SCS Conducts Pilot Assessments of Farmed Salmon, Oysters, and Mussels under Aquaculture Stewardship Council Standards

EMERYVILLE, Calif., Nov. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — SCS Global Services (SCS) has conducted a series of pilot audits under the newly launched Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certification program, which recognizes responsible fish farming practices. The veteran third party certifier, among the first accredited certification bodies for the ASC, conducted pilot audits of an abalone (Great Southern Waters) farm in Australia and other aquaculture operations.

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The pilot audits were a test run of ASC’s finalized standards, which were developed via an international, multi-stakeholder process involving some 2,000 experts from around the world over a period of 8 years. The standards were developed with support from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).

“We are pleased to contribute to the ASC development by conducting these pilot audits,” said Dr. Sabine Daume, Manager of SCS’ Sustainable Seafood program. “As with other environmental certification schemes of this magnitude, a commitment to ongoing development and improvement of the standards is crucial.”

“Great Southern Waters was keen to be tested against new international performance standards on its Australian abalone farm and be a part of the final ASC review,” said Anton Krsinich, CEO of GSW. “Our customers are looking for best practices and the ASC standard is a check that we are doing the best job that we can on the farm.”

The pilot test focused on environmental and social best practices, human resources, occupational health & safety, and protecting biodiversity. Once the ASC Abalone standard is finalized, GSW will undertake the full assessment, which will be conducted by SCS. SCS auditors and the producers have presented valuable feedback to the ASC that on the standards and certification manuals.

“Our extensive experience in certifying sustainable seafood, including certification under the Marine Stewardship Council standards for wild-capture fisheries, makes SCS well qualified to conduct these pilot audits,” said Dr. Robert J. Hrubes, Executive Vice President of SCS. “We look forward to recognizing additional responsible aquaculture operations.”

SCS Global Services (formerly Scientific Certification Systems) has been providing global leadership in third-party environmental and sustainability certification, auditing, testing, and standards development for nearly 30 years. Our programs span a wide cross-section of industries, recognizing achievements in green building, product manufacturing, food and agriculture, forestry, retail, and more. An accredited certifier under ISO/IEC Guide 65, we provide services under a wide range of internationally recognized certification programs. We are a chartered benefit corporation and Certified B Corp™, reflecting our commitment to socially and environmentally responsible business practices.

Nick Kordesch
+1-510-452-8035
nkordesch@scsglobalservices.com

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Nokia Siemens Networks’ Real Estate Appoints Newmark Grubb Knight Frank Global Corporate Services as its Global Corporate Real Estate Supplier

NEW YORK, Nov. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Nokia Siemens Networks, the world’s specialist in mobile broadband, has selected Newmark Grubb Knight Frank (NGKF) as its sole global corporate real estate supplier. Newmark Grubb Knight Frank Global Corporate Services will collaborate with the real estate team at Nokia Siemens Networks to provide industry-leading real estate solutions to meet its business needs at a competitive real estate cost. Services will include Global Account Management, Technology Integration, Transaction Management and Facilities Management in over 100 countries where Nokia Siemens Networks operates. The framework contract duration is five and half years and was signed on November 13, 2012.

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The global head of real estate for Nokia Siemens Networks, Peter Doran, commented on the comprehensive evaluation and decision process undertaken through which Newmark Grubb Knight Frank proved successful. “Newmark Grubb Knight Frank is demonstrating clear commitment by generating considerable cost savings, optimizing the supply chain and offering proven technology through its Global Corporate Services platform.”

“We are extremely excited to be selected by Nokia Siemens Networks, which has a progressive philosophy and vision for its real estate,” said Newmark Grubb Knight Frank Global Corporate Services Chairman Michael Ippolito.

This appointment is the most recent indicator of the contribution to Newmark Grubb Knight Frank’s expansion through parent company BGC Partners, Inc.’s acquisition of the assets of Grubb & Ellis and its investment in proprietary technology and talented professionals.

About Newmark Grubb Knight Frank
Newmark Grubb Knight Frank is one of the largest commercial real estate service firms in the U.S. and together with its affiliates and London-based partner Knight Frank employs over 11,000 professionals operating from more than 300 offices globally, with over 680 million square feet under management. A major force in the real estate marketplace, Newmark Grubb Knight Frank is meeting the local and global needs of tenants, owners, investors and developers worldwide. For further information, visit http://www.newmarkkf.com.

Newmark Grubb Knight Frank is a part of BGC Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ:BGCP), a leading global brokerage company primarily servicing the wholesale financial and real estate markets. For further information, visit http://www.bgcpartners.com.

Newmark Grubb Knight Frank Global Corporate Services is an integrated global platform which provides beginning-to-end corporate services solutions to clients on an international level. Operating from New York, London and Hong Kong, Newmark Grubb Knight Frank Global Corporate Services combines strategy and execution within a unified team, integrating skill sets, technology tools and analyses typically performed by various consulting, real estate, architecture, and project management organizations.

