Prague, 2 August, 2010: It's On! Jonas Brothers and Demi Lovato are ready to rock the summer in "Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam," a full out rock 'n roll musical that celebrates music, dance and the freedom of summer, and reminds viewers to 'enjoy the journey.' Part of the blockbuster Disney Channel Original Movie franchise that introduced a generation to contemporary movie musicals, "Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam" will premiere on Saturday September 18th at 10:00 on Disney Channel in the Czech Republic. 

Czech fans are in for a treat as “Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam” sees the return of all of their favourite characters, their incredible voices and world-class choreography that this musical extravaganza became known for. Since its premiere, “Camp Rock” has reached over 137 million unduplicated viewers, and its soundtrack has sold 2.5 million CDs worldwide while spending a remarkable 10 weeks in the Top 10 on the Billboard 200 Album Chart. The brand new soundtrack will be available in stores from 16. August 2010.


This summer of fun opens on a high-pitched Camp Rock reunion. All the Camp Rockers have returned, eager to tune up and rock out. Nobody's more excited than Mitchie, who anticipates more than a summer of music. Fresh from a world tour, the rock band Connect 3 are hanging out all summer - Shane to pursue last summer's crush on Mitchie, his band mates as moral support. Guitar legend Brown Cesario, Camp Rock's owner, is ready to rock 'n roll.

But all is not as it appears at this rocking teen paradise. Across the lake glistens the new Camp Star: a high-tech, big-money music camp funded by Brown's former band mate-with-a-grudge, Axel Turner. Down-to-earth Camp Rock may have passion, talent and commitment, but Camp Star boasts resources, infrastructure and money - enough money to poach Camp Rock's counsellors and put Camp Rock out of business.

But Axel isn't counting on a natural born leader named Mitchie, who vows to save her beloved camp and her friends' summer. Clipboard in hand, she organizes the older Camp Rockers into counselors and keeps the camp running. Then Mitchie steps it up again… by challenging the egocentric Camp Star to a Final Jam - an end-of-summer performance duel… may the best camp win.

Starring are Demi Lovato as Mitchie Torres, Joe Jonas as Shane Gray, Nick Jonas as Nate, Kevin Jonas as Jason, Alyson Stoner as Caitlyn Geller, Meaghan Martin as Tess Tyler, Jasmine Richards as Peggy, Anna Maria Perez de Tagle as Ella, Matthew "Mdot" Finley as Luke, Chloe Bridges as Dana Turner, Roshon Fegan as Sander, Jordan "J" Francis as Barron, Maria Canals-Barrera as Connie Torres, Daniel Fathers as Brown and Daniel Kash as Axel Turner.


"Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam" was written by Dan Berendsen (Disney's "Hannah Montana The Movie" and "Wizards of Waverly Place The Movie") and the team of Karin Gist and Regina Hicks. It is based on characters created by Karin Gist, Regina Hicks, Julie Brown and Paul Brown. The director and co-producer is DGA Award winner Paul Hoen (Disney Channel's "The Cheetah Girls One World" and "Jump In"). The producer is Kevin Lafferty and the executive producer is Alan Sacks. "Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam" is a production of Coin Flip Productions, Ltd and Alan Sacks Productions.

Following on from the massively-successful "Camp Rock" official soundtrack in 2008, the cast, including the multi-million selling act Jonas Brothers and Demi Lovato, reunite once more with "Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam". 

Slovenia – August 2, 2010 – Fashion Days expanded its exclusive online shopping model  into Slovenia this week to offer luxury brands at great prices. Just today, over 2,000 members have joined so far, with over 28,000 pre-registered members. Members have the privilege of buying exclusive clothes and accessories at affordable prices. The next market for its expansion plans is Bulgaria where Fashion Days will be launched mid August. Slovenia and Bulgaria are already the fifth and sixth markets in the CEE region which underlines the fast-growing and effective business model of this unique on-line shopping company.    
With the successful launch of Fashion Days in Romania, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, Slovenia and Bulgaria have the same goal, to be the number one fashion shopping club in terms of discount size, number of campaigns, quality of items, and quality of service.

Markus Okumus,  the founder and Managing Partner of Fashion Days says, “Our increasing member base and sales levels now allow us to offer greater and greater discounts to our existing members. We are looking forward to providing luxury fashion brands at great prices that are affordable for the wide public also in these two new markets, Slovenia and Bulgaria.”

Fashion Days is a prominent on-line shopping club that is dominant in Southern and Central Europe with more than 300,000 registered members, who purchase over 1,000 orders daily. Every day, Fashion Days offer campaigns of exclusive brands such as Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, Versace, John Galliano, Valentino, Guess, Ed Hardy and Diesel and that with 30-80% discounts. All offers consist of original models and authorized distribution wholesalers. Fashion Days club offer is available for registered members only, and for those who receive a personal invitation.

- The stars’ exclusive Czech version of Wouldn’t Change A Thing premieres on Disney Channel Czech Republic on Saturday July 31st at 11.25am –

- Track to feature on Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam soundtrack, available August 16th -

Prague, 29th July 2010: Disney Channel Czech Republic today announced that pop stars, Ewa Farna and Jan Bendig, have recorded a cover of Wouldn’t Change A Thing from the hugely anticipated Disney Channel Original Movie Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam. The exclusive music video will hit TV screens on Disney Channel on Saturday July 31st at 11.25am in the run up to the movie premiere in September.

Ewa and Jan’s cover track will be featured on the Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam soundtrack, available in-store from August 16th, which includes all of the numbers from the movie. A specially produced music video will be aired exclusively on the Disney Channel and follows Ewa and Jan’s simple love story as they bring to life the various elements of the film. The theme of the local music video mirrors the movie version, which is sung as a love duet by Mitchie (Demi Lovato) and Shane (Joe Jonas), and is included as a special bonus featured on the Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam DVD.

Pop sensation, Ewa Farna, first gained attention after winning a host of talent shows and has since won an impressive collection of industry awards, including an Academy Award for popular music Andel 2009 in the category Singer of the Year, 3rd place in the category Singer at the Czech Nightingale Mattoni 2009 and credit for the album Closer to the stars, which became the biggest selling music DVD of 2008. She is also credited with winning ‘Hit of the Year’ at the Eska Music Awards and two awards at the 2010 VIVA Comet Awards in Poland for her Polish language album Cicho. She has recorded six albums, two of which have gone platinum.

