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Smartlogic Lead SharePoint Developer Publishes ‘’Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Web Applications, The Complete Reference”, McGraw-Hill 2011

(PRWEB) April 14, 2011

In his recent publication ‘Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Web Applications, The Complete Reference’, Smartlogic’s Lead SharePoint Developer and author Charlie Holland provides a comprehensive resource for those wishing to secure SharePoint integration solutions and leverage the revolutionary development capabilities in SharePoint 2010 to build web-based business applications.

Despite its deployment by organisations and enterprises all over the world, Microsoft SharePoint, even with the enhancements provided in the 2010 evolution, still cannot be seen as a comprehensive information management solution.

Charlie Holland, outlining his reasons for producing the book, asserts, “There’s a steep learning curve when it comes to SharePoint development. This is compounded by the fact that many organizations assume that because the platform is based on standard Microsoft development technologies, a developer will be able to pick it up quickly. However, this is not always the case, and unfortunately is an oversight that can lead to many project overruns and a general perception that SharePoint might be more hassle than it was worth. SharePoint 2010 Web Applications was written to address the needs of these developers and acts as a single source of reference, easing the learning curve”.

While SharePoint has the capability to develop workflows and search content, it remains wholly reliant on its users to add the metadata.

In the book, Charlie Holland looks at the ways in which third party applications, such as Semaphore, the Enterprise Semantic Platform from Smartlogic, can provide a complete, comprehensive SharePoint solution that addresses this metadata gap.

Jeremy Bentley, CEO of Smartlogic explains: “In any corporate SharePoint implementation, metadata is critical. If you know what something is about, you can put processes in place to manage it and make it more findable. Any organisations designing a large SharePoint deployment recognize that quality metadata will be a critical factor in the system’s overall success. Content Types and Site Columns show Microsoft understands this, as does the further extension of the product with the Term Store in SharePoint 2010.

“Smartlogic’s tightly integrated automatic classification and taxonomy governance capabilities extend both the SharePoint 2007 and 2010 products to help enterprise deployments manage their content and the users, find, discover and re-use it.”

Charlie Holland, MCTS, MCPD, MCT & MCSE, is currently the lead SharePoint developer at Smartlogic. He has 15 years’ experience developing software for some of the world’s best known companies, including IBM, Microsoft, Sony and Hewlett Packard. As a SharePoint aficionado since the early days, he has been exclusively engaged in designing and delivering applications based on the features offered by the SharePoint platform for a number of UK clients.

Holland wrote the book primarily for a developer audience and assumes familiarity with Microsoft Development tools and technologies. However, as each section provides a non-technical overview of the features described, highlighting potential business uses, it easily serves as a useful reference for system architects and other members of a project team who are interested in a higher level view.

On the subject of Smartlogic’s Semaphore as a SharePoint solution in itself, Holland adds, “I’m extremely impressed with Smartlogic’s technical integration. The effort they have made to use the native Term Store, which is not the most straightforward codebase in (SharePoint) 2010 and extend it to provide real control over taxonomies and auto-classification capability is commendable”.

‘Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Web Applications, The Complete Reference’ by Charlie Holland is published by McGraw-Hill (ISBN: 0071744568 / 9780071744560, copyright © 2011) and can be found on Amazon and other reputable book sellers

Smartlogic’s Semaphore is used all over the world by hundreds of leading business enterprises. Applications such as Enterprise Search and Enterprise Content Management use Semaphore to deliver semantic search solutions to understand what content is about and to describe the connections between topics, entities and resources. Organisations use Semaphore with SharePoint, Fast, Google Search Appliance, Solr, Documentum, OpenText and numerous other platforms to deliver the most compelling web sites and to increase business productivity.

To find out more about Charlie Holland and his work, visit his blog at: http://www.chaholl.com

To find out more about Smartlogic and Semaphore go to: http://www.smartlogic.com

About Smartlogic – http://www.smartlogic.com

Smartlogic is a software company that specializes in semantics. Smartlogic’s Semaphore is an Enterprise Semantic Platform that augments traditional information management systems like search, content management and business workflow engines by adding advanced content classification, metadata and navigation capabilities to deliver a more complete enterprise information management experience. Smartlogic clients are organizations across the globe who value their information assets and Semaphore helps these organisations derive meaning and value from their information by adding a semantic layer to their existing systems as well as use Semaphore to mitigate the risks associated with those same information assets. Semaphore does this by capturing an organisation’s subjects and topics into models, and then puts these models to work.  More than 200 companies like NASA, Bank of America, AutoDesk, Occidental Petroleum, Ford Foundation, Pitney Bowes, The National Health Service, UBS, ABN AMRO, The Office of Public Sector Information, Yell.com and others use Smartlogic today.

