Trappes, France, November 10 (ots/PRNewswire) - Nissan Europe reported total sales of 29,044 vehicles (i) in October 2005, a decrease of 34.4% over the same month last year. In the ten month period from January to October 2005, Nissan Europe sold 474,103 units, 4% up from last year. HIGHLIGHTS BY COUNTRY - Nissan in France sold 2,821 units in October, registering a 34.9% decrease compared to last year. In the ten month period from January to October 2005, ...
Burscheid, Germany/Milwaukee, Wisconsin (ots) - Johnson Controls, Inc. (JCI) today reported that its fourth quarter 2005 earnings from continuing operations rose 15% on a sales increase of 7%. John M. Barth, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said "We are pleased to report record quarterly and full-year results, continuing our track record for growth. In 2005 we broadened our capabilities, expanded our ...
Zurich (ots) - VIA NET.WORKS (Switzerland) Ltd., a company of Solution24 AG, receives national WiMAX test licence by the Swiss authorities. VIA NET.WORKS will be carrying out WiMAX pilot operations in Zurich and Geneva. The planned area-wide covering of WiMAX will be supported by Chinese companies - VIA NET.WORKS is conducting negotiations with Chinese carriers ...
Paris, France (ots/PRNewswire) - - Increase in Sales and Reduced Debt Following today's meeting of its Board of Directors, Valeo presented its consolidated accounts for the third quarter 2005. In millions of euros (IFRS) 3rd quarter 9 months (unaudited) 2005 2004 change 2005 2004 change Net sales 2,356 2,126 + 10.8% ...
London (ots/PRNewswire) - European Capital Financial Services Limited ("European Capital Financial Services") announced today the opening of its London office. European Capital Financial Services is an affiliate of American Capital Strategies Ltd. (Nasdaq: ACAS), a United States-based buyout and mezzanine fund. Leading European Capital in London are Simon Henderson, Managing Director with responsibility for U.K. ...
San Jose, California and Mountain View, California (ots/PRNewswire) - - USB Flash Drive Offers Fully-Loaded OS, Desktop Software and Secure Data Storage Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML), a global leader in the development and fabrication of advanced semiconductor solutions, and FingerGear(TM), the consumer products division of biometrics leader Bionopoly ...
St. Peter Port, Guernsey (ots/PRNewswire) - European Capital Limited ("European Capital") announced today that it had closed on the offering of euro 750 million (US$900 million) of equity commitments. An aggregate of euro 229 million (US$275 million) of equity commitments were provided by third party institutional investors with the balance provided by European ...
Heilbronn, Germany and Broomfield, Colorado (ots/PRNewswire) - Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML), a global leader in the development and fabrication of advanced semiconductor solutions and Sirenza Microdevices, Inc. (Nasdaq: SMDI) announced today that Sirenza has shipped more than 100 million silicon germanium ...
- Hinweis: A graphic can be downloaded under http://www.presseportal.ch - Frankfurt, Helsinki, Stockholm, Zurich (ots) - Two worlds co-exist within cash management of PSA Peugeot Citroën Group. Firstly, the industrial and commercial world that produces and sells cars, and secondly, the world of financing (over half the cars sold are purchased on ...
Zürich (ots) - Liberty Global Inc. ("Liberty Global") today announced that its subsidiary, United ACM Holdings, Inc. ("United ACM"), has entered into a definitive agreement (the "Agreement") to acquire 100% of the outstanding share capital of Cablecom Holdings AG ("Cablecom") from the sole shareholder Glacier Holdings S.C.A. ("Glacier") - The terms of the Agreement value Cablecom at approximately CHF 56.22 per share, which implies a total equity value of CHF 2,825 ...
Zurich (ots) - As of 1 October 2005, it will be even easier than before to register a domain name via the internet. SWITCH, the registry for domain names ending in .ch and .li, has redesigned the "Internet Domains" section of its website in response to changing customer needs. Users will benefit not only from the new design but also from optimised processes and functions. The launch of this new website zone ...
In June 2005 the Ecma General Assembly approved ECMA-367, the first standard for the Eiffel programming language. Geneva (ots) - Eiffel is a method of software construction and a language for use in the analysis, design, implementation and maintenance of software systems. The ECMA-367 standard covers the language, with an emphasis on implementational aspects. Originally designed by Eiffel Software under the leadership of Object Technology pioneer Bertrand Meyer, the ...
Luterbach (ots) - Components also enjoys marked improvement in orders The Schaffner Group (SXW Swiss Exchange: SAHN) received a number of orders early in the fourth quarter of its fiscal year for test systems to measure EMC emissions and interference resistance. The largest single order - worth a total of USD 1.3 million (CHF 1.6 million) - came from the US subsidiary of a global product testing group. The new orders ...
Montreal (ots/PRNewswire) - Domtar Inc. (TSX: DTC, NYSE: DTC) announced today the successful completion of its previously announced public offering in the United States of US$400 million aggregate principal amount of 7 1/8 % notes due 2015. Pursuant to the announced use of proceeds from the sale of the notes, Domtar will be issuing a notice to the holders of its 8 3/4 % notes due on August 1, 2006 that all the ...
Montreal (ots/PRNewswire) - TICKER SYMBOL: (TSX:DTC, NYSE:DTC) Domtar Inc. announced today net earnings of $2 million ($0.01 per common share) in the second quarter of 2005 compared to a net loss of $1 million ($0.01 per common share) in the second quarter of 2004 and net earnings of $10 million ($0.04 per common share) in the first quarter of 2005. SUMMARY OF RESULTS ...