Jan Bendig’s star has been rising since winning children’s song contest, Liverpool Academy Idol in 2008. Last year, Jan made it to the final round of popular talent show, SuperStar, singing a rendition of Mariah Carey’s anthem Hero. 
 
Maciej Bral Vice President and General Manager, Disney Channel Central and Eastern Europe comments: “Using local stars gives us the opportunity to really engage the Czech kids with our global production. Music is a core part of Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam and we're thrilled to be working with Ewa and Jan and hope that kids and families across the Czech Republic enjoy all the break into song numbers."

Disney Channel is currently broadcasting a selection of original music videos directly taken from Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam including Demi Lovato and Joe Jonas’ rendition of Wouldn’t Change A Thing.

The Augustine Hotel’s award-winning The Brewery Bar, complete with 17th Century stalactites and stalagmites, is now serving Weizenbock, a new Bavarian-style ale on tap to wetter the beer taste buds pre-Oktoberfest, which will take place in Munich from September the 18th to October the 3rd. 

The light, wheat beer is a strong version of an unfiltered German Weissbier or Hefeweizen with a full-bodied taste and a rich and satisfying malty finish. At 13°, 5.5% ABV, and with 18-21 bitter units, Weizenbeer has a rich head, a fruity aroma and a unique taste comprised of a fusion of cloves, banana and smoked cheese.

Following the successful re-launch of Svaty Tomas beer earlier this year, The Brewery Bar will be promoting unique beers throughout the year foment and selected by the acclaimed brew-master Mr Martin Matuska.

Mr Martin Matuska states: “This is a very special brew indeed and we have taken every effort to capture the unique flavours of Bavaria. Weizenbock beer is a light, non-pasteurized, non-filtered, Bavarian- style beer providing a vigorous and very refreshing taste. If anyone is planning to head to Munich for the beer festival or just want to capture the unique taste of a southern German beer, I strongly suggest they visit The Brewery Bar and sample our Weizenbock.”

Comparable to the barley-based regular Bockbier, Weizenbock is the strong version of an unfiltered Weissbier or Hefeweizen. It is made with 60 to 70% wheat malt (German law requires that a Weizenbier, regardless of strength, be made from at least 50% wheat). The other 30 to 40% tend to be so-called Pils, Vienna or Munich malts. These are pale to amber, and sometimes slightly caramelized barley malts with, depending on the barley malt's colour, a more or less opaque appearance. While regular Bockbiers are lagers, Weizenbocks are all ales. They are fermented with special yeast that gives the brew a slightly spicy, clove-like flavor.

PRAGUE – July 13, 2010 – Best Communications has been appointed by Fashion Days to handle its Public Relations in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. On June 24th, Fashion Days demonstrated its unique concept of shopping on-line for world re-known brands with its very first fashion show that took place at the Dancing House (Tančicí Dům). The successful campaign was hosted and moderated by Zuzana Belohorcová and Czech Miss 2006 Renata Langmannová. Members have the privilege of buying exclusive clothes and accessories at affordable prices. For more information go to: www.fashiondays.cz

Fashion Days is a prominent on-line shopping club that is dominant in Southern and Central Europe with an average purchase order over 1,000 daily. Every day, Fashion Days offers campaigns of exclusive brands such as Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, Versace, John Galliano, Valentino, Guess, Ed Hardy and Diesel and that with 30-80% discounts. All offers consist of original models and authorized distribution wholesalers. Fashion Days club offer is available for registered members only, and for those who receive a personal invitation.

David Szendzielarz, Fashion Days General Manager for the Czech Republic and Slovakia says: “We are happy to welcome Best Communications on board to undertake our public relations functions in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Fashion Days´ business is growing rapidly and therefore we have asked Best Communications to effectively communicate our innovative retail concept for fashion lovers living in both countries. Everyone should be able to afford designer clothing and with the support of Best Communications, we hope to spread this message to the wider public.”

Euan Edworthy, Best Communications CEO says: “Fashion Days brings a new model of shopping to the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Fashion Days offers not only irresistible prices for designer fashion, but also provide entertaining and exclusive aspect to traditional shopping. Our job is to build the Fashion Days’ brand and to communicate the benefits, specifically cost-saving, to our consumer audience.”

Dubai, U.A.E. 1st July 2010 – Emirates lived up to its name as the international airline of the UAE after passengers from more than 24 countries joined its first flight to Prague.

Travellers from Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, India, Pakistan, Ethiopia, Malaysia, Singapore, China, South Korea - and as far a field as Australia - were amongst those on board the 1st July inaugural.

The airline is providing the only daily, non-stop passenger service to Dubai and home of the world’s tallest building, Burj Khalifa.

Tim Clark, President, Emirates Airline, who headed the Emirates' delegation on the first flight, said: "Prague is our second European route launch this year after Amsterdam on 1st May and our 103rd destination globally. The Czech Republic is a popular tourist destination and an exciting emerging market. The route is off to a good start with passengers joining the inaugural flight to Prague from more than 20 countries across the world, underscoring the hub role of Dubai and the boost this new link will provide to the Czech tourism industry." 

Mr Clark added: "With a fleet of 149 aircraft including 11 A380s, we continue to drive forward with our expansion plans and more new routes are on the way. Madrid starts up 1st August and Dakar in Senegal begins a month after that."    

Also representing Emirates for the first flight were Richard Vaughan, Divisional Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations Worldwide; Salem Obaidalla, Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations, Europe & Russian Federation; Boutros Boutros, Divisional Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications and Ram Menen, Divisional Senior Vice President, Cargo.

