One of the problems with free voice mail lines is that if you don't use it at least once every 30 days, it goes away. So our (206) number has gone away.
The good news is that we're using Skype Voicemail for our new, more permanent podcast comment line. Please make a note of this number if you'd like to leave a podcast comment for us.
The number is +1 (856) 861-6146 in the US.
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Friday, August 17, 2007
Saturday, August 11, 2007
NJBankers Produces Sixth Banking Podcast Audio Program With Professional Podcasts
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
News Media May Contact:
Steven L. Lubetkin, Managing Partner
Lubetkin & Co. Communications
(856) 751-5491 or steve@lubetkin.net
Timothy E. Doherty,
Vice President/Director of Communications , NJBankers
(609) 520-1221, ext. 542 or tdoherty@njbankers.com
CHERRY HILL, NJ – August 10, 2007 – NJBankers, a trade association representing the New Jersey banking industry, and its marketing group for small banks, the Bank Marketing Association, are distributing a new audio broadcast of a recent Bank Marketing Association seminar program to its members over the Internet, a delivery mechanism known as “podcasting.” NJBankers’ has been distributing podcasts since December 2005. The programs are produced in partnership with Cherry Hill-based Professional Podcasts LLC, a subsidiary of Lubetkin Communications.
The newest NJBA podcast is available in two parts. The overall topic, “Onboarding: The First 90 Days,” focuses on steps that banks and other retail organizations should thing about taking to cement relationships with their customers and new employees in the first 90 days of their relationship. Part one of the podcast program features a presentation about enhancing customer relationships by Chris Braccia, director of product marketing in the retail solutions group of Harland Financial Solutions. Part two of the podcast features remarks by Dennis Budinich, co-founder of FTC Methods Inc., a sales training firm, about how to help employees become engaged in successful sales relationships early in their careers.
Professional Podcasts produces recordings of NJBA seminars, and delivers the Internet podcast “feeds” to NJBankers so that association members can download the recordings for review on their computers or portable digital audio players. The podcasts are available at http://www.njbankers.com and at http://www.njbankmarketing.com. The podcast is also available at no charge to subscribers to the Apple iTunes Music store (www.itunes.com) and can be accessed directly in iTunes at this URL:
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=130353630
“Our podcasts average between 300 and 600 downloads, so it’s clear that our members want us to provide time-shifting technology like podcasting for their continuing education activities,” said Timothy E. Doherty, NJBankers vice president and director of communications. “Podcasting is a cost-effective and engaging way for our members to participate in these programs, even if they cannot attend in person.”
“NJBankers is taking a dramatic leap ahead of other financial trade associations in New Jersey by embracing podcasting technology to increase the reach of its excellent seminar programs,” said Steven L. Lubetkin, managing partner of Professional Podcasts. “Like NJBankers, other organizations should understand that podcasts can provide their clients, members, and other constituencies important information conveniently, without tying those audiences to less-flexible programming formats like conference calls or web streams, which force busy and time-constrained participants to gather at a common time. Podcast listeners get the information they need -- at a time when they want it.”
Podcasts are digital audio or video recordings distributed using Internet technology. Visitors to an organization’s website can download podcast programs for review on their desktop computers, or synchronize them with a portable digital media device. Software programs called “feed readers” or “podcatchers” allow users to “subscribe” to podcasts at no cost, and receive new programs in a podcast series automatically.
About Professional Podcasts LLC/Lubetkin Communications
Professional Podcasts LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lubetkin Communications, is a leading provider of podcasting services for corporations and professional organizations. Since 2005, Professional Podcasts has been counseling clients about the effective use of social media, like podcasts and blogs (online journals) as tools that facilitate two-way communications with customers, employees, and others.
The firm has produced high-quality podcasts for ACE-INA Insurance, Sun National Bank, the Rutgers University School of Business Administration’s popular Quarterly Business Outlook Seminar, NAPL, a graphic communications trade association, Leadership NJ, and for the Public Relations Society of America. The firm also produces its own podcasts focusing on public relations, computer technology, bond ratings, and interviews with book authors.
More information is available at www.lubetkin.net or at www.professionalpodcasts.com.
About NJ Bankers
NJBankers is an organization dedicated to serving the banking industry and its affiliates by representing banking-related interests at all levels of government and by providing information and educational training to promote sound banking practices and financial services to the communities and businesses of New Jersey. Its website is www.njbankers.com.
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Editors, Note: Mr. Lubetkin is available to discuss how podcasting technology can help organizations communicate effectively with their audiences. Copies of the NJBankers podcast are available on request. Please call Steve Lubetkin at (856) 751-5491 or email steve@professionalpodcasts.com
News Media May Contact:
Steven L. Lubetkin, Managing Partner
Lubetkin & Co. Communications
(856) 751-5491 or steve@lubetkin.net
Timothy E. Doherty,
Vice President/Director of Communications , NJBankers
(609) 520-1221, ext. 542 or tdoherty@njbankers.com
CHERRY HILL, NJ – August 10, 2007 – NJBankers, a trade association representing the New Jersey banking industry, and its marketing group for small banks, the Bank Marketing Association, are distributing a new audio broadcast of a recent Bank Marketing Association seminar program to its members over the Internet, a delivery mechanism known as “podcasting.” NJBankers’ has been distributing podcasts since December 2005. The programs are produced in partnership with Cherry Hill-based Professional Podcasts LLC, a subsidiary of Lubetkin Communications.
The newest NJBA podcast is available in two parts. The overall topic, “Onboarding: The First 90 Days,” focuses on steps that banks and other retail organizations should thing about taking to cement relationships with their customers and new employees in the first 90 days of their relationship. Part one of the podcast program features a presentation about enhancing customer relationships by Chris Braccia, director of product marketing in the retail solutions group of Harland Financial Solutions. Part two of the podcast features remarks by Dennis Budinich, co-founder of FTC Methods Inc., a sales training firm, about how to help employees become engaged in successful sales relationships early in their careers.
