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Louisville, KY (PRWEB) February 22, 2012

Registration is open at http://www.apprapids.com/conference for the first AppRapids Conference, March 28, 2012, in Louisville, Ky. This one-day conference will bring together application developers, visionaries, and practitioners who will share their take on how apps are transforming the business and digital worlds. The primary goal of the conference is to share insights of experts in the field while fostering a collaborative environment between speakers and participants.

Apps have been integrated into every aspect of life on both personal and professional levels. However, a lack of knowledge, and consequently agency, exists among many app users and potential app creators. Apps have roots in the past, are impacting the present, and will construct the future. Conference sessions will range from planning and development to implementation and business implications. Speakers will provide details of real-life use cases, best practices and lessons learned.

Three keynote presentations will anchor the conference: Craig James, a partner in CatStrat, a break-the-mold management consultancy firm, will discuss how social media drives apps; Ric Manning, The Gizmo Editor, a technology columnist at the Louisville Courier-Journal, will present a case study on the Gannett App; and Doyle Friskney, Chief Technology Officer and Associate Vice President at University of Kentucky, will outline trends for the future of app development.

The conference will run from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. March 28 at WorkShop, the Creative Workplace, 1205 E. Washington Street #101, Louisville, KY, 40206. Conference sponsors include: Arnold IT, PolySpot, WorkShop, the Creative Workplace, and Interactive Media Lab.

Register by March 7 to receive an Early Bird Discount of $ 70. There are discounted rates available for students and Seed2020 members. Conference registration includes lunch and the end-of-conference networking reception. To register and view the schedule and speaker information, visit http://www.apprapids.com/conference-registration/.

About AppRapids

AppRapids is a new enterprise information service published Monday through Friday that covers enterprise infrastructure, solutions, and applications. Unlike other services, AppRapids focuses on important developments and provides critical comments about technology, products, and services. Providing space for discussions of apps-related issues is an important part of an the mission of AppRapids services. For more information visit http://www.apprapids.com.

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Barrington, IL (PRWEB) February 17, 2012

A panel of craft and hobby experts, journalists and celebrities chose KODAK Shoe Art Film as the winner of the Innovations Showcase at the Craft and Hobby Association (CHA) 2012 Winter Conference & Trade Show in Anaheim, Calif., held Jan. 29 through Feb. 1.

KODAK Shoe Art Film designed and developed by Shoe Attitude of Barrington, Ill., and based on Avatrex Technology by Utopia Digital Technologies allows anyone with a desktop inkjet printer to customize their shoes with any full-color image, whether its a photo, graphic design or pattern.

KODAK Shoe Art Film is a clear material that is printed in reverse on any desktop inkjet printer and then applied to the shoe. KODAK Shoe Art Film conforms to the shoes surface whether its leather, canvas or a synthetic material to create a seamless, personalized and wearable fashion statement.

“At CHA, we’re always looking for ways to showcase truly innovative product designs at our trade shows that can help shape the industry and spark new trends,” says CHA CEO Andrej Suskavcevic. “The creativity demonstrated by these winning companies in both their products and public displays helps set a standard for excellence at the show, and in the industry.”

Shoes can be personalized with KODAK Shoe Art Film in four simple steps: Prepare the artwork or design on a computer, print the image on any desktop inkjet printer, rub the glue stick onto the areas of the shoe to decorate, and apply the image. Once the artwork is sealed it conforms to the shoe and will stay put for weeks until it’s ready for a new design.

KODAK Shoe Art Film is easy to remove so that a new design can be worn every day. Show off school spirit, personal designs, a favorite pet, a favorite color, a favorite sports teams, or whatever it is that makes each person unique, says Andrea Atwater brand manager for Shoe Attitude.

Each KODAK Shoe Art Film kit comes with six 8 1/2 x 11 sheets of the material, an instruction sheet and a glue stick compatible with KODAK Shoe Art Film. The glue is non-toxic, will not ruin the surface of the shoes and can be easily removed for the next round of Shoe Attitude.

My kids had a blast using it and they made such fun, great shoes with the KODAK Shoe Art Film. It was very easy to use and adhered to the material very well. One of my kids used it on his leather basketball shoes and the other used Shoe Art Film on her canvas shoes. It didnt look like a sticker; it looked like the shoes were made that way, says Tracy Martino, a mom in Palatine, Ill.

