2007'02.11.Sun
Omnicom Group Inc. Acquires Majority Equity Stake In 180 Amsterdam
December 01, 2006
NEW YORK, Dec. 1 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Omnicom Group
Inc. (NYSE: OMC), the leading global advertising and
marketing services group, announced today that it has
acquired a majority stake in 180 Amsterdam.
Founded in 1998 by Managing Partners Alex Melvin, Guy
Hayward and Chris Mendola, 180 Amsterdam is one of the most
awarded independent agencies in the world. Its work is
regularly featured in the Clio, One Show, D&AD and
Cannes Advertising Festivals. In 2004, 180 Amsterdam was
recognized as the world's third most awarded agency at the
Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival. Its
founding client adidas was awarded the `Advertiser of the
Year' accolade at the 2006 Cannes Festival.
180's management lineup is completed by Managing
Partner Peter Cline, and Executive Creative Directors Andy
Fackrell and Richard Bullock.
"Led by an outstanding management team, 180 is at
the leading edge of international creativity. We are
delighted to welcome 180 to our portfolio of award winning,
world-class creative agencies," said John Wren,
President and CEO of Omnicom Group Inc.
Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE: OMC) (
http://www.omnicomgroup.com ) is a leading global marketing
and corporate communications company. Omnicom's branded
networks and numerous specialty firms provide advertising,
strategic media planning and buying, direct and promotional
marketing, public relations and other specialty
communications services to over 5,000 clients in more than
100 countries.
180 Amsterdam ( http://www.180amsterdam.com ) is an
international agency that employs 100+ people from over 25
countries. 180's client roster includes Motorola, Omega
Watches, Amstel, Sony Electronics USA, Amnesty
International and adidas International.
FOr more information, please contact:
Pat Sloan
Omnicom
Tel: +1-212-415-2109
Jessica Hartley
180 Amsterdam
Tel: +31-20-4222-180
SOURCE Omnicom Group Inc.
PR
2007'02.11.Sun
2007 Lung Cancer Journalism Awards
November 30, 2006
LONDON, Nov. 30 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Following the
success of the 2006 Lung Cancer Journalism Awards, The
Global Lung Cancer Coalition (GLCC) is excited to launch
the 2007 Lung Cancer Journalism Awards during Lung Cancer
Awareness Month, a global initiative to recognise
excellence in lung cancer reporting.
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related
death in both men and women. Every year more than 1.2
million new cases of lung and bronchial cancer are
diagnosed worldwide. Yet despite the severity and
widespread nature of the disease, lung cancer is often
forgotten and under-recognised. Through the launch of the
2007 Lung Cancer Journalism Awards, we are still aiming to
raise the profile of lung cancer in the media, increase
worldwide disease awareness and reward the dissemination of
intelligent, thought-provoking reporting.
This year, the judges will also be recognising superior
clinical review papers that provide a beneficial source for
journalists to acquire accurate information on lung cancer.
These will be included in a section of the website devoted
to the judge's pick of noteworthy research articles.
The award categories for the 2007 Lung Cancer
Journalism Awards are:
* Best Medical Article
* Best Consumer Article
* Best Broadcast Report
The winner of each award category will receive a €7000
research grant.
Like this year, the winning articles will also be
announced via an international press release to provide
global recognition for their reporting excellence in lung
cancer.
-- Who can enter?
The awards are open to all global media and entries
are invited on
all issues relating to lung cancer.
-- When are the boundary dates?
The entry must have been published or broadcast
between 1
September 2006 and 1 September 2007.
CLOSING DATE: 28 September 2007
-- Who will be reviewing the entries?
All entries will be judged by an independent,
international panel
comprised of a surviving lung cancer patient, a lung
cancer
specialist, and representatives from the Global Lung
Cancer
Coalition, the International Association for the
Study of Lung
Cancer and the European Journal of Oncology.
-- When will the winners be announced?
The winners will be announced during Lung Cancer
Awareness Month,
November 2007.
-- Where can I find out more?
For more information including full application
details, visit
http://www.lungcancerjournalism.com or e-mail
info@lungcancerjournalism.com .
The Lung Cancer Journalism Awards are supported by a
grant from Roche
For more information, please contact:
Amelia Baio
Tel: +44-0207-357-8187
SOURCE Global Lung Cancer Coalition
2007'02.11.Sun
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization: Results and Prospects international conference in Almaty: Geopolitical and global aspects
November 30, 2006
ALMATY, Kazakhstan, Nov. 30 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- A
large-scale international conference, the Shanghai
Cooperation Organization (SCO): Results and Prospects, is
being held in the city of Almaty from November 30 through
December 1, 2006, Kazakhstan's Public Diplomacy Foundation
said.
The conference covers problems and prospects linked to
the activities of the SCO, the largest and most influential
military, political and economic alliance of Eurasian
countries.
Cooperation with the SCO is a key geopolitical priority
for Kazakhstan in forming a regional security system. It is
the SCO that clearly represents Kazakhstan's main strategic
allies. For Kazakhstan, which seeks to maintain a balance of
power, it is very important in terms of foreign policy
efficiency to have such allies as Russia, China,
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan united in one bloc.
This is why Kazakhstan, which has been a member of the SCO
since it was founded, is putting more and more effort into
making the SCO more constructive, and increasing the SCO's
international prestige and influence.
SCO Secretary General Zhang Deguang's term is about to
expire. Kazakh Foreign Affairs Minister Kasymzhomart
Tokayev said in April during an official visit to Beijing:
"We take this issue very seriously. The position of
the SCO's secretary general is likely to be taken by a
quite experienced diplomat from our country." Bolat
Nurgaliyev has been approved for the position after an
elaborate selection process, and will assume office on
January 1, 2007.
After the Kazakh representative becomes secretary
general, Kazakhstan will clearly play a very active role in
the SCO's activities. Kazakhstan will be more persistent in
proposing new solutions to political and economic problems
faced by the members of the organization. The position of
secretary general will also change in 2007, becoming more
independent and influential.
As a result of Kazakhstan's efforts to make the SCO
more attractive to the international community,
international political and social groups have undoubtedly
paid more attention to the organization's activities and
its global prospects. The effectiveness of Kazakhstan's
efforts is confirmed by the fact that the SCO's conference
is being held in Almaty, Kazakhstan's main financial and
cultural center. Leading experts in geopolitics and
regional problems linked to the SCO's activities are taking
part in the conference. The concept of the conference is
quite constructive: summing up the results of the SCO's
activities for the past five years and considering
scenarios and variants of the SCO's future development.
The principal goal of the conference, set by
Kazakhstan, is to develop a common position and a blueprint
for the future implementation of the SCO's stated goals by
all SCO members on an unofficial, consultative level. It
should be noted that Kazakhstan has always seen the SCO as
a powerful guarantee of a multilateral and balanced foreign
policy, which Kazakhstan will continue to implement in the
future.
For more information, please contact:
Dauren Zhaubasarov
Tel: +7-3272-954416
Email: dauren@fpd.kz
SOURCE Kazakhstan Public Diplomacy Foundation
2007'02.11.Sun
Designers of Jin Mao Tower and Pearl River Tower Form New Architecture Firm
November 30, 2006
CHICAGO, Nov. 30 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Adrian Smith,
FAIA, RIBA, and Gordon Gill, AIA announce the formation of
their new design practice Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill
Architecture. The firm will focus on the design of high
performance and sustainable architecture on an
international scale, intending to be a leader in the
development of new strategies for environmentally conscious
buildings.
Smith, a former Design Partner at Skidmore, Owings
& Merrill (SOM), and Gill, a former Associate Partner
at SOM, have extensive international experience in the
creation of mixed-use projects and supertall towers. Their
recent collaboration while at SOM, a zero energy tower in
Guangzhou, China, demonstrates the designers' commitment to
sustainability. The project aims to be the world's first
supertall tower that produces as much energy as it
consumes. It is currently featured in the exhibitions
"Sustainable Architecture in Chicago" and
"Massive Change" both at the Museum of
Contemporary Art in Chicago.
Smith and Gill emphasize that while the firm is
dedicated to design quality and energy efficiency, they are
not committed to a single aesthetic. Smith and Gill said,
"Our philosophy is based on a holistic approach to
design that integrates all disciplines. Because the
process is predicated on creating high-performance designs,
it always results in a unique architectural
expression."
Combined, Smith and Gill have over 50 years of design
experience. While at SOM, Smith designed such projects as
Burj Dubai, slated to be the world's tallest tower; Jin Mao
Tower in Shanghai; McGraw Hill, Bank of America, Morgan
Stanley European Headquarters and 201 Broadgate Tower in
London; Rowes Wharf in Boston; United Gulf Bank in Manama;
ATT/USG Headquarters, the Millennium Park Master Plan and
Trump Tower Chicago, all in Chicago; and 601 Congress
Street in Boston, the first all-double wall LEED(R)
certified building in the country. Projects under his
direction have won 90 awards for design excellence.
In addition to 10 years of experience at SOM, Gill has
previously worked for design firms in Orlando, Detroit and
Toronto. As a senior designer at SOM, his work included
Pearl River Tower in Guangzhou; Nanjing Greenland Tower;
Samsumg Togok Tower in Seoul; the Jesse Brown Medical
Center in Chicago; and the Virginia Beach Convention
Center, the recipient of an AIA Chicago Distinguished
Building Award.
For more information, please contact:
Carrie Neill
Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture
Tel: +1-312-920-1888
Web: http://www.smithgill.com
SOURCE Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture
2007'02.11.Sun
Avnet Electronics Marketing Recognized as Best Distributor in China
November 30, 2006
Nationwide Poll of More than 400,000 Ranks Global Distribution Giant Top in Market Share, Technology And Product Quality in Passive Component Category
SHANGHAI, China, Nov. 30 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Avnet
Electronics Marketing Asia, an operating group of the
leading global technology distributor, Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:
AVT), has announced that it has won another top industry
award in the fiercely competitive distribution market of
China. The company has been recognized as the "Best
Distributor in the Component Industry" in the passive
and discrete distribution category at the China Component
Leader Award Ceremony.
