facilities across the country.

DAIR is a testbed environment in which small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the high-tech sector can design, prototype, validate and demonstrate pre-commercial technologies faster and cheaper than ever before. In the pilot phase of the program, there was no charge to users of DAIR.

Led by CANARIE, DAIR is possible through strong partnerships with Alberta’s Cybera, Compute Canada, and Quebec’s RISQ network. These partnerships deliver an advanced technical environment enabling large-scale simulations that ordinarily are difficult – or even impossible – for SMEs to carry out.

CANARIE intends to expand the program, and has incorporated this proposal into its mandate renewal request to the Government of Canada. In order to build the most beneficial program for SMEs, CANARIE is looking for feedback from digital entrepreneurs across the country on how best to meet their cloud-computing needs. CANARIE’s survey may be found here.

A short video is available that provides a user perspective on DAIR.

For more information on DAIR, including a way to indicate your interest to participate in the next phase of the program, visit the CANARIE website.

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For more information, please contact:

Wynn Anne Sibbald
CANARIE
(613) 943-5432
WynnAnne.Sibbald@canarie.ca

Tackling Your Business Issues with Real Solutions

Ryan Ellis — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:41:19 GMT

Come join The Wan Group, incollaboration with Avaya and Blue Coat, for this unique event. Come and discover how to address new challenges that are emerging with Social Networking & Mobility devices, and more.

Date: Wednesday, February 29th, 2012
From: 8:30 to 11:00am
Location: The Midway Room at Dave & Buster's 120 Interchange Way, Concord, ON
Register Now-Click Here

How to protect your business in this volatile currency market

Tim Shaw — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 19:32:39 GMT

In the last two weeks, currency markets have experienced volatility not seen since the market meltdown in 2008. Some of the major currencies have seen moves of 10% or more as news of the U.S. debt downgrade, central bank intervention & European debt woes have rocked global markets in every asset class. This is a critical time to ensure your business is protected against adverse movements in the market and have the ability to execute when advantageous movements occur.

Currency markets move 24 hours a day and are influenced by billions of dollars flowing from speculation, sovereign wealth funds and central bank activities as well as fundamental business or economic needs. It is literally a full time job to keep track of where currency levels are at, let alone making the critical decisions on how your business should respond when markets are moving significantly.

It is a good time to ask your business these questions:

How is our business coping with these currency movements?
Is managing currency exposures the best use of our skill set?
Has our currency provider been contacting us to let us know of good opportunities or do they just take our trades?
Are we comfortable using Limit Orders and Forward Contracts to protect our revenues and automatically seize on opportunities whenever volatile spikes provide the chance?

Working with experienced currency specialists can save you literally hundreds of thousands of dollars!!

You should be using tools such as LIMIT ORDERS & FORWARD CONTRACTS to lock in rates at prices you want, when you want.

CanadianForex offers excellent rates on foreign exchange for businesses.

Whenever you make a purchase or sale which involves a foreign currency, CanadianForex can save you money through better exchange rates and no fees. CanadianForex offers an easy and convenient system to view live rates, store your beneficiary details, lock in deals and view details of past transactions.

See more details at www.canadianforex.ca/partner.asp?id=1391.

New end-to-end SaaS based Profess ional Services Automation (PSA) Software enters the North American Market– 360 WorkBook

YTA Admin — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 11:50:51 GMT

Toronto, Ontario – February 21, 2011
Effective February 21, 2011, 360 WorkBook will be made available to the Professional Services market in North America on a pure SaaS
model.
360 WorkBook is an all-in-one, SaaS (cloud-based), executive management tool that is tailored specifically for Professional Services
firms which offers:

• Financial Management
• Pipeline Management
• Project Management/Planning
• Resourcing Planning
• Time/Expense Management
• Estimating/Invoicing
• Communication Management
• Time & Material Entry
• Purchase Order Management
• And many more features/functions

Read More

NEWS RELEASE eSCRIBE – Signs Strategic Partnership with Ottawa based ISI Global Webcasting

YTA Admin — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 12:16:55 GMT

NEWS RELEASE
eSCRIBE – Signs Strategic Partnership with Ottawa based ISI Global Webcasting to integrate video streaming with its industry leading paperless meeting management solutions
Markham, ON (February 1-2011) eSCRIBE Solutions announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with ISI Global Webcasting of Ottawa Ontario a premier provider of live and on demand audio and video webcasting to government, education, professional sports and corporate clients across Canada.

