Generali France Improves Competitive Advantage by Keeping Projects on Track With CA Clarity PPM

PARIS - Generali France, France’s second largest general insurance company, has selected CA’s (NASDAQ: CA) Clarity(TM) Project and Portfolio Management (PPM) as its single project management solution to deliver major IT transformation projects and to increase business agility and competitive advantage.

First Phase III Clinical Trial Results of Safinamide in Advanced Parkinson’s Disease to Be Presented at the Movement Disorder Society 13th International Congress

GENEVA, Switzerland - Merck Serono, a division of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, and its partner Newron Pharmaceuticals S.p.A. (SWX: NWRN) announced today that detailed results of the first Phase III clinical trial of safinamide as adjunctive treatment in mid- to late-stage Parkinson’s disease (PD) (Study 016) will be presented at the Movement Disorder Society’s 13th International Congress of Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders to be held in Paris, France, from June 7-11, 2009.

Alcan Packaging Receives 18 Awards for Outstanding Achievements in Printing and Graphics

MONTREAL - Alcan Packaging, a business unit of Rio Tinto Alcan, has been recognised for outstanding achievements in printing and graphics by both the Packaging and Label Gravure Association Global (PLGA) and the Packaging Association of Canada (PAC).

RTS Realtime Systems Group Hosts London Roundtable Featuring MTFs and Equity Exchanges

LONDON and CHICAGO - With MiFID now well into its second year, RTS Realtime Systems Group on June 10 is hosting the third and final event in a series of original roundtable discussions, The MTF Roundtable Series 2009, to evaluate the impact of the directive on the European cash equity markets. The first-of-its-kind series of roundtables feature discussion and debate about issues affecting the entire trading community with senior officials from all of the major Multilateral Trading Facilities (MTFs) as well as their counterparts at European equity exchanges, together on a panel for the first time.

Randomized Controlled Trial of Radioactive Resin Microspheres Demonstrates Significant Delay in Progression of Disease in Patients With Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastases who Have Exhausted Chemotherapy

ORLANDO, Florida - The time to progression of disease in patients with colorectal cancer liver metastases who have exhausted all chemotherapy options can be more than doubled through the use of radioactive resin microspheres, according to the results of a prospective randomized controlled trial presented at the 45th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO).[1] The multicenter phase III study compared the use of 5-fluorouracil (5FU) alone to 5FU plus 90Y resin microspheres (SIR-Spheres; Sirtex Medical, Sydney) and was conducted by a collaboration of university hospitals in Belgium.

GfK Tells Europe’s Top Retailers, ‘Consumers Are Still Buying…’

BERLIN - The 14th annual RETAILVISION EUROPE in Berlin surprised newcomers and veterans alike with a positive note amid the general economic gloom for worldwide retail.

MobiLuck Exceeds One Million Members

PARIS - Today MobiLuck is one of the Largest and the Fastest Growing Location-Based Mobile Social Networks in the World With More Than 1 Million Members and 6 000 New Joiners a day

Alcatel-Lucent: Annual Shareholders’ Meeting of May 29, 2009

PARIS - The Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) annual ordinary and extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting held on May 29, 2009 approved all the proposed resolutions. Shareholders present or represented by proxy had in the aggregate a total of 1,152.6 million shares, which represented a quorum of 51.008 per cent.

International Transport Sector Confident to Provide Transport’s Central Role in Stimulating Economies Around the World

PARIS and LEIPZIG, Germany - 800 Delegates From Around the World, Including 52 Transport Ministers and Industry Leaders Discussed the Future of Global Transport at the 2009 International Transport Forum in Leipzig, Germany.

Murex Selects Capco as a Solution Integrator

PARIS - 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.

Alcatel-Lucent Issues Eco-Friendly 2008 Corporate Social Responsibility Report; Eco Sustainability and Civic Involvement Key Initiatives Throughout Year

PARIS - Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today released its 2008 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) report, posting it on the company’s web site rather than printing thousands of paper copies. Alcatel-Lucent also is taking this virtually paperless approach with its 2008 financial report as one step to help the company reach its aggressive goal of cutting its 2008 carbon emissions in half by 2020.

