PR Newswire Europe back issues from May 2008:
Corporate Social Responsibility Expert to Address International Meeting of Project Managers in Malta.
May 01, 2008 ... NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pennsylvania, May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- - Thomas Koenen to address 2008 PMI Global Congress on 19 May Corporate social responsibility will be the topic of econsense official Thomas Koenen's address to project managers who meet in Malta from 19 May to 21 ...
Grammy-Award Winning Artist Miri Ben-Ari Enlists Star Power for a Good Cause.
May 01, 2008 ... NEW YORK, May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- - Gedenk Movement Targets American Youth to Educate About the Holocaust Grammy-winning artist Miri Ben-Ari, aka the Hip-Hop Violinist and a third generation to Holocaust survivors, is launching a new campaign on behalf of her ...
vision4health Acquires MOLIS From SYSMEX.
May 01, 2008 ... WILEN, Germany, May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- - Technology Leader in Lab Diagnostics Software Achieves Europe-Wide Market Penetration With Acquired Division WILEN, Germany, May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Effective immediately, vision4health has acquired the MOLIS ...
Jerusalem Summit Meets German Christian Zionists.
May 01, 2008 ... TEL AVIV, Israel, May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Between April 29 and May 1, a series of meetings were held in Berlin and Dresden between Israeli and German public figures. The meetings were scheduled around the Holocaust Memorial Day commemorating the catastrophe of European Jewry. ...
LightAir IonFlow 50 Air Purifier's Award Winning Design Shown at Grand Designs Live in London!
May 01, 2008 ... STOCKHOLM, Sweden, May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- In March 08 LightAir was exhibiting at the International Home + Housewares Show held in Chicago. Twenty-five innovative products were named as 2008 Design Defined Honorees; LightAir IonFlow 50 air purifier was one of the selected. ...
First Animals are Vaccinated Against Bluetongue.
May 01, 2008 ... LONDON, May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Cattle at Bixley Farms in Norfolk were today (1 May) the first animals in the country to be vaccinated against Bluetongue serotype 8 as over one million doses are delivered for animals in the Protection Zone on the first day of the vaccine roll-out. ...
National Office Week: Making Office Life Gorgeous.
May 01, 2008 ... LONDON, May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Office Week campaign, designed to make office life gorgeous, will be coming to life between May 12 and May 16. The aim of the week is for office managers, office buyers and office administrators to be given access to all the things that they ...
Clinical Impact of OrbusNeich's Genous(TM) Bio-engineered R stent(TM) is Subject of Symposium at 16th Annual Scientific Congress of Hong Kong College of Cardiology.
May 01, 2008 ... HONG KONG, May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The clinical impact of the first-ever pro-healing stent, OrbusNeich's Genous Bio-engineered R stent, is the subject of a symposium at next month's 16th Annual Scientific Congress of the Hong Kong College of Cardiology. Scheduled for ...
BD Announces CE Marking of the BD GeneOhm(TM) VanR Molecular Test for the Rapid Detection of Vancomycin Resistance.
May 01, 2008 ... SAN DIEGO, May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- - Molecular Technology Aids Hospitals in the Prevention of Vancomycin- Resistant Enterococci (VRE) Transmission and Infection BD Diagnostics, a segment of BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), announced today the CE marking of the BD ...
SWELLFIX Launches Into The Americas.
May 01, 2008 ... HOUSTON and ABERDEEN, Scotland, May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- - Leader in swellable elastomer expands into important new markets of North, South and Central America Swellfix B.V., a leader in swellable elastomers for zonal isolation, announced today it has expanded its ...
ARI Technologies, Inc. Signs Deal With Major U.K. Firm.
May 01, 2008 ... KENT, Washington, May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- ARI Technologies, Inc., a leading waste management technology developer has signed an agreement granting exclusive licensing rights for its patented thermochemical conversion technology to Pectel Group; a leader in the asbestos removal ...
Emaar Hospitality Group Launches Five-Star Premium Hotel Brand, 'The Address' Hotels & Resorts.
May 01, 2008 ... DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Emaar Hospitality Group, the hospitality & leisure business subsidiary of Emaar Properties PJSC, has launched a five star premium global brand of world-class hotels and resorts, The Address Hotels & Resorts. The Address will roll out ...
International Herald Tribune to Stage 1968 Photography and Front Page Retrospective at the National Theatre.
May 01, 2008 ... LONDON, May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Two great institutions are joining together in honour of an extraordinary year in history: At the National Theatre, the International Herald Tribune (IHT) will mount an exhibition of photography and iconic front pages to illustrate and illuminate the ...
