PR Newswire Europe back issues from February 2009:
New GP Survey Shows 'Chickens Coming Home to Roost' in Health Visiting Crisis.
Feb 02, 2009 ... LONDON, February 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The health visiting crisis has been further highlighted by new research revealing that more than 70% of GP practices are experiencing increased demands for postnatal care - the traditional role of health visitors. Unite, the largest ...
The Co-operative Bank Updates Ethical Policy and Reveals how it has Helped Grow Total Lending.
Feb 02, 2009 ... MANCHESTER, England, February 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The Co-operative Bank today 2nd February 2009 unveiled a radical new Ethical Policy. The value of business turned away since launching its ethical stance in 1992 has now passed the GBP1 billion mark; however, over the same period, the ...
Opal Unveils Plans to Shake Up Business Telecoms Market.
Feb 02, 2009 ... LONDON, February 2 /PRNewswire/ -- - Move Will Undercut BT by 60% - Opal to Claim 20% Market Share and Create Schism - More Than 10,000 Customers Already Signed, Contradicting Current Economic Downturn Opal, the UK's leading provider of next ...
Phoenix Ancient Art Clarifies Misleading Article Regarding Ali Aboutaam from Thomson Reuters.
Feb 02, 2009 ... NEW YORK, February 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Phoenix Ancient Art has stated that the information published by the Thomson Reuters news agency regarding Mr. Ali Aboutaam, dated January 15, 2009, is incorrect. The story stated that Mr. Aboutaam was under arrest in Sofia, ...
Transtel Intermedia Announces Extension of Private Offer to Exchange and Solicitation of Consents to February 6, 2009.
Feb 02, 2009 ... CALI, Colombia, February 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Transtel Intermedia S.A. (the "Company") today announced that it has extended the expiration of its (i) private offer to exchange, for each US$100,000 of principal amount (excluding accrued but unpaid interest) of its outstanding 12% ...
Acision Helps Instant Messaging Take Off at Russia's Largest Mobile Operator.
Feb 02, 2009 ... LONDON, February 2 /PRNewswire/ -- - Acision and Colibria Enable MTS to Differentiate its Messaging Service Acision today announces that MTS, Russia's largest mobile operator, is using Acision's Instant Messaging solution to offer an enhanced messaging experience to ...
Applimation Extends Informia Archive Solution by Adding Archive Store From Clearpace Software.
Feb 02, 2009 ... LONDON and CHICAGO, February 2 /PRNewswire/ -- - OEM Agreement Enhances Long-Term Information Retention Capabilities Applimation, Inc., the leading independent provider of enterprise data management solutions for use with solutions from SAP(R), Oracle(R), ...
NHS Confederation Agrees Outsourcing Partnership With BIS Ltd.
Feb 02, 2009 ... LONDON, February 2 /PRNewswire/ -- "Due to the greater effectiveness we are able to realise through our outsourcing partnership with BIS, the NHS Confederation has been able to deliver a range of strategic projects on time and on budget," says Janice Miles, COO, NHS Confederation. ...
Kellogg School of Management Ranks Monster.com best, SoBe Worst in Super Bowl XLIII.
Feb 02, 2009 ... EVANSTON, Illinois, February 2 /PRNewswire/ -- - Panel notes that value messages, competitive claims reflect economic pressure Employment Web site Monster.com earned top marks for its "Need a New Job?" ad, winning the fifth annual Kellogg School of Management Super ...
January 2009 - Rahu Appoints David Greensmith to Non Executive Directo.
Feb 02, 2009 ... NOTTINGHAM, England, February 2 /PRNewswire/ -- - With Photo David has enjoyed a long and highly successful career in the global chemical sector including Managing Director Fujifilm, Chief Operating Officer of Avecia, and as one of the three directors leading Zeneca ...
Smartphone Hacking on the Rise.
