Ipiranga and Walmart Sign Partnership Agreements with TAM for Multiplus FidelidadeSAO PAULO - TAM (NYSE: TAM, BOVESPA: TAMM4), Ipiranga and Walmart, through their customer loyalty and affiliation programs — Km de Vantagens and Bomclube, respectively — are the first partners of Multiplus Fidelidade, our loyalty program network initiative. Givex Gift Cards Certified With DGCS International LtdLONDON - Givex, a leading global gift card and loyalty transaction processor, announced today its successful certification of Fashion Master by DGCS International Ltd. GSMA Endorses Integrated Mobile Broadcast (IMB), a New 3GPP Standard That Will Accelerate the Global Adoption of Mobile Data and Broadcast ServicesLONDON - - GSMA-led White Paper Provides Mobile Operators, Infrastructure and Device Vendors With a Common Framework for Delivering Services Based on IMB GSMA Initiative Helps Save Lives and Create Safer Roads for European CitizensBRUSSELS - The GSMA, the body representing the worldwide mobile communications industry, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding to secure the deployment of a single, in-vehicle emergency call service, known as eCall, across Europe. Rob Conway, Chief Executive Officer and Member of the Board of the GSMA visited the offices of Viviane Reding, European Commissioner for Information Society and Media, to sign the MoU on behalf of the global mobile industry. AccessKenya and Tata Communications Sign Partnership Agreement to Launch Tier 1 Internet Point of Presence in KenyaMUMBAI, India - - The Kenya IP PoP Will Link East African Users to Europe and South Africa as well as to Asia and India via the SEACOM Cable System LPKF Wins Biggest Order in its Company HistoryGARBSEN, Germany - - Unbroken Boom in MID Segment With a major order of more than EUR 6 million for laser systems for manufacturing three dimensional cellphone antennae, LPKF announces the latest in a string of success reports released in recent months. “This order, the biggest in our company history, marks the final breakthrough into mass production of our MID technology,” says Chairman of the Board of Managing Directors Dr. Ingo Bretthauer. He is also convinced that “our production method is establishing itself as the standard in specific sectors, and will push aside alternative technologies.” The client is a major international electronics Group. NetWitness(R) Announces Reseller Agreement with IntegralisHERNDON, Virginia - - Partnership Dramatically Increases Footprint in the UK NetWitness Corporation (www.netwitness.com/), the leading provider of next generation network monitoring and threat analysis solutions, today announced a new reseller agreement with Integralis UK, one of Europe’s largest IT security solutions providers. This new partnership enables Integralis to sell NetWitness solutions and deliver them as part of Integralis’ best-of-breed Managed Security Services (MSS) offering, and increases NetWitness’ presence across Europe, the Middle East and Asia (EMEA). Northrop Grumman to Supply Advanced Navigation Systems for Brazil Navy Patrol CraftLONDON - Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NYSE: NOC) Sperry Marine business unit has been selected by the Brazil navy to supply state-of-the-art navigation systems for four new NAPA 500-ton patrol vessels, with options for six additional vessels. ICE Announces 43 New OTC Cleared Energy ContractsATLANTA - **Contracts to Launch September 28** IntercontinentalExchange, Inc.(R) (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global regulated futures exchanges, clearing houses and over-the-counter (OTC) markets, announced today the introduction of 43 new OTC cleared energy contracts for North American electricity, natural gas, natural gas liquids and oil. ICE plans to make these OTC swaps and options available for clearing beginning Monday, September 28, 2009. Marathon Capital, LLC Retained By SkyPower Corp for Sales Process - Bids Due October 5th, 2009BANNOCKBURN, Illinois - Marathon Capital, LLC is pleased to announce it has been retained by SkyPower Corp., a Lehman Brothers Company, one of the leading independent renewable energy developers in Canada, in the sale of its Development Business comprised of all of SkyPower’s wind and solar operating and development assets. Additionally, Marathon is advising on the separate but concurrent sale of SkyPower’s inventory of 134 GE 1.5xle wind turbines (201MW). Marathon believes