BSH Home Appliances Corporation Builds PR Success with Vocus On-Demand Software
Lanham, MD. September 28, 2005 - Vocus, Inc., a leading provider of on-demand software for corporate communications and public relations, announced today that BSH Home Appliances Corporation (BSH) has selected Vocus software to manage and automate its public relations efforts. Based in Huntington Beach, California, BSH Home Appliances Corporation, a subsidiary of Bosch und Siemens Hausger?te GmbH headquartered in Munich, Germany, is the world's third largest appliance manufacturer. According to Michael Bohn, Director of Brand Marketing, BSH chose Vocus because the system offered a "one-stop shop" for all of its PR management needs. The Vocus solution also features powerful analytics that enables BSH to gather insight into the success of its PR efforts.
Using Vocus, BSH's marketing team is able to produce dozens of easy to read charts and graphs on news coverage and activities, easily create electronic clip reports, and better manage ongoing PR campaigns. "Public relations measurement has become increasingly important at BSH. Consequently, we needed a PR management system and advanced analytics that went far beyond those found in the marketplace today," said Bohn. "Vocus' comprehensive software and analytics were key factors in our decision." Vocus provides an integrated on-demand software suite for PR professionals. The Vocus on-demand software suite manages media and analyst relationships; interactive email campaigns; projects and news; files, documents and other collateral; and online newsrooms.
The software also analyzes media coverage and other PR information to provide real-time feedback on the effectiveness of PR campaigns and early intelligence on trends unfolding in the press."Corporate communications professionals from all around the globe are being asked to measure and demonstrate their value," said Rick Rudman, president and CEO of Vocus. "Our on-demand software not only helps customers manage campaigns and track news coverage, it enables them to quickly and easily report on their success."About Vocus, Inc.:Vocus is a leading provider of on-demand software for corporate communications and public relations. Our web-based software suite helps organizations of all sizes manage local and global relationships and communications with journalists, analysts, public officials and other key audiences. Our software helps customers manage media relations, news monitoring and analysis, interactive email campaigns, online newsrooms, and government relations activities. Vocus software is delivered as an easy-to-use and cost-effective annual subscription, with no need for internal hardware, software or IT support.
Vocus has more than 1,100 customers representing organizations of all sizes across a wide variety of industries. Our software is currently available in four languages, and is in use by customers around the world. Since 1999, we have achieved 23 consecutive quarters of revenue growth, and have received awards for company growth and product excellence. Vocus is based in Lanham, MD with offices in North America and Europe. For more information please visit www.vocus.com or call 800.345.5572.About BSH Home Appliances Corporation:Based in Huntington Beach, California, BSH Home Appliances Corporation, a subsidiary of Bosch und Siemens Hausger?te GmbH headquartered in Munich, Germany, is the world's third largest appliance manufacturer.
BSH now encompasses more than 40 factories and 70 companies in 40 countries, with more than 35,000 employees and sales in excess of $9 billion. The comprehensive portfolio in the United States includes premium and luxury brands Bosch, Thermador, Siemens and Gaggenau..
Barbedwire Technologies and Coastline Micro Sign OEM Agreement to Private Label Barbedwire?s Multifunction Security Appliances
San Jose, CA & Irvine, CA (ContentDesk) March 3rd, 2004 -? Barbedwire Technologies, a leader in multifunction security appliance solutions, will now private label for Coastline Micro, a technology leader with industry specific expertise in security, VPN and network integration.
The introduction of the new line of appliances opens up a new growth area for Coastline and provides their customers with a complete offering of affordable security products."We currently ship over 3,000 high-end computer systems every month," said Nick Vertucci, President of Coastline Micro, "and our Customers having been asking us to expand into the security market to provide them with the same quality and value they have relied on from Coastline for the past 15 years.
We can now offer our customers a firewall, VPN, antivirus, antispam, URL filtering, IDS, WiFi security, vulnerability scanning, and security event management all from a single appliance. " "We are very excited by the new partnership...
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Every household uses a number of small appliances such as room air conditioners, drinking water coolers, microwave ovens, or small freezers designed specifically for home use. Small appliances are basically designed for home use. These appliances come with guidelines related to their use and precautions, which need to be taken while using it or if they start malfunctioning. The repair of small appliances is a lucrative business. It can be started easily, as not much capital is needed.
As a consumer, if you are taking your small appliance for repair, be sure that the mechanic is well-trained, qualified and certified. You can also repair small appliances at home. Free tips for carrying out such repairs are available online as well as offline. But certain precautions must be taken while you are planning to repair your freezer or hair dryer. It is important to ensure that you are not working alone, so that in case of an emergency another person can help you.
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Mashita Electronics Adds Exclusive Online Distributor, "Solutions" for Watt-Minder, Appliance Cost and Current Meter
Mashita Electronics announces the selection of "Solutions?" online retailer as the newest distributor of the "Watt-Minder" Appliance Cost & Current Meter. Vickie Desofi, Manager of Catalog, and Internet Sales for Mashita Electronics lauded the venture as an important step in the introduction of a new product into the consumer market. Solutions? is currently the exclusive online retailer for the Watt-Minder 90100G."The Watt-Minder is an innovative product", says Desofi, and it requires a trusted marketer like Solutions to carry this type of product to the consumer. The Watt-Minder measures the consumption of electrical appliances and presents the cost by the hour, month, and year.
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Mashita Electronics Adds Exclusive Online Distributor, "Solutions" for Watt-Minder, Appliance Cost and Current Meter
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Technology Cooks Up a Recipe to Beat Nasty Kitchen Bugs
(ContentDesk) February 17, 2006 -- Food poisoning may become a thing of the past, if commercial kitchens link their appliances to the Internet. Unique technology developed recently for this environment also promises to reduce the risk of fire and to slash maintenance costs.The idea of remotely monitoring and controlling catering equipment over the Internet isnt new, says Stephen Read, coordinator of the IMOK project. But nobody succeeded in doing it. Our plug-and-play software and hardware is a major step forward, with the potential to reduce cases of food poisoning in the European Union by more than 113,000 annually.The nine partners from Belgium, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom came up with a system to link each kitchen appliance to a LAN (local area network) or WAN (wide area network) control station, which is connected to the Internet. A kitchen appliance with an RJ45 connection can be plugged into the Net.
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The 2005 Ford Crown Victoria is a sedan crafted by the Ford Motor Company. This vehicle has been specially designed so as to target consumers who are leaning towards the traditional large car type. This vehicle also features the American way of growing up with vehicles ? offering space and room, comfort, a smooth ride, power from a V8 engine and a rear wheel drive.
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