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In The News Convergys Corporation, a global leader in relationship management, has completed a project to implement Convergys' Rating and Billing Manager and Active Mediation Smart Apps, both part of Convergys Revenue Management Solutions, for Vodafone's wholesale business in Australia. Sodexo, North America's leading provider of Quality of Daily Life Solutions and the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW), a leading voice for human rights in the US agricultural industry, have joined forces to improve farm worker wages and working conditions in the tomato fields of Florida. The agreement that establishes the new partnership was signed this week and takes effect when the fall harvest begins in Florida. Enventis, has been selected by Park Nicollet Health Services to deploy a Cisco Unified Communications and collaboration solution across their business including 19 clinics, the Methodist Hospital and the Park Nicollet Clinic campus. The unified communication and collaboration platform offers numerous benefits to improve customer interactions including mobility for clinicians and doctors, video systems for remote consultations and automatic calls or text messages for appointment reminders. Command Center, Inc., an emerging provider of on-demand, reliable labor solutions, announced revenue of $5.98 million for the four-week reporting period of August 2010, an increase of 43% over the revenue of $4.18 million recorded in August 2009. The company said average weekly revenue of $29,294 per store in August '10 was also up 43% on the average weekly revenue of $20,466 for August '09. There were 51 company-owned stores open in both time periods. Ultimate Software, the leading provider of unified, end-to-end human capital management (HCM) SaaS solutions in North America, announced that customers are enjoying greater convenience in managing employees with the UltiPro application for the Apple iPhone, which is available on the iTunes Store. Charles Schwab, a 401(k) provider to approximately 1.5 million company retirement plan participants, today released new insights into the growing number of employers providing their employees with value-added 401(k) plan features that help drive positive plan participation and savings behaviors. (read more) Business Wire announced enhancements to its College and University Media Circuit through a partnership with MediaMate L.L.C. (read more) Survey Says . . . Giant Realm, Inc., a leader in delivering young male first movers to advertisers via its premier entertainment enthusiast communities, released the results of its quarterly Giant Realm GuyPulse Survey. Conducted earlier this month, the study of more than 850 men between the ages of 18-34 revealed that despite recent headlines of diminished job prospects for Generation Y, young men are genuinely pleased with the direction of their careers and lives. (read more) UpComing Events On Assignment, Inc., a diversified professional staffing firm providing flexible and permanent staffing solutions in specialty skills including Laboratory/Scientific, Healthcare, Nursing/Physicians, Medical Financial, Information Technology and Engineering, announced that President and Chief Executive Officer Peter Dameris and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Jim Brill are scheduled to make an investor presentation on Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at 1:15 p.m. Eastern Time, at the Omni Berkshire Place Hotel in New York, NY. Comings & Goings Purchasing Power, an employee purchase program that helps American workers purchase name-brand products with manageable monthly payments through payroll deduction, has promoted Elizabeth Halkos to the position of chief marketing officer. Halkos joined the company in 2006 as director of product management and recently served as the company's vice president of sales and marketing. Under her leadership Purchasing Power's revenue grew from $30 million in 2005 to more than $107 million in 2009. 
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