Norcross, GA (Vocus/PRWEB) January 09, 2011

An Oregon excavating contractor has found that a 2D guidance system from Leica Geosystems improves the productivity of an excavator by 30 percent when cutting slopes to a precise grade.

About a year ago, Pihl Inc., a grading and excavation contractor based in Banks, OR, bought the PowerDigger Plus guidance system from Leica Geosystems and fitted it onto a Kobelco 235 excavator. The system features a display screen in the cab that shows actual bucket position relative to the design grade.

“The guidance system has done a very nice job for us,” says Matt Pihl, owner of the company. “We use it to cut a lot of slopes. If you have a certain slope to cut, it has to be done precisely. You can make a big mistake if you make one gouge into the slope.

“The PowerDigger makes our excavator 30 percent faster when you’re on the final grade,” says Pihl. “But the best thing is that it eliminates a grade checker. That saves us significant money. And it’s safer, because you don’t have somebody walking around the moving equipment.”

Pihl recently used the guidance system to help cut a 1:1 slope involved in the site preparation for Progress Ridge, a 14-acre retail shopping plaza in Beaverton, OR. The big 1:1 slope measures 30 vertical feet from top to bottom and is 400 feet long. To cut the slope, Pihl used two excavators – a Komatsu PC 450 and the Kobelco 235 with the PowerDigger guidance system. The Komatsu began the mass excavation by loading two off-road trucks and building a bench about half-way down the tall slope.

Next Pihl positioned the Leica-equipped excavator on the bench and cut the 1:1 slope exactly to grade. “Then we cut out the first bench with the big excavator, and also used it to cut a second and final bench below the first,” says Tomas Zilka, Pihl’s surveying manager. “After that we could move the Kobelco down to the second bench and finish cutting out the slope.

Zilka is pleased with the PowerDigger Plus. “For our purposes it is absolutely perfect,” he says

For more information about Leica PowerDigger, go to http://portal.leicaus.com/e-Marketing/MachineControl/leica_powerdigger2d.cfm

Leica Geosystems – when it has to be right

With close to 200 years of pioneering solutions experience to measure the world, Leica Geosystems products and services are trusted by professionals worldwide to help them capture, analyze, and present spatial information. Leica Geosystems is best known for its broad array of products that capture accurately, model quickly, analyze easily, and visualize and present spatial information.

Those who use Leica Geosystems products every day trust them for their dependability, the value they deliver, and the superior customer support. Based in Heerbrugg, Switzerland, Leica Geosystems is a global company with tens of thousands of customers supported by more than 3,500 employees in 28 countries and hundreds of partners located throughout more than 120 countries around the world. Leica Geosystems is a member of the Hexagon Group, Sweden.

For further information please contact:

Andre Ribeiro

Director of Marketing

Norcross, GA 30092

E-mail: andre.ribeiro(at)leicaus(dot)com

Phone: (770) 326-9557

http://www.leica-geosystems.us

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(PRWEB) December 13, 2010

Multiple contents, lengthy articles and numerous pictures. How do you fit them in a single enewsletter? Those were the issues facing Temasek Foundation, http://www.temasekfoundation.org.sg, a non-profit philanthropic organisation established by Temasek Holdings, Singapore.

After the successful launch of Temasek Cares’ website, another organisation of Temasek Holdings, DezignQuest (DQ) was commissioned to provide assistance in designing and distribution of News@TF.

During the initial discussion, concerns were raised regarding the numerous materials to be included in a single issue. An overcrowding of content may result in lost of appealing factor for the e-newsletter.

Following deliberations and exploration of different ways of managing the concern, a decision was made to create a microsite residing within the organisation’s website. A microsite that hosts a mini website is able to feature contents in specific pages or sections. It also provides the opportunity for the installment of a slideshow featuring content-related pictures.

Building the microsite is a viable move for it provides a focused reading and the possibility of deploying interactive elements which increase the viewing pleasure.

Within a week, the emailer has recorded an extraordinary 50% open and 30% click-through rates which prove that the creation of the microsite was indeed a wise decision.

This update is brought to you exclusively by DezignQuest, http://www.dezignq.com. We specialise in creative+effective design on print, web and e-marketing to achieve high returns for our clients. Download our latest portfolio here: http://dezignq.com/works/dq-portfolio-new.pdf

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(PRWeb UK) December 13, 2010

UK-based email marketing provider, Mailvivo, has launched a seasonal campaign on Twitter (@mailvivo) to ask people to submit their details in order to receive a mini pear tree.

