25 Mar 2011 14:30 Africa/Lagos
Apple Wins The Business Journals' Top 2011 American Brand Excellence Award
PR Newswire
CHARLOTTE, N.C., March 25, 2011
CHARLOTTE, N.C., March 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Business Journals today named Apple, Inc. the 2011 Grand Award winner as part of its eighth-annual American Brand Excellence Awards, which recognize brands that best meet the needs of small- to mid-sized businesses.
The Business Journals also awarded Brand Excellence Awards to companies in six additional business categories:
Business Services: UPS
Financial/Insurance: Visa
Retail: Staples
Technology: Apple
Telecommunications: Verizon Wireless
Travel: Southwest Airlines
"The American Brand Excellence Awards are unique in that they represent how business owners and managers feel about the companies that best support their businesses and help them succeed," said Michael Olivieri, Chief Revenue Officer of American City Business Journals. "This year's winners are true brand leaders and The Business Journals congratulates them on being recognized by the important small and mid-sized business market."
Over 250 business brands were rated and over 2,000 SMB owners and managers participated in The Business Journals' annual proprietary study. The winning companies were chosen as the brands who best met the needs of small and mid-sized business owners and managers. The criteria used to select the American Brand Excellence Award winners include "easy to do business with," "industry leader," "forward thinking," "for growing companies," "behaves ethically," "growing in popularity" and "has a good price for what you get."
"Apple has become the premier business brand, and as the leader of the tablet category with the iPad, Apple is redefining how we work," said Godfrey Phillips, VP of Research for The Business Journals. "Our study found that nine percent of business owners currently use an iPad for business."
Portfolio.com, the national business news site for small and mid-sized business executives and a sister outlet to The Business Journals, has published a special feature (http://bit.ly/hDDLOM ) and in-depth interactive component (http://bit.ly/gjcZ27) on the American Brand Excellence Award winners and the overall top 25 brands named as part of The Business Journals' annual study today:
For more information regarding The Business Journals proprietary brand study, please contact Natasha Bullard, Research Analyst (212) 500-0620 nbullard@bizjournals.com.
About The Business Journals
The Business Journals is the premier media solutions platform for companies strategically targeting business decision makers. We deliver a total business audience of more than 10 million people via our 42 websites, 64 publications and more than 700 annual industry leading events.
Headquartered in Charlotte, NC, The Business Journals has sales offices in Atlanta, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. It is a subsidiary of American City Business Journals, a unit of Advance Publishing, Inc., whose properties include Conde Nast Publications and the Fairchild and Golf Digest Companies.
For more information:
Jeff Sauls
SVP, Marketing & Business Development
(704) 973-1847
jsauls@bizjournals.com
SOURCE The Business Journals
Web Site: http://www.thebusinessjournals.com
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Saturday, March 26, 2011
President Goodluck Jonathan and Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau woo Entertainers for votes
President Goodluck Jonathan
Dozens of political hypocrites and prostitutes posing and posturing as artistes have endorsed President Goodluck Jonathan for the 2011 April presidential election after he fed them at a presidential dinner last Monday March 21, 2011 at the prestigious Eko Hotel and Suites on Victoria Island, Lagos. And many of the Nollywood stars scrambled for cartons of Jonathan’s branded biscuits and T-Shirts like street kids jostling for handouts. It was a show of shame.
This is not the first time they have done so. Seeing popular Nigerian singer Onyeka Owenu performing her campaign songs completes the nostalgia, because she did the same for the late military tyrant General Sani Abacha at the ill-fated pro-Sani Abacha ‘Two Million Man March’ in the company of many popular musicians and other entertainers from March 2-3, 1998. But when the despotic military tyrant suddenly died, they were all disgraced. Now they have returned.
President Jonathan said he was not meeting them to canvass for their endorsement, but I wonder if anyone believed him since the presidential election is just two weeks away. Why did he wait to meet with them until he started his presidential campaign and using all means available to woo the electorate to win their mandate?
Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau
The other presidential candidate who has also met with top Nollywood stars is Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP). He had dinner with them on Tuesday, March 15, 2011, at Planet One, Maryland in Lagos. But most those he met with are from the Yoruba clique of Nollywood.
Trust politicians to leave no stone unturned in their political campaigns and the popularity of Nollywood starts among the majority of Nigerians cannot be ignored.
The status quo of the corrupt ruling class has not changed and they are desperate to use all means possible to retain power at all costs.
What we need in Nigeria is not a quasi-democratic election, but a political revolution for the total eradication of corruption at all levels of governance, and for a holistic reformation and transformation of the nation.
