Business Wire back issues from Tuesday, December 18:
Have Yourself a Healthful Holiday Season with Ice Cream Options That Won't Tip the Scales.(Recipe)
Dec 18, 2007 ... Breyers([R]) Double Churn FREE and Klondike([R]) Slim-a-Bear([R]) Help Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth While Keeping Holiday Weight Under Control GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The holidays are full of sweet treats but winter weight gain shouldn't be a cause for concern this holiday season. ...
CORRECTED: ManTech Will Hold Conference Call to Discuss Initial 2008 Guidance on Wednesday, December 19, 2007, at 10:00 a.m. ET.
Dec 18, 2007 ... FAIRFAX, Va. -- ManTech International Corporation (NASDAQ:MANT): <Pre> WHAT: ManTech International Corporation (NASDAQ:MANT) willrelease initial 2008 Guidance on Wednesday, December 19,2007, prior to the market open and will ...
Burst Media Awarded Eighth BPA Worldwide Certification.
Dec 18, 2007 ... Certification Verifies Burst AdConductor as an IAB Measurement Audited Ad Serving System BURLINGTON, Mass. -- Burst Media, a leading provider of advertising representation, services and technology to independent Web Publishers today announced that it has been awarded BPA ...
Schiff Nutrition International, Inc. Announces Timing of Fiscal 2008 Second Quarter Results Conference Call.
Dec 18, 2007 ... SALT LAKE CITY -- Second graph, first sentence of release should read: The conference call will be broadcast live over the Internet at http://www.schiffnutrition.com/press.asp, and the webcast will be available through January 9, 2008 (sted ... January 9, 2007). The corrected ...
Change in OKI Printing Solutions Top Management.
Dec 18, 2007 ... Harushige Sugimoto Becomes CEO, Succeeding Mikihiko Maeno TOKYO -- The Board of Directors of OKI Printing Solutions HQ (brand name of OKI Data Corporation) has announced the appointment of Mr. Harushige Sugimoto as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective January 1, ...
Spot Future Trends and Developments in the Gas Utilities Market in Japan with New Report.(Industry overview)(Report)
Dec 18, 2007 ... DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c77492) has announced the addition of Datamonitor's new report: Gas Utilities in Japan to their offering. Our Gas Utilities in Japan industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data ...
Examine the Latest Five Year Forecasts for the Gas Utilities Market in South Korea with New Report.(Industry overview)(Report)
Dec 18, 2007 ... DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c77504) has announced the addition of Datamonitor's new report: Gas Utilities in South Korea to their offering. Our Gas Utilities in South Korea industry profile is an essential resource for ...
New Report Profiles Major Players in the Fixed Line Telecoms Market in Japan.
Dec 18, 2007 ... DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c77531) has announced the addition of Datamonitor's new report: Fixed Line Telecoms in Japan to their offering. Our Fixed Line Telecoms in Japan industry profile is an essential resource for ...
High Growth of Chinese Building Industry Spur Demand for Heating Ventilation Air-conditioning Control Products.(Industry overview)
Dec 18, 2007 ... BEIJING -- The Chinese heating ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) control products market is in the fast lane, all thanks to high growth of Chinese building industry, driven by the booming Chinese economy and continued urbanization, especially in tier-two and tier-three cities, as ...
Gain Insight into the Agricultural Product Market in India.
Dec 18, 2007 ... DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c77503) has announced the addition of "Agricultural Products in India" to their offering. Our Agricultural Products in India industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and ...
New Sourcing Report Profiles 42 Suppliers of USB Flash Drives in China.
Dec 18, 2007 ... DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c77560) has announced the addition of China Sourcing Report: USB Flash Drives to their offering. Based on in-factory tours China already has more than 100 active makers of USB flash ...
Brunei Darussalam Oil & Gas Fiscal Regime Profile Is An Essential Source For Fiscal Information Relating To Oil And Gas Assets In Brunei Darussalam.
