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SciNet announced in April that, as part of the new Southern Ontario Smart Computing and Innovation Partnership (SOSCIP) with IBM, the Canadian Federal Government, the Government of Ontario, the University of Toronto and six other Ontario universities, it will be running what is expected to be Canada?s largest computer, an IBM Blue Gene/Q able to execute almost a half quadrillion mathematical operations per second. The system will be used for such flagship government or industrial projects as designing racing cars, aircraft engines or nuclear reactors. The SOSCIP project will also make the supercomputer available to small and midsized enterprises in Ontario to speed product research and development, which will help drive innovation for Ontarios economy.

Increased Investments in Product Research to Drive Gains in the Global Product Lifecycle Management Market, According to New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.
GIA announces the release of a comprehensive global report on Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) markets. Global market for Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) is projected to reach US$44.2 billion by the year 2017. Growth will be primarily driven by waxing competition, effervescently changing marketplace scenarios, and the ensuing need to keep an eagle’s eye on changing customer preferences. All of these factors sharpen the need for effective product lifecycle management as a tool to navigate through changing customer requirements and to enable efficiencies in product engineering and marketing. The growing trend of outsourcing research and design activities to third party service providers is additionally helping generate robust demand for PLM in Asian-Pacific, led by countries such as China and India, which are a growing hub for design outsourcing.

Results of rigorous independent Next Generation Firewall test highlights Palo Alto’s NGFW as one of only two solutions “Recommended.”

Bedford, NH, April 26, 2012 –(PR.com)– Namtek Partner, Palo Alto Networks, was selected as one of only two firewall vendors given a Recommended rating by NSS Labs, a renowned independent product research and testing company. The rating is a result of an intensive product test of seven data security vendors. For Palo Alto alone, NSS Labs tested almost 1,500 live exploitsan impressive 95% of these attacks were effectively blocked, earning Palo Alto the highest rating given to any Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) in the study. NSS Labs defines NGFWs as integrating, at a minimum, firewall, Intrusion Prevention, application identification amp; control, and user amp; group policies into a single solution.

The NSS Labs study found that Palo Alto Networks successfully enforced both inbound and outbound traffic rules of great complexity. Across the board, the Palo Alto system tested identified applications correctly and took appropriate actions aligned with application policies. For instance, the Palo Alto NGFW correctly blocked IM file transfers while allowing instant messages.

Palo Alto Networks CMO, Rene Bonvanie, highlights his companys ongoing effort to stay ahead of the game in the ever-changing IT security landscapean endeavor that is proving successful by the results of this latest NSS Labs test.

About Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto Networkstrade; is the network security company. Its next-generation firewalls enable unprecedented visibility and granular policy control of applications and content by user, not just IP address at up to 20Gbps with no performance degradation. Based on patent-pending App-IDtrade; technology, Palo Alto Networks firewalls accurately identify and control applications regardless of port, protocol, evasive tactic or SSL encryption and scan content to stop threats and prevent data leakage. Enterprises can for the first time embrace Web 2.0 and maintain complete visibility and control, while significantly reducing total cost of ownership through device consolidation. Most recently, Palo Alto Networks has enabled enterprises to extend protection over all types of traffic, applications, and threats to remote users with the release of GlobalProtecttrade;.

About Namtek
Namtek is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, founded in 2006 and headquartered in Bedford, NH. Namteks Governance, Risk Management amp; Compliance (GRC) practice solves complex security challenges for some of the most critical assets in the nation. Namtek has carefully prepared a selection of critical security controls and services resulting in our highly effective Assess, Remediate amp; Monitor (ARM)trade; methodology. With this methodology Namtek assesses, architects and implements the technologies, policies and procedures that most effectively protect your sensitive data assets. For more information, visit us on the web at http://www.namtek.com or contact Karyn Pritz at kpritz@namtek.com or 603-488-6615.

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Credit Suisse Group AG (CS) promoted
Roger Lehman to be its head of securitized products research,
replacing Dale Westhoff, who will focus more on the company’s
Locus analytics system for clients.

Lehman will also remain the company’s lead strategist for
commercial-mortgage securities, according to an internal memo
obtained by Bloomberg News. Steve Vames, a spokesman for the
Zurich-based bank in New York, confirmed the contents.

Westhoff, the former Bear Stearns Cos. analyst who was top-
ranked for mortgage prepayments for 15 years in a row in polls
by Institutional Investor magazine, joined Credit Suisse last
year amid a push by the bank to expand in securitized product
research and analytics, or computer programs used to assess the
value of debt. The company hired Lehman from Bank of America
Corp. later in 2011.