Feb 02, 2009 ... LONDON, February 2 /PRNewswire/ -- - With Photo With over 1,200 videos on YouTube on to how to hack a mobile phone password and high profile cases of phone fraud such as the Paris Hilton case on the rise, there is growing evidence that SmartPhones could be the next ...
Research Shows Internet Executives Climbing Corporate Ladder.
Feb 02, 2009 ... WASHINGTON, February 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Results of the 2009 Corporate Internet Executive Research Study were recently released by the Internet Strategy Forum (ISF). The survey was developed by the Internet Strategy Forum (ISF), a professional association for corporate Internet ...
Redknee Named Among Elite Best Managed Companies.
Feb 02, 2009 ... TORONTO, Canada, February 2 /PRNewswire/ -- - Redknee Achieves Platinum Level Status in 2008 Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies Redknee (TSX / AIM: RKN), a leading provider of mission-critical software and solutions for communications service providers, is pleased to ...
ICIS Pricing Launches New Daily Ethylene Asia Price Report.
Feb 02, 2009 ... SINGAPORE, February 2 /PRNewswire/ -- ICIS pricing, the world's leading price reporting service for the global chemical industry, has launched a new daily ethylene Asia report in response to increased price volatility within the olefins markets. The Asian olefins markets are ...
In Times of Recession, it Pays to Invest in Yourself!
Feb 02, 2009 ... OXFORD, England, February 2 /PRNewswire/ -- During recent months, the major Business and Law Schools in the UK have seen an upsurge in graduates applying for relevant Masters or career conversion programmes, hedging their bets that a further two years of investment in pursuing a legal ...
Ray of Hope for Parents if Wider Families Save.
Feb 02, 2009 ... LONDON, February 2 /PRNewswire/ -- - Child Trust Fund Helping to Change the Face of Financing Children's Futures With new figures out today reporting the rising cost of raising a child to 21, The Children's Mutual (http://www.thechildrensmutual.co.uk/), is reassuring ...
Thomson Reuters Revolutionises Instant Messaging as a Corporate Tool.
Feb 02, 2009 ... LONDON, February 2 /PRNewswire/ -- - Reuters Messaging Interchange launches as the first single-link and multi-vendor Enterprise Instant Messaging hub in collaboration with Cisco, IBM and Microsoft Thomson Reuters today announced the launch of Reuters Messaging (RM) ...
Frutarom Completed the Acquisition of the Business of UK Company Oxford.
Feb 02, 2009 ... HAIFA, Israel, February 2 /PRNewswire/ -- - Continues to Implement its Rapid Growth Strategy - Oxford's 2007 Sales Totaled Approximately US$ 14 M - Oxford Develops, Produces And Markets Speciality Ingredients for the Flavor and Fragrance Industry ...
AlanBridge Publishes Operation 7 in Europe!
Feb 02, 2009 ... COLOGNE, Germany, February 2 /PRNewswire/ -- - Release Date is on 01.05. 2009 - Beta Test Starts at 01.04.2009 "Feel the real War Operation" In order to stand out from the competition, the developers of Operation 7 created a weapon assemble ...
Foreign Medical Devices are in High Demand in Russia.
Feb 02, 2009 ... LAHTI, Finland, February 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The demand for medical devices has been increasing in recent years in Russia. Demand for imported high-tech medical devices is so high because local manufacturers concentrate mainly on inexpensive low-tech products. The medical devices and ...
Planon Reduces Costs and Improves Sustainability With Green Workplace Economics(TM).
Feb 02, 2009 ... BRIGHTON, England, February 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Enterprise surveys reveal more than 20% hidden waste in physical resources and workforce time spent on workplace-related assets. Buildings create an enormous ecological footprint by consuming more than 45% of commercial energy resources ....
Torchmark Corporation Announces Fourth Quarter 2008 Earnings Release and Conference Call.
Feb 02, 2009 ... MCKINNEY, Texas, February 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Torchmark Corporation (NYSE: TMK) will release Fourth Quarter 2008 earnings after the market closes on Wednesday, February 4, 2009. In conjunction with Torchmark's Fourth Quarter 2008 Earnings Release, you are invited to listen to a ...
