PR Newswire Europe back issues from April 2008:
Thomson Scientific Begins Expansion of Web of Science.
Apr 01, 2008 ... PHILADELPHIA and LONDON, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- - 162 New Journals Enrich Current Coverage With Regional Perspective Thomson Scientific, a leading provider of information solutions to the worldwide research and business communities, today announced that 162 regional ...
ThromboGenics Completes Patient Enrolment in the Phase IIb Trial of Microplasmin in Vitrectomy (MIVI III).
Apr 01, 2008 ... LEUVEN, Belgium, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- - Trial Results Expected Mid-2008 ThromboGenics NV (Euronext Brussels: THR), a biotechnology company focused on vascular diseases, eye diseases and cancer, today announces that it has completed patient enrolment for its Phase ...
Triad Computer Systems Selects DediPower's Thames Valley Hosting Centre Co-Location Facility.
Apr 01, 2008 ... READING, England, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- DediPower, one of the UK's fastest growing managed hosting providers, has been selected by Triad Computer Services Limited, to host their business critical IT infrastructure in DediPower's Thames Valley Hosting Centre. Thames Valley ...
Northern Trust Opens Representative Office in Abu Dhabi.
Apr 01, 2008 ... LONDON, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- - Michael Slater Appointed as Chief Representative Northern Trust has received approval from the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates to open a representative office in Abu Dhabi. The establishment of a presence in the emirate is a ...
1 in 5 put off Visiting the Dentist Because of Cost.
Apr 01, 2008 ... ANDOVER, England, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- HSA's Annual Dental Survey 2008 has revealed that 1 in 5 of UK adults have put off visiting the dentist because they are concerned about the cost. The survey, by the Healthplan provider of nearly 1,000 consumers by independent research agency ...
E-cigarette is Also Becoming Popular in the United Kingdom.
Apr 01, 2008 ... VENLO, the Netherlands, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- What has been a hype in the Netherlands now since last summer, is also starting to happen in the United Kingdom. Since it was announced that the smoking ban, which already came into force in the United Kingdom on 1 July 2007, will be ...
Photon Expo 2008: Germany's PV Industry Securing its Position as World Leader.
Apr 01, 2008 ... MUNICH, Germany, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- By 2010 revenues from production of PV products will have nearly doubled in Germany and investment volumes will have increased by 67%. These are the assessments, based on surveys with 345 companies, of the research institutes Ifo in Munich and ...
G2 Acquires Majority Stake In Leading Activation and Relationship Marketing Agency in India - Chateux Hospitality - Better Known as Rams Relationships.
Apr 01, 2008 ... NEW YORK, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- - Drives Continued Expansion of Global Activation Marketing Capabilities - Forges Position as Key Player in Total Communications Solutions in Asia G2 Worldwide, a Grey Group company, and a leading global marketing ...
NeoVista Receives CE Mark Approval to Distribute Wet AMD Device in Europe.
Apr 01, 2008 ... FREMONT, California, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- - NeoVista's Novel Device Takes First Step Towards Commercialization in European Market NeoVista, Inc. today announced that it recently received approval from BSI Product Services to apply the CE Marking to the company's ...
Edgar, Dunn & Company Expands Into ASEAN Region With New Singapore Office.
Apr 01, 2008 ... SYDNEY, Australia, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Edgar, Dunn & Company (EDC) a leading independent global financial services and payments consultancy, announced today the opening of its Singapore office to serve clients throughout the ASEAN region. Coinciding with EDC's ...
Laureate Pharma Reports Record Growth for 2007.
Apr 01, 2008 ... PRINCETON, New Jersey, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- - Continued Momentum Results in 131.4% Increase in Revenue and Positive EBITDA for Three Consecutive Quarters Laureate Pharma, Inc., a full-service biopharmaceutical development and protein production company, today ...
Renowned Architects to Present Proposals for New Museum in Vilnius.
Apr 01, 2008 ... VILNIUS, Lithuania, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Three internationally acclaimed architects, Daniel Libeskind, Zaha Hadid and Massimiliano Fuksas will unveil their proposals for a new museum in Vilnius on April 8, 2008. A jury chaired by Thomas Krens, the Director of the Solomon R ....
UK Based Advanced Technology Company Redefines the State of the Art.
Apr 01, 2008 ... LONDON, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Vehicle Security Systems (VSS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Automotive Latch Systems (ALS), today launches the VSS Latch Mechanism, the most significant and innovative technological advancement in door latch technology over the past 30 years. ...
Forsyth is Leader of the Pack of 'Golden Oldies'.