Based around an adapted version of the ’12 days of Christmas’ visitors to the site also get a selection of email marketing tips each day to help their business beyond the festive period.

Mark Gooding, Business Development Director at Mailvivo, comments, “It is a bit tongue-in-cheek, but we think the idea of giving away a pear tree supports the encouragement of responsible email marketing. A tree is like a mailing list. It is a living entity, best supported by organic growth and needs regular attention to bring it to fruition. We hope our clients and others will enjoy seeing their business and trees grow in 2011!”

Mark thankfully tells us that Mailvivo will be leaving people to source their own partridge.

Visit the 12 days of Christmas pear tree page via: http://www.twitter.com/mailvivo

About Mailvivo:

Mailvivo (http://www.mailvivo.co.uk) is a progressive Email Service Provider exploring new concepts and technologies to enable clients to intuitively create, manage and analyse effective e-marketing programs to build valuable and long-lasting relationships with customers and prospects. Mailvivo is based at Leatherhead, Surrey, just outside London, UK. For additional information, please visit http://www.mailvivo.co.uk.

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Orinda, CA (PRWEB) April 30, 2012

Ever since the advent of the Internet, more and more businesses have started offering services online. Companies feel this will make the shopping process less complicated and time saving for their clients. In the process, it will also help the companies to generate significant revenue from web users.

With the steady rise in the number of companies and agencies offering services online, the key lies in ensuring that a company’s website garners sufficient mass attention. Unless this is achieved, even companies offering the best services and products might go unnoticed. This makes optimization and other attention-grabbing features of websites extremely important and necessary. Through proper Search Engine Optimization (SEO), the visibility of a company’s website is enhanced. When this happens, a website is able to attract a lot of traffic or visitors. These visitors can then be turned into customers. The development of any company website without the proper integration of SEO features therefore undermines the company’s online marketing potential.

Creative Media Web is one of such companies that integrates the most appropriate SEO and other attention-grabbing features in the design or redesign of websites. Not only has this company been developing websites for over a decade, Creative Media Web has recently launched a new line of design templates compatible with Microsoft Word, Publisher, and Apple iWork Pages.

Templates are available for the wedding and memorial industry but can also be used for other occasions, if desired. Branding for the templates are noted under The Wedding Program Site and The Funeral Program Site.

The easy to use templates help create programs of any layout for these special occasions. You do not need any graphic design skills with amazing professional results. All templates are available for immediate download with a huge inventory of styles and themes.

Aside from being credited for having developed a good number of highly professional and search engine friendly websites over the years. The company, well equipped with experienced and dedicated workforce understands the needs and aspirations of clients all over the continental United States. Their range of services covers most aspects of SEO solutions including:-

Ecommerce, Real Estate and Business Web Development

Audio/Video Streams

Flash Banners and Headers

Content Management

Church and Non Profit Websites

Funeral Program Business Websites

Located in the East Bay Area of San Francisco, Creative Media Web Company specializes in website design for different types of businesses. Creations are innovative, appealing and customized in strict accordance to clients’ requirements. With years of professional experience, websites are competently and easily developed for user-friendly web portals.

Merely putting a great product or service on your website is not sufficient to reap dividends. To be successful, websites needs to have proper interactive communication channels such as allowing the sharing of views and customer feedback. Creative Media Web Company takes this to be their business motto and tries to work to achieve this accordingly.

Their creations and new line of program templates have enjoyed positive responses from clients. The fact that Creative Media Web has been successful in fulfilling the expectations of a large section of their clients can be understood from the words of a representative from one of their clients, who testifies as follows; “All I can say is Carole and Creative Media Web ROCK! My website is “simply beautiful” as promised. Have a look. Thank You Carole for all your hard work and patience with a first time e-commerce site owner. You have been a true professional and an excellent teacher!”

This is also what one online retailer says: “I just want to say thank you for the wonderful templates you are now offering. It makes it so much easier on those of us who do not create designs for a living. It has been a pleasure to work with Creative Media Web.”

In addition to web development and template creation, Creative Media Web Company offers professional graphic design services. Transitioning into template creators was a natural progression since the company already houses many talented graphic designers.

Creative Media Web can be a great resource for todays business owner as well as individuals who are searching for wedding and funeral related printed materials.

