Team Garmin-Slipstream Announces POM Wonderful SponsorshipLOS ANGELES - - Team Garmin-Slipstream athletes to be fueled by POM Wonderful 100% Pomegranate Juice in 2010 New Large-Scale, Global Study Provides Additional Information About an Intensified Dose-Regimen of PLAVIX(R) in Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients Undergoing AngioplastyPARIS, and PRINCETON, New Jersey - -No added benefit on the composite primary end-point with the higher dose when entire ACS study population considered- Delek Group Announces Consolidated Results for the Second Quarter and First Six Months of 2009TEL AVIV, Israel - - Second Quarter Net Income up 375% Year-Over-Year to NIS 223 Million Orange to Acquire Unanimis - The UK’s Largest Exclusive Digital Advertising NetworkLONDON - - Combined ad Sales Network Will Create an Unparalleled Reach of Over 70% of Internet Users in the UK, Extending to Over 66% Reach Cumulated Across UK, France, Spain and Poland Neusoft Acquires Finnish Mobile Solutions CompanySHENYANG, China - Neusoft Corporation (”Neusoft”, 600718.SH) announced on Aug. 27 that it has signed an agreement with the Finnish software company Sesca Group Ltd. under which Neusoft will acquire Sesca’s mobile phone software development and testing business operations in Finland and Romania. According to the agreement, Sesca’s subsidiaries, Sesca Mobile Software Oy, Almitas Oy and Romania-based Sesca Technologies SRL will be integrated into Neusoft global mobile solution business unit and will employ nearly 250 employees in Europe. Sinopec International Takes up Additional Addax Petroleum Corporation SharesCALGARY, Canada - Sinopec International Petroleum Exploration and Production Corporation (”Sinopec International”) is pleased to announce that additional common shares of Addax Petroleum Corporation (”Addax Petroleum”) have been tendered to the offer (the “Offer”) dated July 9, 2009, as extended, made by Mirror Lake Oil and Gas Company Limited (”Mirror Lake”), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Sinopec International. Mirror Lake has taken up all such additional Addax Petroleum common shares as of the expiry of the Offer on August 27, 2009 and has now taken up an aggregate of 162,947,508 Addax Petroleum common shares, representing approximately 98.22% of the Addax Petroleum common shares on a diluted basis. Bavarian Nordic A/S - Half Year Interim Report 2009KVISTGAARD, Denmark - Today Bavarian Nordic published the company’s half-year interim report 2009. The full financial statements are available on the company’s website: www.bavarian-nordic.com. Below is an extract of the most significant matters in the report as well as events after the balance sheet date. Melexis and BFi OPTiLAS Partner on European Distribution of Wireless Integrated CircuitsYPRES, Belgium - Melexis, a leading supplier of mixed signal semiconductors, announces that French based BFi OPTiLAS will join its’ sales network as a distributor for the company’s Wireless ICs in Europe. Melexis RF product portfolio includes ISM band transmitters, receivers and transceivers along with RFID and wireless sensor tags. BearingPoint Completes Sale of its Europe, Middle East and Africa Practice to European Management TeamDALLAS - BearingPoint, Inc., the management and technology consulting firm, announced today that it has completed the sale of the Company’s Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) practice to its European management team for an aggregate price of approximately US $69 million in total consideration. AEGON Sony Life Insurance Company Gains Final Approval to Launch Business in JapanTHE HAGUE, Netherlands and TOKYO - - Operations Expected to Begin by Year-end - Joint Venture to Initially Focus on Variable Annuities Essilor : First Half 2009 ResultsPARIS - An Excellent First Half: - Contribution Margin Maintained at a High 18.2% - A Further Increase in Basic Earnings per Share - Sharp Rise in net Cash Flow Frutarom Sales in the Second Quarter Reached US$ 106.7 M, With net Profit of US$ 10.1 MHAIFA, Israel - - Sales are Still Affected by the Strengthening of the US$ and Reduction of Inventories Trend; Frutarom Presents Improvement in Profitability Margins and in net Profit Compared to the First Quarter 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. Contemporary Apparel Manufacturer Selects Vertica Analytic DatabaseBILLERICA, Massachusetts - - Market-leading columnar, MPP analytic DBMS chosen to reduce cost of data warehousing terabytes of retail data in North America and Europe Cardea Technology Inc and Optasia Medical Ltd Announce Plans to Collaborate to Optimize Their Vertebral Fracture Assessment ToolsBOSTON, Massachusetts and CHEADLE, England - Cardea Technology, Inc. and Optasia Medical Ltd., announce plans to collaborate and configure their software tools for Vertebral Fracture Assessment, a method for evaluating vertebral fractures from images on bone densitometers, to exchange information and create reports for the management of osteoporosis. Buongiorno Group Results for H1 2009MILAN and LONDON - The Board of Directors of Buongiorno Group (MTA, Borsa Italiana: BNG), a leading multinational in digital entertainment, today approved its half-yearly results for the six months ended June 30, 2009, prepared in accordance with the international accounting standards (IAS/IFRS). ThromboGenics NV Announces Business Update and Half Year Results 2009LEUVEN, Belgium - ThromboGenics NV (Euronext Brussels: THR), a biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of innovative treatments for eye disease, vascular disease and cancer, is today issuing a business update and its half year results for the six month period ending 30 June, 2009. Milliman Merges Its Business in the Netherlands With HV&P Adviseurs en actuarissenSEATTLE - Milliman, Inc., one of the premier worldwide consulting and actuarial firms, announced today that it has merged its existing business in the Netherlands with HV&P Adviseurs en actuarissen, an independent employee benefits consulting firm based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Effective