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Cisco recognises leaders in innovation at Cisco Networkers 2007

Posted by | Mar 7, 2007 | |

Cisco® and IDG recognised seven networking projects at the annual Cisco Networkers Innovation Awards ceremony held in Cannes, France, on Jan. 31, 2007. Out of more than 60 entries, seven winners were selected as leading examples of organisations that have embraced new and advanced technology.

The winners were Siminn, for Best Broadband Internet Protocol Service; Poste Italiane, for Best Corporate IP Network; Appear Networks, for Best Mobility and Wireless Project; AIDA Cruises, for Best Unified Communications Project; UniCredit, for Best Data Centre Project; Saudi Telecom, for Best Service Provider IP Next-Generation Network Infrastructure; and Centre Hospitalier d’Arras, for Most Society Impacting Network.

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Logistics World Alliance takes off 16 March 2007

Posted by | Mar 7, 2007 | |

Logistics World Alliance, the alternative pan-European Contract Logistics provider, brings Geis Group and Log Service Europe into its membership, providing logistics services in Germany, Central and Eastern Europe and Italy respectively. Bibby Distribution, a founding member of Logistics World Alliance, thus strengthens its presence in Europe.

More than 3,000 employees work for the Geis group generating a turnover in excess of half a billion Euros. The company offers its national and international clients an entire range of logistics services – from domestic and pan-European road transportation to the development of international air and sea freight through to contract logistic services. Siemens, Avaya, Puma and Semikron are among its clients.

With its new Italian partner, Logistics World Alliance presents a logistics service provider that shares both capability and culture with the existing members. Log Service Europe manages a national business network from its head office in Bressana Milan. Up to one thousand employees offer clients the entire range of logistic services from procurement to warehousing and distribution via a national network and international road freight.

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Marketsmith launches postal calculators

Posted by | Mar 7, 2007 | |

Direct and multichannel marketing firm Marketsmith Inc. has created two postal calculators to assist the direct marketing community with the recalculation of the new higher postage that may go into effect in May.

According to a recommended decision from the Postal Regulatory Commission earlier this week, rate increases will be 7.6 percent on average.

Morristown, New Jersey-based Marketsmith said that both calculators – the Piece Rate Calculator and the Piece/Pound Rate Calculator – provide mailers with information required to maximize the profitability their catalogs and other mail pieces.

These simplification tools incorporate two additional presort levels: ADC [Area Distribution Center] and the current 3/5-digit level that will be split into 3 and 5 digits.

Marketsmith also provides a circulation and Pre-Sort Level Chart to be used in conjunction with the calculators. Both enable mailers to measure the effect the postal increase will have on their future budgets.

The calculators may be accessed at www.marketsmithinc.com/postal_calculator.php .

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Geodis profits soar by 50%

Posted by | Mar 7, 2007 | |

Europe’s Geodis turned in net profits of EUR 48.4 million last year, up 50% on 2005. Earnings per share rose 48% to EUR 7.80 from EUR 5.25 on revenues up 5.3% to EUR 3.78 billion. The board is recommending increasing the dividend by 11% to EUR 2.45 a share.

The company said it aimed to increase revenue by 40% over the next three years and lift operating margin, currently 2.8%, to around 4%.

It performed better last year in Europe (excluding France), coming close to break-even with an operating loss of just EUR 0.5 million, reflecting recovery in Italy, where operating losses were limited to EUR 3.6 million, and improved UK results.

The company’s international region (Asia, Africa, Mexico) performed well in the second half of the year. Operating profit for the six-month period came to EUR 3.8 million, reflecting increased revenues after a difficult first half.

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Russett back as MD in Palletline network

Posted by | Mar 7, 2007 | |

Bob Russett is back in the industry full-time, taking 100% control of a Birmingham freight firm and buying a warehouse in Telford.

Russett bought out the other three founder shareholders of Palletline Distribution, the Palletline Network member based at the West Midlands hub. Selling their shares are; Ken Hackling, who has his own transport business; and Colin Sturgess and John Watt, who had their own transport firms but have retired from the industry.

Russett becomes full-time managing director of Palletline Distribution, which he says has offered very limited storage hitherto. There is room to expand at Telford, he adds.

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U.S. Postal Service & Postal Regulatory Commission Summit

Posted by | Mar 7, 2007 | |

The U.S. Postal Service and the Postal Regulatory Commission are hosting a summit on March 13 called “Meeting Customer Needs in a Changing Regulatory Environment.”

The free summit, which is open to the public, will take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Bolger Center in Potomac, MD. It will discuss how the recently implemented Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act could increase the USPS’s ability to meet customer needs.

Conference organizers said “by focusing on the issues important to customers, the conference will continue the dialogue recently initiated by the Postal Regulatory Commission in its rulemaking process.”

Panels include “ Meeting Customers Needs in the Market Dominant Category”; “Meeting Customer Needs in the Competitive Product Category”; “ Designing Flexible, Customer-Responsive, Pricing and Product Regulation”; and “ Service Standards and Measurement for Market Dominant Products.”

Speakers include Dan G. Blair, chairman, Postal Regulatory Commission; John E. Potter Postmaster General/CEO, USPS; Markus Wilhelm, CEO, Bookspan; Lou Milani, senior director of business affairs and publishing operations for the Consumers Union of U.S. Inc.; Mike Martinez, vice president of logistics for the Home Shopping Network; Bill McComb, director of operations support for Netflix; and Dan Emens, vice president of marketing operations for Chase.

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PalletFORCE has been helping UNICEF with the Blue Peter Shoe Biz Appeal to raise funds for children in Malawi

Posted by | Mar 6, 2007 | |

PalletFORCE has lent its assistance to UNICEF for the palletised distribution of donations to the Blue Peter Shoe Biz charity appeal.

UNICEF was introduced to PalletFORCE when the charity was trying to find a courier to collect some new shoes which were donated by a viewer. The Network agreed to collect the larger, more unique donations UNICEF had been receiving free of charge, such as new shoes donated by manufacturers.

“UNICEF will be continuing to work with PalletFORCE to complete these collections for the duration of the Blue Peter Shoe Biz Appeal and is extremely grateful to all staff and members for their ongoing support,” comments UNICEF spokesperson Vicky Edmonds.

The Blue Peter Shoe Biz appeal will be raising money to help the many orphans and other children made vulnerable because of HIV and AIDS in Malawi. UNICEF is proud to have been selected as the Blue Peter charity partner for 2006/2007.

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Direct marketers get Royal Mail 'boost'

Posted by | Mar 6, 2007 | |

It has been suggested that the new pricing plans unveiled by Royal Mail could have a significant benefit for the direct marketing sector.

According to economist Ian Senior, the direct marketing industry could gain from the proposed changes, which would see business post charges reduced while domestic postal charges would be increased.

He explained to the Telegraph that the changes will mean companies will be able to afford more mail shots.

However, another important way for a firm to increase its value for money from a direct marketing campaign is to employ data cleansing processes so that it can reduce any losses caused by dirty data.

By carrying out data cleansing processes, a firm can get rid of any dirty data from its systems, thereby providing a high standard of data quality and ensuring that mail shots are not sent to old or incorrect addresses.

As Mr Senior himself pointed out when referring to the potential postal changes, “it is all about keeping costs down”, and the same benefits can be found in a data cleansing exercise.

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