Tuesday, August 24, 2010

PR Hub – Newsletter for August 24, 2010

Tuesday, August 24, 2010


DEF CON Survey Reveals Vast Scale of Cloud Hacking – And the Need to Bolster Security to Counter the Problem

SAN MATEO, California, August 24, 2010 – An in-depth survey carried out amongst 100 of the elite IT professionals
attending this year's DEF CON 2010 Hacker conference in Las Vegas recently
has revealed that hackers view the cloud as having a silver lining for them.

And a gold, platinum and diamond one, it [...]

DQE Signs European Footwear Licensing Agreement

HYDERABAD, India, August 24, 2010 – DQE, a leading animation, gaming live action entertainment and
distribution company, announces that it has entered into a merchandising
agreement with Off Road Ltd, a leading footwear manufacturer, to produce a
collection based on the animation from DQE's series, 'The Jungle Book'.

Under the terms of the agreement, [...]

Top 11 Hot Toys of 2010

AMERSHAM, England, August 24, 2010 – Being a parent can be a difficult job, even at the best of times.
However, when it comes to deciding on what toys (www.thetoyshop.com/)
to buy for your kids, this job can become even harder. With this in mind,
this release has been written by The Toy Shop (www.thetoyshop.com) to
provide parents [...]

Brits Turn to Pawnbrokers to Pay for Summer Holidays

Borro.com Gives GBP Millions of Loans to Help Customers Pay for Summer Breaks

LONDON, August 24, 2010 – Despite another financially difficult year (so far), more and more people
have been looking to get away this summer. It's no wonder people turned to
businesses such as Borro.com (www.borro.com/), the UK's first online
pawnbrokers (www.borro.com/), as an alternative way [...]

Sortingcodes.co.uk Offers Customers Increased Accuracy of UK Payments Data With Introduction of Weekly Updates

LONDON, August 24, 2010 – sortingcodes.co.uk has increased the frequency of its updates to weekly,
giving customers accurate and timely UK payments data; crucial to the
successful processing of payments.

This change reflects the Payments Council's recommendation to use a
weekly updated data source where possible.
Alongside increased accuracy, customers can [...]

Vitala(TM) Continence Control Device Now Indicated for Use With Convexity in European Union

Innovative Pouchless Ostomy Management System for People with a Colostomy
SKILLMAN, New Jersey, August 24, 2010 – ConvaTec, a world-leading developer and marketer of innovative medical
technologies for community and hospital care, announced today that the
Vitala(TM) Continence Control Device (CCD), the company's novel, non-invasive
pouchless ostomy device that provides temporary continence for people with an
end colostomy, has [...]

Eisai Announces Positive Phase III Trial Results for Perampanel in Partial Epilepsy

HATFIELD, England, August 24, 2010 – Eisai today announced the results of a Phase III study for the
investigational compound perampanel (E2007), a first-in-class, highly
selective non-competitive AMPA-type glutamate receptor antagonist, discovered
by Eisai and under development for adjunctive treatment of partial seizures
in patients with epilepsy.

The double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study (Study 306)
showed that [...]

Fortis Hospitals India Does Asia’s First Custom Fit Knee Replacement Surgery

BANGALORE, India, August 24, 2010 – Combining the latest technology, medical breakthroughs and
personalized patient care, Fortis Hospitals Bangalore today announced Asia's
first 'Custom Fit Knee Replacement Surgery' performed on a series of
patients. Dr. Sanjay Pai, Chief Orthopedic Surgeon, along with his team
performed this revolutionary surgery for the first time in the Asian
Continent by precisely matching [...]

blinkx Partners With AccuWeather.com to Offer Users Weather Coverage From Around the World

Precise, up-to-the-minute weather information now available at www.blinkx.com

SAN FRANCISCO, August 24, 2010 – blinkx, the world's largest and most advanced video search engine, today
announced a partnership with AccuWeather.com (www.accuweather.com),
the world's leading weather authority. Under the terms of the agreement,
AccuWeather.com's local and international weather information and videos will
be available at www.blinkx.com. Leveraging its unique AdHoc [...]

Gigle Networks’ GGL541 Solution Chosen for MSI’s Flagship High-Definition (HD) Entertainment Networking Adapter

Gigle Networks' Gigabit Intelligent Multi-PHY Switch with Mediaxtream(TM) Technology Enables MSI to Deliver HD Video Streaming over Home's Existing Power Lines

REDWOOD CITY, California and BARCELONA, Spain and EDINBURGH, Scotland, August 24, 2010 – Gigle Networks (giglenetworks.com ), a leading developer of
intelligent multi-PHY switching devices for both wired and wireless
entertainment-grade home networking, today announced that [...]

