Sundance Catalog Company Completes Centric PLM Implementation in Record Time

Campbell, CA (PRWEB) June 14, 2011

The Sundance Catalog Company has completed the implementation of the Centric 8 product lifecycle management (PLM) system from Centric Software, Inc., in record-setting time, and is now adding to its investment in the suite.

Working with the Product Specification and Calendar Management modules of Centric 8 PLM, Sundance completed implementation in just 11 weeks ? a timeframe possible because of Centric 8?s ?comprehensive, easy-to-use, out-of-the-box? functionality, according to Chris Groves, president and CEO of Centric.

Citing the smooth implementation process, Sundance has doubled its users to include the product development team as well as the technical design service team. ?As the initial implementation proved its ability to further our business objectives, we see the benefit of involving more users in the process,? says Trish Robinson, vice president of product design for Sundance. ?The value of having a single source of the truth is clear.?

Sundance, which offers a predominantly exclusive, eclectic mix of clothing, jewelry, accessories, and home decor through its catalogs, website, and retail stores, selected Centric for several reasons, including its ease of use and fast implementation, says Robinson. Centric 8 replaced a myriad of spreadsheets and a system whose inefficiency was preventing Sundance from growing the business as quickly as it warranted. The company is using Centric 8 to improve collaboration and productivity throughout its product development process.

The central repository of product development information ? the ?single version of the truth? that Centric 8 provides ? allows companies such as Sundance to more closely manage product costs and margins, enhance staff efficiency and innovation, and achieve shorter cycle times, says Groves. ?Centric 8 can deliver value quickly ? even within one product cycle,? he explains. ?In the apparel industry, that means companies using Centric PLM can make sure they make on-time product launches, eliminate missed revenue opportunities, and avoid excessive costs and eroding margins.?

Sundance Catalog Company (http://www.sundancecatalog.com)

The Sundance Catalog Company offers a predominantly exclusive, eclectic mix of clothing, jewelry, accessories, and home decor through its catalogs, website, an outlet store and full retail stores in Corte Madera, Calif., and Denver. Founded in 1969 by Robert Redford, famed actor, director and visionary of independent filmmaking, to promote the works of artists and craftspeople, the Sundance Catalog Company has received multiple Catalog Age Gold Awards for notable creative, photography and unique product assortment. The Sundance retail division is one of several Sundance brand entities, including the Sundance Channel, the Sundance Film Festival, the Sundance Institute, Sundance Cinemas and the Sundance Resort.

Centric Software, Inc. (http://www.centricsoftware.com)

Centric Software is a leading provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions for the apparel, luxury goods and consumer goods industries. Centric 8 delivers easy-to-use functionality to manage critical, inseparable business processes, including product development, sourcing, line planning and profitability management, through a modularized system that implements and delivers value rapidly.

With Centric 8, companies are able to cut costs and inefficiency, speed new products to market, drive margin improvement, and improve global collaboration and compliance. Global enterprises including INTERSPORT France, Christine Laure, Balenciaga, KlimUSA, Bass Pro Shops, Bravo Sports, Longchamp, Silver Jeans Co., Sundance Catalog Company and United Stationers use Centric solutions to achieve revenue growth, reduce costs and deliver trend-right products to their customers.

Centric is a registered trademark of Centric Software. All other brands and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

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Prodea Systems Brings WarnerTV to UAE for the First Time on the NXT Platform

Plano, TX and Burbank, CA (PRWEB) May 17, 2011

Prodea Systems, Inc. today made public a partnership with Warner Bros. International Branded Services for the launch of a compelling new subscription video on demand service on the NXT platform (Dubai, UAE). The collaboration was announced by Anousheh Ansari (CEO - Prodea) and Malcolm Dudley-Smith (Executive Vice President?Business Management ? Warner Bros.).

Plano, Texas based Prodea Systems is the market leading provider of simplified digital home solutions for the mass market. Through its partnerships with leading service providers, Prodea is rolling out a suite of connected lifestyle services, known as ?NXT?, across the region, starting in the UAE. Video on demand, as the cornerstone of the offering, provides subscribers with access to a compelling entertainment bundle; all via a simple remote control, and from multiple devices.

The WarnerTV branded service will offer around-the-clock, on demand access to hit television series and blockbuster motion pictures from Warner Bros. Entertainment. There will be more than 500 episodes each year of drama, comedy and sci-fi television series on the service. Programs featured on WarnerTV include ?Friends?, ?ER?, ?Gilmore Girls?, ?Without a Trace?, and ?Smallville?, among others.

