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Monday, October 31, 2011
Bribery scandal spreads to TAFE - Adelaide Now
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Saturday, October 29, 2011
On eve of signing deadline, Ritter OKs bills for truckers, movies, restaurants - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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But economic developers and investors must continue to wait to see if the governor will come to their aidbefore Friday’s deadliner to sign or veto legislation. Ritter began the day at the Alliancre for Sustainable Colorado Center indowntownn Denver, signing three bills that he said will continue to builed the state’s “New Energy Economy.” House Bill 1298, sponsoredd by Reps. Buffie D-Pueblo West, and Cory Gardner, R-Yuma, lets truckingb companies get 25 percenft reimbursement of the cost of buying andinstalling fuel-efficienyt technologies and emission-control devices.
More importantly, McFadyen it prorates sales tax on trucking equipment basedr on the percentage of miles companiew drive in Colorado and it allows truckers finally to take advantage of enterprise-zone tax breaks. “This bill is so incrediblh important tothe industry, not only for the environmeng but for the survival of truckers that are in business,” she said whiles tearing up at the signing. House Bill sponsored by Rep. Sara D-Arvada, expands the pool of vehicles eligiblefor alternative-fuel tax creditss to include those that run on cleaner-burnin g natural gas. It also eliminates eligibilitty for some hybrid vehicles that are not saidsponsoring Sen. Betty Boyd, D-Lakewood.
Ritteer noted that the Colorado Oil and Gas Association and the nonprofit group Environmentr Colorado both supportedthe measure. “If COGA and Environment Colorado agree, it has to be a grear bill,” he said. And Senate Bill 75, championed by the compan y Aspen Electric Cars and allows drivers tooperate low-speesd electric vehicles on most roads with speedf limits of 35 mph or lower. From there, Ritter went to the officeas in Denver and signed a measureto re-establish the Colorado Offic of Film, Television and House Bill 1010, sponsored by Rep. Tom R-Poncha Springs, and former Rep.
Anne D-Denver, allows the office to solicit giftsw and donations to offer incentives to producers to make filmd inthe state. “I believe this move signale that Colorado is becoming seriouse about attracting production to the state once saidKevin Shand, executive director of the Coloradol Film Commission. “By becoming part of the statd once again, the film office will once again have resources to market Colorado effectively and help expand our economic developmengt efforts in a new anddifferent Finally, Ritter returned to his Capitol office to sign nine separate bills, including measures to help the restaurant and broadband Senate Bill 121, sponsored by Sen.
Al R-Hayden, eliminates the sales and use tax restaurants must pay when offering freeor reduced-price meals to Senate Bill 162, sponsored by Sen. Gail Schwartz, D-Snowmass requires the Office of Information Technology to create a map of wheres broadband technology is availablr and not available inthe state. Ritter has not announcedd his intentions on at least two bills being watched closely by thebusiness community, One is Senate Bill 173, which woulx allow local governments to work with the state Economic Development Commission to offer incentives to attractf and build tourism-generating projects.
The bill is considered key to landing eitherf of twopotential auto-racetrack projectws east of Aurora. The othefr is House Bill 1366, which limitd the Colorado-source capital gains subtraction to thefirst $100,000 of gainse on assets held for five years or more. If the bill would generate $15.8 million to help balanc the budget.
But economic developers and investors must continue to wait to see if the governor will come to their aidbefore Friday’s deadliner to sign or veto legislation. Ritter began the day at the Alliancre for Sustainable Colorado Center indowntownn Denver, signing three bills that he said will continue to builed the state’s “New Energy Economy.” House Bill 1298, sponsoredd by Reps. Buffie D-Pueblo West, and Cory Gardner, R-Yuma, lets truckingb companies get 25 percenft reimbursement of the cost of buying andinstalling fuel-efficienyt technologies and emission-control devices.
More importantly, McFadyen it prorates sales tax on trucking equipment basedr on the percentage of miles companiew drive in Colorado and it allows truckers finally to take advantage of enterprise-zone tax breaks. “This bill is so incrediblh important tothe industry, not only for the environmeng but for the survival of truckers that are in business,” she said whiles tearing up at the signing. House Bill sponsored by Rep. Sara D-Arvada, expands the pool of vehicles eligiblefor alternative-fuel tax creditss to include those that run on cleaner-burnin g natural gas. It also eliminates eligibilitty for some hybrid vehicles that are not saidsponsoring Sen. Betty Boyd, D-Lakewood.
