Sienna Beats Angelina, Jennifer and Cameron to be the Number One Celebrity Cover GirlLONDON - - UK Public Vote for Local Favourite G.I. Joe superstar and budding fashion designer Sienna Miller has been named as the UK’s favourite celebrity magazine cover girl after over 1,500 people voted in the national poll called ‘The Maggies’, which celebrates the greatest magazine covers of the year. Beware Action Director on Board, Corporate Crash Diets Don’t Work, by Professor Malcolm McDonald, Academic Advisor to Oxford College of MarketingOXFORD, England - Like most, I am heartily sick of hearing the expression “Marketing in a Downturn”. Oprah’s Long Time Make-Up Artist Throws a HissyfitMELBOURNE, Australia - Reggie Wells, the Emmy award winning make-up artist, who has been the man behind the face of global media sensation Oprah Winfrey for more than 20 years, has been appointed International Creative Director of Australia’s hottest new beauty brand, Hissyfit. eSobi Podcast Engages Users with Compelling Rich-media ContentTAIPEI, Taiwan - - Enjoy Online Entertainment Delivered Straight to You esobi Inc., an innovative Internet information navigator, announced addition of “podcast” features to its existing multi-functional Internet application. With this upgrade*, eSobi users can always stay informed with audio and video online content, as well as enjoy entertainment on-demand from all over the world in the easy-to-manage interface of eSobi Podcast. Siano Unveils Newest Multi-Standard Mobile TV ChipNETANYA, Israel - - SMS1230 Presents Unparalleled Performance for DVB-T, ISDB-T, T-DMB, DAB - and FM Radio Pirelli Broadband Solutions Selects WebTView TechnologyTEL-AVIV, Israel and MILAN - - Pirelli’s Set-Top Boxes and WebTView’s Search Technology Bring High Quality Internet Video to the TV Screen Mobotix Revolutionizes the Video Surveillance Industry with New Hemispheric Technology, Says Frost & SullivanLONDON - In a recent study on state-of-the-art solutions in video surveillance technology, Frost & Sullivan has identified Mobotix AG’s new hemispheric technology as among the most innovative developments in high resolution video surveillance. In Frost & Sullivan’s ongoing coverage of electronic security products and end-user markets, the world’s first 360-degree, low profile, and high resolution fixed security camera introduced by Mobotix, an internet-protocol (IP) video solutions provider, is seen to be reshaping the face of the video surveillance industry. Russian Software Market is Considered as one of the Most Potential Software Markets in the WorldLAHTI, Finland - Russia is becoming one of the major software markets in Europe. In recent years, the software industry has been one of the most rapidly growing IT sectors with an average growth of more than 18% per year. Russia is considered as one of the most potential software markets in the world and the boom is predicted to continue in the following years. Interest Rate Rises on the WayLONDON - Interest rate rises are now a possibility combined with continuing injections of public money in to the financial system, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit. But tax hikes and major public spending cuts could be further off which will create fiscal imbalances. Bankers Almanac Becomes Authorised Re-Distributor of SWIFT Bank Identification CodesLONDON - Bankersalmanac.com, the leading provider of reference data for payments, due diligence and risk assessment today announced an agreement with the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) to become an authorised re-distributor of Bank Identification Codes (BICs). LORENZ Releases Final userBridge Agenda; New: Interactive Table TutorialsFRANKFURT - LORENZ Life Sciences Group // Frankfurt, Germany // LORENZ Life Sciences Group, the largest supplier of eCTDs in the world, announced the final release of the userBridge.09 agenda, LORENZ’ well established user conference. The conference will be held in Warsaw, Poland and will take place on 22 - 24 September 2009. The Tolkien Trust, New Line Cinema and HarperCollins Settle ‘Lord of the Rings’ LawsuitLOS ANGELES - The Tolkien Trust (a UK registered charity), New Line Cinema, and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. have resolved