RTS Realtime Systems Builds on Leadership Position in Asia Pacific

Announces New Data Centers in Shanghai, Tokyo; New Office in Shanghai; Re-Location of CEO to Singapore
SINGAPORE/PRNewswire/ — RTS Realtime Systems Group (RTS), a leading global trading solutions provider, announced today a series of strategic moves in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. As the 8th Annual FIA Asia Derivatives Conference kicks off tomorrow in Singapore, RTS unveiled plans to: go live with a new data center in Shanghai within days; open in January a fully staffed sales and client support office in Shanghai, its first office in China; open a new data center in Tokyo by year-end; and re-locate the firm’s Chief Executive Officer to Singapore.
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Combined with additional recent measures that have strengthened the RTS presence in the region, the changes have elicited client feedback that RTS has the most advanced trading network and data centers [www.rtsgroup.net/connectivity-hosting/hosting-solutions] in APAC, along with the industry’s most comprehensive global connectivity between exchanges in Asia, the United States and Europe.
The new data centers in Shanghai and Tokyo, along with the recently launched Hong Kong facility, are the latest additions to a global trading network. Through the data centers, RTS offers proximity hosting services, along with direct market access to more than 135 exchanges across regions and assets classes. The firm also offers low latency access to more than 80 marketplaces, including in Chicago, New York, London, Frankfurt, Singapore, Hong Kong, Mumbai, Shanghai and Tokyo.
RTS CEO Steffen Gemuenden will re-locate from Chicago to Singapore in January. Andy Woodhouse, RTS Managing Director, APAC, will re-locate from Singapore to the firm’s Hong Kong office to focus on clients in North Asia and China. Singapore serves as the RTS APAC regional headquarters. (The firm’s global and European headquarters are in Frankfurt, Germany, and U.S. headquarters are in Chicago.) In less than two years, the firm has quadrupled its staff in APAC, from 15 in January 2011 to 60 today.
Gemuenden said: “We are very committed to emerging as the premier technology solutions provider in APAC, helping our clients identify new trading opportunities. We are proud of our progress to date, as well as the feedback we’ve received on our regional offering. Our team is seeing strong demand here for everything from front-end click trading solutions, to our new Tango OnDemand [www2.rtsgroup.net/AlgoTrading] fixed-price algorithmic trading package, to risk management, hosting and FIX API exchange connectivity services based on our global trading network. We have global clients who want our help in quickly establishing a presence in Asian markets, and Asia-based clients who want to build on their sophistication locally or expand to new markets internationally.”
Last year RTS made its first acquisition with the purchase of a high-end technology solutions provider in India. The firm now has offices in Mumbai and Pune, in addition to the Mumbai data center.
RTS began offering access to China’s four futures exchanges earlier this year and established a local Chinese entity through which the firm will conduct business. Gemuenden said he has made regular visits to China for the past 10 years in anticipation that the country would open its markets and embrace electronic trading opportunities.
RTS is exhibiting at the FIA Asia Conference [www2.rtsgroup.net/AsiaEvent] at booth #19.
About RTS Realtime Systems Group
RTS (www.rtsgroup.net) delivers high-performance, end-to-end technology products and services across asset classes and continents to elite financial institutions and commodity trading houses. The firm is a global leader in robust electronic trading software, connectivity, hosting, matching and risk management solutions. With standardized low latency connectivity gateways to 135+ exchanges and execution venues worldwide, the firm provides proximity hosting and co-location services to 80+ venues via its global data center network. The RTS infrastructure enables clients to deploy sophisticated trading strategies quickly, securely and cost-effectively throughout multiple trading desks and sites. RTS has offices in Amsterdam, Chicago, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, London, Mumbai, New York, Pune, Singapore and Sydney.
CONTACT:
In Asia:
Andy Woodhouse
RTS Realtime Systems Pte. Ltd.
+65-6595-0822
a.woodhouse@rtsgroup.net
In the U.S. and Europe:
Ellen G. Resnick, Crystal Clear Communications
+1-773-929-9292; +1-312-399-9295 (m)
eresnick@crystalclearPR.com
Source: RTS Realtime Systems Group