Professional Podcasts produces recordings of NJBA seminars, and delivers the Internet podcast “feeds” to NJBankers so that association members can download the recordings for review on their computers or portable digital audio players. The podcasts are available at http://www.njbankers.com and at http://www.njbankmarketing.com. The podcast is also available at no charge to subscribers to the Apple iTunes Music store (www.itunes.com) and can be accessed directly in iTunes at this URL:
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=130353630
“Our podcasts average between 300 and 600 downloads, so it’s clear that our members want us to provide time-shifting technology like podcasting for their continuing education activities,” said Timothy E. Doherty, NJBankers vice president and director of communications. “Podcasting is a cost-effective and engaging way for our members to participate in these programs, even if they cannot attend in person.”
“NJBankers is taking a dramatic leap ahead of other financial trade associations in New Jersey by embracing podcasting technology to increase the reach of its excellent seminar programs,” said Steven L. Lubetkin, managing partner of Professional Podcasts. “Like NJBankers, other organizations should understand that podcasts can provide their clients, members, and other constituencies important information conveniently, without tying those audiences to less-flexible programming formats like conference calls or web streams, which force busy and time-constrained participants to gather at a common time. Podcast listeners get the information they need -- at a time when they want it.”
Podcasts are digital audio or video recordings distributed using Internet technology. Visitors to an organization’s website can download podcast programs for review on their desktop computers, or synchronize them with a portable digital media device. Software programs called “feed readers” or “podcatchers” allow users to “subscribe” to podcasts at no cost, and receive new programs in a podcast series automatically.
About Professional Podcasts LLC/Lubetkin Communications
Professional Podcasts LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lubetkin Communications, is a leading provider of podcasting services for corporations and professional organizations. Since 2005, Professional Podcasts has been counseling clients about the effective use of social media, like podcasts and blogs (online journals) as tools that facilitate two-way communications with customers, employees, and others.
The firm has produced high-quality podcasts for ACE-INA Insurance, Sun National Bank, the Rutgers University School of Business Administration’s popular Quarterly Business Outlook Seminar, NAPL, a graphic communications trade association, Leadership NJ, and for the Public Relations Society of America. The firm also produces its own podcasts focusing on public relations, computer technology, bond ratings, and interviews with book authors.
More information is available at www.lubetkin.net or at www.professionalpodcasts.com.
About NJ Bankers
NJBankers is an organization dedicated to serving the banking industry and its affiliates by representing banking-related interests at all levels of government and by providing information and educational training to promote sound banking practices and financial services to the communities and businesses of New Jersey. Its website is www.njbankers.com.
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Editors, Note: Mr. Lubetkin is available to discuss how podcasting technology can help organizations communicate effectively with their audiences. Copies of the NJBankers podcast are available on request. Please call Steve Lubetkin at (856) 751-5491 or email steve@professionalpodcasts.com
Thursday, August 09, 2007
Magic Software Reports Second Quarter Results
Contact: August 9, 2007 Company Reports Net Income of $0.8 Million Demonstrating Sustainable Profitability [ Q2 2007 Financials ] OR YEHUDA, ISRAEL; August 9, 2007 - Magic Software Enterprises Ltd. (NASDAQ: MGIC), a leading provider of state-of-the-art business integration and application development technology, reported today its results for the quarter ended June 30, 2007.
Second Quarter Results Second quarter of 2007 results reflect the company's sustained profitability for a third consecutive quarter and continued revenue growth. Total revenue for the second quarter ended June 30, 2007 was $16.8 million, an increase of 2% from the $16.4 million reported in the first quarter of 2007 and an 11% increase compared to the $15.2 million reported in the second quarter of 2006. Gross profit for the second quarter of 2007 was $9.1 million, compared to $8.7 million in the first quarter of 2007 and $8.1 million in the second quarter of 2006. Net income for the second quarter of 2007 amounted to $0.8 million, compared to a net income of $1.0 million in the first quarter of 2007 and a net loss of $1.3 million reported in the comparable quarter of 2006. Eitan Naor, President and CEO of Magic Software, commented, "During the second quarter we began carrying out steps intended to reinforce our execution capabilities. As our first step towards rebuilding Magic Software's management team, we've recently appointed two new senior management members. David Zigdon, who has extensive experience in senior financial management roles in international public companies, will assume the position of Chief Financial Officer as of October 15th. We've also appointed Arita Mattsoff as our new vice-president of global marketing. Arita brings with her extensive experience in global marketing in enterprise software companies. She will be joining us in September." "We're currently turning the Company's focus to sales execution and customer support, with an emphasis on improving existing customer relationships, expanding the sales pipeline and closing pending deals," added Naor. Conference Call Magic Software's management will also host a conference call today at 11am EDT, or 6pm in Israel. To participate in the conference call, please call the appropriate number listed below at least five to ten minutes prior to the start of the call: From the US: 1 888 642 5032 From Israel: 03 918 0688 All others: +972 3 918 0688 Callers should reference the Magic Software Earnings Conference Call. For those unable to listen to the conference call, there will be a replay available from the investor relations part of Magic's web-site at: www.magicsoftware.com About Magic Software Enterprises Magic Software Enterprises (NASDAQ: MGIC) has been a leader in enterprise application development, deployment and integration technology for more than two decades. The company's service-oriented (SOA) platforms are used by companies worldwide to develop, maintain, and deploy both legacy and new business solutions, while integrating these applications across both internal and external, heterogeneous environments. Magic Software's platform-independent methodology lets companies achieve agility by quickly assembling composite applications, allowing programmers to create services and architects and business analysts to orchestrate and reuse these services to enable business processes. Through partnerships with industry leaders such as IBM and SAP and more than 2500 ISVs worldwide, Magic Software technology is used by more than 1.5 million customers around the globe. Magic Software is a subsidiary of the Formula Systems and Emblaze Group of companies. For more information on Magic Software Enterprises and its products and services, visit www.magicsoftware.com. Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this news release include forward-looking statements that may involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may vary significantly based upon a number of factors including, but not limited to, risks in product and technology development, market acceptance of new products and continuing product conditions, both here and abroad, release and sales of new products by strategic resellers and customers, and other risk factors detailed in the Company's most recent annual report and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Pinnacle Financial Advisors: New Podcast on Discussing Family Wealth with Your Adult Children
NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
News Media May Contact:
| Steven L. Lubetkin, Managing Partner Professional Podcasts/Lubetkin & Co. Communications +1 (856) 751-5491 or steve@lubetkin.net | Harry Scheyer, CPA/PFS, CFP Pinnacle Financial Advisors +1 (856) 797-8082 or harrys@pfacentral.com |
Pinnacle Financial Advisors Releases "Talking to Your Adult Children About Money,"
Second Episode in Financial Education Podcast Series
With Cherry Hill-Based Professional Podcasts
CHERRY HILL, NJ - August 1, 2007 - Pinnacle Financial Advisors, a wealth management advisory firm with offices in Marlton, NJ and Bala Cynwyd, PA, has released the second in a series of financial education programs delivered as "podcasts," or Internet-distributed audio programs, produced in cooperation with Cherry Hill-based Professional Podcasts LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lubetkin Communications.
