Distinguished Sicilian Artisan Espresso Roaster Brings New Whole Bean Can to North AmericaMESSINA, Italy - - Miscela d’Oro - exclusive artisan supplier to top restaurants in top metros - offers espresso connoisseurs whole bean product in new smaller package Buongiorno Preliminary Results for H1 2009MILAN - - EBITDA of Euro 18.6 Million, up 14% Compared to H1 2008, Thanks to the Growth of the Most Profitable Business Segments and the Decrease of Fixed Costs. Multi-Tech Announces New MultiConnect AW ConverterMINNEAPOLIS - - Connects Legacy Analog Devices to Cellular Networks As it becomes increasingly difficult to find PSTN lines in homes and businesses, and complete analog networks are being sunset, many device manufacturers are faced with the problem of finding new ways to connect their legacy analog devices to the latest digital communication networks. With its new MultiConnect(TM) AW Analog-to-Wireless Converter (www.multitech.com/en_US/PRODUCTS/Families/MultiConnectAW/), Multi- Tech Systems is providing a cost-effective and convenient solution for the millions of devices with built-in analog modems needing to be deployed in M2M (machine-to-machine) applications. Health Robotics Announces American Joint Venture With i.v.SOFTBOZEN, Italy - Health Robotics today announced that it has embarked in a joint venture with i.v.SOFT in order to market, implement, and support its I.V. Workflow Engine and related software automation modules to hospitals and infusion centers in North America. One of its software modules (OncoCube) has already been installed and is being currently utilized at the University of Colorado Hospital [Denver], in addition to all-digital and totally integrated I.V. installations at La Maddalena Cancer Center in Palermo and Campus Biomedico University General Hospital in Rome. /C O R R E C T I O N — YachtWorld.com/SEATTLE - In the news release, “Yachtworld Launches Global Charter Portal” issued on 22 Jul 2009 14:03 GMT, by YachtWorld.com over PR Newswire, we are advised by a representative of the company that the contacts details in the release were incorrectly transmitted by PR Newswire. Complete, corrected release follows: Yachtworld Launches Global Charter PortalSEATTLE - - www.yachtworldcharters.com, a Single, Global Marketplace for Yacht Charter Multi-Tech Cellular Modems Now Available via Future ElectronicsMINNEAPOLIS - - Distribution Agreement Expands Multi-Tech’s Reach in Europe and the Middle East New Management Team for Search Engine Factory, SurfRayCOPENHAGEN and SANTA CLARA, California - - The Danish search engine factory SurfRay now has a new management team in place including a new Managing Director, and two new board members with international experience from careers at Microsoft, Novell, IBM and Digital. Perot Systems Awarded Three Year IT Services Contract Extension With Hutchison WhampoaLONDON and PLANO, Texas - - A Leading Global Telecom Company Renews Outsourcing Deal Perot Systems Corporation (NYSE: PER) (www.perotsystems.com) has announced that it has been awarded a three year extension to its current IT services agreement with the 3 Group, Hutchison Whampoa’s 3G mobile telecoms business. The agreement further strengthens the three year-old relationship between the two companies, building on Perot Systems’ outstanding track record of meeting its service level agreement objectives. Financial terms of the contract were not disclosed. Kedrios and GoldenSource to Provide Italian Hosted Data Management ServiceMILAN and LONDON - - Alliance Couples Market-Leading Enterprise Data Management Technology With Proven Outsourcing Capabilities and Strong Local Presence Health Robotics to Launch Germany’s Installations of i.v.STATION(TM) at Charite-Universitatsmedizin BerlinBOZEN, Italy - Health Robotics today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement with Charite-Universitatsmedizin Berlin. Charite will install an i.v.STATION robot at its Centrum 14 during the second half of 2009. Current Media Names Mark Rosenthal to CEOSAN FRANCISCO - - Current Board Member and Media Veteran Brings 25 Years Experience and Leadership to Company Co-Founded by Al Gore