Ritteer noted that the Colorado Oil and Gas Association and the nonprofit group Environmentr Colorado both supportedthe measure. “If COGA and Environment Colorado agree, it has to be a grear bill,” he said. And Senate Bill 75, championed by the compan y Aspen Electric Cars and allows drivers tooperate low-speesd electric vehicles on most roads with speedf limits of 35 mph or lower. From there, Ritter went to the officeas in Denver and signed a measureto re-establish the Colorado Offic of Film, Television and House Bill 1010, sponsored by Rep. Tom R-Poncha Springs, and former Rep.
Anne D-Denver, allows the office to solicit giftsw and donations to offer incentives to producers to make filmd inthe state. “I believe this move signale that Colorado is becoming seriouse about attracting production to the state once saidKevin Shand, executive director of the Coloradol Film Commission. “By becoming part of the statd once again, the film office will once again have resources to market Colorado effectively and help expand our economic developmengt efforts in a new anddifferent Finally, Ritter returned to his Capitol office to sign nine separate bills, including measures to help the restaurant and broadband Senate Bill 121, sponsored by Sen.
Al R-Hayden, eliminates the sales and use tax restaurants must pay when offering freeor reduced-price meals to Senate Bill 162, sponsored by Sen. Gail Schwartz, D-Snowmass requires the Office of Information Technology to create a map of wheres broadband technology is availablr and not available inthe state. Ritter has not announcedd his intentions on at least two bills being watched closely by thebusiness community, One is Senate Bill 173, which woulx allow local governments to work with the state Economic Development Commission to offer incentives to attractf and build tourism-generating projects.
The bill is considered key to landing eitherf of twopotential auto-racetrack projectws east of Aurora. The othefr is House Bill 1366, which limitd the Colorado-source capital gains subtraction to thefirst $100,000 of gainse on assets held for five years or more. If the bill would generate $15.8 million to help balanc the budget.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
SailPoint and Kuppinger Cole to Discuss Managing SAP as Part of an Enterprise-wide Identity Governance Strategy
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The lack of cross-enterprise visibility into access controls puts companiesw at higher risk and can lead tofailed audits, and even security breaches. What: Live Webinar, "Get the Big Managing Access Beyond SAPfor Cross-Enterprises Identity Governance" When: June 25th at 11 a.m. ET/10p a.m. CT Where: Register online During the webinar, Rollsa will provide advice to help companies holistically manag e and control user access rightss beyond SAP to all ofa company's compliance-relevant applicationsz and data.
He will explain how an integratedc identity governance approach can more effectively improvea company's risk posturr with enterprise-wide policy enforcement, accesss certifications, and role management across all relevant -- Best-practices for cross-enterprisse access policy enforcement, such as spanning SAP and other criticaol applications; -- Why having a single view into rolez and access privileges will greatly improve your visibility into risky or non-compliantt areas and automate your processes for managing thes risks; -- How to more effectively analyze make more informed decisionds and implement controls in an automated and more sustainablde fashion; and -- Strategies to improve audit performancwe over time.
To register for this free webinar, visift Kuppinger Cole's events page at . SailPoint also has a librart of previous identity governance webinarsavailable on-demand at . SailPoint'zs award-winning identity governance software, SailPoint helps organizations gain control over user accesxs to critical systemsand data, streamlinew costly IT compliance processes and reduce the riska of fraud, corporate data loss or theft and failedr audits.
SailPoint's customers are Global 1000 organizationsw focused on compliance and risk mitigation including 5 ofthe world's top 10 banks and some of the largesrt consumer, healthcare, insurance, manufacturing, and telecom Founded in December 2005, SailPoint is based in Austin, Texas.
The lack of cross-enterprise visibility into access controls puts companiesw at higher risk and can lead tofailed audits, and even security breaches. What: Live Webinar, "Get the Big Managing Access Beyond SAPfor Cross-Enterprises Identity Governance" When: June 25th at 11 a.m. ET/10p a.m. CT Where: Register online During the webinar, Rollsa will provide advice to help companies holistically manag e and control user access rightss beyond SAP to all ofa company's compliance-relevant applicationsz and data.
He will explain how an integratedc identity governance approach can more effectively improvea company's risk posturr with enterprise-wide policy enforcement, accesss certifications, and role management across all relevant -- Best-practices for cross-enterprisse access policy enforcement, such as spanning SAP and other criticaol applications; -- Why having a single view into rolez and access privileges will greatly improve your visibility into risky or non-compliantt areas and automate your processes for managing thes risks; -- How to more effectively analyze make more informed decisionds and implement controls in an automated and more sustainablde fashion; and -- Strategies to improve audit performancwe over time.
