TORONTO, July 2 /PRNewswire/ --

- Leading financial group in Hong Kong automates compensation to drive productivity and time-to-market

Varicent Software, an innovator and provider of incentive compensation and sales performance management (SPM) solutions, today announced its flagship product, Varicent SPM, has been selected by Convoy Financial Group (Convoy) to manage its sales performance across the organization.

Varicent Software partnered with Beans Factory, a leading provider of e-business solutions and information integration services in Asia, to introduce Varicent SPM which will be developed as a core engine of Convoy's Sales Performance Management in order to cope with the rapid growth of business in Hong Kong as well as in the Greater China region.

As a kid, there were few things more satisfying to me that being given a helium balloon... and then almost immediately letting it go for the pure enjoyment of seeing it float out of sight into the sky. For some reason, seeing a small balloon set against a vast blue background gave me a small sense of power simply from knowing that I was the one that put it up there. A silly grin would spread across my face as I stared at the small dot in the sky, knowing that only a minute earlier I held that very same balloon in my own little hand. I felt like a small part of me was launched along with it, and had just started off on a grand adventure. Since I was never able to actually go along for the ride, it was up to the limits of my imagination to envision where the balloon would land.

FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts, July 1 /PRNewswire/ --

A new video that guides viewers through the innermost operations of American Apparel's item-level RFID inventory management system can now be accessed by apparel, retail and RFID professionals at http://www.ibmd.averydennison.com/american-apparel

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Titled RFID Case Study - American Apparel, the video is the first multimedia production that demonstrates how the largest apparel producer in the U.S. deployed item-level RFID to overcome inventory accuracy and replenishment challenges at selected retail stores, while appreciably increasing sales.

MONTREAL, July 1 /PRNewswire/ --

- The Redesigned Imperial Casino Gives Players Exactly What They've Been Asking for, Including Detailed Online Casino Jackpot Information, Unprecedented Access to Customer Support, and new Promotions

MONTREAL, July 1 /PRNewswire/ --

Imperial Casino (http://www.imperialcasino.com) has officially rolled out a new player-focused website that will make the online casino experience more satisfying for its players.

First and foremost, Imperial Casino looks better than ever. Players will immediately notice that the information they've requested, including jackpot information, customer support and downloading, have all been improved.

In Was Michael Jackson A Pedophile? we dismissed the idea that Michael Jackson was gay and the unlikeliness of his being a clinical pedophile along with being an autogynephile.  So what was he?

The predictably massive postmortem analysis of Michael Jackson has focused on both his enormous talent and his spectacular strangeness. Although there is lively debate whether Jackson or Elvis Presley is the all time King of Pop, there is no question which of them is the King of Weird.

Elvis Presley had his quirks—secret meetings with Nixon, shooting at television sets, and of course, drug abuse. But these did not compare with Michael Jackson's bizarre physical appearance, abetted by untold plastic surgeries; child-like speech; enjoyment in sleeping with (and perhaps "sleeping with") boys; obsession with Peter Pan; and of course, drug abuse. 

LOS ANGELES, California, July 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Platinum Equity today announced it has completed the acquisition of The Geesink Norba Group from Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE:OSK). The company, which has recently been rebranded GEESINKNORBA, is based in Emmeloord, The Netherlands, and is a leading European manufacturer of refuse collection vehicles (RCVs).

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GEESINKNORBA is an established business with talented employees and long-standing relationships with valued customers, said Tom Gores, Platinum Equity Chairman and CEO. The company has an extraordinary opportunity to thrive as an independent business and we look forward to helping it reach its full potential.

LOS ANGELES, California, July 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Platinum Equity today announced it has completed the acquisition of The Geesink Norba Group from Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE:OSK). The company, which has recently been rebranded GEESINKNORBA, is based in Emmeloord, The Netherlands, and is a leading European manufacturer of refuse collection vehicles (RCVs).

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RIYADH, July 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Al Rajhi Bank represented by its Female Branches Department recently recognized 228 top female students who excelled scholastically across the Kingdom.

This program is part of Al Rajhi Bank's commitment to developing the community as part of its social responsibility programs. The Bank takes a keen interest in working hand in hand with the Ministry of Education to encourage creativity and excellence.