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LodgeNet Interactive Mobilizes Field Service Operations with Agentek


Agentek, Inc., a leading mobile field service software solutions provider, announced today that LodgeNet Interactive Corporation, the leading provider of media and connectivity solutions designed to meet the unique needs of hospitality, selected Agentek’s real-time mobile field force automation solution, to streamline and automate the processes associated with providing repair and maintenance services to the 10,000 hotel properties the company ... [full story]



Field of publicly traded firms may shrink


GETTY IMAGES, Pyramid Breweries, Cost-U-Less, aQuantive, First Mutual and Cascade Gas are gone. Insightful, Puget Energy, Safeco, Lumera, Sonus Pharmaceuticals and Celebrate Express may be going. Some want Northstar Neuroscience, Red Lion, Fisher Communications and Washington Mutual to go, too. Go private, that is, or get bought out by another company, which amounts to much the same thing. ... [full story]



Field narrows in bid to clean up Sellafield nuclear site


Ministers have whittled down the contenders for a £1 billion-a-year contract to clean up the Sellafield nuclear site to two, with a decision expected to be announced next Friday, The Times understands. The favourites, from a shortlist of four, are understood to be CH2M Hill - the US engineering and construction services company that was hired to clean up ... [full story]



Airline takes tour of Paine Field


Allegiant Air officials visited Paine Field last week to eyeball the airport where the company is looking to bring passenger flights, a controversial proposal that's rekindled debate over the airport's future. Neither officials with Snohomish County, which owns and operates Paine Field, nor the Las Vegas-based airline would discuss details of the Thursday visit. "Basically it was a ... [full story]



Software Outsourcing Company: Qualsoft Services India the First Choice Partner for Offshore Software Development for USA


Software Outsourcing Company: Qualsoft Services India the First Choice Partner for Offshore Software Development for USA, UK, Canada based companies. Offshore Software development centers are mainly known as a virtual extension of the development teams of the Clients from India, USA, UK, and Canada. However the business Houses from these countries hire the Offshore Software Teams who are really ... [full story]



Field Service Automation Delivers Improvement To The Bottom Line


An increasing implementation of field service automation is sweeping across North America. By applying new field service technology and support services, companies are experiencing improved customer service, field service productivity and an overall increase in profitability. For companies who rely on automatic transfer switches, engine/turbine generator control systems and monitoring at the core of their emergency power system, ASCO ... [full story]



Westaff Adds Three Staffing Industry Veterans to its Field Operations Leadership Team


Leading provider of staffing services, Westaff, Inc. (NASDAQ:WSTF), today announced three additions to the senior leadership of its field operations team. Each of the three new leaders, Vice President, National Sales Jerel Keith; Vice President Sales, South/ East Region Cheri Cross and Area Vice President, Rocky Mountain Region Julie Ferguson, are staffing industry veterans and collectively add more than 50 ... [full story]



Westaff Adds Three Staffing Industry Veterans to its Field Operations Leadership Team


Leading provider of staffing services, Westaff, Inc. (NASDAQ:WSTF), today announced three additions to the senior leadership of its field operations team. Each of the three new leaders, Vice President, National Sales Jerel Keith; Vice President Sales, South/ East Region Cheri Cross and Area Vice President, Rocky Mountain Region Julie Ferguson, are staffing industry veterans and collectively add more than 50 ... [full story]



T-Mobile to Offer Home-Phone Service Nationwide, Taking On AT&T


T-Mobile USA Inc., the fourth-largest U.S. wireless carrier, will offer its home-phone service nationwide, stepping up competition with AT&T Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. Customers connect their home phones to a device costing $49.99 that routes calls over the Internet. The service, available July 2, costs $10 a month for unlimited national calls and requires customers to sign a ... [full story]



Revealed: Why Bonga Oil Field Was Easy Target


The House of Representatives was yesterday stunned to discover that the Bonga Oil Field, the biggest offshore oil platform in the country, had no radar but a Closed Circuit Television (CCTV). It also discovered that the Naval Patrol Boats that were supposed to be stationed in the area were withdrawn for the Nigerian Navy Sea Exercise, which started over ... [full story]



