Precise Becomes PRCA Media Intelligence Partner

September 21st, 2009 BOSTON - - Launches Invention Machine Goldfire Insight to Boost Broad Deployment Invention Machine, a leading provider of innovation software, today announced the availability of Invention Machine Goldfire 5.5, a powerful platform that can further accelerate product innovation and increase productivity by 20-30 percent. The company also announced the launch of Invention Machine Goldfire Insight, a new configuration that simplifies research and redefines the role of intelligence in innovation.

September 10th, 2009 LONDON - Precise, the UK's leading media intelligence provider, today announced the release of new metrics that will provide the PR sector with insight into audience reach and the value of their work with online and social media. Precise has a proven track record of providing advice and guidance on what media sources have the most influence on audiences and reputation, and this development has been eagerly awaited by the PR industry.

September 1st, 2009 LONDON - The GSMA, the body that represents the worldwide mobile communications industry, today announced that it has formally selected comScore to be its measurement partner for the GSMA's Mobile Media Metrics (MMM) commercial implementation in the UK. The GSMA, comScore and the five UK operators (Vodafone, Orange, O2, 3 and T-Mobile) have now reached a formal agreement to launch the GSMA MMM services in the UK following the results of the feasibility study announced at Mobile World Congress in February this year.

July 8th, 2009 LUND, Sweden and WASHINGTON DC - Precise Biometrics has been awarded orders worth more than 6,1 million US dollar to supply fingerprint readers and software to the US Government, as a step in continued deployment of Precise Match-on-Card(TM) in multiple agencies. Delivery will start immediately and the order will be delivered and invoiced before end of 2009.

July 1st, 2009 LONDON - Iran's oil production and exploitation of huge gas reserves needs foreign investment. But high profile arrests in the months ahead will deter investors.

June 24th, 2009 LONDON - - Ventana Research CEO Mark Smith to Discuss How OI Reduces Time to Action Vitria Technology, Inc., today announced open registration for a webinar July 2nd , titled "Reduce Your Time to Action with Operational Intelligence." Mark Smith, CEO & EVP of Research with Ventana Research, a leading benchmark research and advisory services firm, will introduce Operational Intelligence (OI) and discuss how it can enhance operational activities, processes and systems to provide organisations with the visibility and insight required to make decisions based on real time information. In today's economic climate, gaining competitive edge is critical for retaining customers and improving profit margins.

May 10th, 2009 LONDON - Empty offices and deserted restaurants are a real possibility if the Swine Flu virus successfully mutates, warns the Economist Intelligence Unit. The public has been suffering from "gloom fatigue" with constant bad news over the recession.

April 26th, 2009 LONDON - Precise, the leading media intelligence provider, announces the launch of its broadcast monitoring service. Whilst Precise has monitored and analysed the impact of print and online media coverage on behalf of leading corporate, financial, PR and public sector clients for a number of years, the company is now able to seamlessly integrate broadcast content into its range of monitoring and analysis services.

March 23rd, 2009 LONDON - Precise, the leading provider of media intelligence data, today announced the launch of its new social media monitoring service. Whilst Precise has been involved for some time in monitoring social media content on behalf of its clients, the new service is a breakthrough in terms of genuinely addressing the issues of identifying and tracking influence.

March 15th, 2009 LONDON - SYSTIME www.SYSTIME.net, a CMS Group Company and the largest Oracle JD Edwards practice globally, has recently announced commencement of their France operations. This investment is aligned to their strategic decision to expand their European business operations in the ERP space.

August 10th, 2009 Media: Iran purges Intelligence Ministry officialsTEHRAN, Iran —Iranian media say President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has fired at least four senior Intelligence Ministry figures in a purge targeting officials who disagree with the crackdown on the opposition after disputed elections. Hasan Younesi, son of former intelligence minister Ali Younesi, says on his Web site that four deputy ministers were removed because they didn't support allegations reformists plotted a "velvet revolution." Several news Web sites, including one close to conservatives, Khabaronline, also report the dismissals.

June 4th, 2009 El Salvador to investigate Chavez claimsSAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — El Salvador is investigating claims by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez that an assassination plot prevented him from visiting the Central American nation. Interior Minister Humberto Centeno gave no details about the investigation but said that he personally does not find it "strange" that Venezuelan intelligence detected a possible plot.

October 1st, 2009 EU unveils more precise satnav systemBRUSSELS — The European Union has unveiled an updated satellite navigation system that is up to five times more precise than the current GPS system. EU Transport Commissioner Antonio Tajani says the EGNOS system will allow for far more intricate applications ranging from pinpointing agricultural spraying to helping to guide blind people in their everyday lives.

May 12th, 2009 LONDON - Women with high emotional intelligence (EI) have better sex lives, according to a new study. Emotional intelligence is the ability to monitor and manage emotions in oneself and others.

September 30th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Effective human intelligence inside the al-Qaeda network combined with precise drone attacks has resulted in making the US-led war on terror very successful in 2009, U.S. and international intelligence officials have said.

April 22nd, 2009 LAHORE - The US was so terrified of al Qaeda's capabilities post-9/11 that the then Bush Administration expected follow-up attacks at any moment and was forced to turn to torture due to lack of intelligence about the terrorist organisation activities, Stratfor, the global think tank, has said. The report, by George Friedman, states the government had also received intelligence indicating al Qaeda might have a nuclear weapon, but they had no idea whether those scraps had any value.

April 1st, 2009 LONDON - Unlucky in love? Well, try to perk up your sense of humour, for a new study has found that ladies adore men who make them laugh. According to the research, women think that funny men are smarter and more likely to be honest than more dour counterparts.

September 20th, 2009 MELBOURNE - People of Victoria can do without sex, car or even a partner, but not the Internet, a new survey suggests. The Optus Family Communication Survey provided a list of things to the Victorians to choose without which they could survive for a month.

August 13th, 2009 Hutchison to sell Partner Communications stakeWASHINGTON — Hutchison Telecommunications International Ltd. said it has reached an agreement to sell its 51.3 percent stake in Israeli wireless carrier Partner Communications Co.

March 30th, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Kochi, Kerala's commercial hub, was on alert after intelligence reports indicated that a terror gang was possibly heading towards the city, a police official said Monday. Inspector General of Police Arun Kumar Sinha, however, denied media reports that it was a gang of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and that they had arrived on the coast near Shertallai, near Alappuzha, and were heading towards Kochi.