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About RBC > Community & Sustainability > News >LEEDing the Way in Green Real Estate
At RBC, we're always looking at ways to reduce our operational footprint and more often this means choosing to lease or build office space certified to green building standards, including the predominate North American green building standard LEED. LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design and designates buildings that are designed and operated to meet certain energy and environmental standards. Nearly a third of our global office space, 2.5 million square feet, is LEED certified, and we're committed to increasing that number. To better understand what makes a building "green", the business case for building green and an overview of green building standards, download the RBC white paper: Green Buildings and LEED .
A description of some of our green certified buildings can be found below:
Certification: LEED Gold New Construction and LEED Gold Commercial Interiors
Property Manager: Cadillac Fairview
Area occupied by RBC: 873,000 ft²
In January 2012, the RBC Centre received the unique distinction of being certified as the largest LEED Gold for New Construction and LEED Gold for Commercial Interiors (CI) project in Canada. In order to obtain Gold certification, the building's design and RBC's interior space incorporated a number of features including: deep lake cooling; power conservation through indirect lighting and lighting sensors; light shelves that reflect natural light deep inside the building; use of Energy Star appliances; diversion of over 75% of interior construction waste from landfill; over 20% of the materials used to construct the interior space were made of recycled content; and a storage facility for bicycles. For more information visit: RBC Centre and LEED Certification.
Certification: LEED Gold for Existing Building
Property Manager: Oxford Properties
Area occupied by RBC: 557,000 ft²
RBC's iconic corporate headquarters in downtown Toronto, RBC Plaza, was the first bank tower complex to achieve LEED Gold for Existing Building certification in Canada. A few of the initiatives that Oxford Properties implemented to achieve this include: energy efficient lighting that led to a 12% reduction in energy use per light bulb; mechanical upgrades which led a 15% reduction in cooling loads in the summer; low-flow toilets and urinals and hands-free faucets reducing water consumption by more than 37%; a comprehensive recycling program that diverts more than 70% of waste from landfill; and 60% of building energy use is offset with the purchase of green power from windmills, solar panels and micro-hydro projects.
Certification: BREEAM Excellent
Area occupied by RBC: 108,000 ft²
Riverbank House, RBC's office on the River Thames in London, UK has achieved an 'Excellent' rating under the BREEAM green building rating system . BREEAM, widely used throughout the UK and the rest of Europe, is a building rating system that aims to quantify and reduce the environmental impacts of buildings. Combined with the use of advanced materials, triple-glazed windows and other features, Riverbank House emits 22% less greenhouse gases than local building regulation requirements. Some of the building's features include a rooftop solar energy system, a green roof, heat recovery systems and energy sub-metering.
Certification: LEED Gold Existing Buildings, Operations & Maintenance
Property Manager: Brookfield
Area occupied by RBC: 277,000 ft²
RBC Plaza, located in the Central Business District of Minneapolis, achieved LEED Gold for Existing Buildings, Operations & Maintenance (LEED EBOM) in 2010. LEED EBOM is the preeminent designation for high performance, sustainable building management and operations. RBC Plaza's energy performance is in the top 10% of all comparable buildings in the United States. This level of performance translates to a 40% reduction in energy consumption, savings in excess of $800,000 and 5,350 fewer metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions compared to national averages. Washroom fixtures upgrades alone have already saved 400,000 gallons of potable water, translating into $4,800 in annual savings.
Certification: LEED Gold for New Construction
Area occupied by RBC: 400,000 ft²
This state-of-the-art facility opened in 2011 and is designed to maximize energy efficiency and achieve an industry leading power usage effectiveness (PUE) value of 1.4. In addition to energy considerations, the facility was designed and constructed with a number of environmental features including: advanced monitoring systems to ensure water and energy consumption are reduced; innovative siting strategies that ensure existing non-developed areas around the facility remain as natural habitat; and the use of construction materials containing recycled content.
Certification: LEED Gold for Existing Buildings, Operations & Maintenance
Property Manager: GWL Realty Advisors Inc
Area occupied by RBC: 55,000 ft²
Park Place was the first office tower in Vancouver's downtown core to receive LEED Gold for Existing Buildings, Operations & Maintenance. It achieved certification through several targeted initiatives including: an energy program that reduced overall building greenhouse gas emissions by 12%; water fixture upgrades that reduced water consumption by 30%; waste diversion program that is now achieving a 66% landfill diversion rate; and a comprehensive indoor air quality program that has significantly improved occupant comfort. With an Energy Star rating of 80, Park Place is more energy efficient than 80% of similar commercial buildings.
Certification: Targeting LEED Gold New Construction (under construction)
Property Manager: Armour Group
Area occupied by RBC: 35,000 ft²
This nine-storey building will be the new home for RBC's Atlantic business operations, including its Atlantic Provinces Headquarters and its flagship downtown location. The RBC Waterside Centre retail store will be built to the bank's new retail design standards and will feature interactive advice areas, touch screen technology and an open "shopping" area for clients. RBC Waterside Centre is designed to achieve LEED Gold certification for New Construction with notable sustainability features that include day-lighting technology, and high efficiency air handling and heat recovery ventilation systems that will provide an extremely low cost operating environment.
Certification: Targeting LEED Platinum New Construction (under construction)
Property Manager: Oxford Properties
Area occupied by RBC: 565,000 ft²
The new home to RBC's Canadian Banking operations plans to achieve LEED Platinum certification for the 930,000 square foot RBC WaterPark Place office development currently under construction in downtown Toronto. RBC WaterPark Place will incorporate numerous sustainability features including: highly efficient systems will drive building energy performance of less than 20 equivalent kilowatt hours / ft²; daylight sensors and state-of-the-art lighting controls; a water cistern and greywater re-use that will reduce water consumption and minimize stormwater impacts; and an 80,000 ft² green roof.