CSC Launches OmniLocation Suite of Visibility Service Offerings


CSC announced the launch of its OmniLocation suite of enterprise visibility solutions. The offering will provide public and private sector companies with a new level of visibility to improve the safety, security and efficiency of their employees and operations. OmniLocation integrates location-based systems data, such as GPS and RFID, with static and dynamic information about people, equipment, vehicles, assets ... [full story]



A Quantum Leap Into The World Of The Smart Grid - Utilities Field Service 2008


In its fourth year, Utilities Field Service took a quantum leap into the world of the Smart Grid, inviting a new breed of speakers and delegates to share their experience and vision of an advanced electric system. Responding to the public call for alternative power options, John Baker, Chief Strategy Officer, shared Austin Energy's research initiatives for examining the ... [full story]



Iraq nears first major oil service deals with major Western companies


Iraq is on the verge of approving its first significant deals with major Western oil companies since the war began, the government said Thursday — a move that could give big firms like BP, Shell, ExxonMobil and Total an important boost as the country's oil industry expands and grows more lucrative. The deals, expected to be signed by the ... [full story]



A Quantum Leap Into The World Of The Smart Grid - Utilities Field Service 2008


In its fourth year, Utilities Field Service took a quantum leap into the world of the Smart Grid, inviting a new breed of speakers and delegates to share their experience and vision of an advanced electric system. Responding to the public call for alternative power options, John Baker, Chief Strategy Officer, shared Austin Energy's research initiatives for examining the ... [full story]



Telstra and AvanTEC Announce Broadband Vehicle Solution for Field Services Organisations and Tradespeople


Telstra and AvanTEC have today announced a new in-vehicle broadband and mobile computer solution. Designed for businesses with vehicle based employees, the solution incorporates the General Dynamics Itronix GoBook VR-2 and high-speed wireless broadband using Telstra's Next G(tm) Network - Australia's largest and fastest 3G network, providing coverage to 99 per cent of the population. Mr Ross Fielding, Executive ... [full story]



Realizing Strength of Paralegal Field, NYCPA Launches Online Job Bank to Service the Legal Industry


New York City Paralegal Association, Inc. (NYCPA), the only recognized professional paralegal association serving the metropolitan New York area, announces its newest offering to its members -- a Web-based career center that connects job seekers with prospective employers in the paralegal field. The new job board, powered by career services leader JobTarget, can be found at http://jobs.nyc-pa.org. The paralegal ... [full story]



Emerald Completes Well at Khurbet East Field in Syria


Emerald Energy Plc, the U.K. oil explorer operating in Colombia and the Middle East, said it completed the fifth production well for a reservoir at the Khurbet East field in Syria's Block 26. The well will be tested after production facilities are installed in the third quarter of this year, the company, based in Douglas, Isle of Man, said ... [full story]



New Music Branding and Advertising Synchronization Service Announced by The Sync Agency and Music Intelligence Solutions, Inc.


The Sync Agency, one of the UK's leading music strategy and branding agencies, announced the company will be using Music Intelligence Solutions, Inc.'s patented Hit Song Science™ and Music Universe™ discovery services to help source rich and varied music content for brands and institutions on a global basis. The Sync Agency helps international brands like Motorola, ING, Orange, Marks ... [full story]



Indian Companies to Invest $3 Bln in Iran Farsi Block


Indian Oil Corp., along with other state-run Indian oil firms, is eyeing a $3-billion project to develop the gas find in Iran's Farsi block, a senior company executive said. The companies have submitted the commerciality report for its gas find in the Farsi block to the Iranian government last December. Indian Oil and its partners in the project ... [full story]



Field Services Provider Donates $150,000 to Cleveland Foreclosure Prevention


It’s a move that may seem odd to some, but to CEO Robert Klein and his employees at Cleveland-based Safeguard Properties, it’s part of what they see as being a positive influence in the local community. On Friday, the nation’s largest privately-held mortgage field services company said that it had donated $150,000 to Cuyahoga County’s Foreclosure Prevention Program. Cuyahoga ... [full story]



Managing A Services Company In A Slow Economy


Slow economic periods are a time for reflection for many companies. Understanding how to react to an economic downturn is one of the hardest tasks for a manager. The focus must be on accomplishing more with less and reducing inefficiencies. How can you provide more services per person, lower administrative costs and reduce expenses, while at the same time providing ... [full story]



