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Systech Illinois Showcased their Range of Oxygen and Water Vapour Permeation Analysers and Headspace Gas Analysers at the 2012 IPACK-IMA Exhibition in Italy

Systech Illinois highlighted their range of oxygen and water vapour permeation analysers and headspace gas analysers at the 2012 IPACK-IMA Exhibition, with the support of their Italian distributor, MPStrumenti. - March 24, 2012 - Systech Illinois

Launch of Think Tall Films: The Web Video Specialist for Startups

Think Tall Films: The specialist in web video production for startups and small businesses is now officially launched. Combining the techniques of independent filmmakers with corporate messages and search engine optimisation, Think Tall Films registered over 600,000 viewers since early 2012 and has been working with fast growing startups such as Kabbee.com, Jogabo.com and waterbobble. - March 24, 2012 - Think Tall Films

Budget Delivers Few Positives for UK Freight Forwarders

The British International Freight Association (BIFA) believes that today’s UK Budget does not address the ongoing concerns of its members about fuel prices. - March 24, 2012 - British International Freight Association

Hamper Company Shows Support for Engelbert Humperdinck

Inspired by Engelbert Humperdinck’s recent release of his song for Eurovision, Virginia Hayward Ltd, the Dorset based supplier of personalised hampers and gifts, has launched a competition on their Facebook page to show support for the legendary singer in the upcoming Eurovision song contest. - March 24, 2012 - Virginia Hayward Ltd

Berkeleys Celebrates 21 Years of Prime Property Sales in Canford Cliffs, Poole, Dorset

Berkeleys is delighted to announce the celebration of its 21st anniversary of leading residential property sales in Canford Cliffs, Poole. - March 24, 2012 - Berkeleys

Get in the "Red, White and Blue" Spirit on a Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ Diamond Jubilee Cruise

As a British cruise line attracting predominantly British guests, Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines plans to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee in typical patriotic style. - March 24, 2012 - Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines

"Rapid and Dynamic Expansion in Indian Defence Market to Continue" Says New Visiongain Report

Visiongain’s analysis indicates that India will spend $38.51bn on defence in 2012. The Indian Defence Market 2012-2022 report finds that India’s strong and dynamic growth in military spending will continue through the next decade as the Indian government seeks to fulfil its ambitious defence modernisation plans. - March 24, 2012 - visiongain

Innotech Summit Startup Competition Aims to Breathe Life Into Revolutionary Technology Concepts

Shortlisted companies win opportunity to pitch major investors at the InnoTech Summit. - March 24, 2012 - InnoTech Summit

Worldhotels Selects eHiveCMS from LeadGenerators for New Website

Worldhotels choose London-based online marketing agency LeadGenerators to rebuild and redesign their new corporate website. - March 23, 2012 - LeadGenerators

Dog Vacay Not a Threat to House Sitters According to the House Sitting Couple

House Sitters offer a better deal, writes The House Sitting Couple in response to news of Dog Vacay’s funding. - March 23, 2012 - The House Sitting Couple

Idox's UK Bribery Act SME E-Learning Programme Wins CPD Accreditation

Idox Information Solutions' latest e-learning programme - designed for SMEs seeking to train their staff on the UK Bribery Act - has been granted accreditation by the CPD (continuing professional development) Certification Service. - March 23, 2012 - IDOX

Bank of Cyprus UK Improves Customer Experience Using Postcode Anywhere for Salesforce.com

Bank of Cyprus UK integrates address validation into its Salesforce CRM to enhance customer service. - March 23, 2012 - PCA Predict

"Global Spending on Aviation Security Will Total $22.3bn in 2012" Says New Visiongain Report

The aviation security market has evolved in response to new threats faced by the aviation industry. The tragic events of September 11, 2001 led to a necessity to re-examine existing airport security systems and technologies. More than a decade on, new legislation has been adopted, regulatory authorities established and additional equipment installed at airport facilities throughout the world. - March 23, 2012 - visiongain

5 Tips to Avoid Pain When Implementing a BPMS

Many businesses approach a BPMS implementation with hope and excitement, buoyed by the promise of rapid project completion, business empowerment and impressive ROI. But not all achieve the benefits they expect, and have to battle through considerable pain before achieving success. Anthony Murphy, owner of Lithe IT Ltd, offers 5 tips to follow to help avoid or recover from a painful implementation. - March 23, 2012 - Lithe IT Ltd

ExpoPromo Group: Rapid Growth. E-Ticketing Service in CIS Countries – 50,000 Sold in 6 Months

Over 50,000 tickets for 600+ events were sold via e-ticketing service TicketForEvent in only 6 months after the service launch in September 2011. Ticket sales for b2b events (trade shows, conferences, seminars and trainings) as well as corporate and sports events were handled. TicketForEvent is... - March 23, 2012 - ExpoPromoter

It's World Poetry Day on Weds 21 March and Web of Stories is Releasing a Brand New Video Interview with Award-Winning Lithuanian Poet Tomas Venclova

