NGD helps UK’s next generation of global technology entrepreneurs

Newport, South Wales, 22 May, 2013 – Next Generation Data (NGD) announced today that it has been selected by the Alacrity Foundation to provide colocation hosting facilities at its NGD Europe mega data centre. This will enable postgraduate entrepreneurs to develop and test their latest software innovations on behalf of global technology companies.

Jointly funded by the Welsh Government and through private philanthropy, Newport-based Alacrity Foundation offers UK graduates the opportunity to develop, commercialize and bring to market products and services identified by the Foundation’s global technology partners. Alacrity offers successful project teams the opportunity of forming technology companies and receiving funding and mentoring support.

“Alacrity and its partners are committed to increasing the UK’s success in the global technology sector by helping more graduates acquire the essential product development and business skills,” said Raman Mistry, Alacrity’s Chief Operating Officer. “Being aligned to real market opportunities already identified by our technology sponsors ensures graduates of the Alacrity Foundation will have an invaluable head start to an entrepreneurial future with the potential of forming their own technology businesses. The Alacrity Foundation is grateful for the support and contribution that NGD are making to this endeavor.”

Commented Nick Razey, NGD’s Chief Executive Officer: “We are delighted to be helping the Alacrity Foundation with secure hosting facilities. They share our passion for making Wales a world-class technology centre and are attracting some of the very best entrepreneurial and technology talent into the area from universities throughout the UK. NGD looks forward to seeing many more Wales-based technology success stories in the future as a result of this exciting initiative.”

The Alacrity Foundation’s 12 month postgraduate programme facilitates the following:

• Post graduate education and training in entrepreneurship
• Market opportunity alignment
• Access to venture capital

For further information visit www.alacrityfoundation.co.uk

About NGD Europe

NGD Europe is able to support High Density Environments for such power-hungry and intensive applications as Cloud Computing, Big Data, Super Computing and Grid Computing; and is ideally suited to corporate, government and service provider organisations wishing to consolidate their existing space- or power-restricted data centre operations.

NGD Europe is a purpose-built carrier-neutral Tier 3 facility offering 750,000 sq feet (gross internal area) of highly secure and cost-effective space housing up to 19,000 racks that can be arranged into self-contained data halls of various sizes all with independent services, resilient power and cooling systems. NGD Europe’s environmentally-friendly high level technology infrastructure has been designed to meet and exceed the ever increasing demand for more computing power. Among its many features are a high capacity 180 MVA power supply direct from the super grid and sourced from 100 per cent renewable energy; and a variety of on-site high-speed, low latency carrier interconnects.

For further information, visit www.nextgenerationdata.com

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The Alzheimer’s Show, addressing the issues that really matter to those living with or caring for people with dementia

10 April 2013 – London: David Behan, the chief executive of the Care Quality Commission, the independent regulator of all health and social care services in England, will be presenting on the subject of care and quality at The Alzheimer’s Show on Friday 19th April.

Taking to the stage in the Alzheimer’s Matters Theatre at 10.30am, Mr Behan will discuss the national standards that cover all aspects of care including treating people with dignity and respect; making sure food and drink meets people’s needs; making sure that the environment is clean and safe and the management and staffing of services.

Mr Behan will also speak more specifically about the care needs of people living with dementia; the steps that are being taken to ensure that all dementia care in the UK is of a high standard and the training and regulation that will be in place to ensure that the best care can be delivered and received.

“Care quality has been a major press topic and we thought it was important that we could provide visitors to The Alzheimer’s Show with the people who can not only answer our care concerns, but also present to them the solutions and options for good care that are already available,” explained Nigel Ward, founder of The Alzheimer’s Show.

“There is no one in the country who can match David Behan’s knowledge and commitment to driving forward high national standards of quality, safety and care for all vulnerable people, not just those with dementia, being cared for in hospitals, care homes or in their own homes,” continued Nigel Ward of the Alzheimer’s Show.

