ABS Wins Order for Compressors for Treatment Plant in SwitzerlandMALMO, Sweden - ABS will be supplying compressors for one of the biggest treatment plants in Switzerland as of September 2009. The order is worth EUR 1.2 million. /C O R R E C T I O N — ABS Group/MALMO, Sweden - In the news release, “ABS Wins Order for Compressors for Treatment Plant in Switzerland” issued on 26 Jun 2009 06:45 GMT, by ABS Group over PR Newswire, we are advised by a representative of the company that the third paragraph containing the company information was missing, as incorrectly transmitted by PR Newswire. Complete, corrected release follows: Capgemini Signs Turn-Key Datacentre(SM) Lease Agreement With Digital Realty TrustDUBLIN and PARIS - Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: DLR), the world’s largest wholesale datacentre provider, has completed a Turn-Key Datacentre(SM) lease agreement with Capgemini (www.capgemini.com), one of the world’s foremost providers of consulting, technology and outsourcing services. Under this agreement, Capgemini will establish a new datacentre in a Digital Realty Trust property in France during the summer to support the growth of its datacentre infrastructure. Acision Message Plus Underpins Telkomsel’s Personalised Messaging ServicesJAKARTA - - Advanced Features of Acision Text Suite Provide Indonesian Mobile Subscribers With an Improved and More Personal Messaging Experience BT and Tata Communications Sign Global Strategic Voice Services AgreementMUMBAI, India - BT Group and Tata Communications Ltd., have signed a major voice services agreement that will allow two of the world’s largest providers of voice and IP services to mutually benefit from shared resources as part of a global supply arrangement. Ballast Nedam and Strukton Win A2 Maastricht ProjectNIEUWEGEIN, The Netherlands - The Steering Committee for the A2 Maastricht project announced today that the project will be carried out by the Avenue2 Consortium, which consists of Ballast Nedam and Strukton. The decision to award the contract to Avenue2 also signals the approval of the Groene Loper (Green Boulevard) plan. The Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management, the City of Maastricht, Limburg Provincial Authority and the Municipality of Meerssen were all represented in the steering committee. Fraport Consortium Preferred Bidder in St. Petersburg Airport Concession ProjectFRANKFURT, Germany - - Pulkovo Airport: Gateway to Russia’s Second Largest Metropolis and a Popular Tourist Destination Microsoft Corporation and Vivaki/Publicis Groupe Announce Broad Strategic AgreementPARIS and REDMOND, Washington - - Companies Pursue More Engaging Digital Content, Increased Marketing Performance and Sharply-Defined Audiences Prescient Selects Eagle’s Investment Management Suite to Support Global Growth ObjectivesJOHANNESBURG - - South African Investment Manager to migrate back office processes to hosted offering Connect by Hertz Announces Pilot With XeroxLONDON - Connect by Hertz, Hertz’s global car sharing club, has entered into a 6 month pilot with Xerox, a long term corporate car rental customer of Hertz. For the program, Connect by Hertz will place MINI Cooper Ds in Welwyn Garden City and Uxbridge for the benefit of its 1500 employees. Members of staff will have the opportunity to become members and book cars by the hour at any time of day from the www.connectbyhertz.com website. Volas Entertainment Signs Exclusive Agreement With MLiven to Distribute and Resell Mliven’s Redboss Games Through ICQ in IsraelHERZLIYA, Israel - Volas Entertainment Ltd, part of Logia Group and a provider of mobile video solutions and value added managed services, have recently signed an agreement with leading mobile games developer Redboss Games, part of MLiven, to distribute and resell Redboss mobile games in Israel. Addax Petroleum Announces C$52.80 per Share Cash Offer by Sinopec International Petroleum Exploration and Production CorporationCALGARY - Addax Petroleum Corporation (”Addax Petroleum” or the “Corporation”) (TSX: AXC and LSE: AXC) announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement (the “Support Agreement”) with Sinopec International Petroleum Exploration and Production Corporation (”SIPC”) pursuant to which SIPC has agreed, subject to the terms of the Support Agreement, to make an offer to acquire all of the outstanding common shares of Addax Petroleum by way of a negotiated take-over bid (the “Offer”) for C$52.80 per common share in