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The Burger Shack
I am a single owner operation with 3 employees. It is going to be a burger joint which has seating for about 20 people and also doing take-out and delivery. The specialty is stuffed burgers but also serving hot dogs, steak sandwiches, wraps, and salads. The concept is to have a fun, casual atomsphere with a franchise look and feel. The look of the place is of a shack vibe, which has old looking wood beams as if it was supporting beams, textured wood paneled painted walls, interior galvanished metal roof over top of the standing bartop to eat but has a modern wallpaper, table and chairs to give it a modern twist as well.
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Chelle Belle needed a new other design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 57 designs submitted by 20 freelance designers.
We need some sassy teenage girls with lots of attitude. They are to identify different product categories on a new product line. They will be used on 3 posters at a trade show so the shape will need to make use of a portrait orientation.
We need a base girl character to build from. We then need her sassied up to:
- Graduate
- Off to her prom
- Talking to friend/s either online or on her cell phoneWe want to have alot of fun with these, we will be blowing them up life size on wall posters so they should be bright and colourful.
We are totally open to the look, no pre-conceptions.
The product line is aimed at 14-17 year olds.
We would prefer vector images but HIGH RES jpegs are also acceptable.
- Lots of colour
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Project ET necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 23 diseños de 6 diseñadores freelance.
Wilderness Resort Villas
We are looking to branch our existing site found at http://www.wildernessresortvillas.com out of our company portfolio (http://www.lakeshoreproperties.org). The new site is going to be tailored for the up north vacationing feel so earthy wood tones and colors are encouraged.
We offer two distinct areas at Wilderness Resort. There is an area of cabins for Rent on beautiful Middle Cullen Lake for your entire family to enjoy.
We also have a private area of villas for sale where you can enjoy your own home all 4 seasons.
The Target Audience is family oriented. Showing fun water sports, outdoor activities beautiful homes/cabins and family togetherness while on vacation or at their own cabin.
Feel free to be creative in a foresty/lake style design. Use the brochure that was created on our website as an example of what we have had done but don't copy aspects of that a nice consistency between the two is perfect. Also the following sites are some styles that appeal to us. http://www.goodoldaysresort.com , http://www.sportsmanslodges.com , http://www.grandviewlodge.com & http://www.hendelhomes.com . There will be a slideshow spot on the homepage probably similar to whats found on the grandviewlodge.com website and hendelhomes.com website that will showcase some of our finer amenities of the area and properties a unique way to showcase that would be nice! Also our main company (Lakeshore Properties) should be on the site perhaps in the footer or lower on the page, not nearly as prominent as it is now. Much of the content will remain the same feel free to use that as copy/filler. Any adobe products used during the design should be fine. Ive attached a few photos and the logo's of both our organization and the scripty font of Wilderness Resort.


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When Jason Garrett didn't accept the Ravens' head coaching offer and left team headquarters yesterday, the Dallas offensive coordinator likely opened the door for Philadelphia Eagles secondary coach John Harbaugh, a league source said.
While the Ravens are still making a run at Garrett and are continuing to negotiate with him, the team understands that landing its top candidate might have become more difficult because he is being pursued by the Dallas Cowboys and the Atlanta Falcons.
According to the source, the Ravens are ready to hire Harbaugh as head coach over the next couple of days if Garrett is unavailable.
Harbaugh, 45, was the only candidate interviewed by the Ravens who was neither a coordinator nor an assistant head coach. He became the Eagles' secondary coach after spending nine seasons as the special teams coach.
Considered the dark-horse candidate, Harbaugh impressed the Ravens' coaching search committee with his energetic coaching style and charismatic personality. A finalist for the UCLA job last month, Harbaugh is the brother of former Ravens quarterback Jim Harbaugh.
The Ravens aggressively tried to hire Garrett yesterday, meeting with him for seven hours at team headquarters. But Garrett left for a second interview with the Atlanta Falcons, who have already offered him their coaching job, according to the NFL Network.
The Cowboys are also in the hunt to keep Garrett as their offensive coordinator. According to a league source, Dallas owner Jerry Jones made a counteroffer to match the contracts of the Ravens or the Falcons.
"I'm going to continue through this process that I'm in right now," said Garrett, 41, on leaving the Ravens facility. "At some point, we'll make some decisions on both sides."
The Ravens will continue with their second round of interviews, but they aren't scheduled to meet with anyone today because general manager Ozzie Newsome will be in Houston watching college prospects practice for the East-West Shrine Game.
Newsome declined to comment on the coaching search, and Bisciotti was not available to comment.
"We had a good day of interviews," Ravens spokesman Kevin Byrne said. "It's the start of our second round. [Garrett] is the first one in for the second round. We have more interviews in the second round coming up later in the week. And that's what we have to say right now."
According to a league source, the Ravens have ruled out veteran coach Marty Schottenheimer, which means Harbaugh is the team's next option.
Harbaugh could travel to Baltimore as early as today.
Asked if Schottenheimer would coach this season, his agent, Trace Armstrong, said yesterday: "There is a possibility. As Marty has said and I have said, it's about fit. He still has a passion for coaching, and he's got top-notch assistants that expressed interest to be a part of any staff that he'll assemble. He's enjoying retirement, but if there's a place with the right fit, he definitely would be interested."
While Garrett spent the day with the Ravens, former Ravens defensive coordinator Rex Ryan interviewed for a second time yesterday morning in Atlanta. He returned to Baltimore unannounced and crossed paths with Garrett at Ravens headquarters.
If Garrett returns to being a coordinator in Dallas, Ryan likely would be hired by the Falcons. If Garrett is hired by the Falcons, it probably would eliminate Ryan's best shot at becoming a head coach this season.
