St. Peter Port, Guernsey (ots/PRNewswire) - European Capital Limited ("European Capital") (LSE: ECAS) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a first quarter 2008 dividend of euro 0.15 per ordinary share payable on 25 April 2008 to record holders of its ordinary shares on the register as of 16:30 GMT on 28 March 2008. This is a 7% increase over ...
Rousset, France (ots/PRNewswire) - - AT73C209 Regulates Power Supplies from 1-cell Alkaline Battery and Generates High-quality Audio Signals Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) announced today the release of its AT73C209 Analog Companion power supply and audio interface IC designed for low-cost music players. The AT73C209 supplies the required voltages and ...
Vancouver, Canada (ots/PRNewswire) - Oremex Resources Inc. (TSX-V: ORM) (the "Company"). The Board today announced that Mr. Dale Scholz has resigned as a Director of the Company in order to pursue other interests. The Board wishes to thank Mr. Scholz for his years of service and commitment as a founder of the Company. The TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of this release. For further ...
Paris (ots/PRNewswire) - Valeo announces that it received an Excellent Quality Performance Award from the Toyota Group at the 2008 Toyota Global Suppliers Convention held on February 29 in Nagoya, Japan. This award acknowledges the outstanding quality performance of the Valeo Group with Toyota last year. "Receiving the Excellent Quality Performance Award from Toyota Motor Corporation is a great accomplishment for ...
Horsholm, Denmark (ots/PRNewswire) - - Results Show Highly Significant Effect on Rhinoconjunctivitis (Hay Fever) and Asthma Symptoms in Children from age 5 to 16 Years-old ALK-Abelló yesterday presented successful Phase III clinical study results with GRAZAX(R) in children at the American Academy ...
Biocitech Park, Romainville, France (ots/PRNewswire) - Cellectis SA (NYSE: ALCLS), a world leader in rational genome engineering, has announced today that it filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Precision BioSciences, Inc. in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. ...
London (ots/PRNewswire) - - Proceeds of US$140 Million Represent Nine Times Original Investment Balderton Capital, the leading European venture capital firm, is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement to sell its 15.7% stake in Bebo (http://www.bebo.com) to AOL, which is to acquire the global social media network. The proceeds of the sale due to Balderton Capital are approximately US$140 ...
Barcelona (ots/PRNewswire) - - Aims for 20% Reduction by 2010 Compared With 2005 Nissan Motor Co.'s Barcelona plant, its biggest manufacturing plant in Spain, has reduced CO2 emissions by 9,400 tonnes or 12% since 2005, exceeding the company's 2010 target for its plants around the world. The 2010 target calls for a 7% reduction in plant CO2 emissions compared with the level in 2005. The cuts at the Zona ...
New York (ots/PRNewswire) - - US$11.5 Billion AUM Alternative Asset Manager to Reinvest Proceeds and Build on Proven Model Halcyon Asset Management LLC together with its affiliates ("Halcyon") and Alternative Asset Management Acquisition Corporation (AMEX: AMV) ("AAMAC") announced today that Halcyon will access the public equity markets through an acquisition by AAMAC. Halcyon, founded in 1981, is a leading ...
Madison, New Jersey (ots/PRNewswire) - Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, a division of Wyeth (NYSE: WYE), announced today that it would need to conduct additional clinical studies to address questions from the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) regarding the risk-benefit profile of desvenlafaxine as ...
San Antonio, Texas (ots/PRNewswire) - - Company Also Expands Midband Ethernet Capability by Introducing Three New Connection Speeds Below 10 Mbps AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) today announced the introduction of expanded capabilities of AT&T's Ethernet portfolio with the rollout of a global virtual private local area network service (VPLS) and expanded midband ...
Basel, Switzerland (ots/PRNewswire) - The life-sustaining activities of our kidneys tend to go unnoticed, until they falter or fail. World Kidney Day (http://www.worldkidneyday.org) on March 13th seeks to address this knowledge gap and to boost public awareness of how vital kidney health is to the well-being of ...
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
Waterloo, Canada (ots/PRNewswire) - Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics (PI) is now providing the first in a new series of in-class, educational resources designed to help high school teachers introduce and guide students through a variety of topics in science. The first module on "The Mystery of Dark Matter" features a 25 minute DVD and teacher guide ...
Rolle, Switzerland (ots/PRNewswire) - Nissan Europe has reported a record February with sales of 53,606 units, representing an increase of 65% year on year. Sales were up for the eleventh consecutive month. The Qashqai compact cross-over is celebrating its first anniversary on the European market and the success story continues with yet again another record month of 15,286 units. The first year of sales recorded ...
