PR Newswire Europe back issues from December 2008:
China Looks to Build on Strong Start in the Greatest Race on Earth 2008/09.
Dec 01, 2008 ... SINGAPORE, December 1 /PRNewswire/ -- China's Teng Ma and Xiao-yan Guo will line up for the second leg of The Greatest Race on Earth 2008/09 (GROE) in Singapore on Sunday 7th December looking to build upon the strong start made by the Chinese men's and women's teams in Nairobi last ...
Most Recent Employee Share Options are Worthless, Says Norton Rose.
Dec 01, 2008 ... LONDON, December 1 /PRNewswire/ -- <Pre> - 78% of FTSE 100 companies' employee share options are worthless(1) - 27.6% - Is the average increase in value required for options to be worth exercising(2) - A million employees' share options are worthless - ...
Homage to Letter-Writing Earns Grawemeyer Music Prize.
Dec 01, 2008 ... LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, December 1 /PRNewswire/ -- "The Lost Art of Letter Writing," a four-movement concerto for violin and orchestra by Australian composer Brett Dean, has earned the 2009 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition. The work, ...
On Twentieth Anniversary of World AIDS Day, Expert Urges Greater Global Emphasis on Preventing Pediatric AIDS.
Dec 01, 2008 ... WASHINGTON, December 1 /PRNewswire/ -- - "A Generation Free of HIV Is Possible," Barnes Says On the twentieth anniversary of World AIDS Day, the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation is urging the global community to reach more pregnant mothers with medicines to ...
Prodiance eDiscovery Helps UK Firms Quickly Adjust Tax Related Spreadsheets for New VAT Rate.
Dec 01, 2008 ... SAN RAMON, California, December 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Prodiance Corporation, a leading provider of Governance, Risk and Compliance solutions, today announced a new VAT discovery template for Prodiance eDiscovery (http://www.prodiance.com/products/spreadsheet.asp), providing an ...
Do Politicians and Bureaucrats Even Know the World is Changing?
Dec 01, 2008 ... POOLE, England, December 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Recently I saw some 50 or 60 new Yellow Pages directories piled up in the reception area of a smart popular business centre. It would have made a great photo opportunity but before I could organize a camera they had been collected by the ...
Beat the Credit Crunch This Christmas With High Quality American Peanuts!
Dec 01, 2008 ... LONDON, December 1 /PRNewswire/ -- - With Photos As the economic downturn bites and food costs continue to rise, it's reassuring to know that there is no need to compromise the festive spirit on quality, taste, convenience or health. While cautious consumers ...
Cambridge Laboratories Announces Launch of XENAZINE(R) (Tetrabenazine) in the US.
Dec 01, 2008 ... NEWCASTLE, England, December 1 /PRNewswire/ -- - First Approved Treatment for Chorea Associated With Huntington's Disease Cambridge Laboratories Group Limited ("Cambridge"), the privately-owned specialty pharmaceutical company, today announces that XENAZINE(R) ...
Graham Bendel's Controversial Debut Novel 'A NASTY PIECE OF WORK'.
Dec 01, 2008 ... LONDON, December 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Graham Bendel's controversial debut novel 'A NASTY PIECE OF WORK' is finally available throughout the UK. A Nasty Piece Of Work is available from Borders, HMV, Waterstones, the ICA Bookshop and Rough Trade Records, etc. Set in ...
UsportStar.com Flies out of Development Phase.
Dec 01, 2008 ... BROMSGROVE, England, December 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Usportstar.com, the exclusive website where anyone can show off their sporting prowess with the possibility of being "discovered", has moved out of the beta version into a new, innovative and feature rich version. The new look ...
New Business Portal for International Real Estate Launches.
Dec 01, 2008 ... LONDON, December 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The independent trade portal, http://www.Globaledge.co.uk, has re-launched to reveal a brand new site providing networking and business opportunities for the international property industry. Features include business announcements, new development ...
Aon Focuses on Accelerating Global Growth.
Dec 01, 2008 ... CHICAGO and LONDON, December 1 /PRNewswire/ -- - Grahame Chilton - Vice Chairman of Aon Group - to Lead Effort Aon Corporation (NYSE: AOC) today announced that it is increasing investment and focus on building growth across Aon. Grahame Chilton, Vice Chairman of Aon ...
Matthew in Fractious Phrases.
Dec 01, 2008 ... GRONINGEN, the Netherlands, December 1 /PRNewswire/ -- - Logic and Scientific History at the Semantic Level in World Literature Of the four (canonical) gospels, the Gospel according to Matthew was held in the highest regard in those days. That is why this gospel is the ...
