JobConcierge, provider of the innovative human powered job search, today announced the appointment of its executive team and advisors. By focusing on job search optimization, JobConcierge helps jobseekers widen their job searches and increase their chances of finding the right jobs in less time. The new members are Ajay Chaturvedi, Chief Operating Officer; Grace Tsuei, HR and Career Advisor; and Larry Wolf, Marketing Advisor.

“The average jobseeker spends 50 hours each month in front of the computer searching through the major online job boards. What people don’t realize is that they’re finding the same jobs that everyone else has already found and wondering why their search isn’t going anywhere. We found that by only using the major job boards, many job searchers were missing as much as half the jobs out there relevant to them. We are excited to bring on Ajay, Grace and Larry onto our team to help put people on track towards finding the careers of their dreams.” says Jason Lee, JobConcierge.com founder.

Ajay is a successful entrepreneur and was convinced that this kind of service was unique, unparalleled and much needed in the industry. Besides serving on board of a couple of companies and Partner at SeedKapital, an Incubation fund Ajay is an ex-Citi banker of 4 years where he served in Strategy and Sales positions in Cards and Consumer banking verticals. Ajay begun his career with IBM Consulting in the US and has over 13 years of experience in Management, Operations and IT Consulting across Financial Services, IT and ITeS industries in US, UK, and South East Asia. Prior to Citi, Ajay was the Transition Leader at Global Vantedge. Global Vantedge was a pioneer in many ways besides being the first offshore receivables management provider and grew to 3000 employees before selling out to Aegis. Ajay was at the helm of affairs providing Operational expertise and consulting to the Fortune 100 Financial Services and Telecom clients in US and UK and transitioned over 2000 FTE worth of work. Ajay is an Engineer from BITS Pilani and a Graduate in Management of Technology from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Grace Tsuei is currently employed as a Senior Human Resources Generalist at Feinstein Kean Healthcare, a life sciences and healthcare communications firm which is a division of Ogilvy Public Relations. Grace is also the founder of two entrepreneurial endeavours: H20 HR, a human resources consulting practice, and MaiZinGrace Designs, a jewellery design and party business. Throughout her career, Grace has focused her efforts in strategic human resources for a variety of global corporations in diverse industries including GlaxoSmithKline, J. Crew, Rodale, Aramark, KPMG, DuPont, Merck, and Timberland. In addition to her expertise in talent acquisition and development, Grace’s specialty experience spans compensation, training, HRIS and organizational development. Grace holds her Bachelors Degree in Economics from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania and her MBA from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. She is also a certified Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) and is the Co-President of the Ross Alumni Club of Boston.

Larry founded and led the Wolf Group until his retirement from active management in 2003. Under his leadership, the company grew from a small two-person consultancy to an advertising and marketing communications agency with over 300 employees in 6 offices and capitalized billing in excess of 350 million dollars. Larry was chairman and a principal shareholder of Astro Dairy Products which was sold to Parmalat. He was a founding partner of Absolute Quality, which was sold to e4e. Larry has a BA in Psychology from Cornell University and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

JobConcierge is a human-powered job search that takes care of the entire online job search – real people search through over 300 job boards and submit applications. By focusing on job search optimization, JobConcierge helps jobseekers widen their job searches and increase their chances of finding the right jobs in less time.

For more information, visit the company’s website at http://www.jobconcierge.com or contact customerservice@jobconcierge.com

Plunet has released BusinessManager 4.5 with a host of new functions and enhancements. Whether for project management, sales, bookkeeping or senior management of translation companies – Plunet offers a complete solution for successful translation management. It’s more than a software – it’s your business!

With Plunet BusinessManager 4.5, all external resources (translators, proofreaders, DTP specialists, etc.) can now generate their invoices directly in the system at the push of a button and release the invoices for checking. The big advantage: All information is kept up-to-date in Plunet, so that incoming invoices do not have to be recorded separately by the project manager and the bookkeeping department. This saves time and increases the transparency of the invoicing process for everyone involved. Other translation management functions, such as the freelancer checklists, have been optimized even further in terms of user-friendliness and sustained quality assurance.

In the future, Plunet BusinessManager will offer a dynamic interface with the well-known and widely-used text counting software PractiCount. The new PractiCount Manager provides a seamless workflow between PractiCount and Plunet. At the push of a button, users can generate an automatic analysis directly from BusinessManager for all file formats that can be analyzed with PractiCount. Afterwards, Plunet links the results of the analysis with the predefined prices for characters, words or lines in the relevant language combination. The quote or order items are generated automatically and will be available for direct assignment of the job. PractiCount Manager will be available starting in Spring 2010 as an expansion for all editions of Plunet BusinessManager.

