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Study by CHD Expert: Expansion of Trade Fairs for Hotels and Restaurants in Germ …
In February and March 2008 the German hotel and restaurant managers are keen on trade fairs. In Hamburg, Stuttgart and Berlin four trade fairs invite them to presentations of innovative hospitality goods and new F&B ideas. According to a study of CHD Expert, for 40 percent of the German hotel and restaurants managers the Internorga in Hamburg is the favoured trade fair. With nearly 1,000 suppliers and over 100,000 visits…
Ultrafiltration for water treatment for communal, humanitarian and military purp …
At the end of November 2007 LEGIO has delivered one water supply plant of state-of-the art technology.
This water treatment plant complies with all requirements to robustness and maintenance as it is claimed for communal, humantarian and military purposes. The LEGIO.prefilter, which combines a cyclone and an edge-split filter this way that particles and sediments are separated from the flowing through water protects, protects the membranes against high FNU/NTU-overloads. High-strength membranes…
Seoul Semiconductor Introduces the World’s Thinnest High-Brightness Chip-LED at …
Patent filed to achieve competitive advantage in technology
SEOUL, KOREA (December 11, 2007) – Seoul Semiconductor, one of the world’s leading LED manufacturers, announced today that it has launched the world’s thinnest chip-LED at 0.17mm, capable of producing more than two times the brightness of existing chip-LEDs. Seoul Semiconductor has applied for a patent for its new chip. Seoul Semiconductor’s new chip-LED, WH108, measures 1.6mm in width, 0.8mm in length…
True Blue Coffee Roasters Now Selling Its Organic Fair Trade Coffees On eBay
Old Fields, WV-- True Blue Coffee Roasters, the Old Fields, West-Virginia-based Organic Fair Trade coffee roasting company, has recently began selling its fresh-roasted super-premium line of gourmet coffees on eBay.
Their new eBay Store offers a convenient, safe and secure way for True Blue Coffee Roasters customers make purchases online. And the store has a many selections for Retail Customers and Wholesale Customers.
Mark Murphy, chief marketing officer for True Blue Coffee…
RocSearch & CII l launch Outsourcing Study
NOIDA, 18 December, 2007: Manpower woes continue to plague the Indian outsourcing industry as it grapples with the issues of sourcing, training and retaining skilled manpower while trying to sustain a rapid rate of growth. This crucial aspect is underscored in the latest white paper from RocSearch & CII, launched at the CII’s 3rd Annual Outsourcing Summit held at New Delhi.
Key findings:
• Paucity of skilled manpower and lack of government…
direct/ All Nippon Airways Co Ltd announces JV Exp. Delivery Service
Nippon Express, Kintetsu World Express and ANA to Create Joint Venture International Express Delivery Company
- new company to serve Asia with express delivery services from April 08 -
TOKYO December 18, 2007 Tokyo based logistics companies Nippon Express, Kintetsu World Express and airline All Nippon Airways (ANA), today signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a new joint venture company to provide business to business international express delivery services in…
ACG/Thomson Year-End 2007 DealMakers Survey Finds Midwest Merger Pros Still Posi …
CHICAGO, December 17, 2007 – 2007 will go down in the books as a record year in worldwide mergers and acquisitions, and nationwide nearly three-quarters of merger professionals have a positive view of the current M&A environment. The Chicago professionals are even more positive with 86 percent looking forward to a good or excellent 2008, according to the ACG/Thomson DealMakers Survey.
This strong percent is a drop from 97 percent in…
eXample Consulting accelerates SIX SIGMA practice with country wide certificatio …
eXample consulting group's SIX SIGMA PUBLIC PROGRAMS aim to build breakthrough performance improvement competencies in industry professionals and contribute to driving business growth and profitability through enhanced customer satisfaction, productivity, technology and quality excellence, rapid time to market, asset productivity and optimized costs.
eXample Consulting has accelerated its business focussed SIX SIGMA TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION public programs country wide with sessions scheduled at Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Gurgaon (Delhi/NCR) and shortly in…
MOL CONSOLIDATES BRANCH ACTIVITY IN SCANDINAVIA
TOKYO - Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL, President: Akimitsu Ashida) today announced the decision to integrate all back office activities, currently carried out by Seven Seas as agent to MOL in Nordic, in Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland into the established branch office of MOL Nordic. The move highlights MOL’s commitment to the region and desire to offer the most efficient service to customers.
