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About ACTE: The Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE), founded in 1988, is a leading non‐profit organization that serves and advances the global business travel industry in 102 different countries. For more than 20 years, ACTE has continued to fulfill its vision of uniting travel executives around the world, providing them with up‐to‐date news, knowledge, beneficial research findings and networking opportunities. The education of ACTE members infiltrates to more than 12 million business travelers worldwide. From corporate buyers to agencies and suppliers, all sectors of the industry are granted equal membership. ACTE has representatives in Africa, Asia‐Pacific, Canada, Europe, Latin America, Mexico, Middle East and the United States.

To join ACTE, or for more information, visit www.acte.org.

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AdMob is the world’s largest mobile advertising marketplace, offering solutions for discovery, branding and monetization on the mobile web. Mobile devices are a critical media platform and we are building the tools to let every business on earth leverage mobile. Founded in 2006 by entrepreneur Omar Hamoui, AdMob was born to remove roadblocks and enable mobile web businesses. As a company, AdMob has built technologies to enable media businesses in mobile and continue to invest in tools to enable the mobile environment.

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The Asian Buddhist Film Festival (ABFF) is a Singapore-based Film Festival which was conceived with the primary purpose of highlighting and encouraging conscious thought on human and social issues utilizing principles found in Buddhist philosophy, through a very potent and contemporary medium, that of film. The ABFF, while incorporated in Singapore as a Singapore private limited company, is being run as a non-profit company. ABFF was founded in 2007 by businessman Billy Lee and media entrepreneur Bhavna Vedhara. The ABFF is supported by an Advisory Panel comprising respected members from various walks of life, including: Ambassador K Kesavapany, Director, Institute of South East Asian Studies (ISEAS); Mr William Chua, Chairman, Goldbell Group; and Mr Yap Wai Ming, Director, Stamford Law Corporation.


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Angel's Gate is Asia's latest reality TV series focusing on business and entrepreneurship. Backed by Asia's leading venture funds, the Angel's Gate is a 360-degree platform spanning the TV, Web and Mobile that gives entrepreneurs the opportunity of a lifetime to pitch their dream business ideas to some of Asia’s most successful investors.
Angel’s Gate takes a close look at the skills and dynamics at play when entrepreneurs get a chance to pitch to decision makers directly. Often it’s down to split second calculations and instinct that determines whether the deal goes through, and the full pressure is on the entrepreneurs to make the most of the situation.


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AOC is a leader in high definition display technology for TVs and Monitors backed by over 70 years of design and manufacturing experience. AOC has earned a reputation for selling user-friendly, technologically advanced displays with every aspect of AOC's business focusing on the development of products that fit seamlessly into consumers' digital lifestyle. AOC is positioned to be one of the top global players in providing the best value display technology. AOC LCD monitor brings green, entertainment and human-element life experience. For more information about AOC visit www.aoc.com .

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Arieso has grown rapidly to become one the of world’s leading providers of customer centric network management software solutions that enable operators to continuously and accurately direct investment to meet the increasing demand for rapidly growing data services. A superior alternative to outdated optimisation methods, the company’s ariesoGEO technology delivers location-aware subscriber information to quickly and precisely boost network performance and enrich user experience. Arieso delivers proven carrier grade solutions that are robust, reliable and highly scalable. Clients include global Tier-1 operators and vendors such as MTN, O2, Telefonica, Vodafone, NSN, and Ericsson.

For more information on Arieso, visit www.arieso.com

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Aviation New Zealand is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Aviation Industry Association. It was created in 2008 to champion New Zealand companies, and their product and service solutions, to international audiences. It also acts as a one-stop-shop for international companies wishing to purchase New Zealand aviation product and service solutions.


“We used Rice at short notice to develop a campaign around the New Zealand presence at the Singapore Airshow, February 2010. Sonya and team got stuck in, came up with imaginative ideas, secured some top quality media interviews, arranged placement of material in targeted media and achieved consistent messaging through all the media we used. The Rice team was attentive, responsive and very personable.”

- John Nicholson,Chief Executive Officer, Aviation New Zealand

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Bayer is a global enterprise with core competencies in the fields of health care, nutrition and high-tech materials. Bayer CropScience AG, a subsidiary of Bayer AG with annual sales of about EUR 6.5 billion (2009), is one of the world’s leading innovative crop science companies in the areas of crop protection, non-agricultural pest control, seeds and plant traits. The company offers an outstanding range of products and extensive service backup for modern, sustainable agriculture and for non-agricultural applications. Bayer CropScience has a global workforce of about 18,700 and is represented in more than 120 countries. This and further news is available at: www.press.bayercropscience.com.


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BioQuest Solutions is a premier Healthcare Knowledge Processes Organization specialising in Clinical Sciences and Marketing Support. The company is an established force in providing cutting edge ideations, solutions and services to Pharmaceutical Companies and Other Healthcare Organizations. Since its incorporation in 2005, BioQuest has etched a novel path in the vast domain of Pharmaceutical Knowledge, Medical Sciences & Marketing Functions.

