07/16/09 The Raw Stanford News Feed

CRM Market Grew 12.5 Percent Globally in 2008 - Gartnerposted on July 17, 2009 04:15:22 am... to revenue management. Growth Driven by Technology Focused on Customer Retention, Analytics and On-Demand Solutions STAMFORD, Conn., July 15, 2009 - Worldwide CRM market revenue totalled $9.15 billion in 2008, a 12.5 percent increase from 2007 ...

U.S. Homebuilder Confidence Hits 10-Month High as Sales, Interest Reviveposted on July 17, 2009 03:42:49 am... a oesuggests a modest pickup in home sales,a James Oa Sullivan , a senior economist at UBS Securities LLC in Stamford, Connecticut, said before the report. Even so, foreclosures are hurting builders. Purchases of new homes in the U.S. fell 0.6 ...

Shippan Victorian was once home to papers' ownersposted on July 17, 2009 03:17:55 amDown a driveway and through a rose-covered wrought-iron arch is an 1897 Victorian home on Shippan Point in Stamford that once served as a summer getaway for members of the Gillespie family, who for 117 years worked for and later owned The Advocate, until it was sold to the Times Mirror Co.

Steppin' Out Calendarposted on July 17, 2009 03:11:21 amSteppin' Out Calendar Music Alive @ Five, Columbus Park, Stamford. Thursday, July 16 Tonic; music starts at 5 p.m.; only those over 21 will be let in after 6:30 p.m.; photo I.D. is required; $5; children under 12 are free but must enter before 6:30 p.m. Bartlett Arboretum, 151 Brookdale Road, Stamford.

RBS Strengthens Americas Foreign Exchange Sales with Three Senior Hiresposted on July 17, 2009 03:10:39 am... Financial Institutions Risk Advisory and Mr. Donaldson. All three will be based in RBS' Americas headquarters in Stamford, CT. "These hires bring enormous breadth and depth of experience to our foreign exchange business in the Americas," said Mr. ...

Jul. 16 2009, 12:00pm-1:00pmposted on July 17, 2009 02:33:30 am... farewell has frank Ricci is testifying today indeed form the nomination hearings as they continue in Washington. Stamford police officer is facing criminal charges including a weapons charge connected to a domestic dispute." " Officer Donald Greer ...

Artist William Schickel diesposted on July 17, 2009 01:55:41 am... are made for meditation and for prayer. His art is designed to set a stage for a greater experience." Born in Stamford, Conn., in 1919 and raised in Ithaca, N.Y., Schickel graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1944 where he took up boxing ...

Rental-Fleet demand may boost U.S. auto sales, spur productionposted on July 17, 2009 12:36:56 am... U.S. government. Fleet sales can account for as many as 3 million vehicles annually, said Keller, who is based in Stamford, Connecticut. They probably won't reach that level this year, as corporate buyers and rental-car companies keep vehicles ...

Man who faked suicide gets more prison timeposted on July 16, 2009 06:58:32 pm... and jumped bail last year rather than do time for taking hundreds of millions of dollars from investors in his Stamford, Conn.-based Bayou hedge funds. Israel surrendered after 22 days on the lam. Just before Karas sentenced him, Israel apologized ...

Summer weather returns with higher temps, humidityposted on July 16, 2009 09:09:40 pm... 14 hours and 51 minutes of sunlight today. High tide will be at 6:33 p.m. in Bridgeport harbor, and at 6:37 p.m. in Stamford and Greenwich harbors. Today, expect a chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high ...

Archstone Consulting's Len Prokopets Named To Advisory Board Of...posted on July 16, 2009 08:16:36 pm... restructure and reduce their costs, while improving their business processes and operations. Headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, Archstone Consulting has offices in Amsterdam, Chicago, New York and San Francisco. For additional information, ...

State high court won't dismiss layoff lawsuitposted on July 16, 2009 07:28:59 pm... by the state's highest court clears the way for a trial court to hear the merits of the employees' arguments, said Stamford attorney David S. Golub, who represents the plaintiffs and the State Bargaining Agent Coalition, an organization of state ...

Swindler pays for faking deathposted on July 16, 2009 07:09:57 pm... a suicide and jumped bail last year rather than do time for taking hundreds of millions from investors in his Stamford, Conn.-based Bayou hedge funds. Israel surrendered after 22 days on the lam. Just before Karas sentenced him, Israel apologized ...

Congress to consider Pell Grant expansionposted on July 16, 2009 06:58:31 pm... The biggest loan providers are Sallie Mae, based in Reston, Va.; Citigroup Inc.'s Student Loan Corp., based in Stamford, Conn.; and Nelnet Inc., based in Lincoln, Neb. A coalition of lenders, America's Student Loan Providers, said the door is still ...

Worldwide CRM market grew 12.5% last yearposted on July 16, 2009 06:25:01 pmStamford, Conn.-The need to retain customers combined with the increasing availability of on-demand applications helped drive customer relationship management expenditures to $9.15 billion in 2008, up 12.5% from the previous year, according to a new report by Gartner Inc.

The Hamilton Ave Journal 07.16.09: Volume 2 - Issue 95posted on July 16, 2009 06:19:37 pm... outlooks of the wrestling world. And where is Hamilton Ave? That is the location of the WWE Production Studio in Stamford, CT, and thus the most powerful place in the wrestling world. Besides, The East Main Street Journal just does not have the ...

Planning a Private Dinner Party in Stamford or Norwalk? Restaurant Diners Get a Summer Time Discountposted on July 16, 2009 03:00:00 pmResponding to the growing appetite for discounts, The Melting Pot Restaurant in Darien, CT has launched a 10% summer time discount for all special event and private party group reservations in nearby Stamford and Norwalk .

Article Now Available: Ten Steps to Lower Procurement Costs in Life Sciencesposted on July 16, 2009 03:00:00 pm... restructure and reduce their costs, while improving their business processes and operations. Headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, Archstone Consulting has offices in Amsterdam, Chicago, New York, San Francisco and Toronto. For additional ...

New England states make pitch for high speed rail fundingposted on July 16, 2009 04:03:52 pm... a linkage to New York City and, for that matter, Connecticut's coast," Maziarz said. "We view easier access to Stamford and Norwalk as a valuable economic linkage that will change the way we do business." Floyd Lapp, executive director for the ...

Team Darien rides for survivorshipposted on July 16, 2009 02:51:43 pm... know this concept well. They will be bike riding on Saturday, July 25 to support the Connecticut Challenge, a Stamford-based organization that raises money and awareness to fund survivorship programs. Kim Kiner, co-captain of Team Darien and a ...