They were joined by His Excellency Mohammed Al Ahli, Director General, Dubai Civil Aviation Authority and Brigadier Obaid Mehayer Bin Suroor, Deputy Director of Dubai Naturalisation & Residency department - along with members of the UAE media.
After arriving at Ruzyne International Airport in Prague, the Emirates' aircraft received a water cannon welcome, while a traditional Rosenka dance group performed on the airport apron.
On Thursday evening, more than 300 guests were invited to a gala dinner at Prague's Municipal House. Michael Bolton headed up the entertainment. Guests also enjoyed New York's String Angels and the Czech National Symphonic Orchestra.
EK 140 leaves Prague at 16:20hrs and gets into Dubai at 00:10hrs the following day. EK 139 leaves Dubai at 10:30hrs and lands in Prague at 14:50hrs. An Airbus A330-200 aircraft will be deployed for the service, offering up to 278 seats across Business and Economy.
Trade between the Czech Republic and the UAE has leapt from under USD 26 million (AED 95 million) in 1993 to USD 678 million (AED 2.4 billion) in 2008, according to the Czech Foreign Ministry. Nearly 30% of exports to the UAE are glass products including Czech-made Bohemian glass.

Aside from glass, Czech exports include electrical equipment, jewellery, beverages, data process devices, machine tools, cars and car parts.

Emirates SkyCargo has served Prague until now by moving goods by road via Vienna. The new non-stop service provides extra capacity in the belly hold of the passenger flights, bringing more flexibility over the movement of goods.

About Emirates

Since its launch in 1985, Emirates Airline has received more than 400 international awards in recognition of its efforts to provide unsurpassed levels of customer service.

The airline has experienced rapid and consistent growth, above 20 per cent a year on average and has been profitable for the last 21 consecutive years. Financially self-sustained and unprotected, Emirates carried 22.7 million passengers in the 2008-09 financial year – almost 2 million more than the year before – and declared a net profit of 982 million ($268 million). Total group revenue was an impressive Dhs 46.3 billion (US$ 12.6 billion).

Emirates is the world’s third most profitable and among the 20 largest international airlines and one of the fastest-growing. It is based in Dubai, one of the few cities in the world that pursues an open-skies policy, with more than 120 airlines in free and fair competition.

Its 149 all wide-bodied fleet includes 7 freighters and is among the youngest in the skies, with an average age of 67 months. The airline plans to more than double its size by 2012.

Emirates presently has 174 aircraft pending delivery, worth over US$59 billion in list prices. At the Dubai AirShow in November 2007 Emirates announced a historic civil aviation aircraft order when it signed contracts for 120 Airbus A350s, 11 A380s, and 12 Boeing 777-300ERs, worth an estimated US$34.9 billion in list prices.

Emirates order for 79 A380s, the eighth of which it has received in January 2010, makes it the largest customer of the Airbus super-jumbo.

Emirates operates services to 103 cities in 63 countries in Europe, North America, South America, the Middle East, Africa, the Indian subcontinent and Asia-Pacific.

Emirates has codeshare agreements with Air Malta, Air Mauritius, Continental Airlines, Japan Airlines, Jet Airways, Korean Airlines, Oman Air, Philippine Airlines, Royal Air Maroc, South African Airways, Thai Airways and V Australia.

Emirates Airline includes Emirates SkyCargo and Destination & Leisure Management (D&LM), which manages Emirates Holidays, Arabian Adventures and Emirates Hotels & Resorts. The airline is part of the Emirates Group, which also includes associate companies Dnata, Mercator, Transguard and EmQuest.

Best Communications has been appointed by Emirates Airline to handle its Public Relations in the Czech Republic. The brief covers the full spectrum of brands across the Emirates Group including Emirates SkyCargo, Emirates Holidays, Arabian Adventures and Emirates Hotels and Resorts, as well as the main airline.
Emirates launched its Prague-Dubai service on 1st July 2010 with a daily schedule, offering up to 278 seats across Business and Economy Class on an Airbus A330-200 aircraft. The new non-stop service to the airline’s international hub of Dubai, gives passengers a much faster journey of just six hours. This is Emirates’ 24th European destination.
Borivoj Trejbal , Emirates Manager, Czech Republic , said: ‘We are looking forward to working with Best Communications. This is a new destination for us and we have a lot of work to do, but at the same time we have a very exciting product offering and an energetic local team. We are delighted with the response to our market activities so far, such as our high profile road show event on 12th May at Zofin Palace and our 1st July gala dinner at Municipal House.  We will be looking to build on all of our efforts and initiatives to date to lift the profile of Emirates and Dubai in the Czech Republic. Emirates has a reputation for innovation and service excellence and we intend to live up to that.”
Euan Edworthy, Managing Director of Best Communications, said: ‘Emirates’ timing is spot-on. The Czech Republic has a vigorous economy, a strong currency and a real appetite for travel. Emirates has an amazing track-record and a first-class profile; our job is to make sure that the Czech media and opinion-formers tell the Emirates story to exporters, business travellers, vacationers and people visiting relatives and friends in the  east.’
Best Communications is based in Prague with 18 staff and 30 clients including Starbucks, Areva, AVG, Airbus, Rocco Forte Hotels and Unilever. The firm was founded in 1995 by Euan Edworthy as the Anglo-Czech PR agency. Best Communications is a member of the PRCA.

PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC: July 1st, 2010 – Starbucks Coffee Company (Nasdaq: SBUX), and its joint venture partner AmRest Holdings SE (WSE: EAT) will open the first Starbucks heritage store in Prague tomorrow, located on Wenceslas Square, no. 57.  The new concept will take guests back to the roots of coffee heritage and coffee art and hopes to capture the unique atmosphere of the legendary Starbucks Pike Place store in Seattle, which was opened in 1971. This special moment marks a new chapter for Starbucks and will be celebrated with a new summer offer of blended juices and whole bean African coffee from Tanzania which will be available in all Starbucks stores from 6th July.

Heritage store – a new Starbucks with its traditional coffee culture 

The new Starbucks design is inspired by the concept of traditional coffee stores, and combines a historical atmosphere with modern functionality. The combination creates an environment that perfectly complements and highlights the third place concept of Starbucks stores; where Starbucks stores act as the intermediary destination between home and work. Starbucks launched its new store design at the end of last year, and is in the process of being implemented in selected locations across the US and Europe.

The new store in Prague will reflect the history of coffee, the location itself as well as the transformation of Wenceslas square over the years, with paintings throughout the store. The interior of the store has been completed in partnership with local suppliers, and boasts natural recyclable materials, old style wooden furnishings and organic colours. Over 40 seating places are available in the store and it will be opened daily from 6:30 am to 10:30 pm  Free wifi connection is offered to all guests of the new store as in other Starbucks stores in the Czech Republic. It is the second Starbucks store on Wenceslas Square; the first featuring the original Starbucks design is located at Wenceslas Square no. 40.       