WarnerTV will also include a slate of more than 120 theatrical motion pictures each year, including worldwide hits and classics, such as the ?Harry Potter? series, ?Ocean?s Eleven?, ?Ocean?s Twelve?, ?The Shining?, and ?The Matrix? trilogy, among others.

?We are extremely excited to be partnering with Prodea Systems Inc. to bring WarnerTV to the UAE?, said Malcolm Dudley-Smith, Executive Vice President?Business Management, Warner Bros. International Branded Services. ?We believe that our world class motion pictures and popular TV series, combined with this new entertainment platform, will give customers compelling new levels of choice, convenience, and control.?

?This partnership is representative of the strong entertainment package that Prodea Systems is bringing to the region for the first time. With one of the best TV and Movie selections in Hollywood, WarnerTV is a great addition to the overall NXT offering.? said Anousheh Ansari, CEO and Co-founder of Prodea Systems, Inc.

About Prodea Systems & NXT

Prodea Systems, based in Plano Texas, is a privately held company formed by the Ansari family, inventors and proven entrepreneurs with a history of building companies based on industry-changing technologies. Prodea Systems is their latest endeavor to address the challenges of today?s increasingly complex digital home and connected small business environment and combine state of the art technology and simplicity in a single command center for the everyday consumer.

The Prodea Systems platform provides a turnkey, white label solution for traditional and alternative service providers who require continuous and timely delivery of new and innovative services to their subscribers over the existing broadband infrastructure.

Prodea?s solution uniquely enables carrier-grade services to be delivered directly to a variety of fixed appliances in the home or automobile, as well as mobile lifestyle devices including smart phones, portable media players or laptops. Additional information can be found at http://www.prodeasystems.com.

NXT, an innovative new service powered by the Prodea solution, provides subscribers with a suite of applications, content and services designed to simplify and enhance people?s digital lives. The service is launching initially in UAE and will expand to other Middle East and North Africa markets shortly thereafter. Additional information on NXT can be found at http://www.nxtonline.me.

About Warner Bros. International Branded Services

Warner Bros. International Branded Services launches and operates linear, video-on-demand and mobile branded programming services ? including subscription-based (SVOD) and free (FVOD) offerings ? around the world, featuring programming from Warner Bros. Entertainment. The company?s WarnerTV on-demand services have previously launched with more than 40 providers in over 20 countries, including Top Up TV, Talk Talk TV, Virgin Media and BT Vision in the U.K.; FASTWEB in Italy; Videoload and Maxdome in Germany; Imagenio in Spain; Telekom Austria in Austria; Elisa in Finland; Ziggo in the Netherlands; vod.onet.pl in Poland; Free in France; J:COM and USEN Corporation?s GyaO in Japan; and QOOK TV in Korea, among others. The WarnerFilms SVOD service, exclusively featuring theatrical motion pictures from the Studio, has launched in the UK on both BT Vision and LOVEFiLM, and in Finland on the Elisa platform. Additionally, Warner Bros. International Branded Services operates the highly successful linear Warner Channel throughout Latin America, debuted WB India in 2009, and has launched a WarnerTV-branded 24-hour, linear general entertainment channel throughout Asia.

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Rafael Andia, Internationally Acclaimed Spanish Guitarist, to Perform First Time in London on September 2

(PRWEB) August 24, 2011

The Innersound Wellness & Meditation Centre, a London-based not-for-profit center dedicated to helping people with an Eastern and holistic approach to wellness, announces a fundraising concert with internationally acclaimed Spanish Guitarist Rafael Andia, featuring brilliant young virtuoso Claire Sananikone. The event will take place at the Bolivar Hall (54 Grafton Way, London, W1T 5DL, tube: Warren Street) on Friday 2nd September 2011 at 7.30 pm. Tickets are ?20. For reservations, please contact 02074628811 or email events(at)innersound(dot)org.

Rafael Andia?s concert in the Bolivar Hall is the first appearance on a London stage and he will be playing in a duet with a young guitar prodigy, already well-established in France, Claire Sananikone. They will perform a program of Spanish Music accompanied by multi-media, as a tribute to the artists who lived and died during the Spanish Civil War, as well as premiering his own composition, Immemorial, a musical fresco celebrating Pablo Picasso?s famous painting, Guernica. Andia and Sananikone will also showcase works by Falla, Murail, Brouwer, Torroba.

?We are honored and thrilled to have Rafael?s support and offer to perform in our fundraising concert, ? said Eric Cathan of the The Innersound, Wellness & Meditation Centre. ?His music is incredibly poetic and powerful, touching people?s hearts deeply.?

