PR Hub – Newsletter for September 28, 2010
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
solidThinking to Exhibit Capabilities of Latest Software, Will Present During Whitepaper Session at TCT LIVE 2010 in the UK
solidThinking to provide demonstrations of intuitive new software features for product development and manufacturing experts
TROY, Michigan, September 28, 2010 – solidThinking, Inc. (www.solidThinking.com) will exhibit the
latest capabilities of its upcoming software releases at booth G8 at the TCT
LIVE 2010 (www.tctmagazine.com/x/exhibition.html) event from Oct.
19-20, 2010 at the IEC Ricoh Arena in Coventry in the UK.
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fring Chooses Gate2Shop Payment Solution to Power its VoIP Platform
LONDON, September 28, 2010 – Gate2Shop is pleased to announce that fring has selected
Gate2Shop as an e-commerce solution provider (www.g2s.com/) to answer
its online payment needs. fring is a mobile internet communication service
and community that gives users internet-rich communication from their mobile
phones. fring members make free video calls, voice calls, live chat to
friends on the [...]
Terry Lifts Overcome Accessibility Issues at New Sikh Temple in Swindon
KNUTSFORD, England, September 28, 2010 – A new 2,000-seat Sikh temple created from a disused industrial building
in the Wiltshire town of Swindon presented an unusual opportunity for Terry
Lifts, who specialise in disabled access solutions.
The Prabh Milne Ka Chao (PMKC) temple has attracted media coverage
throughout the Sikh community for its elegant [...]
Hot Water Hogs
LONDON, September 28, 2010 – It is a truth universally acknowledged that teenagers hog the bathroom.
If there is only one bathroom in the house and it also contains the WC this
can lead to extreme frustration. And in these times of financial constraint
and uncertainty the solution of building an extension or addition to the
family home [...]
IMVU Enters Social Entertainment Arena
IMVU Adds Lucrative Games Via Partnerships With Viximo, Heyzap and OMGPOP
PALO ALTO, California, September 28, 2010 – IMVU, an online community where members use 3D avatars to meet new
people, chat, create and play games with their friends, today announced that
the company is expanding into social entertainment by offering casual and
social games on its popular [...]
National Express and sQuid to Launch Pay-as-you-go Smartcard Travel in Scotland
DUNDEE, Scotland, September 28, 2010 – National Express Dundee, part of the National Express Group of companies,
is launching the first smartcard pay-as-you-go service for bus travel in
Scotland.
The new service will work with Scotland's National Entitlement Card (NEC)
and is supported by sQuid, the electronic money provider. National Express
said the service provides [...]
Clarian Health and Ekahau Partner for Enterprisewide Real Time Location Solution
Initial 10,000-Tag Deployment Focused on Tracking and Managing Assets over Systemwide Cisco Wi-Fi Infrastructure
RESTON, Virginia, September 28, 2010 – Ekahau Inc., the worldwide leader in high performance Wi-Fi-based Real
Time Location Systems (RTLS) (
www.ekahau.com/products/real-time-location-system/overview.html),
announced today that Clarian Health (www.clarian.org/), Indiana's most
comprehensive academic medical center consisting of more than a dozen
hospitals throughout the state, is deploying [...]
Digital Realty Trust Chooses Green Power in Paris
Digital Realty Trust and its Customers Support French Commitment to Renewable Energy
PARIS, September 28, 2010 – Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: DLR), the world's largest wholesale
data centre provider, has adopted EDF's Certificats Equilibre scheme at its
Paris data centre. The facility in the French capital has now funded
8,921,000 kWh of renewable energy within the national [...]
Rabobank (NL) Implements Clear2Pay’s Open Payment Framework
BRUSSELS and AMSTERDAM, September 28, 2010 – Clear2Pay, the international technology provider of next generation
payment solutions for financial institutions announces that it has entered
into an agreement with Rabobank (NL) for the provision and implementation of
a bank wide payments hub powered by the Open Payment Framework (OPF).
The Open Payment Framework will [...]
Hunger Set to Become a Key Issue in Global Politics
Agriculture – A Critical Industry for the 21st Century
BERLIN, September 28, 2010 – The prices of wheat and other agricultural commodities have risen yet
again, following the already significant price increases of 2007 and 2008.
