Kent, United Kingdom (ots/PRNewswire) - fastmobile, a leader in mobile instant communications solutions, announced today that it has raised US$12 million in Series B financing to fund the growth and expansion of its product commercialization and global sales activities. This round brings fastmobile's total funding to more than US$21 million. The Series B financing was co-led by DCM - Doll Capital Management and ...
Highfields Capital Management LP
Boston (ots/PRNewswire) - Highfields Capital Management ("Highfields") today issued a statement addressing certain incorrect and incomplete information being disseminated about the potential acquisition by SCOR of Highfields' 46.6% ownership of IRP Holdings Ltd., an Irish company formed in 2001 for the purpose ...
Trappes, France (ots/PRNewswire) - Nissan Europe reported total sales of 49,231 vehicles (1) in April 2005, an increase of 4.3% over the same month last year. In the four month period from January to April 2005, Nissan Europe sold 181,960 units, 1.9% down from last year. Highlights by Country - Nissan in France sold 4,792 units in April, registering an 11.1% increase compared to last year. In the four month period from January to April 2005, Nissan sold 15,894 ...
Resolution Performance Products LLC
Houston (ots/PRNewswire) - Resolution Performance Products LLC, a leading worldwide manufacturer and developer of epoxy resins, today reported that it expects first quarter 2005 results to exceed analysts' 2005 estimates. The Company said it anticipates revenues to be in the range of US$310-315 million up 40% ...
Hallbergmoos (ots) - With deployment of IS002 from Alenia's facilities in Torino to 4° Stormo "Amadeo d'Aosta" at Grosseto, Italy, all for partner air forces in Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom now operate series production single seaters with Batch 2 standard. These aircraft have PSP2 Capability (Production System Package) with Initial Defensive Aids Subsystem (DASS), Multifunctional Information and ...
Herndon, VA / New Orleans, LA (ots) - u-blox America, Inc. and Axonn LLC today announced that Axonn has chosen u-blox GPS positioning technology for its AXTracker® asset tracking device. AXTracker®, one of the world's smallest, autonomous tracking units, will utilize u-blox's high-precision Antaris® GPS engine for accurate position and status reporting of containers, trailers, and other untethered mobile assets ...
Detroit (ots/PRNewswire) - General Motors Corp. named Yazaki Corporation as its Corporation of the Year at the 13th annual Supplier of the Year celebration held Saturday in Detroit. In addition to being named the 2004 Corporation of the Year, the company was been recognized as a GM Supplier of the Year. "In 2004, Yazaki demonstrated the strong capabilities of ...
Detroit (ots/PRNewswire) - - Ceremonies Celebrate World Class Performance General Motors Corp. presented 78 companies with its prestigious Supplier of the Year award today at a celebration held at GM's Vehicle Engineering Center in Warren, Michigan. Suppliers are an integral part of GM's global product and performance, and each of the winners was recognized for its exceptional contributions to the company ...
Chicago (ots/PRNewswire) - Aon Corporation (NYSE: AOC) today declared a quarterly cash dividend of US$0.15 per common share. The cash dividend is payable on May 16, 2005 to common stockholders of record at the close of business on May 3, 2005. Aon Corporation ( http://www.aon.com ) is a leading provider of risk management services, insurance and reinsurance brokerage, human capital and management consulting, and specialty insurance underwriting. The company employs ...
Resolution Performance Products LLC
Houston (ots/PRNewswire) - Effective May 15, 2005, or as contracts allow, Resolution Performance Products LLC will increase prices of its epoxy resin product line in the Americas as follows: EPON(TM) Liquid Epoxy Resins: 7 cpp (cents per pound) EPON(TM) Solid Epoxy Resins: 7 cpp EPON(TM) Epoxy Resin Solutions: 7 cpp EPON(TM) Epoxy Resin Blends: 7 ...
Chicago (ots/PRNewswire) - The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Aon Corporation (NYSE: AOC) has approved a grant of stock options and restricted stock units for the Company's Chief Executive Officer and President, Gregory C. Case, in connection with the commencement of his employment on April 4, 2005. Mr. Case will receive: (i) restricted stock units in the amount of 125,000 shares, which will ...
Lugano Switzerland (ots) - HELSINN HEALTHCARE SA, a Swiss pharmaceutical group, announced today that the European Commission has granted the marketing authorisation for their new drug ALOXI®. This announcement comes approximately three months after the CHMP's recommendation to approve ALOXI" for the prevention of acute nausea and vomiting associated with highly ...
Resolution Performance Products LLC
Houston (ots/PRNewswire) - Resolution Performance Products LLC (RPP) announced today that it will implement a project to debottleneck its Moerdijk VeoVa(TM) Vinylester capacity by approximately 15% before the end of 2005. "This project will support the continued strong demand for VeoVa world-wide and ...
Frankfurt, Germany (ots) - AEterna Zentaris Inc. (TSX: AEZ; NASDAQ: AEZS) announced it has received Colombian Food and Drug Agency approval for Impavido® (miltefosine), to treat the cutaneous form of leishmaniasis, a severe parasitic skin disease estimated to affect millions of people worldwide. This is the first-ever approval of Impavido® for this form of ...
