Archive for September 2012
Nokia Location & Commerce provides NAVTEQ(R) Maps and content to German OEM for new generation navigation system
Premium navigation experience features advanced visual guides and green routing option
CHICAGO /PRNewswire/ — Nokia today announced that its Location & Commerce business is supplying global NAVTEQ® Maps to power the next generation BMW navigation system. Launching on the BMW 7-series, this new system will introduce drivers to innovative new features and content including visual guides such as Enhanced 3D City Models and Motorway Junction Objects; and the BMW’s Eco Pro Route which generates the most fuel efficient route.
Eco Pro Route leverages a range of NAVTEQ® Map content to select routes which reduce fuel consumption by avoiding congestion and steep hills etc. In addition, data such as historical speed patterns, traffic signals, stop signs, driver alerts, bends and slopes is used to highlight key road conditions ahead which could influence driving speed. With advance warning, drivers can minimise the number of stops and starts and generally drive more smoothly at the most fuel efficient speeds.
BMW is using the highly precise NAVTEQ® Map data required for ADAS applications such as power management based on height data and speed profiles and, of course, the Eco Pro Route application. A comprehensive portfolio of premium content is integral to the location ecosystem developed by Nokia Location & Commerce. With the right content, platform and services Nokia Location & Commerce is set to establish itself as the ‘Where Company’, helping many different industry sectors to develop consumer experiences based on smarter data and more choice.
“NAVTEQ® Maps powered the first navigation system on the European market which was introduced by BMW in the early 1990s – and our relationship has continued throughout the extraordinary development and expansion of the location space,” commented Bruno Bourguet, Senior Vice President Sales and Business Development, Nokia Location & Commerce. “Today, our goal is to understand and anticipate driver needs and demands and deliver the right products at the right time. We have the content, platform and services available to support BMW as the company continues to innovate.”
Nokia will be exhibiting at the Mondial de l’Automobile show in Paris at Hall 3, booth #213
Nokia Location & Commerce demonstrates its ‘location’ leadership in the global automotive space via numerous OEM collaborations and comprehensive partner demonstrations at Mondial de l’Automobile. Delivering on the needs of the ever-connected consumer has long been a focus of the in-vehicle industry. The ability of Nokia L&C to serve the expectations of today’s ‘connected driver’ via fluid location-based products and services whether at home, walking in the city or in the car will be on full display and showcased to show how both customers and consumers alike benefit from smarter data and multi-screen, multi-modal choices.
About Nokia’s Location & Commerce Business
Nokia is a global leader in mobile communications whose products have become an integral part of the lives of people around the world. The company’s Location & Commerce business, including NAVTEQ® Maps products, the Nokia Location Platform as well as Nokia Maps, aims to build and monetize unique location experiences for great mobile products, as well as the navigation industry, the automotive market and government and business solutions. Begin to explore our capabilities at http://www.maps.nokia.com.
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Source: NAVTEQ Maps
Perfect Sense Digital to Unveil Dari, an Open Source Java Development Framework, at JavaOne 2012
Dari is an intuitive Java development framework that accomplishes a wide range of peripheral tasks to let developers focus on their application. Crafted over years of large-scale problem solving, Dari brings professional best practices into every developer’s workflow.
Come and meet us at JavaOne 2012, booth #5101.
RESTON, Va. /PRNewswire/ — Next week at JavaOne 2012, Perfect Sense Digital will be unveiling Dari, the open source Java development framework that lets developers focus on their application in the most natural way. Well known for the unique experiences it builds with consumer publishing partners such as Scripps Networks Interactive, IndieWire, SnagFilms, Healthgrades and USA TODAY, Perfect Sense Digital (www.perfectsensedigital.com) is a fast-growing digital products and professional services company based in Reston, Virginia
“One of our core goals with each client is to help remove friction from their every day work,” said David Gang, CEO of Perfect Sense Digital. “To that end, Dari was developed to streamline and automate critical, yet tedious, portions of the development process.”
Every Dari capability has its roots in real-world problems faced by Perfect Sense Digital’s partners. Dari began as an access layer to multiple legacy databases, with built-in best practices for high-performance, low-level access that shield developers from underlying complexity. It evolved into a data-modeling tool that enables developers to query databases as well as to create and modify custom data structures from within the same access layer. Dari provides the ability to incrementally add to, and efficiently alter, a data model by simply modifying the Java classes that define it, without having to worry about database schema or other configurations.
“Dari is unique in that it doesn’t dictate how to approach a problem,” says Hyoo Lim, Chief Architect at Perfect Sense Digital. “Developers can focus on building their application in a completely natural way.”
Next came the need for an editorial interface to create, edit and publish content objects through Dari. The framework was extended to provide an automatic user interface that is dynamically derived from the definitions of the objects themselves. Perfect Sense Digital leveraged this new capability to differentiate its open source Content Management System. Built on top of Dari, Brightspot CMS is automatically and uniquely tailored to the specific content objects it handles.
Dari also includes powerful monitoring and debugging tools that give developers intuitive and granular insight into their data models, their application logic, and how the two interact to deliver the intended experience. Dari and Brightspot CMS feel natural, seamless and unencumbered, as everything is organized and automatically derived from the data models as conceived by the developer.
“We are really proud of what we have achieved with Dari so far,” adds Jeremy Collins, Chief Architect at Perfect Sense Digital. “It has become second nature in our daily work, and we are excited to share its benefits with the Java community.”
