NEW YORK, Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ –
Business & Decision is pleased to announce the promotion of Andrew Fletcher to Vice President of North American Sales. Andrew’s career spans over 25 years of leading business strategy, sales and technical teams for global organizations.

“I am honored to be playing a key role in the future of a company as talent-rich and dynamic as Business & Decision,” said Andrew. Among Andrew’s most important objectives will be continuing to help Business & Decision’s customers solve their complex business problems. “A significant part of our success results from the ability to develop trusted relationships with clients and provide insight and guidance on the full range of offerings that Business & Decision can employ to solve business problems,” according to Andrew.

Andrew has served as Business & Decision’s Director of North American Sales, for BI, CRM and E-Business since 2010. Prior to joining Business & Decision, Andrew founded and served as CEO of Velocity Solutions Group, a management consulting company focused on business growth strategy. He has also served as VP – Global Sales & Alliances for illuminate Solutions, in Barcelona, Spain; CEO of Big World Media; Senior Practice Director for Oracle; Managing Partner, VP & COO of Insight Formation; and Partner, VP & COO of Rapids Chevrolet.

Andrew received a Certificate in International Business from the American University in Paris and a Bachelor of Arts from Rhodes College. In addition to his business achievements, Andrew is a part-time professional snow ski instructor in Winter Park, CO, and co-founder and Director of the Mountain Lacrosse League in Evergreen, Colorado.

Business & Decision is a global Consulting and Systems Integration (CSI) company. It is a leader in Business Intelligence (BI) and Customer Relationship Management (CRM), and a major player in E-Business, Enterprise Information Management (EIM), and Enterprise Solutions as well as Management Consulting. Business & Decision contributes to the success of customer projects by driving maximum business performance. The company has a reputation for functional and technological expertise and has forged partnerships with all of the key technology vendors. Located in 19 countries, Business & Decision currently employs more than 2800 people worldwide. For more information please visit
www.businessdecision.us .

SOURCE Business & Decision

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Since 1993, my younger sisters and I travelled the world with our parents, filming on location and capturing on tape many reality documentaries, series and other film projects. Our father taught us creative (filming techniques) from A to Z, and now through the passion and dreams he instilled in us, we continue to carry the torch for him.

That torch has taken the form of 3 Angels Power Film Productions Inc., a family-run business headed up by Ms. Karam, Jeanne Darc Karam, and Mona Lisa Karam and based in Cornwall. The Production company recently finished filming the movie TeenZ right here in Cornwall, which was initially screened at Friktion Nightclub on January 7th, 2012.

A number of in-kind contributions were provided to the film, providing the Karams with an opportunity to give back to the community by donating some of the proceeds from DVD and CD sales to local charities.

The Karams are focused on providing an outlet to help artists in the area to become involved and begin grasping opportunities in the industry. According to Ms. Karam, creating the video TeenZ gave the family a chance to interact with Cornwall residents, and it also provided them with a sense of belonging.

We are relatively new to Cornwall so this was important to us, Ms. Karam said.

In addition to TeenZ, 3 Angels Power Film Productions Inc. currently have 9 scripts ready to put into production, and they are planning to produce music videos for each music track that was donated to the TeenZ Film. They encourage anyone interested in being involved to contact them.

There will be a Screening of TeenZ at the Cornwall Public Library on February 19th from 1:00 to 4:00 pm. Cast members will be on hand to talk about the movie and answer questions. The TeenZ DVD and CD are now available for purchase on line (DVD $20 / CD $15) as are T-Shirts ($15 and up). 3 Angels Power Film Productions Inc. is also producing a new web talk show Different Views with Nat and GK. For more info, visit the 3 Angels web site.

About the Cornwall Business Enterprise Centre

The Cornwall Business Enterprise Centre helps small business owners and entrepreneurs succeed in Cornwall, Stormont, Dundas, Glengarry Akwesasne by offering information, tools and support during the start-up and growth stages of business operation. The Centre also offers seminars, workshops and networking opportunities that are designed with the entrepreneur in mind. Please visit www.BusinessEnterpriseCentre.ca for more information.