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Oil Insurance Limited A- Financial Strength Rating Affirmed by Standard and Poor’s With Stable Outlook

HAMILTON, Bermuda /PRNewswire/ —
Oil Insurance Limited (OIL) announced today that Standard and Poor’s has affirmed OIL’s A- financial strength rating with a Stable Outlook.
President and CEO Robert Stauffer commented that “as a result of the high credit quality of our membership, strong capitalization and operational flexibility, OIL has maintained its A- financial strength rating since September 2005. ”
Oil Insurance Limited (OIL) insures nearly two trillion dollars of global energy assets for more than fifty members with property limits up to $300 million availing more than eleven billion dollars in total A- rated property capacity. Members are medium to large sized public and private energy companies with at least $1 billion in physical property assets and an investment grade rating or equivalent. Products offered include Property (Physical Damage), Windstorm, Non Gradual Pollution, Control of Well, Terrorism, Construction and Cargo. The industry sectors that OIL protects include Offshore and Onshore Exploration & Production, Refining and Marketing, Petrochemicals, Mining, Pipelines, Electric Utilities and other related energy business sectors.
Further inquiries regarding this press release should be directed to Barry Brewer, VP Marketing barry.brewer@oil.bm +1-441-278-1132
Source: Oil Insurance Limited (OIL)

SaaS – Where Are Companies Spending and Why?

Frost & Sullivan hosts complimentary webinar discussing Growth and Innovation Opportunities in SaaS Market
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. /PRNewswire/ —
WHEN: Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. EST
LOCATION: Online, with free registration
SPEAKERS: Ashwin Iyer, Research Director for Frost & Sullivan’s Information & Communications Technology practice
Business interest in Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) remains high in a number of enterprise application markets, ranging from customer relationship management (CRM) to human resources (HR), to business intelligence and analytics, to enterprise communications and collaboration as well as security. Literally hundreds of solution providers dot the landscape, fueled by demand for small and midsize business solutions, availability of cloud platforms allowing software vendors to rapidly develop and deploy SaaS applications, and business initiatives around social, mobile, and cloud computing technologies. Traditional software vendors have a greater chance to succeed and thrive in the future if they embrace and do not resist the cloud paradigm.
Why you should attend:
Hear the various strategic and opportunistic SaaS markets
Gain SaaS perspectives from a line-of-business and IT point of view
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This briefing will benefit pure-SaaS providers, traditional software vendors offering or looking to offer SaaS solutions, service providers and systems integrators, IT and line-of-business enterprise decision makers.
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“The SaaS market has been witnessing unprecedented momentum this past year, with traditional software giants such as Oracle, Microsoft, and SAP beefing up their SaaS portfolio to combat the meteoric rise of pure-SaaS providers such as Salesforce.com, Google, and others. The rising tide is lifting all boats, from the smallest to the largest of SaaS providers,” observes Cloud Computing Research Director, Ashwin Iyer.
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“SecureSafe for Teams” Enables Secure Exchange of Data Within a Team

ZURICH/PRNewswire/ — DSwiss AG has launched today “SecureSafe for Teams,” the highly secure online storage for teams. The collaboration of teams whose members do not work in the same place or the same company can be hard to facilitate. “SecureSafe for Teams” is the perfect solution for project teams, SMEs, consultants, administrators and lawyers.
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“SecureSafe for Teams” is an extension of the secure online storage service, SecureSafe, with the addition of a team-functionality that enables the easy exchange of shared files.
Consultants use “SecureSafe for Teams” to store and exchange documents with clients in a structured environment. Board members also use the SecureSafe apps in order to view confidential documents directly on an iPad without leaving a paper trail.
There are few secure alternatives to sending confidential information to clients via email and preventing this highly sensitive data from falling into the wrong hands. With “SecureSafe for Teams” lawyers can easily and safely exchange important documents with their clients.
“SecureSafe for Teams” offers the following benefits:
Editing shared files: each team member has access from anywhere and at anytime to edit documents and resave them.
iPad and iPhone app: with “SecureSafe for Teams” it doesn’t matter where and how your team members want to retrieve documents.
“SecureSafe for Teams” is ideal when working with teams and partners using a different IT infrastructure.
“SecureSafe for Teams” can be used directly through any web browser.
More information
http://www.securesafe.com
iPhone/iPad app: http://itunes.apple.com/de/app/securesafe/id359102857?mt=8
Android app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dswiss.securesafe.android
Press kit: http://www.securesafe.com/press-kit
About DSwiss and SecureSafe
DSwiss AG is the leading provider of highly secure storage for digital data and passwords. Since 2009 they have successfully provided the SecureSafe file and password service to individual users globally. Several Swiss banks and other companies are now offering customers a SecureSafe to enable secure long-term storage of personal documents and to compliment their existing customer services.
“SecureSafe for Teams” is an extension of SecureSafe that enables multi-user functionality for the exchange of shared files. It is the perfect solution for project teams, SMEs, consultants, administrators and lawyers.
Media Contact
DSwiss AG
Katja Mekler
Marketing & Communication Manager
Badenerstr. 281
CH-8003 Zurich
+41(0)445151111

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