Dari and Brightspot CMS currently power 14 highly dynamic sites, some with traffic in excess of 10 million unique visitors, including:
IndieWire, the premier news and information destination for Indie filmmakers, operates a seamless infrastructure that supports a network of more than 20 independent professional blogger sites, each with unique daily content. Dari handles all content across the network in a unified data repository. The multi-site capabilities of Brightspot CMS enable IndieWire’s editorial staff to repurpose articles across sites, and deliver a uniquely aggregated and integrated experience to consumers. http://www.indiewire.com/
SnagFilms is a video portal dedicated to bringing more than 3,000 independent films to a wide audience on a range of devices. Their legacy infrastructure required separate assets for each supported device, creating editorial and data consistency challenges. Dari enabled the team to start modeling their sophisticated data structures right away, with the flexibility to adjust them over the course of the project without migrations. Multiple devices are now supported through simple variations of single assets, thereby greatly improving editorial robustness and ease of use. http://www.snagfilms.com/
BetterMedicine is a comprehensive health site regularly featured on CNN and MSN homepages. “We have been using Dari and Brightspot CMS at HealthGrades for well over a year,” says Bill Bell, Vice President Web Technologies. “Dari takes the guesswork out of mapping your data to Solr/Lucene and MySQL, which greatly helped us build and scale BetterMedicine.com.” http://www.bettermedicine.com/
The editorial team at Travora required a tool to assign and collect tasks to and from a widely distributed team of contributors. Thanks to its perfect mapping to content objects, the tailored workflow in Brightspot CMS delivers a uniquely easy-to-use and familiar editorial experience. http://www.travora.com/
Dari and Brightspot CMS are integrated into heterogeneous consumer publishing eco-systems, including video platforms (Kaltura, Brightcove), social media (KickApps, Gigya), CRMs (Seibel), e-Commerce (Kalio). Dari currently supports MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle and OData, and can be extended into, and abstract, any other database or data repository.
With Dari and Brightspot CMS, Perfect Sense Digital is uniquely positioned to help your company design, build and deploy your next consumer digital experience. Come and meet us at JavaOne 2012, booth #5101 and see what the excitement is about, and download Dari (http://www.dariframework.org/) to explore its powerful features. For more information or to schedule an interview, please contact Natasha Crowe at +1 703-956-5824, or by email at press@perfectsensedigital.com.
About Perfect Sense Digital
Perfect Sense Digital was founded in 2008 by David Gang and Lisa Malmud to help companies materially change the way they do business online. We do this by delivering integrated digital products, including premium user experiences, high-quality content and programming, and unique sponsor products across all platforms – web, mobile and social. We help drive brand awareness, expand capabilities, improve performance, and work to build more profitable relationships between our partners and their users. Perfect Sense Digital and its 85 employees are located in Reston, VA. http://www.perfectsensedigital.com
About Dari
Dari is an intuitive Java development framework that accomplishes a wide range of peripheral tasks to let developers focus on their application. Crafted over years of large-scale problem solving, Dari brings professional best practices into every developer’s workflow. Perfect Sense Digital released Dari under an Open Source BSD License. A support portal designed for further community development of the framework will be monitored and contributed to by Perfect Sense Digital. http://www.dariframework.org
About Brightspot CMS
Brightspot CMS is the first application built on top of Dari. Each instance of Brightspot CMS is transparently tailored to the business application it powers, as it is automatically generated from the specific data objects it handles. Brightspot CMS is uniquely adaptable to change, and delivers a uniquely easy-to-use and familiar editorial experience. Perfect Sense Digital released Brightspot CMS under a dual licensing scheme: GNU General Public License version 2 (GPLv2) for the Community Edition, and an Enterprise License for our enterprise partners. http://www.perfectsensedigital.com/our-products/brightspot
Contact: Natasha Crowe
Perfect Sense Digital
+1 703-956-5824
press@perfectsensedigital.com
Source: Perfect Sense Digital
Pharma Manufacturing & Quality Management China 2012 Talks to GMP Experts in China
SHANGHAI /PRNewswire/ — Pharma Manufacturing & Quality Management China 2012, organized by CPhI Conferences, will be held on 6th-7th November in Suzhou, China. The event will gather 120+ decision makers from both government institutions and pharmaceutical companies to discuss hot topics including quality management systems, API manufacturing, solid dosage form production and sterile drug products. It will provide an interactive communication platform for professionals in the pharmaceutical industry to benchmark their business and technology against ‘best in class’ and ensure that they have the tools they need to form a coherent and logical strategy.
High-level Speakers Including:
Deng Haigen
Deng Haigen, Senior Engineer /2010 version of GMP Drafting Expert, Sino-Swed Pharmaceutical Corp. Ltd.
Intro: Mr. Deng had been Senior Director of Quality Assurance (QA) for Sino-Swed Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. for 1 8years. China Pharmaceutical Association of Plant Engineering Senior Professor / Advisor, GMP Editor / translator of the book titled “Guidelines of European GMP”- 2008; “Guidelines of validation on pharmaceutical processing, 2nd revision”- 2003. and “Guidance of GMP Application for Pharmaceutical Industry.” Invited by SFDA as a member of working group for Revision of China GMP.
An Guohong
An Guohong, Quality Director, North China Pharmaceutical Group Corporation
Intro: Ms. An has over 20 years experience in QA, QC, pharmaceutical manufacturing management, quality management in the field of free drying, oral solid dosage, API, sterile drug, etc. She has lead 11 GMP certifications in North China Pharmaceutical Group Corporation.
David Chen
David Chen, VP, Quality and Regulatory Affair, Shanghai Desano Chemical Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd
Intro: Dr. David Chen has more than 20 years of pharmaceutical development experience in the areas of process analytical technology, spectroscopy, solid state characterization, chemical process development and GLP/GMP compliance. Dr. Chen served as Manager for Schering-Plough Global Quality and as a Research Leader for Roche Pharmaceuticals in USA before joining Desano.
Xu Hefeng, Senior Document Manager, Northeast Pharmaceutical Group Import and Export Company
Intro: Mr. Xu has over 20 years experience in international pharmaceutical registration and certification and has in-depth insight of EU/USA regulatory, GMP compliance, labrotary management, verification, risk analysis, etc. He has been involved in compiling and publishing GMP Training tutorials, ICH API Quality Control and The Implementation of APIC-Q7, API Process Verification, etc.
For more information, please visit: http://www.pharma-manufacturing-china.com/Index.asp or send an email to askconference@ubm.com.