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News Release - gShift Labs

YTA Admin — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 12:13:08 GMT

News Release

Toronto, Ontario, February 10, 2011: When Jan-Pro Canada wanted to reduce their reliance on pay-per-click advertising in Google and invest instead in organic search for their business, they turned to gShift Labs' SEO Software to help them build their strategy and execute it on a monthly basis.

"We had spoken to SEO experts and they were never able to conclusively describe what an organic SEO strategy would look like for our business and what we would need to do monthly," said Jean Roberge, Master Franchise Owner of Jan-Pro Canada. "We knew that with industry statistics suggesting 75% of searchers click on organic results versus Adwords, we needed an aggressive SEO strategy for our business. The dollars we were spending on pay-per-click were not getting us business."

Read the full gShift Labs News Release.

Read the full Jan-Pro Canada Case Study.

News Release - eSCRIBE Boardroom Launch

YTA Admin — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 10:48:06 GMT

Transform Board and Committee Meetings and GO GREEN with……

eSCRIBE Boardroom, Paperless Meeting Management Solution,

Markham, ON (September 7, 2010) eSCRIBE Solutions today announced the general availability of eSCRIBE Boardroom the next version of its feature packed eSCRIBE paperless meeting management software solution designed specifically for the needs of public and private corporations and professional associations.

“We are pleased to reach this exciting point in the evolution of eSCRIBE the first truly paperless agenda and meeting management solution developed specifically for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2007/2010 and the Office Productivity Suite”, said Robert Treumann President, eSCRIBE. “eSCRIBE greatly improves the efficiency and transparency of board and committee meeting management while at the same time reducing the impact on the environment by eliminating dependency on the realms and realms of paper currently required to print and reprint proposal submissions and agenda packages which many times can be in excess of 250-500 pages each.”

For More Click Here

News Release - eSCRIBE Government Additional Customers

YTA Admin — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 10:45:15 GMT

Transform Local Council and Committee Meetings and GO GREEN with……

eSCRIBE Government, Paperless Legislative Meeting Management Solution,

Markham, ON (September 1, 2010) eSCRIBE today announced the availability of the latest release of its feature packed eSCRIBE - Government Paperless Legislative Meeting Management software solution designed specifically for Canadian Tier 1 and Tier 2 Local Government Administration.

“We are pleased to roll out this exciting new version of eSCRIBE packed full of additional features that provide additional meeting management functions that allow eSCRIBE to effectively manage even the most complex meeting formats”, said Robert Treumann President, eSCRIBE Solutions. “This keeps with our philosophy of ensuring that eSCRIBE becomes the industry leader for paperless meeting efficiency.”

For More Click Here

Bid-Winners.ca Introduces Public Training Workshops for Bid & Proposal Management

Wed, 09 Jun 2010 13:32:50 GMT

For Immediate Release

Bid-Winners.ca Introduces Public Training Workshops for Bid & Proposal Management

Bid-Winners announces its new series of public training workshops. These training programmes teach bidders how to read and interpret complex Bids and RFPs, and how to write professional quality proposals that are compelling to buyers.

Toronto, Canada, June 7, 2010 --(PR.com)-- Bid-Winners is a management consulting firm that helps businesses find and respond to public and private Bids, RFPs, and Tenders.

The company is extending its popular corporate training programmes to the general public. Public workshops provide a cost-effective way for individuals and small businesses to learn how to successfully manage bids and proposals.

“The full day workshop explains in detail the NINE-STEPS to managing a successful Bid-Response project.” explains Dan Pelletier, President Bid-Winners.ca. “Attendees learn how to: find bids; decide to bid or not-bid; write a compelling proposal; present a professional bid-package; and debrief on both won and list bids”

“From the many proposals we have managed for our clients, we have selected both the best-practices and the common pitfalls, and built these into the workshop content.”

Attendees develop basic to intermediate skills in: interpreting complex bid documents; writing professional proposals that meet mandatory requirements; and creating compelling solutions for buyers.

Sales Professionals, Admin & Sales Support Teams, Entrepreneurs, and Small Business Owners will benefit from this content-rich and interactive workshop.

