PR Newswire Europe back issues from March 2008:
Further Postponement on Sanction Allowed for North East Lincs Vet.
Mar 01, 2008 ... LONDON, March 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The Disciplinary Committee of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons has this week decided to further postpone its decision on the sanction of a Lincolnshire veterinary surgeon who had appeared before the Committee a year ago, charged with serious ...
Prime Minister Badawi: 'My Goal is to Completely Eradicate Hardcore Poverty From Malaysia'.
Mar 01, 2008 ... KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, March 1 /PRNewswire/ -- - Radical Anti-Poverty Programme Is Key Part Of Prime Minister Badawi's Plans For 'Prosperity For All' Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi, campaigning today in Terengganu, in northern Malaysia, spoke about his "ambitious but ...
Swiss Private Bank Clariden Leu Opens Asset Management Company in Dubai.
Mar 02, 2008 ... ZURICH, Switzerland and DUBAI, March 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Clariden Leu, a leading Private Bank in Switzerland, today officially opens its Asset Management Company in Dubai to offer wealthy clients local and exclusive Private Banking Services and innovative products. Clariden Leu's ...
Vets Warn of Needless Pet Deaths.
Mar 02, 2008 ... LONDON, March 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Following the surge in myxomatosis after the flooding last summer, vets are warning that other widespread killer diseases could also be on the rise, yet 11 million dogs, cats and rabbits are unprotected. Recent research(1) has revealed that ...
Badawi: 'Malaysia Is One Nation'.
Mar 02, 2008 ... KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, March 2 /PRNewswire/ -- - Prime Minister Badawi warns against those who would seek to divide Malaysia along racial and religious lines On Saturday, Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi, campaigning in Terengganu, warned voters to resist ...
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Releases Appraisal Consultation Document on Treatment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Adults.
Mar 03, 2008 ... NEWBURY, England, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) has today published on its website the preliminary recommendations of its Appraisal Committee on the use of epoprostenol, iloprost, bosentan, sitaxentan and sildenafil for the treatment of ...
Closing of Paris Fashion Week - First row at Louis Vuitton show Fall Winter 2008-2009.
Mar 03, 2008 ... PARIS, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The house of Louis Vuitton, with Marc Jacobs as Artistic Director, closed fashion week in Paris with its Fall Winter 2008-2009 collection in the historic "Cour Carree" of the Louvre. <Pre> (Photo: ...
Thomson Scientific Launches ScienceWatch.com for Top News on Scientific Discovery.
Mar 03, 2008 ... PHILADELPHIA and LONDON, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- - Free Web Environment Provides Rankings, Trends and Analysis From Around the Scientific Community Thomson Scientific, part of The Thomson Corporation (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC) and leading provider of information solutions ...
Meiji University Chooses Thomson Scientific's Century of Science.
Mar 03, 2008 ... PHILADELPHIA and LONDON, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- - Meiji is the First Private University in Japan to Have Full Access to Web of Science Thomson Scientific, part of The Thomson Corporation (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC) and leading provider of information solutions to the ...
Saudi Arabia Awards License for New Communications Network to Consortium Supported by Verizon Business.
Mar 03, 2008 ... BASKING RIDGE, New Jersey and RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- - Verizon Business to Provide Exclusive Management and Operational Support A consortium that includes Verizon Business has been awarded a license to provide public, fixed-line ...
New Data Destruction Solution for High-End Server and SAN Environments.
Mar 03, 2008 ... JOENSUU, Finland, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Blancco's latest client software will ease the process of data erasure in the complex and technically challenging enterprise server and storage environments with its latest out-of-the-box solution. The latest Blancco erasure client ...
Pain Management for Pets, Key Information Every U.K. Pet Owner and U.K. Veterinarian Should Know - Webcast Via Morris Animal Foundation on March 13, 2008.
Mar 03, 2008 ... DENVER, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- - World-Renowned Pain Management Expert Robin Downing, DVM, Will Conduct Webcast For Pet Owners and Veterinarians, Covering All Aspects Related to Pets and Pain. These Two Individual Presentations Can Be Viewed On Web Site. Morris ...
Reports of Increased Survival in Bird Flu Patients Taking Tamiflu.
Mar 03, 2008 ... BASEL, Switzerland, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Physicians from countries worst-affected by the deadly bird flu (H5N1 influenza virus) have reported an increased survival rate in patients treated with the oral antiviral Tamiflu (oseltamivir). These data reinforce the World Health ...
