Archive for November, 2009

Bike: Just do it, even while on business (Omaha World-Herald)

Monday, November 30th, 2009

Christopher Bennett, a civil engineer for the World Bank who was out of the United States for work 172 days last year, is one of what experts say is a growing number of business travelers who bicycle while on assignment.

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ApaTech named Europe’s fastest growing company in Deloitte 2009 Technology Fast 500 (News-Medical-Net)

Monday, November 30th, 2009

ApaTech, the rapidly growing orthobiologics company, was named Europe’s fastest growing Biotech/Pharmaceutical/Medical Technology/Equipment company in the Deloitte 2009 Technology Fast 500 for EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa).

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Sharp rise in global business confidence (Financial Times)

Monday, November 30th, 2009

The global economic rebound is becoming entrenched, led by the US and fast-emerging countries such as Brazil, according to a business survey today that reveals a sharp improvement in corporate confidence worldwide.

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ApaTech is Europe’s Fastest Growing Lifescience Company (redOrbit)

Monday, November 30th, 2009

LONDON, November 30 /PRNewswire/ — ApaTech, the rapidly growing orthobiologics company, was named Europe’s fastest growing Biotech/Pharmaceutical/Medical Technology/Equipment company in the Deloitte 2009 Technology Fast 500 for EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa). This annual ranking is based on a companies’ five-year revenue growth, for which ApaTech has achieved a rate of 8,318% over this …

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China Europa 2009 Encourages Green Business Between China and Europe (ITNews)

Monday, November 30th, 2009

LE HAVRE, France, November 30 /PRNewswire/ — China Europa is a business convention and exhibition which aims to foster economic exchanges between China and Europe.

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Frost & Sullivan: Need for Security and Business Intelligence to Make Video Analytics an Essential Tool for the End … (ITNews)

Monday, November 30th, 2009

LONDON, November 30 /PRNewswire/ — The need for pro-active security and business intelligence is boosting the demand for video analytics solutions in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). The lack of awareness among end-users about video analytics, coupled with inflated promises of earlier generation of analytics, resulted in a huge gap between its capabilities and customer expectations.

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Students Across Europe Compete For The Second Edition Of The “Hyatt Student Prize” (Hospitality Net)

Monday, November 30th, 2009

Hyatt Hotels & Resorts is currently preparing the second edition of the “Hyatt Student Prize,” a prestigious award dedicated to hospitality students across Europe. A total of 17 schools in Europe specialising in Hospitality Management have been selected to be represented in this competition.

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Frost & Sullivan: Need for Security and Business Intelligence to Make Video Analytics an Essential Tool for the End … (redOrbit)

Monday, November 30th, 2009

LONDON, Nov. 30 /PRNewswire/ — The need for pro-active security and business intelligence is boosting the demand for video analytics solutions in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

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China seeks business deals in Europe (Nine O’Clock)

Monday, November 30th, 2009

China is beginning to poke around Southeastern Europe for business deals, taking advantage of a capital drought in the region to gain a manufacturing toehold inside the 27-member European Union, according with Wall Street Journal, Agerpres informs.

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Caribbean Business Fair comes to Malton (Mississauga News)

Monday, November 30th, 2009

The best of the sunny islands will be on display this weekend when the International Caribbean Business Fair is held for the first time at the International Centre in Malton. It’s billed as a Caribbean event, but the 200 booths will be representing businesses, goods and services, art and culture from Africa, Europe, Asia, Middle East, North America and Latin America, too.

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