this process, which is now underway, represents an extraordinary opportunity to acquire a significant wind and solar development platform as well as certain fully developed and late-stage assets. Separately the Company’s turbine inventory represents substantial value relative to the comparable primary market for wind turbines. MoD Selects Roke for Advanced Manpack Electronic Warfare ProgrammeLONDON - The UK MoD has awarded the Project SEER UOR contract to Roke Manor Research Ltd (Roke) to provide the next-generation Land Electronic Warfare (EW) Manpack programme for British Land Forces. Pirelli Broadband Solutions Selects WebTView TechnologyTEL-AVIV, Israel and MILAN - - Pirelli’s Set-Top Boxes and WebTView’s Search Technology Bring High Quality Internet Video to the TV Screen Rheinbraun Brennstoff GmbH Increases Storage Capacity for HOK Rotary Hearth Furnace CokeCOLOGNE, Germany - - Rising Demand Worldwide - Silo Capacity Enlarged by 900 Tons COLOGNE, Germany, September 8 /PRNewswire/ – Tradency Announces Partnership With FXstreet.comNEW YORK - - Leading Forex Portal to add Tradency’s Mirror Trading Concept to its Site VocaLink and KIR Announce Interoperability Agreement for SEPA Credit TransfersLONDON - VocaLink, the international payments specialist, today announced that it is working with KIR (Krajowa Izba Rozliczeniowa S.A.), the national clearing house for Poland, to establish a bilateral link for the exchange of SEPA Credit Transfer (SCT) payments based on the EACHA interoperability standards. IndiaMART.com Appoints Quasar as its Digital Agency on RecordNEW DELHI - IndiaMART.com, India’s largest online B2B marketplace, has appointed Quasar as its digital agency on record. It will be responsible for IndiaMART’s digital marketing campaigns, media planning and media buying. Quasar, which is a WPP company, has been selected after a vigorous multi-agency pitch. Tosho’s Satisfaction With Health Robotics Steers the Japanese Pharmacy Automation Leader to Renew and to Expand its I.V. Automation Strategic PartnershipBOZEN, Sud-Tyrol, Italy - Health Robotics today announced that after a successful first year of cooperation in Japan with Tosho Inc., the companies signed this week a contract renewal of the CytoCare(TM) and i.v.STATION(TM) exclusive distribution agreements, and an expansion of their strategic relationship to include future joint-development projects in their respective areas of Pharmacy Automation expertise. Oberthur Technologies and Comex Electronics Sign a Partnership AgreementPARIS - Oberthur Technologies SA and Comex Electronics AB have agreed to a strategic partnership that will boost companies’ business activities in the growing market of authentication and logon systems with smart card solutions. Oberthur will provide world leading products and services in smart cards and Comex will include Oberthur Technologies products and services in their solutions with card readers and smart cards. Monarch and PayPal Celebrate Two Year Partnership!LUTON, England - - No Booking Fees on All Monarch Flights Paid Via PayPal Award winning low fares airline, Monarch, and global leader in online payments, PayPal, are celebrating a successful two year partnership by rewarding customers and removing booking fees for all flights booked via www.monarch.co.uk and paid for via PayPal. Pension Insurance Corporation Insures the Final Tranche of the Thomson Regional Newspapers Pension FundLONDON - Pension Corporation, a leading provider of risk management solutions to defined benefit pension funds, today announces that Pension Insurance Corporation (”PIC”) is to insure the remainder of the Thomson Regional Newspapers (”TRN”) Pension Fund, a pension scheme sponsored by Citigroup (”Citi”). Northrop Grumman Awarded SESAR Research Contracts for the Future Development of Europe’s Air Traffic Management InfrastructureLONDON - Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC), as one of the four member companies forming the North European Air Traffic Management Industry Group (NATMIG), has been awarded funding from the European Community and EUROCONTROL to participate in a research programme to streamline and modernise air traffic management in Europe. B-R-A-H-M-S and Thermo Fisher Scientific Join Forces to Create a Leader in Specialty DiagnosticsHENNIGSDORF, Germany - B-R-A-H-M-S, a leading diagnostics company, and Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, join forces to establish