Everybody sees everything in his/her own way. Taste differs person to person, even in different periods of life people are mismatched with their taste and everything changes. While surfing among different sites one can come up to SeeItYourWay.com that a technology company based in central New Jersey. According to the PRWEB it is the web's first site that enables users to choose and preview every part of a room's décor and furnishings simultaneously in an impressive and photo-realistic room setting.

SeeItYourWay offers not only visual support but it can direct potential buyers to vendors. As SeeItYourWay's database contains mainly high-end products. Says Marissa McIntyre, Design Center Manager at Paramount Homes, "Our sales team no longer needs to convince customers that a pricey European-style oven hood will dramatically improve the look of their kitchen. Now the question is only, 'Will it be the Thermador or the Dacor?'"

Among many features SeeItYourWay includes design of a kitchen's cabinet style and color, countertops, flooring, backsplashes, appliances, lighting fixtures, window treatments, faucets, bar stools, counter top accents, and virtually anything a consumer is looking for in a kitchen. Also the features preset design scenes, item-detail information, high-resolution printing, emailing, saving, search capability, and an Enlarge button that shows a very impressive version of the room being designed.

"CAD systems are great tools for customers, but SeeItYourWay is a great tool for store owners," says Rebecca Birnhack of RB Design. "If you want to wow a customer into buying a particular product, you're not doing it with CAD. I tell my customers, choose your kitchen options with SeeItYourWay, then go spec it out with 2020."


References:
maytexglobal.com/media/nursery/index.html tinyurl.com/5tnjnb
SeeItYourWay.com
MaytexGlobal.com
http://www.prweb.com/releases/home_design/kitchen/prweb1211454.htm

Seems that TailoredMail has not attracted attention for the first time for the TailoredMail Connect, as it is the award-winner of two of Microsoft's "Best Practices" awards. But the new product introduced a new feature that gives dynamic content a whole new meaning.

How many people think about quitting job? It is an interesting question with an interesting answer. According to the SOURCEWIRE, nearly 70% of people, almost 1 in 2 think about quitting jobs.

Among the fact that 70% of people hate their job, 43% of people fear to wake up in the morning. How surprising should not it sound, hospitality workers are the happiest about their work, even though long hours and stressful reputation.

http://www.caterer.com/ ‘s survey shows that over

49% of hospitality workers thoroughly enjoy their job
23% admitting to the occasional thought of changing sectors
19% claiming to not feel any job satisfaction

Survey showed a very interesting results on the statistics of happy workers.

That is as follows:

1) Hospitality – 49.16% of hospitality workers are happy with their job
2) Health Sector - 48.89%
3) Charity - 34.06%
4) Education - 30.88%5) Care/Social work - 29.92%
5) Forces/Police - 28.57%
6) Skilled (designer/electrician) - 20.43%
7) Sales (phone/door2door) - 16.98%
8) Labour - 11.00%
9) Office-based - 10.01%
10) Retail - 7.17%

Ian Burke who is from a leading hospitality recruitment website, Caterer.com, is not surprised by the findings:

“Hospitality employee’s work extremely hard, especially at this time of year and it’s fair to say the industry is rarely associated with passion or fun. For us, these results just confirm what we see every day; that hospitality workers really do love their jobs.”

A series of satirical viral ‘Little Gordon’ launched by the Caterer.com with 57,035 views that represents yet humorous portrayal of life within the hospitality industry had very positive feedback and that is admitted in Ian Burke’s citation provided by the SOURCEWIRE:

“The levels of positive feedback for the viral ads have been incredible, with many people enjoying seeing the light-hearted side to the industry. I hope Little Gordon and the latest statistics will bring a whole new, much-deserved reputation to the hospitality sector.”


References:
http://www.sourcewire.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=LXXAA&hilite=
http://www.caterer.com/

Hardly one can find a person who does not have a website or has not any connection with it. Not of less importance are the value, image, and reputation of the site. This time eBizValuations, featured in KillerStartups, gives a helping hand and launches online valuation service at ebizvaluations.com.

The valuation tool aims to present to business owners, webmasters, "site-flippers", analysts, advertisers to put an accurate value to websites. According to the PRWEB valuation is done on the basis of the database of past website sales and a smart engine. It performs various analyses on the target site, also extracts DNA and key signals specific to the site, through match of those signals against other sites in its database the owner can receive an accurate valuation report based on how much similar sites have sold for.

