Isobar India has been appointed as Sterling Holiday Resorts (India) Ltd?s social media partner, basis the agency?s track record in India. Isobar is the fastest growing global digital agency in India, which offers full service digital solutions.

Shamsuddin Jasani, Managing Director Isobar India says, ?We?re privileged to work with Sterling Holidays. This win is a testament to the fact that we strive to provide innovative solutions to our clients. Social Media plays a vital role for a brand like Sterling Holidays, where connecting with customers at all levels is essential.?

New Delhi, June 24, 2013 ? Entering its sixth season is this ?fangtastic? HBO Original Series by Oscar? and Emmy? winner Alan Ball, TRUE BLOOD. The much anticipated 6th season premieres in India on Wednesday, July 3 at 9 pm exclusively on HBO DEFINED soon after the US premiere on 16th June 2013. The ten-episode season six introduces several jarring storylines that threaten what little sense of normalcy remains in and around Bon Temps.

The Authority is in flames. True Blood is in short supply. As Bill comes to terms with his newfound powers after emerging reincarnated from a pool of blood, humans are in open conflict with vampires like never before. Meanwhile, Sookie and Jason must steel themselves for an encounter with their parents? killer: the mysterious and ancient Warlow.

TRUE BLOOD follows waitress and part-faerie Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin), who can hear people?s thoughts, vampire Bill Compton (Stephen Moyer) and vampire Eric Northman (Alexander Skarsg?rd). Mixing romance, suspense, mystery and humor, the show takes place in a world where vampires and humans co-exist, thanks to the invention of mass-produced synthetic blood that means vampires no longer need humans as a nutritional source.

In addition to Paquin, Skarsg?rd and Moyer, who also directs the season premiere, the returning cast includes Ryan Kwanten as Sookie?s trouble-prone brother, Jason Stackhouse; Rutina Wesley as Pam?s newly-turned progeny, Tara Thornton; Sam Trammell as Sookie?s shape-shifting boss, Sam Merlotte; Nelsan Ellis as Tara?s clairvoyant sharp-tongued cousin, Lafayette Reynolds; Carrie Preston as Arlene Bellefleur, a Merlotte?s waitress; Todd Lowe as Terry Bellefleur; Chris Bauer as Terry?s cousin, sheriff Andy Bellefleur; Deborah Ann Woll as Jessica Hamby, Bill?s vampire progeny; Kristin Bauer van Straten as Pam, Eric?s vampire progeny and business partner; Lauren Bowles as Holly, a Merlotte?s waitress; Joe Manganiello as werewolf Alcide; Michael McMillian as vampire Steve Newlin; Lucy Griffiths as Nora, a former chancellor of the Vampire Authority; Kelly Overton as werewolf Rikki; and Anna Camp as anti-vampire crusader Sarah Newlin.

New cast members this season include Arliss Howard as Louisiana Governor Truman Burrell; Rob Kazinsky as Ben, a stranger with faerie ties; Rutger Hauer as Niall, a faerie grandfather; Jurnee Smollett-Bell as Nicole, a pro-vampire activist; and Amelia Rose-Blaire as Truman Burrell?s daughter, Willa.

Be sure to catch the season premiere of this sexy, scary and wildly entertaining HBO Original series, TRUE BLOOD every Wednesday, starting July 3 at 9 pm on HBO DEFINED.

HBO DEFINED AND HBO HITS are India?s first 24-hour 100 % advertisement-free premium movie channels that showcase the best of Hollywood and Bollywood hits and HBO Original Series close to the US air dates. HBO DEFINED (www.hbodefined.in) and HBO HITS (www.hbohits.in) are available on leading DTH operators Dish TV and Airtel Digital TV.

In addition, HBO South Asia will also be launching a TRUE BLOOD: TRUE SURVIVAL Facebook game application, where top scoring players from Asia can stand to win exclusive TRUE BLOOD prizes.
Log onto Facebook for True Blood: https://www.facebook.com/MyTestPage/app_410280532419456

Hashtag for Twitter- #TrueSurvival #TrueBlood6

TRUE BLOOD was created by Alan Ball; based on the Sookie Stackhouse novels by Charlaine Harris; executive producers, Alan Ball, Brian Buckner, Gregg Fienberg, Mark Hudis,Alexander Woo and Raelle Tucker; co-executive producers, Angela Robinson and Rob DesHotel; supervising producer, Robin Veith; co-producer, Christina Jokanovich.

Delhi, India, June 25, 2013 ? Acer India launched a new breed of Windows 8 powered touch enabled devices, remarkably slim and designed to take the avatar of dual functionalities. With the tablet and touch - notebook computers marking the advent of a new era, the company expects 80% of its products to be on touch technology by 2015. Customers are moving to a touch-centric way of computing for most of their everyday tasks, such as web browsing, checking email, and entertainment. The new line of mobile products will shape the company?s focus on redefining the computing experience through progressive design.

