PR Newswire Europe back issues from February 2008:
Lose Weight Gain Life: New Website to Help People Seeking Information on Obesity Surgery.(Website overview)
Feb 01, 2008 ... LONDON, February 1 /PRNewswire/ -- - With Over 1,500 Google Searches on Gastric Band Surgery Performed Each Month in UK, This new Online Resource Plugs the 'Information gap' Today saw the launch of an innovative new website http://www.loseweightgainlife.co.uk which ...
The LANCET Published ENDORSE, the Largest Multinational Study Showing That the Majority of Hospitalized Patients Surveyed are at Risk for VTE and Many do not Receive Recommended VTE Prophylaxis.
Feb 01, 2008 ... WORCESTER, Massachusetts, February 1 /PRNewswire/ -- - ENDORSE Global Findings Highlight the Need to Urgently Implement Hospital-Wide Strategies to Optimize VTE Management: Systematically Assess Patient Risk for VTE and Provide Appropriate Prophylaxis to Prevent VTE ...
Premier Farnell Announces Live EDGE Challenge US$100,000 Global Winner and Five US$5,000 Runner-Ups.
Feb 01, 2008 ... LONDON, February 1 /PRNewswire/ -- - Panel of judges select the winning entry based on the most creative electronic design that will have a positive impact on the environment. - Since its launch in May 2007, over 3,500 design engineers, students and academics from ...
Allegiance Says Zinifex Offer Does Not Stack Up Against Other Transactions.
Feb 01, 2008 ... SYDNEY, Australia, February 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Allegiance Mining NL today repeated its advice to shareholders to reject the takeover offer by Zinifex, stating that the implied premium offered by Zinifex is significantly less than for recent transactions in the mining sector. ...
A Festive White Knuckle Ride?
Feb 01, 2008 ... LONDON, February 1 /PRNewswire/ -- It is not only joy and goodwill that epitomise Christmas and the New Year. It is also stress, unrealistic expectations, letdowns, tension and, not least, drinking and partying. This can be one of the worst times of the year for someone with ...
What Makes Ticks Tick? Update on Tick-Borne Encephalitis and its Prevention.
Feb 01, 2008 ... BADEN, Austria, February 1 /PRNewswire/ -- A workshop organized by the International Scientific Working Group on Tick-borne Encephalitis (ISW-TBE), held in Baden/Vienna, aims at raising public awareness of TBE and informs on the effectiveness of vaccination. Tick-borne encephalitis, a ...
Microsoft Brings RoundTable Videoconferencing to Seven Additional Countries in Western Europe.(Discussion)
Feb 01, 2008 ... VIENNA, Austria, February 1 /PRNewswire/ -- - Success drives the rollout of Microsoft's innovative RoundTable 360-degree videoconferencing system. Microsoft Corp today announced increased Western European availability of its unique Microsoft RoundTable ...
Film Legend Robert Redford to Headline at the GSMA's Mobile World Congress.
Feb 01, 2008 ... GSMA MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS and LONDON, February 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The GSM Association (GSMA) today announced that film actor, director and Sundance Institute Founder & President, Robert Redford will headline at Mobile Backstage, a special one day Mobile Entertainment conference ...
Nissan Net Income Up 26.6% at 132.2 Billion Yen in Q3, FY07.(Financial report)
Feb 01, 2008 ... TOKYO, February 1 /PRNewswire/ -- - Operating Profit Up 15.8% at 211.9 Billion Yen Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., today announced financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2007, ending March 31, 2008, as well as for the first nine months. In the third quarter, ...
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust Selects Manpower Software's MAPS Healthroster Solution.
Feb 01, 2008 ... LONDON, February 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Manpower Software plc, a leading provider of workforce optimisation and electronic rostering solutions, is pleased to announce that Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust has selected Manpower Software's MAPS Healthroster ...
GFI Group Inc. Acquires Trayport Ltd., a Leading Provider of Real-Time Electronic Trading Software for European OTC Energy and Other Markets; Completes Private Placement of Senior Notes and Amends Credit Agreement.
