ICIS Chemical Business Names LANXESS Company of the YearNEW YORK and LONDON - ICIS Chemical Business magazine is pleased to announce that Germany-based specialty chemical firm LANXESS has been named ICIS Company of the Year. Skipton International Limited Launched Following Local AmalgamationsLONDON - A new and enlarged bank was launched in Guernsey on 28 September 2009, following the amalgamation of Skipton Guernsey Ltd and Scarborough Channel Islands Ltd. The launch follows the merger in the UK of the Skipton and Scarborough Building Societies on 30 March 2009. Wirecard Bank Supports its Acquiring Clients in the Field of PCI CertificationMUNICH, Germany - - Cooperative Venture With usd.de AG Ensures Compliance With the Highest of Security Standards Arcadis Financial Dates 2010AMSTERDAM - Below please find the provisional financial publication dates for ARCADIS NV (Euronext: ARCAD) in 2010. Please include these dates in your financial calendar. Health Robotics Signs Contract With People’s Republic of China’s Government-Owned Distribution ChannelBOZEN, Italy - Health Robotics today announced that it has signed an exclusive five-year strategic agreement with China National Pharmaceutical Foreign Trade Corporation (SINOPHARM Foreign Trade), a wholly owned People’s Republic of China Government (PRC) company, for its revolutionary CytoCare(TM) and i.v.STATION(TM) Robots. The exclusive distribution and support agreement enables SINOPHARM to achieve its goal of safely, accurately and cost-effectively automating the preparation of hazardous and non-hazardous IV Admixtures in China, including the Hong Kong and Macao regional districts. Michigan State University, Dubai Campus, Selects ClearCube and Bladetec to Deploy ClearCube Blade Workstations for Computer LabAUSTIN, Texas - - Centralized Management, Ease of Maintenance and Lower Total Cost of Ownership Drive Move to Centralized Computing Raptor Pharmaceuticals and TorreyPines Therapeutics Receive Stockholder Approvals to MergeNOVATO, California - - Merger to Create NASDAQ-Listed Biopharmaceutical Company named Raptor Pharmaceutical Corp. Liverpool Signs Exclusive Deal with His Highness Prince Faisal Al SaudLIVERPOOL, England - - With Photo F6, a leading Saudi Arabia-based sports management firm founded and led by His Highness Prince Faisal bin Fahad bin Abdullah Al Saud, and George Gillett, the co-owner of Liverpool FC and Richard Petty Motorsports, have today signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will activate an exclusive commercial collaboration between F6 and both Liverpool FC and the Richard Petty NASCAR Team. Danya International Sponsors 7th Biennial U.S.-Africa Business SummitSILVER SPRING, Maryland - - Danya Reaffirms Long-term Investment in Africa Danya International, Inc. (Danya), a communications, research, and technology firm, is sponsoring the 7th Biennial U.S.-Africa Business Summit: Realizing the Investment Power of Africa, to be held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., September 29-October 1, 2009. The U.S.-Africa Business Summit is expected to attract more than 1,500 leaders from the private and public sectors in the United States and Africa. Sara Lee Receives Binding Offer of EUR1.275 Billion From Unilever for its Global Body Care BusinessDOWNERS GROVE, Illinois - - Company Plans to Use Proceeds to Invest in Core Businesses and Repurchase Stock; Board Authorizes a $1.0 Billion Share Repurchase Program Entree Gold Announces Option Agreement in Yerington District With Bronco Creek ExplorationVANCOUVER - Entree Gold Inc. (TSX:ETG; NYSE Amex:EGI; Frankfurt:EKA - “Entree” or the “Company”) announces that the Company has entered into an agreement with Bronco Creek Exploration Inc. (”Bronco Creek”), a private exploration company based in Arizona, to explore for and develop porphyry copper targets in the Yerington district of western Nevada. Bronco Creek has assembled a land package of 214 claims covering over 1,760 hectares (4,350 acres) known as the Roulette Property. The Roulette Property adjoins and is directly south of the Blackjack Property currently under option with HoneyBadger Exploration Inc. (TSX.V:TUF - “HoneyBadger”). Landmark Agreements Conserve Indigenous Treasures in Northern AustraliaARNHEM LAND, Australia - The Australian Federal Government and traditional landowners signed the first of two agreements today establishing two immense and globally significant conservation reserves on indigenous lands in the Northern Territory of Australia. The second agreement will be signed tomorrow on-site. The SPIE Group Acquires the EI WHS Ltd Company and Reinforces its Presence in the UKCERGY, France - SPIE today announces the signature of an agreement for