Garrett arrived in Baltimore on Monday night and had dinner with the Bisciotti family and members of the organization. He came to Ravens headquarters yesterday at 9:57 a.m. and was greeted by team president Dick Cass.
While team officials met with Garrett, his wife, Brill, was given a tour of the facility by Cass and then was driven around to see the area. Before Garrett left, he met one last time with Cass, who is a Princeton graduate like Garrett.
But Garrett decided to leave without becoming the Ravens' head coach.
"It's been an exciting time for me to be here and be around this organization," Garrett said. "I heard nothing but great things about it prior to coming here, and everything I've seen since I've been here has really been off the charts. It was a great second visit with these guys, and I really enjoyed the process of doing that."


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Karl Magnus Troedsson, general manager at DICE in Stockholm, has been with the company for 11 years now. He began as a producer on the RalliSport Challenge racing series, which was work-for-hire, published by Microsoft prior to the studio's acquisition by EA. His first Battlefield title was the original Bad Company.
In this extensive interview, Troedsson speaks about what the team has learned over the years of creating the successful Battlefield franchise and how that then is fed from the creative core of the studio out to other developers. He also speaks about how the company views its staff -- both from the standpoint of how to best utilize them on game projects to the culture of the company and why that's so crucial.
Troedsson tackles the topic of innovation, saying that "sometimes, I think we get too much crap for not being innovative." He explains how the studio fosters innovation, where new ideas come from, and how best to integrate them into an overarching, popular franchise like Battlefield.
In your GDC Europe talk, you talked about the "everything and the kitchen sink" approach that Battlefield originally had. How did you make a determination, as a studio, to move to focusing directly on what was important for the series?
Karl Magnus Troedsson: Well, one thing is it comes out of having a long-lasting franchise like Battlefield. Once you've done the first push to get everything into the kitchen sink, you actually have it in the sink, and then you can continue building on it. So the first iteration was actually the hardest.
And then, if you're smart about it, you always take what you have and then you add something new, you polish some, and some of it you actually just keep the way it is. So you always evolve the actual game from the one to the next one.
So from this point on, I would just say that it's come from the fact that we've realized that quality isn't always the same as just pushing everything we have into the game. And quality is not the same as just having super innovative features; quality needs to come from both.
You need to have innovation in the form of new features, or something you have changed that is really innovative -- but also just spending time on polishing it or, like, owning it. Because otherwise, you can have the best feature that is new or cool or whatever, but if it's buggy, or it doesn't work as intended or whatever, then it doesn't matter.
So it's a balance of everything, in the end.
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When you say, "spend time polishing it", how do you plan for that in the production cycle?
KMT: Well, the old production cycles like, "oh, we hit alpha", and then you start polishing -- that doesn't work anymore. Because first of all, alpha is a very fluid state, I would say. Every piece of content should be in the game, and you should actually be able to ship it; that's how some people define it.
But what we do inside the studio is that we set hard deadlines before the alpha -- sometimes we call it a "pre-alpha", and that is when the whole game is complete with everything in it, where we say, "every piece of content, every feature," etcetera.
And that's part of the development phase that we just call "polish". And it's hard, because usually you just want more in there all the time. So at that time you just go, "Oh, we'll push it a little further." We cram that polishing phase, and make it smaller and smaller, but that's when you shoot yourself in the foot. And if you keep a serious amount of time where you just polish the game, that's when you can get it up to quality.
Does it vary from project to project, or is there a rule of thumb in terms of how long you think you need?
KMT: It's a bit varying, but at the end -- where all pipelines, all engines, all technology, everything is working perfect, you have the entire game -- you can look at it, you can play it, you can feel it, you can sense it, listen to it, look at it. Then you can do a lot of progress in just a week.
But we're talking months, here. On a big project like Battlefield 3 or something, you want like maybe one to two months to really polish the game, and that's before you start fixing the bugs. So then you hit some kind of an alpha, or whatever, and then you start crunching all the bugs as well.
Are we talking about things like modifying like timings of, say, shots or damage? What are we talking about?
KMT: Well, it depends quite a bit, actually, when it comes to comparing multiplayer and single player. Because multiplayer, which is in our DNA mostly, it's been an iterative process all the time. From day one, we are playtesting the game. Every day there's a new playtest, a new mode, or a new map or something. People give feedback, the multiplayer team goes back in, and they change and update. And that could be, like you said, updating the weapons or ranges -- the small nitty-gritty details, these kinds of things. So that happens all the time, just like an iterative feedback loop, almost.
But another example is on the single player side, where it's more like, build the whole thing and then you take a serious look at, "Okay, so I'm on this field right now, I can see troops running down there -- how can we make this more spectacular?" or "Is it actually too much going on right now? Should we just remove the troops from there, so you have a quiet moment, so you can actually assess the situation and be a bit more tactical? And then we throw everything we have at you when you get down the hill," or something like that.
So you actually move things around -- you change the scripting of the mission, you change where you place your AI, and where you want like, "Oh, the cutscene shouldn't kick in here, let's put it further away," or something. Or even down to, a lot on the polishing on the art side is like, "Oh, we want the sun over there instead, so you get the flare through the trees," or whatever. It might be, "We want more bushes here, more foliage," etcetera.


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You know how Melissa and Joe Gorga are so TMI with their HOTHOTHOT sex life on Real Housewives of New Jersey? I mean, glad the magic is still there and everything, but we don't need the details. And yet: More details about Melissa and Joe's sex life are headed our way!
No, it's not a sex tape. The world remains safe from that, at least. Melissa Gorga just nabbed a book deal. She will be penning the soon-to-be classic advice book, Love, Italian Style: The Secrets of My Hot and Happy Marriage. According to Melissa, we were asking for it!
