Switzerland News
Green Storage Software Combats Skyrocketing Office Data Storage
Companies can gain back on average 70% of their storage capacities with FILEminimizer Server from balesio - June 20, 2009 - balesio AG
Anavex Appoints Dr. Hervé De Kergrohen as CEO to Lead Company Through Clinical Trials and Future Growth
Anavex Life Sciences Corp., (“ANAVEX”) (OTCBB: AVXL) today announced the immediate appointment of Hervé de Kergrohen, MD, MBA, as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and director. Dr. de Kergrohen is an accomplished senior executive who has successfully founded and developed... - June 18, 2009 - Anavex Life Sciences Corp.
Meetings at Its Best: New Convention Centre at Swissôtel Chicago
Renowned for its architecture and location, the AAA Four-Diamond Swissôtel Chicago has opened it’s new meeting and convention centre. $47 million were invested into this expansion plan comprised of over 38’000 square feet of function space including a state-of-the-art 14’000 square feet ballroom. - June 10, 2009 - Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts
A True "Legend" at the Helm of Swissôtel Sydney
Pierre U. Stacher, General Manager of Swissôtel Sydney, has been honoured with the prestigious Australian ‘National Tourism Legend’ award at the 2009 Tourism Training Australia National Conference. The awards, hosted by Tourism Training Australia, were presented at a lavish gala dinner. - June 07, 2009 - Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts
Mobile Muezzin, an Islamic Prayer Times Software for Mobile Phones (athan - azan), Has Been Rewarded in Switzerland
Mobile Muezzin proposes to the Muslim community a new and innovative way to maintain the daily practice of Islam. Recent winner, in Switzerland, of the Grand Prix Romand de la Créativité (GPRC) Mobile Muezzin is a mobile phone Java software that provides prayers times (adhan, athan) and displays the direction of Mecca for any location in the world. - June 04, 2009 - Mobile Muezzin
Swissôtel Göcek Marina & Resort Opens for the Summer Season
After a six-month winter break, Swissôtel Göcek Marina & Resort has opened its doors again for the summer 2009 season. The picturesque fishing village of Göcek, located right on the Turkish Mediterranean coast, has long been recommended by those in the know as a perfect place to spend an undisturbed holiday away from the masses. - June 04, 2009 - Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts
Exquisite Apps Launches "BurpStar" - an iPhone Application That Provides a Stage for a Brand-New Talent Show of Its Own Kind
There is still hope for the less-gifted singers among us who have not made it to the latest edition of Pop Idol: BurpStar a new iPhone application provides the stage for a brand-new talent show of its own kind. Everybody has the prerequisites to become a BurpStar. Even without taking sing classes... - June 03, 2009 - Exquisite Apps GmbH
Health System Fixes Needed for Success of Pandemic Vaccines in Poor Countries, Aid Group Says
Systems to immunize, monitor and treat still lacking in many developing countries. World Health Assembly must push anew for primary health care, better living conditions. - May 21, 2009 - World Vision US
Capricorn Currency Fund European Performance Award Nomination
The Capricorn Currency Fund strategy has been nominated for the European Performance Award as 'Best Newcomer' for 2008. - May 16, 2009 - Capricorn Strategies
Watchword "Sustainability": Swissôtel Management GmbH Achieves ISO Certification
As part of its corporate development, which is geared towards sustainability, Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts decided to set up an integrated Management System conforming to internationally recognised standards. - May 13, 2009 - Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts
Richard East Comments on Launch of CPA SIGMA
Richard East, co-founder and CEO of OMS3, a worldwide marketing and software development company, announced the release of CPA Sigma, to be launched to the marketplace in the last week of April, 2009. - April 25, 2009 - OMS3 Pty Ltd
OMS3 Announces Launch of Their IM Sigma Productivity Suite
OMS3, worldwide marketing and software development experts, announced today the “IM Sigma Productivity Suite,” to be officially released to the marketplace on April 23rd, 2009. - April 23, 2009 - OMS3 Pty Ltd
Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts Selects Market Metrix to Achieve Deeper Insights Into the Experience of Guests
To optimize the guest experience and improve loyalty and profitability, Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts has chosen Market Metrix’s real-time satisfaction survey system. California based Market Metrix, LLC, is the leading provider of feedback and performance tools for the hospitality industry. - April 03, 2009 - Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts
World Watch Report 2009: Industry Report of Watches and Watchmakers (WWR)
