/C O R R E C T I O N — Unite the Union/GLASGOW - In the news release, “MSPs Join Diageo Workers to Take the Pledge to Fight for Scottish Jobs” issued on 1 Sep 2009 10:11 GMT, by Unite the Union over PR Newswire, we are advised by a representative of the company that the media contact information has changed and the MSP’s name in the third paragraph should have read Willie Coffey rather than Patricia Ferguson as originally issued inadvertently. Complete, corrected release follows: COOLERBOOKS.com Announces Google PartnershipREADING, England - - More Than a Million Titles now Available From COOLERBOOKS.com, the First ebookstore Outside the US to Partner With Google Books… BASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter - What’s the Significance of That Percentage Number on the Label of a Bottle Containing an Alcoholic Beverage?LUDWIGSHAFEN, Germany - Alcohols are a group of diverse organic compounds, among them ethanol, methanol, propanol and butanol. All alcoholic beverages sold legally must be clearly marked with the percentage of alcohol the drink contains. That number is a measure of how strong the beverage is. In entertaining episodes our Chemical Reporter answers questions of our Podcast listeners on Chemistry in our everyday life. Objet Launches 3D Printer Trade-in ProgramREHOVOT, Israel - Objet Geometries (www.objet.com), the innovation leader in 3D printing, today announced a 3D printer trade-in program to help users of rapid prototyping technology upgrade to Objet’s newest and most advanced systems. MarketsandMarkets: Global Anti Counterfeit Market for Food and Pharmaceuticals Worth US$79.3 Billion by 2014WILMINGTON, Delaware - According to a new market research report, ‘Global Anti Counterfeit market for Food and Pharmaceuticals (2009-2014)’, published by MarketsandMarkets (www.marketsandmarkets.com), the global anti counterfeit market for food and pharmaceuticals market is expected to be worth US$79.3 billion by 2014, with an estimated CAGR of 8.6% from 2009 to 2014. The North American market is expected to account for nearly 62% of the total revenues. CA Helps Debenhams Slash Service Desk Costs by 25 Per Cent, Thanks to Increased Automation and ITIL Best PracticeDITTON PARK, England - - CA’s Service Desk Manager, an Axios Assyst replacement, frees up staff time to concentrate on serving customers and reduces human intervention in IT incidents by 15% at leading retailer Belgian Innovation Helps People Worldwide Get a Better Night’s SleepZELE, Belgium - Diamond Spring Company Zele has been working quietly on the global distribution of Belgian know-how in the mattress industry. Their latest product, Octaspring, fully composed of high polyurethane foam, provides an eco- and people friendly alternative to springs composed of metal and other materials that are currently used in the mattress industry. CHS Invests in Grains Export Terminal in UkraineST. PAUL, Minnesota - CHS Inc., (Nasdaq: CHSCP) a leading energy, grains and foods company today announced it has invested in a project that will result in partial ownership of a grain export terminal with GN Terminals, Odessa. The two companies will operate an export terminal there with expected annual grains shipping capacity of two million tons. MSPs Join Diageo Workers to Take the Pledge to Fight for Scottish JobsGLASGOW - MSPs from all parties are being invited to sign an oversized pledge card ahead of a major ministerial statement on Diageo’s proposed restructuring in Scotland, which would slash 900 jobs and is being fiercely opposed by Unite the union. The sign up marks the start of a day when the Scottish Parliament itself will put Diageo’s restructuring plans under the spotlight. Freak Music Gets Funkier With Revolutionary Website Re-launch…Look, Listen and Book…EDINBURGH, Scotland - Need to book a band or DJ - but don’t know where to start? Enter the funkier www.freakmusic.co.uk. Scotland’s largest and unique band and DJ booking website has undergone a revolutionary re-launch, enabling visitors to look, listen and book their preferred band online. American Apparel Responds to Inquiry From UK Advertising Standards AuthorityLOS ANGELES - American Apparel (Amex: APP) has agreed that it will no longer use a UK advertisement after an Advertising Standards Authority request stemming from an