ItsHot.com

New York, NY (PRWEB) February 22, 2012

ItsHot.com has launched a new exciting range of Black Diamond Jewelry and Black Diamond Watches which make a great addition to its exotic collection of diamond jewelry items. The new collection at ItsHot.com is Exotic, Mysterious and Beautiful. This genre of diamond jewelry items is a storehouse of rich variety of designs, cuts and shapes. A perfect matchup for both day and evening wear which will add unrivaled glamor quotient to any look.

“Popularity of black diamond jewelry is growing more and more with every day and now the whole complete ensemble of men’s diamond jewelry and women’s black diamond jewelry is available at our store to complete your wardrobe: from black diamond rings, to earrings, to bracelets, to black diamond watches, to one of a kind necklaces. Browse our selection of unique black diamond jewelry items to find your favorite one or if you have a particular design in mind contact our sales team at 212-398-3123 and we will custom make your black diamond jewelry item for you”, says ItsHot.com’s spokesperson.

“Our black diamond watches are top of the line and include mens black diamond watches and ladies black diamond watcheses. Each black diamond watch we sell is quality made with real black diamonds and carries 1 to 2 year warranty”, adds the spokesperson of ItsHot.com to his comments.

At ItsHot.com, there are diamond watches with prices as high as $ 20,000 and on the other hand it also offers affordable yet premium quality genuine watches for under $ 300. All its iced-out watches and other popular watches are available in original packing with 1-2 year warranty from the manufacturers.

ItsHot.com has a rich repertoire of exquisite diamond watches and fine diamond jewelry. All its items, be it mens diamond rings, diamond earrings, wedding rings or diamond watches, are masterfully created by its seasoned artisans following exacting standards of precision. ItsHot.com excels and takes pride in offering genuine diamond watches and jewelry accessories at wholesale prices directly to the public. The unique, painstakingly carved women’s and mens diamond rings, diamond eternity rings, diamond earrings, diamond engagement rings, diamond pendants and other items are a perfect gift for all occasions. If you are in NY you can visit their NYC showroom or log in online at http://www.ItsHot.com.

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Chicago, Ill. (PRWEB) February 18, 2012

IEG, LLC—guiding brands and properties for more than 30 years in optimizing their involvements in sponsorship—has hired a veteran of sports, entertainment, TV and new media to expand the company’s ability to bring its unparalleled insights and counsel to a wide array of organizations.

Danny O’Leary will join IEG as Director, Client Solutions, IEG Consulting Group, on February 21. Based in the company’s Chicago headquarters, he will share responsibility for new business development.

“We are delighted to have such a creative, solutions-oriented marketer join the team,” said IEG CEO Laren Ukman. “Danny will play a critical role in identifying and creating solutions for clients across a wide range of industries and sectors.”

O’Leary joins IEG following more than five years at Intersport, most recently as director of business & property development. In that role he was responsible for supporting the business in acquiring, managing, and retaining blue-chip client accounts.

His career includes experience in experiential and event marketing; film, music and property management; major event bidding and hosting; and television, digital and social media.

Prior to Intersport, O’Leary worked on the Verizon Communications account for IMG Consulting in New York, helping to optimize the company’s sponsorships of pro and collegiate sports properties, Olympic sports and pop music concert tours.

About IEG, LLC

IEG leads the way in sponsorship intelligence. With over 30 years providing insights, evaluation, and guidance, our teams bring unparalleled perspective and proven methodology to every challenge.

We partner with top brands and properties to create fresh strategies, evaluate opportunities and maximize results. Our clients rise above competitors, meaningfully engage audiences and achieve lasting impact.

A unit of WPP’s Group M, IEG is connected to specialty sibling communications companies in media, digital and activation. GroupM is the leading global media investment management operation that also serves as parent company to WPP media agencies including Maxus, MEC, MediaCom, and Mindshare.

For more information about IEG and the sponsorship industry, please visit http://www.sponsorship.com or call 800/834-4850 (outside the U.S. and Canada, 312/944-1727).

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Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) June 12, 2008

According to the Equipment Leasing Association, 80 percent of U.S. companies lease some or all of their equipment. And while Crystal Riley, president of Lease with Crystal, agrees that leasing is the best way to go, she cautions those business owners who wish to lease equipment know take a closer look at three different kinds of leases before signing on the dotted line.

“The first equipment lease I recommend is the operating lease,” says Riley. “When a lease is classified as an operating lease, the lease expenses are treated as operating expense and the operating lease does not show up as part of the capital of the firm.” In addition, a capital lease allows for the present value of the lease expenses to be treated as debt, and interest is imputed on this amount and shown as part of the income statement.