Only a transformational revolutionary leader can liberate our beloved Nigeria from these kleptomaniacs and their dogs.
~ By Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima
Friday, March 25, 2011
Mobile App Company biNu Reaches 1 Million Unique Users in Less Than 6 Months
25 Mar 2011 13:00 Africa/Lagos
Feature Phone Mobile App Company biNu Reaches 1 Million Unique Users in Less Than 6 Months
Cloud-based Mobile App Platform Brings Internet Services to 95% of the World's Mobile Phone Users Who Don't Have Smart Phones or PCs
PR Newswire
SYDNEY, March 25, 2011
SYDNEY, March 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Less than 6 months after launching its service, feature phone mobile app company biNu has reached 1 million unique users per month, with a current growth rate of over 40% month on month.
biNu provides simple, ultra-fast access to popular Internet services such as Google Search, Google Translate, Wordnik Dictionary, Wikipedia, News, Weather, Cricket & Soccer scores, exchange rates, mobile app stores as well as SMS services.
biNu's 1 million unique monthly users come from over 150 countries with top markets including India, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, USA and Nigeria. This diverse popularity stems from biNu's ability to display content in any language on any handset with many popular services in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu, Arabic, Persian, Chinese and other Asian languages.
New research from Asymco shows there are 3.5 billion mobile subscribers in emerging and developing nations without smart phones or mobile broadband. While the feature phones they use are data capable, it is not easy, fast or cheap to access Internet services. Even in the U.S., 72% of mobiles are feature phones.
Snaptu – acquired earlier this week by Facebook – shares biNu's focus of providing Internet services to the 95% of mobile users that don't use smart phones. In addition biNu offers an open developer platform (http://www.developer.binu.com) which means any organisation or developer can utilize the biNu platform to dramatically improve access to Internet based services for feature phone users.
"Facebook's acquisition of Snaptu highlights the strategic value of providing a much better way to deliver Internet services to 3.5 billion feature phone users. But you don't have to buy a company like Snaptu to do it," said Gour Lentell, CEO for biNu. "Our strategy is to provide an open development platform that companies and developers can use to deliver a more effective mobile Internet experience."
The biNu mobile app delivers ultra-fast, easy-to-use, multi-lingual Internet services to virtually any mobile phone, from mass-market feature phones through to Android smart phones, with Blackberry support coming soon.
The end-user biNu experience is 5-10 times faster – using much less bandwidth – compared with the standard browsing experience on 2G feature phones. There is minimal processing performed on the user's mobile device with 100% application processing performed on biNu's cloud-based servers.
To demonstrate the speed and ease of use of biNu, the company has created a video demonstration at www.binu.com/demo comparing the performance of a Google Search on biNu compared to Google Search in a standard mobile web browser.
Editorial Contact
David Sanday
Bowes Communications
+61 (0)2 9387 2333
david.sanday@bowespr.com
SOURCE biNu Pty Ltd
Web Site: http://www.binu.com
Menthol Smokers less likely to quit than regular smokers
In a study led by Kolawole Okuyemi, M.D., M.P.H., African American smokers showed greater brain responses to smoking cues, such as images of individuals smoking, than did Caucasian smokers.
Click here for the full report of the study.
The following is the latest survey on African American smokers.
24 Mar 2011 16:42 Africa/Lagos
New Survey Finds Menthol Smokers Feel "Twice-Addicted"
Ban on Menthols Seen as an Opportunity to Quit, Particularly among African Americans
PR Newswire
PARSIPPANY, N.J., March 24, 2011
PARSIPPANY, N.J., March 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- A survey conducted this month, sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare, uncovers the perceptions and habits of menthol cigarette smokers, particularly among African Americans, who disproportionately smoke menthols over any other group.(1) The survey shows that menthol smokers feel "twice-addicted" – both to the menthol and to the tobacco – and most are attracted by the taste and feel of menthol cigarettes.(1) Almost three-quarters (74 percent) of menthol smokers believe that menthol makes it easier for them to inhale, when almost 40 percent say that menthol flavoring is the only reason they smoke.(1)
Additionally, if the FDA were to ban menthol cigarettes, four out of five menthol smokers (82 percent) say they are likely to try quitting.(1)
"Almost all menthol smokers in the survey reported they want to quit, but were less likely to have tried quitting than regular smokers. They are also less likely to have tried using treatment," said Cedric Bright*, M.D., president-elect of the National Medical Association and associate professor of medicine in the Departments of Medicine and Community and Family Medicine at Duke University Medical Center. "With the high interest in quitting among these smokers, more needs to be done to educate smokers about accessible resources, such as counseling and nicotine replacement therapy, which are proven methods for improving success rates."
