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Placerville, CA (PRWEB) November 29, 2011

Alight LLC, developers of the industry-leading Alight Planning financial planning and reporting software, today announced that Rand Heer, an industry spokesperson for budgeting and enterprise planning solutions and Alight CEO, will keynote multiple rolling forecast trainings and workshops detailing how companies can quadruple the ROI of financial planning and analysis.

I am pleased by the positive reception of the Planning Maturity Curve that we introduced earlier in 2011. The market is seeing a massive shift from software solutions designed only to streamline the annual budget and save time with automated reports to a sharp focus on continuous planning and rolling forecasts. The Planning Maturity Curve helps you measure the ROI of planning activities and in almost all cases, we conclude that the action and excitement right now is in agile planning which is characterized by driver-based planning, integrated actuals, and scenario analysis, Heer said. The presentation takes the materials I developed last year to the next level and retains its educational focus on the core processes required to make planning a value-add activity. Most importantly, were seeing that by leveraging driver-based planning and integrating actuals at the right level of detail into the financial plan, it can be easy to implement agile planning and introduce best practices such as a rolling forecast.

Earlier in 2011, CFO Magazine invited Rand to lead a workshop on the Planning Maturity Curve as part of CPMT3 TacticsToolsTechnology slated for January 31st 1:00 4:30pm at the Grand Hyatt New York. It will be the first opportunity to see Rand present in 2012 and is also the debut Planning Maturity Curve presentation at a CFO Magazine event. The material resonates with companies of all sizes and is gaining traction with larger organizations including Siemens and PerkinElmer. Rand will also keynote ASMI Rolling Forecast Trainings in San Diego and Washington DC. In addition, Ben Lamorte, VP Marketing & Sales, will speak at ASMI events in Dallas and Boston.

Earlier this month, Mr. Lamorte was selected as an ASMI Senior Fellow. I am always grateful for an honor and thank the ASMI for the recognition; however, it is the quality of the finance professionals who attend the ASMI events that make the interactive presentations so valuable. Building off another successful ASMI event in San Diego earlier this spring, Alight is pleased to be the lead sponsor for budgeting and forecasting events in 2012, says Lamorte, who first presented at ASMI with Larry Van Kuran of Kaiser Permanente on the topic of driver-based planning back in 2008. Lamorte will employ current forecasting theory and best practices to reflect on how organizations can quickly move across the Planning Maturity Curve and quadruple the ROI of Financial Planning and Analysis.

ASMI is pleased to partner with Alight Planning for our cornerstone Budgeting and Forecasting Summits and Rolling Forecast trainings remarks Maria Cvitkovic, Director of Education with ASMI, Ben and Rand both bring tremendous value to our audience, and their Planning Maturity Curve takes scenario analysis and agile planning to the crucial next level.

To view a demo of Alight Planning Enterprise, or for more information about Alights budgeting, reporting, forecasting, and agile planning solutions, visit http://www.alightplanning.com.

For more information about the American Strategic Management Institute (ASMI), visit http://www.ASMIweb.com.

For more information about CFO and upcoming events, visit http://www.cfo.com/conferences.

About ASMI

In this challenging economic landscape, organizations must develop and execute innovative strategies to survive and thrive. Performance and process improvement methodologies give managers the tools they need to run leaner, more efficient businesses. The mission of the American Strategic Management Institute (ASMI) is to connect business leaders with best-in-class practices and training to address management challenges and improve results. ASMI has grown into one of the nations most innovative training providers, combining market research and industry insight to deliver experiences and tools to inspire leaders and grow businesses. Through virtual sessions, national summits, training programs and consulting services, ASMI brings together leaders to share insights, ideas and actions to transform organizations.

About Alight LLC

Alight LLCs Alight Planning is a true driver-based financial planning and reporting software package that automates complex business modeling for more accurate strategic plans, revenue projections, budgets and rolling forecasts. Its unique architectures and easy-to-use interfaces provide finance staff the power they need to build complex driver-based planning models, while delivering traditional budgeting and planning structures such as line item detail, integrated financial statements and multiple-user security. Cost-effective and IT-independent, Alight Planning is affordable and easily deployed by Fortune 500 business units, as well as midmarket companies with limited IT resources. Alight has over 250 customers including Kaiser Permanente, Pennsylvania State University, British Telecommunications, Pittsburgh Mercy Health, the Swan and Dolphin Resort at Disney World and Verizon Wireless. For more information about Alight Planning, visit http://www.AlightPlanning.com or call 800-960-7717.