A number of independent care providers will also be discussing care and the best fit care solutions for each individual living with dementia. These care providers include Good Care Group, Care UK, Jacquie Pool Associates and Sweettree Home Care Services. For more details visit: http://alzheimersshow.co.uk/workshop/

David Behan will be joined at the show by Professor Alistair Burns, the UK Government’s Dementia Tsar, as well as the UK’s leading Alzheimer’s and dementia experts and charities. Over 45 businesses, service and solution providers, all committed to making living and working with dementia easier for the 800,000 people in the UK currently diagnosed with this illness, will also be demonstrating and providing information to visitors.

Venue: The Alzheimer’s Show will take place at The Royal Horticultural Halls, Lindley Hall, Elverton Street, London SW1P 2QW in London on the 19th & 20th April 2013.

Tickets. We are currently running a two-for-one ticket offer. Original prices are £9 in advance online or £15 on the door. Concessions (60+, students, registered disabled) £8 in advance online / £14 on the door. Group booking: (10 or more): £7 in advance from www.alzheimersshow.co.uk. Children under 14 are free.

There are no restrictions on how the two-for-one tickets can be used: On both days or with a friend / colleague / carer on the same or different days. Simply enter the code ALZ241 in the box.

For more information, and for regular updates on conference sessions, speakers, exhibitors and general news, please visit www.alzheimersshow.co.uk and follow us @alzheimersshow and on Facebook.

Please share this information with anyone you think might be interested in the show and on your Facebook page.

NOTES TO EDITOR:

*The term ‘dementia‘ describes a set of symptoms that include loss of memory, mood changes, and problems with communication and reasoning. There are many types of dementia. The most common are Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia. Dementia is progressive, which means the symptoms will gradually get worse. Source: Alzheimer’s Association.

About the Alzheimer’s Show

The Alzheimer’s Show is the only London care event in 2013. It is being held in association with Alzheimer’s Research UK and, uniquely, has the support of all the leading dementia charities – The Alzheimer’s Society, Guideposts Trust, Dementia Web and the Dementia Action Alliance. The Alzheimer’s Show will be taking part in the regional care events organised by the Great British Care Shows. These nine events will be showcasing excellence in social care aimed at the local care sector. We are pleased to have support from David Cameron, Care Services Department and Professor Alistair Burns. As a member of the Dementia Action Alliance, The Alzheimer’s Show fully supports the Prime Minister’s Challenge on Dementia. www.alzheimersshow.co.uk @alzheimersshow

Contacts

Caroline Howlett Strategic PR, 01494 434434, alzh @alzhshow

Nigel Ward, The Alzheimer’s Show, 0207 395 6871, nward

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Record numbers of small business owners are contacting the Call Prevention Registry (CPR) as relentless cold calls make it impossible to focus business and customer service

14 March 2013: The Call Prevention Registry (CPR) has reported a record number of calls from small business owners concerned by the impact unsolicited sales calls and phone scams are having on their businesses. The knock-on cost of lost productivity and sales opportunities caused by these calls will cost small businesses in excess of £91 million in 2013.

In a bid to end to this modern day pandemic, which is threatening the success of businesses and hounding individuals in their homes, the CPR is working with Trading Standards, the police and social care agencies to ensure that business and residential phone users have the tools needed to block the phone numbers used by criminal callers.

Small business owners contacting the CPR are detailing how each call affects employee productivity simply by stopping workflow and how they can also result in lost sales due to the phone line being busy or a staff member being unable to immediately attend to a customer.

Jen Garrity, owner and manager of high-end designer fashion boutique, Coco Marie in Old Amersham, Bucks explained: “We could easily receive 10 or more unwanted sales or silent calls a day. The phone couldn’t be ignored because I need to be available to customers and to suppliers at all times, though ironically, whilst I was on the phone to a nuisance caller I was not available!”

“Customer service excellence and competitiveness are both essential in fashion retail and nuisance calls could impact this. The CPR Call Blocker can eliminate these calls and I can focus, uninterrupted, on running my business,” continued Jen Garrity.

“This poorly targeted and aggressive approach, often using automated recordings and triggered dialling, which results in the silent calls, is not only annoying, it is threatening the success of people’s businesses,” explained Lee Hare of the Call Prevention Registry.