the acquisition of EI WHS Ltd. American Greetings Announces Record Second Quarter EarningsCLEVELAND - American Greetings Corporation (NYSE: AM) today announced its second quarter results for the quarter ended August 28, 2009. Oil Refineries Seeking to Complete Merger of Company With Carmel Olefins by Year End 2009HAIFA, Israel - Oil Refineries Ltd. (TASE: ORL.TA) (the “Company” or “ORL”), Israel’s largest oil refiner, announced today that following the Company’s announcement of January 1, 2009 relating to the merger transaction between the Company and Carmel Olefins ltd. (CAOL), in which the Company holds 50%, the Company is pleased to announce that together with Israel Petrochemical Enterprises Ltd. (IPE), which holds the balance of shares in CAOL, the parties are moving to bring about the merger of the Company and CAOL by year-end 2009 resulting in the Company holding 100% of CAOL’s share capital in exchange for additional Company share allocations to IPE. Shutterstock Announces Acquisition of BigStockPhotoNEW YORK - - Move signals Shutterstock’s expansion into the credit-based stock photo market Noront Resources and Marten Falls First Nation Enter Negotiations for Exploration Agreement and PartnershipsTORONTO - Symbol: NOT:TSX-V Shares Outstanding: 163,631,957 Fully Diluted: 173,461,957 Wipro to Provide Run SAP Based FlexDelivery Enterprise Application Support for Aquarion Water CompanyBANGALORE, India - - Expands its Utilities Footprint in North America BANGALORE, India, September 23 /PRNewswire/ – Telecom Operator-Led HGI Selects Spirent Communications for Multiplay Quality of Service TestingSUNNYVALE, California - - Spirent TestCenter Assesses Quality of Service (QoS) and Multi-Session Support of Home Gateways and Reference Designs in First of its Kind Public Test Event Nova Scotia Power and OpenHydro Unveil in-Stream Tidal Turbine - Final Preparations Underway for Deployment in Bay of FundyHALIFAX, Canada - - All Currencies are in Canadian dollars Nova Scotia Power and its technology partner OpenHydro have unveiled a 1-megawatt (MW) tidal turbine which they will deploy in the Bay of Fundy this fall as part of Nova Scotia’s tidal power test facility. The Open-Centre Turbine was manufactured in Ireland by OpenHydro. The turbine will rest directly on the ocean floor using a subsea gravity base fabricated in Dartmouth by Cherubini Metal Works. CHS and Agrico Group Form Joint VentureST. PAUL, Minnesota - CHS Inc., a leading energy, grains and foods company, and Agrico Group, headquartered in Moscow, Federal Republic of Russia, have formed a joint venture company named ACG to manage origination, logistics, export and worldwide marketing of Russian wheat, feed grains and potentially oilseeds. Popular Digital Marketing Show Teams up With PR Newswire to Offer Multimedia Press Services and News Feeds to Event ExhibitorsLONDON - - PR Newswire Named Official Newswire Service for ad:tech London dmg world media and PR Newswire have announced a partnership that names PR Newswire, the official newswire service for ad:tech London, enabling exhibitors and visitors to take advantage of PR Newswire’s communications services and access breaking digital media industry news. FAA Selects Searidge Airport Surface Management Technology - System to be Used for Runway-light Automation at Teterboro AirportGATINEAU, Canada - The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has selected the Searidge Technologies intelligent-video-based surface management system, IntelliDAR, to provide runway-light automation at the Teterboro Airport, New Jersey. Teterboro Airport is the oldest functioning airport in the New York City area and is one of the most active general-aviation airports in the United States, serving predominantly the private and corporate aviation communities. Involving Global Opinion in the Climate Debate: Denmark Launches Climate Change Web Platform With GoogleCOPENHAGEN and NEW YORK - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, on behalf of the Danish government as hosts of the UN Climate Change Conference 2009 (COP15), today announced a new collaboration with the global internet company Google. Vodafone Hungary Selects WeDo Technologies’ Revenue Assurance SolutionLISBON - WeDo Technologies, the world leading telecom revenue assurance player, has today announced that Vodafone Hungary selected WeDo Technologies’ Revenue Assurance solution to automate and manage end-to-end service usage assurance processes across the whole business. Topps Team Up With Total Immersion to Launch Football’s First 3D StickersLONDON - LICENSED COLLECTABLES publisher Topps Europe Ltd (Topps) has teamed up with Total Immersion to create the world’s first range of 3D football