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The Blackberry Curve offers several new features that can make this phone a great investment. If you like thin mobile phones you will like the Blackberry Curve. But don’t be fooled by the thin design, it features a large screen so you won’t find your self struggling to read your messages. The Blackberry Curve is still one of the larger mobile phones in overall size compared to the simple smaller packages of the newer mobile phones today.
The Blackberry Curve is one of the latest Blackberry with a trackball located in the center of the phone. We found that the trackball can be is great to help you navigate through your menu selections. This is by far the better way to navigate compared to the older models. The trackball is as easy as using a mouse.
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One of the best features of the Blackberry Curve is the keyboard. Most consumers purchase the Blackberry Curve because it is ideal for messaging and typing with ease. The keypad featured on the Blackberry Curve is large enough to see and type without accidentally hitting other buttons while sending a text. Although the keyboard is protected by a plastic cover they can still withstand the constant typing and pressing of the keys.
The processor built into the Blackberry Curve is a 312 MHz Intel processor. This is the same type of processor that is found in other Blackberry. Keep in mind that this 312 MHz may not sound like a lot but in a small device, such as a mobile phone, it is enough. So you shouldn’t have anything to worry about when uploading and downloading.
The screen is 320 x 240 pixel in LCD. The size of the screen is 2.4 inches. This large screen is great for watching your videos and viewing photos from your photo album. You can also read files and enjoy text messaging because you are able to see it.
Memory is no problem for the Blackberry Curve. With a 64 MB of flash memory built in you will be able to store without worries. Although it may be a hassle, you can find the memory card slot by removing the battery. Use a memory card to store ample songs, videos, photos, and more.
We like music, do you? If you like your music on the go you can use your Blackberry Curve as a digital portable player. The Blackberry Curve includes a built in speaker so you can listen to your music anytime you want. When purchasing a Blackberry Curve, a set of earphones are included in the package for quiet listening.
Over all the Blackberry Curve is an excellent choice for anyone who may be in business for themselves or anyone who works. It may not be so convenient for the younger generation as it doesn’t have everything easily accessible that a teen would want.

In this article, we would be reading some of the minute details of the BlackBerry Curve 8310 Red and the Blackberry 8110 Red, with an aim to create a better understanding about these two phones.The BlackBerry 8310 has a refreshing display with a resolution of 320 x 3240 pixels. It comes with a flash memory of 64 MB and has a microSD (TransFlash) card slot. It comes with high-speed and advanced features such as GPRS, EDGE, Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP and miniUSB. The 2.0 megapixel camera of this BlackBerry device allows the users to click high and print-alike quality still images with a resolution of 1600 x 1200 pixels. The integrated GPS functionality of this phone allows the users to find travel routes and directions, even if they are visiting an unknown place. The BlackBerry Maps help the mobile users to use the route maps in case they forget the routes. The media player of BlackBerry Curve 8310 Red delivers exceptional audio/video solutions, so that the users can always remain occupied without any hassles. The complete QWERTY keyboard of this phone allows the users to type easily with devoted keys on the keypad. Battery life is a reliable affair with its standard Li-Ion 1100 mAh battery, which offers an exceptional standby and talktime of 408 and 4 hours, respectively.The BlackBerry 8110 Red, on the other hand, is a mobile phone with a unique functionality. This BlackBerry device has a lightweight of just 91 grams, which is unusual with the BlackBerry devices as they often come with heavy weights. The QWERTY keyboard of the 8110 Red allows the users to think beyond complex keypads as it offers devoted keys for every single mobile performance. The phone comes with a flash memory of 64 MB and has a microSD (TransFlash) card slot for facilitating any future phone memory expansion plans of the mobile user. It also comes with GPRS, EDGE, Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP and BlackBerry operating system to allow uninterrupted, speedy and reliable mobile solutions, without any hassles. As far as messaging options are concerned, this BlackBerry device has SMS, MMS, Email and Instant Messaging; when Internet connectivity is talked of, it comes with a HTML browser.The 2.0 megapixel camera of this phone allows the users to capture still images with great quality as it offers a resolution of 1600 x 1200 pixels. This surely means more value for the hidden/unexplored photographer in a mobile user.The document viewer functionality of this phone allows the users to create, edit and share Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF format files. The SureType keyboard software of this phone allows the users to avail smooth mobile navigation, at its very best. The standard Li-Ion 900 mAh battery of this phone delivers an approximate standby and talktime of 360 hours and 4 hours 10 minutes, respectively.The sound and call quality of both these phones is admirable; navigation is pleasing with the QWERTY keyboard. As far as the memory aspect is concerned, both these phones do come with a card slot for memory expansion. One can easily say that it will not be a wrong purchase if one goes for any of these two communication devices. After all, perfection and ease attained with the communication devices is not as easy as it is with the BlackBerry devices.Thus, it can be said that both these two BlackBerry devices (BlackBerry Curve 8310 Red and Blackberry 8110 Red) are excellent choices for any modern day mobile users, especially the business users.