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USAID, Walmart, TransFair USA and SEBRAE-Minas Gerais Sponsor Brazil Coffee ...
11/20/09
From 2007 - 2010, program partners will commit $1.9 million in investments and technical support to help 5000 farmers from the Brazilian states of Sao Paolo ...
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Deutsche Bank Upgrades Dillard's to “Buy” (DDS)
11/20/09
The stock has technical support in the $10-$12 price area. If the shares can firm up, we see overhead resistance around the $15-$17 price levels. ...
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Old Navy Recovery Helps The Gap's Q3 Profit Jump 25% (GPS)
11/20/09
The company has a dividend yield of 1.56%, based on last night's closing stock price of $22.42 The stock has technical support in the $19-$20 price area. if ...
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Bistro at Nordstrom combines shopping days with salad days
11/20/09
Nordstrom is known for its customer service, and everyone was certainly cheerful and helpful, but they need to work on this particular element of service. ...
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New Amazon.com 'Buy Used' Program Squarely Targets ebay
11/20/09
Customers should expect the same fulfillment options and level of customer service, regardless of whether the item is new or used. ...
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Cloud Computing Software enables single sign on for Google Apps.
11/20/09
Features of ltech Single Sign-On for Google Apps include: -- Mobile and Third-Party Client Support - Supports IMAP and POP access and synchronization with ...
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Hess Corp's Rating, Price Target Upgraded at Morgan Stanley
11/20/09
The stock has technical support in the $50-$52 price area. If the shares can firm up, we see overhead resistance around the $61-$62 price levels. ...
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US Cellular Offers Mobile Plan Notifications
11/20/09
US Cellular subscribers can add the overage protection plan by going into retail stores, calling customer service, or visiting their account on the ...
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Down the Street or Across the Country This Thanksgiving, Verizon Wireless ...
11/20/09
Customers who have access to a laptop can also manage their accounts online using My Verizon, the company's online account management and customer service ...
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Moody's Investors Service downgrades Sprint Nextel rating to 'Ba2'
11/20/09
... postpaid wireless service business, in spite of improvements in customer service, as competition grows increasingly fierce and industry growth slows. ...
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Sprint Gives Stranger Full Access To Customer's Account, Shrugs
11/20/09
Campbell found out about it months later and confronted Sprint, but all he got in response was some standard customer service language about how the issue ...
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Honda Dealership Selects Save-a-Deal 2010 as CRM Software of Choice
11/20/09
... cost-effective CRM solution than its predecessor with added capabilities in remote personnel management, customer service, training, and security. ...
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Silver Lake youth wrestling sign ups
11/20/09
Tickets to benefit the American Cancer Society may be purchased at the mall's customer service desk. Go to www.independencemall.com for a list of store ...
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Dell Shares Fall after Q3 Profit Plummets 54%, Missing View (DELL)
11/20/09
The stock has technical support in the $13-$14 price area. If the shares can firm up, we see overhead resistance around the $17-$18 price levels. ...
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Can Apple Stop the Android?
11/20/09
And Apple is a company that cares about customer service too. But, forced to do so or not, I did switch to the PC, as did millions of others. ...
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Oracle Announces Oracle(R) Communications Billing and Revenue Management ...
11/20/09
This latest release helps communications service providers, media companies and other service providers enhance customer service, respond faster to market ...
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Intuit's Q1 Loss Grows, Q2 Outlook Falls Short (INTU)
11/20/09
The stock has technical support in the $27 price area. If the shares can continue to move higher, we see overhead resistance around the $32-$33 price levels ...
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Worried about your Xbox 360 that is not showing any video?
11/20/09
... second of all you might have to go through all the hassle of contacting Microsoft customer support to get your Xbox 360 repaired that is not showing ...
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Toshiba announces unified messaging product
11/20/09
Mitel unveiled enhancements to its Mitel Applications Suite (MAS) with a new Mitel Customer Service Manager (CSM) and Mitel Business Dashboard. ...
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Honeywell And Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. Celebrate 25 Years Of TPE331 Engine ...