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Founded in 2006, Blugrapes is a performance driven marketing company providing Facebook marketing, mobile marketing, media tracking and integrated digital marketing solutions. It has built Facebook communities of over 70,000 fans, as well as a regional interactive SMS solution used by more than 100,000 unique users to date. It also provides highly customized marketing accountability and reporting systems to aid marketers and agencies improve marketing effectiveness and returns. Its clients include Fortune 500 companies such as Coca-Cola, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, Dell, Lenovo, Samsung, L'Oréal and many others in the consumer marketing industry.
Blugrapes company website; http://www.blugrapes.com
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BoxSentry is an innovative email security solutions provider headquartered in Singapore with operations across Asia Pacific, the Middle East and Europe. BoxSentry’s solutions for email protection integrate the key components of reputation, authentication and anti-spam methodologies to ensure business-safe email for its clients spread across 18 countries. RealMail™ is BoxSentry’s patented email protection system that has been developed to accurately protect legitimate email and stop spam in multiple languages, particularly addressing needs in Asia Pacific and the Middle East. BoxSentry’s approach to email deliverability is redefining the email security agenda.


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Cinemacraft’s flagship product is an interactive media broadcast cloud for rich media distribution. Cinemacraft’s patent pending encoding/decoding and streaming technology combined with the Cinemacraft media cloud provide an end-to-end interactive media broadcast cloud for content publishers, game publishers, and enterprises to monetize their media assets. The company also provides Cinemacraft Platform API to third parties to deploy their own innovative media solutions from Cinemacraft’s cloud. The Cinemacraft cloud can stream to any device across any network. For more information, please visit www.cinemacraft.tv.


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Cisco Systems, Inc. is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. Cisco's Internet Protocol-based (IP) networking solutions are the foundation of the Internet and most corporate, education, and government networks around the world. Cisco creates leading products and key technologies to make the Internet more useful and dynamic. These technologies include: advanced routing and switching, voice and video over IP, optical networking, wireless, storage networking, security, broadband, and content networking.

Learn more about Cisco Systems, Inc. at cisco.com.

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A singular vision – a belief in a better way to address current and future data management needs – guides CommVault in the development of Singular Information Management® solutions for high-performance data protection, universal availability and simplified management of data on complex storage networks. CommVault's exclusive single-platform architecture gives companies unprecedented control over data growth, costs and risk. CommVault's Simpana® software suite of products was designed to work together seamlessly from the ground up, sharing a single code and common function set, to deliver superlative Data Protection, Archive, Replication, Search and Resource Management capabilities. More companies every day join those who have discovered the unparalleled efficiency, performance, reliability, and control only CommVault can offer. CommVault's corporate headquarters is located in Oceanport, New Jersey in the United States.


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Compuware Corporation, the technology performance company, provides software, experts and best practices to ensure technology works well and delivers value. Compuware solutions make the world's most important technologies perform at their best for leading organizations worldwide, including 46 of the top 50 Fortune 500 companies and 12 of the top 20 most visited U.S. web sites. Learn more at: http://www.compuware.com.

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Cloudmark, Inc. is a global leader in carrier-grade messaging infrastructure and security solutions, delivering the industry's fastest, most accurate and most scalable messaging platform for fixed, mobile and social networks. The Cloudmark suite of carrier-grade solutions simplifies and advances the management of messaging abuse, increasing network utilization and reducing infrastructure costs. Cloudmark's patented solutions combine Advanced Message Fingerprinting™ technology based on innovative, highly efficient algorithms, a Global Threat Network™ consisting of trusted reporters across the globe, real-time, automated analysis of traffic and content patterns, along with security research expertise, to provide real-time security intelligence and filtering across carrier networks. Cloudmark solutions protect 1.6 billion subscribers for the world's largest networks, including AT&T, Comcast, MySpace, NTT, Swisscom and Time Warner Cable. Cloudmark is a privately held company headquartered in San Francisco with offices in London, Paris, Tokyo, and Singapore.

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Produced by IDG Enterprise in conjunction with VentureBeat, the DEMO conferences in the United States and China focus on emerging technologies and new product innovations, which are hand selected from across the spectrum of the technology marketplace. The DEMO conferences have earned their reputation for consistently identifying tomorrow.s cutting-edge technologies, and have served as launchpad events for companies such as Palm, E*Trade, Salesforce, Webex, Tivo and VMware, helping them to secure venture funding, establish critical business relationships, and influence early adopters. The DEMO Scholarship Partner Program, subsidized by corporate sponsorships, offers multiple scholarship opportunities to ensure that deserving entrepreneurs receive the opportunity to introduce cutting edge technology products at DEMO that might have otherwise gone undiscovered. For more information on the DEMO conferences, visit http://www.demo.com.


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DCNS is a leading European player on the world market for integrated warships. In response to customer demands for more comprehensive and integrated systems, DCNS acts as prime contractor for naval shipbuilding, integration and support by combining its own development, marketing and production capabilities with those of selected partners. To manage the complexity of such projects, the Group draws on in-house expertise in naval architecture and systems engineering, ship assembly and integration and equipment design and production, as well as through-life support. The Group employs 12,000 staff and generates annual revenues of around €2.5 billion (2008 figures).


“Rice Communications was instrumental in building recognition and a solid corporate profile for DCNS in the Asia Pacific region.
With their support, we have been able to develop targeted content and effective messages, connect with the right journalists, and achieve significant coverage in key defence and top-tier regional media.”