MOL established a branch office in July…
Abba named PM Ambassador™ in USA
Wayne Abba, one of the world’s leading experts on earned value management and advisor to government agencies worldwide, joins PM Ambassadors™ Speakers Bureau
Dallas, Texas — PMForum, Inc. announced today that Wayne Abba, well known earned value management expert and consultant, has joined the PM AmbassadorsTM Speakers Bureau. Mr. Abba is based in Falls Church, Virginia and is currently a consultant to a number of US government agencies in Washington,…
Best Fixed-Odds Financial Provider
29th November, 2007. BetOnMarkets.com is pleased to announce being voted the 'Best Fixed Odds Financial Trading Provider' at this year's 2007 Shares Awards. Jean-Yves Sireau, chief executive of BetOnMarkets.com said, 'We are proud to gain this well respected, official recognition in the United Kingdom, for our excellent online trading services'
The award recognises BetOnMarkets.coms' online services for both the novice and the expert trader, which include UK and international traders worldwide.…
Combating Credit Cracks to Save Country From Recession Threat
The Federal Reserve were busy this week, first cutting interest rates by .25% on Tuesday, and then proceeding to announce a novel approach to injecting money into the banking system, as it struggles to combat the severe credit crunch that threatens to drag the country into recession.
The Fed said it would conduct two auctions next week where banks can bid for up to $40 billion in loans, money to be…
Re/Max Marquee Partners: new name, mammoth 1700 agent real estate trademark laws …
Los Angeles, California – Approximately December 1, in the flash of a website, California’s largest Re/Max franchise changed its name from Re/Max All Cities Realty to Re/Max Marquee Partners. Apparently management is trying to distance this Re/Max from the use of the registered trademark All Cities Realty® just before trial with the new name Re/Max Marquee Partners. The two mammoth lawsuits continue. Information is provided at remaxlawsuits.com
In July 2005, All…
SyberPlace.com Announces Rs. 400 million Sales Goal for 2008
Customer Care Associate and Chief Executive Officer Urvesh Goel today announced SyberPlace sales target of Rs. 400 million for 2008, from 20,000 transactions. The company is targeting an average of one sale for every 5,000 internet users in the country, from 1% of the most active internet users: Who access internet more than 4-7 times a week, from their home PC, and who make buying decisions for their households.
\"We are…
SherpaHost Makes Text Messaging Easier
SherpaHost.com Offers Short Message Service (SMS)
Las Vegas, NV – SherpaHost has announced a new enhancement to its Web-based email product—short message service (SMS) integration, also called text-messaging service. The new feature lets subscribers to SherpaHost’s Web-based email instantly send text messages, as well as standard email.
With the texting feature in SherpaHost’s Webmail, users can instantly send emails and text messages at the same time----from a desktop PC…
GAO Tek Releases Latest Improved GAO5856 ADSL2+ Tester
Toronto, Canada – GAO Tek Inc. is pleased to announce its latest, improved ADSL2+ tester, based on GAO2041, released as the GAO5856 ADSL2+ Tester. The ADSL2+ tester is a compact, easy-to-use, handheld instrument supporting various ADSL line standards and is especially useful for installation, maintenance and measurement. The tester provides a highly simplified process: operators need simply to write the configuration and set the measurement margin and parameters. A push…
World's First Heated Frameless Wiper Clears Windshield on $2 Million Supercar
DiMora Motorcar is First OEM to Select HeatFlexx System as Standard Equipment
Sault Ste. Marie, MI – December 12, 2007 – Von Stach Products announced today that its "HeatFlexx" heated frameless windshield wiper will be standard equipment on the Natalia SLS 2 sport luxury sedan, the world's most expensive production automobile.
