Carl Icahn unloads on Lions Gate management

The News Review:

- Carl Icahn unloads on Lions Gate management
- UBS trims Swiss management structure
- 10-K: GALLERY MANAGEMENT HLDING CRP
- Five Key Steps to ptimizing Warehouse Management
- bama’s FEMA pick offers calm after the storm
- Veramark Adds Staff to Meet Demand for Telecom Expense Management
- CVM Solutions Strengthens Leadership Position in Supplier …

Carl Icahn unloads on Lions Gate management
Los Angeles Times
Breaking his silence for the first time about his displeasure with the management of Lions Gate Entertainment — led by Chief Executive Jon Feltheimer and Vice Chairman Michael Burns — Icahn got on the phone to blast its recent $250-million acquisition of TV Guide Network and TVGuide. com saying it "borders on recklessness" and branded the company for what he described as "excessive" overhead. n Wednesday Icahn broke off talks with Lions Gate about gaining seats on its 12-member board. "I was surprised that the deal broke down after agreeing not to tender an offer for the common stock and not to do a proxy fight" Icahn said in a phone interview late today. "It broke down because they refused to make the same standstill agreement applicable to any large shareholder they might give board representation to in the future.

UBS trims Swiss management structure
Reuters
VX) is restructuring its Swiss business into four regions from a previous eight trimming its top management but not cutting more jobs than it has previously announced. UBS said Jean-Francois Beusoleil would lead.

10-K: GALLERY MANAGEMENT HLDING CRP
MarketWatch (press release)
EDT March 12 2009 (EDGAR nline via CMTEX) –ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSIN AND ANALYSIS F FINANCIAL CNDITIN AND RESULTS F PERATINS This Management’s Discussion and Analysis or Plan of peration contains forward-looking statements that involve future events our future performance and our expected future operations and actions. In some cases you can identify forward-looking statements by the use of words such as “may” “will” “should” “anticipate” “believe” “expect” “plan” “future” “intend” “could” “estimate” “predict” “hope” “potential” “continue” or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are only our predictions and involve numerous assumptions risks and uncertainties. ur actual results or actions may differ materially from these forward-looking statements for many reasons including but not limited to the matters discussed in this report under the caption “Risk Factors”. We urge you not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements which speak only as of the date of this prospectus.

Five Key Steps to ptimizing Warehouse Management
MSNBC
In order to shed some light on these actions Aberdeen Group a Harte-Hanks Company (NYSE: HHS) announces the release of the latest supply chain report “Five Key Steps to ptimizing Warehouse Management. ” The focus of the report is around the adoption of warehouse management systems (WMS) and peripheral applications and examines how successful companies have leveraged this technology to achieve superior performance.

bama’s FEMA pick offers calm after the storm
The Associated Press
(AP) — Florida emergency manager Craig Fugate would bring a lot with him if he takes over the Federal Emergency Management Agency: plenty of hurricane experience a blunt style and a belief that preparation begins on the local level. Jeb Bush the Republican who appointed Fugate to lead Florida’s disaster response says he is comforted by Democratic President Barack bama’s choice to run FEMA. It’s a feeling that’s shared by just about anybody who’s ever worked with Fugate including David Paulison who resigned as FEMA administrator when bama took office. Paulison was appointed by President George W.
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Veramark Adds Staff to Meet Demand for Telecom Expense Management
MSNBC
Gary Miko and Keith Hadelman joined Veramark asRegional Sales Managers and Matt Lennarz will assume responsibility forthe Company’s telecom expense management software as Director of ProductManagement. “As the economy continues to struggle more companies are turning toexpense management solutions as a means to improve the bottom line” saidVeramark President and CE Tony Mazzullo. “We are committed to building andmaintaining a team of knowledgeable experienced professionals to serve ourcustomers and meet the growing demand for our telecom expense managementsolutions. Gary Miko is the new Veramark Regional Sales Manager for the North Centralportion of the United States. Miko has more than 25 years of enterprisesales and management experience with companies like racle Siebel andSumTotal. He was previously Area Sales Director with SumTotal SystemsInc.

CVM Solutions Strengthens Leadership Position in Supplier …
MSNBC
The company reported that 2008 revenue increased by 30 percent over the previous year and it achieved revenue growth of 180 percent over the last three years. Additionally last year CVM Solutions signed 163 new contracts added 80 new customers and achieved a 100 percent renewal rate for customers who purchased the combination of its software-as-a-service (SaaS) and data offerings. CVM Solutions Chairman Mike Anguiano will highlight this momentum to investors attending the Montgomery Technology Conference today in Santa Monica at 12 PM Pacific Time.

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