- Damien Bonnet,International Communication Manager, DCNS

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Founded in 1995, eBay Inc. connects hundreds of millions of people around the world every day, empowering them to explore new opportunities and innovate together. eBay Inc. does this by providing the Internet platforms of choice for global commerce, payments and communications. Since its inception, eBay Inc. has expanded to include some of the strongest brands in the world, including eBay, PayPal, Skype, Shopping.com, and others. eBay Inc. is headquartered in San Jose, California.


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e-Dialog has helped some of the world’s most recognized brands develop sophisticated and highly targeted e-mail marketing campaigns. A unique combination of strategic services and relevance-enabling technologies empowers the delivery of relevant e-mail campaigns that produce unbeatable results. They also provide the tools and expertise to extend the power of relevant e-mail marketing to other channels, including customers’ social networks and mobile devices. The solutions offer dynamic publishing driven by timely customer data, campaign sharing across social networks, and optimized solutions for mobile devices. In addition to a cutting-edge technology platform, e-Dialog boasts a global services organization with an unparalleled staff-to-client ratio of 2:1. e-Dialog was recently named a leader in the Forrester Wave: Email Marketing Service Providers, Q4 2009 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of GSI Commerce, Inc. (NASDAQ: GSIC).


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Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson (NYSE:EMR), is the global leader in enabling Business- Critical Continuity™ from grid to chip for telecommunication networks, data centers, health care and industrial facilities. Emerson Network Power provides innovative solutions and expertise in areas including AC and DC power and precision cooling systems, embedded computing and power, integrated racks and enclosures, power switching and controls, monitoring, and connectivity. All solutions are supported globally by local Emerson Network Power service technicians. Liebert power, precision cooling and monitoring products and services from Emerson Network Power improve the utilization and management of data center and network technologies by increasing IT system availability, flexibility and efficiency. For more information, visit www.liebert.com or www.emersonnetworkpower.com.


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Founded in 1992, ESET is a global provider of security solutions for the home and business segment. The industry leader in proactive malware detection, ESET NOD32 Antivirus holds the world record for the number of Virus Bulletin VB100 Awards, never to have missed a single “In-the-Wild” worm or virus since the inception of testing in 1998.

ESET has headquarters in Bratislava, Slovakia and offices in San Diego, USA; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Prague, Czech Republic; Singapore and an extensive partner network in more than 180 countries. In 2008, ESET opened a new research center in Krakow, Poland. ESET was named by Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 as one of the fastest-growing technology companies in the region of Europe, Middle East and Africa.


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ESI shapes the way organizations implement strategy through training, development and consulting in portfolio, program and project management. Its approach covers the processes, people and tools essential to tactical planning and implementation. ESI has an unmatched record in developing and delivering high-quality consulting services and training programs, resulting in dramatic performance gains throughout client organizations. ESI’s expertise comes from 25 years of experience working with industry-leading organizations. ESI serves hundreds of clients worldwide, with regional offices located in the U.S. (Arlington, VA), Asia (Singapore) and Europe (London, UK) and has worked in over 200 cities and 100 countries worldwide to help companies address project management challenges and successfully deliver their mission critical projects. ESI clients include over 200 Global Fortune 500 companies.


“Working with Rice is always a pleasure. Not only do they bring strong customer service and good strategy to the table that's complemented by some of the best PR writing I've ever read, they're fun too!”

- J. Scott Punk, APR,Director Global Brand Management, ESI International

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GetIT is a team of consultants who see marketing programmes, campaigns and projects through from conception and planning to execution and final delivery. The focus is on providing innovative marketing & communication solutions for high technology and telecommunications companies, using interactive digital media (IDM) and social media. GetIT combines consulting expertise and execution capabilities in B2B social media and programme management. Execution is led by design and development of interactive digital media content, and content deployment, management and tracking solutions. GetIT also creates custom web and mobile apps for marketing and communication. Established in 1997, GetIT has more than a decade of experience in delivering results to major corporations such as Cisco Systems, HP, IDC, IBM, Singtel, Datacraft, Arbor Networks, CMP Asia and CNET Asia.


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GE Healthcare provides transformational medical technologies and services that are shaping a new age of patient care. GE Healthcare’s expertise in medical imaging and information technologies, medical diagnostics, patient monitoring systems, performance improvement, drug discovery, and biopharmaceutical manufacturing technologies is helping clinicians around the world re-imagine new ways to predict, diagnose, inform and treat disease, so their patients can live their lives to the fullest. Headquartered in the United Kingdom, GE Healthcare is a $17 billion unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE). Worldwide, GE Healthcare employs more than 46,000 people committed to serving healthcare professionals and their patients in more than 100 countries. For more information about GE Healthcare, visit our website at www.gehealthcare.com.

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GeoPost regroups the Express subsidiaries of the La Poste Group and is a leading player in Express parcel transport and delivery in Europe. GeoPost serves more than 230 countries on behalf of over 300,000 customers throughout the world. In the road express parcel market, GeoPost is ranked n°1 in France and n°2 in Europe, with consolidated sales of 3.093 billion euros in 2009.For more information: www.geopostgroup.com.


