PR Hub – Newsletter for August 19, 2010
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Save Your Office Furniture from Crumbs
POOLE, England, August 19, 2010 – Sometimes an invention comes up and you can't help but wonder, "Why
didn't I think of that?"
Have you ever been sitting at your desk and munching your way through
your lunch, only to find yourself later in the afternoon manically shaking
your keyboard upside down to dislodge [...]
Mendeley Hires Spotify’s Paul Brown as Chief Operating Officer
Brown to spearhead operations and strategic partnership development
LONDON, August 19, 2010 – Mendeley (www.mendeley.com ), a rapidly growing media technology
startup that provides the world's largest research collaboration platform, is
delighted to announce that Paul Brown will join the team as Chief Operating
Officer, a newly created position, effective September 6, 2010. He comes to
Mendeley from Spotify, [...]
Stonebranch and OpsWise Announce Strategic Alliance
Companies unite to offer the most modern workload automation solutions for large-scale enterprises
AMSTERDAM, August 19, 2010 – At Innovation Europe 2010, the annual Stonebranch Executive Conference,
Stonebranch and OpsWise formally announced a wide-ranging strategic alliance.
Stonebranch, providers of managed file transfer
(www.stonebranch.com/infitran/index.html ) and job scheduling
technology (www.stonebranch.com/indesca/index.html),
will market, sell, implement, and support OpsWise's widely acclaimed Automation
Center – [...]
40 New Car Rental Suppliers Now Available on Galileo and Apollo GDS Provided by TUI Technology MicronNexus
HAMBURG, August 19, 2010 – MicronNexus GmbH, a leading specialist car hire technology
(subsidiary of one of the world's largest travel companies, TUI Travel PLC),
with Galileo and Apollo, part of the global Travelport GDS distribution
systems, have just launched their new interface connection.
The launch of the new interface will provide Galileo [...]
Facebook and Tata Communications Join MAAWG Board of Directors; Will Fight Spam and Online Abuse with Global Industry Organization
SAN FRANCISCO, August 19, 2010 – Demonstrating their commitment to work with the international online
industry to protect consumers, Facebook and Tata Communications, a leading
global telecom service provider that is part of India's Tata Group, have
joined the Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group at the organization's highest
membership level and will serve on the MAAWG Board of Directors. [...]
Lessons in ‘Classroom of the Future’ at Global Summit
MANAMA, Bahrain, August 19, 2010 – Education experts from the UK are to get a glimpse into the
'classroom of the future' at a forthcoming summit in Bahrain, it was
announced today.
The use of technology and entertainment to improve learning
outcomes is just one topic for debate at The Education Project where leading
international [...]
Digital Advertising is Being Clobbered by Traditional Media
TV and Print Advertising Triumph Over Online as Being More Entertaining and Relevant to Consumers, While Online ads are "Annoying" and "Ill-constructed"
LONDON, August 19, 2010 – Against all odds, traditional advertising is perceived by consumers as
more informative, entertaining and necessary than online advertising. Of more
than 1,200 people surveyed for digital marketing show ad:tech London [...]
CMC Markets Launches New Financial Spread Betting Platform
LONDON, August 19, 2010 – CMC Markets, one of the leading providers of financial spread betting in
the UK, has announced the launch of its brand new spread betting platform.
Executive Chairman and founder of CMC Markets, Peter Cruddas commented:
"CMC Markets want to revolutionise the way people trade [...]
Oracle OpenWorld 2010 Highlights New Opportunities for Partner Success with Full Line-Up of Partner-Driven Sessions and Events
Oracle PartnerNetwork Forum, Pavilions, Awards and Partner-Only Sessions Provide Opportunity for Partners to Showcase Innovations and Gain New Strategies for Driving Business Growth Through Specialization
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News Facts
Further enabling partners with the information and resources they need to specialize, differentiate and achieve better business results, Oracle today announced a [...]
Game Developers Conference Europe Concludes Successful 2010 Event
BERLIN, August 18, 2010 – Game Developers Conference(TM) Europe 2010 (GDC Europe) has concluded a
successful showing on Wednesday, August 18th with a final count of nearly
1,500 game professionals representing more than 45 different countries coming
to the Cologne Congress Center East in Cologne, Germany for 3 days of
learning, networking, and inspiration. Thanks to a strong [...]