cash. The Offer represents a 47% premium to the closing market price on the TSX of the Addax Petroleum common shares on June 5, 2009, the day prior to Addax Petroleum’s public announcement that it was in preliminary discussions with parties regarding a potential transaction. SIPC is a wholly owned subsidiary of China Petrochemical Corporation (”Sinopec Group”) and undertakes overseas investments and operations in the upstream oil and gas sector. Sinopec Group is China’s largest producer and supplier of oil products and major petrochemical products. AVL Employs PBS GridWorks for Powertrain Engineering and DevelopmentTROY, Michigan - Altair’s PBS Professional Chosen to Manage Compute Intensive Workloads for Engine Component Design Palace Cinemas and XDC Agree to Deploy 170 Digital Screens in Czech Republic, Slovakia and HungaryAMSTERDAM - Palace Cinemas, the leading exhibitor in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary, and XDC, the leading Pan-European digital cinema service company, have agreed on the deployment of digital cinema systems in 170 of Palace Cinemas’ screens in Central Europe. Massteknik UK Wins Tender to Screen Cricket’s Most Action-Packed Year Ever!ROMSEY, England - With Photo Leading European events technology supplier Massteknik has beaten off stiff competition to supply the England and Wales Cricket Board with large outdoor video screens for the 2009 season. Union Bank Selects Latest Innovative Solution From Misys for Greater Efficiency and Transparency in Foreign Exchange and Money MarketsLONDON - Union Bank Goes Live on Misys Opics Plus v3.0 in Just Four Months Misys (LSE: MSY), the global application software and services company, today announced that Union Bank, N.A., a California-based commercial bank, has gone live with Misys Opics Plus v3.0, the latest release of Misys’ powerful Treasury and Capital Markets operations solution. The new solution will support Union Bank’s Foreign Exchange and Money Markets treasury operations, delivering improved efficiency and greater transparency on a newly re-engineered .NET service-oriented architecture. Number Resource Organization Supports Decision to End Collaboration Agreement Between US Government and ICANNEBENE, Mauritius - NRO Makes Recommendations to Ensure Future Stability of the Internet Domain Name System 48 Banks in Turkey go Live on Logica’s Messaging InfrastructureLONDON - Logica, a leading IT and business services company, today announced that 48 banks represented by The Banks’ Association of Turkey (TBB) have upgraded their financial messaging infrastructure using Logica’s high-end messaging system. The Logica platform has been successfully rolled out across 10 international and 38 Turkish banks in the record time of just two months. Cotecna Appointed by KSO SCISI for Indonesia Iron or Steel InspectionsGENEVA - Cotecna, one of the world’s leading international trade inspection, security and certification companies, has been officially appointed by Indonesia’s KSO SCISI, to handle the inspection of iron or steel shipments from Korea and Japan to Indonesia. NOV Mono(R) and Water For All Bring Clean Water to Rural African CommunitiesJOHANNESBURG - NOV Mono(R), a worldwide leader in the design and manufacture of pumping systems, and Water For All, a non-governmental organisation that provides access to clean drinking water to schools and communities across Africa, have partnered to provide green solutions to the world water crisis. Welcome Real-time Wins Cards & Payments Award for ‘Best Innovation in a Loyalty Program’AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France - Welcome Real-time today announced that the company has been awarded the ‘Best Innovation in a Loyalty Program’ award in VRL’s annual awards dinner at Cards & Payments Europe 2009. This award is recognized based on its partnership with Venture Infotek, India’s leading transaction processing company. The State of Qatar Launches “Qatar Exchange” as it Signs Today Formal Terms of Strategic Partnership With NYSE EuronextDOHA, Qatar and NEW YORK and PARIS - Qatar Holding and NYSE Euronext Sign Formal Terms to set up Strategic Partnership TDF Selects Viaccess, Quadrille, 27M Push VOD Solution for a Trial on the French MarketPARIS - Viaccess, a France Telecom company and leader in conditional access, Quadrille editor of the software product Quadricast(TM) currently involved in the design of content push and VOD systems for both Satellite or DTT and IP DSL networks , 27M & Proxy Electronics