MerchantBridge Seals US$20 Million Hospitality Deal With Monaco Luxury Hotels & Resorts

DUBAI, UAE, August 10, 2010 – MerchantBridge, the direct investment and private equity
company, signed and agreed terms to invest in Monaco Luxury Hotels & Resorts
(MLH&R) in a $20 million transaction.

This is the second investment by MerchantBridge this year,
following its successful acquisition of the 15-year lease of the Kerbala
Cement Plant in [...]

Strauss Group Attains Another Global Destination Through Its Max Brenner Subsidiary, Launching MB’s Largest-Ever Chocolate Bar In Las Vegas

Max Brenner Chain of The Strauss Group is Launching its Largest-Ever Chocolate Bar at The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace – The Largest Trade and Shopping Center in Las Vegas at a USD 3 Million Investment

TEL AVIV, Israel, August 10, 2010 – Giora Bar Dea, CEO of Strauss North America, said today: "The Max [...]

GSMA Announces Keynote Speaker Lineup for Mobile World Congress 2011

LONDON, August 10, 2010 – The GSMA today announced that executives from leading communications
companies including AT&T, China Mobile, Google, Qualcomm, Square and Twitter
will headline the 2011 Mobile World Congress conference programme. Mobile
World Congress will take place 14-17 February 2011 at the Fira de Barcelona
in Barcelona, and is expected to draw more than 50,000 attendees.

[...]

‘Free’ Laptop Deals are Still Number one With Consumers

CAMBRIDGE, England, August 10, 2010 – Despite claims mobile broadband sales have dipped, and some bad press for
both mobile broadband speeds and the way the offers are marketed, so-called
'free' laptop deals are still number one with consumers, according to
Broadbandgenie.co.uk.

There has been much criticism of the sales term 'free laptops'. The [...]

Key International Northrop Grumman F-35 Supplier Delivers First Large, Complex Composite Structure

Turkish Aerospace Industries continues to expand, refine F-35 manufacturing skills

EL SEGUNDO, California, August 10, 2010 – Turkish Aerospace Industries, Inc. (TAI), a major international F-35
Lightning II supplier to Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC), has
delivered a prototype of its first major structural element for the jet's
center fuselage, which Northrop Grumman produces for F-35 industry team
leader [...]

.CO Internet Announces Landrush Auctions for .CO Domain Names

Registry Reaffirms Commitment to Protect the Rights of Brand Owners
MIAMI, August 10, 2010 – .CO Internet S.A.S. (www.COinternet.co) announced that auctions
will commence today for the more than 2,500 .CO domain applications that
received multiple bids during the .CO "Landrush" phase. The auctions, which
will take place over the course of the next four weeks, are only [...]

Yodlee(R) Names Jason O’Shaughnessy Managing Director, EMEA

REDWOOD CITY, California, August 10, 2010 – Yodlee, Inc., the leading provider of online personal financial
management (PFM) and integrated payments solutions, today announced the
promotion of Jason O'Shaughnessy to Managing Director, EMEA.

"With rapidly growing consumer demand around the globe and customers in
more than 10 countries already, Yodlee is now poised for [...]

Honeywell Acquires Shares of Sperian Protection Held by Essilor International and Mrs. Ginette Dalloz

MORRIS TOWNSHIP, New Jersey, August 10, 2010 – Honeywell (NYSE: HON) announces it has acquired all of the shares of
Sperian Protection held by Essilor International, Mrs. Ginette Dalloz and
Societe Civile Familiale Dalloz, at a price of Euros 117 per share (dividend
attached), in accordance with the previously announced Share Purchase
Agreement. As a result of this [...]

GDC Europe 2010 to Host ‘Focus: The Nordic Region,’ Showcasing the Talents, Advantages and Opportunities in Denmark, Norway and Sweden

ONLINE REGISTRATION CLOSES ON THURSDAY, 8/12
BERLIN, August 10, 2010 – UBM TechWeb Game Network, organizers of the leading Game Developers
Conference(R) series (GDC), have announced "Focus: The Nordic Region" to
showcase the technological and creative talents of that established region as
part of a new series of events during the 2010 Game Developers Conference
Europe(TM) (GDC Europe) shedding [...]

Australia’s First Global Disputes Centre Opens in Sydney

SYDNEY, August 10, 2010 – Australia is set to become a global player in the booming market for
cross border dispute resolution following the opening of the Australian
International Disputes Centre in Sydney.

