British Library Selects Apex CoVantage as Digitization Partner in Expanding the Repository of UK PubMed Central

Herndon, VA (PRWEB) November 9, 2007

Apex CoVantage, a leading knowledge process outsourcing (KPO) company, is pleased to announce another renewal from one of its long-standing customers, the British Library. One year ago, the British Library, in partnership with The University of Manchester and the European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), took on the development and management of UK PubMed Central (UKPMC), a free-to-access online digital archive of full-text, peer-reviewed research journals. Today, the foundation of the repository has been successfully established and now the Library has chosen Apex CoVantage as its digitization partner to enlarge the collection in anticipation of an increase in participation by authors and publishers.

“With the guiding vision of accelerating scientific discovery in biomedical and life sciences by providing immediate and free access to the latest research as published in peer-reviewed journals, Apex is proud to partner with the British Library on this important project. By continuing what has been an effective, long-term partnership with Apex, the Library will experience quality content from a production system that is highly scalable with a guarantee of reliable standards no matter how high production volume becomes,” said Peter Taylor, Senior VP of Sales at Apex.

Apex has been the digitization partner for the PubMed Central projects in the UK and the US since their inceptions. As a result, Apex’s production system is tested and proven to deliver content that fully meets the requirements set out in the National Library of Medicine DTD and the demanding quality standards. Additionally, since Apex is a collaborative partner of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which manages the PubMed Central project, the British Library is assured that the UKPMC manuscripts will be in perfect synchronization with US manuscripts at all times.

About Apex CoVantage

Apex CoVantage is a US provider of global Knowledge Process Outsourcing (KPO). Apex helps businesses to execute precise knowledge, information and communications strategies through our diverse people, technology and workflow systems. We opened our first KPO service center in 1988 and subsequently pioneered the market for offshore, knowledge-based solutions. Today, we provide content, engineering and contact center solutions from a global network of state-of-the-art facilities with US-based project management and leadership. In every industry, our clients are reaching the next level of service performance in partnership with Apex CoVantage.

About The British Library

The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It provides world class information services to the academic, business, research and scientific communities and offers unparalleled access to the world’s largest and most comprehensive research collection. The British Library’s collections include 150 million items from every era of written human history beginning with Chinese oracle bones dating from 300 BC, right up to the latest e-journals. Further information is available on the Library’s website at http://www.bl.uk

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eCommerceCamp Montréal 05

eCommerceCamp Montréal 05
Event on 2012-05-29 17:30:00

Après trois quatre rencontres tenues à guichet fermé, Cédric Fontaine et moi-même, Adrien O'Leary, vous convions à un cinquième eCommerceCamp à Montréal. Le mardi 29 mai 2012. Toujours à deux pas du Parc Lafontaine, chez ECTO. Toujours à 17:30.

Pour cette dernière de la saison 2011/2012, nous revenons sur un thème qui nous est cher, l'acquisition de trafic… et, plus spécifiquement, les comparateurs de prix. Pour cela, nous accueillons deux spécialistes du commerce électronique pour notre panel : Virginie de Malavois et Margaux Brétignière :

  • La première a rejoint Kelkoo, en 2003, avant son rachat par Yahoo pour 475 millions de dollars. En 2009, elle est passée dans la filiale d'eBay qui fait dans la comparaison de prix, Shopping.com. Depuis 2011, elle officie chez Lengow. Entreprise dont la solution vise à faciliter la gestion du catalogue des commerçants électroniques dans les comparateurs de prix.
  • La seconde a complété la maîtrise en commerce électronique du HEC. Elle officie, depuis, au marketing Web chez Altitude Sports. Pour celles et ceux qui était au dernier eCommerceCamp, elle partage le bureau de Jean-Michel Sotiron. Elle y a notamment été en charge du lancement du site d'équipement de sport à rabais, La Dernière Chasse. Un des canaux d'acquisition de trafic pour ce site étant les comparateurs de prix.

Nous sommes ainsi pas mal certains de nous offrir un panel passionnant avec des intervenantes qui connaissent le sujet, autant dans un contexte européen que dans un contexte canadien. Le commerçant en ligne qui cherche à diversifier – ou à augmenter – son trafic trouvera ainsi des réponses aux questions qu'il se pose avant de se lancer sur des comparateurs comme Shopbot ou Shop To It.

Finalement, nous complèterons le panel par un premier hot-seat pendant lequel Anouk Hébert se prêtera au jeu auquel s'était prêté Cédric Fontaine et Stéphane Jodouin le 28 février dernier. À savoir :

Chacun son tour, un commerçant ou un consultant volontaire, s'assoit dans notre Hot-Seat et partage une question – ou un objectif – avec la salle. S'ouvre alors un tour de parole dans lequel les participants qui le souhaitent donnent leurs idées. S'en suit un échange puis on passe au volontaire suivant! Le concept vous plaît? Dites-le dans le formulaire d'inscription.

