Unlike traditional SCMsolutions which optimize against rigid manufacturing constraints, Amitiveunifies business processes on a new "Cloud-enabled" Software as a Service(SaaS) platform, enabling supply chain professionals to collaborate withtrading partners in real-time and gain end-to-end visibility across theentire trading community. Amitive helps customers to lower inventory andup-front capital requirements, manage business risk, boost productvelocity, and enhance customer service levels. Visit formore information.All products mentioned in the release are trademarks or registeredtrademarks of Amitive. All other trademarks, trade names, and/or productnames are used solely for the purpose of identification and are theproperty of their respective owners.Press Contacts:Sean RollingsVice President, MarketingEmail Contact(650) 740-7238Robyn FernsworthKickstart Consulting for AmitiveEmail Contact(415) 925-0909Yvonne CapriniRed HerringEmail Contact(650) 428-2900 ext 410Copyright 2009, Market Wire, All rights reserved.-0-. SAN PEDRO TOWN, BELIZE, May 06 (MARKET WIRE) -- Despite economic pressures, this quarter's U.S. Traveler SentimentIndex(TM) increased 15 percent over last quarter's because of theperceived "affordability of travel," according to a survey conducted bythe U.S Travel Association and Ypartnership. Savvy travelers are takingadvantage of current travel packages and discounts that may disappearwith signs of an economic recovery.
Consider the summer escape specialoffered at the Caribbean beach villas of La Perla Del Caribe formemorable Belize vacations.La Perla Del Caribe, a beachfront villa enclave on Ambergris Caye, isoffering special rates for couples between May 1 and August 31. For aminimum stay of three days for a party of at least two couples, visitorsmay enjoy a luxurious villa vacation for only $100 per person per night(excluding taxes and gratuities). The fifth couple in the group stays forfree!Luxury villas are becoming increasingly popular for vacationers. Insteadof feeling trapped within four walls of a cookie-cutter hotel room, guestscan spread out and make themselves at home in spacious indoor and outdoorliving areas.The two to five bedroom villas of La Perla, which range in size from 2,200to 5,500 square feet, are decorated with local artwork and furnished withantiques and artisan-crafted furniture.
The units are surrounded byprivate decks just steps away from the beach.La Perla can arrange for grocery and bar provisioning, allowing guests toprepare meals together in fully-equipped kitchens. Imagine spending theafternoon fishing and then returning to the villa with your catch whereyou can prepare a snapper dinner under the stars on your villa deck.For a special night out, take a leisurely stroll along the beach to nearbyRojo Lounge to sip on frozen mojito's and munch on fresh grilled crabcakes or conch fritters. Or take a 20-minute star lit water taxi ride toSan Pedro Town for fine dining, music and dancing.The ideal spot for Belize vacations, La Perla Del Caribe can be reached byboat, helicopter or puddle jumper from Belize City. Take advantage of thissummer special so you and your friends can enjoy these Caribbean resortvillas.ContactLynne CollEmail Contact203-853-7491Lorraine AbelowEmail Contact203-226-5390Copyright 2009, Market Wire, All rights reserved.-0-. NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study has linked coffee consumption in early pregnancy to a slightly increased risk of having a baby with cleft lip -- but the findings shouldn't be cause for alarm, according to one of the scientists who did the research Health"Clefts are a very rare outcome," Dr Allen J Wilcox told Reuters Health.
"Even if it were true, it would contribute a very small risk to an individual woman. But in fact we don't really know that it's true."Wilcox, at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences/National Institutes of Health in Durham, North Carolina, and colleagues in Norway note in the American Journal of Epidemiology that Norway has a relatively high incidence of cleft lip and cleft palate, at 2.2 children born with the defect for every 1,000 live births. "If there's something in coffee that is the culprit, it doesn't seem to be caffeine," the researcher said.Studying the effects of coffee drinking is difficult, he noted, because coffee consumption is related to many other factors; for example, women who drink coffee are more likely to smoke, and their diet is different than that of non-coffee drinkers.For now, Wilcox added, women who are planning to become pregnant or are pregnant should focus on lifestyle changes that are of proven benefit to babies such as taking folic acid and, if they smoke, quitting.SOURCE: American Journal of Epidemiology, May 15, 2009. Health. BERKSHIRE, UK, May 06 (MARKET WIRE) -- OpenPages, the leading provider of integrated risk management solutionsfor global companies, today announced that it was named in the top threewithin the OpRisk & Compliance Operational Risk Software Survey 2009.OpenPages improved two positions over the 2008 survey in the closelyfought annual survey in which over 15 vendors were evaluated.OpRisk & Compliance's research results were compiled from over 10,000readers of the magazine from around the world and were also promotedthrough the OpRisk & Compliance 'Linked In' group online. OpenPagesclimbed the rankings in four of the five categories assessed in thesurvey:--In 'Scenario Analysis,' OpenPages moved up four places to first spot -up from fifth in 2008.--In both 'Operational Risk Loss Data' and 'Key Risk Indicators,'OpenPages moved up two spots to third place.--For 'Risk Control Self Assessments,' OpenPages moved up one rank tofourth place.--In 'Regulatory and Economic Capital,' OpenPages came fifth - retainingits ranking from 2008."We are delighted that users find such value in our solutions and haveagain supported us in the OpRisk & Compliance Operational Risk SoftwareSurvey 2009," says Michael J Duffy, president and CEO of OpenPages. "Inthese tough economic times companies are looking to deliver integratedrisk management systems by embracing a holistic, enterprise-wide strategyfor risk and compliance initiatives. OpenPages is at the heart of theevolution of a new era of risk management and is helping empowercompanies to identify and manage key business risks across the enterprise-- the survey results are evidence of our continuing efforts in this areaand business growth in 2009."Victoria Pennington, editor, OpRisk & Compliance, said, "Regardless ofpoliticians' and regulators' promises to strengthen risk management andcompliance, times are tough for financial services firms right now."Even with such a gloomy outlook, the response to this year's OpRisk &Compliance annual software survey has been the strongest yet.
As usual,however, the margins between the players in the top tier were minimal, asthe largest four companies tussled for control of the differentcategories."View the Operational Risk Software Survey 2009.About OpenPagesOpenPages is the leading provider of integrated risk management solutionsfor global companies. OpenPages' solutions empower a risk-based approachto identify and manage key business risks across the enterprise. Thisapproach enables companies to focus on what's important and to avoidunexpected outcomes while improving performance. Founded in 1996, thecompany is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, with internationaloffices in Japan and the United Kingdom, and regional offices throughoutNorth America.OpenPages is a trademark of OpenPages, Inc. All other trademarks containedherein are the property of their respective owners.Contact:Jessica SuteraLois Paul & PartnersEmail Contact(781) 782-5789OpenPagesJohn KellyOpenPages781.693.5925Email ContactCopyright 2009, Market Wire, All rights reserved.-0-. OTTAWA, May 6 /PRNewswire/ -- QNX Software Systems today announced that itsQNX(R) Neutrino(R) Realtime Operating System (RTOS) is powering warehousecontrol solutions from Fortna, a leader in designing, implementing, andsupporting complete supply-chain solutions for companies such as Amazon,ASICS, O'Reilly Automotive, Avnet Electronics, and Brown Shoe.The FortnaWCS(TM) warehouse control system utilizes the QNX Neutrino RTOS todeliver high speed and industrial strength reliability. Designed to serve bothoperations and IT, FortnaWCS is a robust, maintainable, and supportablesolution that optimizes materials handling systems.