The electrically-heated "HeatFlexx" windshield wiper quickly melts ice and snow. The frameless design of the all-season blade provides…
Search Engine Optimization Firm in Raleigh NC Now Offers Complete Website Analys …
Unlimited Web Solutions, a search engine optimization firm in Raleigh NC, will now offer a complete website analysis by four of the industry’s leading SEO experts.
Until now, Unlimited Web Solutions website analysis services were only available to ongoing SEO clients in the premium price range. Now do-it-yourself website optimizers can have access to the same high-end SEO consultation and analysis for a fraction of the price.
The complete…
Nook Web Introduces Skilled Trades Specialized Internet Marketing
Bridging The Technology Gap
Chicago, Illinois - December 13, 2007 – NOOK Web, a website design, development and Internet marketing firm based in Chicago, Illinois and serving clients nationwide, introduces specialized turn-key services for the skilled trades industry. The company’s unique strategies bridge the gap between skilled trades professionals who rarely need or use the Internet and their diverse customer base encompassing business professionals, home owners and individuals who use the…
Fleming Gulf announces its 4th Annual Middle East Project Finance Conference 200 …
As project finance deals are experiencing unprecedented growth with about a total of $1 trillion worth of projects that are underway or in pipeline, Middle East is indeed emerging as a strategic global hub for project financing.
These spurring and exponential developments in each industrial segment of Middle East– Oil & Gas, Petrochemicals, Infrastructure, Utilities & Real Estate are substantial enough to place the region second only to China as a…
WowGao’s Returns In 2008 – Even Bigger And Better in Toronto
December 10, 2007 - Toronto, Canada – WowGao Inc. today announced its 2008 Government & Health Technologies Conference and Expo, scheduled on April 15 & 16, 2008 at the Design Exchange in Toronto, Canada.
Following the success of the 2007 show held in Ottawa, the 2008 Government & Health Technologies Conference and Expo is moving to Toronto and will be expanded to include enterprise solutions and products for both medium and…
Local Virtual Assistant Receives Entrepreneurial Recognition
Spencer, OK – Rebecka Melson, owner of Virtual Business Services of OK, LLC d/b/a Virtual Business Services announced today that they are the recipient of the VAccolade Business Entrepreneurial award.
The VAccolade award not only recognizes participation at the Virtual Assistant Networking Association (VAnetworking.com), but also recognizes the professionalism with which Melson presents herself on the web, thereby giving them more credibility amongst other Virtual Assistants.
“Virtual Assistants (VAs) are business owners…
THE 14TH ANNUAL WIBC CONCLUDES WITH PREDICTIONS OF FURTHER INDUSTRY GROWTH AND I …
The 14th annual World Islamic Banking Conference (WIBC) concluded recently with experts predicting Shari’ah banking would not escape the sub-prime credit squeeze. Sameer Abdi partner at Ernst & Young Bahrain and the head of the Islamic Financial Services Group said; “There have at times been suggestions that Islamic Financial institutions will not be affected by the ongoing sub-prime mortgage in the US. However, all financial institutions will be affected by…
Fortis Bank Poland benefits from GridwiseTech's advice
Krakow, 12 December 2007 – GridwiseTech has equipped Fortis Bank Poland with software designed for advanced process flow management in the business intelligence environment. Fortis Bank will be the first bank in Poland to use the enhanced functionality provided by the Platform Process Manager. It has been implemented as part of a project that has been in progress for over a year. The goal of the project is to set…
direct/ Unionen AS (NO) - Unionen AS welcomes a structural solution for Asia
(Oslo, December 12th 2007) Unionen AS, Norske Skog´s largest single share holder, welcomes the plans regarding a restructuring of Norske Skog´s Asian activities. However, in Unionen AS´ view, any restructuring must imply that Norske Skog withdraws from the Asian activities, and that the proceeds are used to repay debt.