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Global PTM was established in the year 2000 by industry leaders who believed businesses deserved better quality and substance from their operational consulting and technology investments. At Global PTM we believe that focused efforts deliver results. Our focus is to deliver Maintenance Operational Improvement (MOI) expertise to achieve significant cost reductions by maximizing maintenance performance and asset productivity.


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GreenBills Pte Ltd is a Singapore-based Business-to-Consumer start-up company focusing on the aggregated aspect of EBPP (Electronic Bill Presentment & Payment) through its patent pending system, GreenPost®, which had its beta launch on the 5th of June 2009, World Environment Day. Since then, GreenBills has been collecting users’ feedback on GreenPost by delivering their aggregated real time electronic bills from SingTel, StarHub, M1 and Singapore Power, through its online and desktop applications. Founded in 2005, GreenBills spent most of its early years involved in research and development of GreenPost prototype and outreach to service providers and its target users. The team spent years nurturing a deep conviction to raise individuals’ eco-consciousness.


“We found Rice Communications an ideal fit for us. We're a young company entering into an aggressive growth phase, and the team at Rice was absolutely bursting with helpful suggestions for us! They see themselves as a partner for their clients and make a big effort to be aligned with management's objectives while retaining an independent view on approaches they think works best. Sonya in particular has demonstrated a very high level of competence. We were impressed with her ideas and execution of our media strategy in the print, online and social media. Rice has definitely over-delivered and raised the bar.
Very good value for money as well. Big UP!".


- Management team, GreenPost

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Hill International, with 2,400 employees in 80 offices worldwide, provides program management, project management, construction management and construction claims and consulting services. Engineering News-Record magazine recently ranked Hill as the 8th largest construction management firm in the United States. For more information on Hill, please visit our website at www.hillintl.com.


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Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES) is the global leader in providing broadband satellite networks and services for enterprises, governments, small businesses, and consumers. HughesNet® encompasses all broadband solutions and managed services from Hughes, bridging the best of satellite and terrestrial technologies. Its broadband satellite products are based on global standards approved by the TIA, ETSI and ITU standards organizations, including IPoS/DVB-S2, RSM-A and GMR-1. To date, Hughes has shipped more than 1.9 million systems to customers in over 100 countries.


“I have find the team at Rice Communications a pleasure to work with. I’ve solicited Sonya Madeira Stamp’s assistance for the past several years on various activities surrounding the CommunicAsia shows in Singapore. She and her staff have been very responsive, professional, and efficient with excellent follow through. I don’t have to worry with the Rice team handling the project.”

- Judy Blake,Director, Public Relations & Marketing Communications,
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Huthwaite is the world’s leading sales performance improvement organization. Founded on scientifically validated behavioral research, our methodologies which include the internationally renowned SPIN® Selling, guarantee sales success. Huthwaite assesses your organization’s needs and develops customized sales performance improvement and coaching programs that drive real business results.


“Rice put together an A-Team for us with expertise in many areas to help our event get the publicity it needed. The articles, interviews, and added coverage they worked hard to bring our event helped it to be a huge success!”

- Greg Moore, Regional Sales Director, Huthwaite Asia Pacific

The I-COM is an industry backed international forum for exploring measurement issues facing the Digital Advertising Industry, with the goals of international cooperation, information sharing and working toward consensus on best practices. I-COM is also the preeminent international community of Digital's Data Champions. The scope of measurement disciplines which I-COM covers have grown to include: Audience Measurement, Advertising Effectiveness, Social Media Measurement, Competitive Monitoring, Consumer Insights, Targeting and Web Analytics. More information is available at www.i-com.org.

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ICM Registry is the company behind .XXX. ICM Registry is a financially stable and completely independent entity. As a registry operator, ICM Registry will provide management, supporting infrastructure and back-end functionality.

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International Data Corporation (IDC) is the premier global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events for the information technology, telecommunications, and consumer technology markets. IDC helps IT professionals, business executives, and the investment community to make fact-based decisions on technology purchases and business strategy. More than 1,000 IDC analysts provide global, regional, and local expertise on technology and industry opportunities and trends in over 110 countries worldwide. For more than 47 years, IDC has provided strategic insights to help our clients achieve their key business objectives. IDC is a subsidiary of IDG, the world’s leading technology media, research, and events company. You can learn more about IDC by visiting www.idc.com

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The Internation Multilateral Partnership Against Cyber Threats (IMPACT) is the first global public-private initiative against cyber-terrorism. IMPACT is dedicated to bringing together governments, industry leaders and cybersecurity experts to enhance the the global community's capacity to prevent, defend and respond to cyberthreats. IMPACT's permanent secreteriat is headquartered in Cyberjaya, Malaysia


“In the short time provided to respond to the brief, Rice demonstrated a thorough understanding of IMPACT’s present and planned positioning and was able to bring fresh ideas to the table. We look forward to working with the team and hit the ground running with a number of key events in the pipeline.”

- Philip Victor,Head, Communications & Outreach, International Multilateral Partnership Against Cyber Threats (‘IMPACT’)

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Inmarsat plc (LSE: ISAT) is the leading provider of global mobile satellite communications. Since 1979, Inmarsat has been providing reliable voice and high-speed data communications to governments, enterprises and other organisations, with a range of services that can be used on land, at sea or in the air. The company’s services are delivered through a global network of more than 500 distribution partners and service providers operating in 180 countries. For the year ended 31 December 2007, Inmarsat plc had total revenue of US$ 576.5 million.


