Leading Project Management Organizations Combine to Deliver Expanded Access to Knowledge and Networking


NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. - Tuesday, January 14th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Project Management Institute (PMI), the world’s leading not-for-profit membership association for the project management profession today announced the acquisition of ProjectManagement.com and ProjectsAtWork.com; two of the largest online resources for project managers and professionals. For more than a decade, both websites have provided project managers with access to a broad range of tools and templates, PMO events and one of the most vibrant and diverse global online communities for professionals in project management. ProjectManagement.com was formerly Gantthead.com.

"The combination of PMI, ProjectManagement.com, and ProjectsAtWork.com bring greater opportunities to the 51 million people around the globe who are engaged in the management of projects. Together, we will deli ... Read more »

getplanning to expand to nearly 200 Connect+ properties around the world

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MCLEAN, Va. - Tuesday, January 14th 2014

Continuing to make connections and large-scale events easier, Hilton Worldwide invites meetings professionals to check-in to the cloud. Today the hotelier announces the deployment of getplanning™ – an interactive planning platform created by experienced meeting professionals – to its portfolio of Connect+ properties globally. Using secure cloud-based technology, getplanning allows planners to connect with hotel staff, vendors and partners in real-time, making event management easier and keeping everyone on the same page.

"We’re always listening to meeting professionals around the world as we evolve our tools and services to deliver successful events for them and their clients,” said Mark Komine senior vice president, sales Americas, Hilton Worldwide. "We believe strongly in the value of personal relationships and thi ... Read more »

Acquisition Will Immediately Augment Cegedim’s Multichannel Capabilities by Enabling the Offering of Integrated, Reliable and Compliant Solutions

PARIS - Tuesday, January 14th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Cegedim Relationship Management today announced the acquisition of Kadrige, the leading provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) e-detailing and collaborative solutions. Kadrige solutions will integrate seamlessly with Cegedim’s Mobile Intelligence customer relationship management (CRM) suite or any other CRM platform, providing customers with state-of-the-art remote collaborative solutions which have long proven to be highly effective, compliant and stable in the increasingly regulated and rapidly evolving life sciences industry.

The Need for a Reliable and Compliant e-Detailing and Collaborative Solution Over 58% of life sciences leaders have ranked building multichannel engagement strategies to be extremely critical, very critical or critical.* Consequ ... Read more »

NEW YORK - Monday, January 13th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- MetLife (NYSE:MET) and Citigroup (NYSE:C) announced today that they have entered into a 10-year distribution agreement that will allow MetLife to provide credit insurance products to Citi clients in 15 markets through 2025. This agreement expands upon an existing distribution agreement between MetLife and Citi that will expire in 2015. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

Building on MetLife and Citi’s longstanding partnership, this new arrangement makes MetLife and its affiliates the underwriter or reinsurer of credit insurance products to Citi clients in 15 countries, 13 exclusively, across Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America through 2025. The products will be available to Citi retail bank and credit card clients in Australia, Argentina, Brazil, Bahrain, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Spain, Thailand and the UAE.
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Advent International and Essex Woodlands to finance the acquisition

BOGOTÁ, Colombia & SÃO PAULO - Monday, January 13th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Grupo Biotoscana SL, a pharmaceutical company based in Bogotá, Colombia, and majority owned by Advent International and Essex Woodlands, today announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire United Medical, a group of pharmaceutical companies based in São Paulo, Brazil, to create a leading specialty pharmaceutical company with commercialization capabilities throughout South America. The acquisition will broaden Biotoscana’s portfolio of innovative licensed products as well as its geographic sales and marketing capabilities by expanding into the $28 billion Brazilian pharmaceutical market.

United Medical is focused on the critical care market in Brazil and is partner to several large biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, including Gilead Sciences Inc. The combined company will focus on critical an ... Read more »