ARCADIS has Record Year With Strong Increase in Revenue and Profit.
Mar 03, 2008 ... ARNHEM, The Netherlands, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- - Strategy Sharpened; Growth Goal Increased ARNHEM, The Netherlands, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- - Net income from operations rose 25%; proposed dividend EUR 1.23 per share (+23%) - Gross revenue 22% ...
Shangri-La's Villingili Resort and Spa, Maldives Races Towards Fourth Quarter 2008 Opening.
Mar 03, 2008 ... MALE, Republic of Maldives, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Shangri-La's Villingili Resort and Spa, Maldives is on schedule to open for the traditional high season in the Maldives. The 142 all-villa property will debut the fourth quarter 2008 as the first luxury resort on the Addu Atoll ...
Further Expansion for Bidwells.
Mar 03, 2008 ... CAMBRIDGE, England, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- - With Photo Bidwells, the independent firm of property and agribusiness consultants, have announced that they have merged with Hertfordshire based, Faulkners Chartered Surveyors. The merger with Faulkners, who ...
ARCADIS Intends a Stock Split of 1 for 3.
Mar 03, 2008 ... ARNHEM, the Netherlands, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- ARCADIS (EURONEXT: ARCAD), the international consultancy, design, engineering and management services company today announced that it intends to ask shareholders for permission to split the company's stock in a 1 for 3 split. In relation ...
Taylor Nelson Sofres - Strategy Comes Good at Preliminary Results.
Mar 03, 2008 ... LONDON, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- In a video interview, David Lowden, CEO, looks at the strategy behind the group's results, current trading and the outlook for 2008. The interview and transcript are available now on http://www.cantos.com. It's free to view. All you need to do ...
Close Brothers - Strategy and Outlook.
Mar 03, 2008 ... LONDON, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Colin Keogh, Chief Executive, and Jonathan Howell, Group Finance Director, interviewed on the group's interim results and the outlook for the next six months plus the recent offer period the company has just been through. The interview, transcript, ...
Fake Finger Detection for Fingerprint Scanners.
Mar 03, 2008 ... HAMBURG, Germany, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- - Software Upgrade Increases Security of Live Scanner ZF1 by DERMALOG Hamburg biometrics specialists DERMALOG are unveiling a newly developed software upgrade for the company's fingerprint scanner ZF1 at the CeBIT 2008 that ...
MICROS Develops Powerful Direct Connection to Booking.com Utilizing myfidelio.net.
Mar 03, 2008 ... NEUSS, Germany, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- - Connection Allows Hotels to Manage Rates, Availability, Inventory and Reservations Directly From Their MICROS Property Management System MICROS Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MCRS), a leading provider of information technology ...
ScoresToSMS.com Launches New Service, Sending Live Sporting Updates to Mobile Phones Internationally.
Mar 03, 2008 ... STARA ZAGORA, Bulgaria, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- - With the Recent Launch of ScoresToSMS.com, Soccer Enthusiasts can Keep Their Heads in the Game Whenever and Wherever They Want. The New Mobile Service Relays Virtually all Kinds of Soccer Updates and Information via SMS to Cell ...
Ethics Bites: New Open University Podcast Series Addresses Moral Issues.
Mar 03, 2008 ... MILTON KEYNES, England, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Some of the most contentious moral issues of today's society are the focus of Ethics Bites - a new series of podcasts from The Open University that features contributions from some of the most eminent commentators in the field drawn from ...
Ascom IP-DECT - Taking Innovation to the Next Level.
Mar 03, 2008 ... GOTHENBURG, Sweden, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- - System Will be Able to Handle 100,000 Users Ascom continues to improve the IP-DECT system by adding more functionality and making installation and operation much easier. This cost-efficient IP-DECT solution stretches way ...
'Love is' ... Secrets, Disapproval and Deception, Reveals Wedding Speech Survey.
Mar 03, 2008 ... LONDON, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- New results from a survey conducted by the free to use wedding speech site http://www.chargeyourglasses.com suggest that a typical wedding party is likely to be a hotbed of secrets and disapproval. The website helps best men, grooms and ...
AT4 wireless and Ekahau Partner to Deploy Combined Asset and Staff Tracking Solution for Hospitals.
Mar 03, 2008 ... HELSINKI, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- - Wi-Fi Based Real-Time Tracking Used Seamlessly for Both Asset Tracking and Staff Safety Ekahau Inc., a leading provider of Wi-Fi-based Real Time Location Systems (RTLS), today announced the successful completion of a project with ...
