iPhone-Navigation: Advance Testing of New App for JournalistsBERLIN - - Only for Journalists: Limited Offer of 15 Advance-Test Applications - Former Navigon Employees Introduce Their First Navigation Software for the iPhone ICIS Chemical Business Unveils Top 100 Chemical CompaniesNEW YORK and LONDON - ICIS Chemical Business magazine has unveiled the ICIS Top 100 Chemical Companies, with rankings based on 2008 sales. Bankers’ Almanac Partners With Petra Financial to go MobileLONDON - Bankers’ Almanac, a global provider of banking reference data and Petra Financial, a leading provider of payments automation software have agreed on a strategic partnership to deliver innovative reference data solutions for the financial markets. Top Beauty and Personal Care New Products and Trends To Be Featured at HBA Global ExpoNEW YORK - - Mintel to Host Daily Innovation Zone Tours and Beauty Food Tastings HBA Global Expo has enhanced its New Products Innovation Showcase to provide attendees with more information and inspiration for future product development plans and to revitalize existing brands. Taking place September 15-17, at the Javits Center in New York, HBA Global Expo (www.hbaexpo.com) is the largest product development event in the cosmetics, fragrance, skin care and personal care industries. Important News for BTA (Bank TuranAlem) Bondholders from Kyrgyz Supreme CourtBISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan - The Supreme Court of Kyrgyz Republic has held that it is the Kazakh bank and not “Turanalem Finance BV” (SPV) which shall pay the bondholders for the purchase of the now defaulting bonds of Kazakh BTA Bank. Brands Failing to See the Impact of Online Engagement on the Bottom LineLONDON - - Investment in Direct Engagement Over Face-Value Online Presence to be Discussed at This Year’s ad:tech London DSNR Media Group to Speak at Ad-Tech LondonLONDON - DSNR Media Group, an integrated Result-based online advertising solution provider, will present a 3D Approach to Online Advertising at Ad-Tech London, which will be held on September 22-23, 2009. DMG Presents its Integrated Results-Based Online Advertising Solution at ad:tech London 2009LONDON - - Measuring the Cost for What it’s Worth DSNR Media Group (DMG) is showcasing its integrated results-based online advertising solutions at Stand 224 at ad:tech London. Precise Launches Online PR and Social Media MeasurementLONDON - Precise, the UK’s leading media intelligence provider, today announced the release of new metrics that will provide the PR sector with insight into audience reach and the value of their work with online and social media. Scopus And Thailand Research Fund Announce 2009 Nominations For TRF-CHE Researcher AwardsBANGKOK - - SCOPUS Citation Data and H-index Used for Research Performance Measurement of Applicants Malaysian Palm Oil Council Disagrees With British Advertising Authority JudgmentKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - - Malaysian Jobs and Interests of the Poor Must Come First In response to the judgment by the British Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), the self-appointed watchdog of the UK advertising industry, Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) chief executive officer Tan Sri Dr. Yusof Basiron issued the following statement: New Research Indicates 95% of Patients are in Moderate to Severe Chronic Pain Despite One Year of TreatmentEUROPEAN FEDERATION OF CHAPTERS OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF PAIN (EFIC) CONGRESS, LISBON - Bloomberg and UTV To Form India’s Premier Business TV NetworkNEW YORK and MUMBAI, India - - Global news leader joins hands with top Indian media company to deliver business news to viewers across India Personal Values vs. Financial Gain: HSBC Captures the StruggleLONDON - Financial advertising has been a rather predictable beast of late. Banks are clamouring to reassure us that they are safe, strong and, above all, surviving. HSBC’s latest TV spots by JWT London offer a different perspective. In these new spots, we go from the celebrity-obsessed arena of the paparazzo to the daily struggle of the fisherman - two worlds which are more alike than you might think. ENISA Launches Guide on Sharing Information to Mitigate Network Security Vulnerabilities, Threats and Cyber AttacksBRUSSELS and HERAKLION, Greece - EU Agency ENISA presents the first pan European Good Practice Guide on Network Security Information Exchange (NSIE). The main aim of this guide is to assist Member States and private stakeholders in setting up and running NSIEs at national level. The guide could also pave the way for the creation of the first pan European NSIE for critical communication networks and services. ONDAS Media Sets up French Operations With Key Senior AppointmentsMADRID - ONDAS Media S.A., the satellite radio company for Europe, has today announced the appointment of Benoit