PR Hub – Newsletter for February 15, 2010

Monday, February 15, 2010

Elsevier’s Leadership in eProducts Demonstrated at the 2009 PROSE Awards
Company Wins Four Awards and six Honorable Mentions in eProduct Category and Books in Social Sciences, Economics and Mathematics

AMSTERDAM, February 15, 2010 – Elsevier, the leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical
information products and services, today announced that it has won four major
awards and six honorable mentions from the Professional and Scholarly
Publishing (PSP) Division [...]

A Positive Outlook for 2010 Recruitment in the Science Sector
LONDON, February 15 – A recent survey of over 550 scientific organisations shows a UK wide
positive outlook for 2010 for recruiting specialist skills for this
marketplace.

Although the UK science labour market had a tough 2009, shedding both
permanent and contract staff, the outlook for 2010 is looking positive with
nearly three times as [...]

Satellier Reports on Recovery of Building Industry, Positions for Growth in New World Economy
International AECO Services Leader Points to Emerging Opportunities, Expands Global Team and Offers new Solutions as Industry Recovers and Grows Post-Recession

NEW DELHI, India, February 15 – Leading global architecture, engineering, construction, and building
owner (AECO) services provider Satellier is reporting upswings in project
activity in key service areas and geographies, spurring an expansion of
services in response [...]

NetQin Mobile Anti-virus 3.2 Multi-language Version to be Unveiled
2009 China Frost & Sullivan Mobile Security Market Leadership Award Winner Brings Latest Mobile Anti-virus Applications to Mobile World Congress

BARCELONA, February 15, 2010 – NetQin Tech. Co., Ltd., the largest professional mobile security service
provider, announced today at the 2010 Mobile World Congress that the company
will launch a multi-language version of the NetQin Mobile Anti-virus [...]

Motorola Milestone – The First Motorola With Android 2.0
WATFORD, England, February 15 – The Motorola Milestone (www.mobiles.co.uk/motorola-milestone.html)
is Motorola’s second mobile phone to run on Android, and their first to run
Android 2.0, known as Eclair. This updated version of Android has an
extended catalogue of downloadable apps from the Android market and access to
a range of Google services such as Gmail and Google Maps. [...]

Under the Patronage of H.H. General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan Abu Dhabi Attracts The World Health Care Congress Middle East, December 5-7, 2010
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, February 15, 2010 – Under the Patronage of H.H. General Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan,
Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the United Arab
Emirates’ Armed Forces, the World Health Care Congress (WHCC) Middle East
will begin a three-year endeavor on December 5-7, 2010 in Abu Dhabi.
www.worldcongress.com/me

[...]

Orange Launches a ‘EUR2 for 2MB’ Travel Data Daily Roaming Tariff to Give Customers Peace of Mind Using Mobile Internet Services Anywhere in the European Union
A EUR5 for 10MB for Smartphones Users is Also Being Launched First in France

BARCELONA, February 15, 2010 -

- Orange to offer a daily data roaming tariff standardised[1]
across the European Union (EU), enabling more customers to stay
connected with friends [...]

Fast Developments in Technology are Changing the Face of Office Design
POOLE, England, February 15 – The rise in mobile communications and the 21st century paradigm of being
able to do ‘everything on one computer’ means that less people are working in
paper cluttered offices – bureaucracy is becoming a thing of the past. In
today’s organisations, employees rarely require more than an office desk
(www.btoffice.com/office-desks), an office chair
(www.btoffice.com/office-chairs) [...]

Aircel Goes Live on Oracle® Communications Services Gatekeeper
Oracle Communications Teams with Aircel to Support Mobile Operator’s Business Growth and Helps Deliver Personalized Customer Content and Services

Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, Spain – February 15, 2010
News Facts
Aircel Limited (Aircel), a leading communications company in India, has teamed with Oracle to deploy Oracle® Communications Services Gatekeeper (www.oracle.com/industries/communications/oracle-communications-services-gatekeeper.html) and Oracle Fusion [...]

Oracle® Retail Applications Help Communications Service Providers Manage Customer-Centric and Profitable Retail Stores
Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, Spain – February 15, 2010
News Facts

Oracle® Retail applications are helping communications service providers (CSPs) improve in-store experiences for customers, grow revenue and reduce the cost of their operations.
Oracle’s integrated solution enables CSPs to improve customer management and product availability, reduce stockholding and better [...]