Dec 18, 2007 ... DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c77518) has announced the addition of "Brunei Darussalam Upstream Oil and Gas Fiscal Regime Profile" to their offering. Brunei Darussalam Oil and Gas Fiscal Regime Profile is an essential source ...
The Trend Towards High Tech in CCTV is Fueling Expansion in China's IP Surveillance Camera Sector.
Dec 18, 2007 ... DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c77541) has announced the addition of China Sourcing Report: IP Surveillance Cameras to their offering. Based on in-factory tours CCTV security is shifting to intelligent, high-tech ...
Intertek Opens New Petroleum Laboratory in Singapore.
Dec 18, 2007 ... SINGAPORE -- Intertek, the world's leading provider of testing and inspection services, has opened a new petroleum laboratory inside the Universal Terminal on Jurong Island. Universal Terminal is Asia's largest commercial oil storage facility and is co-owned by Singapore Oil Trading Firm, ...
Fitch Places 114,811 FGIC-Insured Issues on Rating Watch Negative.
Dec 18, 2007 ... NEW YORK -- Concurrent with its related rating announcement earlier today on FGIC Corporation (FGIC) and subsidiaries, Fitch Ratings has placed 114,811 municipal bond issues insured by FGIC on Rating Watch Negative. Fitch placed FGIC's 'AAA' insurer financial strength (IFS) and ...
Asante Real Estate Group Responds to Closure of Alliance Title Company.
Dec 18, 2007 ... LOS GATOS, Calif. -- Audrey Sutton Shilling, President of Asante Real Estate Group, Inc., expresses her concern with respect to the sudden closure of Alliance Title Company. Many people were shocked to learn about the massive closure of Alliance Title Company in Northern ...
Asante Real Estate Group Announces New Milpitas California Franchise Office.
Dec 18, 2007 ... LOS GATOS, Calif. -- Asante Real Estate Group, Inc. is pleased to announce and introduce our latest Franchisee Aasanda Chan and her Asante Real Estate Office located in Milpitas California. Asante Real Estate offers Full-Service Real Estate Services at a Fair Price to real ...
WWE(R) Superstars Spread Holiday Cheer at Home, to Troops in Iraq.
Dec 18, 2007 ... STAMFORD, Conn. -- World Wrestling Entertainment[R] and its Superstars have been spreading holiday cheer both abroad and stateside this month, leading up to spending a special Christmas Eve with our troops in Iraq when WWE and USA presents the fifth annual holiday special, "WWE Tribute To ...
FGIC Comments on Fitch's Announcement of Rating Watch Negative.
Dec 18, 2007 ... NEW YORK -- FGIC Corporation, the parent company of Financial Guaranty Insurance Company, today commented on a December 17, 2007 announcement by Fitch Ratings that it has placed FGIC's 'AAA' Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) rating on Rating Watch Negative. Fitch announced that their review ...
NBIS Announces Resignation of Peter H. Foley.
Dec 18, 2007 ... ATLANTA -- NationsBuilders Insurance Services, Inc. (NBIS), founder and exclusive program underwriter for ProBuilders Specialty Insurance Company RRG, announces that Peter H. Foley resigned from his positions of President, CEO, and Director to pursue other interests. NBIS has experienced ...
Software AG Wins Legal Dispute in New York; Brazil Office to Open on January 1, 2008.
Dec 18, 2007 ... * New York's Southern District Court rules in Software AG's favor in dispute with Consist * Software AG's office in Sao Paulo to start direct sales on January 1, 2008 * Direct market presence in Brazil expected to contribute revenue of $20 to $30M in 2008 ...
California High-Speed Rail Authority Board to Review Private-Sector Financing Activities and Bay Area to Central Valley Alignment Recommendation.
Dec 18, 2007 ... California High-Speed Rail ...
California Pharmacists Association Supports Bold Leadership by Governor and Speaker in Moving Health Care Reform Forward.