Chereau as Senior VP of Business Development and Alain Kervizic as Director of Content for Automotive Services for ONDAS Media’s new operational base in Paris. Linda Dyson Joins Cohn & Wolfe as Global Healthcare Practice LeaderNEW YORK - Cohn & Wolfe, a leading global public relations agency, today announced that Linda Dyson has joined the firm as Executive Vice President and Global Healthcare Practice leader. She will report to Donna Imperato, CEO of Cohn & Wolfe. Weber Shandwick Tops PRWeek’s First Global Agency Report CardNEW YORK - - Firm Takes Gold Medal For Strong Performance, New Business and External Recognition 2010 Green Car of the Year Will Be Announced at the Los Angeles Auto ShowLOS ANGELES - - Green Car Journal Award for Automotive Environmental Achievement Announced December 3 Voluntary Industry Action Changes Food Advertising to ChildrenBRUSSELS - The food industry has significantly changed the types of products it advertises to children across the EU, according to data just released by Accenture Media Services. The figures, to be presented to the European Commission on Friday, show the extent to which companies have voluntarily restricted the foods they advertise to under 12s altogether or only to “better for you” options. Mobile Data, Broadband to Drive Guatemala’s Telecom Growth through 2014, finds PyramidCAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts - The telecommunications market in Guatemala is expected to grow at a CAGR of 5.3 percent over the next five years, reaching US$2.8 billion in 2014, with mobile data, broadband, and pay-TV leading the expansion, according to the latest report from Pyramid Research (www.pyr.com), the telecom research arm of the Light Reading Communications Network (www.lightreading.com). 999 Emergency Call for Witnesses to Reverse Rise in Street ViolenceLONDON - - If You Were Mugged on a Busy High Street, How Confident are you That any of the People who Witnessed the Attack Would Give a Statement to the Police? realbuzz.com Top 25 Things to do Before You DieLONDON - Have you ever thought about what you want to do before you die? The 2007 film The Bucket List highlighted this with Jack Nicholson, and Morgan Freeman. With the bucket list being effectively your list of things you want to achieve before you die. So, do you want to Climb a mountain, drive a Ferrari, run a marathon? Or just simply make a million… swissinfo.ch - Major Special on Swiss RecordsBERN, Switzerland - No country builds more bunkers than Switzerland. Europe’s longest glacier is in Switzerland. The Swiss are world champions in rail travel, recycling glass and eating chocolate. Switzerland holds many records. Some are disputed. And not all are glorious. iCrossing Reinforces Social Media PracticeSCOTTSDALE, Arizona - - Names SVP of Social Media; Adds Former Forrester Research Senior Analyst as VP, Strategy New Book From PA Consulting Group Highlights Benefits of ‘Sourcing in an Economic Downturn’LONDON - - PA Consulting Group Book Provides HR Sourcing Strategy and Finance Sourcing Strategy Advice and Guidance to Businesses on How to Survive and Thrive With Shared Services and Outsourcing Fiber is a Necessity for Telcos in Europe’s Post-Recession Growth, Pyramid Research FindsCAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts - At the dawn of post-recession growth in Europe, it is time for large telcos to revise capex cuts and resume fiber rollout plans, according to a new report from Pyramid Research (www.pyr.com), the telecom research arm of the Light Reading Communications Network (www.lightreading.com). ZEIT ONLINE Taps Brightcove to Provide Enhanced Online Video ExperiencesBERLIN - - Brightcove platform drives increased user engagement and site traffic for Germany’s most widely-read weekly newspaper 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”. ICIS Heren Offers Expert Comment on Energy Prices and NewsLONDON - In the last week, ICIS Heren has been quoted in four national newspapers, proving it’s the UK’s leading authority on energy prices. 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). The Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA) Releases the ILPA Private Equity PrinciplesTORONTO - - Guidelines Intend to Create Framework for Sustainability and Growth of Asset Class Through Improved Governance, Alignment of Interests and Transparency Planning Ahead: The Hunting Dynasty - Advertising for Sustainable Products & Services - Appoints Awarded International Planner Colwyn Elder as Director of Planning & Strategy With Equity StakeLONDON - - Colwyn Elder Takes an Equity Stake and the Role of Director of Planning & Strategy in The Hunting Dynasty - the Start-up Advertising Agency For Sustainable Products & Services. Rambagh Palace Wins Best Hotel in Conde Nast Traveller Reader’s Awards 2009MUMBAI, India - - Voted Top Hotel in the World’s Top 100, Across Travel and Industry Categories |
