Stiefel, a GSK company, announced today that its new over-the-counter acne regimen is now widely available to U.S. consumers. The MaxClarity™ System uses VersaFoam® technology, which allows two proven acne fighting ingredients, benzoyl peroxide and salicylic acid, to penetrate the skin quickly and fight acne at the source before it becomes a pimple.

"Many of my patients have seen prompt improvement in their acne, some as early as the first week," commented Lawrence Green, M.D., MaxClarity Clinical Investigator and Board Certified Dermatologist.

In a recent clinical trial, two-thirds of users experienced clinically significant improvement in their acne in one week and four-fifths of users experienced clinically significant improvements in 4 weeks, with little to no irritation or redness. The MaxClarity System provides consumers with an acne solution that is easy to use, effective and backed by science from dermatology experts.  The system includes:

• The MaxClarity™ Foam Deep Cleanser – A wash-off foam with 2.5% benzoyl peroxide that cleans and treats acne on the face, chest, and back.
• The MaxClarity™ Foam Advanced Acne Treatment – An invisible, leave-on foam with 2.5% benzoyl peroxide that dries quickly and fights acne during the day.
• The MaxClarity™ Foam Rejuvenating Toner – A leave-on foam with 0.5% salicylic acid that exfoliates dead skin cells to reveal a healthier, glowing complexion.

"The science behind this three-part foam acne treatment system leverages Stiefel's 163 years of expertise in dermatology," said Bill Humphries, president, Stiefel. "MaxClarity™ was developed with valuable input from dermatologists. That's why if for any reason a consumer doesn't respond to this treatment, we encourage them to visit their dermatologist."

Purchases can be made online or by calling a toll-free phone number.  It also is being supported through commercials that are running on national cable networks. For more information, please visit www.MaxClarity.com.  

About Stiefel, a GSK company

Stiefel, a GSK company, is committed to advancing dermatology and skin science around the world to help people achieve healthy, beautiful skin.  Stiefel's dedication and drive for innovation, along with its sole focus on pharmaceutical, over-the-counter and aesthetic dermatology products, has established Stiefel as the world leader in the skin health industry. To learn more about Stiefel, visit www.stiefel.com.

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U.S. importers are reporting growing delays in getting goods out of Asia, pushing logistics managers to find creative ways to get shipments moving and raising worries about potential problems for this year's peak season. The concerns come as retailers, wary of the fragile recovery, try to keep inventories lean and costs down but find that spending to avoid congestion or expedite movement is quickly proving to be a necessity.

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A missed shipping date from Southeast Asia or the Indian subcontinent leads Chinese manufacturers to push back production. Slow-steaming and container shortages, legacies of the recession, add additional days to the trans-Pacific voyage. Terminal congestion at southern California ports -- which handle nearly 40 percent of U.S. imports from Asia -- and a shortage of trucking capacity contribute more layers of complexity to the timeline.

Behind schedule before the cargo even reaches them, distribution facility logistics managers bear the burden of making up for lost time, staying cool-headed and flexible in order to place goods on retail shelves on schedule. To avoid missing delivery dates -- forcing non-recoupable merchandise discounting down the line -- retailers are spending on added warehouse shifts, expedited shipping and transloading options to keep goods moving.

"We're doing everything to avoid the problems," David Hargreaves, chief operating officer of toy manufacturer Hasbro, told investment analysts in a conference call last week. The company has put additional container capacity and shipping capacity in place and is encouraging retailers to take in more product, and do so earlier, he said.

This week's Cover Story in The Journal of Commerce examines the lengths supply chain planners, terminal operators and other retail partners are going to balance the many pressures major delays and the very bottom lines of retailers and manufacturers.

To view daily news visit www.joc.com. For all media enquires, including article reprints, please contact Editorial Director Paul Page.

Since 1827, The Journal of Commerce has been the most trusted source of intelligence for international logistics executives to help them plan global supply chains and better manage day-to-day transportation of goods and commodities in the United States and internationally.

To become a member of The Journal of Commerce click here. JOC members have access to our weekly print and digital magazine and Web site, as well as a 10% discount on all JOC events and trade shows, UBM Global Trade Directories and select PIERS products. Authoritative editorial content in the form of daily news, weekly analysis and regular features ensure our members have the information and data necessary to understand the issues facing trucking, rail and maritime transportation. Members enjoy access to "By the Numbers," an exclusive weekly compilation of key industry statistics that provides detailed views of current market trends across all modes. Regular market intelligence reports -- utilizing PIERS trade data -- include Top 100 Imports and Exporters, quarterly Top 40 Container lines, Trans-Pacific and Trans-Atlantic Maritime Forecasts and Top Container Ports and Terminals. Market-sector supplements, including Breakbulk, Cool Cargoes, 3PL, JOC Guide to Trucking and others, ensure all modes are comprehensively covered.  

