/C O R R E C T I O N — NetDespatch Ltd/MARLOW, England - In the news release, “NetDespatch Mobile Web Innovation Keeps Life Saving Medical Supplies on Track for DSB” issued on 10 Jun 2009 09:04 GMT, by NetDespatch Ltd over PR Newswire, we are advised by a representative of the company that in the first paragraph, second sentence, the word ‘Agility’ has been added in front of ’system’. Paragraphs 2 & 3 have been re-written entirely. There are new paragraphs 4 and 8. In paragraph 7 of the new version (paragraph 5 of the old), a new third sentence has been added ‘DSB uses high specification Intermec handhelds that are GPRS and GPS equipped.’ Complete, corrected release follows: Qik Pre-Loaded on the Acclaimed Nokia N97REDWOOD CITY, California - Qik now available on Nokia Nseries flagship device Qik, the leading live mobile video streaming platform, today announced their latest cooperation with Nokia, the world’s largest mobile device manufacturer. After months of rigorous testing of all mobile video applications, Nokia has selected Qik as a live mobile video application to be pre-loaded on the Nokia N97. Capstone Reports Significant Increase in Copper-Gold Mineral Resources at Minto Mine, YukonVANCOUVER - 32% Increase in Contained Copper in the M&I Classes Provides Basis for Phase IV Expansion New “Auto Europe Car Rental Roadmap” LaunchesLONDON - Who knows their PAI from their liability or excess insurance, and what is SCDW and do you need it? Do you understand what car hire prices are made of and how to accurately compare different suppliers? What, if any, extra costs should you anticipate? Do you know what to do in the event of an accident and how you should go about ensuring you’ll be able to claim on your hire car insurance? And can you be certain you got the right insurance in the first place? Atmel Announces Plug & Play Host-side Cryptographic Authentication ICSAN JOSE, California - Atmel’s Host CryptoAuthentication IC Eliminates the Need for Designers to Understand Complex Cryptographic Protocols and Algorithms 21% of British Travellers Risk Their Own SafetyLONDON - More than one in five of us ignore the flight safety talk when flying, according to a poll released today. Talk to Your Pharmacist if You Want to Avoid Summer HorrordaysLONDON - Millions of Brits are dicing with disaster and placing their health at risk when taking overseas holidays, research from the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB) reveals. Virgin Trains Welcomes Office of Rail Regulation Action on Poor Network Rail PerformanceLONDON - We welcome Network Rail and the Office of Rail Regulation’s acknowledgement of the unsatisfactory performance on the West Coast Main Line, which is vindication of the warnings we have given both organisations over the last three years. British Gas Cuts Electricity Prices by 10% - is Now the Cheapest Electricity Supplier in BritainWINDSOR, England - British Gas, the biggest supplier of electricity to homes in Britain, which serves around one in every four homes, has today cut an average 10 per cent off its standard electricity prices. Global Survey of Teenagers Reveals Nokia Still the Number One Mobile BrandLONDON - Nokia is the number one mobile phone brand according to 112,000 teenagers, across 30 markets, who took part in the Global Habbo Youth Survey Brand Update 2009 (GHYS). Foamtec International Takes the Strain Out of Cleanroom MoppingOCEANSIDE, California - Foamtec International LLC today introduced PharmaMOP(TM), the cleanroom industry’s lightest weight mop for cleaning and disinfecting aseptic manufacturing areas. At 485 grams, PharmaMOP(TM) sets the standard for ergonomics, allowing implementation of ceiling, wall and floor cleaning SOPs without strain. Key design elements include a patent-pending mop head that assures compliance with contact time SOPs when applying disinfectants in cleanrooms. PROSTVAC(TM) Data Presented at the ASCO Meeting Demonstrates the Potential for Significant Increases in Life Expectancy in Late-Stage Prostate CancerKVISTGAARD, Denmark - Detailed data from a randomized Phase 2 study with PROSTVAC(TM) were presented Saturday at the ASCO Annual Meeting in Orlando. The presentation was made by Philip Kantoff MD, Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute who is also the principal investigator of the study. Software Tool Launched That Will Help UK Companies Significantly Raise Corporate Governance StandardsLONDON - Software Released as Consultation Closes on the Financial Reporting Council’s Review of UK Corporate Governance Significant Exclusive Licence Agreement for BugOil(R)PRESTON, England - Plant