PR Newswire back issues from Monday, October 16:
SEZ Group Appoints Industry Veteran Yutaka Watanabe New Chief Operating Officer of SEZ Japan.
Oct 16, 2006 ... VILLACH, Austria and ZURICH, Switzerland, Oct. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- The SEZ Group (SWX Swiss Exchange: SEZN), the market leader and premier innovator in single-wafer cleaning solutions for the semiconductor industry, today announced the appointment of Yutaka Watanabe as the new chief ...
Former Bush Administration Faith-Based Initiative Leader Refutes David Kuo's CBS '60 Minutes' Interview, Calls Claims False.
Oct 16, 2006 ... AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- "As someone who was on the front line of President Bush's faith-based initiative, I can state categorically that David Kuo's allegations about the Initiative are false. What David Kuo is saying about the President and his efforts is nothing more than ...
Olympus Sells Meridian for $227.5 Million.
Oct 16, 2006 ... STAMFORD, Conn., Oct. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- OLYMPUS PARTNERS, based in Stamford, CT, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell its portfolio company Meridian Rail Services for $227.5 million to The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. Meridian is a leading provider of maintenance ...
Entrepreneur, Adventurer and Businessman Richard Branson Challenges Financial Professionals to Have a 'Planetary Point of View'.
Oct 16, 2006 ... Speaking at the Association for Financial Professionals' Annual Conference, Branson Discussed Successful Leadership, Risk Taking and Environmental Imperatives LAS VEGAS, Oct. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Sir Richard Branson, the founder of the Virgin Group of Companies and world-renowned ...
Corporations Meet Minority Businesses at San Diego Conference.
Oct 16, 2006 ... Leveraging the Supply Chain Drives New Business Strategies NEW YORK, Oct. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Corporate decision-makers from some of the world's largest purchasing organizations and thousands of the best minority businesses in America will meet at the National Minority Supplier ...
Interwoven Appoints Max Carnecchia as President.
Oct 16, 2006 ... SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Interwoven, Inc. , provider of Enterprise Content Management (ECM) solutions for business, today announced that its board of directors has named Max Carnecchia to serve as the company's president. (Logo: ...
Redfin Adds Zillow.com Property Valuations, New Search Capabilities.
Oct 16, 2006 ... SEATTLE, Oct. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Online real estate broker Redfin Corporation today added new tools to Redfin.com to help home buyers find good deals. Now Redfin.com visitors can search across an entire market for fixer-uppers and distressed listings, and compare prices against Zillow's ...
Top Minority Companies Win NMSDC Regional Honors.
Oct 16, 2006 ... Value Driven Partnerships Get Results NEW YORK, Oct. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Sixteen businesses from throughout the United States have won the coveted designation of "Regional Supplier of the Year" from the National Minority Supplier Development Council, says Harriet R. Michel, ...
Board of Education President Nancy Lee Carlson: 'District 15 and Teacher's Union Reach Tentative Contract Agreement'.
Oct 16, 2006 ... PALATINE, Ill., Oct. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Tonight, after an extensive weekend of negotiations conducted under the guidance of a federal mediator, the District 15 Board of Education and the Classroom Teachers' Council (CTC), the bargaining unit that represents District 15's 772 teachers and ...
Insure.com, Inc. Names Daniel A. Romito Vice President, Chief Information Officer.
Oct 16, 2006 ... DARIEN, Ill., Oct. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Insure.com, Inc. today announced that it has named former Allstate technology executive, Daniel A. Romito, as vice president and chief information officer. The company is also announcing today that Eric Bergquist has resigned to pursue other ...
Greenbrier to Acquire Meridian Rail Holdings Corp. for $227.5 million in Cash; Acquisition Expected to Be Immediately Accretive to Earnings.
Oct 16, 2006 ... LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., Oct. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Greenbrier Companies announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the stock of Meridian Rail Holdings Corp., which principally conducts business under the name Meridian Rail Services ("Meridian"), from ...
Serono and Newron Announce Global Development and Commercialization Agreement for Safinamide.
Oct 16, 2006 ... GENEVA, Switzerland and MILAN, Italy, October 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Serono (virt-X: SEO and NYSE: SRA) and Newron Pharmaceuticals SpA, announced today an agreement under which Newron has granted Serono exclusive worldwide rights to develop, manufacture and commercialise safinamide ...
Sea Containers Ltd Files for Chapter 11 Protection to Achieve Financial Restructuring.
Oct 16, 2006 ... - Protection sought for Sea Containers Ltd, Sea Containers Services Ltd and Sea Containers Caribbean Inc in order to achieve financial restructuring - $115 million October 15, 2006 Public Notes not paid - The companies remain under the control of their Boards of ...