“The CPR is working with a number of consumer agencies including Trading Standards, the Police and is in contact with members of Parliament to drive nuisance calling up the agenda so we can see this unscrupulous practice made illegal,” continued Lee Hare.

For free advice on stopping nuisance calls contact the Call Prevention Registry: 0800 040 8010 or http://www.cprdistribution.com/cpr-call-blocker/

About the Call Prevention Registry and the CPR Call Blocker

The Call Prevention Registry was set-up to help stop nuisance calls. Over 500,000 people are already registered to the service. The CPR makes its suppression lists available to vetted companies every 28 days. However, there is no legal requirement to comply. To overcome this, the CPR makes available the CPR Call Blocker, a call blocking device, which stops future unwanted calls at the touch of a button. These include silent, recorded messages, market research, overseas call centres, debt collection, text alerts, scam, general nuisance, internet (VoIP) and harassment calls. Unlike the TPS, the CPR can block international as well as area codes, numbers often used by scammers. There is no limit to the number of phone numbers the CPR can block. The TPS and BT are limited. 0800 040 8010 or http://www.cprdistribution.com/cpr-call-blocker/

Contacts

Lee Hare

Call Prevention Registry (CPR)

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Strategic PR

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19 – 20 April 2013 at The Royal Horticultural Halls, London SW1

11 March 2013 – Charlie Dimmock, gardening expert and TV presenter, today offered her support to the upcoming Alzheimer’s Show which is the first UK exhibition and conference dedicated to the needs of those living with dementia* and their carers, relatives and the professionals who support them.

Charlie said; “Having had experience of a close relative with dementia, I truly believe that we all need to become more informed about this dreadful illness and the impact it has on the individuals and families living with it.

“There are some wonderful resources out there in the community for people to access, however often people don’t learn about them until it’s too late. Those behind this show should be applauded for working to change that,” continued Charlie Dimmock, gardening expert and TV presenter.

The Alzheimer’s show has been set-up in response to the call for greater assistance and understanding for those living with this dementia and aims to provide a single venue where people can come to find out about the services and products available to make living with dementia easier.

Run in association with Great British Care Shows, The Alzheimer’s Show is partnered by the UK’s leading research charity Alzheimer’s Research UK and supported by David Cameron, Prime Minister, Professor Alistair Burns, the government’s dementia Tsar and Lynda Bellingham, actress and ambassador for the Alzheimer’s Society and supported by organisations such as SweetTree Home Care Services who are specialist providers of care and support for those with dementia.

Keynote speakers and exhibitors from Alzheimer’s Research UK, The Law Society and SweetTree Home Care Serivces are amongst the many organisations that will be imparting knowledge and discussing how products and services can help to ease the burden and uncertainty of dementia. One-to-one advice clinics will also be offered throughout the show by Admiral Nurses from Dementia UK.

David Cameron, Prime Minister, said: “Dementia is one of the most important issues we face as a society. The Alzheimer’s Show is an excellent opportunity to help raise awareness and understanding of dementia and to help ensure that people with dementia, their carers and families get the services and support they need.”

“The Alzheimer’s Show was born from an urgent need to recognise and support the growing numbers of people in the UK whose lives are affected by dementia. There are currently 800,000 adults, from as young as 40, living with the disease in the UK. This figure is set to rise to 1.7 million people within 40 years,” explained Nigel Ward, Founder of The Alzheimer’s Show

“For many, life becomes difficult and support can be hard to find. We understand that we are living in an era of austerity in public services and therefore the need for this event has never been greater,” continued Nigel Ward, Founder of The Alzheimer’s Show.

“The objective of the Alzheimer’s Show is to link-up individuals living with dementia, and their carers, friends, family, with the professionals and organisations which have the products and services that can make an immediate and very real difference to the lives of people with dementia. Often these products are hard to find, or their existence is not known. Our aim is to bring them all under one roof,” concluded Nigel Ward.

Linda Bellingham, actress and supporter of the Alzheimer’s Show explained the importance of the show: “Nearly half of us know someone in the UK with or affected by Alzheimer’s and dementia. It is an important social issue and The Alzheimer’s Show will bring together the best information, products and services that can make an immediate and real difference to people’s lives.”