The range of financial functions in Plunet BusinessManager has also been expanded. Starting with version 4.5, the currency rates will automatically be updated on a daily basis in the system. If quotes, orders, jobs or invoices are created, the system will automatically convert prices to the local currency at the current daily rate of exchange. The daily rates for the relevant business transactions are then reflected in all financial, cost-effectiveness and production reports. Whether for senior management, purchasing or bookkeeping in translation companies – this ensures that the entire process is simplified and accelerated across currency boundaries.

About Plunet

Plunet BusinessManager is the complete software solution for the translation and localization industry. On a web-based platform, the system offers the perfect tool for business, workflow and document management – integrating translation software, accounts and bookkeeping systems and existing systems landscapes – for translation agencies and translation departments, documentation departments, organizations and authorities.

Smyth Solutions LLC has introduced a cutting-edge solution that takes the burden of Sales & Use Tax Certificate Management off the shoulders of financial departments while reducing the possibility of Sales & Use Tax non-compliance and penalties.

Smyth has added the remarkable CARIXA Sales & Use Tax Management Outsourcing (“CARIXA SUM) service to its revolutionary CARIXA customer financial management platform for credit, accounts receivable, collection and deduction management technology (SaaS).

Because it is a tedious and time-consuming process, companies are often unable to keep Reseller Sales & Use Tax Certificates up-to-date. This comes at a stiff price, however, as failure to maintain required documentation results in unnecessary taxes and penalties, as well as hundreds of hours spent preparing for protracted audits. With CARIXA SUM, companies have the perfect solution that lifts their Sales & Use Tax compliance burden and allows them to focus their resources on other areas of importance.

Smyth Sales & Use Tax Certificate Management is a seamless online solution that can eliminate the headache and cost of collecting and managing certificates by combining expert staff with cutting-edge technology. Companies get a solution that eliminates the time spent requesting, collecting, updating and storing certificates – while maximizing compliance.

“In development for four years, CARIXA is a best-in-class enterprise product that has been tested by the diverse demands of Smyth’s accounts receivable outsourcing operations for two years,” said Kristen Metzger, President of Smyth Solutions.

“CARIXA Sales & Use Tax Management Services takes a big step forward in reducing the administrative overhead costs, non-compliance and resulting tax penalties inherent in companies that have a large volume of customers,” Metzger added. “We outsource the time-consuming job of managing this administrative function with a completely on-line, accessible solution.” Services include:

- Importing customer accounts to their proprietary CARIXA platform, and updating it monthly
- Establishing a custom portfolio with rules and access permissions
- Obtaining, imaging and archiving certificates for access later if needed
- Implementing a follow-up and workflow process to renew them upon expiration
- Making all documents and histories available on-line, on demand in a customer portfolio

“Before Carixa SUM, financial departments had to manually obtain these certificates one at a time, file them, and follow-up on expiration, all very error-prone, time consuming, tedious, expensive and (now) unnecessary overhead,” Metzger noted.

By putting Smyth’s experts and technology to work, companies can cut overhead and unnecessary penalties and taxes due to non-compliance, while enabling employees to boost productivity in other vital areas. Let Smyth do the job of eliminating the tedious task of managing Sales & Use Tax Certificates and enjoy peace of mind knowing that non-compliance tax penalties and intrusive audits are a thing of the past.

CARIXA
Built on 25 years of experience and 4 years of development, Smyth’s keystone CARIXA technology is an exceptional, comprehensive solution for customer financial management, including corporate credit, accounts receivable, collections, deductions, reconciliation and cash application. Built on decades of accounts receivable knowledge and industry best practices, this powerful turnkey system is offered as SaaS and is hosted to top corporate standards and security. Moreover, it requires no software or hardware investment, as CARIXA is entirely web-based.

With incredible ease of use technology, CARIXA enables automation of repetitive tasks with powerful work-flow tools, management dashboards and flexible reporting tools. Its peerless features will help companies improve financial performance and move more money to the bottom line. It is available as the system of record, or as a “bolt-on” for specific components, with customizable work-flow and powerful rules engine. With CARIXA, companies will:

· Automate accounts receivable operations
· Credit management decision-path
· Dramatically improve collections
· Improve DSO, cash flow and working capital
· Improve DDO and increase recoveries of deductions
· Identify root causes and profit losses from dilution
· Manage Sales & Use Tax Certificates
· Automate and manage POD retrieval
· Eliminate offline processes with its fully integrated features.
· Data integration with all systems
· Significantly reduce overhead

About Smyth Solutions
Smyth Solutions has roots back to 1906, and is a leader in the field of Credit, Accounts Receivable, Collection Management, Credit Data Interchange, and related enabling Internet technologies. Its solutions are targeted to create value based on customer requirements. These best-in-class solutions include comprehensive or targeted AR Outsourcing; expert Cash Flow, Deduction and Reconciliation Teams that will provide and immediate ROI; self-funding Deduction programs for recovery of lost profits; Reconciliation services to straighten account balances; AR Forensics to uncover hidden value; Consulting services to solve systemic problems, and the CARIXA AR Platform.