Adinfluent Successfully Trends Brands on Twitter

The #pacquiaopositive Campaign Proves the Power of Advertising Through Social Media Endorsement.
MANILA, Philippines /PRNewswire/ — Adinfluent connects advertisers with celebrities and other influential publishers through online properties in the Philippines. The #pacquiaopositive campaign, which won the Bronze Spike at the Spike Asia 12, Festival of Creative, in Singapore September 16-18, 2012, with Sting Energy Drink is proof that brands can achieve greater exposure when they utilize creative out-of-the-box initiatives through Adinfluent’s platform.
The campaign’s mission was to promote Sting Energy Drinks’ PowerPacq with Manny Pacquiao as the brand ambassador. The issue of Manny Pacquiao’s controversial history of allegedly using steroids was hinted online by 12 celebrities by using the hashtag #pacquiaopositive. The hashtag trended within the first hour, and reached 5,272,081 followers with 36 million impressions within a span of three days. Celebrities such as KC Montero, Ruffa Gutierrez, and Raymond Gutierrez were some of the celebrities who participated in this campaign. As a result of the original 12 celebrity participants who tweeted a total of 55 times, over 40 other celebrities retweeted the hashtag. This caused a commotion within the public, who were left wondering if it was referring to Pacquiao’s alleged use of performance enhancing drugs. Due to the online twitter conversation that Adinfluent started, media outlets immediately picked up on the controversial story creating a media blitz across the country. When Pacquiao was asked to respond to the issue, a television commercial aired on different local networks, showing Pacquiao’s mock press conference revealing that he was indeed “positive”…for Sting PowerPacq drinks.
For the first time in its history, PepsiCo, the owner of Sting Energy Drinks, sold 24,000,000 cases of Sting in the span of a month, all due to the successful Sting PowerPacq campaign.
“The #pacquiaopositive campaign is a perfect example of how we have been able to trend brands on twitter, and accelerate the reach through our platform,” states Peter Philipp Wingsoe, co-founder of Adinfluent. “Brands are eager to use our platform to reach their audience on twitter via our alignment with over 100 of the top Filipino celebrities.”
Adinfluent has launched over 200 campaigns in the past few months for some of the largest brands in the Philippines including Vans, Guess and Mango, to name a few.
For more information on Adinfluent, please visit http://www.adinfluent.com.
Source: Adinfluent

Boston Healthcare Expands Health Economics, Pricing, and Reimbursement Consulting Practice in Asia

BOSTON and HONG KONG /PRNewswire/ — Boston Healthcare announced today that it is expanding its health economics, pricing, and reimbursement consulting services with the formation of a strategic advisory practice in Asia. This enhanced presence in the Asia Pacific region enables Boston Healthcare to continue to effectively meet the reimbursement and market access needs of pharmaceutical, medical device, and diagnostics companies worldwide.
The Asia practice will be headed by Betty Su, who will become Managing Director for Boston Healthcare Associates International Hong Kong Limited, leading a team of consultants supporting clients in Hong Kong, China, and other Asia-Pacific markets, and complementing Boston Healthcare’s global reimbursement and market access advisory services.
Ms. Su specializes in market access and regulatory strategy in China, advising drug, device, and diagnostics companies on commercialization and business development opportunities. She advises biopharmaceutical, medical device, imaging and diagnostics companies in the areas of pricing and reimbursement, sales and marketing, market development, and growth strategy. Prior to her consulting role, Ms. Su held several positions at AstraZeneca in China in marketing, government affairs, and corporate communications.
“With our expanded presence in Asia, and the addition of Betty Su to our leadership team, Boston Healthcare continues to grow and enhance our strategic advisory to innovative companies around the globe,” said Joseph V. Ferrara, President of Boston Healthcare. “Hong Kong and (mainland) China are rapidly growing pharmaceutical and medical device markets, as well as emerging leaders in health care technology innovation. The expansion of our practice in Asia provides our clients with strong support in reimbursement and market access in this vital region.”
About Boston Healthcare:
Boston Healthcare helps biopharmaceutical, medical device, and diagnostics companies unlock the value of innovation in the global health care marketplace. Boston Healthcare provides reimbursement and market access strategy services, health economics and outcomes research, market analytics and pricing strategy, and business development support to health care clients worldwide.
With offices in Boston, Washington, D.C., Berlin, and Hong Kong, our unique approach, combining strategic consulting with a deep understanding of the evidence-driven value environment, gives clients a real-world edge in assessing and capturing global market and business development opportunities.
For more information please visit, http://www.bostonhealthcare.com.
Contact: Michal Taton
Company: Boston Healthcare Associates, Inc.
Phone: +1 (617) 482-4004
Source: Boston Healthcare

