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Business Wire
18 hours ago
- Business
- Business Wire
Australian Manufacturer Speedpanel Supercharges Sales and Customer Experience with SugarCRM
SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Australian manufacturer Speedpanel, a leader in fire rated and acoustic wall systems, recently improved its customer experience and journey while enhancing building compliance outcomes, all while slashing administrative cycle time by up to 50 percent with SugarCRM. With Sugar Sell, Speedpanel's teams can easily collaborate with architects, builders and internal departments – with complete visibility and fewer delays. Speedpanel designs and manufactures advanced wall systems trusted by the construction market nationwide. As Speedpanel expands nationally, it turned to Sugar to help teams stay focused, aligned, and efficient. With Sugar Sell, Speedpanel's teams can easily collaborate with architects, builders and internal departments – with complete visibility and fewer delays. The system is used to log meetings, calls, and notes, along with installation reviews and materials forecasting. Now, every project detail from first design contact to final install review is tracked and visible in one place. Speedpanel is seeing real results: Enhanced customer experience and journey by minimising waste and delays throughout the entire sales and value management process Up to 50 percent less admin time – freeing teams to focus on customers Up to 30+ hours saved per month in project management As a standard part of its service offering, Speedpanel provides a complimentary post-installation review service. Previously, this required multiple siloed software tools, but now project managers manage the entire process entirely within SugarCRM. Real-time on-site reporting has drastically streamlined reviews, increasing the speed of issue resolution by up to two to three days per project on average. Leveraging Sugar, Speedpanel can now pinpoint recurring non-conformities, identify knowledge gaps among specific installers, builders, or regions, and tailor learning content to directly address these gaps. 'With our expansion and growth, it became essential to adopt a robust platform that offered real-time automation, clear visibility into team activities, and timely updates on interactions with stakeholders and builders across different regions and projects,' said Peter Lorenc, National Sales and Marketing Manager at Speedpanel. 'Sugar Sell has ushered in a new era of efficiency and data-driven consistency across our operations.' 'With Sugar, Speedpanel has transformed operations and accelerated growth,' said James Frampton, Chief Revenue Officer, SugarCRM. 'Speedpanel is a perfect example of how Sugar can turn complexity into clarity and unlock huge gains in speed, accuracy, and teamwork.' About SugarCRM SugarCRM software solutions help sales teams reach their highest potential. Designed to cut through complexity, prioritize opportunities, and increase upsell using the resources they already have, SugarCRM is ideal for complex, relationship-driven industries – such as manufacturing, wholesale and distribution – looking to accelerate growth and drive smarter decision-making. Thousands of companies in over 120 countries rely on SugarCRM to engage with clarity, sell with consistency and close with confidence. Headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, SugarCRM is backed by Accel-KKR. For more information about SugarCRM, visit:
The Hindu
a day ago
- Entertainment
- The Hindu
Calista Girl takes the honours in main event