11/20/09
The engine's single spool design provides pilots with immediate power response and its proven reliability pushes the TPE331 to the top of customer support ...
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tivo Can't Let Reader Go, Keeps Billing Thrice-Canceled Account
11/20/09
They claim that I owed $12.95, and that they have no phone calls on record from me since February, 2008 (which I think was a tech support call, ...
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Some Upstate Charter customers will get credits on next bill
11/20/09
... and there will be a credit amount on that line, he said. Customers will not have to call Charter's call center to get that correction on their statement.
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New Magellan Professional MB 500 GNSS Board Offers Advanced Positioning ...
11/20/09
... technology which delivers highly accurate and reliable positioning, and which is supported by a strong technical support and field expertise to oems. ...
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Marathon Oil's 2010 Earnings Estimates Cut at Barclays (MRO)
11/20/09
The stock has technical support in the $28-$30 price area. If the shares can firm up, we see overhead resistance around the $35-$37 price levels. ...
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Tales of a Geek Squad Recovery
11/20/09
A call to Asus tech support also confirmed that an F9 reset would wipe my files, and that I would need to get a full back-up before attempting the process. ...
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EVGA, where did your lifetime warranty go?
11/20/09
... SKU [Stock Keeping Units] based on a single product that passed additional testing, top-of-the-line warranty and customer service second to none. ...
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Best Buy opens in Burlington
11/19/09
“We train our employees in customer service first, then products. They need to talk to people to find out what they need, then learn what to offer. ...
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PETCO Subscribes to decisionpoint's mobilecare(TM) Technical Support Service
11/19/09
Technical Support is one part of decisionpoint's mobilecare(TM) suite of support offerings and is designed to provide specialized help desk support for RF ...
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How I ... Ditched My Beat-Up Buick
11/19/09
Mr. Bomgar now sells his technology to corporations with hundreds or thousands of tech support workers on help desks – a market that competing brands hadn't ...
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Angola: White House Senior Adviser Gavin Discusses Relations
11/19/09
While the United States can help with technical support, she said, "strengthening governance is primarily an African project." The foundation of strong ...
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Brewer Lowe's going strong despite chain's dip
11/19/09
Since the Brewer store opened, customer traffic has been solid, which Ahern credits to the focus on customer service. "Traffic in the store has been well ...
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Holiday Tech Toys: Sam's Club Means More Joy For Your Jingle --Including Free ...
11/19/09
(PR Web Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Sam s Club officially reveals some of its Thanksgiving Holiday Shopping Event Tech gifts and gadgets. ...
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Sears 3Q Posts Better-Than-Expected Loss; Kmart Strong
11/19/09
Both Sears and Kmart stores' continuing reputation for weak customer service and poor store upkeep have diverted discount shoppers toward competitors like ...
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Sears Holdings Q3 Loss Narrows on Lower Costs (SHLD)
11/19/09
The stock has technical support in the $66-$70 price area. If the shares can continue the recent ascent, we see overhead resistance around the $80-$86 price ...
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Holiday Money Transfer Pricing Upholds Continued Commitment to Walmart Customers
11/19/09
Starting today, customers can send up to $200 anywhere in the US or internationally at a Walmart moneycenter or customer service desk for the new low price ...
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PetSmart Q3 Profit Beats View, Forecast Raised (PETM)
11/19/09
The stock has technical support in the $20-$22 price area. If the shares can firm up, we see overhead resistance around the $28-$29 price levels. ...
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AOL: We need to fire 2500 'volunteers'
11/19/09
... 2009 6:42 AM PST Laying off 1/3 of their staff, but their current level of customer service will remain the same? by Random_Walk November 19, ...
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Chrome doom: Google's Web-based OS could kill whole industries
11/19/09
A significant percentage of PC, laptop and netbook customer-support calls and problems are related to bad software or too much software. ...
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Netflix Leaves Me Hanging On 'Dexter'
11/19/09
Two weeks ago, though, I did call Netflix customer service regarding this issue, and was told that this was an unexpectedly popular series, and that there ...
