ALCS Website Re-launch August 09LONDON - - See www.alcs.co.uk Today! - ALCS Website Re-Launched in Response to Writers’ Needs comScore Appointed as Independent 3rd Party for Site Vetting by IAB UK Internet Advertising Sales Houses Council (IASH)LONDON - comScore, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today announced that it had been selected as the sole independent provider of centralized site content vetting on behalf of the Internet Advertising Sales Houses (IASH) — the official sales house council of the IAB in the U.K. One Young World Unveils Findings of Global Survey of 20-Somethings and Launches YouTube Contest to Identify Future Leaders to be Delegates at Inaugural World SummitLONDON - - Global Nonprofit Calls 20-Somethings Worldwide to Participate in Phase III Online Survey Elstree School Selects DediPower to Deliver Managed Hosting for its WebsiteREADING, England - Driving timely communications via the internet, Elstree School is staying connected in the school and extended community. Elstree, a leading boy’s preparatory school founded in 1848, is not new to evolution and has been online for the past 10 years. To continue its evolution and drive their online presence forward, Elstree (www.elstreeschool.org.uk) has turned to DediPower, a leading UK provider of managed hosting and data centre solutions, to underpin the site and provide the school with managed hosting solutions. Scarlett Johansson is in the UK to Promote her new D&G Make Up RangeLONDON - - Exclusive Web Video Available Link www.digitalnewsagency.com/story/view/3335-scarlett-johansson-is-in-the-uk-to-promote-her-new/all comScore Appoints Ellen Marzell as Senior Director of Marketing Solutions in EuropeLONDON - comScore, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today announced the appointment of Ellen Marzell as senior director of Marketing Solutions for comScore Europe. Ms. Marzell brings with her more than three decades of experience in the media and branded content arena, most recently in her role as VP of business development for In Game Advertising Worldwide (IGA). MetraTech Brings Enterprise Billing into the 21st CenturyLONDON and BOSTON - MetraTech Corp. (www.metratech.com/), the charging, billing, settlement and customer care product provider has a new white paper on enterprise billing that examines how both the operational environment and the complexity inherent within creating, managing and billing for services requires a different approach; leading to better customer relationships, greater visibility for customers and operations, combined within a strict and manageable auditing environment. First Tweetmyride Global Campaign to Raise US$1 Million for Charity via TwitterVANCOUVER - tweetmyride is a Twitter-driven global charity campaign, created to raise money for 10 charities around the world in the lead up to Vancouver-based Australian, Gavin Romanis, participating in the international mountain bike race, La Ruta de los Conquistadores in Costa Rica from November 11-14, 2009 (www.adventurerace.com) - known as one of the toughest on the planet. ProjetJ Newsletter - Journalism ProjectMONTREAL - ProjetJ/29 July 2009 (www.projetj.ca) Would you like to subscribe to our newsletter or collaborate with ProjetJ and offer your opinion in the debate regarding journalism in Quebec, please contact us at (projetj.ca/page.php?p=12) Sify Reports Revenues of $ 34.54 Million for the First Quarter of Fiscal Year 09-10CHENNAI, India - - Grows Revenues 10% Over Previous Year, Net Loss for the Quarter Reduced to $ 1.34 Million Hyland Software Opens New European Data Centre to Support Growing Interest in Enterprise Content Management (ECM) via Software as a Service (SaaS)LONDON - - Tightening budgets, smaller staffs and fewer resources are driving worldwide demand for options like SaaS-deployed OnBase OnLine (OBOL) Search Engine Marketing Costs Drop; Engine CPCs Drop 20-31% Year-on-Year as Advertisers Seek EfficiencyLONDON - - Data Based on Efficient Frontier’s Q2 2009 UK Search Engine Performance Report Digitas Health Expands Adding Two Key LocationsPHILADELPHIA - - Expansion to Meet Market Demand for Next Generation Agency Model in Healthcare Barbican Turbo, Middle East Modified Car Show to Captivate AudiencesABU DHABI, UAE - Modified car and motorsports enthusiasts from across the UAE and the Gulf are to be captivated by Barbican Turbo, the region’s