A growing appreciation among investors drives to the fact that profit making websites are ideal investments in a balanced portfolio. Nowadays there is no need to be the webmaster, time by time technical side is least thing one should worry about.

According to the PRWEB, "From CNN to the BBC, everyone seems to be talking about this trend of people investing in profit making websites for capital gain or income," said CEO Clinton Lee. "But there's never been an easy way for amateur or professional investors to arrive at a fair value for a site they're looking to buy, sell or hold. This new tool should save investors huge sums of money in valuation and due diligence checks, and should open up the holding of websites to an even broader base of investors."

The tool provides complete valuation/appraisal report that is prepared for each target site and each report includes the results of extensive due diligence checks and suggestions on markers that could influence the business's value up or down, as it is announced on the PRWEB.

Among the information the tool provides or links to is the site's
- valuation
- traffic rankings/volume and traffic trends
- popularity reports; incoming link reports and link analyses
- top pages with Google Page Rank (and the rank for those pages)
- indexed pages and other metrics related to its performance in search engines
- position of authority in its niche
- server technology and uptime
- availability and speed when accessed from different continents
- safety and reputation for being virus and malware free


References:

http://eBizValuations.com
http://www.prweb.com/releases/website/valuation/prweb1212674.htm

I should confess that among the most important issues global interest is driven to the energy saving problems. According to the PRWEB, the United States Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates that the average family is expected to spend $2,350 on energy at home and $3,950 on gas for cars or trucks, totally this number is $6,300 per household in 2008. And as the prices on gas, higher utilities and overall energy increases time by time, Americans offer their way of managing the problem.

"People typically only think of a home inspection when they are either buying or selling," states Kylene Golubski, VP Business Planning & Development for Inspect-It Property Inspection. "We can also help homeowners protect their home investment on an ongoing basis and potentially help decrease energy bills through annual maintenance inspections and home energy audits. You go to the doctor for a check-up, get tune-ups for your car, but what are you doing to maintain your largest investment? The old adage applies: 'An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure'" (PRWEB).

The offers to help reduce energy costs are made by Alliance to Save Energy. These are as follows:

1. Cook with your microwave. It uses 2/3 less energy than your stove.
2. Use your dishwasher (wait for a full load). It uses less water than washing dishes by hand.
3. Keep your fridge full. It keeps it from warming up too fast when the door is open.
4. Turn up your thermostat, and turn off the AC when you aren't home. You save 1-3% per degree for each degree the thermostat is set above 72 degrees.
5. Use cold or warm water when washing clothes, and always rinse in cold water.
6. Line dry clothes whenever possible, but only run the dryer with full loads.
7. Turn off appliances, lights and equipment when not in use.
8. Unplug electronic devices when not in use, as many use electricity even when switched off.
9. Replace AC filters monthly.
10. Weather strip, seal and caulk leaky doors and windows.
11. Use fans instead of AC units. They use less energy.
12. Replace old appliances with new and more energy efficient appliances.


References:
http://www.prweb.com/releases/energy/audit/prweb1215564.htm
www.inspectit1st.com
www.merrymtg.com

The world moves around the Sun and economy. Economic climate always determines almost each step of the consumer. Today when the use of online shopping or any other financial operations is so much highly developed e-consultancy, Logan Tod and immediate future research, reveals that 64% of respondents will reduce their spending generally in view of the deteriorating economic climate. 56% consider that their online spending will not be affected, or would increase.

According to the survey there are several reasons consumers address online spending. These are caused by increasing fears surrounding the credit crunch, falling house prices and worsening economic conditions. After all consumers are turning online to find both the best available prices and advice. The growth of online spending in 2008 that is 38% up on the first half of 2007 is mostly caused by the fact that a large proportion of consumers are turning to comparison engines and user reviews before taking the final purchase decision. That proportion presents 62% of respondents.

MD of social media specialist immediate future, Katy Howell comments: “The research clearly highlights the importance of online interaction between consumers when faced with purchasing decisions. Whether it is with blogs, comparison sites, or user reviews, brands need to understand and engage with social media to survive the expected economic downturn.”

Comparison of the different age groups, the ‘silver surfers’ who are aged 55 and over, and 16-24 age bracket shows that ‘silver surfers’ are the least concerned about the economic situation (43%), and the 16-24 age bracket shows that 37% wouldn’t change their spending levels, too.

