Globalpark Celebrates 10 Years of Helping Organizations Gain Insights That Drive Decision-Making and Bottom-Line Growth

September 30th, 2009 LONDON, COLOGNE, Germany, NEW YORK, and VIENNA, Austria - Following the success of the 2009 event, the organizing committee of the Mobile Research Conference (www.mobileresearchconference.com) announces its line-up of prestigious keynote speakers at next year's event on 8-9th March in London. Hosted by Globalpark, a leading provider of panel, community and survey software, the conference is the must-attend event for anyone interested in understanding this emerging research platform.

August 30th, 2009 CHICAGO - Manthan Systems, Inc., a leading producer of retail analytics and performance management solutions, today announced that The Kitchen Collection, Inc., a leading specialty retailer for kitchenware, has selected its popular retail analytics product, ARC Merchandise Analytics. Kitchen Collection was looking for a solution that would empower their merchandising and marketing teams with on-time, actionable information for decision making and ARC Merchandise Analytics was a good fit.

August 19th, 2009 NEW YORK and LONDON - Globalpark (www.globalpark.com), a leading provider of panel, community and survey software, continues its pattern of strong growth with second quarter 2009 revenues at EUR2.5 million. This represents an increase of 35% compared with the same period in 2008.

July 26th, 2009 NEW YORK and LONDON and COLOGNE, Germany - - Annual Survey Carried out by meaning, That Provides Insights on Professional Market Research Worldwide, Enters its Sixth Year With a New Sponsor Globalpark (www.globalpark.com) is the new sponsor for the market research industry's annual international survey into market research technology. It enters its sixth year with a new name: The Globalpark Annual Market Research Software Survey, though the survey will continue to be designed and carried out by meaning ltd (www.meaning.uk.com), which has conducted the study every year since its inception.

June 28th, 2009 NEW YORK - Globalpark ( www.globalpark.com ), a leading provider of panel, community and survey software, today launches the latest version of its Enterprise Feedback Suite (EFS). EFS 7.0 ( www.globalpark.com/EFS7 ) enables researchers to turn research panels into communities, and includes enhanced performance, engagement and quality features.

June 21st, 2009 DALLAS - Conselium, a leading executive search firm with a specialty in ethics and compliance, today introduced Corporate Compliance Insights (CCI), a global online forum and job board for corporate governance, compliance, risk management and business ethics. Corporate Compliance Insights was introduced to fill the growing need of corporate compliance and ethics professionals as they adjust to the new economy and a global shift in business.

May 27th, 2009 LONDON - "We have seen the economy bottom out in early May with indicators all around us that the recovery has started, confidence is driving an upswing in all market sectors." With a positive outlook ahead, Frost & Sullivan's Chairman David Frigstad inspired the 120 plus CEOs and their growth teams that gathered in London last week for GIL 2009: Europe, Growth, Innovation and Leadership Congress on Corporate Growth. GIL Global is the industry's only event designed to support senior executives in their efforts to achieve sustainable, top-line growth.

May 17th, 2009 LONDON - The current economy is a climate in which companies need to focus and pursue investment opportunities and continue developing a solid growth strategy. "Companies need to embrace innovation to not only survive, but to gain greater market share and be positioned for success upon the rebound".

March 24th, 2009 LONDON - Trade Extensions is predicting a year of growth as businesses see on-line procurement and optimisation as tangible steps they can take to cut costs and beat the recession. The announcement is prompted by the news that Trade Extensions' revenue grew by 50% during the last 12 months with one third of the growth coming from new customers.

March 16th, 2009 CANBERRA, Australia - Australian specialty sporting goods retailer Sportsman's Warehouse today announced a successful deployment of ARC Retail Performance Management Suite 5.8 to improve their business performance with data driven decision making capabilities. The specialty retailer had deployed ARC for its unique, built-in decision making capabilities for fashion merchandising business processes.

August 18th, 2009 On the Call: Target CEO Gregg SteinhafelNEW YORK — Deflation is creeping in, helping to depress stores' total sales figures but bringing shoppers lower prices on clothing and groceries. During a conference call with investors Tuesday after releasing second-quarter results, Target CEO Gregg Steinhafel said his company hopes to benefit from the trend.

September 30th, 2009 Cheekwood celebrates 50 years as museum and gardenNASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art is preparing to celebrate its 50th anniversary next year.

June 10th, 2009 Richmond Fed head sees signs of economic bottomRALEIGH, N.C. — The head of the Federal Reserve Bank branch in Richmond, Va., said Wednesday that signs point to the U.S.

July 11th, 2009 Big Ben celebrates 150 years of bongsLONDON — Britain's Big Ben is marking its 150th birthday with a celebration in London on Saturday. The booming bell first pealed on July 11, 1859 — a few weeks after the clock in the famous tower above the Houses of Parliament began keeping time.

April 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Public sector insurance major Oriental Insurance Co Ltd (OICL) expects a steep fall of over 78 percent in profit for 2008-09, thanks to the economic slowdown. The profits will be reduced 'substantially' due to the slowdown in the economy, leading to defaults in premium payments and the company itself reducing the premium amount, OICL chairman-cum-managing director M.

April 23rd, 2009 Hamels leaves game after being hit by line drivePHILADELPHIA — Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels left Thursday's series finale against the Milwaukee Brewers after being struck in the shoulder by a line drive. One pitch after giving up a two-run homer to Ryan Braun in the fourth inning, Prince Fielder laced an infield single that hit Hamels in the front of his left shoulder.

April 29th, 2009 Uehara struck in chest by line driveBALTIMORE — Orioles pitcher Koji Uehara was struck in the chest with a line drive Wednesday and was removed from Baltimore's game against the Los Angeles Angels. The play occurred in the seventh inning.

June 24th, 2009 Global recession nearing bottom, OECD saysPARIS — The deepest global recession in over 60 years is close to bottoming out, but recovery will be weak unless governments do more to remove uncertainty over banks' balance sheets, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said Wednesday. In its half-yearly economic outlook, the Paris-based organization said it expects its member countries' economies to shrink by 4.1 percent this year, with only government rescue measures heading off an even worse decline.

January 4th, 2009 LONDON - Indian-born industrialist Swraj Paul said Monday that India's economic growth rate may fall below five percent, with grave implications for its poor. 'My view is that we may not even see five, five-and-a-half percent.

May 11th, 2009 Seminole Hard Rock celebrates 5th anniversaryHOLLYWOOD, Fla. — The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino is celebrating its fifth anniversary.