Pinnacle's newest podcast program features a seminar presentation and discussion led by Edward Monte, Ph.D., a psychologist and expert in helping families have conversations about wealth management and estate planning. The program also includes comments and observations from the principals of Pinnacle, Harry Scheyer and Jeff Metz.
Last year, Pinnacle distributed its first podcast, a presentation on identity theft and credit card fraud by Jeff Brenner, a data security expert with Intelysis Corporation. More than 650 people downloaded the first podcast.
"We take a holistic approach to the asset management and financial planning services we provide our clients, and we think it's important for them to have a broad range of opportunities to gain insight into the practical - and the more emotional - aspects of their financial affairs," said Jeff Metz, CFP, one of the two principals at Pinnacle Financial Advisors. "Our practice is not just about managing money and investments, but about helping our clients understand all the issues that surround these kinds of decisions."
"We are very excited to be partnering with Professional Podcasts and Lubetkin Communications to take advantage of podcasting technology to reach our clients and prospective clients," said Harry Scheyer, CPA/PFS, CFP, Pinnacle's Co-Founder and Principal. "Podcasting is especially effective for distributing financial education programming, because many of our clients are busy professionals who need information and news from us in a portable format."
The program is available for downloading and listening on computers or digital audio players at no charge at Pinnacle Financial Advisors' website (www.pfacentral.com). Visitors to Pinnacle's website can also get information on how to "subscribe" to distribution of the podcast so that they receive future episodes in the series automatically. (There is no charge for "subscribing" to podcasts). The programs are also available at no charge to subscribers to the Apple iTunes Music store (www.itunes.com), at the following URL:
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=175016167
"Using a podcast to provide financial education programming to clients demonstrates that Pinnacle Financial Advisors has a clear vision for best-practices integration of such new social media into business applications," said Steven L. Lubetkin, managing partner of Professional Podcasts and Lubetkin Communications. "Like Pinnacle, other companies should understand that podcasts can provide clients and other constituencies mission-critical information conveniently, without tying those audiences to a less-flexible programming format like a conference call or a web stream, where busy and time-constrained participants must gather at a common time. Podcast listeners get the information they need -- at a time when they want it."
Podcasts are digital audio or video recordings distributed using Internet technology. Visitors to an organization's website can download podcast programs for review on their desktop computers, or synchronize them with a portable digital media device. Software programs called "feed readers" or "podcatchers" allow users to "subscribe" to podcasts at no cost, and receive new programs in a podcast series automatically.
About Pinnacle Financial Advisors
Pinnacle Financial Advisors is a fee-only, SEC registered investment advisory firm providing comprehensive financial planning and investment portfolio design and management. Partners Harry Scheyer and Jeff Metz have over 45 years of experience in helping clients reach their financial goals. Harry Scheyer has been recognized annually by Worth magazine as one of their recommended financial advisors since 1996. Additionally, both Harry Scheyer and Jeff Metz have been listed among the best financial advisors for doctors by Medical Economics since 1998.
About Professional Podcasts LLC/Lubetkin Communications
Professional Podcasts LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lubetkin Communications, is a leading provider of business podcasting services for corporations and professional organizations. The firm launched its Internet broadcasting practice in April 2005, counseling clients about the effective use of podcasts and blogs, online journals that facilitate two-way communications with customers, employees, and others. The firm, which focuses on production of high-quality podcasts for clients, has produced podcasts for ACE-INA Insurance, Sun National Bank, the Rutgers University School of Business Administration's popular Quarterly Business Outlook Seminar, NJBankers, a trade association representing major banks in New Jersey, and for the Public Relations Society of America. The firm also produces its own podcasts focusing on public relations, computer technology, bond ratings, and interviews with book authors.
More information is available at www.lubetkin.net or at www.professionalpodcasts.com.
# # # #
Editors, Note: Mr. Lubetkin is available to discuss how podcasting technology can help organizations communicate effectively with their audiences. Copies of the Pinnacle Financial Advisors podcast are available on request. Please call Steve Lubetkin at (856) 751-5491 or email steve@professionalpodcasts.com.
Monday, July 30, 2007
Magic Software News: Magic Names Omega as 200th SAP Business Partner
TO: News Media -
Magic Software Signs Omega Business Solutions
as its 200th SAP Business One Partner
Magic Software reaches a new milestone in extending the value proposition and scope of the offering of SAP Business One to small and medium-sized businesses through its SAP Business Partner Program
OR YEHUDA, ISRAEL; July 30, 2007 -- Magic Software Enterprises Ltd. (Nasdaq: MGIC), announced today at the SAP Summer Sales Meeting in Washington, D.C., that it has signed Omega Business Solutions as its 200th SAP Business One® business partner.
Magic Software, which recruited its first SAP business partner in December 2004, has quickly increased the size of its network of SAP business partners across 27 countries around the world. Through Magic’s strategic partnership with SAP, Magic Software delivers its iBOLT™ Special Edition (SE) business collaboration platform for SAP Business One to use in extending the capabilities of the SAP Business One business management solution for small and medium-sized businesses.
Omega Business Solutions, a part of the Omega Group, Inc., headquartered in Portland, Oregon, and with offices in Seattle, Washington, specializes in planning, installing, and servicing supply chain, project accounting, and CRM solutions for a range of industry sectors including manufacturing, wholesale distribution, and professional services. In its new relationship with Magic Software, Omega will now have access to fully functional licenses of iBOLT Special Edition for use in developing SAP Business One solutions for its clients in the Pacific Northwest.