The accolade comes hard on the heels of this month's
announcement that Avnet Electronics Marketing was ranked in
the Top 25 of InformationWeek China's list of 100 of the
nation's best users of information technology for the
second year in a row.
"As the world's leading electronic components
distribution organization, it is indeed rewarding to see
our strengths and capabilities recognized in one of the
world's most dynamic and rapidly growing markets,"
said Stephen Wong, president of Avnet Electronics Marketing
Asia. "Avnet Electronic Marketing is grateful to
receive this prestigious award, which echoes our commitment
to the China market and focus on delivering what we call
'support across the board'. The solid recognition by
survey participants is concrete proof that our focus on
customer service is bearing fruit."
"More than anything else, I think this award
highlights that we are not just a leader in semiconductor
distribution. We are clearly a key player in the field of
interconnect, passive and electromechanical components too.
That enables us to provide a one-stop total solution, makes
the difference for customers and differentiates Avnet
Electronics Marketing from the competition in the component
distribution industry," Stephen added.
Organized by ChinaECNet, China's leading electronics
web portal, in partnership with China Electronic Purchasing
Association and "China Electronics Fair" (CEF),
the "China Component Leader" award was presented
to Avnet Electronics Marketing Asia at a gala ceremony in
Shanghai.
"The recognition reflects the fact that we are
doing more than just meeting our customers' requirements.
Our commitment to customer satisfaction is demonstrated
through our extensive product offerings and our ability to
deliver total solutions with multiple product lines
leveraging on core and peripherals components, providing a
one-stop-shop experience and time-to-revenue benefit to
customers. We are also continuing to drive for innovation
in supply chain and design chain to help our customers stay
ahead of the competition," said Peter Wong, vice
president of strategic planning and commodity business,
Avnet Electronics Marketing Asia.
The award winners were identified following national
surveys conducted by both ChinaECNet and CEF to select a
limited number of China Component Leaders in each field,
with a focus on passive and discrete components. The
selection criteria included market share, technology and
product quality.
The exhaustive selection process polled ChinaECNet's
300,000 online members as well as China Electronic Fair's
100,000-strong attendee database. In addition to the
recognition of their outstanding success, the successful
award winners, including Avnet Electronics Marketing Asia,
received the opportunity to speak at the China Component
Leaders Open Forum and introduce their companies, products
and technologies to the 50,000 convention visitors and
thousands of ChinaECNet online viewers across the Nation.
The Grand "China Component Leader" Award
Ceremony took place at The Seagull Palace in Shanghai on
Nov 23, 2006. It was attended by more than 400 of China's
electronic business leaders, Chinese senior government
officials from the China Ministry of Information Industry
and China's Electronic Enterprises Association.
About Avnet Electronics Marketing
Avnet Electronics Marketing Asia is an operating group
of Phoenix-based Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), a Fortune 500
company with fiscal 2006 sales of USD$14.25 billion.
Serving customers in approximately 70 countries, Avnet is
the world's largest technology marketing, distribution and
services companies.
Avnet Electronics Marketing has a significant presence
in Asia-Pacific -- the fastest growing electronics market
in the world. Headquartered in Singapore, the company has
38 locations in 10 countries in Asia. It distributes
semiconductors, interconnect, passive and electromechanical
components to serve a wide range of customers including
original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), electronic
manufacturing services (EMS) providers, and small- to
medium-sized businesses, and provides associated
design-chain and supply-chain services. The company's web
site is located at http://www.em.avnet.com .
Note to editors: this release can also be found on the
EBA Web site at http://www.eba.com.hk . For enquiries on
releases by email, please call Rosa Lee at (852) 2537 8022
or send a message to rosa@eba.com.hk .
For more information, please contact:
Jaime Chan
Tel: +852-2410-2735
Email: jaime.chan@avnet.com
Brian Paterson (EBA)
Tel: +852-2537-8022
Email: brian@eba.com.hk
SOURCE Avnet Electronics Marketing
2007'02.11.Sun
New Test Generators and Upgrades Enable HDMI(TM) v1.3 36-bit Deep Color Display Development and Manufacturing
November 29, 2006
ELGIN, Ill., Nov. 29 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Quantum
Data(TM), a worldwide provider of video test equipment,
today announced the release of new video signal generators
and upgrades supporting High-Definition Multimedia
Interface (HDMI) version 1.3, enabling display
manufacturers to design and manufacture 36-bit deep color
displays.
HDMI is a prime digital interface for connecting
displays to home theatre, broadcast and gaming sources.
HDMI version 1.3 (v1.3) of the interface is backwards
compatible with previous versions and adds options for
wide-gamut color, faster pixel rates, cable equalization,
smaller connectors, advanced audio formats, and lip sync
correction -- in addition to deep color.
Video test equipment is required to check HDMI
compliance and interoperability during development of
displays and to detect defects during manufacturing. Today,
few displays support the latest HDMI options available in
v1.3, as manufacturers have had to wait for silicon and
video test equipment to catch up with HDMI specification
enhancements before proceeding.
Quantum Data's new model 881E and 882E generators,
built with the latest chips from Silicon Image, are capable
of generating triple 12-bit/component colors in 4:4:4
sampling mode up to 165M pixels/second. Added test images
reveal "banding" in fine color transitions -- a
defect that is supposed to be eliminated by HDMI v1.3's new
"deep color" option. As with previous offerings,
the new generators output any video format on-demand,
render test images, produce test tones, and perform a
variety of compliance tests.
The new generators will begin shipping in limited
quantities in December 2006, with full-production scheduled
for Q1 2007. The company also announced the availability of
upgrades for converting existing 881C and 882C generators
to 881E and 882E generators.
For a complete list of features and specifications of
the series 880, go to
http://www.quantumdata.com/products/index.asp .
About Quantum Data
Headquartered in Elgin, Ill., Quantum Data, Inc. (
http://www.quantumdata.com ) designs, manufactures and
markets test generators for developing, manufacturing and
servicing video displays.
HDMI(TM) and High-Definition Multimedia Interface are
trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing, LLC
in the United States and other countries.
For more information, please contact:
Chuck Evans
Quantum Data
Tel: +1-847-888-0450 x117
Email: cevans@quantumdata.com
SOURCE Quantum Data
2007'02.11.Sun
OpenTV Chosen by Star Communication Network to Provide Latest Generation Middleware and PVR Technology
November 29, 2006
Established Chinese System Integrator and Cable Network Investor Expected to Play Leading Role in Facilitating Network Deployments
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 29 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- OpenTV
Corp. (Nasdaq GM: OPTV), a leading provider of enabling
technologies for advanced digital television services,
today announced that OpenTV and Star Communication Network
are working together to develop solutions to deploy
advanced digital television products and services to cable
networks in China.
Star Communication's set-top box will integrate
OpenTV's latest generation products, Core2 and PVR2, with
the existing Conax conditional access, facilitating
advanced personal video recording (PVR) functionality, and
enhanced interactive television applications. These
services will introduce a heretofore unavailable offering
of cable television to Chinese viewers. In addition,
Star's relationships with cable's marquee cable players in
China offer a well-matched gateway for OpenTV's offerings.
According to Mike Ivanchenko, OpenTV's senior vice
president and managing director of Asia Pacific,
"Cable networks in China are rapidly entering the
digital migration phase, and the types of enhanced
programming and services that only advanced middleware can
provide are becoming increasingly desirable. OpenTV is the
ideal partner of choice for deployment of advanced digital
television in China with our demonstrated track record in
Asia and throughout the world."
"This agreement is an endorsement of Star's market
presence in China and OpenTV's advanced television abilities
and foresight," noted Pang Xingxin, chairman and
president of Star Communication Network. "Both
companies are perfectly positioned to bring advanced
digital capabilities to the China market. We have a strong
foundation to continue our forays into the cable market by
delivering advanced and compelling new services, and we
believe that OpenTV's technology will enable us do
so."
About Open TV
OpenTV is one of the world's leading providers of
technologies and services enabling the delivery of digital
and interactive television. The company's software has been
integrated in over 73 million digital set-top-boxes in 96
countries. The software enables enhanced television,
interactive shopping, interactive and addressable
advertising, games and gaming, personal video recording,
and a variety of consumer care and communication
applications. For more information, please visit
http://www.opentv.com .
About Star Communication Network Co., Ltd.
Star Communication Network Technology Co., Ltd., a
certified high-technology enterprise, was established in
1988. With headquarters in Beijing's CBD and over 170
employees around the world, Star is the most powerful
system integrator, technology supplier, and broadcast and
television network operator in China. Star has the assets
and operational scale exceeding 100 million RMB with a
nationwide market share, and has made forays into the
international marketplace.
For more information, please contact:
Barbara Cassidy, OpenTV
Tel: +1-415-962-5000
Email: bcassidy@opentv.com
Ray Yeung
Brainerd Communicators, Inc
Tel: +1-212-986-6667
Email: yeung@braincomm.com
Matt Hantz
Brainerd Communicators, Inc
Tel: +1-212-986-6667
Email: hantz@braincomm.com
SOURCE OpenTV, Inc.
2007'02.11.Sun
Dr. Roger Hershline, Founder of CureHIV, Inc. and Global Humanceuticals, Inc., Hosting Fifth Session of the International HIV/AIDS Programs at the World AIDS Day in China, 2006
November 29, 2006
TIANJIN, China, Nov. 29 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- The
Chinese government has kindly invited Dr. Roger Hershline
to host the Fifth Session of the International HIV/AIDS
Programs Cooperation and New Technology/Product Showcase at
the World AIDS Day in China, 2006. Dr. Roger Hershline will
present insight into the CureHIV, Inc. public charity that
he has established and describe the benefits of his new
microbicide for HIV with reference to Global
Humanceuticals, Inc. and China. As host of the conference
he will also have the distinct honor of introducing many
speakers including the world-renowned discoverer of the HIV
virus, Dr. Luc Montagnier.
(Photo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20061129/CLW002 )
The conferees from more than 30 different countries are
mainly professionals and executives working in the fields of
HIV/AIDS diagnosis, therapy, drug design, pharmaceutical
industry, policy and regulation, and venture capital
companies. All of them are participating in order to look
for potential opportunities for future partnerships in
research, development, technology and transfer.