the lawsuit relating to the “Lord of the Rings” films. Photographer and South Africa Chronicler Jürgen Schadeberg has Copyright Violation by South African Picture Agency Legally ProhibitedBERLIN - On 26 August 2009 the Regional Court of Berlin issued a restrictive injunction (file number: 15 O 350/09) against the South African picture agency Africa Media Online (AMO). Applicant is the South Africa chronicler Jürgen Schadeberg. More than 200 photos of the internationally recognized photographer from the years 1952 to 1959 which have not been published so far are concerned. In 1964 the photographer needed to leave the negatives behind in South Africa, since he was observed by the Apartheid’s secret police. At that time he could only leave the country with hand baggage. Born in Berlin, he migrated to South Africa in 1951. In its announcement of 22 July 2009, the TV channel ARTE wrote about him as follows: “Jürgen Schadeberg is one of the most important photographers of our time”. Never Mind the Proms: Here’s the World’s First Live Internet Party This Saturday Night at Buzzluck.comLONDON - - The World’s First Online Supercasino Brings a Newly Revamped Live Lounge Back Online for a New Season, With a New Format and Cash and Prizes to be Won, Starting Saturday, 12 September 2009 at 9PM BST Forget Messy Excel Sheets - The Future of Planning is on the WebSTOCKHOLM - Leading Swedish online project management provider, Projectplace, is launching a unique web-based planning tool, ‘Projectplace Planner’. With a user-friendly interface and drag-and-drop function, Projectplace Planner is easier to use than MS Project and faster than Excel. The Beta version of Projectplace Planner is available for free prior to the full product launch later in the autumn. Majestic Expands Middle Eastern PresenceMUMBAI, India - In response to growing client demands and accelerating market potential in the Gulf Region, Majestic MRSS has further invested resources and reinforced it’s team to meet the Client expectations in the region. Bounty Parenting Club Launches View on Demand ‘How to Breastfeed’ VideoLONDON - Bounty, the UK’s favourite parenting club, today launches a 4 minute ‘How to Breastfeed’ online video clip to help expectant and new mums take a real life, close up peek at how a baby ‘latches on’ to the breast when feeding. When Jean Paul Gaultier Meets Martin SolveigPARIS - An encounter, an unprecedented collaboration between the two artists….and then there was music !……”Boys & Girls”, Martin Solveig’s latest hit single, released this summer! VocaLink and KIR Announce Interoperability Agreement for SEPA Credit TransfersLONDON - VocaLink, the international payments specialist, today announced that it is working with KIR (Krajowa Izba Rozliczeniowa S.A.), the national clearing house for Poland, to establish a bilateral link for the exchange of SEPA Credit Transfer (SCT) payments based on the EACHA interoperability standards. Milestone Outperforms Market Growth and Gains Market Share to Retain Number One Global PositionCOPENHAGEN - - This Latest Surveillance Market Analysis From IMS Research Finds Milestone Systems Continues for the Fifth Year in a row as the World Leader for Open Platform IP Video Management Software Alcatel-Lucent and Dutch Network Operator OONO Deploy the First Open GPON Network in The NetherlandsPARIS - BROADBAND WORLD FORUM EUROPE - Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) and “Onafhankelijke Open Network Operator BV” (OONO) have created the first gigabit passive optical networking (GPON)-based open network in The Netherlands. Alcatel-Lucent supplied the GPON technology for the network, which was configured by OONO. The network was built for the Owners Association of the Red Apple, an apartment building situated on Wijnhaveneiland in Rotterdam. The new network offers apartment owners a 1Gbps connection and a variety of next generation services. Over ninety percent of the 154 apartment owners have subscribed to the network. Alcatel-Lucent Opens up Award-Winning GPON Platform to Third-Party Optical Network TerminalsPARIS - BROADBAND WORLD FORUM EUROPE - - Allowing Service Providers to Create True Multi-Vendor GPON Networks, Without Operational Challenges Alcatel-Lucent Pioneers Live 