PR Newswire Announces Media Partnership With Davos Sports Forum

LONDON /PRNewswire/ —
PR Newswire (http://www.prnewswire.co.uk ), the global leader of innovative communications and marketing solutions, today announced that it has signed an agreement to become the Official Media partner for the 2013 Davos Sports Forum, held March 8-10th at the Davos Convention Centre in Switzerland.
The Forum is an independent international organisation committed to improving the state of sport by engaging with business, political, academic and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and sports industry agendas. It is the “must attend” event for anyone involved with the sports industry.
The Davos Sports Forum offers delegates a number of unique platforms to meet fellow attendees and an unsurpassed line-up of panelists, including top level decision-makers from some of the largest names in both general business and the sports industry.
Commenting on the new partnership Dieter Kaiser, Managing Director of World Sports Forum, said: “We are delighted to welcome PR Newswire as official media partner for the Davos Sports Forum. The collaboration with PR Newswire is an important part of our media strategy for the Davos Sports Forum; it is important we engage with the media and sports community across the globe and this partnership with PR Newswire will allow us to do that.”
Lisa Ashworth, President PR Newswire EMEA and India said, “This is a great opportunity for us to help build and increase awareness of this landmark event and highlight the vital work the Forum does for the sports industry worldwide.”
About PR Newswire
PR Newswire (http://www.prnewswire.co.uk) is the premier global provider of multimedia platforms that enable marketers, corporate communicators, sustainability officers, public affairs and investor relations officers to leverage content to engage with all their key audiences. Having pioneered the commercial news distribution industry 56 years ago, PR Newswire today provides end-to-end solutions to produce, optimise and target content – from rich media to online video to multimedia – and then distribute content and measure results across traditional, digital, mobile and social channels. Combining the world’s largest multi-channel, multi-cultural content distribution and optimisation network with comprehensive workflow tools and platforms, PR Newswire enables the world’s enterprises to engage opportunity everywhere it exists. PR Newswire serves tens of thousands of clients from offices across the EMEA region, Middle East, the Americas and the Asia-Pacific region, and is part of UBM PLC.
About Davos Sports Forum
The Forum is an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the sport by engaging business, political, academic and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and sport industry agendas.
Bringing together businesspeople, policy makers and journalists, it provides a forum for business talks, discussing business and legal issues.
Media Contacts:
Garry Durston,
Marketing Communications Director EMEAi,
garry.durston@prnewswire.co.uk
+44(0)20-7454-5115
Christophe Carraz
World Sports Forum
ccarraz@worldsportsforum.com
Source: PR Newswire

First Ever Southeast Asia Furniture & Interiors Show in September 2013

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Nov. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — UBM is launching its first ever furniture and interiors show in Southeast Asia in September next year.

SEAFIE 2013 – One Stop New Markets Coming Your Way

SEAFIE 2013, 14-17 September
The Southeast Asia Furniture & Interiors Import-Export Exhibition (SEAFIE) will be held in Kuala Lumpur, at the Putra World Trade Centre from Sept. 14 to 17, 2013.