Oracle Announces Availability of Oracle® Communications Order and Service Management 7.0 for Rapid Offer Design and Order Delivery
Solution Enables Communications Service Providers to Improve Customer Satisfaction by Accelerating Offer Creation While Decreasing Order Fallout

Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, Spain – February 15, 2010
News Facts
Oracle announced the general availability of Oracle Communications Order and Service Management 7.0 (www.oracle.com/industries/communications/oracle-communications-order-service-management.html) , a key component of Oracle Communications’ solution for rapid [...]

Samsonite Chooses Polaris “iStore Linux”
…Guarantees 50% Lower Setup & Running Cost on Retail Store Software
GURGAON, India, February 15, 2010 – Polaris Retail Infotech Ltd. (PRIL), a leading Retail Software
provider and a wholly owned subsidiary of Polaris Software Lab Ltd, today
announced the launch of Linux powered Retail Store Management solution
“iStore Linux”. PRIL has signed up Samsonite to rollout iStore [...]

China Telecom Deploys Alcatel-Lucent’s IMS Solutions in Shanghai and Shandong Province
MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS, BARCELONA, February 15, 2010 – Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced that it has
been selected by China Telecom to deploy IMS trial networks in Shanghai and
Shandong province. Alcatel-Lucent’s end-to-end IMS solution will enable China
Telecom to build a next generation core infrastructure in order to evolve its
network and to provide [...]

Alcatel-Lucent and Sequans Collaborate on LTE Solutions
Collaboration Will Extend TD-LTE Ecosystem to 2.6 GHz Spectrum for Operators in Asia and Europe

MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS, BARCELONA, February 15, 2010 – Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) and Sequans
today announced their collaboration on LTE solutions for operators of TD-LTE
networks in Asia and Europe who are planning to offer services at 2.6 GHz.
The first [...]

Gravity Mobile Makes Convergence of Mobile, PC, Home and Automotive Devices a Reality
Leading Mobile Application Designer Demonstrates Multi-Screen Solution at Mobile World Congress 2010 – Gives Consumers a Unified Media Experience

BARCELONA, Spain, February 15 – Mobile World Congress 2010 — In conjunction with its parent company,
Gracenote(R), Gravity Mobile will illustrate true personal media convergence
by demonstrating MediaLink, a sophisticated capability built upon Gracenote’s
powerful platform of digital media [...]

Joint Innovation Lab Opens Widget API Specifications and Contributes Them to W3C and the Newly-Formed Wholesale Applications Community
JIL Continues to Drive Innovation in the Mobile Apps Space by Committing to Offer API Specifications Royalty-Free to Wireless Service Providers Around the Globe

ROTTERDAM, The Netherlands, February 15 – The Joint Innovation Lab (JIL) announced today that it will
open its widget API specification to other wireless service providers and
contribute these API specifications to the [...]

HTC, Huawei Device, Lenovo and ZTE Support the Joint Innovation Lab (JIL) Widget Initiative
Leading Handset Manufacturers Announce Support for the JIL Widget Specification, Allowing Support for Richer Applications

ROTTERDAM, The Netherlands, February 15 – The Joint Innovation Lab (JIL) today announces that handset
manufacturers, HTC, Huawei Device, Lenovo and ZTE will support the new JIL
1.2 specification. Future handsets from all of these manufacturers will be
capable of running JIL apps.
[...]

LifeVibes CinemaSound Brings the Home Cinema Experience to Mobile Devices
The new LifeVibes CinemaSound Enables 5-Channel Surround Sound With Music Enhancements for Extremely Natural, High Quality Immersive Listening

EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands, February 15 – NXP Software announces the launch of LifeVibes CinemaSound, a new
software product which brings the excitement of the home cinema experience to
mobile phones. CinemaSound enables users to enjoy multi-channel surround
sound when playing [...]

Marvell Drives US$99 Smartphones to Market with New Pantheon Platform
Pantheon-Powered Smartphones Support Android, Windows Mobile, and Other Leading Operating Systems

BARCELONA, Spain, February 15, 2010 – Mobile World Congress (MWC) — Marvell (Nasdaq: MRVL), a worldwide leader
in integrated silicon solutions, today reinforced its leadership position in
processing, analog, communications, and multimedia technology by announcing a
new platform for smartphone manufacturers: the Pantheon(TM) platforms. The
new platforms are [...]

TAAP Creates BlackBerry Apps for the Enterprise
BOREHAMWOOD, England, February 15 – TAAP – a leading supplier of mobile software applications – has announced
that it is now offering BlackBerry-compatible versions of its Field Force
applications. This will allow organisations who rely on BlackBerrys for
business email and calendar functionality to extend the reach of the platform
and take advantage of TAAP’s extensive range of [...]

