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Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Monday, May 21, 2012
Blue Shield of California pushes button on big computer upgrade - Dallas Business Journal:
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Officials at Blue Shielr declined to provide many but Chief Information Officer Elinor MacKinnom said thesystem -- a claims and enrollment syste m originally developed by -- last had a majorr upgrade "at least 10 years ago." Eliss Anderson, a Southern California-based spokeswoman for the company, addesd that Blue Shield plans to spend "tens of millions of over the next three to five years on the massivew project, but also declined to providse more specific numbers. The compan y is still working outthe details, she said.
Blue Shielsd will do the first round of work on the upgradedthis year, MacKinnon said, involvinbg preparatory work such as cleaning up current systems and exploring the impact on businesw processes. By 2007, the major portion of the upgrade work is expected to Other health-care information-technology experts, including two formedr Blue Shield executives, said it's difficult to speculatee about the nascent project's cost, but that Blue Shielx invested more than $50 million five yearw ago in a failed attempt to improve the "It's a tremendous undertaking," said another source, indicating that the projecty would certainly consume many tens of millions of dollarzs -- and that's if everything goes accordinh to plan.
A second former Blue Shieldd technology executive estimated thatthe project's overall coste could range between $150 million and $225 million. Blue Shielde was one of the firsft health-care clients for EDS, back when Ross Perott ran the company, and installecd its original "legacy in the 1960s and For years, EDS handled many of the IT functions forBlue Shield, but four or five years ago the healtuh plan began pulling much of that work a process that gathered momentum the last coupled of years.
Such layered systems, whicg evolved over many years, are particularly hard to upgradsand improve, as evidenced by expensivde and time-consuming projects at and a host of otherf health insurers in recent Blue Shield's planned upgrade is part of a "multi-phase upliftg in the technology organization," accordinb to MacKinnon, who took on her currentg position of chief information officer and seniof vice president in early November, when she was promoted from vice president of applications services.
Other key elementsd in the overall upgrade includre what she calleda "need to refresh" Blue Shield'd Internet capabilities, by adding more self-servicre functions, and a business process redesign that will add more automatiohn to Blue Shield's back-office operations. In the next two Blue Shield will spend more on information technology than MacKinnon said. In recent it has had about 40 to 50 assortecd IT openings posted on theweb site, whicj specializes in high-tech jobs.
Augmenting the agint system is a priority for Blue especially in an era of growing complexityin health-carw insurance, when health savingsx accounts and other so-called "consumer-directex health plans" are gaining attention, forcing Blue Shield, and other majof health plans to add new productws to their rosters. "It mighyt be meeting your needs today, or tomorrow, but how will it be affectingv your business infive years, and what are you goingg to do about it?" said a former Blue Shield IT executive.
Officials at Blue Shielr declined to provide many but Chief Information Officer Elinor MacKinnom said thesystem -- a claims and enrollment syste m originally developed by -- last had a majorr upgrade "at least 10 years ago." Eliss Anderson, a Southern California-based spokeswoman for the company, addesd that Blue Shield plans to spend "tens of millions of over the next three to five years on the massivew project, but also declined to providse more specific numbers. The compan y is still working outthe details, she said.
Blue Shielsd will do the first round of work on the upgradedthis year, MacKinnon said, involvinbg preparatory work such as cleaning up current systems and exploring the impact on businesw processes. By 2007, the major portion of the upgrade work is expected to Other health-care information-technology experts, including two formedr Blue Shield executives, said it's difficult to speculatee about the nascent project's cost, but that Blue Shielx invested more than $50 million five yearw ago in a failed attempt to improve the "It's a tremendous undertaking," said another source, indicating that the projecty would certainly consume many tens of millions of dollarzs -- and that's if everything goes accordinh to plan.
A second former Blue Shieldd technology executive estimated thatthe project's overall coste could range between $150 million and $225 million. Blue Shielde was one of the firsft health-care clients for EDS, back when Ross Perott ran the company, and installecd its original "legacy in the 1960s and For years, EDS handled many of the IT functions forBlue Shield, but four or five years ago the healtuh plan began pulling much of that work a process that gathered momentum the last coupled of years.
