Minneapolis, MN, September 22, 2005 – http://www.testedandproven.com – DDL Inc, a leading package, product and material testing laboratory, has today issued a nationwide plea for U.S. companies to contribute to the Hurricane Katrina relief efforts.
For DDL, Hurricane Katrina could not be closer to home. While most Minnesotans have watched from afar, DDL HR Director & Office Manager, Demetria Echols, felt the tragedy first-hand when her 18 year-old son, a freshman at the University of New Orleans, was caught up in the chaos.
“My son, Azriel, had moved himself and all of his belongings into his dorm room only a few days before the hurricane hit,” said Echols. “Fortunately, he was able to evacuate to Oklahoma, but his dorm room and everything he owned was destroyed in the flood.”
Azriel, like so many of his fellow New Orleans residents, was lucky to walk away with his life. Having transferred to the University of Wisconsin to continue his degree in Forensics, he is reliant upon America’s support to help him re-build his life.
“When Azriel returned home, all he had were the clothes on his back,” said Echols. “It’s true that the hurricane has brought out the worst in some people, but I have also witnessed tremendous kindness.”
Los Angeles, CA, September 22, 2005 –www.pacificsecuritycapital.com - Pacific Security Capital (“PSC”), a leading commercial real estate investment bank and provider of commercial real estate loans, announced today that Senior Director, Steve Otos, will be participating in a panel on Condo Development at the Apartments 2005 conference, September 27, Westin Century Plaza, Los Angeles.
Otos will join leading condo industry experts in a discussion on “The Next Best Thing: What’s Driving the Boom in Condo Development & Conversions.”
“There has been a great boom in condo activity over the past few years,” said Steve Otos, Senior Director of Pacific Security Capital, “however, many lenders are now concerned about the future stability of the condo market.”
Pacific Security Capital believes that these concerns emanate from lenders who have been least active and have less knowledge about the asset class.
“The bottom line is that good projects from good sponsors will always receive interest from the capital markets,” said Otos.
According to Otos, projects that encompass the following will be successful in finding financing, even with the caution currently being expressed by some in the commercial real estate lending community:
Minneapolis, MN, September 22, 2005 – Evolving Solutions (http://www.evolvingsol.com), a MN-based data on-demand and storage virtualization expert, today announced its accreditation from IBM as an On Demand business partner.
According to IBM, to successfully build an On Demand business, organizations need access to highly skilled professionals to help them establish a vision and transform their business processes and implement change.
In order to become accredited as an IBM On Demand business partner, Hamel, MN-based Evolving Solutions has recently certified their employees as On Demand Solution Advisors and Solution Designers.
“Our goal for acquiring an IBM On Demand accreditation is to better identify our clients’ IT requirements and help them grow their businesses to reach their corporate objectives,” said Jaime Gmach, Evolving Solutions president. “When we are in synch with our clients’ business objectives, our Solution Advisors and Designers can more effectively map technology to business value.”
Evolving Solutions’ Solution Advisors are trained to develop an On Demand strategic vision, translate customer requirements into On Demand business opportunities and manage the customer relationship.
Solution Advisors are responsible for:
* Identifying customer business problems and requirements
* Articulating the IBM value proposition
* Orchestrating solution development
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Magnum Technologies Unveils ADVANTAGE® 2.0 IT Business Service Management Solution
New Business Service Discovery™Capability Accelerates Deployment
Magnum Technologies new ADVANTAGE® 2.0 BSD capability provides automated discovery, and administration of an organization’s IT assets while providing multi-level correlation to automate ITIL compliance, SLA’s for the Business and OLA’s for the IT organization.
CHICAGO, IL, IT Service Management Forum (itSMF) September 19, 2005 — http://www.magnum-tech.com/advantage.html — Magnum Technologies, the leading provider of IT Business Service Management software that aligns Information Technology (IT) services with business priorities, today announced the availability of its new ADVANTAGE® 2.0 management software.
Magnum Technologies’ ADVANTAGE® 2.0 software gives an IT organization the ability to easily identify key IT infrastructure components and services supporting critical enterprise applications and important business functions. This enables enterprises to quantify the impact of IT performance on business operations, and prioritize IT initiatives in order to better support corporate objectives. ADVANTAGE® 2.0 is a platform that can be used to establish and ensure the compliance of Service Level Agreements (SLAs) between IT and the respective lines of business.
San Diego, CA – September 14, 2005 – www.pacificsecuritycapital.com - Pacific Security Capital (“PSC”), a leading commercial real estate investment bank and provider of commercial real estate loans, announced today that Director, Simon Acheson, is moderating a session at the Multi-Housing World Conference, beginning September 12, 2005, at the San Diego Convention Center.
The session, entitled “Structured Finance: Strategies for Effectively Bridging the Gap”, brings together key industry experts to offer guidance on how to find the right structured-financing source for your deal and how to structure it at the best terms.
“With multi-housing sales prices breaking all sorts of records today, it can be difficult to get all the necessary financing from your senior loan source,” said Acheson. “In order to bridge this gap, more multi-housing borrowers are turning to providers of mezzanine debt and preferred equity.”
There is no longer a clear division between debt and equity in the commercial capital markets. Structured Finance allows for the proper blend of debt, equity, synthetic, derivative and hybrid capital in order to resolve particular transactional needs that cannot readily be met by conventional senior financing.