“We are proud to introduce all coffee lovers in the Czech Republic to our new concept and store design. This coffee store reflects our desire to offer our customers novelty and excitement, to make their visit to Starbucks even more comfortable and enjoyable. The whole CEE region is now experiencing this new heritage concept, as we have just opened our first store in Hungary and will be introducing it in other new locations across the region very soon. In Prague we are opening our eleventh store and we are happy that we can start our new heritage charter  with such a beautiful coffee store,” says Vladan Armus, Starbucks Brand President for CEE region.

Summer offer

 “The summer is in full swing which means it is time for real freshness! This year we want to surprise our customers with a new offer of two blended juice drinks with exotic flavors of hibiscus, mint and lemon. Coffee-done-cold is a real favorite during hot sunny days, which is why we use Tanzanian coffee that is ideal for cold coffee drinks and is delicious with fruit cakes,” explains Marcel Goron, Coffee Ambassador and Store Manager of new Wenceslas Square Starbucks store. 

Drinks: The summer promotion includes two brand-new drinks; Lemon Green Tea Blended Juice Drink, a mixture of lemon, mint and cold green tea with ice and Lemon Hibiscus Blended Juice Drink, a combination of lemonade and hibiscus tea.

Whole bean coffee: The new whole bean coffee, Tanzania, comes from the Mbozi area of the Mbeya region in south Tanzania. It has a sparkling zingy flavour, a medium fullness and a gentle citrus aroma. Tanzania coffee is part of StarbucksTM Shared PlanetTM coffees and is recommended to drink with grapefruits, oranges or lemons.

Merchandise: Customers can also look forward to a new collection of mugs, tumblers with African motives and water bottles.

The summer offer will run from 6th July until 30th August 2010.

Borivoj Trejbal has been appointed as Czech Country Manager of Emirates Airline to oversee the company’s operations in the Czech Republic as of 1st June 2010. The new Emirates sales and representative office is located on Rybna, Praha 1.
Trejbal, 32, has worked in the aviation industry since 1998 after graduating from Chrudim Hotel Management School. He started his career with Lufthansa as a LVA/IAP Program and Flight Manager in 1998. From 2000-2002, Trejbal was Pricing & Sales Support Manager and was promoted in 2004-2009 to the post of Country Sales Representative for Slovakia. From April 2009, Trejbal was appointed Marketing & Pricing Manager for Central Europe.

Trejbal is married with two children and lives in Prague. His interests include travelling, rugby and the occasional round of golf.
Trejbal said: “I am delighted to be joining Emirates at this time and extremely excited about establishing our Czech office and an Emirates team of over 20 people in Prague. The Czech Republic has a vigorous economy and Czechs love to travel. Emirates enjoys an amazing track-record and a first class profile; our job is to convince Czech based travelers of our merits and to promote Dubai not only as a business and tourist destination but also as a hub for onward travel to Asia, the Far East, Africa and Australasia. This is a very exciting period for the Czech travel industry and I am delighted to be part of it”.

 Emirates will be launching its Prague-Dubai service on 1st July 2010 with a daily schedule (departing Dubai at 1030h and Prague at 1620h) offering 27 business-class and 251 economy seats on Airbus A330-200 aircraft.  Prague is one of five new routes to be announced by the airline so far this year. The others are Tokyo, which launched 28th March, Amsterdam, effective 1st May, Madrid, which kicks off 1st August, and then Dakar from 1st September.

Paris - June 16, 2010 - AREVA today brought together 419 companies to give them the title of AREVA Certified Supplier, to reward and strengthen their partnerships with the group.
For 184 of these companies from 11 European countries, this was the first time they had received this recognition, awarded on the basis of twenty-five criteria concerning quality, sustainable development and competitiveness. Other key factors include innovation and research, nuclear and occupational safety, and the environment.
AREVA is aware of how essential its partners are in deploying its activities, and wishes to enhance its relationships with them and help in their development. To this end, workshops and conferences were held to present the future prospects of the CO2-free energy sector to the AREVA Certified Suppliers.
AREVA CEO Anne Lauvergeon, speaking after the ceremony: “We are in the process of putting together a European supplier network that is unrivalled anywhere in the world, giving us even more of a competitive edge.”

AMSTERDAM, June 16, 2010 - AVG Technologies, developers of the world’s most popular free anti-virus software, announced the acquisition of North Carolina-based Walling Data, North America's leader in security software distribution. Initially, AVG will work to integrate Walling Data into the AVG US and global team, and establish AVG pre and after sales support within the Walling Data structure.

Since 2001, Walling Data has distributed AVG offerings across the United States specializing in serving resellers, education, government and non-profit organizations. Walling Data was founded in 1994 by Luke Walling and has been widely recognized for providing unlimited, expert, US-based technical support services at no additional charge for its base of more than 100,000 reseller and end user customers.

“The decision to purchase Walling Data to further our distribution channels in the US was a logical one, given the presence that Walling Data had already established in the US market, a key market for AVG,” said J.R. Smith, CEO, AVG Technologies.  “By acquiring Walling Data, AVG is bringing into the family one of our strongest performers and re-affirming our commitment to the US market, and this will allow us to improve on the technical support service quality that we provide to our US customers.”

“I am excited about joining the AVG Technologies team,” said Luke Walling, founder and President of Walling Data. “Since founding Walling Data 16 years ago, I have concentrated on providing unique solutions to common problems, wrapped in the best possible customer service and support.  We have been strongly committed to the success of AVG since we first began working together, and I am excited to reaffirm that commitment by becoming part of the AVG family.”

AVG, the world's fourth largest supplier of antivirus solutions in terms of installed user base, expects that in 2010 it will continue to evaluate and respond to global market needs by expanding its technologies and ensuring an ever-growing consideration of user languages and an ever-expanding compatibility with host operating systems. More than 110 million users worldwide protect their computers and networks with free or paid products from AVG.

