PMM Partners LLP Successfully Completes Major Property ExitLONDON - PMM Partners is pleased to announce that, on behalf of its investors, it has successfully managed a major German property exit. The sale of the company St Clemens Höfe Liegenschaften GmbH, advised by PMM Partners, to an international property fund was completed on 15th September generating a 101% pre-tax return on investment for its Sterling based investors. Student Design Talent Shines Through Auto Industry GloomFRANKFURT, Germany - - Coventry Student Wins Top Prize in Global Awards Ceremony The automotive design community celebrated the industry’s top future designers at a glamorous awards ceremony during the Frankfurt motor show last night. An alpine sports vehicle from Coventry University student Philip Woodman was selected as the best overall in this year’s Interior Motives Design Awards. Standard Bank Metals Trading and Risk Management Goes Live With BradyLONDON - Brady plc (AIM: BRY), the leading supplier of trading, risk management and settlement solutions to the metals and commodities sectors, has announced today that Standard Bank Plc are the first to use Brady’s new interface to LME SMART (the London Metal Exchange System for Matching and Registering Trades). Using the Brady interface, LME member firms are now able to connect directly to the LME’s matching system, which will forward trades to the London Clearing House (LCH) for clearing. Standard Bank went live with Trinity v600 a year ago for one of its core businesses, Base Metals, having used different components of Brady technology for a number of years for the risk management of its precious and base metal businesses. Contraceptive Pill Named the Greatest Pharmacy Invention of the Last 150 Years in Chemist+Druggist CompetitionTONBRIDGE, England - The Contraceptive Pill has been crowned the greatest pharmacy innovation of the past 150 years, by leading figures in the drugs industry. Matrox Announces Partnership with the Control Room Group by AVI-SPL to Power Customised Video Display Wall SolutionsMONTREAL - - AVI-SPL’s Control Room Group leverages Matrox technology to deploy advanced display controllers for large-scale visualisation display wall installations running mission critical applications A Sterling Fall on Properties Abroad - Top Tips to Avoid Losing Out on the RateLONDON - Small shifts in foreign currency exchange rates are common and happen in short spaces of time. However, over the past few days sterling has dropped off steadily by over 2%. Sir Donald Gordon Donates Two and a Half Million Pound Gift to SchoolLONDON - London Business School is delighted to announce that Sir Donald Gordon, founder of Liberty Life and Liberty International, has made a generous, two and a half million pound gift to establish the Sir Donald Gordon Chair in Entrepreneurship and Innovation at London Business School. Investment in Health Benefits is on the UpANDOVER, England - Despite the economic downturn, companies are more than doubling their spend on healthcare benefits, according to new research from Simplyhealth’s Bothered Britain Report 2009, which is released this month. The report investigates how attitudes, policy and behaviour have changed in the past year towards health-related issues, as well as looking at newer trends that are impacting on workplace health. Consumers Worldwide see Advertising as key to Economic Growth: Nielsen-WFA ReportLONDON - Seven in ten consumers globally agree that advertising contributes to economic growth, while eight in ten agree that advertising helps create jobs, according to a survey of 25,420 consumers in 50 countries conducted by The Nielsen Company for the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) in April 2009. Mobiklix, Founded in 2008, is a Design House, Concepts Producer, Media Company and a Global CPA Network Specializing Purely in the Mobile Content and Entertainment IndustryLONDON - The company promotes Mobile offers across 45 countries worldwide, all over Europe, Americas and APAC, including Mobile Trivia games, IQ Tests, Win Stuff, Mobile Dating & Chat, Ringtones, Wallpapers, Mobile Games, Horoscopes, WAP offers and much more. VocaLink and STET Broaden Their Reach Across the Eurozone With new Interoperability AgreementHONG KONG - VocaLink and STET, the international payments specialists, today confirmed that they are working together to establish a bilateral link for the exchange of SEPA payments based on the EACHA interoperability standards. Microsoft and M-Com Deliver Mobile Payments Solution GloballyHONG KONG - - Leading mobile banking software vendor leverages the Microsoft platform to deliver the most flexible and scalable mobile payments solution. Complete Coverage of the Republic of Ireland Available With Garmin Eire DiscovererSOUTHAMPTON - - With Photo Global leader in personal satellite navigation Garmin is proud to announce the launch of a new series of the award winning Garmin topographic maps. Garmin Eire Discoverer is the latest in the mapping range, offering full coverage of the Republic of Ireland. The Iconic Samantha Fox & Marc Mysterio Partner With World Leading Digital Retailer Beatport for Exclusive Release on New Hit “Tomorrow”LONDON - International Star House Musician Marc Mysterio (Can), Global Pop Icon Samantha Fox (UK), Amerada Music/World Class Records (Can), and Beatport are proud to announce the release of: ‘Tomorrow’ by Marc Mysterio ft Samantha Fox! “Tomorrow” was released worldwide on September 15th 2009 EXCLUSIVELY on the world’s largest retailer for dance music, BEATPORT! Celebrities Give Veg the Wow Factor, say ParentsLONDON - - Parents Believe ‘Celebrity’ Role Models Have Greatest Influence on Children When it Comes to Eating Their Greens IPC Expands Global Network Coverage with Collaboration from 2Connect BahrainJERSEY CITY, New Jersey - - IPC and 2Connect Collaboration Enables Direct Connectivity Between Leading Financial Centers in Manama, Dubai, Europe and Asia Pacific Videocall Named Polycom Telepresence VNOC ProviderCAMBERLEY, Surrey - - Videocall, a Polycom UK Tier One Platinum Partner, Now Officially Recognised for its Superior Managed Service of Polycom Telepresence Applications