Investors Urged to Beware Hidden With-Profits Charges.
Feb 02, 2009 ... LONDON, February 2 /PRNewswire/ -- - New With-Profits' Investors Paying 100p for 91p of Value With MVRs Investors are paying 100 pence for an average of 91 pence of investment value when they take out a new with-profits policy with a typical British life assurer, ...
Turnitin Debuts WriteCycle Academy Series of Instructional Webinars.
Feb 02, 2009 ... OAKLAND, California, February 2 /PRNewswire/ -- - Online Webinars Offer Free Professional Development for Educators Teaching Writing-intensive Courses Turnitin, the world leader in originality checking and plagiarism prevention services, today introduced The ...
Top Belgian Cancer Center Becomes First in Country to Introduce RapidArc Radiotherapy Treatments From Varian Medical Systems.
Feb 02, 2009 ... LEUVEN, Belgium, February 2 /PRNewswire/ -- A 74-year-old prostate cancer patient has become the first person in Belgium to be treated using a new, faster form of radiotherapy that extends more advanced care to more patients. The University Hospital of Leuven delivered the ...
Alstom Statement: On Recent Protests Around the UK Against the Use of Workers on Engineering Construction Projects.
Feb 02, 2009 ... LONDON, February 2 /PRNewswire/ -- With a large and established business across the UK, engineering company Alstom employs around 5,000 permanent employees almost all of whom are UK nationals. Alstom is committed to the UK and is acutely aware of and sensitive to the difficult economic ...
Fannie Mae Redemption.
Feb 02, 2009 ... WASHINGTON, February 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 amount redeemed, plus accrued ...
BTIG Enters Fixed Income Market.
Feb 02, 2009 ... NEW YORK, February 2 /PRNewswire/ -- - HIRES INDUSTRY VETERANS, JON BASS AND JOHN PURCELL TO LEAD TEAM BTIG LLC, an institutional broker dealer specializing in equity trading and related brokerage services, today announced that is expanding its offering by launching a ...
New UK Calling Service ZeroP.co.uk Provides National and International Phone Calls Starting at 0 p/Minute.
Feb 02, 2009 ... LONDON, February 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Callax Ltd., a leading UK telecommunication provider today launched its new calling service ZeroP at http://www.zerop.co.uk. Customers can make cheap phone calls to any national or international phone without switching their phone or phone service ...
Banco Bradesco's 2008 Earnings Release.
Feb 02, 2009 ... SAO PAULO, Brazil, February 2 /PRNewswire/ -- We present below Bradesco's (Bovespa: BBDC3, BBDC4; Latibex: XBBDC; NYSE: BBD) main figures for 2008. Our Report on Economic and Financial Analysis containing the complete Financial Statements is available on the investor relations ...
Wind Now Leads EU Power Sector.
Feb 02, 2009 ... BRUSSELS, February 2 /PRNewswire/ -- In 2008, more wind power was installed in the EU than any other electricity generating technology. Statistics released by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) today show that 43% of all new electricity generating capacity built in the ...
Nexperience to Provide the GSMA's Mobile Innovation Members with Web Access to Real Mobile Handsets.
Feb 02, 2009 ... TEL AVIV, Israel, February 2 /PRNewswire/ -- - The Nexperience Handset Cloud Service Will be Used by the GSMA's Mobile Innovation Members for Testing Mobile Applications and Promoting Innovation in the Mobile Industry Nexperience, a leading provider of remote access ...
NEC Philips Achieves Microsoft Unified Communications Competency Voice Specialisation.
Feb 02, 2009 ... CAMBRIDGE, England, February 2 /PRNewswire/ -- - http://www.nec-enterprise.com/microsoft.php NEC Philips Unified Solutions http://www.nec-enterprise.com/ today announces that through the Microsoft Partner Program it has fulfilled the qualifications necessary to ...
Imera Announces EUR4.4 Billion Pan European Electricity Grid Project.