Nokia Expands Wataniya Telecom's HSDPA Network in Kuwait.
Oct 16, 2006 ... ESPOO, Finland, October 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nokia has won a contract to expand Wataniya Telecom's High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) radio and core network in Kuwait, increasing its capacity and extending the HSDPA network coverage to new areas. In addition to ...
Cambridge Antibody Technology and Debiopharm Group Enter Into an Exclusive Agreement to Develop and Market SC-1 for Gastric Cancer.
Oct 16, 2006 ... CAMBRIDGE, England and LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Oct. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Cambridge Antibody Technology (CAT) and The Debiopharm Group (Debiopharm) have entered into an exclusive worldwide licensing agreement to develop and commercialise SC-1 and all derivative products generated by the use ...
Debiopharm and Cambridge Antibody Technology Enter Into an Exclusive Agreement to Develop and Market SC-1 for Gastric Carcinomas.
Oct 16, 2006 ... LAUSANNE, Switzerland, and CAMBRIDGE, England, October 16 /PRNewswire/ -- The Debiopharm Group (Debiopharm), a global independent biopharmaceutical development company specialising in oncology and serious medical conditions and Cambridge Antibody Technology (CAT) have entered into an ...
Government Mandates States Must Help Save Pets During Natural Disasters.
Oct 16, 2006 ... LOS ANGELES, Oct. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- While President Bush was busy signing a bill on Friday October 6th, a dog in Southern California was already in the process of launching a website designed to meet the needs of pet owners across the country. The bill mandates that states be prepared ...
Closing the Gap Between Traditional Telephony and All-IP Networks.
Oct 16, 2006 ... Nominum Experts to Present at IP'06 LONDON, Oct. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Nominum, the leading provider of network naming and addressing solutions, is pleased to announce that both Georges Smine, Senior Director Product Marketing and Patrice Hervouet, Technical Sales Director EMEA ...
AXA to Acquire Alpha Insurance.
Oct 16, 2006 ... Long Term Bancassurance Agreement with Alpha Bank PARIS, Oct. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AXA announced today it has entered into an agreement with Alpha Bank to acquire its insurance subsidiary Alpha Insurance for Euro 255 million. AXA and Alpha Bank, Greece's second largest ...
Freddie Mac Announces Tender Offers for Up to Euro 7 Billion of Euro Reference Notes(R) Securities.
Oct 16, 2006 ... MCLEAN, Va., Oct. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Freddie Mac today announced that it will conduct cash tender offers for the purchase for cash of up to euro 7 billion in aggregate principal amount of a targeted group of euro Reference Notes(R) securities during the week of October 16, ...
Central European Distribution Corporation Announces Tender for Remaining Shares of Polmos Bialystok.
Oct 16, 2006 ... BALA CYNWYD, Pa., Oct. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Central European Distribution Corporation today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Carey Agri, has commenced a tender offer for the remaining shares (4,048,334 shares) of Polmos Bialystok for PLN 85.25 per share (approximately ...
Central European Distribution Corporation Announces Intention to Offer Common Stock to Repay Debt Incurred in Connection with its Tender Offer for Polmos Bialystok.
Oct 16, 2006 ... BALA CYNWYD, Pa., Oct. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Central European Distribution Corporation today announced that it currently intends to sell shares of its common stock through a dual listing on the Warsaw Stock Exchange to be completed within two to five months. CEDC currently expects ...
Montreal Canadiens Go Mobile With Nortel Secure Wireless Solutions.
Oct 16, 2006 ... Wireless, Ethernet Solutions Transform Bell Centre into Wireless Arena MONTREAL, Oct. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Spectators to Montreal Canadiens' hockey games at the Bell Centre will spend less time in line-ups and more time cheering on their favorite team once the ...
Ubisense Honoured with Frost & Sullivan Excellence in Technology Award for its Advanced RTLS Technology.
Oct 16, 2006 ... LONDON, October 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Frost & Sullivan confers the 2006 Excellence in Technology Award in the field of real-time location systems (RTLS) solutions to Ubisense. The company has been chosen for its development of the Ubisense technology platform, an RTLS solution based on ultra ...
Melco PBL Entertainment Welcomes Hard Rock International, Dragone and Leighton-China State-John Holland on Board for City of Dreams.
Oct 16, 2006 ... City of Dreams Set to Offer World-Class Resort Experience HONG KONG, Oct. 16 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Melco PBL Entertainment, the joint venture of leading leisure and entertainment conglomerate Melco International Development Limited ("Melco International" or the ...
