Recently added articles from Business Wire:
Pork Alert: House Department of Defense.
Jul 02, 2009 ... CAGW's Pork Patrol(SM) Takes a Closer Look at Fiscal 2010 Department of Defense Pork WASHINGTON -- Please replace the release dated June 24, 2009 with the following corrected version due to multiple revisions. The corrected release reads: PORK ALERT: HOUSE ...
Celanese Completes Sale of PVOH Business to Sekisui Chemical.
Jul 02, 2009 ... DALLAS -- Celanese Corp. (NYSE: CE), a leading, global chemical company, today announced it has completed the sale of its polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH) business to Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd. for the purchase price of approximately US$173 million, excluding the value of accounts receivable and ...
Palo Alto Networks Names Pun Kok Lim as VP of Sales for Asia Regions.
Jul 02, 2009 ... Next-Generation Firewall Leader Stays Committed to Growth in Asia with Senior Regional Appointment SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Palo Alto Networks[TM], the leader in next-generation firewalls, today announced it has named former Blue Coat Systems' Managing Director of South Asia, Pun ...
MB Financial, Inc. Announces Schedule for Second Quarter 2009 Earnings Release and Conference Call.
Jul 02, 2009 ... CHICAGO -- MB Financial, Inc., (Nasdaq: MBFI) today announced it will release its second quarter 2009 earnings on Thursday, July 16, 2009 at 7:00 a.m. (Central Time). A conference call will be held the same day at 9:00 a.m. (Central Time). Individuals interested in listening should call ...
American Land Title Association Supports Effort to Increase Loan-to-Value Ratios.
Jul 02, 2009 ... WASHINGTON -- The American Land Title Association supports expanding the authority of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac under the Home Affordable Refinance Program to approve mortgages with loan-to-value ratios from 105 percent to as high as 125 percent. Kurt Pfotenhauer, the chief ...
American Land Title Association Reports First-Quarter Industry Financial Results.
Jul 02, 2009 ... WASHINGTON -- The title insurance industry remains in a strong financial position despite the continued reduction in title insurance premiums, the American Land Title Association reported after releasing its first-quarter 2009 Title Insurance Industry Market Share and Financial Statement. ...
InterSwitch Selects Gemalto's Instant Issuance Solution to Accelerate Chip Migration for 30 Million Payment Cards in Nigeria.(Company overview)
Jul 02, 2009 ... AMSTERDAM -- Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announced that InterSwitch is deploying its Dexxis Instant Issuance solution to accelerate chip migration in Nigeria. InterSwitch is a leading provider of secure electronic payment solutions in ...
Polo Ralph Lauren Signs Agreement to Extend Outfitting of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Teams Through 2012.
Jul 02, 2009 ... NEW YORK -- Polo Ralph Lauren announced today that it will continue its relationship with the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) as an Official Outfitter of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Teams for the 2010 and 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. As a continuation of the Company's involvement ...
The Urgent Care Association of America Announces First Cohort of Certified Urgent Care Centers.
Jul 02, 2009 ... WARRENVILLE, Ill. -- Twenty-one facilities have received the Certified Urgent Care designation awarded by the Urgent Care Association of America. The Certified Urgent Care program was established to help the public identify urgent care centers and to promote and advance the urgent care ...
European Baha'i Business Forum: Businesspeople Across 60 Countries Issue Statement Calling for an Ethical Response to Today's Economic Crisis at the Global Ethics Conference, United Nations, Geneva.(Conference news)
Jul 02, 2009 ... Global Ethics Forum - United Nations, Palais des Nations - July 2, 2009 GENEVA -- EBBF (www.ebbf.org) the European Baha'i Business Forum, an international NGO representing businesspeople across 60 countries and dedicated to inspiring responsible business practices, is an ...
Research and Markets: Israel Cardiovascular Devices Investment Opportunities, Analysis and Forecasts to 2015.
Jul 02, 2009 ... DUBLIN -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/5c17ad/israel_cardiovascu) has announced the addition of Global Markets Direct's new report "Israel Cardiovascular Devices Investment Opportunities, Analysis and Forecasts to 2015" to their offering. ...
Initio Corp. Takes an ARC[R] License Targeting Rapid-Growth USB 3.0 and Solid State Disk Controller Markets.
Jul 02, 2009 ... SAN JOSE, Calif. & ST. ALBANS, England -- Initio, a leading provider of high-quality cost-effective integrated circuits and solutions for storage devices, has taken an ARC([R]) 600 license to address the explosive growth USB 3.0 and solid state drive (SSD) controller market. The ARC 600 ...
Millicom International Cellular: Strategic Review of Asia - Update.
Jul 02, 2009 ... NEW YORK & STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Millicom International Cellular S.A. (STO:MIC) (NASDAQ:MICC), the global telecommunications company, today announces that the previously announced Strategic Review of its Asian assets is progressing according to plan. Goldman Sachs has been appointed to ...
Philip Morris International Announces Agreement to Acquire Swedish Match South Africa for $222 Million.
Jul 02, 2009 ... NEW YORK -- Regulatory News: Philip Morris International Inc. [NYSE / Euronext Paris: PM] (PMI) announced today that the company has entered into an agreement with Swedish Match AB to purchase its South African affiliate, Swedish Match South Africa (Proprietary) Limited (SMSA) ...
Rocheos NimbleGen Sequence Capture Arrays and xCELLigence Cell Analysis System Are Among the Ten Top Innovative Products of 2008 in China.
Jul 02, 2009 ... PENZBERG, Germany -- The Roche NimbleGen Sequence Capture Array and Roche`s xCELLigence RTCA Instrument are among the ten most innovative products in the 2008 Top Ten Innovative Product Award in China. Co-organized by Ebiotrade (www.ebiotrade.com), a successful biotechnology and ...
Skanska to Build Advanced Science Research Facility in New York for USD 59 M, SEK 450 M.
Jul 02, 2009 ... STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Regulatory News: Skanska (STO:SKAB) has been selected as the construction manager for the construction of a research center. The contract amount is for USD 59 M, approximately SEK 450 M, which has been included in the order bookings for the second quarter ....
Bling Nation Secures $8 Million in Series A Funding.(Company overview)
Jul 02, 2009 ... Mobile payments provider gains funding, momentum in marketplace PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Bling Nation[R], a mobile payments provider, announced today it has secured $8 million in Series A funding with $6.3 million coming from lead investor Lightspeed Venture Partners. The remaining ...
Lance Armstrong to Provide Exclusive Daily Updates and Connect Directly with Fans from the 2009 Tour de France on LIVESTRONG.COM.
Jul 02, 2009 ... Behind-the-Scenes Blog Posts, Videos and Photos, Coverage will also Include the LIVESTRONG Loops, the New Route Tracking Tool that Gives Fans a Detailed Look at the Course Across All 21 Race Stages SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- LIVESTRONG.COM, the definitive online destination for ...
Hitachi GST Completes Acquisition of Substrate Manufacturing Facility.
Jul 02, 2009 ... SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi GST) has completed the previously-announced acquisition of a substrate manufacturing facility located in Sarawak, Malaysia. The facility, previously owned and operated by Western Digital, produces aluminum substrates used in ...
NXP Announces Expiration and Final Results of its Cash Offer.(Financial report)
Jul 02, 2009 ... EINDHOVEN, Netherlands -- NXP Semiconductors, the independent semiconductor company founded by Philips ("NXP"), announced today the expiration and final results of its previously announced offer to purchase for cash (the "Offer") the notes listed in the table below (collectively, the ...