CONTRACT TO WIRE THE SITE FOR THE PAVILIONSMilan, 10-01-2014 Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cables and systems industry, has been awarded a contract to wire the site hosting the services and structures of the Milan Universal Exposition, the so-called “Piastra” (core) of Expo 2015. The Group will supply special fire-safety and eco-friendly cables.The site, next to the new Milan Trade Fair Complex located in Rho-Pero, will house not only the exhibition space of participating countries, but also the themed pavilions, the structures for major events and the service facilities.”The Prysmian Group’s involvement in this prestigious project…
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Research by Searchmetrics identifies most tweeted newspaper stories in 2013New York – January 09, 2014 – The Washington Post, New York Times and USA Today figure in the top three positions in a study which analyzes prominent US newspaper websites for their popularity on social network, Twitter. Content from USA Today and the Washington Post was also found to dominate the list of the top ten most tweeted newspaper website stories during 2013 in the study by digital marketing software and services company, Searchmetrics.Searchmetrics analyzed the number of tweets per week generated by content on ten leading US newspaper web…
Leading retail intelligence technology group Cogenta (www.cogenta.com) has launched a multi-national version of its Cloud-based Retail Insight platform. The innovative pricing intelligence application is the first system to enable international retailers, manufacturers, brand managers and market researchers to monitor consumer goods pricing data from major economic centres in 24 countries across the globe, including Europe and the Americas. The platform can manage price data collections in any language. Users of the new platform will benefit from a unique analytical insight into the markets that their competitors do not have. This global pricing analysis increases their ability to compete internationally and…
123-reg slashes prices in January sale123-reg is cutting the price of a range of its best-selling products as part of its January sale, to give entrepreneurs a helping hand to get online – and stick to their New Year’s resolutions. Included in the sale are .co, .me and .biz domains, website builders, shared hosting and professional email packages.Richard Winslow, Head of Application Hosting for 123-reg, said: “While many people will be starting the New Year with a resolution to lose weight or stop smoking, a large contingent will have resolved to start their own business. Resolutions, as we all know,…
Survey conducted by YouGov indicates changing personal banking preferences among Britain’s residents presents delivery challenges for banksLONDON, January 9, 2014 – Research published today by Genpact Limited (NYSE: G), a global leader in transforming and running business processes and operations, reveals a tangible shift in personal banking preferences in Britain – away from bank-staff driven and toward customer self-directed services. The survey of 2,337 adults living in Britain, conducted by YouGov, revealed that close to two thirds (64%) of people online who hold a current account with a bank or building society would prefer to conduct their banking online or…
With financial services suffering the second highest level of downtime[1] of any sector, guarantor loan company Amigo Loans chooses London colocation data centre City Lifeline to back up mission critical data and boost resilience. Amigo Loans is the UK’s largest guarantor loans company, and offers an alternative way of borrowing money for people who can’t access credit through the banks using friends and family as guarantors.The Bournemouth-based company has signed a two year contract with City Lifeline to fully secure its disaster recovery backup and an additional internet breakout, which improves its resilience if the site’s main connection is disrupted.…
London, 9 January 2014 – PageOne Communications, a leading messaging solutions company to the public and private sectors, today announced that Essex County Fire and Rescue Service (FRS) has selected its Responder 2-way pager and dual-frequency alerters as part of a wider initiative to reduce the extent or exposure to risk, whilst also increasing business resilience. The solution is helping Essex County FRS to improve the management of its retained fire-fighters and officers by closing the loop on traditional broadcast messaging and extending coverage beyond local transmission range.PageOne’s Responder 2-way pagers were selected following a trial of the service during…
Leicester, UK – 9th January, 2014 -10ZiG Technology, the only Thin and Zero Client Vendor to offer true versatility at no extra cost, is excited to announce its integration of Citrix Linux Receiver 13.0 into its Thin and Zero Client product range (5748C/5848C/5872/6872). 10ZiG is the first Thin Client vendor to release the new software and we are proud to be taking the Citrix Linux Receiver to the next level of performance.This new Citrix Linux Receiver supports many of the new features and enhancements in XenDesktop 7, including Windows Media client-side content fetching, HDX 3D pro, HDX RealTime webcam compression,…
Viatel and Virtual1 today announce a partnership between the two companies that enables Virtual1 to access Viatel connectivity solutions across Ireland.This new collaboration builds on a long established relationship between the two companies and offers an exciting proposition to Virtual1 and its partners.Partners can take advantage of high bandwidth connectivity solutions across Ireland including wavelengths and Ethernet up to 10G. The Viatel infrastructure provides a deep network in Ireland with EFM, LLU, fibre and radio access types, enabling the company to connect across Ireland cost effectively, even into remote areas.The Viatel network spans over 8,500km which connects 35 European cities,…
Technology innovator combines attractive design with high-tech features to meet consumer demand for truly wearable techCambridge, UK and San Jose, California, USA – 6 January 2014 – CSR plc (LSE: CSR; NASDAQ: CSRE) has developed a range of connected jewellery, powered by its latest Bluetooth® Smart solution, to demonstrate the future of wearable technology. The pendant-style connected necklaces contain integrated electronics that enable the user to customise the colour and brightness emitted to suit their mood or to coordinate with a particular outfit. The electronics integrated into the jewellery have been designed to support a range of functions and so…