Melissa says, "I can't tell you how many times Joe and I are approached by fans asking how they can have a marriage like ours. A great marriage doesn't just happen. It's a job." Okey dokey, I'm just going to leave that "It's a job" line alone even thought it's soooo tempting. But seriously? Who are these people who are asking Melissa for more information about her marriage? Because I think we've already seen way more of it than we ever asked for.
And the alternate title for Melissa's book could have been How Joe Overcompensated For His Shortness With Stallion-Like Hot Sex With Me Like All The Time, because that's what this is really all about. Not that there's anything wrong with short men! Just short men who go on television and must prove to the world that while they are small in some aspects they are HUGE where it counts, wink wink, know what I mean?!?
So it all comes down to this: Melissa Gorga laid the groundwork for her book on the show. And it kind of seems like all the fuss on the show was just to make her short husband seem more manly. And... come to think of it, isn't there something kind of sweet about that? You know, underneath all the gross exhibitionism, and the hotter-than-thou stuff, which is probably totally fake? I don't know, I'm just trying to see the bright side here.
Will you buy Melissa Gorga's book -- or at least steel a few peeks at it at the book store?
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Buffett released an upbeat annual letter Saturday. He told investors in the Omaha, Neb., based conglomerate that just about everything turned out well for Berkshire's 80-odd subsidiaries last year.
And Buffett says the company has a solid foundation that now includes owning 8 1/2 businesses big enough to be part of the Fortune 500 if they were separate companies.
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Beginning on the west coast for the first time ever, the 2012 Nitro Jam schedule will take America's premier drag racing entertainment show from the deserts of Arizona to the hills of Michigan and everywhere in between on an eight-event tour of North America.
"Over the past two years we have taken Nitro Jam from an event struggling to find an identity to one of the most exciting shows in the country," said Nitro Jam President Aaron Polburn. "We have a very strong schedule for 2012 that is designed to build off of the momentum of last year. We had a very successful year in 2011 traveling to some exciting new markets and we are thrilled to be returning to many of those same locations while continuing the success at many of our other top facilities."
In addition to an exciting schedule, the 2012 Nitro Jam lineup will continue in the tradition of providing high-speed, nitro-powered drag racing action featuring everything from Pro Fuel Dragsters and ProstalgiaT Nitro Funny Cars to Nitro Harleys, Fuel Altereds and more. The entertainment portion of the evening will once again include a performance by the legendary Grave Digger monster truck and many of the top exhibition acts in the country.
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Kicking off the 2012 Nitro Jam season will be a stop in Tucson, Ariz. in late March at one of the most unique stops on the tour.
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June will feature two big races at Pittsburgh Raceway Park in Pittsburgh, Pa. and Rocky Mountain Raceways in Salt Lake City, Utah. Both events are popular stops for racers and fans as Nitro Jam travels to the Steel City the weekend of June 1-2 and Salt Lake City the weekend of June 29-30 to kick off the west coast swing.
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Jones Boys performance put a bow on the Concerts in the Park series in Cupola for this summer.
Millsboro's Cupola Park looked more like a dance floor on Sunday evening as couples boogied during the Jones Boys' concert, a performance that put a bow on the Concerts in the Park series in Cupola for this summer.
Some carefree seniors cut a rug with their significant others in front of the stage while the Jones Boys duo played an evening of mostly cover tunes. The Jones Boys, which has performed at Cupola Park the last four years, tackled songs from George Jones to Travis Tritt, with a little classic rock and doo-wop sprinkled in between. Those who didn't dance sat comfortably in lawn chairs with their friends and family, soaking up the music and sun on the gorgeous day.
"I love their music," said Ann Couch, 76, of Georgetown. "We have been following them for a couple months."
The Jones Boys, based in Seaford, earned at least two new fans at the concert. To sweeten the pot, the new fans weren't originally thrilled about going to the show.
"I had to come," said 11-year-old Trent Hoffer, whose grandmother, Lynne, kindly brought him to the concert. Before knowing he'd like the duo, Hoffer decided to bring his pal Colby Reppert with him to ensure a good time.
After listening to a couple of Jones Boys covers, Colby said, "I think they're pretty descent. So does Trent. I really like them."
The Jones Boys had a fun time returning to Cupola Park, as well.
"I thought it was great," said Jones Boys guitarist Junior Bradley, of Bridgeville. "I think this is a great thing the town is doing."
Jones Boys frontman and keyboardist Darren Jones can't help but enjoy gigging at Cupola Park thanks to its lovely location.
"It's just a beautiful park," said Jones, who resides in Seaford. "It has beautiful scenery surrounded by water. It's just nice."
While the Jones Boys headlined the show, the other attraction was Phil "Boo" Leverman. Boo, named after his late childhood pony named Boo Boo, naturally drew stares due to his bald head, which is completely covered in tattoos depicting dozens of cartoon characters, most of which are from "Looney Tunes." He actually has an illustration of Sylvester chasing Tweety Bird on the back of his head.
The tattoos started eight years ago when Boo cut his hair.
"I was in the gym one day and I shaved my head," said Boo, a native of Philadelphia, Pa., who moved to Millsboro nine months ago. "I said, I don't want no plain bald head because I wanted something different and unique."


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Tuesday, September 29, 2009
NetSuite a viable alternative for SAP customers?
NetSuite has been getting some attention recently in the press and among my blogger friends for its PR campaign to offer itself as an alternative to SAP. The opportunity? A good number of SAP customers--approximately 70%--are on older versions, such as R/3 4.6 and 4.7 that are nearing end-of-support. These customers must either upgrade to a more recent version, forgo maintenance and support, or migrate to some other system.
That's where NetSuite is offering itself with its Crossroads Initiative as an alternative to SAP.
The terms are attractive: Zach Nelson, NetSuite's CEO, has been touting the special promotional offer: basically, to provide a NetSuite license in year one for the price the customer is now paying in SAP maintenance fees, followed by a 50% discount on NetSuite's then-current list price in year two and beyond.
