Introducing Vers Hand-Crafted Wood Cases for iPod and iPhone - Beautiful, Durable, very RenewableWAYLAND, Massachusetts - - Vers compliments its successful line of hand-crafted wood sound systems with a unique line of solid wood cases Casa Ceibo, Gem of Bahia de Caraquez, Hosts Grand Opening Celebrations to Ecuadorian Celebrities & OfficialsBAHIA DE CARAQUEZ, Ecuador - - With Photo Shining on the banks of Ecuador’s Pacific Coast, Bahia de Caraquez has earned a reputation as an eco-city, as well as a gateway to the country’s pristine mangrove forests, breathtaking bird sanctuaries and ancient archeological past. And now, the bay city has a new attraction - Casa Ceibo (www.casaceibo.com), a luxury, boutique hotel that’s a destination in and of itself. PhoneAndPhone.com Selects BancTec for Business Process Outsourcing SolutionDALLAS - - BancTec to handle all document processing for the market leader in Internet mobile telephone services in France Oxatis Launches its E-Commerce Solution at the E-Commerce Expo and Business Startup Trade Shows This FallPARIS - Oxatis, leading European E-Commerce solution, is pleased to announce its participation at the E-Commerce Expo and Business Startup trade shows in London this fall. SeLoger.com: First Half 2009 Results - Increase in Revenues and Net ProfitPARIS - Revenues EBITDA(*) Net profit +2.1% +0.3% +0.4% EUR34.7m -> EUR35.5m EUR18.1m -> EUR18.2m EUR8.7m -> EUR8.7m 30 June2008 30 June2009 30 June2008 30 June2009 30 June2008 30 June2009 - Sales up by 2.1% - EBITDA(*) Margin Rate Stands at 51.2% of Sales - Net Profit up by 0.4% Stands at EUR8.7m - Audience Growth Gaining Pace Over Competitors - 2009 Results: in the Upper Range of Targets Kantara Initiative Announces Winners of the 2009 IDDY AwardLAS VEGAS - - Applications in the global identity, eCommerce, eGovernment, social networking and telecom sectors win Identity Deployment of the Year Awards EmailVision: 2009 First Half ResultsPARIS - - Accelerated Investment Drives International Expansion Emailvision, the global market and technology leader in software as a service (SaaS) for email marketing, announces its first half results for 2009. Sagem Wireless Becomes Associate Member of GSM AssociationPARIS - Sagem Wireless has strengthened its commitment to the development of GSM technology by joining the GSM Association, the organisation which represents the interests of the worldwide mobile communications industry, and will now contribute to the development of future products and technologies. SISVEL Announces Progress in the Formation of the DVB-T2 Patent PoolAMSTERDAM - - Efforts of the Patent Owners directed to enabling an early and wide adoption of the DVB-T2 standard to the benefit of consumers and broadcasters Johnny Rockets Continues International Expansion With First Restaurant in GermanyLAKE FOREST, California - - Global Chain Opens Restaurant at Ramstein Air Force Base International restaurant chain Johnny Rockets announces its newest overseas location in the airport of United States Air Force Base, Ramstein, in Southern Germany. Residents of the Kaiserslautern Military Community will welcome the food, fun and friendliness of Johnny Rockets feel-good Americana, Sept. 21. The Grand Opening celebration will include a live band, dance club, lessons for children and the classic American menu offerings for which Johnny Rockets is known. QualBoard(TM) 3.0 from 20|20 Research helps Market Researchers Discover Deeper Insights from Online Qualitative ResearchNASHVILLE, Tennessee - 20|20 Research, Inc., an international provider of market research tools and services, today announced the launch of QualBoard(TM) 3.0, the latest iteration of its industry-leading QualBoard(TM) software for online qualitative research, that helps market researchers uncover deeper insights from study participants than any software previously. Shoot&Proof(TM): Application for Certifying Digital Pictures, now Available on iPhonePARIS - - Turn Your iPhone into an Evidence Creation Machine! Shoot&Proof(TM) enables you to take certified photos which constitute legally valid evidence (as shown by audits and cases won). When doing a rental inventory, after a car accident or a water damage, to prove the time of delivery and condition of a package, to record defects in work done by a contractor, or to strengthen your insurance case … there are numerous applications where a Shoot&Proof(TM) picture becomes legal proof and can play a decisive role in resolving a dispute. Patented worldwide, Shoot&Proof(TM) is currently the only alternative to the cumbersome and expensive means used by bailiffs and experts to produced certified reports. Novexel Presents 16 Posters and one Slide Presentation at the 49th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC) Meeting in San FranciscoPARIS - Novexel, a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of novel antibiotics designed to overcome the significant global problem of microbial resistance, announces that its pipeline will be the subject of 16 posters and one slide presentation at the 49th annual meeting of the Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC). The ICAAC meeting, which is taking place in San Francisco, California, September 12-15 2009, is the leading global conference on anti-microbial agents globally with over 10,000 participants. Realization, the Pioneer in “Execution Management Systems”, Begins Operations in France.CLAMART, France - Based on “Managing uncertainties to boost sales and