Retail Industry Executives to Discuss Complete Solutions and Breakthrough Technologies at Oracle?? OpenWorld 2010

Retail-Specific Program Expands to Include More Than 30 Sessions and Networking Events
Redwood Shores, CA ??? August 23, 2010

News Facts
Retail executives will gather at the upcoming Oracle OpenWorld (www.oracle.com/us/openworld/index.htm) conference, September 19 ??? 23, 2010 at Moscone Center in San Francisco, to share new ways to leverage Oracle technology to enable retail business [...]

Oracle CEO Larry Ellison to Join Oracle Executive Vice President Thomas Kurian in JavaOne Keynote to Discuss the Future of Java

Redwood Shores, Calif. ??? August 23, 2010

News Facts
Oracle announced today that the JavaOne 2010 opening keynote will feature Oracle CEO Larry Ellison and Oracle Executive Vice President Thomas Kurian, who will discuss the company’s vision and strategy for Java.

JavaOne will take place September 19-23, 2010, and will feature more than 400 [...]

You Are What You Share, So Thr!veOn!

Samsung & Digitas' New Thr!veOn Game Takes Facebook Sharing to the Next Level

BOSTON, August 23, 2010 – Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., a leading mobile phone provider, and
Digitas (www.digitas.com), a leading global integrated brand agency,
announce Thr!veOn, a new experience that intersects social gaming and social
utility.

(Photo: photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100823/PH53818 )
(Photo: [...]

Adrian Kirby Gives Advice on how to Secure Investment

LONDON, August 23, 2010 – Entrepreneur Adrian Kirby (www.adriankirby.com/) gives some do's
and don'ts on obtaining funding.

The market is both diverse and complicated but essentially the primary
source of funding for your business is derived from commercial lenders, the
Banks. The other funders are larger institutions such as insurance companies
through to Sovereign funds, [...]

M.A.C Cosmetics Gets Into the Festival Spirit at V Festival 2010!

LONDON, August 23, 2010 – M.A.C Cosmetics and the M.A.C Pro Team decamped to the
renowned V Festival to keep a host of top celebrities, performers and guests
looking refreshed from dusk until dawn…AND, this year festival goers were
able to make like a VIP and experience M.A.C in all its glory for the first
time ever front [...]

The Jelly Effect – Does Your Communication Stick?

LONDON, August 23, 2010 – How effective is the communication you experience every day?

Andy Bounds, author of international bestseller The Jelly Effect has got
a clear answer, and that is: Not at all.
According to his book, too much information and not enough relevance is a
problem that pervades [...]

MeMega Announces Range of New Special Offers During Ramadan

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, August 23, 2010 – MeMega, a technology specialist based in Saudi Arabia, is launching a
range of special offers during Ramadan to encourage families to spend more
time together during the religious festival.

The new special offers which MeMega are making available include a number
of discounts on the latest technology [...]

The Union for Ethical BioTrade and Hi Europe Announce the Ethical BioTrade Awards

AMSTERDAM, August 23, 2010 – In the context of the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity, United
Business Media (UBM) and the Union for Ethical BioTrade (UEBT) launched the
Ethical BioTrade Awards for Biodiversity, to be presented at Health
ingredients Europe (HIE) in Madrid, November 2010. UBM and UEBT are now
accepting nominations for candidates for these awards, until [...]

BLV Realty Group, Inc Acquires Its Affiliate Partner and Preserves Its Brands

NEW YORK, August 23, 2010 – BLV Realty Group, Inc ("BLV Realty" or "the Company") announces that it
has entered into an Agreement ("The Agreement") with BLV Group International
("BLVGI") for the acquisition of all of its assets, trading subsidiary and
trading interests.

Background

BLV Group International incorporated in Cayman Island [...]

TTI Reports Double-Digit Sales and Profit Growth Driven by Milwaukee(R) Tools, New Product and Geographic Expansion

HONG KONG, August 23, 2010 – Hong Kong-based global power tools and floor care company, Techtronic
Industries Co. Ltd. ("TTI" / The Group) (stock code: 669, ADR symbol: TTNDY)
announced strong net profit growth of 40.5% for the first six months of 2010,
reflecting robust sales growth and higher margins from new products.

For [...]

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