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Photo: Toscan Bennett, of Ferrari North America, Inc. (right) and Ken Gorin, owner of THE COLLECTION in Coral Gables, showcase Ferrari's symbolic baton for the U.S. kick-off of a global relay event marking the brand's 60th anniversary. The uniquely designed baton will travel more than 14,000 miles, across four continents, during the 20-day relay event - more than 10,000 Ferrari owners globally will partake in the festivities. |GlobalGiants.com|
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Photo: Nearly 60 South Florida Ferrari owners celebrated Ferrari's 60th Anniversary with a road relay to the Homestead-Miami Speedway, enjoying ceremonial parade laps on the track. A Ferrari caravan headed out of THE COLLECTION, kicking-off a weekend of festivities which will include the 14th annual Ferrari Challenge Series season opener, along with special demonstration events showcasing the brands 800-hp, limited edition FXX supercar and various Formula One race vehicles. |GlobalGiants.com|
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SEATTLE, March 9, 2007 -- Boeing and DHL agreed on an order for six 767-300ER (Extended Range) Freighters. DHL, wholly owned by Bonn, Germany-based Deutsche Post World Net, is a leading international express delivery and logistics company. The order is valued at $894 million at list prices. The Boeing 767 Freighter has excellent fuel efficiency, operational flexibility and low noise levels. The airplane meets and exceeds international Chapter 3 noise requirements. |GlobalGiants.com|
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LAS VEGAS, March 8 -- Sony is advancing wireless digital photo sharing with today's introduction of the 6-megapixel Cyber-shot (R) DSC-G1 digital camera.
The G1 model is Sony's first digital camera with the ability to send photos wirelessly to other Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA)-enabled devices, such as another camera or a PC.
"This is a step towards realizing a platform for networked photo communication," said Phil Lubell, director of marketing for digital cameras at Sony Electronics. "We will continue to explore the possibilities for networked digital imaging as broadband Internet becomes more pervasive in American homes."
Features include: One-Touch Wireless Photo Sharing and Archiving and Mega Storage Capacity and Sophisticated Image Management. |GlobalGiants.com|
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Photo: Top 10 ranked tennis champion Nicole Vaidisova as featured in the Citizen Eco-Drive Spring 2007 international advertising campaign.
LYNDHURST, N.J., March 8 -- Citizen Watch Company of America, Inc. (COA) has signed 17-year old Nicole Vaidisova, the world's Top 10 ranked tennis champion on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour to its international media campaign, Unstoppable. Ms. Vaidisova has already won 6 career Tour singles titles and is the youngest female player in the Top 10, achievements that embody the core of the Citizen Eco-Drive(R) Unstoppable campaign.
Print ads featuring Nicole Vaidisova, which will run in English, Spanish and French throughout the United States and Canada, break in April in a variety of weekly magazines including People and Us Weekly, and monthly beauty, fashion and lifestyle magazines including Glamour, Marie Claire, Latina and LouLou. |GlobalGiants.com|
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Photo: Racing Legend Danny Scott's rebuilt 1967 all steel Camaro. |GlobalGiants.com|
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Photo: Actress Q'orianka Kilcher has become the youngest customer to lease Honda's environmental status symbol, the hydrogen-powered and zero-emissions FCX fuel cell vehicle. Kilcher is the first person ever whose first car runs on hydrogen. She took possession of the FCX on March 7, 2007, in Universal City, California. |GlobalGiants.com|
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Photo: As an evolution of the Saab 9-5 SportCombi, the Saab BioPower 100 Concept makes its world premiere at the 2007 Geneva International Motor Show. |GlobalGiants.com|
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Photo: The 2007 Opel Corsa OPC is introduced at the Geneva Motor Show Tuesday, March 6, 2007 in Geneva, Switzerland. The Corsa OPC is equipped with a192 horsepower 1.6-liter turbo engine that reaches a top speed of 140 miles-per-hour. (General Motors Photo/Axel Wierdemann) |GlobalGiants.com|
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Photo: John Fleming President and CEO Ford of Europe revealing the new Ford Mondeo at Geneva Motor Show 2007. |GlobalGiants.com|
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Unprecedented Financial, Creative Resources Elevate Campaign to New Level for Travel and Tourism Industry.
Photo: Pictured is Adolfo Carrion, Jr., Bronx Borough President, who attended ITB Berlin with NYC & Company, the city's tourism and marketing company to announce a new five-borough strategy to market the City of New York internationally. George Fertitta, CEO of NYC & Company and Fred Dixon, VP Tourism Development for NYC & Company, also spoke during the city's press conference in Berlin, Germany on March 7, 2007. Photo Credit: NYC & Company.