In a stock exchange notification published on Wednesday December 12th, Norske Skog says that "The management has for some time now…
direct/ Smith & Nephew PLC: Launch of New ALLEVYN Gentle
Smith & Nephew announces international launch of new ALLEVYN* Gentle and ALLEVYN* Gentle Border wound dressings
Addition of new products to the ALLEVYN* range provides a complete customer solution in advanced wound care management
Hull, (U.K), December 12 2007 - The Advanced Wound Management business unit of Smith & Nephew (LSE: SN; NYSE: SNN) announced today that it is launching two new ALLEVYN products to enhance its existing range of…
direct/ Smith & Nephew PLC: ALLEVYN launch at conference
Smith & Nephew launch new ALLEVYN* product range at European Customer Conference
Product range increases capacity of healthcare professionals to minimise pain and fight infection
Hull, (U.K), December 12 2007 - The Advanced Wound Management business unit of Smith & Nephew (LSE: SN; NYSE: SNN) launched its new ALLEVYN* product range at an exclusive conference in London this weekend, highlighting the benefits of the new range to over 250 European…
direct/ Bertelsmann Stiftung: EU is increasingly perceived worldwide as a global …
International opinion survey: US experiences dramatic loss of stature - Rapidly growing awareness of environmental threats - EU recognized as world power
Berlin, December 12, 2007 - The European Union is increasingly perceived all over the world as a global power, and is anticipated to play a major role on the international stage in 2020 after the US, China and Russia. The US´s superpower image is fading, while China and…
Protagen and Tomy Digital Biology announce distribution agreement for Modiro™ in …
Agreement provides access to software for analysing post-translational modifications in Asia
Dortmund, 11 December 2007 - Protagen AG, a leading provider of products, services and software solutions for protein research, announced today that it has entered into a distribution agreement for its Bio-IT software product, Modiro™ – the PTM-Explorer with Tomy Digital Biology Co. Ltd of Tokyo, Japan.
Modiro™ was launched in the market in March this year, and the initial sales…
direct/ Unionen AS (NO) - A Complete Solution for Norske Skog
(Oslo, December 11th 2007) Unionen AS invites shareholders, employees, forest owners and debt issuers to a cooperation with the intention of creating a complete solution for Norske Skog. As of December 10th 2007, Unionen AS, owned by Petter A. Stordalen, Øystein Stray Spetalen and Ove Gusevik, is the largest single shareholder in Norske Skog.
- Norske Skog is today facing the threat of closing down Follum and a considerable reduction…
Martin Sans is appointed tax partner in Russell Bedford London member firm, Lubb …
Martin Sans has been appointed as a tax partner at Lubbock Fine Chartered Accountants, the London member firm of worldwide accounting group Russell Bedford International.
Martin is a member of the Federation of Tax Advisers (FTA).
With experience originally gained with the Inland Revenue, Martin moved into private practice by joining a top 15 firm where, as group tax manager, he headed the London business tax practice, developing his expertise in…
Commercial Collection Secrets Shared
Based on years of successful business to business commercial collection work, Incoho today released a reviewing process for businesses involved in commercial collections. Over the last seven years Incoho has perfected Solution Collecting, the best-in-class approach to accomplishing high yield on B2B collections.
“Our success is always tied to the achievement of our clients. Leveraging these techniques we’ve been able to reduce customer days sales outstanding (DSO) by as…
MALAYSIAN-DANISH COMMERCIAL SUSTAINABLE PARTNERSHIP
Petaling Jaya, 10 December 2007: The Royal Danish Embassy of Kuala Lumpur (Embassy), together with the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) as its appointed Local Focal Point (LFP) celebrated another proud milestone in propagating successful commercial sustainable partnerships with the signing of a Partnership Implementation Agreement (PIA) between two pairs of Malaysian-Danish companies.
