Leading Online Appointment-Scheduling Software Reaches 60 Million Appointment Mark

Scottsdale, AZ (Vocus/PRWEB) February 28, 2011

Appointment-Plus, an industry leader in online appointment-scheduling software, has announced that its Web-based booking system has been used to schedule over 60 million appointments and reservations in the United States, Canada and 10 other countries. Scheduling these appointments were over 4,500 large and small businesses, Fortune 500 companies, medical practitioners, colleges and universities, government agencies and other organizations.

The company reached the milestone in late February.

Attaining the 60 million appointment mark is the latest benchmark of our cutting-edge scheduling technology, and this number really drives home the point that a growing number of service-oriented businesses, educational institutions, agencies and other entities are turning to Appointment-Plus for their scheduling needs, says Bob La Loggia, president and founder of Scottsdale, Ariz.-based StormSource Software, the developer of Appointment-Plus. Were helping them improve their appointment-scheduling and reservation-booking procedures so they can focus more of their time and resources on other important tasks.

Used to book over 1.5 million appointments and reservations each month, Appointment-Plus is online scheduling software that offers businesses and organizations such functionality as online customer self-scheduling, whereby individuals can schedule and manage their appointments and reservations from any Internet connection; automated e-mail and text message reminders sent prior to a scheduled appointment; online payment options that allow them to accept customer payment right through the scheduler; robust record-keeping and report-generating features; and e-marketing capabilities through iContact. Other popular features include gift certificates, service packages and repeat-customer reminders.

Because of its versatility, Appointment-Plus is the perfect fit for all types of industries and organizations. Users of the online appointment-scheduling software range from photography studios and massage therapists to universities, Fortune 500 companies and distributors and manufacturers who rely on it for dock and delivery scheduling. These groups can tailor the systems functionality to best meet their specific needs, while allowing them to create an overall appearance that mirrors their company or organizations colors, Web site, logo and other marketing images. Additionally, the softwares application programming interface (API) allows for specific custom programming and integration into existing systems in such areas as Web services and single sign-on for student information systems (SIS), in which a student logs in once to gain access to multiple school-administered programs without being prompted to log into each of them individually.

Notable clients that use Appointment-Plus online appointment scheduling software for their booking needs include:

Ecolab
Georgia-Pacific
Harvard University
Johns Hopkins University
Procter & Gamble
Time Warner Cable
Weight Watchers

Appointment-Plus is also the perfect scheduling solution for Groupon, LivingSocial and other deal-of-the-day campaigns, as it enables businesses to better manage the immediate increase in new customer appointments and reservations. Businesses that utilize the online scheduling software for this purpose will receive a special coupon code to provide customers to enter when booking their appointment or reservation, which will prompt the system to not charge the registrant. Additionally, a growing number of businesses and organizations are incorporating it into their social media pages, such as Facebook and Twitter, to allow their customers, students and patients to book directly through these sites.

Because its Web-based, Appointment-Plus online appointment-scheduling software is accessible from any Internet connection and is ideal for individuals who manage their appointment schedules and customers when away from their home or office. Additionally, the online scheduler does not require a Web site, expensive hardware or any installations to incorporate and use.

Pricing starts at $ 39 per month with no long-term contracts, along with free set-up assistance with a dedicated coach.

Cloud-based technology such as Appointment-Plus is becoming more and more common in the daily operations of businesses and organizations alike, La Loggia continues. Our leading scheduling software takes the effort out of this tedious and time-consuming task by completely automating and streamlining the entire process.

To learn more about Appointment-Plus and how it can improve your appointment- and reservation-scheduling needs, click here.

About Appointment-Plus: Appointment-Plus supplies over 4,500 clients throughout the United States, Canada and 10 other countries the tools they need to efficiently, accurately and automatically schedule appointments and sessions, book rooms, accept registrations and many other services. The flagship product of Scottsdale, Ariz.-based StormSource Software, the online application has scheduled over 60 million appointments since its launch in 2001. Geared primarily toward small businesses such as medical offices, spas, health clubs and massage therapists, users of the service also include Fortune 500 companies, colleges and universities, healthcare agencies and facilities, federal and local government, and freight and delivery services.

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Agiliance Secures $10 Million in Series B Funding : Castile Ventures Leads New Round; Nina Saberi, Castile Managing General Partner, Joins Agiliance Board of Directors

SAN JOSE, Calif. (PRWEB) July 1, 2008

"IT GRC is fast becoming a strategic imperative as enterprises seek to manage the risks inherent in their IT infrastructure and to fully leverage their existing security and compliance infrastructure," said Nina Saberi, managing general partner of Castile Ventures. "As investors in successive generations of information security businesses, we recognize in Agiliance the vision, management experience and differentiated technology to be a pivotal player, and to fully capitalize on the potential of this rapidly growing market."

"Agiliance has strong momentum in the IT-GRC market," said Patrick Conte, Agiliance CEO. "This funding will allow us to expand marketing and sales while also keeping a strong focus on product development."

Agiliance continues to extend its leadership position in the IT GRC space, one of the fastest growing information security markets. Gartner predicts this industry will continue to grow aggressively with a 70% increase in market size in 2008 alone. Agiliance is driving the industry in delivering innovative IT GRC products that align security investments and compliance controls directly with business objectives.