Record Revenue, Customer Wins, Global Expansion, New Partners and Industry Recognition Drive Momentum.
Dec 01, 2008 ... TORONTO, December 1 /PRNewswire/ -- - Varicent Software continues unprecedented growth in second and third quarters of 2008 Varicent Software, an innovator and provider of incentive compensation management (ICM) and sales performance management (SPM) solutions, today ...
EquiLend Offers Hold Service as an Alternative to Pre-Borrowing Securities.
Dec 01, 2008 ... NEW YORK, December 1 /PRNewswire/ -- EquiLend announced today that their securities finance technology platform offers Hold functionality for securities. This service has been in place since platform inception in 2002 and is available immediately. "Considering recent ...
Opportunities Emerge as the Telecoms Industry Rides Out the Storm.
Dec 01, 2008 ... LONDON, December 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The telecoms market is not immune to present economic tribulation. However, opportunities loom as real time communication becomes more imperative in business and remains an essential part of our social existence. According to Frost & Sullivan's ...
Aon Announces New Global Specialty Business.
Dec 01, 2008 ... CHICAGO and LONDON, December 1 /PRNewswire/ -- - Builds on Momentum of Benfield Acquisition to Bring Unmatched Solutions to Clients Aon Corporation (NYSE: AOC) today announced that it has created a new global specialty business unit - Aon Specialty - a strategic move ...
TEZ TV First Flashed News, IBN 7 Gave the First Visual of the Mumbai Terrorist Attack.
Dec 01, 2008 ... MUMBAI, India, December 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Esha News Monitoring Services Private Limited with their research and analysis television monitoring team has found out TEZ TV was the first to break the news through ticker at 2202hrs and IBN 7 gave the first visual of the Mumbai Terrorist ...
German Innovation for HIV/AIDS Diagnostics Has Been Used 2.5 Million Times in 2008.
Dec 01, 2008 ... GORLITZ, Germany, December 1 /PRNewswire/ -- - "CyFlow" From Partec Expands Leadership in Developing and Emerging Countries German biotech company Partec is expanding its global leadership in specialized HIV monitoring and AIDS patient follow-up diagnostics for ...
CSN Stores Crosses the Atlantic, Providing Easier e-Shopping to the United Kingdom.
Dec 01, 2008 ... BOSTON, December 1 /PRNewswire/ -- - With Photo - Third-Largest US Home Goods Web Retailer Whets Appetite of UK Cybershoppers with its First European Site: CookwareEssentials.co.uk CSN Stores LLC, a Top 3 U.S. online retailer of home furnishings and ...
ECO on the Backburner?
Dec 01, 2008 ... LONDON, December 1 /PRNewswire/ -- - Enterprises Respond - Vertical Opportunities Unveiled! - Frost & Sullivan to Host Analyst Briefing on Environmental Sustainability Initiatives in the ICT Sector on Tuesday, 9 December 2008 at 15.00 GMT Frost & Sullivan ...
Islands of Komodo, Krakatau and Lake Toba Nominated as New7Wonders of Nature.
Dec 01, 2008 ... JAKARTA, Indonesia, December 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The New7Wonders Foundation has chosen three destinations in Indonesia such as the Komodo Island National Park, Lake Toba and Krakatau Island in its campaign to nominate New7Wonders of Nature for the 2008-2010 period. The ...
The Government of Canada Procures IMVAMUNE(R) Smallpox Vaccine for the Country's Biological Preparedness.
Dec 01, 2008 ... KVISTGARD, Denmark, December 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Following a Request for Proposal issued in 2007 with the intent to procure an MVA-based, third generation smallpox vaccine, Public Works and Government Services Canada, on behalf of the Canadian Department of National Defence, has awarded ...
Elsevier's EMBASE.com Partners With QUOSA.
Dec 01, 2008 ... AMSTERDAM, December 1 /PRNewswire/ -- - For Effective Literature Search and Document Management Workflow EMBASE(R), Elsevier's biomedical and pharmaceutical abstract and indexing database, today announced that it has partnered with QUOSA(TM) to enable mutual customers ...
Bank of America and PRIME - Working Together to Support the Over 50s to Find Opportunity in Enterprise.
Dec 01, 2008 ... LONDON, December 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Research published today, commissioned by Bank of America on behalf of The Prince's Initiative for Mature Enterprise (PRIME), provides new insights into the realities faced by older entrepreneurs in the UK. The research was commissioned to ...
Improving Occupational Safety and Health Worldwide.
Dec 01, 2008 ... BERLIN, Germany, December 1 /PRNewswire/ -- - International Conference to be Held in Dresden in January 2009 Enormous differences exist worldwide in the protection of workers' safety and health. How these differences might be reduced will be the subject of an ...
