Technology Press Release – Weekly Newsletter for June 21-28, 2010
Monday, June 28, 2010
BeautifulPeople.com Launches Virtual Sperm Bank
Beautiful baby boom creates demand for beautiful donors
NEW YORK, June 21, 2010 – www.BeautifulPeople.com, the dating site with a strict ban on ugly
people, has launched a virtual sperm and egg bank for people who want to have
beautiful babies.
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House Prices Set to Fall as Austerity Measures Start to Bite
LONDON, June 21, 2010 – The Rightmove House Price Index, the UK's leading indicator of house
prices (www.rightmove.co.uk/house-prices.html), recorded that the
average asking price for a property in the UK edged up by just GBP633 in June
to GBP237,767.
New sellers' asking prices give an early indicator of the mood and future
direction of the [...]
AsiaFJA to Provide Personalised Sourcing Services at Asia’s Fashion Jewellery & Accessories Fair
HONG KONG, June 21, 2010 – AsiaFJA (www.asiafja.com ), the niche portal for fashion jewellery
professionals, announces enhanced services for visitors attending this
month's Asia's Fashion Jewellery & Accessories Fair in Hong Kong.
(Photo: www.prnasia.com/sa/2010/06/17/2010061773600.html )
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Established in 2007 by UBM Asia, AsiaFJA website [...]
Volantis Opens new Office in India in Response to Growing Market Opportunities
Volantis Systems Increases Global Presence with new Central Asia Office in Pune, India
GUILDFORD, England, June 21, 2010 – Volantis Systems (www.volantis.com/), a provider of mobile
internet and content enablement software, today announced the next step in
its international expansion with the opening of its new office in Pune,
India. Already operational in the region for over four [...]
KPN Group Belgium Upgrades to Acision Open Internet Proxy to Improve Network Performance and Mobile Data Control
Acision Broadband Mobility Suite to Enhance Mobile Data Experience for KPN Belgium's Customers
READING, England, June 22, 2010 – Acision, a world leader in mobile data, today announced that KPN Group
Belgium, a subsidiary of Netherlands' Koninklijke KPN, one of the most
advanced telecom operators in Europe, is deploying the Acision Open Internet
Proxy (OIP) to intelligently manage [...]
BeautifulPeople.com Launches Virtual Sperm Bank
Beautiful baby boom creates demand for beautiful donors
NEW YORK, June 21, 2010 – www.BeautifulPeople.com, the dating site with a strict ban on ugly
people, has launched a virtual sperm and egg bank for people who want to have
beautiful babies.
(Photo: photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100620/LA19388-a)
(Photo: www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100620/LA19388-a)
(Photo: [...]
House Prices Set to Fall as Austerity Measures Start to Bite
LONDON, June 21, 2010 – The Rightmove House Price Index, the UK's leading indicator of house
prices (www.rightmove.co.uk/house-prices.html), recorded that the
average asking price for a property in the UK edged up by just GBP633 in June
to GBP237,767.
New sellers' asking prices give an early indicator of the mood and future
direction of the [...]
Revamp of Jewellery Business Portal JewelleryNetAsia to Boost Buyer-Seller Interaction
HONG KONG, June 21, 2010 – Today UBM Asia announced the launch of a revamped version of the internet
portal JewelleryNetAsia (www.JewelleryNetAsia.com ). The new version
includes enhancements in contents, search and browsing features as well as a
modernized look and feel.
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DQE Smitten by Neo Network (“Neo Network”) to Co-Produce “The Qpiz”
HYDERABAD, India, June 21, 2010 – DQE, the animation, gaming, live action entertainment production and
distribution company, is pleased to announce the signing of a co-production
agreement with Neo Network to produce a high definition 2D digital animated
television series titled "The Qpiz".
Neo Network is the digital entertainment company of Zodiak Entertainment,
a leading [...]
Remote Support From Your Smartphone
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia, June 21, 2010 – ISL Online, a leading provider of cloud-based communication
and collaboration software, has released its ISL Light for Windows mobile.
ISL Light extends multi platform support to mobile phones and allows users to
access and control a remote desktop from a smartphone, or alternatively
access a smartphone from a computer.
[...]
FRANCE-IX: The Ultimate Internet Exchange Point in Paris
PARIS, June 21, 2010 – Until now, Paris was a divided peering place. France-IX
intends to solve this issue by developing an infrastructure of its own and
gathering the existing Parisian IXPs so it attracts both national and
international exchanges.
A strong and neutral association model
France-IX organisation relies on a [...]