AVG firmly believes that basic internet protection should be free, and, as such, continues to offer one of the most robust free offerings on the market. AVG is focused on continuing to innovate and expand its protection against computer viruses as well as emerging web threats and malware. AVG offers real-time protection against all Internet threats thanks to its unique, free AVG Linkscanner technology, as well as strong protection of personal data with its IDP module. AVG maintains its constant presence close to its customers with the offer of free technical support via the web, available 7 days a week with rapid responses to all enquiries.

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Prague, Czech Republic | June 4, 2010 - NetJets Europe, the leading business jet company in Europe, today presented its current position and plans for the Czech market for the remainder of 2010, whilst confirming a visible increase in demand for private aviation services in the Czech Republic. After the effects of the global economic crisis, the Czech market is now experiencing a period of steady growth and NetJets Europe has witnessed almost a 30 per cent increase in flight movements this year compared to the same period last year.

Mats Leander, Executive Director of NetJets Europe says, “In the current post-crisis climate, businesses, especially those operating on a global level are seeking the most viable travel solutions. Fractional ownership offers optimum advantages including time saving, cost efficiency, high safety standards and access to an entire fleet of jets for a fraction of what it costs to buy and maintain a single aircraft. As a NetJets Europe Customer you get all the benefits of owning your own aircraft without the hassles that come with it. A private jet is not only about prestige and comfort, but thanks to our model, more and more companies see it as a practical business tool.” 

Moving into Q3 and Q4 of 2010, NetJets Europe expects to grow its client base in the market. The company currently holds almost 15% of the market potential but 150 people in the country could become NetJets Europe customers tomorrow and in the next five years, NetJets Europe is aiming to at least triple its customer base. This growth directly corresponds with current market trends and need for local businesses and individuals to find practical travel solutions.

Cost saving with fractional ownership
The NetJets Europe business model is based on fractional ownership of aircraft. Since 1996, the business aviation company has offered individuals and companies in Europe all the advantages of owning their own jet at a fraction of the costs. Customers purchase a share of an aircraft but have access to the entire fleet of 800 jets worldwide. NetJets takes care of everything from the staff and maintenance to the flight plan and catering. The concept is based on complete transparency and only paying for the services that you use. A private jet is able to fly 800 hours a year but the average private jet owner only flies 160 hours, fractional ownership therefore solves this imbalance. Currently, NetJets Europe has access to nine airports in the Czech Republic, almost 900 airports in Europe and 5,000 worldwide, and guarantees to provide a jet no longer than 10 hours after receiving an order. NetJets Europe also offers a Private Jet Card which means that clients can experience the benefits of private aviation without having to make a long-term commitment, starting at 139,000 Euros. 

Radek Stepanek, profesional tennis player said: “For my professional life, I need great flexibility; I travel to many different destinations every week and often have to make last minute changes.  The fantastic service and hassle free travel experience which NetJets Europe offers, allow me to prepare and arrive in best condition. On every level NetJets Europe always meets my needs.'

NetJets Europe top destinations in and out of the Czech Republic
The top five destinations from the Czech Republic last year were Moscow, Paris, London, Nice, Geneva. The top five departure cities flying into the Czech Republic were Moscow, London, Frankfurt, Geneva and Nice. In comparison with commercial airlines, a flight with NetJets Europe from Prague to Moscow or Geneva saves 1h and 40 minutes, to Cannes it saves more than 3 hours.

Marek Dospiva, MD, partner of Penta, owner of Vodochody airport adds, “Private aviation services are important for the further development of our airport and we are glad we can cooperate with the leading business jet company, NetJets Europe. We provide customers with the very best on the ground service and our airport is ideally located close to the centre of Prague, allowing passengers to start or end their journeys with ease.  Vodochody airport is used not only by the business community but also by high net-worth individuals when travelling to holiday destinations.”

The campaign includes both print and Web advertisements targeting ProLogis’ business partners and customers in Europe.
The advertising campaign’s main message is to highlight the advantages of doing business with ProLogis, the leading global provider of warehouse space. Graphic symbols accompanying the campaign are a selection of origami figurines made of neatly folded paper, which, above all, symbolize ProLogis’ flexibility in providing its customers the right space in the right location.

The ProLogis campaign consists of three phases, with each phase assigned a different key term: “Real, More, First,” combined with nouns describing ProLogis’ central values.

The key term selected for the first stage is “Real.” In its message, ProLogis stresses that it has real grounds to provide the best services to the market based on real experience, real flexibility and real results.

The CEE branch of ProLogis, based in Poland, has planned and prepared campaigns for several markets within the CEE region. ProLogis advertisements will appear in business, professional and industry‑specific magazines and publications, as well as on business web portals and key web portals in the warehouse real estate sector. The advertising creation has been prepared by the Tassells Design agency. Best Communications is responsible for media buying and public relations activities accompanying the campaign in the Slovak Republic.

“The first phase of our campaign, centred around the concept of flexibility, demonstrates that from leasing options and build-to-suit solutions, to development services tailored to our customer needs, ProLogis is the best choice when selecting a distribution space provider,“ said Marta Tęsiorowska, Vice-President Marketing & Communications at ProLogis.




ProLogis’ portfolio consists of approximately 386,000 square meters of space in 12 warehouse buildings in Slovakia. In Central and Eastern Europe, ProLogis has 3.7 million square meters in 40 distribution parks (176 buildings).

Amsterdam – June 9, 2010 – AVG Technologies, developers of the world’s most popular free anti-virus software, today announced that it had discovered a new threat to Facebook: “Political Hacktivism,” or the nonviolent use of illegal or legally ambiguous digital tools in pursuit of political ends. Over the weekend of June 5-6, 2010, AVG researchers noticed that a number of Facebook accounts had seemingly been hacked by Turkish hackers in retaliation for the recent Gaza blockade incident.

AVG researchers first identified the threats, which seem to be take two forms and, researchers note, probably indicates that there are two individuals or groups involved, and it appears they are Turkish hackers. These tools include web site defacements, redirects, denial-of-service attacks, information theft, web site parodies, virtual sit-ins, virtual sabotage, and software development."

“The number of hacked accounts is fairly small, so far lass than fifty, which would indicate that it is not an automated attack, but the number is still increasing, albeit slowly,” said Roger Thompson, AVG Chief Research Officer. “This is the first time, as far as I am aware, that Facebook has been a victim of political hacktivism.”