Rafael Andia, based in Paris, is a classical guitarist born in France of Spanish parents. His highly successful international career spans three decades and he was also a professor of Experimental Physics at the Sorbonne University. He features in the ?Dictionary of Great Performers of Modern Times?. Rafael Andia is the last actively performing artist of his generation from the traditional Spanish ?romantic? School, called the Tarrega School. This is a very expressive style, with highly demanding technique and a flamboyant style. Mr Tarrega set the corner stone for the modern technique back in the early 1900?s and method used by all players today.

What others have said about his performance: ?Closer to Falla?s music than any other guitarist I have heard? Colin Cooper, Classical Guitar Magazine Editor.

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Incredible Rugby Offers in Time for the World Cup from SportsDirect.com

(PRWEB UK) 3 September 2011

Often referred to as ?the British sport?. Rugby is one of the nation?s favourite past times and leading sportswear retailer SportsDirect.com have some incredible offers on Rugby shirts, Rugby boots and much more to get you in the spirit for the World Cup!

As a supporter you?ll be able to find yourself a bargain in the Rugby offers with money off adult and junior Rugby polo shirts amongst some of their deals; you can get a great price on everything you?ll need to not only show your support for our nation come game day, but if you like to get into a scrum they have a superb selection of Rugby equipment to kit you out for a match.

The discounts don?t stop at clothing; if you?re preparing or already in training for future Rugby matches SportsDirect.com have offers on body armour and sports nutrition products to help you be at your very best when playing. From protein powder to creatine tablets, helping to increase your strength whilst toning muscle is wallet-friendly thanks to the Rugby special offers.

If you?re a hard core fan and only demand the best in Rugby products, you?ll also find special deals on KooGa and Gilbert Rugby products. The specialist Rugby brands offer a superb selection of quality Rugby balls and boots to satisfy your Rugby needs.

Whatever you?re looking for in the Rugby sale, you?ll find it cheaper at http://www.SportsDirect.com, so log on today to get free delivery over ?60, or keep up to date on our offers on our Twitter and Facebook pages.

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Right in Time For Thanksgiving Bows-n-Ties.com Offers Tips on How to Remove Food Stains From Silk Ties

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) November 24, 2011

Thanksgiving weekend starts tomorrow and that means one thing: food, food and more food! And with food comes stains. On Turkey Day, Americans across the country celebrate by dressing up in their finest garb for a family feast, only to have their clothes destroyed by careless slurping or too-fast gobbling. Mom?s gravy, Dad?s spinach dip, Aunt Sylvia?s cranberry sauce, cousin Nancy?s butternut squash soup, cousin Martha?s special stuffing and that bottle of Beaujolais Nouveau Uncle Jack brought?all of them can delight the tongue, but devastate the threads. Luckily, this year Bows-n-Ties.com is offering Thanksgiving feasters something to be especially thankful for: a full guide for how to remove all kinds of stains from silk ties and garments.

Available at Bows-n-Ties.com's fashion blog with the title "How to Remove Gravy Stains From a Tie", tie aficionados will learn tricks like how to use a sponge to remove cranberry sauce stains, corn starch to remove gravy and table salt to get rid of nasty red wine stains.

Instead of just pretending that new red blotch on a silk tie is an extra polka dot, one can now consult Bows-n-Ties.com?s handy guide to find the fastest and best way to erase the stain once and for all.

?If there?s one thing that?s been a consistent tradition since the first Thanksgiving in Plymouth to the present day, it?s that men will somehow manage to soil their clothes,? said Bows-N-Ties founder Hendirk Pohl. ?Well, we think a tie should make a statement about the man, not a stain. So we?ve created the ultimate guide to stain removal and made it available to everybody on our site for absolutely free.? The online retailer carries a wide selection of over 2,000 quality neckties, bow ties (as well as men?s accessories like cuff links and handkerchiefs) sorted into 18 different color shades to match every dish on the Thanksgiving table.

Thanksgiving, which was originally celebrated by the Pilgrims at the end of harvest cycles to give thanks for a good harvest, is now the American holiday most closely associated with traditions like watching football, scoring Black Friday shopping deals and Thanksgiving Day parades. While everybody in the family has a favorite tradition, there?s one custom absolutely everybody agrees on: indulging in the Thanksgiving banquet. But, this Turkey Day, the best way to keep the many flavors of Thanksgiving--mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie, corn on the cob, green bean casserole and cornbread?on the taste buds and off the silk ties is with help from Bows-n-Ties.com.

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