a European Center of Excellence for clinical diagnostics with a focus on innovative biomarkers. Algeta Signs $800 Million (EUR560m) Global Agreement With Bayer for Development and Commercialization of Alpharadin for Bone MetastasesOSLO - - Algeta Retains Option for Co-promotion and Profit Sharing in USA - Potential deal value of $800 million (EUR560m*) plus tiered double digit royalties - Algeta to receive $61 million (EUR42.5m) cash upfront, followed by development and sales milestones - Algeta retains option for co-promotion and profit-sharing in USA - Algeta and Bayer will jointly develop Alpharadin, with Bayer contributing a substantial majority of the costs of future development Polkomtel Poland Signs With MACH for Advanced Roaming Business Management SolutionsLUXEMBOURG - MACH, the leading provider of solutions to simplify and accelerate the creation and operation of the mobility supply chain, announced today that it has signed a deal to provide roaming business management services to Polkomtel, the largest mobile operator in Poland. 6th Gear Automotive the New Agent for SANYCOUTRECHT, The Netherlands and BEIJING - On September 1st 2009 6th Gear Automotive Solutions became the exclusive agent of SANYCO automotive hydraulic parts for 31 countries in Europe. SANYCO, located in Taiwan, is a worldwide well-known A-quality brand which is also been fitted as Original Equipment Supplier parts. Citibank Goes EntertainmentDUBAI, UAE - - Citibank Teams up With Virgin Megastore for Exclusive Card Benefits DUBAI, UAE, September 3 /PRNewswire/ – AVEVA Instrumentation Selected by AMECCAMBRIDGE, England - AVEVA (LSE:AVV) announced the latest release of its new AVEVA Instrumentation product with the news that AMEC, a leading international engineering and project management company, has confirmed its adoption of AVEVA Instrumentation for Instrumentation and Control design and engineering for its Mining and Metals business in Canada. COOLERBOOKS.com Announces Google PartnershipREADING, England - - More Than a Million Titles now Available From COOLERBOOKS.com, the First ebookstore Outside the US to Partner With Google Books… CA Helps Debenhams Slash Service Desk Costs by 25 Per Cent, Thanks to Increased Automation and ITIL Best PracticeDITTON PARK, England - - CA’s Service Desk Manager, an Axios Assyst replacement, frees up staff time to concentrate on serving customers and reduces human intervention in IT incidents by 15% at leading retailer Essence, a Rapidly Growing UK Digital Marketing Agency, Choose DediPower to Provide all its Managed Hosting NeedsREADING, England - With clients such as Ebay, Google, Sony Music and Carphone Warehouse, Essence has firmly established themselves as an innovative and creative full service digital marketing agency providing services to some of the world’s most dynamic brands. They join a growing list of digital marketing agencies that have chosen DediPower as their primary managed hosting provider. SynCo Bio Partners Enters the Japanese Market as it Signs its First Agreement With a Japanese Pharmaceutical CompanyAMSTERDAM - SynCo Bio Partners B.V., the expert in long term GMP contract manufacturing of biopharmaceuticals announced today that it has expanded its business into a new geographical market, with the signing of a contract to manufacture a live biotherapeutic for an emerging Japanese pharmaceutical company. Largest Interdisciplinary Research Center in Europe Implements Trapeze Networks’ NonStop Wireless NetworkingPLEASANTON, California - - Julich Research Center Researches Wide Range of Issues With Help of Trapeze Wireless Networking Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects to Design Vietcombank TowerNEW HAVEN, Connecticut - Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects has been selected to design the Ho Chi Minh City headquarters of Vietcombank. The client is Vietcombank-Bonday-Benthanh Joint Venture Company Limited. Creandum Joins as Shareholder in Appear TV, an Exceptionally Fast-Growing Norwegian Broadcast Technology CompanySTOCKHOLM - - Creandum Joins as Investor in Global Broadcast and IP Television Equipment Provider Appear TV Digital Cinema Integrator Digital Darwin Will Handle the Digital Projections of the 66th Venice International Film Festival (2-12 Sept 2009)VENICE - Owing to its success in 2008, the festival management selected Digital Darwin (aka d2) as their official digital cinema partner again this year. |