The World Watch Report 2009 (WWR) includes Audemars Piguet, Baume & Mercier, Blancpain, Breguet, Breitling, Bulgari, Cartier, Chopard, Ebel, Franck Muller, Girard-Perregaux, Hublot, IWC, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Longines, Montblanc, Omega, Patek Philippe, Piaget, Rado, Raymond Weil, Rolex, Tag Heuer, Vacheron Constantin, and Zenith. - March 28, 2009 - World Watch Report
DN Jewels Celebrates the Launch of Its New Website with the Debut of a Dazzling Fine Jewellery Collection at Baselworld 2009
DN Jewels is launching a refreshing and exciting diamond jewellery collection which will be fully integrated on their new website. Every special moment should be celebrated with jewellery that reflects its purity, delicacy and individuality. The DN Jewels collection offers more than just a... - March 26, 2009 - DN Jewels
"Yours for an Hour" – a Very Special Service for Club Swiss Gold Elite Members at Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts
From April, Elite members of Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts loyalty programme Club Swiss Gold can enjoy a very special service: During their stay at one of the international hotels belonging to the Swiss hotel chain, a range of exciting complimentary hour-long treats are available to guests, covering a wide spectrum of activities from creative to sporty. - March 25, 2009 - Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts
Alexander Ineichen, Swiss Asset Managers Say Hedge Fund of Funds Not Done Yet
Alexander Ineichen, Managing Director and Senior Investment Officer, Alternative Investment Solutions, UBS Global Asset Management, voiced support for the hedge fund and the hedge fund of funds industry at a recent Opalesque Roundtable in Zurich. The Roundtable participants agreed with Ineichen's comment that the hedge fund of funds model remains "quite strong." - March 25, 2009 - Opalesque Ltd
Convene in Style on the Turkish Aegean – the Grand Efes Convention Centre in Swissôtel Izmir
Business representatives can now convene in style at the Swissôtel Grand Efes, Izmir on the Turkish Aegean. The elegant hotel, a “Leading Hotel of the World,” celebrated its opening last year, and now the Grand Efes Convention Centre, within the hotel complex, has also opened for business. - March 20, 2009 - Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts
Capricorn's Currency Fund Product Available as a USD-Based Fund
Established as a CHF denominated offshore fund, the Capricorn currency fund (ISIN KYG5204Q1165; ISIN KYG5204Q2312) product is now investible in several share classes and as a US onshore fund. - March 14, 2009 - Capricorn Strategies
Haute Cuisine – a Gourmet Experience with a View at the Horisont Restaurant at Swissôtel Tallinn
When Swissôtel Tallinn opened a year ago, the Estonian capital gained not only an international five-star hotel, but also a new top-class restaurant. The Horisont, situated on the top floor of the 30-storey building, very soon established itself as one of Tallinn’s most fashionable restaurants. - March 04, 2009 - Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts
New FILEminimizer Office from balesio Now Compresses All Office Files by Up to 98%
balesio introduces with FILEminimizer Office the successor of the popular PPTminimizer: The software now compresses Excel files and all new Office 2007 formats in addition to PowerPoint and Word files. - February 25, 2009 - balesio AG
Finvest Will Create 50,000 New Jobs in 2009
New capital allocations which Finvest Asset Management will be imminently pursuing, will result in about 50,000 jobs. The beneficiaries will be companies which require capital for expansion or for new initiatives, and firms which will be looking to improve their balance sheets. This is in... - February 13, 2009 - Finvest Asset Management
Finvest Winds Down Fund
In line with Finvest Asset Management's strategic policy to expand its pure equity and fund of funds activity, the firm will wind down the Finvest Primer fund, and return all allocations to its investors. The process will be effected over the next 6 months. The decision will allow the firm to focus... - February 12, 2009 - Finvest Asset Management
Finvest Winds Down U.S. Fund
In line with its policy decision it took over a year ago to exit the United States, Finvest Fund Management has successfully concluded the winding down process of the U.S. segment of the Finvest Yankee fund and returned cash to investors. The decision was made after Finvest had decided to increase... - February 03, 2009 - Finvest Asset Management
Goldmund Considerably Reinforces Its Media Room Offer
Since its release in July 2007, the Goldmund Media Room has generated a lot of attention in the luxury Home-Theater market. During the last 2 years, several Media Rooms have been built and more are currently under construction around the world. Two generations of Goldmund components have already... - January 31, 2009 - Goldmund
Opalesque Unites Fusaro, Prof. Siry and Sona Blessing for Carbon Led Investing Webinar
Opalesque, the world's largest subscription-based publisher on alternative investments, hosts a webinar with leading practitioners on carbon led investing, on Feb 11, 2009 16.00 Swiss time, 10.00 am (EST). - January 31, 2009 - Opalesque Ltd