For more information, including a video that shows exactly how KODAK Shoe Art Film works go to http://www.ShoeAttitude.com, and for instructional videos go to http://www.youtube.com/ShoeAttitude. For media inquiries, please contact Andrea Atwater at 847-772-0621 or email andrea.atwater(at)shoeattitude(dot)com.

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Cambridge, MA (PRWEB) February 16, 2012

Trajectory, Inc. today announced NOOK® editions of Stephen Hunecks iconic Sally series of childrens books. The series of seven stories includes the New York Times Best Selling title “Sally Goes to the Beach.” The eBooks are available for download at BN.com.

The Sally series chronicles the adventures of the Hunecks yellow lab. The stories include “Sally Goes to the Beach,” “Sally Goes to the Farm,” “Sally Goes to the Mountains,” “Sally Goes to the Vet,” “Sallys Snow Adventure,” “Sally Gets a Job and Sallys Great Balloon Adventure.” The stories incorporate high-resolution digital images of Hunecks classic woodblock prints and a heartfelt storyline that really captures the way Stephen interpreted the way dog’s think. Amanda McDermott from Dog Mountain narrated the series. Amanda worked side by side with Stephen and continues to work together with Gwen Huneck at Dog Mountain.

Education and entertainment are deep in Trajectorys DNA. We believe there is a timeless quality associated with the finest works of literature and art and we are committed to deliver these great works in the best way for people today to experience, said Jim Bryant, Trajectorys CEO.

Stephen Huneck was an internationally acclaimed painter, sculptor and printer as well as the creator of the Dog Chapel in St. Johnsbury, VT where he lived. Stephens widow, Gwendolyn Huneck, said I am ecstatic by the marvelous job Trajectory did in creating the NOOK version of the Sally series. Also, like Stephens artwork, the Sally series appeals to Sally fans of all ages. The project is especially meaningful to me since the eBooks became a reality through the hard work of our dear friend, Jim Bryant, and his team. Stephen must be smiling. I know I am.

According to Boston Magazine, The work of Stephen Huneck is like laughter enriching to life and uplifting to the soul.

About Trajectory, Inc. – Trajectory is a Cambridge based technology and marketing oriented publishing company that collaborates with leading authors, artists, and traditional publishers. Trajectory has over 100 eBooks and apps in production that are scheduled for release this quarter. Become a fan of Trajectory on Facebook.

About Stephen Huneck – Stephen Huneck (1948-2010) was an internationally acclaimed painter, sculptor, and printer, and the creator of the Dog Chapel in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, where he lived. His hand-carved furniture, sculpture, and woodcut prints are included in the White House Collection of the Smithsonian Institution, the collections of the American Kennel Club Library and the Museum of Folk Art, and many other prestigious museum and private collections. Stephen created the Dog Chapel, Gallery and workshop on Dog Mountain. The chapel and gallery are open daily as are the miles of trails.

The Sally series was originally published in print by Abrams. The printed editions are available in local bookstores and online through Barnes & Noble and other sites.

Press Contacts: Deb Beatty Trajectory, Inc. (617) 203-2160

One Broadway 17th floor, Cambridge, MA 02141 media(at)trajectory(dot)com

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New York, NY (PRWEB) February 13, 2012

Living in Digital Times today announced their summer event, Digital Health Summit: Exploring the Rx for Success, will be held on June 14-15, 2012 at the Omni Hotel in San Diego, CA. On the heels of a sold out, wildly successful Digital Health Summit and Conference at CES 2012, the two day summit/expo will take a deep-dive look at the elements of a successful digital health venture. Living in Digital Times will take a broad look at many of the products, services and ideas that are creating a robust new industry to serve the healthcare market.

The scope and pervasive reach of the digital health market was reflected at CES Digital Health Summit this past January with speakers from companies as diverse as Ford Motor Company, OptumHealth, Life Technologies, Frost and Sullivan, Pfizer, Qualcomm, UnitedHealth Group, Audax and FitBit.