Professional Football Head Coach Mike McCarthy Endorses Service Motor Co. & Case IH Farmall Tractors


Green Bay's head coach Mike McCarthy is seeing Red these days: Case IH Red. "Green Bay's Coach McCarthy is officially endorsing Service Motor Company - one of the top Case IH dealerships serving the greater Green Bay area - as well as the famed Case IH Farmall line of tractors," says Julie Rudnick, Case IH manager of marketing communications. ... [full story]



Tollgrade Features Latest Broadband Service Assurance Solutions at Telecom Industry Event in Las Vegas, June 17-19


Tollgrade Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: TLGD), a leading supplier of network service assurance products for the telecom and cable industries, today announced that it will feature the company's latest broadband service assurance solutions - the new DigiTest(R:  67.13, +1.53, +2.33%) ICE(TM:  100.81, -0.65, -0.64%) broadband service assurance probe for remote low-line-count DSLAM locations, and the LDU 50, a proven physical layer ... [full story]



135 Field Service Engineer, Diagnostic Imaging CA


Location: San Francisco, CA (Regional Position) The successful field service engineer candidate in this position will meet a wide variety of service related support functions and be responsible for meeting the on-going service repair needs of Diagnostic Imaging equipment, including repair, maintenance, and installation. Other responsibilities include training and support of regional staff and less experienced personnel, as well ... [full story]



White brilliant off the field


Those four Super Bowls that Dwight White won with the Steelers? They're chopped liver compared to the life White led after football -- which goes well beyond doting on daughter Stacey, the apple of his eye. "His performance in the office was as great as it was on the field," Larry Morris of Mesirow Financial said Wednesday at ... [full story]



Petroleum Geo-Services: Vessel Update May 2008


PGS has experienced weaker than planned vessel production in its Marine segment in May and early June. For that reason, PGS has adjusted its guidance somewhat for the full year 2008. The year on year growth in marine contract revenues is expected to be approximately 75% with a corresponding EBIT margin expected to be approximately 50%. The reduced productivity ... [full story]



Vertical Solutions Positioned in the Magic Quadrant for Field Service Management, 2008


Vertical Solutions, Inc. (VSI), a leading developer of Service Management software, announces that it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in its Magic Quadrant for Field Service Management, 2008(1). The report states that "field service is increasingly viewed as an integral part of a unified customer strategy, improved over time as part of a careful project," and is "as integral ... [full story]



Connor Sport Court names Christa Bird Field Services Manager


Christa Bird will be the new Field Services Manager at Connor Sport Court International, headquartered in Salt Lake City. Christa has been with CSCI since January 2001 and has developed extensive knowledge of the company and its products. "Christa is well qualified for this newly formed position as she has an exceptional track record as the Warranty Manager ... [full story]



Make More Money in Less Time With Field Service Office Designed Especially for Service Businesses!


It would be large to have access to an application of software, which can make it possible companies to communicate all their information of work directly to their employees of field. For any type of company of services, the communication between the main office and the personnel of field are essential with successful businesses. Such an application, which allows the ... [full story]



Level playing field for cab companies


You see it in the movies: The main character races from a restaurant, jumps in the back of a taxi, points to a vehicle ahead and shouts "Quick! Follow that car." Life off the big screen generally lacks such drama. People need taxis for more mundane activities like going to the grocery store or a doctor's appointment or getting ... [full story]



Teams overcome obstacles to make use of Revson Field


Despite a rocky start this spring, baseball teams have been able to utilize Revson Field. “The high school baseball team played games on the field, and the Babe Ruth League is using it. I’m glad the seniors were able to have a home field,” said Dave Ungar, Parks and Recreation director. Use of the ballfield was in jeopardy ... [full story]



Daktronics creates centralized field service organization to provide better services to customers - Update


Daktronics, Inc. (DAKT:  News,   Chart,  Quote ), a developer of visual display solutions, said on Tuesday that it has created a centralized field service organization to provide better services to the company's customers nationwide. The new initiative is expected to reduce costs and impact operating margins positively over the year. The Brookings, South Dakota-based company said that this reorganization ... [full story]







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