Daily Archives: September 4, 2012

Consumer Services, Entertainment, Internet & Online, Society, Travel

LondonTown.com Helps Keep BBC Proms in the Park Affordable to All with Discounted London Hotel Room Rates

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BBC Proms in the Park is part of the BBC Proms, the biggest and best classic music festival in the world. This open air spectacular in Hyde Park on 8 September brings classical music to the masses combining pop talents such as Kylie with outstanding musical displays from the Royal Choral Society and BBC Concert Orchestra.

For £35, visitors will be lavished with four hours of music and entertainment from Il Divo, tenor Alfie Boe, Kylie and London Community Gospel Choir among others. There’s a show-stopping firework finale and a family feel to this informal event. People usually bring picnics and blankets and get themselves comfortable for an evening of outstanding entertainment fusing pop and classical music.

LondonTown.com has helped keep this event affordable to all by offering exclusive discounts at a range of hotels in London, including several around Hyde Park . Two of its top picks are the Thistle Marble Arch Hotel and the Lancaster London Hotel. The former has had room rates reduced by 91% and the latter by 70%.

The Thistle Marble Arch Hotel, now available from £90 per room, per night, is a four-star Art Deco property with bags of character and style. This hotel offers 24-hour room service, cribs for babies and children, a fitness centre and local parking from £40.

The four-star Lancaster London Hotel is available from £119 per room, per night and the extra spend goes a long way. With breathtaking views over Hyde Park in a contemporary setting this hotel has much to offer guests and attendees of BBC Proms in the Park.

Hotel discounts aren’t the only reasons to book with LondonTown.com, the number one Internet site for London . With every online booking LondonTown.com throws in £250 worth of extras in the form of two-for-one entry, attraction and experience discounts, walking tours, audio guides, a personalised event guide, free Fitness First gym passes and free spa treatment at Spa Illuminata.

Consumer Services, Entertainment, Internet & Online, Society, Travel

Give Commuting a Try with the Mayor of London’s Sky Ride 2012

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Owing to London’s extraordinarily busy summer this year, the annual Sky Ride City event is not taking place in its usual form. Instead of following Cardiff and Edinburgh with a big city centre ride, the capital is hosting smaller, weekly Sky Rides in 14 boroughs, all of them free to join. There will be over 200 different bike rides.

As with all Sky Ride events, cyclists are separated in to groups according to ability level, ranging from beginner to experienced. All the routes are safe and suitable for children.

Although central London is not closing it’s streets to motorists for this year’s ride, there are still plenty of opportunities to ride past some of the capital’s most iconic sights, in places as diverse as Croydon, Wandsworth and Kensington and Chelsea.

The latter is hosting a ‘Give Commuting a Try’ ride on September 1 st . Designed to encourage drivers away from their cars, the route is led by trained British Cycling Ride Leaders, on hand to give new cyclists route-planning advice and tips on how to ride safely in busy traffic. It takes riders on a typical commuter route from the outer boroughs into the heart of London’s city centre.

This particular ‘Give Commuting a Try’ route runs from Putney Bridge to Westminster Abbey. Helping cycle enthusiasts save even more money is the capital’s premier booking and information website LondonTown.com. They are offering a number of cheap London hotels across the city for the weekend of 1-2 September.

Among the deals on offer, the modest Kensington West Hotel London is already a good budget option for this part of the city. With the 54% discount currently being offered by LondonTown.com, the cost of a night’s stay is only £79 per night.

Even better is the 75% discount currently offered by the Berjaya Eden Park London Hotelin Bayswater. The discount brings the nightly rate down to just £82. Both offers area available exclusively through LondonTown.com. Visit the website for more cheap London hotels, and to find more information on this year’s Sky Ride event.

Consumer Services, Entertainment, Internet & Online, Media, Society, Travel

Объявлены скидки на гостиничные номера к Фестивалю Темзы

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Фестиваль Темзы “Mayor’s Thames Festival”, ежегодный фестиваль, посвященный главной водной артерии города, будет проведен с 8 по 9 сентября. В этом году мероприятие достигнет еще больших масштабов, так как совпадает с финалом и церемонией закрытия Паралимпийских игр 2012 года.

Главным событием фестиваля станет вечернее шествие костюмированных артистов. Процессия, которая пройдет вдоль реки через сердце столицы, завершится огромным фейерверком. В течение десяти минут над рекой у моста Блэкфрайар и двух речных барж взорвется более тонны пиротехники – таким образом Лондон попрощается с невероятно успешной летней Олимпиадой.