Digital Health Summit: Exploring the Rx for Success picks up on these game changers and more. It includes workshop-styled sessions coupled with essential high-level discussions addressing digital health products and services and how they will lead to better managed healthcare, patient/doctor communication, shorter hospital stays and faster recovery time, lowered costs for health insurance, early prevention and detection, digital patient information records, and medical attention over distances. The Summit is about education and equipping those individuals, companies and organizations with the tools and connections they need to operate effectively.

The digital health revolution may be in full swing, but there’s a lot that needs to happen in order to create a new ecosystem for healthier outcomes, said Jill Gilbert, co-producer of The Digital Health Summit. Whether youre looking at the skyrocketing costs of medical care, the rise of obesity, diabetes and heart disease, or the complications of an aging population, one thing is clear: the status quo is no longer an option.

Mark your calendars for this important next step in the world of digital health. Register for the June event by visiting the application online http://digitalhealthsummit.com/summer-summit/ and follow us on Twitter @dhsummit to stay informed.

For more information about speaking opportunities, sponsorship, exhibit area or press credentials, contact Jill Gilbert at jill.gilbert@digitalhealthsummit.com.

Review press coverage from the Digital Health Summit held at CES 2012 at http://digitalhealthsummit.com/news/ and watch the videos from the conference: http://digitalhealthsummit.com/2012-videos/.

About Living in Digital Times

An umbrella group focusing on lifestyles, Living in Digital Times looks at digital solutions throughout lifes stages, providing opportunities to show and grow businesses through a deep understanding of the needs of lifes different segments.

Living in Digital Times produced six expos and conference summits at the 2012 International CES that showcased the latest innovations in different lifestyle segments: Kids@Play Summit; Mommy Tech Summit; Silvers Summit; Digital Health Summit; FitnessTech Summit; and HigherEdTECH Summit.

MEDIA CONTACT:

Jessie Barrett

Account Executive

lotus823

jessieb(at)lotus823(dot)com

732-212-0823

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London, UK (PRWEB UK) 10 February 2012

Leading technology group Invigia, the group renowned for their reputation management products and services, have hired dedicated business blogging agency The Blogshop to develop and implement a long-term business blogging strategy for two of their subsidiaries, Charter UK and managemycomplaints.com.

Following the launch of The Blogshop’s Best Blog Awards 2012, the strategy will commence in February 2012 for an initial period of nine months. The Blogshop is aiming to first and foremost develop the awareness of both brands through an increased level of communication between the companies and their customers, utilizing both regular blog posts and social media activity on several networks.

Furthermore, with the secondary aims of increasing website traffic and conversions from visitors into contacts, the business blogging strategy is expected to be the driving force behind future online activity for both Charter UK and managemycomplaints.com.

A group with several decades of experience across all of their subsidiaries, Invigia consulted with The Blogshop in late 2011, further to the development of new internal strategies that focused on a greater movement towards online customer engagement.

Head of Group Marketing for Invigia, Andrew Aldred explained As a leading technology group, we’re always looking to utilize the latest digital resources and with the primary focus of both subsidiaries being reputation management through effective customer engagement, the potential results of business blogging means it’s the perfect resource for us.

Rachel Pattison, Client Relations for The Blogshop, said Providing a great conclusion to The Blogshop’s first full year in operation, it’s fantastic to be working with such an established technology group on two of their brands and it’s even better to be working with a company that understands the importance of a long-term business blogging strategy!

About Invigia, Charter UK and managemycomplaints.com

Charter UK, the company behind complaint and feedback management system Charter Continuum and managemycomplaints.com, the world’s first specialist online customer complaint and feedback management service are both subsidiaries of Invigia, a leading reputation management group.

About The Blogshop

Founded in January 2011 by senior public relations and marketing specialists, The Blogshop is a specialist digital agency delivering business blogging services.

Aiming to form integral partnerships with organizations, rather than acting as an external resource, The Blogshop focuses on perfecting and developing a company’s online presence through the development and implementation of an effective business blogging strategy.

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Des Moines, IA (PRWEB) February 08, 2012

CDS Global, in conjunction with Des Moines-based social media consultancy Lava Row, is hosting a networking mixer and screening of Page One: Inside the New York Times on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012, at Fleur Cinema (4545 Fleur Drive in Des Moines).

Premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival and released theatrically the summer of that year, the documentary provides a unique glimpse into the Times’ new media fight for survival during the print crisis and how it successfully adapted to the digital age.

Kristin Runyan, chief information officer and vice president of product management at CDS Global, says, “Page One truly hits home with CDS Global as we partner with clients across the media industry to maximize their use of digital technology and help them monetize their content in a new-media world.” She adds that co-hosting the screening with Lava Row provides an opportunity to bring together our extremely talented local media and technology professionals. “This is a testament to the expertise and far-reaching influence of technology-driven companies based right here in Des Moines,” she says.

Nathan Wright, founder of Lava Row, believes Page One can provide valuable insight to CDS Global and locally based tech companies alike. “I watched Page One a couple of months ago and immediately felt that anyone who works in journalism, new media or at the intersection of both worlds must see this film. Page One will inspire and remind you that journalism is alive and well in an ever-shifting landscape,” he says.

Networking will be held from 6-6:45 p.m. Runyan and Wright will deliver introductions at 6:45 p.m. and the film will run from 7-8:30 p.m.

Admission is free. You must obtain tickets in advance at PageOneDM.EventBrite.com. The first 50 tickets ordered will include two free drink tickets, a small popcorn and a box of candy.

About CDS Global

CDS Global is a leading provider of outsourced business solutions to multiple industries, delivering an array of innovative and flexible eCommerce, order management, fulfillment, payment processing and marketing services. By maximizing the value of data, CDS Global effectively manages its clients interactions with their customers and creates a positive impact on the bottom line of its clients.

CDS Global is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hearst Corporation, one of the nation’s largest diversified media companies. Corporate headquarters are located in Des Moines, Iowa, with offices across Iowa and in Arizona, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom. Learn more at http://www.cds-global.com.

About Lava Row

Lava Row is a social media consulting and education firm based in Des Moines, founded by Nathan T. Wright in 2007. Lava Row helps large brands and corporations use social media to improve their communications and uncover new business opportunities.

Learn more at http://www.lavarow.com.

For more information, visit the Facebook event page. The event’s Twitter hashtag is #pageonedm. Please contact CDS Global’s Xochi Adamé at xadame(at)cds-global(dot)com or 515.471.5794 with additional questions.

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Dallas, TX (PRWEB) February 05, 2012

charlieuniformtango edited a new :60 spot for The Richards Group client HEB, titled, Out of This World Taste, to air during Super Bowl XLVI Sunday.

The truth is out there with the new commercial for Texas based HEB featuring a mystery crop circle and grocery cart tower, strange lights, moving objects, and an alien shopping HEB in a cowboy hat, with the tagline HEB products, everybody wants them, only Texas has them.

View the spot: http://www.interdubs.com/r/charlietango/?al=DQxDaL9&an=oFIbMV&e=kY0ZCbodb&t=1328211833

Credits:

Client: HEB

Title: Out of This World Taste

Agency: The Richards Group

Agency Producer: Debbie Koppman

Creative Director: Chris Smith

Art Director: Wendy Bouis

Copywriter: Brittany Sarrett

Production Company: Sugar Film Production

Director: Chris Smith

Postproduction Company: charlieuniformtango

Executive Producer: Lola Lott

Senior Producer: Jeff Elmore

Editor: Deedle Lacour

VFX Artist/Online: Joey Waldrip

On-Location VFX Supervisor: David Hannah

About charlieuniformtango

charlieuniformtango, full service post-production facility specializing in creative editorial, visual effects, audio mixing, digital production, excellent client service. charlieuniformtango also operates Liberal Media Films, a unique group of directors and DIGITANGO, a team of digital strategy gurus. Visit http://www.charlieuniformtango.com

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Nashua, New Hampshire, USA (PRWEB) February 03, 2012

Kentico-powered site Discover Ireland features comprehensive information and listings for Irish accommodation, activities, events, tourist attractions and Irish holiday special offers. The website was redesigned by Irish digital agency Tibus.

Tibus is delighted that Discoverireland.ie has been recognised as Global Winner of Kentico Site of the Year 2011. This site is the culmination of a lot of hard work by the teams in Tibus and our client Fáilte Ireland, the national tourism body for Ireland. The Kentico platform has been an amazing system on which to develop our end product; it has allowed us to innovate visually and technically with great support always available from the Kentico team. The feedback from site visitors and the Fáilte Ireland content team has been fantastic, with the site living up to the original vision of delivering a showcase for Ireland. said Rick McKee, Managing Director at Tibus.

