Switzerland News
Capricorn fxST Added to the HFRX Currency Index
The Capricorn fxST program is a new constituent of the HFRX Currency Index, a recognized hedge fund industry's standard in strategy and regional performance benchmarks. - September 23, 2010 - Capricorn Strategies
Caerus AG’s Dating Factory to Power World Dating Partners New Infrastructure
Leading private label dating platform World Dating Partners has chosen Dating Factory’s technology to enhance its offering to their partners and members, and provide them with a much wider range and choice of websites they can create and run. - September 10, 2010 - Caerus AG
Swiss Apple Stem Cells Protect the Longevity of Skin Stem Cells: PhytoCellTec™ Malus Domestica, from Mibelle Biochemistry
PhytoCellTec™ Malus Domestica, from Mibelle Biochemistry is an award winning anti-ageing ingredient based on stem cells from a rare Swiss apple, and is rapidly garnering a global reputation. In a recent edition of US Vogue it was revealed that even Michelle Obama is a fan of this ingredient. - September 07, 2010 - Mibelle Biochemistry
balesio Releases FILEminimizer SDK, Provides Embeddable Native File Optimization Solution for Enterprise Storage and Content Systems
Leading provider of native format optimization solutions today releases a powerful software development kit - FILEminimizer SDK - which allows for balesio’s optimization technology to be embedded into corporate storage systems and applications. - September 04, 2010 - balesio AG
balesio Releases Optimization Solution for Microsoft SharePoint
balesio AG officially releases FILEminimizer SharePoint, an integrated optimization solution to automatically reduce the file storage volume on Microsoft SharePoint. - August 28, 2010 - balesio AG
The Sheet Music Catalogue at load.cd Comprises More Than 30'000 Titles for Direct Download
The online-shop of the music-platform Load.CD now offers more than 30’000 items, all sheet music is directly downloadable as PDF file. The main catalogue contains all titles that the members of the platform offer. - August 13, 2010 - Load.CD GmbH
DirectRooms.com – Zurich Museums Open Late for the Long Night of Museums
DirectRooms.com has learnt that multiple museums and galleries across Zurich will be opening their doors until the early hours allowing visitors to see the best of Zurich’s art and culture in just one night. - August 12, 2010 - DirectRooms.com
Robins & Morton Selects Native File Optimization Solution to Reduce Unstructured Data Volume
balesio AG, the leading provider of native format optimization solutions for unstructured data, today announces that Robins & Morton, one of the leading U.S. companies in the healthcare construction business, has selected balesio’s FILEminimizer Server solution in order to reduce... - August 05, 2010 - balesio AG
SGS Solar Testhouse Official Opening
SGS marks the official opening of its Solar Testhouse, the new SGS photovoltaic laboratory in Hartha, Germany. - July 25, 2010 - SGS
10 Years of Safe Veal for Consumers with the Support of SGS
For over ten years German veal has been successfully inspected and tested for illegal or undesired substances under the watchful eye of the Kontrollgemeinschaft Deutsches Kalbfleisch (KDK) as part of their Field Monitoring Program on Veal. - July 18, 2010 - SGS
New Eco Directive Covers Broader Product Range - SGS Supports Companies with Implementation
The EuP Directive has been updated at the end of 2009 by a new directive that specifies ecological planning requirements for energy-related products, 2009/125/EC. This new Directive’s terms are expanded to cover a wider range of products. - July 17, 2010 - SGS
Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts Continues Expansion in India with Two New Deluxe Hotels in Partnership with the Xander Group Inc.