EPoS.co.uk Connecting EPoS Buyers and Sellers as Automated Technology Boom Continues
MANCHESTER, England, June 21, 2010 – Automated technology has never had it so good and you could say the same
for businesses all over the world who are making dramatic savings and
improving customer relationships by rolling out the latest EPoS systems
(www.epos.co.uk/ ) across numerous different industries.
Found in almost all major retail [...]
Verizon EVP and CTO Dick Lynch Appointed to GSMA Board
LONDON, June 21, 2010 – The GSMA today announced that Dick Lynch, EVP and CTO of Verizon, a
leading telecommunications operator in the U.S., has been appointed to the
GSMA's Board. Lynch's appointment follows Verizon gaining full membership to
the GSMA as a result of its commitment to deploy commercial services based on
Long-Term Evolution (LTE), the next-generation [...]
Frost & Sullivan: Increasing Competition Boosts the West African Mobile Communications Market
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, June 21, 2010 – West Africa is one of the most dynamic regions in sub-Saharan Africa. The
region's telecommunications markets are increasingly opening up to
competition and therefore experiencing significant growth.
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"This has been driven by the operators' network [...]
Frost & Sullivan: Demand for CCTV Systems Rises in Response to Crime Rates in South Africa
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, June 21, 2010 – Security has become an essential aspect of any building architecture.
Rising incidences of workplace violence, armed robberies and corporate
espionage have resulted in companies installing new security systems and
upgrading their legacy systems with advanced closed-circuit television (CCTV)
systems.
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MTS to Launch “360 From MTS” – an Innovative Suite of Mobile Internet Services
MOSCOW, June 21, 2010 – Vodafone, the world's leading international mobile
communications group, and Mobile TeleSystems OJSC ("MTS" – NYSE: MBT), the
leading telecommunications provider in Russia and the CIS, have announced at
the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum 2010 the planned launch of
360 from MTS – an innovative suite of Internet services that integrate a
customer's social [...]
AsiaFJA to Provide Personalised Sourcing Services at Asia’s Fashion Jewellery & Accessories Fair
HONG KONG, June 21, 2010 – AsiaFJA (www.asiafja.com ), the niche portal for fashion jewellery
professionals, announces enhanced services for visitors attending this
month's Asia's Fashion Jewellery & Accessories Fair in Hong Kong.
(Photo: www.prnasia.com/sa/2010/06/17/2010061773600.html )
(Logo: www.prnasia.com/sa/2010/06/17/20100617301943.jpg )
Established in 2007 by UBM Asia, AsiaFJA website [...]
Innpu Introduces World’s First ‘Wired Phones’
LONDON, June 21, 2010 – Since the introduction of the BlackBerry and iPhone, smart phone software
features and value-added services have been maturing, but there have been few
noteworthy hardware advances. Now, the Innpu Communication Technology Co.,
Ltd. (www.innpu.com ) will break the ice.
(Photo: photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100621/CNM011 )
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Aditi Technologies Launches FIFA World Cup 2010 Tracker App for Android, BlackBerry, and Nokia!!
SEATTLE and BANGALORE, India, June 21, 2010 – Aditi Technologies, a leading provider of software product and
application development services, today announced the launch of its much
awaited FIFA World Cup 2010 Tracker application for those who want to catch
in on all FIFA updates even when they are mobile. Through this launch, Aditi
strengthens its presence in [...]
Elsevier Pilots PeerChoice in Chemical Physics Letters
Reviewers Choose Articles in Innovative Peer Review Pilot
AMSTERDAM, June 21, 2010 – Elsevier announced the launch of PeerChoice, a new pilot peer review
program for Chemical Physics Letters where reviewers now have the freedom to
choose which articles they would like to review. By choosing articles
matching their expertise and interest, efficiency and effectiveness of the
peer review [...]
Digital Realty Trust Signs Lease Agreement with Terremark for New Build-to-Suit Facility in Amsterdam
New Digital Realty Trust Build-to-Suit Facility to Serve as Terremark's Flagship Datacenter in Europe
SAN FRANCISCO and LONDON, June 21, 2010 – Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: DLR), the world's largest wholesale
datacenter provider, has signed a new 15-year lease agreement with an
affiliate of Terremark Worldwide, Inc. (Nasdaq: TMRK) to house Terremark's
Network Access Point (NAP) of [...]
Businesses Can Now Create Quality Mobile Web sites in Minutes When They ‘goMobi’
dotMobi's new low-cost goMobi(TM) product creates a smartphone Web experience on every mobile phone, giving any business a rich, icon-driven mobile website – quickly, easily and completely.