Through the efforts of both the Embassy and FMM, Malaysia will stand to see concerted and commercially viable…
Dhanu Kothari named PM Ambassador in Canada
Dhanu Kothari, project management author, consultant and experienced IT project manager, joins PMForum’s PM Ambassadors™ Speakers Bureau
Dallas, Texas — PMForum, Inc. announced today that Dhanu Kothari, author of two project management books and past president of the PMI Southern Ontario Chapter, has joined the PM AmbassadorsTM Speakers Bureau. Mr. Kothari is a well known project management consultant and trainer based in Ontario, Canada, and an expert in the…
IBD Insurance Announces Increasing Dental Benefits and Decreasing Premiums on NC …
Raleigh, NC – While many health and dental insurance rates are increasing for 2008, IBD Insurance Services, a BCBSNC Authorized Agency with Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina, announces that its dental plans will now offer more coverage at a lower premium.
“In this industry, we rarely see an increase in benefits along with a decrease in rates. BCBSNC is constantly striving for ways to give more back to…
Virtual Assistants From Around the Globe Congregate for the Holidays
How do 7,500 people from around the world gather together to celebrate the holidays? Why, virtually of course! The world’s largest association of Virtual Assistants – VANetworking.com or ‘VANA’ to its members – will congregate on December 13th for the first annual VANA ‘Decking the Offices’ holiday party. Founder of VANA, Tawnya Sutherland, has trimmed the virtual tree and is donning her Santa Hat – preparing to give away $1,000…
Business Plan Advisors Launch New Website
Edgware, London, UK – Wisteria business advisors and small business accountants have given their website a fresh new ‘look and feel’ for 2008 making it easier than ever for anyone from entrepreneurs and early stage businesses to established businesses to find a range of services and articles to help them work more effectively.
Wisteria’s services range from custom business plan writing and advice to helping entrepreneurs and start-up businesses…
NSLA Holds Charity Event for Needy Kids
MINEOLA, NY -- On Tuesday, December 4, 2007 One Hundred Thirty Luxury Stretch Limousine, Black Car & Livery Drivers participated in a huge Holiday Toy Drive for needy kids at Eisenhower Park, East Meadow, N.Y.
It started with the 130 Stretch Limousine Convoy that also included Nassau County Highway Patrol, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots and The Salvation Army Toy Program that departed from Belmont Park at 11:00…
Russell Bedford Malaysian firm appoints head of new Japanese services division
Russell Bedford LC & Company (RBLC), the Malaysian member firm of worldwide accounting group Russell Bedford International, has appointed Yoshiyuki Kato as the managing director of its newly established Japanese Services division.
Yoshiyuki Kato was a senior director in the Japanese Services Group of a Big-4 firm in Malaysia. He has over 17 years of professional experience, eight of which have been spent in Malaysia. His prior experience also includes senior…
Seoul Semiconductor files a Complaint against Nichia with U.S.I.T.C.
On December 4, Seoul Semiconductor Corp. filed a complaint with the United States International Trade Commission (USITC) alleging that Nichia Corporation engaged in unfair trade practices through the importation and sales of Gallium Nitride (GaN) based laser diode products that infringe Seoul Semiconductor\'s U.S. Patent No. 5,321,713 (\'713 patent). Seoul Semiconductor has invested more than $10 million in research and development of laser diode and light emitting diode (LED) related…
Seoul Semiconductor’s Acriche Receives the Notable Global Mark of Safety
SEOUL, KOREA --(Dec. 4, 2007) -- Seoul Semiconductor, one of the world’s leading LED manufacturers, announced today that Acriche, the world’s first AC-driven semiconductor lighting source, has received CE Marking and German TUV certification, confirming that Acriche conforms to stringent global standards for product safety. Acriche is the world’s first LED package to receive the CE Marking. Environmental regulations are becoming a global issue. In August 2008, the European Union…
The Islamic financial services industry is part and parcel of the global financi …
Frankfurt, December 7, 2007 – “Islamic finance, despite its unique characteristics, is diverse in its application and has universal appeal as a viable alternative means of financing” Professor Rifaat Ahmed Abdel Karim, Secretary General of the Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB) said in his opening address to the delegates of the 2nd Islamic Financial Services Forum: The European Challenge on Wednesday. He added that despite having its own nomenclature, the…
CAPS Honors Michele Devine as 2007 Champion for Children
Woodbury, New York – Child Abuse Prevention Services, CAPS, honored Michele Devine, Financial Advisor at Wachovia Securities’ Woodbury Office at their 25th anniversary celebration held at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City on November 1, 2007.