According to the Humboldt Forum for Food and Agriculture, these are the early
indicators of a latent food crisis, which will hit [...]
The CodePlex Foundation Rebrands, Renamed Outercurve Foundation
Name change punctuates a year of challenges and accomplishments
WAKEFIELD, Massachusetts, September 28, 2010 – The CodePlex Foundation, the open source foundation launched with support
from Microsoft in 2009, today announced it has rebranded and adopted a new
name: the Outercurve Foundation.
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Game Group Reports Interim Results and Strategy Update – Interview With CEO
LONDON, September 28, 2010 – Game Group has announced today they have increased market share in all of
their territories, maintaining a leading position in Europe despite a
challenging backdrop.
In a video interview with financial news website Cantos.com, CEO Ian
Shepherd says the Group's performance reflects the wider market: "In the UK,
the market [...]
Entry is Open for This Year’s Done in 60 Seconds Category of the 2011 Jameson Empire Awards
Brand New Online Film Academy Launched to Support Filmmakers
DUBLIN, September 28, 2010 – Jameson is once again calling all wannabe Steven Spielbergs to
enter the annual amateur filmmaker competition Done in 60 Seconds, which
forms a cornerstone of the star-studded Jameson Empire Awards ceremony,
taking place in London in March 2011.
To view the [...]
Draka Delivers Renewable Tidal Subsea Power Cable On-Time
DRAMMEN, Norway, September 28, 2010 – Draka Offshore announced today that the 11,000 meters of 20kV subsea
cable for the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has been delivered
on-time. Draka's subsea power cables are now being produced from their newly
expanded production facility in Drammen, Norway.
To view the multimedia assets associated with this [...]
Big 4 Challenge Google’s Position as the World’s Most Attractive Employer
STOCKHOLM, September 28, 2010 – Universum releases the global talent attraction index: "The World's Most
Attractive Employers 2010", based on close to 130,000 career seekers, with a
business or engineering background. Following the unprecedented world release
in 2009, Google still manages to keep the no. one position, but this time
facing growing competition from the big four auditing [...]
AppLabs Continues to be the Largest Software Testing Services Pure-Play in the World: NelsonHall
In an analysis of 18 third-party testing firms accross the globe, based on criteria that include people management, domain expertise and ability to innovate, NelsonHall, the renowned independent analyst and advisory firm, has recognized AppLabs as the largest Software Testing Services (STS) pure-play for a second year in a row
PHILADELPHIA, LONDON and HYDERABAD, India, September [...]
Designer Children’s Clothing Store Elias and Grace Launch Autumn/Winter 10 Collections
LONDON, September 28, 2010 – Top fashion retailer, Elias and Grace (www.eliasandgrace.com/)
have launched their A/W10 collections In-store and online, along with a new
look website. The new site includes a 'shop of the page' magazine which
features trend reports, styling tips as well as the season's key pieces and
the hottest looks for Fall. The online look [...]
VAT Increase Impact: uShip Survey Indicates Over Half of Independent UK Couriers and Transporters Fear the Worst
LONDON, September 28, 2010 – With next year's VAT increase looming, over half (52%) of independent UK
couriers and transport operators believe the change will have a significant
impact or threaten to put them out of business, according to a new opinion
survey from uShip (www.uship.com/uk), the world's first and largest
online transport marketplace. Earlier this month, uShip [...]
BBN Launches European Expansion with the Addition of Leading UK Publishers
Six UK Publishers, Including Haymarket, Incisive, Reed Business Information, and UBM Medica, Join BBN to Form UK b2b Ad Network.
LONDON, September 28, 2010 – BBN's announcement of international expansion signals the global demand
by marketers to reach business decision makers in the context of their work.
With the addition of these six UK based media companies, [...]
AEGON Details Implementation of UK Restructuring
Measures aimed at reducing costs by 25%, improving returns and sharpening focus on key growth segments in UK market
EDINBURGH, September 28, 2010 – AEGON today provides further details on the implementation of its plans,
announced in June, to restructure and refocus its business in the United
Kingdom. In keeping with its aim to sharpen its focus [...]