Following a highly attended and successful 2009 career fair schedule, diversity job board www.LatPro.com, in association with www.NSHP.org, is set to meet the needs of even more jobseekers and companies searching for professional candidates with language and cultural skills in 2010. The 2010 schedule was developed based on jobseeker and employer demographics as well as past attendee feedback.

2010 LatPro Career Fair Schedule

Houston – Westin Galleria, February 17
Chicago – Navy Pier, March 18
New York – Metropolitan Pavilion, April 15
Washington, DC – Trinity College, May 13
Denver – TBD, June
Atlanta – Holiday Inn Decatur Conference Plaza, August 26
Washington, DC – Trinity College, September 23
Dallas – TBD, October
Los Angeles – Long Beach Convention Center, November 18

Admission is free for all job seekers. Professional dress required.

During the 2010 events, Hispanic and bilingual job seekers will have the opportunity to meet fellow Latino professionals, network with prominent Hispanic organizations and interview with top companies seeking employees with diverse backgrounds and language skills.

Attending organizations will meet hundreds of bilingual and multicultural professional candidates in a format that maximizes recruiting efficiency.

LatPro has documented testimonials of recruiters at previous events in a video designed to prepare future participants for the exciting day that they can expect at a LatPro/NSHP career fair. The career fair video can be viewed here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddwZ-aEw1Lc

For more details, exhibitor and sponsorship information:

www.nshp.org
(954) 727-3863
jobfairs@nshp.org

About LatPro.com

Established in 1997, LatPro is the worldwide leader in online employment resources for Hispanic and bilingual professionals. With over 325,000 registered candidates and 95 of the Fortune 100 companies using its award-winning service, the LatPro.com site (available in English, Spanish and Portuguese) is the premier career destination for Latino and bilingual professionals throughout the U.S. and Latin America. LatPro also hosts a career focused social network where the company welcomes all career experts and job seekers.

LatPro, Inc. Contact:
Rob Steward
rsteward@latpro.com
(954)727-3863

http://network.latpro.com/profile/RobSteward

About The National Society for Hispanic Professionals

The National Society for Hispanic Professionals (NSHP), a non-profit organization with more than 20,000 registered members, works to empower Hispanic professionals with connections, networking and leadership opportunities, as well as information on education, scholarships, careers and entrepreneurship. NSHP seeks to ensure the inclusion of Hispanics in corporate America at a level commensurate with the representation of Hispanic Americans within our communities.

NSHP Contact:
Ricardo Villalba
ricardov@nshp.org

http://network.nshp.org/profile/nshpadmin

The National Hispanic Entrepreneurs’ Organization (www.nheo.org ) officially announced today the launch of their inspiring National Public Awareness Campaign for 2010. NHEO was founded by Kenan-Flagler MBA and social entrepreneur Juan Pablo Giometti, who worked with faculty mentors from MIT, Tel-Aviv University, and Tuck School of Business, Kenan-Flagler MBA students, and successful entrepreneurs to build the organization. NHEO offers a wide range of developmental initiatives for minority entrepreneurs and has quickly grown within the North Carolina community within 2009, focusing on Leadership, Knowledge, and Enterprise Development, to achieve its mission. The National Public Awareness Campaign is an immediate call to action by the team of young social entrepreneurs as a part of their Advocacy and Outreach efforts. The organization has already received verbal endorsements from many influential community leaders, executive heads, government officials, and us representatives who all strongly believe in the NHEO message that entrepreneurial dreams can come true with the right support….Make it happen.

“I fully support the mission and philosophy of the National Hispanic Entrepreneurs Organization. I was very impressed by my meeting with them and look forward to working with them to meet their groundbreaking goals within the Charlotte community.” Stated US Representative Sue Myrick

The Communications campaign will include the launch of their new awareness video “Dreams” both in Spanish and in English that can currently be found at http://www.nheo.org. The video carries a powerful message that is expected to promote change and leverage social media aspects of the campaign. Additional campaign components include:

“Our approach and programs have had great feedback and acceptance in 2009.” said Founder Juan Pablo Giometti. “Now it’s time to find additional community leaders, and let the nation learn about our vision and goals so that they can get involved and be part of our movement for social change.” The National Hispanic Entrepreneurs’ Organization offers a wide range of developmental initiatives for minority entrepreneurs such as their NHEO Boot Camp and NHEO Challenge programs. They also most recently announced the launch of the Ambassador Program which will specifically focus on leadership development and the importance of community involvement. The program is now open and NHEO is currently accepting applications. Selected Ambassadors for the program will be announced within early February. Each volunteer will become involved in activities that include public speaking, facilitating host and discussion groups, and work to be a liaison between NHEO and their local community.

