| New Release of Primavera Evolve(R) Gives Executives and Managers a 360 ...
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Primavera Systems, Inc., today announced the latest version of Primavera Evolve, its market-leading resource management software. In this release, Evolve has expanded its financial, auditing, reporting and integration capabilities so that resource management information can be tied to other data sources across the enterprise to broaden the view that organizations have into their business operations. With Primavera Evolve (version 8.9), executives and managers ensure that the right people are working on the right projects at the right time. The result is a powerful 360-degree view enabling effective top-down planning, evaluating potential investments and selecting project portfolios based on the strategic alignment of the organization and its ability to execute.
Sentry Technology Wins Library Self-Service Contract
RONKONKOMA, N.Y., Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sentry Technology Corporation (OTCBulletinBoard: SKVY) announced today that the Calgary Public Library placed an order for an additional eight QuickCheck(TM) self-service kiosks. This is the fourth order for QuickCheck(TM) systems by Calgary following a public tender process. When the installation of the latest order is complete the library will have twenty-two self-service systems in service. QuickCheck(TM) operates in a similar fashion to a bank ATM. Patrons gain access to the library's circulation software via a user card and touch screen video monitor. A barcode or RFID chip on the book is read, security functions performed and a receipt is printed to tell the patron what books have been borrowed and when they are due to be returned.
Medco's move may spur Anson building boom
Medco plans to build the automated pharmacy, which it says will be the world's largest and most technologically advanced, on more than 25 acres at Anson Boulevard and County Road 450 South in Whitestown. Medco expects to break ground in March and open sometime in 2009. .
US Banks Sink to the Bottom of the Barrel on Latest Sustainability ...
Most US banks fail to disclose enough information on their social and environmental performance to qualify for analysis, and only four of 21 analyzed earned above D-level grades. SocialFunds.com -- The top-performers and the bottom of the barrel share the spotlight in the latest report from oekom research on the sustainability performance of global banks. Oekom is a Munich-based socially responsible investment (SRI) rating firm. Coming in first with a B grade is Australia-based Westpac (ticker: WBC.AX), followed by five banks earning a B-: UK-based Northern Rock (NRK.L) and Lloyds TSB Group (LLOY.L), Switzerland-based UBS (UBS),Germany-based HVB Group (HVMGY.PK), and National Australia Bank (NAB).
"Of the 77 banks and financial service providers we looked at, the leading institutions have seen which way the wind is blowing, and we can recommend these to people looking for an investment based on environmental and social criteria," said Dietrich Wild, the oekom analyst that authored the study.
BMD Watch: Israel plans Arrow-3
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 (UPI) -- The year 2007 was a year when several major powers served notice that U.S. weapons superiority in every field and class wasn't going to remain an uncontested monopoly. Analysis: China's ability to sustain war
Published: Jan. 4, 2008 at 8:30 PM
By ANDREI CHANG HONG KONG, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- Should a conflict break out across the Taiwan Strait, Taiwanese forces would face a grave shortage of ammunition after just seven days of fighting. Even though China has a much greater stockpile of ammunition than Taiwan, it would also encounter similar problems in a sustained conflict. Defense Focus: Year in review -- Part 1
Published: Jan. 4, 2008 at 12:58 PM
By MARTIN SIEFF
UPI Senior News Analyst WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- The year 2007 was a year when some sobering chickens starting coming to roost for U.S.
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