Monday, August 3, 2009

BWI: Pressmart Launches the First Electronic Edition of Manila Bulletin Newspaper

Press release from Business Wire India
Source: Pressmart
Monday, August 03, 2009 11:42 AM IST (06:12 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest; Business: Advertising, PR & marketing, Business services, Information technology, Media & entertainment, Publishing & printing; Technology
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Pressmart Launches the First Electronic Edition of Manila Bulletin Newspaper


Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India and Manila, Philippines, Monday, August 03, 2009 -- (Business Wire India) -- The Manila Bulletin, one of the oldest running newspapers in the Philippines announced the launch of Electronic Edition of its Newspaper via a partnership with Pressmart Media Ltd. (www.pressmart.com) - a global leader in providing hosted print-to-online publishing services with publishers from over 47 countries using its services.

Available at Manila Bulletin Online (www.mb.com.ph), the electronic edition (Vis-a-Vis ePaper) contains the same editorial content and advertising in the exact layout as the print edition giving an unimaginable real feel of experiencing the newspaper in reader hands. Other features of the Electronic Edition include Search, Gallery of all Pictures and Ads, Hot Links, Rating articles and many Web 2.0 features. Members can also receive automatic notifications when a new issue is posted on the Electronic Edition.

"Our electronic edition pairs the convenience of online content with the familiar feel and design of a hard-copy newspaper," said Emilo Yap III, VP of Manila Bulletin. "This new feature shows the fact that we are continually looking for new ways to deliver news to consumers when and how they want the news."

"We are delighted to launch the first electronic edition of Philippines leading newspaper, Manila Bulletin," said Sanjiv Gupta, Founder and CEO of Pressmart. "High-quality products, excellent customer service with quick response and a certain measure of flexibility in our offerings made Pressmart stand out from others."

About Manila Bulletin

The Manila Bulletin, (also known as the Bulletin and was previously known as Bulletin Today) is the Philippines' largest broadsheet newspaper by circulation, followed by the Philippine Daily Inquirer. It bills itself as "The Nation's Leading Newspaper", which is its official slogan. Founded in 1900 as a shipping journal, it is the second-oldest Philippine newspaper, second only to The Manila Times.

About Pressmart

Pressmart powers the digital edition of publications from 47 countries on Web, Mobile, RSS, Podcast and other digital channels. It offers Conversion, Hosting, Subscriptions, Ads and Analytics - in a single easy-to-use service. Pressmart is a preferred partner for premier publishing association's world over and has won several awards and recognitions for its product innovation.Website: www.pressmart.com.


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Muralidharan, enRight PR, +91 9885109594, enright@enrightpr.com

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Friday, July 31, 2009

BWI: Brickwork Ratings Assigns “BWR AAA” for Tata Chemicals Limited’s Unsecured Non Convertible Debenture Issue of INR 250 crore or INR 2.5 billion

Press release from Business Wire India
Source: Brickwork Ratings
Friday, July 31, 2009 05:54 PM IST (12:24 PM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, Economy; Business: Advertising, PR & marketing, Banking & financial services, Business services, Financial Analyst, Stock exchanges
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Brickwork Ratings Assigns "BWR AAA" for Tata Chemicals Limited's Unsecured Non Convertible Debenture Issue of INR 250 crore or INR 2.5 billion
NCD Issue Rating: BWR AAA; Outlook : Stable

Bangalore, Karnataka, India, Friday, July 31, 2009 -- (Business Wire India) -- Brickwork Ratings has assigned BWR AAA (Pronounced BWR Triple A) for Tata Chemicals Ltd.'s (TCL) proposed Unsecured Non Convertible Debenture (NCD) Issue of INR 250 crore or INR 2.5 billion of tenure up to 10 years. Brickwork Ratings' 'BWR AAA' stands for an instrument that is considered to offer EXCELLENT credit quality in terms of timely servicing of principal and interest obligations. The rating factored diversified product profile, stable domestic fertiliser business with efficient operations, healthy profitability compared to peers, healthy return on capital, excellent management, and strong and committed Tata group, the promoters.