BRUSSELS, June 21, 2010 – ICANN MEETING NO. 38 — dotMobi, a worldwide leader in the development
and discovery of quality mobile content, today announced the global
availability of goMobi(TM), [...]
Accertify Is Selected by The Carphone Warehouse for Online Fraud Prevention
Major U.K. mobile phone retailer implements Interceptas platform highlighting global need for enterprise-wide fraud prevention tools
CHICAGO, June 23, 2010 – Accertify(R), the leading provider of transaction risk screening
services, announced today that it has signed an agreement with a major retail
industry customer in the U.K. The Carphone Warehouse, the UK's largest
independent mobile phone retailer, will [...]
Scott Hague Joins Tecmark to Lead Partnership Programme
MANCHESTER, England, June 23, 2010 – Digital Media Marketing Agency, Tecmark, is delighted to have recruited
Scott Hague to lead the Business Partnership Programme for its Mobile
Application Development business
The Tecmark Partner Program is designed to meet the needs of businesses
who either do not have the in-house skills to offer MobileApp development [...]
Service Release by Palo With Significantly Improved Performance
FREIBURG, Germany, June 23, 2010 – Jedox publishes an important service release for the Open Source Business
Intelligence Software Palo 3.1.
Palo for Excel 3.1 SR and Palo Suite 3.1 SR are now available for
download, under www.jedox.com. The service release 1 improves
performance as well as stability of Palo. Especially the performance of
calculation [...]
Basware Introduces New Supplier Services to Improve and Automate Accounts Receivable Processes
Basware Connectivity for Suppliers Allows AR Departments To Shift to 100% E-Invoicing From Day One
ESPOO, Finland, June 23, 2010 – Basware, the global leader in purchase-to-pay solutions, today announced
the addition of supplier functionality to its Basware Connectivity services.
Basware Connectivity for Suppliers enables Accounts Receivable departments to
deliver all sales invoices electronically to their customers, irrespective [...]
Tianjin Economic Development Area Holds Ceremony to Mark the Founding of the TEDA Sustainable Development Consortium
TIANJIN, China, June 23, 2010 – Recently, a ceremony to mark the founding of the TEDA Sustainable
Development Consortium was held at the Renaissance Tianjin TEDA Convention
Centre Hotel. Many leaders attended the event, including Karen Ellemann,
Danish Minister for the Environment; Soren Jacobsen, deputy ambassador and
acting ambassador of the Danish embassy in China; Zheng Weiming, Tianjin
Bohai [...]
TechTeam Global to Help Europcar Improve and Expand IT Service Desk Support
BRUSSELS, June 23, 2010 – TechTeam Global, Inc. (Nasdaq: TEAM), a worldwide provider of information
technology outsourcing and business process outsourcing services, announced
today that it has won a three-year contract to provide service desk support
to Europcar, the European leader in passenger car and light utility vehicle
rentals. Under the agreement, TechTeam will help Europcar standardize and
optimize [...]
Oman Arab Bank Adopts Misys TI Plus to Boost Trade Finance Productivity
New System to Speed up Transactions and Product Introductions, Enhancing Reporting and Technical Support
LONDON, June 23, 2010 – Misys, the world's best-selling trade finance system provider,
has announced that Oman Arab Bank (OAB) has adopted the Misys TI Plus
solution to enhance the bank's trade finance capabilities.
OAB selected Misys TI Plus to [...]
Column Technologies Announces Launch of IT Service Management Search Tool for BMC Remedy
DOWNERS GROVE, Illinois, June 23, 2010 – Column Technologies, Inc., a global technology, management consulting,
and services leader, announced today its launch of Column Search, an IT
Service Management (ITSM) search tool for BMC Remedy.
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Column Search looks through your BMC Remedy ITSM [...]
GAIN Capital’s FOREX.com Expands Offering to Include Equity Index CFDs; Launches New Website With Enhanced Web and Mobile Trading Capabilities
LONDON, June 23, 2010 – GAIN Capital, a global provider of online trading services, today
announces the addition of equity Index CFDs to its FOREX.com offering and the
launch of a new website for its international clients, featuring enhanced web
and mobile trading capabilities.
FOREX.com's equity Index CFDs give clients access to trade popular [...]