“Today’s competitive small business environment causes forward-looking companies to seek simple yet powerful enterprise management technology,” said Forrest Koch, CEO, Omega Group, Inc. “By partnering with Magic Software Enterprises to extend the capabilities of SAP Business One, we are enabling the customers we serve to compete on a whole new level while leveraging their investments in existing systems. The extended functionality we can offer with iBOLT will make their leap into real-time enterprise management easy, affordable, and seamless.”
“It is appropriate that Magic and Omega are making this announcement at the SAP Summer Sales Meeting,” said Ronny Or, Magic Software’s SAP Global Program Director. “The theme of this meeting that pulls together more than 500 SAP business partners and 2,800 SAP Americas field-facing personnel, is ‘Believe to Achieve,’ and achievement in delivering better solutions for the end user is what the Magic SAP Business Partner Program is all about. The partnership with Omega Business Solutions represents for the industry one more milestone in partners working together to enhance the capabilities of SAP Business One in the marketplace.”
Benefits of the Magic Software SAP Business Partner Program include software licenses, technical and sales training, marketing tools and support, access to the Partner Portal, awards and incentives, and opportunities to bundle iBOLT SE with other, non-SAP software.
About Omega Business Solutions
Founded in 1998, Omega Group, Inc. is the leading provider of SAP Business One solutions and Microsoft Business Solutions (MBS) for small and medium-sized businesses in the Pacific Northwest. Omega specializes in planning, installing and servicing supply chain, project accounting, and CRM solutions for mid-market organizations. All engagements are implemented using Omega’s Modeled Validation Process Implementation Plan (MVP)—a pre-planned, low-risk, rapid delivery approach to providing services.
For more information on Omega Business Solutions and its services, visit www.omegagroup.com.
About Magic Software Enterprises
Magic Software Enterprises (NASDAQ: MGIC) has been a leader in enterprise application development, deployment and integration technology for more than two decades. The company's service-oriented (SOA) platforms are used by companies worldwide to develop, maintain, and deploy both legacy and new business solutions, while integrating these applications across both internal and external, heterogeneous environments. Magic Software’s platform-independent methodology lets companies achieve agility by quickly assembling composite applications, allowing programmers to create services and architects and business analysts to orchestrate and reuse these services to enable business processes. Through partnerships with industry leaders such as IBM and SAP and more than 2500 ISVs worldwide, Magic Software technology is used by more than 1.5 million customers around the globe.
Magic Software is a subsidiary of the Formula Systems and Emblaze Group of companies.
For more information on Magic Software Enterprises and its products and services, visit www.magicsoftware.com.
Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this news release include forward-looking statements that may involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may vary significantly based upon a number of factors including, but not limited to, risks in product and technology development, market acceptance of new products and continuing product conditions, both here and abroad, release and sales of new products by strategic resellers and customers, and other risk factors detailed in the Company's most recent annual report and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Press contacts:
Steven L. Lubetkin
Public Relations Counsel
Magic Software Enterprises Ltd.
slubetkin@magicsoftware.com
Phone: +1 856.751.5491
Cell: +1 856.625.5502
Mary Lou Roberts
Magic Software Corporate Communications
Phone: 215-740-8976
mlroberts@magicsoftware.com
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Magic Software Appoints David Zigdon as its Chief Financial Officer
Magic Software Appoints David Zigdon as its Chief Financial Officer
OR YEHUDA, ISRAEL; July 26, 2007 - Magic Software Enterprises Ltd. (NASDAQ: MGIC), a leading provider of state-of-the-art business integration and application development technology, has announced the appointment of David Zigdon as the Company's Chief Financial Officer (CFO) effective October 1, 2007. Mr. Zigdon replaces Ziv Zviel, who served as the Company’s VP finance and operations.
"David brings to Magic Software extensive and diverse financial leadership experience,” said Eitan Naor, President and CEO of Magic Software, in announcing the appointment. “He will play a key role in the continued implementation of our long-term strategic and financial goals. I am delighted to welcome David at this exciting juncture for Magic and I'm confident that he will prove to be very instrumental to our Company."
Mr. Zigdon comes to Magic Software Enterprises from Power Paper, a leading pioneer of micro-electric patch technology for the pharmaceutical industries. Prior to Power Paper, Mr Zigdon served for six years as Chief Financial Officer of Radcom Ltd. (Nasdaq: RDCM), a technology developer of innovative network test and service monitoring solutions for communications service providers and equipment vendors. From 1989 to 2000, Mr. Zigdon was a Manager in the RAD-BYNET Group, where he began as Chief Financial Officer and continued to serve as Chief Executive Officer of Bynet Electronics Ltd. for four years.
Mr. Zigdon is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a B.A. in economics and accounting and an L.L.M in business law from
"I would like to thank Ziv Zviel for his long term contribution to Magic Software,” Mr. Naor continued. "Ziv was instrumental in executing our financial recovery plan in the last few quarters. We wish him luck in his future endeavors."
About Magic Software Enterprises
Magic Software Enterprises (NASDAQ: MGIC) has been a leader in enterprise application development, deployment and integration technology for more than two decades. The company's service-oriented (SOA) platforms are used by companies worldwide to develop, maintain, and deploy both legacy and new business solutions, while integrating these applications across both internal and external, heterogeneous environments. Magic Software’s platform-independent methodology lets companies achieve agility by quickly assembling composite applications, allowing programmers to create services and architects and business analysts to orchestrate and reuse these services to enable business processes. Through partnerships with industry leaders such as IBM and SAP and more than 2500 ISVs worldwide, Magic Software technology is used by more than 1.5 million customers around the globe.
Magic Software is a subsidiary of the Formula Systems and Emblaze Group of companies.
For more information on Magic Software Enterprises and its products and services, visit www.magicsoftware.com.
Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this news release include forward-looking statements that may involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may vary significantly based upon a number of factors including, but not limited to, risks in product and technology development, market acceptance of new products and continuing product conditions, both here and abroad, release and sales of new products by strategic resellers and customers, and other risk factors detailed in the Company's most recent annual report and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
# # #
Press contacts:
Steven L. Lubetkin
Public Relations Counsel
Magic Software Enterprises Ltd.
slubetkin@magicsoftware.com
Phone: +1 856.751.5491
Cell: +1 856.625.5502
Mary Lou Roberts
Magic Software Corporate Communications
Phone: 215-740-8976
Friday, July 20, 2007
ProfessionalPodcasts.com Audio Podcast Feature on BlogPhiladelphia Conference Available
LUBETKIN COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
COMMUNICATIONS, PUBLIC RELATIONS & TECHNOLOGY COUNSEL
708 Crestbrook Avenue
Cherry Hill, N.J. 08003
(856) 751-5491 • (267) 295-1112 E-Fax
http://www.lubetkin.net
NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
News Media May Contact:
Steven L. Lubetkin, Managing Partner
Professional Podcasts/Lubetkin & Co. Communications
+1 (856) 751-5491 or steve@professionalpodcasts.com
Professional Podcasts LLC Audio Podcast Feature on BlogPhiladelphia Conference Available
CHERRY HILL, NJ – July 20, 2007 – Cherry Hill-based Professional Podcasts LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lubetkin Communications, is distributing an audio podcast report about the BlogPhiladelphia “un-conference” held last week at the Radisson Plaza-Warwick Hotel in Philadelphia.
More than 200 bloggers and other participants in social technologies like podcasts and networking websites spent two days in formal and informal workshops on new developments and trends in the “blogosphere.” More information on the conference is at www.blogphiladelphia.net.
“We are especially pleased that -- like many other social media participants -- we’ve been able to use the social technologies to permit others to learn from an event that they might not have been able to attend,” said Steve Lubetkin, managing partner of Professional Podcasts. “Podcasting gives listeners the immediacy of a radio report, but because we are not constrained by broadcast time schedules or the economics of traditional broadcasting, we have the flexibility to give audiences a real taste of an event, with a depth of coverage impossible on terrestrial or satellite radio.”
"This program showcases the professional production techniques that can be used by companies and other organizations to create entertaining, informative radio-style programs about their expertise," Lubetkin said. "Professional Podcasts can offer this kind of capability to a wide range of clients."
The BlogPhiladelphia podcast program runs about five minutes and is available on http://lubetkinsotherblog.blogspot.com, by RSS feed at http://feeds.feedburner.com/lubetkinsotherblog, or through the Apple iTunes Music Store online at http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=79125531. It is also available at Lubetkin Communications website, www.lubetkin.net.
The podcast includes interviews with Annie Heckenberger, director of social media at the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation, one of the principal sponsors of the conference; Lisa Marshall of Cherry Hill, an organizer of forthcoming PodCamp Philly un-conference for podcasters scheduled for September 8-9 at Drexel University; Jill Ivey, editor of the Phillyist.com blog; Carl Lavin, deputy managing editor of the Philadelphia Inquirer; and Alex Hillman, a web developer and organizer of BlogPhiladelphia.
A version of the BlogPhiladelphia feature report also appears in another podcast, For Immediate Release: The Hobson and Holtz Report, a popular twice-a-week podcast on communications and public relations. More information is at http://www.forimmediaterelease.biz.
Podcasts are digital audio or video recordings distributed using Internet technology. Visitors to an organization’s website can download podcast programs for review on their desktop computers, or synchronize them with a portable digital media device. Software programs called “feed readers” or “podcatchers” allow users to “subscribe” to podcasts at no cost, and receive new programs in a podcast series automatically.
About Professional Podcasts LLC/Lubetkin Communications
Professional Podcasts LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lubetkin Communications, is a leading provider of podcasting services for corporations and professional organizations. Since 2005, Professional Podcasts has been counseling clients about the effective use of social media, like podcasts and blogs (online journals) as tools that facilitate two-way communications with customers, employees, and others.
The firm has produced high-quality podcasts for ACE-INA Insurance, Sun National Bank, the Rutgers University School of Business Administration’s popular Quarterly Business Outlook Seminar, NAPL, a graphic communications trade association, NJBankers, a trade association representing major banks in New Jersey, Leadership NJ, and for the Public Relations Society of America. The firm also produces its own podcasts focusing on public relations, computer technology, bond ratings, and interviews with book authors.
More information is available at www.lubetkin.net or at www.professionalpodcasts.com.
# # # #
Editors, Note: Mr. Lubetkin is available to discuss how podcasting technology can help organizations communicate effectively with their audiences. Copies of the BlogPhiladelphia podcast are available on request. Please call Steve Lubetkin at (856) 751-5491 or email steve@professionalpodcasts.com
COMMUNICATIONS, PUBLIC RELATIONS & TECHNOLOGY COUNSEL
708 Crestbrook Avenue
Cherry Hill, N.J. 08003
(856) 751-5491 • (267) 295-1112 E-Fax
http://www.lubetkin.net
NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
News Media May Contact:
Steven L. Lubetkin, Managing Partner
Professional Podcasts/Lubetkin & Co. Communications
+1 (856) 751-5491 or steve@professionalpodcasts.com
Professional Podcasts LLC Audio Podcast Feature on BlogPhiladelphia Conference Available
CHERRY HILL, NJ – July 20, 2007 – Cherry Hill-based Professional Podcasts LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lubetkin Communications, is distributing an audio podcast report about the BlogPhiladelphia “un-conference” held last week at the Radisson Plaza-Warwick Hotel in Philadelphia.
More than 200 bloggers and other participants in social technologies like podcasts and networking websites spent two days in formal and informal workshops on new developments and trends in the “blogosphere.” More information on the conference is at www.blogphiladelphia.net.
“We are especially pleased that -- like many other social media participants -- we’ve been able to use the social technologies to permit others to learn from an event that they might not have been able to attend,” said Steve Lubetkin, managing partner of Professional Podcasts. “Podcasting gives listeners the immediacy of a radio report, but because we are not constrained by broadcast time schedules or the economics of traditional broadcasting, we have the flexibility to give audiences a real taste of an event, with a depth of coverage impossible on terrestrial or satellite radio.”
"This program showcases the professional production techniques that can be used by companies and other organizations to create entertaining, informative radio-style programs about their expertise," Lubetkin said. "Professional Podcasts can offer this kind of capability to a wide range of clients."
The BlogPhiladelphia podcast program runs about five minutes and is available on http://lubetkinsotherblog.blogspot.com, by RSS feed at http://feeds.feedburner.com/lubetkinsotherblog, or through the Apple iTunes Music Store online at http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=79125531. It is also available at Lubetkin Communications website, www.lubetkin.net.
