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. Roamware Acquisition Outlines Strategy To Lead in Global Mobile Financial ServicesSAN JOSE, California - - Leverages mobile opportunity to `Bank the Unbanked’ - a US$5bn industry by 2013, Juniper Research 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 Northern Trust Opens Branch Office in StockholmLONDON and STOCKHOLM - - Madeleine Senior appointed as managing director Northern Trust has today opened a branch office in Stockholm, Sweden, extending its offering to Nordic clients. China Yurun Food Group Limited Announces Its Interim Results For The Six Months Ended 30 June 2009HONG KONG - - Significant margin growth a result of foresight and strategic planning - Optimization of production to capture opportunities arising from economic recovery 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. ArtinSoft and Gizmox Announce Strategic Alliance to Migrate Visual Basic 6.0 Applications to the WebCHESTERFIELD, Montana - - ArtinSoft and Gizmox have joined forces to provide a comprehensive solution to migrate legacy Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 applications to a Web-based DHTML or Microsoft Silverlight Safran Completes Acquisition of 81% of GE Homeland ProtectionPARIS and FAIRFIELD, Connecticut - Safran and GE (NYSE: GE) announced today that they have completed the transaction originally announced on April 24, 2009, for Safran to acquire 81% of GE’s Homeland Protection business (GE Homeland Protection). GE will retain a 19% stake in the company, as well as a seat on the Board of Directors. 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 TeliaSonera and Alcatel-Lucent Deploy First Countrywide 100Mbps Access Network in FinlandPARIS, Broadband World Forum Europe - - TeliaSonera Leverages Alcatel-Lucent’s Intelligent Services Access Manager (ISAM) fiber/VDSL2 Innovations to Become the Finnish Broadband Access Leader Cognizant Acquires Pepperweed Advisors; Deepens Business Consulting Capability in IT Infrastructure ServicesTEANECK, New Jersey - - Clients to Benefit From More Complete Consulting Offering in IT Service Management and Asset Management 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/ – Silver Wheaton Acquires 25% of Life of Mine Silver Production From Barrick’s Pascua-Lama ProjectVANCOUVER, Canada - - Also Acquires Current Silver Production From Three Additional Barrick Mines, Providing Immediate Cash Flow Cell Biosciences Signs Agreement to Acquire Alpha InnotechSANTA CLARA, California - Cell Biosciences, Inc. and Alpha Innotech Corp. (OTC Bulletin Board: APNO) today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement providing for the acquisition of Alpha Innotech by Cell Biosciences for US$1.50 per share or approximately US$17.9 million in cash. This acquisition would significantly expand Cell Biosciences’ protein analysis business to include a global infrastructure and a broad protein analysis product portfolio. LGC Skyrota Wind Energy Corp. Acquires UK Wind Energy BusinessVANCOUVER - LGC Skyrota Wind Energy Corp. (”LGC Skyrota” “the Company”) (TSX-V: LGS) today announced it has completed the acquisition of the business and assets of Limavady Gear Company (”LGC”), a leading European provider of wind turbine maintenance services. Volta Signs Letter of Intent to Purchase the Advanced Kiaka Gold Project in Burkina Faso From Randgold ResourcesTORONTO - - Volta Will Accelerate Exploration Towards a Development Decision TSX: VTR The Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA) Releases the ILPA Private Equity PrinciplesTORONTO - - Guidelines Intend to Create Framework for Sustainability and Growth of Asset Class Through Improved Governance, Alignment of Interests and Transparency RTS and NYSE Arca Europe Team Up on Joint Marketing Initiative for European Equity TradingCHICAGO and FRANKFURT - RTS Realtime Systems Group, a leading global trading solutions provider, today announced that it has teamed up with NYSE Arca Europe, the pan-European Multilateral Trading Facility (MTF) launched by NYSE Euronext (NYX), on a joint marketing initiative following a surge of interest in access to the marketplace. Under the program, existing clients of RTS who do not yet trade on NYSE Arca Europe can quickly and easily gain low latency access to the market and benefit from sponsorship by RTS and the MTF of key technology costs. BancTec and Apptricity Create Service and Distribution PartnershipDALLAS - BancTec, a global provider of advanced, high-volume, document and payment processing solutions and services, announced today that it has signed a joint service and distribution agreement with Apptricity, a fast-growing provider of enterprise service-oriented architecture (SOA) software solutions for supply chain, workforce and financial management. Global Leader in Seismic Equipment Rentals and Support Acquires TransGulf TechHOUSTON - - SES expands into the Marine and Transition Zone seismic market. Seismic Equipment Solutions (SES) today announced it has acquired TransGulf Tech, one of the leading marine seismic air gun and lead-in termination specialists in the industry, which holds certification in high-pressure air systems and possesses extensive experience in back deck design and rigging. The Handheld Group and Getac Technology Corporation Enters Into Strategic PartnershipLIDKÖPING, Sweden - The Handheld Group and Getac Technology Corporation jointly announced today the beginning of a strategic partnership to expand rugged handheld business. This partnership will see co-branded products to be sold through Handheld’s extensive network of 250 authorised partners worldwide. Tradency Announces Partnership With FXstreet.comNEW YORK - - Leading Forex Portal to add Tradency’s Mirror Trading Concept to its Site When Jean Paul Gaultier Meets Martin SolveigPARIS - An encounter, an unprecedented collaboration between the two artists….and then there was music !……”Boys & Girls”, Martin Solveig’s latest hit single, released this summer! 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. Kraft’s bid for Cadbury Needs to Ease Worries on Jobs and PensionsLONDON - Commenting on the news today that global food giant Kraft is to table a bid for UK chocolate maker Cadbury, Jennie Formby, Unite national officer for the food sector, said: “It is too early for us to make any detailed comment on this announcement. Unite has requested meetings with both Kraft and Cadbury senior management immediately so that we can begin to understand what the detail of these proposals would mean in terms of long-term commitment to UK jobs at all Cadbury sites, and any possible impact on workers’ conditions, including their pensions.” 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. |
