Pearson sells services unit CNN.com
LONDON, England (Reuters) -- Pearson has agreed to sell its government services business, Pearson Government Solutions, to U.S. private equity firm Veritas Capital, as part of the publishing group's bid to focus on its education unit.
Concierge Services as a Business MoreBusiness
Business is busy and so is life! Although my businesses are not necessarily seasonal (that is, they don’t pick up the pace during the holiday season), life just seems that much more hectic at this time of year.
Local business partners with social services trying to form a "community alliance" Oroville Mercury-Register
The answer is not always writing a check. Thirty percent of people in Butte County are below the poverty line, and the county Department of Employment and Social Services faces an uphill battle each day.
Content is King: Ins and Outs of eXtensible Business Reporting Language SeekingAlpha via Yahoo! Finance
Christopher Whalen submits: The 14th annual XBRL International conference was held in Philadelphia this week, bringing together some of the leading figures in the government, accounting, financial services, and technology sectors to laud the development and prospective adoption of eXtensible Business Reporting Language [XBRL ] in the US.
TCS enables Balfour Beatty Utilities to save money and streamline its business processes Consultant News
Provider to the utilities sector proposes to save £1.5 million a year as a result of the completed project. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has completed a £1.75million project to streamline Balfour Beatty Utilities Ltd.'s (BBUL) business processes.
Mobile Entertainment Services Not Particularly Popular Among American Consumers, IDC Survey Finds Broadcast Newsroom
FRAMINGHAM, Mass., BUSINESS WIRE -- 'Tis the season of consumer electronic spending in the United States. Americans are big spenders when it comes to entertainment content and services for consumer electronics, such as the Xbox , Apple's iPod , personal computers, and high definition TVs.
GetConnectedTM to Offer Toshiba U.S. Mobile Computing Customers with High-Speed Internet Services Broadcast Newsroom
BOSTON, BUSINESS WIRE -- GetConnected, Inc., developer of the leading action processing platform enabling the sale of digital services, today announced that Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc.'s Digital Products Division is shipping Toshiba Satellite(R), Tecra(R) and Portege(R) notebook computers with the GetConnected application to enable the sale of high-speed Internet services.
Getronics Says It Completes Sale Of 67% Of Business Activities In France To APX Synstar - Update Nasdaq
(RTTNews) - Early Monday, Getronics N V (GTROF.PK), an International ICT Services and Solutions company, revealed the completion of sale of 67% of its business activities in France to APX Synstar.
 Promoting the City: first meeting of UKTI's Financial Services Sector Advisory Board Government News Network
Better promotion of the unique strengths and expertise of the UK's financial services sector are on the agenda today at the first meeting of UK Trade & Investment's Financial Services Sector Advisory Board (FSSAB). The group brings together senior figures from City companies and institutions, as well as business associations and national and regional government bodies.
Federal Services Acquisition Corporation Announces Filing of Definitive Proxy Materials Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance
Federal Services Acquisition Corporation ("Federal Services"), a Special Purpose Acquisition Company formed to acquire an operating business in the federal services and defense industries, today announced that it has filed with the U.S.
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