AU Optronics Advances Its Commercialized LCD TV Technologies.
Oct 16, 2006 ... The Ultimate Viewing Experience for the High Definition TV Era HSINCHU, Taiwan, Oct. 16 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AU Optronics Corp. ("AUO" or the "Company") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) today introduced its advanced commercialized LCD TV technologies, strengthening its ...
CSC Signs New $48 Million IT Outsourcing Contract Extension With Whitbread.
Oct 16, 2006 ... EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Oct. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Computer Sciences Corporation today announced that it has signed a new information technology (IT) outsourcing contract with Whitbread Group Plc valued at approximately $48 million (26 million pounds sterling), expanding total ...
Fuse Fangoria Chainsaw Awards Winners Announced.
Oct 16, 2006 ... Awards Honor Best in Horror-Themed Cinema, Music and Television Televised Event Will Premiere Exclusively on fuse Sunday, October 22nd at 10pm ET LOS ANGELES, Oct. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- The winners were announced last night as Jamie Kennedy hosted the first ever ...
Microsoft Names EagleACD as a Partner in Customer Care Framework (CCF) and Communications Sector.
Oct 16, 2006 ... NEW YORK, Oct. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- EagleACD announced today that Microsoft has named EagleACD as a Partner in Customer Care Framework and Microsoft Communications Sector. Microsoft's Customer Care Framework (CCF) is a modular XML Web Services architecture for rapid development and ...
115 Settlements Approved in BP Texas City Refinery Litigation, According to the Buzbee Law Firm.
Oct 16, 2006 ... GALVESTON, Texas, Oct. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- The Buzbee Law Firm announces that all of the firm's clients with legal claims arising out of the catastrophic explosion at the BP Texas City refinery in March 2005 have approved settlements with BP and other defendants. According to ...
Food & Beverage VII Feature Package.
Oct 16, 2006 ... The following feature package is a roundup of feature stories dealing with food and beverage topics and is appropriate for special sections and for general use. For those receiving this copy via computer, the stories are easily identified by the initial word of the slug: "Food." ...
Medarex and PharmAthene Announce Phase I Results of Anthrax Therapeutic Valortim(TM).
Oct 16, 2006 ... Clinical study results presented at Infectious Diseases Society of America Annual Meeting PRINCETON, N.J. and ANNAPOLIS, Md., Oct. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Medarex, Inc. and PharmAthene, Inc., a privately held biotechnology company dedicated to the development of ...
New VeriLook 3.0 SDK for Biometric Facial Recognition Can Match 100,000 Faces Per Second and Now Supports Macintosh.
Oct 16, 2006 ... Provides High Reliability and Speed Using Standard Webcams VILNIUS, Lithuania, Oct. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Neurotechnologija, a provider of high-precision biometric identification technologies, today announced the availability of VeriLook 3.0 Software Development Kit (SDK) for the ...
Denali DDR Controller IP Product Enables Mobileye's Next-Generation Automotive Technology.
Oct 16, 2006 ... Databahn Mobile DDR Solution Addresses the Technology-Based Safety Systems PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Denali Software, Inc., a world-leading provider of electronic design automation (EDA) software and intellectual property (IP), today announced that its ...
Greenbrier and GIMSA Form New Railcar Manufacturing Joint Venture.
Oct 16, 2006 ... LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., Oct. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Greenbrier Companies and Grupo Industrial Monclova (GIMSA) announced today the formation of a joint venture to build new railroad freight cars for the North American marketplace. The railcars will be built at GIMSA's existing ...
ESS Technology Announces Third Quarter 2006 Conference Call.
Oct 16, 2006 ... FREMONT, Calif., Oct. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ESS Technology, Inc. will hold a conference call to discuss its third quarter 2006 results on Wednesday, October 25, 2006, at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time. The Company will release its third quarter 2006 results on Wednesday, October 25, ...
Onvia Leases Idle Office Space at Corporate Headquarters.
Oct 16, 2006 ... SEATTLE, Oct. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Onvia, Inc. , a leading provider of comprehensive government sales intelligence to businesses seeking government procurement opportunities, announced that all of its idle office space in its current corporate headquarters building in Seattle, ...
EoPlex Elects Philip E. Rogren as Corporate Officer.
Oct 16, 2006 ... REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Oct. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- EoPlex Technologies, the company that manufactures miniature devices that generate, harvest, conserve and manage energy, announced today that Philip E. Rogren has been elected an officer of the company. Rogren is Vice President Marketing and ...
Greenbrier Announces Webcast and Conference Call.