After the opening of Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts’ first hotel in India, Swissôtel Kolkata, in July, the Swiss-based international hotel chain has now signed management contracts for two more hotels in India, the Swissôtel Gurgaon and the Swissôtel Whitefield, Bangalore. For both hotels, Swissôtel has partnered with different investee companies of The Xander Group Inc., the leading international private equity firm. - July 16, 2010 - Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts
Top 5 Interesting Swimming Pools
Sun, sea, sand… swimming pool? Often taken for granted and not appreciated, that’s about to change. HolidayCheck has dived into the depths and pulled out five of the most impressive swimming pools which hotels today have to offer. - July 11, 2010 - HolidayCheck
MyPrivateBanking Offers Re-negotiation Service for Wealth Management Costs
Research by MyPrivateBanking has shown that the majority of clients lack the experience, time and knowledge to reduce their wealth management costs significantly. A new service offered by MyPrivateBanking assists clients of wealth managers by fully exploiting their scope for cost reduction and re-negotiation of their fees. - July 10, 2010 - MyPrivateBanking GmbH
Leading Multinational Electronics Manufacturing Services Company Celestica Reduces Its Microsoft Office and Image Data Storage by 69% Using FILEminimizer Technology
Toronto-based Celestica Inc., a worldwide operating provider of end-to-end product lifecycle solutions chose FILEminimizer Server at its largest Asian facility in Thailand and reduced Microsoft Office and image data volume there by 69%. - June 24, 2010 - balesio AG
Swissotel Hotels & Resorts Continues Expansion Into Eastern Europe: New Deluxe Hotel Under Construction in Kyiv, Ukraine
The Swissotel Hotels & Resorts portfolio continues to grow: a new deluxe hotel is currently under construction in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv and is scheduled to open in mid 2012. A management agreement was recently signed between Swissotel Hotels & Resorts and the KDD Group, one of the leading property and investment companies in the Ukraine. - June 24, 2010 - Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts
Leading Forex Broker bforex Recognized for Excellence, Winning Four Prestigious International Finance Awards
bforex has affirmed its place as a premier Forex broker, receiving awards from the prestigious World Finance Banking Awards for Best FX Broker 2010 for both Latin America and Australasia, and Best Financial Derivative Trading Provider 2010. bforex was also named the International Sitecore Site of the Year for Best Financial Site 2010. - June 14, 2010 - bforex
thetimetv: First VOD Channel for Luxury Market
thetimetv is the first online VOD (video-on-demand) channel dedicated to the world of luxury watches. - May 31, 2010 - Freestudios
Prince to Perform a Live Concert in Geneva
Promoters Announce The Highly Anticipated Concert at Stade de Geneve on July 12, 2010. - May 30, 2010 - Viardo Artists
Convene in Style: New Convention Centre at Swissotel Krasnye Holmy, Moscow
Business travelers and conference participants can now convene in style at the new conference centre of the five-star Swissotel Krasnye Holmy. Moscow’s landmark hotel is located in one of the business and most upscale areas of the Russian capital. - May 28, 2010 - Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts
E-Mail Storage Optimization in Lotus Notes Through Transparent Zip-Free Attachment Compression Using FILEminimizer Technology from Balesio
Corporate email storage is growing at explosive rates and managing email storage has become one of the most important challenges. Capitalizing on FILEminimizer’s zip-free compression technology balesio now offers a transparent client solution to conveniently optimize the size of e-mail attachments directly in Lotus Notes. - May 23, 2010 - balesio AG
Ferrier and Partners One of the Fastest Growing Companies in Europe
Ferrier and Partners’ 506% Five-Year Revenue Growth Attributed to Award-Winning Trading Software. - May 22, 2010 - Ferrier and Partners
Atlas Pioneers "Freeconomics" for HR with Free 360 Degree Leadership Survey
Atlas Performance is first at introducing 100% free employee surveys in the HR industry, thanks to a unique business model. - May 20, 2010 - Atlas Performance Solutions Ltd
TrustLeap G-WAN Does the Job with Million Times Less Servers
The G-WAN free web Application server is now million times faster than market share leaders. G-WAN and its full ANSI C scripts let people use up to million times Less servers to do the same job, saving on space, energy and high-end CPU costs. - May 17, 2010 - TrustLeap