Dec 18, 2007 ... SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- With the passing of the health care reform bill presented to the State Assembly today, the California Pharmacists Association applauds the efforts of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Speaker Fabian Nunez for working collaboratively to move health care reform forward ...
OKI Releases Social Responsibility Report 2007.(Report)
Dec 18, 2007 ... TOKYO -- Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:6703) today announced it has released its Social Responsibility Report 2007. The report, posted on OKI's website (http://www.oki.com/en/csr/report/2007), includes OKI Group's fundamental philosophy on CSR (corporate social responsibility) and ...
Assured Guaranty Sells 11,764,705 Common Shares in a Public Offering.
Dec 18, 2007 ... HAMILTON, Bermuda -- Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE:AGO) ("Assured") has announced that it has agreed to sell 11,764,705 of its common shares in a public offering at a price per share of $25.50, for gross proceeds of approximately $300 million. Assured also granted to the underwriters of the ...
Maguire Properties Declares Fourth Quarter 2007 Common Stock Dividend and Preferred Stock Dividend.
Dec 18, 2007 ... LOS ANGELES -- In the first and second graphs of the release dated Dec. 17, 2007, the record date should read: December 31, 2007 (sted December 28, 2007). Also in the second graph, the dividend amount should read: $0.4766 per share (sted $0.46677 per share). The ...
Learn about Bottled Water in the Asia-Pacific.
Dec 18, 2007 ... DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c77482) has announced the addition of "Bottled Water in Asia-Pacific" to their offering. Our Bottled Water in Asia-Pacific industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis ...
Research and Markets: Statoil ASA Strategic Analysis Report is an Essential Source for Data, Analysis and Strategic Insight into This Company.
Dec 18, 2007 ... DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c77483) has announced the addition of "Statoil ASA Strategic Analysis Profile" to their offering. Statoil ASA Strategic Analysis Report is an essential source for data, analysis and strategic ...
Branded Foods In India - Forecasts To 2015 Available Now.
Dec 18, 2007 ... DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c77543) has announced the addition of "Branded Foods in India - Forecasts to 2015" to their offering. India is without doubt one of the most promising markets for the international food ...
SunEdison Activates Largest U.S. Photovoltaic Power Plant for Xcel Energy.
Dec 18, 2007 ... Alamosa System Key to Colorado's New Energy Economy ALAMOSA, Colo. -- SunEdison, North America's largest solar energy services provider, announced that the 8.22-megawatt Alamosa, Colo., photovoltaic (PV) solar plant was activated today, ahead of its scheduled completion date. It ...
GE Presents $250,000 Contribution to Disabled American Veterans on NBC Universal's "Clash of the Choirs".
Dec 18, 2007 ... -- Contribution reflects commitment to communities, employees and men and women of the U.S. military -- NEW YORK -- GE today announced a $250,000 contribution to the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) whose primary mission is to help build better lives for disabled veterans and ...
Win a Roundtrip Ticket to Korea!
Dec 18, 2007 ... Participate in Tour2Korea.com's Survey Today! - From Dec. 18 to 25 (GMT+9)- SEOUL, South Korea -- The official website of the Korea Tourism Organization (www.tour2korea.com) will be running a survey targeting Tour2Korea.com users this month. KTO hopes to ...
Corporate Citizenship Action Not Yet Keeping Pace with Attitudes Among U.S. Business Leaders.
Dec 18, 2007 ... 2007 survey details gap between rhetoric and reality; download the report and discuss at www.corporatecitizen07.com BOSTON -- Positive attitudes about corporate citizenship among U.S. business leaders are not yet matched by positive actions. That is the most striking finding of ...
Brick Marketing Reveals New Email Marketing Blog, EmailMarketingJournal.com.