According to Riley, the operating lease is preferred by many of her small to mid-sized business clients. “Operating leases have many advantages,” says Riley. “Operating leases break down the way that the leasing company retains ownership of the equipment and the biggest advantage for business owners – small, big and in between–is that the monthly payments for the business owner are considered a monthly operating expense and as such are fully tax deductible.” For business owners, being able to classify the monthly payment as an operating expense and write it off, it helps to offset some balance sheet debt and keep cash flows up.

Another type of lease that Riley recommends is the capital lease. And while it is a different type of loan, it bears some similarities to traditional loans. With an operating lease, the owner transfers the right to use the property to the lessee. At the end of the lease period, the lessee returns the property to the owner. Since the lessee does not assume the risk of ownership, the lease expense is treated as an operating expense in the income statement and the lease does not affect the balance sheet. In a capital lease, the lessee assumes some of the risks of ownership and enjoys some of the benefits. Consequently, the lease, when signed, is recognized both as an asset and as a liability (for the lease payments) on the balance sheet. The firm gets to claim depreciation each year on the asset and also deducts the interest expense component of the lease payment each year. In general, capital leases recognize expenses sooner than equivalent operating leases.

“We would make the argument that in an operating lease, the lease payments are just as much a commitment as lease expenses in a capital lease or interest payments on debt,” says Riley. “The fact that the lessee may not take ownership of the asset at the end of the lease period, which seems to be the crux on which the operating/capital lease choice is made, should not be a significant factor in whether the commitments are treated as the equivalent of debt.”

Another form of very popular lease according to Riley is the buyout option lease. Under this lease type, there are several kinds of buyout options. The first is the FMV (or Fair Market Value) option which allows a business owner to easily purchase the equipment at the end of the lease term at a predetermined fair market value. “Buying out the lease at the end of the terms at fair market value could save hundreds of dollars,” says Riley. “Conversely, the $ 1 buy-out option allows you to buy the equipment at the end of a lease term for $ 1. This option is usually available for equipment that has a high obsolescence level like computers.”

According to Riley, there are lots of factors to consider when choosing a particular type of lease. “The most important factor is to know about all of the options and let your leasing agent or trusted business associate help you through the decision-making process.”

Crystal Riley has in-depth management experience and comprehensive understanding of the business world. Offering a unique skill set that is necessary to effectively put deals together, having served as the special director for music mogul Jimmy Iovine for several years, Crystal rose through the ranks at Interscope Geffen A & M to become a master of campaign development and overall project management. As an executive in the music industry, she committed herself twenty-four hours a day to ensure successful strategic partnerships with Apple, Napster, Yahoo, Starbucks, Microsoft and Facebook. Leaving the industry, Crystal followed in the footsteps of her family, which includes generations upon generations of successful entrepreneurs. Lease With Crystal opened its doors in 2008, with the backing of Lease One – an original inventor in the Equipment Leasing world, with 20 years of experience. Crystal lives in Los Angeles with her family. More information about Lease with Crystal can be found by visiting http://www.leasewithcrystal.com.

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Montreal, QC (PRWEB) February 14, 2012

Silanis, the leader in enterprise electronic signature solutions with the largest e-signature deployments, today published a new case study that explains how a State Student Loan Authority deployed Silanis’ enterprise e-signature and e-vaulting solution to accelerate $ 350M worth of loan approvals from ten days to mere hours. On the first day they went live with Silanis’ enterprise platform, this lender attained an astounding 99% adoption rate – a number that holds steady today, after a full annual business cycle using e-signatures.

By e-signing approximately 30,000 loans each year, this organization has cut operational costs, radically transformed customer experience and stepped up to a more competitive position.

While the organization had originally posted the 14-page loan application package online, they quickly discovered that they still needed to offer e-signatures to gain the benefits of online processing. By deploying Silanis’ enterprise e-signature solution, they slashed the loan approval process from weeks to hours and in some cases, minutes; decreased abandonment rates; eliminated staff overtime; and virtually eliminated shipping costs. The lender has since extended e-signatures to other loans.

Download the Case Study

About Silanis

Silanis is the most widely used e-signature solution in the world, processing over 600 million documents annually. Since the company was founded in 1992, our solutions have strengthened the business processes of thousands of organizations, including four of the top North American banks, five of the top 10 insurance companies and the entire US Army, among others. Companies and government organizations around the globe depend on Silanis to accelerate business transactions, improve customer experience and reduce costs while improving compliance with legal and regulatory requirements. Silanis’ on-premise, cloud and SaaS e-signature solutions eliminate manual, paper-based processing and enable e-commerce and e-government transactions to be electronically executed from start to finish.

