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Akibia Consulting Sponsors Pan-Massachusetts Challenge to Support Jimmy Fund and Cancer Research.


WESTBOROUGH, Mass. -- Akibia Consulting, an award-winning customer strategy and solutions consultancy, is supporting the Pan-Massachusetts Challenge (PMC (1) See Portable Media Center.

(2) (PCI Mezzanine Card) A PCI-based mezzanine card that is widely adapted to VMEbus, CompactPCI and PCI cards.
) this year, held from August 6-8, 2004. Akibia's sponsorship will help fund additional cancer research and treatment at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

"The PMC raises funds necessary for cancer research," said Adam Honig, president & CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Akibia Consulting. "Akibia is excited to support this event and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute's cancer research to help the PMC achieve record goals once again."

The PMC, the nation's original fundraising bike-a-thon, will draw 4,000 cyclists from 40 states and six countries to ride across Massachusetts. Their goal is to raise $17 million and elevate the PMC's 25-year Jimmy Fund contribution above the $120 million mark.

About Akibia Consulting

Akibia Consulting, an award-winning customer strategy and solutions consultancy, provides world-class customer management solutions to clients throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area.  and Western Europe Western Europe

The countries of western Europe, especially those that are allied with the United States and Canada in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (established 1949 and usually known as NATO).
. The firm offers planning and strategy, integration, and management services designed to ensure positive outcomes in the areas of business growth, internal efficiencies, and customer experience. Akibia Consulting has focused exclusively on CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization.  since 1998 and has completed more than 400 successful projects. Headquartered in Westborough, Massachusetts For other uses of "Westborough", see Westborough (disambiguation).
For geographic and demographic information on the census-designated place Westborough, please see the article Westborough (CDP), Massachusetts.
, with principal offices in New York City New York City: see New York, city.
New York City

City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S.
, Chicago, London, Amsterdam, and Chennai, India, its clients represent the financial services, manufacturing, healthcare, life sciences, and technology industries. For more information, call (508) 621-5100 or visit the Akibia Consulting website at www.akibiaconsulting.com.

About the PMC:

The Pan-Massachusetts Challenge (PMC), presented by the Boston Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Red Sox are a member and currently champions of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball’s American League. From to the present, the Red Sox have played in Fenway Park. , is the nation's original fundraising bike-a-thon and today raises more money - two to three times more money - than any other athletic fundraising event in the country. Since its inception in 1980, the PMC has been increasingly successful in mobilizing cyclists, volunteers, corporate sponsors and individual donors toward a common goal: a world free of cancer. The PMC is a model of efficiency for all nonprofit organizations. In 2003, the PMC donated more than 93 cents of ever rider-raised dollar directly to cancer research and treatment at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute through its Jimmy Fund. The PMC generates 45 percent of the Jimmy Fund's annual revenue. In 2004, the event expects to raise and contribute $17 million to the Jimmy Fund, bringing its 25-year contribution to nearly $120 million - crucial funds that are making a difference in the lives of cancer patients around the world. For more information, visit www.pmc.org or call 800-WE-CYCLE.
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