According to data from the 2009 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), 82 percent of African-Americans choose menthol cigarettes, versus just one-quarter of adult smokers of other races.(2) The survey shows, one-quarter of African-American menthol respondents have not tried treatment such as nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) because they don't know enough about it, or they think they can quit cold turkey, or without treatment.(1) In reality, smokers who try to quit cold turkey result in less than a five percent chance at success.(3) Using counseling, along with treatment such as NRT, can double a smoker's chances of successfully quitting.(4)
Other research shows menthol smokers smoke fewer cigarettes per day than those who smoke regular cigarettes.(5) However, they may be inhaling as much if not greater nicotine levels creating a stronger addiction.(6) Still, it's not the number of cigarettes smoked per day that determines what level of treatment a smoker should choose.(6) Menthol smokers who plan to quit should be aware of their smoking behaviors when choosing the right NRT dosage – such as when they smoke their first cigarette of the day.(6)
A new analysis, presented last month at the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, demonstrated that smokers choosing an NRT product should select their dose according to their time to first cigarette (TTFC) compared to the number of cigarettes they smoke per day.(6) The study showed higher quit rates for those smokers who used the TTFC method to determine the strength of medication needed, showing that it is essential to choose the right dosage based on a smoker's level of addiction to quit successfully.(6)
NRT products have helped millions of people around the world quit smoking and, as a result, have significantly reduced their exposure to the risks of cancer and other smoking-related diseases.(7) They are recommended as first-line treatments for smoking addiction in the U.S. and can reliably increase long-term smoking abstinence rates.(4) Smokers interested in quitting can access free tools and resources at Nicorette.com.
About NRT
Nicotine replacement therapy, such as Nicorette® gum and lozenge, and NicoDerm®CQ® patch, offers a step-down therapy weaning a smoker off of nicotine gradually.(4) It is a first-line treatment for smoking cessation, and can double a smoker's chances of quitting over cold turkey.(4) NRT has safely and effectively helped millions of people around the world quit smoking over the past 20 years, and, as a result, have significantly reduced their exposure to the risks of cancer and other smoking-related diseases.(7)
About the Survey
An online survey was conducted among 616 adult smokers in the U.S., including 308 menthol cigarette smokers and 308 regular (non-menthol) cigarette smokers. The sample included 252 African American smokers (a deliberate oversample), including 152 menthol smokers, and 100 regular smokers. For analysis, sample data were statistically weighted by race, gender, income, and menthol versus non-menthol smoking to accurately reflect the current population of adult smokers on each of these dimensions. Weighting was based on data from the 2009 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), conducted by United States Department of Health and Human Services. Data were collected between March 2 and March 10, 2011. Survey design, data collection, and analysis were done by Versta Research and sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare.(1)
About GlaxoSmithKline ® Consumer Healthcare
GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare is one of the world's largest over-the-counter consumer healthcare products companies. Its more than 30 well-known brands include the leading smoking cessation products, Nicorette®, NicoDerm®CQ®, and Commit®, as well as many products such as alli®, Aquafresh®, Sensodyne®, and TUMS® -- which are trademarks owned by and/or licensed to GlaxoSmithKline Group of Companies.
About GlaxoSmithKline ®
GlaxoSmithKline – one of the world's leading research-based pharmaceutical and healthcare companies – is committed to improving the quality of human life by enabling people to do more, feel better and live longer. For company information visit: GSK.com.
*Dr. Bright is a paid spokesperson for GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare but his opinions regarding smoking cessation are his own.
(1) Survey of 616 smokers. Versta Research. March 2011.
(2) United States Department of Health and Human Services. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Office of Applied Studies. National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2009 [Computer file]. ICPSR29621-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2010-11-16. doi:10.3886/ICPSR29621
(3) American Cancer Society "Cigarette Smoking" Available at http://www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/content/PED_10_2X_Cigarette_Smoking.asp?sitearea=PED
(4) Fiore MC, Jaen CR, Baker TB, et al. Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update. Clinical Practice Guideline. Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Public Health Service. May 2008.
(5) Foulds J, Hooper MW, Pletcher MJ, Okuyemi KS. Do smokers of menthol cigarettes find it harder to quit smoking? Nicotine Tob Res. 2010 Dec;12 Suppl 2:S102-9.