Apr 01, 2008 ... MANCHESTER, England, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- "Didn't he do well?" Bruce Forsyth is the nation's most admired male 'golden oldie' according to the results of a poll out today (01 April) from Co-operative Insurance Personal Pensions. After sixty years in show business the ...
Masternaut Keeps Irn-Bru and Tizer Flowing.
Apr 01, 2008 ... LEEDS, England, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- UK soft drinks giant AG Barr PLC, manufacturers of the world famous Irn-Bru, has awarded Masternaut Three X a contract to supply a web-based real-time satellite tracking service for its primary delivery fleet. AG Barr is implementing the system ...
Dutch Top Institute Allocates 150 Million Euro to R&D Projects Targeting Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Disease.
Apr 01, 2008 ... EINDHOVEN, the Netherlands, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The Center for Translational Molecular Medicine (CTMM) - a Dutch public-private partnership committed to the research and development of new techniques for the diagnosis and treatment of major diseases - announced today that nine ...
Laeiszhalle: m-Konzerte 2008/2009 With Stars and Subscriptions.
Apr 01, 2008 ... HAMBURG, Germany, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The seventh season of the m-Konzerte of the Laeiszhalle - Musikhalle Hamburg presents seven subscriptions, countless concert highlights and international stars such as RenA[c]e Fleming, Rolando VillazA[sup.3]n, Ian Bostridge, Katia and Marielle ...
Oridian Enters Into Joint Venture With G life Sweden.
Apr 01, 2008 ... STOCKHOLM, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- - Deal Will Double the Global ad Network's Ability to Reach Target Audiences Over Scandinavia's Hottest Lifestyle Site and Social Network Oridian, Ltd., the largest privately owned advertising network, and Swedish lifestyle and ...
Fannie Mae Redemption.
Apr 01, 2008 ... WASHINGTON, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM) will redeem the principal amount indicated for the following securities issue on the redemption date indicated below at a redemption price equal to 100 percent of the principal amount redeemed, plus accrued interest ...
With Format War Over, Blu-ray Still Challenged By Low HDTV Penetration and Modest Awareness, According to Latest Survey of Global Blu-ray and HDTV Adoption By Interpret.
Apr 01, 2008 ... LOS ANGELES and LONDON, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- - Latest Research Results Show UK and US Lead HDTV and Blu-ray Market, Followed Closely By Japan; France and Germany Lag in HDTV Penetration, and Blu-ray Has Major Awareness Problem in France - Movie Availability May ...
Industry Veteran Laura Brumage to Lead NetSuite On-Demand Business Software Education Initiatives.
Apr 01, 2008 ... SAN MATEO, California, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- - New VP to Lead ERP Software, CRM Software, and Ecommerce Software Business Application Suite Training Programs NetSuite Inc. (NYSE: N), a leading vendor of on-demand, integrated business software suites that include ...
Acision Market Share Breaks 60 per cent Barrier in North America.
Apr 01, 2008 ... CTIA Wireless 2008 (LAS VEGAS), READING, England, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- - Three of the Five Largest North American Mobile Operators Rely on Acision to Meet Growing Demand for Messaging Acision, the messaging and charging company of choice for over 300 network ...
Cleantech Report: Recycling Industry Offers Recession Proof Investing.
Apr 01, 2008 ... NEW YORK, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Between record high oil prices, the volatile stock market and a recession, it's a tough time to be an investor. But there's a little known bright spot on the market that actually benefits from high oil prices -- the Recycling Industry. ...
AerCap Holdings N.V. Announces Webcast of Investor and Analyst Day.
Apr 01, 2008 ... AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- AerCap Holdings N.V. (NYSE: AER) today announced that it will webcast its AerCap Investor and Analyst Day which will be held at the NYSE Euronext in New York on April 3, 2008. The live webcast will be accessible on the Investor ...
Indorama Completes European Acquisition.
Apr 01, 2008 ... BANGKOK, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- - Indorama Thailand Announces Acquisition of Eastman's European PTA and PET Assets Indorama Thailand today confirmed completion of its previously announced agreement to acquire Eastman's PTA and PET assets in Netherlands and The ...
iSkoot Extends Partnership with Skype.
Apr 01, 2008 ... SAN FRANCISCO, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- - New agreement follows successful collaboration on the 3 Skypephone iSkoot today announced an extended partnership with Skype. The new agreement follows iSkoot's successful collaboration with Skype and mobile operator 3 for the ...
EMC Announces Offer to Acquire Conchango.
Apr 01, 2008 ... LONDON, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- - Acquisition Will Strengthen and Expand EMC's Global IT Consulting Services To further expand and enhance its global services expertise and delivery, EMC Corporation, the world leader in information infrastructure solutions, today ...