Being aware that Dr. Hershline's laboratory has
discovered compounds as potential antiviral agents
specifically for HIV/AIDS treatment, the Chinese believe
that Dr. Roger Hershline's speech at the conference will be
of highest interest to all other parties participating in
the event and especially so to Chinese officers and
researchers.
China plans to make great efforts to restrict the rapid
epidemic spread of HIV/AIDS across their country, to no more
than 1.5 million HIV/AIDS cases by the end of 2010.
Currently, China has listed HIV/AIDS prevention and control
research as key State scientific research projects to
explore efficient treatment for AIDS.
The Chinese Government believes Dr. Hershline's
fruitful research will be attractive and impressive to his
worldwide colleagues. They have planned meetings for him
with governmental and organizational officers who will
introduce their domestic policies for importing
antiretroviral agents and other opportunities for building
cooperation partnerships.
For further information see http://www.curehiv.us
For more information, please contact:
Dr. Roger Hershline
Email: roger@curehiv.us
SOURCE Roger Hershline
2007'02.11.Sun
Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw Launches Hong Kong Office
November 29, 2006
- Jeffrey H. Chen Hired to Spearhead the Firm's Asian Securitization and Structured Finance Practice -
HONG KONG, Nov. 29 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Mayer, Brown,
Rowe & Maw LLP has received its operating license from
the Law Society of Hong Kong and will officially open its
doors in the Landmark Building of Hong Kong's Central
Business District on January 1, 2007. Initially, the Hong
Kong office will focus on securitization and structured
finance throughout Asia, but will soon provide a broad
range of legal services to local Asian companies seeking
advice regarding the U.S. and Europe, and to foreign
companies operating in Asia.
"Our primary goal is to provide clients with a
base in China to develop integrated growth between the
United States, Europe and Asia," said Ty Fahner,
Chairman, Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw. "Additionally,
the firm intends to assist Chinese companies looking to grow
internationally. It promises to be a rewarding endeavor for
the firm and its current and future global clients
alike."
Jeffrey H. Chen, formerly a partner with Jones Day in
Hong Kong, has joined Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw to grow
the firm's Asian capabilities. Mr. Chen, a finance partner
specializing in securitization, is recognized in the 2007
directories of IFLR 1000 and Chambers Global as a leading
lawyer in his field. He will work alongside senior London
corporate partner, Stephen Bottomley, who is relocating to
Hong Kong.
"Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw is one of the top
securitization and structured finance firms in the
world," commented Chen. "The firm is at the
front line of every legal, regulatory and accounting
development and reform in the industry. The firm has
established an impressive network of clients and contacts
in the United States and Europe and the arrival in Asia
gives me an unparalleled opportunity to integrate my
practice with this leading structured finance firm."
Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw has pioneered
securitization and structured finance since the practice's
inception in the 1970s. The firm has dominated the field
in the U.S. and Europe where it has been a leading force in
every type of product innovation in developed markets and at
the vanguard of transactions in emerging markets of Eastern
Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America.
Attorneys at the firm authored The Securitization of
Financial Assets, the leading treatise on asset
securitization used by lawyers worldwide, and created and
sponsor the highly regarded website
http://www.securitization.net . The lawyers in the
securitization group are also experts in Basel II,
Regulation AB and the Securities Offering Reform.
"We are prepared to bring the entirety of Mayer,
Brown, Rowe & Maw's unmatched securitization expertise
to the Asian markets," commented Paul Maher, London
Senior Partner and Vice-Chairman elect. "Part of the
firm's strategy is to ensure that we are able to surpass
our clients expectations in locations that are increasingly
important to their business. We feel that having two highly
respected partners in Jeff and Stephen gives us the best
possible start."
The Hong Kong office expands the firm's Asian
footprint. For more than eight years Mayer, Brown, Rowe
& Maw's Global Trade Practice has operated a consulting
office in Mainland China under the name MBP Consulting. The
Global Trade Practice, which includes several former trade
negotiators and senior U.S. Government policy officials,
including former U.S. Secretary of Commerce Mickey Kantor,
has provided support to a diverse group of multinational
clients ranging from real estate, financial services and
insurance to energy, pharmaceuticals and mining. The group
advises in a variety of areas in China including developing
market-entry strategies, identifying local partners for
joint ventures, identifying investment opportunities,
securing regulatory approvals, and developing and executing
strategies to address market access barriers.
"The Hong Kong office will significantly broaden
the capabilities we'll be able to offer both our U.S. and
European clients," said Peter Scher, head of the
Global Trade Group and chair of the firm's China Task
Force. "We look forward to working closely with Jeff
and Stephen to identify key areas for growth throughout
Asia."
The firm's license takes effect on December 1, 2006,
and the office expects to be fully operational early in the
first quarter of 2007.
About Jeffrey Chen and Stephen Bottomley:
Jeffrey H. Chen has experience throughout Asia and the
U.S. working with both local and multi-national companies,
focusing on cross-border financing structures of all kinds
and on engineering various types of hybrid instruments. He
is also experienced in various local laws across Asian
jurisdictions and coordinates local law compliance issues
such as netting and collateral across the region. In
recent years, Mr. Chen has advised on a number of
award-winning transactions out of South Korea, Taiwan and
China.
Stephen Bottomley, a partner in the London office since
1988, advises on a wide range of corporate matters,
specializing in corporate finance, M&A and venture
capital work and in particular advising on London AIM
admissions. He has been acknowledged as a leader in his
field by both the Chambers UK and The UK Legal 500
directories as well as being recommended for corporate and
M&A work in the PLC Cross-border M&A Handbook
2006/7. Stephen will relocate to Hong Kong to head up the
new office in January 2007.
Notes to editors:
-- Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP is an
international legal practice
delivering advice to leading companies, financial
institutions and
multi-national businesses in 14 major cities
worldwide, including
London, Chicago, New York, Washington, Frankfurt
and Paris.
-- The international reach of the firm is further
enhanced through its
trade consulting office in Beijing, a correspondent
relationship in
Mexico and an alliance with a leading Italian law
firm giving access
to both Italian and Eastern European markets.
-- The firm currently has over 500 partners and more
than 1,400 lawyers
working together to focus its global legal
provision around primary
industry and practice groups. Working
collaboratively with clients to
understand the business environment in which they
operate ensures that
they receive commercial legal solutions that help
them achieve their
objectives and success in their businesses.
-- The firm recently announced the creation of an
'Office of the
Chairman' to take effect from June 1, 2007, with
the appointment of
James D. Holzhauer as the firm's Chairman and
partners Kenneth S.
Geller and Paul Maher as Vice-Chairmen.
-- Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP is a combination
of two limited liability
partnerships, each named Mayer, Brown, Rowe &
Maw LLP, one
incorporated in England and one established in
Illinois, USA.
-- For further information please visit:
http://www.mayerbrownrowe.com or
http://www.mayerbrownrowe.com/london .
For more information, please contact:
Stephen Bottomley, Partner
Corporate Group, London
Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP
Tel: +44-20-7782-8825
Email: sbottomley@mayerbrownrowe.com
Peter Scher, Partner
Global Trade Group, Washington DC
Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP
Tel: +1-202-263-3360
Email: pscher@mayerbrownrowe.com
Will Hulbert
Head of Marketing Communications, London
Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP
Tel: +44-20-7782-8804
Email: whulbert@mayerbrownrowe.com
Aimee Jasculca
Public Relations Manager, Chicago
Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP
Tel: +1-312-701-8241
Email: ajasculca@mayerbrownrowe.com
SOURCE Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP
2007'02.11.Sun
Certicom Collaborates with Texas Instruments for RFID Authentication and Encryption
November 29, 2006
Certicom Security for RFID Product Authentication protects high-value products against counterfeiting and ensures privacy
DALLAS, Nov. 29 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Certicom Corp.
(TSX: CIC) today launched Certicom Security for RFID
Product Authentication, a solution that ensures
authenticity and prevents counterfeiting of high-value
items as they move through the supply chain. In
collaboration with Texas Instruments Incorporated (NYSE:
TXN) (TI) Certicom is using its elliptic curve cryptography
(ECC) expertise to add item-level RFID tag security that
protects product information and proves the legitimacy of
products, such as pharmaceuticals and other high-value
consumer goods. For products like these that require a high
level of security, RFID solutions providers can use Certicom
security and TI's family of ISO 15693 RFID tags to deliver
product protection with authentication and encryption.
(Logo:
http://www.xprn.com.cn:9080/xprn/sa/20061107170439-20.jpg
)
Certicom and TI are currently engaged with companies in
the pharmaceutical supply chain where valuable medicines are
susceptible to counterfeiting, which can lead to significant
asset losses and patient consumer safety issues. In tandem,
they are addressing the high-value goods industry where
protection of brand integrity is imperative to reducing
product theft and diversion of goods for sale on the black
market. Examples of these products range from brand-name
apparel and cosmetics to professionally signed baseballs,
poker chips, printer ink cartridges and legal documents.
Certicom uses standards-based and proven cryptographic
protocols for its RFID appliance, including a standardized
public-key cryptography scheme from IEEE 1363a. This
efficient ECC-based digital signature scheme enables a high
level of security to be added to the tag without requiring a
lot of computing power and storage. For example, at 160
bits, ECC provides the same level of protection as a
1024-bit RSA key but is approximately one-third the size.
"By collaborating with Certicom, we demonstrate a
highly efficient, standardized security solution that
delivers privacy protection and authentication," said
Joseph Pearson, business development manager for TI RFID.
"A standardized approach is imperative to provide a
proven level of security, and to promote interoperability
and compatibility going forward."
Certicom Security for RFID Product Authentication works
as a distributed system where there may not be dedicated
Internet connectivity to a database, to provide real-time
authentication of a tagged product. A simple application
programming interface (API) enables developers to integrate
the product's components with RFID middleware and enterprise
applications.