Feb 02, 2009 ... DUBLIN, February 2 /PRNewswire/ -- - Offshore Power Network to Enable Renewable Energy to be Connected, Enhancing Security of Supply and Cross Border Trade Imera has announced today that it will build North Sea and Atlantic electricity grids, connecting key markets ...
British 18th Century 'First-Rate' Warship and Bronze Cannon Discovered by Odyssey Marine Exploration and Captured in Discovery's Original Series TREASURE QUEST.
Feb 02, 2009 ... LONDON and SILVER SPRING, Maryland, February 2 /PRNewswire/ -- - HMS Victory Subject of Thursday, February 5 Episode of 11-part Series Odyssey Marine Exploration (OME) announced today that it has found the HMS Victory, believed to be one of Britain's greatest historic ...
Leaders of Largest US and UK Unions Join Together to Address the Next Possible Global Economic Meltdown.
Feb 02, 2009 ... LONDON and WASHINGTON, District of Columbia, February 2 /PRNewswire/ -- - SPECIAL MEDIA BRIEFING Buyout debt threatens another financial meltdown. As industry giants meet at the Private Equity Super Returns conference in Berlin, union leaders are demanding Private ...
BioSyntech Achieves Enrolment Goal for Pivotal Trial of BST-CarGel(R), its Cartilage Repair Device.
Feb 02, 2009 ... LAVAL, Quebec, February 2 /PRNewswire/ -- BioSyntech, Inc. (TSX: BSY), a biotechnology company developing biotherapeutic thermogels for regenerative medicine, today announced that it has completed enrolment for the Canadian-European pivotal trial of its cartilage repair device, ...
January 2009 - Rahu Appoints David Greensmith to Non Executive Director.
Feb 02, 2009 ... NOTTINGHAM, England, February 2 /PRNewswire/ -- - With Photo David has enjoyed a long and highly successful career in the global chemical sector including Managing Director Fujifilm, Chief Operating Officer of Avecia, and as one of the three directors leading Zeneca ...
Fannie Mae Announces Offering of New Issue 5-Year Benchmark Notes(R).
Feb 02, 2009 ... WASHINGTON, February 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is being issued by Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM): <Pre> 5-Year Pricing DateFebruary 3, 2009 Settlement Date February 5, 2009 Maturity Date February 5, 2014 ...
PI Worldwide Introduces Steve Rovniak as New Global Sales Director.
Feb 02, 2009 ... WELLESLEY, Massachusetts, February 2 /PRNewswire/ -- PI Worldwide(R), the premier global consulting organization specializing in leadership and sales development, today introduced Steve Rovniak as the first-ever Global Sales Director. In this newly created position, Rovniak will ...
Lib de Veyra Named Chairperson of PCI Security Standards Council.
Feb 02, 2009 ... WAKEFIELD, Massachusetts, February 2 /PRNewswire/ -- - International payment brand executive to bring years of security management experience to development of PCI Data Security Standards The PCI Security Standards Council, a global, open industry standards body ...
/K I L L K I L L K I L L -- Telnic Limited/.
Feb 03, 2009 ... Telnic Limited (http://www.telnic.org), the Registry Operator for the new .tel top level domain (TLD) today announced that Landrush - the period where anyone can purchase any available .tel domain name with no auctions and no extensive reserve list - opens at 3.00 p.m. GMT, enabling people ...
Sedo Witnesses Continued Growth in Secondary Domain Market in 2008.
Feb 03, 2009 ... COLOGNE, Germany, February 3 /PRNewswire/ -- - Annual Report Shows More Than 77 Million USD in Domain Name Sales Sedo, the leading online marketplace for buying and selling domain names, today announced the findings of its annual Secondary Domain Market Study, which ...
Nobelprize.org and Honeywell Launch New Educational Production, Star Stories.