Shannon Brownlee, Author of 'Overtreated,' to Keynote at Defined Health's 8th Annual Therapeutic Insight Conference.(Conference news)
Apr 01, 2008 ... FLORHAM PARK, New Jersey, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Defined Health has announced the final agenda and invited and confirmed speakers for its 8th annual Therapeutic Insight conference. Therapeutic Insight 2008 ("TI2008") will take place on April 28 - 30, 2008, at The Westin New ...
New Converged Mobile Device Maker Velocity Mobile Launches at CTIA Wireless 2008.
Apr 01, 2008 ... LAS VEGAS, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- - Company Combines Smartphone Design Expertise and Manufacturing Muscle, Showcasing New Devices with High-End Features and Mass Consumer Appeal Velocity Mobile, a collaboration between one of the world's largest notebook computer ...
iSuppli Establishes Photovoltaic and MEMS Services, Acquires Leading Market Research Firm.
Apr 01, 2008 ... EL SEGUNDO, California, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Amid US$100-per-barrel oil prices, rising instability in petroleum-producing regions and mounting concerns regarding the environmental impact of fossil fuels, renewable energy -- particularly solar -- has emerged as a critical ...
Microsoft Unveils Smartphone Advancements to Improve Ability to Work and Play With One Phone.
Apr 01, 2008 ... LAS VEGAS, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- - Company demonstrates new version of Internet Explorer Mobile with desktop-grade web browsing, introduces updated Windows Mobile operating system. Windows Mobile is improving smartphones to better meet people's rapidly expanding ...
Microsoft Announces Enterprise-Class Mobile Solution.
Apr 01, 2008 ... LAS VEGAS, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- - New mobile solution, mobile services plan and phones come together for end-to-end managed offering. Helping to propel large-scale mobile phone deployments by businesses, Microsoft Corp today announced at CTIA Wireless 2008 the ...
dotMobi Updates DeviceAtlas Database of Mobile Device Attributes.
Apr 01, 2008 ... LAS VEGAS, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- - Information on more than 5,000 devices soon to be available in comprehensive database of global mobile handset information dotMobi, the company behind .mobi -- the first and only Internet address designed specifically for mobile ...
ATB Supervisory Board Approves New Organisational Structure.
Apr 01, 2008 ... VIENNA, Austria, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- - Erwin Fritsch Appointed as CEO The supervisory Board of ATB Austria Antriebstechnik AG (ISIN AT0000617832) has approved the introduction of a new organisational structure and related changes on the Management Board. ...
DuPont Titanium Technologies Announces a Price Increase in the Euro Markets of Central and Eastern Europe, Turkey, Greece and North Africa for all Ti-Pure(R) Titanium Dioxide Products.
Apr 01, 2008 ... WILMINGTON, Delaware, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- DuPont Titanium Technologies today announced a price increase for all DuPont(TM) Ti-Pure(R) titanium dioxide grades sold in the Euro markets of Central and Eastern Europe, Turkey, Greece and North Africa. Effective April ...
Agendia Appoints Oncologist Richard A. Bender as Vice President and Chief Medical Officer.
Apr 01, 2008 ... AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- - Leader in Molecular Cancer Diagnostics Strengthens U.S. Management Along With U.S. Presence Agendia BV, a world leader in the rapidly evolving field of cancer molecular diagnostics, today announced the appointment of ...
With Ambitious EU Legislation, Wind Energy Can Provide Huge Benefits To Europe.
Apr 01, 2008 ... BRUSSELS, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- "Wind has delivered the most promising results out of all renewable energy technologies so far, with 57 GW of total capacity installed in the EU by the end of 2007. In order to ensure that this trend continues, we need to have a secure and favourable ...
VWR International, LLC Acquires Jencons (Scientific) Ltd, UK.
Apr 01, 2008 ... WEST CHESTER, Pennsylvania, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- VWR International, LLC, a leading global laboratory supply company, today announced that it has acquired Jencons (Scientific) Limited, a UK scientific laboratory supply distributor. Jencons is one of the UK's largest ...
Evergreen Investments Announces Institutional New Hire.
Apr 01, 2008 ... CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- - Appoints Michael Borkan as Managing Director of Distribution for Europe, the Middle East and Africa Evergreen Investments is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Borkan as managing director of distribution ...
Crisis? What Crisis? Solcara Points to the Top Issues for Business Continuity Managers in 2008.
Apr 01, 2008 ... LONDON, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Enterprises and government still have a long way to go to effectively handle operational continuity during crises, says Solcara, market-leading provider of software for the control, management and searching of digital information. Many firms ...