Oct 16, 2006 ... LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., Oct. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Greenbrier Companies invites interested shareholders and other interested parties to listen to a conference call live, either over the Internet or via dial in. <Pre> What: The Greenbrier Companies Conference Call ...
ECtel to Announce Third Quarter 2006 Results.
Oct 16, 2006 ... ROSH HA'AYIN, Israel, October 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ECtel, a leading global provider of Integrated Revenue Management(TM) (IRM(TM)) solutions, today announced that it will host a teleconference on Thursday, November 9, 2006 at 10:00 am ET (09:00 am CT, 07:00 am PT, and 5:00 pm ...
Robinson & Maites Wins Paper Chase: Picked As Boise Paper Promotion Agency.
Oct 16, 2006 ... CHICAGO, Oct. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Boise Paper announced that it has selected Chicago-based Robinson & Maites, Inc. as its promotion agency, to provide strategic counsel, marketing concepts and program development for five business units' promotion marketing needs. Boise Paper ...
Talkster Chooses Mobility Public Relations as Agency of Record.
Oct 16, 2006 ... Talkster Enlists Mobility-Focused PR Agency to Launch Wireless Service TORONTO and LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., Oct. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Talkster Inc. (http://www.talkster.com/) announced today that it has retained Mobility Public Relations as its agency of record. Mobility Public ...
BluePhoenix Solutions Ltd. Announces the Interest Rate on its Convertible Notes Listed in Israel for the 3-Months Ending on October 31, 2006.
Oct 16, 2006 ... HERZLIA, Israel, October 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BluePhoenix Solutions announced today that pursuant to the prospectus filed in Israel on February 1st, 2006 with respect to convertible notes listed on the TASE, the interest rate on the notes for the period commencing on August 1st ...
TEST TEST TEST.
Oct 16, 2006 ... NEW YORK, Oct. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- This is a test. Please ...
Linktone to Establish Partnership With MTV China for WAP Services.
Oct 16, 2006 ... SHANGHAI, China, Oct. 16 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Linktone Ltd. , a leading provider of wireless interactive entertainment products and services to consumers in China, announced today that the Company will establish an exclusive partnership with MTV China, a subsidiary of Viacom, one of the ...
United Fuel & Energy to Present at the Sanders Morris Harris Middle Market Investor Growth Conference.
Oct 16, 2006 ... MIDLAND, Texas, Oct. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- United Fuel & Energy Corp. (BULLETIN BOARD: UFEN) a leading distributor of gasoline, diesel, propane and lubricant products to customers in the rural markets of the southwestern and south central U.S., announced today that it will be ...
MobiApps Announces the Release of Next Generation ORBCOMM Modem.
Oct 16, 2006 ... BETHESDA, Md., Oct. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- MobiApps, Inc. is pleased to announce the introduction of the m100, the next generation, high-performance ORBCOMM satellite smart modem designed for global management and monitoring of remote and mobile assets. The m100 extends MobiApps product ...
59 Hospitals Named to First-Ever 'Leapfrog Top Hospitals' List.
Oct 16, 2006 ... Use of Practices to Protect Patients From Harm Still Abysmal Among Many Other Hospitals WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Fifty-nine U.S. hospitals have been named to the first Leapfrog Top Hospitals list, based on today's results from the Leapfrog Hospital Quality and Safety ...
EagleBank Foundation Awards $100,000 to Local Hospitals for Breast Cancer Support.
Oct 16, 2006 ... BETHESDA, Md., Oct. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The second annual EagleBank Foundation Fight Breast Cancer Golf Classic raised $100,000, which was awarded to the following DC and Montgomery County Hospitals: $25,000 each to Suburban Hospital and Shady Grove Adventist Hospital in ...
Mattel Reports Third Quarter 2006 Financial Results.
Oct 16, 2006 ... Third Quarter Highlights * Worldwide net sales up 7 percent; * Domestic gross sales up 5 percent and international gross sales up 12 percent; * Worldwide gross sales for core brands: Barbie(R) up 1 percent; Hot Wheels(R) up 3 percent; Core Fisher-Price(R) ...
Experian Adds New Data Elements to Its National Business Database.
Oct 16, 2006 ... Expanded File Provides Marketers With Access to Millions of New Information Points to Help Them Build the Most Successful Business-to-Business Marketing Campaigns COSTA MESA, Calif., Oct. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Experian(R) Group Ltd. , a global information solutions company, today ...
CAM Commerce Solutions, Inc. to Present at Urchin Capital Partners 'Value Below the Radar Conference 2006' on October 24th.