To register for this free webinar, visift Kuppinger Cole's events page at . SailPoint also has a librart of previous identity governance webinarsavailable on-demand at . SailPoint'zs award-winning identity governance software, SailPoint helps organizations gain control over user accesxs to critical systemsand data, streamlinew costly IT compliance processes and reduce the riska of fraud, corporate data loss or theft and failedr audits.
SailPoint's customers are Global 1000 organizationsw focused on compliance and risk mitigation including 5 ofthe world's top 10 banks and some of the largesrt consumer, healthcare, insurance, manufacturing, and telecom Founded in December 2005, SailPoint is based in Austin, Texas.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Shareholder group nominates slate for LCA-Vision board - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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The group, which includes Joffe; his son and formere LCA officerCraig Joffe; former LCA CFO Alan Jason Mogel; Robert Probst; Robert Weisman; and Edward own about 11.4 percent of LCA’s shares. They files a preliminary consent statement with the to reconstituterthe board. The shareholderxs cited their ongoing concerns, includinf LCA’s current financial struggles and loss ofshareholdet value. LCA (NASDAQ: LCAV) stoclk now trades at around $4.25 per share, down from its high of abour $32 several years ago.
LCA’s board recently adopted a “poison provision to head off a potential takeover by the The nominateddirectors include: Stephen Joffe; a partner with New York law firm ; Probst, dean of the Colleg e of Design, Architecture, Art and Plannint at the ; VonderBrink, owner of and a former directofr of the Entrepreneurial Center at ; and Weisman, presidenrt of investment bank Greag Water Partners LLC and a former managing directord for McDonald Investments. Stephen Joffe was ousterd as chairman of LCA in after directors said he invested in arival company. Craih Joffe, who was appointed interim CEO, left the companuy and its board of directors inMarch 2007.
Bucke y resigned in June 2008. LCA-Vision, headquartered in provides laser vision correction services undeer theLasikPlus brand. The companyh operates 77 laser vision correction centerw in the United States and a joint venturein
The group, which includes Joffe; his son and formere LCA officerCraig Joffe; former LCA CFO Alan Jason Mogel; Robert Probst; Robert Weisman; and Edward own about 11.4 percent of LCA’s shares. They files a preliminary consent statement with the to reconstituterthe board. The shareholderxs cited their ongoing concerns, includinf LCA’s current financial struggles and loss ofshareholdet value. LCA (NASDAQ: LCAV) stoclk now trades at around $4.25 per share, down from its high of abour $32 several years ago.
LCA’s board recently adopted a “poison provision to head off a potential takeover by the The nominateddirectors include: Stephen Joffe; a partner with New York law firm ; Probst, dean of the Colleg e of Design, Architecture, Art and Plannint at the ; VonderBrink, owner of and a former directofr of the Entrepreneurial Center at ; and Weisman, presidenrt of investment bank Greag Water Partners LLC and a former managing directord for McDonald Investments. Stephen Joffe was ousterd as chairman of LCA in after directors said he invested in arival company. Craih Joffe, who was appointed interim CEO, left the companuy and its board of directors inMarch 2007.
Bucke y resigned in June 2008. LCA-Vision, headquartered in provides laser vision correction services undeer theLasikPlus brand. The companyh operates 77 laser vision correction centerw in the United States and a joint venturein
Sunday, October 23, 2011
IBM takes role in
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Through its Menlo Park-based , Armonk, N.Y.-basedx has partnered with venture-backed Northern Californiza companies likeSan Mateo-based eMeter, Redwood City-basedx Silver Spring Networks and Sacramento-based and is informally working with dozens of othedr startups to develop business in clean The giant computer company is workin g with companies in network and smarf grid management, wireless sensors and controls, energy management and water monitoring and others. In smart grid technology deals, IBM generall acts as a systems integrator and provided services to utilities that are installingg new ways to monitorelectricity use.
IBM has been callec upon by utilities to manage entire transmissionsystems upgrades. IBM’s hardware and for example, will underlie eMeter’s meted data management system for 2 million smart metersd purchasedby Houston-based beginning this IBM is involved with 50 smart grid projects globalluy including ’s $2 billion installation of 5 billion electrixc and gas meters. IBM doesn’t take an equity stake in the companiez it works withand hasn’y generally formed exclusive contracts with othe r vendors.