The Alzheimer’s Show will take place at The Royal Horticultural Halls, Lindley Hall, Elverton Street, London SW1P 2QW in London on the 19th & 20th April 2013. Advanced tickets are available from http://www.alzheimersshow.co.uk.

For more information, and for regular updates on conference sessions, speakers, exhibitors and general news, please visit www.alzheimersshow.co.uk and follow us @alzheimersshow and on Facebook.

Please share this information with anyone you think might be interested in the show and on your Facebook page.

NOTES TO EDITOR:

*The term ‘dementia‘ describes a set of symptoms that include loss of memory, mood changes, and problems with communication and reasoning. There are many types of dementia. The most common are Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia. Dementia is progressive, which means the symptoms will gradually get worse. Source: Alzheimer’s Society.

About the Alzheimer’s Show

The Alzheimer’s Show is the only London care event in 2013. It is being held in partnership with Alzheimer’s Research UK and, uniquely, has the support of all the leading dementia charities – The Alzheimer’s Society, Guideposts Trust, Dementia Web and the Dementia Action Alliance. The Alzheimer’s Show will be taking part in the regional care events organised by the Great British Care Shows. These nine events will be showcasing excellence in social care aimed at the local care sector. We are pleased to have support from David Cameron, Care Services Department and Professor Alistair Burns. As a member of the Dementia Action Alliance, The Alzheimer’s Show fully supports the Prime Minister’s Challenge on Dementia. www.alzheimersshow.co.uk @alzheimersshow

Globally, UNIT4 has built strong expertise in cloud computing. Currently its flagship Agresso Business World and Coda solutions are offered through the company’s own secure and proven infrastructure from several locations throughout the world. This announcement complements and extends UNIT4′s existing services to better meet UK legislative and operational requirements. It will also enable UNIT4’s customers to rapidly scale their software requirements as and when required.

“As UNIT4 drives to becoming the foremost cloud software vendor for businesses living in change, it is important that we build on the company’s reputation for secure, reliable and scalable hosting centres,” said Anwen Robinson, Managing Director of UNIT4 Business Software Ltd. “UK-based hosting in particular is crucial to the business as it is a major market for UNIT4. This deal will mean that in both the public and commercial sectors we can more easily meet local legislative and security standards. The selection of NGD as the home for our cloud solutions underlines the quality of its centre, personnel and supporting infrastructure.”

With IL-3, ISO 27001 and PCI credentials, NGD assures UNIT4 and its customers of the most stringent security levels as well as high calibre operational SSAE16 accredited procedures. The NGD Europe data centre facility is built to a US earthquake-proof design with comprehensive physical security including double and triple skinned walls; bomb proof glass; prison grade perimeter fencing; anti-ram bollards; infra-red detection; CCTV; and highly trained security guards.

Nick Razey, NGD’s Chief Executive Officer added, “UNIT4 has led from the front in the provision of business software in the cloud and we are delighted to be part of its continued leadership. NGD prides itself on offering highly secure, highly available infrastructure which is low cost and flexible – ideal for organisations with ambitious cloud strategies.”

The deal includes a ground breaking Escrow Agreement which has been designed by Legal Escrow & Arbitration Services Limited to protect the end users of the cloud service. The Escrow Agreement, which was prompted by the recent failure of 2e2, ensures critical user data is protected and available regardless of the status of the hosting or cloud provider.

“It is clear that fears about data security are the biggest barrier to adoption of cloud services, with this in mind we strive to provide the most secure commercial solutions for our customers, both technically and commercially,” said Robinson.

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About UNIT4
UNIT4 is a global cloud-focused business software and services company aimed at helping dynamic public sector and commercial services organisations to embrace change simply, quickly and cost effectively in a market sector it calls ‘Businesses Living IN Change’ (BLINC)™. The Group incorporates a number of the world’s leading change embracing software brands including Agresso, our flagship ERP suite for mid-sized and large services intensive organisations; Coda, our best-of-class financial management software; and FinancialForce.com, the cloud applications company formed with investment from salesforce.com.