(6) Shiffman, et. al. Assigning dose of nicotine gum by time to first cigarette, rather than cigarette consumption. SRNT 2011 presentation.
(7) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Use of FDA-approved pharmacologic treatments for tobacco dependence.
Contacts:
Deborah Bolding
GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare
412-200-3872
deborah.g.bolding@gsk.com
Teresa Murtaugh
GolinHarris
312-729-4229
tmurtaugh@golinharris.com
SOURCE GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare
- Cigarette Smoking
- Taking care of yourself
- What is in tobacco?
- Why quit smoking?
- Additional resources
- References
Open session on sexual violence, women and children in armed conflicts
Mass raped women protesting in DRC, Africa.Photo Credit: Trends Updates.
23 Mar 2011 20:32 Africa/Lagos
Open session of the PSC on sexual violence, women and children in armed conflicts
ADDIS ABABA, March 23, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) will hold an open session on “Women and Children in Armed Conflicts” on Monday, 28 March 2011 at the Headquarters of the AU in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
The event, which has been institutionalized in 2010, will provide an opportunity to the survivors of sexual violence and representatives of grassroots rehabilitation projects to address the PSC. Speakers will also include relevant departments of the AU Commission, the Panel of the Wise and Mrs Margot Wallstrom, UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General against sexual violence.
For the record, the 2010 briefing of the PSC on “Women and Children in Armed Conflicts”, held in the framework of the Year of Peace and Security in Africa, provided a general overview of the scope of the issue. It coincided with the celebration of the 10th Year Anniversary of UN Resolution 1325, the thematic reflection of the Panel of the Wise on “Women and Children in Armed Conflicts” and the launch of the African Women Decade.
Journalists are invited to attend throughout, in the balcony, the open session with the exception of the interactive discussions and the adoption of the communiqué. A press conference is scheduled to take place at the end of the PSC meeting. The panel will include the AU Commissioner for Peace and Security, Ambassador Lamamra Ramtane, the Chair of the PSC for March (Nigeria), the Panel of the Wise and Mrs Margot Wallstrom, UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General against sexual violence
Source: African Union Commission (AUC)
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Thursday, March 24, 2011
Happy winners of the Mouka True Love Valentine Promo.
The winners of the Mouka True Love Stories Valentine promo have been rewarded as promised by Mouka luxury brands of Royal, Regal and Regina.
The prizes included an all expense paid romantic weekend get-away to a luxurious Nigerian hotel for the lucky winners and their spouses.
The winners emerged from the votes cast by their families and friends who voted for the romantic love stories posted on the websites from February 1st to 21st 2011 with participants from across the major regions of Nigeria..
STORY TITLE Am Sorry Omowale;"Cause Now I Know I Can't Live Without You."
NAME Ajibola Rotimi
PARTNER'S NAME Lawal Omowale
STORY TITLE Everlasting love
NAME Afolabi Idowu
PARTNER'S NAME Funmilayo Idowu
STORY TITLE Creative Lives
NAME Dimbo Atiya
PARTNER'S NAME Karachi Dimbo Atiya
STORY TITLE Unexpected love
NAME Christiana
PARTNER'S NAME James
L-R: Mr. Benson Osieme, Chief Financial Officer, Mouka Limited, Mrs. Christiana Ayoo and husband, Mr. James Ayoo with their baby, Winners of an all expense paid weekend getaway and Mr. Jude Abonu, Head of Commercial, Mouka Limited at the Prize Presentation Ceremony for winners of the Mouka True Love Stories Valentine Promo held at Mouka Office in Lagos.
L-R: Chief Financial Officer, Mouka Limited, Mr. Benson Osieme, Winners of an all expense paid weekend getaway, Mr. Dimbo Atiya and wife Mrs. Atiya and Head of Commercial, Mouka Limited at the Prize Presentation Ceremony for winners of the Mouka True Love Stories Valentine Promo held at Mouka Office in Lagos
L-R:Mrs. Omowunmi Adefila, Senior Retail Manager, Mouka Limited, Mr. and Mrs. Idowu Afolabi, Winners of an all expense paid weekend getaway and Mrs. Georgina Ezekwem, Regional Sales Manager, Lagos, Mouka Limited at the Prize Presentation Ceremony for winners of the Mouka True Love Stories Valentine Promo held at Mouka Office in Lagos.
From right: Winners of the Mouka True Love Stories Valentine Promo, Mr. and Mrs. Idowu Afolabi, Mr. and Mrs. Dimbo Atiya and Mr. and Mrs. James Ayoo, ready to leave in the limousine that conveyed the winners to their hotels at the Prize Presentation Ceremony held at Mouka Office in Lagos.