Matthew Tod, Logan Tod CEO, explains “It is clear from this research that online strategies will have to become far more sophisticated to weather the economic slowdown. A one size fits all strategy will no longer be the most effective and online retailers will have to start to segment their audience and match their marketing activity to each group”


References:
http://www.e-consultancy.com/publications/Online-shopping-and-credit-crunch-survey-report/
http://www.sourcewire.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=LXAXE&hilite=

Is it possible to learn the world of business from Olympic sports coaching? It is worth asking this question to Leadership transformation practice, 121partners that released new findings which reveal what the world of business can learn from Olympic sports coaching. The finding is originated from 121partners seminar where over twenty HR professionals and the 121partners leadership team, including an Olympic sports coach, brainstormed the ‘six secrets’ that could improve business performance.

• ‘Putting oars on the walls’ -celebrate success more often and more visibly
• ‘I want to win an Olympic gold medal’ - ensure clarity of the ‘big goal’
• ‘Training when others don’t’ - hold people accountable for their level of commitment
• ‘The many people in the boat’- get coach, line manager and mentor to work as a team
• ‘The perfect cake’ - value a holistic approach for each individual executive
• ‘Virtus’ – inspire belief in the individual and the team

Geraldine Harrison, Learning and Career Development Manager at Rolls Royce, said ‘This was a really enjoyable and thought provoking day. The business world has certainly got a lot to learn from the level of commitment, focus and determination shown by Olympic athletes. I know I shall be somewhere near a TV screen on 16 August to see if Alan achieves his dream in the Olympic rowing finals in Beijing.’

References:
http://www.sourcewire.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=40895&hilite=

By 2013 2.1bn mobile subscribers will “pay by mobile” for digital goods downloaded to their mobile phones forecasts a new analysis of the global mobile payments opportunity. According to the SOURCEWIRE, Juniper Research defines digital goods as music (ringtones and full tracks), tickets, TV, user-generated content, infotainment and games – in fact any content bought by phone and delivered to the phone.

Juniper Research’s region by region analysis discovers that there is a significant growth opportunity for mobile operators to increase their ARPU as transaction frequencies accelerate.

Report author Howard Wilcox stated: "Many digital content goods and services are becoming basic ‘must haves’ – particularly in the sub 35 age group. Devices like the iPhone – even in its 3G incarnation - are undoubtedly contributing to consumer awareness and usage of mobile music services. People who are 15 to 20 today will expect to buy directly with their phones and will drive this market over the next few years.”

Highlights are as follows:

• Users are forecast to make at least two payment transactions per month for digital goods by 2013
• Nearly half of all mobile phone users will have bought digital goods at least once with their phones by 2013
• The two leading regions (Western Europe and Far East & China) will account for over 50% of the total digital goods gross transaction market value by 2013.

Howard Wilcox continued: “Even though typical transaction sizes will remain in the $3-$5 bracket a sufficient number of users will be using their mobiles to buy music, games, tickets, infotainment and the other digital goods sufficiently often to see gross transaction value grow nearly seven fold by 2013.”


References:
http://www.juniperresearch.com/
http://www.sourcewire.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=LATim

The climate does not resemble the world is was created centuries ago. Not even the century but each year brings new and new surprises to human beings. One of the main fiend people are putting efforts in is our climate saving.

Correspondingly there is no my or your climate, his or her. Each person should save the surrounding he/she lives in. as Climate-friendly IT service provider S3 Consulting do. It joined leading global charity World Wildlife Fund a member of the Climate Savers Computing Initiative. Among the companies are Dell, EDS, Google, HP, Intel, Lenovo, Microsoft, Pacific Gas and Electric, and the World Wildlife Fund that is dedicated to reducing the energy consumption of computers by 50 percent by 2010.

According to theSOURCEWIRE by 2010, the initiative seeks to reduce global CO2 emissions from the operation of computers by 54 million tons per year, equivalent to the annual output of 11 million cars or 10–20 coal-fired power plants.

Arne Josefsberg, Microsoft’s representative to the Climate Savers Computing Initiative board of directors commented:“We are delighted that businesses at the sharp end of the IT sector, such as S3, are taking the initiative and lending their support to our campaign in a way that demonstrates their awareness of the significance and potential impact of this issue. It’s through these collaborations that the Climate Savers Computing Initiative is working to effect widespread change.”