Commercial real estate investment bank Pacific Security Capital provides valued commercial real estate advisory services for investors.
Beaverton, OR, September 8, 2005 — http://www.pacificsecuritycapital.com — Pacific Security Capital (”PSC”), a leading commercial real estate investment bank, headquartered in Beaverton, Oregon, provides commercial real estate advisory services, including research and analytics.
Mike Myatt, executive managing director with Pacific Security Capital, shares that “Pacific Security Capital’s research and analytics group is highly regarded for its ability to process and analyze a variety of key commercial real estate metrics across all asset classes and geographic markets. Our clients are made up of institutional and corporate client’s as well private owners, developers and sponsors seeking to understand both current market conditions as well as emerging trends.”
Pacific Security Capital’s commercial real estate advisory services, including research and analytics, has either served to identify new investment or market opportunities or provide third party validation for proof of concept on existing projects for some of the country’s most successful real estate organizations.
Pacific Security Capital provides the following full array of macro and micro level research and analytical services:
Business requirements analysis expert, Elizabeth Larson, PMP, CEO and Principal of Watermark Learning, has been selected to present a session at the PMI Global Congress North America in Toronto, September 11 – 13, 2005.
Toronto, Canada, September 9, 2005 – http://www.watermarklearning.com – Watermark Learning, a leading provider of business analysis, project management and business requirements analysis skill development training, has announced that Principal, Elizabeth Larson, has been chosen to share her deep knowledge of, and methodologies surrounding business analysis, and present a session at the PMI Global Congress North America in Toronto, September 11 – 13, 2005.
Elizabeth Larson, CEO and principal of Watermark Learning, is a well respected industry expert and published author in publications including CIO, Darwin Magazine and ComputerWorld. In addition she is an experienced public speaker, having presented well-honed business analysis methodologies to thousands of participants at events worldwide, including various PMI seminars and conferences.
Larson was selected by PMI to present a session on gathering business requirements because of her 25+ years of experience in the project management and business analysis industry and continued involvement with the PMI organization.
Package Testing expert, DDL, is experiencing record company growth, which is being attributed to California expansion and DDL’s growing suite of PackServices.
Minneapolis, MN, September 8, 2005 – http://www.testedandproven.com – DDL Inc., a MN-based package, product & material testing laboratory, has announced that the company has experienced record company growth over the last 3 years with a 25 percent annual increase in revenue.
DDL attributes its growth to its expansion into California with the opening of DDL West and to its growing suite of PackServices, which currently include:
- PackAdvice(SM) – Free package testing consulting service
- PackReview(SM) – DDL approved ISO 11607 (clause 7) certification
“DDL’s PackServices really do provide us with a competitive advantage,” said Patrick Nolan, COO of DDL Inc. “Our PackServices allow DDL package testing customers to reduce time, costs and stress associated with attaining the correct certification for their packaging.”
The DDL West facility, located in Costa Mesa, California, recently added a Hazmat testing expert to its team and plans to expand its product and material testing services over the next year.
The National Arbitration Forum (NAF) halts hearings and other case proceedings involving parties affected by Hurricane Katrina.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. (PRWEB) September 8, 2005 — The National Arbitration Forum announced today that it will automatically halt hearings and other proceedings involving parties who reside or do business in Louisiana and Mississippi, where the United States Postal Service has suspended service, until October 3, 2005, due to the recent destruction and loss experienced by Hurricane Katrina. The National Arbitration Forum will also liberally grant additional stays to those otherwise affected by this tragedy on a case-by-case basis.
The National Arbitration Forum has halted case proceedings for parties who reside or do business in the following zip codes: Mississippi – zip codes beginning with 369, 393, 394, 395, 396; Louisiana – zip codes beginning with 700, 701. Parties with inquiries should contact the National Arbitration Forum at 1-800-474-2371.
“Our deepest sympathies go out to all those in the Southeastern United States, and everyone affected by this recent disaster,” said Curtis Brown, general counsel at the National Arbitration Forum. “We understand that people are not able and are not prepared to continue with case proceedings at this time.”
PEM Fuel Cell adoption rate is growing within MN Telecoms and Utilities thanks to the help of MN-based provider of quality power solutions, H.M. Cragg Co., 3M, Entegris, Plug Power and the Minnesota Department of Commerce.
Minneapolis, MN, September 1, 2005 – www.hmcragg.com/index-fuel-cells.html, H.M. Cragg Co., a MN-based provider of quality power solutions including proton exchange membrane PEM fuel cells and uninterruptible power systems (UPS) and batteries, today announced the successful installation of the GenCore® PEM fuel cell power backup technology at Roseville-MN based FTTH Communications L.L.C. at their Albertville-MN site.
The FTTH Communications installation of cost effective and clean PEM fuel cell technology is a result of the collaborative efforts of H.M. Cragg Co., the Minnesota Department of Commerce, Plug Power Inc. and the cumulative energies of Minnesota-based 3M and Entegris.
FTTH Communications was one of two telecom providers to receive a grant from the Minnesota Department of Commerce which awarded grants to telecom providers demonstrating interest and commitment to clean energy via deployment of a fuel cell backup system.
H.M. Cragg Co. installed a five kilowatt 100 AMP fuel cell system at FTTH Communications in Albertville-MN.