Trainer N Ravinder Singh's mare Calista Girl, ridden by Gaurav Singh, won the K. Srinivas Reddy Memorial Cup, the main event of Tuesday's (July 22) races. The winner is owned by Kunwar Digvijay Singh Shekhawat, M/s. N. Shyam Sunder & Sreeramulu Bommishetty. 1. ROYSTON ROCK PLATE (1,400m): ARABESKA (A. Ashad Asbar) 1, Pride Aside (B. Nikhil) 2, Honey Luna (P. Sai K) 3 and Divine Faith (P. Ajeeth K) 4. 3-3/4, 4-3/4 and 1-1/4. 1m, 28.86s. ₹12 (w), 11, 15 and 13 (p). SHP: 24, THP: 33, SHW: 10 and 21, FP: 35, Q: 32, Tanala: 109. Favourite: Arabeska. Owners: M/s. Ram H. Shroff & Raj Shroff rep. Stride Livestock Pvt. Ltd., D.R. Thacker, S.R. Sanas & Chetan Shah. Trainer: L.V.R. Deshmukh. 2. MALAKPET PLATE (Div. I) (1,200m): SHADOW BABY (Md. Ismail) 1, Shooting Star (B.R. Kumar) 2, Rolls Royce (R.S. Jodha) 3 and Golden Unicorn (Kuldeep Sr.) 4. Not run: Smart Boy. 2, 2 and 12-3/4, 1m, 15.27s. ₹132 (w), 19, 13 and 10 (p). SHP: 28, THP: 46, SHW: 17 and 15, FP: 504, Q: 103, Tanala: 1,069. Favourite: Shooting Star. Owners: Mr. Shankar Srinivas & Mrs. Smita Bajoria. Trainer: A. Imran Khan. 3. FIRECREST PLATE (Div. I) (1,400m): DETECTIVE (Gaurav Singh) 1, Sugar (B.R. Kumar) 2, Star Forever (Ajay K) 3 and Emperors Charm (P. Sai K) 4. 2, 1/2 and 6-3/4. 1m, 28.41s. ₹53 (w), 17, 16 and 25 (p). SHP: 46, THP: 69, SHW: 18 and 33, FP: 258, Q: 175, Tanala: 3,416. Favourite: Linda. Owners: Mr. Cyrus F. Palia, Mrs. Freny C. Palia & Kunwar Digvijay Singh Shekhawat. Trainer: M. Srinivas Reddy. 4. GODAVARI CUP (1,400m): PETALUMA (Vivek G) 1, Ayushman (Kuldeep Sr.) 2, Racing Ruler (P. Sai K) 3 and Mystical Dawn (Ashad Asbar) 4. 1, 8 and 3-1/2. 1m, 28.09s. ₹21 (w), 10, 14 and 17 (p). SHP: 38, THP: 40, SHW: 18 and 18, FP. 68, Q: 37, Tanala: 311. Favourite: Petaluma. Owners: M/s. M. Ramakrishna Reddy, Bharat Venkat Epur & Mrs. Rajini Meka. Trainer: L. D' Silva. 5. FIRECREST PLATE (Div. II) (1,400m): GET LUCKY (Md. Ekram Alam) 1, N R I Ultrapower (Varun) 2, Only My Way (Afroz K) 3 and China Town (P. Ajeeth K) 4. 1/2, 3-3/4 and 2. 1m, 28.09s. ₹18 (w), 14, 12 and 56 (p). SHP: 51, THP: 89, SHW: 26 and 34, FP: 70, Q: 66, Tanala: 1,789. Favourite: Get Lucky. Owners: M.A.M. Ramaswamy Chettiar Of Chettinad Charitable Trust. Trainer: K. Satheesh. 6. K. SRINIVAS REDDY MEMORIAL CUP (1,100m): CALISTAL GIRL (Gaurav Singh) 1, Pontefract (Shivansh) 2, Shadow Fax (Mukesh K) 3 and Warwick (P. Ajeeth K) 4. 3, 2 and Head. 1m, 7.57s. ₹66 (w), 20, 75 and 29 (p). SHP: 246, THP: 65, SHW: 40 and 42, FP: 2,148, Q: 1,237, Tanala: 21, 205. Favourite: She Can. Owners: Kunwar Digvijay Singh, M/s. N. Shyam Sunder & Sreeramulu Bommishetty. Trainer: N. Ravinder Singh. Note:Amyra dislodged his rider Likith Appu near the 900m and who escaped unhurt. 7. MALAKPET PLATE (Div. II) (1,200m): VITAL SIGN (B.R. Kumar) 1, Star Medal (Abhay Singh) 2, Exclusive Luck (Gaurav) 3 and Dino (Santosh Raj) 4. 4-3/4, 3-1/4 and 1. 1m, 15.46s. ₹28 (w), 11, 14 and 53 (p). SHP: 41, THP: 104, SHW: 32 and 14, FP: 206, Q: 108, Tanala: 2, 346. Favourite: Petra Act. Owner: Mr. S. Pathy. Trainer: R.H. Sequeira. 8. FAIRWAY PLATE (1,100m): BIEN PENSANT (Surya Prakash) 1, Genie (Md. Ekram Alam) 2, Fortune Art (Santosh Raj) 3 and Natu Natu (G. Naresh) 4. 3-3/4, 1-1/4 and 2-1/2. 1m, 9.97s. ₹121 (w), 49, 10 and 26 (p). SHP: 36, THP: 86, SHW: 42 and 17, FP: 1,236, Q: 553, Tanala: 19, 447. Favourite: Natu Natu. Owner: Mr. Prabhaker Reddy Solipuram. Trainer: L.V.R. Deshmukh. Jackpot: 70%: ₹26,325 (15 tkts.) & 30%: 496 (341 tkts.). Mini Jackpot: (i) 4,617 (14 tkts.), (ii) 8,567 (8 tkts.). Treble: (i) 847 (44 tkts.), (ii) 269 (131 tkts.), (iii) 8,891 (5 tkts.).