Vous avez une boutique en ligne et vous voulez vous prêtez au jeu? Laissez-le nous savoir lors de votre inscription. Si l'intérêt est là, un second hot-seat pourrait en effet être ajouté à l'agenda.

Pour rappel, la rencontre est ouverte à tous, commerçants, consultants et entreprises au services des commerçants en ligne. Le nombre de places est limité à 33 afin de garantir une logistique à la fois irréprochable et conviviale. Vous pouvez nous faire part de vos questions en nous écrivant sur montreal@ecommercecamp.org. Les apports des commanditaires nous permettront d'offrir des boissons aux participants en plus de couvrir la location de la salle. N'hésitez donc pas à commanditer l'activité ou à y inviter vos partenaires qui font dans le commerce électronique.

Merci.

Mise à jour au 10 mai : Nous accueillons deux commanditaires. Merci à Virginie de Malavois pour cette première pour Lengow. Et merci à Alexandre Métier pour cette seconde commandite.

at ECTO
880 rue Roy Est
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Startup Roundtable 13 with David Rose

Startup Roundtable 13 with David Rose
Event on 2012-05-29 18:00:00

Check out a separate RSVP list on Eventbrite. You can register either on Meetup or Eventbrite.

Our guest this time is David Rose, a serial entrepreneur and active angel investor. Andrew Wong will be interviewing him. To read more about Mr. Rose, scroll down to find his bio.

The event consists of four segments. See agenda below:

  • 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM: Pizza, Drinks, Registration
  • 7:00 PM – 7:30 PM: Interview with David Rose and audience Q&A
  • 7:30 PM – 8:00 PM: Office Hours (entrepreneurs invited to the stage to pitch to Mr. Rose and get real time feedback from Mr. Rose)
  • 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM: Networking

For those of you who'd like to pitch to Mr. Rose, please tweet us @NYEBN with your company name and website. We can't guarantee everybody a pitching spot. But we'll do our best.

There is only one admission price for this event. And it's consistent on both Meetup and Eventbrite. We look forward to meeting you!

David Rose (bio from Quora)

I am a serial entrepreneur and active angel investor, based in New York. As an inveterate startup guy, I've founded half a dozen companies since my first at age 10, and as 'super angel' technology investor, I have funded over 80 others. I am the founder and CEO of Gust, the entrepreneurial finance industry's infrastructure platform; founder and Chairman Emeritus of New York Angels, one of the leading angel groups on the East Coast; Managing Principal of Rose Tech Ventures, an early-stage 'super angel' fund specializing in Internet-based business; and Chairman of Egret Capital Partners, a middle market private equity firm.

In 2009, I joined artificial intelligence pioneer Ray Kurzweil and X Prize founder Peter Diamandis as an associate founder of Singularity University, where I chair the Finance, Entrepreneurship and Economics track, and this past year I hosted the online reality web series Second Chance on MSN, in which four entrepreneurial contestants competed in a series of educational business challenges to win 0,000 in prizes to fund their second chance at business.

I've been involved in the development of the Silicon Alley technology community in New York for many decades, including working with online data services in the 1970s (Sysop of several Compuserve forums, if anyone still remembers that term), founding an early personal computer training company in the 1980s (the Computer Classroom), a wireless data information network in the 1990s (AirMedia Live) and an international angel investing platform in the 2000s (Angelsoft, now Gust.com).

Among the fields in which I have been actively involved as an executive, board member or investor are: wireless communications, technology-enhanced real estate, consumer electronics, international finance, social networking, space tourism, user-generated content, robotic pets, online video, mobile network security, biological testing, electronic music, citizen journalism, out-of-home advertising, fiber-optic networking, concierge medicine, online marketing, interactive voice response, and many others.

Gust, my full-time day job, built and operates the global collaboration infrastructure for the early stage entrepreneurial economy (we run the official angel investing platform for the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, France, Portugal, Turkey, India and several other countries, connecting 125,000 startup companies with 35,000 investors, and processing over 5,000 business plans a month.)

I serve on the boards of directors of KoolSpan, Pond5, Comixology, Social Bomb, Magnify Networks and Por ti Familia (Peru), in additional to those of several philanthropic and public service organizations.