The Cornwall Business Enterprise Centre is operated by Cornwall Economic Development in partnership with the Ministry of Economic Development and Innovation.

Entrepreneurs in Action

Entrepreneurs in Action is a new initiative by the Cornwall Business Enterprise Centre to profile small to medium-sized businesses that have recently opened in Cornwall, SD G. and Akwesasne. To see all of the current profiles, please visit the Cornwall Business Enterprise Centre website.

TUSTIN, CA, Jan 18, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) –
Echo Media Group, a business specializing in public relations and
social media, received national certification as a Women’s Business
Enterprise (WBEC) by the WBEC-West, a regional certifying partner of
the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC).

WBENC’s national standard of certification implemented by the
WBEC-West is a meticulous process including an in-depth review of the
business and site inspection. The certification process is designed
to confirm the business is at least 51% owned, operated and
controlled by a woman or women.

By including women-owned businesses among their vendors, corporations
and government agencies demonstrate their commitment to fostering
diversity and the continued development of their supplier/vendor
diversity programs.

To learn more about Echo Media Group, please visit

www.echomediapr.com or call 714-573-0899.

About Echo Media Group
Echo Media Group, an award-winning public
relations and social media agency based in Orange County, Calif., is
renowned for its strategic, results-oriented methodologies and
ability to generate media coverage and brand awareness for its
clients through traditional and non-traditional strategies. For the
past 10 years, Echo Media Group has provided services for clients
such as: Villeroy & Boch; University of California, Irvine Extension;
and Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A., Inc. The Company’s team of
public relations and social media professionals represent a diverse
range of experience in a variety of industries. Echo was named by OC
Metro as one of “Orange County’s Best Companies to Work For” and has
earned dozens of awards from the industry. For more information, call
714-573-0899, visit
www.EchoMediaPR.com , become engaged on Facebook
at
www.facebook.com/EchoMediaGroup , and follow our tweets
@EchoMediaPR.

About WBENC
The Women’s Business Enterprise National Council is the
nation’s largest third party certifier of businesses owned and
operated by women in the United States. WBENC is a resource for the
more than 700 US companies and government agencies that rely on
WBENC’s certification as an integral part of their supplier diversity
programs.

Contact:
Vivian Slater
714-573-0899 ext. 235
Vivian@echomediapr.com

SOURCE: Echo Media Group

mailto:Vivian@echomediapr.com

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CHICAGO, IL, Feb 08, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) –
Sage North America announced today that Goose Island Beer Co has
recently upgraded its accounting software to Sage ERP MAS 200 (soon
to become Sage 100 Advanced ERP) after expanding their warehouse and
brewing operations. Sage ERP MAS 200 has helped the brewery achieve a
level of accuracy they had never thought possible before upgrading,
proving the software to be a powerful and vital tool to Goose
Island’s business enterprise needs.

Goose Island’s internal organizational structure has evolved over the
years as it produced new business entities, such as a second brewery
and a handcrafted soda company. As the company continued to grow, so
did their software needs. Sage ERP MAS 200′s multi-company
capabilities efficiently support each entity separately, while being
able to easily access common information as needed. The software also
allows Goose Island to analyze business units separately or combined
to provide a picture of the health of the whole organization.

“We design a lot of sales analysis reports to show product sales by
market,” said Tony Flores, controller for Goose Island Beer Co. “We
can look at the seasonal sales of different beers, what states
they’re selling in, or how many cases were sold in a certain area.
The software gives us a lot of flexibility to see our data from
different angles.”

One of the most significant aspects of Sage ERP MAS 200 for Goose
Island is the Material Requirements Planning module (MRP). Chris
Anderson, supply chain manager at Goose Island Beer Co, decided to
employ the module to boost purchasing efficiency and perfect their
production planning process.

“We run the MRP report once a week and make our purchasing,
production, and scheduling decisions based on the information it
provides,” Anderson said. “Before MRP, I used a series of
spreadsheets to get similar information. By eliminating the
maintenance of spreadsheets, I’ve cut the time I spend on the process
in half. The MRP capabilities of Sage ERP MAS 200 are very powerful.”