offended viewer. The Kitchen Collection, Inc Selects Manthan Systems for Pre-Built Retail BICHICAGO - Manthan Systems, Inc., a leading producer of retail analytics and performance management solutions, today announced that The Kitchen Collection, Inc., a leading specialty retailer for kitchenware, has selected its popular retail analytics product, ARC Merchandise Analytics. Team Garmin-Slipstream Announces POM Wonderful SponsorshipLOS ANGELES - - Team Garmin-Slipstream athletes to be fueled by POM Wonderful 100% Pomegranate Juice in 2010 Kruger Claims World Record for Largest Coffee PartyCOLOGNE, Germany - Thousands of coffee drinkers of all ages today descended upon Cologne’s Jugendpark to become record-breakers at KrugerKranzchen - a Guinness World Records achievement for the world’s largest coffee party. Frutarom Sales in the Second Quarter Reached US$ 106.7 M, With net Profit of US$ 10.1 MHAIFA, Israel - - Sales are Still Affected by the Strengthening of the US$ and Reduction of Inventories Trend; Frutarom Presents Improvement in Profitability Margins and in net Profit Compared to the First Quarter Innovative Danish Design Provides New Solutions to Climate IssuesCOPENHAGEN - With the UN Climate Change Conference (COP15) lurking in the near future, innovative designers are finding new ways of battling climate change. Can a curtain store and save energy? Yes, and it is just one of many new Danish design concepts that will be presented at the international exhibition ‘It’s a Small World’ during the upcoming Copenhagen Design Week. price-drop tv Celebrates Return to Freeview With August Bank Holiday Megadrops!LONDON - - Thousands of Products for Just GBP1 TV home shopping channel price-drop tv is marking its return to Freeview channel 43 with three weekends of GBP1 Megadrops, where thousands of products will sell for just GBP1. Diageo Profits Leap Proves no Case for Destroying Scottish JobsLONDON - Reacting to the release today by drinks giant Diageo of its yearly results, which reveal a leap in operating profits of 10 percent to GBP2,443 billion, Len McCluskey, assistant general secretary of Unite, said: “Even in a global recession, Diageo can pull in billions of pounds in pure profit. Surely now Diageo’s claims that it must cut Scottish jobs to reduce costs can be seen once and for all for what they are - about short-term greed, not long-term need. Contemporary Apparel Manufacturer Selects Vertica Analytic DatabaseBILLERICA, Massachusetts - - Market-leading columnar, MPP analytic DBMS chosen to reduce cost of data warehousing terabytes of retail data in North America and Europe Exclusive Beauty Market Research & Consumer Insight Presented at HBA Global ExpoNEW YORK - - Trend Data from The NPD Group & HBA will Help Brand Manufacturers Formulate Product Development Plans New White Paper From Prologic Highlights Benefits of Software as a Service for Fashion RetailersLONDON - - Cloud Computing for Fashion Retailers tr.im/x4aJ is set to Transform the Agility, Cost Base and Flexibility of Technology Adoption in the Fashion Retail Sector, Claims Prologic UK’s Leading Payment Service Provider Teams up With Unique Sales Channel to Help Over 25,000 UK Businesses Through RecessionLONDON - Thousands of online businesses received a boost today with an announcement from online marketplace Aroxo (www.aroxo.co.uk) and Sage Pay (www.sagepay.co.uk) the UK’s leading independent payment service provider (PSP) that they have joined forces to provide a secure and efficient new sales channel. Rapid Growth in Solar Thermals Calls for Trade Associations to Launch New Solar Handbook and ChecklistKENILWORTH, England - The Solar Trade Association and the Heating and Hotwater Industry Council will be holding a joint launch event at the Restaurant Ship Hispaniola at 5pm on Wednesday 9th Sept for the Solar Thermal Benchmark Commissioning Checklist and STA Solar Handbook. MilkOrSugar Launches Web’s First Customization PortalAMSTERDAM - - Mass Customization Becomes Reality Amsterdam based MilkOrSugar just launched the web’s first Customization Portal, at www.MilkOrSugar.com . Hallmarking Figures Show UK Platinum Bridal Jewellery Sales RecoveringLONDON - - With Photo Good news for platinum bridal sales as recent hallmarking figures show increase in production. NetDespatch Helps Seabourne