To celebrate World Poetry Day on Wednesday 21 March, a day of recognition for the importance of poetry across the world, Web of Stories is releasing brand new recordings of Lithuanian award-winning poet Tomas Venclova reflecting on his writing and the spellbinding stories of his life. - March 23, 2012 - Web of Stories Ltd

Voyage Manager Tweets

Voyage Manager can now automatically tweet travellers’ current travel status. - March 23, 2012 - Voyage Manager

Leading Full-Time Home Private Tutoring Organisation, Tutors International, Report a Record Year in 2011

Global specialists in private tutoring, Tutors International reported 2010-2011 Full Year results, which showed growth of over 20%. - March 23, 2012 - Tutors International

Benchmarking Study Shows Information Industries Among the Worst at Leveraging Knowledge Assets

Smartlogic-sponsored Industry Information Index shows technology and media firms poorest at finding and using content, but all sectors get failing grade. - March 22, 2012 - Smartlogic

ISG technology Expands Its European Support Centre in Sofia, Bulgaria

ISG technology now occupies 14000 square metres of high-tech office space in the prestigious Business Park Sofia. The office growth is a result of the continuous increase in demand for IT Multisourcing (Outsourcing) Solutions provided by the Company's European Support Centre. - March 22, 2012 - ISG technology

UK Freight Forwarders Hope Budget Delivers More Positive News

Over the last six months, the British International Freight Association (BIFA) – has welcomed a number of Government initiatives which brought good news for the trade association’s 1400+ members, most recently welcoming the Government’s decision that backdated business rates bills for port-based companies are to be waived. - March 22, 2012 - British International Freight Association

BNP Paribas Real Estate Strengthens Its Presence in the United States

BNP Paribas Real Estate has strengthened its presence in the United States by signing an alliance agreement with Transwestern. This alliance agreement signed by BNP Paribas Real Estate and Transwestern covers the transaction, valuation and corporate real estate consulting business... - March 22, 2012 - BNP Paribas Real Estate

Helios Europe Secures 25,300 sq m (272,336 sq ft) Pre-Let for Project Link Germany

Logistics property investor and developer Helios Europe, in partnership with EPISO, the real estate fund co-advised by Tristan Capital Partners and AEW Europe, has let a 25,300 sq m (272,336 sq ft) "built to suit" logistics centre at Direct Link Park Leipzig, to German 3PL Nagel Group. - March 22, 2012 - Helios Europe

Relaxa Are Offering a Range of Wellbeing Packages for National Learning at Work Day 2012 Which Takes Place on Thursday 17th May 2012

Relaxa are offering a range of wellbeing packages for National Learning at Work Day 2012 which takes place on Thursday 17th May 2012 and provides a range of educational seminars, introductory classes, 1-to-1 consultations, exhibition areas, fact sheets and treatments all focused on enhancing the... - March 22, 2012 - Relaxa Posture Group

A Shade Greener Calls to Improve Customer Service in the Free Solar Industry

Free solar installation firm, A Shade Greener is calling for the industry to clean up its act and provide a coherent level of customer contact and support by adopting a simple code of conduct. - March 22, 2012 - A Shade Greener

World Travelers Can Now Compare Hotel Prices Online for Best Deals

Search 4 A Hotel (www.search4ahotel.com) is pleased to announce the launch of its new website. The site offers visitors extensive information that they can use to Compare Hotel Prices Online as well as provides information on Budget Hotel Deals worldwide. In today's economy, millions of people are... - March 22, 2012 - search4ahotel.com

Enjoy a Week of Unlimited Free Calls to Portugal from Localphone

Localphone gives customers unlimited free calls to Portugal. - March 22, 2012 - Localphone

Marketest 2012 Business Startup Competition: Test Your Enterprise Idea

Unfortunately the gloomy economic climate has made it extremely difficult for entrepreneurs and start-ups to develop new business ideas. For the second consecutive year Marketest are running their Business Start-Up Competition, which encourages entrepreneurs and start-ups to come up with innovative ideas in a fun and rewarding way. The winning business ideas will receive prizes of £1000 and £500 tailored market research, which will help the winners discover their ideas true potential. - March 22, 2012 - Marketest (Netetude UK Ltd)

Crawley Locksmiths Kingdom Keys Introduce New Free Security Audit for Local Area Homes and Businesses

Specialist Crawley locksmiths Kingdom Keys have recently announced a new offer for their home and business clients across the area. Now, customers in the town of Crawley will receive a completely free property security audit from Kingdom Keys’ lock specialists. It’s more important than... - March 22, 2012 - Kingdom Keys

So touch Air Presenter for Kinect for Windows

So touch has updated its Air Presenter software to be compatible with the latest Microsoft Kinect for Windows camera. Download the free trial version from So touch website and create amazing air presentations. - March 21, 2012 - So touch

Proving Search & Social Media is Central to Success

The Share Centre’s Search campaign witnesses an increase of 475 per cent in new accounts opened. Social Media and Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) has become embedded in mainstream internet experience and, increasingly, business marketing strategies within the financial services industry. - March 21, 2012 - SiteVisibility

Capita Announces Details of Its 13th Domestic Violence Conference - Thursday, 24th May 2012, Central London