Thompson continued, “Given that the attack seems to be being run by Turkish hackers, and that Turkish hackers had once claimed a world record for defacing 37k pages in a single day, we should not discount the thought that they might find an automated way to move, and we should be extra vigilant with what we click. Think before you link.”

This hacktivisim on Facebook is another in a continuing string of malicious attacks to the popular social networking site. AVG recognizes the power that social networking brings to our professional and personal lives and does not advocate giving up on the technology altogether. However, AVG does have some recommendations on how to best protect yourself:
·    Make sure you practice safe surfing. AVG LinkScanner is a free web tool that can identify threats in real-time and let you know if a page or link is poisoned, before you click.
·    If you ever have to install a viewer to watch a video, something is probably not right. Go to the video player application’s official website and download the application there. Never download through a link.
·    Make sure your anti-virus and security software is up to date. If you don’t have anti-virus software, you can download AVG Free here.

AREVA announces its purchase of the remaining 49% of Multibrid*, a German wind turbine manufacturer, which becomes AREVA Wind, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the group. This acquisition will allow a fast ramp-up of its production capacity to address the growth expected in this burgeoning industry. This new platform will also include the rotor blade manufacturing division, formerly PN Rotor.
“As major utilities are moving ahead by launching a number of European tenders, this acquisition illustrates AREVA’s commitment to play a leading role in the development of the offshore wind industry and to establish long-term partnerships with customers”, said Anil Srivastava, CEO of AREVA Renewables.

Six M5000 turbines have already been installed by AREVA in the Alpha Ventus offshore wind farm, built in the North Sea under real offshore conditions, and are currently in the test phase. This pilot project will provide important feedback and essential experience to develop offshore wind farms.

“AREVA Wind now has a total of 600 MW in large European projects which confirms the market’s trust in our offshore technology,” highlighted Felix Debierre, Managing Director of AREVA Wind.

EVF's investment will amount to PLN 7.3 million (€1.9 million).

EVF’s latest investment is the seventh company operating in the thriving SME sector in this fund’s portfolio.The total investment of EI’s youngest fund amounts to €20 million.
For eight years, Euro-Tax.pl SA Capital Group companies have been operating on the Polish market, providing overpaid tax recovery consultancy for Polish workers legally employed abroad. The company renders its services almost exclusively on an e-commerce basis. Since its inception, Euro-Tax.pl has recovered more than PLN 100 million in overpaid taxes for 40,000 clients. The company recovered half of this amount in 2009, which proves its very dynamic development. Euro-Tax.pl owes this fast development to its management team as well as its business strategy. The latter, being based on the internet channel, allows for the minimization of risk and cost and the maximization of profit.
“We have decided to invest in Euro-Tax.pl because this company is the clear leader on the market and operates in the very efficient internet channel”, said Rafał Bator, Enterprise Investors partner who manages the venture capital team. “We have established very good contacts with the company's dynamic management team. This is very important for our effective cooperation in years to come, when we will be working together to build the value of the company further,” he added.
In January 2010, Euro-Tax.pl had its debut on the NewConnect market on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. The company's attractiveness was attested by the reduction in orders and the involvement of a financial investor who bought 50% of the shares offered. In the years ahead, the company plans to increase its range of services and offer them to a broader group of clients. It also plans to expand its operations beyond Poland’s borders and to move to the Warsaw Stock Exchange’s main market (in 2012).
“This sale of shares to Enterprise Venture Fund will first of all support the Euro-Tax.pl Capital Group’s further development,” said Adam Powiertowski, Euro-Tax.pl President, commenting on signing the investment contract. “The priority in our cooperation with EVF will be to significantly increase the company's value for shareholders. Winning over an experienced partner will allow our company to meet expansion plans on the Polish market and in the Central and Eastern European region as well as enable the company to prepare to sell to its strategic investor within the next five years. Even though Euro-Tax.pl has already performed very well, we can see huge potential for the further dynamic growth of our sales services and thus for the capital group’s growth in value. We want the company to move into the Warsaw Stock Exchange’s main market within the next two years.”
In 2009, Euro-Tax.pl’s consolidated revenues amounted to PLN 9 million (approx. €2 million) and were more than two times higher than 2008 revenues. In line with earlier forecasts, in 2009 the company generated a consolidated net profit of PLN 2.3 million (€0.5 million). In 2010, Euro-Tax.pl expects to increase its sales by several dozen percent and to achieve net profit at the level of PLN 3 million.

Reed Specialist Recruitment has specifically launched a website www.cz.reedfootball.com for this project, on which anyone can select their own dream team out of all 32 squads, and match his/her team selection to that of England’s most capped footballer, Peter Shilton – whose incredibly successful career spanned 30 years. The winner will receive 15,000 CZK for the holiday of his/her choice. Team sheets must be submitted by the end of the group stages, on 25th June 2010, and the winner will be announced on the 12th July 2010.

The main message of the competition is to highlight the advantages of the services offered by Reed, the leading global recruitment company. The competition’s key motto is “Build your star team with the help of’s Reed Specialist Recruitment service”, which symbolizes how Reed are experts in getting the best people for the right positions.

“We know it takes careful preparation and skilled judgement to pick the perfect team. This is something in which Reed Specialist Recruitment excells. We have helped thousands of businesses find their star performers in every position. Now, with the world´s biggest football competition about to start, we are happy to launch this exciting competition which gives everyone the opportunity to pick their own All Star XI,” said Jon Hill, Country Manager of Reed Specialist Recruitment for the Czech Republic

Reed is currently based in Prague, where its main office is located. Its scope mainly covers Prague, Central Bohemia and the surrounding regions.However, the demand across the Czech Republic has increased, as has Reed´s clients´ base: New regional offices in the Czech Republic will be opened throughout 2010. Reed will expand across the CEE region, as is evident with the company’s plans to enter the Slovak market in autumn 2010, and open new branches in Poland and Hungary later this year.  