Columbus, Ohio (ots/PRNewswire) - Assurex Global-the world's largest privately held risk management and commercial insurance brokerage group--is pleased to announce the appointment of three senior executives: Kelli K. Black, Executive Vice President and COO; Curt C. Anderson, Vice President, Finance; and Paul H. ...
Houston (ots/PRNewswire) - - Company Will Continue to Pursue All Legal Means in Appropriate Forums to Stop Expropriation of Assets By Russian Authorities YUKOS Oil Company today said that it will no longer pursue its bankruptcy case in the U.S. Courts and will be dismissing its appeal. Last Friday the Houston District Court denied YUKOS' motion for a stay pending its appeal of the Bankruptcy Court's order ...
Fehraltorf (ots) - BKW, one of the leading electric utilities in Switzerland, and Enermet, have signed contracts for the supply of household as well as commercial/industrial meters plus Ripple Control Receivers supporting BKW's load management efforts. "The contract award in this international tender in favor of Enermet is the result of continuous portfolio ...
Beaverton, Oregon (ots/PRNewswire) - Highlights: - Record third quarter earnings per diluted share increased 36 percent to US$1.01 versus US$0.74 per diluted share a year ago - Highest third quarter revenues, up 14 percent to US$3.3 billion - Gross margin improved 2.0 points to 44.1 ...
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
ST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland, March 16 (ots/PRNewswire) - "White coats" have not been harvested since 1987, but there is evidence that they are being exploited by the anti-sealing interest groups who profit from Eastern Canada's seal harvest. It has long been recognized in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador that the white coat (which references a harp seal's white fur that molts away after approximately ...
Alea Group Holdings (Bermuda) Ltd.
Bermuda (ots/PRNewswire) - - Alea Comprehensive Reserve Study Completed In-Line With Expectations Reserve study - Comprehensive reserve study completed in-line with guidance of 5-7 point second half increase in combined ratio (H1 2004: 95.7%) - Reserve increases of $72.5 million in the second half (H1 2004: $21.2 million; 2003: $19.2 million) add 6.1 ...
Wilmington, Delaware (ots/PRNewswire) - DuPont Titanium Technologies today announced a price increase in Europe, the Middle East and Africa for all DuPont(TM) titanium dioxide grades. Effective April 1, 2005, or as permitted by contract, prices for all titanium dioxide grades in Europe will increase 110 Euros ...
Frankfurt, Germany (ots) - Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide will be hosting the first industry conference and exhibition dedicated exclusively to the Airbus A380 jet and the new age of superjumbo travel. Presented in cooperation with Insight Media, the publishers of Airport World magazine, this ...
WISeKey to Create 500 New Jobs in Upstate New York to Make DestiNY USA the Most Secured and Visited Destination on Earth New York, US & Geneva, Switzerland (ots) - March 4, 2005, WISeKey was selected by DestiNY USA to implement its Digital Identification Backbone. In turn, WISeKey will open its first office in the U.S. and bring 500 new jobs to Upstate New York ...
Resolution Performance Products LLC
Houston (ots/PRNewswire) - Resolution Performance Products LLC (RPP) announced today that it will increase the prices of 2 key product groups in its Versatic Acids and Derivatives business line: VeoVa(TM) Vinylester and Cardura(TM) E10P Glycidylester, in all regions by 100 Euro/metric ton or 130 USD/metric ton (equaling 6 cents per pound), respectively, effective ...
Houston (ots/PRNewswire) - - Requests Court to Stay Order of Dismissal Pending All Post-Trial Motions YUKOS Oil Company today filed a motion with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District, Houston Division asking Judge Leticia Clark to reconsider her analysis of Section 1112 (b) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and grant a new trial. That Code section is ...
Redwood City, California (ots/PRNewswire) - - Increases Click Rate Responses by up to 30 Fold Online ads that are shown to consumers based on in-category behaviours have a substantial impact on responsiveness according to independent research conducted by Feedback Research (www.feedbackresearch.com), a division of Claria(SM) Corporation. The recent ...
Redwood City, California (ots/PRNewswire) - Claria(SM) (www.claria.com), a pioneer and leader in the behavioural marketing space, today announced that a team of privacy, public policy and consumer protection law experts are working with Claria to help develop and shape its new BehaviourLink(SM) ...
New York (ots/PRNewswire) - Nancy S. Newcomb has been elected to the Board of Directors of Moody's Corporation (NYSE: MCO). Ms. Newcomb's election is effective February 21, 2005. Ms. Newcomb, age 59, served in senior management positions at Citigroup, which offers an array of banking, insurance, and investment products to more than 200 million accounts in more than 100 countries around the world, from 1988 until ...
New York (ots/PRNewswire) - MEMORANDUM New York Date: February 15, 2005 To: GCAB From: Owen C. Pell Re: Recent Argentine Legislation and Bondholder Remedies On February 11, Argentina promulgated legislation that put into written law measures that are designed to negatively effect ...