"We chose to support the creation of Rice as an anchor client. They have not disappointed us, providing hard work and creativity, within budget and on time. We recommend Rice.”

- Chris McLaughlin, VP External Affairs, Inmarsat

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InMobi, one of the fastest growing global mobile advertising network, delivers the best results to its partners through its intelligent mobile advertising solutions. The advanced technology enables advertisers to discover their target audience on mobile internet sites in a measurable manner. Publishers can leverage the capability to serve contextual ads to the users of their sites, thereby increasing the value of their mobile property. InMobi’s vast reach coupled with the precision of the mobile medium provides the optimal platform for advertisers and publishers to take advantage of mobile advertising.


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iTwin is a device designed by a Singapore-based start-up that allows the secure transfer of data between the two parts of the device anywhere in the world. The two halves of iTwin share a secure hardware-based crypto-grade association. This device is a ‘first-of-its-kind’ and target markets are the US and Europe, with a global launch scheduled for August 15, 2010.

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jimmy monkey™ café & bar is among the latest third wave coffee destinations in Singapore. Armed with Singapore’s only SlayerTM espresso machine, jimmy monkey aims to provide the ultimate coffee experience. jimmy monkey calls to mind the café culture of Melbourne. Nestled in the tranquility of One North residences in an ex-army barracks, the café is designed to be an elegantly raw destination.


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Kingdee International Software Group Company Limited (HK Stock Code: 268) is a leading provider of enterprise management software and e-Business application solution in the Asia-Pacific region, one of the fastest-growing independent software vendors in the global market, and a leading provider in China's software industry, Kingdee is engaged in developing and selling enterprise management software and e-Business application software, and middleware of e-Business and e-government platforms for enterprises or government. Kingdee also provides software-related management consultation, implementation and technical support services for worldwide customers. With its unique product and service position of "Fast Configuration, Fast Implementation, Fast Application, and Fast Results", Kingdee is able to help customers to easily face the challenges of uncertainty brought by the dynamic business environment, perfectly integrate the business processes and information technology, effectively manage changes, and ensure the fast, sustainable and healthy growth of the organization.


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Le Spa Cocoon is a haven for those seeking sublime tranquility. Nestled in the heart of Singapore, Le Spa Cocoon is an exquisite environment combining the natural elements of fire, water, wood, earth and metal to provide a sensual and perfectly balanced Yin and Yang wellness experience. Founded on the belief that the sea is the source of life and the earth as the infinite source of energy, Le Spa Cocoon uses only the best products from nature – Jurlique and Phytomer – for all face and body treatments.


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Founded in 1983, Light Cibles is globally renowned for its expertise in the conception and the realization of lightings around the world. Its vocation is to find appropriate lighting solutions, for all kind of exterior and interior projects. The company has offices in China, France, Singapore and Spain.


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m9 Tech Solutions is a software and services company that develops productivity improvement tools for consumers and small businesses using web-based technologies and intelligent document management and contacts management systems. Headquartered in Singapore, m9 Tech Solutions is a global company that will design and develop the software product, host the solution on the internet, and offer the technology to end consumers located globally.


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Maveric Systems is a globally trusted software testing specialist since the year 2000. Maveric is the market leader in independent software testing in the GCC Region. Maveric is supporting clients in both business-as-usual testing as well as testing of large transformations. With capabilities across a vast set of testing tools we add value by ensuring better test coverage while crashing cycle times through robust test automation. Maveric has multiple delivery centers across KSA, UAE, India, Malaysia, UK and USA.


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The Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) is the premier global non-profit trade association established to lead the growth of mobile marketing and its associated technologies. The MMA is an action-oriented organization designed to clear obstacles to market development, establish mobile media guidelines and best practices for sustainable growth, and evangelize the use of the mobile channel. It has more than 700 member companies, representing over forty countries around the globe, including all members of the mobile media ecosystem. The Mobile Marketing Association’s global headquarters are located in the United States and it has regional chapters including North America (NA), Europe, Latin American (LATAM), Middle East & Africa (MEA) and Asia Pacific (APAC) branches.


“We have always believed that good PR is one of the essential tools of effective marketing. But it was only when we appointed Rice that we realized just how powerful great PR can be!

Sonya and her team has not only helped to raise our profile through their enthusiasm and hard work but they have been pivotal in helping us review and revitalize the way we do business. Rice has made a significant impact both within the media and MMA membership. With its ongoing support it has helped to strengthen our relationships and has made a major contribution to our business.”


- Rohit Dadwal, Managing Director for Asia Pacific, Mobile Marketing Association

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Headquartered in Singapore with subsidiaries in Indonesia, MEC has invested in and manages large-scale coal and related infrastructure projects in Indonesia. Combining 70 years of mining experience, the Government of Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates and the Trimex Group established MEC in 2008. MEC has commenced development in East Kalimantan of its first mine, is continuing to explore adjacent areas and is developing necessary infrastructure – a railway, coal-handling terminals and a jetty – that will ensure coal is delivered to customers at competitive rates.