immediately, HV&P will become Milliman Pensioenen vof. HV&P consultants and actuaries was established in 1999. Its clients are chiefly pension funds, the corporate sector and insurance companies. UK’s Leading Payment Service Provider Teams up With Unique Sales Channel to Help Over 25,000 UK Businesses Through RecessionLONDON - Thousands of online businesses received a boost today with an announcement from online marketplace Aroxo (www.aroxo.co.uk) and Sage Pay (www.sagepay.co.uk) the UK’s leading independent payment service provider (PSP) that they have joined forces to provide a secure and efficient new sales channel. Rabobank: net Profit EUR 1.3 Billion, Tier 1 Ratio 13%UTRECHT, The Netherlands - - Solid Results in Unusual Times - Net profit at EUR 1.3 billion - Equity up 10% to EUR 37 billion - Tier 1 ratio higher, at 13% - Private sector loan portfolio up EUR 7 billion, at EUR 415 billion - Bad debt costs at 55 basis points due to adverse economic conditions Zensar Solutions Chosen for Low Cost Airline in AustraliaPUNE, India - - Jetstar Partners With Zensar for Multiple Cost Optimisation Services Zensar Technologies (BSE: 504067, NSE :ZENSARTECH, ISIN :INE520A01019, the leading global IT and BPO services provider, today announced the successful delivery of application development and support and BPO services to Jetstar Airways. The success in this area is one more example of Zensar’s successful impact sourcing service, which has been specially designed to enable significant reduction of technology and process costs for recession hit sectors and firms. Hallmarking Figures Show UK Platinum Bridal Jewellery Sales RecoveringLONDON - - With Photo Good news for platinum bridal sales as recent hallmarking figures show increase in production. Addax Petroleum Commences Exploration Campaign in Joint Development ZoneCALGARY, Canada - - Drilling First Deepwater Well at Kina Prospect in JDZ Block 4 Licence Area NetDespatch Helps Seabourne Express Streamline Global ServicesMARLOW, England - Seabourne Express Courier has opened up new frontiers in international express delivery services, thanks to web software from NetDespatch. The Velocity International software as a service (SaaS) provides a user-friendly method for customers to book and track shipments online from any country to anywhere in the world. Used by Seabourne offices worldwide, including their recently acquired Air Action business, the intuitive browser-based system is helping the company to compete globally for new business. Canadian Solar Obtained Development Rights for a 500 MW Project in ChinaONTARIO, Canada - Canadian Solar Inc. (”the Company”, “Canadian Solar” or “we”) (Nasdaq: CSIQ) today announced it obtained rights to design, install, operate, and maintain a 500 MW solar power plant system. Under a letter of intent with the Administration Committee of Baotou National Rare Earth Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone (”CPT”) in Baotou, Inner Mongolia, the solar power plant will be located in CPT. BP Awards Large Deal to Infosys TechnologiesBANGALORE, India - - Oil and Gas Company Leverages Infosys Industry Expertise and Technology Leadership STALLERGENES: 1st Half-Year 2009: Performance Ahead of ExpectationsPARIS - - Net Profit Up 11% - Strong Research and Investment Effort - Positive net Financial Position Strauss Group Reports Steady Revenues With Increased Operating and Net Profit in First Six Months 2009TEL AVIV, Israel - The Strauss Group (STRS.TA) today reported its results for the second quarter and first six months of 2009. Raptor Pharmaceuticals Raises US$5 MillionNOVATO, California - Raptor Pharmaceuticals Corp. (”Raptor” or the “Company”) (OTC Bulletin Board: RPTP), today announced that it has raised an aggregate US$5 million of gross proceeds through a private placement of units (”August 2009 Private Placement”) and through the exercise of warrants (the “Warrant Exchange”) originally issued in connection with its May/June 2008 private placement. The August 2009 Private Placement resulted in gross proceeds to Raptor of approximately US$2.4 million or US$2.3 million after placement agent fees and other expenses. The Warrant Exchange raised approximately US$2.6 million in net proceeds for Raptor. Entrée Gold Finalizes Agreement With HoneyBadger ExplorationVANCOUVER, Canadá - Entrée Gold Inc. (TSX:ETG; NYSE Amex:EGI; Frankfurt:EKA - “Entrée” or the “Company”) announces that the Company has completed due diligence and received regulatory approval for the option agreement with HoneyBadger Exploration Inc. (TSX.V:TUF - “HoneyBadger”) previously announced on July 23, 2009. Computerware Provides US-Made Patton Networking Equipment to Federal Government on GSA ScheduleGAITHERSBURG, Maryland and VIENNA, Virginia - - Federal agencies and U.S. military can procure Patton’s high-quality network equipment, made in the U.S.A., from the GSA schedule easily and cost-effectively, thanks to Computerware’s exclusive government discounts and longstanding customer relationships Bavarian Nordic in Negotiations With the US Authorities for the Further Development of IMVAMUNE(R)KVISTGAARD, Denmark - Bavarian Nordic A/S (OMX: BAVA) announced today that the US authorities have initiated negotiations for a new contract to develop a freeze-dried version of the IMVAMUNE(R) smallpox vaccine. This potential new project will have no influence on the ongoing RFP-3 BARDA (Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority) contract for the procurement of 20 million doses of IMVAMUNE(R) and the licensure of the current liquid-frozen formulation, but represents an additional business opportunity. Pension Insurance Corporation Insures the Walthamstow Stadium Limited Retirement Benefits SchemeLONDON - Pension Corporation, a leading provider of risk management solutions to defined benefit pension funds, today announces that the Trustee of Walthamstow Stadium Limited Retirement Benefits Scheme has accepted a proposal to insure its benefits with Pension Insurance Corporation (”PIC”). The pension scheme has assets of GBP19 million. |
