Moneybookers Named as Top Ten Performing UK Technology CompanyLONDON - Moneybookers, one of Europe’s leading online payments providers (www.moneybookers.com/process-payments), is pleased to announce that it has been included in The Sunday Times Microsoft Tech Track 100 league table, ranked at number six. Andrea Casalini - CEO of Buongiorno Listed Among theTop 40 Leaders who are Shaping the Telecom Industry According to Mobile Communication InternationalLONDON - Andrea Casalini, CEO of Buongiorno - a multinational leading in digital entertainment - has been recently included by Informa’s Mobile Communication International in its list of 40 key industry executives to watch in the mobile sector. Dark Side Personalities Ruin CareersLONDON - New research shows that 85% of UK’s leaders demonstrate ‘Dark Side Characteristics’. These deeply rooted, self-destructive aspects of personality contribute to the alarming self-destruct rates for high flyers and put individuals and organisations at risk. Buy Your Own Football Club For GBP250,000!LONDON - Welsh Football League club Barry Town is on the hunt for a new owner, according to business transfer website, www.BusinessesForSale.com DBD Media Launches SEO ExpressLONDON - - Professional, Cost Effective Search Engine Optimisation Service for Companies With Limited Budgets Denosumab Demonstrates Superiority Over Zometa(R) in Delay of Complications Due to Bone Metastases in Advanced Breast Cancer PatientsTHOUSAND OAKS, California - Amgen (Nasdaq: AMGN) today announced detailed results from a Phase 3, head-to-head trial evaluating denosumab versus Zometa(R) (zoledronic acid) in the treatment of bone metastases in 2,046 patients with advanced breast cancer that met its primary and secondary endpoints and demonstrated superior efficacy compared to Zometa. These results were presented today during the Presidential Session at the 2009 ECCO 15 - ESMO 34 European Multidisciplinary Congress in Berlin, Germany (Abstract Number 2LBA). Emerging Capital Partners Invests in East African Media and Telecommunications CompanyWASHINGTON - - ECP Shows Commitment to African Telecom with Investment in Wananchi, Firm’s 10th in Sector PR Newswire Offers Exclusive Offer to .tel CommunityLONDON - Telnic Limited (www.telnic.org), the Registry Operator for the new communications-focused .tel top level domain (TLD), is pleased to announce today at ad:tech London that PR Newswire, the global leader in innovative communications and marketing service, will join the .tel community as a reseller and is offering an exclusive discount to Registrars, resellers and customers using a ‘live’ .tel as a point of contact in its Online Visibility Package (OVP) service. /C O R R E C T I O N — DBD Media/LONDON - In the news release, “DBD Media Launches SEO Express” issued on 22 Sep 2009 10:23 GMT, by DBD Media over PR Newswire, we are advised by a representative of the company that the URL for the SEO Express website should be ‘www.seo-express.co.uk’, rather than ‘www:seo-express.co.uk’, as incorrectly transmitted by PR Newswire. Complete, corrected release follows: Online Business Will Power Economic Recovery, Says dotcom EntrepreneurLONDON - With online businesses still thriving despite the recession, the knowledge economy will be vital to a global recovery. Marvell Introduces Industry’s First 6Gb/s SATA RAID ControllerSAN FRANCISCO - - Industry Leaders Support Next Generation, High Performance, Cost Effective Computing as Market Readies for 2010 6Gb/s SATA Adoption New VP of Engineering, Ayres, Part of MetraTech’s Expanding LeadershipLONDON - Larry Ayres has joined MetraTech Corp.(www.metratech.com) the innovative charging, billing, settlement and customer care product provider as VP of Engineering. 3 Selects Clash-Media to Enhance Digital Marketing - Ahead of Strict 2009 Sales TargetsLONDON - - Proactive Online Lead Generation Will Enable 3 to Distribute Thousands of Free Sim Cards to New ‘Hot’ Consumer Leads Ericom’s Breakthrough RDP Acceleration Technology Extends Microsoft’s Protocol - Delivers Superior End-User Experience to SBC and VDI MarketsCLOSTER, New Jersey - - Ericom(R) Blaze enables scalable deployment of VMware View and other managed virtual desktops (VDI), and of Terminal Services to remote / mobile users, branch offices and Clouds - quickly and cost-effectively New Research Shows Marketing Budgets are up - and Being Used for High-Return Online Lead GenerationLONDON - - Paid Search Used by 12 per cent Fewer Organisations, Compared to 2008 - Offline Spend Down Overall, but TV Advertising Increases by 3 per cent Brunswick Group Releases Survey Findings on New Media Usage by Investment CommunitySAN FRANCISCO - ~ Survey of Institutional Investors and Sell-Side Analysts Identifies Information Direct from Companies as Most Influential ~ ~ Impact of Blogs, Social Networks Limited but Growing ~ P&O Ferries Reduces Implementation Time and Improves Ability to Evaluate Marketing Effectiveness and Site Usability Through Speed-Trap SoftwareNEWBURY, England - Since April 2008, P&O Ferries has been using Speed-Trap’s customer insight technology on its freight and passenger websites. Previously using Webtrends www.webtrends.com P&O Ferries wanted more flexibility and immediacy in the customer information gathered from the site. Through being able to instantly draw information from new web pages tr.im/stcap without either waiting for new tags to be configured or for the internal IT teams to install them, P&O Ferries was able to respond directly and instantly to its customer base’s activity and take advantage of the trends identified. This insight provided by Speed-Trap tr.im/stinsight has contributed in no small part to the 40% increase in P&O Ferries customers completing the online sales process. Sword Group Named to Software Magazine’s 27th Annual Software 500LONDON - - Software Magazine Ranks Sword Group as one of the World’s Largest Software Companies Clash Media Press Pack ad:tech 2009LONDON - About Clash-Media Clash-Media was formed in the UK and US in 2006 and has since launched in Scandinavia, Germany