San Leandro India West - San Leandro,CA,USA - The unexpected question posed by renowned corporate strategist Prof. C.K. Prahalad drew chuckles from the 150 entrepreneurs, business-owners, and IT professionals attending his talk Sept. 18, organized by the Southern California chapter of The Indus Entrepreneurs at the Sheraton Cerritos hotel.

Prahalad teaches corporate strategy at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business. A prominent consultant, he has received many honors and has co-authored several books including the 2004 best-seller, “The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid: Eradicating Poverty Through Profit.” Last year, he was named the world’s most influential management thinker by The Times of London’s annual survey

Autochannel (press release) - Andy Grove, former Intel chairman and CEO, provides a keynote address on the critical importance; and business opportunity and viability; of moving transportation from oil to electricity.

Andrew S. Grove was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1936. He graduated from the City College of New York in 1960 with a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering degree and received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley in 1963. Upon graduation, he joined the Research and Development Laboratory of Fairchild Semiconductor and became Assistant Director of Research and Development in 1967.

In July 1968, Dr. Grove participated in the founding of Intel Corporation. In

PR Web (press release) - Ferndale, WA, USA - Brian Lawley, CEO of The 280 Group, recently won this years "Excellence in Thought Leadership" award at the Association of International Product Marketing and Management (AIPMM) annual conference. The "Excellence in Thought Leadership" award is the only industry award of its kind, and is awarded to individuals who are considered experts in the field of Product Management and who have made significant contributions.

"This award recognizes the need for excellence in the area of product management…" said Mr. Lawley "…winning the AIPMM award for Excellence in Thought Leadership is one of the highlights of my 20 years work in the area

CRN - Manhasset, NY, USA - Even though he was credited in turning around IBM (NYSE:IBM)'s misfortunes, it looks as though former CEO and chairman Lou Gerstner won't be able to save Carlyle Capital Corp., an affiliate of private equity giant The Carlyle Group of which Gerstner is chairman.

The Carlyle Group's publicly traded Carlyle Capital Corp. defaulted on approximately $16.6 billion of debt. The company said that the remaining indebtedness is expected to soon to go into default.

CCC is the Washington-based investment firm's mortgage bond fund and is the latest casualty of the U.S. credit crisis. In total, Washington-based Carlyle Group had $74.9 billion under management

RedOrbit - Dallas, TX, USA - "My name is John, and I am your friend."

That was John C. Maxwell's cordial welcome and light-hearted expression Thursday morning, and it filled the auditorium at CrossRoads Fellowship with laughter and smiles for the third annual Sewell Leadership Event.

The 60-year-old leadership guru repeated the phrase several times throughout the all-day seminar to a sold-out audience of 1,400 -- at times after a hard-hitting or challenging concept that pointed at the heart of every individual and the way they view others.

Promising life-changing principles for successful leadership and relationships, Maxwell delivered his influential message with skill and ease through four speaking sessions

MacDailyNews - USA - Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and First Lady Maria Shriver have announced the inductees for the 2007 California Hall of Fame, a landmark destination of The California Museum for History, Women and the Arts. Billie Jean King, 2006 California Hall of Fame inductee, revealed the names on The California Museum’s web site, (http://www.CaliforniaMuseum.org) listing extraordinary Californians who embody California’s innovative spirit and have made their mark on history.

The California Hall of Fame formal induction ceremony will take place on December 5, 2007, at The California Museum in Sacramento.

The 2007 California Hall of Fame inductees: Ansel Adams, Milton Berle, Steve Jobs, Willie Mays,

PR Web (press release) - Ferndale, WA, USA - According to Bob Prosen, "the mission of The Prosen Center is to help business leaders rapidly increase performance, productivity and profits." Not one to embellish ideas or thoughts, Prosen is the author of the best-selling, multi award winning business book, Kiss Theory Good Bye, published in 2006.

Prosen recently recorded an interview with Peter Clayton, host of the popular online career radio show, Total Picture Radio. The former Fortune 100 executive discussed with Clayton "proven tools and techniques" he has developed for becoming a high-performance leader. With more than 25 years of global business experience, the Dallas, Texas-based leadership expert likes

Earthtimes.org - USA - As part of its continuing mission to support its more than 500 venture capital professionals and to offer leading edge, topical programming to the region's business community, the Mid-Atlantic Venture Association (MAVA) is proud to partner with Politics and Prose to bring former Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board Alan Greenspan to Washington DC to speak about his views on globalization and its effect on the American economy.

