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IWC Schaffhausen to Establish the Laureus Foundation in Switzerland

IWC Schaffhausen to Establish the Laureus Foundation in SwitzerlandSwiss watch manufacturer IWC Schaffhausen announced that they would be establishing the Laureus Foundation in Switzerland to honour the very best sportsmen and women from all over the world through the Laureus World Sports Awards and simultaneously support underprivileged young people in every corner of the globe with the help of the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation.

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October 3, 2006 - Business Wire India

Spotlight Promotions launches SAREGAMA- The Indian Music Industry Directory 2006

Spotlight Promotions launches SAREGAMA- The Indian Music Industry Directory 2006

GOOD NEWS!! For everyone looking for any kind of info on the Indian music scene. SAREGAMA-THE INDIAN MUSIC INDUSTRY DIRECTORY 2006 (3rd Edition) The most exhaustive trade guide yet to the business of making music and related industries in India, it has over 20,000 listings in over 100 categories covering the entire spectrum of goods and services being offered by individuals and entities in this business.

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October 3, 2006 - Business Wire India

2nd Asian Interventional Cardiovascular Therapeutics (AICT) brings Latest Cardiology Techniques to Indian Patients

2nd Asian Interventional Cardiovascular Therapeutics (AICT) brings Latest Cardiology Techniques to Indian Patients

2nd Asian Interventional Cardiovascular Therapeutics (AICT) is a unique Asia Pacific forum for cardiologists around the World, co-organised by Max Heart & Vascular Institute, India, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI), US, & Asian Pacific Society of Interventional Cardiology (APSIC), Singapore.

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October 3, 2006 - Business Wire India

Excel Home Videos Strikes Gold with Synergy Marketing

Excel Home Videos Strikes Gold with Synergy Marketing

Excel Home Videos, (India's leading Home Entertainment Company and licensee for Walt Disney and 20th Century Fox) has set a precedent for the Home Entertainment segment with back to back DVD successes since the beginning of the year. The achievement has been attributed to innovative synergy marketing. Says M.N Kapasi, MD, Excel Home Videos,'Re- Releasing DVDs coinciding with the Theatrical Release of their Sequels (Pirates of the Caribbean, X-men), summer releases for children related movies (Narnia, Chicken Little), releasing DVDs relevant to topical events (Goal during FIFA world cup), or release of the documentary titled Cracking the Da Vinci Code during the controversy with the theatrical release has done wonders for these DVDs. Though Synergy is not a new concept in India, Home Entertainment segment here has witnessed scarce activity on this front.'

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October 4, 2006 - Business Wire India

The VERTU Signature Diamonds Collection

The VERTU Signature Diamonds Collection

Vertu, the leading maker of handcrafted, luxury mobile handsets has launched a new Signature Diamond Collection. Offering a dazzling collection of five handsets, it includes the iconic Signature Platinum, set with a 0.25 carat solitaire diamond, and the new full pave Signature 18 Carat Yellow Gold and 18 Carat White Gold models that come with the choice of baguette cut diamond keys.

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October 5, 2006 - Business Wire India

ASUS India Introduces 20-Inch Widescreen Monitor with Built-in Mega-Pixel Webcam

ASUS India Introduces 20-Inch Widescreen Monitor with Built-in Mega-Pixel Webcam

Pivot Neck Design Enables both Vertical and Horizontal Viewing Angles

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October 6, 2006 - ASUSTek Computer Inc

Internet and New Media Guru Talks at Rai Foundation

Internet and New Media Guru Talks at Rai Foundation

"It's a changing world and it's changing by every minute," that's how Mr. Jeff Gralnick put the new age media and Internet revolution sweeping the media world during "How to Become Me" lecture series' inaugural lecture. Special Consultant to NBC News for Internet and New Technology matters Jeff spoke at College of Media & Communication (CMAC), a part of Rai Foundation Colleges on October 9, 2006.