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Ms. Tracy Cui
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Fax: +86-21-6157 7299
Email: tracy.cui@ubm.com
Source: CPhI Conferences
Harbour City Presents Yue Min Jun’s First Solo Exhibition in Hong Kong
Exhibiting the Brand New Sculpture – “The Tao of Laughter”
HONG KONG, Sept. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Harbour City has long supported the arts and has been a pivotal force in bringing several high-profile international artists to Hong Kong. Following the presentation of Japanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama’s exhibition “Dots Obsession – Soul of Pumpkin” in 2007 and the work of renowned American artist KAWS’ “Passing Through” exhibition in 2010, Harbour City’s third-ever exhibition involves none other than famous Chinese artist Yue Min Jun. Under the watchful curation of AllRightsReserved, Yue Min Jun’s first ever Hong Kong exhibition will provide the local public with access to one of the world’s brightest stars. The majority of Yue Min Jun’s work for “The Tao of Laughter” revolves around five brand new sculptures that will be displayed at the forecourt of Ocean Terminal, Harbour City. Additionally, 12 pieces of Yue Min Jun’s silk screened artwork will also be on display at Gallery by the Harbour. Harbour City wants everybody to get involved and share the laughter and fun!
Yue Min Jun and his new works “The Tao of Laughter” at Harbour City, Hong Kong
Yue Min Jun Art Exhibition at Gallery by the Harbour of Harbour City
Harbour City crossover Master Yue Min Jun limited edition premiums
The name of this exhibition “The Tao of Laughter” was inspired by Lao Zi’s 6th century classical text on Taoism known as Tao Te Ching. Yue Min Jun often incorporates themes of the Tao Te Ching’s “silly man” into his work, in which the book has served as a cornerstone of inspiration for many artists and creatives. When people are faced with society’s problems, many choose to give up or avoid the situation. In order to reach inner peace, Lao Zhuang suggested all problems could be solved with laughter, allowing them to disappear without pain or heartache. In Yue Min Jun’s works, one can see large faces and big mouths with gapping smiles. Through the exaggeration of each character’s expression, he wishes to strengthen the power of each piece in his works. By using smiles as covers, he hopes to hide the sad, bad and even dangerous feelings behind each smile.
Yue Min Jun’s five new sculptures each measuring three meters will utilize his iconic “silly man” theme. Through constant repetition of his signature icons, the ultimate goal is to build a brand new idol. At the Gallery by the Harbour, you will find 12 pieces of silk-screened paintings, each accompanied by a Spanish poet’s poems, that help further promote the hidden message behind his works.
In addition, Harbour City has developed a series of limited edition of crossover premiums with Master Yue Min Jun available for sale at “Gallery by the Harbour”. Premiums include necklace (HK$350), Tee (HK$350), Postcard (HK$60/set, 12 pcs /set) and Mahjong (HK$3,500) and all the proceeds of Postcard will be donated to the charity organization, “Operation Smile”.
“The Tao of Laughter” by Yue Min Jun Exhibition Details
Date: September 20 – October 23, 2012
Silk Screen Paintings by Yue Min Jun Exhibition
Date: September 20 – October 14, 2012
Venue: Gallery by the Harbour – Shop 207, Level 2, Ocean Centre (Near Fendi)
“The Tao of Laughter” Sculptures by Yue Min Jun
Date: September 24 – October 23, 2012
Venue: Forecourt, Ocean Terminal
Contact & Social Media
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About Yue Min Jun:
Yue Min-Jun is a contemporary Chinese avant-garde artist based in Beijing. In the early 1990s, he gave up a stable government job to begin his life as an artist, joining the art community at Yuan Ming Yuan on the outskirts of Beijing. In the midst of China’s turbulent social environment, Yue’s artistic identity takes the form of laughing self-reflection and his contemplation of society. His cynical and realist style of painting has been acclaimed by the international art world. More recently, Yue’s paintings have demonstrated his commitment to cultural heritage and his concern for humanity.
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Hyundai infotainment strategy includes NAVTEQ(R) Map data
Navigation business development supported with innovative content and marketing programmes
CHICAGO, Sept. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Nokia today announced that its Location & Commerce business is supplying NAVTEQ® Maps to Hyundai Motors Corporation for its new head units. In addition to global map data, Nokia Location & Commerce will also provide Hyundai with technical support and customised marketing programmes designed to increase navigation business. Hyundai drivers will benefit from a more advanced system offering additional visual and safety content.
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Nokia Location & Commerce has a specialist team dedicated to working with customers to develop navigation take rates and map update business through education, motivation, promotion and communication. It offers support in strengthening bespoke marketing strategies, expanding commercial campaigns and rolling out new products.
“Nokia Location & Commerce offers unique expertise and value add for Hyundai’s navigation business across the regions,” explained Hyundai. “The company is not only delivering content but also extensive marketing support, TRIP and RPM programmes, dedicated teams and valuable consultation.”
With a mission to become the ‘Where Company’, Nokia Location & Commerce is building an eco-system of content, platform and services — all supported by an in-depth understanding of the complexities of ‘location’. Technical and marketing support is available to help enable that both the industry customer and the consumer have the best possible location and navigation experience.
“The next generation Hyundai systems are expected to play a key role in the company’s infotainment and navigation strategy so choosing the right content and services was crucial,” commented Bruno Bourguet, Senior Vice President Sales and Business Development, Nokia Location & Commerce. “By combining our location expertise with Hyundai’s creative thinking, we can together bring innovation and a premium experience to Hyundai drivers around the world.”
Nokia will be exhibiting at the Mondial de l’Automobile show in Paris at Hall 3, booth #213
Nokia Location & Commerce demonstrates its ‘location’ leadership in the global automotive space via numerous OEM collaborations and comprehensive partner demonstrations at Mondial de l’Automobile. Delivering on the needs of the ever-connected consumer has long been a focus of the in-vehicle industry. The ability of Nokia L&C to serve the expectations of today’s ‘connected driver’ via fluid location-based products and services whether at home, walking in the city or in the car will be on full display and showcased to show how both customers and consumers alike benefit from smarter data and multi-screen, multi-modal choices.
About Nokia`s Location & Commerce Business
Nokia is a global leader in mobile communications whose products have become an integral part of the lives of people around the world. The company’s Location & Commerce business, including NAVTEQ® Maps products, the Nokia Location Platform as well as Nokia Maps, aims to build and monetize unique location experiences for great mobile products, as well as the navigation industry, the automotive market and government and business solutions. Begin to explore our capabilities at http://www.maps.nokia.com.