and most recently France - with further plans to develop a presence in Spain and Italy, followed by Asia-Pacific. New LG Chocolate, One of the Hottest Front Row Accessories at London Fashion WeekSEOUL, South Korea - - Sienna and Savannah Miller’s Runway Show Introduces Chic Phone to Fashion A-List Audience The Brattle Group Expands Climate/Carbon Practice With Addition of Dr. Mark Sarro and Dr. Jurgen WeissCAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts - The Brattle Group, a global provider of consulting and expert testimony in economics, finance, and regulation, announced today that Drs. Mark Sarro and Jurgen Weiss have joined the firm as principals. The State of Online Advertising Market - New Research Reveals Advertisers Committed to Online Advertising With 72% Planning to Increase SpendLONDON - - A Quarter of Advertisers say Their Brand Advertising Spend has Increased in Past 12 Months GSMA Announces Release 2 Service Specification for Rich Communication SuiteLONDON - - GSMA Also Launches RCS DevChallenge Competition to Spur the Creation of Future RCS-Based Services DemandTec to Speak on nextGEN Retail Merchandising and Marketing Optimisation at The Retail Conference in LondonSAN CARLOS, California and LONDON - DemandTec, Inc. (Nasdaq: DMAN), a leading provider of on-demand optimisation solutions for retailers and consumer products manufacturers, today announced that Derek Smith, DemandTec’s Vice President of Retail Industry Marketing, and Mike Taylor, DemandTec’s Senior Director, Worldwide Solution Consulting, will be discussing the latest issues in next generation merchandising and marketing optimisation with a group of senior managers from the retail, wholesale and hospitality industries at The Retail Conference 2009 - Responsive Retailing at the Cavendish Conference Centre in London, UK on September 23, 2009. Brightcove Rolls Out Support for Adobe Flash Media Server 3.5 Through Content Delivery Services from Limelight NetworksCAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts - - More than 700 Brightcove customers in 28 countries gain turn-key access to enhanced capabilities for HD delivery and advanced security options for video on the Web Wearable, Waterproof Video Camera System set to Capture Extreme Sports MarketLONDON - - With Photo MotionTouch, the innovative product design and manufacturing business, has worked with Predator Technology to produce a wearable, waterproof video camera system for the extreme sports market. The Predator VX360 takes great video, in situations other cameras can’t cope with. Banks are Brought Down by Overblown BureaucraciesLONDON - Bureaucratic management systems that enable executives to take risks without responsibility are largely to blame for the economic crisis, according to a new study funded by the Advanced Institute of Management Research (AIM Research). Poor risk management was at the heart of the sub-prime meltdown in 2007, can be blamed for Lehman Brothers’ failure and it continues to haunt the banks today. Simpson Spence and Young go Virtual With BISLONDON - Simpson Spence and Young, the world’s largest independent shipbroking group, is ready to face an increasingly turbulent marketplace having undertaken a complete technology refresh with their partner, BIS Ltd. SSY’s infrastructure is now hosted across resilient data centres and utilises the latest in virtualisation technologies. Newlands Training Offers Fork Lift Truck Training Courses in Dorset to Raise Awareness of Safe DrivingDORCHESTER, England - Did you know that there are about 30 fatal accidents and 6000 injuries each year involving fork lift trucks? Did you also know that a large proportion of these accidents are as a result of poor observation or insufficient fork lift truck training (www.newlandstraining.com/fork-lift-trucks)? Wind Energy: The Fall in Orders in 2009 Will Affect Revenues in 2010. New Growth Strategies Are Now Essential, Says Frost & SullivanLONDON - Due to the strong growth and placement of wind turbine orders in 2008 and the lead time between placing the orders and shipping them out to customers, the top line for wind turbine manufacturers in 2009 has been relatively unaffected. However, the fall in orders in 2009 will affect revenues of these companies in 2010. Therefore, it is essential for companies to adopt new strategies to keep their margins intact. And some companies have already started taking extraordinary and urgent measures to sustain and accelerate growth in a tough environment. Voucher Code Sites Thrive as Society Embraces a Cheaper Way of LivingLEEDS, England - Voucher codes and discount vouchers from sites such as VoucherSeeker (www.voucherseeker.co.uk/discount-vouchers) are becoming widely sought after as discount codes become more socially acceptable to use when purchasing goods. Proloquo2Go iPhone App Shakes up Assistive Technology IndustryAMSTERDAM - AssistiveWare(R) today announced the release of Proloquo2Go(TM) 1.1, a major update to the first consumer device-based communication solution for people who cannot speak. Initially released in April, Proloquo2Go is shaking up the assistive technology industry: an iPod touch with Proloquo2Go (www.proloquo2go.com) costs 5 to 20 times less than dedicated devices it rivals in power, flexibility, portability and easy of use. Proloquo2Go already serves thousands of people who could never before afford a communication device. Empolis Presents E-Service Suite and Voice of the Customer at Call Centre ExpoKAISERSLAUTERN, Germany - - Global Semantic Application Vendor Demonstrates Benefits for Service Organisations Curry Stone Design Prize Announces 2009 Finalists for Emerging Humanitarian InnovationNEW YORK - - Finalists Include Former Medellin Mayor, Architect of “Handmade” Buildings in Bangladesh; Co-founder of “Transition” Movement Carnegie Investment Bank, Stockholm, Selects ClearCube Technology and Svensk IT Funktion (ITF) to Equip State-of-the-Art Trading Floor.AUSTIN, Texas - - Secure, Energy Efficient and High Performance ClearCube PCoIP Workstations Drive New Trading Floor |