BERLIN, March 7 -- NYC & Company, New York City's tourism, marketing and events organization, today announced a slate of international office openings, the latest in an ambitious campaign to build a global network -- and in the process remake the face of New York City's travel and tourism industry.
With the new offices, NYC & Company has more than doubled its international presence in the last year. Recent additions include outposts in Spain, Russia, Scandinavia and Amsterdam, which serves the Benelux countries of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. NYC & Company now operates 11 international offices in 19 countries.
News of the international offices came during a press conference at ITB, the leading trade fair for the global tourism industry. Held each year in Berlin, Germany, the five-day event draws roughly 10,900 exhibitors from 180 countries and almost 163,000 total visitors, including nearly 84,000 trade professionals. NYC & Company CEO George Fertitta, Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrion and Vice President of Tourism Development Fred Dixon were all on hand to represent the city and answer questions about the future of New York City tourism.
Travel and tourism for New York City is a $24 billion industry that supports more than 330,000 jobs. The new NYC & Company is the world's leading municipal tourism, marketing and events organization, dedicated to building New York City's economy and positive image in order to achieve 50 million visitors annually by 2015.
"We New Yorkers are passionate about our city -- and with good reason. It is vibrant, culturally diverse and has the potential to be the most powerful brand in the world," NYC & Company CEO George Fertitta said. "What we have here is just the beginning. And as we move ahead, we will watch carefully to make sure not a penny is wasted, and that our energies and talents are all leveraged toward making sure the rest of the country and the world experiences that passion as well." |GlobalGiants.com|
The expansion is just one facet of the organization's dramatic transformation since mid-2006. Following the June merger with NYC Marketing and NYC Big Events, NYC & Company emerged with a new strategy aimed at achieving the City's goal of attracting 50 million visitors to New York City annually by 2015. To that end, the new NYC & Company is also operating with an additional $15 million in annual funding from the City and more than $60 million in media and promotional assets -- an unprecedented store of resources directed toward municipal promotion.
"Travel and tourism is a critical industry for our City -- one that supports an estimated 330,000 jobs and generates more than $24 billion in spending -- which is why we have redoubled our efforts to promote and market the City to prospective tourists in every corner of the globe," Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg said. "In 2006, we project that a record 44 million tourists visited New York, and we are ahead of schedule towards reaching our goal of attracting 50 million tourists to the City by 2015."
"We are capitalizing on our strong economy, the value of the dollar versus foreign currencies, historic lows in the City's crime rate, the vibrancy of our cultural attractions and many other factors," Fertitta said. "Our job is to think well into the future, and with Mayor Bloomberg's investment it provides us with the financial wherewithal to achieve goals that -- before now -- were never even contemplated."
The goals include drawing up an innovative marketing campaign that reaches more people worldwide and attracts more major events to the city. It is supported by more than $60 million in media assets, including New York City bus shelters, phone kiosks, street banners and television and radio. These also will be traded for in-kind media in international markets, the result of an historic street furniture contract signed with Cemusa. NYC & Company has already begun placing billboards in European countries including England, Italy and Spain.
"What has been particularly illuminating is just how much of a difference can be made when you take the New York City message on the road," said Dixon, who has attended all the overseas office launches. "The City is such a diverse microcosm of cultures, neighborhoods and experiences, and sharing our story first hand with potential visitors will have a positive impact for years to come."
Some early results of the new NYC & Company's work are already evident. NYC Big Events -- originally founded in 2002 to attract high-profile events and create new ones for the City -- was instrumental in bringing the Latin Grammys to the city for the first time last year. This year, the City announced the 2008 Major League Baseball All-Star Game will be held at Yankee Stadium. On the marketing side, the organization has rolled out its NYC Open/Book campaign, a consumer and trade initiative tailored to individual international markets and designed to draw visitors to the city during traditionally slow travel periods. |GlobalGiants.com|
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Triple Premiere for the New C-Class.
Photo: Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of the Board of DaimlerChrysler AG and Head of the Mercedes Car Group presents the highly economical and environmentally friendly Vision C 220 BLUETEC in Geneva. In the study based on the new C-Class, Mercedes-Benz is presenting its innovative BLUETEC emissions control technology for the first time in combination with a highly fuel-efficient four-cylinder engine.
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Photo: Mercedes-Benz at the 77th Geneva Motor Show.
GENEVA, March 6 -- The new Mercedes-Benz C-Class is celebrating a triple premiere at the 77th Geneva Motor Show: in addition to the standard-production model, the "AMG-Mercedes C-Class DTM 2007" racing version and Vision C 220 BLUETEC have their debut at the show. |GlobalGiants.com|
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Two Global Debuts.