Impact (AIM:PIM), a developer of technologies that improve crop productivity, is pleased to announce that on the 29th May 2009 it entered into a significant exclusive licence agreement with Arysta LifeScience Corporation (”Arysta”) for the sale of Plant Impact’s flagship BugOil(R) product (”Licence Agreement”). Do Your Sums, Before the Twentieth ComesMANCHESTER, England - Most People Spend Their Wages by the 20th of the Month New research by The Co-operative Bank Current Accounts has revealed that the 20th of the month, is the day by which most people have spent their wages. New Preliminary Data from Two Studies Show Clinical Activity of Neratinib in Combination with Trastuzumab and in Combination with Paclitaxel in Advanced HER-2 Positive Breast CancerCOLLEGEVILLE, Pennsylvania - Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, a division of Wyeth (NYSE: WYE), today announced preliminary data from two ongoing studies, one evaluating neratinib (HKI-272) in combination with trastuzumab (Herceptin(R), Roche) in HER-2 positive (ErbB-2 positive) breast cancer, and a separate study investigating neratinib safety and efficacy when given with paclitaxel (Taxol(R), Bristol-Myers Squibb) in patients with HER-2 dependent solid tumors. The data gathered from both trials are scheduled to be presented at the 45th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida, from May 29 to June 2, 2009. Neratinib is an investigational orally administered irreversible inhibitor of the HER-2 and EGFR kinases. The Co-operative Bank Leads the Way in Responsible Lending and Sees 50% Fall in RepossessionsMANCHESTER, England - Against a backdrop of the mortgage industry prediction of 75,000 repossessions this year, new figures from The Co-operative Bank Mortgages show that despite the current economic climate, the number of repossessions at The Co-operative Bank has actually halved over the past 12 months. “Aristotle Onassis Prize for the Protection of the Environment”HAMBURG, Germany - International Environmental Prize to be Awarded in Future in Hamburg City Mayor Ole von Beust, City Senator for the Environment Anja Hajduk and Foundation President Anthony S. Papadimitriou today announced the future awarding of “Aristotle Onassis Prize for the Protection of the Environment”, speaking at Hamburg City Hall. The prize is endowed by the Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation and is to be awarded in Hamburg every two years for “outstanding contributions towards protecting and improving the environment, including the long-term economical use of energy”. The first award will be in autumn 2010, and the prize may be given to individuals or organisations of all kinds, other than politicians or political parties. It is one of the highest-endowed environmental prizes in the world, carrying an award of EUR 250,000. Combining Technologies to Further Enhance Warfighter Safety & SurvivabilityHEBRON, Ohio - ArmorSource LLC and Eye Tactical Inc Team up to Launch an Advanced Lightweight Protection System (ALPS) for the Current and Future Combat Helmets Work-Life Benefits Key to Employee Satisfaction, Retention During Credit CrunchLONDON - As the credit crunch continues to constrict budgets and businesses look for ways to cut spending, companies may need to reconsider any plans to scale back employee work-life benefits. Britons continue to be Europe’s hardest working employees, logging the most hours on the job, yet only 33 percent of workers say their employer has any family-friendly practices or personal support services, such as child care, wellness services or financial consulting, in place. Imagini Launches Widget That Turns Pictures Into ProfitLONDON - VisualDNA Shops: Ecommerce, Personalization, SEO and Analytics in Under 5 Minutes Imagini, the inventor of VisualDNA(TM) (www.visualdna.com), today announced the alpha launch of VisualDNA Shops (shops.visualdna.com/, a monetization widget that enables every blogger and web publisher to easily add personalized product recommendations, and start generating detailed demographic, psychographic and behavioral analytics of their visitors. VisualDNA Shops delivers real-time product suggestions from Amazon.com to every site visitor, based on responses to a series of simple visual questions. Products range from mobile phones to travel accessories, digital cameras and gadgets and we plan to also include products from sites such as eBay and Shopping.com in the coming weeks. ‘Seoul Declaration’ Adopted by Mayors of International Cities at C40 Seoul Climate SummitSEOUL, South Korea - Mayors of major metropolitan cities around the world adopted