Daily Mirror
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
The Simpsons fans are just finding out TV show is behind huge rock band's name
Fans of The Simpsons are only just realising that the TV show is the inspiration for one huge rock band's name. The news was shared on Reddit as many people admitted they didn't know They've scooped seven awards including Grammys, yet many are still clueless about how Fall Out Boy chose their legendary band name. The American rockers, featuring Patrick Stump, Pete Wentz, Joe Trohman and Andy Hurley, kicked off in 2001 as a pop-punk side project. The band cycled through several drummers before Hurley came aboard, leading to their debut album Take This to Your Grave in 2003 and catapulting them into stardom. Among their smash hits are tunes like Sugar, We're Goin Down, Dance Dance, Thnks fr th Mmrs, and My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light Em Up). Yet, despite their stardom, the origin of Fall Out Boy's name remains a mystery to some fans, with one Reddit user confessing they'd only just discovered the tale behind the name. A Reddit user shared: "Today I learnt the band Fall Out Boy was named after a character in The Simpsons (Radioactive Man's sidekick), when a fan in the crowd, at their second ever show, shouted the name as a suggestion." Further details from American Songwriter reveal: "In the 1990s, Radioactive Man was introduced on the long-running animated series The Simpsons. A movie starring the famous comic book hero was being filmed in Springfield and Bart Simpson's friend, Millhouse Van Houten, auditioned and was chosen to play the role of Radioactive Man's sidekick Fallout Boy." "Several years later, when bassist Pete Wentz and guitarist Joe Trohman were forming a new band, they were reserved to booking shows as 'Pete's New Band,' until something better came along. "In 2001, the name Fall Out Boy was chosen after the band asked the crowd, during their second show together, what they should be called and someone yelled "Fallout Boy. " The name immediately stuck." It went on: "Though the band liked the name, they had no idea at the time that it was referencing a Simpsons character at first. "Radioactive Man and Fallout Boy originally made their first appearance in the real comic book series published by Bongo Comics, in 1994. "Co-founded by Simpsons creator Matt Groening in 1993, the short-lived comic series featured stories centred around the Simpson family and other characters from the show. The comic printed its final issue, Simpsons Comics #245, in 2018." Reacting to this revelation, one Reddit user said: "Now I feel super old. I thought this was common knowledge." Meanwhile another added: "I always thought that was a really good band name." A third user said: "Weird... I've never associated 'Fall Out' in Fall Out Boy to mean radioactive fallout." A fourth person also exclaimed: "Huh... I always assumed it was about something else I wasn't aware of... but I guess it's nice that I was right without knowing it.."
The Hindu
16-07-2025
- Health
- The Hindu
More such party convention will be organised in North Karnataka, says Minister
Minister for Textiles, Sugar, Sugarcane Development and Agricultural Marketing and Haveri district in-charge Shivanand Patil has clarified that the Congress convention in Mysuru is not a show of strength in favour of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. Speaking to presspersons in Haveri on Wednesday, Mr. Patil said that similar party convention will be held in North Karnataka also. He said that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has already said that he will be the Chief Minister for the whole tenture and he will not comment on it. On the allegation of corruption in supply of milk power to anganwadi centres in Haveri, he said that at the outset it appears to be no scam but he will get it inquired. On the alleged illegal appointment of medical college staff, the Minister said that he has already spoken to the dean concerned on the issue and it appears to be because of technical issues. But if any illegality is found, action will be taken, he said. On the supply of fertilisers, he said that the Centre is not supplying adequate quantity of urea to the State as there is huge demand because of copious rainfall. 'Already, four cases have been filed against supply of poor quality fertiliser. Their licence has been cancelled and steps will be taken to arrest sellers of spurious fertiliser,' he said. 'No increase' Replying to a query, Medical Education Minister Sharanprakash Patil clarified that there has been no increase in the number of deaths due to heart attacks in the last six months. 'People have been given wrong information. We have inquired into the issue and it is clear that deaths are not due to COVID-19 vaccine,' he said. To another query, he said that the Haveri medical college will soon get cardiologists and also a hi-tech MRI scan centre.