www.BusinessTransferAgents.co.uk - the Latest Innovation From the People who Brought you www.BusinessesForSale.comLONDON - Online media group Dynamis today launched www.BusinessTransferAgents.co.uk - a site designed to take the strain out of finding the right business broker. BusinessTransferAgents.co.uk acts as a networking area, where business sellers can interact with over 300 agents and find the perfect partnership. The Nation Decides on the Best Magazine Covers of the Last YearLONDON - A naked Beth Ditto, on Love, fights it out with Angelina Jolie, looking out from SHE. David Beckham wears a trilby at a jaunty angle for GQ, while a bald Jade Goody sells her wedding day to OK! Remember the First World War with BBC History, or celebrate the new US President with Time and Esquire. These are just some of the striking images from the last year of magazine covers which have been shortlisted for The Maggies national covers poll. Global Beverage Players Keep the Faith in BRIC MarketsBASINGSTOKE, England - Once touted as a unique combination of high growth markets, the BRIC nations of Brazil, Russia, India and China have enjoyed varying fortunes during the great economic downturn of 2009. Projections after the first half of the year from Canadean’s new Quarterly Beverage Tracker, point to China and to a lesser extent India already shrugging off any financial woes with both countries set for healthy volume rises in 2009. Beverages in Brazil are set to rise by a more modest 2% this year but demand in Russia is set to contract by 2%. Price Announced of the new Reva NXR - an Electric Car That Can be Ordered TodayLONDON - - 63rd Frankfurt International Motor Show (Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung) Returning From Holiday Heaven to Email Hell Leaves Users Overwhelmed, Stressed and DepressedLONDON - Most of us dread coming back from holiday to face an inbox full of emails (assuming of course we are not so addicted to email that we are replying to them on the beach). According to research carried out by email productivity experts Emailogic, this prospect leaves many users feeling “overwhelmed, stressed and depressed”. One respondent even claimed to feel “suicidal” when confronted with the task of quickly sorting what was urgent from what was not before normal business communications could resume. SecureWorks, Inc. Streamlines the PCI AOC and FFIEC ITO Self-Assessment Questionnaire Processes with Predefined Assessment Programs and Affiliate Compliance Summary ReportsATLANTA and LONDON - SecureWorks(R), a leading, global provider of security services, is streamlining the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Attestation of Compliance (AOC) and FFIEC Information Technology Outsourcing (ITO) Self-Assessment Questionnaire processes with Predefined Assessment Programs. These programs are preconfigured with assessment questions based on the PCI and FFIEC guidelines. An organisation’s affiliates (vendors, partners, internal departments, and service providers) are then rated in accordance with their compliance with these regulations. MutantAuction.com Launches in U.K. as a Welcome Respite From RecessionLONDON - - Reverse Auction Site Allows Lowest Bidder to Win While the recession wreaks havoc on retail buying, a new auction website is becoming the place to buy brand-new consumer electronics at unbelievably low prices. oMbiel Announces campusM(TM) Mobile Application for UniversitiesBIRMINGHAM, England - oMbiel a leading provider in mobile technology today announced the availability of campusM(TM) a mobile application with an integrated suite of university services brought together on a mobile device. campusM(TM) provides busy students, open day visitors, staff and conference delegates with an easy to use, uniquely branded application to help them better connect and enhance their university experience. Tribal Fusion Launches Industry’s First Fully Integrated Advertising Platform for iPhone and iPod TouchLONDON - - Company Announces Tribal Fusion Mobile to Effectively Deliver Premium Mobile Ads in Conjunction With Online and Offline Marketing Campaigns Comment on the Labour Market Statistics Issued on 16 September 2009LONDON - Commenting on today’s labour market statistics, Ian Brinkley, associate director at The Work Foundation, said: Back the People, Not the Spivs Unite Urges GovernmentLONDON - The price for the recession is being paid for by ordinary workers while those who pushed the economy over the edge are getting back to business as usual warns Tony Woodley, Unite joint general secretary. YCD Multimedia Selects Matrox Graphics Cards to Drive Digital Signage Application at Aroma CafesMONTREAL - - Matrox M9140 multi-display graphics solution drives six channels of digital messaging on YCD MuVi Wall multi-screen video wall /C O R R E C T I O N — MutantAuction.com/LONDON - In the news release, “MutantAuction.com Launches in U.K. as a Welcome Respite From Recession” issued on 16 Sep 2009 13:03 GMT, by MutantAuction.com over PR Newswire, we are advised by a representative of the company that they are in fact called MutantAuctions.com (plural) and not MutantAuction.com (singular) as originally incorrectly disseminated. Complete, corrected release follows: McGraw-Hill Medical Wins 2009 BMA Medical Book of the Year AwardLONDON - McGraw-Hill Medical won a number of honours and awards at the British Medical Association’s Medical Book Competition awards ceremony, including two category first prize awards and the contest’s top prize, Medical Book of the Year. The coveted award went to the ground-breaking Robotic Surgery: Theory and Operative Technique by Drs Farid Gharagozloo and Farzad Najam. 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 GSMA Announces Details of Initial Grants Awarded Through the Mobile Money for the Unbanked ProgrammeLONDON - - GSMA Closer to Goal of Creating Financial Security for 20m Unbanked by 2012 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. LED Screen Supplier Massteknik to Partner Panasonic in Major Forthcoming Sports EventsROMSEY, England - Massteknik UK, part of The Mediatec Group, has added 24mm and 12mm Panasonic LED screens to its substantial rental fleet. |