An Invigorated Cashmere World Opens in Hong Kong
HONG KONG /PRNewswire/ — Cashmere World (27 – 29 Sept. 2012 in Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre) kicks off its Hong Kong debut with big expectations. Visitor numbers are seen to surpass that of last year’s show in Beijing, as it benefits from the vibrant business atmosphere that Hong Kong is known for. With a large number of international companies in the fashion and garment business maintaining a regional presence in Hong Kong from which they control their mainland China and Pan-Asia activities, their buyers are expected to troop to Cashmere World in the next few days to view the latest offerings for this luxury material that is highly coveted in fashion circles.
Mr. Bian Zhenhu, president of the China Chamber of Commerce for Import & Export of Foodstuffs, Native Produce & Animal By-Products (CFNA) who are the co-organisers of the fair along with UBM Asia Ltd, remarked, “Cashmere has captured the imagination of the fashion industry, with demand increasing and many companies now making it a part of their fashion collections. This year, Cashmere World goes to the fashion city of Hong Kong. As a major international trading hub, I am sure Hong Kong will bring even more opportunities for the Chinese cashmere business as it provides a fitting venue for the world to learn more about this noble fibre.”
Cashmere World presents as comprehensive a view of the cashmere industry as possible, from the breeding of the Pashmina, cashmere goats and yarn and fabric production to sustainability and product design. It also offers the perfect opportunity for the industry to meet; it is the one place and time when all the sector’s major players – producers, fabric manufacturers, designers, marketers and fashion buyers, even scientists and technologists, are together. It’s the once-a-year chance to meet potential new suppliers and customers, catch up on new techniques and equipment, note developments in cashmere fashion and discuss problems and developments common to all in the industry.
Apart from the exhibits presented by some of the leading producers of cashmere materials and finished goods, the organisers have drawn up a highly informative cashmere conference program that will see talks conducted by such eminent names as Dr. Riaz Ahmad Shah who will report on his successful cloning of a Pashmina goat kid which he christened “Noori”.
With Cashmere World being held alongside a well-established fashion exhibition such as Fashion Access, exhibitors at Cashmere World are given the great opportunity to meet and greet a new flock of potential buyers from Fashion Access, particularly those whose product profiles include garments and fashion accessories.
Notes to Editors
About APLF Limited (www.aplf.com)
APLF Ltd is a joint venture between SIC Group and UBM Asia. For over two decades, Hong Kong-based APLF Ltd has been providing the global leather and fashion industries with its most important meeting and trading place.
About UBM Asia (www.ubmasia.com)
Owned by UBM plc listed on the London Stock Exchange, UBM Asia operates in 17 market sectors with headquarters in Hong Kong and subsidiary companies across Asia, including UBM China in Shanghai, Hangzhou, Guangzhou and Beijing. We have over 200 products including trade fairs, conferences, trade publications, B2B/B2C portals and virtual event services. As Asia’s leading exhibition organiser and the biggest commercial organiser in the two fastest growing markets in Asia: China and India, we stage the leading events of their kind across Asia. Our 150 events, 34 publications and 14 vertical portals serve a 1,000,000 plus quality exhibitors, visitors, conference delegates, advertisers and subscribers from all over the world with high value face-to-face business-matching events, quality and instant news on market and industry trends and round-the-clock online trading networks and sourcing platforms. We have 1,000 staff in 21 major cities across Asia, stretching from Japan to Turkey.
About UBM plc (www.ubm.com)
UBM plc is a leading global company. We inform markets and bring the world’s buyers and sellers together at events, online, in print and provide them with the information they need to do business successfully. We focus on serving professional commercial communities, from doctors to game developers, from journalists to jewellery traders, from farmers to pharmacists around the world. Our 6,000 staff in more than 30 countries are organised into specialist teams that serve these communities, helping them to do business and their markets to work effectively and efficiently.
About China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Foodstuffs, Native Produce & Animal By-Products (CFNA, http://www.cccfna.org.cn)
The China Chamber of Commerce of Import and Export of Foodstuffs, Native Produce & Animal By-Products was established in September 1988. It has industry development as well as regulatory responsibilities, helps to implement policies and serves as a bridge between the industry and the government. At present, the chamber has 5,000 corporate members across the country, with 43 national-level sub-chambers covering all agricultural products. The Cashmere Sub-Chamber is one of these and has a history of more than ten years. Major members include the top 15 organisations which form the core of China’s cashmere industry and whose export accounts for half of the national total.
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Event Director
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Marketing Communications Executive
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APLF Limited
17/F China Resources Building
26 Harbour Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong
Tel: +852-2827-6211
Fax: +852-2827-7831
Website: http://www.aplf.com
Source: APLF Limited
RS Components and Allied Electronics Complete Global Agreement with Honeywell Sensing and Control
Customers gain greater access to sensing and control products
SINGAPORE, Sept. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — RS Components (RS) and Allied Electronics (Allied), the trading brands of Electrocomponents plc (LSE:ECM), the world’s leading high service distributor of electronics and maintenance products, have formalised their global agreement with Honeywell Sensing and Control (Honeywell S&C) for the first time. RS has signed a new agreement covering the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and Asia Pacific regions, adding to Allied’s contract for North America. The worldwide agreement gives RS and Allied customers greater access to Honeywell’s broad portfolio of electromechanical and electronic sensing products.
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RS has worked successfully with Honeywell S&C for more than 20 years. Honeywell S&C chose to formalise the agreement because of RS and Allied’s ability to reach customers globally and bring new products to market quickly, in addition to their high service level and advanced eCommerce capabilities. The agreement increases the collaboration between the companies, enabling them to drive efficiencies and deliver cost savings, and improve the availability of all of Honeywell S&C’s products.
Phil Dock, Global Head of Product & Supplier Management, Electrocomponents, commented: “This agreement secures our joint commitment with Honeywell to develop our partnership and increase our global sales. It reaffirms our global distribution capability, our capacity to cover all product categories, and our eCommerce capabilities. More significantly, it will help us to better meet the needs of engineers in the electronics and automation and control markets.”