I founded and ran a technology incubator in New York City, was 2009 Mentor of the Year at NYU Stern Business School, and was nicknamed 'The Pitch Coach' by BusinessWeek for my training of entrepreneurs seeking funding from venture capitalists and angel investors (you may have come across my TED video on the subject, which has had over 300,000 views).

Before entering the technology field, I had prior careers in real estate development with the firm of Rose Associates, and government as Special Assistant to US Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan. My avocation is the archaic art and craft of letterpress printing, and I am the current President of The Typophiles, and Chairman of the National Art Club's Book Arts Committee, as well as a book collector with an extensive collection on the history of the book.

I'm a native New Yorker; a graduate of the New York City public schools and Horace Mann High School. I received my BA in Urban Affairs from Yale an MBA in Finance from Columbia Business School, and an honorary Doctor of Engineering degree from Stevens Institute of Technology. I am an Associate Fellow of Pierson College at Yale, and a member of the Entrepreneurship Advisory Boards of Columbia Business School and the Yale Entrepreneurship Institute.

at Henry Kaufman Management Center
44 West Fourth Street
New York, United States

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Lunch Buffet at Isys

Lunch Buffet at Isys
ISYS

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Lunch Buffet at Isys, Hotel President, Jayanagar, Bangalore. Clockwise from 11 ‘o Clock: Thai garlic fish, mixed NV salad, shahi paneer, chicken curry. Yum!

Had this with assorted rotis, followed by chicken dum biryani and finished off with caramel custard. Now sitting down to a cappuccino from Barista.

Yeah, ’twas a good lunch after much long. :-) [Clarification: the sample set only comprised eating out on weekdays for lunch, not weekends, not not eating out. Clarification 2: Nazia cooks awesome food. I won't have any of this when she cooks. It's only had when she takes some time off.]

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PayByCash Accepts cashU Internet Payment Cards, Extending Payment Options to the Middle East and Northern Africa

Charlottesville, VA (PRWEB) June 27, 2007

Today PayByCash (Internet Payment Solutions, Inc.) announced it now accepts Maktoob’s cashU internet payment cards for online digital merchants. CashU is the largest internet payment provider in the Middle East, and is available in 28 countries. With its nearly 70 payment providers, as well as acceptance of currencies throughout the world, PayByCash provides merchants global customer reach to over 230 countries.

Unlike the United States, customers in most countries do not use credit cards. Few cashU customers with credit cards use them for payment over the internet. CashU provides a payment platform built upon current, sophisticated fraud prevention systems, reducing risk concerns of customers and merchants alike.

PayByCash, unlike credit card systems, does not require most merchants to pay any fees for accepting payments, nor are merchants subject to charge-back costs. PayByCash also provides alternate payment e-commerce integration at no cost to merchants.

About PayByCash (Internet Payment Solutions, Inc.):

PayByCash provides payment methods that allow people from all regions of the world to purchase family friendly digital internet content, typically with no transaction fee to the merchant. Most payment methods cannot be charged back. One straightforward integration gives merchants all the PayByCash payment options. PayByCash handles all foreign currency acceptance as well as alternate payment option support.

PayByCash has been empowering non-credit-card customers and the Internet businesses seeking to reach them since April, 1998. PayByCash connects merchants trying to take advantage of the Internet’s global reach and consumers who want or need to pay without a credit card. Through PayByCash, merchants gain the ability to easily accept new and constantly expanding numbers of payment providers. PayByCash is the best and easiest way to reach customers in areas of the world where credit cards are either not widely used or are viewed by customers and merchants as a costly and risky manner of conducting business.

About cashU:

CashU was launched by Maktoob in July of 2002. The cashU card was born as a result of a survey demonstrating a clear need for an internet payment solution that tackled fraud and security concerns. It is now the largest internet payment solution in the Middle East, allowing customers to pay and transfer money online without risk of theft, fraud or dissemination of personal information.

Only 13% of Maktoob’s customers consider credit cards a safe method for online payments. The cashU Card is a prepaid Internet payment card. It has provided the region a key, secure solution for e-commerce for customers and merchants.

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Sandbox MysteryGuitarMan: Free Play #1

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m/Oppenheim Associates – mOppenheim


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Free Preview to the Power of Kabbalah course

Free Preview to the Power of Kabbalah course
Event on 2012-05-20 15:00:00
FREE PREVIEW TO
THE POWER OF KABBALAH COURSE

SUN, MAY 20 at 3PM

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Power of Kabbalah 1 is a life-transforming course based on one of the oldest and most detailed sources of wisdom in history.

This course will challenge the idea that the universe is random and that its mysteries are beyond our comprehension. You will gain the ability not only to learn but to discover yourself. At last, the answers that you have been searching for from the moment you started asking questions about life will be within your reach. You will learn not only how "it all began" but most importantly, WHY it had to begin in the first place.