Chris Bullock, CEO of S3 Consulting added:“Having been a member of the Climate Savers Computing Initiative for approaching a year, S3 has always tried to deliver a power efficient message in its service delivery – indeed carbon saving is very close to our hearts. The ability to work even more closely with the initiative offers S3 the opportunity to play a major part in helping organisations realise the importance of striving towards a greener computing landscape.”

References:
www.s3consulting.co.uk
http://www.sourcewire.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=40594&hilite=

Do you know any place a man does not use PC? Hardly one can imagine. Technology itself is busy with improving the opportunities one can gain anytime from PC use. One of the developer and publisher of business and consumer software for the global PC market, Avanquest Software released its powerful Connection Manager tool worth £19.99 for free, in order to save laptop users time and effort as it simplifies the process of detecting, selecting and connecting to different networks and peripherals every time they change location.

Access to the public and private networks needs different types of internet connections while being in the office, in a hotel, at a coffee shop, in bars and even on holiday.

According to the SOURCEWIRE, Connection Manager enables laptop users to automatically disconnect and reconnect to different networks and peripherals every time they change location. It saves the laptop user time and hassle by automatically:
- Detecting and storing preferred settings for each location
- Selecting and identifying the user if they return to a previously visited location
- Connecting to preferred settings and peripherals for that particular locationSystem

Requirements are as follows:
Windows Vista
- Pentium IV 2 GHz
- 1 GB RAM
Windows XP
- Pentium III 600 MHz
- 512 MB RAM
- Service Pack 2

References:
www.connectmylaptop.co.uk
http://www.sourcewire.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=40550&hilite

Tony Hayman, a film editor, stated in a recent New York Times Article entitled, New Math for Men: Subtract Just a Little Gray that "In my business, if you're over 40, you're too old," Nothing strange there. In a society driven by appearance, the way you present yourself has a lot to do with how far you move ahead in work and relationships.

"Men color their hair for two important reasons; the boardroom and the bedroom," says Chad Murawczyk, founder of MiN New York, a jet-setting brand producing professional-grade lifestyle products for men and women. "It comes down to the way you present yourself; marketing is perception."

In the highly competitive world while some younger men wear glasses to come across as more intellectual and mature in the workforce, older men are looking to regain their edge through working out, a stringent grooming regimen and yes, even coloring their hair. But the question is if men would like to spend hours in the salon.

"I work with Wall Street executives, entrepreneurs and CEOs; men who understand the value of a well tailored suit, clean shaven face and trimmed head of hair," says Salvatore Fodera, the founder and owner of Salon Fodera located at the St. Regis Hotel in New York City. "They also understand the value of a minute." Time is just money, and MiN New York, a division of SalonClick LLC, knowing that time is really money, presents ProColor and COLOR Touch up
According to a verbal survey that was conducted by volunteers at the America's Beauty Show in Chicago in 2008, 8 out of 10 Professionals prefer ProColor by MiN New York over Redken's CAMO. "In the end the world doesn't need more products, it needs better ones," says Murawczyk. MiN New York will keep you looking your best even when the economic situation appears gray.


References:
http://www.MiN.com
http://www.minnewyork.com/COLOR_DEMO.html http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/7/prweb1143894.htm

Emma Jones, entrepreneur and business guru considers that spare bedrooms aren’t just about storing junk or putting up the occasional visitor but ideal starting points for individuals aspiring to be their own boss and set up a new business from home.In her book, all about the subject of setting up and running a home based enterprise discusses interesting issues.

Key themes touched in the book include planning and promoting a business, finding the right technology and striking a balance between work and family life.

She said: “I had a great job working for an accountancy firm, but after five years decided I wanted to be my own boss and have more control of my life. I left to start a business from my spare room and haven’t looked back since.

“There are so many benefits to running a business from home. Set up costs are lower, which means you instantly reduce your risk and keep your overheads low as the business grows.“It also cuts out the daily commute, saving you anything up to a day a week. Home workers enjoy arriving at the office on time in a matter of seconds, feeling both refreshed and enthusiastic.”

In 2006 Emma created the home business website Enterprise Nation (www.enterprisenation.com).

According to the SOURCEWIRE, Emma’s top five tips for running a successful business from home are:
1. Do something you love. Let your business idea be based on a passion, hobby or skill. That way, it will never really feel like work.
2. Find dedicated space in the house. This will make it easier to create your ideal work environment and to switch off at the end of the day.
3. Make the most of technology. Invest in tools that make you super-efficient and use the web to promote you and the business.
4. Get out of the home office. Meet new people, including customers and suppliers, by attending meetings, shows and events. Even pop to your local coffee shop when in need of a little human interaction!
5. Enjoy each day of being a Spare Room Start Up. Your commute to work takes 60 seconds and you get more done in the hours you have. That frees up time for doing all the other things you like.