Hotels.com Survey Finds London’s Taxis Ranked Best in the World
LONDON, August 18, 2010 – The Hotels.com annual taxi report* has revealed that London taxis have
been voted the best in the world** for the third year running.
The majority of travellers (59%) who were polled from across the world
for the annual Hotels.com taxi report said that London's black cabs were far
and [...]
Bird and Co Website Wins National Award
WORCESTER, England, August 18, 2010 – A Bird and Co website, 360 Diversity, has helped Core Assets Group win
the EFA and EFB Best Small Organisation award.
The Employers Forum on Age (EFA) and Employers Forum on Belief (EFB)
Awards were established to reward companies that have been prominent in
tackling workplace discrimination against [...]
Displaysense Survey Reveals Weird and Wonderful Usage for Retail Displays
BISHOP'S STORTFORD, England, August 18, 2010 – Displaysense has revealed the results of a new survey that shows many of
the unique ways customers utilise the company's products.
Displaysense's recent survey was originally intended to be a standard
survey to gauge the spread of their customers across the UK but it quickly
became apparent [...]
Otarian – The Low Carbon Restaurant Arrives in London
LONDON, August 18, 2010 – Otarian, a new boutique fast-casual restaurant chain, is set to have a
big impact on the influential London food scene with the opening of its first
location in the United Kingdom this summer. Built on a sustainable platform
and based on the principles of vegetarianism, Otarian will be the first
global chain to [...]
Dissident Shareholders to Appeal Court Decision to Approve Magna Plan of Arrangement
Magna to Vigorously Defend Position on Appeal
AURORA, Ontario, August 18, 2010 – Magna International Inc. (TSX: MG.A, NYSE: MGA) today announced that
certain dissident minority shareholders who contested court approval of
Magna's plan of arrangement, have confirmed to Magna that they will appeal
yesterday's decision of the Ontario Superior Court.
Magna will seek to [...]
Advanced Web-Based Medical Technologies Foster Better Informed Consumers, Greater Interest in Personal Health Care
Gold Standard/Elsevier Drug Information Improves Patient Education and Communication Between Health Providers and Patients Through new Partnership With Healthline Networks; Utilized by Yahoo.com
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, August 18, 2010 – The face of the medical consumer is changing. With the rapid
advance of Internet technology and the growing national focus on healthcare,
Americans are taking greater responsibility for [...]
ANHAM’s Progress ‘On Target’ for Prime Vendor Transition
In Kuwait, ANHAM Welcomed U.S. Defense Logistics Agency for Site Visit to Assess Progress of Transition
WASHINGTON, August 18, 2010 – ANHAM FZCO, LLC announced today that it is on target with its transition
to subsistence prime vendor for the U.S. Government in Kuwait and Iraq, and
will assume full responsibility this fall, as initially planned. This
announcement [...]
Gamers in Germany Play Emusicon Pinball More Than Those in any Other Country
LONDON, August 18, 2010 – Sony Ericsson has revealed that German Facebook users have played its
free online pinball (apps.facebook.com/sonyericssonpinball) more than
any other nationality since the launch of the game, last month.
13% of all Emusicon computer pinball
(www.facebook.com/sonyericsson?v=app_10339498918&ref=ts) games have
been played by people in Germany, a staggering amount considering the country
has the [...]
Mercuria Acquires a River Barge Company in Colombia
GENEVA, Switzerland, August 18, 2010 – Mercuria Energy trading announced today that it has acquired a River
Barge business in Colombia. It was purchased from the leading Colombia
company Argos. The barges will be used to transport coal and other
commodities along the river Magdalena to leverage across its trading
business. This is an important step for Mercuria [...]
The Earth Awards Global Search Funds Six Innovations Which Can Redesign Tomorrow
LONDON, August 18, 2010 – Artificial foam which captures and converts the sun's energy more
effectively than living organisms and earth tiles which empower people to
build their own sustainable homes are in the running for an Earth Award – a
global design award backed by world-leading entrepreneurs.
University of Cincinnati Professor's David Wendell [...]