announced today that they have been selected by TDF, a broadcasting transmission network operator and leading service provider in the audiovisual, multimedia, mobile telephony and broadband sectors to power on-demand services. This innovative solution will offer TDF a significantly enhanced value to its network by efficiently being able to deliver premium content to VOD channels’ subscribers. Rio Tinto Signs Legal Services Outsourcing Agreement With CPA GlobalLONDON - Major Cost Savings Projected From New Approach to Legal Work Rio Tinto today announced that it has entered into a legal services outsourcing agreement with CPA Global that is projected to save Rio Tinto up to 20% annually in legal costs. SEP Signs REGURIN(R) DealLONDON - Speciality Urology Company Gains Exclusive UK Distribution Rights Speciality European Pharma Limited (SEP), the UK based, urology focused, specialty pharmaceutical company, is pleased to announce that it will obtain the exclusive distribution rights to Regurin(R) (trospium chloride) for the UK and Ireland, as of the 1st July 2009. Regurin, owned by Rottapharm-Madaus, is currently marketed under different brand names in European countries including Germany, Italy, Austria, Spain and Switzerland. WISeKey Lands CH 4.5 Million in Anti-Counterfeiting and New Generation Digital Identification Technology ContractsGENEVA, Switzerland - WISeKey SA announced today it has received orders in June totaling CHF 4.5 million from several clients from its anti-counterfeiting and Digital Identity system that safeguards and verifies the authenticity of luxury goods and protects the digital identity of users. CSC Signs Two Contracts With Diageo Totaling US$35 MillionFALLS CHURCH, Virginia - Company Signs Supply Chain Management Contract and IT Outsourcing Contract Extension FinScan Announces Hosted Compliance Solution Contract with Ashburton (Jersey) LtdLONDON - Leading Investment Management Firm to Perform Sanctions and PEP Screening in Compliance with 3rd EU Directive IDENTEC SOLUTIONS Active RFID Technology Selected by DP World for Street Truck Tagging Program at Three Australian PortsLUSTENAU, Austria - IDENTEC SOLUTIONS announced today that its industry-leading active RFID technology has been selected by DP World, one of the world’s largest container terminal operators, for truck identification and access control at all their Australian container terminals. Cognizant to Help mjunction Increase Market Share Through Enhanced Sales and Delivery ModelsTEANECK, New Jersey and CHENNAI, India - e-commerce Infrastructure to Support mjunction’s Retail, Auction, and Automobile Portals Audio Visual Machines Partners With Polycom to Promote Immersive TelepresenceLONDON - With Photo Audio Visual Machines (AVM), the leading audio visual and video conferencing system integrator in the UK has been successfully certified to install and maintain Polycom’s immersive telepresence solutions. Polycom is the global leader in telepresence, video and voice communications solutions. MasterCard Partners With Ukash to Launch MasterCard(R) rePower(TM) in EuropeLONDON - Leading online payment solution Ukash is to partner with MasterCard and facilitate the launch of its pioneering MasterCard(R) rePower(TM) service in Europe - part of its strategic initiative to allow consumers to load cash onto their MasterCard and Maestro prepaid cards at Point-of-Sale (POS) locations. Telesat Signs Capacity Deal on T11N With Intersat AfricaOTTAWA, Canada - Expanded Broadband Services to African Continent Now Offered via Telesat’s Newest Satellite ARCADIS Launches Another Large Landfill Gas Project in BrazilAMSTERDAM, The Netherlands - ARCADIS (EURONEXT: ARCAD), the international consultancy, design and engineering company, announced the opening of the third large landfill gas (LFG) plant near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, named Novo Gramacho. The opening coincided with the celebration of the International Environmental Day. The new plant will consolidate the leading market position of Biogas, a company in which ARCADIS Logos holds 33%. In 2004, Biogas opened the Bandeirantes landfill gas project, followed by the Sao Joao project in 2007, both near Sao Paulo. Maxatec Extends its Range of Mobile Computing Devices by Distributing SAMMI Information Systems Portable Products in the UKALTRINCHAM, England - Maxatec has signed an agreement with SAMMI Information Systems Co Ltd, Korea to distribute its range of SmarTerminal Computers in the UK. |
