Directors Roster: a quarterly record of new director appointments.
THE DIRECTORS & BOARDS Directors Roster--a quarterly record of new director appointments--is compiled from public and private sources by the editorial staff of DIRECTORS & BOARDS and is sponsored by Heidrick & Struggles. Please forward your directors' appointments to kmccarthy@directorsandboards.com. Submissions of new directors and appointments are...

USTelematics and Avnet Ink Outsourcing Agreement.
TRAVEL AND LEISURE CLOSE-UP-14 April 2008-USTelematics and Avnet Ink Outsourcing Agreement(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com USTelematics announced it is outsourcing manufacture of its Voyager Mobile Internet Protocol TV rear-seat infotainment system to Avnet, a distributor and manufacturer of electronics and advanced consumer products. USTelematics partnered...

Letter head: more focus on risk management has created more demand for professional education. With the recent release of the newest risk-related credential, we take a look at designations as old as you are and those that haven't been created yet.
Summary * The Society of Actuaries' designation, the Chartered Enterprise Risk Analyst, is the newest risk certification to reach the industry. * The ARM is still a standby designation, but could be getting an enterprise risk management makeover. * Industry professionals must differentiate...

Families, cultural resources and the digital divide: ICTs and educational (dis)advantage.
By concentrating on cases of family engagement with information communication technologies at a very local level, this paper tries to illustrate that issues related to 'access' and social disadvantage require extremely sophisticated and textured accounts of the multiple ways in which interrelated critical elements and various social, economic and...

Get what you need, and more, at PC Trends.
Byline: Edgard Hilario People sleep well at night, secured with the thought that somewhere, someone makes it a commitment to deliver only the best and most up-to-date trends in computer technology. PC Trends, Inc. is your friendly neighborhood distributor of premium, high-quality, pre-tested products. ...

TechSelect to Host Annual University in August.
ENTERTAINMENT CLOSE-UP-25 July 2007-TechSelect to Host Annual University in August(C)2007 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com IT products distributor Tech Data will host the 4th annual TechSelect University Aug. 13-17 in Chicago. More than 150 TechSelect members are already scheduled to participate in free sales, management and...

Lucent Signs VAD Agreement with AFINA to Resell Security Portfolio in Latin America.
InDEFENSE-27 September 2006-Lucent Signs VAD Agreement with AFINA to Resell Security Portfolio in Latin America(C)2006 JeraOne - http://www.jeraone.com Lucent Technologies has signed a Value Added Distributor agreement with AFINA to resell Lucent's Bell Labs-developed comprehensive security portfolio to Latin American IT resellers, system integrators, Internet Service Providers...

Business Focus; The benefits of bundling.
Byline: JOEL TANCHUCO and NERIZA DELFINO A bank extends a real estate loan that must be accompanied by a mortgage or fire insurance policy purchased by the borrower. A car manufacturer suggests the use of its aftersales maintenance services. A canned meat product from a store chain...

Cisco appoints new distributor.
Ingram Micro, a new distributor for Cisco Systemsproducts in the country would directly compete with Lamco International, another Cisco distributor. Resellers will have a choice which distributor they would transact with, said Becky Pio de Roda, country representative of Ingram Micro Inc. in the Philippines. ...

DIGITAL RIVER REPORTS FIRST QUARTER SINCE IPO.
Electronic software distribution company Digital River Inc reported its first quarter as a public company yesterday, following its initial public offering in August. Minneapolis, Minnesota-based Digital Rover hosts software from many of the top publishers and distributes the software over the internet when customers require it, taking a percentage...