Not only exciting graphics and a fantastic user experience make the Discover Ireland website unique and compelling. It also provides advanced features such as My Discoveries and Trip Planner that help visitors better plan their trips. I can clearly see why Discover Ireland is the main source of information for organising a holiday in Ireland, said Eva Palbuchtova, Marketing Specialist at Kentico Software. I am proud to congratulate Tibus, along with the entire list of winners of each category, who proved their exceptional skills in delivering first-class websites.

SDay.gr, an information source for the latest news, results, numbers, videos, interviews and commentaries from the world of sport, won in the category of Largest Site of 2011. It receives approximately 4.5-5 million page views per month and contains approx. 46.000+ unique pages. Dimitris Rakopoulos, Development Director at re|direct – cross media communication, the partner in charge of the Sday.gr site, said: SDay.gr is about all sports in Greece! We’re glad we’ve scored a homerun with this one. We have been working very hard to make this a successful project and this award is the cornerstone of our efforts.

Each year, the Kentico Site of the Year contest seeks out the best Kentico CMS website implementations worldwide. Based on customer feedback 3 special categories were added this year. Best Mobile Site, Best EMS Implementation and Best Cloud Development. There were 11 different industries and 6 special categories recognized this year. Winners in 10 of the industry specific categories and 1 special category (Best Design) were selected by online voting, while the rest of the special categories and the intranet category were selected by Kentico. Kentico thanks all of the many tremendous sites that have participated in this contest.

Here is the list of Kentico Site of the Year 2011 winners:

The Global Winner

    Discover Ireland site redesign (discoverireland.ie), implemented by Tibus, received the most votes of all the competing projects and also won in the category of the Best Travel Site.

Winners of the Special Categories

    Largest Site: SDay.gr (sday.gr) was selected as the winner with more than 4.5 million page views per month and approx. 46.000+ unique pages. This was implemented by re|direct – cross media communication, a Kentico Gold Partner.

    Best Integration: The Fox News Shop (shop.foxnews.com) won this category for its integration with the SAP ECC 6.0 interface framework. This was implemented by eCompanyStore LLC.    

    Best migration from another CMS: Lakewood Continuing Care Center (http://www.lakewoodcare.org) was chosen as the winner for its successful migration from Ektron. This was implemented by Lighthouse Web Solutions, a Kentico Gold Partner.

    Best Cloud Development: Florida’s Great Northwest Public Site (http://www.floridasgreatnorthwest.com) with an abundance of content is hosted on Microsofts Azure Cloud and the SQL Azure platform. This was implemented by Bit-Wizards.

    Best Graphic Design: Australian Academy of Cinemagraphic makeup (http://www.aacm.qld.edu.au) won in this category for its aesthetic use of Kentico CMS. This was implemented by The Famous Group.

    Best EMS Implementation: Barrett Steel (http://www.barrettsteel.com) won this category for effective usage of EMS key features, especially email marketing and customer segmentation capabilities. This is implemented by NetConstuct.

Winners in Particular Industries

    Best Community/Social Media Site: SurroundHealth, (surroundhealth.net)
Implemented by The HealthEd Academy

    Best E-Commerce Site: Purvis Beer, (http://www.purvisbeer.com.au)
Implemented by Get Started

    Best Education Site: Oxford University Press – Oxford Online Learning Zone, (primary.oolz.oupe.es)
Implemented by Obergine

    Best Financial Services Site: Kapitaalplaza, (http://www.kapitaalplaza.nl)
Implemented by Evident

    Best Government and Municipal Site: CzechTourism, (http://www.czechtourism.com)
Implemented by Sprinx Systems a.s.