TCL is one of India's largest producers of inorganic chemicals. It was established in 1939 at Mithapur, by the Tata Group for manufacturing of chemicals and over the years it has expanded its operations into soda ash, edible salt (Tata salt, I-Shakti), Phosphatic fertilisers, urea, cement etc. TCL has its plants in Mithapur in Gujrat, Haldia in WB and Babrala in UP. It has become the world's most geographically spread soda ash company with manufacturing sites spanning four continents (Asia, Africa, North America and Europe).

Performance of Manufacturing Units

TCL, post acquisition of General Chemicals Industries Product Inc., USA (GCIP), in March 2008, is the market leader and the second largest manufacturer of soda ash and the third largest producer of sodium bicarbonate in the world. With the acquisition of GCIP, TCL has global reach and can leverage its position in further improving its performance. The company's domestic market share in manufacture of other chemicals and especially chemicals required for the manufacture of high quality detergents has also improved during the year.

In FY2009 TCL's industrial chemicals segment in India achieved sales of INR 15.38 billion, a growth of 22.56%, as compared to INR 12.55 billion in FY2008. During FY 2009 TCL produced 695,115 tonnes of soda ash domestically and achieved sales of 670,396 tonnes. TCL is the market leader in domestic soda ash business and has a market share of 32%. Its supplies are mainly to the glass industry which in turn has the automobile and the construction industries as major consumers. TCL's global soda ash capacity is 5.5 MTPA with utilization of about 80%.

The fertilizer plant at Babrala increased its capacity from 0.864 MTPA to 1.155 MTPA with an investment of Rs. 208 crore during the year.

Tata salt has been recognized as the most trusted consumer food brand in India. In FY2009 TCL produced highest ever level salt of 534,452 MT compared 500,920 MT in previous year. Tata salt grew by 5% in volumes from 464,522 MT in 2007-08 to 490,025 MT in 2008-09 with the market share of 44.1% while I- Shakti grew by 92% to 151,205 MT in 2008-09.

Subsidiaries and Joint Ventures

In FY 2009 GCIP (a subsidiary) achieved its highest ever gross sales of soda ash of INR 13.22 billion. Similarly Brunner Mond (another subsidiary) achieved sales turnover of INR 14.83 billion registering a growth of 31.94% over previous year and Magadi Soda company's sales (another subsidiary) grew to INR 6.02 billion from INR 3.70 billion in the previous year in the standard ash (SAM) and Premium ash (PAM) segments.

Indo Maroc Phosphore S.A., (IMACID) is a joint-venture company established in Morocco for the purpose of securing supplies of Phosphoric Acid, in which the Company has a 33.33% shareholding.

In 2009 TCL entered into joint-venture agreement with JOil (Singapore), a Jatropha seeding company and holds 33.80% stake.

Financial Performance

TCL has consistently posted strong growth. Company's Net sales (i.e. sales net of excise duty) increased by 103% from INR 59.82 billion in FY2008 to INR 121.53 billion in FY2009. Company's Return on Net worth (RONW) was 15.3% while Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) was 13.1% in FY 2009. Income from operations increased by 103 % to INR 122.57 billion in FY09 as compared to INR 60.23 billion in FY08. Profit from operations increased by 80% to INR 14.36 billion in FY09 as compared to INR 7.96 billion in FY08. An extra-ordinary income of INR 4.87 billion from profit on sale of investments had boosted the Net Profit figures in FY08 to INR 9.64 billion. Excluding this, the company's Net Profit of INR 7.59 billion in FY09 is increasing and in line with the turnover. Interest charges increased by 189% in FY09 mainly due to the acquisition of GCIP.

Outlook

Despite the current economic slowdown, domestic demand for soda ash and chemicals required for manufacture of detergents is expected to be maintained. The demand for fertilizers would also continue to grow. However a key factor which influences the performance of the fertilizer industry is the timely release of the Govt. subsidy and the proportion of cash component thereof. Key factors which will influence TCL's future growth will be maintaining its leadership in the industry by higher efficiency and improving margins. TCL has moderate leverage and healthy return on capital which adds strength to its financials. Its diversified business adds further stability to its overall operations. Combined with the backing of TATA group and excellent management to lead its growth, TCL is expected to remain on course with respect to its performance and debt servicing capacity.