Процессия начнется с Вестминстера и последует через Тауэрский мост и набережную Виктории. В ожидании множества посетителей, по набережной вдоль реки будут установлены продовольственные лотки и различные аттракционы. Фестиваль Темзы является бесплатным мероприятием.

Чтобы помочь посетителям фестиваля с поиском доступного жилья, вебсайт LondonTown.com предлагает скидки на oтели Лондона с удобным месторасположением. Помимо остальных отелей со скидками, вы найдете гостиницу Crowne Plaza по улице New Bridge Street, которая предлагает скидку в 52% на двухместные номера. Благодаря этой скидке тариф в этой гостинице составляет 223 фунта стерлингов в сутки.

Отель Holiday Inn Express расположен на южном берегу Темзы по улице Southwark Street. Этот отель, который находится в восьми минутах ходьбы от места проведения процессии, предлагает двухместные номера с 76% скидкой, что составляет суточный тариф всего в 59 фунтов стерлингов.

Отель ME London находится на улице Strand, в нескольких минутах ходьбы от Темзы. Этот отель класса люкс предлагает двухместные номера от 500 фунтов стерлингов в сутки, с учетом 17% скидки от стандартного тарифа.

Подробнее о гостиницах Лондона и Фестивале Темзы 2012 года читайте на сайтеLondonTown.com.

Consumer Services, Entertainment, Internet & Online, Media, Society, Travel

El humorista Michael McIntyre vuelve al O2 en su esperada gira del Reino Unido

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Michael McIntyre vuelve en su esperada gira del Reino Unido al O2 de Londres con ocho espectaculares actuaciones en septiembre. Según describe el periódico The Telegraph se trata simplemente del artista más completo que se ha convertido en uno de los humoristas más queridos del Reino Unido. Sus actuaciones son perfectas y contagia su entusiasmo, aunque la mayoría de la gente admira su forma de destacar los aspectos obvios de la vida y tiene una asombrosa habilidad de convertirlo todo en chiste.

Aunque el O2 sea uno de los principales centros de exposiciones y eventos de la capital, llegar y volver por la noche no es tan fácil. Como el show de Michael McIntyre terminará tarde, LondonTown.com aconseja a los asistentes que reserven Londres Hoteles cerca del O2. Entre la amplia gama de alojamientos con descuento disponibles en la web LondonTown.com se encuentran el Radisson Blu Edwardian New Providence Wharf y elHoliday Inn Express London Greenwich. Ambos hoteles están a menos de veinte minutos a pie del O2.

El Radisson Blu Edwardian New Providence Wharf es un hotel moderno de cuatro estrellas que da al río Támesis. Es un edificio con estilo y sofisticado que una piscina y zona spa de lujo. También cuenta con excelentes comentarios de los clientes y gracias al exclusivo descuento de LondonTown.com del 88% el precio de las habitaciones comienza a 62 libras la noche.

El Holiday Inn Express London Greenwich tiene tres estrellas y se encuentra en el corazón de Greenwich. Tiene mucha luz, es espacioso y ofrece el servicio y valor superiores que todos esperan de la cadena Holiday Inn. De nuevo LondonTown.com ofrece descuentos para este hotel y las habitaciones comienzan a 57 libras por noche con una reducción del 77%.

Hay otros incentivos económicos al reservar con LondonTown.com además de los fabulosos descuentos indicados anteriormente. Todas las reservas on-line vienen con 250 libras de extras con una guía personalizada de eventos, dos tickets para una visita guiada a pie, cuatro giras de audio, un pase para dos personas de tres días para Fitness First, un tratamiento gratuito en Spa Illuminata y muchos otros descuentos y ofertas dos por uno en todo Londres.

Entertainment, Internet & Online, Software, Telecom

iPad/iPhone version 2.0 of Join It – Jigsaw Puzzle is released!

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In gratitude to patience and loyalty our Users we are pleased to announce that in the nearest future we are going to start the Contest Time! for our the most active and dedicated fans.

Like/follow us on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/joinitpuzzle) and Twitter (@joinitpuzzle) and be up-to-date with our announcements! You will get a chance to win one of iTunes Gift Certificates. Stay turned on our website to be the first who takes the chance to win just playing on your favorite Jigsaw Puzzle and share your achievements among puzzle’s fans. Do not miss your chance – the action will last only one week!