Functionality gaps
Sounds like a great deal. But is NetSuite really a viable alternative for most SAP customers? I think the answer is no, for at least two reasons:
- My primary concern is the issue of functionality. In a recent evaluation for a distribution company, my consulting firm Strativa found significant issues with NetSuite functionality. These gaps did not involve esoteric requirements, but basic needs involving inventory allocation, available-to-promise, returned material, controls over changes to sales orders, and other issues. Furthermore, this client is not a large company, but rather has well less than $100 million in annual revenue. It is unlikely that any company large enough to be running SAP would find NetSuite to have functional parity.
Some counter that NetSuite's sweet spot is really with services business, not product-based businesses. My response is, that may be so, but that caveat sure doesn't appear in any of NetSuite's marketing materials for its SAP Crossroads Initiative.
- Second, NetSuite is reported to be well behind the curve in terms of supporting requirements of multinational organizations, especially those with localization needs in international sites. Many SAP clients fit this description.
Where NetSuite fits
It would appear then that NetSuite would only be a viable alternative for organizations with very simple requirements, perhaps basic financials with some sales or CRM needs. Or, small services-based firms. Such companies really have no business being on SAP in the first place. NetSuite may be targeting SAP in its marketing efforts, but in reality it is most likely going to show success with small companies that are outgrowing Quickbooks, or existing customers of Sage, Best, Exact, and other Tier III system providers.
To be fair to NetSuite, I think they've done a great job in moving the ball forward for software-as-a-service in the enterprise systems space. NetSuite's multi-tenant architecture is a terrific platform for other developers, such as Rootstock, to build upon and extend NetSuite's core offering. If there is any hope for NetSuite to close the functionality gap with SAP, Oracle, and other mature providers, it is likely to come from such efforts in NetSuite's partner community to develop industry-specific functionality.
There's no shame in serving small businesses. That's the natural starting point. As Clayton Christensen describes, disruptive technologies (such as SaaS) always start with success in the low-end of the market, then move up-market as the technology matures.
And long-term, I agree with Nicholas Carr that SaaS solutions (or cloud-based systems, on-demand systems, utility-computing, or whatever you want to call them) are likely to replace on-premise systems for the majority of customers. The economics are simply too powerful.
But in the meantime, unless an SAP customer was too small to be on SAP in the first place, it's unlikely they will find NetSuite a viable alternative.
Update, Oct 1. To all NetSuite customers that have converted, or are in process of converting, from SAP: I would really like to hear from you, confidentially if needed. Email me at the address shown in the righthand column.
Update, Oct. 2. David Stover, CFO at AKSA commented on this post and responded to my invitation for further dialog. As it turns out, David's experience is a good example of where NetSuite does in fact provide an alternative to SAP. David's firm, a manufacturer of textile fibers, was previously a user of SAP, as dictated by the firm's corporate parent. When the firm was then spun off, David realized that SAP was simply too big and too costly, without the support of the previous corporate parent. In a quest to cut costs, David then embarked on a search for a simpler solution and wound up on NetSuite.
To illustrate the point, of AKSA's 200 employees, 100 of them previously were using SAP. Now, under NetSuite, only 20 employees need to use the system. The remainder, who are mostly production people, get their information from reports or Excel worksheets. In my words, David de-automated the operation, allowing it to run on a much simpler system.
In our discussion, however, David did confirm my basic point in this post regarding NetSuite functionality gaps, mentioning one perfect example. NetSuite doesn't do standard costing, something that is a requirement in many if not most manufacturing firms. It only does average costing. So David wrote some custom scripts in NetSuite to work around the problem, a solution that would probably not be acceptable for many manufacturing prospects.
So, in my opinion, David's experience can be summed up as follows:
I'd still like to hear from other customers that have made the switch from SAP to NetSuite. If you have a story, contact me. My email is in the right-hand column.
- There are companies out there running SAP that don't need to be
- Such companies can and should look for simpler solutions, and NetSuite is one of them
- NetSuite is not the functional equivalent of SAP, but to serve customers such as AKSA it doesn't need to be.
Update, Oct 8. My fellow Enterprise Advocate, Dennis Howlett, has a lengthy post following up on my post here. Dennis goes into great detail regarding NetSuite's progress in addressing the localization issues, which I only mention generally above. Read Dennis's entire post, as he has done significant primary research on this matter and other matters involving NetSuite.
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Tuesday, September 08, 2009
SaaS contingency plans need more than software escrow
Although I'm a supporter of the software-as-a-service (SaaS) model of application delivery, there's one area that still make me nervous: contingency planning. What happens if my SaaS provider goes out of business? Or, one day decides he doesn't want me as a customer? How do I ensure continuity of my system? How do I get my data?
Furthermore, it doesn't take a business failure of my SaaS provider for there to be issues about my getting full access to my data. What if I want to switch providers? I wrote a post on this last year, entitled: SaaS: plan to get out before you get in. It's now 10 months later and I still have the same concerns.
Last month, Ben Kepes suggested that software escrow is part of the answer. Traditionally, software escrow is a service whereby a trusted third-party has access to the vendor's source code and the customer's software license agreement allows the customer to gain legal access to said source code in the event of business failure by the vendor. Ben writes:Others have noted escrow services as being valuable in the event that a vendor goes under, providing,as they do, certainty over data ownership. However there is a bigger issues with the ability of escrow services to cover the IP of a third party application and therefore give ongoing certainty around the functionality of a third party integration. As Escrow Associate points out;He also points to Escrow Associates as a provider of software escrow services is now starting to offer escrow services specifically for SaaS providers.