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New mail-order rental service offers designer couture after the Netflix model
11/19/09
"But if my fancy dress for a big, important event doesn't arrive, that's a customer service problem like you've never had before." Hyman and Carter Fleiss ...
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Bank of America Web Site is the Leader on Keynote Systems' Banker Scorecard ...
11/19/09
Citibank wins for Quality and Availability, a category that covers such best practices as bill pay guarantees, the availability of customer support for ...
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Verizon Wireless Lays off Former Alltel Workers
11/19/09
The company opened a call center in Little Rock, which it said in July would have 1200 employees. Pathmann said there were also positions other than ...
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Orange is first Polish operator to bring Nokia Messaging to Poland
11/19/09
Users can initiate the activation of the service through their mobile operator's customer service contact. The service can be used on over 30 Nokia handset ...
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Apple is no longer the Nordstrom of Tech, they're the “New Nordstrom”
11/19/09
Consumers do care a great deal about the experience they go through in buying these products and they care about the customer service they receive after the ...
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Brocade joins hands with IBM to expand presence in India
11/19/09
... and technical support/service. "Our customers expect a complete, cost-effective solution that will help them build a dynamic infrastructure. ...
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Developers slowly rising to Microsoft's Surface
11/19/09
... include Hard Rock Cafe, Barclays Bank and mobile operator Vodafone, which has deployed Surfaces in 62 retail stores to provide customer service. ...
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Oracle Research Reveals Challenges Communications Service Providers Face in ...
11/19/09
The research shows, however, that the industry faces a number of challenges in delivering a seamless and consistent experience across its customer service ...
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Leader in E-commerce Solutions Now Offers Oracle Support
11/19/09
The technical support offered at techwave.com is into full performance analysis, three tier Oracle application server configuration and troubleshooting, ...
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Vonage To Pay Refunds To NC Consumers
11/19/09
The states' investigation revealed that Vonage paid incentives to customer service representatives for retaining or “saving” customers who called to cancel. ...
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imac Intel LCD Screen Replacement - Quick Service
11/19/09
We have highly experienced technicians to offer imac Intel LCD screen replacement services with exceptional customer service for 17 inch, 20 inch and 24 ...
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Single Board Computer uses Intel N270 1.6ghz processor.
11/19/09
Purchasing a development kit also registers you for technical support from Eurotech. The ALUDRA is just one of the product offerings that Eurotech design ...
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Sony Vaio VPC-X118LG/B (Intel Atom Z550 Processor 2ghz, 2GB RAM)
11/19/09
For an additional S$94.50 (US$68.33), consumers can purchase the Vaio Overseas Service package which provides a 24-hour call center for repair requests and ...
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3 Charged in Pa. With Redirecting Comcast Traffic
11/19/09
It also has links to Comcast's customer support for its cable television, Internet and telephone services. Investigators say the men on May 28, 2008, ...
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Louisville challenges Comcast service center closure plans
11/19/09
LOUISVILLE -- A recent proposal by Comcast to close its only customer service center in eastern Boulder County ran into a ...
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Borders Adds New Exec, Keeney, Norton Get New Roles
11/19/09
... marketing since June—will move to senior vp, store operations, where he will lead the national store operations team with a focus on customer service. ...
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Impact Video and Panasonic Light the Way for Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay
11/19/09
... outstanding image quality, superior equipment, service, and technical support that has become so well known throughout the special event industry. ...
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'Twitter for Dummies' author shares tweeting advice for businesses
11/19/09
She said businesses can use Twitter or other social media to promote events, generate leads, handle customer service or direct sales, ...
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GSI Commerce providing e-commerce help to Mattel
11/19/09
... an undisclosed amount to provide e-commerce and digital marketing services, as well as customer service, for toy maker Mattel Inc. King of Prussia, Pa. ...
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Wider Distribution Lifting iPhone Sales In Europe >AAPL
11/19/09
"We want to differentiate on customer service and network coverage and quality," said Swantee. Strategy Analytics' Mawston said he believes operators don't ...