"The RFID industry is telling us that what is
needed is a security infrastructure that provides the
smallest possible standardized digital signatures, along
with privacy protection features, with integrated key
management to meet the needs of the supply chain
constituency, especially the pharmaceutical manufacturers
and retailers," said Jim Alfred, director of product
management for Certicom. "TI has been instrumental in
providing their expertise and insight on the industry when
it comes to what is required for RFID product
authentication. This is what we are delivering."
Certicom Security for RFID Product Authentication will
be demonstrated at TI's Booth #3015 at the RFID Healthcare
Industry Adoption Summit at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
in Washington, D.C., November 12-15, 2006. The Summit is
sponsored by National Association of Chain Drug Stores and
the Healthcare Distribution Management Association.
For more information on how TI and Certicom are
collaborating on RFID product authentication and to view
the demonstration of Certicom's new security product in
action, please visit http://www.ti.com/rfidvidcast . For
more information on the product visit
http://www.certicom.com/rfid .
About Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments is the world's largest integrated
manufacturer of radio frequency identification (RFID)
transponders and reader systems. Capitalizing on its
competencies in high-volume semiconductor manufacturing and
microelectronics packaging, TI is a visionary leader and at
the forefront of establishing new markets and international
standards for RFID applications. For more information,
contact TI-RFid(TM) Systems at 1-800-962-RFID (7343) (North
America) or +1 214-567-7343 (International), or visit the
Web site at http://www.ti-rfid.com .
Texas Instruments Incorporated provides innovative DSP
and analog technologies to meet our customers' real world
signal processing requirements. In addition to
Semiconductor, the company includes the Educational &
Productivity Solutions business. TI is headquartered in
Dallas, Texas, and has manufacturing, design or sales
operations in more than 25 countries.
Texas Instruments is traded on the New York Stock
Exchange under the symbol TXN. More information is located
on the World Wide Web at http://www.ti.com .
About Certicom
Certicom protects the value of your content,
applications and devices with government-approved security.
Adopted by the National Security Agency (NSA) for classified
and sensitive but unclassified government communications,
Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) provides the most
security per bit of any known public-key scheme. As the
undisputed leader in ECC, Certicom security offerings are
currently licensed to more than 300 customers including
General Dynamics, Motorola, Oracle, Research In Motion and
Unisys. Founded in 1985, Certicom's corporate offices are
in Mississauga, ON, Canada with worldwide sales and
marketing headquarters in Reston, VA and offices in the US,
Canada and Europe. Visit http://www.certicom.com .
Trademarks
TI-RFid is a trademark of Texas Instruments. All other
trademarks and registered trademarks are property of their
respective owners.
For more information, please contact:
Jamie Horton
Texas Instruments
Tel: +1-214-567-2463
Email: jhorton@ti.com
Lisa Courtney Lloyd
Certicom Corp.
Tel: +1-613-271-7512
Email: lcourtneylloyd@certicom.com
SOURCE Texas Instruments
2007'02.11.Sun
The Night for Liszt Ferencz
November 29, 2006
-- The Solo Concert by Japanese Pianist Mamiko Tomari
BEIJING, Nov. 29 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Japanese
pianist Mamiko Tomari's solo concert will be held on
December 23th in the hundred anniversary auditoria of
Peking University. She will perform the works of great
musician Liszt Ferencz at the concert. Litzt, is the
master of music gone also known as "the pianist
King" and the pioneer of romanticism. She, is the
most outstanding representative of the young Japanese
pianists and a new star in classical music.
When the classical works are performed by a new gifted
pianist, many people excitedly wait to see what talents the
new performer will bring.
Therefore, we would like to invite you to the concert
of "The Night for Liszt Ferencz" to revive your
feelings for the classical works on December 23 in the
hundred anniversary auditoria of Peking University. The
works performed in the concert will include the followings:
Legendes(S.175): No.2 St.Francois de Paule merchant sur
les flots
Annees de pelerinage, troisieme annee (S.163):
No.4 Les jeux d'eaux a la Villa d'Este
Rapsodie espagnole (S.254)
Piano Sonata h- moll (S.178)
It will be a wonderful chance to be able to enjoy the
romantic works performed by an excellent pianist on a
peaceful winter night, which will bring a great musical
feast to your soul. The exquisite skill of Mamiko Tomari
surely will make it a memorable night for you.
The brief introduction of Mamiko Tomari
Mamiko Tomari is the top young pianist in Japan and has
won numerous prizes, including Tokyo Mayor Prize, unique in
Osaka. In recent years, she has performed outstandingly in
various performances including orchestra, solo concert and
broadcasting musicale, winning wide praise and recognition
in the Eurasia including German, Hungary, Vienna and
Shanghai.
1989 1991 1995 The National Competition of JPIA
Excellent Pianist
1992 The 46th Japanese Student Musical Competition
(elementary school group) The First
1995 The 49th Japanese Student Musical Competition
(junior high school group) The First
1997 The piano G level held by National Piano Mentor
Association
The Highest Prize
2000 The Musical Festival of SheJin The First
2000 The Musical Competition for the students'
friendship of China
and Japan The First
2001 International Piano competition in memory of
Liszt Ferenc
entering the semifinal
2001 The Specialty Level held by the National Piano
Mentor
Association The Second
2003 The Musical Contest of Les Splendele The
First
2003 The Musical Contest of JALA The First
2003 The Musical Contest of Long River The First
If you would like to enjoy the concert, please contact
us.
Mobile: 13366318887£¬13671027188
Tel: +86-10-8446 6098
For more information, please contact:
Mr Wang
MP: +86-136-7102-7188
Tel: +86-10-8446-6098
Fax: +86-10-8446-6672 x6832
Email: culture@fdi.cc
SOURCE FDI.CC
2007'02.11.Sun
Achievo Launches Redesigned Websites in English, Chinese, Japanese and German
November 29, 2006
Faster Access to Information on Company's Global Software and IT Outsourcing Services
SAN RAMON, Calif., Nov. 29 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Achievo(R) Corporation, the leading global software and information technology outsourcing provider with a local front-end and China back-end service model, today announced the launch of four newly designed websites that provide faster access to information on the company's software and IT outsourcing services. Achievo's websites are located at http://www.achievo.com (English), http://www.achievo.de (German), http://www.achievo.co.jp (Japanese) and http://www.achievo.cn (Chinese). (Logo: http://211.154.41.99:9080/xprn/sa/200611291032.jpg ) "Achievo's websites are representative of our local front-end, China back-end service model," said Dr. Robert P. Lee, Achievo's chairman and CEO. "The simultaneous launch of websites in four languages illustrates the importance of seamless communications across cultures. Visitors can view information in a language of their choice and gain access to company and services information more quickly." In addition to making it easier to navigate and find information faster, web content has been updated to reflect the company's operations. Achievo's new design makes information about the company more accessible for existing and potential clients, industry and financial analysts, partners and journalists. Additionally, the websites offer valuable tools for evaluating software and IT outsourcing decisions, including case studies and links to information about outsourcing in trade and business press. "The website redesign offers clients information and resources they have come to expect from us, with an easier and user-friendly interface," said Brian K. Fawkes, Achievo's vice president of corporate communications. "Our websites serve as the command center for information on our global services and capabilities. As our websites evolve to meet the needs of our clients, we will continue to update and add new content on an ongoing basis. New content will include white papers, IT and outsourcing articles, research, services documentation, and collateral materials such as customer case studies. We recognize the importance of providing accurate and timely information that educates and informs so viewers can access the information they need when they need it." About Achievo Achievo is a global offshore software and information technology outsourcing provider with a local front-end and China back-end service model. With expertise in diverse technologies including Java/J2EE, .NET and embedded platforms, the CMM-certified company offers improved efficiencies, scale, diversification, and a combined talent pool to deliver cost-effective, quality-centric, and scalable IT outsourcing services to customers and partners worldwide. Customers include IBM, HP, Sun Microsystems, Netgear, Cadence, Accela, China Academy of Sciences, DaimlerChrysler, Ellie Mae, ESRI, Audi, Fujitsu, Mercedes Benz, Mitsubishi, Siemens, United Way, Hitachi, NEC, Pioneer, NTT Data, Nomura, Toshiba and other Fortune 2000 companies. Headquartered in the Silicon Valley, Achievo has offices in the United States, Canada, Germany, Greater China and Japan. For information on the company and its services, visit http://www.achievo.com . (C) 2006 Achievo Corporation. All rights reserved. Achievo is a registered trademark of Achievo Corporation in the United States and in other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. For more information, please contact: Jayme Curtis Public Relations Achievo Corporation Tel: +1-408-892-8661 Email: jayme.curtis@achievo.com SOURCE Achievo(R) Corporation
2007'02.11.Sun
Super 8 China Exceeds Development Goal for Second Year
November 29, 2006
BEIJING, Nov. 29 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Super 8 Hotels
(China) Co. Ltd. announced that it has exceeded its 2006
development projection of 100 properties either open or
signed by year end by 10 percent -- the second consecutive
year the company has exceeded its development goals -- due
to continued strong growth in domestic demand for branded
economy lodging in China.
Super 8 Hotels (China) has 110 properties either open
or signed in 58 cities across China, of which 32 are open
and operating. In addition, the company announced it will
open three properties this month, including Beijing
Fangzhuang Yi Ma Super 8 Hotel, Chuzhou Sitailou Super 8
Hotel, and Hohhot Yiju Super 8 Hotel.
Mitchell A. Presnick, Super 8 Hotels (China) chairman
and chief executive officer, said he is "very
satisfied" with his company's development progress in
2006 and thanked his business partners, employees, industry
and government friends and guests.
"We operate under the ideals of quality, value,
and international operations excellence," he said.
"Our mission since 1974 has been to provide the Super
8(R) brand's `Clean and Friendly' experience to our
guests.
"As an American brand, we hope to continue
learning from the domestic economy hotel sector and to
contribute positively to the stable development of the
Chinese economy hotel industry." Super 8 Hotels
(China) is licensed by Wyndham Worldwide Corporation of
Parsippany, N.J., to develop the Super 8 brand in China.
Presnick noted that his company "strongly supports
the success of the 2008 Beijing Olympics."