Mobile Broadband the Clear Winner at 2010 FIFA World Cup
Allot MobileTrends Research Shows 26% Increase in Mobile Broadband Usage During Game Time
BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 23, 2010 – Allot Communications Ltd. (NASDAQ: ALLT), (www.allot.com/) a
leading supplier of service optimization and revenue generation solutions for
fixed and mobile broadband service providers worldwide, announced today that
its data indicates a 26% increase in overall mobile broadband usage during
the [...]
Redknee’s Patents Reinforces its Data Monetization Leadership
Two More Patents Granted in Real-Time Transaction Management
TORONTO, June 23, 2010 – Redknee (TSX:RKN), a leading provider of business-critical billing and
charging software and solutions for communications service providers, is
reiterating its leadership in real-time monetization solutions by the
confirmation of two additional patents in managing real-time transactions.
Redknee holds more than 50 issued patents or patent-pending applications,
including [...]
Choose Your Ultimate Kiwi Collection Hotel and Win a Stay Worth USD $10,000!
Kiwi Collection – Hotels for People Who Care Where They Stay
VANCOUVER, Canada, June 23, 2010 – Imagine if you were given the opportunity to pick any of the world's
top hotels and resorts to stay in for one week. Would you choose a cool
city hotel, a remote island hideaway or a romantic retreat?
[...]
Eclipse Helios Annual Release Train Has Arrived
OTTAWA, June 23, 2010 – Today the Eclipse community delivers its annual release train, a
coordinated release of the major Eclipse projects. For the seventh year in a
row, the 2010 release train, code named Helios, arrives on time and is
available for download.
The Helios release is the largest release train produced by [...]
Eagle Offers Data Integration Services to Further Streamline Clients’ Implementation
BOSTON, June 23, 2010 – Eagle Investment Systems LLC, a leading provider of financial services
technology and a subsidiary of BNY Mellon, announced today that it now offers
data integration services, a new service option within its hosted offering,
Eagle ACCESS(SM). This provides clients with reduced risk and shortened
implementation timeframes by including data integration to support
deployments of [...]
IndiaMART ACMEE 2010 Echoes ‘Opportunity for Growth’ for SMEs
NEW DELHI, June 23, 2010 -
– Overwhelming Response From Over 42,000 Visitors
– Provides Immense Thrust to Indian SME Sector
– Over 425 Eminent Exhibitors From India & Overseas Participated
– ACMEE to Return With Equal Aplomb in 2012
[...]
Supermicro Launches AMD Socket C32 Server Solutions
New Platinum Level 1U/2U Twin(TM) and Short-Depth 1U Servers Optimized for Volume 1P and Value 2P Markets
SAN JOSE, California, June 23, 2010 – Super Micro Computer, Inc. (www.supermicro.com/ ) (Nasdaq: SMCI),
industry leader in server technology innovation and green computing, today
launched its first wave of servers optimized for the new Socket C32 AMD
Opteron(TM) 4100 Series [...]
Pcubed Counted Among Top Finalists for the 2010 Microsoft Partner Awards in the Category Information Worker Solutions, Enterprise Project Management Partner of the Year
NEW YORK, June 23, 2010 – Today, Pcubed (Program Planning Professionals Inc.) announced it has been
selected as a finalist for the Microsoft Partner Awards in the Information
Worker Solutions, Enterprise Project Management Partner of the Year award
category.
"Pcubed is proud to be chosen again as one of Microsoft's recognized
global leaders in the [...]
Northrop Grumman Exhibits at UK Land Equipment Show, DVD 2010
LONDON, June 23, 2010 – Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) is exhibiting at the UK Ministry
of Defence (MoD) event for land equipment and battlefield infrastructure, DVD
2010, where it will highlight its tactical command and control system
applications for long-range reconnaissance forces and its capabilities in
unmanned ground vehicles.
DVD is the UK MoD [...]
FireScope Races Past Network Monitoring Competition with Dash…
FireScope Dash delivers powerful monitoring of Environmentals-to- Applications in minutes.
LONDON, June 24, 2010 – FireScope, the leading innovator of IT Service Management solutions,
today announces the availability of FireScope Dash, a powerful monitoring
solution that delivers more features for less cost than comparable offerings
from SolarWinds, IPSwitch and others.
Offered as either a virtual [...]
Alcatel-Lucent Selected by National Broadband Network Company for Australia’s Nationwide Superfast Broadband Network Rollout
PARIS, June 24, 2010 – Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced
it has been selected as a strategic supplier for the rollout of Australia's
National Broadband Network (NBN) – the largest single infrastructure
investment in Australian history and a platform to drive and enable
Australia's digital economy.
The NBN Co has committed an [...]