10G GPON-based LTE BackhaulPARIS, BROADBAND WORLD FORUM EUROPE - - Next-generation Wireline and Wireless Access Technologies Converge Seamlessly IndiaMART.com Appoints Quasar as its Digital Agency on RecordNEW DELHI - IndiaMART.com, India’s largest online B2B marketplace, has appointed Quasar as its digital agency on record. It will be responsible for IndiaMART’s digital marketing campaigns, media planning and media buying. Quasar, which is a WPP company, has been selected after a vigorous multi-agency pitch. du TV+: the Next Generation Interactive TV Arrives in the Middle East, Enabled by Alcatel-Lucent as Network Integrator and Powered by Microsoft MediaroomBroadband World Forum Europe - PARIS - Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) announced that Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company PJSC(du), has successfully launched du TV+, an advanced IPTV service, providing subscribers in its current fixed line areas with high-quality TV programming, and other multimedia content services delivered by Alcatel-Lucent. Monarch and PayPal Celebrate Two Year Partnership!LUTON, England - - No Booking Fees on All Monarch Flights Paid Via PayPal Award winning low fares airline, Monarch, and global leader in online payments, PayPal, are celebrating a successful two year partnership by rewarding customers and removing booking fees for all flights booked via www.monarch.co.uk and paid for via PayPal. Gareth Pugh to Present Film Courtesy of MAC & MilkLONDON - - London Designer Opens up NY Fashion Week Event to Public Gareth Pugh will for the first time have a fashion week presence in New York, presenting his new film directed by Ruth Hogben at MAC & Milk, 450 West 15th Street in the Meatpacking District on Sunday 13 September. Fashion Week guests will attend a private viewing between 8 - 10pm at Milk Studios on 450 West 15th Street, after which, from 10pm until midnight, it will be opened up to the public including design school students, at 449 W 14th Street. These guests will be activated through MAC’s facebook page to which anyone can join. Fans will then be sent event details by 10 September latest. ART + AUCTION Is Celebrating Its 30th Anniversary 1979 - 2009NEW YORK - - The Magazine Looks Back at the Art Market’s Highs and Lows, from Keith Haring’s Pop Shop to Larry Salander’s Financial Shenanigans Farncombe Consulting Group Opens Dusseldorf OfficeBASINGSTOKE, England - - Anette Schaefer to Lead new German Practice Farncombe Consulting Group, the privately-held European TV services consultancy, has appointed the highly-regarded industry consultant Anette Schaefer to run its new German practice, which opened for business today in Dusseldorf. The 4th Market Stock Market Lottery Celebrates One Year of SuccessLONDON - On Monday 7th September, The 4th Market Stock Market Lottery celebrates one year of success and continues to provide an exciting new way to ‘play’ the stock market each day Mobile Phones, Eating & Drinking and Saving Money are the Fastest Growing* Sectors OnlineLONDON - - Number of Britons Visiting ‘Cellular/Paging’ Websites From PCs/Laptops up 58 Percent Year-on-Year; ‘Food & Cooking’ Visitors up 56 Percent, ‘Coupons/Rewards’ up 55 Percent The Ten Most Heavily Used Web Brands Account for 45 Percent of Total UK Internet TimeLONDON - - Consequently, the Other 7,625 Brands Currently Tracked by Nielsen Online are Fighting for the Remaining 55 Percent of Time Britons Spend Online Social Networks & Blogs Now 4th Most Popular Online Activity, Ahead of Personal Email, Nielsen ReportsLONDON - - Two-Thirds of Global Online Population Visits These Sites Each Month - “Time Spent” on These Sites Growing Three Times Faster Than Overall Internet Rate, Now Accounting for Almost 10 Percent of all Internet Time faceVsion to Accelerate High Definition Video Communications over Open Networks with x86-based Product Lineup for SMEs and ConsumersBERLIN - - Affordable upgrade kit and set-top-phone empowering consumers and SMEs to do Full/True HD Video Conferencing with their existing PC and TV screens Beyoncé Opens Five Star Donbass Arena in DonetskDONETSK, Ukraine - - Stadium will be the new Home for UEFA Cup Champions, FC Shakhtar DONETSK, Ukraine, September 3 /PRNewswire/ – |