For more information, or to request a Bid-Winners' information package, call 800-311-1678 or order through the company website at www.bid-winners.ca

About Bid-Winners.ca and DJP Management Inc.
DJP Management is consulting firm offering business development solutions. Bid-Winners provides Bid Management and Proposal Writing solutions across Canada.

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Contact Information

DJP Management Inc.

Dan Pelletier

416-471-9738 / 800-311-1678

info@bid-winners.ca

www.bid-winners.ca

News Release - eSCRIBE Government General Availibility

YTA Admin — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 10:41:14 GMT

Transform Local Council and Committee Meetings and GO GREEN with……

eSCRIBE Government, Paperless Legislative Meeting Management Solution,

Markham, ON (January 15, 2010) eSCRIBE today announced the general availability of its feature packed eSCRIBE - Government Paperless Legislative Meeting Management software solution designed specifically for Canadian Tier 1 and Tier 2 Local Government Administration.

For More Click Here

Open Text to acquire Texas software firm

YTA Admin — Fri, 08 May 2009 10:41:33 GMT

The Canadian Press

May 6, 2009 at 4:55 PM EDT

Canadian software developer Open Text Corp. says it plans to acquire Vignette Corp. in a friendly cash and stock deal valued at $310-million (U.S.).

The deal was announced ahead of Open Text's third-quarter financial report, which included $22-million, or 41 cents per share, in net income and $192-million in revenue, both up substantially from the comparable period a year ago.

Open Text of Waterloo, Ont., is the market leader in enterprise content management software, used by organizations to produce and keep track of electronic mail and other electronic documents.

It says Texas-based Vignette brings technology that will enhance Open Text's product line.

FlowTracker Analytics develops depositor behavior tracking software for banks

YTA Admin — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:57:34 GMT

Toronto,, Ontario (PRWEB) April 16, 2009 –

FlowTracker Analytics Inc. revealed they have developed customer behaviour tracking software for banks that analyzes the flows of funds within customer relationships. Research based on 1 million US households over a 3 month period, shows that 30% of all account balance changes are funded by transfers between customers’ accounts. This discovery will dramatically alter the industry’s understanding of customer behaviour, as well as marketing, sales and service performance by separating internal from “new” money flows for the first time.

FlowTracker Analytics seeks to answer the basic questions of bank portfolio management – who, what, when and where changes have happened– without complex and expensive transaction mapping and analysis. The result is their patent pending FlowTracker bank portfolio analysis software, which does just what it says – it tracks flows within, into and out of portfolios of customer accounts.

A unique feature of this analysis is that it enables bankers to see flows between accounts, products and branches that belong to the same customer as internal flows (product substitution and cannibalization), distinguishing them from money coming into or leaving their bank (real sales and attrition). Since 30% of flows are internally funded, this information is critical to understanding sales, attrition, product performance, branch performance and customer behaviour.

FTAI’s President David McNab, a Chartered Accountant is the lead thinker behind this innovation. Since the 1980’s he has been developing analytics and insights for the Financial Services Industry, and has published a number of authoritative articles on management, measurement and customer intelligence methods for the Canadian Marketing Association and the American Management Institute for Financial Services. His thinking turned to customer flow of funds as an extension of the industry’s adoption of customer centric measurements.

“Since the 1990’s banks have been slowly assembling an understanding of each customer as a business relationship. They first developed balance sheets assembling a customer’s accounts together. Next they built customer profitability, which is really a mini income statement for each customer. What we’ve developed is the flow of funds statement that completes the picture of the customer’s relationship with the bank” says McNab.

Knowing these flows touches many aspects of bank management, including product performance analysis, branch location analysis, sales force compensation, predictive modeling, target marketing, customer segmentation and even the dialogue the bank can have with individual customers. “FlowTracker produces a kind of corporate memory, sorting out what is important from what is not” says McNab. “It enables a banker to understand and discuss changes in a customer’s relationship over time without having to work through thousands of transactions to get to the essence of what is changing, how fast and in what direction. The chance to screen 30% of the volume out of contact management lists because they are false positives should also grab the attention of field managers everywhere”.