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Mozat is one of the world’s leading developers and marketers of mobile social networking platform for global mobile carriers and service providers. Currently serving more than 15 million mobile users worldwide, Mozat is building the social hub for mobile operators through its MOZAT platform. Its cross-platform capability delivers tremendous value to operators, thereby offering improved value-added services, brand loyalty and intensified customer reach. Established in 2003, Mozat is headquartered in Singapore, with representative offices in China and Saudi Arabia.

For more information, kindly check out: www.mozat.com


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National Instruments (www.ni.com) is transforming the way engineers and scientists design, prototype and deploy systems for measurement, automation and embedded applications. NI empowers customers with off-the-shelf software such as NI LabVIEW and modular cost-effective hardware, and sells to a broad base of more than 30,000 different companies worldwide, with no one customer representing more than 3 percent of revenue and no one industry representing more than 15 percent of revenue. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, NI has more than 5,000 employees and direct operations in more than 40 countries. For the past 11 years, FORTUNE magazine has named NI one of the 100 best companies to work for in America.


“Rice Communications has supported us when we announced our decision to open an office in Vietnam. We thank Rice and their partner in Vietnam, VietGate Communications, for the great execution and coordination in making the press event a huge success. They are prompt and efficient in following up on action items, status updates, project management, and all the details are thoroughly covered. I feel very reassured when working with them knowing that our press conference will be well managed.”

– Jessie Lee, Marketing Communications, National Instruments

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New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) is the New Zealand Government's national economic development agency. It works to stimulate economic growth by helping to boost export earnings, strengthen regional economies, and deliver economic development assistance to industries and individual businesses. Through its global network of offices NZTE works with international businesses and investors, connecting them to New Zealand business opportunities.


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NetIQ, an Attachmate business, is a global leader in systems and security management. With more than 12,000 customers in over 60 countries, NetIQ solutions maximise technology investments and enable IT process improvements to achieve measurable cost savings. For more information on NetIQ’s portfolio of award-winning products for IT Process Automation, Systems Management, Security Management, Configuration Audit and Control, Enterprise Administration and Unified Communications Management, please visit www.netiq.com.


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A leading player in mobile communications in the Asia Pacific, Nokia first started operations in the region in the early 1980s. It has since established a leading brand presence in many local markets, and business has expanded considerably in all areas to support customer needs and the growth of the telecommunications industry in the region. Nokia's regional corporate headquarters is located at Alexandra Technopark in Singapore. As the regional hub for Nokia, it is a base from which over 700 staff provide leading-edge technology, product and solutions support to the 20 diverse markets and Nokia offices in the Asia Pacific.
Nokia has four business groups to best meet the unique dynamics of each business.
• Mobile Phones offers a global range of highly competitive mobile phones for large consumer segments, and develops mobile phones for all major standards and customer segments in over 130 countries. Multimedia brings mobile multimedia to consumers in the form of advanced mobile devices and applications.
• Networks continues to offer leading-edge network infrastructure, technology and related services, based on major wireless standards to mobile operators and service providers.
• Enterprise Solutions provides a range of terminals and seamless mobile connectivity solutions based on end-to-end mobility architecture, dedicated to helping businesses and institutions worldwide improve their performance through extended mobility.


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ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ONNN) is a premier supplier of high performance silicon solutions for energy efficient electronics. The company’s broad portfolio of power and signal management, logic, discrete and custom devices helps customers efficiently solve their design challenges in automotive, communications, computing, consumer, industrial, LED lighting, medical, military/aerospace and power applications. ON Semiconductor operates a world-class, value-added supply chain and a network of manufacturing facilities, sales offices and design centers in key markets throughout North America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific regions. For more information, visit http://www.onsemi.com.


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One Animation is an independent VFX and 3D animation studio. We produce original content as well as service VFX and Animation for feature films, TV series and specials. Our extensive experience and creative direction enables us to create high quality work while keeping production costs down.


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Openwave Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: OPWV) is a global software innovator delivering context-aware mediation and messaging solutions that enable communication service providers and the broader ecosystem to create and deliver smarter services.

Building on its mobile data heritage, Openwave mobilizes the Internet with predictive solutions fueled by real-time analytics that mediate among all different ecosystem elements, enhancing every mode of IP traffic. The result can provide customers with a 360-degree view of their network, devices and services, and enables them to proactively optimize network resources, quickly launch smart mobile services, and provide a contextually relevant user experience.

Openwave is a global company with a blue chip customer base spanning North America, Latin America, Australia and New Zealand, Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. Openwave is headquartered in Redwood City, California. For more information please visit www.openwave.com.


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Out There Media is the international leader in Mobile Advertising. The company is headquartered in Vienna and has subsidiaries in Dusseldorf, Singapore, Moscow, Kiev, Athens and Sofia. Today Out There Media has partnership agreements with 24 network operators across Europe and Asia, reaching approximately 380 million subscribers – 70% of which are exclusive – via its multi-channel mobile advertising marketplace, Mobucks™. Mobucks is a cross-operator, cross-advertiser marketplace that matches demand and supply for advertising over mobile telephones. Out There Media enables operators to monetize their inventory, advertisers to engage with their audiences in a targeted and effective manner, and consumers to enhance and improve their everyday lives. The company’s website can be found at www.out-there-media.com.