Dec 18, 2007 ... BOSTON -- Brick Marketing, a success-oriented, full-service Internet marketing company, is pleased to announce the launch of a new Email Marketing Journal. This blog is meant to help people learn about the idea of email marketing, and is written by the professionals at Brick Marketing, who ...
SkyCross Antennas Embedded in Mobile Handsets Developed by Shanghai Simcom.
Dec 18, 2007 ... SkyCross Expertise Helps Maximize Performance of Entire RF System VIERA, Fla. -- SkyCross, a global wireless company providing antenna-centric radio-frequency (RF) solutions, today announced that Shanghai Simcom, a subsidiary of SIM Technology Group (SEHK:2000), is using ...
Research and Markets: Investment in the Natural Gas Field is Crucial to the Development of China's City Gas Industry.
Dec 18, 2007 ... DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c77596) has announced the addition of China City Gas Industry Report, 2006 (English Version) to their offering. China's city gas industry has developed rapidly in the past years: for 2005, the ...
INFICON Receives Multi-Million Dollar HAPSITE Order from State Environmental Protection Administration of China.
Dec 18, 2007 ... Reflects Continuing Demand for Market-Leading INFICON Technology SYRACUSE, N.Y. & ZURICH, Switzerland -- INFICON (SWX Swiss Exchange: IFCN), a global leader in advanced instrumentation designed for fast, on-site detection of toxic chemicals and for instrumentation and process ...
Board of Directors Names Peter Maier to Lead Intelligent Sensor Solutions Business Unit.
Dec 18, 2007 ... Maier to Continue As CFO Until Successor Appointed SYRACUSE, N.Y. & ZURICH, Switzerland -- INFICON Holding AG (SWX Swiss Exchange: IFCN) today announced the appointment of Peter Maier as President of its Intelligent Sensor Solutions business unit as well as of its Syracuse, NY ...
Founders Fund Raises Founders Fund II, a $220 Million Institutional Venture Fund.
Dec 18, 2007 ... Founders Fund develops new model for venture investments to meet the changing needs of today's entrepreneurs SAN FRANCISCO -- Founders Fund, a non-traditional investment group, today announced it has raised an institutional fund in the amount of $220 million. The new fund, ...
TUS TELEKOM Selects Envivio Convergence Encoding Solution to Deliver IPTV Services.(Company overview)
Dec 18, 2007 ... SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- Envivio Inc., the leading technology provider of IP video convergence encoding solutions from mobile to HD, today announced it is providing a Convergence Generation[TM] video headend for TUS TELEKOM's live standard definition (SD) and high definition (HD) ...
Savvion Positioned in Leaders Quadrant for Business Process Management Suites.
Dec 18, 2007 ... Independent Analyst Firm Evaluates Savvion Based on Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Savvion([R]), the industry's leading business process management (BPM) company, today announced that it has been positioned in the Leaders quadrant in Gartner ...
Medtronic and Weigao Announce Joint Venture in China.
Dec 18, 2007 ... MINNEAPOLIS & HONG KONG -- Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE:MDT) ("Medtronic") and Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Company Limited (Hong Kong Stock Exchange:8199) ("Weigao") today announced that they have agreed to form a joint venture to market therapies in the spine and orthopedics sector and ...
The p.i.n.k. Spirits Company Launches 'Caffeinated' Website.(Website overview)
Dec 18, 2007 ... p.i.n.k. Spirits Yet Again Raises the Bar in the Distilled Spirits Category NEW YORK -- With over six months in development, The p.i.n.k. Spirits Company announced today the launch of a new website that incorporates a level of design and functionality that has yet to be seen in ...
UMA Today and Orange Announce UMA Innovation Awards.
Dec 18, 2007 ... Awards to Recognize Excellence and Innovation in UMA-Based Products and Services Worldwide MILPITAS, Calif. -- UMA Today, an international consortium of companies leading the adoption of 3GPP UMA technology, and Orange/France Telecom today announced they will recognize ...