Copyright ©, 2009, Brickwork Ratings.

Brickwork Ratings has assigned the rating based on the information obtained from issuer and other reliable sources, which are deemed to be accurate. Brickwork has taken considerable steps to avoid any data distortion; however, it does not examine the precision or completeness of the information obtained. And hence, the information in this report is presented "as is" without any express or implied warranty of any kind. Brickwork does not make any representation in respect to the truth or accuracy of any such information. The rating assigned by Brickwork should be treated as an opinion rather than a recommendation to buy, sell or hold the rated instrument and BWR shall not be liable for any losses incurred by users from any use of this report or its contents. Brickwork has the right to change, suspend or withdraw the ratings at any time for any reasons.


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Mukesh Mahor, Analysts Contact, Brickwork Ratings, Toll free: 1-860-425-2742, mukesh.m@brickworkratings.com
Jubin Pandey, Analysts Contact, Brickwork Ratings, Toll free: 1-860-425-2742, jubin.p@brickworkratings.com
Anitha G, Media Contact, Brickwork Ratings, Toll free: 1-860-425-2742, media@brickworkratings.com
K N Suvarna, Senior Vice President, Relationship Contact, Brickwork Ratings, Toll free: 1-860-425-2742, kn.suvarna@brickworkratings.com

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BWI: TWB Releases TWBFirst: Integrated Employability Service for Job Seekers

Press release from Business Wire India
Source: The Writers Block
Friday, July 31, 2009 03:36 PM IST (10:06 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest; Business: Accounting & management consultancy services, Advertising, PR & marketing, Business services, Education & training, Information technology; Technology
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TWB Releases TWBFirst: Integrated Employability Service for Job Seekers
Adds Industry Focused Orientation and Training Toolkits

Bangalore, Karnataka, India, Friday, July 31, 2009 -- (Business Wire India) -- TWB Institute of Professional & Technical Communication (TWB), India's leader in Professional and Technical Communication - Education and Training, released its unique employability enhancing service called TWBFirst. TWBFirst service focuses on bridging the key gap between the industry expectations and those seeking employment. The service provides a larger control over employment opportunities and employability life-cycle to job seekers. Hitherto job portals, information on careers & education and training have been standalone services. TWBFirst combines them in a unique and powerful way.

TWBFirst allows students - under-graduates, graduates & post-graduates and early career stage job seekers who are seeking employment for the firstt time find the right direction and opportunity. TWBFirst brings job seekers & employers closer by:

-- Availability of CV to choicest employer with a prior assessment that allows employers to select better on the basis of their communication skills, essential reasoning skills & comfort in using computers and not just CV key words and recency of upload.

-- Availability of Premium CV listings to allow job seekers to have a better opportunity of being short listing for the desired job with professionally crafted CVs.

-- Faster selection of TWB Certified candidates that provides the comfort to the employer on the quality of their selection.

Employment seekers now have a destination to look for their 'First Real Job' across a spectrum of industries and jobs including Accounts, Finance, Tax, Audit, Banking & Insurance, Engineering Design & R&D, HR & Admin, IT Software , Hospitality, ITES/BPO/KPO/Customer Service, Sales & Marketing, Front Office, Data Entry, Teaching/Education, Web/Graphic Design/Visualizer, Technical Communications and others.

TWBFirst also provides effective training interventions to further employability of candidates. This comes on the back of industry prepared Toolkits:

-- TWBFirst Customer Relationship Toolkit - prepares & provides job seekers jobs with BPO/ KPO/ and other outsource industries in the Customer Service, Tech Support and related jobs, with salaries starting at Rs 1.5 lacs p.a.

-- TWBFirst Sales Management Toolkit - prepares & provides jobs in Retail / Insurance/ Banks/ Financial/ Auto/ Hospitality & Services sales industries, with salaries starting at Rs 1.25 p.a.

-- TWBFirst Employability Toolkit - prepares & provides job seekers jobs across industries including ITES/BPO, KPO, Retail, Insurance, Banks, Financial, Auto, Hospitality and others, with salaries commiserate with their enhanced employability.

