Abstract: The present invention discloses a method, program product and system for controlling pricing of a product or service using a markdown profile. The method includes: selecting a markdown profile to be used for the product or service, selecting a retail price for the product or service, acquiring updated sales data regarding the product or service, determining a markdown to be applied to the price from the markdown profile using updated sales data, and reconciling a markdown budget with the determined markdown to be applied to said price to determine whether the markdown will be applied. The method can further include the step of adjusting a retail price of the product or service by the markdown.

Abstract: A price planning workbench includes an automated pricing engine, a manual pricing engine, and a user interface. The user interface is configured to receive price planning information from one of the automated pricing engine and the manual pricing engine to generate a price planning schedule. The automated pricing engine may comprise a slow seller engine, a promotion management engine, or some other automated engine capable of providing the price changes used to generate the price planning schedule.

Abstract: The invention relates to block copolymers of the formula E-[AB]-T, where E is an initiator fragment of a polymerization initiator capable of initiating a free-radical atom-transfer polymerization reaction, A and B are differently structured polymer blocks, and T is a chain-polymer-termination group, and also to production of these and use as dispersing agent.

Abstract: A business object model, which reflects data that is used during a given business transaction, is utilized to generate interfaces. This business object model facilitates commercial transactions by providing consistent interfaces that are suitable for use across industries, across businesses, and across different departments within a business during a business transaction. In some operations, software creates, updates, or otherwise processes information related to retail event and retail incentive business objects.

Abstract: A method for transferring data from a data warehouse. The method includes selecting data from a data warehouse, generating a data transfer worklist including the data, and transferring the data transfer worklist from the data warehouse to a price planning workbench.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method, program, product and system for managing the sale of a product. The system can determine if the product is a slow seller, determining a markdown to be applied to a price of the product, reconciling a markdown budget with the determined markdown to be applied to the price to determine whether the markdown will be applied, and adjusting the price of the product by the markdown. The system can also apply manual pricing data and promotion pricing data. The system integrates several tasks required for selling articles and services.

Abstract: A method for defining a price planning schedule according to one or more organization settings. The method includes receiving a first organization setting for at least one article. The first organization setting is configured to be a default organization setting. The method also includes receiving a pricing level for the first organization setting for the at least one article and receiving at least a second organization setting for the at least one article. Further, the method includes receiving a second pricing level for the second organization setting and generating a first price planning schedule based on the first organization setting and the second organization setting for the at least one article. The method also includes receiving a pricing signal from a slow seller management system and adjusting at least one of the pricing level and the second pricing level based on the pricing signal.

Abstract: The invention relates to dispersing resins for solids which are obtainable through the partial or complete reaction of the hydroxyl groups of carbonyl-hydrogenated ketone-aldehyde resins with one or more oxiranes and, if desired, subsequent complete or partial esterification with organic and/or inorganic acids.

Abstract: A method of and system for defining a sales promotion including consolidating sales promotion data in a data warehouse are disclosed. The method includes receiving in a computerized system first and second sales promotion data corresponding to first and second sales promotions from the data warehouse, and grouping the first and second sales promotion data to define third promotion data corresponding to a third sales promotion. The system includes means for receiving first and second sales promotion data corresponding to first and second sales promotions from the data warehouse, and means for grouping the first and second sales promotion data to define third promotion data corresponding to a third sales promotion.

Abstract: The invention relates to a biocompatible, low-viscosity, radiation-curable formulation for producing medical products, in particular adaptive ear pieces, otoplastic parts, shells or ear parts, by means of PNP methods or stereolithographic methods. Said formulation comprises: a) 15-60 wt. % of a monomeric or oligomeric dimethacrylate based on bisphenol A or bisphenol F; b) 0-50 wt. % one or more monomeric or oligomeric urethane (meth)acrylates with a functionality n<4, a viscosity <30 Pa s and a molecular weight <3500; c) 2-25 wt. % of a monomeric, aliphatic or cycloaliphatic dimethacrylate with a viscosity <3 Pa s; d) 2-35 wt. % of an iminooxadiazone dion derivative, characterised by 3 methacrylate and/or acrylate functions; 0-15 wt. % one or more monofunctional methacrylates; f) 0.5-6 wt. % of a photo initiator or a combination of photo initiators, whose absorption lies in the wavelength range of the laser beam that is used or the irradiation source; g) 0-0.5 wt.

Abstract: A system and method for generating alerts from exchange data and news data is disclosed, and includes an alert generator that further includes a processor coupled to a memory. The alert generator receives the exchange data and the news data. Alert generator software runs on the memory and processor, receives an alert profile, and compares the alert profile to the exchange data and the news data. An alert is created if the comparison indicates that a trigger has occurred. The alert includes information relating to the trigger, which may also include news stories relating to the trigger.

Abstract: A two-component addition-crosslinking silicone comprises (a) 0.1-70% by weight polyorganosiloxanes containing at least two unsaturated groups in the molecule; (b) 0.1-15% by weight polyorganohydrogensiloxanes containing at least two SiH groups in the molecule; (c) 0.01-2.0% by weight noble metal catalyst; and (d) 0.1-5% by weight of a non-toxic antimicrobial additive or a combination of at least two non-toxic antimicrobial additives.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a newly identified hydrolase from thermophilic microorganisms having thermostable properties, and more specifically, to a novel thermostable hydrolase showing high activity at high temperatures.