Jaan Par André Makes International History with Its Debut as No.39 on the San Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants List 2010
Scaling the heights of international restaurant accolades, French nouvelle establishment Jaan par André has set a historic record for Singapore with its debut at No. 39 amongst the top restaurants in the renowned San Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants List 2010 – the highest debut ever for a Singapore restaurant. - May 07, 2010 - Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts
BOARD Wins Microsoft.NET Swiss Innovation Award 2010
BOARD are proud to announce that they have won the Microsoft .NET Swiss Innovation Award 2010. - May 06, 2010 - BOARD
Pyxle Expands to Geneva to Offer Web Solutions to Europe
Pyxle, a global provider in internet and web based application development software recently expanded its operation to Switzerland, by inaugurating a new BPO venture in Geneva with a view to reach out the clientele in Europe. Established in 2003 it serves a global clientele of over 400 industry leaders with web based solutions such as website design, web and software development, search engine marketing, social media optimization and business intelligence. - May 06, 2010 - Pyxle Private Limited
Swissôtel Zurich Focuses on Sustainability and Reveals Its New Look
From now on discerning business and leisure travellers can enjoy 347 renovated guest rooms and suites that, with their new look, leave nothing to be desired. Further investment work to the tune of CHF 2.2 million has also been carried out at Swissôtel Zurich to enhance sustainability. - May 06, 2010 - Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts
Ferrier and Partners Launches Commodity CFDs as Demand for Commodity Contracts Surges
Commodity CFDs with Ferrier and Partners. - May 02, 2010 - Ferrier and Partners
Swissôtel Göcek Marina & Resort in Turkey Opens for the Summer Season
After a six-month winter break, Swissôtel Göcek Marina & Resort has opened its doors again for the summer 2010 season. Located right on the Turkish Mediterranean coast, the picturesque fishing village of Göcek has long been recommended by those in the know as a perfect place to spend an undisturbed holiday away from the masses. - April 30, 2010 - Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts
Minicom Digital Signage Unveils Remote Device Management (RDM) Technology for Digital Signage Displays at Screen Media Expo 2010
Minicom Digital Signage will demonstrate the first Remote Device Management (RDM) solution with Proof of Performance capabilities at Screen Media Expo 2010 (booth D5). - April 29, 2010 - Minicom Digital Signage
The World’s Finest Clubs: Swissôtel Offers Access to the Most Exclusive Clubs in Berlin, Istanbul and Shanghai
Guests taking advantage of Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts Finest Clubs Package can now gain admission to top clubs. The first hotels in the international hotel chain to offer this exclusive package are Swissôtel Berlin, Swissôtel The Bosphorus in Istanbul and Swissôtel Grand Shanghai; other hotels are to follow shortly. The package was created especially for guests who enjoy clubbing and who seek entertainment in the pulsing great cities of the world. - April 23, 2010 - Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts
Ferrier and Partners Launches Cell Phone Market Quote Services
Ferrier and Partners provides personalized futures market quotes directly to customers' cell phones via text message. - April 10, 2010 - Ferrier and Partners
Ferrier and Partners Acquires Euro Futures
Ferrier and Partners has acquired an independent commodities broker. - April 04, 2010 - Ferrier and Partners
Ferrier and Partners Changes Clearing House to Improve Trading Services
In order to increase and improve services as well as lower the fees to their clients, Ferrier and Partners will process and clear all trades through futures commission merchants OreoTrading. - March 22, 2010 - Ferrier and Partners
Lucas Book Present a New Photo Book Where You Can See Ups and Downs
A photo book with a selection of special pictures, on the one hand the client is on the beaches of a lake or in the desert and on the next page you can find yourself at the edge of a canyon or in the mountains. The pictures are made from various countries at different seasons. - March 21, 2010 - Lucas Books
Lucas Books Present a New Photo Book About the Wild West
Selection of pictures which are presenting a fascinating landscape. This includes rocks, view from a railroad and ancient settlements. - March 17, 2010 - Lucas Books