With operations in 26 countries, across Europe, North America, Asia Pacific and Africa, revenue of €469.8 million was realised in 2012.

In the UK we focus strongly on the public sector, where we are the leading provider of ERP systems to local government and post 16 education organisations, as well as having a considerable presence in the emergency services and health sectors. We also focus strongly on professional services organisations and a range of commercial sectors including Financial Services, Retail and Media and Publishing. Overall we aim to be the UK’s foremost business software company, providing solutions that transform the delivery of public services and comprehensively support commercial organisations in their ability to adapt and prosper in rapidly changing environments.

UNIT4 is headquartered in Sliedrecht, the Netherlands and has over 4,000 employees. It is listed on Euronext Amsterdam by NYSE Euronext and is included in the Amsterdam Midcap Index (AMX).

For more information on UNIT4 or any of its operating companies, please visit the website at http://www.unit4software.co.uk, follow us on Twitter @UNIT4_UK or visit our Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/UNIT4BusinessSoftwareNV

About NGD Europe

NGD Europe is able to support High Density Environments for such power-hungry and intensive applications as Big Data, Cloud Computing, Super Computing and Grid Computing. It is ideally suited to large enterprise organisations wishing to consolidate their existing space- or power-restricted data centre operations, as well as service providers and systems integrators operating single or multiple racks.

Capable of housing up to 19,000 server racks, NGD Europe is a purpose-built tier 3 carrier-neutral facility offering 750,000 sq ft of highly secure and cost-effective space. Racks can be arranged into self-contained and colocation data halls of various sizes all with independent services, resilient power and cooling systems. NGD Europe’s environmentally-friendly high level technology infrastructure has been designed to meet and exceed the ever increasing demand for more computing power. Its many features include a 180 MVA 100 per cent renewable energy power supply connected directly to the super grid via an on-site sub-station. There are also multiple on-site high-speed, low latency carrier interconnects.

For further information, visit www.nextgenerationdata.com

The Call Prevention Registry (CPR) is using prime time advertising slots to tell people how to protect themselves and their vulnerable relatives & friends from relentless telephone harassment

1 March 2013: The Call Prevention Registry (CPR) is today launching a television advertising campaign, initially on STV (Dundee) and then going national advising telephone users how to protect themselves from the modern day plague that is unsolicited sales calls and telephone scams.

It is estimated that up to £1 billion pounds has been lost by vulnerable Scottish residents over the last couple of years as the result of telephone scams. Criminal gangs are increasingly using the telephone system to extort money from more vulnerable residents and once successful, selling on their details to other scammers, more often than not located outside of Scotland and the UK.

On top of this, an average of 10 nuisance or silent calls, including PPI calls, are received by each household a week in Scotland, at the least wasting the recipients time, but in the case of more vulnerable citizens, including the elderly and those with health issues, cause for great confusion and anxiety.

Lee Hare, spokesperson for the Call Prevention Registry (CPR), which also provides the CPR Call Blocker device, explained: “The impact of nuisance calls can be shattering. The telephone, which should provide more vulnerable members of our society with access to the outside world, ends up causing great anxiety and in the one place where a person should feel safe and secure – their home.

“The objective of the TV advertising campaign is to let people know that there is a service and a solution available to everyone that will quite literally put an end to these calls at the touch of a button. We want to empower people once again to choose who they talk to and who they don’t,” continued Lee Hare of CPR.

The “public information” advertisement will air at prime slots from today, Thursday 21 February, until Thursday 7 March 2013, across the STV Dundee television region.

The timing of the advertising campaign corresponds with the start of an assistive technology trial which involves CPR, Trading Standards, Tayside Police, Angus Social Work & Health Department and Angus Care & Repair.

This anti telephone harassment trial will see call prevention technologies installed in the homes of vulnerable people across Angus and the findings used to help set strategies for protecting different profile groups from nuisance calls. The trial will run until the end of April and the findings will be available from early May.