Global Crossing Announces Next Generation IP Services Deal With HM Revenue & Customs.
Mar 03, 2008 ... LONDON, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Global IP solutions provider Global Crossing (Nasdaq: GLBC) today announced that HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) will employ Global Crossing's hosted IP telephony service for the operation of all its telephony services across the UK, supporting 85,000 ...
Istvan Szoke Joins CVC Capital Partners.
Mar 03, 2008 ... LONDON, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- CVC Capital Partners ("CVC"), a leading international private equity firm in Europe and Asia, announces the appointment of Istvan Szoke with responsibility for building CVC's business within Central and Eastern Europe ('CEE'), effective April 2008. ...
IDENTEC SOLUTIONS Technology Rises With New York Skyline.
Mar 03, 2008 ... LUSTENAU, Austria, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- IDENTEC SOLUTIONS groundbreaking Intelligent Long Range (ILR) RFID technology is playing an instrumental role in the construction of the monumental Freedom Tower located at the World Trade Center site in downtown Manhattan. Construction of the ...
Pearson - Record Results.
Mar 03, 2008 ... LONDON, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- In video interviews, Marjorie Scardino, CEO, and Robin Freestone, FD, discuss Pearson's preliminary results and why they remain confident about the group's prospects. There will also be a live analyst presentation at 09:00GMT followed by a US conference ...
Operative Extends Portfolio to Include Online Advertising Capabilities from ADTECH.
Mar 03, 2008 ... LONDON, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- - Strategic Partnership Streamlines Integrated Ad Management and Process Management for Digital Publishers Operative, a global technology and ad operations services provider, today announced a reseller partnership with ADTECH, provider ...
WIREC 2008: Germany's Renewable Energies Industry Provides Advantages to International Investors.
Mar 03, 2008 ... WASHINGTON D.C., March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- With oil prices exceeding US$100 a barrel, the United States, and the world, is being forced to recognize that fossil fuels may not only be damaging the environment, but also losing their competitive edge regarding price. Germany is pioneering ...
CeBIT 2008: German ICT Industry Showing Growth Potential.
Mar 03, 2008 ... HANNOVER, Germany, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Germany's ICT market is strong for all industry sectors. It offers investors possibilities in hardware, software, and services as well as access to one of the world's leading R&D locations. ICT in Germany will be a major focus of the CeBIT ...
Holland Art Cities Offers the Most Art per km2.
Mar 03, 2008 ... COLOGNE, Germany and THE HAGUE, The Netherlands, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- - Cultural Event in 2009-2010 In 2009 and 2010, the four largest cities in Holland will be taking part in a large-scale art and cultural event called Holland Art Cities (HAC). The top ten ...
Reese Witherspoon & Suze Orman Speak at Global Summit for a Better Tomorrow in Celebration of International Women's Day.
Mar 03, 2008 ... NEW YORK, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- - Avon and UNIFEM Announce Partnership to End Violence against Women and Launch of the Women's Empowerment Bracelet <Pre>WHAT: The Global Summit for a Better Tomorrow -- the keystone in a series of Avon ...
Fraport Fiscal Year 2007: Record Figures Despite Capacity Constraints.
Mar 03, 2008 ... FRANKFURT, Germany, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- - Preliminary Figures - Subject to Supervisory Board Approval - Revenue and EBITDA Continue to Grow - Optimistic Outlook for 2008 In fiscal year 2007, the Fraport Group achieved new air traffic records and ...
HSBC - 2007 Annual Results Interviews With Senior Executives.
Mar 03, 2008 ... LONDON, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- In a video interview, Stephen Green, Group Chairman, Mike Geoghegan, Group CEO, Douglas Flint, Group FD, and Stuart Gulliver, CEO, Global Banking and Markets, discuss the group's 2007 results, operational performance and the USA plus the outlook for ...
Makan Capital Group Appoints Samer Wahbeh Director of the Property Development Fund and Acting CFO.
Mar 03, 2008 ... ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Makan Capital Group, (MCG), a prominent real estate private equity group and investment banking firm announced today that industry veteran Samer Wahbeh has been named Director of the Property Development Fund and acting ...