Fang Guofan, Super 8 Hotels (China) senior vice
president, said his company has hotels properties open or
under construction "in all four corners and eight
directions of China's vast geography.
"Based on our current pipeline of signed deals,
our guests will be able to enjoy `Clean and Friendly' Super
8 hotels in China's east, west, north and south, from
Beijing to Urumqi, Hohhot to Shenzhen, Lijiang to Shanghai,
Shenyang to Xiamen and many places in between".
The Super 8 brand, one of 10 lodging brands franchised
by Wyndham Worldwide (NYSE: WYN), entered China in April
2004. The Super 8 brand is operated in China under license
agreement with Tian Rui Hotel Investment Corporation,
master license holder for the Super 8 brand for the
Territory of China, including Hong Kong SAR and Macao SAR.
For more information, please contact:
Melanie Li
Marketing Director
Super 8 Hotels (China)
Tel: +86-10-6580-2258 x8248
Email: mli@super8.com.cn
Super 8 Hotels (China)
Room 818 Hua Pu International Plaza
No. 19 Chao Yang Men Wai
Chaoyang District
Beijing 100020
Tel: +86-10-6580-2258
Fax: +86-10-6580-2358
Web: http://www.super8.com.cn
SOURCE Super 8 Hotels (China) Co. Ltd.
2007'02.11.Sun
GEECF / XETRA:GLI : Chinese Approval for MK-V Biosphere Process Systems Chengzhou Project
November 28, 2006
NASSAU, Bahamas, Nov. 28 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Global
Environmental Energy Corp (Bahamas) (Trading Symbols:
Deutsche Bourse GLI (DE: GLI) -- USA OTC Bulletin Board:
GEECF) subsidiary Biosphere Asia Pacific has received
official approval from the State Environmental Protection
Administration of China for the operation of its new MK-V
Biosphere Process System at Chengzhou in Zhejiang
province.
Acceptance of the MK-V technology by The State
Environmental Protection Administration of China is a
momentous positive milestone in GEECF's aspirations to
become a World Leader in renewable energy. GEECF's
endorsement by the Chinese Government, a country with one
quarter of the World's population, and 378 cities with a
population of over two hundred thousand people is a
breakthrough in GEECF's ambition to reduce global warming
providing future generations with a cleaner World. With
this endorsement all 378 of these Chinese cities have been
given the opportunity to convert their Municipal Solid
Waste to Electricity and other environmentally acceptable
products, meeting with the highest environmental standards
in the USA, the European Union and the Peoples Republic of
China.
The Chengzhou MK-V Biosphere Process System project,
which is projected to cost USD$ 12 million will include a
landfill water treatment plant to treat inorganic and
organic contaminants in ground water, landfill-gas
condensate, and water from other incidental sources to a
potable standard. The system will also include an ash
treatment facility for the treatment and conditioning of
the residual pulverized fuel ash prior to its use in the
construction industry. The complete facility is being sited
at the Liu Jia Ao landfill in Chengzhou and is designed to
process 400 tonnes of municipal solid waste per day. Three
biosphere flake production lines are being installed to
feed the systems, which in turn will power steam boilers
driving turbine-generators.
Biosphere Asia Pacific, own 51% of the Chengzhou
project, revenue will be derived from initial system sales,
maintenance contracts and Biosphere's participation in the
operating profits. Additional ongoing projected revenues
received from tipping fees and the sale of electricity
generated are estimated to be USD$ 4.32 million per year.
The project is 100% financed by International Environmental
Energy Corp and Biosphere (Shaoxing) Technology Co. Ltd., of
Chengzhou.
Global is a Bahamian Company publicly traded on stock
markets in Germany and the United States. Biosphere, a
subsidiary of Global markets MK-III, MK-IV and MK-V
Biosphere Process System's. Global maintains a web site at
http://www.gli-geecf.com . This press release contains
forward-looking information within the meaning of Section
27A of the Securities Act of the 1933 and Section 21E of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and is subject to the
safe harbor created by those sections.
For more information, please contact:
Global Environmental Energy Corp.
Tel: +1-242-323-0086
Email: global@coralwave.com
SOURCE Global Environmental Energy Corp.
2007'02.11.Sun
Eurail Adds New Countries to Its Rail Pass Range: More Options for Customers to Explore Europe in Depth
November 28, 2006
UTRECHT, Netherlands, Nov. 28 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ --
The EURAIL GROUP G.I.E. is offering its customers even more
choice in European rail travel by increasing its product
range to include new passes and country combinations from
2007.
(Photo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20061127/235893 )
Eurail's popular National Pass range, offering
travellers the possibility to discover a single country in
depth, will have more countries in its portfolio with
Benelux (Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxemburg), Croatia,
Ireland, Italy and Portugal available from January 1,
thereby increasing the total number of passes to 15.
In addition, the Eurail Regional Pass, created three
years ago to allow unlimited travel in two bordering
countries, will also have new countries combinations on
offer. In 2007, customers will be able to choose Austria
and Hungary or Italy and Spain in addition to the 16 other
passes already available.
"Eurail is adapting its pass range to match the
way many overseas visitors travel today," says Rene de
Groot, Eurail's Managing Director. "With holidays
abroad getting shorter and more frequent, many travellers
have less time for extended journeys throughout Europe, and
our National and Regional passes will allow them to
comfortably explore one or two countries in depth in one
trip. By adding these pass options, we are offering our
customers increasingly more choice and value for
money."
In addition to the Eurail National and Regional Passes,
Eurail continues to offer the Eurail Select Pass, valid for
3, 4 or 5 bordering countries chosen by the traveller, as
well as the original Eurailpass (renamed to Eurail Global
Pass), covering a total of 18 countries, for people wishing
to discover as much of Europe as possible.
The EURAIL Group comprises 27 railways and shipping
lines, as well as several bonus partners. For more
information about Eurail and rail travel in Europe, go to
http://www.Eurail.com .
All Eurail products are available direct from
Eurail.com, from travel agents and from our authorized
sales agents worldwide:
* ACP Rail International, http://www.eurail-acprail.com
;
* Flight Centre, flightcentre.com,
http://www.flightcentre.com ;
* Gullivers Travel Associates,
http://www.gta-travel.com ;
* Rail Europe, http://www.raileurope.com (North
America);
* Rail Europe 4A, http://www.raileurope.fr/wheretobuy
(rest of
the world)
For more information, please contact:
Mrs Ana Dias e Seixas
Eurail Group G.I.E.
Marketing Manager
Tel: +31-30-850-0125
Fax: +31-30-750-8390
Email: a.diaseseixas@eurail.nl
SOURCE Eurail Group G.I.E.
2007'02.11.Sun
Find and Be Found -- Worldwide: eTrade Center Opens International Cooperation Platform
November 28, 2006
HEIDELBERG and BERLIN, Germany, Nov. 28 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Germany based Empanada Group has launched an international and multilingual cooperation platform at http://www.etradecenter.com . Sellers and buyers, manufacturers and dealers, service providers and freelancers from all over the world can find national and international business partners, offer their products and services, and check up on those of others quickly and precisely. "Covering 380 trade sectors in 250 cities and 60 countries, eTrade Center is a central information platform for global development, and therefore one of the biggest directories for international business," explained eTrade Center's CEO, Cyriacus Schultze, at the opening. "Our motto is >>trade smartly<<: keep searches to a minimum and find things quickly." The search for potential business partners can be done in German, English or Spanish. Other language versions, e.g. Russian, Arabic and Mandarin are already in the pipeline. Contrary to traditional contact platforms, eTrade Center is free of charge and absolutely commercial-free. An Internet B2B platform can, of course, never replace the personal contact between business partners. But the eTrade Center enables selective filtering of interesting business opportunities and provides unbureaucratic contact possibilities within minutes. The savings in both time and money are substantial and obvious. The eTrade Center is an enterprise of the Empanada Group, with its headquarters based in Heidelberg (Germany), and offices in Berlin and Zurich. The company has been successfully developing international eCommerce projects for over 10 years. During the next few months, while the database is being stocked with content and offers, use of the eTrade Center is free of charge. From mid-2007, members will be charged a monthly membership fee, but the first thousand registered companies can continue to enjoy free use of the eTrade Center until end 2008. For more information, please contact: Cyriacus Schultze, Empanada Group Hoehenweg 33, D-69250 Schoenau, Germany Tel: +49-6228-912600 Fax: +49-6228-911598 Email: press@etradecenter.com Web: http://www.etradecenter.com SOURCE Empanada Group
2007'02.11.Sun
MEDIA ADVISORY: Countries Meet in Geneva on Innovation, Public Health and Intellectual Property
November 28, 2006
GENEVA, Nov. 28 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- WHO Member
States and other stakeholders will meet in Geneva from 4-8
December to initiate talks aimed at increasing research and
development for medicines and other medical products
tailored to the needs of poor populations.
(Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040610/CNTH001LOGO )
The first session of the Intergovernmental Working
Group on Innovation, Public health and Intellectual
Property will discuss ways to stimulate research and
development for neglected and other diseases affecting
developing countries; improve delivery systems and access;
and examine sustainable financing mechanisms to ensure
long-term benefits.
Despite enormous progress in the prevention, diagnosis
and treatment of disease, developing countries still remain
largely excluded from the benefits of modern science.
Caught in a cycle of poverty and disease, people in the
hardest-hit countries face shorter life expectancies and
economic decline.
The issue of better access to healthcare products for
poor populations has been the subject of many World Health
Assembly resolutions. In May 2006, Member States asked WHO
to establish an Inter-Governmental Working Group on
Innovation, Public health and Intellectual property.
The Working Group's mandate is to prepare a global
strategy and plan of action on essential health research to
address conditions affecting developing countries
disproportionately. The resulting global plan of action
will be presented to the World Health Assembly in
mid-2008.
Note to editors
The meeting will be held at the International
Conference Centre Geneva (CICG), 15 rue de Varembe, 1211
Geneva 20, in Conference Room 1. It will open at 10:00 on
Monday, 4 December 2006, and will close on Friday, 8
December 2006.