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Apple Spotlights iPod Touch With In-Store Applications
11/19/09
One application will allow any employees to exchange iPhones or iPod while on the store floor, rather than only at a Genius Bar tech support area. ...
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Microsoft Windows 7 Upgrade Folly, part 2
11/19/09
Surely Microsoft has to see this as a customer service nightmare. Surely they have to see that the very existence of upgrade media only serves to confuse ...
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Hold off on that Windows 7 installation
11/19/09
... and to drastically cut down on help desk calls. And that it did, saving millions through bulk purchasing and decreased technical support time. ...
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LANCOM VPN client now available for Windows 7
11/19/09
The benefit: Lower costs for administrators, the user help desk, and on training. Alongside the new multi-language support for English, German, French, ...
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Colorado Utility Improves Customer Service with Qwest Call Center Technology
11/19/09
(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Colorado Springs Utilities recently adopted a hosted call center solution from Qwest (NYSE: Q) that allows the organization to improve how ...
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Tax Benefit Pushes Phillips-Van Heusen Q3 Earnings Higher (PVH)
11/19/09
The stock has technical support in the $35-$37 price area. If the shares can firm up, we see overhead resistance around the $45-$47 price levels. ...
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inContact CTI Adapter Now Available on the Salesforce.com AppExchange
11/19/09
inContact.com) today announced easy integration of its market-leading on-demand call center software with Salesforce CRM via a CTI (computer telephony ...
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Model Metrics' eGiving Solution for Donation Management Now Available on ...
11/19/09
With a focus on mobile and call center technology, business process and change management innovation, and custom development, Model Metrics has completed ...
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AIG Edison Life Insurance to deploy salesforce.com's cloud computing solution
11/19/09
By managing and sharing prospect information, opportunities, optimized product plans and up-to-date contracts in real-time, sales and customer service ...
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NFL Ticket Exchange by Ticketmaster Ranks Redskins v. Cowboys #1 Matchup in ...
11/19/09
Fans can reach dedicated customer service for the NFL Ticket Exchange by phone at 1-888-635-5944 and email at nflticketexchange@ticketmaster.com ...
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Humana Military's Call Center Recognized for Outstanding Performance
11/19/09
The Boomerang Awards is the only region-wide competition for professionals in the call center and customer service industry. C3N is a Greater Louisville, ...
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Mailscape V4.5 Delivers Customizable Reporting and Proactive Monitoring
11/19/09
"The graphical display of data makes it easy enough that the Help Desk can quickly diagnose the cause of a problem and take a more active role in monitoring ...
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What's new at pokerstars?
11/19/09
They have the best customer support. Their VIP program is insane when you reach the higher levels. If you are playing higher stakes (especially sngs), ...
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American Express Buying Revolution Money for $300 Million (AXP)
11/18/09
The stock has technical support in the $35 price area. If the shares can continue on the recent torrid run, we see overhead resistance around the $43-$45 ...
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T-Mobile Complete(R) Offers Hispanic Consumers Flexibility and Value with New ...
11/18/09
... pay-in-advance package that provides customers with exceptional value as well as T-Mobile's award-winning customer service and dependable national ...
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Medicare rules run up expense
11/18/09
The next day I received a call from a customer service representative advising me that they were unable to fill my supply request. ...
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Room for Improvement in Twitteracy of Fortune 100
11/18/09
You're also trying to give. You're trying to give them value, information, better customer service. You're trying to give them tools they can use.
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Sony Ericsson closing RTP site, 425 jobs lost
11/18/09
The site includes customer support, customers service, sales, finance market and research and development. As it closes the North Carolina complex, ...
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Sony Ericsson Nexus UX Platform WebSDK released for Android & Symbian ...
11/18/09
... you to be a “premier partner”, the perks of which include access to early hardware, loaner devices, dedicated tech support and software flash equipment. ...
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Sony Ericsson leaving RTP site for Atlanta
11/18/09
Spokeswoman Karen Morris said the company's RTP operations included research and development, support functions, customer service and sales, ...
