Raptor Pharmaceuticals to Collaborate with Roche on Therapeutic Delivery Across Blood-Brain BarrierNOVATO, California - Roche to fund evaluation of Raptor’s proprietary NeuroTrans(TM) technology Omgeo and EuroCCP Partner to Streamline Prime Broker/Hedge Fund Trade ProcessingLONDON - Omgeo and EuroCCP today announced they have launched joint development of a pan-European equities central counterparty (CCP) service for hedge fund transactions. The new service will mitigate the counterparty risks and reduce the inefficiencies that today characterize the hedge fund/prime broker/executing broker processing chain. Name Plate of Tianjin Aviation Ltd Unveiled on June 8thTIANJIN, China - Gold Wings of Tianjin Aviation Embodies the City’s Dream of Harmonious Development Allot & Exclusive Networks Launch Strategic Pan-European and North African Distribution PartnershipBOSTON and PARIS - Partnership to Increase Allot’s Penetration Into European and North African Market Saffron Digital Delivers Film Service to Sony EricssonLONDON - Sony Ericsson Selects Saffron Digital for new Film Service Following the announcement of its new Entertainment Unlimited initiative, Sony Ericsson has selected leading mobile platform specialist, Saffron Digital, as its exclusive technology partner to deliver the film service, PlayNow(TM) Arena Movies, to its handsets. Lidl Builds With Enfinity NV and Solarmarkt AG Solar Plants on Rooftops Throughout EuropeWAREGEM, Belgium and FREIBURG and NECKARSULM, Germany - Framework Agreement for the Installation and Maintenance of Solar Systems for Electricity Generation Concluded Mobileye and Visteon to Collaborate on the Development of Advanced Lighting Control StrategiesAMSTERDAM - Mobileye N.V. announced today an agreement with Visteon Corporation whereby the two companies will jointly develop strategies and technologies that will control tomorrow’s smart headlamp systems. Growing use of Mobileye on-board camera systems makes it possible to feed information to Visteon’s smart headlamp systems, expanding the possibilities of such systems. One specific application of the combined technologies may include automatically switching between high and low headlight beams. Additionally, other more advanced lighting control strategies are expected, which allow the driver better viewing with longer-range capabilities. Lockheed Martin and Australian College of Kuwait Unveil New Simulation and Training CenterKUWAIT CITY - Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), the Australian College of Kuwait (ACK) and the National Offset Company (NOC) announced the premiere of a state-of-the-art Maritime Simulation and Training Facility at the ACK campus today. Wyle Unit Serves in Vital Role for Selection of New European Space Authority AstronautsEL SEGUNDO, California - Wyle’s Germany-based GmbH unit played a vital role in the recent selection of six new European Space Authority (ESA) astronauts, the first named since 1992. Dutch Medical Equipment Producer Nucletron Strengthens Leading Position in Cancer Radiation Therapy MarketVEENENDAAL, The Netherlands - Nucletron BV, the innovative cancer radiation solutions company, today announced the creation of an exclusive partnership and plan to merge with sector peer Isodose Control BV for an undisclosed sum. The two companies, headquartered in Veenendaal and Ede, the Netherlands, are complementary and the combination will strengthen Nucletron’s position as global leader in the market for high-precision radiation therapy equipment and software, or brachytherapy. Link2One Passes Another Membership MilestoneMADRID - Link2One, provider of the world’s fastest growing multi-lateral roaming hub, announced today that it has passed yet another important membership milestone and continues to record exceptional growth. The number of operator members more than doubled in the quarter just ended and Link2One now has over 60 operator members in 50 countries worldwide. Frontier Technology and Binary Tree Collaborate to Offer Weekend Express Migrations to Microsoft Online to the European MarketNEWARK, New Jersey - Now European Organizations that are Running Lotus Notes Can Migrate Up To 5,000 Users to Microsoft’s Business Productivity Online Standard Suite (BPOS Standard) In as Little as One Weekend Attention All Students! Eurail Group Launches Exciting Worldwide PartnershipUTRECHT, The Netherlands - ISIC Card Holders get 2 Free Travel Days on the Eurail Select Pass Addax Petroleum and Genel Energy Commence International Export From Kurdistan Region of IraqCALGARY, Canada - Crude Oil From Taq Taq License Area Exported to International Markets Addax Petroleum Corporation (”Addax Petroleum” or the “Corporation”) (TSX: AXC and LSE: AXC) today announced that, together with partner Genel Energy International Ltd. (”Genel Energy”), it has commenced the international export of oil from the Taq Taq license area. The crude oil is being trucked to the Khurmala station and is then exported to international markets via the Iraq-Turkey main export pipeline which runs to the Mediterranean port city of Ceyhan. NTT Europe Online and OpSource Set Sights on Europe With Expansion of Strategic PartnershipLONDON - Managed Hosting Specialist and Leading SaaS Player Combine to Offer Enterprise Customers One-Stop-Shop for SaaS and Cloud Solutions AEGON and Mongeral Complete Joint VentureTHE HAGUE, The Netherlands - AEGON has completed its acquisition of a 50% interest in Mongeral S.A. Seguros e Previdência, Brazil’s sixth largest independent life insurer, originally announced on October 1, 2008. Murex Selects Capco as a Solution IntegratorPARIS - Capco and Murex Sign Partnership Agreement Capco, the leading global provider of integrated transformation services, and Murex S.A.S., the leading provider of cross-asset trading, risk management and processing solutions, today announced that Capco joins the Murex Partnership Programme as a Solution Integrator. Starting Gun - GSE Links up the Worldwide Sports EliteKASSEL, Germany - The top athletes of all continents meet at www.global-sports-elite.com It’s done. Hiding behind pseudonyms - in public communities - is