operations performance” and an exclusive “Execution Management System” solution, Realization has earned the trust of many major global players: Boeing, Delta Airlines, Hewlett Packard, Procter & Gamble, Thyssen Krupp, ABB, Alcatel Lucent, etc. iPhone Gaming Revolution Begins: First 3GS Game Released With Stunning GraphicsPARIS - In June, Apple released the new iPhone 3GS, which was said to support advanced graphics in games which would bring it up to par with PSP and finally make it a real player in the mobile games department. Until now, however, the only difference to previous iPhone devices which players have experienced has been slight speed improvements in a couple of games. eQuest Adds Over 500 United Kingdom Job Boards to Its Delivery NetworkLONDON - - eQuest Strengthens Support for its International Customer Base eQuest, the international leader in job posting deliveries and Internet recruitment management services, announced today that it has added more than 500 UK job board and media destinations to its already vast job delivery network. eQuest, which posts jobs on behalf of the majority of the Global Fortune 100, continues to increase its EMEA delivery footprint as part of its expansion plans. 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. 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 Alcatel-Lucent to Host Live Web Press Conference to Announce Breakthrough Innovations in IP and Optical TechnologyPARIS - Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext and NYSE: ALU) will hold a live web press conference on Wednesday September 16, 2009 to announce groundbreaking technology which addresses the explosive growth in video traffic straining traditional core router networks. Adaptec Unveils Data Conditioning Platform Strategy for Cloud Computing and Enterprise Data Center EnvironmentsMILPITAS, California - - Company Sees Opportunities for Intelligent Data Center I/O Solutions That Lower Costs, Maximize System Performance, and Achieve Green IT Objectives Adaptec Launches MaxIQ(TM) SSD Cache Performance Solution for Maximum Application Acceleration in Data Center EnvironmentsMILPITAS, California - - Intel(R) Solid-State Drives and Adaptec Software and Controllers Provide I/O Intensive Data Centers with Faster Application Performance Resulting In Reduced Capital & Operating Costs AccessKenya and Tata Communications Sign Partnership Agreement to Launch Tier 1 Internet Point of Presence in KenyaMUMBAI, India - - The Kenya IP PoP Will Link East African Users to Europe and South Africa as well as to Asia and India via the SEACOM Cable System touchatag(TM), an Alcatel-Lucent Venture, Issues EUR5000 Developer Challenge for Best NFC-Based Urban GamePARIS - Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced a competition led by its touchatag(TM) venture in which software developers compete in the creation of the most innovative Near Field Communications (NFC) urban game for mobile phones. Competition winners will receive a total of EUR5000 in cash prizes. Safran Completes Acquisition of 81% of GE Homeland ProtectionPARIS and FAIRFIELD, Connecticut - Safran and GE (NYSE: GE) announced today that they have completed the transaction originally announced on April 24, 2009, for Safran to acquire 81% of GE’s Homeland Protection business (GE Homeland Protection). GE will retain a 19% stake in the company, as well as a seat on the Board of Directors. Fisker Karma Emissions, Economy Estimated at 83g CO2/km, 3.5L/100kmIRVINE, California - - With Photo - Stylish plug-in hybrid sedan cleaner, more efficient than today’s best Alcatel-Lucent Launches IP Transformation Center in IndiaPARIS - - First of its Kind Competency Centre in Chennai to Serve as Innovation Test Bed for Both Indian and Global Customers TeliaSonera and Alcatel-Lucent Deploy First Countrywide 100Mbps Access Network in FinlandPARIS, Broadband World Forum Europe - - TeliaSonera Leverages Alcatel-Lucent’s Intelligent Services Access Manager (ISAM) fiber/VDSL2 Innovations to Become the Finnish Broadband Access Leader The GMAT Group Collaborates With Pearson on New Test of English; Launch Set for OctoberMCLEAN, Virginia - Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic), a new English language test owned by Pearson and developed in collaboration with the Graduate Management Admission Council, will debut on October 26, 2009. BancTec and Apptricity Create Service and Distribution PartnershipDALLAS - BancTec, a global provider of advanced, high-volume, document and payment processing solutions and services, announced today that it has signed a joint service and distribution agreement with Apptricity, a fast-growing provider of enterprise service-oriented architecture (SOA) software solutions for supply chain, workforce and financial management. 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! 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 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. Oberthur Technologies and Comex Electronics Sign a Partnership AgreementPARIS - Oberthur Technologies SA and Comex Electronics AB have agreed to a strategic partnership that will boost companies’ business activities in the growing market of authentication and logon systems with smart card solutions. Oberthur will provide world leading products and services in smart cards and Comex will include Oberthur Technologies products and services in their solutions with card readers and smart cards. 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 |