Some agents make the process even simpler by ensuring the integrity and currency of the source code with software escrow verification services. In a SaaS environment, these testing services can also recreate the hosting environment and provide access for end user testing. These services protect both providers and subscribers, because they know that the escrow account contains useable code.
Now, I will admit, I do not know much about the services provided by Escrow Associates or any other escrow agent specifically targeting the needs of SaaS customers. But here are some concerns that I would have if I were doing contingency planning for a critical SaaS application:
These are questions I came up with in just about five minutes. You can see the point. It's not just a matter of getting access to the escrowed software, or even to my data, but a matter of having continuity of access to a completely working system.
- Does the escrow provider periodically test its ability to transfer both the software and all customer data to its backup hosting site? Access to the software is one thing: access to a completely operational system with my data is another thing.
- What levels of service can I expect from the escrow provider in terms of access to my recovered system: 24 hours, 48 hours, a week, a month?
- What actions do I need to take as a customer to ensure access to the escrowed version of the system. For example, do I need to make DNS changes?
- What level of performance can I expect from the escrow provider? Is the escrow provider prepared to offer the same service levels as the SaaS vendor was giving?
- Can I test my business continuity plan periodically with the escrow provider?
I'm waiting for the first example of a prominent or even not-so-prominent SaaS provider ceasing operations to see how this sort of thing gets handled in practice. It's probably already happened, but I'm not aware of it. A few cases, and I believe these business continuity needs will become more clear.
Read Ben's post and also be sure to read the many excellent comments, which also express similar concerns to those I mentioned above.
Update, Sep. 9: Be sure to read the comments on this post, which contain much additional discussion.
Update, Sep. 15: See additional discussion in the comments section on Vinnie's post, in response to this post, especially the comment from Laef Olson of RightNow Technologies, a SaaS provider, who points out the need for financial and operational transparency as a way of giving SaaS customers time to make a transition if required.
Update, Sep. 16. Jeff Gordon provides additional clarity to evaluating the continuity needs of various applications.
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text: If the three Hemsworth brothers are the Australian equivalent to the Wilsons and the Baldwins, Liam Hemsworth is definitely the Alec or the Owen. For a time, it seemed he might pursue his other childhood passion of surfing but after attending Heathmont Secondary College, he started auditioning for roles in his homeland. He snagged minor roles in several TV shows down. He did a three-season stint on the Aussie soap "Home and Away", which also featured Heath Ledger, Isla Fisher and Naomi Watts at some point in its run, before moving stateside in 2007. A bit part as Captain Kirk's dad in the 2009 "Star Trek" reboot was enough to get him in the door for "Thor" auditions. He beat out super stiff competition as well as his brother Liam to play the hammer-swinging God, a part he has since reprised for a 2013 Thor sequel and the "Avengers" franchise films. His strapping pecs and 6' 2" frame also came in handy when playing one of the titular characters in "Snow White and The Huntsman", a rebel in the "Red Dawn" remake and the cocky real-life race-car driver in "Rush." He met his wife, Spanish actress Elsa Pataky, through their mutual agent and married in 2010. Two years later, they welcomed daughter India and are now expecting twins in spring 2014.


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If we were lacking an adequate appreciation for the concept of power and the ways it can be used in both constructive and destructive ways, the world has certainly given us an abundance of opportunities in the past several years to remedy that situation. From the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, to the Arab Spring, leadership transitions in North Korea and the Catholic Church, and right up to the current Ukrainian crisis, we've had a chance to examine and contemplate the alternative expressions of power on an international stage numerous times.
In addition, there has been much attention to the exercise of power on a smaller scale between groups of people who think differently, act differently, or are just plain different. And the power that sometimes comes between individuals in the form of bullying or other types of abuse is something we seem to care much more about these days, at least in theory. It's laudable that our society is doing more to address bullying in schools, though equally notable that it goes unchecked sometimes in communities, civic organizations, politics or even the U.S. Congress.
We have also experienced big power moves within the realm of farming and food systems during this time – ongoing situations that are far from conclusive at this writing. New approvals of genetically modified seed varieties coming at a quickening pace, a Farm Bill process that took years and was more contentious than ever, the Food Safety Modernization Act ('nuff said), and a stealthy move by USDA to substitute the vague idea of "coexistence" for a blessing of the status quo, have all complicated the lives of those of us dreaming of a more sustainable future for our people and the planet.


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An Orange County man was scheduled to be arraigned Thursday for the fatal shooting of his live-in girlfriend during a confrontation, prosecutors said, but the arraignment was pushed to Nov. 30.
Thomas Michael Wilhelm, 48, was indicted by a grand jury last month and faces one felony count of murder, according to a statement from the Orange County district attorney's office. If convicted, he could face a maximum sentence of 50 years to life in prison.
Prosecutors say that on the evening of July 8, Wilhelm took a handgun from a neighbor's home before returning to his Costa Mesa home, where he confronted his girlfriend, Christine Murray.
Prosecutors contend that Wilhelm fired the handgun repeatedly, shooting Murray until the gun was out of ammunition.
He returned to his neighbor's home, found a shotgun and fired one round into the ground, prosecutors said.
Costa Mesa police arrived within minutes of the initial shooting and found Murray with gunshot wounds to her chest. Murray, 45, was rushed to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Police found the firearm at the scene and arrested Wilhelm a short time later, prosecutors said.
This story was reported by Times Staff Writer Rick Rojas.


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We all look at the world differently. Especially if it's from the evocative seat of a Range Rover Evoque Convertible with its top down. Through its shapes, its sounds, its geometric wonder and sensory abundance, City Evoquation explores how we are all part of the bigger picture – even in big cites. How we interact with the world around us, one urban adventure at a time.
In fact, the Range Rover Evoque and Range Rover Evoque Convertible are all about making the most of the world around us. So we hand-picked four individuals who seem to have a knack for this – four individuals who know how to turn heads and generate a following. And we asked them to give us a glimpse of Joburg, the way they see it.
