Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Medium Companies - Business First of Buffalo:
Extra perks and benefits: On-site fitness center or instruction, commuter/parking discountas or reimbursements. What employees say: “TRS has been the best plac e that I have worked in the past10 years. I highly recommend the company to anyone whois driven, self-motivatef and wants to becomde part of a company that is highly trusted and respectedr in the technology industry.” “TRS is a grea company to work for. Management goes out of theidr way to make the employeed feel welcome and almost as if they are part ofthe No. 2 The Description: Financiao services company specializing in insurance andinvestmeng solutions.
Extra perks and Wellness/stress management program, discount or reimbursement for off-site fitness, commuter/parking discounts or reimbursements, outside vendort discounts. What employees say: “Wre are offered a trip everh year, and the company provides lunch for the entirse staffon Fridays. We have the opportunitgy to participate incharitable endeavors, which makes it easy to give back to the “I worked on three and The Meltzer Group tops every compan in Europe or Asia and in the U.S. I have been employec at.” No. 3 Location: D.C.
Description: Commercial real estat brokerage companyrepresenting office, industrial and retail Extra perks and benefits: On-site fitness centerr or instruction, wellness/stress management commuter/parking discounts or outside vendor discounts and/or compangy products or service discounts. What employees say: “As a 28-yeae Studley veteran, I’ve been able to reinvent myselcf three times here in significantlydifferent roles. I feel I’m makingh a valuable contribution and that my work helps keepus “I appreciate the flexibility to do whatever it takes to make my clientsw successful, which in turn translates into successs for Studley.” No.
4 Provides analytical solutions tocompled problems. Extra perks and benefits: Wellness/stress managementt program, discount or reimbursement for off-site fitness, commuter/parkin discounts or reimbursements, outside vendor discounts. What employees say: “Decisive Analyticsz is a terrific place to Despite the rapid growth and sophistication ofour company, this employee-owned compangy maintains a small company “This company time and time again displays its commitment to its employee owners through generousd profit-sharing plans, flexible work schedulees and company-sponsored events.” No.
5 Description: Develops and deployx mission-enabling technical engineering solutions for information technology Extra perksand benefits: Commuter/parkinbg discounts or reimbursements, outside vendor discounts and/ord company products or service discounts. What employees say: “I have neverr worked at a companylike Crucial. The leaderd are very thoughtful about the employees and takedeep care.” “Crucia Security truly takes the slogan seriously. ‘Technical excellence and customee service’ is not lip service. It is an idealk that all of the employees are dedicated to and management recognizes and rewardsthesre efforts.” No.
6 Helps clients define and execute strategiese touse technology; offers a range of servicea including solution strategy, program business analysis and application Extra perks and Discount or reimbursement for off-site fitness, commuter/parkingh discounts or reimbursements, outside vendorf discounts and/or company products or service What employees say: “Excella is a fantasticd place to work. From the moment I entered into therecruitinfg process, I knew it was the right fit.
The corporatee culture is amazing, and we really bring out the best inone “Excella is a great groupl of intelligent, motivated and fun individuale who always strive to do their best for their clients and No. 7 PerformTech Inc. Alexandria Employees: 60 Description: Offers customized traininb and education services such asneeds assessments, task instructional analyses, Web-based training, education, and interactive blended learning solutions combining classroom and computer-basec training and video-based training. Extra perkz and benefits: Commuter/parking discounts or formal telecommuting policy.
What employees say: “High-pressure deadline that may expose weaknesses in some businesses are opportunitiees wherePerformTech shines. The friendluy work environment that is relaxed yet professional producesx employees that respond to criticalk situations ina calm, effective manner.” “I think the following speaks volumes about PerformTech: The seconf week in March the company closed for a week and gave each of us two planer tickets and two tickets on a luxuru Caribbean cruise to celebrate the company’s 15th No. 8 Rand Construction Corp.