National Library of Scotland Goes Smart With sQuid
EDINBURGH, Scotland, June 24, 2010 – sQuidcard, the electronic money (eMoney) operator, today announces the
addition of sQuid eMoney on the National Library of Scotland's (NLS)
smartcards in Edinburgh.
From today library visitors and staff alike at the National Library of
Scotland will be able to top up their NLS library card with money [...]
VIVO Utilizing Scopus Custom Data
Exploring Opportunity to Enhance Bibliographic Profiles in National Network of Scientists
AMSTERDAM, June 24, 2010 – Elsevier, a world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical
information products and services, announced today that VIVO has begun a
pilot project to evaluate the process by which Scopus Custom Data can be used
to populate institutional VIVO instances. The pilot project, [...]
CGAP CEO Littlefield to Head Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC)
WASHINGTON, June 24, 2010 – The Senate has confirmed the appointment of former CGAP CEO Elizabeth
Littlefield to head the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC). Ms.
Littlefield will be sworn in as OPIC President and CEO on Friday, June 25.
OPIC (www.opic.gov) is a US Government agency that fosters
economic and social development by [...]
LED Chips Market – Advanced Technologies, Global Forecast and Winning Imperatives (2010 -2015) Now Available at ReportsandReports
DALLAS, June 24, 2010 – ReportsandReports announces it will carry the LED Chips Market – Advanced
Technologies, Global Forecast and Winning Imperatives (2010 -2015) Market
Research Report in its store.
Browse the complete Report on:
www.reportsandreports.com/market-reports/led-chips-market-advanced-tec
hnologies-global-forecast-and-win/
(Due to the length of these URLs, it may be necessary to copy and paste
these [...]
Savvis to Deliver Proximity Hosting Centers for Elektron, Thomson Reuters Next Generation Data Distribution Network
ST. LOUIS, June 24, 2010 – Savvis, Inc. (Nasdaq: SVVS), a global leader in cloud infrastructure and
hosted IT solutions for enterprises, today announced it will provide
strategic elements of the hosting infrastructure for Thomson Reuters
Elektron.
Elektron is a global, ultra-high speed real-time data network and hosting
environment that enables financial firms to access [...]
Sky Broadband Looking for Happily Ever After With Sophie Ellis-Bextor on Twitter
LONDON, June 24, 2010 – Sky Broadband has today launched its 'Happily Ever After' Twitter
campaign, with the help of pop princess Sophie Ellis-Bextor, to challenge the
nation to come up with new "happily ever after" endings to some of the
country's favourite fairy tales… in 140 characters or fewer.
Sophie will be asking [...]
Aditi Technologies Wins Prestigious “Microsoft Design Challenge”
BANGALORE, India, June 24, 2010 – Aditi Technologies, a leading provider of software product and
application development services, has been declared a winner in the Online
Video category of "Microsoft Design Challenge". This event recognizes the
best web designers and agencies who propose a technical and visual redesign
strategy using Microsoft technologies.
Aditi's mandate was [...]
Buongiorno’s Global Head of B2B, Pietro De Nardis and Head of Telecoms Solutions &CRM, Adhish Kulkarni, will participate at Telco 2.0 ‘Best Practice Live!’ on 29th June 2010
LONDON, June 24, 2010 – Telco 2.0 'Best Practice Live!' is a virtual (online) event,
with the aim to give players across the Telecoms, Media and Technology sector
tangible examples of what they can do to enhance their business models, using
rich, interactive virtual event technology to disseminate and discuss these
practical ideas.
Buongiorno will [...]
Worldwide TechServices Continues European Growth, Appointing Philip Partington as Vice President, Sales and Client Management, EMEA
Appointment Marks Worldwide TechServices' Continued Market Growth and Aggressive Expansion in EMEA
TEWKSBURY, Massachusetts, June 24, 2010 – Worldwide TechServices, a global leader in delivering technology services
and solutions, today announced Philip Partington as Vice President of Sales
and Client Management, EMEA. With 25 years of experience in the IT industry,
Partington brings a wealth of knowledge and [...]
Consumer Electronics Report Q3 2010 Market Research and Analysis June Update by ReportsandReports
DALLAS, June 25, 2010 – ReportsandReports announces it Will Carry Consumer Electronics Report Q3
2010 Market Research Report June update in its store.
Bahrain Consumer Electronics Report Q3 2010
(www.reportsandreports.com/market-reports/bahrain-consumer-
electronics-report-q3-2010/)
Bahrain's consumer electronics devices market, defined as the addressable
market for computing devices, mobile handsets and AV [...]