Renewed Hope for Mild Alzheimer's Patients as NICE Process on Anti-Dementia Medicines Ruled Unfair.
May 01, 2008 ... LONDON, May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Eisai Limited, the licence holder of Aricept(R) (donepezil hydrochloride) and Pfizer Limited, its co-promotion partner, welcomed today's landmark ruling by the Court of Appeal. The Court found that the process by which the National Institute for Health and ...
Scottish Local Authority Craft Workers Ballot for Strike Action.
May 01, 2008 ... LONDON, May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Unite, Scotland's biggest union, has today sent out strike ballot papers to thousands of craft workers across local authorities in Scotland. The union says Scottish local authorities are refusing to treat Scottish craft workers equally. ...
Airbus Agreement Secures Work for Magellan UK.
May 01, 2008 ... TORONTO, May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- - Power 8 Agreement Sees Increase in Existing Work, New Packages of Work and Major Investment Program at Magellan UK's Wrexham Facility Magellan Aerospace Corporation announced today an Agreement between Airbus and its Magellan Aerospace ...
Northwoods Software Announces GoDiagram 3.0.
May 01, 2008 ... NASHUA, New Hampshire, May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- - For software developers who are building diagram-based user interfaces for Microsoft.NET Northwoods Software today announced the availability of GoDiagram(TM) 3.0, a newly updated version of their popular diagramming ...
Spigit's IdeaSpigit(TM) Wins 2008 Best of Interop Award in the Software Category.
May 01, 2008 ... PLEASANTON, California, May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- - IdeaSpigit(TM) Recognized for Breakthrough Innovations in Social Networking Analysis for Enterprise Spigit, the leader in social productivity software for the enterprise, today announced that IdeaSpigit(TM) was selected ...
Mellon Transition Management Named Top 2008 Transition Manager in the Americas by Global Investor.
May 01, 2008 ... SAN FRANCISCO, May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- - Ranked Second Globally as "Best Transition Manager Overall" Mellon Transition Management (MTM), the transition management specialist for BNY Mellon Asset Management, has been named the top 2008 transition manager in the Americas ...
Unite Demands Ahead of Northern Rock Restructuring.
May 01, 2008 ... LONDON, May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Staff at Northern Rock expect the bank to honour their terms and conditions of employment when formal consultation starts today (Thursday 1st May) on restructuring with Unite the union. Unite members at the bank are demanding that management ...
Ken Loach Joins Union Pickets at Shelter in Manchester.
May 01, 2008 ... LONDON, May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- - ATTN: Housing, Social Affairs and Industrial Correspondents and North West Media Members of Unite, the UK's largest trade union, were today joined on the picket line by Ken Loach, the UK's most famous independent film maker. ...
Coversyl(R) Protects Hypertensive Patients Against New-Onset Diabetes.
May 01, 2008 ... PARIS, May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- - New Analysis of ASCOT-BPLA Data Identifies Major Predictors of NOD Among Hypertensives A new analysis of data from the landmark Anglo-Scandinavian Cardiac Outcomes Trial - Blood Pressure Lowering Arm (ASCOT-BPLA) published today in ...
Exhibit on Nuclear Abolition and Human Security Opens at Geneva UN Headquarters.
May 01, 2008 ... GENEVA, May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- "From a Culture of Violence to a Culture of Peace: Transforming the Human Spirit," an exhibition examining the nuclear weapons issue through the lens of human security, opened yesterday at the UN Office at Geneva. Held in conjunction with the second ...
PennWell Acquires Leading Avionics Trade Show & Conference.
May 01, 2008 ... TULSA, Oklahoma, May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- PennWell Corporation, a diversified global media and information company, announced today that it has acquired Avionics Expo Limited, a U.K. company which owns and produces Avionics (http://www.avionics-event.com), the leading global ...
Legion Paper Named Exclusive Importer of Mirricard.
May 01, 2008 ... NEW YORK, May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- - A uniform, crystal-clear surface producing a true mirror reflection Legion Paper, the largest supplier of fine art paper in North America, announces today that it has been selected as the exclusive US Importer of Mirricard, a broad ...
Microsoft Takes Geotagging Mainstream With New Digital Photo Products.
May 01, 2008 ... REDMOND, Washington, May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- - Pro Photo Tools and Expression Media 2 address digital photo organisation issues through geotagging. Microsoft Corp today introduced two new products to help photographers manage their digital photos in a new way using ...
