Netherlands-based Exact has named three individuals to its executive team. But the real significance of the hirings is the software company underscored its pull back from markets outside of Belgium, Luxemburg and the Netherlands.

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In an update to the classic Disney cartoon, "Pinocchio", the wooden boy fights an infestation of termites. Later, he made a guest appearance on the long-running Public Television show "This Old House" in which Norm shows him how to fill in cracks and smooth out rough spots.