Media accreditation procedures
Correspondents wishing to cover the Inter-Governmental
Working Group must apply to the Communication Department at
the World Health Organization. To do this, journalists
should send a fax (+41 22 791 4858) or email
(mediainquiries@who.int) requesting accreditation, along
with a letter signed by their editor indicating the reason
for accreditation, the dates for which accreditation is
required and a photocopy of media credentials.
Accreditation badges will be available to journalists at
the International Conference Centre Geneva on Monday 4
December from 08.00hrs. Journalists who are already
accredited by the UN Palais des Nations do not require
additional media accreditation.
Facilities for Media
During 4-8 December, journalists will have access to
the public gallery in the meeting room and to a media room
at the International Conference Centre Geneva. News
material and other announcements will be made available in
this room throughout the meeting.
Video for Broadcasters
Cameras will not be allowed into the meeting room. For
information on taping of interviews for broadcast TV and the
feed point to EBU Geneva through WHO TV Studios or UNTV
Geneva, please contact Jean-Marc Glinz, email:
glinzj@who.int Tel.: +41 22 791 3924 or mobile: +41 79 475
5515.
For further information, please contact:
Daniela Bagozzi,
WHO Communications Officer
Tel: +41-22-791-4544
Mobile: +41-79-475-5490
Email: bagozzid@who.int
All WHO Press Releases, Fact Sheets and Features, as
well as other information on this subject, can be obtained
on Internet on the WHO home page: http://www.who.int .
SOURCE World Health Organization
2007'02.11.Sun
NeuStar Acquires Followap, UK-based Enabler of Mobile IM Services in Europe and Asia
November 28, 2006
Schedules Conference Call, Web Cast at 5 P.M. EST Today
STERLING, Va., Nov. 28 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- NeuStar,
Inc. (NYSE: NSR), a provider of essential communications
services to the global communications and Internet
industry, announced today that it has acquired Followap,
Inc., a UK-based leading provider of mobile instant
messaging (IM) products in Europe and Asia, for
approximately $139 million in cash. NeuStar projects
Followap revenue to exceed $25 million in 2007 and to more
than double in 2008. NeuStar affirmed the 2006 full-year
guidance issued on November 2, 2006, and confirmed that the
acquisition of Followap did not impact its 2006 guidance.
Followap is a leading provider of next-generation
communications solutions for network operators, delivering
interoperability between operators and Internet portals in
five different functional areas: instant messaging,
presence, multimedia gateways, inter-carrier messaging
hubs, and services for handset clients. Working with
Europe's leading mobile and fixed-line operators, Followap
has a customer base of 17 mobile network operators (MNOs)
that have over 160 million subscribers. Customers, such as
Vodafone, Turkcell, 3 Group (Hutchison), Wind and Mobinil,
all rely on Followap to provide them with innovative
solutions to implement the operator-based, Personal IM
service, as well as to provide mobile access to leading
Internet IM portals.
Followap also works closely with leading Internet
service providers (ISPs) and specializes in seamlessly
connecting mobile subscribers to their favorite
portal-based instant messaging applications, in addition to
network operator-based services such as Personal IM.
Followap's advanced IM client solutions have recently been
adopted by leading handset manufacturers. The GSM
Association has identified Personal IM as a pan-industry,
mobile operator-hosted, messaging service that is a
critical complement and an upgrade to existing mobile
messaging services, including text and multimedia messaging
and telephone-number based presence. Personal IM will
enhance services and capabilities for over 1.2 billion
mobile messaging users globally -- the largest, fully
interoperable user community, short of voice telephony,
which generates over $60 billion in revenues for mobile
operators and sends over 1 trillion messages per year. As
announced at the annual GSMA's 3GSM World Congress 2006 in
Barcelona, Personal IM is scheduled for a coordinated
mobile industry launch starting in the first quarter of
2007 across major European and Asian markets.
Strategy Behind Acquisition
The Followap acquisition expands NeuStar's platform for
growth, especially in mobile, IP and international markets.
Followap furthers NeuStar's strategy by extending and
complementing our current beachhead initiatives in new
growth markets such as the GSM Association root DNS
service, the acquisition of UltraDNS and the development of
the SIP-IX service.
First, Followap brings a large community of new
customers outside of North America. Second, it makes
NeuStar essential to a new, fast growing service for the
wireless industry. And, third, it enables NeuStar to solve
immediate infrastructure challenges the MNOs face in
delivering advanced, IP-based services.
Followap will form the core of NeuStar's Next
Generation Messaging group and will complement NeuStar's
SIP-IX suite of interoperability product offerings and
services. Combined with NeuStar's technology depth, the
Followap service and product suite will enable network
operators worldwide to provide mobile instant messaging to
their subscribers across networks and ISPs.
With the addition of Followap, NeuStar's new mobile IM
solution suite will now support:
* Multimedia messaging and real-time communications
* Mobile phone number-based addressing
* Presence as well as soft-state availability
information; turning the
handset phonebook into a buddy list
* Cross-carrier chat sessions and group messaging
* Location-based information services using presence
technology
* Seamless interoperability amongst operators and
backward compatibility
with existing mobile messaging services
Commentary from Company Executives & Industry
Observers
Jeff Ganek, NeuStar's Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer said, "Strong demand is emerging worldwide for
Instant Messaging, and leading mobile network operators in
Europe already depend on Followap's products to deliver IM.
Mobile network operators can rely on NeuStar and Followap
for the necessary technical and service quality to support
their growing IM volumes. By enabling IM, NeuStar will
build on Followap's strengths to deliver essential
infrastructure services in Europe and Asia."
Dotan Volach, Followap's Chief Executive Officer added,
"We are pleased to join the NeuStar team. NeuStar's
next generation services, including SIP-IX, support and
extend Followap's products, and will enable the combined
company to become the leading provider of infrastructure
services essential to delivering IP data services over
mobile networks."
"NeuStar wrote a number of the key next-generation
technology standards, such as the SIP protocol, as well as
the ENUM-like directory standards for accessing phone
number-based routing and mobile number portability data
critical for IM interoperability," said Mark Foster,
NeuStar CTO. Foster continued, "Followap brings
operator class-leading next-generation messaging products
that, alongside NeuStar's track record as a trusted
provider of essential interoperability, directory, and
managed services, position us collectively to support the
full spectrum of industry needs for these vital services.
The combination will offer messaging, presence, dynamic
routing, and interworking services to network operators and
internet portal providers around the globe."
According to Pete Nuthall, Mobile & Wireless
Industry Analyst of Frost & Sullivan Europe,
"Mobile IM is the next major global messaging revenue
opportunity, as it represents both the functional evolution
of SMS and has an existing 1 billion plus global SMS user
base into which it will grow. Followap is a world leader
in mobile IM applications, presence, and inter-carrier
messaging. NeuStar's unique capabilities include
deciphering and interpreting billions of connections
initiated by thousands of service providers each day in a
neutral and efficient manner. Combining the two is a
significant win for the industry."
Conference Call
NeuStar, Inc. will conduct an investor conference call
to discuss the company's acquisition of Followap, Inc.
today at 5:00 p.m. (Eastern). Investors may access the
conference call over the Internet via the Investor
Relations tab of the company's website
(http://www.NeuStar.biz), or via telephone by dialing
800-817-4887 (international callers dial +1 913-981-4913) a
few minutes prior to register. Those listening via the
Internet should go to the site 15 minutes early to
register, download and install any necessary audio
software. For those who cannot listen to the live
broadcast, a replay of the call will be available through
Monday, December 4, 2006 (Midnight Eastern Time) by dialing
888-203-1112 (international callers dial +1 719-457-0820)
and entering replay PIN 9653748, or by going to the
Investor Relations tab of the company's website
(http://www.NeuStar.biz).
NeuStar, Inc. will take live questions from securities
analysts and institutional portfolio managers; the complete
call is open to all other interested parties on a
listen-only basis.
About NeuStar, Inc.
NeuStar (NYSE: NSR) is a provider of essential
clearinghouse and directory services to the Global
communications and Internet industry. Visit NeuStar online
at http://www.NeuStar.biz.
About Followap
Headquartered in London, Followap is the leading
provider and an innovator of Presence, Instant Messaging
and Interconnect solutions to the telecommunications
industry. Visit Followap online at
http://www.Followap.com
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Litigation Reform Act of 1995
This press release includes information that
constitutes forward-looking statements made pursuant to the
safe harbor provision of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995, including, without limitation,
statements about our expectations, beliefs and business
results in the future. We have attempted, whenever
possible, to identify these forward-looking statements
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strategy, prospects, opportunities, outlooks, objectives,
plans, intentions or goals are also forward-looking
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will be achieved or that any deviations will not be
material. Forward-looking statements are subject to many
assumptions, risks and uncertainties that may cause future
results to differ materially from those anticipated. These
potential risks and uncertainties include, among others, the
risk that mobile instant messaging will not be widely
adopted or used by end users, the uncertainty about whether
we will be able to integrate our business with the business
of Followap successfully, the uncertainty of future revenue
and profitability and potential fluctuations in quarterly
operating results, both in our existing business and
related to the business acquired from Followap, due to such
factors as disruptions to our clearinghouse operations,
modifications to our material contracts, increasing
competition, market acceptance of our services, our ability
to successfully develop and market new services, the
uncertainty of whether new services will achieve market
acceptance or result in any revenue, and business,
regulatory and statutory changes in the communications
industry. More information about potential factors that
could affect our business and financial results is included
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including, without limitation, our Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 and subsequent
periodic reports. All forward-looking statements are based
on information available to us on the date of this press
release, and we undertake no obligation to update any of
the forward-looking statements after the date of this press
release.
For more information, please contact:
Investor Relations:
Paul S. Lalljie
NeuStar, Inc.
Tel: +1-571-434-5548
Email: paul.lalljie@NeuStar.biz
Media:
Elizabeth Penniman,
NeuStar, Inc.
Tel: +1-571-434-3481
Email: elizabeth.penniman@NeuStar.biz
SOURCE NeuStar, Inc.