McLean, VA (Vocus) December 13, 2010

Avectra, the industrys leading web-based association management software (AMS) provider, announced today a suite of new integrations and enhancements for netFORUM Pro for Real Estate Associations the companys, proven solution designed for the unique needs of REALTOR

Chicago, IL (PRWEB) January 10, 2011

DLS Internet Services announces the launch of its new website, TelephonyYourWay.com . The site is intended to promote the companys business Voice/Video over IP Hosted PBX service and underline general benefits of Hosted Telephony to modern business. TelephonyYourWay.com features extensive educational and technical resources and simple and easy to use service cost estimator.

The benefits of implementing a Hosted VoIP solution are spelled out:

Hampton Hill, London, UK (PRWEB UK) 30 March 2012

BIG, the leading UK name badge and business print specialist has teamed up with iconic UK artist and designer George Ioannou. Through this unique partnership, BIG now offers clients designer name badges that truly reflect their brand identity and values through artistic interpretations of the elements within their brand identity.

George Ioannou is the London-born artist specialising in pop art, who has taken the art market by storm with his simple interpretation of art with an attitude. His striking style of artwork and flawless product has given him recognition as a serious and highly collectable artist, with works covering memorable cult figures from the past and present. In 2007/08, Ioannou was listed within the top ten best selling and most collectable artists in the UK.

Through this close working relationship that has developed with George Ioannou, BIG Badges are able to offer clients the unique opportunity to have their staff name badges brought to life by George himself. As George said, Name badges are so important. You have an opportunity to differentiate yourself in front of your target audience, so why not say more about yourself as a company?

He continued, When I work with name badges, I feel I can evolve the image, making it more relevant to now and giving the companies a presence that engages with their specific customers. I believe that the name badge is just as important as a business card. I am not here to change the brand, only to enhance it.

Today, BIG supplies an extensive range of high quality permanent and re-usable name and ID badges, all designed to raise the value, visibility and prestige of client brands whenever they are used. Together with business print solution that include business cards, conference and other print material as well as corporate accessories, BIG products offer quality image-enhancing solutions that cater for all budgets and sizes of operation within the private and public sectors.

Emily Brouder, BIG Marketing Manager said, Name badges that have been designed by George Ioannou make a strong brand statement. He works with shapes, colours and emotions, enhancing the brand and creating a name badge that everyone wants to wear and has pride in showing off.

BIG name badges are already the badge of choice for customer facing staff in private and public sector, specifically corporates and organisations in leisure and hospitality, retail, security services, transportation, the health and caring industry and professional services. By providing such a unique opportunity, BIG is creating waves in the badge market with branded designer name badges that are a cut above the rest and will become a much coveted collectors item in the years to come.

The BIG investment in creative innovation and technology is ongoing and the company is constantly looking for ways to truly make a difference to the image enhancing properties of name badges. BIG processes more than two million name badges and 13 million business cards each year for companies of all sizes and across industries from its 11,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Ipswich. BIG also supplies smart cards, professional and re-usable eco-friendly name badges, wallets, lanyards and wrist-bands for conferences, events, festivals and sporting activities.

Notes for Editors:

BIG

BIG is part of the Brady Corporation, with operations in 22 countries, and distribution in over 100 others. BIG has worked for thousands of organisations of every size and in every sector. The print and manufacturing operation is located in Ipswich. Detailed biog information is available upon request. For a list of services and products, please visit http://www.big.co.uk.

E: marketing(at)big(dot)co(dot)uk

W: http://www.big.co.uk

BIG

5 Hampton Hill Business Park

High Street, Hampton Hill

TW12 1NP

George Ioannou

Since George Ioannou arrived on the art scene as a self published artist over a decade ago, he has been credited for making his style of artwork an acceptable and collectable technique within the market. This has spawned a whole generation of artists applying his style to walls and canvas all over the world.

Making it in to the top ten best selling living artists in 2007 was a huge and unheard of achievement for a self-published artist but Ioannou puts this down to exploiting a gap in the market that wasnt connecting with a certain group of society at the time.

Ioannous style has been created by a mixture of Andy Warhol and Comic book artists of the 80s. Infusing these styles helped Ioannou come up with his style and projected him into the art market as the collectable artist he is today.

However, a new decade ushers in new concepts for Ioannou, and 2012 sees him move his creative flare into the fashion and furniture industries with the objective of offering alternative concepts for the discerning and creative part of our ever changing society.

http://www.artrebellion.co.uk

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Ohio and WI (Vocus) December 13, 2010

Franklin University, one of the leading educators of working adults, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dustin Croft as Community College Regional Manager-Illinois of its Community College Alliance (CCA). As a former graduate level student who also worked in the Community College Alliance program in a variety of roles, Croft has twofold knowledge of the University that enhances his ability to promote the many opportunities available to community college students in the state of Illinois.