Lynne Featherstone, MP Minister for Equalities at the Home Office and Nicki Norman, Deputy Chief Executive of Women’s Aid are speaking at Capita’s 13th Domestic Violence Conference on Thursday, 24th May 2012, Central London. With the recent announcement of several trial sites for... - March 21, 2012 - Capita Conferences

Be First to Book with Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ New "Pre-Launch Offers" 2013/14 Cruise Brochure

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has produced a special brochure of "Pre-Launch Offers" to give early bookers the opportunity to take advantage of some very competitive prices on a selection of 57 worldwide cruises in 2013/14. - March 21, 2012 - Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines

Children's Hamper Competition

Yourhamper.com, the Dorset based supplier of personalised hampers and gifts, and latest brand from Virginia Hayward Ltd is offering young people aged 13 and under a chance to win a hamper full of goodies and a £100 donation to their school, youth club or Scout Association group. - March 21, 2012 - Virginia Hayward Ltd

Mahjong Logic Signs Land-Based Casino Hippodrome

The deal marks a new and emerging trend of land-based casinos moving towards the online gaming space. Mahjong Logic, Ltd., the leading peer to peer online mahjong software provider worldwide has just announced the signing of the Hippodrome Casino based in London as a new licensee. As a land-based... - March 21, 2012 - Mahjong Logic Limited

SMEStorage Release a HTML5 Cloud File Manager for Playbook That Supports Over 35 Storage and SaaS Clouds

SMEStorage have released a HTML5 Cloud File Manager for the BlackBerry Playbook that supports over 35 Storage Clouds. - March 20, 2012 - Storage Made Easy

UK Car Crimes & Accidents Mapped - How Safe Are Your Local Streets?

To help UK motorists understand the safety of their local streets, car insurance comparison website CheapestCarInsurance.org.uk has launched an interactive crime map that combines vehicle crime data from the Police and road accident statistics from Department for Transport (DfT) with Google Maps to... - March 20, 2012 - Cheapest Car Insurance

Unique Languages Appoints Medical English Consultant

Unique Languages are delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Christian Hewkins as Consultant to their Medical English course. "We needed a medical professional of considerable experience and knowledge to ensure that our Medical English course was completely up to date and to help us with... - March 20, 2012 - Unique Languages

Calltracks Limited Wins Saas Award Four Months in a Row

Leading provider of call tracking software in the UK to business, marketing, and SEO agencies has won the "Most Popular Saas Providers" award for four months in a row. - March 20, 2012 - Calltracks Limited

New Medical Tourism Research Study Released: 9 Out of 10 Medical Tourists Would do It Again

Major new survey reveals the latest trends in travelling overseas for surgery: most saved thousands on treatment, 90% would recommend it to others, Belgium is number 1 choice. (Full report available on request plus case studies for all major findings and also expert analysis) - March 19, 2012 - Intuition Communication

Easter Cruises for 2012 from Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines will be celebrating Easter on board its ships this year with a variety of attractive cruises to destinations all over the world. Boudicca will be sailing from Southampton on 2nd April 2012, on a 14-night cruise to the Western Mediterranean, D1206, and Balmoral has a five-night mini-cruise over Easter 2012, L1202, commemorating the fateful Titanic cruise that departed from Southampton 100 years ago. - March 19, 2012 - Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines

Canadian SMEs Set to Profit from UK e-Commerce Boom Thanks to End-to-End Order Fulfillment Service

Launch of OFEX targeted at e-commerce businesses in Canada keen to target thriving UK online shopping industry. Service offers level playing field with large corporates thanks to automated and cost efficient fulfillment of online orders. - March 19, 2012 - OFEX

selve Announces Spring Trunk Show in 2012 in Central London

 From Wednesday March 21st – Friday March 23rd selve will be back at the Charlotte Street Hotel to display the new styles, colours and leathers. - March 19, 2012 - selve

Greenbird Financial Predicts Asia Commodity Futures to Outshine Equities in Q2

Greenbird Financial is optimistic that for the next two years, from 2012 to 2013, Asia’s commodity futures will outperform equities. - March 18, 2012 - Greenbird Financial

"Ophthalmic Drugs Market Will Reach $18.7 Billion in 2012" Visiongain Report Predicts

A new report by visiongain predicts that the world market for ophthalmic drugs will reach $18.7 billion for 2012. That revenue forecast appears in Ophthalmic Drugs: World Market Prospects 2012-2022, published in March 2012. Visiongain is a business information provider based in London, UK. - March 18, 2012 - visiongain

Capita Conferences’ Local Government Finance Reform Conference - Preparing for the New Financial Freedoms

Bob Neill MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government is speaking at Capita Conferences’ National Conference on Local Government Finance Reform on Friday 27th April 2012, Central London - March 18, 2012 - Capita Conferences

Capita's 5th National Apprenticeships and Skills Conference – Thursday, 26th April 2012, Central London

Capita's 5th National Apprenticeships and Skills Conference is taking place on Thursday, 26th April 2012, Central London With Government focus shifting to advanced apprenticeships, the implementation of the Youth Contract and engagement incentives, Capita's 5th National Apprenticeships and Skills... - March 18, 2012 - Capita Conferences