Magna Announces First Quarter Results.
May 01, 2008 ... AURORA, Canada, May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Magna International Inc. (TSX: MG.A)(NYSE: MGA) today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2008. <Pre> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ...
Virgin Atlantic End In-Flight Beauty Services.
May 01, 2008 ... LONDON, May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Virgin Atlantic have confirmed that in-flight beauty therapists are to be removed from the airline's in-flight services. Unite, the UK's largest trade union that represents more than 4,300 cabin crew at Virgin Atlantic today said that the ...
AKQA Film Launches.
May 01, 2008 ... LONDON, May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- AKQA Film has launched to create and distribute unique digital programming and content for clients and independent projects. AKQA Film combines the existing motion graphics and broadcast team to create a team of 20 people in London. AKQA Film ...
Euro RSCG Worldwide Wins Jaguar Digital Business.
May 01, 2008 ... NEW YORK, May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- - Fully-Integrated Global Team Expands Relationship with Luxury Automotive Brand Jaguar today announced it has awarded its global digital business to Euro RSCG Worldwide. Euro RSCG Worldwide will manage the global account from its ...
GARP Announces Record-High 2008 FRM(R) Exam Registrations.
May 01, 2008 ... NEW YORK, LONDON and BEIJING, May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- - 42% Increase in Early Registrations is Indicator of Global Acceptance of GARP's Financial Risk Manager (FRM) Program The Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP: www.garp.org) announced today a surge in 2008 ...
European Capital Invests Euro 142 Million and Supports Growth in Buyout Investments in Q1 2008.
May 01, 2008 ... ST. PETER PORT, Guernsey, May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- European Capital Limited (LSE: ECAS) ("European Capital"), announced that in the first quarter of 2008 it supported the growth of its portfolio companies through four add-on acquisitions: <Pre> -- Wakame: Add-on to ...
CPA Appoints Stephen Kong to CPA's North American Legal Services Team.
May 01, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- CPA, a leading provider of legal outsourcing (http://www.cpaglobal.com/legal_services) services, today announced that Stephen Kong has joined as a litigation subject matter expert and pre-sales consultant for CPA Legal Services ...
Mueller Industries, Inc. Declares Cash Dividend for Second Quarter.
May 01, 2008 ... MEMPHIS, Tennessee, May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Mueller Industries, Inc. (NYSE: MLI), announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly dividend of 10 cents per share on its common stock. The dividend will be payable June 13, 2008, to shareholders of record ...
Dage, A Nordson Company, Wins Distinguished Frost & Sullivan Market Leadership Award.(Company overview)
May 01, 2008 ... WESTLAKE, Ohio, May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Dage Precision Industries, a Nordson company (Nasdaq: NDSN) and the industry leader in x-ray inspection technology, is pleased to announce that it was recently awarded the prestigious Frost & Sullivan Vertical Market Penetration Leadership ...
Chiquita Reports Strong First Quarter 2008 Results.(Financial report)
May 01, 2008 ... CINCINNATI, May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- - Improved Banana Pricing More Than Offsets Rising Costs Chiquita Brands International, Inc. (NYSE: CQB) today released financial and operating results for the first quarter 2008. First quarter net sales increased 7 percent ...
Biosimilar G-CSF: Cooperation on Three Continents.
May 01, 2008 ... TORONTO, Canada, May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- A biosimilar protein that can be used to treat neutropenia (a side effect of cancer chemotherapy) is to be developed by Apotex Inc. of Canada in collaboration with Intas Biopharmaceuticals Limited (IBPL) of India. Neukine(R), a recombinant ...
QSV Biologics Awarded cGMP Manufacturing Contract by Pfizer Inc.
May 01, 2008 ... EDMONTON, Canada, May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- QSV Biologics, Ltd (QSV), a North American based biologics CMO located in Edmonton, Canada, has been awarded a cGMP manufacturing contract for a recombinant protein under development by Pfizer, Inc. The protein will be manufactured at QSV's ...
Largest Ever Regional AIDS Conference to Review Epidemic Status and Changing Challenges in the Response.(Conference news)
May 02, 2008 ... MOSCOW, May 2 /PRNewswire/ -- - Broadest range of public and non-governmental sector participants ever to address the changing face of HIV in the region and the critical crossroad the response faces Starting tomorrow, the second Eastern Europe and Central Asia AIDS ...
Stan James Launches GameAccount Skill Games.