Feb 01, 2008 ... NEW YORK, February 1 /PRNewswire/ -- - Acquisition Complements GFI's Hybrid Brokerage Model by Accelerating Electronic Trading Capability GFI Group Inc. (Nasdaq: GFIG) announced today that it has acquired Trayport, a leading provider of real-time electronic trading ...
Abbott Gains Reimbursement for XIENCE(TM) V Drug Eluting Stent in France.(Medical condition overview)
Feb 01, 2008 ... ABBOTT PARK, Illinois, February 1 /PRNewswire/ -- - Improved Medical Benefit Rating Granted for XIENCE V from French Health Authority Abbott (NYSE: ABT) today announced that it has received reimbursement approval in France for its XIENCE(TM) V Everolimus Eluting ...
docdata Acquires a Majority Share in UK e-Commerce Company.
Feb 01, 2008 ... WAALWIJK, The Netherlands, February 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The Internet Service Company docdata acquired 61.2% in the issued share capital of Hitura Ltd. in London, England, for a consideration of UKP 245 thousand. The remaining shares will be bought between 2008 and 2013. The balance sheet ...
Rosinter Restaurants Holding Announces its Trade Update for the Fourth Quarter 2007.
Feb 01, 2008 ... MOSCOW, February 1 /PRNewswire/ -- OJSC Rosinter Restaurants Holding (Rosinter), the leading casual dining restaurants chain in Russia and CIS (RTS ticker: ROST), announces its trade update for the fourth quarter 2007 and for the period of 12 months of 2007. During the 4th ...
Surge of Power Companies can Light up Stock Market Gloom.
Feb 01, 2008 ... MANCHESTER, England, February 1 /PRNewswire/ -- A revolution occurring in the world's electricity supply can help power investor returns even through a recession according to a leading fund manager. Andrew Moffat, who manages the CIS UK Income with Growth Trust at ...
SEB Enskilda Equities Joins Townsend Analytics' Global Multi-Broker Network.
Feb 01, 2008 ... CHICAGO, February 1 /PRNewswire/ -- - Direct market access to Nordic equities markets and specialist execution now available through Townsend's RealTick execution management system (EMS) Townsend Analytics (http://www.townsendanalytics.com), a leading provider of ...
Microsoft Proposes Acquisition of Yahoo! for US$31 per Share.
Feb 01, 2008 ... REDMOND, Washington, February 1 /PRNewswire/ -- - Transaction valued at approximately US$44.6 billion in cash and stock; - Provides 62 percent premium to current trading price for Yahoo! shareholders; - Combined entity to create a more competitive company ...
Exciting Summer Science Camps for Students & Teachers at Canada's Perimeter Institute.
Feb 01, 2008 ... TORONTO, Canada, February 1 /PRNewswire/ -- - Young 'Einsteins' Can Attend Summer Science Camps in Canada Budding young physicists, age 16 and 17, can now apply to attend the 'International Summer School for Young Physicists' (ISSYP) at Perimeter Institute (PI) in ...
MS Society Response to Robert Cook Sentencing.
Feb 01, 2008 ... LONDON, February 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The MS Society has responded to today's (Friday) sentencing of Robert Cook, who assisted the suicide of his wife, who was suffering from multiple sclerosis (MS). Jayne Spink, Director of Policy and Research at the MS Society, said: "All ...
Fannie Mae Redemption.
Feb 01, 2008 ... WASHINGTON, February 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM) will redeem the principal amounts indicated for the following securities issues on the redemption dates indicated below at a redemption price equal to 100 percent of the principal amounts redeemed, plus accrued ...
SOLON AG Adds Chief Human Resources Officer to its Management Board.
Feb 01, 2008 ... BERLIN, February 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Berlin-based SOLON AG, one of Europe's biggest manufacturers of solar modules and photovoltaic systems, has strengthened its Group Management Board with effect from February 1, 2008 with the appointment of Anke Hunziger, 43, as CHRO. She joins the ...