JetBrains Releases TeamCity 4.0.
Dec 01, 2008 ... PRAGUE, December 1 /PRNewswire/ -- - The Latest Version of JetBrains' Distributed Build Management and Continuous Integration Server JetBrains(R), creators of intelligent, productivity-enhancing tools for software developers, have announced the general availability ...
China's Largest Bank, ICBC, Goes Live on Misys Solution to Underpin Growth in Treasury and Capital Markets Business.(Company overview)
Dec 01, 2008 ... LONDON, December 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Expanded Trade Processing and Improved Risk Management Capabilities Provided by Misys Summit FT Will Help ICBC Improve Trading Efficiencies China's largest bank, the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), has successfully completed ...
Global Commercial Aviation Industry Looks to MEA in Quest for Effective and Environment-friendly Aircraft.(Industry overview)
Dec 01, 2008 ... LONDON, December 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The aircraft industry is developing the More Electric Aircraft (MEA), with the ultimate goal of distributing only electrical power across the airframe. The replacement of existing systems with electric equivalents has, and will continue to ...
/C O R R E C T I O N -- Zeta/.
Dec 01, 2008 ... POOLE, England, December 1 /PRNewswire/ -- In the news release, "Do Politicians and Bureaucrats Even Know the World is Changing?" issued on 1 Dec 2008 05:00 GMT, by Zeta over PR Newswire, we are advised by a representative of the company that changes have been made to the text and ...
diaDexus Receives CE Mark Certification for the PLAC(R) Test.
Dec 01, 2008 ... SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, California, December 1 /PRNewswire/ -- diaDexus, Inc. today announced that it received CE Mark approval for the automated format of the PLAC Test for Lp-PLA2. This automated format of the PLAC(R) Test, capable of running on a wide range of clinical chemistry ...
Do Politicians and Bureaucrats Even Know the World is Changing?
Dec 01, 2008 ... POOLE, England, December 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Recently I saw some 50 or 60 new Yellow Pages directories piled up in the reception area of a smart popular business centre. It would have made a great photo opportunity but before I could organise a camera they had been collected by the ...
Wirecard AG Succeeds in Acquiring Malaysia Airlines, a Further Asian Customer.
Dec 01, 2008 ... GRASBRUNN, Germany, December 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Malaysia Airlines, the national carrier of Malaysia, has opted in favor of the payment solutions from Wirecard AG to handle its online airline ticket sales. Last year, Malaysia Airlines and its fleet of 90 aircraft carried some ...
Zero-Rated Calls to India, to aid Friends and Relatives, in Light of the Mumbai Tragedy.
Dec 01, 2008 ... LONDON, December 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Vectone group would like to offer their sympathies to those whose friends, relatives and loved ones have been caught in the events in Mumbai, India. Our thoughts go out to those affected by the ongoing tragedy, regardless of their ...
Fannie Mae Redemption.
Dec 01, 2008 ... WASHINGTON, December 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 ...
Health Robotics to Launch i.v.STATION(TM) Robot at ASHP and Kick-off 12 Global Beta Installations Next Week.
Dec 01, 2008 ... BOLZANO, Italy, December 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Health Robotics and Devon International Group (DIG) today announced their plans to kick-off the launch of the i.v.STATION(TM) Robot with a prototype demonstration at the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Midyear Meeting in Orlando, ...
Ardo Confirms Take-Over of Austria Frost.
Dec 01, 2008 ... ARDOOIE, Belgium, December 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Ardo has taken over the Austrian company Austria Frost GmbH on December 1st. 'Ardo Austria Frost GmbH' is the new company name. This take-over will engender an extra turnover of EUR40mio for Ardo. Ardo will consolidate and build ...
NDC Board of Directors and General Meeting of the Partnership Members to Discuss the Company's Reorganization Proposal at December Meetings.
Dec 01, 2008 ... MOSCOW, December 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Depository Center (NDC), Russia's only settlement depository servicing the full range of debt and equity securities of Russian issuers, reports that a general meeting of NDC members, held 27 November, reviewed the Bank of Russia's ...
The Global Emergence of Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) Systems - A New Revolution in Urban Transport - Frost & Sullivan Interactive Analyst Briefing.
Dec 01, 2008 ... LONDON, December 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The Automotive & Transportation Group at Frost & Sullivan is pleased to announce its 2008 Quarterly Analyst Briefing Presentation on the "Executive Analysis of the Global Emergence of Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) Systems - A New Revolution in ...
Food Pantry, Ltd to Beat Challenging Times With ARC Retail Business Intelligence From Manthan Systems.