and Joel Hyatt Nord Stream and EU Energy Commissioner Reaffirm Importance of New Gas Supply RoutesZUG, Switzerland - - Nord Stream Will Provide Supply Route Diversification and Additional Gas From 2011 Health Robotics Expands and Diversifies Global Channel Strategies With Joint-Ventures & Direct OperationsBOZEN, Italy - Health Robotics today announced that it has decided to complement its successful indirect channel strategies with direct investments in local infrastructure at a few territories where a couple of Health Robotics’ distributors have been negatively affected by a number of factors, such as the global economic crisis, a distributor’s litigation with investors, and some financial difficulties supporting our customers. Some of these new channel strategy decisions have followed a direct channel operation model, while others have taken the form of JV (joint venture) channel strategies. Venere.com Names New Chief Technology OfficerROME - Venere.com, the European online hotel reservations specialist recently acquired by Expedia Inc., has appointed Philippe Vimard to lead its technology department. Companies are Failing to Keep Their Overseas Subsidiary Reporting in Good ShapeLONDON - Companies across the globe are failing to maintain the required legislative and regulatory reporting requirements for their subsidiaries, according to TMF Group, (TMF) the world’s leading independent provider of accounting and corporate secretarial services and Computershare Governance Services (CGS), the leading subsidiary governance software supplier. Brioni Announces Consolidated Results for 2008 With Revenues Unchanged and Profits (EBITDA) of More Than EUR32m and Names Andrea Perrone Group CEOROME - - Brioni also Announces Plans to Expand Across China and Middle East Brioni, the luxury menswear group, announced on Monday consolidated 2008 revenues that were substantially unchanged, and also said it was naming Andrea Perrone as Group Chief Executive Officer with immediate effect. Multi-Tech’s MultiModem(R) rCell Intelligent Wireless Router Instantly Enables Data-Intensive M2M Communication in Real-TimeMINNEAPOLIS - - Ideal for 24/7 Video Surveillance and Other Mission-Critical Applications Leading International Climate Scientists Call on World Leaders for Global Emissions Peak by 2020L’AQUILA, Italy - - Action by Scientists Underscores Urgency of National Progress and Global Negotiations UK Only 74th, but Costa Rica Tops ‘Happy Planet Index’LONDON - As the G8 prepare to meet in Italy this week, the second global ranking of the ecological efficiency with which the world’s nations deliver long and happy lives for the people who live there - the ‘Happy Planet Index’ - reveals a surprising picture of the relative wealth and progress of nations. Health Robotics Announces i.v.STATION(TM) Contract With Grifols in Spain, Portugal and South AmericaBOZEN , Italy - Health-Robotics today announced that it has signed an exclusive 5-year strategic partnership with Grifols S.A., the leading Pharmacy Automation provider in Spain, Portugal, and South America. Grifols desires to safely, accurately, and cost-effectively automate the preparation of non-hazardous IV Admixtures with Health Robotics’ i.v.STATION Robot. As part of this strategic partnership, Grifols will take delivery of 120 i.v.STATION Robots between now and December 2014 for deployment in Spain, Portugal, Chile, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Venezuela, Colombia, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Surinam, Guyana, Belize, and French Guyana. Supermicro Displays Performance-Per-Watt Leadership at International SuperComputing (ISC) 2009HAMBURG, Germany - 2U Twin2 (”Twin Squared”), SuperBlade(R) and Other Innovative Servers Featuring Intel(R) Xeon(R) 5500 (Nehalem) Processors & Gold Level Power Supplies Supermicro Showcases World’s Densest and Greenest HPC Solutions at ISC ‘09HAMBURG - 1,440 Processor Cores per 42U Rack with 4-Way SuperBlade(R) Optimized for Six-Core AMD Opteron(TM) Processors, QDR InfiniBand, Gold Level Power Efficiency Refinancing Agreement led by Banca IMI SpA (Intesa Sanpaolo Group) for a New Loan