May 02, 2008 ... LONDON, May 2 /PRNewswire/ -- - Stan James Joins the Leading Skill Games Network LONDON, May 2 /PRNewswire/ -- GameAccount, a leading software developer and supplier to the regulated online gaming industry has launched their suite of "Skill" games for Stan ...
Endeavour to Host 2008 First Quarter Earnings Call.(Financial report)
May 02, 2008 ... HOUSTON, May 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Endeavour International Corporation (Amex: END) (LSE: ENDV) announced today that the company will host a conference call to discuss first quarter 2008 financial results at 9:00 a.m. Central Time, 3:00 p.m. UK Time on Thursday, May 8, 2008. ...
Hundreds of Outraged Unite Members to Demonstrate as Agency Workers are Brought in to Cover Sacked Staff.
May 02, 2008 ... LONDON, May 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Hundreds of Unite the union members who have been outraged by the actions of Somerset based colour book printers, Butler and Tanner, who sacked 287 workers on Saturday (26th April) only to replace them with agency staff to keep the site operational, will ...
MATERNA at The Facilities Show 2008 in Birmingham - MATERNA Presents Professional IT Solutions for Facility Management.
May 02, 2008 ... DORTMUND, Germany, May 2 /PRNewswire/ -- MATERNA Information & Communications, a leading European supplier in service management consulting and implementation, will exhibit at The Facilities Show 2008 in Birmingham (stand E33). The company presents professional IT solutions for the ...
Merlin Buys London Aquarium.
May 02, 2008 ... LONDON, May 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Merlin Entertainments, the UK and Europe's premier visitor attraction operator, announced today the acquisition of the London Aquarium from County Hall Entertainment. Located in County Hall on the South Bank, next door to Merlin's most iconic ...
Finesse Solutions Introduces the TruViu(TM) PLSS System.
May 02, 2008 ... SANTA CLARA, California, May 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Finesse Solutions, LLC, Santa Clara, CA, a manufacturer of measurement and control solutions for life sciences process applications, announced the release of TruViu(TM) PLSS, a vessel utility tower system for pilot and small scale ...
One Spectacular Country - Two Amazing Days.
May 02, 2008 ... LONDON, May 2 /PRNewswire/ -- - Canada Day London Extended to Two Days! - Trafalgar Square, 30th June - 1st July One of London's most exciting free public events has this year been extended to a 2-day spectacular. Canada Day 2008, in association with ...
Atmel Receives Frost & Sullivan's Technology Innovation Award for FingerChip(R) Biometric Sensor.
May 02, 2008 ... SAN JOSE, California, May 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) was recently recognized for its development of the FingerChip(R) fingerprint sensor technology at the 2008 Frost & Sullivan Southeast Asia Industrial Technologies awards presentation in Kuala Lumpur, ...
Fannie Mae Redemption.
May 02, 2008 ... WASHINGTON, May 2 /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 ...
Ocado Pioneers Money-Saving 'Delivery Pass'.
May 02, 2008 ... HATFIELD, England, May 2 /PRNewswire/ -- - Peak Customers Could be in for an Annual Saving of Over GBP300 Online grocery retailer of the year, Ocado, has become the first grocery delivery business in the UK to offer customers a pre-paid 'Delivery Pass' that could ...
Media Alert: GoldenSource to Exhibit at SIFMA Operations Conference & Exhibit.(Conference news)
May 02, 2008 ... NEW YORK, May 2 /PRNewswire/ -- What: GoldenSource Corporation, a leading provider of Enterprise Data Management (EDM) solutions, is exhibiting at the SIFMA Operations Conference & Exhibit in Phoenix, AZ on May 4 - 7. Where: JW Marriott Desert Ridge, Phoenix, AZ ...
Spirit Chief Executive Jeff Turner Speaking at Merrill Lynch Conference.(Conference news)
May 02, 2008 ... WICHITA, Kansas, May 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. (NYSE: SPR) President and Chief Executive Officer Jeff Turner will speak at the Merrill Lynch Global Markets & Investment Banking Conference on Wednesday, May 7, at approximately 6:30 a.m. Eastern Time. ...
European Capital Announces Departure of UK Managing Director.
May 02, 2008 ... ST. PETER PORT, Guernsey, May 2 /PRNewswire/ -- European Capital Financial Services Limited ("European Capital"), the sub-investment manager of European Capital Limited (LSE: ECAS), announced the departure of Simon Henderson, Managing Director, UK Buyouts, effective May 1. Mr ....
Tetragon Financial Group Limited (TFG) Announces Update on its Share Repurchase Program.