As a Financial Advisor in the Woodbury office of Wachovia Securities, Michele oversees more than $100 million for individuals, institutions, not-for-profits, endowments and pension plans for The Kehoe Financial Group of Wachovia Securities.…
Simplifile and Tyler Technologies Establish eRecording Alliance
TEXAS – December 06, 2007 - Working to provide their mutual customers with industry-leading eRecording services, Simplifile, LLC and Texas-based Tyler Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: TYL) today announced that they have entered into a an agreement for the purpose of integrating and cooperatively marketing Simplifile eRecording and Tyler document recording and archiving systems.
The accord calls for the two companies to continue the seamless integration of their respective eRecording and document…
Recruitment process outsourcing service ROR 2.0,(Return on Recruitment 2.0) Un …
Kolkata, 6th December 2007, Summit HR Worldwide, India’s No.1 Total Talent Engagement Company, unveiled its award winning service RoR 2.0, (Return on Recruitment) at the 11th NHRD conference. The service is specifically designed for companies that want to gain significant competitive advantage in recruitment and (more importantly) retention of talent in India.
The service not only creates economic value via unprecedented reduction in total cost of hire and time…
Las Vegas member firm of Russell Bedford appoints Marlene Hutcheson as partner
De Joya Griffith & Company, the Las Vegas member of global accounting and audit network Russell Bedford International, has admitted Marlene Hutcheson, CPA, as the firm’s third partner.
Marlene Hutcheson joined De Joya Griffith & Company in 2006 as an audit manager. Prior to this, she worked for two other public accounting firms and served as assistant controller for one of the USA’s largest custom electronic display manufacturers.
Marlene Hutcheson completed her…
CENTRAL BANK GOVERNORS OF MALAYSIA AND BAHRAIN CONFIRMED AS KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
HE Rasheed M. Al Maraj, the Governor of the Central Bank of Bahrain, Hon. Burhanuddin Abdullah, the Governor of the Bank of Indonesia, and Professor Rifaat Ahmed Abdel Karim, Secretary General for the Islamic Financial Services Board have been confirmed as the keynote speakers of the 14th World Islamic Banking Conference (WIBC) from 8 to 10 December 2007 at the Gulf International Convention Centre. The conference which being held under…
Canadian Supply Chain Alliance Creates Affordable EDI Compliance Solution
Toronto, ON — The 2nd annual RFID Journal Live-Canada conference held at the Toronto Congress Centre had a few exciting speakers and numerous case studies, but the announcement of the $5000 RFID Supply Chain Compliance Solution sent waves in the exhibition hall.
The solution created by an alliance among three Toronto-areas firms, including Banyan Commerce, GAO RFID, and Toshiba TEC Canada, demystifies and simplifies supply chain compliance such that small and…
Islamic Banker of the Year Award to be announced at the WIBC
The Islamic Banker of the Year 2007, one of the global Islamic banking and finance industry’s oldest and most prestigious awards will be announced on 9th December, the World Islamic Banking Conference (WIBC) has announced. The award, which recognizes the industry’s most outstanding achievements, will be handed out at a gala dinner and awards ceremony hosted by JP Morgan during the 14th Annual WIBC at the Gulf Hotel, Manama, Kingdom…
Islington Wharf gets ‘topped out’ by Sir Howard Bernstein
London, UK, 04 December 2007 – ISIS Waterside regeneration is celebrating reaching the topping out stage of phase I of its flagship development in Ancoats, east Manchester. Sir Howard Bernstein placed the final bolt on the 20th floor at the official ceremony last week.
Upon completion, Islington Wharf will offer a vibrant mix of 500 residential homes, commercial, retail & leisure uses, transforming the site into one of the City’s most…