Lionel Caillat, Vice President & General Manager EMEA, Honeywell S&C, commented: “RS is known for supporting the maintenance and electronics markets and the introduction of new products. The high service model gives our customers access to our product portfolio and seeds the market with Honeywell’s innovative new products. We are delighted to secure this global agreement which builds upon our long term UK and European territory partnerships and our pre-existing North American agreement.”
About Honeywell Sensing and Control
With more than 50,000 products ranging from snap action, limit, toggle and pressure switches to position, speed and airflow sensors, Honeywell S&C has a product to meet any industry’s requirements, any company’s needs.
As a strategic business unit of Honeywell’s Automation and Control Solutions group, Honeywell S&C is the one-stop, full-service, globally-competitive sensors and switches answer.
http://sensing.honeywell.com/sensinghome
About RS Components and Allied Electronics
RS Components and Allied Electronics are the trading brands of Electrocomponents plc, the world’s leading high service distributor of electronics and maintenance products. With operations in 32 countries, we offer more than 550,000 products through the internet, catalogues and at trade counters to over one million customers, shipping more than 46,000 parcels on the same day the orders are received. Our products, sourced from 2,500 leading suppliers, include electronics, automation and control, test and measurement, electrical and mechanical components.
Electrocomponents is listed on the London Stock Exchange and in the last financial year ended 31 March 2012 had revenues of GBP1.27bn.
For more information, please visit the websites at http://www.rs-components.com and http://www.alliedelec.com.
Further information is available via these links:
Twitter: @RSElectronics; @alliedelec; @designsparkRS
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Fashion Access Showcases Fashion Directions for Spring-Summer 2013
HONG KONG /PRNewswire/ — Fashion Access, the leading international fashion fair for bags, footwear, small leathergoods, fashion accessories, travelware and lifestyle products, unveils the Spring-Summer 2013 collections of 363 exhibitors from 23 countries from 27-29 September at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC).
It also marks the debut in Hong Kong of Cashmere World, a specialised trade fair featuring the best cashmere producers and luxury cashmere brands. Originally held in Beijing, Cashmere World now collocates with Fashion Access, sharing exhibition space in Hall 5F of HKCEC.
The fair is expected to draw in international and Chinese visitors through its many exciting events and offerings.
Not to be missed is the”Shoes from Italy” exhibition with 44 Italian footwear brands taking part. This special pavilion was organised under the auspices of ANCI, the Italian Footwear Manufacturers Association. They are joined by 10 Italian brands of bags and leathergoods who are members of AIMPES, the Italian Leathergoods Manufacturers Association. This impressive show of Italian quality and design is drawing a lot of interest from fair visitors, particularly high-end, luxury buyers of department stores and boutiques from all over China and the rest of Asia.
South Korea also has a strong delegation with 12 companies offering bags and shoes as well as fabrics. These exhibitors embody the spirit of Korean street fashion which has become strongly popular throughout Asia.
Other country (region) pavilions to look out for are those of mainland China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, South Korea, the Philippines and Taiwan. These markets, with their innovative use of light, natural materials, are notably strong in developing collections for the spring-summer seasons.
Starting off Fashion Access’ seminar series is the trends presentation on the upcoming Fall-Winter 2013-14 Accessories Trends for Women, Men, Youth and Kids from Peclers Paris, presented by Hong Kong fashion maven Mary Yan Yan Chan of StyleCentral. This will be followed by the seminar on “How to Train Fashion Shop Assistants to Boost Sales” to be conducted by fashion consultant Jayne Esteve-Cure of Jayne FashionAgency, also from Paris. More fashion seminars are on tap for the last 2 days of the show, including one on the Design Directions for Women’s Accessories for Fall/Winter 2013-2014 to be headlined by Greer Hughes of trends agency Stylesight. There will also be a seminar on “Buying Accessories for the European Market” to be conducted by Sandrine Williamson, head accessories buyer of Galeries Lafayette Group, France.
Another fun event to make a beeline for is “Fashion With Compassion”, a charity fashion sale to be held alongside Fashion Access from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm on 28-29 September. “Fashion With Compassion” takes the pop-up fashion store concept to Room S421 where past season fashion merchandise and pre-owned or vintage items donated by sponsors, including Hong Kong and international celebrities, are to be sold for a cause. All sales proceeds will go to Crossroads Foundation, a Hong Kong-based non-profit, charity organisation. The charity fashion sale will be open to all visitors to Fashion Access and to the general public.
Notes to Editors
ABOUT APLF LTD. (www.aplf.com)
APLF Ltd. is a joint venture between UBM Asia and SIC Group. APLF organises leading trade exhibitions in Hong Kong, mainland China and India. It launched the Hong Kong Leather Fair 26 years ago – which is still the largest and most international sector event for all of Asia, and has expanded into the related fields of fashion and lifestyle products.
ABOUT UBM ASIA (www.ubmasia.com)
Owned by UBM plc listed on the London Stock Exchange, UBM Asia operates in 17 market sectors with headquarters in Hong Kong and subsidiary companies across Asia, including UBM China in Shanghai, Hangzhou, Guangzhou and Beijing. We have over 200 products including trade fairs, conferences, trade publications, B2B/B2C portals and virtual event services. As Asia’s leading exhibition organiser and the biggest commercial organiser in the two fastest growing markets in Asia: China and India, we stage the leading events of their kind across Asia. Our 150 events, 34 publications and 14 vertical portals serve a 1,000,000 plus quality exhibitors, visitors, conference delegates, advertisers and subscribers from all over the world with high value face-to-face business-matching events, quality and instant news on market and industry trends and round-the-clock online trading networks and sourcing platforms. We have 1,000 staff in 21 major cities across Asia, stretching from Japan to Turkey.
ABOUT UBM PLC (www.ubm.com)
UBM plc is a leading global company. We inform markets and bring the world’s buyers and sellers together at events, online, in print and provide them with the information they need to do business successfully. We focus on serving professional commercial communities, from doctors to game developers, from journalists to jewellery traders, from farmers to pharmacists around the world. Our 6,000 staff in more than 30 countries are organised into specialist teams that serve these communities, helping them to do business and their markets to work effectively and efficiently.