Winners of an all expense paid weekend getaway to a luxury hotel, Mr. and Mrs. Dimbo Atiya and Mr. and Mrs. Idowu Afolabi in the limousine conveying the winners of the Mouka True Love Stories Valentine Promo to their hotels in Lagos.
Farewell Elizabeth Taylor, Queen of Hollywood
Farewell Elizabeth Taylor, Queen of Hollywood
Dame Elizabeth Rosemond "Liz" Taylor, DBE (February 27, 1932 – March 23, 2011)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_TaylorElizabeth Taylor, our beloved Liz, the beautiful and wonderful Queen of Hollywood passed on yesterday at 79.
Elizabeth Taylor was the quintessential American Sweetheart of Tinsel town from her very first film Universal Pictures’ There's One Born Every Minute, at the tender age of nine in 1942 to MGM's National Velvet that shot her to limelight in 1944. She was fantastic in many other films, but it was in Cleopatra the 1963 film directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz that she attained her golden age in Hollywood and earned her crown as the Queen of Hollywood.
She won the Academy Award for Best Actress twice and many other coveted awards for her awesome talents as an actress of all seasons from the Golden Era of Hollywood to the end.
Liz was world famous for getting married eight times to seven husbands.
She passed away on March 23, 2011 in the loving arms of her four children at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California.
May the beautiful soul Elizabeth Taylor rest in peace.
23 Mar 2011 15:05 Africa/Lagos
Elizabeth Arden Statement on the Passing of Elizabeth Taylor
PR Newswire
NEW YORK, March 23, 2011
NEW YORK, March 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Elizabeth Arden, Inc. (Nasdaq: RDEN), a global prestige beauty products company, has issued the following statement regarding the passing of Elizabeth Taylor.
"It is with deep sadness that we learned of the passing of Elizabeth Taylor, the legendary actress, activist and businesswoman. As her business partner in the fragrance industry, we have held her in the highest esteem and have had tremendous respect for her extraordinary compassion, creativity and business acumen.
"With the launch of her first fragrance in 1987, Elizabeth Taylor's Passion, she built a fragrance empire and one of the most successful brands in fragrance history. White Diamonds remains a best seller almost 20 years after its 1991 introduction, a testimony to her transcendent and enduring appeal. Our best tribute to Elizabeth Taylor will be to continue the legacy of the brands she created and loved so much.
"Her sense of humor, passion for life, never-ending dedication and generosity of spirit will be remembered by all of us. She will be deeply missed."
E. Scott Beattie
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
About Elizabeth Arden:
Elizabeth Arden is a global prestige beauty products company with an extensive portfolio of prestige beauty brands sold in over 100 countries. The company's brand portfolio includes Elizabeth Arden skincare, color, and fragrance products, PREVAGE® anti-aging formulas, the celebrity fragrance brands of Britney Spears, Elizabeth Taylor, Mariah Carey, Taylor Swift, Hilary Duff, and Usher; the designer fragrance brands of Juicy Couture, Alberta Ferretti, Alfred Sung, Badgley Mischka, Bob Mackie, Geoffrey Beene, Halston, John Varvatos, Kate Spade, Lucky Brand, and Rocawear; and the lifestyle fragrance brands Curve, Giorgio Beverly Hills, and PS Fine Cologne.
SOURCE Elizabeth Arden, Inc.
CONTACT: Gretchen Dowling, Elizabeth Arden, +1-212-261-1249, gretchen.dowling@elizabetharden.com
Web Site: http://www.elizabetharden.com
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
New Samsung Notebook PC wins prestigious TCO Award
The latest talk of the town is the Samsung Chat and Samsung Galaxy S 4G Android Phone and the newest Nokia Astound based on Symbian 3 platform and finally the hottest talk of the town is the new Samsung Notebook PC has won the 2011 Top Eco and Performance Design Award and lest you forget Samsung Mobile also won the cool Sowambe Award for Best Use of Twitter in Nigeria . See the following press release for the full gist on the TCO Award.
22 Mar 2011 10:00 Africa/Lagos
Top Eco and Performance Design Award Goes to New Samsung Notebook PC
STOCKHOLM and HOUSTON, March 22, 2011/PRNewswire/ -- The TCO Certified usability and eco-label for ICT products today awarded the prestigious TCO Certified Edge designation to the new Samsung Notebook Series 9 for outstanding achievement in outdoor readability. A first in notebook design, the Samsung Notebook Series 9 delivers superior brightness, which is essential for outdoor readability, while not compromising any key performance or environmental features. The TCO Certified Edge is awarded exclusively to leading-edge ICT products that push the boundaries of environmental and user-centered design.