Novelis Europe Announces Magnesium Surcharge on Aluminium Products.
Feb 01, 2008 ... ZURICH, Switzerland, February 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Novelis Europe today announced that it will introduce a magnesium surcharge for all standard and painted aluminium sheet products sold into the distributor, building and industrial markets. Magnesium is a common alloying element ...
G4S Workers Renew Strike Threat in Malawi Against Largest Employer on London Stock Exchange.
Feb 01, 2008 ... LONDON, February 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Security guards for G4S in Malawi, struggling to survive on poverty pay, today renewed their threat to strike unless Africa's biggest multinational employer agrees to meet their demand for a 30% rise. The guards, paid on average only 15 pounds ...
RapidShare is Appealing.
Feb 01, 2008 ... CHAM, Switzerland, February 1 /PRNewswire/ -- - The Liability of Infrastructure Suppliers Must be Specified CHAM, Switzerland, February 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The District Court in Duesseldorf has rejected the negative appeal by RapidShare against GEMA ....
DHS Begins Collecting 10 Fingerprints From International Visitors at George Bush Houston Intercontinental Airport.
Feb 01, 2008 ... WASHINGTON, February 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced today that it has begun collecting additional fingerprints from international visitors arriving at George Bush Houston Intercontinental Airport (Bush Intercontinental). The change is ...
Chiltern Announced Today That it has Acquired the Business of Drug Development Solutions (DDS).
Feb 01, 2008 ... LONDON, February 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Chiltern, the global contract research organization, announced today that it has acquired the business of Drug Development Solutions ('DDS'), a leading Phase 1 unit located at Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, Scotland. Ninewells ...
Disciplinary Committee Refuses Application for Restoration.
Feb 01, 2008 ... LONDON, February 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The Disciplinary Committee of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons has this week refused an application for restoration to the Register from a former Hertfordshire veterinary surgeon who was struck off a year ago for being unfit to practise. ...
Tetragon Financial Group Limited (TFG) Announces Update on its Share Repurchase Program.
Feb 01, 2008 ... LONDON, February 1 /PRNewswire/ -- TFG today announces in furtherance of its share repurchase program announced on November 30, 2007, that for the period of January 28, 2008 through February 1, 2008 TFG purchased 59,821 of its shares for an average price of U.S. $6.46 per share. ...
/C O R R E C T I O N -- The GSM Association (GSMA)/.
Feb 01, 2008 ... GSMA MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS and LONDON, February 1 /PRNewswire/ -- In the news release, "Film Legend Robert Redford to Headline at the GSMA's Mobile World Congress" issued on 1 Feb 2008 09:00 GMT, by The GSM Association (GSMA) over PR Newswire, we are advised by a representative of the ...
Football Deals Attract Investors, According to Sports Partners International, Ltd.
Feb 01, 2008 ... SAO PAULO, Brazil, February 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Imagine yourself sharing in the riches of a multi-millionnaire football star transaction just like the record transfer of French player Zidane from Juventus to Real Madrid for GBP 46 million in 2001 or Arjen Robben's from Chelsea to ...
Money Manager Launches the 'Dollar Strategy Global Fund' as Solution for the Dollar Crisis.
Feb 01, 2008 ... LA QUINTA, California, February 1 /PRNewswire/ -- "The dollar has been in decline for the past five years and could swiftly slide into crisis. If it does portfolios will require rapid and dynamic money management to survive." So says money manager Michael McDonald ...
Adventity Announces Launch of Dubai Operations.
Feb 02, 2008 ... DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, February 2 /PRNewswire/ -- - Global research, analytics and processing firm opens new office to service Middle East and Africa Adventity, a leading global research, analytics and business processes firm with offices in New York, Houston, ...
Family Statement Regarding Cyd Mizell, American Aid Worker Held in Afghanistan; Video Statement Available.
Feb 03, 2008 ... SEATTLE, February 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The family of Cyd Mizell, an American aid worker currently being held in Afghanistan, today released the following statement from her father, George Mizell: "I am Cydney's father. My family and I want to thank all those who have ...