    Best Healthcare Site: Sleep Disorder Center, (http://www.sleep-ksu.net)
Implemented by nord

    Best Non Profit Organization Site: San Francisco Opera, (sfopera.com)
Implemented by San Francisco Opera

    Best Travel Site: Discover Ireland site redesign, (discoverireland.ie)
Implemented by Tibus

    Other: Chiquita, (http://www.chiquita.com)
Implemented by WD Partners

    Best Intranet: IMG Models,
Implemented by Bit-Wizards

    Best Mobile Site: Immortals Movie Mobile App, (immortalsmovie.mobi)
Implemented by Seventyeight Digital

More information about the contest is available at: http://www.kentico.com/Customers/Site-of-the-Year/Site-of-the-Year-2011

About Kentico CMS

Kentico CMS is an affordable Web Content Management and Customer Experience Management solution providing a complete set of features for building websites, community sites, intranets and on-line stores on the Microsoft ASP.NET platform. It supports WYSIWYG editing, workflows, multiple languages, full-text search, SEO, on-line forms, image galleries, forums, groups, blogs, polls, media libraries and is shipped with 330+ configurable Web parts. Its currently used by more than 12,000 websites in 87 countries. The clients include Microsoft, McDonald’s, Vodafone, O2, Brussels Airlines, Mazda, Ford, Subaru, Samsung, Gibson, ESPN, Guinness, DKNY, Abbott Labs, Medibank, Ireland.ie and others.

About Kentico Software

Kentico Software (http://www.kentico.com) helps clients create professional websites, online stores, community sites and intranets using Kentico CMS for ASP.NET. It’s committed to deliver a full-featured, enterprise-class, stable and scalable Web Content Management solution on the Microsoft .NET platform. Founded in 2004, Kentico is headquartered in the Czech Republic and has offices in the United States (Nashua, NH and Seattle, WA) and United Kingdom (Reading area). Since its inception, Kentico has continued to rapidly expand the Kentico CMS user base worldwide. Kentico Software is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner. In 2010, Kentico was named the fastest growing technology company in the Czech Republic in the Deloitte Technology FAST 50 awards.

All product and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.

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San Jose, California (PRWEB) January 13, 2012

Follow us on LinkedIn The computer has come a long way since the mid 70s, from being a scientists toy to now becoming a critical productivity tool for businesses, and a full fledged infotainment device for public in general. Personal computers have enveloped every sphere of modern day activity with their sheer magnitude of multiple applications. However, the transitional phase in the computing industry was wrought with numerous technological innovations. PCs have transformed into a mainstream force, which has changed the way people conduct business. PCs, inclusive of notebook PCs, personal digital assistants, desktop PCs, tablet PCs, are now common tools of business and personal life.

Laptop and Notebook computers are the primary source of revenues for the world PC industry. Globally, notebook personal computers are increasingly outpacing desktop PCs in terms of features, computing power and price. Laptops consume up to 90 percent less energy in comparison to desktops PCs. With rising energy cost and the shrinking price difference between a desktop and laptop over the entire product lifecycle makes laptop a cost-effective solution than a desktop from a TCO (total cost of ownership) perspective. The growth of worldwide notebook computer shipments is being further fuelled by the increasing popularity of consumer models that are designed to cater to the need to be mobile and for personal customization.

Netbooks or mini notebooks are changing the way people think about the mobile broadband and Internet by enabling consumers to access photos, video, music, and much more, on-the-go. By combining the affordability of netbooks with cost-effective mobile broadband solutions, developers are bringing connectivity to the masses. As a result, netbook PCs will outpace sales of traditional notebook computers in volume terms. Gradually narrowing distinction between netbook PCs and notebook PCs, and cheaper price mean netbooks offer much greater variety and appeal to multiple demographics. Also, subsidies offered by telecommunication firms for signing mobile broadband contracts play a vital role in its uptake.

As consumers continue to embrace digital lifestyle, companies will create products that reflect the sophistication and mobility that is now a priority for enterprise and non-enterprise users alike. Portable computer systems will continue to shine in coming years as consumers continue to seek consumer electronic products they can use anywhere, anytime. An extreme example of this trend is introduction of Ultra-Mobile PCs (UMPC) that delivers comprehensive PC capability in ultra-light and small-form factors for on-the-move business users. Also, Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs) are expected to surface as a result of increased usage of Fixed Mobile Convergence (FMC). MIDs enable users to have data and high-quality voice capabilities for both professional and personal use resulting in rich Internet experience.