The label was given in recognition of the group’s widespread initiative and good practices in combating all forms of discrimination. AREVA uses the national Label Diversité® reference base to enhance its labor policy and create four concrete lines of development:

 Jobs for the disabled

Gender mix and equality

Social, ethnic and cultural diversity

Age diversity and jobs for seniors

The different aspects of diversity are steered by AREVA’s Diversity and Equal Opportunities Department, created in early 2010 to give strength and structure to the group’s actions. AREVA’s approach is focused on dialog at every level of the organization, between employees, management, labor groups and senior executives. In 2009, over 50,000 of AREVA’s European employees were made aware of the challenges surrounding equal opportunities.

The promotion of diversity in every area of activity has been one of AREVA’s principal commitments since 2006, and the group requests the ongoing participation of every man and woman.

Five-star luxury Rocco Forte hotel, The Augustine, hosted a historic beer tasting event for media and its Mala Strana locals in its Brewery Bar to celebrate the launch of their sumptuous and exclusive brew, Svaty Tomas Tmave. More info in: Press Releases

Starbucks Coffee Company (Nasdaq: SBUX), and its joint venture partner AmRest Holdings SE (WSE: EAT) is pleased to announce that from March 2010; all espresso coffee, whole bean and espresso based beverages served in all ten Starbucks stores in the Czech market, are 100% Fairtrade Certified. More info in: Press Releases

Prague, 15th March 2010: QPG, the Central and Eastern European real estate investment and development group, announces that it will relaunch as Avestus Real Estate on 1st April 2010.
QPG is well-established in the region and its relaunch as Avestus Real Estate heralds aggressive plans on the part of Avestus and its stakeholders to take advantage of the anticipated cyclical upturn in the Central and Eastern European real estate market.

Commenting on the launch of Avestus Real Estate, Roger Dunlop, CEO, said: “We were fortunate enough to foresee many of the macro-economic issues which have affected real estate development in recent years and took the necessary steps to protect our projects, team and investment base at that time.

“We are now well positioned to move rapidly as soon as the level of activity increases and attractive opportunities re-emerge, as we expect them to in the near to medium-term.”
In a simultaneous announcement, Thomas Dowd, Peter Donnelly, Olan Cremin and Mark O’ Donnell in conjunction with long standing members of the senior management team of Quinlan Private have today announced the launch of Avestus Capital Partners which will become operational from Monday 29th March.

Avestus Capital Partners will provide real estate investment and asset management services to institutional and private investors including the real estate asset management services currently provided by Quinlan Private.
Avestus Capital Partners has also confirmed that it plans to launch a new European real estate fund aimed at institutional and professional investors in Europe, the US and the Middle East.

Commenting on the launch of Avestus Capital Partners, Olan Cremin, CEO, said: ”The creation of Avestus Capital Partners is a carefully considered response to our assessment of the current and future requirements of institutional and professional investors and, also our own desire to extend our leadership team and broaden the ownership base.

“We have over 120 professionals spread across Europe, UK, US and Ireland who all share a commitment to achieving leadership in real estate management and, notwithstanding current global and local economic and fiscal challenges; we strongly believe that we have the ambition, talent, determination and experience to succeed.”

About Avestus Capital Partners

Avestus Capital Partners brings together an international real estate investment and asset management team with significant knowledge and experience of European real estate markets.
With an investment presence in 15 countries and offices located on the ground in 7 cities, Avestus Capital Partners leverages deep local market knowledge with proven industry, sectoral and regional real estate expertise.
Avestus Capital Partners will manage a portfolio of European-based real estate assets valued at more than €8 billion.

About Avestus Real Estate

Avestus Real Estate is one of the leading real estate developers in Central and Eastern Europe.
The company is the full-service development arm of Avestus Capital Partners, a leading international real estate investor based in Ireland.
Avestus Real Estate is actively involved in all aspects of the development process including originating, structuring, financing, developing and managing a diversified portfolio of assets.
Avestus Real Estate has offices in Prague, Warsaw, Bratislava, Budapest, Bucharest, Zagreb and Vilnius.

For further enquiries, please contact Euan Edworthy; email: euan.edworthy@bestcg.com, phone: +420 602 362 970 or Tereza Prochazkova; email: tereza.prochazkova@bestcg.com, phone: +420 602 250 487

PRAGUE,   21st December, 2009: Best Communications is delighted to announce a record fourth quarter with new retainers from 5 leading consumer and B2B brands:  Enterprise Investors, J&T Real Estate, Ben& Jerry’s, AVG, and Prague exclusive hotel The Augustine to its portfolio.

Enterprise Investors - One of the oldest and largest firms managing private equity and venture capital funds in Poland and Central and Eastern Europe appointed Best to represent them in the Czech financial market.

J&T Real Estate- has decided to embark on a new communications strategy, employing Best Communications to marshal its Public Relations strategy in the Czech Republic for its residential project in Prague 1.

AVG - one of the world’s top anti-virus software developers, with its origins in Brno in the Czech Republic, set Best Communications the task of reconnecting the Czech public with one of their most successful companies internationally as well as with the communication of their new products and services.

Ben& Jerry’s - America’s number one ice cream brand, part of Unilever’s portfolio, arrived in the Czech Republic in the summer of 2009 and opened their first Czech store in a prime location at number one, Wenceslas square. The scoop shop has recently undergone a complete renovation which has introduced even more Czechs to the wacky and wonderful flavours of the company.

The Augustine- The Augustine hotel is part of the exclusive Rocco Forte group and Best Communications has been hired to ensure its position as one of the most exclusive hotels in Prague.

Best Communications’ CEO, Euan Edworthy states;

“Best Communications new business wins in the last quarter of 2009 demonstrate the depth and diversity of our agency by acquiring new accounts across the business board: FMCG, real estate, financial and software technology. Our purpose is to be the gold-standard PR agency in the Czech Republic and by winning such prestigious accounts as we have done recently, we are certainly getting closer to our goal.”

She takes responsibility for the growth of the firm's client portfolio in the Czech and Slovak Republics, working in close liaison with Euan Edworthy, Best's founder and CEO, and other partners. Tereza said: "I am delighted to be given this opportunity. I was impressed by Best's people from the moment I met them and I am looking forward to playing my part in leading the company to bigger and better things. I think there is tremendous potential for first-class public relations practice in the Czech and Slovak Republics and I believe Best is well-placed to be a prime mover in the PR profession's development here."