We also will be glad to invite new Users, who are just discovering the world of puzzles. And on the eve of the two-year anniversary at the App Store market, we reduce the price on Join It – Jigsaw Puzzle by 33%. The Universal version of the game is only $3.99 from now.

During almost two years of development we came a long and interesting way, with each step improving and making our game more and more convenient and diverse for our Users. From its first vestion, which was developed for iPad only, Join It – Jigsaw Puzzle provides you a perfect opportunity to experience the feeling of vivid jigsaw puzzles.

Each new update brought more and more elements to move further, in order to be up-to-date with new iOSs, to look great on Retina display, to satisfy our fans recommendations and meet their expectations.

The major news for the Universal version of Join It – Jigsaw Puzzle – we have added support for iPhone/iPod. From now crazy jigsow puzzles’ fans got a possibility to use the most convenient for puzzle assembling mobile device on their choice. We believe, that almost new in colors and not only the updated interface desing will satisfy also the most enthusiastic users, who spend hours and got the terrific results which are known from the Game Center.

For all Users who prefer playing on iPad we have prepared a surprise – the innitial range of pieces for assembling is increased – now there are 500 pieces to play with! Keeping in mind the imminent release of a new iOS 6.0 system, we have updated/tested Universal version of Join It – Jigsaw Puzzle to be fully ready for new system.

Along with the improvements in the various options (turn on/off rotation and sticking, Reference Picture Visibility on/off, etc) and design, we try to make our games accessible to people in different countries around the world. Released Version 2.0 is available on 9 localization – English, Japanese, Russian, Ukrainian, French, Spanish, German, Italia, Chinese.

Earlier versions of Join It – Jigsaw Puzzle for iPad have become popular in many countries and got a lot of positive reviews, so d-Studio, Ltd. hopes that the new Universal 2.0 version will not disappoint long-term fans and new users will be interesting, as we are happy to find out our new friends on our page on Facebook and Twitter.

Contact Details: 23 Maryny Raskovoyi, office 1016, Kyiv, 02002, Ukraine.
http://d-studio.com.ua
Product Manager: rustam@d-studio.com.ua

Travel

Luxury Travel Ltd Promotes Mai Chau Valley on Your Bike, Hike and Dine in Style

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Luxury Travel Ltd (www.luxurytravelvietnam.com) Has Launched a Two Day Luxury Biking Trip to Mai Chau.

Hanoi, Vietnam, September 04, 2012 – The ride passes through many villages, across lush rice paddies and above a valley for stunning views. You will get to know the local hill tribe people – the White Thai – and their culture better when you overnight in local home stay. They can opt to stay at the Mai Chau Lodge. After a day of remote cycling, you will be rewarded and spoilt with dinner and a night at the Mai Chau Lodg http://www.luxurytravelvietnam.com/EN/Vietnam_tours/Adventures/Cycling-Trip-To-Mai-Chau-2days.htm

“Taking this biking tour, travelers discover Vietnam’s village life in a remote setting. Mountain bikers will love this biking trip for the variety of trails – from good single track paths, undulating rough jeep trails, to some climbs that are rewarded with ultimate descents,” said Huong Pham, Operations Manager of Luxury Travel Company.

The next day is cycling in Hang Kia, a downhill ride to Hoa Binh Town. Drive to to Cao Phong, travelers cycle from Cao Phong to the Giang Mo village of Muong Minority (2 hours). Visit Giang Mo Village before transferring back to Hanoi.

Tour cost at 257 USD per person for a private party of 2 people, including private pick up and drop off service, professional bike, helmet, drinking water, all meals, accommodation and English speaking tour guide. This offer is valid until 30 Dec 2013.

“This biking trip offers you a great opportunity to explore the outstanding nature beauty and culture richness of Mai Chau area, the gateway to the impressive Northwestern area of Vietnam. This biking tour offers you both physical activity and the opportunities to observe a lifestyle of local people that has changed little over the centuries. As you cycle in many places in Hoa Binh, you see the beautiful valleys, you encounter Flower H’mong, Muong and White Thai minorities and are guests in their traditional stilt-houses allowing you to see first-hand how these minority people live. This cycling trip is the highest quality of those offered to Mai Chau, including imported bicycles, well-trained English speaking cycling guides with experience, mechanical support and routes chosen for maximum enjoyment and sightseeing on the bike,” said Pham Ha, CEO and Founder of Luxury Travel Vietnam Company.