Dec 01, 2008 ... HONOLULU, December 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Food Pantry, Ltd a Hawaii based retailer operating 100+ stores in diverse retail formats targeting the traveling public, announced selecting ARC Retail Business Intelligence 5.8 (http://www.arc-bi.com/), a retail performance management solution from ...
Union Anger at 500 HSBC Job Cuts.
Dec 01, 2008 ... LONDON, December 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Unite the union has today (Monday 1st December) branded the decision by HSBC to cut over 500 jobs "a disgrace." The news that the bank will cut staff, from across the country, has angered the union that believes that HSBC is merely using ...
World's First Dedicated ePassport Facility Opened by De La Rue in Malta.
Dec 01, 2008 ... LONDON, December 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The official opening of the world's first purpose built ePassport research and production facility took place on 26th November. The dedicated, state of the art manufacturing plant has been built on a brown-field site by De La Rue Identity Systems in ...
Press Notice: Winner of Hennessy Gold Cup 2008 at Newbury Announced at The Event of the Winter Season.
Dec 01, 2008 ... LONDON, December 1 /PRNewswire/ -- - With Photos Saturday 29th November 2008 Where Newbury Race Course Who attended Lady Gabriella Windsor, Lord Freddie Windsor, Sir Salman Rushdie, Rosamund Pike, Lord Andrew Lloyd ...
Mumbai Terror and Thailand Protests Fail to Deter Travellers Says Skyscanner.
Dec 01, 2008 ... EDINBURGH, December 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The recent Mumbai terrorist attacks, which left at least 195 dead, and Thailand's political protests which have led to a temporary state of emergency, have failed to deter travellers, says leading flight search engine Skyscanner ...
First Victory for Charities' Group!
Dec 01, 2008 ... HAYWARDS HEATH, England, December 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Newly-formed charities' action group, Save Our Savings, has secured its first victory today as the announcement was made that they will have a place on the Creditors' Committee for UK bank Kaupthing Singer and Friedlander (KSF) that was ...
Itausa and Itau Unibanco Banco Multiplo Announce Apimec Meeting.
Dec 01, 2008 ... SAO PAULO, Brazil, December 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The Executive Boards of Itausa - Investimentos Itau S.A. and Itau Unibanco Banco Multiplo S.A. are pleased to extend this invitation to the presentations they will make to members of the Association of Capital Markets Analysts and ...
AEGON Completes EUR 3 Billion Capital Transaction With Dutch State.
Dec 01, 2008 ... THE HAGUE, The Netherlands, December 1 /PRNewswire/ -- AEGON has completed its transaction to secure EUR 3 billion in additional core capital from the Dutch State. The terms and conditions of the transaction are identical to those indicated in the press release of October ...
Shelton Reports Record Third Quarter Results.
Dec 01, 2008 ... CALGARY, Canada, December 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Shelton Canada Corp.("Shelton" or the "Company") (TSXV symbol "STO") is pleased to announce record consolidated revenue from operations of CDN$4.548 million for three months ending Sept 30, 2008 and CDN$9.178 million for the nine months ...
Axiomatics and Symlabs Partner to Solve Access and Authorization Problems.
Dec 01, 2008 ... CHICAGO and KISTA, Sweden, December 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Symlabs, a global leader in identity management products, and Axiomatics, a leading-edge provider of authorization management systems, have formed a partnership to deliver solutions that solve real-world problems involving ...
Brendan Light of BuzzBack Market Research to Host Product Naming Internet Webinar on Dec. 4th.
Dec 01, 2008 ... NEW YORK and LONDON, December 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Brendan Light, Senior Vice President of Research & Product Development at BuzzBack Market Research, will host a live Webinar: New Online Research Approaches to Product Naming in the Ideation Process, to be held Thursday, Dec. 4, ...
Ralph & Russo Dress Dannii Minogue for 'The X Factor' Britney Spears Week.
Dec 01, 2008 ... LONDON, December 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Britney Spears and the remaining The X Factor contestants may have wowed Britain with their voices, but it was Dannii Minogue who scored this week's home run with the fashionistas. Ralph & Russo, the couture label to the stars and favourite ...
Dynamics Group AG Publishes Research Report on Senetek.(Report)
Dec 01, 2008 ... NAPA, California, December 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Senetek PLC (OTC Bulletin Board: SNKTY), a life sciences company engaged in the development of technologies that target the science of healthy aging, announced today that Dynamics Group AG, specialists in the fields of strategic ...
Unite's NHS Members Hold Day of Action on Wednesday, 3 December Over Pay.