About the Call Prevention Registry

The Call Prevention Registry was set up to help businesses and individuals put a stop to nuisance calls. There are two options phone users have to immediately start preventing unwanted nuisance calls.

The Call Prevention Registry - Once a user is registered, the CPR will act for the customer when a nuisance call is made to the registered number. In the event of any complaint, the CPR will act on the customer’s behalf to have their number removed from the offending company and will respond to the customer with correspondence confirming that the company has added their number to its suppression files (do not call list).

The CPR Call Blocker – The device is preprogrammed with 200 known numbers which have been allocated as nuisance callers and will block any call originating from any of these numbers. The CPR call blocker can also reject any caller withholding their number, cutting any sales calls immediately.

Its unique ‘Block Now’ button is located on top of the unit which when pressed, cuts off the caller and logs and permanently blocks the number. The CPR Call Blocker is ideal if you want to stop the following: recorded calls, silent calls, harassment or malicious calls, overseas call centres, PPI calls, withheld calls, international calls and unavailable calls. It’s easy to set up and works with any home phone line, even if you have additional handsets or have a broadband connection.

For more information visit http://www.callpreventionregistry.co.uk/products.html

For more information on the advertising campaign and the call blocking technology trial, please contact:

Caroline Howlett / Nicky Feakes

Strategic PR

01494 434434

The first UK Exhibition for people living and working with Alzheimer’s and Dementia

31 January 2013 – London: Tickets for The Alzheimer’s Show, the UK’s only dedicated exhibition and conference for people living and working with dementia are now on sale. Day tickets can be purchased online from www.alzheimersshow.co.uk or at the door on the day.

A visit to The Alzheimer’s Show will provide direct access to the best information, products and services available in the UK to help people living with or caring for someone with dementia.

Included in the ticket price is access to;

· Over 40 exhibitors – providing ideas and solutions for making living with dementia easier

· Expert and professional advice – on all subjects relating to living with, managing and caring for dementia

· Keynote speakers – from charities and specialist organisations including Alzheimer’s Research UK, Alzheimer’s Society, Government, The Law Society and Care UK

· Dementia and care specialists – including care at home, care homes, assistive technology, legal advice, training, telecare, charity, education, home improvements, entertainment and cognitive therapies

· Alzheimer’s Matters Theatre – professionals discussing a range of topics including early on-set, managing behaviour, practical solutions, nutrition, research, legal and more

· Exhibitors workshops – product and service demonstrations

· Alzheimer’s Talks – individuals discussing their personal experience of living with / caring for dementia

· Talking Points – seating areas for visitors to meet others to share experiences and offer / receive support from people who understand what it’s like to live with dementia and its related illnesses

Ticket prices:

Adults: £9 In advance online / £15 on the door

Concession: (60+, students, registered disabled): £8 In advance online / £14 on the door

Children under 14: Free

Group booking: (10 or more): £7 in advance

For more information and for regular updates on conference sessions, speakers, exhibitors and general news, please visit www.alzheimersshow.co.uk and follow us on Twitter @alzheimersshow and Facebook.

About the Alzheimer’s Show

The Alzheimer’s Show is the only London care event in 2013. It is being held in association with Alzheimer’s Research UK and, uniquely, has the support of all the leading dementia charities – The Alzheimer’s Society, Guideposts Trust, Dementia Web and the Dementia Action Alliance. The Alzheimer’s Show will be taking part in the regional care events organised by the Great British Care Shows. These nine events will be showcasing excellence in social care aimed at the local care sector. We are pleased to have support from David Cameron, Care Services Department and Professor Alistair Burns. As a member of the Dementia Action Alliance, The Alzheimer’s Show fully supports the Prime Minister’s Challenge on Dementia. www.alzheimersshow.co.uk @alzheimersshow

Contacts

Caroline Howlett / Nicky Feakes

Strategic PR

01494 434434

alzh

@alzhshow

- Former Telefonica UK and Deutsche Telekom Ltd CEO joins global maritime technology group -

London, 21 January 2013 – Pole Star, the leading provider of maritime fleet management, ship security and vessel monitoring solutions, announces the appointment of Andrew Peters as chief executive of the company. The appointment follows the retirement of interim CEO, Colin Hook, who will continue to serve as a non-executive director of the board.