For Mai Chau biking tours, visit
http://www.luxurytravelvietnam.com/EN/Vietnam_tours/Adventures/Cycling-Trip-To-Mai-Chau-2days.htmor email to bike@luxurytravelvietnam.com.

Vietnam’s first luxury tour operator/DMC (http://www.luxurytravelvietnam.com) based in Hanoi with offices throughout Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand, Luxury Travel is exceptional in designing tailor-made tours and providing unique travel experiences. Opened in 2004, the Luxury Travel Company Limited has its own offices, luxury vehicles, luxury travel advisors, and reprentative offices in California, London, Paris, and Sydney. The company’s depth of experience and large infrastructure enable it to create unique itineraries with the operational confidence to fulfill client expectations. Luxury Travel Ltd won numerous travel awards for excellent performance including the most recent Guide Award 2012: “a long established Asian specialist in the art of travel and serves today’s most sophisticated travelers with luxury privately guided and fully bespoke holidays.”

Contact:
Link Doan
Luxury Travel Ltd
05 Nguyen Truong To Str.,
Ba Dinh Dist, Hanoi 84444
Vietnam
84439274120
marketing12@luxurytravelvietnam.com
http://www.LuxuryTravelVietnam.com

Business

Rock Stars Traders and Quants to be Announced for High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2012 in New York, Chicago and London

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Building off of the momentum of past conferences, Golden Networking brings back High Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2012, “How Knight Capital’s ‘Knightmare on Wall Street’ Could Transform the Regulatory Landscape and Impact Investors, Speed Traders and Brokers”, now in New York, Chicago and London (www.High-Frequency-Trading-Conference.com).

New York City, NY, USA (September 4, 2012) — The list of rock stars quants and traders coming to speak at Golden Networking’s High Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2012, “How Knight Capital’s ‘Knightmare on Wall Street’ Could Transform the Regulatory Landscape and Impact Investors, Speed Traders and Brokers” (http://www.High-Frequency-Trading-Conference.com), in New York, (September 25), Chicago (October 9) and London (December 12), will be announced this week by Golden Networking, organizer of some of the most influential conferences in the financial services industry.

August 1st, 2012, marks the day when electronic trading powerhouse Knight Capital’s trading algorithms went berserk and nearly bankrupted the company. In the weeks following the incident, global reactions were swift and harsh, with some pundits calling for more regulatory oversight with others insisting that the market will sort this out by itself. However, even the most steadfast electronic market structure supporters admit that something needs to be done.

“How Knight Capital’s ‘Knightmare on Wall Street’ Could Transform the Regulatory Landscape and Impact Investors, Speed Traders and Brokers” is exactly the theme of High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2012 (http://www.HFTLeadersForum.com), forum that will provide attendees in New York, Chicago and London with the most up-to-date review of where this ever-changing industry stands through insightful keynote speeches and thought-provoking panels.

High Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2012, How Knight Capital’s ‘Knightmare on Wall Street’ Could Transform the Regulatory Landscape and Impact Investors, Speed Traders and Brokers”, will provide attendees in New York, Chicago and London with the most up-to-date review of where this ever-changing industry stands and how new technology and regulatory developments will impact it. Recognized experts, regulators, and strategists, will return to High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2012 to provide the information practitioners are looking for in an open and unbiased environment, highly conducive to the most efficient and effective networking.

With insightful keynote speeches and highly regarded panels, everybody involved in high-frequency trading will gain inside knowledge about the latest technologies that can drastically optimize HFT infrastructures and take a first look at upcoming regulations that could radically change the HFT firms’ business model. Topics that will be discussed at High Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2012 include the movement toward emerging markets, every time more attuned to the use of bots, the regulatory environment, how new technologies are changing the game, including FPGA applications, and a look at the upcoming regulatory changes that will definitely impact how speed traders capture alpha.

High Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2012 is produced by Golden Networking (http://www.goldennetworking.net), the premier networking community for business executives, entrepreneurs and investors. Panelists, speakers and sponsors are invited to contact Golden Networking by sending an email to info@goldennetworking.net.

Media Contact:
Sangeeta Nandi
Media Relations Coordinator
Golden Networking
516-761-4712
snandi@goldennetworking.net
http://www.goldennetworking.net

Travel

Luxury Travel Ltd is Promoting Family Escape to Vung Tau Beach from Ho Chi Minh City

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Luxury Travel Vietnam is offering a day trip from Ho Chi Minh City for travelers who wish to discover the best that Vung Tau has to offer.