References:
www.thewestmidlandsregion.co.uk
http://www.sourcewire.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=40565&hilite=

Business does almost everything in order to follow the trends developed nowadays, even one step back costs much more than one can imagine. One step back might cost a lot of money, reputation, position in the competitive market and so on. But now even though technology took power over everything and there is no field it does not make even slight changes not to say anything about huge ones, business leaders believe that mostly supporting the development of skills and abilities of their workforce is the best way to reduce an organisation’s exposure to the risk of recession. That is the idea of an international survey of senior business executives launched today by global business performance consultancy, McKinney Rogers.The survey aimed to to gauge awareness, perceptions and trends on the issue and what can be done to minimise the risk of a recession’s impact on global business. It encompassed Europe, Africa, Asia Pacific and the US.

According to the key findings business leaders evaluated the importance of tactical actions in reducing an organisation’s exposure to the risk of recession as follows:

78% of respondents cited the development of their workforce as the key tool for this,
73% agree that moving into emerging markets that are unlikely to be affected by recession is also important.
67%consider that diversifying the business offering was classed as significant.

While commenting on the research, Richard Watts, Regional Partner for Europe at McKinney Rogers at McKinney Rogers admited that “It is interesting to see what business leaders focus on when recession is looming – their workforce and diversification. It is obvious that at times of economic slowdown getting organisational buy-in as a whole is vital, which is why taking a strong leadership approach is such a key part of thriving during these times. Leaders need to instil the ability to re-energise, re-think and re-focus the business, using realistic targets. A company’s workforce is an essential tool in the business armoury when the going gets tough. Making productivity a focal point and rewarding those who rise to the top accordingly, will help reduce an organisation’s exposure to the risk of recession.”

According to the SOURCEWIRE, Watts continues: “These results clearly highlight a real understanding across the business community of the value of forward planning in limiting the damage of a potential recession, as well as the tactical actions that need to be taken to achieve this. However, it is worrying that such a low number of business leaders and organisations have these advanced plans in place. “Any time, whether a recession is imminent or not, it is vital that businesses have their house in order by having a clear focus and strategy in place, as well as ensuring resources are suitably allocated to provide the best return on investment. That way, when a recession does strike they will be able to stay lean and emerge stronger.”

References:
http://www.sourcewire.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=40546&hilite=
http://www.mckinneyrogers.com/

In the highly developing market where the competitions level raises day by day the thinkASG (Advanced Systems Group) launches an expanded product offering and a new 2.0 customer communications strategy to better position itself with current changing market conditions.
the company's new strategic approach in communications include the adoption of multiple Web & Enterprise 2.0 strategies, including a revised name and visual identity, an updated solution guidebook, comprehensive 2.0 website.

All the efforts are made to help its customers work with thinkASG to architect and implement the right solutions.

"The overarching characteristic of the new thinkASG is to enable our customers to interact with us, and to participate in, influence discussions, and control their experience - based on 'their' needs," said David Browning, Chief Executive Officer of thinkASG.

"Our new brand logo, thinkASG, captures what makes us special: our people, process, and principles," said Pete Coticchia, Chief Operating Officer of thinkASG. "It's the way we think about our client's business. We felt that we needed a stronger communications platform to better articulate where we are going as a company, especially as we expand our product and service offerings to better meet customer needs."

The thinkASG’s initiative to expand its product reach and assist customers with many more technology needs is derived from increased customer demand for single-source providers, and the increasingly specialized knowledge required to manage today's IT implementations.

Improved 2.0 website provides:

updated IT issues,
case studies,
technical news to its customers.

In the future plans the company offers new real-time features including customizable RSS feeds, technical blogs, webinars, and expanded product information updates in an effort to dialog directly with customers through dedicated web resources.

"The new thinkASG brand represents what we have been growing towards since our founding," added Browning. "Absolute partnership, dedication, and service to our clients, enabled by technology."



References:
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/7/prweb1122144.htm

Besides the terms world wide web, laptop and some other intensively used ones in everyday life, now Carphone Warehouse, that is the UK's leading mobile phone retailers, presents the webbook being the world’s first 10.2” notebook of its kind, ideal for people on the move.