Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. and the Royal Air Force today at Helitech celebrated the donation of an MH-53 PAVE LOW helicopter to the RAF Museum. The PAVE LOW helicopter, donated by the United States Air Force, was manufactured by Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. Sikorsky is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX).

Ecosphere Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: ESPH), a diversified water engineering and environmental services company primarily focused on recycling water within the oil and gas industry, today announces the release of a research update on the Company, by micro-cap analyst Mr. Paul Silver, Director of Research for Wall Street Resources, Inc. The 36-page report includes detailed information on the Company's business model, products, industry, valuation, management and risks. Opinions stated in the report are those of Wall Street Resources, Inc. and not of Ecosphere Technologies, Inc.

Singapore and China feature strongly in the list of 24 nominees for the third edition of the MIPIM Asia Awards. The countries have respectively 7 and 6 projects competing for an award.

The international jury*, chaired by Dr Robert Lie, Managing Director Redevco Asia Limited, met in Hong Kong on September 18, to examine all entries to the competition and to determine the 24 nominees in 8 distinct categories - 3 nominated projects per category.

Application levels at business schools around the world continued to climb this year, says a new research report from the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC).

Two-thirds of full-time MBA programs in the latest GMAC Application Trends Survey said they received more applications from potential students in 2009 than in the previous year. The results were somewhat mixed for part-time and executive MBA programs, with more than half reporting that application levels were down or unchanged this year. In 2008, application levels rose for the majority of these programs.

AmieStreet.com, the up-and-coming music retailer and discovery service, today announced an agreement with Sony Music Entertainment to sell music from the major label's vast catalog of legendary artists.

The deal covers both current hits and classic recordings from Sony Music. Under the agreement, tracks will be priced at set levels of $.69, $.99 and $1.29 per song.

Sony Music becomes the first major label to offer its content through AmieStreet.com, which was founded just three years ago in the dorm rooms of Brown University.

Lower price will hurt gas industry: Bernsstein Research

India cannot afford to let lower natural gas price of $2.34 per mmBtu prevail as the rate will hinder development of a natural gas industry in the country, US-based Bernstein Research said in a latest report.

Today, India has among the lowest prices of natural gas in Asia. This may suit consumers who are fortunate enough to have supply, but does not reflect the scarcity of natural gas resources," the investment research firm said in its report dated September 11.

Get trained in greater Toronto for acting at Mumbai.

Now a management institute in Canada is reportedly offering Bollywood Acting Course headed by an instructor who claims to have trained the likes of Hrithhik Roshan, Kareena Kapoor, Imran Khan, and Priyanka Chopra.

MagicBricks.com launches “MagicBricks on Phone” in English and 7 Indian Languages – Toll Free

The Mobile VAS Summit 2009 organized by the Virtue Insight at the ITC Sheraton on 23rd and 24th September has Diginatives Content Solutions as one of its associate sponsors for the event. Bring a sponsor; the company is also a participant in the adjacent conference as well. On the occasion, Mr. Sanjay Sakalley, the COO of Diginatives said, “By sponsoring the conference, we are looking forward to expand our position as VAS content suppliers. Apart from this, it’ll provide us business opportunities and help in structure our products as per the current needs of the market.

Dell and Perot Systems have entered a definitive agreement for Dell to acquire Perot Systems in a transaction valued at approximately $3.9 billion. Terms of the agreement were approved yesterday by the boards of directors of both companies.

The acquisition will result in a compelling combination of two iconic information-technology brands. The expanded Dell will be even better positioned for immediate and long-term growth and efficiency driven by:

* Providing a broader range of IT services and solutions and optimizing how they’re delivered;

Australia’s innovative ICT sector will benefit from new high-level discussions with Taiwan to forge closer ICT business ties through the Australian Taiwan Strategic Framework Agreement (ATSFA).

Speaking at the 5th Australia-Taiwan ICT Talks today, Parliamentary Secretary for Trade The Hon. Anthony Byrne welcomed mutual efforts to build closer ICT engagement through the ATSFA.

"Information and Computer Technology has driven dramatic productivity increases in the Australian and global economy over the last twenty years.

Investment friendly land acquisition policies of Southern States have pushed them go far ahead in getting larger number of SEZs notified as against States in North India, which do not provide right environment for SEZs investors to get their proposals formally approved and notified, reveals a joint report of PWC and ASSOCHAM.

President Obama will visit Hudson Valley Community College today where he will tour a technology classroom, visit a lab and deliver remarks on his commitment to fostering new jobs, new businesses, and new industries by laying the groundwork and the ground rules to best tap our innovative potential.

The people of the United States join the people of Armenia in celebrating Armenia’s day of independence today. We deeply value the many cultural and historic ties that bind our two countries. The United States gains strength as a nation from the contributions of so many Americans of Armenian ancestry. We congratulate the people of Armenia on their national day.

St. Petersburg, Fla. — JCTWEB, located in downtown St. Pete, expands again with an eye toward national sales of its Search-Metro brand of web advertising.
Pam Gaylor joined JCTWEB in August as Vice President of Sales for the fast growing Web development and Internet marketing company. Gaylor, previously the Southeast regional director for Money Mailer, brings more than 11 years’ experience in advertising with ValPak and as a franchise owner of True Presence to the firm. She is building a national sales force for JCTWEB and Search-Metro, an innovative online advertising solution.