October 29th, 2012 - hibu plc (“hibu”), a leading digital services provider, and

UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) today announce the launch of Open to Export, a new online service to help UK-based small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to trade internationally.

Open to Export gives SMEs the guidance and in-depth information they need to take their business overseas. Businesses can register for free, connect and engage with the exporting community and ask and answer specific export related questions. Answers are provided from UK Trade & Investment officers based in UK Embassies and High Commissions throughout the world, recognised third party experts and experienced small businesses able to help other small businesses on their export journey. The experts providing the advice can also promote themselves through a variety of paid for programmes on the site.

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 14th November 2011- Commenting on a survey that found barely 39 per cent of workers follow IT security policies in the workplace, Avecto says that this proves the need for privilege identity management technology on company computer systems.

 According to Paul Kenyon, chief operating officer with the Windows privilege management specialist, the results of the survey by Avira –which took in responses from almost a thousand users of the IT security vendor’s software – show that the education message still has some way to go in the workplace.

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harmon.ie Earns Distinction through Demonstrated Technology Success and Customer Commitment

Milpitas, CA – November 10, 2011  — Social email provider harmon.ie today announced it has achieved a Gold ISV/Software Competency in the Microsoft® Partner Network, demonstrating its ability to meet Microsoft customers’ evolving needs in today’s dynamic business environment. To earn a Microsoft Gold Competency, organizations must complete a rigorous set of tests to prove their level of technology expertise, have a team of Microsoft Certified Professionals, submit customer references and demonstrate their commitment to customer satisfaction by participating in an annual survey.

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October 27th 2011 - Yell today announces the appointment of Jenny Ashmore to the new role of Group Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). In this capacity, Jenny will take responsibility for Yell’s global marketing strategy and oversee its execution throughout the Group’s operations in the UK, US, Spain and Latin America. Yell is also announcing that it has partnered with Landor Associates to undertake a comprehensive evaluation of the Group’s brand portfolio.

Jenny Ashmore brings a distinguished commercial track record in international marketing to Yell. Most recently she was Global Chief Marketing Capability Officer at Mars, where she developed and implemented a marketing-driven philosophy and infrastructure across all Mars segments and business units globally.

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Latest Trovus research shows how customers engage with technology companies and legal firms. Results uncover significant opportunities presented by web intelligence for business development

  London, UK - Trovus, the award-winning and leading provider in customer intelligence services built on understanding organisational behaviour through detailed profiling, has revealed the results of its latest benchmarking research into how organisations drive value from the profiles of their web site visitors. Looking at traffic from hundreds of organisations across the websites of a technology company and legal firm, the research concludes that many companies are data rich but insight poor. It finds that companies want better understanding of client and prospect behaviour to improve client engagement and long term relationships; and that only innovators are exploiting the value of this customer intelligence to develop their businesses.  

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