Euan Edworthy said: "Tereza has a rare combination of knowledge, intelligence, insight and sheer energy. She has done marvellous work for our clients over the last two and a half years and has made a vital contribution to the development of our five-year business plan. She is exactly the right person to drive the consultancy forward to its goal of becoming the leading Anglo- Czech PR firm.

In order to officially kick off the Christmas period, Starbucks launched their new Christmas menu with the opportunity to try their newest range of coffee and cakes as well as their new collection of Christmas merchandising gifts for 2009 and new Starbucks Gift Card! Journalists were delighted at the press confererence as they tucked in to samples of all kinds of new, delicious products such as Orange&Cranberry Muffin, Gingerbread Loaf Cake, Royal Cake and Poppy Seed Cake and Starbucks' new Whole Bean coffee. Starbucks also launched their range of Christmas gifts, a wide collection of mugs, tumblers, thermos flasks, Christmas gift packs and ‘Bearista’ bears. A lot of fun was had by all

As usual, celebrities, VIPS and journalists came along in droves to IMAX's latest star-studded event, this time enjoying the famous story of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. With IMAX's 3D experience, guests experienced the exhilirating rollercoaster night-ride alongside Scrooge and the ghosts of Christmas Past, PResent and Future. Luckily IMAX provided a delicious feast afterwards to bring everyone's heartrates back to normal, as well as the chance to have a go in their very own Christmas sleigh!

KFC's new facebook page, administrated by Best Communications, is full of new competitions and special offers. The B-Smart campaign will also run in physical stores in parallel to the social media campaign. Fans of the BSmart menu will be asked a challenging question - if they are 'smart' enough to know the answers, they will receive a 2nd B-Smart meny voucher for free. Best Communications also unveiled KFC's new coffee & sweets menu at a well-attended press conference in early October.

In September, ProLogis leased 14,300 square meters to the GEIS Group in ProLogis Park Ostrava, Czech Republic.

In ProLogis Park Nove Mesto - TRANSKAM have taken up an additional 5,000 square meters, meaning that the park is now 100 % fully leased.

On the solar front, ProLogis is stepping up its programme in Spain with a significant new installation in Madrid and Barcelona.

Celebrities and VIP's turned out in force yet again for another fabulous adventure with IMAX. This time, 3D underwater world was a realistic, and sometimes scary, dive into the magical world that exists under the waves. Giant balloon installations of guests' favourite fish (not to mention a giant octopus) wowed the crowds as they mingled amidst assembled photo journalists and other well-known socialites.

As usual, competitive spirit soared as teams of 3 competed for the heady recognition as 'Best Brains' in the annual summer Quiz. For the more sport-oriented, the team building day also played host to the inter-office badminton and table tennis championships. A few glasses of wine and a pint or two of beer later, and it was back on the train at the end of a wonderful late-summer day!

Quick Service Restaurant giant, KFC, has embarked on a fresh communications strategy, hiring leading Anglo-Czech PR firm Best Communications to head up a consumer PR campaign in the Czech Republic. The campaign is expected to help sharpen the KFC brand image and drive sales until the end of 2009 and through 2010.

Prague-based developer, DavCor, today announced that it has received a building permit for construction works on its 100 apartment residential complex, Rezidence Jubileum, on Komunardo street in Prague 7, Holesovice. Commencement of construction works on this new courtyard complex - dubbed ‘eco-chic’ thanks to its cycling and green roofs programmes - is expected to start as soon as negotiations with the main contractor have been concluded, the developer added.

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince is the latest film based on the famous books about 'the boy who lived' written by British author J.K. Rowling. In Prague, VIP guests and journalists were treated to a celebrity premier of the film in 3D at IMAX's Flora cinema. Despite sharing the premier night with a number of other cinemas across Prague, IMAX's Harry Potter in 3D celebrated a full house with great VIP attendance.

Prague-based real estate development and investment group, Quinlan Private Golub, introduced a brand new mortgage insurance product recently. This new insurance means that customers interested in the residential project, Modransky Haj, will receive added security in what is a difficult economic climate. This new mortgage insurance was prepared by mortgage broker Hyposervis in response to a residential market study conducted by Hyposervis and Deloitte at the beginning of the year. Quinlan Private Golub’s new sales centre for residential projects located in Cerna ruze shopping centre on Na Prikope was presented in the second half of the press conference.

Best client, Starbucks, recently opened the first African Starbucks Farmer Support Center based in Kigali, Rwanda. The Farmer Support Center will work with East African coffee communities to help farmers continue to improve their coffee quality and to increase the number of suppliers producing Starbucks™ Shared Planet™ coffee. Starbucks agronomist and quality experts will work directly with farmers to develop and use more responsible methods to grow better coffee, to help improve the quality and size of the harvest – and ultimately earn better prices for it. 

Prague-based developer, DavCor, announced the launch of an one-of-a-kind competition in the Czech Republic. The concept is simple: anyone who buys an apartment at DavCor’s new Prague 7 development, Rezidence Jubileum, will be entered into a “lottery style even chance” competition  to win the project’s premier penthouse, a 106 sqm rooftop apartment, with multiple terraces, valued at CZK 10,000,000. With just 100 apartments in the courtyard complex, buyers will have a 99:1 chance of walking away with this fantastic prize.

For many in Prague, Africa remains a distant and inaccessible place. With IMAX's new Wild Safari 3D film, however, audiences can explore the unique wilderness of this fascinating continent. As ever, VIP guests turned out in force for the celebrity premier of the new 3D adventure, as organised by Best Communications.

A team from the University of Technology in Brno has made it through to the final round of Airbus' Fly Your Ideas global competition for students of higher education. The Kometa Brno team will be competing for the top position with four other teams from Australia, Singapore, Spain and the US.

The Rocco Forte Collection’s newest property, The Augustine, the quintessence of Prague’s history, character and beauty will welcome first guests from 14th May 2009. This follows a special public open day, which took place on the 12th May, for neighbours and citizens of Prague to see and experience the elegance and spirit of Prague’s newest 5star deluxe hotel.

The 101-bedroom property, located underneath Prague Castle, has been created from a set of seven buildings, many of which have historical significance, including the 13th century Augustinian St Thomas’s Monastery, after which the hotel is named.  Several practicing Augustinian friars still live in a separate part of the monastery, adjacent to the hotel grounds.