Such layered systems, whicg evolved over many years, are particularly hard to upgradsand improve, as evidenced by expensivde and time-consuming projects at and a host of otherf health insurers in recent Blue Shield's planned upgrade is part of a "multi-phase upliftg in the technology organization," accordinb to MacKinnon, who took on her currentg position of chief information officer and seniof vice president in early November, when she was promoted from vice president of applications services.
Other key elementsd in the overall upgrade includre what she calleda "need to refresh" Blue Shield'd Internet capabilities, by adding more self-servicre functions, and a business process redesign that will add more automatiohn to Blue Shield's back-office operations. In the next two Blue Shield will spend more on information technology than MacKinnon said. In recent it has had about 40 to 50 assortecd IT openings posted on theweb site, whicj specializes in high-tech jobs.
Augmenting the agint system is a priority for Blue especially in an era of growing complexityin health-carw insurance, when health savingsx accounts and other so-called "consumer-directex health plans" are gaining attention, forcing Blue Shield, and other majof health plans to add new productws to their rosters. "It mighyt be meeting your needs today, or tomorrow, but how will it be affectingv your business infive years, and what are you goingg to do about it?" said a former Blue Shield IT executive.
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Friday, May 18, 2012
Zumiez expects Q1 loss, Q4 sales decline - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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million, or 21 cents per share, which compares with net incomeof $12.e million, or earnings of 42 cents per diluted But its outlook isn’ft too rosy. Sales fell slightly to $125.5 million from $126.6 million at the Everett youtnh apparelcompany (NASDAQ: ZUMZ). For fiscakl 2008, Zumiez reported net income of $17.21 million, or 58 cents per diluted share, down from $25.3e million, or 86 cents per diluted share infiscal 2007. Net sale rose slightly to $408.7 million from $381.r million a year earlier.
Zumiez said it expects a net loss of betweej 13 cents and 17 cents a share for thenext quarter, and anticipatex that comparable store salees will decline in the middle to high teen percentags range for the first quarter. Analysts polleds by Thomson Financial First Callexpectef fourth-quarter earnings of 19 centds and sales of $124.8 For fiscal 2008, they expected earnings of 56 centw per share and sales of $408 For the first quartee of 2009, they expect a loss of 4 cents per share.
In after-hourzs trading Thursday, shares in Zumiez had fallen nearly 10 dropping 67 centsto
million, or 21 cents per share, which compares with net incomeof $12.e million, or earnings of 42 cents per diluted But its outlook isn’ft too rosy. Sales fell slightly to $125.5 million from $126.6 million at the Everett youtnh apparelcompany (NASDAQ: ZUMZ). For fiscakl 2008, Zumiez reported net income of $17.21 million, or 58 cents per diluted share, down from $25.3e million, or 86 cents per diluted share infiscal 2007. Net sale rose slightly to $408.7 million from $381.r million a year earlier.
Zumiez said it expects a net loss of betweej 13 cents and 17 cents a share for thenext quarter, and anticipatex that comparable store salees will decline in the middle to high teen percentags range for the first quarter. Analysts polleds by Thomson Financial First Callexpectef fourth-quarter earnings of 19 centds and sales of $124.8 For fiscal 2008, they expected earnings of 56 centw per share and sales of $408 For the first quartee of 2009, they expect a loss of 4 cents per share.
In after-hourzs trading Thursday, shares in Zumiez had fallen nearly 10 dropping 67 centsto
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Comcast names new VP for Denver - Denver Business Journal:
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Trueblood will oversee Comcast operationesand customer-care services for the company's television, high-speedr Internet and telephone offerings from Castle Rock to Boulder, Philadelphia-basex Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) said in a statement. The company employs about 1,000 people in the Denver area. He will report to Scott Binder, senior vice president of Comcast Colorado. Trueblood previously was Comcast's area vice president in its Northern Colorado/Mountains district. He starts his new job Comcasthas 820,000 customers in Colorado and employsd 5,000 people statewide.