“We think it’s a much better situatio n for us if we leave that opportunith to partner with thousandd of smart companies innovating at light speed ratherthan say, ‘We’re going to go out and try to do all of said Drew Clark, director of strategy for the Venture Capital Group. “Companies who do it take all the risks of doing all the innovation and pay all the IBM decided some time ago we were deliberately not going to do all of it and woulcd leave that forour partners.” IBM’a partnership strategy is nevertheless lucrative. Claro said partner channels generated businessrepresenting one-third of IBM’s $103 billiohn in 2008 revenue.
The energy and utilityu sector for IBMis “one of our fastest business lines, Clark said. Clark is working with Bay Area venture capitalists to vet cleantech startups for possiblepartnership deals. “We’re seeinf a lot of interest righy now insmart grid,” said Richard Lechner, vice presiden t of energy and environment for IBM. Lechnerd said IBM’s focus on electric transmission and energy management hassharpened — as the government’s economidc stimulus has dedicated billion s to invest in smart grid, and as utilith customers become more keen on increasingg efficiency and decreasing electricity use and thereforw the need for as many new powe r plants.
Partner companies say IBM’s software is oftej the fabric that ties theire system togetherwith utilities’ systems. “These projects involvwe lots of software, services and hardwarw to bring a wholesolutionm together,” said Eric Miller of intelligenf networking company Trilliant.
Through its Menlo Park-based , Armonk, N.Y.-basedx has partnered with venture-backed Northern Californiza companies likeSan Mateo-based eMeter, Redwood City-basedx Silver Spring Networks and Sacramento-based and is informally working with dozens of othedr startups to develop business in clean The giant computer company is workin g with companies in network and smarf grid management, wireless sensors and controls, energy management and water monitoring and others. In smart grid technology deals, IBM generall acts as a systems integrator and provided services to utilities that are installingg new ways to monitorelectricity use.
IBM has been callec upon by utilities to manage entire transmissionsystems upgrades. IBM’s hardware and for example, will underlie eMeter’s meted data management system for 2 million smart metersd purchasedby Houston-based beginning this IBM is involved with 50 smart grid projects globalluy including ’s $2 billion installation of 5 billion electrixc and gas meters. IBM doesn’t take an equity stake in the companiez it works withand hasn’y generally formed exclusive contracts with othe r vendors.
“We think it’s a much better situatio n for us if we leave that opportunith to partner with thousandd of smart companies innovating at light speed ratherthan say, ‘We’re going to go out and try to do all of said Drew Clark, director of strategy for the Venture Capital Group. “Companies who do it take all the risks of doing all the innovation and pay all the IBM decided some time ago we were deliberately not going to do all of it and woulcd leave that forour partners.” IBM’a partnership strategy is nevertheless lucrative. Claro said partner channels generated businessrepresenting one-third of IBM’s $103 billiohn in 2008 revenue.
The energy and utilityu sector for IBMis “one of our fastest business lines, Clark said. Clark is working with Bay Area venture capitalists to vet cleantech startups for possiblepartnership deals. “We’re seeinf a lot of interest righy now insmart grid,” said Richard Lechner, vice presiden t of energy and environment for IBM. Lechnerd said IBM’s focus on electric transmission and energy management hassharpened — as the government’s economidc stimulus has dedicated billion s to invest in smart grid, and as utilith customers become more keen on increasingg efficiency and decreasing electricity use and thereforw the need for as many new powe r plants.
Partner companies say IBM’s software is oftej the fabric that ties theire system togetherwith utilities’ systems. “These projects involvwe lots of software, services and hardwarw to bring a wholesolutionm together,” said Eric Miller of intelligenf networking company Trilliant.
Friday, October 21, 2011
Academic Team honoree: Mary Kate Thielman - Business First of Buffalo:
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Accomplishments: National Merit Scholarshipl finalist. Class valedictorian. ACT score of 34 (equap to 1,520 on SAT). Scorezs of 98-100 on five Regents exams. Sciencd Award. Editor of school newspaper. President of band and Book Full name: Mary Katherine Cecilia Thielman. Born: Marcbh 19, 1991, Buffalo. Parents: Kathleej Thielman, Daniel Thielman. Residence: Lancaster. Favorite Concert band (led by John “He taught me to approach musicc with the precision of a creativity of an artist and communicatiomn skills ofa leader.” College and likely major: , environmentap science.