stickers for the German Bundesliga. Neverblue Signs Deal to Take Perfectmatch International With Performance MarketingVICTORIA, Canada - Neverblue, a premier global lead generation network, announced today that it has signed an exclusive performance agency agreement with Perfectmatch. The agreement deepens the relationship between the two companies and names Neverblue the exclusive agency for Perfectmatch in the UK. Featured in Hollywood movies, and in mainstream media, Perfectmatch is a world renowned relationship and dating service. The deal emphasizes the fact that smart leading brands are aggressively going global with performance marketing. Gammon Gold Announces Retirement of President and Chairman Mr. Fred George and Changes to the Board of DirectorsHALIFAX, Canada - Gammon Gold Inc. (”Gammon Gold” or the “Company”) (TSX:GAM and NYSE:GRS) announces the retirement of Mr. Fred George as President, Chairman and a member of the Board of Directors of Gammon effective October 13, 2009. Rene Marion, currently Chief Executive Officer, will subsequently be appointed as President and will continue as Chief Executive Officer. PR Newswire Offers Exclusive Offer to .tel CommunityLONDON - Telnic Limited (www.telnic.org), the Registry Operator for the new communications-focused .tel top level domain (TLD), is pleased to announce today at ad:tech London that PR Newswire, the global leader in innovative communications and marketing service, will join the .tel community as a reseller and is offering an exclusive discount to Registrars, resellers and customers using a ‘live’ .tel as a point of contact in its Online Visibility Package (OVP) service. INTERPOL to Set Global Standard in Travel Document Security with New E-Passport InitiativeMONTREAL - INTERPOL’s Secretary General Ronald K. Noble today announced that the EDAPS Consortium had been chosen to design and produce the world’s largest police organization’s first-ever e-passport. P&O Ferries Reduces Implementation Time and Improves Ability to Evaluate Marketing Effectiveness and Site Usability Through Speed-Trap SoftwareNEWBURY, England - Since April 2008, P&O Ferries has been using Speed-Trap’s customer insight technology on its freight and passenger websites. Previously using Webtrends www.webtrends.com P&O Ferries wanted more flexibility and immediacy in the customer information gathered from the site. Through being able to instantly draw information from new web pages tr.im/stcap without either waiting for new tags to be configured or for the internal IT teams to install them, P&O Ferries was able to respond directly and instantly to its customer base’s activity and take advantage of the trends identified. This insight provided by Speed-Trap tr.im/stinsight has contributed in no small part to the 40% increase in P&O Ferries customers completing the online sales process. Silver Wheaton Closes Acquisition of Silver Production From Barrick Gold CorporationVANCOUVER - Silver Wheaton Corp. (”Silver Wheaton” or the “Company”) (TSX, NYSE:SLW) is pleased to announce that it has closed the previously announced purchase from Barrick Gold Corporation (”Barrick”) of the equivalent of 25% of the life of mine silver production from its Pascua-Lama project, as well as the equivalent of 100% of the silver production from its Lagunas Norte, Pierina and Veladero mines until the end of 2013. Silver Wheaton will pay to Barrick a total upfront cash deposit of US$625 million, of which US$212.5 million was paid upon today’s closing, with three further deposits of US$137.5 million due on the first, second and third anniversaries. Silver Wheaton will also make ongoing cash payments for each ounce of silver delivered under the agreement equal to the lesser of US$3.90 (subject to a one percent annual adjustment commencing three years after project completion at Pascua-Lama) and the prevailing market price. Institutional Hedge Fund Investor Database ReleasedInformation Company Inc., a New York-based business information provider, has just released a Directory of 600 Institutional Hedge Fund Investors. Simpson Spence and Young go Virtual With BISLONDON - Simpson Spence and Young, the world’s largest independent shipbroking group, is ready to face an increasingly turbulent marketplace having undertaken a complete technology refresh with their partner, BIS Ltd. SSY’s infrastructure is now hosted across resilient data centres and utilises the latest in virtualisation technologies. Atmel and Adeneo Embedded Announce Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R2 Training in Milan for AT91SAM9 ARM9 Embedded MPUsSAN JOSE, California - - October 19 -22, 2009, Milan, Italy; Attendees receive complimentary AT91SAM9263 evaluation kit |