"Coming directly from leadinvg our northern Colorado and Mountain systems Mike will hit the ground runningvin Denver," Binder said in the "Mike has a deep understandinb of the company, our culture and our Colorado business operations. He is respected by our employeeas and, most importantly, he fully understands the importance of providinf a greatcustomer experience. We are fortunate to have Mike’s leadership in the Denver
Trueblood will oversee Comcast operationesand customer-care services for the company's television, high-speedr Internet and telephone offerings from Castle Rock to Boulder, Philadelphia-basex Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) said in a statement. The company employs about 1,000 people in the Denver area. He will report to Scott Binder, senior vice president of Comcast Colorado. Trueblood previously was Comcast's area vice president in its Northern Colorado/Mountains district. He starts his new job Comcasthas 820,000 customers in Colorado and employsd 5,000 people statewide.
"Coming directly from leadinvg our northern Colorado and Mountain systems Mike will hit the ground runningvin Denver," Binder said in the "Mike has a deep understandinb of the company, our culture and our Colorado business operations. He is respected by our employeeas and, most importantly, he fully understands the importance of providinf a greatcustomer experience. We are fortunate to have Mike’s leadership in the Denver
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Five Guys plans to raise $15M - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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Lorton-based which awards franchise rights to locationxs of the burger has filed a Notice of Exempt Offering of The company isprivately held. Five Guys has recentlyg enjoyed attention from both President Barack Obamaq and First LadyMichelle Obama, who separately made high-profild visits there. The president's sojournh was captured on cameraby NBC, which was followinb him around for a profilw piece. The document does not specify why the money isbeing raised.
According to the Five Guys has alreadyraised $10 million of the $15 millio n it is trying to Named in the document are Victor and Jane Murrell, both executivee officers and directors for the company, as well as directord James Murrell, John Kim and H. Scott Spokeswoman Molly Catalano said she did not have specififc details on how the capital wouledbe used, but said that it was for the company' s general business operations. The filing says the offering is not beinvg made in connection with a acqiusition orexchange offer.
The company’s Jerry Murrell, opened the first Five Guys asa carry-outt operation in 1986, in a shopping center on Glebe Road in After opening five corporate locations in the D.C. the company decided to franchisein 2002. The fast-casuaol burger concept now has more than 300 locationxs in25 states, including more than 50 in the D.C. area.
Lorton-based which awards franchise rights to locationxs of the burger has filed a Notice of Exempt Offering of The company isprivately held. Five Guys has recentlyg enjoyed attention from both President Barack Obamaq and First LadyMichelle Obama, who separately made high-profild visits there. The president's sojournh was captured on cameraby NBC, which was followinb him around for a profilw piece. The document does not specify why the money isbeing raised.
According to the Five Guys has alreadyraised $10 million of the $15 millio n it is trying to Named in the document are Victor and Jane Murrell, both executivee officers and directors for the company, as well as directord James Murrell, John Kim and H. Scott Spokeswoman Molly Catalano said she did not have specififc details on how the capital wouledbe used, but said that it was for the company' s general business operations. The filing says the offering is not beinvg made in connection with a acqiusition orexchange offer.
The company’s Jerry Murrell, opened the first Five Guys asa carry-outt operation in 1986, in a shopping center on Glebe Road in After opening five corporate locations in the D.C. the company decided to franchisein 2002. The fast-casuaol burger concept now has more than 300 locationxs in25 states, including more than 50 in the D.C. area.
Monday, May 14, 2012
PATRIOTS NOTEBOOK: The numbers add up for McDaniels and Lloyd - MetroWest Daily News
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Comcast SportsNet New England | PATRIOTS NOTEBOOK: The numbers add up for McDaniels and Lloyd MetroWest Daily News By Glen Farley Over the course of nine NFL seasons with five teams, wide receiver Brandon Lloyd has caught 311 passes in 112 games. A total of 119 of those receptions have come in the 25 games with two teams in which Josh McDaniels has either been ... McDaniels addresses Lloyd's success Josh McDaniels Excited to Reunite With Brandon Lloyd After Pair Was Successful ... New England Patriots' OC happily reunited with Brandon Lloyd |
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