Contact details:

Jeremy Bentley

Smartlogic, 14 Greville Street, London EC1N 8SB, UK

+44 (0)203 176 4500

http://www.smartlogic.com

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Temecula Valley Tourism’s Economic Impact More Than Quadruples During Past Decade

Temecula, CA (PRWEB) January 04, 2012

An economic impact study released today, titled “Temecula Valley Travel Impacts 2000-2010,” details the economic impact of an industry that exceeded 425% overall growth in ten years. “Throughout the last decade, the direct growth in travel-and-tourism generated employment has been quite strong – up 14% annually since 2000,” reported Kimberly Adams, Temecula Valley Convention & Visitors Bureau (TVCVB) president and CEO. “Meanwhile direct travel-and-tourism generated spending has increased 15.6% per year. The casual, picturesque Temecula Valley attracts visitors whose spending significantly generates jobs, state and local tax revenue, and economic vitality.”

“Not many industry sectors have more than quadrupled in the past decade,” said John Kelliher, TVCVB’s Chairman, “but what may be even more impressive is how Temecula Tourism has rebounded from the recession. Travel spending was up over 9% in 2010 versus prior year, and early indications suggest even stronger growth in 2011.”

In 2010, Temecula Valley travel and tourism directly generated nearly $ 557 million in travel spending into the local economy, directly supported more than 6,000 local jobs, generated $ 5.1 million in local tax revenues, and $ 18.7 million in state tax revenues. Of the total, direct travel spending, $ 212 million was spent on arts, entertainment, and recreation; $ 93 million on restaurant food and beverage; $ 65 million in retail sales; and $ 54 million on accommodations.

Documenting the important economic significance of tourism and serving as a barometer of travel industry trends, the findings are among those detailed in the Temecula Valley Travel Impacts 2000-2010 report prepared for the Temecula Valley CVB by the economic and market research organization, Dean Runyan Associates. The report helps direct and drive economic activity, and is a tool for the local lodging industry with regard to day-trip and overnight spending and activities.

The direct impacts associated with Temecula Valley travel spending detailed in the report are for overnight stays and day travel for visitors who travel over 50 miles, one-way. Economic measurements represent only direct impacts: only the spending by travelers and only the employment generated by that spending. Direct travel-generated employment includes all full-time and part-time jobs for both payroll employees and the self-employed.

The three primary visitor attractions in the Temecula Valley are the Pechanga Resort & Casino, Old Town Temecula, and Temecula Valley Southern California Wine Country. The Temecula Valley CVB is a 501(c)6 non-profit organization that stimulates tourism and economic activity, and is the region’s official resource for visitors. The bureau is the first in inland Southern California to use marketing assessment fees rather than taxpayer money to market the region. The official Temecula Valley CVB website is VisitTemecula.org.

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Tax Season Content At myStockOptions.com Offers Crucial Tax Return Guidance For People With Stock-Based Compensation

Brookline, MA (PRWEB) March 8, 2011

For people with stock compensation (and their financial advisors), every tax season raises worries about making errors on tax returns that can lead to paying too much tax, penalties from the IRS, or even the ordeal of an IRS audit. With heightened IRS scrutiny of tax reporting, the need to avoid expensive mistakes with tax returns has never been stronger.

The clear, concise, and easy-to-read content at myStockOptions.com can help. The website has updated and expanded its guidance on the filing and reporting of tax returns that involve stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance shares, stock appreciation rights, and employee stock purchase plans. Core articles and FAQs, including diagrams of IRS forms, spell out the most common mistakes people make with stock grants on their tax returns. Annotated illustrations of Schedule D show exactly how to report sales of company stock. A fun, engaging podcast conveys key tips for tax returns, including errors to avoid.

“The tax reporting for stock compensation is complex,” states Bruce Brumberg, Editor-in-Chief of myStockOptions.com. “Even accountants and tax advisors sometimes make mistakes. Our goal is to help employees and their financial or tax advisors realize the full potential of equity grants by educating them about tax rules and helping them prevent costly errors. The last thing taxpayers want, especially now, is to pay too much tax or incur IRS penalties that take yet more money out of their pockets.”

More Than Just The Basics

The content on tax topics covers more than just the nuts and bolts of reporting and filing. The website’s award-winning content covers the full range of tax topics that stock grant holders may need to be familiar with. These topics include:

stock compensation issues that draw IRS scrutiny
interpreting Form W-2 for accurate tax-return reporting
understanding the new IRS Form 3922 for ESPPs and Form 3921 for ISOs
key changes in the income exemption amounts for calculating the alternative minimum tax
revised rules for using old AMT credits to help taxpayers stuck with ISO stock whose value has dropped
the complexity of estimated taxes with stock compensation
netting capital gains and losses with company stock
the impact of the deferred compensation provisions in IRC Section 409A
tax law changes made by the Tax Relief Act of 2010

Tax Center Makes Sense Of Reporting On Form W-2 And Schedule D

The hub of tax coverage on myStockOptions.com is the Tax Center. This part of the site includes FAQs that explain the reporting of stock compensation that employees receive on Form W-2. With clear annotations on the real IRS form, other FAQs show exactly how to report sales of company stock on Schedule D of Form 1040 (see the section Reporting Company Stock Sales on myStockOptions.com).

“Employees understand concepts much better using the straightforward illustrations provided by myStockOptions.com,” says one stock plan manager whose company has licensed the Tax Center to help its employees. “They find the tax information and annotated tax forms extremely helpful in simplifying the tax filing for stock trades. They are thrilled that this makes tax time easy.” (For information on corporate services, see the relevant section below.)