over. Starting immediately, GSE is linking up the most successful current and former top athletes worldwide exclusively at an Internet site of their own. Only the elite athletes in the best-loved sports of every continent are admitted. blinkx Brings Users Courtside With Sports Video Footage From FOXSports.com on MSNSAN FRANCISCO - www.blinkx.com takes you out to the ballgame blinkx, the world’s largest video search engine, today announced a partnership with FOXSports.com on MSN, one of the Web’s leading sports sites. More sports news and clips than ever before are now available on www.blinkx.com. Boehringer Ingelheim and the World Stroke Organization Announce Partnership in the World Stroke AcademyINGELHEIM, Germany - For Healthcare Media Outside the U.S.A., Canada, and Japan Boehringer Ingelheim announced today that it will become the founding sponsor of the World Stroke Academy, a novel training initiative for stroke professionals being developed by the World Stroke Organization (WSO). This latest educational initiative from the WSO will bring together an international group of stroke experts - led by Professor Michael Brainin of the Danube University Krems, Austria - to provide information about stroke and knowledge for health professionals and medical doctors in order to improve prevention, therapy and management of stroke. IBM and Poland’s Wroclaw Research Center Sign Joint Research CollaborationWARSAW, Poland - Collaboration on Nanotechnology, Life Science and Intelligent Systems. The Wroclaw Research Center, European Institute of Technology Plus (WRC EIT+) and IBM (NYSE: IBM) have agreed today to collaborate on the advancement of scientific research, graduate education and technological development in fundamental and applied sciences. The host of signing ceremony was Ministry of Science and Education. Beactica Announces Drug Discovery Agreement With Cubist PharmaceuticalsUPPSALA, Sweden - Beactica AB, the Swedish fragment-based drug discovery company, today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Lexington, MA; NASDAQ: CBST). Under the agreement, Beactica will use its Sprint(TM) surface plasmon resonance (SPR)-integrated drug discovery platform to target multi-component proteins from pathogenic bacteria of interest to Cubist. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Dialog Telekom Chooses GSMA’s PathFinder ServiceLONDON - Sri Lanka Operator Adopts GSMA’s Carrier ENUM Technology to Offer Subscribers a Variety of new, Cost-Efficient IP-Based Services RISI and Biomass Thermal Energy Council (BTEC) Announce Partnership AgreementBOSTON - RISI, the leading information provider for the global forest products industry, today announced the establishment of a partnership agreement with the Biomass Thermal Energy Council (BTEC), whose mission it is to advance the use of biomass for heat and other thermal energy applications. As part of this partnership, BTEC members will receive a discount on RISI’s Wood Biomass Market Report, the only comprehensive source of market information and wood biomass feedstock pricing for the North American biomass market. Ingate and Dialogic Team Up on Enterprise SIP Trunking SolutionSTOCKHOLM and PARSIPPANY, New Jersey - Interoperable Solution Enables Secure SIP Trunking for Legacy PBX and Contact Center Environments Pittsburgh Glass Works (PGW) and Daimler AG form Strategic Partnership for Automotive GlazingPITTSBURGH - Innovative new business model for glass sourcing builds on existing relationship Cement Market in Liberia Opens UpMONROVIA, Liberia - Fortress Group, in Partnership with Liberian Business Partner imports a shipload of Cement Atmel and ARM Expand Strategic Relationship With Subscription License AgreementSAN JOSE, California - Subscription license grants Atmel access to ARM Cortex processor IP Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) and ARM [(LSE: ARM); (Nasdaq: ARMH)] today announced an extension to their strategic relationship with a new subscription license agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, Atmel gains access to a number of existing and future ARM(R) Cortex(TM) processors for use in products aimed at a broad variety of applications and markets. AboveNet and QinetiQ Partner to Make Network Based Quantum Cryptography a RealityLONDON - AboveNet’s Fibre-Optic Network in London to be Used for In-Depth Validation Trials AboveNet, a leading provider of fibre optic and IP connectivity solutions for business and carriers, and QinetiQ, the defence, security and technology company, have announced a strategic partnership that will exploit an advanced cryptography solution to provide strong network security for communications. This solution aims to make quantum cryptography a reality across optical networks. Expedia Unveils Easy-To-Manage, Commission-Based Hotel ProgrammeBELLEVUE, Washington - ‘Expedia Easy Manage’ programme a simplified option for accessing the world’s largest source of online travel demand Geico’s Self-Sustainable PaintshopMILAN - With paint shops being the biggest consumers of power in assembly plants, the challenge in an increasingly energy-hungry world is to make them more efficient. Ceravision & Dipolar Form Global Alliance to Take Ultra-Efficient Lighting Technology to MarketMILTON KEYNES, England - The world-leading plasma lamp technology developed by UK lighting company Ceravision has been further enhanced through a joint development programme with Swedish microwave engineering firm Dipolar AB. Samsung and the IAAF Create New Global PartnershipMONTE CARLO - Three-Year Agreement Begins with World Championships in August in Berlin, Extends Through 2010 in Qatar and 2011 in South Korea The Institut Pasteur and Mérieux Alliance Take First Step Towards a Long-Term Research Partnership in the Field of Infectious DiseasesPARIS - The Institut Pasteur and Mérieux Alliance have signed a letter of intent for a long-term research partnership. Oxford BioTherapeutics and GlaxoSmithKline Form Strategic Alliance to Develop Novel Cancer Therapeutic AntibodiesOXFORD, England - New Alliance a Key Step for OBT to Broaden its Exciting Pipeline of Therapeutic Antibodies |