Andrew Peters, previously CEO of Telefonica UK and Deutsche Telekom Ltd, takes the helm as Pole Star embarks on an ambitious strategy to launch new services, expand into new regions and release major enhancements to its existing products.

Commenting on his new appointment, Andrew Peters said, “Following a successful 2012 under Colin Hook’s sound leadership, we will continue to upgrade our products and services and expand into new markets in 2013. I look forward to building on our successes as we significantly grow the business.”

Established in 1998 and headquartered in London with offices in the US, Hong Kong, Panama and Australia, Pole Star is the world’s leading provider of Fleet Management, Ship Security and Vessel Monitoring systems to the maritime industry. Working closely with its commercial customers and Maritime Administrations worldwide, it understands the needs of the maritime sector.

The Company has developed innovative and reliable systems that enable its users to monitor and manage their assets worldwide. The applications provide the users with the information they need to maximise operational performance and safeguard assets and crew. Pole Star systems are currently used to track nearly 40,000 ships worldwide. www.polestarglobal.com

19 – 20 April 2013 at The Royal Horticultural Halls, London SW1

Partnered by Alzheimer’s Research UK and supported by David Cameron, Prime Minister & Lynda Bellingham, actress and ambassador for the Alzheimer’s Society

14 January 2013 – London: The Alzheimer’s Show is the first UK exhibition and conference for people living with dementia* and for the carers, relatives and professionals who support them. It has been set-up in response to the call for greater assistance and understanding for those living with this illness and aims to provide a single venue where people can come to find out about the services and products available to make living with dementia easier.

Run in association with Great British Care Shows, The Alzheimer’s Show is partnered by the UK’s leading research charity Alzheimer’s Research UK and supported by David Cameron, Prime Minister and Lynda Bellingham, actress and ambassador for the Alzheimer’s Society.

The Alzheimer’s Show will provide direct access to the best information and the best products and services that exist in the UK. In addition, visitors will be able to speak directly to professionals and to representatives from organisations dedicated to living with, managing and caring for dementia.

Keynote speakers and exhibitors from Alzheimer’s Research UK, The Law Society, Care UK and BT are amongst the many organisations that will be imparting knowledge and discussing how products and services can help to ease the burden and uncertainty of a illness that affects each person differently.

David Cameron, Prime Minister, said: “Dementia is one of the most important issues we face as a society. The Alzheimer’s Show is an excellent opportunity to help raise awareness and understanding of dementia and to help ensure that people with dementia, their carers and families get the services and support they need.”

“The Alzheimer’s Show was born from an urgent need to recognise and support the growing numbers of people in the UK whose lives are affected by dementia. There are currently 800,000 adults, from as young as 40, living with the disease in the UK. This figure is set to rise to 1.7 million people within 40 years. For many, life becomes difficult and support can be hard to find. We understand that we are living in an era of austerity in public services and therefore the need for this event has never been greater,” explained Nigel Ward, Founder of The Alzheimer’s Show.

“The objective of the Alzheimer’s Show is to link-up individuals living with dementia, and their carers, friends, family, with the professionals and organisations which have the products and services that can make an immediate and very real difference to the lives of people with dementia. Often these products are hard to find, or their existence is not known. Our aim is to bring them all under one roof,” concluded Nigel Ward.

Linda Bellingham, actress and supporter of the Alzheimer’s Show explained the importance of the show: “Nearly half of us know someone in the UK with or affected by Alzheimer’s and dementia. It is an important social issue and The Alzheimer’s Show will bring together the best information, products and services that can make an immediate and real difference to people’s lives.”

The Alzheimer’s Show will take place at The Royal Horticultural Halls, Lindley Hall, Elverton Street, London SW1P 2QW in London on the 19th & 20th April 2013. Tickets will be available from the end of January.

For more information, and for regular updates on conference sessions, speakers, exhibitors and general news, please visit www.alzheimersshow.co.uk and follow us @alzheimersshow and on Facebook.

Please share this information with anyone you think might be interested in the show and on your Facebook page.