All-New XC70, the next generation of Volvo's segment defining crossover and the All-New V70, staking claim as a segment leader take the stage in Europe's first major auto show.
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Photo: All-New Volvo XC70.
GENEVA, March 6 -- The all-new Volvo XC70 is being introduced at the Geneva Motor Show with comprehensive changes inside and out, with new styling cues, improved driving dynamics, inspiring technological applications, added luxury and new developments in safety.
Photo: All-New Volvo V70.
As a leader in the wagon segment with 54 years of continuous refinement and improvement, Volvo is also introducing the all-new Volvo V70 in Geneva. With its perfect balance of luxury, versatility and safety, the all-new Volvo V70 sets the standard for premium wagons. |GlobalGiants.com|
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European market Outlander on-road SUV unveiled.
Photo: Misubishi Outlander European market.
Photo: Mitsubishi Prototype-X.
Tokyo, March 6, 2007 — Mitsubishi Motors Corporation today unveils the European market version of the Outlander on-road SUV and shows the Prototype-X concept for a next-generation high-performance 4WD sedan at the 2007 Geneva International Motor Show. The company is displaying a total of 10 exhibits (16 during the general public session) at the show which runs from March 6 through 18 at the Geneva Palexpo exhibition and conference complex, opening to the general public on March 8. |GlobalGiants.com|
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London has traditionally had an efficient public transportation system. Europe‘s second-largest conurbation has the world‘s oldest and largest subway system and a famous network of 700 bus lines that carry some six million passengers daily. In the future, a satellite-supported system from Siemens that can record the positions of 8,000 buses in real time will shorten travel times and use more than 2,000 displays to inform waiting passengers exactly when the next bus will arrive. Many suburban, regional and intercity rail lines run trains supplied by Siemens, complete with services and maintenance, as do the two airport links Heathrow Express and Heathrow Connect. Siemens also supplies technology that monitors roads and automatically identifies license plates in conjunction with the road toll system in central London. Many of the city‘s traffic lights and other traffic systems are from Siemens, and so is the ultramodern automation technology used by numerous buildings such as the famous high-rise of one of the world‘s largest reinsurer, Swiss Re, theaters in the West End and the Tate Modern and Tate Britain galleries. Siemens supplied fire-detector systems for Canary Wharf, one of the city‘s largest office-building complexes, and surveillance camera systems to increase safety in the city‘s railroad stations. Siemens is also bringing innovation to the British Office for National Statistics, where 250 million paper documents – the birth, marriage and death certificates of all British citizens since 1837 – are being converted into digital files. In addition Siemens is supporting British Telecom‘s construction of its next-generation 21st Century Network. And London clinics such as the Royal London Hospital and Barts Hospital are making long-term investments in high-tech equipment from Siemens, which will supply them with the latest medical technology for the next 35 years. The Siemens equipment already in use here includes imaging and network systems for diagnostic and treatment purposes. |GlobalGiants.com|
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India is becoming an increasingly attractive business location. That‘s especially evident in Mumbai, which generates 38 percent of India‘s gross domestic product and has a broad range of industry that makes it an economic, trade and fashion center. Mumbai is also the home of the world‘s largest and most prolific film industry, nicknamed “Bollywood.“ Mumbai‘s population density reaches levels that cannot be fathomed in Europe. For example, one square kilometer in Mumbai has to accommodate 29,000 people; in Berlin it’s only 3,800. Some 200 different languages and dialects from both India and abroad are spoken in Mumbai, where millions of people ride the commuter trains from the suburbs to the city center every day. Siemens has been commissioned by the Indian Railway Ministry to supply the drive systems and complete electrical equipment for 170 three-section trains. That includes pantographs, transformers, traction and auxiliary inverters, traction motors, a train control system and a passenger information system. The systems, which have been adapted to local climatic and environmental conditions, will reduce energy consumption by up to 30 percent and lower maintenance and servicing costs. The Grand Hyatt Mumbai hotel has also been adapted to the city‘s extreme climatic conditions. Thanks to ultramodern building technology from Siemens, pleasant temperature and humidity levels can be preset and kept constant throughout the hotel complex. An automatic fire alarm system and surveillance cameras enhance the safety and security of hotel guests and personnel, and the state-of-the-art communication technology meets the highest international standards. In the healthcare sector as well, Mumbai is increasingly relying on high-tech solutions. The Jaslok Hospital and the Saifee Hospital use medical technology from Siemens that includes magnetic resonance tomographs, ultrasound units and complete X-ray systems. |GlobalGiants.com|
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Professionals Will Access Full Range of Telephony Features with Highest Levels of Security and Ease-of-Use Wherever They Work.