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SAN DIEGO, CA (PRWEB) June 2, 2004

CapitalHunter.com identified that $ 363 million of venture capital was invested in 37 U.S.-based companies during this week’s reporting period. The average deal size was approximately $ 9.84 million. The amount of venture capital invested this period decreased by 22% over last week’s $ 468 million explosive performance. Visit http://www.capitalhunter.com for a two week free trial.

On Wall Street this reporting period seven IPO’s hit the trading floor: ACADIA Pharmaceuticals (http://www.acadia-pharm.com), Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (http://www.alnylam.com), AngioDynamics (http://www.angiodynamics.com), Critical Therapeutics (http://www.criticaltherapeutics.com), Genworth (http://www.genworth.com), Republic Airways Holdings (http://www.republicairways.com), and Standard Parking Corporation (http://www.standardparking.com)

Venture Capital Investments by Region

Geographically, 17 California companies raised $ 174.9 million in venture financings. The largest venture financing in California this period was into evalve, Inc. (http://www.evalveinc.com) for $ 35 million. evalve, Inc. is a Redwood City based company that designs, develops, manufactures and markets products which enable the endovascular repair of cardiac valves.

Venture Capital Investments by Sector

The software sector raised 29% of the venture capital this period. 16 software companies raised over $ 105 million in venture financing. The largest venture financing was by Itemfield, Inc. (http://www.itemfield.com) for $ 13.5 million. Itemfield, Inc. is headquartered in San Mateo, CA and is a provider of real-time, bi-directional, XML-based data transformation software.    

Venture Capital Investments by Round

Companies raising their Series B round led this week’s venture capital activity. Series B companies represented 36% of the total venture capital deployed this period. The largest Series B financing was into Tacit Networks, Inc. (http://www.tacitnetworks.com) for $ 16.9 million. Tacit Networks, Inc. is an innovator in enterprise-class wide area network (WAN)-based storage consolidation solutions.

Top Three Venture Capital Investments

The three largest venture deals this period are as follows:

1.    Altus Pharmaceuticals (http://www.altus.com)

2.    evalve

3.    Tacit Networks

Venture Capitalists funding the Top Three Deals

The following thirteen investors funded the above mentioned top three venture capital investments in excess of $ 102 million: ABS Ventures (http://www.absventures.com), Canaan Partners (http://www.canaan.com), CTTV Investments (http://www.chevrontexaco.com/technologyventures/), Cutlass Capital (http://www.cutlasscapital.com), Delphi, Guidant Corporation (http://www.guidant.com), JP Morgan Partners (http://www.jpmorgan.com/pages/jpmorgan/jpmorganpartners), New Enterprise Associates (http://www.nea.com), RRE Ventures (http://www.rreventures.com), SAS Investors (http://www.sasinvestors.com), St. Paul Venture Capital (http://www.spvc.com), Three Arch Partners (http://www.threearchpartners.com), Warburg Pincus (http://www.warburgpincus.com)

A total of 75 equity financings of private and public companies occurred during this reporting period. Each of the 75 equity financings are profiled in a weekly report which include venture financings, private placements, secondary offerings, PIPE’s, and IPO’s. Also available is access to over 30,000 other historic equity financings through the http://www.capitalhunter.com searchable database.

About CapitalHunter.com

CapitalHunter.com is a web-based financial information company that identifies and disseminates national data on venture capital and other equity financings.

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Jorge Labastida

Mexico City, Mexico (PRWEB) February 09, 2012

The Mexico City office of Haynes and Boone, LLP continues to grow with the addition of Jorge Labastida as a partner in the Finance Practice Group.

“We are excited to have Jorge joining the firm as he will reinforce our already strong banking and finance practice in Mexico City,” said Luis Moreno, administrative partner for the Mexico City office. “He will also add expertise to our project finance and structured securities practices, enhancing the firm’s ability to compete for infrastructure projects and structured financing in Mexico.

“Jorge will become a key member of the team that has been working in the Vitro Restructuring, the Chihuahua gas pipeline project, Rabobank projects, as well as certain securities transactions, among others.”

Labastida focuses his practice on structured cross-border finance, project and real estate finance, including securitizations, multi-jurisdictional tax-advantaged structures and structured leasing. He also specializes in trustee and bondholder agent representation, and handles work relating to derivatives, treasury products, restructurings, workouts, M&A and private equity transactions.