'Statement from Brad Smith, General Counsel, Microsoft'.
Feb 03, 2008 ... REDMOND, Washington, February 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The combination of Microsoft and Yahoo! will create a more competitive marketplace by establishing a compelling number two competitor for Internet search and online advertising. The alternative scenarios only lead to less ...
World Book Day Poll of Reading Public Reveals Top Ten Books to Talk About.
Feb 04, 2008 ... LONDON, February 4 /PRNewswire/ -- - Spreading the Word About Books Worth Reading A World Book Day poll today reveals the top ten contemporary novels with genuine word-of-mouth appeal in a search to find the best book to talk about. Since the campaign was launched ...
ACCESS to Exhibit at GSMA Mobile World Congress 2008.
Feb 04, 2008 ... TOKYO, February 4 /PRNewswire/ -- - Exhibits to Feature Solutions for Open Internet/Open Platform - Next Generation Networks and Converged Devices ACCESS CO., LTD., a global provider of advanced software technologies to the mobile and beyond-PC markets, ...
LiMo Foundation(TM) Rolls Out World's First Globally Competitive, Linux-Based Software Platform for Mobile Devices.
Feb 04, 2008 ... LONDON and TOKYO, February 4 /PRNewswire/ -- - LiMo Platform and APIs Open Market Access for Technology Vendors and Application Developers LiMo Foundation(TM), a global consortium of mobile leaders delivering an open handset platform for the whole industry, today ...
Oncolytics Biotech Inc. Announces Publication of Research on Combination Reovirus and Radiation Therapy.
Feb 04, 2008 ... CALGARY, Canada, February 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Oncolytics Biotech Inc. (TSX: ONC, NASDAQ: ONCY) ('Oncolytics') reported today that Dr. Kevin Harrington and his research group at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, U.K. published the results of their work testing combination ...
2007 - Another Winning Year for BIS Ltd.
Feb 04, 2008 ... LONDON, February 4 /PRNewswire/ -- - With Photo BIS Ltd., a provider of hosting and global connectivity solutions for businesses, today announced that it been awarded COLT's 'European Reseller of the Year' award in recognition of its outstanding contribution to doing ...
New CEO Named at Welcome Real-time.
Feb 04, 2008 ... AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France, February 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Payment software provider Welcome Real-time today announced the appointment of Francois Dutray as CEO. The Supervisory Board chose FranAs.ois Dutray for his in-depth knowledge of the bank industry and his leadership experience which ...
NetSuite Ensures BlueBridge One e-Tailers Hit Record Revenues.
Feb 04, 2008 ... REDHILL, England, February 4 /PRNewswire/ -- BlueBridge One, a leading UK provider of on-demand business solutions and NetSuite EMEA Solution Provider of the Year for 2007, has reported that its NetSuite e-commerce customers experienced record sales growth in December 2007, compared ...
Synosia Therapeutics Appoints Chief Financial Officer to New Company Headquarters in Switzerland.
Feb 04, 2008 ... BASEL, Switzerland, February 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Synosia Therapeutics today announced the appointment of Philippe Lutz MA Finance, as the company's first chief financial officer, effective immediately. He will be based at Synosia's new headquarters in Basel, Switzerland. Lutz ...
Strong Hiring Expected for the New Year, Kariera.gr's Job Forecast Reveals.
Feb 04, 2008 ... ATHENS, Greece, February 4 /PRNewswire/ -- - Higher Paychecks, Flexible Work Arrangements, Candidate Screening Online Among Major Trends for 2008 - Kariera.gr, a leading online job site in Greece, today released the results of its job forecast, conducted by Harris ...
ARCADIS Bundles Water Know-How in Global Knowledge Network.
Feb 04, 2008 ... ARNHEM, The Netherlands, February 4 /PRNewswire/ -- ARCADIS (EURONEXT: ARCAD), the international consulting, design and engineering company, today announced the establishment of a Global Knowledge Network for water in which the Company has bundled its extensive water management ...