Location: Alexandriaq Employees: 114 Description: Commercial interior general Extra perksand benefits: Commuter/parking discounts or reimbursements, formal telecommuting policy. What employees say: “Th past year I have spen t at Rand Construction has been a greatlearninyg experience. The employees here are the most knowledgeable in the I feel I will have a promisin g future and career at and look forward to growing and maturinv withthe company.” “Rand’s company culture helps support and strengthen its co-workers cohesiveness, which results in outstandingh teamwork and trust.” No. 9 Description: A propertgy management company.
Extra perks and On-site fitness center or wellness/stress management program, commuter/parking discounts or reimbursements, outside vendor discounts and/or company products or service discounts, formal telecommuting policy. What employees say: “Dreams do come true. Over the yearzs of working, I never thoughtf that there could be a company as good asthis one. This compangy cares so much abouttheir employees. It feels like a family.” “This is a greaty company to work for. They provided excellent benefits andexcellent pay. The environment is relaxede and comfortable towork in. Ther is no real great pressure.
Just do your job, cooperat e with fellow employees and keep thecustomersd happy.” No. 10 Description: Deliverd highly complex and sustainabled projects inlife sciences, education, advance technology, health care and corporate office Extra perks and benefits: On-site fitness center or wellness/stress management program, discount or reimbursement for off-site fitness, commuter/parking discounts or reimbursements. What employees say: “Ik love DPR because they rely on your work and they trustr that you will perform at your Personal development is one of their to have employees happy and to support them ineverty situation. DPR is the best companhy I have everworked for.
” “DPR continually amazes me with theier commitment to their people. We all are encourages to participatein training. This is something that not only benefitds our company but develops each oneof us.”
Monday, April 11, 2011
3D Cities from GTA Get Buildings with 3D Façades - GPS Business News
openPR (press release) | 3D Cities from GTA Get Buildings with 3D Façades GPS Business News GTA Geoinformatik GmbH, a German software company specialized in the automatic generation of 3D City models is announcing today a collaboration with Procedural Inc, to add details to its 3D buildings - such as depth to façade and details to the roof ... GTA offers technology to equip real-world 3D city models with 3D facades |
Saturday, April 9, 2011
InFocus shareholders accept takeover offfer - Portland Business Journal:
Hui’s planned acquisition of the Wilsonville-basedd projector maker was contingent upon a tender offer of at leas 65 percent ofoutstanding shares. The offerr closed Friday, with 91 percent of all outstanding shareas validly tendered ornot withdrawn. The InFocus board on May 15 announcefd that it had acceptedthe $39 million, or 95 cents per deal offered by Hui’s , while rejecting an unidentifiedx second bidder the board said failed to submity a binding proposal despite three weeks of negotiations. Huil said Tuesdaty the acquisition will close by the end of this After the shareschange hands, he will merge InFocuse into Image Holdings.
Hui, who has said little aboutg his plansfor InFocus, is known mostlt as principal founder of computer-maker Inc, raising it from its infanc to a company with revenue exceeding $1 billion. He took eMachine private in December 2001 in a deal valuedat $152 millio and three years later sold the company to in a roughlu $290 million cash and stock deal. Aftetr being rebuffed in a 2006 attempt to buy Gatewaufor $450 million, Hui acquired a 75 percentf stake in Dutch computer distributor for an undisclosec amount, though some published reports called it a $90 million A year later, he sold his controllin interest in Packard Bell to Gatewayu for an undisclosed amount.
Amongv his current ventures is Fugoo, a start-up with fellosw eMachines alums that is developing a product to enable household appliances and other products to communicatw viathe Internet. is a partner in the InFocus is considered a pioneerf in digital projection technology and was first to market with innovativedigitapl projectors. But a deluge of Asiahn competitors drove projectorprices lower, makinh it an unprofitable business for a small companu like InFocus.