2007'02.11.Sun
EcoSecurities and UOB Kay Hian Announce Strategic Partnership to Develop Business in Asia
November 28, 2006
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Nov. 28 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ --
EcoSecurities, one of the world's leading companies in the
business of originating, creating, and trading carbon
credits, announces the latest in a series of strategic
partnerships with leading financial institutions. The most
recent agreement signed with UOB Kay Hian, the largest
brokerage group in Singapore will allow both organizations
to work together in order to identify and develop carbon
credit projects, as well as broker and buy carbon credits.
The agreement between the two companies specifically
covers the following areas:
* The identification and development of suitable Clean
Development
Mechanism (CDM) projects from UOB Kay Hian's existing
client base
* The development of relationships with organizations
with a proven track
record to enable them to successfully leverage their
assets to create
carbon credits from greenhouse gas projects
Agus Sari, EcoSecurities Regional Director, Southeast
Asia, states "There are huge synergies for both
companies in developing CDM opportunities together in Asia.
This partnership will allow EcoSecurities the opportunity to
further develop its project pipeline in the region."
For UOB Kay Hian, this partnership offers an excellent
means of offering value added services to their existing
and future clients. "The use of carbon credits as a
financial tool for cleaner development is becoming a
mainstream product recognized by financial
institutions," commented Mr Tang Wee Loke, Deputy
Managing Director UOB Kay Hian.
Both companies hope that working together will drive
the development of the Asian carbon market, by increasing
investment into the region and opening doors to companies
who can participate in and benefit from carbon finance.
Bruce Usher, CEO of EcoSecurities Group plc, commented
"Our joint capabilities will provide clients with
solutions allowing them to take full advantage of
opportunities created by the CDM under the terms of the
Kyoto Protocol. I am very pleased that EcoSecurities will
be working with UOB Kay Hian to use our mutual expertise to
successfully identify and develop CDM projects in
Asia."
Mr Wee Ee Chao, Managing Director, UOB Kay Hian also
says "Climate change has become a major global issue
and we see a dynamic area for growth through the CDM, not
only as a way to mitigate it, but also to foster
development in the region."
Editor's Notes:
About EcoSecurities:
EcoSecurities is one of the world's leading companies
in the business of originating, developing and trading
carbon credits. EcoSecurities structures and guides
greenhouse gas emission reduction projects through the
Kyoto Protocol, acting as principal intermediary between
the projects and the buyers of carbon credits.
EcoSecurities works with companies in developing and
industrialising countries to create carbon credits from
projects that reduce emissions of greenhouse gases.
EcoSecurities has experience with projects in the areas of
renewable energy, agriculture and urban waste management,
industrial efficiency, and forestry. With a network of
offices and representatives in 20 countries on five
continents, EcoSecurities has amassed one of the industry's
largest and most diversified portfolios of carbon projects.
Today, the company is working on 273 projects in 27
countries using 16 different technologies, with the
potential to generate more than 146 million carbon
credits.
EcoSecurities Group plc is listed on the London Stock
Exchange AIM (ticker ECO.L). Additional information is
available at www.ecosecurities.com.
About UOB Kay Hian:
UOB Kay Hian is the largest stocking broking firm in
Singapore with offices in Hong Kong, Thailand, Philippines,
Indonesia, Malaysia, United Kingdom, United States and
China. Our equity sales team was ranked as one of the top
teams among local broking houses in Singapore by Asia
Euro-Money in the 2005 survey. Our total workforce in all
our offices including sales and support is about 2,000.
Our research team of 74 works closely with our sale
force providing comprehensive research advisory and
consultancy services to our clients. London based
independent research ranking agency AQ rank our Research
team, as the number 1 team for Singapore Research based on
accuracy in 2005.
Besides retail and institutional business, our other
businesses include corporate advisory/finance, structured
finance and margin based financing.
For more information, please contact:
Rachel Mountain
Tel: +44-186-520-2635
Email: rachel.mountain@ecosecurities.com
SOURCE EcoSecurities Group plc
2007'02.11.Sun
Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. Files Registration Statement for Proposed Initial Public Offering
November 28, 2006
GREENWICH, Conn., Nov. 28 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ --
Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (proposed NASDAQ Global
Select Market Symbol: IBKR) today announced that it has
filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission relating to the proposed
initial public offering of shares of its Class A common
stock. All net proceeds from the sale of shares in the
offering will be received by the current members of IBG
LLC, the current holding company for its electronic market
making and brokerage business.
WR Hambrecht + Co and E*TRADE FINANCIAL are acting as
the placement agents for the offering which will be made
through WR Hambrecht + Co's OpenIPO(R) auction-based
process on a best efforts basis. The number of shares to
be offered and the price range for the offering have not
yet been determined. The public offering will be made only
by means of a prospectus which, when available, may be
obtained by going to WR Hambrecht's Web site,
http://www.wrhambrecht.com , by calling 800-673-6476, or by
writing to WR Hambrecht + Co, P.O. Box 677, Berwyn, PA
19312.
About Interactive Brokers Group, Inc.:
Interactive Brokers Group, Inc., together with its
subsidiaries (the "Company"), is an automated
global electronic market maker and broker specializing in
routing orders and executing and processing trades in
securities, futures and foreign exchange instruments as a
member of more than 60 electronic exchanges and trading
venues around the world. The Company provides professional
traders and investors with direct access to options,
futures, stocks, forex and bonds from a single IB Universal
Account(SM). Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. is a newly
formed Delaware corporation which has been formed to hold
shares in and become the managing member of IBG LLC, the
current holding company for its business.
A registration statement relating to these securities
has been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission but has not yet become effective. These
securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be
accepted prior to the time the registration statement
becomes effective. This press release shall not constitute
an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, nor
will there be any sale of these securities in any state or
jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale
would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification
under the securities laws of any such state or
jurisdiction.
For more information, please contact:
Earl Nemser, Vice Chairman,
Interactive Brokers Group, Inc.
Tel: +1-917-689-9994
SOURCE Interactive Brokers Group, Inc.
2007'02.11.Sun
think3(R)'s New Initiative Offering Free 2D Software and Community User Site Surpasses 10,000 Downloads in One Month
November 28, 2006
CINCINNATI, Nov. 28 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- think3 Inc., a leading supplier of product development solutions and industrial design, today reported there have been more than 10,000 downloads of its free 2D software in only one month at http://www.free2Design.org in response to its new free2Design initiative. free2Design was introduced last month in China as part of the company's goal to provide legal and free use of 2D software for developing countries in conjunction with a rich community user site where people can exchange ideas about product development. "We're very excited by the early response to free2Design," said Eugenio Vacca, senior product manager at think3. "We've had more than 11,000 downloads to date and more than 2,000 users have joined the free2Design community. Our goal has been for people to discover free2Design and then invite their friends or colleagues to join. It's about peer-to-peer communications and it's working. We're seeing a number of downloads being activated from the same Web community account that shows a group of colleagues or a community of designers are accessing free2Design together." Eugenio Vacca went on to say think3 is seeing interest not only in China and India, but also in the US, the UK, South America and even Slovenia. "free2Design was created primarily for those countries that don't have ready access to licensed and supported software tools in order to compete and innovate," said Eugenio Vacca. "The good news for practically everyone else in the world is that they can download think3's 2D software and participate in the user community." free2Design is available in English and Chinese at http://www.free2Design.org . Additional languages will be added in the coming months. About free2Design think3's free2Design mechanical CAD software provides users a production-proven set of capabilities for creating 2D documentation based on think3's 2D products and services used by thousands of small to mid sized manufacturers around the world for the past 15 years. It is a full-featured 2D solution with more functions than industry standards like AutoCAD(R). In addition, it also has import and export DXF/DWG format capabilities that make it compatible with AutoCAD. The http://www.free2Design.org community site provides an immediate source of information and interaction for registered users that include: -- Free and immediate access to all API development examples, libraries of symbols and drawing examples -- free for registered users to upload or download content -- A variety of community-driven documents that include getting started, documentation, tips and tricks, help and frequently asked questions -- Online training that includes downloadable self-training material and Web seminars -- Forums that support general product and industry discussions -- Industry or CAD-related news that users can contribute to as well -- User Opinion Surveys As free2Design users become more proficient, think3 also offers an easy and integrated upgrade to 3D, industrial design capabilities and full PDM/PLM capabilities to support the Product Lifecycle as a whole. About think3 Inc. think3 is a leading supplier of product development solutions to mid-sized manufacturers worldwide and provides innovative, next generation industrial design solutions for the industrial design industry. Customers include Honda, Mazda, Buell Motorcycles, BMW, and Alessi. Overall, the company enables more than 5,000 manufacturers to achieve dramatic gains in competitiveness and profitability by optimizing their product development process. think3's best-of-class products, services and unique business delivery model lower manufacturers' risks and remove barriers to successful implementation. With headquarters in Cincinnati and offices throughout Europe, Asia and North America, the privately held company has been leading innovation for more than 20 years. For more information, visit http://www.think3.com . For more information, please contact: Ann Willey, think3 Communications Tel: +1-513-608-0829 Email: ann.willey@think3.com SOURCE think3
2007'02.11.Sun
Filtrona Fibertec Ningbo China Plant -- Awarded ISO 9001 Certification and Announces Expansion
November 28, 2006
RICHMOND, Va., Nov. 28 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Filtrona
Fibertec (a division of Filtrona plc) announced today that
its plant in Ningbo China has been awarded the ISO
9001:2000 certification for quality management systems by
BSI Management Systems, the world's leading international
standards testing, registration and certification
organization. It was also announced that the Ningbo plant
will be expanded, more than doubling the size by mid 2007.
(Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20061127/DCM011 )
Filtrona Fibertec manufactures bonded fiber fluid
control components serving a variety of industrial and
consumer markets including writing instruments, medical
diagnostics, ink jet printing systems, household and
related products.
The ISO certification quality assurance standards
requirements include procedural changes, special training,
upgraded documentation and adjustments to operating
practices in a number of production processes.
Incorporating the ISO certification complements the
existing registrations at Filtrona Fibertec's other sites
in North America and Europe.