A central teaching of Kabbalah is that you are destined to live a joyous, abundant life, full of meaning and free from chaos. Learn your true destiny and start to live the life you were born to live.

Course Outline:
The True Definition of Reality | The Origins of Our Existence The Opponent in this Game called "Life" | True and Lasting Control | Discovering ourPurpose in this World | Giving vs. Sharing

"The Power of Kabbalah shows you how to reveal the beauty of your spirit and embark on a journey of self-discovery and transformation."
– Deepak Chopra

8 WEEK COURSE STARTS
Tues, June at 7PM

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San Francisco Adult Entertainment Favorite Gold Club Now OffersFamous Free Lunch Buffet Monday through Friday


San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) May 09, 2012

Who says theres no such thing as a free lunch? The Gold Club invites guests to enjoy the best of San Francisco adult entertainment along with delicious food from its famous free lunch buffet, now offered Monday through Friday from 11:30 am until 2:00 pm.

Our winning combination of excellent food from world-class chefs, drinks and gorgeous entertainers is the perfect break from a stressful day of work or a midday office celebration, said Axel Sang Gold Club Marketing Director.But who really needs an excuse to frequent a club with all of the girls and grub anyone could ask for?

A sample of the scrumptious entr

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IIBA Adelaide Event: Presentation + BA Discussion Pods – 30th May

IIBA Adelaide Event: Presentation + BA Discussion Pods – 30th May
Event on 2012-05-30 17:30:00

Welcome

With the support of Finite IT, the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA®) Australia Chapter in Adelaide will be hosting a night with a difference! Starting the discussion night, there will be an inter-state guest speaker, Martin Harris, area manager of Finite IT, who will share his experiences and stories with us. Then its your turn to join in one of the "Discussion Pods" – see below for what this means!

Event & Registration Details

  • Date: Wednesday, 30th May 2012
  • Time: Arrive from 5:30 PM for a 6:00PM start until approximately 7:30 PM
  • Fee: Free
  • Venue: SA Museum – Armory gallery (The building at the back of the museum)
  • Register: Click here to register
  • Registrations close: 6 hours prior to the event or until capacity is full

Details about the night – Guest Presenter followed by Discussion Pods
Martin Harris, Regional manager of Finite IT, will provide the warm-up for the night with a presentation about his experience and some interesting stories he has had along the way in his career to date.

The second half of the night will be a chance for you to join a "Discussion pod" which is group of people that will be talking about one of the many topics on offer.

This will be your chance to share your experiences and knowledge or learn something new. If its topics such as Junior to Senior, Soft Skills, Change Management, Project Management or others then come along!

In each group you will discuss away under the control of a moderator who will ensure that everyone gets to say something.

There may be time for you to join 2 or 3 of these "Discussion Pods" during the night.
This activity is a very popular one at the forthcoming BA conferences, run by BA World, here in Australia next month.

So come along and get talking!

About the Presenter: Martin Harris
Martin has over 25 years in the ICT industry from programmer, through to technical expert and onto managing ICT Recruitment and Consultancy firms. In addition he has also performed Project Management and Project Director roles with teams of 40 plus people reporting to him.

Martin has worked in the recruitment industry for the last 15 years and is a well known and respected entity in the IT recruitment market. He has a strong network of contacts in both the Public and Private sectors and is an advocate of ethics and fair play which he has championed on behalf of the industry.

About the Sponsor: Finite IT

Finite IT Recruitment Solutions (Finite) is a wholly owned Australian based family business. Finite was founded in 1998 by our Managing Director, Tracy Thomson who, after working in (IT) recruitment for 15 years in Europe, Asia and Australia identified a gap in the market for a dedicated ICT recruitment company which would supply services with speed and accuracy to meet the needs of both the clients and the candidates. The focus was to be a company which is able to represent the best candidates to the best firms, hence Finite IT Recruitment Solutions was established. Since 1998 Finite has grown to be the "IT Recruiter of Choice" to many of Australia's leading corporations and Government agencies at federal, state and local level (demonstrated with our wins in BRW and SARA's).

Thanks also to Our Partners:

The IIBA®Australian Chapter would like to thank the following Partners for their support:

  • Ajilon (for support in Perth)
  • Candle (for support in Brisbane and Melbourne)
  • Clicks IT (for support in Melbourne)
  • DDLS (for support in Perth)
  • Oracle (Webcast Supporter)

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at SA Museum – Armory Gallery (Building at the back of the SA Museum)
North Terrace
Adelaide, Australia

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