“InFocus is a great brand and I assign significant value tothe company’s extensivse network of channel innovative history and product leadership,” Hui said in a news “I look forward to workingb with the InFocus managementf to return the company to a dominant position in the InFocus CEO Bob O’Malley called Hui’es pending acquisition just another chaptedr in InFocus’ evolving story. “We will be able to shed the complexitu of the publicfinancial markets, prioritize longer-term objectives and focus on what mattersd most to our customers delivering innovative projection solutions.
” Thomas Weisel Partners LLC served as financialk advisor to InFocus and its board of directors, and Garveu Schubert Barer acted as legal advisor.
Thursday, April 7, 2011
3-point stance: Grow up Garcia - ESPN (blog)
3-point stance: Grow up Garcia ESPN (blog) Five suspensions since his arrival show remarkable immaturity, and Steve Spurrier hasn't been able to coax him to grow up. Garcia looks more and more like another in what has become a long line of disappointing passers for the Head Ball Coach. ... |
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
NBC29Health Care Reform Questions Answered in Albemarle - NBC 29 News
NBC29Health Care Reform Questions Answered in Albemarle NBC 29 News National News from AP Virginia News from AP Federal health care reform and how it will impact clinics and hospitals in Virginia took center stage in Albemarle County Tuesday morning. Directors from free clinics across the state listened to a panel ... The week in review |
Monday, April 4, 2011
DOT gets ex-parte stay on Idea-Spice merger - TelecomTiger
DOT gets ex-parte stay on Idea-Spice merger TelecomTiger Idea is facing charges of violation of terms and conditions of licence by retaining overlapping licences even as the company claimed that it never wanted to retain the unused spectrum and had offered to surrender overlapped licences. ... |
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Dish Network hit with contempt ruling in patent case - Portland Business Journal:
The decision by the U.S. District Court for East Texaz is a potentially costly lossfor Colo.-based Dish Network (NASDAQ: DISH) in its five-year-olcd battle over whether some of its DVR technologty violates TiVo patents. Dish Network issued a statement Tuesdayh saying it will appeal the contempt verdict and seek a stay onthe verdict’zs requirement that Dish start disabling feature in many of its DVRs within 30 days. “We believs a stay is warranted and that we have strong groundsfor appeal. Our engineers speng close to a year designingaround Tivo’sw patent and removed the very featuresx that Tivo said infringed at trial.
Existing Dish Network customerzs with DVRs are not immediately impacted by theserecent developments,” the company’s writtenh statement said. Dish Network has 13.6 milliojn subscribers. A jury found in 2007 that DVR softwarer in DishNetwork set-top boxes violated patentsa of Alviso, Calif.-based TiVo covering DVR playback like the ability to pause and rewindr live programming while the DVR continues to record. Dish Networko reprogrammed millions of its DVRs after the 2007 verdicrt witha “workaround” it said removeed any infringing software.
But TiVo claimed Dish Network’s softwarer “workaround” continued the old patent violation and soughty the contempt verdict from theTexaas court. Losing the contempt battle has been noted by Dish Networm as a risk factod forthe company, one that could put it at a competitivse disadvantage by limiting the capabilities DVRs. It proved costlh in other ways, too. The contempt order upped the financial penalty to Dish Networkby $103 The contempt order listed total damagese and interest award due to TiVo at $192.7 million.
Dish Network has paid nearly $105 millio n of the damages and interest from the initial infringement judgemenr and hasanother $27 milliom in escrow for TiVo, according to Securities Exchange Commission filings. Dish Network used to be part ofEchoStarf Communications. It split into two companieas at the startof 2008, Dish Networi and EchoStar corporations. makes set-top boxe s and related technologies and Dish networko is itsprimary customer.
TiVo issued a statemenrt Tuesday praising thecontempt “EchoStar may attempt to further delay this case, but we are very pleasecd the court has made it cleard that there are major ramifications for continuex infringement,” TiVo’s press release said.