About UBM Global Trade - UBM Global Trade is the leading provider of proprietary data, news, business intelligence and analytical content supporting commercial maritime, rail, trucking, warehousing and logistics industries worldwide. The company's portfolio of more than 100 online, print and interactive workflow business solutions includes The Journal of Commerce, Breakbulk, RailResource, PIERS Global Intelligence Solutions and an array of international trade and transportation databases and directories. UBM Global Trade, a subsidiary of United Business Media Limited, is headquartered in Newark, NJ, with offices throughout the United States. For more information, explore www.ubmglobaltrade.com or call 800-223-0243 (+1-973-848-7250 outside the U.S. or Canada).

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iMagicLab, a technology leader in automobile retailing, today announced the submission to Apple of the world's first automobile-dealership CRM app for use in the iPhone and iPod Touch.  DealerCRM for iPhone is the first release in an aggressive move for iMagicLab into the mobile technology space, plus the company has apps for Android, Blackberry and iPad currently nearing release.  

"Imagine for a moment that the power of your desktop computer is now in the palm of your hand," said Richard Keith Latman, Chief Executive Officer of iMagicLab.  "Using DealerCRM for iPhone, car salespeople can, for the first time, cut the cord and have their complete customer profiles, their total inventory and the award-winning DealerCRM anywhere they are. It's never been easier to stay connected, engaged and responsive to the ever-increasing demands of today's tech-savvy car buyer. Essentially we've turned the iPhone into the iCRM and the bottom line is that every user will make more money than they did the day before they installed it."

In 2004, iMagicLab was the first dealer technology company to offer mobile-enabled lite versions of their automobile-dealer CRM, and now DealerCRM for iPhone raises the bar to a whole new level.  Using the full power of the iOS 4 operating system and of Apple's revolutionary multi-tasking engine, DealerCRM for iPhone delivers real-time leads, active alerts, tracked outbound-calling, full email-template support, enhanced duplicate-checking and much, much more.

iMagicLab expects the app to be available in iTunes and the mobile App Store the first week of August 2010.

About iMagicLab

iMagicLab is one of the fastest-growing customer relationship management software companies in America.   They exclusively serve the automobile-retailing marketplace and are an approved solution for most of the major automobile manufacturers in the United States.  iMagicLab creates customer relationship software, Internet lead management solutions, inventory management systems, service scheduling and  retention, lead generation, DealerCRM for iPhone, websites, DeskLog, AutoPencil and eBay auction services specifically for the automobile-retailing industry.

Visit the company's website at http://www.imagiclab.com for further information on iMagicLab or dial 888-304-2525.

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Berry Plastics is pleased to announce the distribution of its new "Pom-Pom Ropes" and "Sorbent Booms," manufactured under the brand name of X-Sorbs. The Pom-Pom Ropes and Sorbent Booms were developed in response to the urgent need and high demand for an effective means of achieving oil remediation in the Gulf region. Berry Plastics, a leading manufacturer of polypropylene products, also provides a full range of flexible intermediate bulk containers (FIBCs) that can be used in combination with remediation to contain the Pom-Pom Ropes and Sorbent Booms, as well as any item saturated with or dirtied by crude oil.

The X-Sorbs Pom-Pom Ropes and Sorbent Booms are made of polypropylene, an attractant for the oil, and act as adsorbent rather than absorbent products. Each X-Sorbs Pom-Pom Rope is 50-feet long and specially designed to adsorb 15 to 20 times its own weight in crude oil. Thirty 8-ounce, evenly spaced, 22-inch-long pom-poms are attached to each rope, beginning 18 inches from each end of the rope. The X-Sorbs Sorbent Boom is constructed with a durable polypropylene exterior and is filled with polypropylene filament tapes. Measuring 8-inches in diameter by 10-feet in length, the lightweight Sorbent Boom is ideal for harder-to-reach inlets of water - or can be linked together to cover larger areas.

Berry Plastics' lined FIBCs are made of rugged woven polypropylene and can serve as a containment receptacle for 3,300 pounds of items saturated with or dirtied by crude oil. Super-sized FIBCs are also available, which can be a repository for smaller FIBCs or other items containing oil-dirtied items.

X-Sorbs and FIBCs are manufactured at Berry's wholly owned polypropylene facility located in Atlacomulco, Mexico. The Atlacomulco plant is ISO 9001:2008 certified and recently received an achievement rating of "excellent" from AIB International, thus ensuring the latest and most stringent quality standard adherence.

"With Berry Plastics' ISO 9001:2008 manufacturing facility conveniently located in North America, customers can depend on responsive and flexible delivery of the highest quality X-Sorbs Pom-Pom Ropes, Sorbent Booms, and FIBC products," says Mr. Ernie Giordano, Director of Sales and Marketing, FIBC for Berry Plastics Tapes, Bags, and Coatings Division.