The podcast includes interviews with Annie Heckenberger, director of social media at the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation, one of the principal sponsors of the conference; Lisa Marshall of Cherry Hill, an organizer of forthcoming PodCamp Philly un-conference for podcasters scheduled for September 8-9 at Drexel University; Jill Ivey, editor of the Phillyist.com blog; Carl Lavin, deputy managing editor of the Philadelphia Inquirer; and Alex Hillman, a web developer and organizer of BlogPhiladelphia.
A version of the BlogPhiladelphia feature report also appears in another podcast, For Immediate Release: The Hobson and Holtz Report, a popular twice-a-week podcast on communications and public relations. More information is at http://www.forimmediaterelease.biz.
Podcasts are digital audio or video recordings distributed using Internet technology. Visitors to an organization’s website can download podcast programs for review on their desktop computers, or synchronize them with a portable digital media device. Software programs called “feed readers” or “podcatchers” allow users to “subscribe” to podcasts at no cost, and receive new programs in a podcast series automatically.
About Professional Podcasts LLC/Lubetkin Communications
Professional Podcasts LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lubetkin Communications, is a leading provider of podcasting services for corporations and professional organizations. Since 2005, Professional Podcasts has been counseling clients about the effective use of social media, like podcasts and blogs (online journals) as tools that facilitate two-way communications with customers, employees, and others.
The firm has produced high-quality podcasts for ACE-INA Insurance, Sun National Bank, the Rutgers University School of Business Administration’s popular Quarterly Business Outlook Seminar, NAPL, a graphic communications trade association, NJBankers, a trade association representing major banks in New Jersey, Leadership NJ, and for the Public Relations Society of America. The firm also produces its own podcasts focusing on public relations, computer technology, bond ratings, and interviews with book authors.
More information is available at www.lubetkin.net or at www.professionalpodcasts.com.
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Editors, Note: Mr. Lubetkin is available to discuss how podcasting technology can help organizations communicate effectively with their audiences. Copies of the BlogPhiladelphia podcast are available on request. Please call Steve Lubetkin at (856) 751-5491 or email steve@professionalpodcasts.com
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
WB Resorts Development Audio Actualities and Wrapper: Redevelopment Agreement Approved in North Wildwood 7/17/07
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Tuesday, July 17, 2007
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WBR-Weiner5 Weiner says the project will be "first class," and mentions the theme. (ENDS HARD) 00:08, Outcue: ...pirate theme.
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WB Resorts Development Gratified by North Wildwood Council's Redevelopment Zone Vote for $175 Million Hotel and Indoor Waterpark Resort Complex; Jersey Shore's First Indoor Waterpark Resort Will Create 400 Permanent Year-Round Jobs
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WB Resorts Development Gratified by North Wildwood Council's Redevelopment Zone Vote for $175 Million Hotel and Indoor Waterpark Resort Complex
Jersey Shore's First Indoor Waterpark Resort Will Create 400 Permanent Year-Round Jobs
NORTH WILDWOOD, NJ - July 17, 2007 - WB Resorts Development praised the North Wildwood Council's creation of a redevelopment zone that will facilitate construction of the Jersey Shore's first hotel and indoor waterpark complex. The $175 million resort facility will add 425 high quality hotel rooms, more than 400 year-round permanent full-time jobs, and significant tax revenues to the city when it opens in 2010. Council approved the redevelopment zone for WB Resorts' project at a meeting here today.
WB Resorts, a partnership headed by long-time local boardwalk property owner-manager Andrew Weiner and real estate developer Brian Baratz, will develop the former Seaport Pier site into a 90,000 square-foot indoor, pirate-themed waterpark facility. A 425-room family oriented hotel facility will be developed across the boardwalk, and the two properties will be connected by an enclosed skyway. The hotel will include public restaurants, an amusement arcade, a spa and fitness facility, and parking space for more than 600 cars.
"Our family has been active in real estate development and management in the Wildwoods since just after the First World War, which gives us unparalleled expertise and insight into the family shore resort market," said Andrew Weiner, managing director of WB Resorts, who also operates the Splash Zone Waterpark in Wildwood. "We are extremely gratified by the Council's decision and pleased to be working with North Wildwood to bring this exciting, year-round resort destination complex to the Jersey Shore. This development will truly extend North Wildwood's tourism season from a few short summer months, making the city into a highly desirable family resort destination for the entire year."
Indoor waterpark-hotels offer families a high-quality vacation at an affordable price. Since 1994, the industry has grown to an estimated 140 resorts with 24,000 rooms and 3.5 million sq. ft. of indoor entertainment space as of 2006.
The North Wildwood waterpark will include numerous water slides and body flumes, interconnected at all levels with interactive water squirters, a wave pool, and other water-themed exhibits. In addition, the park will feature lounge areas, a snack bar, a "lazy river," and an area for smaller children and their parents. The indoor waterpark will be connected to the hotel facility via an enclosed aerial walkway.
The park will be packed with the same safety-conscious features and services that have made Splash Zone one of the safest waterparks, including shallow pools and well-designed sight lines, said Weiner. Waterpark lifeguards will receive extensive lifesaving and rescue training, he said. The indoor waterpark will be operational every day of the year, providing a valuable all-weather entertainment alternative to the Boardwalk.
The project's high-quality hotel rooms will be at least 450 sq. ft. - significantly larger than other local accommodations, and higher than the industry average room size, to comfortably accommodate families. The rooms will feature upscale amenities including comfortable bedding, luxury toiletries, high-quality bathroom fixtures and fittings, and easy internet access. Many of the rooms will have unparalleled views of the beach and of the Wildwoods. Hotel guests will receive complimentary admission to the waterpark. Public waterpark admission is expected to be available depending on hotel occupancy. The hotel will employ a number of environmentally sustainable construction techniques for energy efficiency and recycling.
North Wildwood's proximity to major population centers provides a large base of potential customers, and an indoor waterpark-hotel will encourage families to choose North Wildwood as a year-round vacation destination. In contrast to highly seasonal outdoor waterparks and amusement parks, an indoor waterpark will provide a consistent and comfortable environment throughout the year where guests can enjoy the resort's various amenities and activities.