During the launch Mr. Harish Kohli, Managing Director, Acer India said, ?Acer has always been a frontrunner in setting up industry benchmark; today we are the first PC player to launch a full-featured 8.1-inch tablet, along with two other new products, the Acer Aspire P3 and Aspire R7. With portability and mobility being the key focus areas for the company, these devices are designed to appeal to consumers across genres. These products are designed in a manner to fulfill the requirements of a techno-savvy consumer and provide an end to end solution for all day computing. Touch being the future, we are excited to collaborate with Microsoft to deliver a powerful new class of Windows devices for the Indian consumer.?

The Iconia W3 is a smooth blend of productivity and entertainment, the company has thoughtfully engineered the tablet to provide an experience where consumers can bridge the two worlds into one single platform to create, read, work and play in the Windows environment. Keeping on-the-go performance in focus, the sleek 8.1-inch design tablet can be swapped between functionalities said Mr. S Rajendran, Chief Marketing Officer, Acer India.

Acer Iconia W3

The Iconia W3 provides an unprecedented tablet experience, with a design that is compact enough to use comfortably in one hand for reading and web browsing. With a screen large enough for entertainment and desktop applications it?s ideal for professionals, students and families who want the ease of use of a one-hand tablet and the power packed Windows 8 experience along with seamless access to Microsoft Office 2013 including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote.

The Iconia W3?s design makes it incredibly useful for productivity in several different ways. The slim and sleek device weighs 540 grams and is only 11.35 mm thin making it easy to take anywhere. The device pairs with an optional full-size Bluetooth keyboard that holds the tablet upright for typing and then conveniently docks to the tablet to lay flat for easy, screen-protected transportation. The keyboard mirrors the size of those found on larger 13.3-inch notebooks, so it is comfortable to use and ensures working on documents and presentations even more convenient. The Acer Iconia W3 is designed with a virtual keypad sized for optimal thumb typing. The Iconia W3 will be available from Rs 30,499/- onwards.

Mr. Chakrapani Gollapali, Country General Manager ? Consumer Channels Group, Microsoft Corporation India Pvt. Ltd. said, ?Windows 8 provides the best blend of work and play, making it incredibly simple for people to consume and create content from anywhere. With the new range of Windows 8 devices from Acer, we are seeing the vision set forward with Windows 8 coming to life, across an amazing array of touch enabled, lightweight and ultra-portable form factors. We are proud to have partnered with Acer and are excited about delivering truly desirable devices to Indian consumers.?

Aspire P3 Ultrabook
Acer Aspire P3 Ultrabook, which delivers all the benefits of an Ultrabook in a unique design that easily transforms into tablet-mode. Today, many users are puzzled choosing between notebook, hybrid, convertible or tablet designs while selecting a mobile computing device. The Aspire P3 takes care of all the above user features without compromising on the performance. Running on Windows 8, the Aspire P3 is the ideal mobile computing device for users who want to create and consume content.

Weighing only 1.3 kilograms and measuring 0.77-inches thin, the newly defined mobile PC delivers on the promise of Ultrabooks with excellent performance and long battery life in a highly portable form factor. It adds the many benefits of tablet with a design that allows the touch-screen display to be used freely or in the keyboard-case. This gives Acer customers enhanced mobility as well as more ways to enjoy their device using touch for the latest apps, viewing photos, keeping in touch and having fun.

The new Acer Aspire P3 Ultrabook makes touch computing even more powerful by providing customers with the responsive performance, fast boot times, and long battery life they want in a mobile PC. Plus, the form factor of the Acer P3 adds the productivity to ensure all-day usefulness beyond the fun in tablet mode. The Aspire P3 will be available from Rs 54,499/- onwards.

Touch-and-type Aspire R7 notebook
The Windows 8 powered Aspire R7 notebook a desktop replacement features a 15.6" Full HD 1920x1080 touch screen made for the new computing lifestyle, which increasingly combines touch and type. With a repositioned keyboard and the revolutionary Ezel? hinge that moves the display forward and into different positions, the Aspire R7 makes the combination of touching the screen and using the keyboard more intuitive and natural. With four modes of operation, the R7 can easily be used as a conventional notebook, a pad, a display, or switched to "Ezel?" allowing the screen to float over the keyboard at various angles. This enables users to work where they want and how they want: seated or standing, at a desk or on their lap. The Ezel? hinge makes it easy to flip the display over, and to touch or type while creating, browsing or sharing content. The Aspire R7 will be available from Rs 74,999/- onwards.

New Delhi, June 24th, 2013: International Management Institute (IMI), a leading B- school, organized itsInduction Program for the new students of regular PGDM and PGDMHRM programs at their New Delhi campus. The program was addressed and inaugurated by Mahesh Bhatt, Director and Producer and Dr Pritam Singh, Director General, IMI.