The latest version of FlowTracker software enables bank management to understand how customer banking relationships change over time. FlowTracker version 1.5 creates transaction-like “events” that reflect individual money management decisions. These events reveal money flows into and out of customer accounts as well as inter-branch and inter-product cannibalization and product substitution. Flows from cannibalization typically amount to 30% of account growth in a bank. Knowing what customers are really doing with their money will profoundly impact bank marketing and sales strategies.
Toronto,, Ontario (PRWEB) April 16, 2009 –
FlowTracker Analytics Inc. revealed they have developed customer behaviour tracking software for banks that analyzes the flows of funds within customer relationships. Research based on 1 million US households over a 3 month period, shows that 30% of all account balance changes are funded by transfers between customers’ accounts. This discovery will dramatically alter the industry’s understanding of customer behaviour, as well as marketing, sales and service performance by separating internal from “new” money flows for the first time.
FlowTracker Analytics seeks to answer the basic questions of bank portfolio management – who, what, when and where changes have happened– without complex and expensive transaction mapping and analysis. The result is their patent pending FlowTracker bank portfolio analysis software, which does just what it says – it tracks flows within, into and out of portfolios of customer accounts.
A unique feature of this analysis is that it enables bankers to see flows between accounts, products and branches that belong to the same customer as internal flows (product substitution and cannibalization), distinguishing them from money coming into or leaving their bank (real sales and attrition). Since 30% of flows are internally funded, this information is critical to understanding sales, attrition, product performance, branch performance and customer behaviour.
FTAI’s President David McNab, a Chartered Accountant is the lead thinker behind this innovation. Since the 1980’s he has been developing analytics and insights for the Financial Services Industry, and has published a number of authoritative articles on management, measurement and customer intelligence methods for the Canadian Marketing Association and the American Management Institute for Financial Services. His thinking turned to customer flow of funds as an extension of the industry’s adoption of customer centric measurements.
“Since the 1990’s banks have been slowly assembling an understanding of each customer as a business relationship. They first developed balance sheets assembling a customer’s accounts together. Next they built customer profitability, which is really a mini income statement for each customer. What we’ve developed is the flow of funds statement that completes the picture of the customer’s relationship with the bank” says McNab.
Knowing these flows touches many aspects of bank management, including product performance analysis, branch location analysis, sales force compensation, predictive modeling, target marketing, customer segmentation and even the dialogue the bank can have with individual customers. “FlowTracker produces a kind of corporate memory, sorting out what is important from what is not” says McNab. “It enables a banker to understand and discuss changes in a customer’s relationship over time without having to work through thousands of transactions to get to the essence of what is changing, how fast and in what direction. The chance to screen 30% of the volume out of contact management lists because they are false positives should also grab the attention of field managers everywhere”.

Toronto,, Ontario (PRWEB) April 16, 2009 –

Link to the Full Release
Visit FlowTracker Analytics.

Keeping Your Proposal Documentation Up to Date

YTA Admin — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 10:15:26 GMT

In response to the common request by existing and prospective clients for “proof sources” when purchasing new technology, most business-to-business (B2B) marketers have created “proposal packages”. These proposal packages give “weight” to the financials of a proposal both literally and figuratively by providing industry articles, a list of references, perhaps an industry award and a case study or two. The proposal package serves two audiences;

Purchaser

Most purchasers do not want to be on the ‘bleeding edge’ of new technology and want a reasonable sense of comfort that a product or service has already delivered on its promise for other organizations.

Vendor

Vendors want consistent messaging across every interaction that involves an existing or prospective client and have a vested interest in making sure that any published information given to potential purchasers supports the product or service’s value proposition.

The proposal package is meant to deliver on each of these counts and usually does when first published.

The challenge for most B2B Marketers is not in creating a proposal package but in maintaining it so that the information that it contains remains verifiable, relevant & recent. As soon as one item of information in the package is seen by purchasers and sales people as being unverifiable, irrelevant or dated, the entire package loses credibility. The most common reason that a proposal package is not maintained is that it is approached as a “project”, rather than a “program”. As a project, once the proposal package “project” is completed, marketing or sales operations staff are on to the next thing on their task list. Once it exists, the package remains in its original version since “it will do for now”. On the other hand, if it is managed as a program, it is viewed as something which is ongoing and can be monitored on a regular basis. Constant monitoring and maintenance will keep the information verifiable, relevant and current.

How can you keep your proposal package up to date?

- Assign responsibility
Ensure that someone in Marketing or Sales Operations is responsible in their performance appraisal for maintaining the proposal package.

- Document the maintenance process
Create a check list that must be completed on a monthly basis. The check list needs to include what to look for, where to look for it and who to contact within the organization. Without this, changes elsewhere in the organization may create voids and new employees will lack the ability to properly maintain the package.