About Agiliance

Agiliance offers the most comprehensive and scalable solution for managing the interdependent disciplines of IT governance, risk, and compliance. Its flagship product, Agiliance IT GRC, enables businesses to develop a holistic view of their IT risk and compliance posture in order to make better business decisions. The Agiliance IT GRC platform is the first solution that combines a robust common control framework with sophisticated policy management, workflow, and automation, providing internal and external stakeholders with a highly effective, transparent methodology for reducing IT-related risk while increasing operational efficiencies and decreasing time-to-compliance. Founded in 2005, Agiliance is headquartered in San Jose, California and is backed by Walden International, Intel Capital, SVIC, Red Rock Ventures and Castile Ventures. For more information, please visit Agiliance at http://www.agiliance.com.

About Castile Ventures

Castile Ventures is a top-performing early-stage venture capital firm that provides financial backing and strategic guidance to help exceptional entrepreneurs build successful businesses. Distinguished by the deep business and technology experience of its partners, Castile brings a unique blend of sector expertise, investment know-how, operational insights, and connections to IT decision makers. Since our founding in 1998, the companies we have invested in have brought to market a broad range of products and services to serve the technology needs for enterprises, service providers and the mass market. These have ranged from disruptive enabling technologies through next-generation service infrastructure and delivery platforms to leading edge security solutions and innovation-enabled Internet services. More information is available at http://www.castileventures.com.

New $140 Million Funding Deal for a 45MW Waste-to-Energy Plant in Costa Rica Engineered by Merchant Banking Firm, With Enthousiastic Government Backing

(PRWEB) October 19, 2011

Capital Corp Merchant Banking has entered into a $ 140 million funding agreement with a US-based company to fund the first phase of a waste-to-energy plant, to be situated in Alajuela, Costa Rica. The full project will eventually amount to an investment totalling $ 400 million. As the Costa Rican government has grown impatient with landfills' negative impacts, this development comes at a most opportune time.

The funding agreement is based on 11% common stock and 89% debenture. The project consists of starting with a plant capable of generating 15 MW/hr of electricity, after which it will build 2 (two) additional plants that will produce 15 MW/hr of electricity each, derived from various wastes, for a total of 45 MW.

The technology for the plant comes from Entech Renewable Energy Solutions, a technology provider and global leader in Low Temperature Gasification technology.

Costa Rica, like many other countries around the world, is facing a waste management problem and energy crisis; its landfill dilemma has social, economic, and environmental repercussions; it struggles to keep up with increasing demand for electricity; its power production is limited, which has engendered setbacks in growth; and energy production and waste management have become highly politicized issues. This project represents a long-term solution to both waste management and electricity production, while taking into account the country's efforts to preserve its ecological and environmental balance. In fact, the Costa Rican Ministry of Health ruled in 2010 that municipalities would have to adopt sustainable and environmentally friendly means of processing municipal solid waste (MSW) henceforth.

The plant has the capacity to convert 100% of landfill waste, and once completely finished it will be able to handle an intake of 520,000 tons of gasifiable waste and generate electricity up to 47.4 MW/hr.

Economic benefits to be derived from this ambitious project include but are not limited to: reduced cost of generating electricity; greater distribution of electricity throughout Costa Rica; reduce landfill-designated areas and thus reduce local pollution; increase property values in surrounding areas; myriad recycling benefits; and greater tourism value for Costa Rica as an eco-tourism hotspot as the country becomes 'greener'.

This project will also play a major role in Costa Rica's effort to reach its ambitious goal of becoming the world's first carbon neutral country by 2021. With this first project and 2 anticipated similar projects of similar size, the client intends to contribute to the reduction in the country's carbon footprint by well over 4 million tons of carbon or equivalent greenhouse gases over the next decade.

The method by which this project is to be funded is the brainchild of Mr Gilles Herard, Jr. Mr Herard is a seasoned Merchant Banker and has been in the banking industry for 38 years. He worked early in his career at the Toronto Dominion Bank (Canada) and later on joined Manufacturer Hanover (MH) of New York as Senior Credit Analyst. He eventually created his own Firm, Capital Corp Merchant Banking, where he syndicates and structures funding for top companies worldwide, all the while investing his own firms funds into the projects. As the head of Capital Corp Merchant Banking, Mr Herard has become a leading figure in international middle-market project financing and engineers all funding structures for projects at Capital Corp. Mr Herard has received numerous awards for his work and other contributions including being appointed to the Presidential Business Commission, Honorary Co-Chairman of the Business Advisory Council, nominated as Executive of the Year by the internationally acclaimed National Registers Whos Who, and having received the Senatorial Medal of Freedom, among many others.

About Capital Corp Merchant Banking: Capital Corp Merchant Banking offers quality Merchant Banking services for a variety of projects worldwide. Capital Corp Merchant Banking has developed close working relationships with groups of Professionals: Specialists in Finance, Commercial Risks Insurance and Re-Insurance, International Accounting Firms and Law Firms, and the largest Valuation Firm in the world. Capital Corp Merchant Banking is solution-oriented and known for being the most flexible Funding Source on the Market in creating handcrafted investment structures to meet the needs of the different constituent groups in each individual transaction. Capital Corp Merchant Banking offers many services: Project Financing, Consulting, Due Diligence, Evaluation of a Business, Negotiating Services, Acquisitions, Investment Approach, and Presentation Reports as well. For further information, please visit our website.

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