Management Weakness is the Greatest Risk Facing Microfinance, Says New 'Banana Skins' Survey.(Company overview)
Mar 03, 2008 ... LONDON, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The current flood of investment into the microfinance industry could overwhelm those microfinance institutions (MFIs) that are not equipped to meet the pressures of rapid growth and rising competition. The high expectations that people have of ...
Aircraft Medical to Sponsor World's Premier Anaesthesiology Conference.(Conference news)
Mar 03, 2008 ... EDINBURGH, Scotland, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Aircraft Medical, the UK medical devices company is delighted to announce it is sponsoring the prestigious 14th World Congress of Anaesthesiologists (the "Congress" or "WCA") in South Africa, alongside Baxter and Draeger. Held every four ...
Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust Selects Manpower Software's MAPS Healthroster.
Mar 03, 2008 ... LONDON, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Manpower Software plc, a leading provider of workforce optimisation and electronic rostering solutions, is pleased to announce that Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust, the largest employer in the area, has selected Manpower Software's MAPS Healthroster ...
WA[currency]rtsilA[currency] Delivers World's First BioPower Plant Using Brewery Spent Grain to Produce Electricity and Heat.
Mar 03, 2008 ... HELSINKI, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- WA[currency]rtsilA[currency] has been awarded two contracts by Scottish and Newcastle (S&N), the major international brewing group, to supply and install equipment for two biomass-fuelled combined heat and power plants (CHP). The contracts are for two ...
Netviewer Makes SAP Support Sessions as Natural as Using the Telephone.
Mar 03, 2008 ... KARLSRUHE, Germany, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- - Web Conferences for Customer Support at SAP Save Time and Money Global Customer Support at SAP supports more than 42,000 customer organisations that use over 320,000 systems worldwide. To effectively support the customers ...
BioWa Announces Expansion of License Agreement with Genentech for BioWa's POTELLIGENT(R) Technology.
Mar 03, 2008 ... PRINCETON, New Jersey, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- BioWa, Inc. announced today that it has expanded the license agreement with Genentech, Inc. providing Genentech additional access to BioWa's POTELLIGENT(R) Technology for the research and development of select antibodies for ...
Saxo Bank Profits Up 78% in Record Year.(Financial report)
Mar 03, 2008 ... COPENHAGEN, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Saxo Bank's profits soared by 78% to EUR49 million before tax in 2007 compared to EUR27.5 m in 2006. These results released today show the strength of the bank's franchise in a year that saw significant investments in a global expansion programme. ...
Renovo Announces Results of Latest Phase 2 Studies of JUVISTA(R) (Human Recombinant TGFbeta3).
Mar 03, 2008 ... BASINGSTOKE, England and PHILADELPHIA, Pennysylvania, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Shire plc (LSE: SHP)(NASDAQ: SHPGY), the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, notes that Renovo Group plc, (LSE: RNVO) ("Renovo") has today announced the results of Renovo's latest Phase 2 studies of ...
Metic Solutions Completes Two Acquisitions.
Mar 03, 2008 ... DUBLIN, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- - Establishes Platform for Major New Building Systems & Products Group Metic Solutions ('Metic' or the 'Group'), the Dublin based building systems and products group, today announced the completion of two acquisitions in the UK. The ...
Computershare's IML Grows With Acquisition of Machine Dreams Inc.'s Business.
Mar 03, 2008 ... CANTON, Massachusetts, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- - IML Enhances Audience Response System Offering and Technology in the US Computershare Ltd. (ASX: CPU) announced today its continued international expansion of IML, a Computershare company, with the acquisition of ...
CeBIT 2008: Microsoft Announcements Span From the Environment to the Enterprise.
Mar 03, 2008 ... HANNOVER, Germany, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- - Steve Ballmer discusses environmental sustainability efforts from Microsoft and general availability of enterprise products. Today at CeBIT 2008, Microsoft Corp CEO Steve Ballmer discussed company efforts for information ...
SIRVA Signs Definitive Agreement with TEAM Group to Sell Moving Operations in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.
Mar 03, 2008 ... CHICAGO, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- - Sale Reflects SIRVA's Goal of Strengthening the Allied Brand and Becoming the Leading Moving Services Network Manager SIRVA, Inc. (SIRV.PK), a global relocation services provider, today announced it had reached an agreement to sell ...
Leading UK Designer and Manufacturer of Easy to use, Energy Efficient Digital TV Receivers and Recorders Acquired.