The personal computers industry is highly volatile and is characterized by strong competition, pricing pressures, changing customer preferences, rapid technological developments, competition from well-established high-tech and electronics companies and continuous disputes over intellectual property and antitrust. With a large number of competitors, the market is characterized by price pressures from competitors and price sensitiveness on part of the customers. Frequent product launches, changing industry standards, and high level of price competition in the PC market has resulted in short product life cycles and frequent reduction in selling prices. Manufacturers constantly face the risk of excessive inventories, due to the unpredictability of market conditions.

Asia-Pacific dominates the global market for personal computers and is forecast to grow at a healthy CAGR of 11.3% over the years 2010 through 2015. Driven by a strong performance in regional markets such as China, India and South Korea, Asia-Pacific is projected to be the fastest growing regional market for personal computers over the next few years. In the upcoming years, it is estimated that price reductions; growing usage of Internet across both non-professional as well as business communities worldwide; increased urbanization levels; literacy rate of adults; and population growth; will drive growth for PCs.

The research report titled Personal Computers (PCs): A Global Outlook announced by Global Industry Analysts, Inc., provides a collection of statistical anecdotes, market briefs, and concise summaries of research findings. The report offers a rudimentary overview of the industry, highlights latest trends and demand drivers, in addition to providing statistical insights. Regional markets briefly abstracted and covered include United States, Canada Japan, Europe (France, Germany, Russia, Spain, United Kingdom and Rest of Europe), Asia-Pacific (China, India, Indonesia, South Korea, and Taiwan) Africa and Middle East (Kuwait, Saudi Arabia). The report offers a compilation of recent mergers, acquisitions, and strategic corporate developments. Also included is an indexed, easy-to-refer, fact-finder directory listing the addresses, and contact details of companies worldwide.

For more details about this comprehensive industry report, please visit

http://www.strategyr.com/Personal_Computers_PC_Industry_Market_Report.asp

About Global Industry Analysts, Inc.

Global Industry Analysts, Inc., (GIA) is a leading publisher of off-the-shelf market research. Founded in 1987, the company currently employs over 800 people worldwide. Annually, GIA publishes more than 1300 full-scale research reports and analyzes 40,000+ market and technology trends while monitoring more than 126,000 Companies worldwide. Serving over 9500 clients in 27 countries, GIA is recognized today, as one of the world’s largest and reputed market research firms.

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Long Island, New York (PRWEB) January 12, 2012

For any customs brokerage firm to be successful, they must establish a wide ranging networking service in order to expedite freight around the world. These connections are vital to a customs brokerage firm as well as to the customers who utilize them.

This month customs brokers H.W. St. John & Company announce the launch of 2 new websites to display their services. They hired Long Island Web Design Company Benjamin Marc to design & maintain them. Kristin Hanel of H.W. St John & Company worked closely with CEO of Benjamin Marc, Anthony Savino, to design the new websites that will make it easier for clients to navigate. H.W. St. John & Company specializes in import & exporting freight internationally by air & ocean.

What is the reason for 2 websites?

H.W. St John & Company provide a lot of information of their websites to make it easier for potential clients to find them online not only in the United States but internationally as well.

What kind of information is on the websites?

The websites explain what importing and exporting is as well as the process in freight forwarding. H.W. St John & Company also provides power of attorney forms for clients to fill out to make it easier to start the process. H.W. St John & Company provides a tracking system on their website so clients can track their freight, this function makes it easier on customers to know when their package will arrive. For convenience H.W. St John & Company lists frequently asked questions for first time visitors to the website that may have questions regarding freight forwarding. The websites launched in December and have been getting great results in the search engines as well and being highly reviewed by customers. On Benjamin Marc’s website Anthony Savino mentioned “Working with H.W. St. John & Company has been a great experience and we look forward to a long lasting business relationship”.

H.W. St. John & Co. does all the paperwork for these companies. In fact, they are digitally connected to U.S. customs allowing them to quickly clear any freight through customs no matter where your company is located. There network of agents also allows them to conduct more services than just helping pass well through customs. H.W. St. John & Co. is one of a select few companies that can boast to have flourished for over 100 years. Their use of an advanced network of agents allows them to effectively coordinate goods all over the world.

For more information on H.W. St. John & Company call 516-596-4000 or visit them online.

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