Gevity-TriNet deal would create outsourcing giant (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
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General Atlantic LLC, the company that has taken a 9.5 percent stake in local human resources outsourcing company Gevity, also is a majority stakeholder in San Francisco-based TriNet Group, a similar company on an aggressive growth campaign.
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Company has stake of 9.5% in Gevity (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
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General Atlantic LLC on Tuesday reported a 9.5 percent stake in Gevity HR Inc. and said it may explore a potential transaction between the human resources outsourcing company and one of its portfolio companies.
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San Antonio Spurs Team Report (USA Today)
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NRMC looks into ways to offer kidney dialysis service (Nevada Daily Mail)
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Nevada, Mo. — Nevada Regional Medical Center CEO Judy Feuquay told the board of directors that several departments will go live with the Meditech system Sept. 1: Admissions, Medical Records, Performance Improvement, Bill-ing/Accounts Receivable, Order Entry, Central Scheduling, Abstract-ing, Imaging, Pharmacy, and Laboratory.
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SIP Revolution, Massively Delayed – But There’s Hope (CircleID)
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The SIP Center asked for an article which I finally wrote the weekend before last. My article was actually rather negative, but they published it anyway. Now I’m feeling a little guilty as there is an optimistic note I could have used as my conclusion. So let me try again… First let me [...]
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Japan BPO firm chooses Philippines over India (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
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MANILA, Philippines—Tokyo-based Transcosmos Inc., said to be the biggest contact center company in Japan, has chosen the Philippines over India as a launch pad for its entry into the English-language market, its chosen Philippine partner said.
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Concert review: Stradivarius sings in BPO’s Beethoven performance (The Buffalo News)
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Just as the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra was preparing its two weekends of Beethoven-immersion to conclude the 2007-08 concert season, a surprise news release focused the spotlight squarely on this weekend’s concerts.
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Providers Look To Spread VoIP Services Around (MultiChannel News)
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New Orleans—As cable operators increasingly try to crack the small to midsize business market, a number of telecommunications providers are trying to help them by managing the rollout of cablers’ voice services in smaller markets.
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Beyond Outsourcing, to Worldsourcing (BusinessWeek)
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We are now in the era of Global 2.0, where successful companies know how to harness ideas and innovations from the fast-growing emerging markets
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR (Wausau Daily Herald)
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Fourth Annual Hot Air Balloon Show: exhibit of the Wisconsin Visual Artists Guild, through Sept. 2, Reaching New Heights Gallery, Marshfield Clinic, Weston Center, second- and third-floor public areas, 3501 Cranberry Blvd., Weston. Free. 393-1000.
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