Mar 03, 2008 ... BRIDGEND, England, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- - TVonics Bought by Contact Holdings TVonics, the UK based digital TV set top box company has today been acquired by the Contact Holdings Group which specialises in contract manufacturing, product packaging and supply chain ...
tedrive Strengthens Product Development.
Mar 03, 2008 ... HEERLEN, The Netherlands and DUEREN, Germany, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- - Peter Bilz Named New Head of Driveshaft Development Effective 1 March, product development at the tedrive group has been reinforced by the addition of Peter Bilz (44) as head of the company's ...
Aleris International, Inc. Announces Schedule for Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2007 Earnings Release and Conference Call.
Mar 03, 2008 ... BEACHWOOD, Ohio, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Aleris International, Inc. will issue its fourth quarter and full year 2007 results before the market opens on Tuesday, March 18, 2008. That same day at 9:00 a.m. Eastern time Steven J. Demetriou, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and ...
Fannie Mae Redemption.
Mar 03, 2008 ... WASHINGTON, March 3 /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 interest ...
Mechel Announces Its Interest in Oriel Resources Company.
Mar 03, 2008 ... MOSCOW, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Mechel OAO (NYSE: MTL), one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, announces its interest in acquiring Oriel Resources Plc (Oriel). Mechel OAO is currently contemplating the acquisition of Oriel. This process is at an ...
One in Five Workers Kept in the Dark.
Mar 03, 2008 ... LONDON, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- - Campaign Steps Up to End Private Equity Secrecy ATTN: Political and Social Affairs Editors Three million UK workers - one in every five private sector workers in the UK - have been denied basic information about what their ...
Unite Urges Managers to Reject Royal Mail's Pensions Decision.
Mar 03, 2008 ... LONDON, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Unite the union is recommending that managers working for Royal Mail reject the company's pensions plan. In a letter to over 10,000 managers, Unite has said that Royal Mail were "asking for too much too soon", and that members were extremely ...
Kiekert Heralds New Development and Production Hub in China.
Mar 03, 2008 ... HEILIGENHAUS, Germany and CHANGSHU, China, March 3 /PRNewswire/ --Kiekert, leading supplier of latch systems for the automotive industry is building its first factory in China. Kiekert has chosen the city of Changshu, in the vicinity of Shanghai, as its first own ...
Unite Reaction to Meetings Being Held This Week Between Energy Companies and the Government.
Mar 03, 2008 ... LONDON, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Unite national officer, Dougie Rooney says, "The price increases that energy companies are imposing are plunging hundreds of thousands of new households into fuel poverty. ...
DuraHeart(TM) LVAS Receives Conditional Approval for US Pivotal Trial.
Mar 03, 2008 ... ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Terumo Heart, Inc. announced today that they have received conditional approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to begin enrollment in the US Pivotal Trial of the DuraHeart (TM) LVAS for a Bridge-to-Transplant (BTT) ...
VPIsystems' OnePlan(TM) to Optimize Sky Link's Wireless Network.
Mar 03, 2008 ... HOLMDEL, New Jersey, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- - Leading Russian Wireless Service Provider Deploys OnePlan Network Resource Planning to Reduce Backhaul Expenses and Strengthen Network for Next Generation Services Call it Wireless 2.0. Seeing their voice service ...
ROBODOC(R) Announces Patent Cross Licensing Agreement With IBM.
Mar 03, 2008 ... SACRAMENTO, California, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- ROBODOC, a Curexo Technology Company, and IBM announced today that they have entered into a major patent Cross licensing agreement. The terms of the agreement were not disclosed by either party. In addition to its ...
Orient-Express Hotels has Filed its 2007 Form 10-K.
Mar 03, 2008 ... HAMILTON, Bermuda, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Orient-Express Hotels Ltd. (NYSE: OEH) filed on February 29, 2008 its annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The report is available on the company's website at ...
Hughes at CeBIT 2008: Broadband Solutions and Managed Services.
Mar 03, 2008 ... GRIESHEIM, Germany, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- - Company Will Showcase its HughesNet(R) Enterprise VPN Solutions Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES) announced today that its European operating unit is showcasing its comprehensive portfolio of HughesNet broadband ...
Malaysian Prime Minister Forecasts 6% or Higher GDP Growth Rate in 2008.
Mar 03, 2008 ... KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- - Badawi calls for renewed mandate to spur jobs and investment Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi today predicted that Malaysia's economic growth would be more than 6 percent in 2008, despite the U.S. slowdown and ...