Jointly funded by the Australian and NSW state governments and
Australia's only international arbitration administrator, the Australian
Centre for International Commercial Arbitration, [...]

blinkx Partners With Source Interlink Media to Bring Users Video From MOTOR TREND and DIRT RIDER

Thousands of action sports and automotive videos now available at www.blinkx.com

SAN FRANCISCO, August 10, 2010 – blinkx, the world's largest and most advanced video search engine, today
announced a partnership with Source Interlink Media, the premier source of
special interest media in the United States. Through this partnership,
thousands of videos from MOTOR TREND and DIRT RIDER [...]

Australia’s Port Kembla Coal Terminal Maximizing Throughput and Optimizing Stockyard and Ship Loader Utilization With Quintiq Solution

MELBOURNE, Australia, August 9, 2010 – Quintiq, a leading provider of Advanced Planning and Scheduling
(APS) solutions, announced that Port Kembla Coal Terminal (PKCT) is already
realizing bottom-line benefits from the Quintiq integrated operational
planning solution, which went live at PKCT in February. Within less than six
months, the company has reported improved port terminal throughput, better
utilization of [...]

AMT Nominates Three High Profile Executives to Supervisory Board and Expands Management Team With Director Regulatory Affairs and Senior Clinical Consultant

Joseph Feczko (ex-Pfizer); Steven Holtzman (Infinity Pharmaceuticals); Fran??ois Meyer (ex-Aventis) Slated to Reinforce Supervisory Board

AMSTERDAM, August 9, 2010 – Amsterdam Molecular Therapeutics (Euronext: AMT), a leader in
the field of human gene therapy, today announced that it has nominated three
international pharmaceutical executives to join the Company's Supervisory
Board of Directors. The Company has issued a notice [...]

RJW Client Fawcett Society to Take Government to Court Over Unlawful Budget

LONDON, August 9, 2010 – RJW client The Fawcett Society has filed papers with the High Court in
order to get a Judicial Review of the government's recent emergency budget.

The Fawcett Society (
www.rjw.co.uk/latest-news/article/fawcett-society-to-take-government-to-court-over-unlawful-budget/)
believes that the government should have used
an equality impact assessment to determine whether its budget proposals would
increase or reduce [...]

Don’t Lose Your Tongue Piercing, Change Your Tongue Jewellery

LONDON, August 9, 2010 – US researchers at the University at Buffalo, New York have set a
worldwide panic about the dangers of tongue piercings. Using a single case,
researchers have stated that tongue piercings cause gaps in between teeth and
other orthodontic issues. However this view is disputed by many within the
body piercing sector. Mark Evans, [...]

Displaysense Announces Growing Trend for Plus Size Clothing Displays

BISHOP'S STORTFORD, England, August 9, 2010 – Displaysense has revealed a growing trend among retailers requesting plus
sized clothing displays.

Displaysense, the UK's leading supplier of display cases (
www.displaysense.co.uk/Display-Cases-and-Cabinets/?utm_source=plus-size-release&utm_medium=plus-size-release&utm_campaign=plus-size-release
) and leaflet holders (
www.displaysense.co.uk/Brochure-and-Leaflet-Holders/?utm_source=plus-size-release&utm_medium=plus-size-release&utm_campaign=plus-size-release
) has seen a marked increase in requests from customers inquiring into
purchasing display products able to accommodate clothes designed for [...]

Bradesco Announces Florianopolis and Curitiba APIMEC Meetings

SAO PAULO, August 9, 2010 – Follow the live webcast of Bradesco's APIMEC 2010 Meetings in Curitiba
and Florianopolis, with simultaneous translation into English.

The Meeting will discuss Bradesco's products that have great growth
potential, such as real estate credit, vehicle portfolio, payroll-deductible
loans, cards, insurance and capital markets. Take part in the Q&A [...]

Escapade Unveils Superhero Football Team Costumes

LONDON, August 9, 2010 – Escapade has a few special new inclusions to their already huge fancy
dress wardrobe and it has come just in time for the start of what we are all
hoping will be a super Premier League season.

Escapade now stocks a set of special costumes for the most [...]

Stena Line Britannica to Launch in October 2010

LONDON, August 9, 2010 – Stena Line has announced that launch of the Stena Britannica,
one of two of the largest superferries in the world, will take place in
October 2010. Joining the Stena Hollandica on Stena Line's North Sea route to
Holland, the two ships will together offer the most modern ferry fleet in the
world.

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Press Association Appoints Chief Technology Officer

LONDON, August 9, 2010 – Andrew Dowsett joins the Press Association today as Chief Technology
Officer. Andrew takes responsibility for IT across PA Group, and will lead
all activities from software development and internal IT to external service
delivery. He is the first CTO to be appointed to the Press Association's
senior executive team and will be based [...]