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Panalpina Group is one of the world's leading suppliers of forwarding and logistics services, specializing in end-to-end supply chain management solutions and intercontinental air freight and ocean freight shipments. Thanks to its in-depth industry know-how and state-of-the-art IT systems, Panalpina provides globally integrated door-to-door forwarding services tailored to its customers' individual needs. The Panalpina Group operates a close-knit network with some 500 branches in over 80 countries. In a further 80 countries, it cooperates closely with partner companies. Panalpina employs approximately 14,000 people worldwide.


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Progress Software Corporation (NASDAQ: PRGS) is a global software company that enables enterprises to be operationally responsive to changing conditions and customer interactions as they occur – to capitalize on new opportunities, drive greater efficiencies and reduce risk. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of best-in-class infrastructure software spanning event-driven visibility and real-time response, open integration, data access and integration, and application development and deployment – all supporting on-premises and SaaS/Cloud deployments. Progress maximizes the benefits of operational responsiveness while minimizing IT complexity and total cost of ownership. Progress can be reached at www.progress.com.


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Headquartered in Singapore, with operations in Australia and the United States, RGM Media Limited is an ASX-listed Pan Asian media and entertainment company with two operating divisions: artist management, and film and television production.


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RMMI is the first Middle Eastern mining company with a global reach, set up under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Saud Bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Crown Prince and Deputy Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah. RMMI is a joint venture between RAK Investment Authority (RAKIA), and Trimex Group, an independent minerals company with over 70 years of combined mining experience. RMMI’s investments are long-term in outlook, capitalising on the vast experience of the team to operate the mines; this strategy distinguishes RMMI from investment funds. Focus areas for RMMI are: base metal minerals, energy minerals and industrial minerals, to cater to the growing demand from China, India and the Middle East.


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SABIC ranks among the world’s top five producers of commodity chemicals and plastics, and is a major global developer and supplier of thermoplastics engineered to meet customer needs. Additionally, SABIC has operations in steel production and fertilizers, and increasing brand presence in high-value performance chemicals.

SABIC recorded a net profit of SR 22 billion (US $ 5.86 billion) in 2008. Sales revenues for 2008 totalled SR 151 billion (US $ 40.2 billion). Total assets stood at SR 272 billion (US $ 72.5 billion) at the end of 2008.

Headquartered in Riyadh, SABIC was founded in 1976. SABIC has significant research resources with six dedicated Technology & Innovation centers in Saudi Arabia, Europe, the USA and India. The company operates in more than 40 countries with 33,000 employees worldwide.


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Singapore Emulsion Fuel Pte Ltd (SgEF) is a Singapore-based technology company that was incorporated in December 2006 to address global dependence on fossil fuels. It focuses on the development and production of breakthrough emulsion diesel and alternative biofuels. An investee company of SPRING SEEDS Capital, SgEF is also supported by the National Environment Agency (NEA) and the Building and Construction Agency (BCA) in Singapore. For more information, visit: www.sgef.com.sg


“The management, investors, partners and staffs of Singapore Emulsion Fuel Pte Ltd (SgEF) would like to thank RICE Communications for their contribution in publicizing the company. Despite a heavy and tight schedule, the hard work and the effort put in till the very last minute of the event is extremely commendable. Good Job!!

Once again, thank you for everything that you had done for us. We really appreciate it.


- Management of Singapore Emulsion Fuel Pte Ltd

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SoCh in Action is a social enterprise that focuses on creating opportunities for children, youth and adults to be involved in social change.

For more information, see: http://www.SoChinAction.com


“Rice has been a perfect communications partner for us at SoCh, which was a nascent social venture last year. The willingness to help a social venture pro bono with equal enthusiasm and dedication is what impressed us. Their insights and inputs on the project have been valuable and we thank them for truly being a partner.

- Madhu Verma, Founder, SoCh in Action

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Space Matrix was founded in 2001 and is now an international studio with a staff of 300 plus on 6 continents. Their integrated service model offers expertise in a full range of disciplines including master planning, sustainable design, architecture and interior design. Projects include office and commercial environments, retail, hospitality, educational, civic, transportation facilities and residential communities.


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A wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore Press Holdings (SPH), Sphere Exhibits, which stands for "SPH Events, Roadshows and Exhibitions", aims to be the leading events company catering to a diverse mix of trade and consumer clientele.
Backed by a committed and experienced team of professionals and SPH.s comprehensive range of media platforms, Sphere Exhibits. shows, events and exhibitions centre on unique concepts that attract local audiences and regional participants. Among the 20 Sphere Exhibits. events are The IT Show, COMEX, Licence2Play, Asian Masters and Kidz Academy.
Leveraging on its expertise in event conceptualisation, planning and execution, Sphere Exhibits delivers memorable and quality events that meet the objectives of its clientele and partners.


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SPRING SEEDS Capital Pte Ltd (SPRING SEEDS Capital), a wholly owned subsidiary of SPRING Singapore, manages the SEEDS investment fund.

The SPRING Start-up Enterprise Development Scheme (SPRING SEEDS) is an equity-based co-financing option for Singapore-based start-ups creating innovative products and/or processes, possessing intellectual content and strong growth potential across international markets.