Hanoi, Vietnam, September 4, 2012 — Vung Tau, located at about 125 kilometers to the southeast of Ho Chi Minh City, was known as Cap Saint-Jacques under French occupation. Among Vietnamese and expatriates, it is a popular beach destination for weekend trips, and now Luxury Travel Vietnam is offering a day trip from Ho Chi Minh City for travelers who wish to discover the best that Vung Tau has to offer.

“Travelers can reach Vung Tau by speedboat, car or helicopter from Ho Chi Minh City. Vung Tau is a busy coast city with a few beaches, an attractive summer palace, a couple of interesting temples, a few other attractions and not much else, so it offers enough to do but nevertheless offers an off the beaten path and low key escape. However, luxury properties, casinos and golf courses are set to open soon, in order attract long stay, high end holidaymakers to both the Ho Tram area and Vung Tau. Twenty kilometers from the city center is Long Hai town, once a fishing village and now a small resort popular with Vietnamese people. Vung Tau is also the place to board a boat, plane or helicopter to visit famous Con Dao Island, 180 kilometers away.” Said Pham Ha, CEO of Luxury Travel Ltd.

The trip starts in the early morning and guests will be driven to Vung Tau, stopping on the way to visit the Large House (Nha Lon) and its temples at Long Son Island, the location of many significant festivals.

The peninsula has scattered temples and points of interest, but is still tranquil and undeveloped in some areas. However, now is the time to go for travelers who like serene locations, as Vung Tau is always considered a top spot for future development of entertainment complexes and Disney Land style resorts.

Besides temples, VungTàu also has many beaches to explore, including Back Beach (Bãi Sau) and Front Beach (Bãi Tru?c).

And no trip would be complete without visiting the Christ of Vung Tau, which was built by Vietnam’s Catholic minority, and which stands 32 metres tall and possesses two outstretched arms spanning 18.4 meters.

Visitors will be able to take in all that Vung Tau has to offer, and still be back in Ho Chi Minh City by 6 p.m., in time to enjoy the city’s nightlife.

“Vung Tau preserves the feel of a harmonious community of religions, mountains, beaches and architecture, both old and new. It is now a favourite weekend beach escape destination for family vacations from Ho Chi Minh City. This short trip has all the best Vung Tau has to offer.” adds Pham Ha.

The tour price starts from US$82 per person for a private party of two people. Price includes all private pick up and drop off services, transportation from Ho Chi Minh City, meals, entrance fees and the services of an English-speaking guide. This offer is valid until 30 December 2013.

For info and booking, visit http://www.luxurytravelvietnam.com/EN/Vietnam_tours/Daytrips/Vung-Tau-Day-Trip.htm

About Luxury Travel Ltd
Vietnam’s first luxury tour operator and DMC (http://www.luxurytravelvietnam.com), Luxury Travel is based in Hanoi, with offices throughout Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand. Luxury Travel is exceptional in designing tailor-made tours and providing unique travel experiences. Opened in 2004, the Luxury Travel Company Limited has its own offices, luxury vehicles, luxury travel advisors, and representative offices in California, London, Paris, and Sydney. The company’s depth of experience and large infrastructure enable it to create unique itineraries with the operational confidence to fulfill client expectations. Luxury Travel Ltd has just won a Guide Award 2012 for Excellent Performance.

Media Contact:
Doan Hong Linh (Ms.)
Marketing Executive
Luxury Travel Ltd
05 Nguyen Truong To Str.,
Ba Dinh Dist, Hanoi 84444
Vietnam
+ 84.4.39274120 Ext 122
marketing3@luxurytravelvietnam.com
http://www.LuxuryTravelVietnam.com

Technology

Guardtime to Launch SLA-Based Disaster Recovery as a Service on Joyent’s Cloud Platform

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Guardtime today unveiled its Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) solution on Joyent’s cloud platform, aimed at Infrastructure Service Providers and Telecommunication Operators targeting mobile first markets.

Palo Alto, CA (USA), September 03, 2012 — Guardtime ( http://www.guardtime.com ), today unveiled its Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) solution on Joyent’s cloud platform, aimed at Infrastructure Service Providers and Telecommunication Operators targeting mobile first markets. The solution offers seamless SLA-based business continuity, efficient capacity expansion and data integrity verification as part of the world’s first secure cloud stack.

By leveraging the cloud as a remote recovery site, enterprise is protected against disasters at its home site and can reconstruct its network to keep services running remotely for as long as it takes to rebuild a server, data center or entire facility. If a disaster strikes, a remote DRaaS team is unaffected and can manage the recovery process to enable faster recoveries.

