Lyon, France, February 16, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - Bluestar Silicones is launching a new line of TCS 7560 and TCS 7561 Silbione(R) products designed for the elastic band market for lingerie and medical applications (support stockings and medical equipment). These two new silicone elastomers have excellent ...
Abbott Park, Illinois, February 16, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - Abbott today announced that it has completed its EUR 4.5 billion (US$6.2 billion) acquisition of Belgium-based Solvay Pharmaceuticals, providing Abbott with a large and complementary portfolio of pharmaceutical products and expanding Abbott's presence in key global emerging markets. Based on the timing of the close, Abbott expects the acquisition to add ...
Barcelona (ots/PRNewswire) - - The Orange Expert Assistance Service Includes Specialist Customer Service Representatives Who Will Provide Personalised Care and Support to Help Smartphone Customers - As Part of This Dedicated Support, Expert Assistance Will Also Provide Remote ...
Barcelona, February 15, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - Orange today announced it is to become a key partner to Microsoft in Europe for the Windows Phone 7 Series, extending its long-term partnership to deliver a range of phones in 2010 with smarter design and software integration that are optimised for Orange customers. ...
Barcelona, February 15, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - - Orange to offer a daily data roaming tariff standardised[1] across the European Union (EU), enabling more customers to stay connected with friends and family, all for approximately the price of a cup of coffee - Easy to understand, ...
Barcelona (ots/PRNewswire) - - Orange is the First Operator to Launch Interactive SMS and MMS Advertising in Multiple Markets, Helping Brands Transform How They Communicate With Customers - New Service Brings Benefits to Customers and Gives Advertisers Highly Targeted, Interactive Engagement With Thousands of Orange Mobile Customers ...
Barcelona (ots/PRNewswire) - - Following the World's First Commercial Launch by Orange of a Mobile High-definition (HD) Voice Service in Moldova in Sept 2009, Orange Will Also Launch Mobile HD Voice in France, Luxembourg and Spain in Addition to the UK and Belgium in 2010 - The Service Will Deliver a Significantly Improved Quality of Voice and Sound That Will Enable Orange to Transform ...
Toronto (ots/PRNewswire) - Biosign Technologies Inc. (CNSX: BIO) ("Biosign" or the "Company") today announced it has been assessed and certified as meeting the requirements of ISO 9001:2008, ISO 13485-2003, and Directive 93/42/EEC ("CE Mark") for automated wrist blood pressure and blood glucose monitors with computer controls. The certificates allow Biosign to add non-invasive blood glucose monitoring to its offerings ...
Beaverton, Oregon (ots/PRNewswire) - Planar Systems, Inc. , a worldwide leader in specialty display solutions, today announced that its proprietary thin film electroluminescent (TFEL) display technology has been chosen by United Kingdom-based Dytecna Systems Engineering for its new Crew Information Screen (CIS) ...
Calgary, Canada (ots/PRNewswire) - BNK Petroleum Inc. ("BNK" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that Steven M. Warshauer has joined the Company as Director of Geology. Mr. Warshauer has a Ph.D in geology, and over 25 years of experience as a geologist and manager in international and domestic exploration, operations, research and training. Most recently Mr. Warshauer was Senior Geological Advisor for Devon ...
Huntington Beach, California and Amsterdam (ots/PRNewswire) -- Agendia, a world leader in molecular cancer diagnostics, announced today that it has received the Clinical Laboratory Permit from the New York State Department of Health. The New York State permit allows the company to receive commercial samples of ...
Tokyo (ots/PRNewswire) - Hoya Corporation today announced financial results for the third quarter ended December 31, 2009. Net sales were 106.8 billion yen for the quarter, a 5.2% decrease from 112.7 billion yen in the same period last year. Operating income was 18.9 billion yen, a 13.8% increase from 16.6 billion yen in the same period last year, mainly due to increase in orders and productivity. Compared to the ...
Amsterdam (ots/PRNewswire) - VimpelCom Ltd. today announces the commencement of its exchange offer to holders of shares and American Depositary Shares ("ADSs") of Open Joint Stock Company "Vimpel-Communications" ("OJSC VimpelCom") , in which it will offer depositary shares representing VimpelCom Ltd. shares ...
Paris (ots/PRNewswire) - Mobile Tag, the European leader in mobile barcode solutions, continues to innovate with the launch of its latest application: mobiletag Universal Reader and shopping. To view the Multimedia News Release, please click: http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/prne/mobiletag/40778/ Mobile Tag is behind the creation of the flashcode, the ...
EWEA - European wind Energy Association
Brussels (ots/PRNewswire) - More new wind power capacity was installed in the EU in 2009 than any other electricity-generating technology, new statistics published today by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) reveal. 39% of all new capacity installed in 2009 was wind power, followed by gas (26%) and solar photovoltaics (16%). Europe decommissioned more coal ...