For fair details, please contact:
Ms Perrine Ardouin, Event Director
Email: perrine.ardouin@ubm.com
For media inquiries, please contact:
Ms Gay Amistoso, Marketing Communications Manager
Email: gay.amistoso@ubm.com
Ms Sally Wong, Marketing Communications Executive
Email: sally.wong@ubm.com
APLF Limited
17/F China Resources Building
26 Harbour Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong
Tel: +852-2827-6211
Fax: +852-2827-7831
Source: APLF Limited
SPRG Earns Multiple Accolades at Worldwide Industry Awards
Richard Tsang receives SABRE outstanding individual achievement title
HONG KONG, Sept. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Strategic Public Relations Group (“SPRG” or the “Group”) is pleased to announce that its Chairman, Richard Tsang, was bestowed with the Outstanding Individual Achievement title during the 2012 Asia-Pacific SABRE Awards, which was held last night. Mr Tsang thereby became the first Chinese winner in the history of the Awards. During the same occasion, SPRG also received a Silver SABRE Award, which was firstly launched in the Asia Pacific region. On a separate note, SPRG garnered two awards at Platinum PR Awards 2012 in New York, organised by PR News, and will be presented with two Stevie® Awards at the 9th Annual International Business Awards (SM) in Seoul.
The SPRG team celebrates Richard Tsang’s winning the SABRE Awards for Outstanding Individual Achievement and its Singapore team’s capturing the inaugural Silver SABRE Award.
The SPRG team celebrates Richard Tsang’s winning the SABRE Awards for Outstanding Individual Achievement and its Singapore team’s capturing the inaugural Silver SABRE Award.
2012 Asia-Pacific SABRE Awards – presented in Hong Kong
The SABRE Awards, organised by The Holmes Report, represent the world’s largest competition for the public relations industry. The Awards also celebrate PR campaigns that demonstrate the highest levels of creativity, integrity and effectiveness.
Mr Tsang was presented with the SABRE Awards for Outstanding Individual Achievement, recognising his accomplishments and contributions to the PR industry over the past two decades. This marks the very first time in the history of the SABRE Awards that such an honour has been conferred on a Chinese individual.
In over 20 years that Mr Tsang has worked in the investor relations/PR industry, the veteran has realised many accomplishments, including the establishment of SPRG in Hong Kong when he was 29 – now one of the largest PR networks in Asia and the
largest public relations consultancy in Hong Kong. Mr Tsang has gone on to receive 12 individual awards for his professionalism and personal achievements in the region. He has also played instrumental roles as a board and committee member of many industrial and public organisations. What is more, he has sought to nurture future generations of PR practitioners, having lectured part-time at the Chinese University of Hong Kong for the past 18 years.
Silver SABRE Awards
The Holmes Report launched the Silver SABRE Awards in the Asia-Pacific region in 2012, having been a fixture of the EMEA and North American SABRE Awards for several years already. In expanding the scope of the awards, The Holmes Report recognised that the quality and wealth of content from the regional public relations industry could no longer be ignored.
The communications programme SPRG created for Hasbro Singapore, specifically, TRANSFORMERS Cybertron Convention 2012 (“TFCC”), was crowned Winner of Experiential: Special Event category of the Silver SABRE Awards for Excellence in Content Creation in 2012. SPRG commenced a 1.5-month campaign that not only revived public interest in the TFCC brand but also generated excitement and anticipation among the toy and collector communities. This was the result of outstanding media coverage coupled with strategic alliances with local influencers. TFCC subsequently achieved a high attendance rate, surpassing the 2010 convention attendance record by 35%.
Platinum PR Awards 2012 – presented in New York
The PR News Platinum PR Awards honour the year’s most outstanding communications initiatives and programmes worldwide. It sets the benchmark for excellence across all areas of public relations. Each entry is evaluated based on creativity, innovation, sound planning implementation and results.
The communications campaign SPRG devised for SouthGobi Resources Ltd (“SouthGobi”; TSX: SGQ; HKEx: 1878) received the Honourable Mentions title, which is part of the Podcast and/or Videocast category. SPRG arranged for a global live webcast presentation, including a live dial-in Q&A session for investors and analysts in order to help highlight the company’s high transparency and commitment to corporate governance. The event turned out to be a resounding success with over 140 investors, analysts, journalists and shareholders participating from around the world. A total of 12 research reports were also generated after the results announcement webcast presentation.
The “Hong Kong Primary Dual Listing” communications programme that SPRG developed for Melco Crown Entertainment Limited (“MCE”; NASDAQ: MPEL; HKEx: 6883) also received recognition at the Platinum PR Awards, earning the Honourable Mentions title in the Financial/Investor Relations category. SPRG formulated a far-reaching media strategy that led to significant word of mouth promotion of the proposed listing among the public and investors. Consequently, MCE received positive appraisals of its stock from research analysts, resulting in the strong and steady rise in stock price as well as widespread media exposure.
The 9th Annual International Business Awards (SM) – to be presented in Seoul
The International Business Awards represent the world’s premier business awards programme. Via its Stevie® Awards, organisations around the world, irrespective of type or size, and the people behind them are recognised for outstanding achievements in their respective industries.
The communications campaign, “Bridging Russia and Hong Kong – From Russia with Love” that SPRG developed for United Company RUSAL Plc. (“UC RUSAL”; HKEx: 486) was consequently honoured with the Silver Stevie Award under the Communications or PR Campaign of the Year – Community Relations category. By promulgating information through various channels, and by combining traditional with new media, UC RUSAL enjoyed widespread recognition from the Hong Kong public and local media. More importantly, UC RUSAL successfully achieved its objective of leading the aluminium industry and putting Russia and itself in the spotlight.