- Create a visible and easy to use publication process
If there is an existing monthly sales channel newsletter or info package, make sure that it is used regularly to communicate updates. If you have a central repository of sales materials, make sure that it is updated and old versions are archived or purged.

- Acknowledge providers of information
People love to receive recognition whether they are sales people or administrative support workers. Publicly thanking contributors maintains visibility for the program.

- Acknowledge successes
Publish the names of those responsible for big wins. Create press releases if applicable and possible.

- Maintain access to sources
Make sure to maintain subscriptions to industry sources of information. If case studies are a critical part of your package, ensure that a program is in place to identify potential subjects and thank employees and clients for their participation

The proposal package is an invaluable sales tool that is worth allocating resources to - either internal or external – in order to ensure that the information is:

Verifiable, Relevant & Recent!

Link to the Full Release
Visit Moddocs Communications

Web Site Content - The Importance of Being Current

YTA Admin — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 10:13:41 GMT

When was the last time that you did a thorough review of the content of your web site to ensure that its content was current, accurate and consistent?

A typical web site contains outdated material or lacks the most recent marketing and corporate information within 3 months of being launched. A quick review of corporate web sites will show that many sites haven’t been updated in years! The most common reason for this is that the ongoing responsibility for maintaining web site content is not specifically assigned to anyone. If it is assigned, rarely is it considered a priority to which time is allocated on a weekly or monthly basis.

Web site development is commonly seen as a project. If the site is developed and hosted internally, the IT department is most likely responsible but their concern is server uptime not content. If the development and hosting has been outsourced, a similar situation exists whereby the ongoing concern and what is provided through the maintenance contract is uptime and redundancy in the case of a server failure.

Why should you be concerned if your web site isn’t up to date?

Your company’s web site is the ‘public face’ of the company and the primary source of initial information for prospective purchasers of your products and services. Existing customers often visit a supplier’s site to look for new developments and news. Stale and incorrect information leads to lost confidence and frustration for prospects and clients.Is so little happening at your company that you have nothing to add to your site on a monthly basis?

You should also look to your web site to see if you have consistency in your messaging. Is your value proposition consistent and at the forefront of each of the marketing materials on your web site and with the web site content itself? If not, visitors to the web site will not get the message that you intend.

Web sites are a lot like automobiles;
- they can range in price fantastically,
- they can have specific uses,
- they are most impressive and most useful when properly maintained.

Don’t assume that your monthly web site “maintenance” fee provides anything more than a guarantee of up time. Your maintenance fee buys you a 24 hour a day presence but the impact of that presence requires maintenance as well. If you want to guarantee impact, call Moddocs.

Link to the Full Release
Visit Moddocs Communications

AxiDotNet Release 1.0 Annoucement

YTA Admin — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 11:03:39 GMT

Toronto, ON, Canada — January 22, 2009 — AxiomFount Inc. today announced the availability of AxiDotNet release 1.0. The AxiDotNet family of solutions enables the use of Microsoft .NET™ Micro Framework 3.0 and Visual Studio® tools for Analog Devices Blackfin® processors by providing seamlessly integrated Blackfin specific and optimized libraries. AxiomFount will deliver AxiDotNet solutions ranging from standard configurable developer packages to full custom solutions.

AxiDotNet release 1.0 provides the worldwide community of application developers the first of numerous integrated .NET Micro Framework based solutions granting easy access to high-performance signal processing on convergent Blackfin processors through use of Microsoft’s widely adopted Visual Studio development tools.

"We are excited about the opportunity to use .NET Micro Framework with Blackfin processors, and are impressed by the capabilities of the AxiomFount team for providing solutions that will enable numerous applications and products," said Colin Miller, Product Unit Manager for the .NET Micro Framework at Microsoft.

"The Blackfin community is very interested in the capabilities that Microsoft .NET Micro Framework presents. These include tremendous ease of use and the ability to utilize application developers and embedded engineers with no DSP experience to build advanced applications, GUIs and interfaces on Blackfin hardware. AxiomFount’s system integration expertise and in-depth knowledge of Blackfin is the key to making this possible," said Tony Zarola, Product Line Manager, in the General Purpose DSP group at Analog Devices.