Feb 03, 2009 ... STOCKHOLM, February 3 /PRNewswire/ -- As a part of the Honeywell Nobel Initiative, Nobelprize.org announces the launch of Star Stories, a new educational multimedia production for high school and undergraduate students that shows how Nobel Prizes awarded for advances in cosmology and ...
RISI Introduces Weekly Price Coverage of US Recovered Paper Exports to Asia.
Feb 03, 2009 ... BOSTON, February 3 /PRNewswire/ -- RISI, the leading provider of information for the global forest products industry, today announced new weekly price coverage of US exports of recovered paper to China. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080521/NEW122LOGO ) ...
Merck Serono's Safinamide Significantly Improved Motor Function in Patients With Advanced Parkinson's Disease in a Phase III Pivotal Trial.
Feb 03, 2009 ... GENEVA, Switzerland, February 3 /PRNewswire/ -- - The Six-Month Primary Efficacy Endpoint of the Study was met: Both Doses of Investigational Agent Safinamide Significantly Increased "ON" Time in Levodopa-Treated Patients With mid- to Late-Stage Parkinson's Disease - ...
Microsoft to Hold Empowering Excellence Workshops to Help Manufacturing Firms Innovate and Reduce Costs in Uncertain Times.
Feb 03, 2009 ... ISTANBUL, Turkey, February 3 /PRNewswire/ -- - From 3 February to 15 April the workshops will take place across Europe, Middle East and Africa with the participation of leading partners and key industry speakers. <Pre> What: Empowering Excellence in ...
Small Businesses, Welcome to the Webless Web.
Feb 03, 2009 ... LONDON, February 3 /PRNewswire/ -- - Innovative .tel Service Means Discoverability Without Technical Ability Telnic Limited (http://www.telnic.org), the registry operator for the new .tel top level domain (TLD), today announced that small businesses and ...
Givex Gift Card Programs Certified to Premier Spa.
Feb 03, 2009 ... LONDON, February 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Givex, a leading global gift card and loyalty transaction processor, announced today its successful certification to Premier Spa by Premier Software Solutions, the system of choice for many of the most successful high street spas and beauty salons ....
New Survey Uncovers Significant Food Economising Amongst Type 2 Diabetes Population.
Feb 03, 2009 ... LONDON, February 3 /PRNewswire/ -- - Is Global Credit Crunch to Blame? Results of a new Pan-European survey announced today have uncovered alarming new information regarding the eating habits of people with Type 2 diabetes. More than a third of the sample surveyed ...
Detecting Business Opportunities in Mobile Communities Through Social Network Analysis (SNA).
Feb 03, 2009 ... LONDON, February 3 /PRNewswire/ -- - Frost & Sullivan to host an Analyst Briefing on Social Network Analysis on Tuesday, 10 February 2009 at 15.00 GMT Frost & Sullivan will host a live briefing open to all on Tuesday, 10 February 2009 at 15.00 GMT to provide industry ...
Growth, Innovation and Leadership: Frost & Sullivan's Key for Success in a Downturn.
Feb 03, 2009 ... LONDON, February 3 /PRNewswire/ -- - For two days this May, London will become the agora for CEOs and industry luminaries to brainstorm on how to build a solid growth process A downturn is not a period in which to simply survive. Growing in the current economic ...
Video: Western Union Launches First-Ever Global Brand Campaign.
Feb 03, 2009 ... ENGLEWOOD, Colorado, February 3 /PRNewswire/ -- - Can One Word Answer a Million Different Needs? Global Money-Transfer Company Says yes! Soon, the world will see global money transfer company Western Union through a new set of eyes. Today, for the first time in the ...
Dyadem Opens EMEA Headquarters in London.
Feb 03, 2009 ... LONDON, February 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Dyadem today announced the opening of its EMEA headquarters in London, United Kingdom. The leader in Quality Lifecycle Management and Risk Lifecycle Management solutions, Dyadem has opened an office in London to address the needs of its ...
Sparkasse KE[micro]lnBonn's Corporate Finance Group Selects IntraLinks as Preferred Virtual Dataroom Provider.