Calgary, Canada (ots/PRNewswire) - Resverlogix Corp. ("Resverlogix" or the "Company") announced today that the Board of Directors has elected Arthur J. Higgins, CEO of Bayer HealthCare and Chairman of the Bayer HealthCare Executive Committee, to the Board effective February 1, 2010. Mr. Higgins joined Bayer in 2004 as Chairman of the Bayer HealthCare ...
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
Osaka, Japan and London (ots/PRNewswire) - Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited ("Takeda") and Takeda Pharmaceuticals Europe Limited ("TPEU"), its wholly owned subsidiary for oversight of pan-European sales and marketing, jointly announced today that Mepact(R) (mifamurtide)(1), the first new treatment in 20 years to improve survival in patients with osteosarcoma (malignant bone cancer)(2), is now commercially ...
Milan and Davos, Switzerland (ots/PRNewswire) - The Advisory Board "2015: Women and Expo" met this morning in Davos to launch a five year plan to promote women's entrepreneurial creativity in the world, particularly in relation to the theme of the Expo "Feed the Planet, Energy for Life". The Board is headed ...
Geneva/Davos (ots) - Cloud Computing Need not be a Problem for Governments - Provided the Right Approach is Taken Recent developments have woken many governments up to the reality of Cyberspace and how it is challenging the traditional conception of Sovereignty. "With data being stored virtually anywhere in ...
Sydney (ots/PRNewswire) - QVT Fund LP and Quintessence Fund L.P. (together, "QVT"), announced their support for the rescue plan proposed by the directors of TZ Limited ("TZ" or the "company"). If passed by shareholders, this rescue plan will allow QVT to convert approximately AUD$28.6 million of debt into TZ shares. QVT believes the rescue plan is in the best interests of all shareholders and will significantly ...
Singapore (ots/PRNewswire) - Fourteen international banks lent overwhelming support to the maiden Asian syndicated facility for Mercuria Energy Trading Pte Ltd. The facility, which was launched at USD150 Million, closed oversubscribed with the final facility amount being upsized to USD281 Million. The Company ...
Calgary (ots/PRNewswire) - BNK Petroleum Inc. ("BNK" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has been awarded two additional oil and gas concessions, which total approximately 770,000 acres net to BNK. These concessions were granted in a European Union Country and bring BNK's total gross land acquisitions in Europe to 2.1 million acres. This provides ...
Agence de Medecine Preventive (AMP)
Paris (ots/PRNewswire) - On January 15, the Minister of Health and Hygiene of Côte d'Ivoire, Dr. Rémi Allah Kouadio, presided over a ceremony to mark the launch of a National Immunization Technical Advisory Group (NITAG) named "Côte d'Ivoire National Committee of Independent Experts for Vaccination and Vaccines" (Comité National d'Experts Indépendants pour la ...
Abbott Park, Illinois (ots/PRNewswire) - Today the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) voted to recommend the suspension of marketing authorizations for all anti-obesity medicines containing sibutramine. Abbott will comply with the CHMP recommendation and suspend the marketing of Abbott medicines containing ...
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (ots/PRNewswire) - AVEVA Group plc , one of the world's leading providers of engineering data and design IT systems, announced that WorleyParsons, a global provider of technical, project and operational support services, recently signed a contract to significantly increase the company's usage of AVEVA Plant solutions. This new contract ...
Charlotte, North Carolina (ots/PRNewswire) - Bank of America Corporation today reported full-year 2009 net income of US$6.3 billion, compared with net income of US$4.0 billion in 2008. Including preferred stock dividends and the negative impact from the repayment of the U.S. government's US$45 billion preferred stock investment in the company under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), income applicable to common ...
Nijmegen, The Netherlands (ots/PRNewswire) - CWR Mobility has released version 4.2 of its flagship product CWR Mobile CRM, the leading mobile solution for Dynamics CRM which is used by organizations worldwide including Danone, Nestlé, Hitachi and Sanofi Pasteur. Amongst the most important improvements is a ...
Cambridge, England (ots/PRNewswire) - AVEVA and Z+F are pleased to announce a stronger technical and commercial partnership, focused on delivering new levels of integration and productivity between laser scanning, detailed design and asset management. Z+F specializes in 3D laser scanning and was one of the first companies to release a phase based laser scanner and subsequently invented the world's 1st stand alone ...
Port Au Prince, Haiti (ots/PRNewswire) - - Thomson Reuters Foundation puts in place first-of-its-kind Emergency Information Service ('EIS') in Haiti - The EIS is exclusively operating for and on behalf of earthquake survivors, using local languages, French and Creole - The service is free ...
Toronto (ots/PRNewswire) - To raise awareness of the need to support Haiti's earthquake survivors, Canada's National Tower will be lit in red and blue, the colours of the flag of Haiti, beginning at sunset each night from January 15-22, 2010. The CN Tower will also raise awareness of relief efforts on site by providing visitors with opportunities to donate to the Canadian Red Cross. Visitors can add a donation at ...