premier tuning, custom car and motorsports festival organised by United Business Media. Fat Partners and Green Issues Are Out - Men go Back to BasicsLONDON - - 5,000 Men Questioned in the AskMen.com Survey According to a major study on the current thoughts and attitudes of men in the UK, 89% of men surveyed thought that any girl they date should have marriage potential and 38% thought that their partners shouldn’t have more than 5 former partners. comScore Reports Home vs. Work Online Buying Activity in the U.K.LONDON - - More Than 1/3 of Total Online Retail Transactions Occur in the Workplace - 8 in 10 U.K. Internet Users Now Access Online Retail Sites Europe’s Largest DJ Trade Show Moves to Birmingham’s NECLONDON - After the huge success of the first two events at Donington Park Exhibition Centre, this year’s BPM show will take place at Birmingham’s NEC on the first weekend in October 2009 - Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th. INRIX Delivers Real-Time Traffic Flow Services for EuropeKIRKLAND, Washington - - Now live in 6 countries. Rest of Europe live by early 2010. INRIX(R), the leading provider of traffic and navigation services, today announced the availability of INRIX Real-Time Traffic Flow for over 50,000 kilometers across 6 European countries and the roll-out of pan-European traffic flow by early 2010. INRIX traffic services are designed for integration with advanced navigation and traffic services on mobile and vehicle-based navigation systems and are deployed by customers including the Ford Motor Company, TomTom, Telmap, Microsoft, TeleNav, and over 80 other leading companies. INRIX also published the results of traffic data quality testing completed this summer across roadway networks in major European cities in a special report, Benchmarking Traffic Data Quality: Best Practices for Analyzing the Quality of Traffic Information. Nine Out of Ten 25-34 Year Old U.K. Internet Users Visited a Social Networking Site in May 2009LONDON - - Internet Users Age 55 and Older More Likely to Visit Social Networking Sites than Business & Finance, Technology and Travel PR Newswire Launches Social Media Monitoring Tool Across Europe, The Middle East and IndiaLONDON - - Social Media Metrics Monitors and Analyses Over 20 Million Blogs, 5 Million Forum Posts, and 30,000 Online News Sources, Social Networks and Microblogs ABSOLUT VODKA Launches Mobile Drink Application for iPhone and Google AndroidSTOCKHOLM - ABSOLUT VODKA has launched Drinkspiration by ABSOLUT, a sophisticated drink application combining the latest mobile technology with GPS, Twitter and Facebook. Drinkspiration by ABSOLUT is an interactive encyclopaedia of recipes that helps you find and share personalized drink recommendations based on spirit, taste, weather, time of day, bar vibe, sound volume, real-time drink trends and much more. Currently available as a free app for iPhone and iPodTouch users, Drinkspiration is the #1 free app in Sweden and has been downloaded 43,000 times in its first 13 days on the iTunes App Store. A version created for Google Android will be unveiled at the Android Market later this summer. INRIX Announces Historical Traffic Speeds for EuropeKIRKLAND, Washington - - Crowd-sourced Data Improves Accuracy of Routing and Travel Times on over 420,000 Kilometers of Roadways across 6 Countries Industry Leader Anne Davis Joins Digitas UKLONDON - - Former OgilvyOne Digital Director to Join as Senior VP Relationship Lead Global digital marketing agency Digitas (www.digitas.com) has hired Anne Davis as a Senior VP relationship lead working out of Digitas London. She joins from OgilvyOne Singapore where she was regional Digital Director for Asia Pacific and responsible for running the Unilever, Cisco, and Diageo businesses. As an experienced global client leader, she will play a critical role in growing multi-national client relationships across EMEA and APAC. Instant Messaging Accounts for More Than 25 Percent of Total Time Spent Online in Turkey, Followed by Social Networking at 10 PercentLONDON - - Facebook.com is Turkey’s Most Popular Social Networking Site with More than 13 Million Visitors in May 2009 Twitter Equals Business GrowthLONDON - - Sign up for a Free Webinar on 21st July Twitter, the newest social networking sensation, can generate sales leads for your business faster than other social network, even with a slashed