Photo: Lenovo and Avaya today announced collaboration plans to enhance the IP communications experience on ThinkPad notebooks. Joint solutions will enable Lenovo's market-leading integrated fingerprint reader and Password Manager technologies to support Avaya's IP Softphone solution for user authentication. A future capability being demonstrated at VoiceCon transforms Lenovo's ThinkLight, on the top of the screen bezel, into a visual alert that advises the computer user to check voice mail.
ORLANDO, Fla., March 6 -- Lenovo and Avaya (NYSE:AV) today announced plans to collaborate on IP and unified communications solutions that combine both companies' award-winning technologies. Lenovo and Avaya will work together to enhance the IP communications experience on ThinkPad notebooks, giving business users the highest levels of security, usability and quality of service as they place and receive phone calls from their notebook PCs.
Avaya is a leading global provider of business communications applications, software and services. Lenovo is a leading PC company.|GlobalGiants.com|
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Photo: Let your patriotic colors shine bright! Noted music artist Cyndi Lauper records the classic, patriotic anthem "America the Beautiful" to be used in Tide's new advertising campaign that will launch nationally on March 5th. The 30-second ad depicts Americans celebrating the country's heritage with their true colors: red, white and blue. A full, streaming version of Cyndi's rendition of the song as well as behind-the-scenes footage from the recording session will be available on tide.com. |GlobalGiants.com|
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China‘s capital is preparing for the 2008 Summer Olympics, with an eye to mobility and environmentally friendly solutions. Athletes and spectators who travel to Beijing in 2008 will move through a world full of Siemens technology. The Siemens baggage transport system at the city‘s new airport will be more than 50 kilometers long. And Siemens will be supplying the new Number 10 subway line, which connects the Olympics sites with the city center and other subway lines, with a train control system, signaling, security and communications systems, and onboard components for the 34 trains. This will result in very short intervals between successive trains and fast adaptability to passenger volumes. High-speed trains based on the Siemens Velaro platform will whisk passengers to Tianjin, 100 kilometers from Beijing, for several Olympic events. Because the engines, brakes and transformers are mounted under the trains, there‘s 25 percent more space for passengers and lower maintenance costs. Siemens is also providing stadium infrastructure at several sports venues and building technology at hotels. Even Beijing‘s water is purified by Siemens; for example, the Bei Xiaohe wastewater plant treats 100,000 cubic meters of wastewater daily, thanks to ultramodern membrane bioreactor technology from Siemens. The project is the biggest of its kind in the world. In 2008, the plant will also provide reclaimed water for the swimming pools and other facilities in the Olympic Park. In addition, Siemens is supplying efficient and resource-saving automation and drives technology for industrial plants like the Taiyuan Iron & Steel Company plant southwest of Beijing. When completed this year, the Taiyuan plant will be the largest facility of its kind in the world. |GlobalGiants.com|
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New York already had a population of more than 12 million 50 years ago, and was thus the first city in the world to qualify as a megacity. To keep the “Big Apple“ fresh and fit for the future, the city‘s infrastructure is currently being comprehensively overhauled. For example, Siemens is modernizing New York‘s century-old subway system by installing the most sophisticated train control and management system of its kind, which will make it possible to monitor the position of each of the system‘s 540 trains in real time. A radio-operated train control system will make sure the trains‘ operation is reliable and punctual. Siemens is also playing an important role in ensuring a safe supply of drinking water. It is delivering the equipment and the system solutions for a wastewater purification plant that is part of a billion-dollar program for protecting New York‘s water catchment areas. And even the city‘s famous skyline is full of Siemens technology: Numerous public buildings such as Madison Square Garden, the Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building and the New York Stock Exchange are equipped with automation and lighting systems from Siemens. Similar Siemens solutions can be found in many corporate and governmental buildings, investment banks, insurance and media companies, hotels and university campuses. Solutions from Siemens are being used at JFK, LaGuardia and Newark airports for facility automation, some of the safety technology, runway lighting and smooth baggage handling. Several New York hospitals are now also using the Soarian workflow management system to streamline their procedures. At the Jacobi Medical Center, RFID chips that store the patients‘ identification data help to ensure optimal treatment. Siemens is also building a healthcare network with the help of renowned clinics such as the Mount Sinai Medical Center and 45 other facilities. The healthcare cards of 100,000 patients make up the core of the system. |GlobalGiants.com|
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