Alcatel-Lucent Captures IP Edge Router Lead in the Europe, Middle East and Africa Market

PARIS - Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced that, according to data from Infonetics, it is now the #1 vendor in the IP edge router market in the Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA) region with almost 31 percent market share. During Q1 2009, Alcatel-Lucent increased its market share in the worldwide IP edge router segment, strengthening its #2 position globally with 20 percent share.

Worldwide Exclusivity: France Télévisions in Partnership With Microsoft, Inlet Technologies and Level 3 Communications Broadcasts Live on the Web Roland Garros in High Definition Quality

PARIS and LES ULIS, France - The French International tennis tournament, held at Roland Garros from 24 May to 7 June 2009, will be the scene of the first ever application of Microsoft’s IIS7 Live Smooth Streaming technology (beta version), encoded on Inlet Technologies’ Spinnaker(TM) 7000 live streaming platform and distributed on Level 3 Communications’ Content Delivery Network (CDN), for high-quality, streamed live broadcasts on the Web.

HRA Pharma Granted European Marketing Authorization for ellaOne(R)

PARIS - Next Generation Emergency Contraceptive Will First be Launched in UK, Germany and France as Company Expands International Operations

International Transport Forum 2009 “Transport for a Global Economy: Challenges & Opportunities in the Downturn” has Opened

PARIS and LEIPZIG, Germany - The Secretary General of the International Transport Forum, Jack Short, Opened the International Transport Forum 2009 in Leipzig on Tuesday With a Tour of the Accompanying Exhibition

French Director to Receive 2009 Ibsen Award

OSLO - The second International Ibsen Award goes to French theatre director and founder of Theatre du Soleil, Ariane Mnouchkine.

Corning Cable Systems to Highlight Leadership in LAN and Data Centre Applications at 2009 DatacenterDynamics in Paris

BERLIN - Corning Cable Systems GmbH & Co KG, part of Corning Incorporated’s (NYSE:GLW) Telecommunications segment, will demonstrate its leadership and innovation in local area network (LAN) and data centre solutions at the 2009 DatacenterDynamics Conference, May 27, in Paris.

Laetitia Casta and Stefano Accorsi in Givenchy by Riccardo Tisci

CANNES, France - The actress Laetitia Casta chose the Couture House Givenchy for the Red Carpet of her new film ‘Face’ by Tsai Ming-Liang.

NEVO(TM) Sirolimus-Eluting Coronary Stent Yields Superior Results to Taxus(R) Liberte(R) Stent in Pivotal Clinical Trial

BARCELONA, Spain - New Approach to Coronary Stenting Shows Superior Results in Key Six-Month Safety and Efficacy Endpoints

The Institut Pasteur and Mérieux Alliance Take First Step Towards a Long-Term Research Partnership in the Field of Infectious Diseases

PARIS - The Institut Pasteur and Mérieux Alliance have signed a letter of intent for a long-term research partnership.

Novexel to Present Four Posters at the 19th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases in Helsinki

PARIS - Novexel, a speciality pharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of novel antibiotics designed to overcome the significant global problem of microbial resistance, announces that its two most advanced pipeline products NXL104 and NXL103 are the subject of four posters at the 19th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID). The ECCMID conference is taking place in Helsinki between 16th and 19th May 2009.

CeloNova BioSciences Announces Symposium about CATANIA(TM) Coronary Stent at EuroPCR

BARCELONA, Spain - CeloNova BioSciences, Inc., today announced that it will showcase the technology behind the CATANIA(TM) Coronary Stent System featuring a NanoThin Polyzene(R)-F surface treatment as part of the Company’s participation in the EuroPCR conference May 19-22.