SPRG also earned a Bronze Stevie Award in the Communications or PR Campaign/Programme of the Year – Investor Relations category for the IPO communications campaign “Light up Japan” that it devised for SBI Holdings, Inc. (“SBI”; HKEx: 6488). As part of its strategy, SPRG proposed turning negative associations of Japan’s earthquake disaster into positive messages, and instead of hiding from sensitive issues, confronting and leveraging the concerns to demonstrate hope, strength and perseverance in the face of adversity. The effort reaped fruitful results, which included the satisfactory over-subscription of SBI shares and greater and positive awareness of the company from the investment community.
With concerted effort from every member of the Group combined with the trust of its clients, SPRG has earned nearly 50 industry awards and accolades over the past five years.
About Strategic Public Relations Group
Established in 1995, Strategic Public Relations Group is one of the largest public relations networks in Asia and the largest public relations consultancy in Hong Kong.
SPRG is an integrated public relations group and an investor relations and financial communications specialist. It is also No. 1 in the Hong Kong IPO/IR communications market, having completed over 240 new listings since inception; capturing 25% of the local IPO market since 2000; and presently advising over 150 listed companies. With 290 professionals working from nine offices in Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Taiwan, Singapore and Malaysia, SPRG provides over 250 of its retainer clients with a comprehensive suite of world-class public relations services – all part of being a corporate and marketing communications leader.
Through its own and global affiliation network, SPRG can help its clients access over 100 cities around the world.
SPRG has earned the following accolades since 2009:
The Holmes Report Asia Pacific SABRE Awards 2012
– Silver SABRE Awards – Winner of Experiential: Special Event (Client: Hasbro Singapore)
– Asia Pacific SABRE Awards 2011
Asia Pacific Financial Consultancy of the Year
– Winner – Financial Communications (Client: SBI Holdings, Inc.)
– Winner – Corporate Image (Client: 3D-GOLD Jewellery (HK) Limited)
– Top 250 Global Rankings – The only HK-based network
– Ranked 59 in 2012
– Ranked 64 in 2011
– Ranked 71 in 2010
Asia Pacific Market Profile Global Rankings – The only HK-based network
– Ranked among the Top 5 in 2011
– Ranked among the Top 10 in 2010
The Holmes Report Asia Consultancy Report Card 2009
– Hong Kong Consultancy of the Year
Marketing magazine Marketing magazine’s Agency of the Year
– Local Hero of the Public Relations Agency of the Year (2010, 2011 & 2012)
– Best PR Campaign – Media Relations (2011) (Client: United Company RUSAL Plc.)
– Local Hero of the Media Relations Agency of the Year (2010)
Campaign
Campaign Asia Pacific PR Awards 2011
– Financial Communications Campaign of The Year
– Winner (Client: Tang Palace (China) Holdings Limited)
– Certificate of Excellence (Client: Active Group Holdings Limited)
– Corporate Branding Campaign of The Year
– Certificate of Excellence (Client: 3D-GOLD Jewellery (HK) Limited)
Campaign Asia Pacific PR Awards 2010
– Asia Pacific Network of The Year
– Financial Communications Campaign of The Year
– Winner (Client: United Company RUSAL Plc.)
P&G P&G Taiwan
– Best Integrated Marketing Case in PR Campaign (2010 & 2011)
Enquiries
Strategic Public Relations Group
Evelyn IP
Tel: (852) 2114 4931
Fax: (852) 2114 4948
Email: evelyn.ip@sprg.com.hk
Website: http://www.sprg.asia
Member companies: Hong Kong│Beijing│Shanghai│Guangzhou│Taiwan│Singapore│Malaysia
SPRG Earns Multiple Accolades at Worldwide Industry Awards
Richard Tsang receives SABRE outstanding individual achievement title
HONG KONG, Sept. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Strategic Public Relations Group (“SPRG” or the “Group”) is pleased to announce that its Chairman, Richard Tsang, was bestowed with the Outstanding Individual Achievement title during the 2012 Asia-Pacific SABRE Awards, which was held last night. Mr Tsang thereby became the first Chinese winner in the history of the Awards. During the same occasion, SPRG also received a Silver SABRE Award, which was firstly launched in the Asia Pacific region. On a separate note, SPRG garnered two awards at Platinum PR Awards 2012 in New York, organised by PR News, and will be presented with two Stevie® Awards at the 9th Annual International Business Awards (SM) in Seoul.
The SPRG team celebrates Richard Tsang’s winning the SABRE Awards for Outstanding Individual Achievement and its Singapore team’s capturing the inaugural Silver SABRE Award.
The SPRG team celebrates Richard Tsang’s winning the SABRE Awards for Outstanding Individual Achievement and its Singapore team’s capturing the inaugural Silver SABRE Award.
2012 Asia-Pacific SABRE Awards – presented in Hong Kong
The SABRE Awards, organised by The Holmes Report, represent the world’s largest competition for the public relations industry. The Awards also celebrate PR campaigns that demonstrate the highest levels of creativity, integrity and effectiveness.
Mr Tsang was presented with the SABRE Awards for Outstanding Individual Achievement, recognising his accomplishments and contributions to the PR industry over the past two decades. This marks the very first time in the history of the SABRE Awards that such an honour has been conferred on a Chinese individual.
In over 20 years that Mr Tsang has worked in the investor relations/PR industry, the veteran has realised many accomplishments, including the establishment of SPRG in Hong Kong when he was 29 – now one of the largest PR networks in Asia and the
largest public relations consultancy in Hong Kong. Mr Tsang has gone on to receive 12 individual awards for his professionalism and personal achievements in the region. He has also played instrumental roles as a board and committee member of many industrial and public organisations. What is more, he has sought to nurture future generations of PR practitioners, having lectured part-time at the Chinese University of Hong Kong for the past 18 years.
Silver SABRE Awards
The Holmes Report launched the Silver SABRE Awards in the Asia-Pacific region in 2012, having been a fixture of the EMEA and North American SABRE Awards for several years already. In expanding the scope of the awards, The Holmes Report recognised that the quality and wealth of content from the regional public relations industry could no longer be ignored.