SPRING SEEDS Capital co-invests into commercially viable local start-ups, with differentiated value proposition and matches dollar-for-dollar to third-party investor(s), up to $1million, upon investment approval. To date, SPRING SEEDS Capital has invested in various growth sectors such as science and technology, information communications technology and business services space.


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Sycamore Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCMR) is a leading provider of intelligent bandwidth management solutions for fixed line and mobile network operators worldwide. From multiservice access networks to the optical core, Sycamore products enable network operators to lower overall network costs, increase operational efficiencies, and rapidly deploy new revenue-generating services. Sycamore's global customer base includes Tier 1 service providers, government agencies, and utility companies. For more information, please visit www.sycamorenet.com.


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Syncsort is a global software company that helps the world’s most successful organizations rethink the economics of data. Syncsort provides record-setting data performance and rapid time to value through easy to use data integration acceleration and data protection solutions. With over 15,000 deployments, Syncsort has transformed decision making and delivered more profitable results to thousands of customers worldwide. For more information visit: www.syncsort.com.


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TalariaX Pte Ltd is a Singapore incorporated company focusing on mobile application development specifically on SMS, MMS and 3G technologies. TalariaX sendQuick is the industry's first appliance based SMS gateway, for enterprise messaging. Launched in 2002, sendQuick is used by more than 950 companies worldwide in all industries including banking, finance, insurance, manufacturing, retail, government, healthcare and many more. Started with a single model, today sendQuick has 6 different models for different solutions like IT notifications, marketing, SMS OTP, SMS transaction and many others. sendQuick support the key mobile technologies including GSM and CDMA. Website: http://www.talariax.com.

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Trimex International was incorporated in Dubai in 1995. Initially, the organisation was involved in the trading of industrial minerals in the Gulf and international markets. Under Mr. Madhu Koneru, Trimex International has grown rapidly through diversification and vertical integration, which included mining, processing and the creation of strategic joint ventures to cater to specific business needs. Trimex International companies include Trimex Trading and Trimex Processing, and joint initiatives Ceramin, Middle East Coal, RAK Coal & Energy, RAK Minerals and Metals Investments, RAK Minerals and Metals, TJ Shipping and Logistics.


"In the six months we have worked with Rice communications, we found an advantage in their enthusiastic and flexible approach when faced with the tight deadlines"

- Madhu Koneru, Executive Director, Trimex International

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TrustSphere is an innovative technology and data solutions provider with a vision to enhance trust across the messaging ecosystem. Their solutions combine key components of reputation and authentication technologies to build a ‘sphere of trust’ around today’s communication infrastructure.

TrustSphere’s mission is to restore trust and integrity in email communications and to revive confidence in the critical business processes which rely on email. TrustSphere was founded in 2006 as BoxSentry to address the challenge posed by conventional email filtering technologies often misclassifying and blocking legitimate one-to-one email as spam (false positives). TrustSphere is headquartered in Singapore with operations and clients worldwide.


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TÜV SÜD is one of the world's leading technical service organizations providing testing, certification, inspection, training and knowledge services for various industries.

Headquartered in Munich, Germany, TÜV SÜD is represented worldwide by 13,300 specialists in over 600 locations. In Asia Pacific, we are headquartered in Singapore and powered by over 2,600 professionals in over 16 countries.


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Tyna is a talent management agency that promotes the vital role of artful communication in good management. Tyna believes that every individual and organization has a unique story to tell. Its commitment is to help clients uncover and express these stories with confidence. Tyna provides strategic communications consultancy, bringing people together – internal actors, external craftsmen and women – to achieve successful results. Tyna is a catalyst for transformation.


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VOCANIC started in 2005. Based in Singapore, they are Asia’s leading business focussed on Word of Mouth and Social Media marketing. What sets us apart is our comprehensive and consultative approach. We work closely with brands to develop strategy. We have technology platforms to support the delivery of the strategy. And, we have the teams to deliver your campaigns. Our teams includes seasoned marketers, developers and community managers who leverage on extensive experience and the best tools available in providing end-to-end Social Media and Word of Mouth marketing services from strategy development to ideation and execution.

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Watson Wyatt (NYSE, NASDAQ: WW) is the trusted business partner to the world’s leading organizations on people and financial issues. The firm’s global services include: managing the cost and effectiveness of employee benefit programs; developing attraction, retention and reward strategies; advising pension plan sponsors and other institutions on optimal investment strategies; providing strategic and financial advice to insurance and financial services companies; and delivering related technology, outsourcing and data services. Watson Wyatt has 7,700 associates in 33 countries.


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Welcome Real-time is a global loyalty solutions provider in the payment integrated value-added service space. Today, as the leading loyalty solutions provider to Fortune 500 banks, Welcome Real-time transforms the way banks design payment cards loyalty and promotional marketing programs with our award winning XLS solution. Through a combination of innovative technology, global consulting and marketing services, Welcome Real-time enables banks and merchants of all sizes to increase their business by enabling them to execute profitable card loyalty and reward decisions, thereby driving increased acceptance of card payment usage amongst merchants and greater convenience and value for customers. Welcome Real-time is headquartered in Aix-en-Provence, France.