Oct 16, 2006 ... FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Oct. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- -- CAM Commerce Solutions, Inc. , a leading provider of turnkey point of sale (POS) information systems and payment processing systems to specialty retail establishments, today announced that Geoff Knapp, CEO, will present at the ...
Avalon Pharmaceuticals to Present at BIO InvestorForum 2006.
Oct 16, 2006 ... GERMANTOWN, Md., Oct. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Avalon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq and ArcaEx(R): AVRX), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of small molecule therapeutics, today announced that Kenneth C. Carter, Ph.D., President and CEO, is scheduled ...
Howard Stern Two-Day, Free Worldwide Event to Launch SIRIUS Internet Radio.
Oct 16, 2006 ... * The Best Radio on Radio(TM) is now The Best Radio on the Internet * No radio necessary to receive SIRIUS Internet Radio anywhere * Over 75 channels of CD-quality audio on SIRIUS Internet Radio * Howard Stern Show free on the Internet for two days Oct. 25th ...
Akron-Canton Airport Offers New Food / Beverage Options.
Oct 16, 2006 ... Arby's(R) and Great Lakes Brewing Company now open in South Concourse GREEN, Ohio, Oct. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- There is no reason to go hungry when you are flying through Akron-Canton Airport (CAK). Beginning today, Arby's and Great Lakes Brewing Company are open for business in ...
Amdocs' Qpass Digital Commerce Solution Surpasses $1.5 Billion of Premium Content Processed.
Oct 16, 2006 ... Premium content buying trends show 50 percent increase during the first six months of 2006 compared to the same period in 2005 ST. LOUIS, Oct. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Amdocs , the leading provider of software and services to enable integrated customer management and the ...
Quality Cutlery Lasts a Lifetime.
Oct 16, 2006 ... Slice, Dice & Mince Nutritious Meals with Confidence ADA, Mich., Oct. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- When it comes to purchasing cutlery, a high-quality set of knives is worth the investment. If done wisely, buying knives can be a once-in-a-lifetime purchase and they can be passed down to ...
Check for the Heart-Check Mark When Shopping for Whole Grains.
Oct 16, 2006 ... DALLAS, Oct. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Do you know what to look for when shopping for whole-grain foods? A good place to start would be to see if the product carries the American Heart Association's distinctive red and white heart-check mark. This simple logo means the food has at least 51 ...
Romance in 12 Ounces or Less.
Oct 16, 2006 ... New survey reveals what your favorite alcoholic beverage says about you WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- In a world of online dating, demanding work schedules and unsavory suitors, singles are finding that distinguishing potential romance from regrettable evenings is no ...
Relish! Provides Online Solution to Weeknight Dinner Dilemma.
Oct 16, 2006 ... DENVER, Oct. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Sick of old stand-bys like takeout and frozen dinners, people are taking advantage of new high-tech dinner solutions. They can prepare meals at cooking facilities, order groceries online to be delivered, and, now, they can use menu planning websites like ...
Canals of France Wine Cruise in Languedoc, France on the Canal du Midi.
Oct 16, 2006 ... CARCASSONNE, France, Oct. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Canals of France has created a special 6-night cruise designed for wine enthusiasts looking for an elegant, relaxing way to taste their way through the Languedoc wine region in Southern France. Groups of 4 to 12 can float down the gorgeous ...
QNX and ARM Drive MPCore Technology in Automotive Multimedia Applications.
Oct 16, 2006 ... Companies Collaborate to Bring the Performance and Scalability of Symmetric Multiprocessing to in-Car Infotainment and Telematics Systems OTTAWA, Canada and CAMBRIDGE, England, October 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- QNX Software Systems and ARM []; ] today announced at Convergence ...
Energy Seekers Get a New Boost From an Old Source.
Oct 16, 2006 ... KITCHENER, Ontario, Oct. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Need a lift? Yerba mate, a centuries old South American drink and social custom is finding a new niche with today's health conscious energy seekers. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060919/NYTU001 ) ...
American Expands Culinary Choices for First and Business Class Customers.
Oct 16, 2006 ... FORT WORTH, Texas, Oct. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Can the way to an airline passenger's heart really be through their stomach? Yes, says American Airlines, which has recently been expanding the culinary options available to First and Business Class passengers as part of an array of ...
Hazardous Material Spills Tend to Draw Rapid Response.
Oct 16, 2006 ... HUDSON, Mass., Oct. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- When hazardous materials spill, the response is typically fast and furious. Cleanup efforts begin immediately to prevent the substance from causing injuries and to minimize the impact to surrounding soil, water and air. Even seemingly harmless ...