UBM TechInsights Expands in Europe
Additional staff and offices provide comprehensive coverage
OTTAWA, February 15 – Following the recent merger announcement, UBM TechInsights today
announced an expansion of its sales and support coverage for Europe. The
changes consist of a new executive appointment and an additional sales office
in Munich to provide comprehensive coverage of the region.

Emil Alexov, Senior [...]

Graphin and Mixel to Collaborate in Producing ‘Golden M-PHY’ IC to Be Used in Graphin’s Evaluation Systems
SAN JOSE, California, February 15, 2010 – Mixel Inc., the leader in mobile mixed-signal intellectual property (IP),
and Graphin Co., Ltd., a rapidly emerging leader for image sensor evaluation
suites, announced on February 15 that Graphin will license the Mixel M-PHY IP
and that the two companies will collaborate to produce a “Golden M-PHY” IC to
be used [...]

PT Introduces LTE and WiMAX Application-Ready Systems
CommAgility Partners to Present Wireless OEMs an Ideal Development Platform
BARCELONA, Spain, February 15 – PT (Nasdaq: PTIX), a leading global provider of advanced network
communications solutions, today announced the introduction of the AMP5072 1U
MicroTCA(R) Application-Ready System. The AMP5072 is specifically designed
for LTE and WiMAX equipment manufacturers, and features Serial RapidIO(R)
fabric with System Timing Module for [...]

Marvell Affirms Significant Progress in TD-SCDMA Mobile Phone Chipset at Mobile World Congress 2010
Company Showcases Array of New Smartphones Developed for the China Market Powered by Marvell’s Low Cost, High Performance Processors

BARCELONA, Spain, February 15, 2010 – Mobile World Congress (MWC) – Marvell (Nasdaq: MRVL), a worldwide leader
in integrated silicon solutions, today announced it will unveil the widest
array of OPhones built for the massive China market at [...]

PT’s SEGway(TM) Delivers Industry’s Highest Capacity Signalling Platform for Next-Generation Networks
400,000 Transactions per Second Ideal for IP-Centric Signalling Architecture

BARCELONA, Spain, February 15, 2010 – PT (Nasdaq: PTIX), the recently rebranded Performance Technologies, a
leading provider of innovative network communications solutions, today
announced it has greatly increased the capacity of its industry leading
SEGway(TM) Signalling Solution. Following last year’s announcement of
increasing both link and processing capacity, this latest [...]

Genencor Introduces Accellerase(R) DUET
A Breakthrough Enzyme Product for Cellulosic Biofuels Development
PALO ALTO, California, February 15 – Genencor, a division of Danisco A/S, today introduced Accellerase(R) DUET
at the Renewable Fuels Association’s 15th Annual National Ethanol Conference
in Orlando, Fla. This product is the latest generation in the company’s line
of enzymes used to convert biomass into sugars, a critical step [...]

2010 CA Channel Index Forecasts Improvement in Economy and Surging IT Budgets
Virtualisation and Cloud Computing Cited by CA Partners to be Growth Areas in 2010

DATCHET, England, February 15 – A report from CA, Inc. (NASDAQ:CA), the world’s leading independent IT
management software company, shows that resellers across EMEA believe the
worst of the recession is past and are looking forward to an upturn in 2010.
According to the [...]

Alcatel-Lucent Successfully Makes First 4G LTE Calls With Telefonica in Latin America
MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS, BARCELONA, February 15, 2010 – Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced
that it has successfully made the first 4G calls in the framework of the Long
Term Evolution (LTE) lab tests Telefonica is conducting in Latin America.

With these tests, Telefonica is analysing – in a real
environment – [...]

Orange and Alcatel-Lucent Successfully Complete the First Phase of Long Term Evolution (LTE) Mobile Broadband Technology Trial With a Live Network in France
Alcatel-Lucent Supplied an End-to-End LTE Solution for France Telecom – Orange Group LTE Trial

MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS, BARCELONA, February 15, 2010 – Together with Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU),
Orange has successfully completed the first phase of its trial of Long Term
Evolution (LTE) mobile broadband technology with a live network in France.
This trial enabled Orange [...]

Alcatel-Lucent Achieves Record Speeds on World Expo China 2010 TD-LTE Network
Peak Rates of More Than 80Mbps Downstream, Using a Single 20MHz Spectrum Band to Accommodate Both Upstream and Downstream Traffic

MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS, BARCELONA, February 15, 2010 – Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced
it has successfully achieved record speed rates on China Mobile’s TD-LTE
(time division duplex – long term evolution) trial network – [...]