-- TWBFirst HR & Recruitment Toolkit - prepares & provides job seekers jobs across industries as HR Executive & Admin Executive positions with salaries starting at Rs 1.25 p.a.

-- TWBFirst Essential Employability skills trainings including Effective Professional Communications trainings, Essential Business Communication & Essential English training for career enhancement.

With the release of TWBFirst, TWB adds to the portfolio of education & training services which includes:

-- TWBFirst employability services - for enhancing the employability for job seekers
-- TWBOnCampus - for those seeking information on education and careers
-- TWB Institute of Professional and Technical Communication - which provides India's deepest and unique portfolio of specialized education and trainings

The TWBFirst employability services and training portfolio adds to TWBs numero-uno position as India's leader in Professional and Technical Communication. TWB's high value, industry leading certifications are the benchmark in the industry with over 300 companies recruiting. TWB Certification programs include:

-- TWB Post Graduate Program: TWB Post Graduate Program in Technical Communication is TWBs flagship & the most comprehensive program that spans a full year. Placement offer letters are provided on admission to the course with a minimum salary of Rs.3.8 lakhs p.a and placements are available with over 300 companies.

-- TWB Associate & TWB Fundamental programs: These certifications are targeted at meeting the specialized employment requirements of India's leading technology services companies in the IT, ITES, KPO and other related industries. The certification portfolio includes:

- Technical Writing
- Technical Editing
- Business Communication
- Business Research and Analytics
- Patent Writing
- Instructional Design

TWB Institute of Professional & Technical Communication

TWB Institute of Professional & Technical Communication is India's pioneer institute offering a host of education and training programs. Its flagship program Post Graduate Diploma in Technical Communications is one of its kind in India and is closely integrated with the industry needs. TWB offers industry recognized certifications in Technical Writing, Technical Editing, Business Communication, Business Research and Analytics, Patent Writing, Program Management and Instructional Design. TWB Institute of Professional & Technical Communication also runs very popular TWB Online Technical Writing Fundamental Certification Programs along with Publishing & Authoring Tools - Adobe® RoboHelp® and Adobe® FrameMaker®. TWB Institute of Professional & Technical Communication also runs hugely successful TWB Alumni, TWB OnCampus and TWB Mentorship initiatives, which have allowed its students to gain a strong industry foothold. More than 300 companies from sectors that include software, IT, telecom, pharma, biotech, nanotech, defense, aerospace, manufacturing, service, e-learning, services, publishing, digital media and FMCG hire TWB graduates as part of their high growth teams.


CONTACT DETAILS
Samantha, The Writers Block, +91 (80) 41254350, +91 (11) 46566958, connect@twb.in
Megha, The Writers Block, +91 9945041426, +91 9810105861, connect@twb.in

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BWI: IPEX South Asia: A Gateway to the Future of Printing Business in South Asia

Press release from Business Wire India
Source: IPEX South Asia 2009
Friday, July 31, 2009 03:24 PM IST (09:54 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest; Business: Advertising, PR & marketing, Business services, Information technology, Media & entertainment, Publishing & printing; Technology
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IPEX South Asia: A Gateway to the Future of Printing Business in South Asia


New Delhi, Delhi, India, Friday, July 31, 2009 -- (Business Wire India) -- IPEX South Asia, the Indian counterpart of the international printing show IPEX, that is held every four years in Birmingham, UK, is all set to be held at the Bombay Exhibition Centre (BEC), Mumbai from 24th to 27th October 2009.

After extensive consultation with the industry thought leaders, the organizers have relocated the event to Mumbai for the first time. This strategic move will enable domestic and international exhibitors to meet even more major decision-makers from the Indian print community and their counterparts across South Asia. The exhibition, which is considered to be the apt platform for the Printing, Publishing and Media space, will showcase the best of the national and international offerings targeting the South Asian market, and promises to be a must for all affiliates in the industry.