Audemat to Develop DVB-SH Test and Measurement Equipment and Mobile Metering for Alcatel-Lucent.
Feb 04, 2008 ... BORDEAUX-MARIGNAC, France, February 4 /PRNewswire/ -- - NAVIGATOR DVB-SH the First Such Equipment Available on the Market Audemat (http://www.audemat.com) announced in advance of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain that they have received in collaboration ...
EquiLend Adds New Trading Service to Platform - Trade2O.
Feb 04, 2008 ... NEW YORK, February 4 /PRNewswire/ -- EquiLend announced today that a new trading service, Trade2O, has been added to the firm's already robust trading platform. Trade2O automates the negotiation and agreement of trade terms for global Equities and Fixed Income securities, giving ...
La Perla's Caribbean Retreat Marina Residences Now For Sale.
Feb 04, 2008 ... AMSTERDAM, February 4 /PRNewswire/ -- La Perla International Living is creating the Marina Residences on a prime, waterfront area on one side of the full serviced marina within the Jolly Harbour Resort. The complex consists of three buildings in Colonial Caribbean style, with crisp ...
Archiobel Puts "Mijn Tent" on Top (With Video).
Feb 04, 2008 ... GOIRLE, BREDA, DEN HAAG, SNEEK, The Netherlands, February 4 /PRNewswire/ -- - Restaurants in Popular TV Program Receive Innovative Sound Insulation Two of the four new restaurants in the popular RTL4 program "Mijn Tent Is Top" are able to play music as loudly as they ...
Sara Lee and Henkel Partner to Launch Innovation in the US.
Feb 04, 2008 ... UTRECHT, The Netherlands, February 4 /PRNewswire/ -- - Revolutionary Air Freshener Insight Reaches American Consumers Sara Lee and Henkel announced today a partnership to launch in the US a version of the very successful 3Volution air freshener, an innovative plug-in ...
Prison Sentences for Ringleaders of Global Software Counterfeit Syndicate.
Feb 04, 2008 ... REDMOND, Washington, February 4 /PRNewswire/ -- - Sentencing signals the end of Taiwan-based operation, the largest known producer and distributor of fake Microsoft products in the world from 1997 to 2003. Prison sentences handed down to counterfeiters by a Taipei, ...
Pyro Networks Named as Finalist in 2008 Global Mobile Awards.
Feb 04, 2008 ... ANDHRA PRADESH, India, February 4 /PRNewswire/ -- - Nominated in the 'best roaming product or service' category, Pyro Network's InRoam technology helps 400 million subscribers across Africa stay connected while roaming Pyro Networks, a mobile solutions provider, is ...
Nucletron and the Cancer Centre of Northern Ireland Report the First IMRT Treatment Within CHHiP Clinical Trial With Oncentra(R) MasterPlan.
Feb 04, 2008 ... VEENENDAAL, The Netherlands, February 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Nucletron BV and clinicians at The Cancer Centre, Northern Ireland, proudly report the first IMRT clinical treatment within the Conventional or Hypofractionated High-Dose Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer (CHHiP) ...
Experts and Representatives From Leading International Health-Care Organizations Call to Stop the Hypertension Pandemic, a Worldwide Silent Killer.
Feb 04, 2008 ... PARIS, February 4 /PRNewswire/ -- A Working Group of representatives from seven international health-care organizations call for improved blood pressure (BP) goal rate levels of patients with hypertension, the single most important cause of attributable mortality around the world. This ...
NetDragon Buys Back 271,000 of its Shares and Wins Multiple Awards at 2007 China Game Industry Conference.
Feb 04, 2008 ... HONG KONG, February 4 /PRNewswire/ -- - Maximizing Shareholder Interests Optimizing Future Development One of the leading game developers and operators in the PRC, NetDragon Websoft Inc. ("NetDragon" or the "Company", with its subsidiary collectively the "Group"; ...