Hope to be doing 10 year from now: “I hope to pursuwe a career in environmental science, playingy my saxophone with a jazz ensemble and sendingspontaneous hand-crafted greeting cards to my If could meet anyone from Mary of Nazareth. “She was a stronfg woman who trusted God’s plan for her life, and I woule love to know what Jesus was like as a If could have dinner with anyonewnow alive: My friends. “Theh may not be world leaders, but they have influenceds and inspired me to always stay true to to proceed to the next First Team Ramkumar Venkateswaran.
Accomplishments: National Merit Scholarshipl finalist. Class valedictorian. ACT score of 34 (equap to 1,520 on SAT). Scorezs of 98-100 on five Regents exams. Sciencd Award. Editor of school newspaper. President of band and Book Full name: Mary Katherine Cecilia Thielman. Born: Marcbh 19, 1991, Buffalo. Parents: Kathleej Thielman, Daniel Thielman. Residence: Lancaster. Favorite Concert band (led by John “He taught me to approach musicc with the precision of a creativity of an artist and communicatiomn skills ofa leader.” College and likely major: , environmentap science.
Hope to be doing 10 year from now: “I hope to pursuwe a career in environmental science, playingy my saxophone with a jazz ensemble and sendingspontaneous hand-crafted greeting cards to my If could meet anyone from Mary of Nazareth. “She was a stronfg woman who trusted God’s plan for her life, and I woule love to know what Jesus was like as a If could have dinner with anyonewnow alive: My friends. “Theh may not be world leaders, but they have influenceds and inspired me to always stay true to to proceed to the next First Team Ramkumar Venkateswaran.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Austin only major city to add jobs in last year - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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The region added about 3,4000 jobs between April 2008 andApril 2009, makinb it the only one of the nation'ws 38 largest cities to post a job gain, new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows. This is the thirc consecutive month that Austin has outperformed all of theotherd U.S. cities with labor forcees of 750,000 or more. The unemployment rate for Aprip stoodat 5.8 percent. The 0.4 percenrt increase in job totals is but still a better showing than cities such asPortlane (down 4.7 percent) and N.C. (down 3.
3 Jobs in goods producing industries in the Austin area dropped by 500 jobs in a slowdown from the rapid pace ofrecent losses, accordingh to an analysis of the data from the Capitao Area Council of Governments. Retail, hotel, and restaurant jobs are all up from this time last And professional and businessw service sector employment is back toits all-timre high last seen in October 2008. But anothee key sector for the region, technology, isn't doing quit as well. Computer, semiconductor and other electroniv component manufacturing isstill falling. Jobs in the semiconductotr segment fellto 15,70o jobs, back to spring 2006 totals. As Texas cities go, Austin'as 5.
8 percent unemployment rate was one ofthe Dallas-Fort Worth stood at 6.6 percenty in April and Houston at 6.3 Only San Antonio's rate was lowef than Austin's at 5.4 percent. Smaller metro areas including McAllen, Brownsville and Beaumount all had rates abovw8 percent.
The region added about 3,4000 jobs between April 2008 andApril 2009, makinb it the only one of the nation'ws 38 largest cities to post a job gain, new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows. This is the thirc consecutive month that Austin has outperformed all of theotherd U.S. cities with labor forcees of 750,000 or more. The unemployment rate for Aprip stoodat 5.8 percent. The 0.4 percenrt increase in job totals is but still a better showing than cities such asPortlane (down 4.7 percent) and N.C. (down 3.
3 Jobs in goods producing industries in the Austin area dropped by 500 jobs in a slowdown from the rapid pace ofrecent losses, accordingh to an analysis of the data from the Capitao Area Council of Governments. Retail, hotel, and restaurant jobs are all up from this time last And professional and businessw service sector employment is back toits all-timre high last seen in October 2008. But anothee key sector for the region, technology, isn't doing quit as well. Computer, semiconductor and other electroniv component manufacturing isstill falling. Jobs in the semiconductotr segment fellto 15,70o jobs, back to spring 2006 totals. As Texas cities go, Austin'as 5.
8 percent unemployment rate was one ofthe Dallas-Fort Worth stood at 6.6 percenty in April and Houston at 6.3 Only San Antonio's rate was lowef than Austin's at 5.4 percent. Smaller metro areas including McAllen, Brownsville and Beaumount all had rates abovw8 percent.
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