Credit Suisse has also expanded the responsibilities of
Mahesh Swaminathan to include all of the company’s residential
mortgage-bond strategy, according to the memo. He had been the
bank’s senior strategist for government-backed home-loan
securities, after joining the company almost a decade ago.

The company also plans to change the name of Locus
to Credit Suisse PLUS Analytics (powered by LOCUS)
this month as the bank brings all of its fixed-income
electronic proprietary systems under one brand, according to
an e-mail today to clients.

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Jody Shenn in New York at
jshenn@bloomberg.net

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TOKYO amp; NANTONG, China, Apr 17, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Teijin Limited
announced today plans to establish Teijin Product Development China Co., Ltd.

this August to conduct fiber and textile product research and development in
Nantong, Jiangsu Province beginning in April 2013. The move will enhance the
Teijin groups Ramp;D functions in China and enable collaborative development with
local partners to respond quickly to business opportunities in this fast-growing
market.

Teijin Product Development China will be established on the premises of Nantong
Teijin Co., Ltd., a Teijin group company engaged in manufacturing, dying,
processing and selling polyester textiles. Initially the new company will
develop textiles for apparel as well as fibers in collaboration with local fiber
manufacturers. Applications for the automotive, electronics and environmental
fields will be pursued later. It will also engage in co-development initiatives
with companies introduced by China Chemical Fibers Association (CCFA). Capital
expenditure will total around two billion yen (US$ 25 million).

China is a high-priority market in the Teijin groups medium- to long-term
growth plans. The group aims to expand business in China through strategic
alliances with local partners, expansion of production and Ramp;D bases and
development of environment-related businesses. In March, Teijin entered into a
comprehensive alliance with the CCFA to pursue business opportunities in the
fields of chemical fibers and related industries.

Establishing Teijin Product Development China will enable us to promptly
respond to various market needs in China, said Toshihide Fukushima, Teijin
Group executive officer. We are confident our solutions, based on our extensive
fiber-related technologies and expertise, will promote the development of
advanced products contributing to adding value to and differentiating the local
chemical fiber industry, a strategic industry in Chinas 12th five-year plan.

About the Teijin Group in China

Teijins foray into the Chinese market goes back to the 1970s, when it began
polyester fiber plant exportation. Since then, the group has built
manufacturing, sales and marketing bases in Beijing, Shanghai and other major
cities. Currently, 12 major Teijin Group companies have bases in mainland China,
employing about 2,000 people in businesses including aramid, carbon and
polyester fibers, films, plastics and medical/pharmaceuticals, as well as the
trading and marketing of fiber products. In April 2010, Teijin (China)
Investment Co., Ltd. was established in Shanghai to oversee the groups ongoing
expansion in China and promote the development of markets, businesses and
related investment. The group aims to expand current sales in China by three to
four times by around 2020.

About the Teijin Group

Teijin (TOKYO:3401) is a technology-driven global group offering advanced
solutions in the areas of sustainable transportation, information and
electronics, safety and protection, environment and energy and healthcare. Its
main fields of operation are high-performance fibers such as aramid, carbon
fibers amp; composites, healthcare, films, resin amp; plastic processing, polyester
fibers, products converting and IT. The group has some 150 companies and over
17,000 employees spread out over 20 countries worldwide. It posted consolidated
sales of JPY 815.7 billion (USD 9.9 billion) and total assets of JPY 761.5
billion (USD9.3 billion) in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2011. Please visit

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GIA announces the release of a comprehensive global report on Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) markets. Global market for Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) is projected to reach US$44.2 billion by the year 2017. Growth will be primarily driven by waxing competition, effervescently changing marketplace scenarios, and the ensuing need to keep an eagles eye on changing customer preferences. All of these factors sharpen the need for effective product lifecycle management as a tool to navigate through changing customer requirements and to enable efficiencies in product engineering and marketing. The growing trend of outsourcing research and design activities to third party service providers is additionally helping generate robust demand for PLM in Asian-Pacific, led by countries such as China and India, which are a growing hub for design outsourcing.

San Jose, California (PRWEB) April 05, 2012

Follow us on LinkedIn – Ever growing competition, blistering pace of innovation and commensurately shrinking product lifecycles have shortened the period between new product introduction, growth, maturity and terminal decline. The ensuing need to flexibly and swiftly react to changes in customer demands, and develop superior products in shorter timeframes creates a need for PLM solutions. The growing complexity of modern supply chain additionally catapults PLM as a collaborative tool between manufacturers, component suppliers, and other specialist partners in the supply network. PLM, in other words, helps the entire supply network to optimally manage product lifecycle with reduced time, ease, and cost effectiveness. Therefore, benefits, such as, on-schedule product launches, first mover advantages, improved brand value, consumer loyalty, cost effective adherence to regulatory requirements, reduced product development costs, among others, are resulting in companies paying increased attention to PLM solutions. Return on investment (ROI) on adroit PLM strategies is typically manifested in the form of improved market share, superior brand building and maximum milking of revenues from the product during its life in the marketplace. The growing base of product related information included in the PLM application suite, such as, component event management, product configuration management, regulatory compliance, computer-aided process planning, and inclusion of sales related information, among others, is helping PLM change character from being a mere engineering tool to full enterprise application.