"We are pleased to work with Microsoft and Analog Devices to provide solutions that bring together the benefits of .NET Micro Framework and capabilities of Blackfin processors;" said Massoud Hadjiahmad, Co-founder & CEO of AxiomFount Inc. "We envision great opportunities in making our AxiDotNet solutions available, and remarkably easy to use, for Blackfin-based developers across many applications and markets."

AxiDotNet solutions combine programming abstractions provided by the .NET Micro Framework with optimized, configurable and customizable Blackfin specific AxiDotNet libraries to jumpstart the development of embedded products, considerably simplifying the task of dealing with embedded peripherals and enabling development of application-rich products in a significantly shorter time.

Link to the Full Release
Visit AxiomFount Inc.

Executives on Demand® Expands Into Technology and Manufacturing Sectors

YTA Admin — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:01:32 GMT

Toronto, Canada, December 20, 2008 --(PR.com)-- DJP Management Inc. is expanding its Interim Management consulting service, Executives On Demand®, to include technology and manufacturing sectors.

Designed for small- and medium-sized businesses, Executives On Demand® supplies experienced executives and senior managers for interim and retainer based agreements. Business disciplines include: General Management, Sales & Marketing, Operations Management, Information Technologies, Human Resources, and Financial Services.

"Interim Managers offer a unique value proposition" says Dan Pelletier, President of DJP Management Inc. "Many business leaders fail to capitalize on business opportunities because they lack the skilled resources needed to move quickly on new ideas and market opportunities. For many others the timing of bringing on new resources is tied to budget restrictions, recruiting fees, potential signing bonuses, severance payments for mismatched hires or terminated projects."

Pelletier cites the top three benefits of using interim executives: (1) interim executives can begin within days, not months as compared to normal recruiting and hiring; (2) the experience and knowledge of our interim executives is broad, bringing valuable coaching/advisory support to engagements; (3) interim executives bring a laser-focus to engagements and achieve quick results as they are not drawn into office and career politics.

Executives on Demand.pdf
Biznovations - DJP Management Inc.

Biznovations - New On-Demand Consulting Service

YTA Admin — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:03:35 GMT

Toronto, Canada, December 11, 2008 --(PR.com)-- DJP Management Inc. introduces Biznovations, an on-demand consulting service that helps business owners increase sales and reenergize their businesses.

Specializing in small and medium sized companies, Biznovations focuses on sales performance, marketing effectiveness, and business planning and execution. Biznovations combines innovative solutions along with industry best practices to bring sustainable growth to an organization.

"The problem of poor sales performance is multi-dimensional," says Dan Pelletier, President of DJP Management Inc. "Many business leaders fail to apply strategic thinking when developing their goals choosing instead to go solely with their gut instincts. The problem is compounded when they fail to commit their planning to written and executable business plans."

Pelletier cites the top five indicators why businesses need to reenergize themselves: (1) sales revenues are flat or falling; (2) declining market share; (3) a growing need for price discounting or freebies; (4) increasing expenses and shrinking margins; and (5) tired or out of date product/service offerings.

“Our service is scalable to match each client’s specific needs,"Pelletier says. “First we analyze key business indicators, review marketing initiatives, and evaluate existing sales processes. Next we combine industry best practices with selected tools and processes from the new selling world of Sales 2.0. We utilize our client’s staff and resources as much as possible to ensure knowledge transfer and long term retention of new processes. "

New On Demand Service.pdf
Biznovations - DJP Management Inc.

Science Experts forms strategic partnerships with CA firms

YTA Admin — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:19:42 GMT

Oct 21, 2008 - Science Experts Consulting Inc. is a leading service provider for assessments of eligibility to annual government cash rebates refunded to the businesses involved with development of new procedures, products, or testing of new materials. We provide consultations, technical writing and tax amendment services as per the needs of our clients.

This week, Science Experts Consulting reported on a strategic long-term alliance with Accounting Plus, Thornhill based accounting firm, helping to effectively secure the government funding for its clients in various industries. On previous engagements, Science Experts Consulting Inc. and Accounting Plus Financial services have acted on SR&ED claims for clients in Computer Software and Hardware as well as Metallurgy sectors.

During the past year, our management team put a specific emphasis on a development of business relationships with Chartered Accounting (CA) practices across GTA and the northern Ontario, seeking to expand and enhance their scope of activities.

Link to the full release document
Visit Science Experts Consulting Inc.