WB Resorts expects to break ground on the project by the end of 2008. Construction is projected to take approximately 16 months, with a grand opening in the spring of 2010.
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Monday, July 16, 2007
Professional Podcasts offers the attached audio report on BlogPhiladelphia. This report can be used in radio newscasts or feature programs. For more information on our podcast news features, contact us by email or by phone at 856-751-5491.
This audio wrapper features excerpts from interviews conducted during BlogPhiladelphia on July 12-13, 2007.
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Annie Heckenberger, social media director of Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation, which organized the conference (Jason Smith Photo)
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Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Magic Software Subsidiary, Hermes Logistics Technologies, Signs Initial $1.3 Million Agreement with KLM Cargo
Magic Software Subsidiary Signs Initial $1.3 Million Agreement with KLM Cargo
Hermes Logistics Technologies to Deliver a State-of-the-Art Cargo Management System at KLM's Amsterdam Hub
OR YEHUDA, ISRAEL; June 26, 2007 -- Magic Software Enterprises Ltd. (Nasdaq: MGIC), announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Hermes Logistics Technologies, a leading provider of air cargo management solutions, has signed an agreement with KLM Cargo to deliver a state-of-the-art cargo management system for the KLM Cargo Hub at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport. The initial phase of the agreement is valued at over US$1.3 million, to be recognized over an 18-month period. The comprehensive system, based on Hermes' innovative cargo management solution, is due to be gradually rolled out into the KLM Cargo hubs during 2007 and 2008. It will enable KLM Cargo to further increase its efficiency by consolidating IT systems and by introducing real-time data captured throughout the hub's warehouse.
Hermes will enable KLM Cargo to leverage the advantages of mobile handheld terminals to track and manage cargo in real-time within their cargo hub. Hermes will also allow KLM Cargo to employ proactive service level management of all shipments with its built-in warnings and automatic reminders to operational staff. The Hermes system is powered by eDeveloperT, Magic Software's award-winning composite application platform.
Mattijs ten Brink, vice president of worldwide operations of KLM Cargo, comments, "We were looking for ways to reach that top level of efficiency out of an already slick operation and the Hermes system, combined with their considerable expertise within the air cargo industry, seemed the perfect match of real-time warehouse capability, flexibility, state-of-the-art technology and increased management control with a proven return on investment."
Barry Zigner, CEO of Hermes Logistics Technologies added, "We are delighted to be working with KLM on such a strategic facility. Having been selected by KLM Cargo, a major player in the market, is testimony to the unique benefits of increased efficiency and quality that Hermes brings to this industry."
David Assia, chairman and acting CEO of Magic Software, said, "We are very pleased that a major European airline, such as KLM, has chosen the Hermes cargo management solution, powered by eDeveloper, Magic Software's composite application platform. We strongly believe that our robust technology is ideal for effectively running large-scale real-time mission critical systems."
About KLM Cargo
For more than eighty-five years, KLM Cargo has been on the forefront of transporting and handling general and special cargo. Building on this experience, KLM Cargo offers a wide range of air transport services in the market, providing seamless connections throughout the world. The services KLM Cargo offers are developed in close cooperation with its customers, taking a close look at their transportation needs in the entire logistic process. KLM Cargo is a member of the SkyTeam Cargo Alliance.
About Hermes Logistics Technologies
Hermes Logistics Technologies, a UK-based company and a fully owned subsidiary of Magic Software Enterprises, develops, markets and supports software solutions that enable independent cargo ground handling agents and airlines to gain competitive edge by increasing service levels and operational efficiency while reducing operational costs. Hermes' products provide real-time data capture capability and availability of information, together with unique profiling abilities, that allow cargo handlers to realize measurable, accountable and tailored levels of services to their customers. For more information on Hermes Logistics Technologies and its products, visit www.hermes-cargo.com.
About Magic Software Enterprises
Magic Software Enterprises (NASDAQ: MGIC) has been a leader in enterprise application development, deployment and integration technology for more than two decades. The company's service-oriented (SOA) platforms are used by companies worldwide to develop, maintain, and deploy both legacy and new business solutions, while integrating these applications across both internal and external, heterogeneous environments. Magic Software's platform-independent methodology lets companies achieve agility by quickly assembling composite applications, allowing programmers to create services and architects and business analysts to orchestrate and reuse these services to enable business processes. Through partnerships with industry leaders such as IBM and SAP and more than 2500 ISVs worldwide, Magic Software technology is used by more than 1.5 million customers around the globe.
Magic Software is a subsidiary of the Formula Systems and Emblaze Group of companies.
For more information on Magic Software Enterprises and its products and services, visit www.magicsoftware.com.
Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this news release include forward-looking statements that may involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may vary significantly based upon a number of factors including, but not limited to, risks in product and technology development, market acceptance of new products and continuing product conditions, both here and abroad, release and sales of new products by strategic resellers and customers, and other risk factors detailed in the Company's most recent annual report and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Wednesday, June 20, 2007
NEWS RELEASE: Leading Industry Analyst Positions Magic Software in Visionaries Quadrant in Four Quadrant Reports on Application Infrastructure
To: News Media -
Good morning. Magic Software Enterprises Ltd. has issued the following news release this morning.
We think it is particularly significant that Gartner considers us to one of the 11 vendors who are the main players in Application Infrastructure Software (BEA, Cordys, Fujitsu, IBM, Intersystems, Magic, Microsoft, Oracle, Sun, Tibco, Tmax) -- and the only member of that group with a particular focus on IBM System i (and a singular focus on SMEs).
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Leading Industry Analyst Positions Magic Software in Visionaries Quadrant in Four Quadrant Reports on Application Infrastructure
New Research Evaluates Magic Software’s Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute
OR YEHUDA, ISRAEL; June 20, 2007 -- Magic Software Enterprises Ltd. (Nasdaq: MGIC), a leader in enterprise application development, deployment and integration technology, announced today that it has recently been positioned in the Visionaries Quadrant of four Gartner Magic Quadrants:
Application Infrastructure
Application Infrastructure for New Service-Oriented (SOA) Business Application Projects
Application Infrastructure for Composite-Application Projects
Application Infrastructure for Back-End Application Integration Projects
Gartner has defined a new market for application infrastructure that reflects the convergence and overlap of many of the products available to support application development, deployment and execution. Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Application Infrastructure, 2Q07, analyzes the total application infrastructure market and the relevance of suppliers whose products might be used in a variety of project types. Gartner produced three additional Magic Quadrants which reflect a particular emphasis in terms of user objectives and assessment criteria.