Express Streamline Global ServicesMARLOW, England - Seabourne Express Courier has opened up new frontiers in international express delivery services, thanks to web software from NetDespatch. The Velocity International software as a service (SaaS) provides a user-friendly method for customers to book and track shipments online from any country to anywhere in the world. Used by Seabourne offices worldwide, including their recently acquired Air Action business, the intuitive browser-based system is helping the company to compete globally for new business. Bernard Mariette Becomes President-CEO of Canadian Apparel Powerhouse Coalision, Owner of Orage et Lolë brandsMONTREAL - Bernard Mariette, partners with the founders of the Orage and Lolë brands and with private equity fund Kilmer Capital Partners and is appointed President and CEO of Coalision Inc. Strauss Group Reports Steady Revenues With Increased Operating and Net Profit in First Six Months 2009TEL AVIV, Israel - The Strauss Group (STRS.TA) today reported its results for the second quarter and first six months of 2009. SecondFloor Introduces eFrame, a Web Based Application Framework That Enables Users to Create an Automated, Secure and Auditable Workflow Using Their Familiar Excel EnvironmentAMSTERDAM and FRANKFURT - The usage of Microsoft Excel is a phenomenon many financial institutions already embrace. The program is easy to use, can be configured for the unique business needs of the user, it is user friendly and most importantly everybody has it available as part of Microsoft Office. Multiplied Media Announces Ability to Search Restaurants, Read Reviews and Book Dining Reservations in PoyntCALGARY, Canada - Multiplied Media Corporation (TSX:V MMC), an award-winning, Calgary-based provider of mobile local search services, is pleased to announce the addition of restaurant search for over 880,000 Poynt customers in Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom. HBA Global Announces Finalists for the 2009 International Package Design Awards (IPDA)NEW YORK - HBA Global Expo (www.hbaexpo.com), the leading product development event for the cosmetics, fragrance, personal care and well-being industries, has announced the finalists of its Annual International Package Design Awards (IPDA). From among these finalists the Category Winners and the Grand Award will be announced at the HBA Global Expo & Conference taking place September 15-17, 2009 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York. British Women are Wasting a Fortune Buying the Wrong FoundationLONDON - - With Photo Bobbi Brown Survey findings: - The average British woman spends a whopping GBP125 and tries seven different foundations before finding the right one, according to a new survey* commissioned by Bobbi Brown Cosmetics. - 42% of British women say their worst beauty nightmare is a foundation ‘tide line’ (mask like effect, with different colour face & neck). This compares with 16% of women who dread smudged lipstick, 15% who worry about wobbly eyeliner and 14% who fret about creased eyeshadow. - British Women throw away over 94 million pieces of makeup every year because they are dissatisfied with the product. Parents Look Online for Back to School BargainsLEEDS, England - The summer is coming to an end, the new school year beckons, and the cost of school uniform and equipment is starting to add up. Whilst many parents are frantically shopping around for the better deals, many people are turning to online deals sites such as VoucherSeeker (www.voucherseeker.co.uk/discount-vouchers) for voucher codes for money off items. A Cleansing Revolution Takes the High Street by StormLONDON - - With Photo We always hear about beauty miracle must haves and it is usually a wrinkle reducer, lash enhancing mascara or longer lasting lipstick - however, the latest beauty phenomenon to take the country by storm bucks the trend. It’s a cleanser! PUMA Smashes Sprint World Records With Usain Bolt at World Championships in Athletics in BerlinBERLIN - As the sponsor of the Jamaican track & field team at the World Athletics Championships 2009 in Berlin, Sportlifestyle company PUMA achieved a tremendous track record by endorsing sprint hero Usain Bolt who wrote sports history in Germany’s capital when he smashed the 100m and 200m world records. |