Miami Herald
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Miami Herald
Ron Dante, voice of the Archies, now sings with the Turtles: ‘Honor the songs'
SAN DIEGO - Few singers have been as widely heard but remain as little known as Ron Dante, who is now on the "Happy Together Tour" as the lead singer in the Turtles. Fewer still scored their biggest successes - completely uncredited - in the 1960s as the fictional lead singer in the highest-rated Saturday morning cartoon TV series in history, then became the voice of Coca-Cola, Campbell's Soup, Dr Pepper, McDonald's and Budweiser in ubiquitous national TV jingles. That series, "The Archie Show," debuted in 1968 as an adaptation of the popular comic book, "Archie." Both iterations featured the titular teenage character and his pals Jughead, Betty, Veronica and Reggie, who were also the members of the animated band the Archies. The nonexistent group's frothy 1969 song, "Sugar, Sugar," was the biggest-selling single of the year in the U.S., topping the Rolling Stones' "Honky Tonk Women," Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Proud Mary," the Beatles' "Get Back" and a slew of other classics. The song was later recorded by Wilson Pickett, Ike & Tina Turner and Bob Marley, among others. Dante was the lead singer on nearly all the singles and albums released under the Archies' moniker, including "Sugar, Sugar." It also rose to No. 1 in Mexico, Norway, South Africa, Brazil and 10 other countries. "Sugar, "Sugar" did so, even though the Archies only existed in cartoon form and never performed a single concert or even a single song live. "It's very interesting when your song goes No. 1 and they play it on TV on 'The Ed Sullivan Show,' and all they play is the cartoon!" said Dante, who will celebrate his 80th birthday on Aug. 22. He is performing with the current iteration of the Turtles, who headline the annual Happy Together Tour's 2025 edition. The lineup also includes Little Anthony and the current iterations of Jay and the Americans, the Vogues, Gary Puckett & The Union Gap and the Cowsills. "I was a journeyman singer and went where the work was," he explained. "I was fine with the anonymity. When I took on the job with the Archies, it was right up front that I would not be credited or promoted as having anything to do with them. But all in all, it's been great for my life." Was it easy or difficult for Dante to create a musical personality for cartoon characters? "I was well-versed with the Archies because I'd read all the 'Archie' comics and I knew what they were going for with the TV series," he replied, speaking from his Los Angeles home. "The show had two new songs each week and was produced by Don Kirshner, who had achieved great success with 'The Monkees.' He had a great team with (songwriter) Jeff Barry, and I knew what voice to bring to 'Sugar, Sugar,' 'Bang-Shang-A-Lang' and the other Archies' songs." Dante laughed. "I knew we were not Led Zeppelin!" he said. 'We were going for a younger market, a 9- to-13-year-old bubblegum market, of kids who were just discovering pop music. So, I put myself in that mindset and I knew I had to be respectful and sound clean cut." In 1969, the year the Archies peaked, Dante also did all the vocals - again uncredited - on "Tracy," a No. 9 hit that was credited to another nonexistent group, the Cuff Links. To cash in on the song's success and a subsequent album for which Dante recorded all his parts in barely two days, a band called the Cuff Links was hastily assembled and sent out on tour without him. Dante was all of 23 when the Archies hit it big. But he was already a music-biz veteran who had written songs recorded by Jay and the Americans ("Raining In My Sunshine") and Gary Lewis & the Playboys ("Ice Melts in the Sun"). He went on to co-produce all of Barry Manilow's albums between 1973 and 1980, as well as albums by Ray Charles, Cher and others. He also contributed backing vocals to albums by Steely Dan and the hard-rocking power trio Mountain. 'Caravan of Stars' Dante was just 18 when he co-founded a short-lived trio, the Detergents, which made one album. The group's lone hit, "Leader of the Laundromat" - a parody of the Shangri Las' 1964 chart-topper, "Leader of the Pack" - rose no higher than No. 19 on the national Billboard charts. But before they washed out, the Detergents did a national Dick Clark "Caravan of Stars" concert tour. It also featured Little Richard, the Animals and Little Anthony and the Imperials, whose lead singer, Anthony Goudine, is part of this year's Happy Together Tour and, at 84, the oldest artist in the lineup. "Anthony is four years older than me and he still sounds like his 20-year-old self," Dante said. "We played cards together on the 'Caravan' tour bus in 1965. Now, we've come full circle and we're on the bus together again." The Happy Together Tour debuted in 1984 and was named after the Turtles' chart-topping 1967 hit, "Happy Together." The tour ran through 1987 with a rotating cast of artists and the Turtles as the headliners. It resumed in 2010, again with the Turtles topping the bill each year. After he toured as an opening act on the 2017 Happy Together tour, Dante returned the next year to replace the ailing Howard Kaylan as the lead singer in the Turtles. He has retained that role on each subsequent tour, singing alongside Turtles' co-founder Mark Volman, who continued touring after being diagnosed in 2020 with Lewy body dementia. The same disease afflicted comedian Robin Williams before he died by suicide. A number of bands that rose to fame in the 1960s continue to tour. But few of them still have any original members left in their current iterations. "People don't really know who is in the Association or the Grass Roots. They know the songs," said Dante, who performs several Archies' hits during the Turtles' Happy Together Tour sets. "When Mark called me in 2018 and asked me to be the lead singer in the Turtles, he said: 'You have to be true to the music. You're not Howard; we're not going to dress you up in costumes and have you do comedy. So, honor the songs and do them the way we recorded them.'" Copyright (C) 2025, Tribune Content Agency, LLC. Portions copyrighted by the respective providers.