2007 Another Record Year in Terms of Sales and Earnings for Gerresheimer.(Company overview)(Financial report)
Feb 04, 2008 ... Sales up by 48% at EUR958 Million - EBITDA Margin Reaches High Level of 19% Another Acquisition in the Target Segment of Pharmaceutical Plastics in South America: Brazilian Market Leader for Pharma Plastic Taken Over DUSSELDORF, Germany, February 4 /PRNewswire/ --...
2007 Another Record Year in Terms of Sales and Earnings for Gerresheimer.(Company overview)(Financial report)
Feb 04, 2008 ... DALSSELDORF, Germany, February 4 /PRNewswire/ -- - Sales up by 48% at EUR958 Million - EBITDA Margin Reaches High Level of 19% - Another Acquisition in the Target Segment of Pharmaceutical Plastics in South America: Brazilian Market Leader for Pharma Plastic Taken ...
magneticNorth Invited to Exhibit 'Cinema Redux' at the Museum of Modern Art, New York.
Feb 04, 2008 ... MANCHESTER, England, February 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Brendan Dawes, creative director of UK based interactive design house magneticNorth (or mN to its friends) has been invited by the Museum of Modern Art in NYC to showcase Cinema Redux - a project he created that explores the idea of ...
Rafidain Bank Chooses Misys Consortium Over Temenos for Turnkey Core Banking Solution.
Feb 04, 2008 ... LONDON, February 4 /PRNewswire/ -- - Misys / B-Plan Solution Part of Major Restructuring Programme for Iraq's Largest State Bank Misys plc (FTSE: MSY.L)(LSE: MSY), the global application software and services company, today announces that Rafidain Bank, the largest ...
Martin Dawes Systems Raises Bar on Subscriber Management for Converged Services.
Feb 04, 2008 ... WARRINGTON, England, February 4 /PRNewswire/ -- - dise3G transformed into diseMP: MultiPlay for total convergence Martin Dawes Systems, an international provider of billing, customer care and business assurance solutions for the communications market, today announced ...
LOVEFiLM to Acquire Amazon's UK and German DVD Rental Business; Amazon to Become Largest Shareholder of LOVEFiLM.
Feb 04, 2008 ... LUXEMBOURG, February 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) and LOVEFiLM International ( http://www.lovefilm.com), today announced that LOVEFiLM will acquire Amazon Europe's DVD rental business in the United Kingdom and Germany. As part of this transaction, Amazon Europe will also ...
The Brownbook: Free Online Local Business Directory Helps Consumers Identify the Good and the Bad Traders.
Feb 04, 2008 ... LONDON, February 4 /PRNewswire/ -- The Brownbook (http://www.brownbook.net) launches its UK service today - a free and open wiki-type 'local business directory' website that lets consumers add and find local businesses, rate them and add reviews. The Brownbook breaks the ...
Social Shopping Networks: Ciao Connects With ePages - Announcing Technology Partnership.
Feb 04, 2008 ... LONDON, HAMBURG and MUNICH, Germany, February 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Ciao GmbH, one of Europe's leading consumer review and price comparison websites, and ePages, a leading provider of e-business solutions, announced a technology partnership today. Ciao's comparison shopping service, driven by ...
DARA BioSciences to Present at the ROTH Growth Stock Conference.(Conference news)
Feb 04, 2008 ... RALEIGH, North Carolina, February 4 /PRNewswire/ -- DARA BioSciences, Inc. today announced that the Company will present at the ROTH 20th Annual Growth Stock Conference in Dana Point, CA on Tuesday, February 19, 2008 at 3:30pm Pacific. Interested parties can access a ...
Beltone Financial Brings First 'Egypt Day' to the United States.
Feb 04, 2008 ... NEW YORK, February 4 /PRNewswire/ -- - Burgeoning Middle East Investment Opportunities Attract Full-House of Elite Investors Beltone Financial today announced First "Egypt Day", an event being held on February 4, 2008 at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), to ...
Fannie Mae Redemption.
Feb 04, 2008 ... WASHINGTON, February 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM) will redeem the principal amounts indicated for the following securities issues on the redemption dates indicated below at a redemption price equal to 100 percent of the principal amounts redeemed, plus accrued ...