SEAFIE will complement the Malaysian International Furniture Fair (MIFF), held in March every year, and other UBM industry shows, notably Furniture China which is the largest furniture expo in the world, Index Fairs in India and UK Interiors.

This exciting new show will cover gross exhibition space of 45,000 sq metres and feature the international mid- to high-end brands of home and office furniture, interior design products and soft furnishings.

SEAFIE is targeted to draw 300 international exhibitors and 20,000 buyers from all over the world.

The four-day fair will be organised by the same professional team behind MIFF, which has 19 years of proven track record and in-depth market knowledge.

“The timing is ideal for the launch of SEAFIE in light of the changing market environment. Based on in-depth market research by UBM, September is a key second buying season for furniture and interiors buyers worldwide these days,” said MIFF Chairman Datuk Dr Tan Chin Huat.

Another booster for SEAFIE is the expanding Southeast Asian market itself because of its 600 million population and growing middle class customers.

While furniture and fittings exports from Southeast Asia have been on an uptrend, imports too have increased significantly due to growing purchasing power and demand for branded high quality lifestyle products.

“SEAFIE will be a fantastic opportunity to tap into this market for manufacturers, designers and distributors of mid- to high-end furniture brands focusing on design and interior furnishings,” Tan added.

“We are also targeting 20,000 buyers from all over the world. There will be lots of trendy purchases and exciting deals for contract buyers, proper developers, project managers and interior decorators.”

Kuala Lumpur’s strategic location in the heart of Southeast Asia and excellent air and sea links will make SEAFIE a leading platform for import and export to and from Asean.

UBM is Asia’s leading exhibition organiser and the biggest commercial organiser in China, India and Malaysia where it manages over 150 industry shows.

For more information, please visit http://www.seafie.com

Notes to Editors

1. About UBM Asia (www.ubmasia.com)
Owned by UBM plc listed on the London Stock Exchange, UBM Asia operates in 18 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 China, India and Malaysia, we stage the leading events of their kind across Asia. Our 150 events, 24 publications and 16 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

Western Wind responds to announcement by Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners L.P.