New Report Covers The Kuwait Petroleum Fiscal Environment, License Terms And Key Fiscal Terms For Assets.
Dec 18, 2007 ... DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c77528) has announced the addition of "Kuwait Upstream Oil and Gas Fiscal Regime Profile" to their offering. Kuwait Oil and Gas Fiscal Regime Profile is an essential source for fiscal information ...
The New Report Covers The Iraq Petroleum Fiscal Environment, License Terms And Key Fiscal Terms For Assets.
Dec 18, 2007 ... DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c77536) has announced the addition of "Iraq Upstream Oil and Gas Fiscal Regime Profile" to their offering. Iraq Oil and Gas Fiscal Regime Profile is an essential source for fiscal information ...
INTRACOM TELECOM Delivers fs/cdn(TM) IPTV Solution to Bruce Telecom.
Dec 18, 2007 ... MOSCOW -- JSC SITRONICS ("SITRONICS" or "The Company") (LSE:SITR), a leading provider of telecommunications, IT and microelectronic solutions in Russia and the CIS, today announced that a part of its INTRACOM TELECOM subsidiary, the US-based Conklin-INTRACOM, is delivering its fs/cdn[TM] ...
Endace Introduces Range of High Performance Snort(R) Sensors.
Dec 18, 2007 ... Combines proven hardware acceleration techniques with simplified and centralized management capabilities to set new standards in open source IDS AUCKLAND, NZ -- Endace Limited ("Endace" or "the Company"; LSE/AIM: EDA), a world leader in network monitoring, application ...
Technip Awarded a Services Contract for Two Subsea Pipelines in the Caribbean.
Dec 18, 2007 ... PARIS -- Regulatory News: Technip (Paris:TEC) (ISIN:FR0000131708) has been awarded by the National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (NGC) a services contract for two pipelines to be installed offshore the islands of Trinidad and Tobago, in the Caribbean Sea. ...
New Research Issued on QED Connect Inc. by Beacon Equity Research.
Dec 18, 2007 ... DALLAS -- QED Connect Inc. (OTC:QEDC) has been rated Speculative Buy with a price target of $1.20 by Beacon Equity Research Analyst, Lisa Springer, CFA. The full report is available at http://www.BeaconEquityResearch.com. Anyone interested in receiving alerts ...
Earned Value Management (EVM) Training and Earned Value Professional (EVP) Training in Northern Virginia.
Dec 18, 2007 ... Management Technologies is Offering the Earned Value Experience(TM) and EVPrep(TM) Workshops in Reston, Virginia in January 2008. This Workshop is Ideal for Project Managers, Program Managers, Project Team Leaders, and Others Required to Implement Earned Value Management RESTON, ...
Frost & Sullivan: Australian Water Treatment Chemicals Market to Double by 2014.
Dec 18, 2007 ... SYDNEY, Australia -- Due to unprecedented droughts in past years, the Australian government has been seeking alternative water sources including used water and sea water. Water reuse and desalination have been proven to be feasible solutions for tackling the issue and both methods have ...
ArcelorMittal Announces the Start of Its New 44 Million Share Buy-Back Program and the Completion of Its 27 Million Share Buy Back Program.
Dec 18, 2007 ... LUXEMBOURG -- Regulatory News: Today, ArcelorMittal announces the completion as of 13 December of the 27 million shares buy-back program announced on 12 June 2007. The shares were repurchased at an average price of EUR 50.15 per share and for a total amount of EUR 1,354 million ....
ArcelorMittal Signs Investment Project for a Greenfield Production Unit in Russia.
Dec 18, 2007 ... LUXEMBOURG & TVER, Russia -- Regulatory News: ArcelorMittal, the world's largest steel company, today announced that it has signed an agreement with the administration of the Tver region in Russia that will lead to the creation of a greenfield long carbon steel production unit. ...
VISICU Inc. Announces Agreement to Be Acquired by Royal Philips Electronics in All Cash Transaction.