Building on the successful launch of IPEX South Asia in 2007, which witnessed over 180 exhibitors and in excess of 11,000 trade visitors, this year's event has also received an extremely positive response from both the International and domestic printing markets. The exhibition already has many of suppliers participating with many more in the pipeline. Almost all the major brands - Canon, Xerox, HP, HCL Infosystems, EFI among others have confirmed their participation. Exhibitors at IPEX South Asia 2009 will represent all aspects of the graphic arts process, including pre-press, press manufacture, post-press, converting and packaging, consumables and used machinery.

"The exhibition will offer the entire graphic arts industry an excellent opportunity to participate and share information across regions, enabling graphic arts professionals to take full advantage of the very latest technology to help develop their business opportunities," informed Jon Johnston, Event Manager.

The exhibition has been planned in order to provide a professional and more amicable environment for the Print Industry to conduct business. IPEX South Asia 2009, unlike so many exhibitions, caters to the exact needs of the printing industry within the sub continent by bringing together the biggest manufacturers and suppliers from across the world under one roof and allowing them the exclusive platform for the exchange of information, views, news and technology. There will be numerous product launches, new technologies and products that have never before been seen in Indian sub-continent.

IPEX South Asia guarantees to deliver a real return on the investments to those participating companies and individuals. If you're in the print industry there is only one place to be.IPEX South Asia.

For more information, visit the website www.ipexsouthasia.com.

Note to the Editor

Institute for International Research (IIR) is part of the Informa Plc, the world's leading international provider of specialist information and services for the academic and scientific, professional and commercial business communities via publishing, events and performance improvement. Informa employs over 9,500 staff in more than 45 countries. Contact: rstroud@iirx.co.uk or rajnish.sinha@eme-india.com


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BWI: INMEX India Redefines India’s Maritime Business

Press release from Business Wire India
Source: INMEX India 2009
Friday, July 31, 2009 03:08 PM IST (09:38 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest; Business: Advertising, PR & marketing, Business services, Heavy industries, Media & entertainment, Transport engineering, Water; Technology
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INMEX India Redefines India's Maritime Business


New Delhi, Delhi, India, Friday, July 31, 2009 -- (Business Wire India) -- Now in its 10th year INMEX India 2009 remains the region's leading maritime event. The industry's largest and most recognized trade fair and B2B Forum takes place at the Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai from the 24 - 26 September, 2009.

Visitors to INMEX India 2009 can network face-to-face with over 400 Indian and international exhibitors covering the entire maritime spectrum including:

-- Shipbuilding
-- Ship repair
-- Marine offshore technology
-- Dredging
-- Ports & port technology
-- Ocean engineering
-- Marine equipment
-- Underwater robotics

The event will also play host to a series of brand new country pavilions including Korea, Singapore, Norway, China, Holland and Germany. Many will be demonstrating products and services never seen before in India. Recent exhibitors to book into INMEX India 2009 include Ras Tek Group, Aries Technical, Heinen & Hopman Engineering, Elcome Marine Services, Aero Marine, Sushma & Co, Stan International, MTU Asia and Bharati Shipyard.

Visitors to INMEX India can register for free at: www.inmexindia.com/register

INMEX India 2009 comprises a large trade exhibition and also a B2B Forum. The B2B Forum is completely unique to INMEX India and it takes place in its own air conditioned pavilion within the INMEX India 2009 exhibition. The B2B Forum is open to specially invited guests and it is free to attend. Consisting of carefully arranged group presentations and discussions, plus pre-arranged one-to-one meetings - the B2B Forum facilitates business interaction at the highest level.

The B2B Forum topics will be:

-- Shipping & shipbuilding
Indian shipbuilding requirements over the next decade

-- Marine offshore
Strategic plans of offshore companies in India

-- Dutch Innovation Showcase
Display and presentation on the latest Dutch technology - never before seen in India

-- Ports, Logistics & Multimodalism
Interaction on the seamless movement of cargo through an integrated process of logistics chain management

Please register your interest in being chosen to attend the B2B Forum at www.inmexindia.com/b2b


The INMEX India 2009 website gives more information about the event, you can see the full exhibitor list along with information about each exhibitor. You can also search the site for information on specific products and services and get the latest industry news. www.inmexindia.com


CONTACT DETAILS
Manisha Chaudhry, Value 360 Communications, +91 9899797810, manisha@value360india.com

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