Dec 02, 2008 ... LONDON, December 2 /PRNewswire/ -- - Fair Pay Rise Would Boost Consumer Spending Members of Unite, the largest union in the country, are holding a 'work to rule' day of action tomorrow (Wednesday, 3 December) over the 'derisory' three-year NHS pay deal. ...
Milestone Rated Number One Again for IP Video Surveillance Software in IMS Research Report.(Report)
Dec 02, 2008 ... COPENHAGEN, December 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Milestone Systems has been recognized again as the global market leader for IP video surveillance software. IMS Research has published a new report that identifies Milestone as having the highest world market share in the category of software-only ...
Lewtan Wins Credit Magazine Technology Innovation Award.
Dec 02, 2008 ... WALTHAM, Massachusetts, December 2 /PRNewswire/ -- - '2008 Credit Technology Innovation Awards' Recognize Leading Developments in the Use of Technology for the Buy- and Sell-Side in the Global Credit Markets during 2008 Lewtan Technologies, Inc., provider of ...
ARCADIS Subsidiary LFR Awarded Extensive GSS(TM) Remediation Contract in Canada.(Company overview)
Dec 02, 2008 ... ARNHEM, The Netherlands, December 2 /PRNewswire/ -- ARCADIS (EURONEXT: ARCAD), the international consulting, design, engineering and management services company, announced today that LFR Inc., a fully owned subsidiary of ARCADIS has been awarded a multi-million dollar Guaranteed Site ...
Frost & Sullivan Lauds Rainbow Nation Renewable Fuels' Achievements, Presents Company With South Africa Biofuel Feedstock Market Share Advancement Award.(Company overview)
Dec 02, 2008 ... LONDON, December 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2008 Frost & Sullivan South Africa Biofuel Feedstock Market Share Advancement Award is presented to Rainbow Nation Renewable Fuels (RNRF). The company is building the biggest soybean processing facility in Africa, a particularly strategic ...
FastBooking Partners With HotelsCombined.com.
Dec 02, 2008 ... SYDNEY, Australia, December 2 /PRNewswire/ -- HotelsCombined.com, the world's leading hotel price comparison search engine announced its new partnership with FastBooking, the global provider of advanced internet booking systems and e-marketing solutions for the hospitality ...
Unique Digital Breast Screening Part of Offering by New Clinic.
Dec 02, 2008 ... CAMBRIDGE, England, December 2 /PRNewswire/ -- - BreastHealth UK Agreement With Spire Healthcare Offers New Diagnostic Tests Women concerned about breast cancer will have access to a nationwide network of specialist BreastHealth UK (BHUK) clinics, following the ...
Econcern Set to Enter Chinese Wind Power Sector.
Dec 02, 2008 ... POZNAN, Poland, December 2 /PRNewswire/ -- - Deal Would Make Econcern a Major Player in Chinese Sustainable Energy Market Econcern has announced from its Sustainable Energy Event, running alongside the COP14 in Poznan, agreements to invest EUR863m in onshore wind ...
Romania: Land of Opportunity for Backup Power Manufacturers.
Dec 02, 2008 ... LONDON, December 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Romania and Bulgaria are currently the fastest growing countries within the Central and Eastern European (CEE) market for uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), as stated in a recent Frost & Sullivan study. The process of joining the European ...
FirstGroup Launches Icomera On-Board Wi-Fi for Heathrow Airport Coach Link.
Dec 02, 2008 ... GOTHENBURG, Sweden, December 2 /PRNewswire/ -- - Moovbox M Series Mobile Broadband Gateway Deployed on RailAir Service for Internet Access and GPS Tracking Icomera AB, the world's leading provider of cellular broadband gateways, and FirstGroup plc, the UK's largest ...
Ballast Nedam Signs Concession Contract With HTM to Fuel Vehicles With Natural Gas.
Dec 02, 2008 ... NIEUWEGEIN, the Netherlands, December 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ballast Nedam company, CNG Net, has signed a cooperation contract with HTM Personenvervoer for the supply of natural gas to fuel its buses and for the financing, creation, operation, management and maintenance of a natural gas ...
Canada Supports Ground-Breaking Malaria Treatment Program in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Dec 02, 2008 ... WASHINGTON, December 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Population Services International (PSI) is launching a new comprehensive project that could dramatically reduce the number of African children dying every year from malaria. The program will provide free artemisinin-based combination ...
Thomas Cook Group - Final Results Live Presentation.
Dec 02, 2008 ... LONDON, December 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Thomas Cook Group, the leisure travel group, today announced its final results for the 12 months ended 30 September 2008. At 08:30GMT senior executives will host a live video presentation to analysts discussing the results and answering questions. ...