NOTES TO EDITOR:

*The term ‘dementia‘ describes a set of symptoms that include loss of memory, mood changes, and problems with communication and reasoning. There are many types of dementia. The most common are Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia. Dementia is progressive, which means the symptoms will gradually get worse. Source: Alzheimer’s Society.

About the Alzheimer’s Show

The Alzheimer’s Show is the only London care event in 2013. It is being held in partnership with Alzheimer’s Research UK and, uniquely, has the support of all the leading dementia charities – The Alzheimer’s Society, Guideposts Trust, Dementia Web and the Dementia Action Alliance. The Alzheimer’s Show will be taking part in the regional care events organised by the Great British Care Shows. These nine events will be showcasing excellence in social care aimed at the local care sector. We are pleased to have support from David Cameron, Care Services Department and Professor Alistair Burns. As a member of the Dementia Action Alliance, The Alzheimer’s Show fully supports the Prime Minister’s Challenge on Dementia. www.alzheimersshow.co.uk @alzheimersshow #alzhshow

December 10, 2012 — Aptean, global leader in enterprise application software (EAS) and services for companies of all sizes, today announced the launch of the Aptean Unlimited Program.

The new initiative spans all of the company’s products, including Pivotal, Saratoga, Onyx, Made2Manage, Respond, Ross, Knova and vertical solutions such as Event Management, eCommerce, HR & Association Management, among others.

“This program reaffirms Aptean’s commitment to its global customers and underscores the value we bring to them: to give our customers a competitive edge by providing technology that builds upon their unique attributes and truly sets them apart,” said Monte Ford, president of Aptean.

The Aptean Unlimited Program includes lifetime support on current product versions, increased customer collaboration and input into roadmaps, plus continued investment and innovation. Details of the new program are being communicated to customers across all of Aptean’s product lines.

Jim Jory, director of sales support for Harland Clarke, a leading provider of multiple services and solutions to nearly 11,000 financial institutions, thinks the message is important to his organization. Harland Clarke has utilized Saratoga as its CRM software for several years.

“As an organization that prides itself on making use of proven technology to better serve our customers and improve our effectiveness, Aptean’s Unlimited Program is great news,” noted Jory. ‘’We’re pleased that Aptean has renewed its commitment to the CRM technology the Harland Clarke organization has invested in and continues to believe in.”

Aptean customers will receive comprehensive communications regarding the Aptean Unlimited Program during the next two months through emails, webinars, and one-to-one phone calls or visits by company representatives.

About Aptean

Aptean, a global leader in enterprise application software (EAS), gives businesses of all sizes a competitive edge. We empower people and businesses with end-to-end, industry-specific solutions to address complex business challenges more effectively. Our software applications and professional business services enable more than 9,000 customers, in more than 100 countries, to more successfully manage their business. Software built specifically for our target markets, aligned with deep knowledge across vertical industries, allow businesses to satisfy their customers; operate most efficiently; and stay at the forefront of their industry. For more information, visit www.aptean.com.

About Harland Clarke Corp.

Harland Clarke Corp. (www.harlandclarke.com) is a leading provider of best-in-class integrated payment solutions, marketing services and security solutions. It serves clients in multiple industries, including financial services, retail, healthcare, insurance, and telecommunications, and ranging in size from major corporate brands and trade groups to micro-businesses and individual consumers. Harland Clarke’s comprehensive suite of integrated marketing solutions is based on account holder lifecycle marketing and includes database marketing, email marketing, advanced analytics, campaign management, strategic services, and creative development. Harland Clarke delivers integrated marketing campaigns focused on acquisition, onboarding, engagement, retention, and cross-selling, utilizing extensive print, phone and email channels for campaign execution. Within its payment solutions business, Harland Clarke provides needed products and services to nearly 11,000 banks, credit unions and major investment firms. Headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, Harland Clarke operates manufacturing and contact centre facilities in multiple states and communities. Harland Clarke is a wholly owned subsidiary of Harland Clarke Holdings Corp., which also owns Harland Financial Solutions, Scantron and Faneuil.