In a September 19th, event co-sponsored by MAVA and Politics and Prose, Greenspan will speak at The George Washington University Lisner Auditorium. The event will be moderated by Pulitzer Prize winner and nationally

PR Web (press release) - Ferndale, WA, USA - Explosive Business Results radio recently featured the founder of Business Networking International (BNI) and acclaimed 'father of networking,' according to CNN. Hosts Steve Wiegert and Alan Boyer interviewed Dr. Ivan Misner Friday, August 3 about his newly released book "Masters of Sales."

During the interview, Dr. Misner revealed insights about networking as a necessary element in growing a business. "If you want to have a selling career, you have one very important need: customers! Networking is all about referrals of some kind," he said. "You can network anywhere, anytime, anyplace, but you have to remember two things. First, you must always

Huffington Post - New York, NY, USA - WellPoint's new CEO, Angela Braly, made headlines when she took the helm in June. Partly that's because her first responsibility was dealing with the resignation of CFO David Colby, who was maintaining numerous fiancées and mistresses across the country. But also, as the only woman head of a Fortune 50 company, Braly has blazed quite a trail in the corporate world, even if that world is populated by Colby and his ilk.

She's also had some sidekicks on this journey: her three children. Yes, the only woman CEO of a Fortune 50 company is a mom. And not just a mom

Emediawire (press release) - Ferndale, WA, USA - President and Founder of Success University, Matt Morris, widely recognized as a leader in the Personal Development Industry, is a contributing author for the recently-released book, Wake Up ... Live the Life You Love: Finding Your Life's Passion. The book is a collection of essays from people who share their stories of inner resolve and excitement as a key component to achievement in business, industry and arts.

The book is the latest installment in the best-selling inspirational Wake-Up ... Live the Life You Love® series. In addition to Matt Morris, essays from Anthony Robbins, Brian Tracy and Dr. Wayne Dyer, joins

xconomy - USA - As a member of the proposed committee to oversee Dow Jones & Co.’s editorial integrity in light of its presumed sale to News Corp., MIT Media Lab visionary and One Laptop Per Child organization founder Nicholas Negroponte has come under scrutiny for his close ties to Rupert Murdoch and his company.

Yesterday, Yankee Group founder Howard Anderson (an Xconomist), who is advising the OLPC, told the Boston Herald that “Rupert and Nicholas have had a strong, strong relationship for years.” The article also pointed out that News Corp. executive vice president Jeremy Philips is a member of the laptop project’s board.

Today’s

United Press International - USA - The author of the U.S. bestseller "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" is using his management know-how to empower diabetics to become self-managers.

Stephen Covey, author and expert on leadership, has teamed with The American Association of Diabetes Educators and Bayer Diabetes Care to write "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People with Diabetes."

"I have spent my life teaching people how to set and accomplish goals in their personal and professional lives and am now applying my habits to help people better manage their diabetes," Covey said in a statement.

PR Web (press release) - Ferndale, WA, USA - Don Brown, one of America's most successful product inventors, appeared on CNBC's "The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch" on Monday, July 30th at 10 p.m. (PST). Brown shared his secrets to success and discussed his new book, Invent Yourself Rich: 16 Secrets for Creating Million-Dollar Inventions (Westholme Publishing, 2007).

Brown is best known as the inventor of the popular Ab Roller® abdominal workout machine. With sales in excess of $1 billion, the Ab Roller® is one of the most successful products in the history of direct response marketing. The Ab Roller® has become a staple in thousands of health clubs and

NetworkWorld.com - Southborough, MA, USA - VMworld 2007 offers three full days of conference activities, including more than 230 breakout sessions around 8 tracks and hands-on labs led by VMware technical and business professionals.

Furthermore, Cisco Chairman and CEO - John Chambers, will be the keynote speaker on Wednesday, September 12th, 2007.

No doubt Chambers will touch on the subject of Cisco's announcement today, that it purchased $150 million of VMware Class A common shares as part of the upcoming Initial Public Offering - IPO of VMware. EMC Corporation currently owns more than 99.9% of VMware's outstanding common stock.

Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco, CA, USA - Quorum Productions, a south Florida-based television production company, is launching the newest addition to its successful line-up of programs created to educate, empower and entertain the American public. World Business Digest will air nationwide this Saturday, July 28, 2007 at 6:30 am. In each program, the show offers business executives an in-depth look at the latest strategies, products and services being employed to grow business both domestically and internationally. Experts from a variety of market sectors are tapped to delineate and detail these strategies while educating viewers on how they can use the information to set new standards for their

Earthtimes.org - USA - The Electronic Retailing Association, the only industry association representing direct response marketing companies and major retailers that use electronic media to sell goods and services to consumers, will hold its 2007 Annual Convention on September 30-October 2 at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas. More than 3,000 attendees will gather for two full days to hear top business leaders address industry trends, regulatory standards, and solutions to issues affecting direct marketers. Attendees for this event include Fortune 500 CEOs, production experts, online retailers, and savvy entrepreneurs and inventors.

Donny Deutsch, charismatic TV host and advertising industry legend, will be the Annual

DABCC.com (press release) - Sarasota, FL, USA - Cisco Systems Tuesday rolled out a far-reaching data center virtualization strategy that includes new products and several new specializations for channel partners.

Cisco's new "Data Center 3.0" strategy, unveiled at its Networkers at Cisco Live 2007 end-user conference in Anaheim, Calif., aims to boost the efficiency of data centers by upping server utilization rates, effectively enabling customers to get more out the equipment they've already got.

The strategy calls for real-time management of virtualized server, storage and network resources, all tied in with security and application delivery.

"The role of virtualization, when you talk about where the industry is going, is huge: [it's]

Computerworld - Framingham, MA, USA - He may be CEO of the powerful Cisco Systems Inc., but John Chambers still knows when to give in.

Chambers told reporters yesterday that he recently wanted to set up a Cisco TelePresence system in a bedroom in his California home, but after negotiating with his wife, he ended up locating the large videoconferencing monitor and related gear in the basement instead.

As a result, the leader of one of the most successful multinational corporations in the world will be running some meetings from his basement.

What's more, Chambers said, is that he believes his company's room-size videoconferencing system can and should be

Information Week Weblog - Manhasset, NY, USA - CEO John Chambers on Tuesday unveiled the company's Data Center 3.0 initiative, which focuses on the network as the core of a data center's infrastructure and virtualization as the primary method of allocating resources in a data center.

"As the network becomes the platform, you'll see total virtualization of the network. You have to make that first work in the data center. The network is the platform because it's ubiquitous and vendor-agnostic," said Chambers, during his welcome keynote at Cisco's Networkers user conference in Anaheim, California.

Cisco already offers a portfolio of products for the data center, including Ethernet and storage networking,

Emediawire (press release) - Ferndale, WA, USA - Kendra Todd, the first woman hired by Donald Trump as the winner of the NBC television show, The Apprentice, and a nationally recognized real estate agent and investor, will be the guest speaker Friday, July 27th at a free teleseminar presented as part of National Retirement Planning Month.

According to Bill Losey, creator of National Retirement Planning Month, and host of the teleseminar, Kendra's background in real estate investment makes her the perfect person to talk to baby boomers about real estate investing as part of their retirement fund asset allocation.

Kendra, who is host of HGTV's television show, My House Is

Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA - Root Learning, Inc., a strategic learning company that engages and connects people to create results, today announced a strategic partnership with The Marcus Buckingham Company, founded by Marcus Buckingham, a best-selling author focused on educating people and companies about finding and utilizing strengths in the workplace. This partnership has resulted in the development of a six week, self-guided online course designed to deliver a message about the power of strengths-based organizations to the corporate world. As a customer, the Hampton brand of hotels assisted in the creation of this course - the latest evolution of the Simply Strengths Experience[TM].

According to

Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco, CA, USA - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c63216) has announced the addition of Food Retail Industry in the UAE– Porter’s Five Forces Strategy Analysis to their offering.

The UAE retail sector continues to grow, supported by the upgrading of existing retail stores and the addition of state of the art new mega retail stores. The UAE market presents retailers with diverse relatively high-income consumers. Exporters who are willing to establish personal relationships, consolidate shipments, and meet the labelling requirements of the UAE market will find a rapidly growing sector in which to sell a wide range or products. Annual sales in the industry are estimated

American Digital Networks (press release) - Annapolis, MD, USA - DynCorp International (NYSE:DCP) has named Gen. Anthony C. Zinni (USMC—Ret.) to the position of executive vice president, effective July 16. As executive vice president, Mr. Zinni will be a member of the Office of the Chief Executive, along with President and CEO Herbert J. Lanese. Gen. Zinni’s primary responsibilities will be for directing the company’s energies in business development, business strategy, communications, and product branding.

“I am extremely pleased that Tony Zinni has agreed to assume a full-time position with our company,” said CEO Herb Lanese. “During the last ten months, he’s served as a senior adviser to DynCorp International, helping