TSX.V Symbol: “WND”
OTCQX Symbol: “WNDEF”
Issued and Outstanding: 69,022,637
VANCOUVER, British Columbia /PRNewswire/ — Western Wind Energy Corp. – (the “Company” or “Western Wind”) (TSX Venture Exchange – “WND”) (OTCQX – “WNDEF”) today responds to a press release issued on November 23, 2012 by Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners L.P. (“Brookfield”), which announced Brookfield’s intention to make an offer to acquire all of the outstanding common shares of Western Wind for cash consideration of C$2.50 per share (the “Brookfield Offer”).
On July 30, 2012, the Company announced that it would be seeking a buyer for the Company and its assets, and that the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) had established a special committee (the “Special Committee”). On August 10, 2012, the Company announced that it had engaged Rothschild (Canada) Inc. (“Rothschild”) as its lead financial advisor to manage and structure a comprehensive and efficient auction process, with PI Financial Corp. (“PI Financial”) engaged as a co-advisor.
Several days after acquiring its interest in the Company, representatives of Brookfield visited the Company and raised the prospect of the Company entering into a bilateral agreement to sell the Company to Brookfield with customary deal protections, including the right of Brookfield to match other offers. Rather than have Brookfield potentially stifle the auction process, the Company instead invited Brookfield to join that process. Despite several attempts to accommodate their requests, Brookfield refused to sign a customary non-disclosure and standstill agreement that was entered into by other auction participants. Brookfield did not return direct calls from the Company and subsequently attended the AGM on September 25, 2012 together with members of the dissidents and their advisors.
On October 24, 2012, the Company announced that the auction process was progressing as planned, with a limited number of bidders having been invited to conduct a second round of very extensive due diligence, as well as the addition of new participants as the proxy battle caused at least 8 weeks of delay in the auction process due to the uncertainty caused by a proxy battle.
The Company would like to highlight that some of the initial expressions received from auction participants that are currently conducting due diligence in the second round of the process, would imply a value significantly greater than that which Brookfield intends to offer.
There is no guarantee that any of the initial expressions of interest received by the Company will result in a formal offer being made or a binding agreement being entered into at this time.
Consistent with its fiduciary duties and in consultation with its financial and legal advisors, the Special Committee of independent directors comprised of V. John Wardlow (Chair), Robert C. Bryce and Claus Andrup is to review the Brookfield Offer, when formally made, and make recommendations to the Board in respect of the Brookfield Offer and other alternatives available to the Company upon the conclusion of the auction process.
The Company cautions its shareholders that no action is required by Western Wind shareholders at this time. The Company is in the process of considering and evaluating the announcement, and shareholders are urged to take no action until Western Wind has issued further communication with respect to the announcement and the Brookfield Offer.
Jeff Ciachurski, CEO of Western Wind Energy states “It is my personal opinion the Brookfield offer is too low, and I am committed to obtaining a better price for the shareholders than presently offered by Brookfield vis-a-vis a thorough sales process. We are committed to a transparent, thorough and robust auction process. Rothschild has been nothing short of first class in demonstrating efficiency, integrity and professionalism. The Western Wind shareholders deserve a complete process whereby the highest bids with the greatest likelihood of execution are submitted to the shareholders. The shareholders have voted for a thorough and meaningful process that will maximize the results of the sales process. The Brookfield offer is disruptive to a thorough sales process.”
ABOUT WESTERN WIND ENERGY CORP.
Western Wind is a vertically integrated renewable energy production company that owns and operates wind and solar generation facilities with 165 net MW of rated capacity in production, in the States of California and Arizona. Western Wind further owns substantial development assets for both solar and wind energy in the U.S. The Company is headquartered in Vancouver, BC and has branch offices in Scottsdale, Arizona and Tehachapi, California. Western Wind trades on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol “WND”, and in the United States on the OTCQX under the symbol “WNDEF”.
The Company owns and operates three wind energy generation facilities in California, and one fully integrated combined wind and solar energy generation facility in Arizona. The three operating wind generation facilities in California are comprised of the 120MW Windstar, the 4.5MW Windridge facilities in Tehachapi, and the 30MW Mesa wind generation facility near Palm Springs. The facility in Arizona is the Company’s 10.5MW Kingman integrated solar and wind facility. The Company is further developing wind and solar energy projects in California, Arizona, and Puerto Rico.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
“SIGNED”
Jeffrey J. Ciachurski
President & Chief Executive Officer
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT ON FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
This news release contains certain statements that may be considered “forward-looking statements, including the outcome of initial expressions of interest received from, and the results of due diligence investigations of, participants engaged in the Company’s sale process, the likelihood of a formal purchase offer being made by prospective purchaser and, in the event the Company enters into a definitive sale agreement with a prospective purchaser, the consummation of the sale transaction and the value to shareholders of such a transaction. Forward looking statements are statements that are not historical facts and are generally, but not always, identified by the words “expects”, “plans”, “anticipates”, “believes”, “intends”, “estimates”, “projects”, “potential” and similar expressions, or that events or conditions “will”, “would”, “may”, “could” or “should” occur. Although Western Wind believes the expectations expressed in the forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions (including that the Company is able to successfully identify a prospective purchaser in connection with its previously-announced sales process, that it is able to successfully negotiate, settle the terms of and enter into a definitive agreement in respect of such sale and that it is able to satisfy all conditions to the completion of the sale including receipt of all applicable regulatory approvals including corporate, governmental and regulatory approvals), such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results may differ materially from those contained in forward looking statements. Forward looking statements are based on the beliefs, estimates and opinions of Western Wind’s management on the date the statements are made. Western Wind undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements in the event that management’s beliefs, estimates or opinions, or other factors, should change, except as required by law.
For further information:
Investor Relations Contact:
Lawrence Casse
AlphaEdge
Tel: +1-416-992-7227
Email: alphaedgeinc@gmail.com
(WND. WNDEF)
Source: Western Wind Energy