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October 10, 2006 - Business Wire India

The Grand Finale of the WORLD GAMEMASTER TOURNAMENT (WGT) announced today

The Grand Finale of the WORLD GAMEMASTER TOURNAMENT (WGT) announced today

WORLD GAMEMASTER TOURNAMENT (WGT) is one of the world's most thrilling PC gaming competition partnering ASUS, Intel & ATI

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October 10, 2006 - ASUSTek Computer Inc

Payal Rohatgi Signs Management Deal with Crescendo Promotions & Management

Payal Rohatgi Signs Management Deal with Crescendo Promotions & Management

Payal Rohatgi has come a long way in the short time that she has stepped in Bollywood with 'Yeh kya ho raha hai' produced by Harry Baweja, This was followed by a series of films which included 'Plan' Directed by Hriday Shetty, ' Rakht' Directed by Mahesh Manjrekar, 'Police Force', '36 China Town' - Produced by Mukta Arts & Directed by Abass Mustan, 'Corporate' Directed by Madhur Bhandarkar. And the latest news is that she has been singed by Crescendo Promotions & Management to spiral her on to the big league. This will definitely see her reaching the top in no time, a place where she rightly belongs!

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October 12, 2006 - Business Wire India

Pavan Choudary launches his latest book: ''When You Are Sinking Become a Submarine''

Pavan Choudary launches his latest book:  ''When You Are Sinking Become a Submarine''

Pavan Choudary, one of the youngest CEOs of a multinational company, has revealed the secrets for winning in a world swarming with Viles. His latest book contains techniques for handling the Vile & succeeding against all odds without having to compromise on ethical issues.

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October 12, 2006 - Business Wire India

Castrol EDGE and the Bugatti Veyron are Chasing the World Record

Castrol EDGE and the Bugatti Veyron are Chasing the World Record

With 1001HP, 4 turbo-chargers, 8-litre cubic capacity, 16 cylinders and 64 valves there can be only one target for the sheer unadulterated power lurking within the combustion chambers of the Bugatti Veyron when it will be unleashed on 28th October : breaking the Guinness Land Speed Record for road-going production cars. The venue for the record showdown is the Ehra Lessien racetrack at Wolfsburg/Germany - a track where the Veyron has already gained a reputation of being the most advanced production car in the world.

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October 12, 2006 - Business Wire India

Enterprise Architecture Inventor John Zachman to Visit India in Nov '06

Enterprise Architecture Inventor John Zachman to Visit India in Nov '06

India's first exclusive Enterprise Architecture conference, organised by iCMG and scheduled to be held in November, will feature Mr John A. Zachman, known as the 'Father of Enterprise Architecture'.

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October 17, 2006 - Business Wire India

Hindustan Times NEXT School Soccer League '06 in Association with BOOST Chocoblast

Hindustan Times NEXT School Soccer League '06 in Association with BOOST Chocoblast

Started: 16th October '06

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October 18, 2006 - Business Wire India

Microsoft-Excel the Success Mantra: Prof. Larry J. LeBlanc

Microsoft-Excel the Success Mantra: Prof. Larry J. LeBlanc

Prof. Larry J. LeBlanc is spreading crucial knowledge about spreadsheet optimization models for business management at the Rai Business School, Delhi. Prof. LeBlanc teaches Management Science in Spreadsheets at the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee in the U.S. He is an expert in optimization models using Microsoft Excel. The Rai Business School, in its attempt to interact with international knowledge leaders, regularly hosts leading global academicians from India and abroad. Prof. LeBlanc through his three lectures imparted essential knowledge of how managers succeed using Microsoft Excel during October.

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October 27, 2006 - Business Wire India

Habitat for Humanity's Annual Jimmy Carter Work Project Kicks off in India

Habitat for Humanity's Annual Jimmy Carter Work Project Kicks off in India

One-hundred homes are being built this week during the annual Habitat for Humanity project led by former U.S. President and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn.More than 2,000 volunteers from North and South America, Europe, Asia and from across India are taking part in building homes in partnership with low-income families from the Lonavala area.

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October 30, 2006 - Business Wire India

Cricket Star Steve Waugh Helps Habitat for Humanity Build Homes in India During the 23rd Annual 'Jimmy Carter Work Project'

Cricket Star Steve Waugh Helps Habitat for Humanity Build Homes in India During the 23rd Annual 'Jimmy Carter Work Project'

Australian cricket star Steve Waugh joined thousands of volunteers in helping build simple, decent homes during Habitat for Humanity's annual Jimmy Carter Work Project.The 2006 project will see 100 homes built in a village near Lonavala,Oct. 30 - Nov.3,2006 .

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October 31, 2006 - Business Wire India