Championing Switzerland: Partnership Between Hublot and Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts
Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts’ latest collaboration has the concept of Swissness at its very heart. Just in time for the watch trade show in Geneva, the international hotel chain signed a partnership agreement with the Swiss watchmaker Hublot at an elegant dinner at the Swissôtel Métropole in Geneva. - January 28, 2009 - Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts
Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts Wins Prestigious Top Employers Award TM in China
Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts has been named one of China's Top Employers TM 2009 (China Nationwide) in a research programme conducted by Corporate Research Foundation (CRF). CRF is a global publishing organisation that specialises in research into best business practices, identifying leaders in the field of Human Resources, Strategy and Leadership. - January 08, 2009 - Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts
Gordon “Grant” Curtis--2008 Financial Performance Leads CI Family Office to New Heights; Ticino, Switzerland
Portfolio Director for a sub Billion Euro Family Office, Gordon "Grant" Curtis racks up another year of double digit returns. In the precarious market conditions of 2008, Mr. Curtis posts record gains for the fourth year in a row citing his 30 years of financial experience. By comparison to his industry peers, he has managed to eek out profits where most have posted double digit setbacks. - January 02, 2009 - GG Curtis Consulting
Finvest to Launch New Private Equity Fund
Indicative of the positive spin-off which the market pullback is creating, Finvest Asset Management recently announced that it has been awarded a $2.5 billion allocation for investment in private equity. The impact of the recession, negative sentiment, and the credit crunch, have created... - January 01, 2009 - Finvest Asset Management
Outskirts Press Announces Helping Against the Odds, the Latest Highly-Anticipated Biography/ Historical Book from Zollikon Author Lou Paris
Outskirts Press, Inc. has published Helping Against the Odds: Working under pressure in a troubled and less-developed world by Lou Paris, which is the author’s most recent book to date. The 6 x 9 paperback in the Biography/ Historical category is available worldwide on book retailer websites... - December 18, 2008 - Outskirts Press, Inc.
Hillmann’s Scores Early Points as Bremen’s New Top Restaurant
When the Swissôtel Bremen opened last summer, the Hanseatic city gained not only an international 5-star hotel, but also a new top-class restaurant. Hillmann’s inside the hotel is set to become one of the city’s gourmet restaurants. - December 13, 2008 - Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts
Sharing a Passion for Perfection: Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts and Nespresso Engage in Global Coffee Partnership
Friends of Nespresso don’t have to abstain from their favorite coffee anymore when traveling around the globe and staying with Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts. The international hotel chain has chosen Nespresso, the worldwide pioneer and market leader in premium portioned coffee, as their preferred supplier of coffee and coffee machines. - December 04, 2008 - Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts
DFRC Announces the Launch of the First WWATC Map Displaying All Live Arrivals and Departures to and from London Heathrow Airport
An innovative technology that enables the displaying of any airborne flight on an interactive world map that is easily integrated into any website. - November 28, 2008 - DFRC AG
Stepping Up for a Good Cause, 1,336 Times at the Swissôtel Vertical Marathon
On 16 November 2008, 1,500 people will climb 1,336 steps up 73 storeys to the pinnacle of Swissôtel The Stamford at the Swissôtel Vertical Marathon, all for a good cause. This signature sports event aims to raise S$35,000 for the Spastic Children’s Association of Singapore through its corporate charity race. - November 13, 2008 - Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts
The First Two Leading Spas of the World in Turkey: Amrita Spa & Wellness at Swissôtel the Bosphorus, Istanbul and Swissôtel Grand Efes, Izmir
Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts has opened two new splendid Amrita Spa & Wellness Centers at Swissôtel The Bosphorus, Istanbul and Swissôtel Grand Efes, Izmir, both considered oases of tranquillity and relaxation and honoured with membership in “Leading Spas of the World.” - November 12, 2008 - Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts
New Daily Publication Monitors Sovereign Wealth Funds as Influence and Assets Grow
Opalesque, the world's largest subscription-based publisher covering the alternative investment industry, has just launched its seventh publication, the Opalesque Sovereign Wealth Funds Briefing. This new, daily publication in the popular Opalesque “Briefing” format offers a quick and complete overview on the actions and issues relating to Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs). - November 03, 2008 - Opalesque Ltd