To view the Multimedia News Release, please click:
http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/prne/tcodevelopment/47594/
(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20110322/441402 )
CEO of TCO Development, Soren Enholm congratulated Samsung on the award: "This achievement by Samsung is a leading example of what the TCO Certified Edge program sets out to reward: high-performance and eco-design that goes beyond the mainstream. By combining the two without compromise, Samsung has shown that it is possible to deliver an exceptional user experience while also maintaining its commitment to green design."
Announced at CES in January, the Samsung Notebook Series 9 promises to deliver unparalleled display quality. Outdoor readability has always been a challenge for mobile notebook users, as strong light in outdoor environments typically overpowers the maximum luminance produced by the screen, which makes the display difficult to read. With its significantly higher luminance, the Samsung Notebook Series 9 can better counteract the ambient light levels typically experienced in bright outdoor environments, therefore making it a great choice for outdoor use.
"It is a great honor to get TCO Certified Edge and build a leadership in mobile PC industry with our Notebook Series 9," said Kyuho Uhm, senior vice president of the IT Solutions Business at Samsung Electronics. "The notebook's SuperBright Plus display is two times brighter than conventional displays, as well as its vibrant color reproduction (16 million colors) and Super Contrast ratio (1,300:1), make it one of the most beautiful notebook displays on the market. We are creating the best in display and offering our customers a complete and comprehensive notebook that meets all of their needs within one premium device."
About TCO Certified
TCO Certified is a third party certification for high performance ICT products that are also designed for minimal environmental impact: PCs, displays, projectors, phone headsets. Energy efficiency, reduction of hazardous substances, CSR and usability are key elements of all TCO Certified products. Since 1992, TCO Certified has made it easy to choose technology designed for both usability and the environment. http://www.tcodevelopment.com. Blog: http://www.greenITedge.com
Contacts Europe:
Soren Enholm, CEO TCO Development
phone: +46-8-782-91-03, e-mail:soren.enholm@tcodevelopment.com
Stephen Fuller, Special adviser Visual ergonomics, TCO Development
phone +46-8-782-91-38
e-mail: Stephen.fuller@tcodevelopment.com
Conatcts Americas
Clare Hobby, TCO Development. Regional Manager North America.
tel: +1-310-801-8769 e-mail: clare.hobby@tcodevelopment.com
Contacts Asia
Martin Soderberg, TCO Development, Regional Manager Asia, tel:
+886-2-2729-0186 e-mail:martin.soderberg@tcodevelopment.com
Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20110322/441402
Video: http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/prne/tcodevelopment/47594/
Source: TCO Development
Contacts Europe: Soren Enholm, CEO TCO Development, phone: +46-8-782-91-03, e-mail:soren.enholm@tcodevelopment.com; Stephen Fuller, Special adviser Visual ergonomics, TCO Development, phone +46-8-782-91-38, e-mail: Stephen.fuller@tcodevelopment.com; Conatcts Americas: Clare Hobby, TCO Development. Regional Manager North America. tel: +1-310-801-8769 e-mail: clare.hobby@tcodevelopment.com; Contacts Asia: Martin Soderberg, TCO Development, Regional Manager Asia, tel: +886-2-2729-0186 e-mail:martin.soderberg@tcodevelopment.com
22 Mar 2011 10:00 Africa/Lagos
Top Eco and Performance Design Award Goes to New Samsung Notebook PC
STOCKHOLM and HOUSTON, March 22, 2011/PRNewswire/ -- The TCO Certified usability and eco-label for ICT products today awarded the prestigious TCO Certified Edge designation to the new Samsung Notebook Series 9 for outstanding achievement in outdoor readability. A first in notebook design, the Samsung Notebook Series 9 delivers superior brightness, which is essential for outdoor readability, while not compromising any key performance or environmental features. The TCO Certified Edge is awarded exclusively to leading-edge ICT products that push the boundaries of environmental and user-centered design.
To view the Multimedia News Release, please click:
http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/prne/tcodevelopment/47594/
(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20110322/441402 )
CEO of TCO Development, Soren Enholm congratulated Samsung on the award: "This achievement by Samsung is a leading example of what the TCO Certified Edge program sets out to reward: high-performance and eco-design that goes beyond the mainstream. By combining the two without compromise, Samsung has shown that it is possible to deliver an exceptional user experience while also maintaining its commitment to green design."
