The CPM Value Matrix measures ability to deliver initial ROI and maximum value over time. BOARD likely to deliver the greatest potential returns.

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LUGANO, Switzerland. - Monday, May 19th 2014

BOARD International, vendor of the only unified solution for Business Intelligence and Perfomance Management, has been declared a Leader by Nucleus Research in the 2014 Corporate Performance Management Technology Value Matrix. Nucleus analyzed both the functionality and usability features of software vendors in the space and concluded that the integration of CPM with business intelligence as well as support for performance management across business units offers the most benefits to an organization.

"BOARD provides a high level of data maturity and analytics compared to most CPM solutions while supporting accelerated time-to-value across financial, strategic, and operational planning use cases. This maturity delivers high customer sa ... Read more »

SAINT PREX, Switzerland. - Monday, May 19th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) Ferring Pharmaceuticals marks World IBD Day (May 19th) with the launch of Guts4life (www.guts4life.com), a new interactive website with information, support and inspiration for people concerned with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, conditions known as inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). IBD describes a range of chronic diseases of the gastrointestinal system characterised by intermittent flares with debilitating symptoms that can affect a patient’s quality of life and lead to emotional distress and social isolation. Guts4life was designed together with IBD patients to provide support and encouragement throughout the IBD journey—from bowel symptom worries, to diagnosis, through managing and living with IBD.

"Being diagnosed with IBD can be a life changing event for the patient but also friends and family," said Dr. Johan Masure, Global Medical Director, Gas ... Read more »

SAN FRANCISCO - Monday, May 19th 2014 [ME NewsWire]
(BUSINESS WIRE) GLIDE is pleased to announce the 15th Annual eBay Charity Auction for Power Lunch with Warren Buffett. Offered through eBay, bidding for this year’s charity auction runs June 1 at 7:30pm PDT through June 6 at 7:30pm PDT.
Each year legendary investor and philanthropist Warren Buffett hosts just one charity power lunch to help support GLIDE’s programs. For the past 15 years, Buffett’s sustained commitment and the philanthropic spirit of the winning bidders have helped raise nearly $16 million to support GLIDE’s unwavering mission to help San Francisco’s residents in need.
The bidding starts at $25,000 and all bidders must pre-qualify prior to placing their bids at ebay.com/glide. The winning bidder may invite seven friends to join Buffett for lunch at Smith & Wollensky, “the quintessential New York steakhouse.” Over the years, the winning bids have ranged ... Read more »

BRUSSELS - Monday, May 19th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Arthur D. Little, the global consultancy linking strategy, technology and innovation to transform business, announces more than 20 new Partner recruitments and promotions. All new Partners are recognized thought leaders in strategy and innovation in their respective industries.

“At the end of 2011, we successfully concluded our Management Buy-Out and Arthur D. Little became a private Partnership. In 2012, we boosted our performance and in 2013 we have been accelerating our investment into growth, and are enthusiastic about adding more than 20 new Partners,” says Ignacio Garcia-Alves, the Chief Executive Officer of Arthur D. Little.

Since the company was founded in 1886, Arthur D. Little has been at the forefront of shaping the consulting industry and helping clients succeed in the “World of Innovation”. Arthur D. Little combines deep industry knowledge, creative methodolo ... Read more »

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Companies to jointly deliver a highly secure, end-to-end managed M2M service targeting end-users across Energy, Utilities, Logistics and Enterprise sectors

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Monday, May 19th 2014

Thuraya Telecommunications Company, a leading Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) operator and ViaSat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) have signed a partnership agreement to develop and launch a dedicated Machine-to-Machine (M2M) platform combined with M2M specific products and commercial packages. Together, the companies will leverage their respective strengths to create a highly competitive offer for the satellite M2M market. The Thuraya/ViaSat M2M solution will be a highly secure, end-to-end managed service boasting a low Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) over the lifetime of an M2M project. The M2M service is ideal for end-users across the energy, utilities, logistics and enterprise sectors, among others.

M2M will be a key growth engine ... Read more »