Imagination Creates Dynamic Auto Show Experience for Ford in Geneva
- Ford stand features over 20 hands-on experiences - Imagination, the global brand communications agency, has designed a hands-on, interactive stand for Ford Motor Company to engage visitors at the 80th Geneva International Motor Show, open to the public until Sunday 14th March. Ford will use the Geneva Motor Show as the European platform for the introduction of another model in its Global C-car product line-up. - March 09, 2010 - Imagination
Lucas Book Presents a New Photobook with Special Moments and Impressions
Pictures from special and wonderful objects of this world and also from usual "objects" like a butterfly on a wall. - March 09, 2010 - Lucas Books
Privacy Vulnerable on Private Banking Websites Finds MyPrivateBanking Survey
A recent survey of MyPrivateBanking Research showed that most Private Banking Websites do not offer a safe data transmission. The survey included 195 websites in the 17 most important banking markets. - March 09, 2010 - MyPrivateBanking GmbH
Back from Istanbul to Geneva: Stefan Winistoerfer Named General Manager of Swissôtel Métropole
The Swissôtel Métropole Geneva is now being run by a new General Manager, Swiss born Stefan Winistoerfer. Winistoerfer is no stranger to the luxury hotel on Lake Geneva, having already worked in various different positions there. - March 04, 2010 - Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts
Clariness Finishes Large International Project
Recruitment for two international clinical trials was successfully completed more than 3 months ahead of schedule. The internet platform ClinLife (www.clinlife.net) worked in 10 countries for Merz Pharmaceuticals. - February 17, 2010 - Clariness Holding AG
Clariness Opens New Office in the US
With the opening of a new office in the USA, Clariness is now also represented in the largest market for clinical studies. The rapidly growing demand in North and South America requires a stronger presence in the region. - February 17, 2010 - Clariness Holding AG
Linalis Becomes Swiss Hosting Provider for DataSync Suite
Linalis, the Swiss systems integrator, has today been appointed as a hosting service provider of DataSync Suite software in Switzerland. Linalis will be a partner of VNC, the master distributor for the DataSync Suite in EMEA. - February 11, 2010 - Linalis
balesio Introduces New Channel Program PartnerGROWTH! in International Markets
balesio software today presents its new partner program PartnerGROWTH! to support resellers, distributors and channel partners in marketing and selling balesio’s file compression, storage optimization and e-learning solutions in international markets. - February 04, 2010 - balesio AG
New Look for Swissôtel Métropole Geneva
Swissôtel Métropole Geneva unveils the new decor of its Royal suite as well as its Deluxe suites and conference room. - January 30, 2010 - Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts
Now is the Time: HolidayCheck's Travel Calendar
With such a variety of travel destinations to choose from, one sometimes doesn't know where to begin. At HolidayCheck they are happy to make your life easier suggesting you the top spots for every month of the year: enjoyable, convenient and uncrowded. - January 23, 2010 - HolidayCheck
Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts Mark Their 30th Anniversary - a Success Story
Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts have every reason to celebrate the new year: this is the year the Swiss hotel chain turns 30. The venture which started out in 1980 with just a few hotels has now blossomed into a distinguished, internationally renowned hotel chain with deluxe hotels in 17 countries across five continents. - January 23, 2010 - Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts
Jörg Krauss, New General Manager at Swissôtel Düsseldorf/ Neuss
Jörg Krauss is the new General Manager at Swissôtel Düsseldorf / Neuss. He follows in the footsteps of Ronald Nilsson, who has started to act as General Manager of the first Swissôtel in India. J. Krauss comes from the NH Hotel Group, where the 40-year-old was previously the Regional Director for three NH hotels in the Heidelberg region. - January 08, 2010 - Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts
Global Ranking: UBS, Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse Have Best Private Banking Websites
A new study by MyPrivateBanking.com comes to the conclusion that the majority of Wealth Managers showed shortcomings on their websites in terms of usability, content and privacy. - December 24, 2009 - MyPrivateBanking GmbH