With the Bill of Materials module, the brewers at Goose Island were
able to significantly improve their beer production process. Sage ERP
MAS 200 stores all of their recipes in a single database and allows
the controller to utilize multiple units of measure, including keg,
barrel, case and bottle.

Since using Sage ERP MAS 200, Goose Island brewers are now able to
calculate their costs out to the sixth decimal place. Such precision
in calculation has allowed for various ingredients that may be used
in small amounts to produce large batches of beer to still be
accounted for in minute quantities when calculating the
cost-per-bottle.

“That fine precision ensures our costs stay highly accurate during
production,” Flores said. “While rounding might result in a variance
of only a few pennies, when you multiply that by tens of thousands of
bottles, it becomes significant.”

Goose Island anticipates no slowing down in the future; if its
current growth continues as projected, it plans to migrate to a more
advanced solution in the Sage ERP portfolio, like Sage ERP MAS 500
(soon to become Sage 500 ERP) or Sage ERP X3, within the coming
years. “Sage provides a growth path for us that gives us no reason to
switch to a different provider,” commented Flores.

“A strength of the Sage ERP product portfolio is our ability to
provide our customers a range of solutions that allows them to
continue working with Sage as they grow,” said Erik Kaas, VP of
Product Management for Sage ERP. “Sage ERP supports businesses as
their needs evolve. Being able to use solutions from a single vendor,
customers are able to minimize migration costs when they outgrow
their system. Those that upgrade within the Sage ERP portfolio can
also leverage their investment in training, as many of the
complementary solutions such as Sage CRM, Sage Payments, and Sage
Payroll are shared and therefore will provide a common customer
experience regardless of the ERP solution.”

About Sage
Sage is a leading global supplier of business management
software and services for small and midsized businesses. The Sage
Group plc, formed in 1981, was floated on the London Stock Exchange
in 1989 and now employs more than 12,300 people and supports more
than 6 million customers worldwide. For more information about Sage
in North America, please visit the company website at

www.SageNorthAmerica.com . Follow Sage North America on Facebook,

www.Facebook.com/SageNorthAmerica , and Twitter,

http://twitter.com/sagenamerica .

Press Contact:
Melody Chalaban
Sage
949-754-3503
melody.chalaban@sage.com

SOURCE: Sage

mailto:melody.chalaban@sage.com

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A graffiti artwork appearing to show David Cameron and Boris Johnson as rioters has been stencilled on a wall previously adorned by a Banksy in Bristol.

The picture, which is not believed to be by the elusive artist, shows the pair next to the word Eton Posse – a reference to the public school both men attended.

The Prime Minister and London Mayor are shown throwing bottles - echoing scenes during last years riots across the country.    

The graffiti, in Banksys home town, also features the word Hoax – which is believed to be a possible signature.

The artwork is not thought to be a Banksy original, as they are usually claimed by the artist on his website.

The graffiti has appeared on the same wall in Upper Maudlin Street where a Banksy mural was sprayed over last year.

The original artwork, opposite Bristol Childrens Hospital, showed a crouched armed police officer with a child about to burst a paper bag behind him.

The incident in October last year was described by residents as an act of vandalism after it was covered in black paint.

In July, Banksys gorilla in a pink mask painting on the wall of the ex-North Bristol Social Club, in Eastville, Bristol, was also painted over.

The buildings new owner, Saeed Ahmed, said he had never heard of Banksy and mistakenly had the wall whitewashed.

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Lionsgate has officially unveiled the official title and artwork for The Hunger Games soundtrack. The release date was finally set last week, along with a few other artists who are tied to the project. But before hand, we never knew the official title, which will be Songs from District 12 and Beyond. The actual album will come out on March 20th, 3 days before the movie opens nationwide. As you can also tell, the artwork is a smaller scale of the official movie poster. No official track list has been released thus far.

It is nice to see that they are slowly releasing more info about the movie and its tie-in items. I think that is what a lot of their fans want more info on and best of all it helps build more buzz for the movie. It really serves as a good purpose as we approach the actual premier date. I am sure that a lot of the fans will be buying the album and most of all, enjoying it. With a handful of big names attached to it, I do not see how it can fail.