Abstract: A biocompatible, low-viscosity, radiation-curable composition for producing antimicrobial earpieces contains: a) 20-75 wt. % of one or a plurality of monomeric/oligomeric urethane(meth)acrylates having an acrylate functionality of <4, viscosity <30 Pa s, and molecular weight <3500; b) 5-45 weight % of a monomeric or oligomeric dimethacrylate of bisphenol A or bisphenol F and or of a monomeric aliphatic or cycloaliphatic di(meth)acrylate having a viscosity <6 Pa s; c) 2.5-25 weight % of a cross-linking monomeric or oligomeric component containing 4 methacrylate and/or acrylate functionalities; d) 0-15 wt. % of one or a plurality of monofunctional (meth)acrylates; e) 0.01-5 wt. % of one or a combination of antimicrobially active glass fillers and silver particles; and f) 0.5-6 wt. % of one or a plurality of photoinitiators whose absorption is in the wavelength range of an ND:YVO4 laser beam used or of an actinic radiation source used to promote free radical formation.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method, program product and system for controlling pricing using a markdown profile, where the method of the present invention includes: selecting a markdown profile based on an attribute of a product to be used for the sale of that product; selecting a retail price for the product; acquiring updated sales data regarding the product; and determining a markdown to be applied to the retail price from the markdown profile using the updated sales data. The method can further include the step of adjusting a retail price of the product by the markdown.

Abstract: The invention relates to a biocompatible, low-viscosity, radiation-curable formulation for producing medical products, in particular adaptive ear pieces, otoplastic parts, shells or ear parts, by means of PNP methods or stereolithographic methods. Said formulation comprises: a) 15-60 wt. % of a monomeric or oligomeric dimethacrylate based on bisphenol A or bisphenol F; b) 0-50 wt. % one or more monomeric or oligomeric urethane (meth)acrylates with a functionality n<4, a viscosity <30 Pa s and a molecular weight <3500; c) 2-25 wt. % of a monomeric, aliphatic or cycloaliphatic dimethacrylate with a viscosity <3 Pa s; d) 2-35 wt. % of an iminooxadiazone dion derivative, characterised by 3 methacrylate and/or acrylate functions; 0-15 wt. % one or more monofunctional methacrylates; f) 0.5-6 wt. % of a photo initiator or a combination of photo initiators, whose absorption lies in the wavelength range of the laser beam that is used or the irradiation source; g) 0-0.5 wt.

Abstract: A method for defining a price planning schedule according to one or more organization settings. The method includes receiving a first organization setting for at least one article. The first organization setting is configured to be a default organization setting. The method also includes receiving a pricing level for the first organization setting for the at least one article and receiving at least a second organization setting for the at least one article. Further, the method includes receiving a second pricing level for the second organization setting and generating a first price planning schedule based on the first organization setting and the second organization setting for the at least one article. The method also includes receiving a pricing signal from a slow seller management system and adjusting at least one of the pricing level and the second pricing level based on the pricing signal.

Abstract: A method for defining a price planning schedule according to one or more organization settings. The method includes receiving a default organization setting for at least one article, receiving a pricing level for the default organization setting for the at least one article, receiving at least a second organization setting for the at least one article, receiving a second pricing level for the second organization setting, and generating a price planning schedule based at least in part on the first and second organization settings for the at least one article.

Abstract: The invention relates to a biocompatible, low-viscous, radiation curable formulation, particularly for use in stereolithography, for use in medical technology, in particular, for producing earpieces, containing: a) 55-95% by weight of a monomeric or oligomeric dimethacrylate based on bisphenol A or bisphenol F; b) 0-20% by weight of a urethane methacrylate having a functionality of n<4 and a viscosity<15 Pa s; c) 2-15% by weight of a monomeric aliphatic or cycloaliphatic dimethacrylate having a viscosity<5 Pa s; d) 0-15% by weight of a monofunctional methacrylate having a viscosity<3 Pa s; e) 0.5-6% by weight of a photoinitiator or a combination of a number of photoinitiators whose absorption is located within the wavelength range of the laser beam used; f) 0.

Abstract: The invention suggests a biocompatible, low-viscosity, radiation-curable composition for producing antimicrobial medical products, in particular earpieces, by means of PNP or generative production methods, containing: a) 0-75 wt. % of one or a plurality of monomeric/oligomeric urethane(meth)acrylates having a functionality of n <4, viscosity <30 Pa s, and molecular weight <3500; b) 0-5 wt. % of a monomeric or oligomeric dimethacrylate based on bisphenol A or bisphenol F and or of a monomeric aliphatic or cycloaliphatic di(meth)acrylate having a viscosity <6 Pa s; c) 0-25 wt. % of an n-fold cross-linking monomeric or oligomeric component, characterized by n3 3 meth- and/or acrylate functions; d) 0-15 wt. % of one or a plurality of monofunctional (meth)acrylates; e) 0.01-5 wt. % of one or a combination of antimicrobial additives from the groups of antimicrobially active glass fillers or silver particles; f) 0.5-6 wt.