New Content Demystifies IRS Forms 3922 And 3921

A new set of content explains IRS Form 3922 for employee stock purchase plans and IRS Form 3921 for incentive stock options. With annotated examples of the forms that translate IRS jargon into understandable language, these articles and FAQs clarify what taxpayers need to understand about the information provided by the forms, which can help them better understand the complexities of ESPP or ISO taxation.

While the forms are not needed for tax-return reporting, they give the IRS new tools for catching expensive errors on the tax returns of people who sold ESPP or ISO stock. “Forms 3922 and 3921 ensure that the IRS will have more information about ESPP and ISO stock than it had before,” warns Mr. Brumberg. “This means the IRS will be better equipped to catch reporting mistakes, making accurate and timely tax return reporting now even more important.”

Clear Answers For All Types Of Stock Grants

Using concise explanations and easy-to-follow annotated diagrams of the actual IRS form, detailed FAQs show employees, accountants, and tax advisors how to complete Schedule D (“Capital Gains and Losses”) for a variety of situations involving sales of stock from:

nonqualified stock options (NQSOs)
incentive stock options (ISOs)
restricted stock
restricted stock units (RSUs)
performance shares
employee stock purchase plans (ESPPs)
stock appreciation rights (SARs)

These diagrams occur in the section Reporting Company Stock Sales, which answers a wide variety of questions, from basic to complex. Advanced reporting situations, all fully illustrated, include:

I exercised NQSOs, held the stock, and now have long-term capital gains on the sale. Do I get any “credit” on my tax return for the income tax I paid for the spread at exercise?

How am I taxed if I have made a disqualifying disposition of incentive stock option (ISO) shares in a different year than the year I exercised the option?

When I hold restricted stock and performance shares after vesting and later have capital gains on the sale, will I get any “credit” for the income tax I paid at vesting?

When my restricted stock units vested, my company automatically withheld shares to cover the tax. Do I need to report these shares on my Schedule D?

My company’s employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) is not tax-qualified under Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code. How do I report any gain that results from the sale of my ESPP shares on my federal income-tax return?

How do I report any gain that results from the sale of my stock appreciation rights (SARs) shares on my federal income-tax return?

The answers to these questions are presented in plain English and are clearly illustrated. In an additional benefit for subscribers, all Premium and Pro Members can contact the experts at myStockOptions.com if they have complex questions not answered by the website.

Pro Membership Gives Advisors A Crucial Edge During Tax Season

myStockOptions.com Pro is a special membership for financial advisors, CPAs, and other professionals who have clients with stock compensation. MSO Pro gives advisors full access to the whole website and special features in the tools, where they can track and model stock grants for up to 25 separate clients. Access to the vast library of content at myStockOptions.com puts answers to tough client questions right at advisors’ fingertips. For more information, visit myStockOptions.com or call 617-734-1979.

Corporate Licensing Available

All the content on myStockOptions.com is ideally suited for licensing by companies and stock plan providers for their stock plan participants. A customized version of the website’s award-winning content can be seamlessly woven into companies’ HR, benefits, and/or compensation portals. Accessible through any internet browser, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, licensed content from myStockOptions.com lets stock plan participants answer their own questions about their stock grants whenever they need to learn more–saving time for the stock plan staff and costs for the company. For more information, visit myStockOptions.com or call 617-734-1979.

About myStockOptions.com

With exclusive articles, 750+ FAQs, the Tax Center, Global Tax Guide, an extensive glossary, and interactive tools, myStockOptions.com is the premier online resource of educational content, tools, and self-study courses on stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance shares, stock appreciation rights, and employee stock purchase plans. myStockOptions.com is written and managed by leading experts in equity compensation, and is produced by a company with a long history of successful publications explaining complex legal and financial subjects in plain English.

The influential consumer magazine PC World ranks myStockOptions.com among “the most useful sites ever” that “deliver top-notch information, support, and services.” The accounting journal CPA Wealth Provider selected myStockOptions.com among companies “that have taken the lead through innovation, efficiency, initiative, or growth in the financial-planning area.” The Specialized Information Publishers’ Foundation honored MSO Pro with one of its Editorial Excellence Awards in the category of Best Interactive Content among niche publishers. The innovative Comparison Modeling Tool on myStockOptions.com is now patented.

myStockOptions.com has also received extensive favorable coverage in major publications, including BusinessWeek, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, and The Boston Globe, and on CNN, National Public Radio, PBS, Money.com, and MarketWatch.com.

myStockPlan.com, the publisher of myStockOptions.com, has also launched a new website: myNQDC.com, the only online educational resource devoted exclusively to nonqualified deferred compensation (NQDC). With clear writing and independent, unbiased expertise, myNQDC provides education about the financial planning, taxation, risk, and legal issues surrounding nonqualified deferred compensation and encourages participants to fully understand these topics and maximize the value of their plans. With tax rates likely to rise in the future, the tax-deferral advantages of NQDC will make these plans increasingly popular.

For more information, please contact Bruce Brumberg and Matt Simon at 617-734-1979.

http://www.mystockoptions.com

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