Structural Integrity Associates, Inc.’s Acquisition of ANATECH Corporation Combines and Expands Nuclear Fuels and Structures Engineering Expertise

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Thursday, March 7th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Structural Integrity Associates, Inc. announces the acquisition of ANATECH Corporation, an industry leader in engineering and scientific consulting.

Founded in 1978 and based out of San Diego, California, ANATECH Corporation is a leading engineering consulting firm for nuclear fuels and structures solutions. Their key clients are in the power plant industry and also include the United States National Laboratories.

Structural Integrity Associates, Inc. (SI), headquartered in San Jose, California, is a 30 year old, employee-owned engineering consulting company. Structural Integrity has a dozen offices across the US, including four international sites. Their renowned integrated services include license renewal, nondestructive examination, as ... Read more »

Evaluation of 21 Leading SaaS IT Service Management Vendors

EDINBURGH, Scotland - Thursday, March 7th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Axios Systems, a leading provider of IT Service Management solutions, today announced its inclusion in the "Market Overview: SaaS IT Service Management Tools” report published by Forrester Research, Inc.

The Forrester report assesses 21 ITSM vendors then segments them by target market as well as level of customer success. The report divides ITSM vendor solutions into three market types: Enterprise, Upper Midmarket, and Lower Midmarket. Forrester Research placed Axios Systems’ assyst in the Enterprise category.

Forrester lists certain key benefits that SaaS ITSM solutions provide: initial lower total cost of ownership, simple implementation, reduced support needs, greater opportunity of use, and higher user satisfaction. To ensure these benefits can be experienced, Forrester suggests that companies focus in three core are ... Read more »

MILWAUKEE - Wednesday, March 6th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- For the fifth time, the Ethisphere Institute has named Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK) as one of the "World’s Most Ethical (WME) Companies,” a recognition that highlights companies that outperform industry peers when it comes to business ethics. The Ethisphere Institute is a leading international organization dedicated to the creation, advancement and sharing of best practices in business ethics, governance, anti-corruption and sustainability.

"The 2013 WME companies are those that truly embrace ethical business practices and demonstrate industry leadership, forcing peers to follow suit or fall behind,” said Alex Brigham, executive director of Ethisphere. "More companies applied for the World's Most Ethical Companies recognition this year than any year in the past, which demonstrates that ethical activity is an important part of many of these companies' business models.”

"It’s because of the deci ... Read more »