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Creating a Celeb-Style Holiday Party on a Walmart Budget
11/18/09
I ended up getting an award, at one of the properties I was contracted with, for customer service. I was always able to provide my regular clients like ...
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Google Phone is a “Go” for Launch; Yahoo Go Isn't
11/18/09
For more information and customer support, please visit the help center from your PC. I wonder how much of a role the iPhone played in its failure. ...
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Stop freaking out about BofA leaving the QC
11/18/09
In retail banking, US Bank recently hired a Wachovia executive, Becky DeGeorge, who helped the Charlotte bank become the leader in customer service among ...
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Verizon Wireless Opens New Communications Store in Queens Just in Time for ...
11/18/09
Features of the new store include: Over 3700 square-feet of retail, technical support and customer service space. Interactive product and service demos ...
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YRC closing "Cadillac" of trucking facilities in Ohio
11/18/09
"This is part of our ongoing efforts to synchronize our network to continue to optimize customer service," YRC said in a statement Wednesday. ...
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BookPal, the "Amazon.com" of Bulk Books Expands
11/18/09
BookPal couples discounted bulk book pricing with quick delivery, fantastic customer service and millions of always in-stock titles. ...
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Metuchen man honored by fedex
11/18/09
... Entrepreneurs of the Year at a banquet recognizing them for their business development, customer service results, safety record and community support. ...
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Lone Pine Capital Buys Apple Inc., Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc ...
11/18/09
... American attitude and design, its heritage in fine leather products, its superior product quality and durability and its commitment to customer service. ...
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HP expands laptop and desktop data backup with Data Protector Notebook Extension
11/18/09
"This lets them do it on their own without having to bother the help desk, which is a big plus," he said. He said he hasn't noticed any performance impact, ...
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Imagine Solutions Wins IBM 2009 "Information Management Solution Excellence" Award
11/18/09
We intend to stay focused on what led to this honor - our commitment to customer service, domain expertise, and results that serve the customers' business ...
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Microsoft, Salesforce.com Offer Social Tools
11/18/09
It is also designed to let users receive updates about data stored in the system, such as a customer-service incident or a revised spreadsheet or ...
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SLC Corporation to Provide Redapt Systems' Clients with Access to Oracle ...
11/18/09
Our experience, knowledge and longevity in the IT realm combined with our excellent customer service, create loyal and returning customers. ...
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Vonage makes $3 million settlement with 32 states
11/18/09
But more specifically, the issue at hand deals with certain incentive programs that Vonage customer service reps were offering in an attempt at keeping you ...
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NH to get $35k in Vonage settlement
11/18/09
... which launched the instigation against Vonage in 2007, “Vonage formerly paid incentives to customer service representatives for retaining or 'saving' ...
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Cisco Systems Inc. Reports Operating Results (10-Q)
11/18/09
Technical support services revenue is deferred and recognized ratably over the period during which the services are to be performed, which typically is from ...
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DIRECTV Delivers Local HD Programming To Customers in Sherman, Texas-Ada, Okla.
11/18/09
MEDIA CONTACT ONLY: Robert Mercer rgmercer@directv.com (310) 964-4683 CUSTOMER SERVICE: 1-800-DIRECTV Learn new strategies, how to trade in this market, ...
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directv Hires pepsico Veteran as CEO; echostar Names New Chief
11/18/09
Dish, meanwhile, has shored up much of its customer service issues and has picked up steam in the last two quarters. The company added 241000 net ...
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Comcast Leases 106000 Square Feet
11/18/09
... as Comcast of Greater Florida/Georgia Inc. decided Deerwood North, owned by Flagler, would be ideal for its call center and administrative operations. ...
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Maverick Capital Buys Corning Inc., Qualcomm Inc., Citigroup Inc., Sells ...
11/18/09
... origination, servicing, portfolio retention and default, augmented by the company's award- winning customer support and professional services. ...
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Unprecedented Banquet Simulcast Viewership Strains Cablevision
11/18/09
Technicians alerted Chabad.org staff Sunday night of the problem, requesting that customers experiencing a slowdown place a call to their customer service ...
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