Labastida is ranked among the top banking and finance and capital markets lawyers in Mexico by Chambers and Partners. He was the founding partner of the Banking and Finance Practice at Bufete Labastida, S.C., and was previously a partner in the Banking and Finance group at Jauregui, Navarrete y Nader, S.C.

He received his law degree from Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico in 1990, with honors.

About Haynes and Boone

Haynes and Boone, LLP is an international corporate law firm with offices in Texas, New York, California, Washington, D.C., Mexico City and Moscow, providing a full spectrum of legal services. With more than 525 attorneys, Haynes and Boone is ranked among the largest law firms in the nation by The National Law Journal. The firm has been named one of the “Best Corporate Law Firms in America” (Corporate Board Member Magazine, 2001-2011) and recognized as a “Top 20 Law Firm” for culture and for diversity with respect to both women and minorities (Vault, 2012).

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Summary of Phixios Services

Frisco, TX (PRWEB) July 28, 2011

The new Phixios Website Monitoring service enables small and medium size businesses to monitor their public websites. This service has been added as a result of a market study indicating a demand for such a need. Website Monitoring utilizes HTTP and HTTPS protocols to monitor user experiences of client’s public websites. This service provides clients with early warnings of potential problems as well as imperial data when working with website hosting companies. This new service enables clients to transition to Full Event Monitoring of Applications, Servers and Network Infrastructure as needed.

All three Phixios Monitoring services provide Software as a Service (SaaS) from the cloud. Customers can start monitoring their devices within 24 hours of a completed request for service. The services are elastic as it can grow and shrink as required by the customer and their business cycle. For example, during Christmas shopping season retail businesses can add their critical ecommerce websites to the Phixios service, then after the season, the monitoring can be turned off, or reduced to a minimum.

The Phixios website provides more details about the Website Monitoring, ICMP Monitoring and Full Monitoring services. The website also supplies contact information to request a personal demonstration or a quote.

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Nathaniel Peniston is vice president of Specialty Benefits at Fringe Benefits Group.

Austin, TX (PRWEB) February 06, 2012

Fringe Benefit Group, an industry leader in the design, implementation and administration of health and retirement plans for government contractors, today announced the availability of MetLife’s group dental and group term life benefits for The Contractors Plan customers. This addition complements Fringe Benefit Group’s specialty benefits offering, which also includes vision and disability benefits.

The Contractors Plan provides retirement, medical and specialty benefits to over 100,000 participants. Contractors working on government jobs are able to reduce costs, win more bids and stay compliant with Davis-Bacon (DBA), Service Contract Act (SCA) and other prevailing wage laws by allocating a project’s fringe amount to a bona fide benefit trust because it provides a significant reduction in payroll taxes such as Social Security, Medicare (FICA), State and Federal Unemployment Taxes (SUTA and FUTA). In most states, this reduction in the after-tax payroll will also reduce Workers’ Compensation insurance premiums.

“Employees want specialty benefits in addition to health and retirement options and The Contractors Plan enables employers to easily offer a wide spectrum of products to their employees. It’s a win-win situation because employees are obtaining additional benefits and the employer is able to reduce their payroll costs by putting the entire fringe towards benefits,” said Brian Robertson, executive vice president of Fringe Benefit Group. “Our product portfolio is robust, especially with the addition of MetLife’s best-in-class dental and life benefits, and we are providing employers with one source for managing all of their employees’ benefits, which gives them more time to focus on running their business.”

MetLife is one of the leading providers of group dental and group term life employee benefit programs in the U.S. today. It offers employers and their employees one of the broadest and best credentialed dental networks in the U.S. and the ability to visit any dental provider.

According to the industry research group LIMRA, 30 percent of U.S. households do not have life insurance and today there are 11 million fewer American households covered by life insurance as compared to just six years ago. This indicates a majority of U.S. families either have no life insurance or not enough, leaving their families one accident or terminal illness away from a financial catastrophe. The Contractors Plan group term life insurance is offered to employees on a guaranteed issue basis with no medical underwriting and can be paid using bona fide fringe dollars.

Recognizing that specialty benefits are valued by employees but can be perceived as an administrative challenge by business owners and HR professionals, Fringe Benefit Group provides an easy and seamless way for employers to provide more value to their employees while maximizing payroll savings. MyContractorsPlan.com improves benefits enrollment and administration by providing employers and employees with online access to their health, specialty benefits and retirement accounts via a customized online benefits enrollment and management platform. Employers simply choose the benefits they want to provide to their employees from the platform of benefit options and Fringe Benefit Group takes care of all the details, including combining the cost of all coverages into one hourly rate, paying the carriers, and administering the programs.