For further information please contact Ernie Giordano at erniegiordano@berryplastics.com or by calling 508.918.1684.

About Berry Plastics

Berry Plastics is a leading manufacturer and marketer of plastic packaging products, including open top and closed top packaging, polyethylene and PVC based plastic films, industrial tapes, medical specialties, packaging, heat-shrinkable coatings, specialty laminates, and FIBCs. The company's 13,000 plus customers range from large multinational corporations to small local businesses. Based in Evansville, Indiana, the company has 80 manufacturing facilities worldwide and over 16,000 employees.

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IBERIABANK (www.iberiabank.com), the 123-year-old subsidiary of IBERIABANK Corporation (Nasdaq: IBKC), is pleased to announce the launch of IBERIA Wealth Advisors, a team focused on building the Company's trust and asset management business.

Leading the team is Jason H. Waters, Senior Vice President and Managing Director of IBERIA Wealth Advisors. The team currently consists of two primary managers. Jimmy D. Crocker joined the Company as Senior Vice President and Director of Trust. Kevin P. Reed will serve as Senior Vice President and Director of Wealth Management.  

"With the formation of this business, we can offer our clients competitive wealth management solutions," says Jefferson G. Parker, Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Brokerage, Trust and Wealth Management for IBERIABANK Corporation. "We are making a significant investment in this area starting with the recruitment of the best talent in the business. Each of these leaders – Jason, Jimmy and Kevin – brings profound depth and experience. I am confident that this business will be a significant part of our Company very soon and am very excited about the opportunities ahead."

Waters joins IBERIABANK with over 17 years in the financial services industry. Most recently he served as Senior Portfolio Manager for Regions Bank (formerly AmSouth Bank) in Birmingham, Alabama where he managed the largest asset management investment portfolio for the corporation, as well as served on the asset allocation, investment strategy and mutual fund due diligence committees.

He earned a Master of Business Administration from Southern Methodist University with a concentration in Finance. He also earned his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Auburn University where he was a member of Beta Alpha Psi Accounting Honorary Society. Waters attained a Charted Financial Analyst designation (CFA), is a member of CFA Society of Alabama and maintains a Series 65 license.

He is very involved in the Birmingham community. He served as United Way Loaned Executive, is currently serving on the Vestavia Youth Baseball Board, and was recognized as Junior Achievement Volunteer of the Year (2007). He also serves as a Little League baseball coach and youth soccer coach.

Crocker joins IBERIABANK with over 17 years in the financial services industry. Most recently, he served as Vice President and Trust Advisor for Regions Bank (formerly AmSouth Bank) in Birmingham, Alabama.  Crocker's extensive financial experience includes serving as Trust Administrator managing large asset portfolios as well as having served as a Private Banker Group Vice President and Regional Banking Manager throughout his career.

He earned a Master of Science in Financial Planning from the University of Alabama and also a Juris Doctor from Birmingham School of Law. He earned his Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Mississippi.

Crocker has also taught Wills and Trust for the last seven years at Birmingham School of Law. He was named Professor of the Year three times by the graduating 3rd year class. He is a member of Mountain Brook Baptist Church, is involved in the Civil Air Patrol as a flight crew member, a member of a Ground Search and Rescue Team and is a member of the Alabama State Bar and the Estate Planning Council of Birmingham.

Reed joins IBERIABANK with 25 years of experience in the fields of asset management, trust administration and client development.  

He spent the last 12 years at Whitney National Bank where he served as Division Executive for Trust, Asset Management and Brokerage. He was responsible for all aspects of Whitney's Trust and Investment Management Division across a five state area. Prior to Whitney, Reed was with First National Bank of Commerce in the Trust and Investment Management Division.

Reed earned a BS in Business Administration from the University of New Orleans. His speaking engagements have included SEI's Invest 3000 User's Conferences, KPMG's seminar on Louisiana State Subdivisions – Permitted Investments, Derivatives, and Mark to Market Rules, New Orleans Estate Planning Council – IRA Rules & Regulations, New Orleans Estate Planning Council, Estate Planning Day– Death, Taxes and Trusts, Louisiana Society of CPA's, Asset Allocation and Portfolio Analysis and has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal.

His community and professional service includes his role as President, the New Orleans Estate Planning Council, Past President, CFA Society of Louisiana, member of the Association for Investment Management and Research (AIMR) and Fixed Income Analysts Society, New York.

IBERIABANK Corporation is the second largest financial holding company headquartered in Louisiana.  With assets of $10.4 billion (as of June 30, 2010), the Company offers 214 offices, including 140 bank branches in Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee, Alabama, Texas, and Florida, 26 title insurance offices in Arkansas and Louisiana, and mortgage representatives in 54 locations in 12 states.

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