Archive for August, 2010

Over-Worked Americans Give Up an Average of 459 Million Vacation Days Each Year

Now Is A Good Time To “Cruise Them Or Lose Them,” Says Royal Caribbean International Over-worked, over-tired and stressed-out workers have one more thing to worry about this coming Labor Day – how many vacation days they could potentially be losing this year. And if The President of the United States, who just returned from [...]

New Consumers Energy Bill More Customer-Friendly, Includes Personalized Graph Showing Energy Use

Consumers Energy is introducing a new bill format in September that customers will find easier to understand and more informative than the previous format. Improved information flow on the bill will help customers use energy more efficiently and save money on their energy costs. The bill now includes a graph showing personalized energy use over [...]

IBM Completes Acquisition of Sterling Commerce

Expands IBM’s Integration Portfolio and Cross-Channel Commerce Software for Marketing, Selling and Fulfillment IBM announced the closing of its acquisition of Sterling Commerce. The company expands IBM’s ability to help clients accelerate their interactions with customers, partners and suppliers through dynamic business networks using either on-premise or cloud delivery models. Organizations are looking for ways [...]

Disney to Become First Studio With Two $1 Billion Films in One Year

Two weeks after becoming the highest-grossing animated film of all time, Disney-Pixar’s Toy Story 3 will cross the $1 billion mark at the global box office today, joining Alice in Wonderland as the second $1 billion film this year from The Walt Disney Studios – the first studio in history to accomplish this feat. Disney [...]