The communications programme SPRG created for Hasbro Singapore, specifically, TRANSFORMERS Cybertron Convention 2012 (“TFCC”), was crowned Winner of Experiential: Special Event category of the Silver SABRE Awards for Excellence in Content Creation in 2012. SPRG commenced a 1.5-month campaign that not only revived public interest in the TFCC brand but also generated excitement and anticipation among the toy and collector communities. This was the result of outstanding media coverage coupled with strategic alliances with local influencers. TFCC subsequently achieved a high attendance rate, surpassing the 2010 convention attendance record by 35%.
Platinum PR Awards 2012 – presented in New York
The PR News Platinum PR Awards honour the year’s most outstanding communications initiatives and programmes worldwide. It sets the benchmark for excellence across all areas of public relations. Each entry is evaluated based on creativity, innovation, sound planning implementation and results.
The communications campaign SPRG devised for SouthGobi Resources Ltd (“SouthGobi”; TSX: SGQ; HKEx: 1878) received the Honourable Mentions title, which is part of the Podcast and/or Videocast category. SPRG arranged for a global live webcast presentation, including a live dial-in Q&A session for investors and analysts in order to help highlight the company’s high transparency and commitment to corporate governance. The event turned out to be a resounding success with over 140 investors, analysts, journalists and shareholders participating from around the world. A total of 12 research reports were also generated after the results announcement webcast presentation.
The “Hong Kong Primary Dual Listing” communications programme that SPRG developed for Melco Crown Entertainment Limited (“MCE”; NASDAQ: MPEL; HKEx: 6883) also received recognition at the Platinum PR Awards, earning the Honourable Mentions title in the Financial/Investor Relations category. SPRG formulated a far-reaching media strategy that led to significant word of mouth promotion of the proposed listing among the public and investors. Consequently, MCE received positive appraisals of its stock from research analysts, resulting in the strong and steady rise in stock price as well as widespread media exposure.
The 9th Annual International Business Awards (SM) – to be presented in Seoul
The International Business Awards represent the world’s premier business awards programme. Via its Stevie® Awards, organisations around the world, irrespective of type or size, and the people behind them are recognised for outstanding achievements in their respective industries.
The communications campaign, “Bridging Russia and Hong Kong – From Russia with Love” that SPRG developed for United Company RUSAL Plc. (“UC RUSAL”; HKEx: 486) was consequently honoured with the Silver Stevie Award under the Communications or PR Campaign of the Year – Community Relations category. By promulgating information through various channels, and by combining traditional with new media, UC RUSAL enjoyed widespread recognition from the Hong Kong public and local media. More importantly, UC RUSAL successfully achieved its objective of leading the aluminium industry and putting Russia and itself in the spotlight.
SPRG also earned a Bronze Stevie Award in the Communications or PR Campaign/Programme of the Year – Investor Relations category for the IPO communications campaign “Light up Japan” that it devised for SBI Holdings, Inc. (“SBI”; HKEx: 6488). As part of its strategy, SPRG proposed turning negative associations of Japan’s earthquake disaster into positive messages, and instead of hiding from sensitive issues, confronting and leveraging the concerns to demonstrate hope, strength and perseverance in the face of adversity. The effort reaped fruitful results, which included the satisfactory over-subscription of SBI shares and greater and positive awareness of the company from the investment community.
With concerted effort from every member of the Group combined with the trust of its clients, SPRG has earned nearly 50 industry awards and accolades over the past five years.
About Strategic Public Relations Group
Established in 1995, Strategic Public Relations Group is one of the largest public relations networks in Asia and the largest public relations consultancy in Hong Kong.
SPRG is an integrated public relations group and an investor relations and financial communications specialist. It is also No. 1 in the Hong Kong IPO/IR communications market, having completed over 240 new listings since inception; capturing 25% of the local IPO market since 2000; and presently advising over 150 listed companies. With 290 professionals working from nine offices in Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Taiwan, Singapore and Malaysia, SPRG provides over 250 of its retainer clients with a comprehensive suite of world-class public relations services – all part of being a corporate and marketing communications leader.
Through its own and global affiliation network, SPRG can help its clients access over 100 cities around the world.
SPRG has earned the following accolades since 2009:
The Holmes Report Asia Pacific SABRE Awards 2012
– Silver SABRE Awards – Winner of Experiential: Special Event (Client: Hasbro Singapore)
– Asia Pacific SABRE Awards 2011
Asia Pacific Financial Consultancy of the Year
– Winner – Financial Communications (Client: SBI Holdings, Inc.)
– Winner – Corporate Image (Client: 3D-GOLD Jewellery (HK) Limited)
– Top 250 Global Rankings – The only HK-based network
– Ranked 59 in 2012
– Ranked 64 in 2011
– Ranked 71 in 2010
Asia Pacific Market Profile Global Rankings – The only HK-based network
– Ranked among the Top 5 in 2011
– Ranked among the Top 10 in 2010
The Holmes Report Asia Consultancy Report Card 2009
– Hong Kong Consultancy of the Year
Marketing magazine Marketing magazine’s Agency of the Year
– Local Hero of the Public Relations Agency of the Year (2010, 2011 & 2012)
– Best PR Campaign – Media Relations (2011) (Client: United Company RUSAL Plc.)
– Local Hero of the Media Relations Agency of the Year (2010)
Campaign
Campaign Asia Pacific PR Awards 2011
– Financial Communications Campaign of The Year
– Winner (Client: Tang Palace (China) Holdings Limited)
– Certificate of Excellence (Client: Active Group Holdings Limited)
– Corporate Branding Campaign of The Year
– Certificate of Excellence (Client: 3D-GOLD Jewellery (HK) Limited)
Campaign Asia Pacific PR Awards 2010
– Asia Pacific Network of The Year
– Financial Communications Campaign of The Year
– Winner (Client: United Company RUSAL Plc.)
P&G P&G Taiwan
– Best Integrated Marketing Case in PR Campaign (2010 & 2011)
Enquiries
Strategic Public Relations Group
Evelyn IP
Tel: (852) 2114 4931
Fax: (852) 2114 4948
Email: evelyn.ip@sprg.com.hk
Website: http://www.sprg.asia
Member companies: Hong Kong│Beijing│Shanghai│Guangzhou│Taiwan│Singapore│Malaysia
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