In this regard, the logical integration of PLM into Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) to allow for data flows from PLM to ERP and ERP to PLM, is beginning to gather momentum. In the upcoming years, as ERP amp; PLM integration reaches saturation, PLM is forecast to be integrated into the wider enterprise ecosystem comprising of quality management systems (QMS), Supplier Relationship Management (SRM), Content Management System (CMS). The trend will be largely fuelled by manufacturers efforts to achieve greater downstream visibility.

Another interesting trend worthy of note is the growing popularity of cloud based on-demand PLM services/solutions and the initial impetus extended by the 2007-2009 recession to push cloud based PLM out of its orbit. The bad economy has been feeding the market for cloud computing as cash, and revenue starved companies prowl for IT solutions that are cost-effective, require minimum to zero investments, and low management of computing resources. Technically, the feature of multi-tenancy, or the ability to scale up or scale down services on demand, makes fiscal sense in taut economic conditions. Simplicity in implementation and low costs are prime factors driving adoption of clouds by large and small enterprises alike. The rise in the number and variety of vendor products/offerings in this space will additionally drive acceptance.

In his new post, Sadiq will assume expanded responsibilities for the companys product research and innovation initiatives. He reports to Shoemaker.

Over the last several years, Raheel has demonstrated a real passion for mattress design and for the bedding industry as a whole, said Shoemaker, senior vice president of product development and merchandising. Were very pleased to have increased his role and responsibilities in our overall Ramp;D efforts.

Sadiq joined Comfort Solutions in 2009 as a research and development assistant. Before that he held a similar post for nearly three years at the former Spring Air Company.

WILLOWBROOK, Ill. — Comfort Solutions has promoted Raheel Sadiq to the newly created position of product innovation coordinator.

In his new post, Sadiq will assume expanded responsibilities for the companys product research and innovation initiatives. He reports to Owen Shoemaker, senior vice president of product development and merchandising.

Over the last several years, Raheel has demonstrated a real passion for mattress design and for the bedding industry as a whole, Shoemaker said. Were very pleased to have increased his role and responsibilities in our overall Ramp;D efforts.

Sadiq joined Comfort Solutions in 2009 as a research and development assistant. Before that he held a similar post for nearly three years at the former Spring Air Co.

As B2B marketing outsource providers, we get to hear some interesting statements about marketing. Some of these statements indicate a philosophy that can be detrimental to achieving your marketing and sales objectives. If you hear any of your internal personnel saying any of the following, consider it a red flag and address the issue right away.

1. Why should we spend any more time working on the website? That’s what our sales team is for. This is a very scary statement that shows a lack of understanding about current trends in B2B marketing and how prospects look for potential products and solutions. For example, according to Hubspot.com, in the B2B arena, 80 percent or more of the product research is done by the potential buyer before they interact with you. They are at your website reading your marketing material and they are judging you by what they see and read there. If your website stinks, they go away. It is that simple.
2. Our marketing department stinks so we’ll hire more B2B sales reps. B2B companies have been implementing the “hire more sales reps” strategy for years and most of the time, this doesn’t work. Throwing more bodies at a flawed process just multiplies the problem. The better approach is to implement a marketing machine that generates inquiries at a relatively low cost, convert a healthy percentage of these to qualified leads, and then focus your sales teams on closing, not prospecting. Yes this really works.
3. Why should we waste time on pull marketing and social media? That stuff doesn’t work. I have heard this many times and it always makes me laugh. Why? Because some of our best clients come to us through our pull marketing or social media initiatives. And our clients have themselves used pull marketing to generate quality sales leads and revenue. It takes patience and persistence but if you practice pull marketing correctly, you will get results.
4. Since we are selling a commodity product, we have to compete on price. Once you go down this path, it seldom gets better. Creating a compelling and differentiated brand for your products and/or services is hard work but it is essential to revenue and profitability. Here is a blog post on this subject of Brand Promise from CustomerThink.
5. We can’t compete because our product is weak or lacks features. This type of internal product bashing can lead to no good. As a marketer, you need to find what makes your offering superior, and when you cast doubts on your own product, it just gives everyone an excuse for failure. If you can’t be enthusiastic about what you are doing, do yourself and your company a favor and find a new position.
6. The sales team can’t sell its way out of a paper bag. This type of thinking is just as dangerous as denigrating the product. I’ve written a lot about how to bridge the gap between marketing and sales. Here are a few resources to help with this challenging problem.
   • Bridging the Gap in B2B Marketing and Sales
   • Bridge the Gap Between Sales and Marketing (Webinar)
   • Bridging the Gap Between Sales and Marketing (White Paper)

   It behooves both departments to work cooperatively and there is nothing to be gained by this type of infighting.