Dec 18, 2007 ... Philips to pay USD 12.00 for each VISICU share, representing an acquisition price of approximately USD 430 million (approximately EUR 290 million). BALTIMORE -- VISICU, Inc., (NASDAQ: EICU), a healthcare information technology and clinical solutions company focused on critical ...
CSK Auto Corp. Provides Third Quarter 2007 Preliminary Results.(Financial report)
Dec 18, 2007 ... Will Host Conference Call PHOENIX -- CSK Auto Corporation (NYSE:CAO), the parent company of CSK Auto, Inc., a specialty retailer in the U.S. automotive aftermarket industry, will file on Wednesday, December 19, 2007, its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the thirteen weeks ended ...
China's Zhejiang Unicom Again Selects ECI Telecom to Expand Its Mobile Network.
Dec 18, 2007 ... Latest win in China further reinforces ECI's position in wireless backhaul market in Asia Pacific PETAH TIKVA, Israel -- ECI Telecom, a global provider of networking infrastructure, today announced that it has signed an agreement with Zhejiang Unicom, one of China Unicom's ...
New Report Covers The Algerian Petroleum Fiscal Environment, License Terms And Key Fiscal Terms For Assets.
Dec 18, 2007 ... DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c77551) has announced the addition of "Algeria Upstream Oil and Gas Fiscal Regime Profile" to their offering. Algeria Oil and Gas Fiscal Regime Profile is an essential source for fiscal ...
EA Reveals Tiberium and Launches Players into an Epic Battle for Power.
Dec 18, 2007 ... LOS ANGELES -- Tiberium is a mysterious extraterrestrial crystal that shatters the energy output of traditional fossil fuels. It has the power to save our civilization. It also has the power to destroy it. Over two-and-a-half years in development, Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today ...
QuickPlay Media Dramatically Improves Viewing Experience for Full-Length Mobile TV & Movies.
Dec 18, 2007 ... New Feature Set for OpenVideo 4.0(TM) Enables Mobile Customers to Stop and Resume Play of WAP-based Video Streams Hours or Days Later TORONTO -- QuickPlay Media, the leader in mobile TV and video solutions, today announced the release of a new set of features for its OpenVideo ...
New Report Examines the Apparel Retail Market in Spain and Gives Forecasts for the Industry.(Report)
Dec 18, 2007 ... DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c77489) has announced the addition of Datamonitor's new report: Apparel Retail in Spain to their offering. Our Apparel Retail in Spain industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data ...
Norway Energy Market Profile Is The Essential Source For Top-Level Energy Industry Data And Information.
Dec 18, 2007 ... DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c77509) has announced the addition of "Norway Energy Market Profile" to their offering. Norway Energy Market Profile is the essential source for top-level energy industry data and information. The ...
XClinical Invited to Speak at Two CDISC User Group Meetings in 2008.
Dec 18, 2007 ... XClinical Executives Will Be Presenting at Two Important CDISC European User Group Meetings in January 2008 MUNICH, Germany -- XClinical, a European vendor of innovative software products for e-clinical trials, today announced the invitation to two important industry events, the ...
More Americans Believe Surge is Working and Situation for Troops in Iraq has Stabilized.
Dec 18, 2007 ... Negative Opinions of President Bush's Handling of War, However, Have Not Changed ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- As 2007 draws to a close, the Bush administration's main Iraq offensive, the surge of the sending of additional troops to Iraq earlier this year, is not getting the bad marks ...
eNom Protects Its Email Customers With Commtouch Zero-Hour Virus Outbreak Protection.
Dec 18, 2007 ... SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Commtouch[R] (NASDAQ:CTCH) today announced that eNom has selected Commtouch Zero-Hour Virus Outbreak Protection to protect eNom's email customers. eNom, a wholly owned subsidiary of Demand Media, Inc., is the largest ICANN-accredited wholesale domain ...