Feb 03, 2009 ... LONDON and COLOGNE, Germany, February 3 /PRNewswire/ -- IntraLinks(R), the world's leading provider of online workspaces for secure document exchange, today announced that Sparkasse KolnBonn, Germany's second largest savings bank, has selected IntraLinks as its standard virtual ...
Algeta to Enroll US Patients Into Global Phase III ALSYMPCA Trial Following Successful End-of-Phase II Meeting With FDA.
Feb 03, 2009 ... OSLO, Norway, February 3 /PRNewswire/ -- - ALSYMPCA Study Designed to Evaluate Alpharadin for the Treatment of Bone Metastases in Prostate Cancer Patients Algeta ASA (OSE: ALGETA), the cancer therapeutics company, announces that it is to enroll US patients into its ...
NIBC Bank Launches NIBC Direct in Germany.
Feb 03, 2009 ... THE HAGUE, The Netherlands, February 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Through its Frankfurt office, NIBC Bank today launches NIBC Direct in Germany. NIBC Direct is a range of online retail savings products that offers competitive interest rates. NIBC Direct's German interest rates start at 5.0% for ...
Pieris Reports Development Progress for Anticalin(R) PRS-050, a Next Generation VEGF Antagonist.
Feb 03, 2009 ... FREISING-WEIHENSTEPHAN, Germany, February 3 /PRNewswire/ -- - Expansion of Management Team Announced to Support Program Success Pieris AG, a biopharmaceutical company developing Anticalins(R), a novel class of targeted human protein therapeutics, reports today that it ...
Financial Crisis to Reshape Private Equity Industry.
Feb 03, 2009 ... GEORGE TOWN, Grand Cayman, February 3 /PRNewswire/ -- - Walkers Predicts Key Private Equity Changes For 2009 Despite the recent volatility within the private equity market, the industry's longer term prospects remain intact, according to Walkers, the global offshore ...
Morningstar Launches Comprehensive, Qualitative Research and Ratings for European and Asian Funds.
Feb 03, 2009 ... LONDON, February 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Morningstar, Inc. (Nasdaq: MORN), a leading provider of independent investment research, today announced an ambitious plan to provide investor-centric, analyst-driven qualitative research and ratings for European and Asian funds. The new ...
WhiteSmoke Announces 4th Generation Grammar Engine.
Feb 03, 2009 ... WILMINGTON, Delaware, February 3 /PRNewswire/ -- - English Writing Software gets Additional Error Detections, Improved Grammar Algorithms, and Increased Analysis Speed Today WhiteSmoke released a new grammar engine for its world-leading English writing software. The ...
Frost & Sullivan Sees More Scope for Solar Energy in South Africa.
Feb 03, 2009 ... CAPE TOWN, South Africa, February 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The Royal Danish government recently announced that it will be providing R60 million to support renewable energy projects at local government level in South Africa. These funds will be used for a range of projects from wind ...
Finsbury Solutions Acquires Compassoft.
Feb 03, 2009 ... LONDON, February 3 /PRNewswire/ -- - Leading Spreadsheet Control Vendor Expands Product and Customer Base Through Strategic US Acquisition Finsbury Solutions, a leading supplier of spreadsheet management and control software, today announced it has acquired the ...
Frost & Sullivan Sees Strong Prospects for the Construction Chemicals Market in South Africa.
Feb 03, 2009 ... CAPE TOWN, South Africa, February 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Heightened construction activity in South Africa is driving the demand for construction chemicals. However, the lack of awareness of quality construction chemical products is acting as a major restraint to market expansion ....
Biofuels Can Anticipate a Promising Future in Sub-Saharan Africa, Finds Frost & Sullivan.
Feb 03, 2009 ... CAPE TOWN, South Africa, February 3 /PRNewswire/ -- There is huge potential for biofuel production in sub-Saharan African countries such as Nigeria, Uganda and Angola, provided there is a concerted effort from key stakeholders. The production of feedstock and the fuel itself ...