If you hear any of these types of statements from your marketing team, or have the urge to make them yourself, please take corrective action. The marketing game is tough and you need the right mindset to beat the competition.

LA JOLLA, Calif., April 18, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ –
Bear Naked, the natural food company for the everyday adventurer, today announced its 100% Pure & Natural Soft-Baked Granola Cookies were awarded the 2012 Better Homes and Gardens Best New Product Award in the cookie category. The winners were determined based on an analysis of the BrandSpark International/Better Homes and Gardens American Shopper Study that surveyed more than 66,000 independent consumers who voted in 67 categories.

The Double Chocolate and Fruit & Nut cookies are one of the newest additions to Bear Naked’s existing lineup of all-natural granolas, cereals and trail mixes. Baked with whole grains and simple ingredients, each cookie supplies natural energy to fuel the everyday lives of active people.

“Bear Naked’s cookies are both energy-dense and deliciously tasty, making them terrific food for active people to enjoy during their day,” said Ryan Therriault, associate director, brand marketing and innovation for Bear Naked. “We are pleased that Better Homes and Gardens has recognized this innovation as a leader in the cookie category.”

Known as “The People’s Choice Awards” for consumer products, the Best New Product Awards are North America’s pre-eminent gauge of habits, trends and key insights into the minds of consumers.

“Thousands of products are launched every year – no wonder Americans look to independent consumer endorsements like the Best New Product Awards,” says Robert Levy, President of BrandSpark International, the market research firm responsible for developing and managing the Best New Product Awards. “Winning a Best New Product Award means that many independent consumers have purchased and endorsed Bear Naked’s100% Pure & Natural Soft-Baked Granola Cookies as the best in its category.”

The Bear Naked cookies are available in two delicious and nutritious flavors:

Double Chocolate combines 10g of whole grains with chocolate chips and cocoa for a double dose of decadence

Fruit & Nut blends 10g of whole grains with plump raisins, cranberries, walnuts and flavorful almonds to give you a delicious source of energy in every bite

Like all Bear Naked products, the cookies are minimally processed and crafted without any preservatives, artificial flavors, trans fats, hydrogenated oils or high fructose corn syrup. Bear Naked 100% Pure & Natural Soft-Baked Granola Cookies are available on
www.BearNaked.com , at select Target stores and fine retailers nationwide.

Launched in 2003, the Best New Product Awards have grown to become the most credible Consumer Packaged Goods awards program in North America, operating for the past nine years in Canada and for four years in the United States. “Because the award is 100% consumer-voted and not juried by a panel, when consumers see the Best New Product Award logo on packaging or in advertising it’s like receiving a direct endorsement from thousands of everyday shoppers,” adds Levy.

For more information about the Best New Product Awards, please visit
www.BestNewProducts.biz .

About Bear Naked Bear Naked, today’s leading adventure food and lifestyle company, offers a full line of all-natural granolas, cookies and trail mixes. Launched in 2002, the company is passionate about creating great-tasting, natural foods to fit today’s active, on-the-go lifestyle and is best known for its homemade granola made from 100% Pure and Natural ingredients. Today, Bear Naked has evolved into a nationally recognized consumer brand that is available in more than 10,000 retail stores across the U.S. For more information, visit
www.bearnaked.com ,
www.facebook.com/LiveBN ,
www.twitter.com/LiveBearNaked .

About BrandSpark InternationalBrandSpark International is an independent market research and brand strategy firm with a strong grasp on consumer segmentation, innovation, new product research and global consumer trends. BrandSpark developed the Best New Product Awards program to be the most credible consumer voted awards program for Consumer Packaged goods.
www.BrandSpark.com

About Better Homes and GardensReaching nearly 40 million readers every month, the Better Homes and Gardens brand extends across the web, tablet, mobile, broadcast, broadband and numerous licensed products, serving and connecting women who are passionate about their homes and the lives they create there. Better Homes and Gardens inspires women to dream and gives them the confidence to move from dreaming to doing. For more information, visit
www.bhg.com

Contact: Stephanie ProosFormula619-234-0345Proos@Formulapr.com

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