About Fringe Benefit Group

Austin, Texas-based Fringe Benefit Group and its affiliate companies have helped employers design and administer fringe benefit programs since 1979. Through its nationwide network of independent brokers and agents, Fringe Benefit Group has established itself as the leader in government contractor health and welfare and retirement plans. Drawing on its expertise in the prevailing wage segment, the company has also emerged as a leader in group benefit plans designed specifically for hourly and part-time workers (limited benefit programs). For more information, visit thecontractorsplan.com.

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Soleil Onua & Associates announce new foreclosure and loan modification website to help NY homeowners

New York, New York (PRWEB) February 02, 2012

The New York City law firm of Soleil Onua & Associates recently launched a new website, providing a valuable online legal resource to current and potential clients.

The site offers helpful information to remove some of the fear and uncertainty from the legal process, including basic information on New York debt relief and foreclosure laws.

“We want homeowners in the New York metro area to know their options and keep their homes. That’s why we offer this new website focused on foreclosure defense and loan modification information,” says Nnenna Onua, a founder of the firm. “We hope it will serve as an initial resource which then lets us discuss specific solutions to meet their needs. “

Website visitors learn how the Brooklyn and Manhattan debt relief attorneys at Soleil Onua & Associates can assist them with their legal issues. The firm has developed a reputation for maintaining high ethical standards while aggressively representing clients throughout Westchester, Nassau and Suffolk counties and the boroughs of New York City in foreclosure matters.

About Soleil Onua & Associates

Soleil Onua & Associates helps New Yorkers find the solutions they need to protect the homes they love. The firm assists with the following:

New York Foreclosure
New York Loan Modification
Brooklyn Foreclosure
Brooklyn Loan Modification

With offices in Manhattan and Brooklyn to serve clients in Westchester, Nassau, and Suffolk counties as well as the boroughs of New York City, Soleil Onua & Associates is dedicated to helping clients keep their homes. This new website explains the firm’s approach to foreclosure defense and loan modification that sets it apart from other law firms. The site offers frequently asked question, a blog, and biographical information about André Soleil and Nnenna Onua, the firm’s founders.

For more information about Soleil Onua & Associates, please go to contact us or call 212.537.5799 in Manhattan or 718.797.0640 in Brooklyn.

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Madison, Wi (PRWEB) December 15, 2006

-The Payroll Company, a Wisconsin-based leading provider of payroll services, today announced its latest offering — Switch Kits for PayChex clients. These kits help businesses who are unhappy with their current payroll provider switch to The Payroll Company.

Many businesses stick with unsatisfactory or poor payroll service from one provider because they feel it’s easier to remain in a bad relationship than to go through a conversion. Switching to a new provider often has hidden problems that stem from poor communication from the sales and enrollment teams, little-to-no training after signing the agreement, and non-existent support after the new system is turned on. The Payroll Company has a simple kit to address all those issues, and more.

With the Switch Kit from The Payroll Company, customers are kept informed every step of the way. The steps are simple and include:

•Sign customer agreement

•Complete 10-minute online enrollment form

•Fill out custom templates for employee information

•Easy instructions on which PayChex reports to forward to TPC

•Review and sign pre-filled set-up documents and return in postage-paid envelope

•Receive live training during first three payroll cycles

“Switch Kits are just the latest offering in our quest to provide the best customer service around,” said Eric Schroeder, CEO of The Payroll Company. “We’re committed to doing all the heavy lifting for the customer and making sure the process is organized and communicated every step of the way. No other payroll company in the country works as closely with customers as we do.”

For more information about Switch Kits for Easy Conversion, please contact Chris Murphy at 877-277-2926 ext 8067.

About The Payroll Company

Payroll Company, Inc., is a leading provider of payroll and human resource solutions for small- to medium-sized businesses. The company offers comprehensive payroll services, including payroll processing, payroll tax administration, and employee pay services such as direct deposit, check signing, and paperless payroll. Human resource and benefit services include 401K plan recordkeeping, workers’ compensation administration, section 125 plans, and other administrative services for business. The Payroll Company was founded in 1998. With headquarters in Madison, Wisconsin, the company services businesses nationwide. For more information, visit http://www.payrollcompany.biz/PayChex.

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