Ten Year Component Lease Agreement Signed Between British Airways and AeroTurbine.
Apr 01, 2008 ... AMSTERDAM, Netherlands and MIAMI, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- AerCap Holdings N.V. ("AerCap," NYSE: AER) announced today that its subsidiary AeroTurbine, Inc. entered into a component purchase and sale agreement and a component lease agreement with British Airways, whereby ...
FAO Research Recognizes CGS and AOL for Distinguished Outsourcing Partnership Achievement.
Apr 01, 2008 ... NEW YORK, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Computer Generated Solutions, Inc. (CGS), a leader in innovative IT solutions and services, today announced that its long term services relationship between CGS Romania, a wholly-owned subsidiary, and AOL L.L.C., was recognized by FAO Research ...
Orqis(R) Medical's Cancion(R) System Significantly Increases Cardiac Performance.
Apr 01, 2008 ... CHICAGO, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- - MOMENTUM Trial Results Presented at the American College of Cardiology Annual Meeting Orqis(R) Medical Corporation, a medical products company developing and marketing devices to treat heart failure, announced today that the ...
Aleris International, Inc. Announces New Leader of Its European Operations.
Apr 01, 2008 ... BEACHWOOD, Ohio, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Aleris International, Inc. announced today that Roeland Baan will join Aleris as Executive Vice President and President, Aleris Europe, reporting to Steven J. Demetriou, Chairman and CEO, on April 7, 2008. In this role, Mr. Baan will be ...
TAM Commemorates its First Year of Operations to Milan with More than 131 Thousand Passengers Carried.
Apr 01, 2008 ... SAO PAULO, Brazil, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- This week, TAM Linhas Aereas completes a year of operations to Milan, Italy. The company's third direct destination in Europe, this daily flight has carried more than 73.2 thousand passengers on the Sao Paulo/Milan route and 58.6 ...
Supermicro Unveils New SuperBlade(TM) and 1U Twin(TM) Servers at IDF 2008 in Shanghai.
Apr 02, 2008 ... SHANGHAI, China, April 2 /PRNewswire/ -- - 93% Power Efficiency, 0.27 GFlops/Watt, and 7-Year Lifecycle Intel Developer Forum -- Super Micro Computer, Inc. (Nasdaq: SMCI), a leader in application optimized, high-performance server and workstation solutions, today ...
Former Nokia Top Executive Joins Sunstone Capital as Venture Partner.
Apr 02, 2008 ... COPENHAGEN, Denmark and HELSINKI, Finland, April 2 /PRNewswire/ --Nordic venture capital investor Sunstone Capital announced today that Helsinki-based Pekka Vartiainen, former head of Nokia Mobile Phones Americas in the United States, has joined Sunstone Capital as Venture ...
ARCADIS Expands Position in Polish Rail Infrastructure Market.
Apr 02, 2008 ... ARNHEM, The Netherlands, April 2 /PRNewswire/ -- ARCADIS (EURONEXT: ARCAD), the international consultancy, design and engineering company, announced today that it has acquired Elekol, a Polish company active in railway infrastructure and transportation. Elekol has 40 employees and ...
Cyprotex Introduces New Product Line Cloe(R) Select - a Portfolio of Bespoke ADME and PK Services.
Apr 02, 2008 ... MACCLESFIELD, England, April 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, (2nd April 2008), Cyprotex announces that it is introducing a new product line, Cloe(R) Select. Cloe(R) Select is a portfolio of bespoke studies which can be customised to individual customer requirements. It complements the current ...
DBI Unveils Oracle Performance Tool Suite.
Apr 02, 2008 ... AUSTIN, Texas, April 2 /PRNewswire/ -- - Guarantees Price, Performance, and Value Leadership Database-Brothers, Inc. (DBI) today introduced new performance tuning and space management tools for Oracle environments: Brother-Owl(TM) for SQL tuning, Brother-Wolf(TM) for ...
Fortune Graphite (ZTW1 - Frankfurt Exchange) Mapping & Trenching Program for 2008.
Apr 02, 2008 ... TORONTO, Canada, April 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Fortune Graphite (ZTW1, Frankfurt Exchange), announces it will begin the 2008 exploration & drilling program; starting with the mapping, sampling and trenching of the Fortune Graphite properties this spring in preparation for taking its ...
New Release of IntaChange Web Based Change Management Software.
Apr 02, 2008 ... LONDON, April 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Intasoft, the UK change and configuration management specialists, are celebrating the worldwide release today, of version 2 of their web based change management software, IntaChange. New for IntaChange 2.0 are Tasks, step-by-step guides that ...