Announced at CES in January, the Samsung Notebook Series 9 promises to deliver unparalleled display quality. Outdoor readability has always been a challenge for mobile notebook users, as strong light in outdoor environments typically overpowers the maximum luminance produced by the screen, which makes the display difficult to read. With its significantly higher luminance, the Samsung Notebook Series 9 can better counteract the ambient light levels typically experienced in bright outdoor environments, therefore making it a great choice for outdoor use.
"It is a great honor to get TCO Certified Edge and build a leadership in mobile PC industry with our Notebook Series 9," said Kyuho Uhm, senior vice president of the IT Solutions Business at Samsung Electronics. "The notebook's SuperBright Plus display is two times brighter than conventional displays, as well as its vibrant color reproduction (16 million colors) and Super Contrast ratio (1,300:1), make it one of the most beautiful notebook displays on the market. We are creating the best in display and offering our customers a complete and comprehensive notebook that meets all of their needs within one premium device."
About TCO Certified
TCO Certified is a third party certification for high performance ICT products that are also designed for minimal environmental impact: PCs, displays, projectors, phone headsets. Energy efficiency, reduction of hazardous substances, CSR and usability are key elements of all TCO Certified products. Since 1992, TCO Certified has made it easy to choose technology designed for both usability and the environment. http://www.tcodevelopment.com. Blog: http://www.greenITedge.com
Contacts Europe:
Soren Enholm, CEO TCO Development
phone: +46-8-782-91-03, e-mail:soren.enholm@tcodevelopment.com
Stephen Fuller, Special adviser Visual ergonomics, TCO Development
phone +46-8-782-91-38
e-mail: Stephen.fuller@tcodevelopment.com
Conatcts Americas
Clare Hobby, TCO Development. Regional Manager North America.
tel: +1-310-801-8769 e-mail: clare.hobby@tcodevelopment.com
Contacts Asia
Martin Soderberg, TCO Development, Regional Manager Asia, tel:
+886-2-2729-0186 e-mail:martin.soderberg@tcodevelopment.com
Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20110322/441402
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Source: TCO Development
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Young and Mobile: The Smartphone Generation
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Young and Mobile: A Global View of Cellphones and Youth
Nielsen’s new whitepaper on Mobile Youth Around the World reveals that most young people with mobile phones chose their own device. In fact, across all the countries surveyed, only 16 percent of young people reported that their parents selected their mobile phone. Price was the most common consideration among youth in selecting a mobile phone, though that is true among other age groups, too. Youth aged 15 to 24 in all countries surveyed put price as the first purchase driver, with the exception of Russian youth, 21 percent of whom placed design/style first. (Some grown-ups care about design, too. Around 14 percent of Brazilian adults say design/style is the most important consideration, compared to seven percent of U.S. adults.)
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Opened Markets, Infrastructure Stoke Competitive Fires in Nigeria
22 Mar 2011 19:00 Africa/Lagos
Opened Markets, Infrastructure Stoke Competitive Fires in Nigeria, Pyramid Finds
PR Newswire
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 22, 2011
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Telecom infrastructure development in Nigeria, such as subsea cables and the Nigerian Communications Commission's (NCC) Internet exchange point, has encouraged competition and facilitated the expansion of data networks to make them more accessible and affordable to the public, according to a new report from Pyramid Research (www.pyr.com).
Nigeria: Opened Markets and New Infrastructure Stoke Competitive Fires offers a precise profile of the country's telecommunications, media and technology sectors based on proprietary data from Pyramid's research in the market. It provides detailed competitive analysis of both the fixed and mobile sectors, tracks the market shares of technologies and services and monitors the introduction and spread of new technologies.
Download an excerpt of this report here: http://www.pyr.com/downloads.htm?id=18&sc=PRN032211_CIRNIG
Purchase the report here: http://www.pyramidresearch.com/store/CIRNIGERIA.htm?sc=PRN032211_CIRNIG
"The competitive landscape of Nigeria's telecom sector has forced operators to rollout new infrastructure to improve coverage and quality, which has resulted in a surge of subscription growth and usage," says Majd Hosn, Associate Research Analyst at Pyramid. "Pyramid expects growth of total market services revenue to continue over the next five years at a 5.9 percent CAGR. Pay-TV, fixed VoIP, broadband Internet and mobile data are anticipated to be the fastest-growth segments," he adds.
