(ContentDesk) December 20, 2005 -- FIRM (OSE:FIRM), the world's leading software provider for Market Research and Enterprise Insight Management, today announced that client since 2002, Egg has renewed their Confirmit license agreement with FIRM. Egg utilizes Confirmit throughout several areas of their operations including product development, market research, customer satisfaction measurement and call center quality assurance."Egg has been using Confirmit for 3 years, managing customer experience across a range of products and touch points. Our usage has grown to the point that we now interview nearly 20,000 customers per month, driving valuable insight into our business," says Mark Pearson, Head of Consumer Insight at Egg.Commenting on a recent product development and launch where Confirmit was an integral part of the project, Mark Pearson explained, "We didn't have 12 months to research and refine a new product idea. We had 5 weeks to take a concept to market. So we needed a technology partner as innovative as Egg - Confirmit delivered."Egg was founded six years ago and has established itself as one of the worlds largest online banks with approximately 3.7m customers acquired since launch and products that include credit cards, savings accounts, loans, mortgages and insurance.The agreement with Egg includes Confirmit ASP software license for the upcoming 12 months.About FIRMFuture Information Research Management (FIRM) is the world's software provider for Market Research (MR) and Enterprise Insight Management (EIM).
The company's state of the art web-based platform, Confirmit, is utilized across several areas including market research, customer and employee satisfaction measurement, six sigma, product development, and call center quality assurance. Insight from these applications is instantly made available for key decision makers through Confirmit's bespoke report platform, Reportal. Confirmit is used by some of the largest market research agencies in the world, in addition to Global 1000 companies. Customers include Accenture, AC Nielsen, Countrywide, Crown Castle, Dow Jones, Egg, Wanadoo, Greenfield Online, Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft, Mori, The NPD Group, Progressive Insurance and Symantec.FIRM is headquartered in Oslo and has offices in London, New York and San Francisco. In addition, Confirmit is distributed through partner resellers in Stockholm, Amsterdam, Sydney and Tokyo..
Studying Abroad? Be Prepared
Walnut Creek, CA (ContentDesk) August 17, 2005 -- For most students, back to school means buying a new backpack and No. 2 pencils, and getting the laptop computer ready. But for students studying outside their home country, the preparation is much more challenging. Aside from studying a new language and learning new customs, both U.S. students studying abroad and international students coming to the United States must plan for the duration of their trip ? whether it's a semester or a year.
This includes preparing for unexpected situations that can arise when being away from home for an extended period of time.Here are a few pre-departure tips for making the study abroad experience easier:????Back up your important records. Make three photocopies of your passport, visa and other important documents, such as Travelers Checks. Leave a copy at home, keep one and provide one to your study-abroad leaders. Having copies of these documents will expedite replacement if the originals are...
Studying Abroad? Be Prepared
YOUR THOUGHTS CREATE YOUR LIFE
Copyright 2006 Ineke Van Lint
The greatest power we ever got is the power of our thoughts.
There is an Intelligence inside us that can elevate our life at the highest level.
Everyone should learn to collaborate with this Intelligence which is organized to react on our intentions and to create with us a life of abundance and happiness.
Freedom, happiness, richness, love, friendship, health and wealth are our birth right.
We have been created to live our life in freedom, health and wealth. If our life doesn't look like that, it means we block ourselves by our thoughts. Our thoughts are very powerful instruments we use to either create happiness and wealth, or sickness and poverty.
If your life doesn't look like what you're dreaming of, it means you have thoughts which go against you. Your thoughts create your life. If you want to change your life, change first your thoughts.
You can choose your thoughts....
How To Save Money on a Website
Know what you wantMake sure you know why you want a website and what you want your website to do for you. Write down some short term and long term goals.
Establishing an Internet presence for your business is an important step ? make sure you do it right! You need to have a clear vision before you start.Surf the internet Compile a list of websites that appeal to you in aspects of: colour scheme, content, layout and other related design properties. This will help your web designer factor in your personal tastes and preferences into the design process and produce a website you're proud of! Plan the content of your websiteDraw a hierarchical tree menu structure (site map) so that you can see how everything will fit in and write down the names of your pages. You know your company better than your web designer! Write the content for your website ? even if it is just in bullet points, a skilled copywriter can always step in from there.
Keep in mind you need to write for your...
How To Save Money on a Website