Explore Joburg through the eyes of a photographer, a fashionista, an Instagrammer and an actress. It's beautiful. It's evocative. It's sensational.


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California Department of Transportation
Date: August 6, 2013
District: 12
Contact: Cindy Azima
Phone: 949-440-3450
IRVINE – The California Transportation Commission today announced it has funded $487 million for 82 construction projects to improve transportation, safety, and mobility across California.
"The California Transportation Commission is taking action to improve transportation, safety, and mobility from Del Norte to San Diego County," said California Transportation Agency Secretary Brian Kelly. "These construction projects put people to work and improve the quality of life for millions of Californians."
California is investing in transportation infrastructure to support regional job growth and improve the state's mobility for years to come," said Caltrans Director Malcolm Dougherty.
The allocations include $169 million from Proposition 1B, a 2006 voter-approved transportation bond. To date, more than $16 billion in Proposition 1B funds have been put to work statewide. The remaining $318 million in allocations today came from various state and federal transportation accounts.
Highlights of the funding allocations include:
- $39.5 million from Proposition 1B for the Lakeview Avenue Grade Separation project to construct a significant overpass from Lakeview Avenue over the Burlington Northern Santa Fe mainline tracks and a connection and a connection road from Orangethorpe Avenue to the new overpass in the City of Placentia. This project will decrease traffic congestion and increase travel time for the motoring public.
- $4.8 million to improve slope stability at Santiago Boulevard in the cities of Orange and Anaheim.
For information about all projects that received allocations today please see the attached file.
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The newest additions to the Saint Michael's campus, the Dion Family Student Center and the Quad Commons Residential Hall, were built in the middle of the traditional first-year residential quad that dates back half a century, combining new and old buildings into a space for all students to enjoy. How you use these new spaces is completely up to you! You might:
The Dion Family Student Center is connected to the Quad Commons: the newest residence area on campus. Four floors house up to 105 students in suites of four single bedrooms with two bathrooms. There are also a few single rooms with private bathrooms. If you're interested in GREAT housing, Ambassador housing, or Honors housing, this might be the place for you.
Located on the first floor of the student center, Einstein's is the perfect place to grab a quick bite to eat, or refill your coffee mug before class. In the mood for something a bit more substantial while you study or head to the digital lounge to watch a movie with friends? We've got you covered; the Cafe also houses a grill that serves weekly specials ranging from specialty burgers, to nachos, to deep fried ice cream.
In addition to housing the Student Services Offices, a radio station where students can host their own radio shows and a game lounge, the second floor of the student center features a new fitness center that functions as an extension of the workout facilities in the Tarrant Recreation Center. It's conveniently located in the center of campus, and is a great space to get in a light workout or cardio session.
The solarium is on the third floor of the student center, and features high arched ceilings, plenty of comfy chairs and tables to help you relax or get homework done, and a spectacular view. An inter-faith prayer room adds to the over all peaceful feeling of the third floor study lounge.


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Analysts Actions to Focus: AbbVie Inc. (ABBV)
AbbVie Inc. (ABBV)'s Stock Price Update:
AbbVie Inc. (ABBV) stock price ended its day with loss -2.45% and finalized at the price of $78.53, its 52 week- peak value and changed 3.64% from its 52 week-bottom price value. During its last trading session, Stock traded with the total exchanged volume of 10.21 million shares. The average volume stands around 7.59 million shares. The average numbers of shares are traded in a security per day, during the recent 3-month period. The stock has relative volume of 1.31. Relative volume is ratio between current volume and 3-month average value, intraday adjusted.
ROI is 17.80%. A positive result means that returns exceed costs. Analysts therefore consider the investment a net gain. The opposite kind of result, a negative means that costs outweigh returns. Analysts therefore view the investment as a net loss. Return on Assets (ROA) ratio indicates how profitable a company is relative to its total assets. The ROA is 9.60%. A company that manages their assets well will have a high return, while if manages their assets poorly will have a low return.
ATR value of company was 2.71. Average True Range (ATR) is an indicator based on trading ranges smoothed by an N-period exponential moving average percentage of the true range values. ATR can display volatility of stocks, ETFs and indexes. The principal of ATR is very similar to other volatility indicators: A high ATR value signals a possible trend change. A low ATR value correlates with a weaker trend movement.
To review the ABBV previous performance, look at its past history, which highlighted below: During last 5 trades the stock sticks almost 1.80%. During last one month it showed the change of -8.99%. During last 3 month it remained at 0.87%. During last 12 month it moved at -32.50%. Along with these its year to date performance is standing at -14.82%.
In USA Industry, AbbVie Inc. (ABBV) have 1.6 billion outstanding shares currently held by all its shareholders, including share blocks held by institutional investors and restricted shares owned by the company's officers and insiders. The company have shares float of 1.49 billion. Float is the number of shares available for trading of a particular stock. Floating stock is calculated by subtracting closely-held shares and restricted stock from a firm's total outstanding shares. Closely-held shares are those owned by insiders, major shareholders and employees, while restricted stock refers to insider shares that cannot be traded because of a temporary restriction such as the lock-up period after an initial public offering. A stock with a small float will generally be more volatile than a stock with a large float, apart from having limited liquidity and wider bid-ask spread. Because of these issues, institutional investors seldom invest in low-float stocks.
Analysts' mean recommendation for AbbVie Inc. (ABBV) stands at 2.70. Rating Scale; where 1.0 rating means Strong Buy, 2.0 rating signify Buy, 3.0 recommendation reveals Hold, 4.0 rating score shows Sell and 5.0 displays Strong Sell signal.