budget. So says David White, Founder and Chief Executive of Weboptimiser (www.weboptimiser.com) and he’ll tell you how your company can benefit from it when he presents his final webinar of three on 21st July at 6pm UK time and 6pm US CDT. IronKey is the First and Only USB Storage Device to Achieve FIPS 140-2, Level 3 ValidationLOS ALTOS, California - - IronKey AES-256 USB Drives Pass Stringent Testing to Meet Physical Security Standards for Government Certification Bright ‘Internet Future’ for Museums Could be Impeded by Lack of Progress Over Parthenon MarblesLONDON - The prospect of a technologically-driven future for museums, outlined this week by British Museum director Neil MacGregor and Tate director Nicholas Serota, could be impaired unless the issue of the Parthenon Marbles is satisfactorily resolved, says the British Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles (www.parthenonuk.com and twitter BCRPM). Digitas Continues To Strengthen Global LeadershipBOSTON - - INDUSTRY VISIONARY STEPHAN BERINGER JOINS AS PRESIDENT, INTERNATIONAL - Charged with Global Expansion and Growth in Global Client Relationships comScore Executive Elected to the Mobile Marketing Association Global Board of DirectorsLONDON - - Herve Le Jouan Appointed MMA Chair for the European Region comScore, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today announced that the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) has elected Herve Le Jouan, managing director of the comScore Census Solutions Group, to its Global Board of Directors. The Global Board will work together with the wider membership of the MMA to manage and steer the Mobile Marketing Association, continuing to advance its International leadership on the key issues facing the industry. Mr. Le Jouan, who has more than four years of experience in the mobile arena and over ten years experience in the digital measurement industry, will also sit as Chair on the board’s European committee. How Twitter Can Help Your Business Grow and Grow and Grow…LONDON - - Sign up for Free Webinars on 14th and 21st July Twitter, the newest social networking sensation, can generate sales leads for your business faster than other social network, even with a slashed budget. So says David White, Founder and Chief Executive of Weboptimiser (www.weboptimiser.com) and he’ll tell you how your company can benefit from it when he presents his webinar during July. Number of U.K. Online Videos Viewed Approaches 5 Billion in April 2009, up 47 Percent vs. Year AgoLONDON - - YouTube Display Ads Reached 18 Million People in the U.K. During the Month comScore, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released data from the comScore Video Metrix service, indicating that the total number of videos viewed online in the U.K. in April 2009 grew 47 percent versus year ago to 4.7 billion videos. The report also found that 21.8 million U.K. Internet users viewed a total of 971 million online display ads on multimedia sites during the month, based on data from comScore Ad Metrix, a recently introduced service in the U.K. providing competitive intelligence on online display advertising. CA Expands Offerings for Unified Business Service Assurance and Automation for Next-Generation Virtualized Data Centers and Private CloudsDATCHETT, England - - Support for VMware vSphere(TM) 4 and Cisco Nexus(R) 1000V will Help Customers Achieve Lean IT by Providing Simplified, Model-Based Management Using CA’s Integrated Infrastructure Availability, Performance and Automation Management Solution Russia Has World’s Most Engaged Social Networking AudienceLONDON - - Vkontakte.ru Ranks as Most Popular Social Networking Site in Russia with 14 Million Visitors British Not-For-Profit Online Knowledge Base Selects DediPower Managed HostingREADING, England - The UK’s 160,000-plus charities can now access a new knowledge base to leverage scarce resources in the economic downturn. The website, www.knowhownonprofit.org, is hosted by DediPower, a leading UK provider of managed hosting and data centre solutions, and was developed by The Centre for Charity Effectiveness Trust to deliver a shared platform for charity workers. comScore and the GSMA Win M.E.F. Award for Business Intelligence in Mobile MediaLONDON - - Award Winning Study in Partnership with the U.K. Mobile Operators Brings Greater Clarity to Mobile Media and Advertising Measurement |