May 02, 2008 ... LONDON, May 2 /PRNewswire/ -- TFG today announces in furtherance of its share repurchase program announced on November 30, 2007, that for the period of April 28, 2008 through May 2, 2008 TFG purchased 156 of its shares for an average price of U.S. $4.40 per share. About ...
The Dark Knight: Worldwide Trailer Debut.
May 02, 2008 ... LONDON, May 2 /PRNewswire/ -- <Pre> Warner Bros. Pictures is pleased to offer exciting new footage from the highly anticipated July 2008 release ofThe Dark Knight </Pre> The follow-up to the action hit "Batman ...
Eastern Goldfields, Inc. Announces Decision to List Its Subsidiary on Johannesburg Stock Exchange and Completion of Interim Funding.
May 02, 2008 ... SAN DIEGO, May 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Eastern Goldfields, Inc. (Pink Sheets: EGDD) ("EGI") is pleased to announce that: <Pre> 1. The Company's South African wholly owned subsidiary Eastern Goldfields SA (Proprietary) Limited ("EGSA") is seeking a listing on ...
Hayes Lemmerz Honored with Ford's World Excellence Award.
May 02, 2008 ... NORTHVILLE, Michigan, May 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc. (Nasdaq: HAYZ) announced that it has recently earned Ford Motor Company's Silver World Excellence Award for exemplary performance during 2007 as a supplier of automotive wheels. Ford's ...
Bluestreak Technology, Competitor of Adobe Flash in the Embedded Device Market, Embraces the "Open Screen Project".
May 02, 2008 ... MONTREAL, Canada, May 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Bluestreak Technology (Montreal, Paris, Seoul) is excited to see Adobe's initiative to open the Flash format. Bluestreak's own MachBlue Player runs Flash files as Rich Media applications, such as Mobile TV, and Man-Machine Interfaces (MMI), such ...
Duluth Metals Acquires Surface Rights on Additional Lands.
May 02, 2008 ... TORONTO, Canada, May 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Duluth Metals Limited ("Duluth Metals") (TSX:DM) (TSX:DM.U) today announced that Duluth Metals Corp., through its wholly owned subsidiary, Sky Blue Waters Land Company, has signed a purchase arrangement on surface rights of up to 1,320 additional ...
The Dalai Lama Must Be Reasonable in His Demands.
May 03, 2008 ... LONDON, May 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Heads of State and the international media should be aware of the facts on the Tibet Issue in order to manage their expectations over the proposed meeting between the Chinese government and the top envoy of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. ...
Microsoft Withdraws Proposal to Acquire Yahoo!
May 04, 2008 ... REDMOND, Washington, May 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) today announced that it has withdrawn its proposal to acquire Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO). (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000822/MSFTLOGO ) "We continue to believe that ...
Saxo Bank Moves to Acquire Strategic Holding in Tricom.
May 04, 2008 ... SYDNEY, May 5 /PRNewswire/ -- In a strategic move, Danish investment bank Saxo Bank A/S ("Saxo"), a global leader in on-line trading, has entered a Memorandum of Understanding with Tricom Holdings Limited ("Tricom"), Babcock & Brown and ANZ Group with a view to acquiring a 35 percent ...
Mobile Banking to Transform Microfinance.
May 05, 2008 ... WASHINGTON, May 5 /PRNewswire/ -- - CGAP finds market conditions mean benefits for poor still several years away A new report from the global microfinance body CGAP predicts that, with the right market conditions, mobile banking could reach large numbers of poor ...
RightsFlow Launches Outsourced Music Licensing Solutions.
May 05, 2008 ... NEW YORK, May 5 /PRNewswire/ -- - Licensing experts to offer a full scale system for mechanical clearance to record labels, distributors, and online music retailers. Privately held and employee-owned NY-based RightsFlow, LLC -- a music, media and ...
Northrop Grumman Expands Presence in Middle East With Opening of Saudi Arabia Office.
May 05, 2008 ... LONDON, May 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has announced that it is expanding its presence in the Middle East region with the opening of a new office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Company executives met senior customer representatives and industry partners ...
Techpro Electronics Launches COPROTECTOR(TM) - The World's 1st Electrochemical Carbon Monoxide Detector Specially Designed for Use in Cars.
May 05, 2008 ... SINGAPORE, May 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Accidental exposure to carbon monoxide is the number one cause of gas poisoning deaths in cars around the world. Continued exposure to low but excessive levels of this gas, though not necessarily lethal, is also capable of producing many varied ...