"This certification demonstrates our commitment to
enhancing customer satisfaction by meeting customer needs
and applicable regulatory requirements through the
continued improvement of our performance as identified by
the ISO standards," said Martin Caulfield, General
Operations Manager. "We are very proud of our
workforce in Ningbo to have achieved this accomplishment
and earned this globally recognized certification."
It was also announced that Filtrona Fibertec will
expand the Ningbo plant. The plant is located in Ningbo
(Zhejiang Province near Shanghai) and was built in 2005.
Construction will begin in late 2006 with the expansion
fully completed mid 2007. Plans include a significant
increase of more than double the size of production floor
space and an expanded analytical laboratory to support the
technical service needs of the regional customer base.
This expansion is being announced along with ongoing
upgrades and capital investment in both the Richmond,
Virginia (USA) and Reinbek, Germany facilities.
"We continue to be excited at the many growth
opportunities in the global market and we need to be
positioned to take advantage of these opportunities in
coordination with our customers," said Dirk Kemper,
Executive Vice President - Global Sales.
"At Filtrona Fibertec, our goal is to create
significant value and benefit for our customers through a
commitment to quality, technology innovation and
reliability. We feel this will be accomplished through
continued investment in the business," said Russ
Rogers, President - Filtrona Fibertec. "The ISO
certification and plant expansion at Ningbo reinforce our
commitment to growing the business with our customers on a
global scale."
Based in Richmond, Virginia USA, Filtrona Fibertec is a
leading manufacturer of bonded fiber custom components used
in consumer, medical and industrial products. Filtrona
Fibertec has manufacturing locations in North America,
Europe and Asia and is a division of Filtrona plc, a global
specialty plastic and fiber products supplier based in the
United Kingdom with 39 manufacturing facilities and 5,200
employees.
For more information, please contact:
Jeff Shugart of Filtrona Fibertec
Tel: +1-804-518-1014
SOURCE Filtrona Fibertec
2007'02.11.Sun
u-blox Releases TIM-4R Dead Reckoning GPS Module
November 28, 2006
(Picture is available at http://www.u-blox.com/news/tim_4r.jpg )
THALWIL, Switzerland, Nov. 28 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ --
u-blox AG, the leading Swiss provider of GPS chips, modules
and services, today released the TIM-4R GPS module with dead
reckoning technology that ensures 100% road coverage in even
the most challenging GPS signal environments.
Powered by u-blox' 16-channel ANTARIS(R) 4 positioning
engine, this GPS module provides uninterrupted positioning
in environments where GPS operation was previously not
possible and offers better navigation performance using
less power than its predecessor, the TIM-LR.
u-blox' dead reckoning technology uses additional
sensors that detect travelled distance with an odometer and
turn rate using a gyroscope, supplementing GPS data and thus
providing an accurate position in tunnels, indoor parking
facilities, roofed logistics centers, urban canyons and any
other environment where obstructed GPS signals hinder
positioning.
Continuous coverage allows for GPS-enabled applications
such as emergency vehicle services, asset and vehicle
tracking products and road pricing systems, which require
uninterrupted navigation.
"The TIM-4R is a gateway technology that
simplifies the creation of a wide range of GPS-enabled
applications that require a highly accurate positioning
solution with non-stop road coverage, even in the harshest
signal environments," said Thomas Nigg, Head of
Product Marketing and Application Engineering.
Other systems use either GPS or dead reckoning, both of
which have shortcomings. In contrast to switching between
GPS and dead reckoning, which can lead to errors, the
module's speciality lies in its weighted mix of both
approaches that counters their respective disadvantages.
Its built-in extended Kalman filter algorithm uses a
combination of GPS and sensor data where the weighting
depends on the quality of the GPS signals. Depending on the
quality of the GPS signal and on how well the dead-reckoning
sensors are calibrated, a weighted mix of both GPS and dead
reckoning generates optimal results.
Narrow streets between high-rise buildings also cause
multi-path effects, resulting in degraded navigation
accuracy and reliability. The TIM-4R's algorithmic approach
eliminates these multi-path effects, position inaccuracies,
and distortions from jamming sources.
Samples will be available in February 2007.
A photograph can be downloaded from
http://www.u-blox.com/news/tim_4r.jpg .
About u-blox
u-blox is an international company headquartered in
Switzerland, with sales organizations in the Americas,
Europe and Asia. Founded in 1997, u-blox develops leading
positioning technology, products and services based on
Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), including GPS
and Galileo, for the automotive and mobile communications
markets. For more information, please visit
http://www.u-blox.com .
For more information, please contact:
Georg zur Bonsen,
Business Marketing
Tel: +41-44-722-7444
Email: georg.zurbonsen@u-blox.com
Alicia Montoya,
Marketing Communications
Tel: +41-44-722-7486
Email: alicia.montoya@u-blox.com
SOURCE u-blox AG
2007'02.11.Sun
True Move Selects Syniverse to Provide Data Clearing Services
November 28, 2006
Syniverse Expands GSM Customer Clearing Base in Asia
TAMPA, Fla., Nov. 28 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Syniverse Technologies http://www.syniverse.com , (NYSE: SVR) a leading provider of mission critical technology services to wireless telecommunications companies worldwide, announced today it has signed a multi-year contract to provide True Move, a GSM operator in Thailand, with data clearing services that will help the company manage its roaming business more effectively. This contract expands Syniverse's data clearing services in Asia. Syniverse, which operates one of the world's largest wireless clearinghouses, will use its ACCESS S&E(R) GSM Clearinghouse Services ( http://www.syniverse.com/content.cfm?section_id=2&service_id=2& service_type_id=11 ) to become a single point of contact for the exchange of roamer billing records between True Move and other mobile operators. The result for True Move will be more complete network usage reports as well as accurate invoicing and settlement of global wireless roaming telephone calls, Wi-Fi sessions and other wireless data calls. "Business and leisure travelers have been coming to Thailand in increasing numbers, and the number of mobile phone users, especially those who are roaming, continues to grow," said Songtham Phianpattanawit, Managing Director, Corporate Solution, Wholesales & Data, True Corporation Plc. "True Move chose Syniverse's solution for data clearing because we are committed to providing Thailand's visitors and residents with the best possible service." Syniverse's data clearinghouse services also provide True Move with more than 100 types of business and financial reports that will allow True Move to analyze and manage its roaming business more profitably. The reports are easily available through Crossroads(SM), Syniverse's customer Internet portal. "We appreciate True Move's confidence in our ability to provide a comprehensive clearing and settlement service that will meet the company's needs as its roaming business continues to grow," said Dennis Ng, Vice President and Managing Director of Asia Pacific, Syniverse Technologies. Nancy White, Chief Marketing Officer for Syniverse, said she also is pleased to add True Move to the expanding list of GSM customers worldwide who have chosen to take advantage of Syniverse's ACCESS S&E solution. "We have worked diligently to broaden our number of clients in Europe, Asia and other global markets," she explained. "The True Move contract is a clear validation of our efforts." About Syniverse Syniverse is a leading provider of mission-critical technology services to wireless telecommunications companies worldwide. Syniverse solutions simplify technology complexities by integrating disparate carriers' systems and networks in order to provide seamless global voice and data communications to wireless subscribers. Carriers depend on Syniverse's integrated suite of services to solve their most complex technology challenges and to facilitate the rapid deployment of next generation wireless services. Syniverse provides services to over 350 telecommunications carriers in more than 50 countries, including the ten largest U.S. wireless carriers and six of the ten largest international wireless carriers. Headquartered in Tampa, Fla., U.S.A., Syniverse has offices in major cities throughout North America, The Netherlands and the United Kingdom and a global sales force in the United Kingdom, Luxembourg, Italy, China, Hong Kong, Brazil, Slovakia and India. For more information, visit http://www.syniverse.com . About True Move Company Limited True Move (formerly known as TA Orange), a subsidiary of True Corporation Plc, Thailand's only fully-integrated communication solutions provider, convergence solutions leader and premier lifestyle enabler, offers innovative and high-quality wireless communications services on its nationwide 1800 MHz network to 5.4 million customers (June 2006) throughout Thailand. True Move's vision is to create a pioneering wireless hi-speed lifestyle where people can communicate as well as access knowledge, information and entertainment wherever, whenever, and however they wish. The company delivers superior coverage, quality, and best value services. Leveraging its relationships with True Corporation and the CP Group, True Move offers unique integrated products and services to the Thai market. For more information, visit True Move or http://www.truecorp.co.th . Cautions about Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These include, but are not limited to, statements regarding Syniverse's plans, intentions and expectations. Such statements are inherently subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Given these concerns, investors and analysts should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. For more information, please contact: Jim Huseby Tel: +1-813-637-5000 SOURCE Syniverse Technologies
2007'02.11.Sun
WuXi PharmaTech Ranks 27th on Deloitte Tech's Fast 50 China
November 27, 2006
SHANGHAI, China, Nov. 27 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ --
Shanghai, China - WuXi PharmaTech, China's leading drug
R&D service company, announced today it has been chosen
in the "Deloitte Technology Fast 50 China 2006", a
ranking of the 50 fastest growing technology companies in
China, for the second consecutive year. Selection for the
prestigious award is based on a company's average rate of
growth over past three years.
(Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040705/CNM002LOGO )
"We are honored to have our success once again
recognized by Deloitte." said Mr. Benson Tsang, Chief
Financial Officer of WuXi PharmaTech. "In 2006 WuXi
PharmaTech expanded its physical structure and service
capability. I am as well pleased to see an increased
quantity of new recipients of the award this year, while at
the same time the standards for qualification are becoming
increasingly stringent. Facing a new set of challenges and
growth opportunities in the coming year, WuXi PharmaTech
will continuously evolve its services and solutions to ever
changing industry and customer needs," continued Mr.
Tsang.
The 50 winning companies come from 10 cities/regions in
the North, East, South and Northeast of China, 28 of them
are repeat winners. This year's biotech/ pharmaceutical
representation increased to 6%.
For more information, please contact:
Sherry Shao
Tel: +86-21-5046-4002
Email: PR@pharmatechs.com
SOURCE WuXi PharmaTech Co., Ltd.
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