Final Data From the SEISMIC Trial Suggest Safety, Efficacy of Autologous Stem-Cell Therapy for Treating Congestive Heart Failure.(Clinical report)
Apr 02, 2008 ... CHICAGO, April 2 /PRNewswire/ -- - Leading Expert Discusses Study During Late-Breaking Presentations at ACC Final six-month, follow-up patient data presented yesterday during the late-breaking clinical trial sessions at the American College of Cardiology, suggest ...
New MAAWG Paper Details Email Authentication Practices to Help Industry Reduce Spam and Protect Brand Identity.
Apr 02, 2008 ... SAN FRANCISCO, April 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Setting the stage for a better understanding of sender authentication as a technology to combat junk email, the Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group (MAAWG) has released a new white paper describing the practice as a foundation for protecting ...
And the Winner is - VertiTex From Weinor.
Apr 02, 2008 ... COLOGNE, Germany, April 2 /PRNewswire/ -- - Vertical Screen Receives red dot Award for Product Design 1,253 companies from 51 countries sent more than 3,200 products to Essen to be judged by the experts. The red dot jury, made up of 24 representatives from around the ...
The Institute of Psychoanalysis to Act as Expert Resource for the Media.
Apr 02, 2008 ... LONDON, April 2 /PRNewswire/ -- - Media Invited to use Institute of Psychoanalysis for Expert Opinion The Institute of Psychoanalysis is offering itself as a resource for press and media, with a group of expert spokespeople available to comment on current affairs, ...
ING Group - Opportunities in Developing Markets.
Apr 02, 2008 ... LONDON, April 2 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of their Developing Markets Investor Symposium ING senior management discuss implementing the group's strategy plus opportunities and success in the developing markets of Central and Eastern Europe, Asia/Pacific and Latin America. With Michel ...
New Wine From the New World.
Apr 02, 2008 ... PERTH, Australia, April 2 /PRNewswire/ -- West Aussie Wine (WAW) will be launching a new service on 31st March 2008. Offering exciting and new wines to the UK. West Aussie Wine will deliver premium wines from across Western Australia the customers front door. WA experts on wines ...
Virtualization Congress Launches Call for Startups Competition.
Apr 02, 2008 ... LONDON, April 2 /PRNewswire/ -- - Premiere Virtualization Event Offers Exceptional Exposure Opportunity for Virtualization Startups Virtualization Congress (http://www.virtualizationcongress.com), the premier vendor independent virtualization event, today officially ...
Launch of UTVi - The English Business News Channel.
Apr 02, 2008 ... MUMBAI, April 2 /PRNewswire/ -- - Content tie up With ABC News - USA's Premiere News Source The Promoter group of India's leading Media & Entertainment Company, today announced the launch of UTVi, an English Business News Channel. The channel is positioned for the ...
Lionax & Semefab Collaborate to Develop Next Generation Digital Pressure Sensor for TPMS.
Apr 02, 2008 ... PARIS, April 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Lionax Inc. and Semefab Ltd. (Scotland) announce a collaboration to develop a next-generation digital pressure sensor for tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS). Semefab and Lionax have collaboratively reviewed a product design and defined a MEMS process ...
Atlas Copco Sets New Industry Standard for Energy Efficiency.(Company overview)
Apr 02, 2008 ... ANTWERP, Belgium, April 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Atlas Copco has yet again proven its world leadership in air-compressor manufacturing with the introduction of the new GA range of oil-injected compressors. Every component in the new GA range has been carefully evaluated and designed to ...
Report by World's Leading Computer Systems Researchers and Designers Claims Human Values Key to Successful Innovation.(Report)
Apr 02, 2008 ... LONDON, April 2 /PRNewswire/ -- - Microsoft Research Cambridge report sees human-centred design as the vital ingredient in successfully harnessing technology's huge potential by 2020. A new report launched today looks at how emerging computer technologies will change ...
/K I L L K I L L K I L L -- Intasoft/.
Apr 02, 2008 ... Journalists and other readers should disregard the news release "New Release of IntaChange Web Based Change Management Software", issued earlier today. The copy ...
Micrel Rolls Out New High Speed, Dual Supply NMOS LDO for Low Input and Output Voltage Applications.(Company overview)
Apr 02, 2008 ... SAN JOSE, California, April 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Micrel Inc., (Nasdaq: MCRL), an industry leader in analog, high bandwidth communications and Ethernet IC solutions, today launched the MIC47100, an 1A High Speed, NMOS LDO designed to take advantage of applications that that utilize ...