Arbitration Tribunal Order Favors Perenco in Ecuador Dispute

LONDON - Perenco Ecuador Limited (”Perenco”) announced today that on May 8, 2009, a three member international arbitration tribunal constituted under the auspices of the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment disputes (”ICSID”) unanimously ordered that the Republic of Ecuador and Empresa Estatal Petroleos del Ecuador (”Petroecuador”) were restrained from instituting or further pursuing any action to collect from Perenco any payments they claim are owed pursuant to Law 42.

Heavyweight Appointments for MXP4 as Momentum Builds

PARIS - New CEO, New Board, New Funding, First Artist Adoption

Interactive music solution developer, MXP4, today announces the appointment of a new Chief Executive Officer and a strengthened board as it prepares to drive broad adoption of the format with EUR2m in additional funding from A-list investors.

India’s Unitech Wireless Selects Alcatel-Lucent to Deploy GSM/EDGE Mobile Network

PARIS - Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced that it has been selected by Unitech Wireless to support the initial launch of the company’s GSM/EDGE mobile service offering. Alcatel Lucent will deploy turn-key GSM/EDGE networks in Kerala and Orissa circles.

Louis Vuitton: Cannes Film Festival 2009

PARIS - On the occasion of the opening ceremony of the 62nd Cannes Film Festival, the actress and member of the jury, Robin Wright Penn, wore diamonds and white gold earrings, and a bracelet from Les Ardentes collection.

GTA and Louvre Hotels Sign Global Distribution Deal

LONDON and PARIS - GTA by Travelport, a global travel wholesaler and Louvre Hotels, hotel operator with more than 830 hotels in nine countries across Europe, today announced that they have signed a distribution agreement to distribute more than 30,000 Louvre Hotel rooms in GTA’s inventory.

Streamezzo Raises EUR4M in Investment Round and Welcomes Innovacom as New Investor

PARIS - Innovacom Leads Funding to Fuel Growth of Streamezzo Rich Application Software Platform and Worldwide Expansion

“Artprice or the Art Market Revolution”, Documentary Online Now Available in Chinese, German and Spanish Versions

PARIS - Chinese version: web.artprice.com/videozh.aspx German version: web.artprice.com/start.aspx?video=1&l=de Spanish version: web.artprice.com/start.aspx?video=1&l=es Already online: English version - French version All versions are downloadable (HD Quality)

Valeo Launches an Innovative Initiative With Google to Reduce Administrative Expenses

PARIS - Valeo today announced that the Group’s 30,000 Internet-connected employees now have access to a new communication and collaborative working platform based on Google Apps Premier Edition and supported by Capgemini.

Air Arabia Maroc Introduce Services to Milan, Italy

CASABLANCA, Morocco - Air Arabia Maroc’s Fourth Destination

- Three Flights per Week to Begin on May 12, 2009

Telecable Chooses Oneaccess to Offer Telephony Services With VoIP

PARIS - Leading company in the Telecommunications sector in Asturias, TeleCable, has selected OneAccess, a leader in multi service access routers, to offer new telecommunications services with VoIP technology for business clients in particular. OneAccess will supply TeleCable with its ONE100 router.

FashionTV(R) Introduces New 24/7 FTV(R) HD Channel in the U.S. on DISH Network(R)

NEW YORK - FashionTV, the worlds only 24/7 television network dedicated entirely to fashion and lifestyle, today announced the launch of its high definition channel FTV HD in the U.S. on DISH Network(R) (NASDAQ: DISH).

TAM Honored with Airbus’s Operational Excellence in Latin America Award

SAO PAULO - The company is one of the two best operators in the world of the A320 family of aircraft

AXA Group 1Q09 Activity Indicators

PARIS - Resilient revenues Total revenues were down 2% to EUR27,598 million On a comparable basis, revenues were down 5%: - Life & Savings down 7% to EUR16,453 million - Property & Casualty up 1% to EUR9,113 million - Asset Management down 34% to EUR762 million Positive insurance net inflows Life & Savings: EUR +3.3 billion P&C: +296,000(1) net new personal contracts Asset Management: EUR-17.4 billion Enhanced Solvency(2) March 31, 2009 Solvency I ratio slightly above 2008 year-end level of 127%