To learn more about the National Hispanic Entrepreneurs’ Organization please visit www.nheo.org or call (704) 909-7945.

About National Hispanic Entrepreneurs’ Organization

National Hispanic Entrepreneurs’ Organization (NHEO), headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., was founded to empower Hispanic entrepreneurs, who are underrepresented in America. NHEO provides the know-how, networking, and mentoring resources to new and existing high-growth entrepreneurs through annual conferences, programs and web-based resources. NHEO has recent partnerships with Microsoft and PR Newswire, and since launching in 2009 the organization has helped entrepreneurs, service partners, investors, researchers and public policy makers in diverse industries and at all stages of development.

Rackspace Hosting (NYSE:RAX), the world’s leader in hosting and cloud computing, has restructured its global Rackspace Partner Network to help partner companies grow their business, better serve customers and realise a competitive advantage. Rackspace actively solicited feedback from its partners to make enhancements to the Rackspace Partner Network, which include a new tiered structure, highly competitive financial incentives, greater access to training and marketing resources.

To add more structure and clarity to the program, Rackspace created four levels of commitment based on company size and level of sales: Platinum, Gold, Silver and Member. Additionally, Rackspace is offering partners aggressive commissions and, at certain partnership levels, will even pay commissions on upgrades and renewals, a significant benefit many competitors fail to match.

“We regard partners as an extension of the Rackspace family and have updated the Rackspace Partner Network to help ensure they receive the services and support necessary for long-term success” said Robert Fuller, vice president of Rackspace’s Worldwide Channel. “Rackers worked closely with our partners to develop a program that creates the biggest impact and provides the best experience for them, which we believe will in turn impact the broader customer experience”

Rackspace’s enhanced partner program includes several features available for partner companies at any level of membership, including:
- Access to a dedicated sales representative
- Sales and technical training
- OnBoarding support
- Access to the Rackspace Partner Network portal with exclusive marketing, sales and industry information as well as networking opportunities with other Rackspace partners

As companies move along the continuum from Member Partnership to Platinum Partnership, the new Rackspace program offers additional benefits including:
- Access to a dedicated channel manager
- Access to the searchable partner database on Rackspace.com as well as the database on the Rackspace Partner Network portal
- An opportunity to participate in partner company and/or Rackspace generated marketing activities
- Inclusion in promotions to Rackspace customer and partner base
- Discounts/commissions on upgrades and renewal contracts

“Sitecore has built its foundation on providing partners and customers with the best Web CMS platform, so it’s a natural extension to partner with Rackspace for its unmatched service and reliable hosting solutions” said Jason Crea, VP, Client and Partner Engagement Sitecore, a new member of the Rackspace Partner Network. “Performance, security, scalability and price are critical elements for our customers in building and hosting websites, blogs, and other Web applications. Based on Rackspace’s past successes we anticipate a valued experience for our joint customers”

“Q just entered its second decade of designing, building and enhancing brands online. Rackspace has been with us since the beginning, and we’re excited to re-launch our partnership in the program and reaffirm our shared commitment to support” said Sean Breen, Founder and CTO, Q-Industries, a longstanding and valued Rackspace partner. “Rackspace continues to provide the critical infrastructure that both Q and our clients need to maximize ROI and minimize capital expenditures”

About Rackspace Hosting
Rackspace Hosting UK is the world’s leader in hosting and cloud computing and has been ranked in Financial Times Top 50 Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom for the past five years. Rackspace provides its customers with Fanatical Support by delivering a portfolio of hosted IT services, including Green Hosting, Managed Hosting, Dedicated Servers, Private Cloud, Hybrid Hosting, Email and Apps.

www.rackspace.co.uk

ICANN and the Swiss-based Universal Postal Union (UPU) have signed a historic agreement giving the UPU managing authority over .post as a top-level domain. This agreement came about after long negotiations, public review through ICANN’s public comment process, and consideration by ICANN’s Board of Directors. An equal level of effort was required from representatives of the UPU. The result is what may be the first truly secure top-level domain for the provision of services by the UPU member states.
“We are terribly excited about the emergence of .post as the newest generic top-level domain,” ICANN CEO and President Rod Beckstrom stated at the U.N. office in Geneva during a news conference immediately following the signing of the contract. “This contract with the UPU is an important contribution to the Internet. It is part of our desire to provide a single interoperable communications network that can connect all people around the globe. It also strengthens ICANN’s role as a leader in dealing with IGOs.”
UPU Director General Edouard Dayan said the .post project is an important initiative for developing and providing secure and trusted postal services over the Internet.