240 students across both the programs attended the induction program. The students were excited to have welcoming note from the Chief Guest for the event i.e. Mr Mahesh Bhatt.

On the occasion, Mahesh Bhatt gave great motivation to the students and talked about how each one of us should have an optimistic approach towards life. He also spoke about the importance of education in one?s life and how important it is to be educated in this developing economy. He himself being an MBA graduate, shared his views on the changing education trends, grooming of students and the effort-success relationship. He added "beyond book knowledge education in its true sense should be about self-growth and understanding one?s larger role in life?"

According to Dr. Pritam Singh, Director General IMI says, ?The main aim of the program orients the students with the institute and also educates them about the upcoming events scheduled in the Institute. The students should be able to familiarize themselves with the culture and ethos of the institute. With the wisdom of luminaries such as Mahesh Bhatt and the focus of our education methodologies at IMI, we believe that you as the future generation will address and find solutions to the challenges that we as a nation face."

New Delhi, India - June25, 2013 - Plantronics, Inc., with its 52-year legacy of developing breakthrough communication innovations, was honoured at therecently held NDTV Gadget Guru Awards. The Voyager Legend, latest breakthrough product from the Voyager family won the award for being the best Computer Peripheral.

The Gadget Guru awards are among the most prestigious awards delivered in the Indian technology space in the field of Consumer Electronics, Gadgets and Technology. They honour the best-in-class technology and the most innovative products.

"We at Plantronics are constantly striving towards innovation in audio solutions that combine comfort, convenience, intuition, smart technology, and an overall unbeatable user experience for individuals and business alike", said Susan Hansen, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Asia Pacific and Middle East, Plantronics."We aim to delight our customers through an unrelenting quest for product, design and technology innovations. The award-winning Voyager Legend is testament to Plantronics position as a true innovator and industry leader", she added.

Voyager Legend

The Voyager Legend is the newest headset in the award-winning Voyager? family and delivers unsurpassed audio clarity and all?day comfort for the mobile professional. Combining, voice commands, Smart Sensor? technology and triple?mics that cancel noise and wind, Voyager Legend understands how and when users want to talk. Sensors react when you put the headset on, letting them quickly take a call without a click. If a user is already wearing it, Voyager Legend announces who is calling and waits for you to say "answer" or "ignore." Through a simple tap, the voice command button and ask to check battery level, connection status, and more. Voyager Legend is the smartest Bluetooth? headset available. The Voyager Legend comes with P2i, a Nano coating that ensures high durability of the headset.

The Voyager Legend allows for Smarter Working through its intuitive Smart Sensor technology that doesn?t require pushing any buttons. It delivers a seamless, intuitive experience for all users. The benefit of Smarter Working is that it helps organizations in increasing efficiency and reducing costs, but can also provide their employees with a richer, more rewarding work experience. And Plantronics will continue to deliver communications solutions that enable employees to do their best work-anywhere and anytime.

At Plantronics the ultimate goal is to enable people to communicate with one another naturally and with minimal barriers, regardless of the devices, platforms and tools being used. In today?s environments, people are mobile both on campus and off and we aim to simplify communications by providing the same freedom, flexibility, and comfort that we have relentlessly provided over the years.

For more information on the Voyager Legend: http://www.plantronics.com/in/product/voyager-legend

Availability

The Plantronics Voyager Legend is available at a price of Rs.5690/-

Mumbai, June 2013: Bringing joy while battling the weather gods this monsoon season are spunky umbrellas that bear images of global cultural phenomenons such as Angry Birds, Madagascar, Shrek and more.

Dream Theatre Pvt Ltd, a premier Indian licensing firm with rights to represent some of the most iconic brands in the world like Angry Birds, FIFA, Power Rangers Samurai, WWE among others, in association with their licensee Swadesh Essfil Pvt Ltd, now brings you branded umbrellas. Featuring the much loved Angry Birds, in their Classic and Space versions, the range finds a unique place at retail.

Adding variety to this season?s must-have accessory are the iconic characters from the Dreamworks stable which include Kung Fu Panda, Madagascar, Shrek and more. While some of the visuals take over the entire umbrella dome, some others are interjected with bright & sunny colours, giving sheen to the collection

Available at over 2,500 key retail and standalone stores besides leading e-commerce portals, the umbrellas cost upwards of Rs 425.

Mr. Jiggy George, Founder & CEO of Dream Theatre comments, "We are thrilled to present this range of unique, vibrant umbrellas featuring Angry Birds & the Dreamworks stars which also include Turbo, the latest animated movie releasing this July. The umbrellas are sure shot mood lifters, which one would love to show off, this monsoon season."

With heavy showers lashing out across the country, the Angry Birds and Dreamworks umbrellas are surely going to make you walk down the lane with a happy refrain, singing in the rain.