“We think our focus on SMBs and the ecosystems of SAP, Oracle's JD Edwards World and IBM's System i has certainly helped us both in terms of vision and market reach,” commented Avigdor Luttinger, Magic Software’s VP of Corporate Strategy.
David Assia, Chairman and acting CEO of Magic Software, added, "We believe the positioning of Magic Software by a leading technology analyst, such as Gartner, in the visionaries quadrant of all the four Gartner Quadrants on Application Infrastructure, confirms the success of our efforts to position Magic as a technology leader for today’s business application development and integration projects, in particular in our target ecosystems.”
About the Magic Quadrant
The Magic Quadrants are copyrighted 2007 by Gartner, Inc. and are reused with permission. The Magic Quadrant is a graphical representation of a marketplace at, and for, a specific time period. It depicts Gartner's analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the Magic Quadrant, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors placed in the "Leaders" quadrant. The Magic Quadrant is intended solely as a research tool, and is not meant to be a specific guide to action. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
According to Gartner, “the visionaries in this market have exhibited vision across a range of application infrastructure capabilities — not necessarily with respect to all capabilities, but many of them.” (Magic Quadrant for Application Infrastructure, 2Q07)
About Magic Software Enterprises
Magic Software Enterprises (NASDAQ: MGIC) has been a leader in enterprise application development, deployment and integration technology for more than two decades. The company's service-oriented (SOA) platforms are used by companies worldwide to develop, maintain, and deploy both legacy and new business solutions, while integrating these applications across both internal and external, heterogeneous environments. Magic Software’s platform-independent methodology lets companies achieve agility by quickly assembling composite applications, allowing programmers to create services and architects and business analysts to orchestrate and reuse these services to enable business processes. Through partnerships with industry leaders such as IBM and SAP and more than 2500 ISVs worldwide, Magic Software technology is used by more than 1.5 million customers around the globe.
Magic Software is a subsidiary of the Formula Systems and Emblaze Group of companies.
For more information on Magic Software Enterprises and its products and services, visit www.magicsoftware.com.
Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this news release include forward-looking statements that may involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may vary significantly based upon a number of factors including, but not limited to, risks in product and technology development, market acceptance of new products and continuing product conditions, both here and abroad, release and sales of new products by strategic resellers and customers, and other risk factors detailed in the Company's most recent annual report and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Simon Hayward et al., June 1st 2007
2 Yefim V. Natis et al., May 31st 2007
3 Massimo Pezzini et al., June 7th 2007
4 Jess Thompson et al., June 7th 2007
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Magic Software Enterprises Ltd.
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Magic Software Corporate Communications
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mlroberts@magicsoftware.com
Wednesday, June 06, 2007
News release: NJBankers Board combined release
To: News Directors and Business Editors
NJBankers has issued the following news release. If you have any questions, please contact Tim Doherty, NJBA Vice President of Communications, at (609) 520-1221 x542. High resolution JPEG photos of the board members are available for your use.
Thanks.
Steve Lubetkin, APR, Fellow, PRSA
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NJBankers Elects Officers and Board Members
PRINCETON: Roger Bosma, president and chief executive officer of Lakeland Bank and its parent company, Lakeland Bancorp, Inc., both of Oak Ridge, has been elected chairman of NJBankers, the trade association representing New Jersey banks.
NJBankers announced the election of its officers and members of its board of trustees following the Association's 2007 Annual Convention.
Also elected as officers of the Association were: Norman Beatty, chairman of the board, chief executive officer and president of First Hope Bank, vice chairman; Gerald Lipkin, president and chief executive officer of Valley National Bank, treasurer; and Frank Kissel, chairman and chief executive officer of Peapack Gladstone Bank, Gladstone, secretary.
Elected to the board for a three year term were: Robert Davis, President & CEO of Rumson-Fair Haven Bank & Trust; Eugene Rogers, CEO of Newfield National Bank; Terry Thompson, president and chief operating officer of Sussex Bank; F. Kevin Tylus, of Yardville National Bank; and Chris Van Der Stad, president and chief executive officer of New Millennium Bank, New Brunswick.
Elected to the board for a two year term were: Anthony Labozzetta, Executive Vice President, Retail, for TD Banknorth's Mid-Atlantic Division; Russ Taylor, president and chief executive officer of RSI Bank in Rahway, NJ,; and James Vaccaro, president and chief executive officer of Central Jersey Bank, N.A. in Long Branch.
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Friday, May 25, 2007
News Release: NJBankers opposes paid family leave legislation proposed in New Jersey
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BANKERS ASSOCIATION OPPOSES PAID FAMILY LEAVE LEGISLATION
PRINCETON: The New Jersey Bankers Association, trade association for the New Jersey banking industry, is "strongly opposing" proposed legislation that would provide employees with up to 12 weeks of paid time off to care for a family member.
"Unlike the existing unpaid leave laws, this proposal would apply to every business, no matter how small," said NJBankers President and CEO John E. McWeeney, Jr. "Unpaid leave laws currently apply only to those with 50 or more employees. This paid family leave bill would hit every employer with two or more employees. There is no small business exemption. It's another thorn in the side of New Jersey businesses large and small, and we strongly oppose it."
Paid family leave would make New Jersey only the second state in the nation after California with a paid family leave mandate, reaffirming our reputation as an anti-business state," said McWeeney.
If enacted, New Jersey employees would be entitled to twice the number of weeks of paid time off available to California workers. It would be funded out of employee contributions to the Temporary Disability Insurance Fund.
"In addition to potentially disrupting business staffing schedules, paid family leave may, in the end, cost all New Jersey employees more money through increased payroll taxes levied to replenish the TDIF when it runs low from funding family leaves," McWeeney said.
Employers would be prohibited from requiring employees to use more than two weeks of any existing paid time off, such as sick days or vacation, before taking the paid family leave benefit.
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