Abbotsford, Canada (ots/PRNewswire) - Sulphide Drill Program The company is pleased to announce that the first hole testing sulphide mineralization at Mokambo Copper Property in Zambia's Copper Belt has been completed in the area of the sulphide historic estimate. A NI 43- 101 Technical Report on the Mokambo Property, prepared in part by David Makepeace, M.Eng., P.Eng., a director of the Company and its ...
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (ots/PRNewswire) - - Badawi: 'Economic opportunity for all Malaysians' Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi ended Malaysia's two-week election campaign Friday evening by underscoring his commitment to creating "economic opportunity for all Malaysians" and with a message of unity and ...
Beijing and San Jose, California (ots/PRNewswire) - Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) announced today new AVR(R) microcontrollers combining USB controller and high performance analog features. The ATmega16U4 and ATmega32U4 reduce system cost in battery powered devices such as gaming accessories. Battery powered devices can take advantage of being connected ...
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (ots/PRNewswire) - - Malaysian Prime Minister calls for free and fair elections Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi today urged all Malaysians to make their choice and their voice count by voting in the country's general election on Saturday, March 8. "These elections will ...
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (ots/PRNewswire) - - More than 150 party members of PKR Party abandon Anwar and accuse him of placing self-interest above grass roots issues Malaysia's self-styled opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim suffered a major blow today when, with less than three days to go before the March 8 ...
Edmonton, Alberta (ots/PRNewswire) - SplitFish AG (SplitFish), a leader in video game hardware innovation, today announced its video game console adapters are now being offered for sale in Canada, Germany, United States, Spain, England, and Russia via direct international distributors. SplitFish has expanded its direct distribution network to include these individual international suppliers to better serve the growing overseas demand with faster fulfillment capability ...
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (ots/PRNewswire) - - Prime Minister Badawi: "This election is between proven leadership on the economy or unaffordable and impossible promises." Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi today urged voters in Malaysia's general election to focus on the "real issue" of the economy and which party is best placed to guarantee the future prosperity of all Malaysians. The prime minister contrasted ...
London (ots/PRNewswire) - - Leading Glaucoma Experts Act to Help Prevent Vision Loss as 50 Percent of Patients Remain Undiagnosed LONDON, March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- On the first World Glaucoma Day (March 6, 2008), leading glaucoma experts globally are asking those who may be at risk of the condition not to leave their vision to chance - with a clear message that 50 percent of people with open-angle glaucoma and ...
Sanofi-aventis; Bristol-Myers Squibb
Paris and Princeton, New Jersey (ots/PRNewswire) - - A New Step Forward May Help Increase Appropriate Early Use of Plavix(R) by Simplifying Administration in Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients Sanofi-aventis (EURONEXT: SAN and NYSE: SNY) and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) announced today that the ...
Basel, Switzerland (ots/PRNewswire) - The results of a large-scale study of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) who are not on dialysis, and who have never received a treatment for anaemia before, has found that MIRCERA given at an extended dosing interval once every two weeks effectively corrects anaemia. ...
Geneva (ots/PRNewswire) - Infiniti today presented the all-new, second-generation Infiniti FX50 performance crossover at an event hosted by Carlos Ghosn, President and Chief Executive Officer, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. in conjunction with the Geneva Motor Show. The new FX50 will lead Infiniti's entry into the Western European market starting from October 2008. (Photo: ...
Geneva (ots/PRNewswire) - -- Fuel economy enthusiasts drive from London to Berlin on single tanks of fuel ... and then keep going! -- Fuel consumption of less than 4.3 L/100 km (over 66 miles per gallon) achieved in Jeep(R) Compass and Patriot -- Distance of 1124 kilometres (698 miles) travelled through six countries on marathon ...
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (ots/PRNewswire) - - Former Anwar aide breaks silence to accuse him of "playing dangerous games" on sensitive ethnic issues - Ruling coalition party BN says "issues of race and religion in Malaysia require dedication and honesty, not deceit" Responding to fresh allegations ...
San Jose and Milpitas, California (ots/PRNewswire) - Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) and Phoenix Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: PTEC), announced today the integration of Atmel's FingerChip(R) biometric security solutions in Phoenix's FailSafe(TM) and SecureCore Pre-boot Authentication (PBA) products. This ...
Brussels, Belgium (ots/PRNewswire) - Unibioscreen S.A., the Brussels specialist oncology company, is pleased to announce that it has succeeded in the closing of a new financing round of EUR 5 million from existing shareholders (ING, Société Générale Asset Management, E-capital, Brustart, UFG-Group and business angels) and from Hunza Ventures. This round brings ...
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (ots/PRNewswire) - - Badawi calls for renewed mandate to spur jobs and investment Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi today predicted that Malaysia's economic growth would be more than 6 percent in 2008, despite the U.S. slowdown and uncertainty in the global economy. Campaigning on the economic agenda which has dominated the election ...