of EUR87 MillionLONDON - Buongiorno S.p.A. (MTA, Borsa Italiana: BNG), a leading multinational in digital entertainment, today announces that a new loan facility has been signed with a pool of banks headed by Banca IMI SpA (Intesa Sanpaolo Group) for the issue of a new multi-year loan for a total consideration of EUR87 million. It is divided into a five-year, EUR67 million senior loan with payments due every six months (Tranche A) and a EUR20 million revolving credit facility, which will be gradually cancelled starting the fourth year after the issuance date (Tranche B). Novellus’ Peter Wolters Division Develops 22nm Double-Sided Silicon Wafer Polish ProcessSAN JOSE, California - - MicroLine(R) Technology Produces Extremely Flat Wafers to Meet Chip Manufacturing Lithography Requirements at 22nm And Beyond Supermicro and NVIDIA Smash 1U Server Performance Records at International SuperComputing (ISC) 2009HAMBURG, Germany - 2-Teraflop SuperServer 6016GT-TF-TM2 with Two Tesla GPUs plus a new 4U System that supports Four Tesla GPUs IFP and ENEL Sign a Cooperation Agreement in the Field of Post-Combustion CO2 CaptureRUEIL-MALMAISON, France - IFP and ENEL have just signed a memorandum of understanding to test the first-generation post-combustion capture process, developed by IFP, on a pilot unit to be built by ENEL at the coal-fired power station in Brindisi (Italy). International Awards for Tenuta Villa TrasquaCASTELLINA, Italy - With its Supertuscan Trasgaia 2006, the Tuscan winery Villa Trasqua has once again scooped the Gold title. At the International Wine and Spirit Competition (ISWC) 2009 in London, Villa Trasqua won the prestigious ‘Gold Best in Class’ title for the second time in a row, a first in the world of wine. ‘Tenuta’ Villa Trasqua can be recognised by the large ‘T’ on the label. Tagetik Investment Pays Off Within Two YearsLUCCA, Italy and LONDON - Independent Study Examines Software’s Total Economic Impact(TM) Tagetik, a global provider of Performance Management and Financial Governance solutions, today announced that an independent case study conducted by Forrester Consulting, commissioned by Tagetik, shows that an investment in Tagetik software can quickly pay for itself. The study calculated that a Tagetik customer achieved a risk-adjusted ROI of 299% over five years with a payback period of 24 months. Tagetik commissioned the study to examine the total economic impact and potential return on investment (ROI) that enterprises may realize by deploying its Performance Management (PM) and Financial Governance (FG) software. ContiSoccerWorld.com Soccer Platform With Background Information, Services and Statistics Now Available in Four LanguagesHANOVER, Germany - Redesign Completed on Time for the FIFA Confederations Cup 2009 - The Official Sponsor of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa(TM) has Also Integrated Interactive Content From ContiFanWorld. Available now in Four Languages Chiesi Creates New Research Centre to Study Innovative Therapies for the Treatment of Respiratory and Special Care DiseasesPARMA, Italy - The centre, which is to be located in Parma over an area of 22,000 sq. m., will be operative from 2011 and will employ over 300 qualified researchers from both Italy and abroad. The investment is worth around euro 70 million. The aim of the centre is the study of innovative products for chronic respiratory diseases, such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and special care diseases such as cystic fibrosis and respiratory distress syndrome in premature infants. WHO and EFA Call for Global Action on Chronic Respiratory DiseaseROME - Call to Reduce the Four Million Deaths Annually, From a Condition Responsible for More Fatalities Globally Than AIDS[1] Tiscali Deploys Bizanga Intelligent Message Processor Platform Across EuropeSAN MATEO, California and CAGLIARI, Italy - Solution Provides Immediate Payback and Enhanced Capabilities Tagetik Announces Tagetik 3.0 ReleaseLUCCA, Italy - Unified Solution for Performance Management and Financial Governance Minimizes Business Complexity 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. |