the “Seoul Declaration” at the Third C40 Large Cities Climate Summit held last week in the capital city of Korea. Announced on the final day of the three-day Summit, the Declaration calls on major cities to convert into low-carbon areas by cutting greenhouse gas emissions to the largest extent possible. The Declaration also reaffirms the cities’ commitment to making collective efforts to combat climate change. Mayor Se-hoon Oh of the host city said at the closing ceremony that the Declaration will add momentum to the promotion of the vital roles of cities in addressing climate change. Keep Cool and Safe en RouteYPRES, Belgium - Melexis, an early and innovative semiconductor player in the RFID market, demonstrates its new sensor tag IC, the MLX90129, during the Sensor & Test exhibition. This contactless sensing system on a chip targets applications such as cold chain management, industrial data logger or medical monitoring devices. Mountain Province Diamonds Announces Updated Mineral Resource Estimate for Gahcho Kué Diamond ProjectTORONTO and NEW YORK - Shares Issued and Outstanding: 59,932,381 TSX: MPV AMEX: MDM Indicated Mineral Resource 50.5 Million Carats Inferred Mineral Resource 10.3 Million Carats Capstone Reports Final Phase 1, Drill Results - More High Gold Grades at Minto NorthVANCOUVER - Hole 09SWC474 Intercepts 3.0% Cu & 6.0g/t Au Over 32.3m (including 4.7% Cu & 9.8g/t Au Over 8.8m) Danny Wallace Joins Global Fight Against MSLONDON - Former Man Utd star Danny Wallace is helping to shine the spotlight on the condition that ended his career early by joining together with the MS Society to support World MS Day. Union Activists Hold the Key to the Problems in ConstructionLONDON - ATTN: News, Construction and Business Correspondents Unite the union will be bringing together activists and union officials from across the construction industry for a national summit to fight for the right to work and to be paid properly. VIVOZOOM - World’s Only Microstock Business to Give Legal Guarantees on all ImagesCHICAGO and LONDON - Launched Today by Imagepick Inc., VIVOZOOM Radically Changes the Commercial Image Market by Offering Warranted Stock Photography at Microstock Prices Free International Phonebook Directory LaunchedLONDON - Today, 192.com, the UK’s leading people, business and place finder, has launched a free online international directories product with world.192.com. This new directory of international phonebooks provides access to almost 400 online directories in 204 countries worldwide. Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey Finds Surge in Bullishness as Investors Put Cash to WorkNEW YORK and LONDON - Signs of Exuberance Appear in Rush to Emerging Markets Bullishness in global markets has reached new heights with seven out of 10 investors who predict the world economy will improve in the next twelve months, according to the Merrill Lynch Survey of Fund Managers for May. WhiteSmoke Updates English Writing Software With New Features and EnhancementsWILMINGTON, Delaware - A New Level of Usability and Integration for Advanced Grammar Checking, Spell Checking School for ‘Untouchables’ Makes Academic History in IndiaBANGALORE, India - The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) released their results on Wednesday, and for the second year in a row the entire 10th grade class of Shanti Bhavan (www.shantibhavanonline.org), a tuition-free home and school dedicated to Dalit (formerly known as “Untouchables”) children, secured First Division in the nationally accredited ICSE examination. Shanti Bhavan is the first school for Dalits to achieve First Division in the ICSE exams in India’s academic history and have replicated that success again this year. Global Health Advocates Call For Pan-African Voices to Speak UpNAIROBI, Kenya - “The people of Africa must speak out and tell President Obama, a son of Kenya, that he must meet his promises to those who are affected by HIV/AIDS.” — James Kamau, Kenya Treatment Action Movement, Nairobi AboveNet and QinetiQ Partner to Make Network Based Quantum Cryptography a RealityLONDON - AboveNet’s Fibre-Optic Network in London to be Used for In-Depth Validation Trials AboveNet, a leading provider of fibre optic and IP connectivity solutions for business and carriers, and QinetiQ, the defence, security and technology company, have announced a strategic partnership that will exploit an advanced cryptography solution to provide strong network security for communications. This solution aims to make quantum cryptography a reality across optical networks. 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. |