USA based company, AbbVie Inc. (ABBV)'s latest closing price distance was -15.29% from the average-price of 200 days while it maintained a distance from the 50 Day Moving Average at -9.63% and -7.89% compared with the 20 Day Moving Average.
The stock price weekly volatility remained at 3.01% while volatility is standing at 2.71% for the month. Volatility refers to the amount of uncertainty or risk about the size of changes in a security's value. A higher volatility means that a security's value can potentially be spread out over a larger range of values. This means that the price of the security can change dramatically over a short time period in either direction. A lower volatility means that a security's value does not fluctuate dramatically, but changes in value at a steady pace over a period of time. Commonly, the higher the volatility, the riskier the security.
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Creating your own Boilerplate for life
Recently I joined a local business networking group. It's a good way to get to know other local businesses and exchange a few referrals. It's also a really good support group for developing your own business strategy. One of the things we all do at this group is give a 60 second review of our business. Some people call this an elevator speech. Previously I would normally make up my 60 seconds on the fly, as I'm quite happy to ad lib and sometimes the pressure results in a few amusing points that wouldn't have come out in a totally prepared speech.


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Saturday, September 10, 2011
The Experience of Joy: Interview with Brent Robbins
The following is an interview in the magazine, The Point:
Visit your favorite bookstore, in person or online, and search for titles about depression; more than 21,000 are on Amazon.com. Now look for titles about feeling joy; 158 are on Amazon. What makes you joyful? Is it similar for everyone? How do you attain joy? Questions like these, and the lack of research, led Brent Robbins, Ph.D., director of Point Park's psychology program, to begin to study "joy" in 1998. He completed his dissertation on it, has been exploring the subject ever since, and is writing a book to (ultimately) help people find it. The Point talked with Dr. Robbins about his research.
What prompted you to study joy?
BR: In my first-year doctoral program, this 21-year-old woman comes in. When it's the first day, you ask what the presenting problem is: 'What brings you here?' First thing out of her mouth was 'I don't have any joy in my life.' That was how she presented her problem. My first thought was, I never heard that before. My second thought was, I don't know what you are supposed to do in therapy to help people find joy. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders doesn't say anything about joy deficit disorder. There's depression, there's anxiety disorders, there's schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders, but nothing about joy. There's nothing about how to have a better life, how to build your strengths. It's all about how to get rid of symptoms.
Given that your research was just beginning, how did you ultimately help your patient?
BR: I went back to this person and asked her, 'What do you imagine joy would be and what do you think you need to do in order to find it?' We started to explore that. In that case, it was a two-year process where her symptoms in the beginning of her therapy ultimately led her to the realization that she wanted to have a child. She wanted to be a mother, but she didn't feel like she was worthy of being a mother. That was all unconscious. In the beginning she wasn't explicitly aware of that, but we worked through all that; she decided that's what she wanted to do. Her desire to have joy in her life was to have a little one. That's what it was for her; maybe it would be different for somebody else.
What have you learned in your research to define joy?
BR: Joy seems to include both elation on one hand and relaxed serenity on the other. When you ask people to describe times when they felt joy, you get something along that continuum. Some people talk about hanging out with friends by the campfire, feeling at home, relaxed and at peace. Others talk about the buildup in tension: the winning touchdown in the Super Bowl or they're walking with their boyfriend and he turns around and proposes suddenly. There's this tension, then 'boom,' the surprise, and then there's elation. They are not thinking about what's coming next, they're not thinking about what's happened. They're completely in that present moment.
You described one aspect of the feeling of joy as fecundity. Explain that.
BR: It has this sense of plentifulness. There is so much to see, so much to feel in this moment. It will never end. It will always be enough, and I never need anything more than what I'm having right now. That's fecundity, and that's a core thematic element of joy. It's all throughout the experiences of joy.
You believe there is a connection between meditation and joy?
BR: Depression and anxiety is almost the antithesis of joy. It's when people get caught up in their thoughts. When people describe doing meditation, and having those moments of feeling fully present in the moment, it's almost indistinguishable from what people describe when they talk about joy, especially the serene version of joy. Really what people are looking for, when they're looking to be healed of their suffering, is not so much getting rid of their symptoms but to cultivate a life of joy.
You stated, "If joy becomes a goal in and of itself, it becomes strangely elusive." Why?
BR: It goes back to the time consciousness of joy, the temporality of joy. It's about being present in the moment. A goal is something that's happening in the future. So if you say, 'I'm going to work on having joy in the future,' you're already out of the present moment.
Can someone be joyful alone?
BR: Yes, very much so. We were just doing joy experiences in my Methods class, and one of the students was talking about dancing in the rain by herself, a wonderful image. When people have a state of joy, they feel emotionally connected to people in their lives, even when they're not physically present. That's an important distinction. You can experience joy when you're physically alone, but I think it's really hard to feel it when you're lonely. And you can be lonely in a room full of people.
You also noted, for adults, joy is rare. Why?
BR: I think what happens is when you're an adult, you have a lot of responsibilities; you have children, you have jobs. At any particular moment in time, it's very difficult to be fully present in the moment because there's always something else that needs to be done.
Tell me about the book you are working on.
BR: It's tentatively titled The Joyful Life - An Existential, Humanistic Approach to Positive Psychology. The goal of that is really to provide guidelines for people on what kinds of lives people live who really experience a lot of joy in their life. What does it look like, so you can know if you already have it; then you can just appreciate that you have it. If you don't, you have some idea about what you're shooting for. There will be information about how to get that; how to get from where you are to a more joyful life.
What gives you joy?
BR: My sons, my wife. Having kids can be the most stressful moments of our lives, but it's also the moments of the greatest joy. Also, I'm a spiritual person, and I have a relationship with God. It's in my deepening relationship with God that I think I have some of my greatest joys. It's not politically correct sometimes to talk about your relationship with God, but it's important for me.
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