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SWINE FLU RADIO SERVICE ON – AIR
A radio station has become the first to provide information on swine flu in the UK on an ongoing basis. Based on listeners concerns, Able Radio has started broadcasting advice, information and news regarding swine flu.

Able Radio is a unique digital online station for people living with a disability or limiting medical condition. In addition to their regular output they have added slots to inform listeners of both developments and how to deal with swine flu. “Our target audience are the most at risk group”, explained Station Manger, Ben Jenkins. “ We are not adding to the drama of swine flu but providing listeners information on which that can make informed decisions”. Read more…

One of the UK’s fastest growing exponents of TV, advertising and promotional films has relocated their business to Harrow as part of a major cost saving exercise.

Film-makers, Feering Productions, has moved into the Avanta business centre on College Road after previously being based in Hertfordshire for five years. “There’s massive growth in the number of businesses, both large and small, that are now using videos and film to promote their business and whilst people are spending money on this they are also looking for better value for money,” comments Richard Goldbourne, Feering’s commercial manager. Read more…

The pan-Nordic news website, IceNews.is today published an exclusive interview with Iceland’s Eurovision entry, Johanna Gudrun Jonsdottir.

The interesting interview was snatched at some of Johanna (or sometimes Yohanna)’s last rehearsals in Iceland before setting off for Moscow and provide an insight into the musician’s apprehensions and raw excitement for the most important trip in her young lifetime.

IceNews includes with its interview original photography and has Johanna’s Eurovision music video on the page as well, so you can listen to the beautiful song while reading what its singer is thinking these days.

Take a look at www.IceNews.is to read Johanna’s interview and to keep up on a wide variety of news from across the Nordic region.

TheVisionWorld.com, a helpdesk software provider, today announced a new feature “Auto Version Updates”. The company claims that Vision is an extensive web-based help desk software that allows organizations to gain control over their inbox and offers methods for managing emails, client communication, online issue tracking, knowledge base, troubleshooting, news, downloads, sla, escalations, reports, etc.

The company claims that the “Auto Version Updates is user-friendly and the extensible update process that ensures reliability and data integrity. Version upgrades of Vision Helpdesk are seamlessly done that saves time and effort.”

“Upgrading version is an important task for any software to keep it running bug free and it allows users to avail latest features too.” said Company HR. Preeti Sharma. She said, “The Auto Updates is an innovative tool and automates the entire software version upgrade process. User require’s no technical knowledge — The upgrade is done with two simple clicks keeping the data intact.” Read more…

IceNews specialises in publishing online news from Scandinavia and Northern Europe. With headquarters in Iceland, IceNews posts daily news items on a range of subjects at www.icenews.is

A selection of the top news stories from the first week of 2008:

New law provokes rush for female directors in Norway

A change in the law in Norway means that 40% of board directors of public companies need to be female from 1^st January. Many companies have held last-minute meetings to choose female directors under the threat of being shut down.

Pompeii of the North project wins award

A project to excavate an Icelandic town partly buried by a volcanic explosion has been awarded with Icelandair’s 2007 Award for Innovation. The Westman Island Pompeii diggings will be open for the public later this year and will show how life was before the fateful day in 1973.

Icelandic president Olafur Ragnar Grimsson goes for fourth term

The President of Iceland, Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, has announced his intention to stand for a fourth term in office. If he is re-elected, Mr Grimsson would be the third Icelandic president to stay in office for four terms, a total of sixteen years.

Finland to head the OSCE

The Finnish Foreign Minister, Ilkka Kanerva, this week became chairman of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. Finland will retain the chairmanship for one year and will tackle disputes such as the Kosovo and the Conventional Armed Forces treaty in Europe.

Explosive Iceland welcomes 2008 with record fireworks

For a population of only 300,000, Iceland each year lets off a record number of fireworks per capita on New Year’s Eve. This year the import of fireworks topped 1,275 tonnes – an increase of 50% in 3 years.

For more news from Scandinavia and Northern European visit www.icenews.is