"Projects, such as the MainOne undersea cable, have created a strong surge in the quality of the infrastructure backbone," indicates Hosn. "This will translate into increased usage of connectivity, expected to reach 33.8 percent market share in 2015, and infotainment, expected to have a 21 percent mobile data revenue share in 2015," he explains. The infrastructure sharing debate is also ongoing in Nigeria, and Pyramid expects to see some regulations and actions taken to expedite it. "Operators will be able to use less of their expenditure on infrastructure development and more on implementing strategies to expand their customer base and ARPS, such as mobile broadband and value-added services."
The NCC's plan to increase the competition in the telecom sector has been successful. "The addition of marginal lower-spending subscribers to the market, and increased competition among existing GSM- and CDMA-based operators, will continue to drive ARPS downward," notes Hosn. "Number portability in 2011 is expected to further increase the competition and allow for a reshuffling of market shares. This could represent a struggle to keep churn rates low but also an opportunity to attract customers from competitors," he adds.
Nigeria: Opened Markets and New Infrastructure Stoke Competitive Fires is part of Pyramid Research's Africa & Middle East Country Intelligence Report Series and is priced at $990. Download the excerpt here: http://www.pyr.com/downloads.htm?id=18&sc=PRN032211_CIRNIG. It can be purchased online here (http://www.pyramidresearch.com/store/CIRNIGERIA.htm?sc=PRN032211_CIRNIG) or by emailing us at info@pyr.com.
Contact: Jennifer Baker, +1-617-871-1910, jbaker@pyr.com
SOURCE Pyramid Research
Web Site: http://www.pyr.com
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PR Newswire
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 22, 2011
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Telecom infrastructure development in Nigeria, such as subsea cables and the Nigerian Communications Commission's (NCC) Internet exchange point, has encouraged competition and facilitated the expansion of data networks to make them more accessible and affordable to the public, according to a new report from Pyramid Research (www.pyr.com).
Nigeria: Opened Markets and New Infrastructure Stoke Competitive Fires offers a precise profile of the country's telecommunications, media and technology sectors based on proprietary data from Pyramid's research in the market. It provides detailed competitive analysis of both the fixed and mobile sectors, tracks the market shares of technologies and services and monitors the introduction and spread of new technologies.
Download an excerpt of this report here: http://www.pyr.com/downloads.htm?id=18&sc=PRN032211_CIRNIG
Purchase the report here: http://www.pyramidresearch.com/store/CIRNIGERIA.htm?sc=PRN032211_CIRNIG
"The competitive landscape of Nigeria's telecom sector has forced operators to rollout new infrastructure to improve coverage and quality, which has resulted in a surge of subscription growth and usage," says Majd Hosn, Associate Research Analyst at Pyramid. "Pyramid expects growth of total market services revenue to continue over the next five years at a 5.9 percent CAGR. Pay-TV, fixed VoIP, broadband Internet and mobile data are anticipated to be the fastest-growth segments," he adds.
"Projects, such as the MainOne undersea cable, have created a strong surge in the quality of the infrastructure backbone," indicates Hosn. "This will translate into increased usage of connectivity, expected to reach 33.8 percent market share in 2015, and infotainment, expected to have a 21 percent mobile data revenue share in 2015," he explains. The infrastructure sharing debate is also ongoing in Nigeria, and Pyramid expects to see some regulations and actions taken to expedite it. "Operators will be able to use less of their expenditure on infrastructure development and more on implementing strategies to expand their customer base and ARPS, such as mobile broadband and value-added services."
The NCC's plan to increase the competition in the telecom sector has been successful. "The addition of marginal lower-spending subscribers to the market, and increased competition among existing GSM- and CDMA-based operators, will continue to drive ARPS downward," notes Hosn. "Number portability in 2011 is expected to further increase the competition and allow for a reshuffling of market shares. This could represent a struggle to keep churn rates low but also an opportunity to attract customers from competitors," he adds.
Nigeria: Opened Markets and New Infrastructure Stoke Competitive Fires is part of Pyramid Research's Africa & Middle East Country Intelligence Report Series and is priced at $990. Download the excerpt here: http://www.pyr.com/downloads.htm?id=18&sc=PRN032211_CIRNIG. It can be purchased online here (http://www.pyramidresearch.com/store/CIRNIGERIA.htm?sc=PRN032211_CIRNIG) or by emailing us at info@pyr.com.
Contact: Jennifer Baker, +1-617-871-1910, jbaker@pyr.com
SOURCE Pyramid Research
Web Site: http://www.pyr.com
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