As Community College Regional Manager-Illinois, Croft will have responsibility for relationship-building and engagement of the following Franklin CCA member schools:

Piscataway, NJ (PRWEB) April 30, 2012

BeamaLife Insurance Company, top provider of online insurance and retirement products for physicians and business owners, is leading the way for purchasing insurance via e-commerce with the launch of it’s new website http://www.BeamaLifeInsurance.com. The website is scheduled to be released by the end of this week.

Over 48 million people in the US say they do not have enough life insurance, says Neil Jesani, CFP and President of BeamaLife.com. Families are not only losing out on the financial benefits of life insurance, they are risking the chance of not being able to recover financially should the worst case scenario occur.

With over 20 different types of life insurance programs available to consumers, over 1500 life insurance companies and myriad ways in which to maximize the use of life insurance, Jesani felt it was time to help educate investors about life insurance.

At BeamaLife, the first steps of the process are not to jump in and start selling. There is no one-size-fits-all in life insurance, says Jesani. A clients needs have to be evaluated and assessed, which we do via a combination of needs-based and human life value determinations.

Once a clients needs are assessed, BeamaLifes licensed advisors will present the various available options particular to that client and allow the client to choose. Upon selection of a life insurance product, BeamaLife completes the application(s) and sets up any medical office visits that may be required. BeamaLife will then submit all paperwork to the chosen life insurance company and walk it through the underwriting process.

The typical life insurance approval cycle takes anywhere from 4 to 8 weeks, says Jesani. With our expertise, experience and sophisticated technology, BeamaLifes approval time typically takes 2 to 4 weeks.

All BeamaLife advisors are selected after a thorough screening process. Once selected, advisors are required to complete rigorous state licensing and an initial 4 week intensive course on financial planning and life insurance training. All BeamaLife advisors are required to continue their in-house education by attending weekly workshops.

Life insurance is what we do. We know the pros and cons of all the products out there, and wanted to design a product that provides our term life clients with the life insurance they need and deserve for peace of mind.

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San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) December 14, 2010

Elanex, Inc., a leader in professional translation services and technologies, has announced a partnership with Milan based MailUp, a provider of email marketing and related e-marketing services.

The partnership integrates MailUp’s online platform with Elanex’s global translation production team. MailUp’s system for managing newsletters, SMS, fax, voice and ordinary mail is now connected by a direct link (through a web service API) to Elanexs global production system. This allows MailUp customers to submit a communication written in one language, and with one click, have a human-translated version delivered in one or more foreign languages. The process is both fast and cost-effective because Elanex technology connects over 32,000 professional human translators that are specialists not just in the language, but in the precise subject matter of the material to be translated. With worldwide operations, Elanex provides 24×7 coverage in over 100 languages, ensuring that MailUp customers can reach any market, any time.

“We are proud of this partnership with MailUp because both companies embrace technology to enhance service delivery,” said Donald Plumley, CEO of Elanex. “The MailUp platform enables their customers to effectively manage their multichannel marketing communications, while the direct connection to the Elanex platform enables us to deliver professional translation services faster and with higher quality. Multichannel marketing in the preferred language of the customer should be a winning combination for MailUps customers,” he concluded.

“In todays business world, technologies provided by MailUp give the opportunity to effectively reach, within seconds, a large and targeted customer base,” said Nazzareno Gorni, general manager of MailUp. “Thanks to the partnership with Elanex, now our customers can easily expand their marketing into foreign countries, with confidence their messages have been translated with total quality.”

About Elanex. Elanex is a global language services and solutions company that combines its industry-leading technology solutions with its network of 32,000 linguists to deliver top-quality translations at highly competitive prices. The company’s 12 offices around the globe include its headquarters in San Francisco along with offices in Europe, the Americas, Asia, and Australia. For more information about Elanex visit us at http://www.elanex.com.

About MailUp. MailUp is a multichannel direct marketing company born in Italy in 2002, and now counts a staff of over 30 people and a portfolio of over 2.800 clients. The company provides the best quality of service by keeping its platform constantly up to date and developing new features to follow customer needs and the latest web and marketing trends. In 2009 MailUp became an Official Referral Partner of Return Path