Prestigious World Travel Awards for Swissôtel Berlin and Swissôtel Krasnye Holmy, Moscow
Two deluxe hotels of Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts were singled out by this year’s World Travel Awards in Europe: The Swissôtel Berlin as “Germany’s Leading Business Hotel” and Swissôtel Krasney Holmy for the second year in a row as “Russia’s Leading hotel.” The awards ceremony was held in the city of Poprad in Slovakia by the World Travel Association (WTA). - October 27, 2008 - Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts
Swissôtel Berlin: Restaurant 44's New Herb Garden, High Above the Rooftops of the Ku’damm
September marked a new and fragrant beginning for the Swissôtel Berlin. Exotic herbs such as tropical sage, African lemon savoury, Ecuadorian lilac chilli, Peruvian hot pepper, Persian mint and thyme-leaved savoury are among some of the 35 exquisite herbs and spices reaching towards the sky on Restaurant 44's roof terrace herb garden at the Swissôtel Berlin. - October 16, 2008 - Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts
Mentos Cube Campaign "Click and Win a Seaside Trip" with Image Recognition Technology
Mobile phone owners can click themselves to the beach with Mentos and kooaba. Simply photograph a Mentos Cube ad in October and win an attractive travel voucher. - October 11, 2008 - kooaba AG
An Adrenalin-Charged F1 Weekend at Swissôtel the Stamford, Singapore
It was an exhilarating F1 weekend at Swissôtel The Stamford, which was in the thick of the action at Singapore’s inaugural 2008 FORMULA 1™ SingTel Singapore Grand Prix from 26 to 28 September 2008. Towering at 226 metres and 72 storeys high, Singapore’s tallest trackside hotel served no less than 30,000 outside catering meals, 15,000 in-house guests and gave away some 7,500 commemorative F1 amenities over the three days. - October 11, 2008 - Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts
ALPHA.CH, diplom.ch and myScience Join the BioValley Job Market
3 New BioValley Job Market Partners, bringing the total to 12 partners. The Job Market is the largest platform in Switzerland and Europe now. - October 08, 2008 - BioValley.ch
Finvest to Launch Capital Protected Offering
In light of the higher risks which are sweeping global markets, Finvest Asset Management is set to launch a new capital protected offering for investors who are seeking to generate annual returns of between 12-20 percent in a low risk structure. The total offering is for $500 million and is open... - September 30, 2008 - Finvest Asset Management
Environmentally-Aware Tourism: Segway Personal Transporters at Swissôtel Le Plaza Basel
Environmentally-sound mobility and tourism are the focus of an innovative project by Swissôtel Le Plaza Basel in collaboration with Basel Tourism. Guests now have the opportunity to join guided tours on two-wheeled Segway Personal Transporters (PTs), the first, self-balancing electric vehicles ever developed. - September 27, 2008 - Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts
Calling All Beverage Brands...World Beverage Competition Begins 2009 Inductions
World Beverage Competition opens its doors to new participants for the 2009 competition. - September 24, 2008 - World Beverage Competition
flauntR Launches One-Click Upload Plugin for Picasa
Popular online photo editor flauntR integrates with Picasa. - August 16, 2008 - FotoDesk Group AG
Rive Financial in Geneva, Switzerland
Rive Financial today announced second quarter results showing that net new client assets increased more than eight-fold, total client assets rose 28 percent, and commissionable trading volumes increased 75 percent compared with the second quarter 2007. “These are significant gains and... - July 12, 2008 - Rive Financial
Tradition, Innovation and Highest Quality - Wagner Pizza Develops New Products with Object Solutions Software
Wagner Pizza, specialist for frozen food, chose to use the product development software application OS-PDM of Object Solutions Softare AG. The software platform of the Swiss company facilitates Wagner’s development of new products to pursue its innovation leadership. A three-pronged policy... - July 11, 2008 - SpecPage
Real-Time Protection for PC Files
Very few data files are destroyed by lightning, fire, or other catastrophes. Most critical files are lost because the user accidentally overwrites or erases them while working on them. Live File Backup makes copies of the working files every few minutes, ensuring that one can always go back to the version requested, before it was carelessly erased. - June 07, 2008 - Infonautics GmbH
Golden Tulip Signs LOI to Operate a Golden Tulip Hotel in Oegstgeest, the Netherlands
Golden Tulip Hospitality Group and Reco Productions initiate the development project through the signing of a letter of intent for the first Golden Tulip in Oegstgeest located next to Corpus ‘a journey through the human body.’ - May 25, 2008 - Golden Tulip Hospitality Group