“We will soon be in a world with over 50 billion interconnected devices and ICT operators, especially in mobile first emerging markets will be able to offer their customers a level of security and availability vastly superior to their OTT competitors,” said Mike Gault, CEO of Guardtime. “While AWS with their Glacier offering is targeting long term storage with limited guarantees, Guardtime’s DRaaS offering will allow ICT operators to provide SLAs around backup and recovery with an independently verifiable audit trail of everything that happens to customer data while it is in their infrastructure.”

Aside of the operational benefits, cloud based DRaaS is also cost effective, as enterprises can share spare capacity with other enterprises, and the capacity can fluctuate based upon the time of day, the time of year, or even season. In the long run, enterprises reduce costs even further by avoiding additional capital investments that one-to-one schemas require and by enabling usage-based billing when disaster recovery is needed.

“Disaster recovery is the number one feature requested by the enterprise customers of our cloud platform and we’re excited to answer their call by rolling-out this service together with Guardtime in the coming months,” said Jason Hoffman, CTO of Joyent. “With enabled SLA-s, near real-time restore and Guardtime’s data integrity validation features enabled by default, the solution is completely unique in the marketplace.”

The Disaster Recovery as a Service offering complements Guardtime’s existing Clean State Proof data integrity suite ( http://www.guardtime.com ), aimed at Infrastructure Service Providers and Telecommunication Operators, validating Virtual Machine images prior deployment and ensuring that the customer data or log files residing in the cloud infrastructure have not been tampered with by any party.

About Guardtime:
Guardtime was founded with the goal of solving one of the biggest problems in computing: how to be sure electronic data is authentic. Guardtime’s Keyless Signatures provide proof of origin and that not a single bit has changed since a specific point in time. The verification of the signature can be done offline without reliance on keys, secrets, or the existence of a trusted third party. Guardtime’s mission is to change the world to one in which Keyless Signatures are ubiquitous and a natural part of the everyday data lifecycle, whether on disk, in transit, or in the Cloud. Visit http://www.guardtime.com for more information about using Keyless Signatures for signing your data.

Press & Media Contact:
Victor Cruz, Principal
MediaPR.net Inc
Palo Alto, CA – USA
+1 978-594-4134
vcruz@mediapr.net
http://www.guardtime.com

Business

FRA Welcomes Australian Carbon Forest EU Link-Up

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FRA have welcomed news that Australia’s carbon forests are being linked to the EU’s ETS to help encourage investment in the carbon offsetting tool.

Seattle, United States, September 4, 2012 — Forestry Research Associates (FRA) have welcomed news that Australia’s carbon forests are being linked to the EU’s ETS to help encourage investment in the carbon offsetting tool.

The move is also being greeted warmly by the country’s carbon offsetting pioneer, Greenfleet, which said that the change will bring plenty of credibility to its carbon forest scheme. Greenfleet CEO, Sarah Gipton, explained, “It brings greater simplicity to the scheme; and linking to the more established market means Australia will benefit from the EU experience and Australian carbon project developers can tap into a larger market.”

She went on to add: “We are confident that investment in Australian carbon forests that offer additional biodiversity benefits will continue to rise as liable parties build their carbon management portfolios.”

Ms Gipton issued a statement talking about the relatively new asset class of investing in carbon offsetting. She explained that most savvy investors will take the ‘portfolio approach when making investments to deal with the risks. This is the same as any other asset class – it’s always a good idea to hedge your bets with a diverse portfolio, claims FRA’s analysis partner, Peter Collins.

Greenfleet is a forest abatement organization that helps businesses to offset their carbon emissions by planting trees. FRA supports this kind of project and also investment in forestry via sustainable plantations, which can also help to businesses and individual investors to offset their carbon emissions – while making healthy returns.

“Investing in plantations through forestry managers like Greenwood Management, which runs plantations in Brazil and Canada, is a great way to give a little back while making your cash work harder for you.”

Forestry investment tend to perform better than stocks and bonds and the demand for timber and charcoal products is rising off the back of growing economies of India, China and Japan.

About Forestry Research Associates

Forestry Research Associates is a research and advisory consultancy that focuses on forestry management, sustainability issues and forestry investment around the globe.

Media Contact:
Peter Collins
Forestry Research Associates
620 Vineyard Lane
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
(206) 316 8394
info@forestry-research.com
http://www.forestry-research.com