Sunday, 18 March 2012
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Tiger, Tiger burning bright, you are owned by ekmPowershop, tonight!
Tiger Commerce customers were officially notified of the acquisition on March 12th 2012, resulting in a pain free upgrade to ekmPowershop.com’s market leading platform for thousands of online businesses.
Over the past decade ekmPowershop.com have carved out a dominant market share in the ecommerce software industry, having helped over 30,000 businesses create their own easy to use online shop. They now power a staggering 1 in every 5 online shops, and operate in several countries worldwide.
The previous owners of Tiger Commerce, GForces are widely recognised as the UK’s leading internet services provider to the Automotive Industry. The acquisition allows GForces to concentrate on their core business, whilst enabling ekmPowershop.com to bolster its UK customer base by several thousands of customers.
ekmPowershop.com’s owner and founder, Antony Chesworth commented: “In the past ten years we have seen our company grow and grow to become a market leader and we are showing no signs of slowing down. This acquisition boosts our customer base and ultimately enables us to help thousands of new customers in the exciting world of ecommerce. In the future the aim is to upgrade Tiger Commerce users onto the ekmPowershop.com platform, allowing them to benefit from our world class, award winning ecommerce solution.”
Graham Shaw, Customer Services Manager at ekmPowershop.com added: “Our first priority is to ensure there is no disruption to Tiger Commerce users, as we take over the support, administration and billing of all customers on the platform. We’ve set up a dedicated task team of migration experts, who are working with all Tiger Commerce customers. Each customer will receive a one to one call with a member of the team, who will help them get the most from their online shop, and to ultimately help them increase the success of their shop long term.”
It’s been an exciting 12 months for ekmPowershop.com, which has seen them successfully launch into foreign markets, as well as reaching record levels of new customers at home and abroad. Now the acquisition of a major player in the UK ecommerce market confirms ekmPowershop.com really do have the eye of the Tiger!
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Closing date approaches for nominations to the World Business and Development Awards
The organisers have issued a final call for businesses to submit successful initiatives in line with the Rio+20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development. All organisations, regardless of size or location, engaged in innovative business models delivering both commercial success and helping improve social, economic and environmental conditions are eligible to apply online.
The closing date is 25th March 2012 and forms can be downloaded here. Read the initial launch story here for more background information and email info@worldbusinessawards.net with any direct queries.
The awards ceremony will be held on 19th June 2012, when governments convene in Brazil at the Rio+20 Conference, closing the Business Action for Sustainable Development Business Day.
The WBDA will stimulate businesses of all sizes and in all regions to bring forward their best examples, says Clare Melford, CEO of IBLF.
The International Judging Panel will be chaired by Alan Detheridge, Associate Director of The Partnering Initiative and a Board member of the Synergos Institute, the Revenue Watch Institute, the International Foundation for Education and Self-Help and Management Sciences for Health.
The international judging panel that will determine this year’s winners includes:
Graham Baxter, Senior Adviser, International Business Leaders Forum
Jean-Guy Carrier, Secretary General, International Chamber of Commerce
Susan Chaffin, Head of Business Call to Action Secretariat
Ying Chen, Director, Beijing Rongzhi Institute of Corporate Social Responsibility and Vice President, China Enterprise Confederation (CEC)
Lisa Dreier, Director of Food Security and Development Initiatives, World Economic Forum USA
Wanda Engel, Executive President, Unibanco Institute and a member of US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton's International Council on Women's Business
Sameer Hajee, Co-founder and CEO, Nuru Energy
Ted London, Senior Research Fellow, William Davidson Institute (WDI) and faculty member of University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business
Sir Mark Moody-Stuart, Vice Chairman, UN Global Compact and Chairman of the Global Compact Foundation, the Innovative Vector Control Consortium and Hermes Equity Ownership Services
Jane Nelson, Director, Harvard Kennedy School's Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative and Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution
The closing date is 25th March 2012 and forms can be downloaded at www.worldbusinessawards.net/nominate.
FACTFILE:
Celebrating a decade of biennial award giving, the World Business and Development Awards are organized by the International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF), the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). This year, the Awards will take place in partnership with the Netherlands Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency and the UN Global Compact.
In 2010, the Awards received an unprecedented 172 nominations, representing a variety of business and commercial endeavours undertaken by business associations, non-governmental organisations and individual companies from more than 42 countries. Diverse in nature, the 10 winning initiatives ranged from low-income housing in Mexico and assisting farmers in Sierra Leone, to offering affordable maternal health services in India.
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BPMonline wins ‘Rising Star Award 2012’ for enhancing customer relationships via Business Process Management
Process-based CRM specialist, BPMonline has been voted a ‘Rising Star of 2012’ by Destination CRM Magazine for its latest BPM-based CRM solution. The award is designed to recognise cutting-edge vendors whose products are ‘Meeting—and exceeding—customer needs by developing a complete picture of their customers, enabling them to serve them more efficiently’.
“The initial focus of business process management (BPM) was on improving business efficiencies through an expanded use of information technology. And so it comes as no surprise that customer service is one of the areas that companies are now looking to improve with BPM solutions. What is surprising is the shortage of companies with offerings that let them do just that. BPMonline, the champion in the Europe, Middle East, and Asia region of this year’s inaugural CRM Idol contest, is just such a company.” say editors at CRM Magazine.
BPMonline founder and CEO Katerina Kostereva says, "We are delighted to have won this latest accolade that acknowledges how the BPMonline solution brings easy and affordable process management tools to CRM professionals. We are sure that in the near future, stand-alone CRM solutions will be replaced by platforms that provide new features, such as BPM features and deeper integration with social media."
As well as being voted a Rising Star of 2012, BPMonline also won the CRM idol contest and was also included in ZDNet’s CRM Watchlist 2012, an annual review of the most influential CRM players.
The company will shortly announce details of its version 5.3 of BPMonline CRM which will include key features such as Reference Business Modelling and the introduction of concurrent licensing, making the product even more attractive and cost-effective.
For further information visit: www.bpmonline.com
“The initial focus of business process management (BPM) was on improving business efficiencies through an expanded use of information technology. And so it comes as no surprise that customer service is one of the areas that companies are now looking to improve with BPM solutions. What is surprising is the shortage of companies with offerings that let them do just that. BPMonline, the champion in the Europe, Middle East, and Asia region of this year’s inaugural CRM Idol contest, is just such a company.” say editors at CRM Magazine.
BPMonline founder and CEO Katerina Kostereva says, "We are delighted to have won this latest accolade that acknowledges how the BPMonline solution brings easy and affordable process management tools to CRM professionals. We are sure that in the near future, stand-alone CRM solutions will be replaced by platforms that provide new features, such as BPM features and deeper integration with social media."
As well as being voted a Rising Star of 2012, BPMonline also won the CRM idol contest and was also included in ZDNet’s CRM Watchlist 2012, an annual review of the most influential CRM players.
The company will shortly announce details of its version 5.3 of BPMonline CRM which will include key features such as Reference Business Modelling and the introduction of concurrent licensing, making the product even more attractive and cost-effective.
For further information visit: www.bpmonline.com
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