Advanced sports communication tool facilitates team interaction and strategy Stäfa (ots) - The Phonak Cycling Team has enjoyed great success to date in the 2005 Tour de France, peaking in yesterday's stage win by Oscar Pereiro from Spain. In addition to Pereiro, who currently ranks 15th in the overall individual standings, the team also has Floyd Landis, USA, ...
Lugano (ots) - After having received the necessary licences, Banca del Gottardo has recently launched private banking operations in Spain. Gottardo Gestión S.G.I.I.C SA is focused on investment fund management while Gottardo Patrimonios A.V. SA is active in financial market brokerage and offers comprehensive wealth management services, including fiscal and corporate advisory. The offices are located in Madrid, in ...
Beijing (ots/PRNewswire) - We are extremely pleased that Unocal has indicated today they will begin engaging in talks concerning our all cash offer. We are prepared to start immediately. As we indicated upon announcing our bid, we believe this offer brings superior value to Unocal shareholders. It is important to know that 70 percent of Unocal's current reserves are located in Asia, and that is one of the reasons why ...
Paris/Hallbergmoos (ots) - The Government of Norway is to increase funding levels for its Eurofighter Industrial participation programme by a further 12.5 million Euros. The current Industrial Participation Agreement (IPA) signed between industry, Eurofighter GmbH and the Royal Norwegian Ministry of Defence is worth EUR 23.2 Million. This covers six ongoing contracts with various Norwegian companies carrying out ...
Hallbergmoos (ots) - EUROJET Turbo GmbH, the leading European military aerospace engine consortium, will present the world class technology of the new generation powerplant EJ200 at the Paris Air Show 2005. An EJ200 production engine will be displayed at the Show at the EUROJET stand (Hall 5, G20), in combination with an interactive sliding device explaining the ...
Seoul (ots/PRNewswire) - SK Corporation issued the following statement on the decision by the Seoul Court of Appeals to grant probation on Chairman Chey Tae-Won's sentence on his appeal of the June 2003 lower court decision against him. Dr. Kyuho Whang, SK Corp. Senior Vice President, the Head of Corporate Relations, said: "We respect the Court's ruling which granted him probation." In reaching its decision, the ...
Paris/Hallbergmoos (ots) - The Eurofighter Typhoon presence at the Paris Le Bourget Air Show 2005 is bigger and better than ever before, with this world-class next generation combat aircraft prominent both in the air and on the ground. A Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft will feature at the Show with consortium partner Alenia, in combination with the skilled airmanship of Italian Air Force pilots, providing the ...
Balanced Scorecard Collaborative, Inc.
Madrid, Spain and Lincoln, Massachusetts (ots/PRNewswire) - - Breakthrough Performance Results Lauded at European Summit Balanced Scorecard Collaborative, Inc. today announced it has named Endesa, Puertos del Estado, and Serono to the Balanced Scorecard Hall of Fame for Executing Strategy(TM) for ...
Biasca, Switzerland (ots) - HELSINN HEALTHCARE SA, a Swiss pharmaceutical group, and ROCHE today announced the signing of a licensing agreement, granting HELSINN HEALTHCARE the worldwide rights for the patented, phase II product, NETUPITANT. Netupitant is a potent and selective NK-1 receptor antagonist, developed as NKE by Roche, for the prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV). "We are ...
DUBLIN, IRELAND, May 11th, 2005 - HELSINN BIREX THERAPEUTICS LTD, one of the Irish companies of the Swiss pharmaceutical group Helsinn Healthcare SA, announced today that the company received the first delivery of ALOXI" (palonosetron hydrochloride) from Helsinn Birex Pharmaceuticals LTD, Dublin, on 9th May 2005 ...
Biasca, Switzerland (ots) - Helsinn Chemicals SA and Helsinn Advanced Synthesis SA have successfully passed a re-certification audit of its ISO14001 Environmental Management System. The audit by SGS took place on May 2nd and 3rd 2005. In parallel, Helsinn has also applied for an audit from SGS to inspect the Helsinn sites in relation to the Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series (OHSAS) 18001 ...
Columbus, Ohio (ots/PRNewswire) - Assurex Global - the world's largest privately held risk management and commercial insurance brokerage group -- has expanded its worldwide presence with the addition of an international broker Partner in Bangkok, Thailand. With independent insurance brokers on six continents, Columbus, Ohio-based Assurex Global marshals the ...
Japan Association for the 2005 World Exposition
Aichi, Japan (ots/PRNewswire) - - EXPO 2005 Has a Successful Opening Quarter 1. Admission Figures EXPO 2005 Aichi, Japan opened on March 25. The number of visitors has risen steadily, and the total number of admissions passed 4 million on May 14. Figures released by the Expo Association on May 19 show, moreover, that the total number of tickets sold (as of April 30) has passed the 10 million mark, reaching ...
Van Buren Township, Michigan (ots/PRNewswire) - Mike Johnston, chairman-elect and chief executive officer of Visteon Corporation (NYSE: VC) today announced the appointment of Donald J. Stebbins, 47, to president and chief operating officer, effective May 23, 2005. Stebbins joins Visteon with over 20 years of leadership experience and a solid history of performance ...
Resolution Performance Products LLC
Houston (ots/PRNewswire) - Resolution Performance Products LLC, a leading worldwide manufacturer and developer of epoxy resins, today reported its financial results for the first quarter of 2005. The first quarter 2005 results include total revenues of US$313 million, operating income of US$30 million and EBITDA of US$44 million. Total revenues increased US$90 ...